Alice was in the mood for a race.
"How about it? I'm the fastest of my coven…" Alice suggested.
"…And I'm the fastest of the Quileute." Leah finished the sentence.
"How's your speed match up against the other girls?" Alice asked.
"Still the fastest. You're talking to the undefeated champion in all of Washington." Leah answered with a cocky grin.
"I'm going to wipe that smirk off your pretty little face! So let's do this! Last one to La Push has to kiss the winner's ass!" Alice taunted with a mischievous tone in her voice.
"Get ready to pucker up, Dracula." Leah chuckled. The werewolf girl pulled off her sports bra and quickly took off her shorts and underwear. Before Alice could get a good look at the beautiful naked shifter, Leah transformed into a sleek grey wolf.
"Thanks for the strip show." Said Alice. "Maybe I'll have you do a little lap dance for me after I win."
Whatever bloodsucker. Kiss my furry butt! Leah growled, but her tail wagged. She picked up her clothes with her teeth and held them in her mouth.
Using her foot, Alice drew a starting line in the dirt. She stood on the edge and got in position. Leah joined Alice and got into position as well.
"At the count of three." Alice told Leah. "One. Two. THREE!"
The two charged off deep into the wilderness. Alice was a blur as she ran as fast as she could. No sweat, no loss of breath, infinite energy, Alice thought of herself as a supreme sports car. The only "gas" she needed to fill up on was blood.
Bloody stakes sound kinda tasty. I'll take a lick and pester the girls some more…
Alice took a quick look at her rival to see how they were matching up. Subconsciously, Alice admired the werewolf. Leah's wolf form was absolutely gorgeous. She was a lovely looking creature both as a wolf and as a human. And when Leah was running with all of her heart in the green backdrop of the wild, she looked proud and majestic.
Queen of the forest….
I'm going to tame you…
La push was only a few miles away and the vampire and the werewolf were nose to nose. But Alice wasn't worried. Despite Leah being an athletic beast, it was inevitable that she was going to get tired and lose her energy. Alice knew Leah was fast but was sure that Leah's endurance wasn't as strong.
La Push was 3 miles away. Leah was still going strong. Alice was chanting in her head, secretly hoping that Leah would get tired soon. The vampire could hear Leah's heart thumping loudly like a war drum. The feisty beast was going to give Alice a real challenge and Alice liked that.
La Push was 2 miles away. The two of them were still at a tie and Alice was getting annoyed at how Leah persistently kept going like an energizer bunny. When Alice tried to push herself and run a little bit faster, so did Leah. It got to the point where Alice was at her speed limit but the vampire kept it consistent. Surprisingly, Leah did too.
La Push was 1 mile away.
Hell yeah! I knew it. You can't keep running like that forever. Don't feel too bad, Leah. All living creatures have a breaking point.
Alice smirked as she saw Leah fall behind. Still, it was a close race and Alice couldn't afford to get careless. The vampire was only ahead by half of her body. They were so close to La Push that the wind was blowing the barbecue smoke in their faces. Leah was stubborn. The werewolf knew she was getting tired but she was so close! She pulled out all the stops- Leah used all of her strength to catch up with Alice. The werewolf passed Alice by only the length of her muzzle.
Alice was shocked but she couldn't afford to lose her pride to a wolf. Alice began to run closer and closer to Leah until the vampire was grazing Leah's side. Leah was bewildered and confused at what Alice was trying to pull.
With a smile, Alice grabbed Leah's side and swiftly used Leah as a springboard to propel herself into the air. It all happened too fast for Leah and Alice was flying a few meters ahead of the werewolf. The vampire broke through the trees and hit the ground feet first. Alice's boots grinded against the beach for a couple seconds and eventually slowed down. The sneaky little pixie left a long train track imprint in the sand where her feet slid.
"I WIN! I WIN! I WIN! I WIN!" Exclaimed Alice as she energetically jumped up and down.
It only took a few seconds for Leah to catch up. She was back in her human form and had a quick change, wearing just the essentials.
"No way! Not fair at all!" Leah snapped as she approached Alice. Leah was breathing hard, almost tired out from the marathon speed trial. Alice was impressed. The werewolf girl ran for miles and miles at top speed, getting even faster when they reached the end. If Alice hadn't cheated, Leah would've won.
"Anything goes in hooligan racing!" The vampire chirped. "Besides, it's my revenge. You played dirty so I did too!"
"Ugh, whatever." Leah responded. She was too tired to argue. "So what do you want me to do? A lap dance?" Leah asked with sarcasm souring the joke.
"I'll think of something." Alice said with cheeky grin. "But everyone's getting ready to eat, so let's do that first."
The werewolf ladies were all chatting and putting food on their plates as they gathered around the campfire. Steak, chicken, beef, shrimp, fish, pork, and even venison roasted on the grill. Side dishes included mashed potatoes, steamed corn, and buttered noodles. Leah's cousin Emily was carrying large plates of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies for the party. She put them on the table next to the food and joined the girls for a feast.
"Ew, Leah! Put some damn clothes on! Gross!" Seth Clearwater yelped as he scrunched his face in disgust and pretended to throw up.
"Shut up half-pint!" Leah snarled.
"Is that your brother?" Asked Alice.
"Yeah. Annoying pup." Leah muttered.
"Well… this is just my opinion… but I don't mind you not wearing any clothes…" Alice teased as she whispered in Leah's ear.
"You shut up too!" Leah blushed. Alice giggled.
"Leah!" Emily called. "I have your dress! Here, put it on!" Emily handed Leah her sun dress and Leah slipped it on with ease. The dress length came up to her mid thighs which showed off Leah's long legs. The spaghetti straps revealed Leah's shoulders and the rest of the dress was white except for a bright turquoise design pattern on the bottom of it. Alice approved. Secretly, the vampire missed nearly naked Leah, but tomboy Leah in a dress was quite a nice view.
"Oh! You bought a friend…" Observed Emily with a look of curiosity on her face. Seth was rather confused on why Alice was at the barbecue as well.
Alice introduced herself in her most friendly voice. "Hello! I'm Alice Cullen. Leah invited me. I saw the girls playing rugby so we played a couple rounds together."
"Oh that's fine!" Emily said politely but there was a sense of nervousness in her facial expression. "I'm Emily. Please, enjoy yourself! Oh, that's right. You don't eat food do you? If you want, I could drain some blood from the meat. Would that be okay?"
"Sure! Thank you!" Alice said with a charming smile. Emily smiled back and went to get Alice her drink.
"Hey Alice! C'mon and join us!" Yelled Casey, the girl wolf with the purple hair. Alice, Leah, and Seth joined the girls in the campfire circle. The Quileute boys were there as well and they were confused at the sight of the petite vampire joining in their festivities.
"Uhhh… What's she doing here?" Embry asked. Although his question was worded harshly, Embry said it out of confusion, not hatred.
"This vampire is totally cool. She gave us a good run. Alice is damn fast!" Laurie answered. The cute girl wolf had completely warmed up to Alice and her previous anti-vamp behavior was all in the past.
"We can trust her." Leah added. Alice shot a warm smile at Leah.
"I thought you guys hated me. Did I pass some kind of initiation or something?" Asked Alice.
"We thought you were some stereotypical snooty vampire who thinks we're a bunch of dirty dogs. But you're different. You just crashed our party and gave us a run for our money. You got skills… Except for the part where Leah whooped your butt!" Casey snapped.
The girls broke out into laughter and some of them congratulated Leah for out wrestling Alice.
"Yeah, uh huh. Okay. Very funny… but next time, it's gonna be Leah begging for my mercy." Alice threatened.
A round of "Oooohs!" ushered throughout the circle at Alice's challenge against Leah.
"Yeah right!" Leah retorted, "You're tiny, you weigh like what, ten pounds? And everybody was chasing you! Next time, you can be the ball. "
Hollers of "OOOOHHHHHS!" were howled as everyone broke out into laughter again.
"Alice!" Emily called. Emily had a glass of blood and gave it to Alice to drink. Alice thanked Emily for her hospitality. Emily scurried back to the food tables and came back with two plates filled with meat. "Seth, Leah, here's your food!"
As Alice was about to take a sip, all the werewolves looked nervously at Alice's drink. Alice noticed the tension in the group so she started a new conversation.
"So uhhh… are you girls from Washington? All your tattoos are so different…"
The girls each introduced themselves to Alice and revealed that they were from different Native American tribes around the country. Leah had started an online community for other female werewolves and only ten members came up, all of them being the only female werewolves in their tribes. The girl wolf with the long hair said she was the only werewolf in her community. The girl wolves shared their stories and had chats with each other over the internet. Every girl had various experiences dealing with vampires, mostly from rivalries over territory.
Leah came up with the idea of a real life meetup so she invited the girls over to the Quileute reservation. The girls had traveled far to come to Forks. And once they arrived, they quickly bonded over a week's stay. Since the girl wolves were leaving tomorrow, today was the big barbecue party.
After the stories were shared and meals were eaten, Alice, Leah, the Quileute boys, and the girl wolves played a vicious game of rugby together. It was a fun afternoon that ended too quickly and before they knew it, it was 3 AM in the morning. Everyone decided to tuck in for the night. The Quileute boys were more than happy to walk the girl wolves home. Leah offered to stay behind to help Emily clean up the leftovers. After most of the mess was taken care of, Sam Uley came by to pick up Emily. Sam was about to offer Leah and Alice a ride home but Leah declined to avoid an uncomfortable situation, given the three wolf folks' past drama.
"That's alright Sam. I feel like running actually. I'll go home later. "
Sam scratched his head and gave Leah a worried look. "I understand. I know you can take care of yourself. Be safe, okay? Me and Emily… we care about you, Leah..."
Alice slung her arm around Leah's shoulder and held the werewolf close to her, "Don't worry Sam! I'll make sure nothing bad happens to her."
Emily's eyes grew wide in shock at the vampire's closeness to Leah. "What are you girls up to, huh?"
"Leah here, is gonna walk me home! Isn't that right, Leah?" Alice said cheerfully.
"What?" Leah said flatly.
"You lost our bet remember?" Alice reminded the werewolf.
"Oh shit." Leah replied.
Sam and Emily looked at each other and shrugged. They said their goodbyes and left the two alone.
Before Leah could say anything, Alice crossed her arms, tilted her chin, and stood in a posture of dominance while commanding,
"Carry me home on your back. We'll take the scenic route. Got that Fido?"
"Fido?!" Leah repeated with her eyebrow raised.
"You call me Dracula, I call you Fido. It'll be our pet names for each other, my love." Alice teased.
"Whatever." Leah said. She slipped her arms out of the spaghetti straps and stripped off her dress, leaving just the shorts and sports bra she worn all day.
"Yes, Yes…" Alice said in a mock creepy voice. "Do it like that… but slower…"
"SHUTUP!" Leah snapped as her face turned bright red. "Ugh. Let's just get this over with…"
As quickly as possible, Leah took off her bra and shorts and shifted into a wolf.
"You got a cute butt. You know that?"
Leah growled, but her tail betrayed her as it wagged happily back and forth.
Alice straddled Leah and grabbed the neck fur.
"Alright Fido. Take me home!"
And Leah ran through the woods to get to the Cullen's household as Alice enjoyed the ride.
Who needs a sports car when you have the Queen of the Forest? Thought Alice.
Leah... I want to ride you everywhere I go. I want to take you with me.
Alice buried her face on the back of Leah's neck and hugged her tightly.
DONE! I'll probably write another LeahxAlice fic sooner or later (Not in this collection though. This is just a two parter.)
Even though this couple is really crack, I still ship 'em and love 'em.