Ready for some real problems? I got this crazy idea a few days ago and I decided to write a fic with it. I am Latin American, so my English is not perfect; let me now if you find any mistakes. Enjoy!
Summary: Emily and Sam are getting married in Neah Bay. Leah is asked to be the bridesmaid and she gets to know Emily's ex-boyfriend, who happens to be a shape shifter too and he is planning to destroy the wedding because he still have feelings for Emily. And guess what? Someone unexpected imprints Leah.
I don't own Twilight.
1 Bad news
Leah's point of view
It was almost midnight and we were all in Sam's house spending some time together. When I say we, I am talking about both packs and all the imprints. It's been three years since the almost war with the Volturi and things have been pretty calm around here. At least that's what everyone says, in my opinion boring is the correct word to describe the situation. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to be involved in another war, but now everyone is moving on with their lives and I feel like I will be stuck here forever.
I am in charge of training the cubs now, that's how we call the seven kids that transformed into wolves before the almost war. They are teens now and Sam doesn't have enough patience to train them, so he asked me to do it. I only accepted the offer because I didn't have anything else to do and because the cubs adore me. Don't ask me why, but they are always defending me when the others start bothering me and they follow all my orders. Maybe they are just doing it to piss Sam off, who knows? Is fun to watch them anyway.
I don't think I can do this for the rest of my life. My mother fell in love with Charlie Swan and she moved out to live with him in Forks. Seth is planning to be a mechanic and get a job with the rest of the pack, and by that I mean Jake, Embry and Quil. See? Everyone is moving on and I don't want to be stuck here like a babysitter for the rest of my immortal life teaching everyone's kid how to kill a vampire! No way! I want to get out of here, study medicine and see the world!
"Ok guys, everyone listen to me!" Sam said trying to get everyone's attention. "I have some important news that I want to share with you."
Why do I have this strange feeling? He is not going to say it, is he? Oh no, please don't do it here, not with me in the room!
"Well, after all the things we've been together I consider each one of you as an important part of my family," Sam said holding Emily's hand. "That's why we want you to be the first ones to know that Emily and I are getting married."
Everyone started screaming of joy and they all gathered together congratulating the couple. I was too shock to move from my place or to do anything. Why were they doing this to me? Is this a bad joke that I don't get? They know how difficult is for me to see them together and now they announced there engagement in front of me just like that? Didn't they consider my feelings? Apparently they don't care.
I walked out of their house and I sat on the stairs of the porch. I should have predicted this; we are not in danger anymore and they have been dating for almost seven years, it was obvious, I should have known.
Five years ago I would have ran to the forest in my wolf form or I would have screamed at them in front of everyone, but I can control myself now. After years of practicing yoga and breathing exercises, I don't get mad all the time and people finally stopped calling me a bitch. But the fact that I can control my body doesn't mean that I don't feel angry or sad with the news. A part of me will always love Sam, he was my first love, but I have to get over it, I can't feel like this the rest of my life.
"Leah?"
I didn't have to turn around to see Emily walking towards me; I could hear her steps and her scent was getting closer.
"Please don't ask me if I am fine, you know I am," I said standing up. "Congratulations Emily."
"Oh Leah!"
Emily hugged me tight and she started sobbing. Oh perfect, now if anyone see us they are going to think I punch her or something.
"Emily please don't cry," I asked her but she started crying harder.
"I am sorry; I am such a baby, but… I am just so happy that you understand."
"What are you talking about? You are Sam's imprint, you and him getting married is the most natural thing in the world!"
I am such a big liar. I hope she didn't notice how cracked my voice sounded or how fake my smile was.
"Thank you so much Leah," Emily sad ending the hug and taking the tears away with her hands. "I wouldn't be able to do this if I knew you were against it."
I sighed. "I am not against it Emily," I said trying not to look at her in the eye. "I am happy for you," that wasn't totally a lie.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Hey I think we should go inside, Sam must be looking for you," I said trying to end the uncomfortable moment.
"Leah can I ask you something?"
With my hand in the doorknob I turned around to look at her. She was playing with her hands nervously and she was biting her lower lip. I know her too well, she is about to say something important.
"Sure Emily."
"Leah you are a very special person for me and I know Sam cares about you a lot too. We want you to be part of this, so I was thinking if you… well… will you be my maid of honor?"
She didn't say that, please someone tell me she didn't say what I think she said. I lost it. I was angry before, but this… I completely lost it. Before I did a scene in front of everyone or I hurt her, I decided to run. The heat surrounded my body and in less than a second I shifted.
"Leah wait!"
I didn't look back, I just kept running. Did she loose her mind? Is she crazy? There is no freaking way I am going to be part of her wedding! Accepting that she is going to marry the man that I love, that she is going to have the life I deserve, that she is going to have everything I ever wanted is hard enough, and now she wants me to get extremely involved? What is wrong with her? I accept the fact that they are going to get married and I feel happy for them, but I haven't even decided if I am going to assist to the ceremony and now miss perfect wants me to stand by her side? Ah! I don't want to help her make planning decisions; I don't want to hear about wedding issues and I seriously don't want to have the primo position among the bridal attendants. This is it! I am never going to see Emily or Sam ever again!
Neal's point of view
"Neal! Is your turn to wash the dishes!" my sister screamed from downstairs.
I am lying on my bed watching old magazines and flyers about college. I always wanted to become a lawyer, but my dream ended when the cold ones arrived to our land. You probably don't understand what I am talking about; let me explain it to you.
My name is Neal White and I am the older son of the most important family in the Makah tribe. Or at least that is what everyone says since the moment my father became the leader of the council. Anyway, I am 23 years old, I have short, black hair, green eyes, and I live in Neah bay, Washington with my family.
I used to have the perfect life, you know what I mean; great family, a house to live in, good grades in school, awesome friends and a fantastic girlfriend. Five years ago, my perfect life became hell. Want to know why? Vampires. I used to think that the legends of our people were just that, legends, but they turned out to be true.
I don't want to bore you with the long story, so let's just make a summary. A strange family arrived to the reservation and a few days later people started disappearing. When my younger sister, Kate, was found dead on the beach, everything changed. I was so angry, so devastated and confused that my body began shaking and a strange feeling invaded me, before I knew it, I wasn't human anymore, I was a wolf; an enormous, black, wild and dangerous wolf. Sounds crazy, I know.
It turned out I wasn't the only one who had transformed, so I gathered everyone and we formed a pack. We discovered that the strange family was a wild coven of vampires and we killed them. Since that moment we became the guardians of the Makah reservation and we have been fighting against vampires for the last five years.
"Neal! If you don't come here right now I swear I will never cook for you again!"
"I am coming Lina!"
If you have a younger sister then you know how I feel. There are times when I'll do anything for her, and others, like now, when all I want to do is break her little neck.
I went downstairs and I entered the kitchen. Lina was sitting on a chair making a list of things we needed.
"Finally!" she said not even looking at me. "What were you doing?"
"Pack stuff."
"Yeah right."
Mom died when I was fourteen in a car accident and when Lina realized she was the only girl in the house, she decided to take her place. She turned 18 last week and all the boys are after her. She knows I am the alpha of a group of wolves. Dad decided to tell her to make things easier around the house.
"Hi kids."
"We are not kids anymore dad," Lina told him with a smile.
I introduce you to Jeremiah white, my father. He is a tall man of 54 years old, black hair, green eyes and dark skin. He is obsessed with the legends of our people and I now he would do anything to protect the Makah reservation. The phone started ringing and Lina ran to the living room.
"Please tell me she is not dating that Peter guy," dad said leaving his things on the kitchen's table.
"She is speaking with a girl," I answered. Having extremely good senses can be really handy sometimes.
"Don't spy your sister."
"You asked."
"I mean in general. She told me about…"
"She appeared with her date and her friends in the same club I was inn, it wasn't my fault."
"Just don't spy on her."
"I don't," I assured him. "At least not all the time."
Ok, maybe I am a little overprotective with my sister, so what? You should see the idiots she dates; I don't even know where she finds those guys!
"Weren't you suppose to wash that last night?" dad asked pointing the big pile of plates.
"Hey! I am too busy watching everyone's back; I don't have time for this!"
"Oh my god!" Lina's screams interrupted what dad was about to say. "You are never going to believe this!"
"Did Peter choke on with his own saliva?" I asked not interested in her news.
"No, you idiot," she said angrily. "These are great news! Dad you are never going to believe who is going to get married!"
"You are getting married with Peter?" my dad screamed angrily.
"Not me! Emily!"
Half of the chicken sandwich I was eating almost killed me when I tried to swallow and my sister screamed the name of my ex-girlfriend. Now I was cuffing loudly and I grabbed a big bottle of water.
"Neal are you ok?" my sister asked worried.
The sandwich was still stuck in my throat but I nodded quickly anyway.
"Emily is getting married with Peter?" my father asked confused.
"No! What do you guys have against him? I only dated him once!"
"He isn't good enough for you," my dad commented.
"Forget it," my sister said raising her hands. "Like I was saying before, Emily is getting married with her boyfriend Sam and she wants me to be one of her bridesmaids!"
I choked again, now with the water so I spit it out.
"Stop it Neal!" Lina shouted at me.
I just can't believe it! Even the words Emily, Sam and marriage being use in the same sentence make me feel dizzy, and now this is happening, for real! No way, there is no way she is getting married with that bastard. What is Emily thinking? She is mine!
Emily Young was my first girlfriend and the only one I have ever loved. We started dating at school, then we became high school sweethearts and then she disappeared. Well, I think the real word is kidnapped, that's right, Sam Uley kidnapped my girl and brainwashed her. I still remember the day she told me she was going to visit her cousin in La Push reservation. She was very excited because she thought her cousin was going to tell her she was engage. One week later, when Emily returned, let's just say that she wasn't the same anymore. She was acting different and when we were alone she told me we couldn't be together anymore.
Emily Young broke my heart that day, but I knew she was just confused, I knew that one day she was going to return to me begging me to forgive her. So I did the only thing I could do, I waited, and waited, and waited. She came to Neah bay a few times to visit her family, but she never asked for me or told me the words I was expecting to hear. Then I decided to start dating other girls, I knew I was good looking, so finding other girls wasn't difficult for me, but it wasn't the same. Making Emily jealous didn't work either, but I knew she was going to return to me someday, I knew it.
"Those are great news Lina!" my father said with a big smile.
The Young family has always been very close to my family, so we see them around all the time. Emily and Lina became very good friends when we started dating, and when Emily broke up with me, my sister kept in touch with her, so I always know what she was doing.
"I know!" Lina was very excited. "But we have very little time to prepare everything; Emily told me the ceremony was in two weeks. Oh she is going to look so beautiful! Do you think we can use the giant, white tent on the beach?"
"Which beach?" dad asked confused.
"Why men don't understand anything about weddings? Our beach."
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no and a million times no!
"She is getting married here? In Neah bay?"
"Of course dad, she was born here," Lina said. "I have to leave now, there are so many things we need to do!"
"Neal are you ok?" dad asked me when he saw me shaking. "Neal?"
I didn't have time to answer; I just ran to the back door and opened it quickly. Before I knew it I was already running full speed in the forest with my four legs. Running always help me to calm down, but this time, damn it, this time I am sure there is nothing strong enough to calm me down.
She can't marry him; she can't marry anyone but me. This is his fault, he did something to her, I am sure of it. I can't let this happen; she is going to ruin her life! I have to stop this! Emily is not going to get married, not in my territory!
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Ishii Sen Ling
