Winter holidays! You know what that means? More time to write, yeah! So, here is my new Leah story, hope you like it, it has tons of drama, unexpected events and twists. Enjoy!
I don't own Twilight.
It all changes when the pack discovers they are not the only ones in the world, the Makah reservation has werewolves too. Their alpha happens to be Sam's eternal rival, what will happen when he imprints on Leah? How is Sam going to react? What is Jake going to do?
Chapter 1
Leah's point of view
Saturday night, most of the girls at my age are probably getting drunk in a bar, dancing and laughing in a club or just having fun around. What am I doing on a Saturday night? Patrolling.
Three days ago, a new born was stupid enough to try something in our land. One vampire against seventeen werewolves, I don't need to say who won. Anyway, Sam and Jacob decided that we should start patrolling again, just in case the newborn wasn't alone. So here I am, running full speed through the forest in the north area trying to find something out of place.
It's been two years since the almost war against the Volturi and things got pretty boring after that. Don't get me wrong, I like the fact that all the people I love are not in danger anymore, but since we stop fighting against the cold ones… I feel lonely, really lonely. Jacob spends all his time with the Cullen family. I don't hate them now, well, not as much as I used to, in fact, Rosalie and I became very good friends, and for some reason that scares everyone away. Seth is finishing his studies and he is planning to be a mechanic. Embry and Quil, who are part of our pack now, opened a workshop. My mother fell in love with Charlie Swan and she moved out to live with him in Forks. I am happy for them, all of them, but I can't stop thinking about me, what about me? What am I doing wrong? What am I supposed to do now?
My thoughts were interrupted by a sweet scent that I found in the air. Now that I think about it, I am too far from our territory. Two years ago we divided La Push territory in two; the south part was Sam's responsibility, and Jacob was in charge of patrolling the north part. I shouldn't be here; I am the only one of my pack who volunteered to patrol tonight, I know Paul and Jared are patrolling too, but they are too far away and we can't talk with our minds now, so if anything happens to me I am probably dead.
The logical side of my mind decided to return, but I have always been a very curious person, and that sweet scent was driving me crazy, so I subconsciously started walking again to find to source of it.
I wrinkled my nose when a new scent hit me, it's burning my nose! There is only one thing that smells like that, vampires, but they aren't alone, three different scents are coming from the same way. What is going on?
I started running faster and I hoped I wasn't committing a stupid mistake; it wouldn't be the first time. After running a few miles I reached a little cliff that leaded to an open field, the image of the creatures that were fighting down there shocked me. Two giant wolves were fighting against three male vampires, there was a very injured wolf lying on the ground and two dead vampires.
What on earth is going on here? Are those werewolves? They smell like us, but at the same time they smell kind of different. I don't recognize anyone of them, not even the vampires. What am I supposed to do? Jacob would probably tell me to stand back and returned to our land, this is not our territory, is not our problem, but killing vampires is my only goal in life, right?
Two of the vampires attacked one of the werewolves and they took him down. Well, I am not going to stay here doing nothing, is time to show those strangers what a real fight is! I jumped from the rock were I was standing and I landed just in front of the two vampires who were going to attack the werewolf again. Everyone seemed surprise to see me, including the werewolves. I took that as an advantage and I through myself against one of the vampires.
"What the hell? Bryan help me!"
It took me three seconds to immobilize him and then I destroyed his neck with one single bite. It's an old trick Paul and Emmet taught me to do, although is kind of disgusting, now I have a bitter taste in my mouth, ugh!
The other vampire didn't lose time and jumped on my back trying to hurt me with his nails. I started jumping like a mad horse trying to get rid of him, and when he finally managed to scratched my back I decided it was enough. I rolled over the floor a couple of times to make him released me, but it didn't work. I crashed my back against a tree and he finally let me go. Before he could try anything else I bit his leg and I ripped it off his body. He screamed loudly and he managed to put his arms around my neck. I tried to move him away, I can't let him bite me, but he is too strong. My lungs were screaming for air and suddenly everything was very confusing. I was starting to get dizzy when I finally managed to get him off me. A quick move here and there and he was dead.
I fell to the ground breathing heavily and I closed my eyes to control myself. I can't believe I just did that, now one is going to believe me! I was too tired to remain in my wolf form, so I let that the very well known heat covered my body and soon I was a young girl again. I put my dress on and I sat on the ground trying to remain calm.
Changing into my human form is the worst idea ever, especially if there are three unknown werewolves around, but I am too tired and I don't really think they will hurt me, I mean, I just saved them, right?
"Are you ok?"
I turned around scared when I heard a male voice speaking to me. Dammit! I was so concentrated in my own thoughts that I didn't realize he was behind me.
"Wow, she is a girl!"
Thank goodness there is full moon tonight; otherwise I wouldn't be able to see anything, even with my special abilities. A guy of 20 or 22 is standing right in front of me, another one of 15 is a few feet away glaring at me with sparkling eyes, and another one of 20 is making a fire. They are all wearing shorts and they look like native americans, why do I feel like if I have seen them before? Maybe is just because they look like my pack brothers.
"Thank you captain obvious," the guy that was standing in front of me said. "Corbin just go and help Mark with the fire, we need to burn all the body parts we can find."
"Why do I always have to take care of the boring part?" the kid said walking away angrily.
"You… you are from the La Push reservation?" the guy asked me.
How does he know that? I think my surprised expression spoke for me because he pointed my right shoulder.
"Your tattoo."
Oh! Shit! Remind me to kill Jared afterwards; I always knew using this would only cause problems, now he knows where I live! Wait! He has a tattoo too, I have seen it before.
"The Makah clan?" I asked out loud.
"Yes, we are all from Neah Bay, my name is Fred, thanks for helping us out."
"No problem." I said quickly while I stood up.
"We didn't know there were more like us." The other guy said getting closer with the kid following him.
"We neither." I replied trying to think what to do next.
"They'll be here soon." The kid announced.
Oh no, he is probably talking about their Alpha and the rest of their pack. I have to get out of here, Jacob and Sam are probably going to kill me when they realized I left our territory, but maybe they'll forget about it when I tell them that our neighbors are werewolves too. This is not good, I can feel it.
A howl in the distance called our attention and we all glanced south. Why is Sam giving the emergency alert? Jared and Paul must have found something… or someone.
"There are more of them?" I asked them quickly referring to the vampires.
"Yes," Fred answered. "Lots of them, our alpha divided the pack in several groups to kill them."
My heart started beating faster when I realized my reservation was in danger.
"They need me." I said while I started walking towards the forest.
"Wait, we…"
"You stay here." I ordered them letting my bitchy self out. "If they are in our territory then it's our problem."
"But…"
"If you follow me I'll personally hunt you down, I shouldn't be here, so forget you ever saw me and if anybody asks you, you kill those vampires by yourself."
I didn't even wait for an answer, I turned around and I shifted while I started running towards La Push. The thoughts of my pack mates filled my mind in seconds and I pushed the recent events to the back of my mind. I am the best hiding secrets around here, even with the mind-link, many years of practice allows me that.
"Leah where are you?"
"Nice to see you too chief."
"Leah!"
"At the north border, what is going on?"
"Sam's pack found a group of vampires on the west area, how long will it take you to get here?"
"I'll be there before you, I can assure you that."
He is smiling, I know it; two years as Jake's beta have taught me everything about him. I am really tired, but I can't let the guys know that, so I started running faster and I concentrated in my new mission, this is going to be a very long night.
"Leah."
A sweet calm voice woke me up from my dreams.
"Leaaaaah…"
What was I dreaming about? I can't remember.
"Leeeeeaaaaaa…!"
Dammit, is hard to concentrate with that voice.
"Leah!"
"What?"
"I've been calling you for ages! We have an emergency meeting!"
"Ah?"
I opened my eyes and I found Seth looking at me angrily.
"Emer… meet…who?"
"Jacob said we had to meet him and the guys at Sam's house immediately! Now dress up and let´s go!"
I dropped my head on the pillow again and I sighed heavily, I am so tired! I looked at the clock and I almost jumped of surprise, 6 am? I just slept two hours? What is wrong with these guys? We fought all night long with those freaky vampires and now they want to have a meeting? What could be so important? Ugh! This can't be happening.
A group of unknown vampires entered our territory last night, but we managed to kill them all even without the cubs help. What can I say? Looks like all that training we've been doing is finally showing some results.
"Is it really an emergency?" I asked Seth while I grabbed a pair of shorts.
"Yeah, apparently some guys from the Makah Clan came to talk to Sam about something really important, do you think they know about us? Leah? Are you listening to me?"
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I totally forgot about it! I was going to tell Jacob about them after the fight, but I was so tired that I forgot to warn him, shit, he is going to really kill me this time.
"Hey, Leah, answer me," Seth said waving his right hand in front of me. "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." I assured him while I started running downstairs.
"Hey! Wait for me!"
I opened the door, ran towards the woods, took my clothes off and soon I was running through the forest again in my wolf form towards Sam´s house. Seth is right behind me, but I can't wait him, I need to get there as fast as possible. If those Makah werewolves speak before I get there, my pack is going to get the wrong the idea.
Sam's point of view
"Excuse me?" I asked him again not believing my ears.
"Like I already said," they guy told me standing up from his seat. "You are the most stupid man on earth."
"Ok, that's it; get out of my house now!"
"Sam, I think…"
"Not now Jacob!" I told him trying not to get mad, which is kind of difficult with this guy making fun of me every five seconds.
After last night's events everyone thought our problems had finished, turns out we were wrong. A man I hadn't seen for years appeared in my front garden asking to have a word with me. His name is Liam Reed, he is 23 years like me, he is from the Makah reservation and he is my rival, or at least he used to be when we were kids. We used to compete about everything; sports, grades, cars… you got the idea, we hate each other. I seriously can't remember a moment when we weren't fighting. Every time there was some kind of competition between the reservations, Liam and I were involved.
When I walked out of my house I immediately knew something was wrong. It only took me a couple of seconds to realize there was a wild scent coming from him. Liam Reed was a werewolf and he wasn't alone, six other men had come with him. I was ready to fight but he assured me he just wanted to talk, so I told Emily to get to one of her friend's house and I called everyone for an emergency meeting.
Now I am in the living room of my house trying to put some sense on Liam's mind while Jacob tries to stop us from fighting.
"Drama queen." Liam whispered rolling his eyes.
"Leave!" I stood up to confront him but the only thing I got from him was a stupid smirk.
"You haven't change a bit," Liam said crossing his arms over his chest. "You are the same egocentric, selfish, idiot, pitiful excuse for a man. How could you do that to her?"
For the last half an hour I have been trying to explain him the definition of imprinting. The Makah reservation knows the same we know about werewolves and old legends, they have even fight again vampires too, but none of them has ever imprinted, they just thought it was another legend. Maybe using my own experience to explain the phenomenon wasn't a very good idea. He knows Leah since we were kids and Emily was from his reservation, they were classmates. Since the moment I explained him what happened between us, he hasn't stop insulting me. He always used to flirt around with Leah just to pissed me around, or he would create a stupid joke so that everyone could laugh at me, aren't we a little big for those things?
"I already told you, it wasn't my fault," I told him again. "You won't understand until you find your imprint."
"Yeah-ah-ah-no-no, I don't think so. If I had a girlfriend I would never leave her for her cousin, that's disgusting."
"Ok… why don't we continue this conversation over the phone?" Jacob suggested before I could say anything.
"Ha. I am sure Liam doesn't know how to use one, he doesn't even know how to count."
"Let me remind you who won the math contest in six grade." Liam said cockily.
"You cheated!"
"No I didn't!"
"Everyone knows your girlfriend gave you all the answers!" I reminded him.
"You created that rumor!"
"So what?"
"I knew it!"
"Are you going to cry now? Poor baby Liam."
"Why the hell did they name you alpha?"
"I won the spot, how many men did you kill to get yours?"
"I am the best vampire hunter of the pack."
"Oh, really? Because from what I can remember, you weren't able to catch a little kitten."
"It was a bird! You can't catch something that flies away!"
"Look at you! You can't even talk to me without shaking!"
"You want to talk about control? Well at least I didn't destroy my girlfriend's face while shifting!"
Everything happened too fast after that. Jacob put himself between me and Liam and he tried to calm me down with words I wasn't even listening too. The door opened and people from the three packs entered running. The Makah pack grabbed their leader and got out the house as quickly as they could. On the meantime Paul and Jared grabbed me by the arms and pushed me towards the kitchen door.
"Come back you selfless coward!" I kept shouting at Liam a very large list of bad words that I am not going to repeat here, and I could still listen to him even if he was at the other side of the house.
"Chill out Sam! He is not even worth it!" Jared kept saying.
"I say we let him go." Paul suggested evilly and I chuckled. Paul knows Liam as much as I do; he used to fight against Liam's best friend.
"Well Emily wouldn't be happy if they destroy the house." Collin said.
My body froze. Just by thinking about Emily all the anger disappeared, I was able to think right again and I stopped shaking.
"You really hate that guy, don't you?" Brady asked and Quil rolled his eyes.
"Thank you captain obvious."
"So, what do we do now?" One of the cubs asked me and I stood up to look at them.
Almost everyone was here; Paul, Jared, Collin, Brady, the seven cubs, Jacob and Quil. We are thirteen against seven, they wouldn't have a chance if I decided to fight against the Makah clan, but I can't attack them without having a good reason, can I?
"We let them leave and from now on we make sure they don't get close to our territory."
"That's it?" Paul asked me disappointed.
"Ah…" Embry put a worried expression on his face.
"What is it?" Jacob asked him.
"Leah is here."
I took a deep breath and I found her scent in the air. Shit. I got into the house again ignoring all the voices that were shouting at me. As quickly as I could I ran through my kitchen, the dining room and the living room. I opened the front door, I got out of the house and my body froze when I saw them together.
Leah was at the edge of the forest and Liam was walking towards her, the rest of his pack was far away looking confuse at their leader actions. Why is he getting so close to her? Why doesn't she move away? They are talking, but I can't hear what they are saying, they are too far away from me. Liam moved a lock of Leah's hair behind her ear and then his face started to get close to hers, too close. That's when my body started shaking violently and I lost control.
Liam's point of view
I couldn't believe it. There I was, walking out of Sam's house trying to control myself, when a sweet scent called my attention. An angel appeared from the middle of the forest and I recognized her immediately, Leah Clearwater. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, there is no way I couldn't recognize her.
I still can't believe what Sam did to her, he explained me everything, from the moment he discovered he was a werewolf to the almost war with the Volturi. I know Leah is a werewolf now, but she looks the same to me, why did Sam described her like a monster?
"Leah Clearwater?" I asked her to get her attention.
"Liam Reed?"
Our eyes locked and an amazing feeling involved me. It's like all the bad feelings of the world had disappeared. Every every sad memory, all the terrible moments, every minute of pain has been erased thanks to her presence. She is the most incredible person I have ever seen.
"Liam? Are you ok?" someone of my pack asked me.
"Never better."
I must look like a complete idiot; I mean I have been staring at her for a whole minute and I haven't say anything to her. Is this how imprinting feels? It's like if I just won the lottery, why am I so lucky? I can feel the pull towards her and she probably already noticed something because she hasn't moved a muscle either.
"You guys return to Neah Bay, I have to do something first." I didn't even look at my pack when I talked to them, I didn't want to take my sight away from her.
"Liam what are you…?"
I started walking towards her ignoring my pack mates and when I finally reached her I realized I didn't know what to say.
"Hey, long time no see." Yes, that's all my mouth was able to say, someone slapped me please.
"Is…is good to see you again." She answered with a shy smile.
"You look amazing." She is only wearing a short and a tight t-shirt, and from one moment to another I wished I could be the only one who could be able to see her dress like that.
"I didn't know you and the other guys were shape shifters too."
"We are the best hiding secrets." I said cockily and she showed me a tiny smile again, boy I would do anything to see her laugh.
"So, did Sam already explain everything to you?"
"Sam?"
Suddenly my perfect world was destroyed by a simple word. Sam, my eternal rival. He had destroyed her life, he made her feel miserable, he abandoned her and left her alone for years, how could he do that to her? I want to hurt him, I want to find him and make him suffer, I want to kill him for what he did to her…
"Is something wrong?" she asked me worried and I notice I wasn't looking at her anymore.
"Everything is perfect." I assured her taking her hands in mine.
When I look at her eyes again I realized something, how didn't I notice before? She is worried about me, she knows something is wrong with me, she isn't supposed to know that, we barely know each other, why are her eyes so full of love?
"Liam I…"
"I know," I said moving a lock of hair away from her face and putting it behind her ear. "A double imprint, who could have guessed that?"
She blushed and I smiled at her, I don't know how this happened but let me tell you something, she is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I just can't take my eyes away from her; maybe because I am new at these, or maybe she is too beautiful for her own good, I could stay like this forever. Her eyes are hypnotizing, but what really has my attention now are her lips.
"Maybe this is a stupid question, but can I kiss you?" I asked her and she showed me a real smile.
"Yes, that is a really stupid question."
I trapped her waist in my arms and I leaned my head over hers reducing the space between us. My heart is going to get out of my chest any second and I can hear hers too, is like listening to music. I brushed my lips against hers and we both closed our eyes, that's when we heard a growl behind us.
Like it? I know is a little bit long, but I am inspired tonight, so let me know what you think or if you have any ideas for the story. REVIEW!
Ishii Sen Ling
