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Chapter Eight – True Whirlwind Romance

Leah POV

Three Weeks Later

Many hopeless romantics have compared whirlwind romances to that of tornadoes. It means they were blown off their feet by each other. Girl meets boy, they fall in love, and consummate everything very quickly. And then, just like a Tornado might end, quickly and as fast as it started, the romance is gone. With that being said, I don't believe hopeless romantics ever crossed paths with shifters and werewolves. What Randall and I had was the definition of a true tornado-like love. But we weren't the only people affected by this majestic whirlwind. As the weeks progressed I found more and more of my personal belongings making their way into Randall's house. Just as Celina and Connor moved into a place of their own, their now vacant bedroom did not stay vacant for long, for within a week, Lu moved in with us to be closer to Daciana. Seth had yet to move out of mom and Charlie's place, but he was still able to stay with Taisie every night, all the while remaining respectful while Randall was around. However, I do believe they were still able to achieve some form of intimacy, and in that time Taisie was becoming less temperamental. Next week she'd actually get a chance to run patrols with our pack and her unit. Randall spent his days at the site where the veterinary clinic would be. Everything was smooth sailing until the night Lu finally shifted.

Daniel Clover was a La Push resident who became utterly obsessed with Daciana. Daniel wasn't bad looking, he was quite handsome, and many women on the rez found him downright irresistible. Perhaps because of that, he thought of Daciana as a challenge. He was under the impression she was only playing hard to get. But he was very wrong. He started showing up to the shop all hours of the day, he'd send her flowers, chocolate, and expensive gifts, it was starting to drive us all crazy. Daciana tried to remain cordial with her rejection, but he just couldn't seem to take no for an answer. Randall and Daciana both felt it would be unwise to tell Lu about Daniel, due to the fact that she was on the brink of changing and the thought of someone coming onto Daciana would send her completely over the edge.

That faithful Friday night the unit and pack meet at Jake's shop. We had plans to head over to Randall's place for a small get together. The imprints would be there waiting for us. Charlie and Sue agreed to keep Baby Lucas for the weekend. However, when Daniel showed up, we all knew this wouldn't end well.

"Oh shit." I heard Jake mumble as Daniel pulled into the driveway of the shop.

"Hey there Daciana." He grinned, stepping out.

"We have to get him out of here before Lu shows up." Randall whispered in my ear. "Or things will get very ugly."

"Daniel." Daciana responded. "We were just leaving, so..."

"Oh?" He raised one brow. In his hand he a held a bouquet of flowers. "Where are you all headed? I could tag along as your plus one." He made his way over to Daciana.

"I don't think so." Jake growled slightly. "It's more of a members only sort of gathering." Daniel ignored Jacob completely as he handed the flowers to Daciana.

"Look, Daniel, I've tried to let you down easily, but I really don't have time for this anymore. I'm not interested. Stop showing up here." She flung the flowers against his chest. "I'm already in a relationship."

Daniel simply laughed.

"I don't care who you're seeing. If you haven't noticed, I get what I want around here." He placed the flowers down on the hood of his car. "And right now, I want you."

"Hey jackass, are you deaf or just plain stupid?" I asked irritably. "You heard her; she doesn't want to talk to you, so I suggest you leave before you regret it." I glared at Daniel.

"He can stand here all night," Daciana responded. "Let's just go, I'll call Lu and tell her to meet us at our house." Daciana added and walked past Daniel as if he wasn't there, but immediately, Daniel wrapped his arms around her waist, prompting Randall to snarl angrily. Just then Lu pulled up on her motorcycle.

"This guy's fucked!" Paul shook his head.

The minute Lu saw what was happening, she ripped her helmet off and threw it on the ground, where it cracked in several places.

"Get your fucking hands off my girlfriend, asshole!" She snarled, storming up to Daniel and pulling Daciana away from him.

"Girlfriend?!" Daniel exclaimed.

"Yes, you got a problem with that?" Taisie asked, pacing back and forth with Seth nearby just in case she totally lost her cool.

"So that's your malfunction." Daniel smirked at Daciana. "You're into girls." He then looked Lu up and down. "Maybe all three of us can have some fun."

"You're disgusting!" Celina lunged forward, but Connor held her back.

Lu's eyes flickered the familiar amber hue and for the first time since I met her, it felt like she was dangerous. A growl rumbled deep within Lu's chest and she moved Daciana behind her. Within seconds she was in Daniel's face.

"She's mine!" Her voice was no longer human. Daniel's eyes flickered with fear as Lu cocked back her fist and punched Daniel directly between the eyes. We all heard the cracking of the bones in his nose, as he landed on his ass.

"You crazy bitch!" Daniel whimpered on the ground. "You broke my nose!"

"Your balls are next!" Lu roared as her body started trembling. As if on cue, Randall and Jacob grabbed a hold of Lu and started dragging her towards the woods. Daciana followed.

"Someone take him to my mom's place so he can get his nose looked at!" I commanded. Brady and Collin helped Daniel up, but couldn't wipe the grins off their faces. Just as Brady and Collin took off with Daniel, we heard the shredding of Lu's clothes in the distance and a howl break through the trees.

"We should head to Randall's place." Connor spoke up.

"They're going to be out there for a while." Taisie explained. "It took me a long time to change back, when I first shifted." She added. I felt worried. Would Lu be alright? Would Daciana? And would Jake and Randall be able to calm Lu down?

"Stop stressing Leah." Celina said as if she knew exactly what I was thinking, placing her hand on my shoulder. "Randall has been doing this for centuries, Lu will be alright."

~Introverted Stringer~

"Lu shifted?" Rachel's uttered slowly.

"Yeah." I replied. "She also broke Daniel's nose in the process."

"That idiot had it coming." Claire declared. "I knew something like this would happen. Last week I went by to visit Quil, Daniel was there when I showed up and was still there when I left, just staring at Daciana like she was a fresh piece of meat."

"It's not like Daciana couldn't handle Daniel, she was just trying to be human about the situation. She could have crushed him like a bug anytime she wanted to." Celina sighed and took a seat.

"But the thing is, we aren't human...not completely. We're very territorial. If Daniel had touched Celina, I would've done the same exact thing." Connor joined his wife. "Maybe worse."

"All of us would have done the same thing." Paul admitted. He was right. Our inner beasts and wolves would have seen Daniel as a threat to our happiness, and the fact that Daciana conveyed she wasn't interested but he still continued to pursue her. It only made matters worse.

Two hours later Brady and Collin came strolling in as Embry and Connor left for patrol.

"Lu broke his nose in four places." Brady reported while beaming. "I couldn't be more proud."

"Still would have been pretty funny to see Lu break his balls." Collin snorted, running into the kitchen. "Smells good Bells." He complimented my stepsis's cooking.

Another forty-five minutes past, Jake and Randall finally arrived. They looked exhausted. Randall wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck. He exhaled.

"So where are Lu and Daciana?"

"Lu is having issues shifting back, this is all so foreign to her." Randall squeezed me tighter. "Daciana shifted as well, she's not going to leave her. It may be wise to keep our distance while she's in a threatened, territorial state of mind." I nodded in understanding against his chest.

"How long will Lu stay that way?" Bella asked, now hugging Jacob.

"There's no telling, but as soon as she shifts, Lu may seal the bond on impulse." Randall explained.

"Let's just try to enjoy what's left of the evening." Jacob suggested.

As much as I tried to enjoy my time with Randall, my pack, and unit, I couldn't help but worry about Lu and Daciana. As the evening transformed into night, they still had yet to show up. I tried to keep myself occupied by cleaning the kitchen.

"Three days." Randall replied as he walked into the room.

"Excuse me?" I had no clue what he was talking about.

"That's how long it took Taisie to regain human form when she first shifted." He elaborated, sitting down at the table. I walked over and sat down in his lap. "I had been prepping Taisie her whole entire life and it still took her three days to change back."

"What's it like the first time you shift?" I knew that for me, the first time I phased it was a sudden, violent process. Was it like that for them?

"Are you sure you want to know?" He asked.

"I do." I told him.

"It's very slow and extremely painful. It feels like every bone in your body is breaking all at once." I cringed. "Fighting it only makes it even more painful. Luckily Lu didn't resist."

"I can't even imagine what we would have done if Lu shifted in front of Daniel." I sighed.

"You and I both." Randall agreed. "But you must admit, Lu breaking Daniel's nose was pretty priceless."

"It was." I laughed. "I'm putting that memory away for a rainy day."

"Anyway, Lu is going to be just fine." He assured me. "And so will Daciana." He added. "They have each other, just like I have you. I love you, Leah Clearwater."

"I love you too, Randall Lycos." It was the first time I ever said it, out loud. Randall was becoming everything I ever wanted. We kissed.

"Don't you two ever stop?" Seth groaned, walking past us and straight to the refrigerator. "I swear you two are worse than Jake and Bells."

"I heard that!" Bella and Jake yelled from the living room.

"Good!" Seth shouted back. "Take that as a helpful hint." He mumbled.

"Could you guys join us, please?!" Celina begged desperately. "Brady and Collin are driving us insane. They're reenacting Lu breaking Daniel's nose...again!" She complained. "It was funny the first ten times, but after the thirtieth time it's starting to become just a little repetitive."

Five Days Later:

Randall left to meet with some architects at the site. He had to sign off on some final contracts at the clinic. Seth and Taisie were babysitting Baby Lucas at Jake and Bella's place. My step sis figured Seth couldn't do much corrupting with Taisie around. So technically Seth was babysitting Baby Lucas while Taisie babysat Seth. I decided to stay home just in case Lu and Daciana showed up. I was relaxing on the couch, flipping aimlessly through TV channels when I heard a knock on the door. I wasn't expecting company and Daciana wouldn't knock.

I certainly wasn't prepared for the visitor who waited at the other side.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I demanded glaring at Sam who stood on the opposite end.

"Can I come in?" He asked, ignoring my question.

"Hell no, just because I forgave you and Emily doesn't mean you can show up any time you want." I snarled. "And the last thing I want to do is explain to my current boyfriend, why my former boyfriend is in his house with me alone!"

"Well, if I can't come in, will you step outside?"

"For what?" I retorted.

"It will only take a few minutes." He promised. I placed my hands on my hips and just stared at him. Sam sniggered. "What's so damn funny?"

"It doesn't work that way Leah." He smirked.

"What are you talking about?" I frowned.

"The whole 'trying to kill your ex' with your mind thing doesn't work." He responded. I rolled my eyes. "Look, the sooner you get out here, the sooner I'll leave."

"Or I can go back inside and you can wait out here until my boyfriend gets back and kicks your ass." I smiled sweetly.

"Still the same old condescending Leah." He shook his head.

"If anyone is displaying a patronizingly superior attitude, it's you. Who in the hell do you think you are showing up here?"

"Just give me five minutes." He insisted.

"You have twenty seconds." I stepped out on the front porch. "Go ahead Samuel. Talk."

"Oh, so I'm Samuel now, what happened to Sam?" He inquired.

"Now you have fifteen seconds, you're wasting precious time."

"I wanted to apologize for my behavior at the tribal meeting." He began.

"That was almost a month ago, and you're just getting around to apologizing now? And why are you saying sorry to me?" I gestured at myself. "You were being a dick to Randall, not me."

"I know, but I'm not just apologizing about the meeting, I'm apologizing about everything, the imprint, Emily..." I started shaking my head.

"Stop right there." I held up my hand. "You can't control who you imprint on."

"But I could have gone about it better." He looked down for a moment and met my gaze again. "How long are you going to hate me Leah?"

"I don't hate you." I admitted.

"You don't?" I shook my head. We stood around for a few seconds not really looking at one another before Sam cleared his throat. "So, Angela's baby shower is tomorrow, Emily will be there, are you okay with that?"

"I'm fine with that." I told him.

"Okay, I guess I'll see you?" I simply nodded. Sam walked towards his car, he stopped for moment and then turned around. "It looks good on you Leah."

"It's not like you haven't seen these clothes on me before." He didn't have to compliment me.

"I'm not talking about your clothes." He responded. "Happiness and love...looks good on you. Goodbye Leah." He got in his car and backed out the driveway.

"Goodbye Sam." I said it after he was long gone, but the words were honest. I finally let go and in that very moment I felt twenty pounds lighter. The emotional baggage of Sam leaving me for Emily was gone. I took a deep breath and made my way back inside just in time to see Daciana and Lu coming in through the back door. They looked pretty disheveled, but blissfully happy. I also noticed a fresh mark on Daciana's neck.

"I guess you two had fun." I teased them.

"I guess you can say that." Daciana blushed.

"I shifted back two days ago." Lu confessed with a grin. "We just needed a little time alone, if you know what I mean."

"Oh yeah, you two reek of one another." I smirked.

"Says the woman who smells like she bathed in Randall's sweat." Lu chided.

"And to think, I missed you most of all." I sarcastically replied.

"Oooo, burn!" Lu laughed. "We're heading upstairs to shower."

"I'll make you two something to eat, what would you like?"

"Anything but fish." They both groaned. "I don't care if I never fish again, eating it every day for almost a week straight will last me for an eternity!" Lu muttered and walked upstairs. "You coming Daci?"

"Be there in a minute." She grinned at Lu who gave her a kiss before heading upstairs.

"So? Is she okay?" I asked.

"Better than okay." Daciana answered. "I'll have to admit, the first two days were pretty rough. She took out a few trees, I was really starting to think I would have to tap into Randall's mind and get him to come back and put her out of commission." She heaved. "But on the third day everything changed. I told Lu about her mom. When she realized her mother didn't abandon her but sacrificed herself instead to keep her safe, she shifted back to human form. I even told her about Aolani."

"Really?" There were no more secrets between the two of them now.

Daciana nodded. "And she told me about the first girl she ever loved." She smiled while heading towards the stairs.

"Wait, who was she?" How could she just reveal something like that and then leave me hanging? Daciana turned around, her eyes looked slightly glazed.

"Me." She giggled and ran upstairs.

I smiled to myself and put a meat loaf in the oven. Randall made it home twenty minutes later, Lu and Daciana were still in the shower...lucky them.

"They're back." Randall entered the kitchen.

"Yup, and I think we may need to sound proof the rooms." I was only half joking.

"I think you're right." He kissed me.

"So, Sam came by." I didn't want there to be any secrets between us.

"I know." He shrugged. "I picked up his scent outside, thank you for not letting him in, having his odor in my house would have lingered for weeks." He said, slightly annoyed. "What did he want?"

"To make peace, he apologized about being a douche during the last tribal meeting and for how he handled things...the imprint...that sort of thing."

"And how do you feel?" He asked, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Better actually." I draped my hands around his neck. "It was what I needed to hear to finally truly move on. Now I just have to get through Angela's Baby Shower without giving Emily the stink-eye." We both laughed.

That night, I went to bed early only to be awakened by the strangest familiar noise. I heard the sound before, around Bella, and Angela. This sound was similar to that of tiny galloping horses. I slowly looked down at my stomach to see Randall's hand resting gently on it. He was wide awake and had the biggest smile on his face, gazing at my stomach as if it were a winning lottery ticket.

Suddenly I was hit with a flood emotions. Elation, excitement, and a little fear of the unknown.

"A baby." He finally exhaled as our eyes met. And just like that; gravity shifted. I had imprinted on Randall.

A/N: Leah can only imprint on Randall, but it had to be earned. They had to fall in love with first, Leah had to truly let go of anger towards Sam, and the baby was the icing on the cake, Thank you so much for reading my story and remaining supportive, vote on my poll if you haven't yet. Review, follow, and add to your alerts.