Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in the following story. This was only for fun.

Twilight: Unfrozen Moon

Chapter 1

Leah sighed as she looked out the little window next to her seat. The ground below looked like large patches of green and brown. It was as if a giant quilt had been laid out underneath the plane. She smiled as she realized that the green patches were coming more often than the brown.

I'm getting closer to Forks! Leah thought excitedly.

Leah had left her mother, brother, and home town four years earlier. After the almost deadly showdown between her pack, the Cullens, and the Volturi, Leah knew she needed to get away from that world. She never enjoyed being one of the wolves because it made her feel like less of a woman. When she was one of them, her body froze. She stopped changing, growing older, and having periods. Then, of course, there was the whole imprint issue that came along with being a wolf. Almost everyone in her pack had imprinted, including her first love Sam. Sam imprinted on her own cousin, Emily. Unfortunately, it seemed that Leah was the only one who couldn't imprint. To avoid looking and feeling like the pathetic ex-girlfriend who also happened to turn into a giant dog, Leah removed herself from everything and everyone.

As it turned out, moving to southern California was the best decision that Leah had ever made. She found work in an office supply store and went to a community college where she took business classes. In her free time she took yoga classes. The yoga helped her keep her anger outbursts under control. After a year, she had completely stopped turning into her wolf form. She felt absolutely delighted and whole again. Three years after that she received her degree and decided to temporarily go back home while she planned out her next move. She wanted her own little business, but she wasn't sure what kind yet.

When the plane touched down at a little airport just outside Forks, Leah looked out the window again. She spotted her mother and her husband, Charlie, at the far end of the tarmac. She smiled and felt as if she might cry because she hadn't seen her mother, or brother for that matter, in over a year. She missed them so much, but was happy that her mother had Charlie in her life.

"Leah, my girl! I've missed you!" Her mother squealed as she wrapped Leah in a tight hug.

"I missed you too, mom." Leah said as she laid her head on her shoulder.

"Welcome back, Leah." Charlie greeted when the mother and daughter broke apart.

"Thanks, Charlie. It's good to see you."

As soon as Leah and Charlie got all her bags packed in the trunk, they were on their way back to Forks. Leah pulled out her degree and showed her mother as she described the whole ceremony.

"It was wonderful! All of us in in our caps and gowns. It wasn't held at any place special like a graduation from a big university, but it was all still beautiful."

"I wish I could have been there." Her mother said sadly as she passed Leah's degree back to her.

"It's totally fine, mom. We have the whole summer together though!"

"I plan on spending every available minute with you, but I know you still need your privacy so I got those guys who were renting the house on the reservation to move out a bit early. The whole place is yours."

"Cool. Thanks!"

When they got into town they all stopped to eat some dinner and after words Charlie drove her home. She said her good-byes and good-nights to her mom and stepdad and watched them drive away. When their car was out of sight Leah turned and walked into the house. Her two suitcases and duffle bag were piled in the living room. She sighed with tiredness, grabbed her duffle bag, and trudged up to her old bedroom.

Tomorrow there will apparently be a welcome home party for her. It is going to be held at Sam and Emily's house, but Leah was not sure how she felt about that yet. She was completely over Sam, but she hadn't spoken to Emily or the pack in four years. There is a great possibility there would be some awkwardness.