A Special Gift for a Sad Girl

Chap2: Pass Out and I'll Kick Your Ass


LPOV

"Seth you are joking right?"-I questioned hoping and praying he was, but unfortunately his answer dashed any hope of answered prayers I had.

"Why would I be joking Leah, Santa is like the most important person in the universe. I mean he goes across the world in one night giving out whatever we asked for…even though last year he stiffed me on my black Camaro, but I guess he thought I was too young or maybe he ran out."-Seth said in wonderment.

"Or maybe it was because you don't have a license."-Quil said in a duh fashion and I looked over at him and shook my head.

"Or maybe it's because Santa isn't real!"-I snapped incredulously.

"What do you mean Santa isn't real, of course he is, how else do you explain my picture with him when I was little?"-he threw his hands in the air and gave an exasperated sigh. We all stood there and they all looked at me and I looked at Jake who shook his head and looked away indicating he wasn't going to be the one to tell him. Embry looked slightly concerned with a hint of amusement while Quil fought to not laugh. I sighed and turned back to Seth, but he spoke before I could say anything.

"I mean he rides reindeer how cool is that Lee! I mean he's Santa and he knows Rudolf, thee Rudolf! He's probably checking his list twice at this very moment. I know it's black Friday, but it takes a lot of time for all his helpers to make those gifts. So you guys better stop talking like that or you'll get coal in your stocking!"-Seth said seriously while pointing his finger at us.

Quil bust out laughing and Embry covered his mouth to hide his own laughter. I just stood there dumfounded that my brother, my poor baby-who-looks-like-a-grown-man brother still believed in Santa at the age of fifth teen. Jake sighed and looked at Seth wearily with his hands up as if surrendering.

"Maybe Santa is real maybe he isn't, but what I do know is that you should come down off the roof so we can talk about this."-he said

"There is nothing to talk about Santa is real and I have the picture to prove it; you've seen it Lee, me on his lap in front of the Christmas tree."-Seth said smiling broadly. The guys turned expectantly to me and I sighed, looking down before I spoke softly. If this was anyone else I would be killed over with laugher then tease them until they hid away for the rest of their life, but it wasn't, it was Seth and I'll be a vampire before I let him go around thinking Santa is real only to be laughed at and disappointed.

"Seth that wasn't a picture of you and Santa it was a picture of you with dad dressed as Santa."-I heard a gasped no then Quil, Jake, and Embry scream, so I looked up in time to see Seth falling off of the roof. I screamed and ran towards him as did Jacob, but before we could catch him or break his fall he hit the ground head first with a loud thud. I know we heal fast and experience less pain, but I was full on freaking out. Come on I just saw my brother kiss the ground with his skull and we aren't invincible a fall like that could break our necks or crack our skulls and kill us.

I closed the distance and started screaming Seth's name, lightly shaking him as tears welled in my eyes. His eyes were closed and he wasn't responding as I covered his body with my own whispering in his ear.

"Seth wake up…come on you can't do this it's not funny. You sure as hell aren't allowed to die because of fucking Santa Claus who DOESN'T FUCKING EXIST!"-I shouted. Now I was pissed that he had the audacity to fall off of the roof and pass out because he found out Santa isn't real. WHO FUCKING DOES THAT!

"Seth you either wake your ass up now or I'll wake you up just to knock your Santa happy ass back out!"-I felt large hands grab my arms and begin to pull me up before I started swatting at whoever it was to get off of me.

"Get the hell off of me he needs to get over it and wake his ass up!"-I shouted at the person, who I then found out was Jacob, as he wrapped his arms around me from behind and picked me up.

"Leah calm down."-he said as I kicked and screamed for him to let me go.

"No let me go I'm gonna kick his ass for falling off of the roof!"

"You're mad at him because he was hurt, so your solution to the problem is to hurt him again? Leah even you know that's just dumb."-I could hear him rolling his stupid eyes.

"But…but…he…could be, he could be seriously hu-"I couldn't finish as a traitorous sob escaped my lips as I watched Embry and Quil pick him up and he was still unconscious.

"Leah he's going to be alright, but you need to calm down. It's alright Lee."-Jacob whispered in my ear and I stopped struggling, letting my tears fall and sobs sound.

"Take him in the house and lay him on the couch then get some ice because he's going to have one hell of a headache when he wakes up."-Jacob told the guys as he put me down and turned me to face him. I tried to move to go in the house, but he had my arms in a vice grip.

"I'm fine Jacob I was being silly and over reacting; I'm going to go get the ice."-I refused to meet his gaze and wiped the traitorous tears that seemed like they wouldn't stop falling.

"You didn't over react he's your brother and he fell off of the roof shifter or not anyone with a heart would react the same way. I know I would have acted the same way if that was you who fell…or anyone else." -he cleared his throat awkwardly "He's a wolf he'll be fine and if he isn't I'm pretty sure heaven would send him back, he's too damn happy even for the man upstairs. Jesus would probably turn water into wine and get wasted just so he could deal with him."-he smiled softly as he wiped my tears away with his thumb and cradled my face in his massive hands.

I had to chuckle at that because he was probably right. I could see Jesus and Moses having a contest of who can down the most shots. Normally I would have told Jake to back off and pushed him before storming into the house, but my nerves were all over the place and I would probably fall trying to push him not to mention he was actually comforting, who knew.

"Did I get Leah Clearwater to laugh? Wow maybe Santa does exist."-he said chuckling and I shoved him making him laugh louder.

"Don't get used to it there were extenuating circumstances."-I mumbled while glaring, well trying to anyway those damn tears came flowing back and I harshly swiped at them, averting my eyes. Jacob lifted my head to look at him.

"He's fine Leah he's probably already awake and asking for comfort food, so please stop crying."-he spoke softly and desperately looking into my eyes making me uncomfortable, so I started to fidget. Jake and I don't hate each other…anymore, after being in our little pack, but we sure as hell aren't close to the point where we could be this intimate; no matter how nice it was. I sighed for what felt like the millionth time.

"I know he just freaked me out."-I said hoarsely

"I know."-he whispered before he wrapped me up tight in a warm, inviting hug. I tensed at first, but then thought what the hell and wrapped my arms around him. After a few moments he squeezed me tight before letting me go.

"You alright now?"-he asked and I nodded then he grabbed my hand as we turned and walked towards the door where we heard yelling.