Chapter 1: Love at first sight

AN: Welcome to story number 4 in my imprinting series. I still don't own Twilight. It's sad, but true. Anyway, here's the first chapter of Leah and David's story. I hope you enjoy it :)

Another bonfire night?

This is getting ridiculous. Why do they have to do a bonfire/legend night whenever one of the boys wants to spill the BIG secret? I honestly don't get it. It can't be that hard for Jacob to pull his imprint away and tell her he can turn into a gigantic ball of fluff, and that the rest of us can as well.

With an annoyed sigh I flopped down on the sand, stretching my long legs in front of me. I leaned back to watch the glowing embers of the flame growing warmer and brighter by the minute. A feeling of contentment filled me as a gentle breeze caressed my overheated skin, leaving me feeling calm and relaxed. With the breeze came the smell of smoke mixed with another, sweeter smell. It was somewhat familiar yet different at the same time, muskier, and I whipped my head around to find the source of this fascinating scent. That's when I saw them, the most piercing green eyes in the world, with a hint of brown surrounding the pupils, and they were staring right at me.

I felt my world shift and spin as I took in his short, raven black hair, strong build and slightly tanned skin. Everything in my world felt off kilter, like something wasn't right, that's until he smiled at me. One smile and my shaky world were back on track, balanced perfectly, and I was floating on cloud nine. That's when it hit me that I had imprinted, the thing I hated the most, that caused me so much hurt and pain. The thing I thought would never happen to me, the outcast of the pack. But now I couldn't care less. The past didn't matter anymore, and no one mattered except for this beautiful man in front of me.

I felt the corners of my mouth tug into a small smile as he made his way over with Jacob and his girlfriend.

He must be her brother, I concluded as I noted the similarities between them.

They had the same hair, same eyes, and same smell.

I guess that's why he smelled so familiar.

My heart beat faster as he sat down next to me. I mumbled a quick hello before turning my attention back to the flames and focusing on the legends that I've heard so many times before.

As the last words of the legends were spoken and the spell of Billy's mystical voice faded I became acutely aware of the boy – no, man – sitting next to me. He was shuffling around uncomfortably and every cell in my body was screaming at me to ease away his discomfort. Once the shuffling stopped I peeked at him from under my lashes, gasping softly when I saw his steady gaze was on me.

He leaned towards me with a bright smile on his perfect face.

"Hi, I'm David," he introduced himself, the low baritone of his voice sending shivers down my spine.

"Uhm, Le-le-Leah," I stuttered feeling the unnatural warmth spread to my cheeks and hoping that it wouldn't be visible on my dark skin.

"It's very nice to meet you, Leah," he said scooting closer until our legs almost touched.

I nodded and gave him a small smile, silently revelling in the fact that he was willingly sitting so close to me. A sudden movement caught my eye and I turned my head just in time to see Jacob and Emma walk to a more private part of the beach.

Good luck, kid, I thought before turning back to focus all of my attention on my imprint.

"So, uhm, D-David?" I hated how unsure my voice sounded, but his name rolled off my tongue so easily, and it just felt so natural to say, that I couldn't help but to repeat it. "What do you do, David?"

He smiled his perfect smile again and looked me in the eyes. "I'm currently pre-med at UW."

"Oh," I said, very impressed by his answer. "Have you chosen a, uhm, specialty yet?"

"Well, no, not yet," he said, his eyes shining at my obvious interest in his chosen career path. "But I was thinking of becoming a surgeon, like Dr Cullen."

"I'm sure you'll be able to do that," I whispered curving my lips into a soft smile.

"Thank you, Leah," he said just as softly and turned his head to look at the fire, a small smile starting on his face.

We sat in a comfortable silence, just watching the flames. When I looked up Chase came sauntering back to the group, looking like the cat that caught the canary. I saw Paul grin at him and rolled my eyes.

This won't end well, I thought as I eyed them both.

A few minutes later Jake and Emma came out of their secluded hide-away, walking hand in hand and looking as in love as ever.

She gave me a knowing look before they sat down next to us. Obviously Jacob told her and she took it surprisingly well, which is definitely a rare occurrence. I'm really glad that she didn't run away screaming, knowing Jacob deserved someone like her after what happened with Bella. I just hoped her brother would take it as well as she did when I do eventually tell him.

When it was time to go David jumped up, sending sand flying in every direction, and held his hand out to help me up. A jolt of electricity shot up my arm as skin met skin and I felt the tingling sensation spread through my whole body. I held onto his hand even after I was standing, but he didn't seem to mind. In fact, he looked almost pleased.

Reluctantly I dropped his hand and turned around to look for Seth.

"Leah, wait!" his gruff voice startled me.

"Yes?" I turned back to him with wide eyes.

He ran his hand through his dishevelled black hair and brought his eyes level with mine.

"I know this is, uhm, a little fast, but…Would you, would you like to maybe go out with me some time?"

I felt my jaw drop in disbelief and gaped at him like a fish.

"I, I would love to," I stuttered when I finally found my voice.

He gave me another panty dropping smile, yes it is that sexy, and hugged me goodbye. I breathed in his musky scent as his strong arms wrapped around me, enveloping me in his warmth.

Emma gave me a knowing smile when we finally let go and I whispered my goodbye as he turned to leave with her.

This was the BEST bonfire ever!

AN: I hope you enjoyed their first meeting.

Updates might be a little slow because of exams and such (I should be studying now actually). If you need something to keep you busy in the meantime you can go read my Twilight 25 Round 6 entry (it's 25 drabbles based on prompts) and leave a little review.

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