*Owned by S. Meyer*

Chapter 1:

Leah POV:

I waited patiently for him to come over to me. I waited and waited…and waited. But it seemed as if Nessie Cullen was his top priority. The wedding could be described as the wedding of the century; of course anything designed and planned by the pixie vampire was over the top and outrageous. The dress Alice had picked for her was incredibly revealing. So much so that she had hated the garment at first. But Alice had said that no man would be able to take their eyes off of me, then leaning up close to my face she had whispered, "Not even a certain alpha."

Of course I was sold, and yes I tried to make it seem as if I could care less about what a 'certain alpha' might think. But I couldn't hide the wonder when Alice was done with me shortly before Rosalie walked down the isle at her fifth wedding to Emmit. I looked in the mirror and remembered how this was me everyday before the legend took hold of my life. Painting my nails and fixing my hair was a daily activity. It seemed all that consumed my life now was a vampire spawn and running patrols. But tonight, My dress was the focus of attention of all the non-imprinted men in the room, and I was ordered only by the alpha himself to have fun. But how can I? When the only person I wanted to notice my dress was the one on the dance floor with his imprint.

Jacob had noticed when I walked into the room, his eyes had lit up and his famous grin had spread across his face. Of course mine matched his, like a foolish little girl, he beckoned and I followed, only to be doused with cold water as his imprint said something to him and his attention was once again diverted to her. My hair that was neatly curled and pushed over my shoulder soon only became annoying just like the damn dress that I felt I was sewn into. The heat in the room began to feel claustrophobic, the music sounded too loud. It was as if all my senses were on overdrive and I couldn't turn them down. I needed to leave.

But again, I couldn't. All that ran through my mind was what if he needs me?

So I waited for him to notice me, waited for him to just look my way and meet my eyes and see this damn uncomfortable dress, and waited for him to say something to me about how beautiful I looked tonight! I waited…and nothing happened.

I looked at the table where Sam sat with Emily and Jared on his left with Kim and Paul on his right with Rachel. They were happy it seemed. All of them. I looked at Seth with his little girlfriend, he was laughing at a joke she said, he looked happy too.

None of them needed me anymore it seemed, so why was I still here? Walking outside I could see the woods beckon to me as if calling my soul to them. I walked through the trees and began to strip. I laid the clothes gently near the tree closest to the clearing so that Alice would be able to catch the scent and take it back, I wouldn't have need of it where I was going. Something about being completely naked at night in the openness was invigorating. It made me want to scream out my joy of the freedom it gave me.

Walking over to the cliff where every wolf had taken the plunge, I looked at the eerie blackness that looked more menacing than anything I had ever seen. It was like the monster under the bed or the boogie man in the closet that seemed to only scare you at night because of the shadows that drifted along the walls.

I was tired of being angry, tired of being lonely and tired of being forgotten…I was just so very tired.

Jacob:

Jacob's head snapped up, something was wrong. He could fell it. He knew something was not right. He looked over at Sam whose face was also at attention. Jared, who was Sam's Beta, was stiff at his Alpha's side feeling the tension radiating through the room. The two alpha's looked at each other and mentally scanned the crown to look for any irregularities. Jacob could see none; he looked at Sam who also shook his head in silent agreement.

Then what was it? His attention was suddenly diverted when he heard Nessie call his name. Jacob looked over at her with a questioning look?

"I asked was everything okay?" She said in her small tinkling voice.

Jacob nodded his head not wanting to scare her, "everything's fine Ness, Why don't you go dance with everyone else, I need a break."

"Okay." She smiled and pranced away elegantly into the crowd of other dancers.

Jacob sighed, but tensed again when Edward Cullen came and sat next to him and asked, "What's wrong? Every wolf in here is on high alert all of a sudden."

Jacob shrugged, "I don't know, doesn't something seem out of place to you?"

Edward thought for a moment, "no, not to any of us."

That's what Jacob thought. Everyone in there seemed oblivious to any thing abnormal except for the wolves. It wasn't as if they smelled danger or anything, but they could feel when something was not right, and after 5 years of finally settling down to a comfortable relationship with the Cullen's, the wolves were watching what was said and done very closely.

Tonight however seemed to be an exception. The wedding seemed to be celebrated by everyone, wolf or vamp. Until 5 minutes ago when a chill went down every wolf's spine. Jacob again did a mental head count.

Embry, Quil, Clair, Seth, Leah, Colin-

Wait, that's not Leah with Seth. He quickly stood and looked around the large ballroom, trying to find her. He remembered what she was wearing now, a long light blue gown that hugged every curve of her body, Sleeveless and with a slit that ran up those gorgeous long legs.

A cough was heard nearby. Jacob turned and looked at Edward who was scowling at him. Jacob shrugged, he had to admit, Leah looked beautiful tonight. Had he told her that? No all he remembered was seeing her walk in, being struck over the head at how she looked and then…and then…nothing, he hadn't looked at her again all night. Earlier he spoke with her and said she better have fun and that it was an order. She laughed and swatted his arm…but then Nessie had come out and he didn't see her until she walked thought the doors in all her glory.

Damn-it! Then he'll find her and tell her now. Looking up he searched out for her again, but again he still couldn't find her. He walked over to Sam who stood and ushered him into a corner to speak privately.

"Where's Leah?" Sam asked immediately beginning the conversation.

Jacob arched an eyebrow and nearly growled at Sam for thinking of his beta. Instead Jacob was able to control his emotion at that foreign feeling and asked Sam, "you haven't seen her either?"

Sam shook his head and looked through the room again, "I remember when she walked in, but that was it, after that…" Sam didn't finish his sentence.

Jacob did, "You began talking to Emily." It was a fact made true when Sam nodded his head.

Jacob cursed and threw his fist against the wall in anger, how could he have missed her, how could he have been so weak when his imprint was around? It was obvious her not there is what made every one uncomfortable, but something had to be wrong, because they never had a feeling like this before.

Jacob took of his jacket and made his way over to the doors, "We need to find her, now."

3 Hours Later…

Seth, did you find anything?

Yeah, just the dress she left beside a tree.

Damn!

Seth whined, Jacob what if…

We'll find her.

Jacob fallowed her scent for hours. It was as if she danced around the entire forest to make us all go nuts looking for her. This was a twisted game of hide and seek that's for sure.

For the third time that night, Jacob made his way over to the diving cliff. He phased and sat down. This was where her scent was strongest. Weird, it was as if she must have sat here for a while. The scent was so strong in fact, one would have thought she were sitting next you having a conversation.

Jacob frowned, where was she? The loneliness that fell on his shoulders was nearly staggering. He wanted to keel over from the weight of it. He felt with her not in his life, that it made him off balance somehow. The thought struck him as odd, it seemed he should only need Nessie, but with Leah not here, it was wrong somehow. Like she was his other half in the pack, it became that way shortly after the separation from Sam, but now he can't figure out how he became so attached when, if he's honest with himself, he never gave her the time of day.

That thought only seemed to bring on guilt instead of an answer. He looked over at the dark sea. It was darker than usual tonight due to the moon hiding behind some clouds.

The sea was dancing with the cliffs below his feet in invitation to join them. But not tonight he thought. He was just too tired.

To be continued…

**~oh dear, my first fan fic since the dinosaurs ruled the earth. (Runs and checks for grey hair. Were good, nothing yet!)

So the bad news first, I don't live in the best of neighborhoods, and my Laptop was stolen a few weeks ago. (Please hold while I throw another fit…okay back) I was really torn up about it and lost one of my original stories that I had been writing for almost a year now (no backup). My Blackwater fanfic had about 6 chapters to it, which was a hard blow considering I wanted to finish the story before I began posting chapters. So nobody was able to read them. The idea that somebody is just deleting them as unimportant hurts. I can't finish, instead I have to re-write from memory. Grrr.

Good news. On Saturday's were really slow at work I have time to type up a quick story. I really wanted to do a one-shot, (since I don't know when I can update) but this story in my head just keeps going, so I need to do chapters. I hope everyone loves it and can be patient with my updates. Will do the best I can!

Thanks for the love,

Smo