I do not own Twlight sadly, that right belongs to Stephene Meyer. cuz if i did there would be a lot of gay characters and poor Leah wouldn't be single! (Though i'd gladly change that myself, i'll let my OC Carmen do that for me)

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Now that we were alone his rage ignited and he went off like a stick of dynamite.

"What the fuck gave you the idea to act against me? If you just would've waited another second we could've handled this together! That's what packs do, they work together. But apparently you don't give a rat's ass about your pack anyway. Because of your stupidity Jacob almost got himself killed trying to cover you, what was going through your damn head back there Leah?"

I clenched my hands tightly till I felt my fingernails pierce my skin. If he thought I was going to just stand here and take his bullshit he had another thing coming. "Saving Carmen." I spat at him. "That's what was going through my head. You know as well as I do that by the time any of you got there they would've grabbed her and fucking ran over the state line before we could find their trail. This is were you and I have our differences Sam, I'm willing to take risks to save what matters were you wouldn't dare to even consider it." His eyes flared up, he looked like he was going to hit me any second. I'd like to see him try personally. "You don't even know this girl, she's a runaway that those vampires thought was an easy snack. You risked your life and the life of your pack mates for someone you barely even know." The flames in his eyes never wavered but I saw them flick momentarily in deep confusion. "Why?"

"Because she matters to me, and if you call her a fucking bloodsucker's snack one more time I swear I'll hurt you. I don't give a flying fuck if you're my Alpha don't you dare insult Carmen like that. She's been through enough without any of your bullshit." I snarled through my teeth. He snarled back just as fiercely. "You will watch your tone with me Leah Clearwater."

I was absolutely steaming at this point, what was I five? You watch your tone with me, I'll watch my tone alright. I'll watch it all over his face. "I don't know where you got this surge of bravado but it better stop now. And if you ever disobey my orders again you will get more then just a slap on the wrist." I looked at him incredulously, he was joking, he had to be joking. "You call this punishment Sam? So you ripped me an asshole, it's not like I haven't had that happen before." His large hand grabbed my throat and slammed me up against the wall. I thought he was angry before, this time he was absolutely livid. "I mean it Leah." Sam growled, his frame slightly trembling. "If you ever pull a stunt like this again I'll banish you from the pack and force you off the reservation." My eyes widened at him, my body going slack. I felt like he just slapped me in the face. "You wouldn't dare." He released me and took a few steps back as I dropped to the floor, massaging the place where his hand grabbed my neck. "You need to learn that some risks aren't worth taking. You can't just do whatever you want because it feels like the right thing to do, that's not how the world works." He turned and started walking away.

"What about Emily?" I called out gruffly and picking myself up off the floor. There was no way this conversation was over, it was far from it.

He froze and slowly turned back to face me. "What about her?" I looked him square in the face and stood a little straighter. "Just imagine yourself in my position for a second. What if you were me and you saw Emily being held captive by a group of vampires, you didn't know who she was, but you just feel this immense feeling to save her and protect her with your life and you couldn't shake it off. Wouldn't you defy your Alpha to save that person even if it meant risking your own life to do it?"

He took my question into deep consideration, standing there for what seemed like an eternity. "That depends," He finally said. "Did you imprint on Carmen?" I stumbled back, appalled he just said that to me. "What the hell kind of question is that Sam?"

"A rational one. I would only do what you did because Emily is my imprint and I'd do anything to make sure she was safe and out of harm's way. You took that risk for somebody you've never met in your life, the only explanation that makes sense is that you imprinted on Carmen."

Imprint? How could I imprint, she was a girl! Last time I checked it wasn't possible for two females to imprint. "Your fucking crazy Sam." I stormed back over into the living area, but he followed close behind. Just to think a few seconds ago he was talking about me having a sudden surge of bravado. "Am I Leah? You've never gone against me, and you hate my guts. But you've always followed my lead no matter what because you knew it was your duty as a Quileute wolf to follow your Alpha. Then all of the sudden Carmen shows up out of nowhere and you broke away from me like it was nothing. Something isn't adding up and you know it." He headed up the stairs and gestured for me to follow and I did, despite the fact I was still pissed at him.

Along the way I somehow I took the lead and found Carmen's room right away, it was as if I already knew where she was though I didn't even see where Carlisle took her in the first place. Sam held open the door and we walked inside. My focus instantly went to the bed where she was laying, her small body was hooked up to all these beeping machines and tubes were sticking out her arms, hell she even had a nasal cannula on her.

I felt like crying right there, she looked so bad…and I was just seeing the extent of the damage now. She was thin, not anorexic thin but thin enough to show she wasn't at a healthy weight. Her face was slightly sunken in, dark purple rings were under her eyes and there were bruises on her wrists and neck. I could only imagine what else was wrong with her. "It hurts doesn't it? Seeing her lying there and feeling totally useless because you know you can't do anything more then what you've done already. Your heart feels like its shattering into pieces the longer you stare at her. I bet your even starting to think it's your fault she's like this." I swallowed thickly and blinked back the tears that threatened to fall, I refused to let him see me break down like this. "It does…but how do you know how I feel?" He smiled softly and looked over at Carmen. "Because you look like me when I was in the hospital with Emily after I attacked her." I shook my head and forced myself to look away from Carmen. "This can't be happening, it just isn't possible."

Sam looked at me and gave me the most strangest look. "What's not possible?" I ran my hands over my face and started pacing the room, feeling anxiety building up in my chest and making it harder to breathe. "That I imprinted on her! Because if that were true that'd make me a lesbian, not that I really give a fuck if I were it would explain a lot of things," I looked over at him. "But what if she isn't like that? What if she rejects me, what do I do then Sam?" He leaned against the door jam, again looking in deep thought. "That can't happen. Your imprint is chosen by compatibility, so if you imprinted on her that would only mean she's a lesbian too."

Okay, this just got really fucking weird. Here I am pacing around like a mad woman discussing my sexuality and possible imprint on a stranger with my ex boyfriend, when was something ever going to make sense here?

A rapid beeping sound met my ears and my eyes darted over to Carmen, her breathing had quickened and she was trembling all over. "No…don't hurt me…please…" I went over to the side of her bed and grasped her hand gently in mine, caressing the side of her face with the other. "It's okay sweetie, no one's gonna hurt you anymore. I promise. No one will ever hurt you again." I told her softly. As soon as I said those words her body instantly relaxed and her heart rate slowly went back to normal. I smiled down at her then looked back over at Sam. "What I just did…why did it feel so right?"

"Because she's your mate Leah. It's your job as one to make sure she feels safe." He joined me at her bedside and placed a hand on my shoulder, squeezing ever so gently. "If it helps in any way I'm still trying to wrap my head around this too. But we'll discuss this more in the morning." I watched as he went to leave, but I stopped him before he walked out the door.

"Hold up, what am I supposed to do now?" He paused and looked over his shoulder, grinning widely. "You're a wolf Leah, figure it out." His grin widened further. "Don't think just because I'm not mad at you now your out of trouble though." I smirked back. "Really? I thought I was in the clear." I snapped my fingers. "Damn! Guess I'll have to try groveling next time." He chuckled and shook his head. "Goodnight Leah."

"Night."

After standing there staring at her for quite some time I finally got the guts to crawl in carefully beside her, and as if on impulse she cuddled up against me and my arms encircled her.

It just felt natural holding her like this, but my mind couldn't help but wander to the morning. What would she think when she woke up and found me here? To me the sun couldn't rise fast enough. But lucky me I had a few hours of shut eye before one of the leeches came in. It was the small, pixie looking one. "Esme wishes to see you down stairs for a moment, if that's okay of course." She said sauntering over to the bed and placing a tray at the end, it held a surprisingly small amount of food; a bowl of mixed fruit, a cup of nuts, and a plate of wholegrain toast with eggs. Then I noticed she was holding a paper cup with pills. "Pain relievers, just in case she needs them. The food portions are small because Carlisle wants to gradually replenish her, too much at once could be harmful in her state. But that's if she can even wake up today, Carlisle expects at least another twenty four hours before her body has enough strength to even do that."

I looked down at Carmen, tenderly brushing a few strands of her raven hair from her face. "I won't be gone long." I found myself whispering before pressing my lips to her forehead. I carefully got out of the bed and walked out of the room, giving her sleeping form one last fleeting glance before I went down stairs. A terrific smell wafted in from the kitchen and I was instantly drawn to it. Damn werewolf cravings.

"Good morning Leah, did you sleep well?" Esme asked me as I sat myself at the island, she placed a large omelet and toast in front of me along with a cup of steaming hot coffee. "I've had better nights." I said then started shoveling my face full of food, hot damn I was hungry! I was practically licking my plate in ten seconds flat. I think I beat Jacob's record. "Didn't know anybody here could cook, you might just have to challenge Emily one day." She smiled and took my plate and cup. "Why thank you Leah that's very kind of you."

I nodded and left the room trying not to seem in a rush, damn that was awkward for me. I saw the doc coming down the stairs, he looked my way and waved me over. "Carmen is doing extremely well. Alice said she woke up as soon as you left and sat up with ease." I quirked my eyebrow at him. "And that's a good thing…right?" He smiled. "Extremely. If she can sit up without discomfort then she's recovering faster then I previously thought. Alice is getting her a change of cloths, she was very eager on coming down and seeing her heroine."

She wanted to see me, and she thought I was a hero? Well I guess all my worrying last night was for nothing. But it didn't stop me from being nervous. Carlisle looked back up the stairs then back at me, his smile widening. "In fact here she comes now." For a split second I swore I was seeing double, Alice was walking down the staircase with an exact duplicate of herself. Talk about double trouble. "Uh…whoa." Was all I could get out. One of them smiled. "Uncanny huh? It's like we're twins!"

Okay, I was going to assume that was Alice, she was always the hyperactive, crack head one. I switched my gaze to the woman standing next to her, she was wearing a white v neck sweater with jeans. "Please tell me your Carmen." Her pink lips tugged at the corner into a soft smile. "As far as I'm concerned I am. At least that's what my birth certificate says anyway." She walked the rest of the way down the stairs. I noted to myself that she kept her hand on the rail, leaning into it slightly.

She went to step off the last step but lost her balance and started falling forward with a gasp. I immediately rushed over and caught her in my arms, pulling her flush to my chest. For a moment we just stared at each other, my hands slipping down to rest on her waist. I noticed faintly that she was wearing a light shade of eye shadow, it made her eyes glow and look less worn down. The purple rings under her eyes were lighter and I knew it was because she rested easy last night. Those golden eyes of hers met with mine as her arms tightened around my neck. "Um…thanks for catching me. I guess I'm still a little weak." I put her down but kept my hands on her waist. "No problem."

I realized that we were alone, and by alone I meant the whole house was empty. Weird… But regardless I led her over to the couch and sat her down, lowering myself gently next to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Better actually, just a little run down. Nothing that I'm not used to." She smiled and I felt my heart race at the sight of it. "I'll be fully recuperated by the end of this week. I know that sounds pretty strange for a little old human like myself but I'm a pretty quick healer."

I chuckled softly. "I don't doubt that at all, if you can fend of bloodsuckers you could probably move the world for all I know." She laughed at that, and that laugh to me sounded like the most beautiful thing in the world. It seemed to brighten my spirits and make me feel…well, good. "Why thank you, um…" Carmen giggled nervously. "I'm sorry I don't believe we were introduced properly."

Suddenly remembering that, I tripped over a few words before I finally got my name out coherently.

" Leah, Leah Clearwater." I was surprised at the sparks I felt between us as she slipped her hand in mine and gripped gently. Her eyes showed she felt something too, because she was studying our hands for a long moment before raising her head to look at me. "Carmen Brandon..." She said softly. I would have told her I already knew her name but I found myself unable to think at the moment. We were slowly leaning into each other and I didn't try to stop it, Carmen's hand ran up my arm as she tilted her head slightly. I could hear both our hearts pick up in pace in the anticipation hanging between us. All I had to do was just lean in a little more to taste those succulent lips of hers, my hands were already itching to weave into her hair and pull her towards me.

A few locks of her hair fell in her face and my hand automatically reached up to brush it away. She grinned and her hand switched from my arm to my thigh where it rubbed gently. Her boldness was so fucking sexy, it was just amazing how this woman acted. I felt a fire starting to burn somewhere in my core and this weird chill run down my spine. My body started to tremble and it took every fiber of my being to just sit there and let her touch me like this. It was obvious she was experienced in the art of pleasuring another women, because her hands were roaming everywhere and each touch of her fingers set my skin on fire.

A word was never uttered at all between us. But there was no need for words anyway, she said everything she needed to say just though her ministrations. I felt a soft growl form deep in my chest and I parted my lips as it clawed its way up my throat and threw my clenched teeth. She paused her actions and I momentarily feared I scared her, but the noise just seemed to intrigue her more then anything. "Was that a growl of pleasure or annoyance?" She wondered out loud, her hand slowly creeping up my leg.

Another soft growl emitted from me. "A little bit of both. Your teasing the shit out of a shewolf." I breathed. She smiled deviously and moved closer to me. "You can touch me you know…I won't stop you." Oh god, do I dare pass up the invitation? My body didn't need time to think it over, I was crashing out lips together and pulling her body into my lap before I could even answer my own question. Carmen moaned deeply into my mouth and threaded her fingers into my hair and they only got louder when my hands slipped under her shirt and cupped her breasts. I was surprised that I actually did that because I've never been with another female before. And surprising still I didn't care. The feel of her soft skin beneath my fingertips and skilled mouth moving against mine seemed to cause the world to fall away for a minute and just leave us.

It had to be the most amazing thing I've ever felt, and hopefully would never stop feeling. But of course good things can't last forever so we both broke away to gulp down some much needed air, though I continued to place feather light kisses on her lips during that time. "Don't you think we're moving too fast?" I joked.

"I don't know, are we?" She asked back. I gave her breasts another good squeeze and she gasped. "Nope." Before we could do anything more though I retreated my hands unwillingly from her and placed them at my sides. "But I think we should stop for now, last thing I need to do is tire you out. " She blew a stray hair that fell in front of her face. "Yeah, I guess your right." Settling herself next to me, we spent the next hour or so just talking about everything and anything that came to our minds, skirting around the events of last night and anything intimately personal. Soon enough though she passed out in my lap and I sat there watching over her.

All the while I couldn't help but think about the moment we just shared, how natural it came to me to please her. I guess this just proved that Carmen was my imprint and I was, in fact, a full blown lesbian. But hey I was actually happy for once so I didn't really give a damn. Though I couldn't say that for sure I was just wait until the rest of the pack found out.

I'm gonna want to skin them all alive by sundown.

I'm soo sorry that i haven't updated sooner! you can blame a guy in my gym class, he gave me a damn concussion durring soccer and i couldn't use my computer (or do anything else for the matter) for a whole week and two days! but anyway heres a nice chapter that i rewrote so it had some lemon zest to hint at later chapter contents *wink, wink*

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