Author's Note- YAY for OC! Actually you meet both in this chapter. It's good shit. At least, I think it is. Sorry for the cliffhanger last chapter, but it was so long as it was. Anyway enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 10 – Hallelujah

By the time our pack ripped through the trees at the edge of La Push, the rest of Sam's pack was all there as wolves too. As we approached the clearing, I saw the big black wolf form of Sam crouched and snarling at a wolf on the other side of the field. Wait, what??? There was a grey wolf with white markings mimicking Sam's position. The new kid was a wolf? Already? What the fuck??

I could hear my own pack brothers thinking the same, and it suddenly occurred to Jake that maybe this was the reason they moved back to La Push. Before he could complete his thoughts, he phased back to human form and walked out in between the tensed up wolves. I saw him bow to the new grey wolf, taking him slightly by surprise. Jake introduced himself as Alpha of the smaller pack. I guess this was enough to shock the boy into phasing back.

Oh, wow he was gorgeous. He was almost as tall as Jacob, and his hair was a dark ash brown color. His skin was much lighter than that of the Quileutes, but he was definitely one of us. Half Quileute maybe? I moved a bit closer to examine him and I heard my pack brothers growl. Clearly they were not happy with my new found curiosity but I ignored them. I heard Quil say something about Jake not liking where this was going but I barked at him to shut up. They were all just as curious as I was, and they knew it. Another step closer and I could see his eyes. Fuck, I wasn't expecting them to be green! His eyes shifted to me as Jake approached him.

"Hey, you think you could cover up? We got a female in our pack." Jake said as his head tilted towards me. The new boy looked at me again in wonder. Yeah, here we go again. Another stupid boy to bitch and complain about a female wolf. Joy.

I watched him dart into a nearby house and Jake turned to Sam. I watched as Sam phased and threw on the shorts he had.

"I don't like the kid's attitude. Take him. My pack's too big." Sam said angrily to Jake. Jake just shook his head.

"I can't do that Sam. My pack doesn't protect La Push. We stay loyal to the Cullens. I can't just ask him to join his natural born enemies for dinner. Can you imagine what that will do to him?" Jake reasoned. The rest of Sam's pack was back to human forms and coming out of the forest semi-clothed when Sam answered.

"I don't want that little fuck anywhere near me until he learns some damn respect." Sam started to walk away when the door to the house opened and the new kid walked out. Jake turned to me and the boys, and motioned for us to phase back. We turned and went deeper into the trees to phase back and throw on our clothes. Embry came over to me and we walked into the clearing together. When we were within sight of the new kid, he turned his eyes on me. His eyes sort of glazed over and his mouth fell a little bit. God, what the fuck is wrong with this dude. I mean, he's cute, but seriously, staring is rude.

Oh.

Fuck.

Embry draped his arm casually across my shoulders like he so often did and I saw new boy shoot Embry a look. Embry didn't seem to notice. Jake's voice broke the silence in the clearing.

"So, I'm Jacob, and you've already met Sam. We're the two Alphas here."

"Two Alphas? How is that possible?" New boy asked. Sam mumbled something about leech lovers and Jake threw him a look.

"It's complicated. If you don't mind me asking, because I know everyone's curious, who are you?" Jake asked.

"I'm Shane. My parents and sister and I just moved back here. You might have heard of my dad. Chet Lyon? He used to be an Elder here." New boy explained.

"Chet Lyon is your dad? No way! Yeah he was an Elder, but he left after his wife wanted a 'change-of-scenery'. I'm assuming you're the baby they had a few years before they moved." Sam spoke up. He obviously had a change of heart.

Shane the new boy grinned. "The one and only. Oh, and I have a younger sister Tori. TORI!" he yelled back at the house. Moments later, a stunning girl of about 16 walked out of the house. Her hair was the same color as Shane's and she had the same piercing green eyes. I heard Seth gasp, and I looked over at him. Embry and Quil heard him too, and Quil grinned.

"Looks like somebody just imprinted." Quil mocked under his breath. Without flinching, Seth's arm snaked out to punch Quil in the stomach. Embry and I laughed under our breath. We looked back as Shane wrapped his arm protectively around his sister.

"Hello everyone." Tori spoke up. She had a cute quiet voice. I heard Seth sigh on the other side of Embry and I rolled my eyes. There goes my old tolerable little brother, welcome annoying new one.

"Hello Tori, I'm Leah." I waved to her. She smiled at me. "This is Embry, my little brother Seth, and the idiot over there is Quil." I looked at Shane, and he was still staring at me. "Nice to meet you, Shane."

"That's my pack" Jake spoke up. He caught himself as he glanced at Tori. Everyone paused to see what she would say, but she just laughed.

"Shane! You didn't tell them! Daddy said you would have to warn them." She giggled. I was confused.

"Tell us what?" I asked. She just grinned at me.

"I know your secret Leah." I was slightly taken aback.

"I beg your pardon?"

"It's ok, I share it too." Before I had time to react, she ran into the trees and seconds later, a white wolf emerged from where she disappeared. I heard all the La Push boys gasp and mumble, but I just stood there in shock. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my pack brothers turn to look at me, and I'm pretty sure Jake was looking at me too, but all I could do was stare at the white wolf across the clearing.

"Leah, you're not alone." Shane said softly. The white wolf disappeared and Tori reappeared moments later.

"But… but…" I stammered as Tori bounced over to her brother. "How?" I managed to get out.

"We aren't exactly sure, but Daddy has some theories." She said. "If you don't mind, I'd rather we did this somewhere else."

I was speechless. What did this mean? I wasn't the only she-wolf in La Push anymore. Did that also mean I wasn't a complete freak? Oh hallelujah!

Without thinking, I shrugged off Embry's arm and I walked over to where Tori stood. She just smiled as I threw my arms around her and hugged her. She laughed into my ear a little bit and I pulled back to look at her gorgeous face.

"Do you have any idea what this means to me?" I whispered. She giggled once more.

"Come on" she grabbed my hand and pulled me to the house. "Let's go inside. We have A LOT to talk about!"

Somehow everything's gonna fall right into place

If we only had a way to make it all

Fall faster everyday

If only time flew like a dove

We gotta make it fly faster than I'm falling in love

This time we're not giving up

Let's make it last forever

Screaming "hallelujah"

We'll make it last forever

It was about 11 o'clock at night by the time I got back to my house. I couldn't believe it. In the 3 or 4 years I had been a wolf, I never expected to meet another female wolf. But seeing as I spent the last 8 or 9 hours with one, who, by the way, is totally awesome, another female wolf did exist. Not only that, but she told me that since she first phased 4 months ago, her family spent most of their free time doing research. Apparently, she-wolves aren't as impossible as it seems. There were a few other instances way back when but they had been virtually erased from Quileute history. The Lyon family moved back in the hopes of continuing their research, and so that the kids could feel a bit more normal. I gotta say that whole family was awesome. Chet and his wife Kathryn, or Kate as she wanted me to call her, were so much like my parents, it was crazy.

There were so many things to tell the boys. There was something I had to tell Jacob, too, and I'm not exactly sure what he's going to say about it. I walked through the front door and I heard the sounds of the TV.

"Helloooo? I'm hoooooome!" I called out. I heard scrambling and the rush of feet as I closed the door. All 4 of them rushed in and Jake scooped me into a bear hug worthy of Emmett.

"Oh my god, Leah, where have you been?" He said into my hair. I chuckled a bit.

"I was at the Lyon's house. Or as they like to call it, the Lyon's Den." I saw Quil and Embry giggle, but Jake just stared down into my eyes. I could see how worried he had been.

"Hey, sis! Did Tori say anything about me?" I heard Seth pipe in. I looked over Jake's shoulder and smiled at my brother.

"Maybe." I grinned wider. He whimpered.

"Leah! That's not fair."

"Seth, relax. We just met them. Give her some time to get to know you." He groaned. Obviously that wasn't enough. "Fine. She said you were cute." He shot up with a smile.

"Really? She said that?"

"What, you don't believe me?" I challenged.

"Oh, no I do. Eeeep!" Seth made a squealing noise as he ran back into the living room to jump onto the couch. The rest of us laughed.

"So when are you gonna tell us what happened?" Embry asked as he leaned on the door jam. He was shirtless, and the cut-offs he wore left little to the imagination. Then again, I didn't really have to imagine much, I already knew. Oh, shame on you Leah Clearwater! You should be thinking about Jacob! Not his best friend Embry…

"You know what the best part of being a wolf freak of nature is, Em?" he laughed and shook his head. "It's that I don't have to waste my breath telling you when I can show you the next time we all phase." He and Quil laughed, and Jake leaned in to kiss my temple. His arms were still wrapped protectively around me.

"Leah, I'm glad you're one of us." Quil said. I looked at him a little surprised. "We just wouldn't be the same without you."

"Aww, Quil! Who knew you had any room left in your heart after Claire!" Jake and Embry laughed loudly, and Quil just smiled sheepishly.

"Sheesh. This is what I get for being nice." He muttered.

"I'm only kidding Quil." I said as I broke free of Jake to throw my arms around Quil. He chuckled softly and hugged me tight.

"You're just as much a part of us as Jacob is. Embry, Seth and I would do anything for you, Leah. Don't ever forget that." He whispered into my ear. I felt a happy tear well up and I hugged him tighter and buried my face into his neck. As a few tears fell, he just held me. I pulled back and wiped away a few tear trails.

"God, Quil! Thanks for making me cry, you asshole." I said affectionately as the guys laughed. Quil just kissed my cheek and turned to go join Seth. Embry shifted from the door jam and smiled at me.

"Leah, Quil's right. We all love you. We'd be lost without you." I choked out a tiny sob.

"What the hell guys?" I said as a few more tears spilled. Embry wrapped his large arms tight around me and rested his chin on my head.

"Just remember that Lees." He said as he let me go. He nodded towards Jake and walked into the living room. Suddenly I felt more large arms around me. I turned in Jake's arms to wrap my own around his neck.

"Take me to bed, Jacob." I whispered as I kissed his Adam's apple. I could taste the salt from my own tears as his hands reached down to pull my legs around his waist. He climbed the stairs as I nibbled on his earlobe, and he had barely managed to get in the door to my room by the time my lips found his mouth. He crushed me into the back of the door as his tongue assaulted my own.

"Leah…" he moaned as I bit down on his bottom lip. He moved us from the wall and threw me down on the bed before climbing on top of me. I ran my hands down his chest and back up again. Shit. I didn't want to bring it up, but there's no way I can put it off any longer without feeling guilty.

"Jake, wait, there's something I have to tell you."