Okay, I'm a bit nervous about this. It's my first girl on girl fanfiction and I just wanted to give it a try. Please review and let me know what you think.

Just to set the scene... In this story Jacob has imprinted on Bella, Edward never came back to Forks, the rest of the Cullen's never left Forks and there is no friendliness or cooperation between the werewolves and the vampires.

No copyright infringement or plagiarism is intended, Stephenie Meyer owns everything Twilight related.

Chapter 1- Running in the Dark

Leah POV

Fucking Sam! I thought as I marched through the forest, punching the hard bark of the trees and pulling at branches as I passed. Fucking Emily! Fucking pack! Fuck everyone!

I was in a towering temper as I always seemed to be these days. I could feel my body shaking and shuddering violently as I threatened to phase. It wasn't as easy for me as it was for the others, probably because I resented what I had become so much. Jacob could phase as easily as he could breathe but for me it was confusing, complicated and uncomfortable.

I could safely say, without hesitation, that the wolf curse that plagued the Quileutes had ruined my life. If it never existed, if the world was free from vampires and the supernatural, then Sam and I would still be together. We were so happy, so in love, the high school sweethearts that everyone envied. He made me feel alive and whole, he made me laugh, he filled my life with light. And then suddenly he had stopped calling, he dropped out of school and told me to leave him alone when I tried to find him and bring him back. He had changed, he wasn't my happy and caring Sam anymore, though I still loved him, I would always love him no matter what he became. I understand now that he had phased into a wolf and was still trying to work things out in his own life before he thought of me, causing me hurt and confusion. Then Emily came along, my cousin who was as close as a sister to me. And that was the end of everything. The end of my life, my love, my happiness. I was left running in the dark, I became a completely different person, full of anger and hatred and inescapable heartbreak. It killed me that I had lost everything because of a wolf's ability to imprint upon their soul mate.

It didn't help that I now had access to all of Sam's thoughts when we were both in wolf form. I could just about deal with the rest of the pack and about their immature sexual fantasies that I had an uncomfortable insight into, including ones that were regularly about me, as almost every member of the pack had seen me naked. I had to listen to Sam think about Emily all the time, how beautiful she was, how perfect she was for him, how guilty he felt for mauling her face in a moment of anger, how terrible he felt for abandoning me. Asshole. His sympathies meant nothing.

My father was dead because the shock of Seth and I transforming had given him a fatal heart attack. My Mother put on a brave face but she was grieving for her husband and fearful for her children. The wolf had wrecked my family as well as myself.

Yet I seemed to be the only one who felt this resentment for what I had become, everyone else thought that it was the coolest thing in the world, the speed, the power, the secrecy, the exclusivity. Plus a few of them had also found their soul mates, Quil and Claire, Jared and Kim, Paul and Rachel, Jacob and Bella. Thankfully my little brother Seth hadn't found his yet, he was too young for that ridiculous sort of commitment. The thought of imprinting made me feel sick, I couldn't understand it, especially when Quil had imprinted on someone 14 years younger than him. It was just plain wrong. I still hadn't found my imprint because I was certain that my soul mate was Sam, no matter how much he had hurt me, ripped me apart inside, I still dreamed about him, I would take him back instantly if he wanted me.

But he doesn't want me. He doesn't even see me anymore, all he sees is her.

My body began to shudder violently as my body racked from the sobs. I staggered as I attempted to remove my baggy, cut off jeans and my vest top. I stumbled to the ground naked, bursting into my wolf form as I fell, landing on four large, grey paws. I whimpered a little but I couldn't cry when I was a wolf for which I was grateful. I hated crying, I hated showing how weak I really was, how much I ached under my tough exterior. I gave a low, rumbling growl which shook through my body, filling me with strength. I bared my teeth into a snarl. And then I ran, my legs bounding beneath me, the trees flashing past me, my paws barely touching the ground that I sped over. I was fast, the fastest in the pack. Running was when I felt comfortable, free, alive. I could run away from my heart ache, my hatred, my bitterness, my anger, my resentment until...

Hey Leah, Jacob spoke in my head, his voice slightly tentative.

Fuck off, I spat back at him. I didn't want to talk to anyone, I wanted to be alone. I always wanted to be alone, to run away, but unfortunately that was difficult when you have a mental connection to everyone else in the pack.

Aw Leah come on, don't be like that. What's wrong? Jacob responded. Instantly I had an insight into what he was thinking about- Bella, as always. I didn't like Bella, she was more trouble than she was worth, plus she had been involved with our mortal enemies- vampires. I hated vampires even more than I resented Sam as if they hadn't decided to have a permanent home right down the fucking road then this would never had happened.

I want to be left alone, I hissed.

Come on Sis, hang out with us. We're only a couple of miles away, Seth's voice rang in my head. I groaned, I didn't like being mean to Seth as he was so cheerful and carefree, he tried desperately to make me happy and I was very overprotective of him.

Seth, please, I softened my tone a little when I addressed him. Just leave me alone.

Come on Leah, Sam isn't with us. You've got to stop being like this, I recognised Embry's voice.

Oh good, well I'm sure Sam is off fucking Emily in his spare time, that makes everything so much better! I laughed bitterly.

Things won't always be like this, it'll be different when you find your imprint. You'll understand, Jacob tried to console me.

I let out a barking laugh. Nothing would make me understand why Sam had inflicted this pain upon me, of that I was certain. I shut the boys out of my mind and raced forwards, heading for the mountains, wondering whether putting distance between myself and the pack would somehow temporarily diminish my connection with them. I hoped it would.

I ran until my limbs ached, my heart beating hard and strong as I flew over the ground for miles and miles. The sun had set and I ran through the darkness, the full moon shining above me, faintly lighting my path through the dense forest. I felt as though I had a sense of purpose, as if my wolf was taking over me, leading me to a place that I did not know, but where I needed to be.

I let her guide me, my legs obeying her path, feeling a strange sense of excitement envelop me. I stretched my limbs, lengthening my stride to increase my speed. The trees were beginning to grow further apart, becoming less dense as I passed through, allowing the pale moonlight to spill over the ground. I breathed in the forest's smell of earth and pine, noticing a scent of roses intertwined with them. My ears pricked as I heard the sound of running water and I realised I was thirsty. The tinkling, musical sound of water flowing over pebbles grew louder, the scent of roses grew stronger, diminishing the scent and sounds of the forest.

I slowed slightly and unintentionally phased back into human form, distracted by the roses and the water. The ground was soft beneath my feet as I walked naked through the trees, my heart thrumming in my chest with an unknown anticipation.

I broke free of the forest and stood in the open air of a clearing. The moonlight shone down upon the scene, illuminating the small waterfall which was spilling icy, crystal clear water into a little lake and the purple grey rocks that lay around it. But I barely saw the beauty of this scene. My eyes were fixed upon the figure that sat upon one of the large rocks. She turned her head slowly as she heard me approach.

My heart stopped, I stood still, the world seemed to freeze as I gazed into her amber eyes. All the connections that I had made in my life, all the anger, all the bitterness, all the hatred, all the confusion and the loneliness, the feeling that I was running in the dark, lost and afraid, all dissolved in an instant. She was my reason for everything, for living, for breathing. She was my purpose, my soul mate.

She was my love.