Chapter 3 – Leah's Return and the meeting
After avoiding the pack and my family for a couple of days, I have decided to return home. I was getting homesick already. I miss my mother and my brother. Running away was a mistake. Luckily I had money in my bag to buy food so I don't starve while I ran away. Gosh, I felt so much like a coward. It is time to go back home and face the consequences. I need to take it like a man. Besides I have to be there for the bonfire.
I want to know everything about the Quileute Legend and how we all came into existence. I know Sam told me all about it but I rather hear it from Billy. He is such a good pal and my dad's best friend along with Charlie. I respect the man but I do not like his daughter. That Bella has been playing with Jacob's heart like always. She's been using him to make her happy as a replacement for her bloodsucker that left her. Now that he's back, she's all into him and leaving poor Jake in the dark. He does not deserve this but he still remains friends with her. What a jerk!
I am expecting to be bombarded with loads of questions by Seth. I know I have my mother worried sick about me. Leaving in the first place was stupid. I am standing naked deep in the forest with my clothes in the bag strapped up tightly on my leg as I prepare to phase. I felt like I haven't phase for a long time. In fact, I had stop phasing around to avoid the pack since I had run away. I felt the wind pass by me as I ran to my home sweet home. I guess nobody had phased yet. Or so I had thought till I heard Seth who is ready to tear my ears off.
'Leah, where the hell have you been? Do you know how worried sick was mom when I told her that you ran away? How and why did you do this? Please don't do it again sis. It hurt me so bad that I didn't know what would happen to you. I thought you were hurt or kidnapped or worst: killed. Don't ever do that to us again! Oh, by the way Sam wants to speak to you. You took him and Emily by surprise on your outburst that day. All of us were pretty shocked. You have to come to the bonfire, Leah. I want to be there and hear the stories from Billy's mouth.'
Wow! How worried my poor baby bro had been. This is usually my job to be overprotective for Seth and now he's the one doing that job. 'Okay, Okay! And for your information Seth, I did ran away to clear out my head. I can't stand Sam. I just can't. I don't want him to call me by my former name anymore. He does not have that right anymore ever since he left me for Emily and I don't care if I made her feel any worst for she and Sam gave me the biggest blow. She should be grateful that I didn't phase right and there at her house and destroy something or hurt her just like Sam did. I won't and will never eat at her house. He can't make me. I am not Sam's chew toy. I hope I put some sense to him and I don't care how miserable he is with my outburst. It's true that I did regret ever meeting him even dating him and becoming his girlfriend. I am through with him and I don't love him as I used too. Why do you think I am always bitter toward the pack and a bitch to Sam?' I said as I tried to remain calm before I attack my own brother. He is running besides me just because I am just letting him be and not running fast as I usually do.
'Leah, I didn't know how you truly felt. As much as I can see what goes through your mind, I have never seen this part before. I do care for you Leah. I am here and so is mom. I will help you forget Sam if I have too. Sam was miserable when you left. He wanted to follow you and bring you back himself. He still loves you and always will. Just because he imprinted on Emily doesn't mind he will give all his entire love on her. He still loves you and wants you. He is trying to find a way out of this imprint so that he can go back to you. He even admitted that he wants to kiss you and hold you. He is so broken up at his house right now. He is in pain. You should go see him, Leah. Please! If you won't do it for him then do it for me. I understand that you look out for me and I want to look out for you. That is what we are siblings for. But first we must go to mom. She's been crying out like crazy demanding to tell her where you gone too. We just lost dad and we don't want to lose you too, Leah. Please do not do it again. It hurts us so much.'
Then Seth showed me his memories at home with mom after my sudden departure. I can see how broken she is after my dad's dead and now I made it a lot worst. She is sitting at the chair crying her eyes out with Seth comforting her and tears on his eyes as well. She has not been sleeping well nor has Seth. Both of them are miserable. Why did I leave them? Why did I let my selfishness get over me? Why?
Then his memories went straight to Sam and Emily. Both were suffering but mostly Sam. He has his hands over his eyes not listening to a word Paul is saying. Serves him right! Bah humbug! I don't care how he or Emily feels now. Maybe I should go and apologize to Emily only and distance myself from her again before friendship can be formed and I cannot let that happened. I will never forget what she and Sam did to me. I can see the whole pack feeling his pain, my pain. Paul hates me even more. I can tell enough by one look at his facial expression. I don't care if he hates me. I hate him as much as I hate the rest. I can see the rest looking miserable when I shouted that I hated them too.
I tried to erase what Seth showed me and went straight home to mom. I apologize, I beg for forgiveness on my knees and cried alongside with my mother after reuniting at last. I hugged her and promise that I would never run off like that again. I spend the entire day with my mother and helping her around the house and doing everything I can to make up for what I did. I am still avoiding to see the pack. Seth has been bugging me to see them. I told him that I will see them when I go to the bonfire.
I am feeling very nervous as I went alongside Seth to the bonfire festival. Hurray! Not! I will try to remain close to Seth and ignore everybody else. I felt so unwelcome that I wanted to go home and never return here. Embry was the first to rush to hug me and welcome me back but I was not having any of that and I push him away before he could hug me. I can see that I hurt him but whatever. I am still the same Leah he knows and he should have been expecting that reaction. Once a bitch, always a bitch! Must I remind him constantly why I am so cold-hearted and bitter towards everyone? Geez!
Quil was the second to do the same thing as Embry did but I rejected his welcome speech and hugs. Like I want any of his or Embry's pity! I feel like Scrooge. Bah humbug! But whatever! I am the female version of Scrooge. I love being so cold-hearted to the pack but I will only love and show compassion to my baby brother. He is what matters the most.
Quil and Embry stands there looking like the idiots they are, wondering why I rejected them. They should know me better. Seth and I sit down on a log further than the rest and waited for the story to start but meanwhile, Seth went to get a pile of food on his plates like always. I came prepared for the bonfire. I ate at home so that I would have no need to eat here. I will not eat any of Emily's food. I can feel Sam and Emily looking at me as if expecting me to explode again but I ignored their gazes. I wanted to give them the finger but that would be too rude for Billy and Old Quil Ateara Sr are present here. I don't disrespect them but I respect them the most and I admired the members of the council. My mother is part of the council. She took dad's place since he died from that stupid heart attack. I love my mother. I will do my best behaviour as to not to unleash the beast inside of me. I will remain calm and do it for the sake of my mother and brother.
Jacob brought that Bella girl here for the bonfire. Why did he bring her here for? But of course, he is still infatuated with her although he knows her heart is set on that stupid mindreading bloodsucker. What does she see in the bloodsucker I have no idea? Why is she so special? We all have to help protect this stupid princess because she feels like she needs it the most. I wouldn't be surprised if the red-haired leech did get to her. She is not special to me. I won't die protecting that fool. Her bloodsucker is the is nothing special about him except that he reads minds and invades privacy of others. If I ever did come across him I will be thinking negative stuff about Bella. He can get all mad if he wants for I really don't care.
Old Quil and Billy started the legend about the Kahelela and so on they went. It was very interesting especially with the third wife. I sort of admired her because of her bravery of sacrificing herself to save her husband. I love her courage. I noticed that the Bella girl fell asleep around that part of the story told by Billy. I knew she wouldn't be able to keep her eyes open for long. I don't know how Emily did it to keep on writing everything Billy said.
As for Sam, he is looking at me like he couldn't believe I am actually here. I can see he wants to talk to me and sit down with me. I won't let him. After the bonfire finished, I was ready to roll out of here and avoid the pack like always. But no! Sam wanted another pack meeting. This sucks! This really wasn't my day and I wasn't even in any mood either. I know Sam wanted a pack meeting as an excuse to talk to me. Jerk!
Billy and Old Quil left for home the same as mom while Jacob took Bella away from this place. She will wait for us at home. She understands that we have to be in the pack meeting as much as I hate it. So we all help clear the table with food and put it away before the meeting commences.
It feels like ages that I have been inside Sam's house but it was only a few days ago. The warmth greeted me and I sat down on the sofa while the rest of the pack entered. I feel like I don't even belong here and I'm inside some stranger's house. Seth sits beside me along with Jacob and Embry while Colin and Brady the new wolves sit down on the other sofa with Quil and Paul. Jared sits down on a chair with Kim on his lap. Little Claire went home with her mother. It turns out that Quil imprinted on a little girl of only 2 years old. Unbelievable!
"We are here today to discuss about the red-haired leech that been coming and going. I am meeting with the Cullens to discuss about what needs to be done to get rid of that bloodsucker who has been causing us problems and we need to stop her from attacking other people as well. The Cullens think that she's creating an army to help her aid in getting rid of Bella and the Cullens. We have yet to set up a date to with the Cullens. I want all of you to be there." Sam said as he took around his surroundings. All of us were quiet. I couldn't believe more bloodsuckers were on their way. Great! Just what I needed! At least I will have my fun to rip somebody apart with my sharp teeth.
"Do they know how many bloodsuckers are coming here?" I asked. I don't know how many we are speaking of getting rid of bloodsuckers. I needed to know. "According to the fortune teller, we are expecting to fight about 20 bloodsuckers but she said that the number is dying out as the newborns are fighting among themselves. We will have their share. We will discuss more about it with the Cullens until further notice. I also want to speak to you, Leah. We all miss you. I hope you don't go running off just like that again. We need you because you're the fastest of the pack and we need to use that advantage." I knew it. I knew he wanted to speak to me. All the pack members are looking at me and I growled at them. I hate it when they look at you like that. Sam is staring at me and it's getting creepy. He is imprinted with Emily and he's looking at me with love and... lust? Nah! After this bloodsucker war is over I am going to go date with any cute guys I want to help me forget about stupid Sam freaking Uley. I am so sick of him staring at me like that.
"Don't worry. I won't run away like that my dear alpha." I snarled at him. "I am willing to help you guys since you are all slowpokes and I'm the fastest of you all. I doubt you guys miss me. I can tell all of you were happy that I gone and are miserable that I'm back. I was not planning to come back but I did for the sake of my mother and my brother who needs me. I am doing it for them and not for the pack nor for you, Sammy boy. And stop looking at me like that! I am not a piece of meat for you all to be looking at!" I am really getting angrier by the minute as I am already shaking and ready to beat somebody right now.
"Leah calm down. Please calm down. I need to speak to you. We do miss you Leah. I wanted to follow you but Seth stopped me. I still love you and I still want you. I would go to any means to break the imprint for you. I want to be with you. It hurt me so much when you regretted everything we had together. I don't want to lose you too." Some nerve he had. How dare he tell me that in front of Emily? She looks so hurt that he's willing to break the imprint for her. Everybody is silence and wondering if I am ready to explode. They are looking at me and at Sam. I won't let him break the imprint. I don't want him anymore. He hurt me enough and I am ready to move on.
"I won't let you break the imprint. You will stay with Emily. I don't need you anymore. If you so badly want to speak to me then do so. I want to go home and I do not have all night to stay here and look at you. You belong to Emily now. I will hurt you if you dare to break the imprint Sam. I am not yours." Sam couldn't believe what I said. Emily is looking at me like she wants to comfort me. I have given up him already. I don't want to be his. I do regret everything about Sam and I being together. I sort of have a secret crush on Jake but he will never know since I am able to hide my thoughts very well and think about something else. I sort of learned how to do that ever since Jake had to think something else to avoid thinking what he shouldn't be thinking around the mindreading bloodsucker. I just relaxed and lay my head to Seth's shoulder. I feel so exhausted already. I need to stop yelling a lot.
"The meeting is over and you can go as you want. Paul, you, Jake, Colin and Quil are to go on patrol tonight. I will let you guys know who will patrol tomorrow. Have a good night and rest." Sam said as the meeting came to an end and everybody was leaving. I stood up with Seth to leave but Sam wanted to speak to me alone. Emily left to give us some privacy and I didn't want Seth to leave me. I needed him to help me but Seth knows that I needed to speak with Sam and will wait for me outside. Thanks a lot bro! Some brother you are. I sat down and Sam approached and sat down with me. He is thinking of what to tell me. I am breathing in and out to let go of my anger. I do not want to be the female version of Paul. He is worst than me.
A.N: This chapter is longer than the other two. I am pretty exhausted and I will work on chapter 4 probably today or tomorrow. This chapter is 6 pages in Microsoft word. The second is 5 pages and the first like 4 pages. I wanted to include the last part of this chapter for chapter 4 but decided to included here instead. I want to thank becksishere for supporting me and for adding me as your favourite author including my story and story alert. You're the best and you rock, girl!