Hey everyone, this is my first story. I feel a bit insecure posting this amongst so many talented writers but I decided to bite the bullet and post it. It's a Sam/Leah/Edward one-shot. If people like it I could always continue as I have some ideas for this story but I'll leave it up to you guys! So please review! I would love to get your feedback!

There is no Sam imprinting on Emily. There is no Bella and Edward. This is about the only female shapeshifter caught between the affections of two men, her Alpha Sam and Edward.

Disclaimer: The characters belong to Stephanie Meyer

Up On The Ladder

up on the ladder
but I'm tied to a stake
up on the ladder
we wait for your mistake

up on the ladder
try to call out your name
up on the ladder
you're all the fucking same

~ Radiohead, Up on the Ladder

Leah's Dream Sequence

Even though I was a wolf, I was kind of afraid of heights. Yeah that's right, the crazy fearless Leah was afraid of heights. It was laughable.

I mean I know I'm Leah Clearwater, daughter of an elder, all powerful She-wolf and protector of humankind. I shouldn't be afraid of anything! Yet heights made me feel as if I couldn't control anything. There was nowhere to go except.…down.

I hated dreams about heights! Shit.

I'm on this ladder. I feel the wind whipping in my hair and I am gripping the bar. Fuck I am about 25 feet off the ground. As I look up I realize the ladder leads nowhere except up to the clouds. I feel the unease creep into me. I just wanted to open my eyes and wake up.

I suddenly heard my name being called.

"Lee Lee, don't look down babe. I am right here. Just take one step after another down and I'm right here, I'll catch you. I'll always catch you. I'm your protector. I'm your mate. Come down Lee Lee to where you belong."

Why the hell do people say "don't look down" whenever they are trying to help someone with a fear of heights? Of course I am going to look down! Call it inherent mistrust. Or morbid curiosity. I'm going to look down. They always do.

I look down to see Sam Uley at the base of the ladder with his arms spread wide as if he is really going to catch me if I fall. I falter for a second at the look of confidence and love in his eyes.

It's as if he is so sure that I am going to follow his instructions and fall straight into his arms. God I hate being the damsel in distress. As I leaned against the bar, wondering what the hell I was going to do, I heard a whisper "Leah…"

I looked up and sitting on a cloud. Yeah on a fucking cloud, is none other then Edward Leechy Cullen.

"Leah… I'll be here waiting for you. Always. Don't be frightened. You know this is what you want. All you need to do is come up….come here. Don't fight it. You belong to me."

I hear Sam screaming my name. He is screaming to not listen to Edward. To come down where I belong. I feel Sam's rage. Sam Uley thinks he owns me. He thinks the only female shapeshifter known to history should naturally belong to the Alpha. He thought I would be thrilled to know he wanted me. Asshole.

I look up and all I see is…..Edward's smirking face.

He knows how I feel about him. He knows that he has awakened something in me that I didn't know existed. Who knew that Eddie Leechy Cullen would be the one to stir something so deep in me? Something that even spoke to my She-wolf. I could feel her practically growl in pleasure at Edward's command.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Edward knows that I am not going to go down. He looks down at his watch and actually has the nerve to raise his eyebrow at me like I am holding him up or something. Like I'm just postponing the inevitable. That bastard. That smug bastard.

If there is one thing I hated more than heights, it was the feeling of being controlled!

I wasn't some Mary Sue who couldn't live without being rescued by a man. I was Leah Clearwater, daughter of an elder, ALL POWERFUL SHE-WOLF and protector of humankind.

I closed my eyes.

I crouched my legs and then with all my might I pushed off the ladder. I was free. Free. I would make my own decisions. I felt myself falling to the ground but not before Edward's voice trailed down to me.

"Foolish girl, that won't deter me."