Chapter one :) I'm so sorry for the delay, I just started college and I was busy but now I have a little bit of time to work on this story :3

Chapter one: Peacetime.

The morning greets him with a kind gesture of the large star shining through his window. He opens his eyes slowly taking in the very rare, clear day in Forks, Washington that almost he hasn't seen in a few months or more. He rubs his eyes, following the sun's rays that touch his wooden floor and black rug that needs to be vacuumed soon.

He reached for his clock to see what time it could possibly be. "Eight twenty five," He mumbles placing the clock back on his night stand. He scratches his head, taking a deep breath while staring at his ceiling, contemplating whether or not to get up and start getting ready or just sleep in. His better judgement beats him and he sits up, moving the covers to the side.

He scratches his bare chest and sniffs looking around his room again for some reason. He catches a scent that isn't all to familiar or even belonged in this house. He rolled his eyes, rising from the mattress and heads over to his vanity. In the mirror he sees a man but he knows that looks can be deceiving. He's suppose to be twenty three in human years but he is forever locked in the same age until he gives up his spirit wolf.

He sighs making a face in the mirror to himself. He felt out of place with this mental thought of staying the same age for who knows how long he decides to keep it. He hasn't imprinted yet like the rest of his packmates or interested in any female that has walked his way. Guess forever by the looks of it.

"Seth!"

He opens the door, looking down the hall to see Leah closing the door to her bedroom quietly. She's wearing her pajamas and an oversize blue hoodie that made her appear smaller than usual. She walks over to her brother, feet shuffling under the wooden floor. She stops before him and gives him a morning hug, something Leah has been doing for quite sometime now.

"Morning sis," Seth greeted, hugging his sister gently.

She pulls back and smiles at him, "Morning," She replies, walking past him, making the way to the hallway closet where they store towels, extra bed sheets, and pillows for guests who decide to stay the night. "Did you just wake up?"

Seth nods, walking inside his room making his bed. "Yeah, just a few minutes ago."

Leah stands in front of the door frame, leaning against it. "Did you sleep well?" She asks him.

Her brother turns to her and nods his head. "Yeah," He replies, sitting on his now made bed, "How about you?"

She shrugs her shoulders, "I slept alright, I guess, couldn't really settle after the bonfire from last night." She admits heading over sitting next to Seth on his bed.

Seth smirks, "Yeah, the first bonfire after two weeks of insanity."

Leah leans back, "I forgot how fun felt like," She admits, staring up at the ceiling counting all the little specks she saw on the roof. "Never knew how worried I was about the whole demon abduction chaos situation. Even after that thing was long gone."

"Yeah." Seth replies, looking down at his sister with concern.

Leah was looking better than she a few weeks ago. Getting frailer, her body still getting used to the way it reacted before she turned into the first she wolf in the history of the Quileute tribe. Seth will admit, that her temper has been under control when she's feeling under the weather but still gets antsy around her. He knows that Leah loves him to death and wouldn't do anything to hurt him but there are just moments where those words are tested by her actions. He remembers just a week ago how Leah exploded before him because he didn't do something that she had asked him to do that was important to her.

He doesn't remember what that thing was but he doesn't want to ask her because of the fear that she will snap. Leah sighed, she took off the oversized hoodie and threw it to the side. He picked up at scent that didn't belong to his sister or to him and stared at the hoodie. He saw it last night on someone else but he couldn't remember who, then again, it wasn't hard to figure that out.

"Are you gonna shower now?" She asked, pulling her brother out of his thoughts.

He looked down at her and shook his head. "You can shower first, I'm gonna go get some breakfast."

She nods, "Alright then," She gets up, stretching her entire body. Her body was getting thinner, less muscle than her werewolf days. He'll admit that Leah doesn't look anorexic but it is a drastic change from a few months ago. She heads out of the room with towel in hand and leaves Seth alone with his thoughts.

He sighs deeply. He still has worries about his sister's health and state of mind but was it because she's more carefree or is she trying to hide her fears away. He remembers the first week after the demon was gone and Tabitha, the psychic child that helped them with their troubles, left back to California, she began to have recurring nightmares. At first, she denied about her dreams that kept her up but she couldn't lie to Seth. She should know better.

Seth could hear her crying from the other room. He heard her walking into his room, asking as a child to sleep in his bed from the fear. He recalled when she asked him to drive her to Jacob's house or to call him to come here and keep her company to let Seth sleep.

Last night was one of those nights.

Leah called Jacob after the bonfire because she was scared to sleep alone. Jacob came over with Seth's knowledge and slept in the same bed as Leah, explaining the hoodie. This has been going on for about five months and Seth has gotten use to the presence of another man in the house since his father was still alive.

Seth wasn't comfortable with the thought of another man to sleep in Leah's bed and remembered the first few times Jacob stayed over. Jacob came up to Seth about the sleeping over and decided to make an agreement with the young wolf to make sure that there were no hard feelings and to keep it calm between them. Seth's only request was not to try anything with Leah while inside his house, Jacob respected his wishes and has kept his promise.

Seth turns back and grabs the hoodie that Leah left on his bed. The material was cotton and incredibly soft with the name of some university's football team. He's heard of them but doesn't really have a chance to watch football anymore.

He remembered when Jacob would rave proudly about this team. That was the week before Jacob left to California to none of the pack's knowledge and slept with his sister that same week. Seth growled at that thought. He always hated Leah's boyfriends, including Sam, and was always cautious when she would bring them home, to meet her parents or to just hang out here. He knows Jacob is a nice guy and wouldn't dare to hurt his sister but that's what the others said too before they crushed her heart, especially Sam.

Sam retired from being alpha and is settling down with Emily in preparations for their first child together and their winter wedding coming up in two days. Seth groaned, he remembered that he still needs to prepare for the wedding in forty eight hours. He should start searching but doesn't have the mind to do it right now. He knows how it will turn out, Leah will end up picking out his clothes from his closet that he's sure he won't be able to find. She can handle it he decides getting up.

Seth walks down the stairs to the living room and spies two bodies on the couches, snoring loudly. He stood in front of the coffee table staring at the two boys who also decided to crash the night. Embry and Quil have been staying over a few times too because they have nothing better to do at their own homes. Seth rolls his eyes, walking into the kitchen, annoyed that everyone is deciding to come over and act as this is a hotel for the entire pack. Thankfully Paul and Jared haven't had the idea, being imprinted to their long time girlfriends.

He opens the fridge and sees the overstock food that could feed an army for days. He takes out his morning ritual breakfast that wouldn't wake up the other three males in the house to cause a frenzy. He found the remote lying on the couch and presses power. The television turns on and he settles the remote back down next to him as he prepares his meal. He sees another advertisement of the elections for mayor of Forks of the running mate.

Seth sighs. He reads the news and sees that supposedly this guy won the title of the new mayor of Forks by a landslide. Yay, now these campaigns and propaganda can finally be the end of it, he thinks. Seth did vote for the new mayor but the advertisements were getting on his last nerve. He saw the man surrounded by reports, standing next to his wife and two children with large smiles on their faces by this win. Seth keeps watching the interview with the reporter and the mayor and couldn't help but get a strange vibe from this man.

He passed by the Quileute land sometime last week to meet with the residents. He was kind to all of them, speaking with everyone and their family. He even brought along his wife and children along. Seth met one of the kids, he was really well mannered for someone so young and acted just like the other adults Seth has meet in his life.

Seth learned a few things about this man and his perfect family. He was a devoted Catholic, loved his wife, who was his high school sweetheart, proud of his two boys, and a few other things that Seth could careless about.

"Seth?"

He looked by the stairs and saw Jacob coming down softly in pajama pants and the hoodie his sister was wearing a few moments ago. Seth acknowledged Jacob by nodding his way and giving him a half smile before taking a bite of his breakfast.

Jacob scratched the back of his head, feeling his short, cropped hair brush against his finger tips and palms. He made his way over to the free couch next to Embry and sat down, looking at the television. He rolled his eyes at the sight of the man. Mr. Jansen...William Jansen. He never disliked a name so much in his life since Cullen came back into town years ago.

"How'd you sleep?" Seth asked his alpha, who was concentrated on the news.

Jacob shrugged his shoulders, "Fine." He muttered. Jacob looked over at Seth and knew that it was uncomfortable enough for him to have his sister sleeping with another guy but with their alpha was just the icing on the cake. "Leah slept fine by the way." Jacob added.

"No nightmares?" Seth asked.

Jacob sighed. He remembered last night hearing Leah crying in the middle of the night, holding her pillow, trying to stay quiet so Jacob wouldn't hear her. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her reassuringly, so she knew she wasn't alone. She was able to stop crying and calm herself enough to drift off to sleep while Jacob caressed her cheeks and played with her hair until he feel asleep as well.

He looked over at Seth and shook his head. "No nightmares." He repeated.

"What do you think about him?" Seth asked him, pointing at the new elected mayor of Forks.

Jacob turned his head back at the screen and scowled at the man. "I don't care for politics," He said, staring at the man as he's smiling to the interviewer, "He seems fake and there's something about him when he came to visit the other day."

"He seemed like an alright dude," Seth commented, taking another bite for his breakfast. He heard upstairs the bathroom door open and light foot steps make their way to another room before closing the door.

"I guess," Jacob murmurs.

"Who's an alright dude?" Leah asks, coming down the stairs. She runs her fingers through her wet, black hair from the shower she took. She walks down and smiles at Jacob and walks into the kitchen and sits on the counter next to her brother.

"The new guy," He replies, pointing at the television, "Mr. Jansen well Mayor Jansen, really."

Leah shrugs her shoulders. "He seems ok," She looks over at Jacob and can't help but smirk, "What's wrong Jake? Don't like new Mr. Rule Enforcer?"

Jacob shakes his head, "He just bugs me, that's all," He whispers to himself.

"Bugs or not, he seems nice," Seth comments, wiping his face with a napkin from the crumbs around his mouth. He puts the plate in the sink and drinks his orange juice. "So does his kids and wife," He added, looking at the liquid, "Nicer than the old man before him."

"Seems doesn't work," Jacob replied, "Just cause he appears nice doesn't mean there isn't something off about him."

"Jacob, you get that from everyone," Seth commented.

Jacob stood up and made his way over to the front door. "We have patrol today in the evening, remind Seth and Quil when they wake up?" He asked Seth. His eyes went to Leah and smiled softly when he saw her. She smiled back at him softly, looking down at the floor. She got down and walked over to Jacob, showing him his way out. Seth sighed when they stepped outside, shaking his head.

"Thanks for staying with me last night." Leah said gratefully to her alpha as he walked down the steps of the porch.

"No problem, Lee," He replied, a smile on his face. "I like sleeping with you."

She smiled, looking down at the ground. "See you soon?"

He nodded. "Call me if anything."

"Ok."

He stood there looking at her and couldn't help but go back to her. He pulled her into his arms and gave her a gentle embrace that wouldn't harm her since she was back in her human state. He towered over her, burying his nose into her hair, and loved the way it smelled after she showered. Leah hugged him back, resting her head on his chest, feeling his body heat all around her. Was he always this warm, she wondered.

Jacob pulled back and planted a kiss on her forehead, something he's been doing quite often whenever he leaves or she's about to go to bed. Her heart flutters whenever he does this and just can't help but feel something deep down inside her wanting him badly. He's told her his feelings and the same wants that she has but he doesn't want anything for that to happen between them again.

"Jake?"

He looked down at her and she couldn't help but get nervous. "Yes Leah?"

"When are we gonna have that talk?" She asks.

"Talk?"

She swallowed, "The talk," She emphasized, hoping that he would catch on.

Jacob eyes grew wide and nodded, "Oh," He swallowed hard and looked through the kitchen window to see if Seth was still there. "Leah, we'll talk about this soon, I promise. Just not here."

"Why?" She follows his gaze to the kitchen window and turns back to him. "Cause of Seth?"

He sighs, "I just agreed to Seth not to talk about this around your house where he can get an earshot." Leah nods her head, looking down at the ground. Jacob frowned, he put his hands under her chin so her eyes met his. "Hey, we can talk about it tonight at my house."

"Your house?"

He nods, "Is it fine?"

Leah nods. "Yeah."

She smiles, "I'll see you soon then."

"Alright."

"Bye." He said.

She nodded, waving at him as he made his way to his Rabbit, going inside the car and closing the door. He turned on the engine and drove off.