New chapter! In this one, there are some definate, non-cannon, crazt sub plot ideas introduced, so bare with me there.
She didn't go back to the forest. Soon enough she'd realised that her Wolfy form and the forest were just another way of hiding, like her "piss-everyone-in-the-vicinity-off-by-any-means-necessary" mask. And she would not be weak enough to need masks anymore. She was Leah –Superwoman- Clearwater-Talbot, Hottest woman to every come into the vicinity of La Push and probably the best thing to ever come out of it either. And so modest, too.
Actually, now that she thought of it, she was probably More of a Batman or green arrow- superman (because superman was slightly more awesome then superwoman, that she could admit even to her feminist self) Hybrid. She was super powered and kick ass, but didn't take crap from others like that Clark Kent did in the comic's.
Not that she'd ever read them or anything.
There was also the Money thing too, but she usually only ever thought about that money in terms of how many steak dinners's it would be buying her for the night, she sure didn't need gadgets like Good ol' Bruce Wayne.
Today, however, was an exception to that money rule.
Even as a stone cold bitch, Leah still loved her brother. Conventionalism told the public that Seth was Leah's younger brother, but there were things the public just couldn't know.
Like how, one day, when Seth was four and Leah was two, Seth simply disappeared. Poof, vanished without a trace kind of disappeared. And then, when Leah was ten, Insto presto, Four year old Seth suddenly reappeared, with a twelve year old mindset. Without explanation. Her Mother had freaked out, but her father had stated they should just accept it, be grateful for having Seth returned to them and move on. Sue Clearwater distanced herself from the family after that. And she was hardly ever in the same room as Seth if she could help it.
Understandably, these events traumatised the Young boy, and he'd grasped onto anything he could. That anything was Leah. It was interesting to see an Overprotective! Brother attempt to intimidate his Sister's Dates or Male friends, it seems that younger brothers just don't have the same effect on males as older ones did. If only they knew.
Her brother was the reason she was here, now, becoming a better person. After the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Incident, Leah became a right Bitch, and her wonderful brother was the one who took the brunt of that. Her mother had just given up, thrown her hands up in exasperation and Run off to the swan residence. But that had happened even while her father was in perfect health.
Her brother had been the reason she'd prolonged her leaving the rez for such a long time, but finally, she cracked. She left only days after her Brothers birthday and the things she'd heard the rest of the pack spout off about her.
She didn't care about their opinions, but Seth did and she didn't think it was fair for her brother to have to listen to his friends constantly complain about his sister, or play mediator between the two parties.
She'd already missed his birthday this year, but she felt the need to make it up to him anyway. He needed a present from his only sibling, and maybe this would make her feel less guilty. It wouldn't work, but she could try, right?
Hence, she was walking the streets of the big apple, New York, with her direct debit card in one hand and several bag's of presents in the other. She'd already bought him a playstation 3, games store gift card worth more than the shoes she was wearing (and yes, she was still wearing those outfits Bela had forced her into, she honestly didn't care about clothing and they were all she had) from a chain she knew had a store in port Angeles, And a mint condition, original 1938 Action Comics #1, the first comic Superman ever appeared in, as well as the first 6 volumes of some Series of graphic novels called Supernatural, She knew he liked that style of reading and she grabbed the first things on the shelf after acquiring the 1938 classic. She might have been a tad excessive, but she had a lot to make up for, after all.
But she didn't find the crowning jewel in her apology collection until she crossed into the suburbs surrounding the city. She really didn't know what drove her to the dusty old car yard, but it was there she found the perfect gift for her far too forgiving brother.
In body, logically, her brother should have been twelve, what with the time travel or whatever had happened and all. But, as fate had proven, Logic and the name Clearwater just didn't meld well. After Seth popped back into existence, it seemed nature was trying to make up for her mistake (being a werewolf sure helped though), and he easily became one of the oldest looking children in his class. And, gradually, it kept happening. Now, at "twelve", he passed for his twenties, and, legally, he was twenty. You can understand why he'd had to drop out of the seventh grade. The people of La Push had learnt not to ask questions. While still juvenilely optimistic and generally chipper, Seth was- time travel excluded- a twenty year old male. And, like quite a few of the males on the rez, he had a fine appreciation for Cars.
A genuine classic, cherry red 1969 Mustang Boss 429, Hidden in the back of the yard behind the flashy newer cars. Save the flashy brand new Volvo's for some metrosexual Spoilt rich yuppie kid, He'd take the vintage beauty any day. It was his most passionate dream to own one of these cars, she'd heard him rant and rave about them for years, and she could now give him that.
Maybe this money could be good for something after all.
Seth was sitting at home. Which was pretty much all he did when he wasn't out on patrol. Home had his schooling and His gaming system, so it was the logical choice. It's not like he had a life outside of pack socialisation anyway. His life was so messed up, he didn't even know how old he should classify himself, and to top it all off he was a werewolf and his sister was MIA.
After having to leave regular schooling, Leah was an absolute god send and found an online course for completion of the Public schooling system. Leah assumed it was originally intended for refugees and such to gain the education they needed at their own pace. It allowed him to do all the work for all the years of High school at his own pace. He was already in his final year by their standards. Legally, he was 20, with a licence and he had documentation of all the years up until freshman under his belt, so it hadn't been difficult.
He was so confused by his own life; he'd like to have seen the look on the person's face who tried to investigate him. He didn't know how he'd gone so long without someone pulling up the irregularities in his files, Wolf luck perhaps?
Or maybe his sister had blackmailed someone into doing something about it. Or, in her infinite wisdom, fixed it some other way. He really missed his sister. She was his only family, and although he was older (well, he classifies himself as older, and so does a court of law) she was the definite Mother hen, or wolf, as it were.
Without her, he was floundering.
He missed her so much, but with his usual optimism, he believed she was out there and she was getting over the depression and General dark cloud Sam and his idiocy had caused her.
Speak of the devil and they shall appear, Sam and the rest of the pack walked up the road to greet him where he was sitting, on the front steps.
"Hey Doctor Who." Jacob greeted. The pack had been let in on the mystical time travel screw up, and he would never live down the time lord jokes.
Sam shot Jacob a glare, before declaring "Pack meeting, inside now."
Seth glared right back. This was Leah's house too and Sam had no right to just waltz right in as if he owned the place. Those days were over.
Seth and Sam held glares, eyes burning holes in each other's head's before Jared was herd.
"Woah."
This caused the rest of the pack to turn towards the direction of Jared's distraction. A Huge UPS truck could be seen moving at a sedate pace towards the house.
When it finally reached the front driveway, a man disembarked from the cab and walked over towards the group of Large, intimidating youths.
"One o' you Seth Clearwater?" His trucker hat slipped slightly out from his sweating hand as Sam moved forward slightly.
"Why?" He demanded.
"Well, because I was going to ask for a date. I've got a delivery for him; you think I wear this uniform for kicks? "
Seth pushed Sam out of the way, took the pen and signed on the line. The man looked over the signature, handed Seth a set of car keys and then gestured to the other man who had gotten out of the cab and was now opening the truck cabins doors.
"Get it outa there. And if you screw it up that woman'll have my head. So you'd better not, Idgit."
The man mock saluted and had two other men that had apparently been riding in the back help him.
Slowly, as the pack watching this spectacle, a true beauty of a car could be seen driving down the ramp onto the solid, La push ground.
And Seth went weak at the knees.
'I...Is that what I think it is?"
Jacob nodded, dumbly.
"HOLY MOTHER OF CRAP!" Seth yipped, and ran to where the car now sat, gleaming, while the UPS truck drove away, unnoticed.
He stroked the driver's side door panel reverently, before throwing himself into the driver's seat. On the Passengers seat sat a few birthday present-like wrapped items and a card.
He ripped it open and immediately recognised his sisters Neat, loopy hand writing.
Seth,
I know this won't make up for me being gone, But happy belated birthday. I can't say much here (I don't want to spoil your birthday card) but things are.... odd. Not in a bad way, I suppose. But still. I'll be in touch soon. Rock that dirt mound of a town for me, would you?
Hugs, puppies and all that other mushy stuff,
Leah.
He ripped into the wrapping on the other presents, and gaped. Had she robbed a bank?
His sister was safe. His sister was alive. His sister was...His eyes drifted towards the stack of presents
His sister was possibly a thief. A skilled one.
He looked over to where the pack was still frozen solid, then at the look on Sam's face.
If she is, then it's so worth it.
Leah smiled to herself. She knew, somewhere, her Brother was enjoying the spoils of her inheritance. But now she had a job to do. Saving people. And she should really get started.
What she didn't know was that at that very minute, she was being closely surveyed.
Dean had followed the girl for three days, ever since Bobby had gotten wind of Bela's accounts being active. This girl, whoever she was, was Bela's Heir, and the possibility that she was going to take over Bela's operation was high. She merited watching.
So far she'd done nothing unusual, Bought a bunch of stuff including one classic car, and Hired Bobby ( In cognito) the UPS guy to deliver the spoils of her Big apple shopping trip to some reservation in Washington. From the explicit threats to Bobby's person , delivered with an icy coolness he'd only seen in one other person, should anything happen to her package, he'd bet anything she was Definitely related to Bela. They both had a way with words that could make even the seasoned hunter shiver.
Everything seemed regular enough, but something just wasn't right about this. His spidy senses were tingling.
Suddenly, his phone rang; Flaming telepaths was quickly cut short as Dean answered.
"Yea? Bobby? So what's the deal?"
He kept his voice low, and bent his head around the corner of the building he had ducked behind, but she was gone. Probably back to her hotel, He mused.
"Body builders? Well, that's nothing to odd. Maybe she has a toyboy?"
The elder hunter on the phone was not amused.
"You think something's a miss? Check in with Sammy. Get him to do a background, but otherwise I think this is a bust. The girls got a mean appetite but other than that I haven't found anything fishy."
The dial tone greeted him.
"Bye to you to UPS-man."
He grinned.
To clear up any confusion, Flaming Telepaths is Blue Oyster Cult song. which i don't own.
thanks to florr334 for being my first (and only) reviewer. Thats the only reason I've kept this story going. Sorry if I made it was to confusing and utterly silly this chapter.
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