For The Love Of Leah,

I do not own any of the twilight characters. Disclaimer.

Leah s POV.

I stared in the mirror. My brown hair had been straightened, my eyebrows plucked and my feet had been pushed into heels. The girl in the mirror looked so different from the one who ran with the wolves normally. Being a wolf wasn t so bad most of the time, now that I was the Beta and that Jacob organised all the patrolling. Jacob did me a favour and made sure I never ran with Sam which was a relief. I still found it hard to see him looking at Emily and not me. Sam s wedding was only a week away now and Emily was asking me to do all theses stupid tasks. It was so annoying because I had always imagined myself in the white dress with Sam at the alter but now Emily had taken my place. It was hard but that's life. Jacob understood my pain but was so happy with Nessie that he barely noticed it and now Seth, my own brother had imprinted. I wanted to run but I wasn t Jacob and I knew it did nothing.

"Leah" I looked up. It was my mom. "Come on, we don t want to be late." Late, I didn t even want to go. It was so annoying. Paul and Rachel were having a housewarming party. Another happy imprint story. They loved each other and Billy was delighted Rachel was staying around La Push. I looked in the mirror again and sighed, it didn't t matter what I wore, none of the guys would notice and Sam wouldn't t even look at me, just at Emily. Mom blew the horn and I ran down the stairs and into the car.

Seth was in the back of the car and was not happy. Clio was forbidden to see him and if she disobeyed she would be send to boarding school. I felt so sorry for Seth, he deserved happiness but at least he had an imprint unlike me. Mom talked all the way to Paul's new flat. She was also starting to fall in love with Charlie. It was so annoying that everyone around me was falling in love and I hated Bella and now it looked like she might become my stepsister. Bella was horrible, she hurt Jacob over and over and she couldn't t even be happy for Jacob when he imprinted. She was so selfish and she was a bloodsucker on top of that. Of course, Seth loved them. He liked Bella and he got on great with Edward. I was so glad when we came home and that I didn't t have to protect those bloodsuckers any longer. Still, I was also mad at mom for falling in love because it wasn t so long since Dad was here. I felt a lump in my throat. I missed my dad so much and now Mom was forgetting him and falling for his best friend. I felt the heat shiver down my spine and fought to control myself. Mom didn't t even notice she was too busy talking but Seth did and he gave my shoulder a squeeze.

"Come on. Get out and please Leah be nice to everyone." My mom said and I forced the heat down again. This time she noticed but chose to ignore me, story of my life. Rachel had covered the flat with welcome banners and was standing by the door greeting everyone while Paul stood beside her, playing with her hair. I muttered a hello and went inside. Jared and Kim were sharing a chair and it seemed the same pair of lips. Sam and Emily were talking to Billy and Jacob was standing nearby. He raised his hand at me. I nodded and went over to Quil and Claire.

"Hi Claire, how are you?" I said smiling at her as she pulled Quils hair.

"Lee" She screamed and hugged me. I loved kids and yet I could t have any. It hurt to see parents with children and knowing I could never have any. Claire wanted to play hide and seek so I ended up pushing myself in to the parlour, only problem was someone else was there.

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"Ow" he groaned. A man looked at me. He had short blonde hair and big blue eyes. I felt breathless as I felt my life clinging to him. He was my sun, my air and my world. He was stunning. He was tall and had wide shoulders. I stared at him.

"So why are you in the parlour?" He said and chuckled.

I realised I was staring at him and blushed. "Sorry, I was playing hide and seek" I said, trying not to stare. It was very hard because he was so handsome.

"Arant you a bit old?" He said laughing.

His laugh sounded so nice and I started laughing too. "I was playing with Claire. She three."

"Ok. You can hide with me anytime but right now I think I had better bring Rachel her cream."

He walked out and I collapsed against the wall. I had imprinted with…I don't even know his name. Who is he? "Gotcha" Claire screamed. Quil was behind her and he gave a questioning glance as I pulled myself together. Claire was to busy looking in a jar to notice me. "Are you okay?" Quil asked.

"No" I replied. "I have to go" and with that I ran. "Leah" Quil screamed after me. I ran into the sitting room and everyone looked up. They had all heard Quil shouting my name and now I had sprinted in. "Leah" Sam said. I looked round, he wasn t here. Where was he? I ran into the next room and then searched the house but he was gone and no-one knew who I was talking about. Sam and Emily were giving me worried glances while my mom was saying it was lack of sleep. They thought I had imagined this guy. My fury was too much. I felt my hands shivering and I ran into the forest.

Derek's POV.

I was so tired but I had to go to this stupid party and deliver the food. My dad owned a food company and I was his pathetic delivery boy. I wanted to go to college but the fees were too high and Dad wouldn't t let me go because he wanted me to take over the company. It sucked, I wanted to be a doctor and save lives not be stuck selling food. I looked at the clock, I was late.

I jumped into the van and started the engine. It was a big order, must be a lot of people eating. The address was in La Push. I drove down and tried to ignore my phone as it was dad calling to check up on me as usual. I got to the flat and pulled out the food. There was a lot of food but when I got to the flat, there were only about ten or twelve people inside. Rachel Black told me to put most of it in the kitchen except for the meat which was going in the parlour and could I get the cream out of the parlour while I was at it. What did she think I was her servant. If she wasn t a customer and didn't t have Paul as a boyfriend I would have told her to shut up and go away. I found the parlour and bent down to get the cream when someone bumped into me.

It was a girl. She was very pretty and she looked embarrassed, I decided to break the tension and ask why she too was in Rachel s too small parlour. She was playing hide and seek, she obviously loved kids. When I had a family, I wanted lots of kids. I looked her over, she was tall for a girl but that was good because I was tall for a guy. I realised I was still holding the cream and left her. It wasn t until I was outside that I realised who she was. I got into the car and drove away leaving Leah Clearwater behind me. Leah Clearwater, she was a mess or so I had heard but she had not looked a mess in fact she had looked amazing. Everyone had heard her sob story about how her cousin Emily stole her boyfriend. Sam was a jerk and Leah deserved better. I remembered her sweet face and cursed Sam for making her unhappy. I stopped the car. I was at home. Great.

Dad was happy with the business and how we were having a good season. He spend dinner talking about developments. I tuned out and thought about Leah. I don t know when I would see her again. Did I want to see her again? I mean everyone says she's moody and she beat up some guys last week with her brother. Man, I hate girls. "Of course, we have the wedding next week" Dad continued.

It was Sam Uleys wedding which meant Leah would be there and I would be wearing a stupid caterers uniform. How sad. I could try to avoid her but I wanted to see her even though she has no idea who I am.

After dinner, I went into my room and began my homework. I tried to concentrate but Leah s face kept coming into my mind. She had looked so beautiful in that parlour especially when she blushed and her smile was so sweet and innocent. How could Sam leave her but maybe she was going out with one of the guys in the La Push gang, I mean she spend all her time with the group of guys. She couldn't be going out with Jared because he was Kim's and definitely not Sam but maybe Jacob, Quil or Embry. They were younger then her but they looked older. I struggled to calm the jealousy that Leah might be going out with them. It was hard because I wanted to be her guy. Did she like me? I mean she had stared at me and she had blushed. I hoped she did. I would watch her in school maybe talk to her but I would have to see how she was with the guys and whether she was going out with one of them. I threw my maths book aside and got into bed, trying to remember Leah's face.

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I looked around as I approached the school. I could see Jared and Kim but not Leah. Maybe she was sick, I hope not. Then I heard a laugh. It was Jacobs, Leah and Seth were getting out of his car. Did that mean she was Jacobs girl? Or was it just lifts. Then she looked up and saw me. She smiled. It was a beautiful smile that made me feel like I had given her everything in the world. Had I caused that smile?

"Hey" She said. Jacob and Seth were looking at me.

"Hi, can I.. can I walk you to class?" I was nervous. I had meant to start with a casual conversation not ask can I walk her to class and I had stumbled over the words. I m such a loser.

"Yes" She said. I breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. I took her bag off her shoulder.

"What are you doing?" She said surprised.

"I m carrying your bag for you, if you don t mind." I said. This was a test would she let me carry her things. Did she trust me to?

"Oh, thank you ." She said and took my hand that wasn t carrying her bag. Her hand was so warm but small. Her hand fit perfectly in mine. I smiled before I remembered it wasn t cool. I walked her through the corridors trying to ignore the gossip behind this motion. When I reached her classroom, I gave her her bag but kept holding her hand. She smiled.

"Thank you" She said, still smiling. I loved that smile. "Heres your reward." She said and kissed my cheek. My pulse quickened and I watched her walk away with regret. My hand was cold without hers and I felt empty. The bell rang and I left for class.

Leah's POV.

I watched him, walk away. He was so amazing and he smelled so good that would teach Sam and the pack that I am not delusional that my imprint is real. His name was Derek Sullivan. I had seen it on his backpack. I smiled as I remembered Jacob and Seth watching me walking away holding hands with Derek. I hated Chemistry but I had good chemistry with Derek. What a bad joke, no wonder I had not been happy but now I was. Paul sat down next to me and gave me a stupid grin. Paul was one reason I hated Chemistry, he was my lab partner. "So?" Luckily the bell rang and I managed to avoid Paul. Although Jacob, Embry and Jared kept giving me looks and the teacher caught Embry miming kissing. Embry got detention and was humiliated, it was sweet. I couldn't wait for lunchtime but would he be there and would he want to eat lunch with me?.

The bell for break rang out. I ran for my locker. Seth was standing there. "So, Derek s your imprint. I'm so happy for you?" He said and smiled. Seth was such a happy guy and he always shared his happiness. I could tell his words were sincere but I didn't t want to talk about it.

"Yep, now why don t you go to the canteen? I ll follow you in a sec, just need to drop off some books." Seth kept smiling, nodded and walked off.

I watched him go and smiled. It was becoming a habit to smile now. Weird because up until recently I hadn t smiled a lot but I knew Derek was responsible for it. I opened my locker and a note fell out.

"Leah,

Meet me in the library for lunch.

Derek X"

I think my heart just exploded. I was having lunch with Derek. It was so amazing. Oh my gosh, I m late. After talking to Seth and now my locker, I was five minutes late. I slammed the locker shut and ran all the way to the library. When I entered, a few students looked up. It was so quiet and I could hear my heavy breathing. I looked around. Derek stood by the back door. He was leaning against it and the sun was shining behind him. It was the perfect picture. My heart swelled with love. "Hey." I said, smiling at my greeting which captured none of what I felt. His brown eyes twinkled with excitement.

"I thought you were not going to come." He said.

"I m here." I said firmly. "Where are we eating?"

"Outside, in the stone garden." He said it like a question and I nodded. The stone garden was a stone area with a few potted plants and a bench. Students were supposed to come here for prayer and peace. We ate our sandwiches in silence, we just looked at one another. It was like I could see into his soul and he could see into mine. His hand pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Thank you".

"Leah, I felt as if I know you already but you don t know me. I m not a good person or I use to not be. When I was younger, I used to lie to everyone about everything. It became a habit and I lost the respect of all the people I knew. It wasn t till I was fifteen that I stopped and starting telling the truth. I just want you to know that." I smiled.

"Derek, thank you for telling me." I said feeling sorry for him because he had suffered but proud of him for telling me and for fighting against the lies.

"I told you because I want to be honest with you, Leah. You make me feel so happy and I know this sounds stupid because we barely know each other but like I m in love. But Leah, will you be honest with me?"

I looked at his eyes. Could I tell him I am a werewolf? Yes I could but not now in school. I'll tell him tonight. "Yes, Derek. I will." He smiled.

The rest of lunch went quickly. We talked about everything, our likes and our dislikes. Derek played soccer but hated watching it. His favourite colour was green and he loved old movies. We spend fifteen minutes deciding whether Casablanca was in fact the greatest movie of all time. I loved that movie and so did he and when we left, he quoted Casablanca. "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." I smiled and said "Just friends?". He laughed and kissed me on the lips. It was brief, soft and sweet and full of love. Then he walked away. Now I was at home, trying to figure out how to tell him.

There was a knock on the door. I opened the door and stared taking in his beauty. He stood still and stared back at me then he pulled me close and kissed the top of my head. "Shall we sit down?" I said. He nodded and he sat down on the sofa. I went to sit next to him but he pulled me on top of him. We began to kiss. The kisses went deeper and I knew I had to tell him now I remembered. "Derek." I said breathlessly. "I have to tell you something."

Derek's POV.

Man, I loved Leah. Apart from being hot, she was funny, smart and kind. We got along great. Lunch had been fantastic. We had talked so much and we only stopped to stare at one another. It was like we had some connection and this connection made it so hard to be away from her. I had to be near her every second otherwise I was in pain and I had to be touching her. I wondered what she had to say. She looked serious.

"I m a werewolf" She said. I looked at her. It was obvious she was serious and she started talking about vampires and stuff. Leah was a wolf who fought vampires. Did I want to be a part of this freak show? She was strong, fast and ate lots. She did not need me to protect her. I wanted a girl who would look to me to fight her dragons. I wanted to be the knight in shining armour but being with Leah would mean I was the princess. She also spend all her time with other wolves like Jacob and Embry. I needed to breathe. Then I looked at her and I knew I could deal with it for the moment. I kissed her and told her it was ok.

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After I left Leah s house, I walked into the forest and sat down. It wasn t long before Sam, Paul and Embry came. Sam explained about secrecy and stuff. Then he phrased. The man turned into a wolf and he turned back to a naked man. Leah had seen all the guys naked, all the guys had seen Leah naked. Suddenly, the whole thing freaked me out. I took deep breaths. Sam stared at me. I panicked. "Look man, tell Leah. I liked her a lot but I don t want to be part of this freak show. Werewolves and vampires. Its weird, too weird." I didn't t mention that them seeing Leah naked freaked me out or that I didn't t want to play princess. They stared at me. Then Sam hit me in the face, I fell backwards. Paul kicked me.

"I loved Leah. She deserves better then you. She s not a freak and neither are we." Sam said. "And if you know what's good for you, you will say nothing to nobody. Understood?"

I nodded. "Good because otherwise we will pay you a visit." Paul said. The three of them looked at me.

"I won t breathe a word about werewolves or vampires, I swear. " I said and ran. I heard Embry shout "We will be watching"

I am never going near Leah and her pack again. Never. She hot and sweet and kind but she s not worth this. Is she? I heard a howl in the distance.

Leahs POV.

So Derek was ok with the werewolf thing. He said it was fine nut I had a bad feeling. Then I smelled it. Theres a vampire, a new born. Head to the east. I yelled. Collin and I were closest. I went for the kill.

Authors Note.

Will Derek go back to Leah and if he does will it be too late. Please review, hoped u liked it.