Chance's POV

As I reached La Push I ran full speed to Sam and Emily's house where most likely the pack would be at hanging out. I don't know if I should tell them yet…I mean they're gonna be total assholes about it as usual…Hmmm what to do…

Leah's POV

I wake up the next morning with a smile on my face. I feel so warm and just I don't even know how to explain it. Yet at the same time I feel like apart of me is missing. This imprinting crap is seriously complicated. I walk over to my bathroom and hop into the shower, hoping to wash a sense of confidence into me, because I was definitely not feeling it.

I walk over to my closet and grab the outfit I left out of my suitcase. I wasn't sure what to wear honestly, so I just decided on a pair of dark wash jeans and a purple baby doll top. I then decided to just put on some black flip flops. I mean it's just La Push right? I walk over to my bathroom mirror and decide to blow dry my already straight dark mane. In the end it turned out really pretty so hopefully that's a good omen for today.

I then grab my cell phone and car keys off the table and carry my suitcase to the car. I could feel my stomach already getting nervous. Jeez I am Leah Clearwater! I am a confident young independent woman…I can do this! I hope…I put my things in the trunk and start it up, and begin driving my almost two hour drive back to the place where my hurt began…La Push.

After I passed through Forks I could feel it all start hitting me. What if they still hate me. What if they don't want anything to do with me. What if they don't remember me. Wait, that's impossible…I was the bitch of La Push. Hmmm…we'll see I guess. I pulled into my old home's driveway very slowly. The wind chimes sang in the wind, while the rocking chairs creaked lightly. I got out of the car deciding to face my fears head on, I then grabbed my suitcases and walked up the porch.

Should I knock? Nevermind it's my house too right? I open the door and walk in quietly. "Mom?…" I say waiting for a response. After a few minutes I hear my mom singing in the kitchen and I drop my bags off at the door before moving to the kitchen quietly. I see her and she hasn't changed a bit. Still just as happy and carefree as she was three years ago. The day I left doesn't count in that time. I see her turn to me and her eyes go wide as saucers before screaming at the top of her lungs and lunging at me. She pulls me into a tight hug and holds me like I've been gone for decades not three years.

"Ohhhh Leah I've missed you!", she says while kissing my cheek and hugging me again tightly.

"So have I mom, I've missed you so much, I'm so glad to be home" I say without even thinking about it.

All of the sudden the door bursts open and Seth and Embry race into the house with worried looks on their faces.

"Sue are you alright!" Embry yells as if we aren't near him. Jeez he hasn't changed.

Seth just stands their with a shocked expression on his face before grinning madly and hugging me tighter than mom had even thought of. I hug him back just as hard. Out of everyone I think Seth has been the hardest one not to see. He's my little brother. He might be Mr. Sunshine 24/7, but I love him anyways.

"Oh Seth, I've missed you" I say almost in tears. Hey I can't help it!

"Leah…is that you?" Embry asks quietly.

I look up at him smiling brightly, it probably scared the poor guy. He's not used to my new ways. I laugh in my head at the thought.

"Embry you haven't changed a bit" I say walking over to him and hugging him lightly. The shocked look on his face. PRICELESS. It's good to be home.

"Wow…Umm..Leah…this is…different" He says awkwardly unaware of what to say.

"I know, but hey give me some credit, it's been three years" I say letting go of him.

"Wow…I just…wow…" is all Seth can say.

I smile taking in the sight of everyone.

"You have to come to Sam's to see the rest of the pack! Everyone has missed you!" Seth said almost shooting out of his skin.

"Ummm…" I say not sure if I want to see Sam or Emily yet, but I'm going to have to anyways…"Sure…I guess that's cool." I say.

Seth grabs me by the hand and practically drags me out of the house while my mom bounds for the phone to call Charlie and all the elders. Wow things really haven't changed. I laugh. Embry follows behind with a shy smile on his face as Seth and I finally reach the cozy little cottage I used to practically live in.

We get to the door and Seth walks right in of course dragging me again behind him.

"Uhh Seth I think I can manage walking by myself.." I say trying to give the hint.

"Oh yeah, sorry, I'm just really excited" He says blushing.

Everyone is in the living room watching t.v. the whole pack is there. Sam, Quil, Jacob, Paul, Emily, and Jared, wow this is weird seeing them all together again.

"Hey guys look who's back in town!" Seth says bouncing up and down pointing to me.

"Umm…Hey guys.." I say shyly and weirdly enough blushing.

The guys all looked up at me shocked. Jake was the first to get up and walk over to me followed by the others. I couldn't help myself, Jake was like my closest friend before I left, he really understood me.

"Jake…" I say smiling at him.

"Leah your back…" He said grinning. I ran over to him and hugged him tightly, I have NO CLUE where all this mushy hugging crap is coming from.

"Wow…this is odd…" Quil said of course to ruin the moment.

"Wow Quil still the same old Quil I see" I say and smile at him.

Then Emily walked in from the kitchen and saw me of course not before dropping the plate of muffins she was holding in the process, I thought I saw the boys' hearts shatter right there. Wow…Nothing really has changed.

"Hi Emily" I say trying to lessen the awkwardness.

"Leah, wow, you look great, I've always loved your long hair" She said breaking into a smile lightly.

"Thank you, it took awhile, but I grew it out again" I say shyly.

"That must be a beast when you phase though" Quil cut in.

"I actually stopped phasing since I've been away at college, it's unnecessary and well it's kind of a burden, not much terrain ya know" I say explaining.

The boys' faces were shocked, as if they had no clue what life was like without phasing, well let me tell you it's GREAT.

"I mean everything's back to normal pretty much, but I run a little hotter than normal humans and well I mean…some other stuff too…" I say getting quiet at the end not wanting to tell them about imprinting.

All of the sudden the door opened and a voice like heaven speak.

"Ok you guys I can't keep it a secret, I IMPRINTED!" the voice spoke.

We all turned to see who it was and my heart stopped. It was Chance! His blue eyes shining brightly as he walked into the living room. He froze instantly when he saw me and blushed deeply. My heart beat loudly against my chest at the sight of his blush.

"So…you imprinted that's awesome" Embry said smiling trying to tease him. I'm pretty sure he knew by the eyes we were making.

I felt my heart drop when the realization hit me. He's apart of the pack, he's tied to La Push soil. Wow…Life is cruel…

"Leah…what are you doing here?" Chance said finally finding his words.

"Leah is here for the Summer visiting, she's my sister ya know, but it's cool she already knows about the pack she's apart of it" Seth says happily.

"I WAS apart of the pack Seth…" I say correcting him, I have no plans of rejoining, my life is finally working out..sorta..

"Wait you're one of us? You're the girl shifter?" He said shocked.

"She wa-" Seth began before Sam interrupted him with a glare.

"Thank you Seth, but I believe Leah has a voice. Now how do you two know each other." Sam asks suspiciously.

"Well…we met at college actually…well we kind of bumped into each other you could say…" I finally voice.

"Yeah…It actually only happened yesterday…" He said trying to be subtle about telling them the imprint. Wow. I couldn't help but laugh at his failed attempt to hide it from me. He looked at me and it was like his eyes were dancing. Wow. This is intense.

"So…this is cool…" Quil cut in.

"Chance I would like to speak with you outside. Now." Sam said in his Alpha voice as if he was angry. Jeez…he needs to stop talking to Chance that way or old Leah is gonna drop in for a second. I could feel myself shake lightly. Oh no….I thought I was done with this….I can feel tears almost start up, I don't want to be this again, I just want to be me again!

Chance's POV

I hear Sam use his Alpha voice, and I was pissed. I feel myself start to shake and when I look over at Leah my heart sinks. I can see tears in her eyes and I start to feel my inner wolf get upset, I feel like I'm in a cage, there's too many people and not enough space. He wants to break free and comfort his mate, he wants to rip Sam's throat out for upsetting her. My imprint. My world.

"Chance you need to calm the fuck down…This is not what you want to do…" Jacob says trying to calm me. But my inner wolf only feels more threatened. There's too much noise, and too many people surrounding me and Leah. I need her near me now. So that I can protect her from everything and everyone. My shaking gets stronger and more intense.

"Chance you need to get outside, please" I hear Leah's voice plead and feel myself being soothed slightly. I move towards the door while everyone follows me. I open it and run outside trying to calm down. I really don't want to go wolf right now. I start pacing and clenching and unclenching my fists. Thinking solely about Leah, her eyes, her lips, everything that is her.

Everyone stands on the porch waiting for me to calm. I see Leah walk towards me. I push myself to calm down faster, I don't want to lose control. I feel her hand touch my shoulder as the others tell her to get back.

"It's ok, you can calm down now, everything's fine" She says and I feel her hand rub my back gently. Almost immediately I go from 1000 to 0 on the anger scale. I stop pacing and turn to look at her. She doesn't look disgusted or angry, not even sad, she just looks…understanding.

I immediately pull her into my arms and hug her tightly against me. It's crazy what imprinting can do to you. I just feel complete when she's near me. And holding her close to me is like heaven. I breath in her woodsy vanilla scent and sigh. This is how my life needs to be from now on. Leah is everything, she's all I need in life. I just hope she realizes this too.