Set to Stun

"Thanks for getting here so quick, Seth. I was a little nervous out here without any of you guys, I didn't know if the leech was alone or not." I was genuinely grateful and I hoped my tone conveyed that to my brave little brother.

"C'mon Lee, y'know there's noway I wouldn't be the first to your side. You might be faster than the others, but I reckon speed is hereditary, I'm never far behind you!" I laughed with him and felt myself relax a little. "Now come on, you know it's been bugging me. I heard the urgency when you asked me to fetch Carlisle. What changed your mind?"

I gripped the handlebars a little tighter as I braced myself for his reaction. "Well, you know the girl, Angela?" he didn't say anything so I continued, "Well she was on the roof when I turned around to check on her after she regained enough composure to scream for help."

"Right. So why did you need the assistance? You'd got her down by the time I arrived, Lee. I don't understand."

"OK. Well, I called for assistance because I didn't understand how she got up there! It was almost instantaneous! And there was noway to climb up the building without being a Vampire or a Werewolf, so I thought maybe Carlisle could explain it." Seth loosened his grip on my waist slightly. I waited for it to tighten again when he finally realised what I was saying. Man, he could be slow sometimes!

"But her scent..." Seth wasn't talking to me yet, he was still muddling through, "She smelt like a human to me, maybe a little sweeter than usual, but not even close to Renesmee's half vampire scent. So you think she wasn't human?!"

Seth had finally caught on! "I'm not sure Seth. But I can't think of anything to explain how she got up there without hurting herself and without making any noise or taking more than a few seconds." We didn't speak for the rest of the journey, both of us lost in thought. We knew that Jacob would have called everyone together again, so we headed back home preparing ourselves for the onslaught of questions.

When we got back, my Mum rushed over to me and gave me a hug. I was definitely not comfortable looking vulnerable in front of these guys, so I patted her back twice and straightened up out of the hug quickly.

"Seth," Jacob called, "Any scent of the vampire on your way back? Sam, Embry, Quil and I didn't pick anything up in Forks or La Push so the humans are all fine this side."

"Nah, the scent lingered a little in town, but no trace on our way back." Seth relaxed when his eyes met Vanessa's worried face. He went to comfort her. All eyes turned to me. I held my chin up and sought out Carlisle.

"The woman, I think she was human, it makes the most sense that she was. But I have a little niggling doubt." Carlisle studied my face a little before answering me.

"OK Leah. What is it that is confusing you about her?" Carlisle was never able to keep the intrigue from his voice at the thought of a new discovery.

"Well," I started to speak, when I suddenly felt self-conscious and ridiculous. Everyone was looking at me. Sam was looking at me. I began to falter, when I saw the encouraging smile from Seth and then a small nod from Edward, who had already picked the event from my head and was cradling Bella, ready to comfort her when she heard the woman's name.

"OK, so as you probably heard from Jacob, I knocked the woman into the doorway for a little shelter before I ran to phase as quickly as possible. I did a quick sniff'n'scan," a few giggles at my casual joke, "and turned around when I heard her cry of surprise. It was literally a few seconds later...and, well...she was on the roof of the shop!"

A short, stunned silence followed this statement. Edward was the first to recover. He had obviously seen the shop front in my mind and knew why I was so concerned.

"But a human could not have scaled a flat store front as Angela did?" his confused voice and casual use of Angela's name stirred a gasp from Bella and, a second later, from Charlie as he too realised we were discussing Angela Webber.

"The store front was completely flat?" Carlisle interrupted sharply, "I see. That is peculiar." The quick exchange between Carlisle and Edward was frustrating. I felt that I should know what was going on before the others somehow. Angela was my protectee. I cleared my throat loudly to remind them we were all waiting.

"I really liked Angela." I volunteered as noone else was speaking. At this confession, a few mouths dropped open and I suddenly felt ashamed. I realised that many people in this room had never heard me say something positive about anyone, and those that had thought I was no longer capable. I blusheda little as I asked noone in particular, "Would any of you object if I met her again?" I didn't really care what they thought - Jacob was the only one who could actually forbid me and he usually trusted my judgement. I watched, with a carefully exaggerated air of nonchalance as Jacob eyed Seth. Seth nodded calmly in response. Result! Seth had given me the all clear.

"I'll only allow it if you meet in very public places, Leah," Jacob told me sternly, "and if you continue to meet, I'd like to be introduced, so I can put my mind at ease." I could tell he was wary, but I wasn't, so I gladly agreed to his terms.

"Thanks, Jake!" I beamed at him, "Now if you don't mind," I addressed the whole room, "I'm gonna go catch some Z's, had quite the eventful night!". Leaving them awed at my rare good mood, I sauntered up the stairs in much higher spirits than normal. Attitude: Set to stun! I thought giggling to myself as I went to brush my teeth.

Once in bed, I laid on my side looking at the beautiful, magical full moon in the dazzling night sky and pondered the events of the day. I had stopped a vampire attack, seen the extraordinary talent of Angela Webber, awed a room of people close to me and most importantly, found a potential friend. Maybe this full moon had brought me some good news. With that thought I drifted off into a dreamless, peaceful sleep.