Chapter 1
Meeting Strangers
My name is Leah Clearwater and I am driving full speed in one of the most dangerous roads of the area, oh, and guess what? I don't care. Last night, Sam had finally announced his engagement with Emily and I haven't been able to even walk normally since then. I know I have to get over it, and believe me I tried, I have even rehearsed for this moment, but nothing worked as I expected. The pain was still there, I would do anything to stop it, but what could I do?
Destiny hates me, and that's a fact. I am not going to start explaining this again, you know perfectly well why I feel like this. First Sam imprints my cousin, then I turn into a werewolf, we started a war with vampires, you know the rest.
Thank god nobody ever uses this road; I would have killed somebody by now. Is not like I am trying to kill myself or something like that, is just that speed and adrenaline are the only things that can distract me right now.
In case you are wondering, I am driving Jake's truck; I know he can be really annoying sometimes, but my Alpha can be really sweet when he wants to. He saved me right in time when Emily was asking me to be her bridesmaid. I could barely stand on my own feet after hearing the entire marriage thing, and know she was asking me that? What was she thinking? I mean, she stole my boyfriend! I know it was not her fault, but it didn't feel good either.
The point is Jacob interrupted just in time. The two packs were planning to do a huge barbecue and they needed someone who could go to a special place away from la Push, and buy an enormous amount of meat. I was the only one who hated raw meat, so there wasn't any possibility that I came home with my hands empty.
I was driving back to la Push now and I start recognizing the area, maybe I shouldn't have drive so fast after all, I still feel confuse, I am not ready to meet everyone again or maybe is just the smell of the meat making me feel dizzy.
I don't know how exactly happened, but one second I was very concentrated on my thoughts and the next a big tree came out of nowhere and blocked the road. My instincts turned left as soon as they felt danger, but the truck didn't react fast enough and I crashed with the tree. Jake was going to kill me, let's just say that half of his truck didn't look like a truck anymore.
I opened the door with a kick and I got off the truck, or what was left of it. I felt very dizzy, and I knew my right arm was broken, fortunately the bones where already moving to the right places. I am not going to lie, it did hurt, but there were more important things to worry about now. What on earth was going on!?
-Ah!-
The shout came from the forest and without even thinking my legs started following a track made of fallen trees and broken rocks. I know is stupid, is the middle of the night and I am just chasing a scream in the forest, but my curiosity always wins, besides somebody may be in trouble. When I was far enough from the truck, a well known scent hit me; vampire.
I didn't even have time to undress myself before my body transformed into a wolf; to bad, I loved that sweater. Ok, focus; I can smell at least two different vampires and something else. Is not human, that's for sure; it smells more like, like, werewolf? It can't be, I can't recognize the smell. Unless… unless there are more of us out there? I have never thought of that possibility, maybe I should do some research when I return home.
Wait, why can I only hear my thoughts? Where is everyone? Oh right, big party, if anything happens to me they are going to hear an eternal speech from my mother, and believe me, that woman can be really scary.
Whoa! Ok, I didn't expect this, two werewolves and three vampires, one of them is a female, probably the one who shout earlier. They were so concentrated fighting that they didn't realize I was there, not that I complain, I don't want to be involve in all of this if I can avoid it.
-Stay right there Leah!-
-Jake!-
-What the hell is happening? - Quil thought joining the conversation
I show them my memories of the last events and I could feel how they speed up to reach the place where I was.
-Leah, no matter what happens, don't get involve in the fight-
-You don't have to convince me about that-
-I am serious Leah-
-What about the rest?-
-Seth went to warn the Cullens and Embry went to alert Sam's pack- Quil explain
Suddenly one of the werewolves managed to assault one of the vampires, but the female took advantage of the situation and attacked the werewolf from behind. The wolf tried everything to get rid of her, but she was very strong and she was ready to show him her final attack.
-Leah no!-
If Jacob thought that I was going to sit there and watch how the female bite someone of my own kind, he didn't know anything about me. If a vampire bites a human, then he becomes one of them, but if a vampire bites a werewolf, there is only one answer, death.
I attacked the female just in time and we both rolled over the floor. I didn't take me a lot of time to stand up and attack again. She was a blond vampire, with long hair and fancy cloth, she reminds me of that supermodels that you usually see in fashion magazines. She was a good fighter, but I wasn't going to let her win. When I fight, my body moves by pure instinct, and thanks to my agility I was able to evade most of her attacks.
-Lisa! Stop playing around and kill her already!-
-Mind your own business Will!-
Well that indicates that the last vampire was the leader. Oh, oh, looks like Will has already defeated that werewolf. Hey! Why is he coming this way? I was too busy fighting Lisa to worry about another leech. He attacked my back and after a couple of minutes they had already defeated me.
-That's what happens when you mess up with people like us-
I growl angrily, seriously, she considers herself a person?
-Shouldn't we be thankful with her? I mean the girl has practically done all the work for us-
And what does that suppose to mean?
-I'll go to help Matt, you finish the work-
-Don't worry little one, this is not going to hurt-
Is he going to bite me? Not in a million years! I rolled over my body and stood up in a second. My body hurts a lot, I don't really know if I can fight anymore, but he better keep his fangs from by body or he is going to regret it. I think I can hear someone howling in the distance, at last! I wasn't made for fighting, that's for sure.
He cornered me in the border of a defile. Option one, be killed by a vampire, option two, fall and be killed by a bunch of rocks. This doesn't look pretty, guys where on earth are you?
Will tried to reach me and suddenly the werewolf he had defeated earlier attacked his back. I tried to avoid them but I ended falling with them down the defile.
Now it hurts, it really hurts, I can't move my body. God I can't even feel it! I'm losing my sight, why is everything so dark?
-Hang on Leah!-
-Stupid Leech!-
-That's for hurting my sister-
-Where do you think you are going?-
Noice, growls, howlings and a lot of voices could be heard from down here, but I don't have the strength to howl, it even hearts to breath. Maybe this is it, this is how Leah Clearwater finds her end, at least I am going to die with some dignity, protecting some strangers from other strangers, yeah, that really makes me feel great, note the sarcasm. That was my last thought before everything went really dark and I couldn't heard voices anymore.
I feel very tired, is like an elephant had fallen over my body. I tried opening my eyes but it was too shiny. I am dead? I took a deep breath, big mistake! The vampire smell burned my nose and my eyes opened instantly.
-You don't smell that good either-
Edward was here? I should have guessed I was at the Cullen's house. It had been three years since all that war thing happened, and believe it or not I got used to this family. I don't spend all my time here like Jake does, but now that we patrol this area too, I know them better.
-What happened? - I tried to sit in the bed but suddenly everything started moving around
-Easy there, you hit your head very hard with a bunch of rocks in the forest-
-Yeah I remember that part-
-You broke your right arm, some bones of your right leg and four ribs- I examine my body, everything looks fine to me. –Last time Carlisle check, your body was already recovered. It is three of the afternoon-
How did he know I was going to ask that?
-Stay away from my mind Edward-
-Is kind of difficult-
-Whatever, what happened with the vampires and the other werewolves?-
-I don't know the details but when your pack got there the vampires have already escape. Carlisle and I helped the werewolves, one of them was still conscious and he told us about their leader, who was hidden somewhere in the forest and needed help. They couldn't stand our presence there, so we took you and left them in the forest-
I didn't know there were other packs, this is really weird, I should return to la Push.
-You can stay as long as you can- Edward told me, you may think that after three years I would got used to this, but it still scares me when he reads my mind.
-Thanks but I want to know what's happening so…-
-Hey sis!-
-Seth! Are you ok?- my brother entered the room with a huge smile in his face
-You have to learn to trust me a little bit more sis, I'm fine, besides you are the injure here-
-Not anymore, what are you doing here anyway? –
-What do you think? I was looking for you, Christopher is going to tells us what is happening and Jacob wants his beta besides him when he explains everything-
-Who is Christopher?-
-The leader of the new pack- Edward answered
-You have to meet them Leah! They are so cool…!-
-Everyone is cool for you Seth- I replied and Edward chuckled
-Well these guys are awesome! Oh by the way I brought you this- he handle me a pair of shorts and a T-shirt
-Don't let Alice see that or she is going to kill you- Edward warned me
-I know, well thanks for everything, Seth let's go! - I jump from the bed and walked to the door
-Aren't you going to change first?-
I look myself; I was wearing a beautiful white pyjama, obviously Alice's idea.
-We are not transforming if that's what you are thinking- Seth explained me. –I'm driving you home-
-What? Why?-
-Oh common Leah, you just have an accident!-
-But I feel fine- he was so exaggerated!
-It's better if you don't transform the first hours, it could cause you more pain- Edward said
-Ok, ok, then get out so I can change-
It didn't take me long to change and Alice left me a pair of sneakers outside the room. That girl has serious fashion problems, I feel like she is experimenting with me, every time she can she dresses me with her fancy cloth, not that I complain, but sometimes is really uncomfortable.
Seth was waiting me outside with Quil's truck, he insisting on driving so I let him and he drove back to la Push. He couldn't explain me much about the strangers because my pack was in charge of persecuting the vampires, and when they escape he went straight to the Cullen's house. He parked in front of Sam's house and we surrounded the house to reach the back garden.
-A barbeque!?!?-
-Well with all that happened we postponed the party, but we still had all this amount of food, so…-
-I can't believe you guys! - We were in the middle of a critical situation and all these guys could think off was food?
-When was the last time you eat something- No need to answer, my stomach did it for me. –See? Common let's eat something before Paul ends with everything-
-I heard that! - Paul shouted from the distance
-Maybe later, I am going to look for Jacob- there were more than twenty people between the werewolves, the cubs and the elders. Where did all this people come from?
-Leah! - That's Jacob voice. Finally! I hate crowed places.
He was in a corner talking with Sam, Jared, Paul and two other guys; I suppose that they are the wolves that I helped earlier.
-How are you feeling she-wolf? – Jake asked
-Ready to kick some vampire's butts again- they all laughed
-Leah let me introduce you the werewolves you saved last night- Sam said. – Kevin and Ralph-
-Thanks a lot- Ralph took my hand and shook it violently, this guy was very strong!
-Yeah, I'll be dead right now if you hadn't attack Lisa back there- Kevin smiled at me
I don't know if it was because they feel really thankful or they were just curious about me, but they didn't stop staring at me the whole time Sam was speaking. I know you don't see a female werewolf every day, I mean, I am a freak between freaks, but that doesn't mean that they can stare at me like that all the time.
-Looks like Christopher is ready to explain everything- Jacob pointed out
I turned around to meet the leader of the new pack; it was really crowded so I wasn't able to see him at first, but when he made his way through the people my world stopped. All the people disappeared, I couldn't hear any sounds and I started feeling dizzy. But not the way you feel when you are sick; this was a whole new emotion for me. I feel great! It's like my heart is going to get out of my chest any second, oh lord I think I can't breathe. Every bad feeling, every sad memory, every people I love is gone; all I can think is him! World, you better hold on, Leah Clearwater has just imprint.
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