A/N: I'm like addicted to the computer so I won't be on for a week to try to break my addiction. hopefully. so I'm giving this to you all as a good luck gift. hope you all like it! Wish me luck and hopefully i'll see all of your lovely writing no earlier than next saturday!

CH 4:

It wasn't until 4:00 in the afternoon the next day that Jacob decided to come and wake me up. I must have been tired, to fall asleep for that long. What was it, twenty three hours?

"Leah, open up your door this minute! As your alpha, I need to talk to you. I've had an epiphany!"

"If you make it quick. You woke me up." He was positively jumping around my bedroom, looking like my brother on Christmas morning.

"You know how, the other night you said you were a genetic dead end and that you would never escape your love for Sam?"

"I believe the exact words were 'It's bad enough that I don't have imprinting to look forward to use to escape my unrequited love for Sam, being the genetic dead end that I am!' But anyway, go on."

"Well, half of that statement proved to be wrong, the half about how you didn't have imprinting to look forward to use to escape your unrequited love for Sam. You did. You did imprint and you did escape your unrequited love for Sam."

"Technically that's two thirds of the statement but get to the point already."

"Well, what if the other third of your statement was wrong? What if your not a genetic dead end?"

"Pray tell dear Alpha. This better not be one of your games. I let you into the deeper workings of my mind that night. Don't make me regret it."

"This is no joke. You know how many vampires we had around when you changed?"

"Yes, eight. The seven Cullens, and that nomad Victoria." Again, your point would be?

"Yes, but we only had a pact of six at the time, and no other males in the tribe were old enough for the genes to take effect so they could phase. I think that you phased because we had no other alternatives. No one else was ready but you. I think that girl werewolves were just a last resort, in case the numbers ever got so bad that we needed girl wolves."

"What about your sisters? They're older than me and have even better genes."

"But neither of them are living around vampires, so their genes aren't getting triggered. Or maybe they have to be near the tribe to have their genes turned on, and since Rebecca is in Hawaii, and Rachel was at college, you were the only available female."

"So you're saying I'm the only female werewolf because the fates are biased?"

"Pretty much yeah. I also don't think that it was a coincidence that you quit phasing the same moment you imprinted on Nahuel."

"What do you mean?"

"Do I have to spell it out for you?"

"Please?" I just woke up. Does he expect me to be thinking as well as him right now? Not that he ever thought well in the first place.

"Well, imprinting happens to carry on the best genetic bloodline. Right?"

"Right." At least that's what the elders say. I never was one for biology and genetics and such.

"When we are phasing, we're not getting older, right?"

"Right."

"Which means we're not changing, doesn't it?"

"Yes." Supposedly.

"Which means you weren't getting the monthly curse, right?"

"We all know this, Jacob. Get to the Goddamn point already!"

"Now that you can't phase, it would follow that you might start up the monthly curse again. Get what I'm saying?"

"Um, sure. What you're saying is that, I became a wolf because I was needed, then right when I was needed most, I imprinted, which caused some sort of default clause to kick in and stop me from phasing so that I could carry children. But when do I become a werewolf again?"

"I don't know. You're the first female wolf ever."

"Are you saying I'm some sort of LAB RAT?"

"Uh, yes to the fates. But to me you're a valuable part of my team! My Beta! Did you figure out the imprinting problem with Nahuel?"

"Yeah, if he bites me I'm dead. If I have his kid I'll die, because birthing his kid could kill me, or to save me he would have to bite me. Which we all know is going to kill me. So I either get with him and die when he accidentally bites me, or die from broken heart because I can't be with him. Or kill myself when another werewolf kills Nahuel because he hunts humans. Any choice I choose, is fatal."

"Technically, he is able to eat some human food and he could go vegetarian the rest of the time, like the Cullens. According to Edward, he's toying with the idea to become less of a monster."

"He's not a monster!"

"Fine, less of a murderer. And if you imprinted on him, it means you'll have a good chance of having his kids, without dying so you can have more than one. So technically you should be able to have his kids and he won't become a murderer so you won't have to have yourself killed. And you should be able to be with him. That knocks down three of your rebuttals."

"Yes but, I'm not asking him to give up part of who he is. It'd be like asking me to stop running. But even if he does go vegetarian and even if I can have his kids the other choice left will kill me. Jacob, if he bites me I'm dead. And then you'll have to kill him. What do I do?"

"I don't know Leah. Maybe you should leave something that you and your imprint can figure out together."

"Probably. Thanks Jacob. For everything."

"You're welcome Leah. Oh, and I never thanked you for yesterday. Thanks for giving them the command, no matter how important it was, I just couldn't do it."

"You're welcome. But I'm not going to do it again. Grow a set of balls and become the Alpha you know you can be."

"I'll get right on that. And remember, we're all here for you. Me, Embry, Quil, Seth. Everyone."

"I know."

"Sam."

"What about him?"

"I just like seeing the way your face doesn't flicker with pain every time someone says his name. Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam. Ha, ha. Funny."

"Sam, huh. Wow. Maybe I should go talk to him. Apologize for all the wrong that I've done to him and Emily."

"You better talk to Nahuel first. You shouldn't put it off too long, he might decide to go back to his home in South America."

"Where is he?"

"At the Cullens. Come on Beta-Dearest, I'll lead the way. But don't waste time making yourself presentable."

"I think I'll drive, so that way, I don't look like crap from running. Um, what if I get cold feet and can't tell him? Would you tell him for me?"

"No, you have to tell him yourself. If you don't, I will make sure that everyone, in either pack, will forever call you the chicken in wolf's clothing."

"You wouldn't."

"Hey, do you think I could catch a ride with you?"

"Uh, sure."

"Okay, I'm just going to zip home and grab a better set of clothes and a shower. I'll be back soon. And Leah?"

"What?"

"Does this mean you're cool with Bella?"

"I guess." If I'm going to be spending time with Nahuel, I better start getting used to the other lee- vamps. Gotta start thinking of them as vampires, not leeches.

I hadn't even thought of Sam once since I had imprinted. It shocked me to realize that I no longer felt anything for him. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch, zero. No pain, hurt, betrayal, nothing! Maybe now I could renew my cousin-ship/friendship with Emily. God I missed her so. But first, I had to speak to Nahuel. That shower Jacob mentioned didn't sound half bad either.