An: Whew! This one was hard to write and took a long time to do so, so I hope everyone enjoys it.
Disclaimer: Other than my oc, I do not own any of the characters to twilight or twilight itself.
Two days later... Kenya, Africa 8:15 pm.
The night was dark and calming as Kendra waited at a small village for Leah's crate to arrive. She had flown in on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Nairobi, Kenya two days earlier, arriving a day before Leah.
True to her decision the yeye mbwa mwitu had chosen to be shipped in a crate via air freight. She had tried to dissuade her but it seemed years of being hunted had made her paranoid and unwilling to trust anyone. Including Kendra herself, which was just fine to Kendra. After all better paranoid than dead.
A owl's haunted call rang in the distance and the wild chirps of crickets echoed all around to her despite the low noise of the villagers. The wind danced through the brush and the moon hid behind the sparse coverage of clouds.
A night handed on a silver platter for a vampire and shifter to do business.
Kendra adjusted her stance as the sound of an old engine puttered and stuttered as the late night delivery truck came down the road. The brakes screeched to a halt as it stopped by the old worn wooden sign that said "Delivery drop off here." Two big brawny men got out of the truck and opened the back to reveal the large crate waiting inside.
"This your's ma'am?" the older one asked as he walked towards her holding out a clip board with a slip of paper, before moving off to help the younger male retrieve the crate.
"Yes." Kendra signed the paper before waiting as they extracted the crate and put it down with a heavy thump.
"What's in it? Huh, antiques or something?" The younger inquired after they set it down, eyeing her.
"Nothing of note to you, thank you for getting it here." Kendra said handing the clip board back to the older man, also passing him a generous tip as well. With a nod he took it and directed the younger one back into the truck before he could ask any further questions. It only took a minute or two before the truck hummed back to life and they were gone.
"No need to continue to wait yeye mbwa mwitu, you can come out now." Kendra whispered moving away from the crate and out of the small village.
With a loud shudder the front of the crate gave, falling open to let Leah out. She had been stuck in it for fifty-six hours with no room to move and to endure the constant rocking of the air freight and then the truck. Though neither of them bothered her.
No.
What had really bothered her were her worries of if this whole situation being a trap and that was she willingly walking to her death. Paranoia and past instances had dance around her mind along with the sickly sweet smell of vampires and fire.
With a snarl, Leah slunk out of the enclosed space and out into the night air. She spotted Kendra already moving into the thick brush away from the village. She followed making sure to keep low as she made her way to it. Once in the brush she followed after Kendra who switched speeds and started running at vampire speed. She easily took off faster to keep pace with the female hybrid.
She didn't pause as they tore past the threshold of the thick jungle about seven hundred and sixty-five yards from the village. Once in the sea of trees, they moved faster. The tree's blurring as they moved past them at inhuman speeds, the landscape changing the deeper they went. And before she realized it they were on running on a mountain side. The terrain was rocky and harsh.
It was only thanking to her growing up on the reservation and patrolling its borders that she adjusted to the change of terrain so quickly, knowing to use her claws to gain traction as they went down the mountain now.
Every know and again, the hybrid would glance back to make sure Leah was behind her but never spoke. Which was good as Leah preferred it that way. They could speak when they got to her tribe, and Leah could see if she was telling the truth about changing what had happened.
Hours passed before they seemingly arrived at the entrance to a canyon, where Kendra had them stop.
"From here on yeye mbwa mwitu, you must change back and proceed with me on foot." Kendra stated in a voice that left no room for negotiation.
Leah stared at her.
Change back and go through the darkness of the canyon with her? In the form she was most vulnerable? No.
They agreed that Leah would only change when she chose to change back, something that Leah stated would not be negotiated.
"I know our agreement. These are sacred lands though and to past you must pass a woman not as beast. It is still your choice." Was all Kendra said seeming to know what Leah was thinking.
Sacred Land.
Of course the land just had to be sacred. Being native American and growing up around the stories and songs of the past, she knew how tribes and such thought and felt about things that were sacred. With a huff and one last wolf formed glare she shifted back into her human skin, uncaring of the naked state she was left in after doing so.
Cutting her part vampire guide a look, "You never mention I would have to pass onto sacred ground." She bit out.
"You never asked. There is a large loose shirt there by the rocks." She replied pointing to two big rocks sitting to Leah's right.
Giving her a short nod, Leah moved towards the rocks. Making sure to keep the other women in the corner of her eye sight for any sudden movements, once at them she pulled out what seemed to be an overly large shirt the stop almost at her knees. Quickly putting it on she turned to fully face Kendra before gestured for her to lead the way into the canyon.
Kendra entered first and Leah followed. Huge rocks towered jutting out from the canyon walls as they walked. The further in they went the bigger the rocks got, turning into boulders that they had to weave through to get by. She didn't know how long the cavern was, or how long it would take to open up.
When Kendra sped up Leah jogged to keep up as her eyes caught the faint silvery light not far ahead of them. it wasn't long before they burst out of the cavern walls and onto the ledge of a small cliff over looking a valley with a small village stationed at the bottom.
"Welcome to the home of my tribe. We must go see the Madam now, there is much to discuss and not enough time." She said cryptically before moving away from the cliff and leading Leah down the primitively designed steps carved into the canyon walls.
Their pace was fast and soon they were at the bottom of the cliff and heading toward a hut that sat just out side of the village in the middle of the valley. On approach two male tribesmen dressed in loin cloths holding spears greeted them when the stopped in front of the hut. A branch like drape kept the woman inside partially hidden so only her silhouette was seen.
Leah observed as Kendra stepped forward and began speaking in another language with the men. It only took a moment before they moved aside so that she could converse with the woman inside.
"Step forward yeye mbwa mwitu, she wishes to have a better look at you." Kendra instructed her.
They can help you. That is why your doing this.
She thought taking a few cautious steps closer to the hut, but still keeping a good distance between her and the tribesmen standing guard. Not that it mattered. If she thought she was in danger she would shift, sacred ground or no.
The woman in the hut had started speaking again, whatever she was saying had Kendra glancing at the night sky before nodding and turning to face Leah again. "This is my tribes witch doctor. You may call her Madam. She says that there is not a lot of time, but before you decide move forward you must here the story behind what is about to happen." She explained.
"Tell your tale then. You still haven't told me how you can help me. Let alone how you want to be helped." Leah stated irritably as she eyed those responsible for her irritation.
With Kendra translating her reply, the witch doctor began speaking again, this time faster than before.
"She says that long ago, far back in the time when Egypt took slaves, they came to attack this tribe that was once stationed closer up in North Africa. They came spreading death and destruction, taking the strongest and easiest to catch." Kendra translated.
"It came to a point where the village and tribe would come to be destroyed, extinct even. As the raids grew and more members perished, a tribesmen the chief's son went out on his own and came upon a god disguised as something else and made a trade with him. In exchange for doing something for this god, he taught the tribesmen a ritual, that would allow him to change what was happening to his tribe." She finished as the woman witch doctor seemed to be taking a breath.
So, Leah thought, it was something similar to how her and the others had gotten their abilities to shift. Only difference somehow their ritual allowed them to go back in time. For the first time in years, hope bloomed inside her heart.
Yeye - She
Mbwa mwitu- Wolf, Forest Dog
AN: There is a chance to get everything back. Question is will she take it.
Hope you all enjoy!