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Chapter 8
Killing Me Slowly and Painfully
The silence of course didn't last for long. Suddenly the pack mind was filled with images of Sam and Leah. Them professing their love. Movie dates. Making out on the couch. Leah's smile. Their first time together. Image after image flashed through their minds.
Seth started whining and lay down in the foliage covering his eyes with his paws. Leah was more vocal, Sam, you stupid fucker! Knock that shit off! I swear I'm going to rip your balls off the next time I see you.
Sam was startled from his remembrances and then his imprint bond caused him to feel guilty so his thoughts turned to Emily which then caused Jared's thoughts to turn to Kim and Jake started thinking about Bella. As the pack came crashing through the bushes, the other pack members groaned.
Fuck this. You three are the most pathetic motherfuckers I've ever seen. I'll show you something. Suddenly the pack's mind was filled with images of various girls and Paul. It was the wolf version of porn. There wasn't a position or sex act that Paul hadn't tried.
Leah started snarling and growling. For fuck's sake, assholes. My brother doesn't need to see this shit. Which one of you is Paul cause I'm going to kick your ass as soon as I'm done with Uley.
Nope, I'm not telling you which one I am, Paul responded. But Uley's the same color as his heart, he told her with a laugh.
Leah looked at the various wolves, one a rusty brown wolf, a gray one with darker spots, a chocolate brown one, a light brown one, a dark silver one, and finally the one that was in the middle and stood towards the front, a black one. Leah knew who that was instantly.
Sam she seethed and charged at him. She was going to rip him apart. Once she reached him she was amazed at her ability to attack him. It was as if the wolf was part of her but yet separate and it knew just what to do. She bared her teeth and clamped down on one of his forelegs, relishing in the salty tang of his blood. Sam shook her off but she was undeterred and went on the offensive again, this time running her head into his body and taking a swipe at his fur with her claws.
Sam though had enough. He was the leader of this pack and sooner or later, sooner being the operative word, she needed to learn who was in charge. Leah, STOP, he commanded.
Leah felt her body being pushed to the forest floor. It was as if there were chains attached to her limbs and someone was pulling down on them. She continued to snarl and growl. You cocksucking son of bitch, Uley. I hate you! I refuse to listen to you! Her growls soon turned into whining as she struggled against the Alpha command.
Seth seeing and hearing Leah's distress came to stand by her side. He growled at Sam, telling him, Leave my sister alone! You've already done enough!
Both of you need to learn who's in charge, he demanded. If your sister will behave herself, I'll remove the order.
Seth's wolf was barely larger than Leah's and due to his age, his wolf was awkward and gangly. He'd had a difficult time keeping up with Leah but no one was going to hurt his sister. He wouldn't let them. He lunged at Sam, baring his teeth and trying to rip into Sam's neck. Sam moved to the side out of Seth's reach and soon Seth felt the Alpha command wash over him.
That's it. Both of you STOP!
Both Seth and Leah lay on their bellies, whining in distress. The pack members were in shock as none of them had experienced a new member being this hostile. Normally, the new members were in such shock that they listened to whatever was said. They were more concerned about being about to change back to their human forms.
Who was supposed to be on patrol? Sam asked. They should have never been able to get this far. We're going to need to have a couple of us head back towards La Push.
Jared, Paul answered.
Hey, I was only a few minutes late, Sam. Kim and I were busy. Once again the pack mind was treated to images what the two of them were busy with.
Fine who was on patrol before you, Jared? They shouldn't have left until you phased in.
Me, Paul answered. I'm sick of running extra-long patrols cause lover boy over there can't stop fucking his woman. I may spread myself around but I'm not late for my fucking patrols all the time.
Sam sighed realizing that they needed to discuss the rules, again. Damn it, you two. If one of you had been phased in, this shit wouldn't have happened. Leah, Seth, we need you two to run with us back to La Push, then we'll go over the legends and pack rules. We'll have to work with you to get you to control the phase and go over the patrol routes, too.
No! I'm not listening to any shit that you have to say, asshole. I'll fucking live the rest of my life as a wolf, a LONE wolf just to be away from you! Leah yelled.
Fuck off, Uley, Seth replied. Why don't you just go home and fuck your whore? We don't need to be part of your stupid shit.
What the fuck do I have to do? Alpha order you two to listen to me.
Seth and Leah had been trying to lie calmly and not fight the order but they were sick of Sam's overbearing and controlling nature. They had enough. Together they fought the Alpha command and soon felt themselves able to stand on their legs. Leah looked at Sam straight in the eyes, Fuck off, Sam. Why don't you go play house with ScarJo? Not every woman is willing to lie down and be your bitch.
Sam, Jake interjected. Maybe it would be best if you and Jared went back to La Push and ran the borders. Quil why don't you head over to the Clearwater place and find out what's going on. Paul and Embry, us three will bring Leah and Seth back towards La Push.
Jake, you're not Alpha.
No, I'm not but we can stand in this forest all day and argue with these two. You being here isn't helping matters and if we need them to be calm in order to phase back, you need to go away. Someone needs to find out what happened. If their mom or dad is in the hospital, they need to be able to go see them.
Fine, you deal with these two. Jared, let's go.
As Paul, Embry, and Jake headed back towards La Push with Seth and Leah, Jake brought them up to speed on the legends and the pack rules. He explained the pack hierarchy and that Sam was Alpha, therefore in charge of the pack. Jake was his Beta or second-in-command. He discussed expectations for patrol and started to discuss the boundaries of the route.
He informed them of the treaty that they had with the Cullen family. And explained what the Cullen's where and why they shifted into wolves. As Jake was discussing what vampires looked like, Leah's memory was jogged. She remembered the bleach and burnt sugar smell during her runs in Seattle and more recently when she was running in La Push.
Leah, you've smelled this before? And all over Seattle? Jake asked.
Yeah, there were even some news stories about some missing people and there have been a few accidents and house fires recently. It got really bad and I stopped running outside cause I'd feel so sick afterwards.
Suddenly Jake was thinking of the histories, there had never been a female wolf before. But Leah's memories described the same symptoms that all the boys had before the change. He was trying to figure out why this had happened when Leah nipped at his hind leg.
What the hell, Leah!
What do you mean by there aren't female wolves, she demanded. I'm the first? So, not only am I freak because I turn into a wolf, I'm the biggest freak of all because I'm a girl. I'm some kind of weird anomaly. Leah's mind whirled around these facts and she started thinking about her recent doctor's visit and the diagnosis. Her anger intensified. It's because of this, isn't it? I can't have children because of this. She lay down on the forest floor and refused to go any further.
Come on, Leah, Jake tried to reason with her. I don't remember my dad saying anything but that doesn't mean that there haven't been others.
Jake, don't lie to the poor girl. That's in bad taste, Paul told him.
They felt someone phase in. Quil's mind was a jumble of thoughts. Jake tried to calm Quil down but nothing was working. His mind just kept repeating, sorry, sorry, sorry. As much as Jake hated to use an Alpha order, he needed to find out what Quil had found out.
Quil, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
Quil's thoughts became focused. He replayed seeing the ambulance at the Clearwater house. He then skipped ahead to when he arrived after Seth and Leah's phase. Sue was in tears, sobbing on the living room floor. Billy sat in his wheelchair with tears running down his cheeks. Old Quil sat next to Sue, murmuring in Quileute and asking the spirit's blessing for Harry's safe passage to the next world. Quil showed them the ambulance as the paramedics loaded Harry's body to be taken to the hospital.
Both Leah and Seth were in shock. Neither could find words to express what was happening. Despite Leah's earlier refusal to move, she found herself running for her home with Seth on her heels. Even without having knowledge of where they were, they felt their bodies being tugged to their home. Paul, Embry, and Jake started running with them and soon they were in the Clearwater backyard.
Seth had been able to phase back without trouble. His earlier anger was replaced by sadness and even though it was an intense emotion, his need to comfort his mom and sister overrode this. He and his wolf knew that they were unable to do this if they remained in wolf form.
Once Seth was phased back, Jake allowed Paul to go home. Seth ran to the house and grabbed a pair of shorts along with some clothing for Leah. He brought Leah's clothes to the tree line and ran back to the house.
Leah was a different story. Her emotions were all over the place. She went from angry to sad to resentful to despondent. She kept playing the earlier confrontation with her dad in her head. It was her fault, she knew it. She'd caused this, if only she was a better daughter. If she had been more patient or had learned to let things go this wouldn't have happened. If she hadn't phased and turned into a giant wolf.
She reflected on her behavior during Christmas and the note that she had sent. It was childish and immature. She'd meant it half-joking but mostly as an insult. When she'd wrapped those four shirts up, she written that note and placed the package on Sam's doorstep. In the note she insinuated that his gang was making porn and while she realized that they went topless as a way to advertise their home-made movies; it was the middle of winter and they should cover up so they wouldn't get nipple-bite. She'd then asked what type of movies they made, were they guy-on-guy action and Kim and Emily were fluffers or was it more of a double-penetration style.
All she wanted to do was change back. She wanted to be herself again. But with each memory she shared she found it was too hard to focus on being calm. As soon as she remembered something, it would echo in Embry and Jake's minds causing her to think of it or something similar. It was a vicious cycle.
Jake was feeling frustrated, he wanted nothing more than to be with Bella. They were supposed to hang out today. Ever since she'd learned about the fact that Jake was a werewolf and they had been hunting Victoria who was after Bella. He'd been doing his best to try to protect her. He loved her and he thought that she was starting to feel the same way that he did.
Seriously, Jake? I'm stuck as a wolf and all you can do is think about kissing zombie girl? She's the reason for this, isn't she? She dated one of the Cullens…a vampire and now some psychotic vampire is after her. Why don't we just hand her over on a silver platter and be done with it?
SHUT UP, Leah! You don't understand.
Don't understand what? That you're obsessed with some girl who's still in love with an undead creature. How long has it been since HE left her? Six months? She looks like a corpse; maybe she's already joined the undead army.
Enough, we're going to get you to change back cause I'm sick of having you in my head, Jake growled at her.
Believe me, Black the last place I'd ever want to be is in your head. Which reminds me, how come Embry's part of this? He's not Quileute, he's Makah.
Both Embry and Jake tried to shut their minds off to the reason why but it was impossible. The whole story came out. Somehow one of their fathers, Jake, Sam, or Quil, was also Embry's father. One of them was his brother and that meant that some of the pack were also his cousins.
Jesus, so this whole pack is nothing more than a soap opera. You have two pussies whose women carry their men's balls in their handbags, a man whore, a bastard, a clown, a sap, a kid, and a bitch. Maybe that's why Taha Aki chose this shit for me. Someone needed to be the bitch and I was available. I've finally found my calling, she finished on a laugh.
Leah felt a little more relaxed and this time when Jake talked her through how to phase back, she was able to focus. She listened to his words and centered herself. She imagined her human form. She felt the heat running through her limbs, centering on her spine. She opened her eyes and saw Jake standing directly in front of her. Suddenly, she found herself lost in the dark brown depths, her heart rate slowed and every muscle in her body relaxed. She felt as though they were connected and she wanted to do anything or be anything for him. Before she had time to understand what had happened, she found herself lying naked on the forest floor.
