A/N: I do not own Twilight or any of the Twilight characters they all belong to Stephanie Meyer.
This fic has pretty much cannon couples. Jacob's pack has been living with the Cullen's for quite some time and Leah's become a lot better not being anywhere near Sam or Emily. If you like Sam or Emily you may not want to read this fic. Leah will be paired with an OC character. This is my first fic so hope that you all like it.
It's been about seven years since our encounter with the Volturi, and a whole lot has changed since then. Since then I can say that my life has gotten a lot better from what it used to be. The upward turn in my life probably started when I broke off from Sam's pack and joined Jacob's. It was good to finally get away from his thoughts and his feelings for Emily. A lot of the members of his pack hated me for making them miserable anyway. Jacob was hesitant at first, but then I showed him why I needed to get away. He saw how much it hurt me being in Sam's pack and he could understand the pain.
"Wow Lee, I mean I lost Bella but I don't have to feel what she feels for Edward everyday. I don't even have to see her memories of him. I can understand why you were the way you were." he said as he gave me a look of understanding. We've been like brother and sister ever since.
Surprisingly even my feelings towards the Cullen's had changed .I mean at first I always hated them and blamed them for my becoming a wolf and a genetic dead end. Then again I thought about it for a while and realized that the Cullen's had been here for a quite a while and I hadn't phased. Seth and I both phased because of that psycho bitch Victoria. Besides, the Cullen's hadn't hurt any humans and were just as responsible for protecting them as much as we were. To add to that any family who had Esme Cullen as the matriarch could not be all that bad.
Jacob's pack and the Cullens had turned into a bigger family of immortals. I know, amazing right? Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be describing the Cullens as my second family. But they literally were.
First it started with Jacob imprinting on Renesmee when she was born. When that happened and I saw that my best friend was truly happy the anger I held inside for Bella lessened immensely. How could I hate the woman who gave birth to my best friend's future soul-mate? However, what I think really did it was when I finally let Ren touch my face and she showed me how much Bella suffered through her pregnancy with her. It made feel guilty for yelling at her and after a year I apologized to her.
Bella was more than gracious. "I know you were only mad because you knew exactly how Jake felt because of what Sam did to you. I know that in some ways I was Jake's Sam" she said sympathetically. "Thanks for being understanding and not holding a grudge against me for yelling at you. You're a better person than me." I smiled.
"You're a good person Leah. You've just been hurt a lot. Besides how can I be mad at someone who gave Renesmee a better nick name than Nessie?" she laughed. It was a known fact that Bella hated the nickname Nessie since it was the name of the lochness monster. When I started calling her Ren, Alice, Esme, and Rosalie did the same. However the guys still used Nessie.
After that year my mom Sue and Bella's dad Charlie began to date. After two years of dating they got married and Bella Cullen became mine and Seth's stepsister, making Ren our step-niece. The Cullen's also became our inlaws and that's how we literally became a supernatural family. My attitude towards the Cullen's became a lot nicer and I even learned to love all of them.
First there was Carlisle, who treated Jacob, Seth, and me like we were his own children. It made me happy because I at least had a second father who would stay alive as long as I was. Esme was my second mom. Everyone knows that the quickest way to a wolf's heart is though their stomachs. Esme's cooking was always delicious and she loved being able to be like a real human mother preparing meals for her children. She was really quick to adapt to us.
Then there was Jasper and Alice. Jasper and I were pretty close because Alice loved taking me everywhere to go with her shopping. At first it was awkward but then we started shopping once a week and she would make me over. It made me feel feminine again so I began looking forward to it. Jasper on the other hand tweaked my emotions for me when memories of Sam and Emily came creeping up into my mind. He would feel my sadness and make me happy again.
I remember one day I was crying at nearby creek in the woods. I thought I was alone but it turned out that Jasper and Alice had just finished hunting. I smelled that they were really close to me.
"You talk to her." I heard Alice whisper "I'll make sure that Esme get some stuff ready." with that she was off leaving her empath husband to deal with me. I felt a wave of calmness come through me and I knew Jasper was using his powers on me. I started to feel a bit happy.
"Thanks again Jasper." I smiled as he patted my back. "No problem little pup." I scowled he always called me pup. At first he used it to annoy me when we didn't like each other but then it started becoming a term of endearment. "You know pup, I don't just do it to make you feel better. It makes me feel better too. I didn't know that so much pain could be trapped in one body." he shook his head and gave me a look of sympathy. I simply shrugged. "It will get better for you. One day you won't need my help to make you happy anymore."
"Do you really believe that cowboy?" I looked with half a smile. He nodded "Yes ma'am a southern gentleman never lies." he smiled and a look of mock fear came upon his face. "What?" I questioned. "Nothing it's just God help the poor soul that falls in love with Leah Kenna Clearwater. You're quite a handful!" he stood up and ruffled my hair silently ordering me to follow him back to the house.
Then there was Emmett and Rosalie. Emmett was the biggest kid you could ever meet, which helped in balancing Rosalie coolness. He would often team up with Jacob to aggravate her but he knew just how to make her laugh in the end. I had nothing but respect for Rosalie. Although she was cool and considered a bit of a bitch I loved her. She's probably the reason why I became more accepting of what and who I am. We got really close after an incident with Sam trying to get us to get back to his pack a second time.
It was Sam's pack on one side and the Cullen's and Jacob's pack on another. "Jacob it's best for both our packs to be put back together. Your imprint is safe." Jacob looked at the Cullen's and Seth and I. With a determined look on his face Jacob shook his head and said no. I was relieved there was no way in hell I wanted to go to Sam's pack. Sam nodded his head in understanding as to why Jacob didn't want to go back.
"Seth what about you?" he questioned. "What about me? I like where I am, Jake's the coolest alpha ever. Sorry Sam there's no way I'm going back to a pack with a control freak for an Alpha." Seth stated then smiled. My brother was always good natured around everyone. He probably just didn't like Sam because of the pain he put me through.
Sam then turned to me. "Lee Lee?" I shook my head "Do not call me that." I grit my teeth together feeling angrier and sad at the same time. Jasper and Alice moved close to me in a second.
"Come on Lee L" he was going to call me that name again but received stern looks from Emmet, Jasper, and Edward. He continued "What's left for you here? You have family in my pack."
"Family? A family that does nothing but let's me know how much they hate me. A family that knows how much pain it causes me to be in a pack where I have to hear everyone's negative thoughts about me? No thank you I'll stay here with my real family. Besides the only family I had in the pack was Seth. Seth is here and here is where I am staying."
"You'd choose to stay and defend these bloodsuckers than stay with your true pack brothers? That's pathetic Leah" he shook his head.
"Funny if I am so pathetic, then why are you here asking me to rejoin you pack?" I asked. He stood silent and I knew that he didn't have an answer. He turned his head and he looked at me with a menacing smirk on his face.
"Since you won't rejoin my pack you are all banished from La Push." he stated. Jacob, Seth and I started laughing at him and it made him angry.
"I'm the rightful Alpha anything I say overrides you Uley so enough with your threats. Aside from that Sue lives in Forks with Charlie there's no reason for them to go back to La Push anyway. I can see my father whenever I want." Jacob smirked. That's my alpha I knew I was better off in his pack for a reason.
"Fine stay in this pack the three of you are of no use to me anyway." he stated as he began to walk away with Paul, Jared, and others that I did not recognize.
Sam turned around wearing a smug look on his face. "Sam stop let's just go" Jared tried convincing him to no avail. Then Sam stared at me.
Edward growled "You better not Uley." I looked to Edward who had a look on his face warning Sam not to say anything.
"There's nothing you can do to stop me Leech. Leah, I thought you should know this." he had a really smug look to his face "Emily is pregnant."
With those three words I felt my heart shatter again. Jasper was trying to help but he couldn't my pain was too much. "Sam!" Edward warned again but Sam wouldn't listen he just kept talking.
"Oh does it hurt Leah. Does it does it hurt to know that Emily could give me everything I wanted. How does it feel to know that you're nothing but a freak and a genetic dead end that can't reproduce? That's why you haven't imprinted yet. You're not good enough for me and you're not going to be good enough for anyone else!" Jared and surprisingly Paul looked appalled at what Sam had said. However what surprised me was that Rosalie leaped and slapped him causing him to wince.
"Now listen mongrel, and you'd better listen well." Rosalie hissed. "Rosalie" Edward warned in a firm tone.
Rose turned to look at Edward and shook her head. "No brother he wants to be cruel to Leah, let me just give him a dose of his own medicine." She looked to Sam and continued "Uley the only reason why you're angry is because you can't stand the fact that Leah is doing better without you. That's why you had to throw her tragedy at her face. The fact is this so called tragedy is something we think is a tragedy. We don't know for sure whether or not Leah can or cannot have children."
"But she hasn't impri" Sam began but was slapped a second time by Rosalie. Paul and Jared knew they couldn't do anything because they were out numbered. Sam became silent as Rosalie spoke again.
"There now that's a good dog as you can see I do not like being interrupted. Yes you were about to say that Leah hasn't imprinted. Has it ever occurred to you that maybe none of you dogs are good enough for her to imprint on? Leah is the only female of your kind, that's what makes her different and special. It's going to take someone different and special to be her soulmate. Look at Jake he imprinted on Ren, Jake's the true Alpha and he loves being a wolf and with Ren being immortal he's never going to have to give that up. Seth's imprint hasn't shown up yet either. Guess what? Seth is special too, for a shape shifter to love being around us so easily has got to mean something." She stopped and gave Sam a look of pure disgust. Sam wore a stoic look face and he began taking in everything Rose was saying. Sam only wore that stoic look when someone was getting to him.
"Now because of the words you used to hurt Leah I am going to use some words to hurt you and give you something think about for a long time." She began " You think Emily is so much better than Leah guess what, you're in for a surprise. You're always looking at the negatives that we don't really know are negatives aren't you? Well let me let you in a few positives dog. Number one, Leah is an immortal and she can stay the same age forever, so Leah has nothing but time to find her soulmate. You like being Alpha wolf don't you mongrel? Well guess what? You're not going to be one forever because Emily is mortal and one day you will have to stop phasing." Sam swallowed hard he loved being a wolf and he knew he would have to give it up one day.
Rosalie continued "Oh then your children…if they have the wolf gene won't someone have to be there to show them how to phase. Wouldn't you want it to be you to teach them everything you know?" Sam was speechless and Rose smirked "Oops I forgot, you can't teach them because by that time you would have had to stop phasing to age with your wife. What a dilemma, I'd hate to be in that position. Do I age with my wife? Or do I keep phasing to be with my children?" Sam was beginning to shake but controlled it.
"You really want to know what I think Sam?" Rosalie taunted "I think deep down you really wished Leah was your imprint. She was after all your first choice. Not that I blame you because if you were with Leah you'd never have to watch her die!" Rosalie hissed and that did it. Sam phased and was about ready to attack Rose but Emmett, Jasper, and Edward crouched to defend her. This caused Sam to phase back.
"Sam let's go" Paul said as he shook his head. "I knew we shouldn't have come here" Jared looked at me apologetically. He knew Sam deserved everything Rose dished out to him. As they walked away I turned to Rosalie and gave her a look of gratitude.
"Think nothing of it Leah, you and I are kindred spirits. I once lived a life of pain. Then I found my Emmett" she said as she looked at her husband. "Trust me, one day you will find your Emmett too. I mean it Leah I believe that the member's of Jacob's pack are special especially you." she put her arm on my shoulder. I know it hurts to know you can't have kids, but Leah there's so much that is unknown about female shape shifters there's still hope." That's when I found my best female friend in Rosalie. She showed me the positives of being what I was and gave me hope for a better future.
I've already said that Bella and I became friends and stepsisters and that I loved Ren for making Jacob so happy. Now let me tell you why I've learned to love Edward. Although his mind raping could be annoying , he used to help the people that he loved and cared for.
One day I was sitting on a rock near the clearing thinking about everything that had happened in my life. I was twenty three stuck in the body of a nineteen year old Seth and I had all the time in the world. Funny thing is that even the shape shifting had different physical effects on me than it did for the guys. Seth and Jacob both looked like they were twenty five. It made me look like a taller nicely toned nineteen year old. When I first shifted Sam refused to let me grow my hair and I had to wear it in a bob all the time. I was finally able to let I grow in Jacob's pack. How grateful I am to Jacob he would never know.
I started thinking about Seth and I. Seth and I had the option of being immortal, but mom and Charlie would die. I wondered who we'd have left. " US of course!" Edward stated as he jumped behind me. I was startled. "Don't ever do that again Eddie!"
"Sorry she wolf it was too tempting! Besides I still need to have my seventeen year old moments." he grinned then his face turned serious. "I mean it Leah you'd still have us as your family. I looked up at him and smiled.
"Oh and about becoming a doctor?" he looked at me and "Carlisle and I have talked about it and he thinks it's a great idea for you." He smiled but he seemed to be very nervous about something.
"Leah you have a sharp mind and so do Jacob and Seth….and if you guys were to all go through high school again I'm sure the three of you would make top of the class." Edward continued on. I knew there was something he wasn't telling me and I urged for him to just spit out. " Come on Eddie just tell me..."
"Well, Renesmee will be ready to start high school within three years. Then we have Carlisle who is starting to look way too young for his age. It's almost time for us to move again and we already know that Jacob and Seth wouldn't mind moving with us it's just that we don't know how you feel about moving and we don't want to overwhelm you. As much as Bella, Esme, Alice, Ren, and especially Rose would love to have you come with us we know we can't be selfish and make the decision for you." he stated.
I thought about it, and I pictured my mom and how I wouldn't be able to see her as often. However I also knew that she had Charlie and that he would take care of her. If anyone needed me it would be Seth. Then there was Ren who was a rare breed in herself. In some ways she was like me, perhaps she could use someone to help her not feel so alone. I also thought of La Push, and Sam and Emily came to mind. If I left with the Cullens there would be less of a chance to run into Sam and Emily. "I'm definitely in"
Edward gave me a grateful smile "Good now Rose and Ren won't have to get Jacob to use the Alpha command on you. You won't regret it Leah. Carlisle, Jasper, and I will tutor all three of you before the move and we'll all be attending school together. You're sure to be top of your class." In that moment I not only saw Edward as a brother or a friend I also saw him as a mentor.
We walked back to home and it seemed that everyone was waiting for us "She's in" Edward yelled and everyone grinned. Seth ran up to me and crushed me in a bear hug "You won't regret sis."
I caught Rosalie's eyes "You weren't really going to have Jacob alpha command me were you?" Rosalie let out a smile "I would have done it in a second she wolf."
Ren touched her hands to my face and showed me a vision of our huge supernatural family and she focused on my face in her vision. I saw myself being content and happy. "That's what we all want for you Leah. We want you to be happy." I smiled and gave her a hug. "I know you guys, and I'm thankful. For beings that are supposed to be the mortal enemy of my species you all have treated me so much better than my old pack." It wasn't a lie. They all had great patience with me since I was probably the most temperamental wolf right behind Paul. However thanks to them I was getting pieces of my old self together. The Cullens didn't give me hateful remarks when I used to be rude to them. Instead they fought back with understanding and just waited till I gave up being a bitch. I realized that it took more of my energy to be angry than to try to be happy. For the most part I was happy its just that I always felt like something was missing.
"Oh Leah you are just going to love England. It's going to be such a great change of scenery for you. Jasper said that you actually took a liking to history. You're going to see a bunch of historical sights." the pixie named Alice beamed.
Yep the three years were finally up and it was time for the big move. Seth, Bella, Ren, and I said our goodbyes to mom and Charlie earlier today, and as soon as we got home we found that Alice had packed up everyone's luggage for them.
"I'm sure I will Pix. It'll be exiting to finally get to see another place other than Forks or La Push." I smiled.
"Of course and Europe's got all the best shopping places. With your height, figure, and beautiful face we'll have you looking like a model in no time." she grinned. Alice had a way of making me feel good about myself. I mean your fiancé leaving you for your cousin and your pack telling you how you will never be good as she is can really damage your self esteem. "Thanks Alice." I simply said. It was only two words but Alice knew how much I appreciated her kind gestures.
We finally cleared up the house the cars were running. Carlisle and Esme would take the Mercedes, Bella, Edward, Ren, and Jake would be in the Volvo, Alice and Jasper would take her Porsche, and Seth and I would be riding with Rose and Emmett in her M3 to the airport.
We were about to leave and I remembered that I forgot my locket in one of the rest rooms. It was one of my most treasured possessions. My dad had given it to me for my eighteenth birthday. It was one of the last gifts he gave to me before he had passed away. I told Rose, Emmett, and Seth to just wait in the car while I retrieve my locket. I found it sitting on top of the porcelain sink. I grabbed it and hurried out the door. As I locked the house I sensed someone close to me.
"Leaving without saying goodbye Lee Lee?" Great I can't even leave to another country without him ruining it. I sighed as I turned to face Sam Uley for the last time. At least I hoped it would be the last time.
"Oh is that all you want. Goodbye." I said with a smirk as I made my way to get to the car. Unfortunately he grabbed my arm. "You're not going anywhere. It will hurt Emily for you to go."
I felt my blood starting to boil but I kept myself calm. "I don't care what Emily feels. She shouldn't be worried she has you and a child on the way. Besides neither you nor Emily cared about my feelings when you two betrayed me. Now let go."
Sam didn't budge. "You're staying here Leah. You are staying here with me." I tried to break free of him but his hold was to strong.
"Let go dog, before I make you." Emmett growled as he came closer to us. Rose was in a crouch and Seth looked about ready to phase. "Haven't you hurt her enough?"
Sam finally let go and Emmett made sure I went ahead of him so that Sam couldn't get near me. "That's a good dog. Bye Mongrel!" Rosalie taunted as she waved to Sam.
"This isn't over Leah!" I heard Sam yell as we drove off.
"You know for someone who has an imprint that ex of yours is pretty nuts she wolf." Emmett smiled "Have you guys you know…" Rosalie slapped the back of his head and glared at him.
"Oh common Babe it must have been really good if he can't get over Leah being away from him." Emmett continued. Emmett was really lovable but sometimes he just didn't know when to shut up.
"Sorry to disappoint you Emmett but no Sam and I never had sex." There was silence in the car.
"Wait Sam was your only boyfriend sis, are you telling me that." Seth raised an eyebrow as started to turn a deeper shade of red.
Rosalie turned and gave me a soft smile "Well good for you Leah." I smiled back and Emmett had to ruin the moment. "Oh so that's why he's obsessed. He probably still wishes he could have tapped that." He regretted his sentence as he received another blow to his head from his wife.
"Wow sis, how did you?" Seth continued but I cut him off. "I promised dad I wouldn't till I was married." Seth put his hand on top of mine and smiled. "I'm proud of you."
We all finally made to the airport, and got on to our plane. We were traveling first class and it was awesome. I sat by the window seat and looked out side as our plane made its way up into the air. I looked down as and smiled and took a deep breath.
Jasper made his way next to me with a grin on his face. "Well I must say Pup this is a feeling from you that I could get used to." I looked at him questioningly.
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"Hope Leah you feel hope." he smiled and patted my back. He was right I did feel hope for the new future I was going to have and leaving a hurtful part of my past behind. Who knows maybe a new continent will bring me some new surprises.