"The morphine isn't working. I don't know what the correct dosage for 'wolf' is." Jasper cringed when Bella burst through the door. He was rather frustrated, as Leah kept moving and screaming. Edward did his best to hold her down, but as strong as he was, Leah wasn't giving up. She screamed again and kicked at Jasper as he stuck the suture needle into her skin.

"Bella, do something!"

There was still blood everywhere, but this time, she hadn't noticed it. she went directly to the head of the table and locked eyes with the sobbing Leah.

"Leah, baby, everything is going to be okay. but you have to stop moving." Bella ran her hands through Leah's hair for comfort, but it only worked until the needle punctured her skin again. She wailed and her knee connected with Jaspers head.

"Bella, compel her already!" Jasper hollered as he shook off the temple kick and went back to focusing on the gaping wound on the girls stomach.

Bella blinked her brown eyes, and when they opened again, they were a brilliant ice blue. She looked back down at Leah and gave her a gentle slap on the cheek.

"Look at me." her voice was thick as honey and dripping just as sweet and Leah's eyes snapped open and locked on to Bella's. the calming effect took action instantly and Leah's whole body relaxed. "that's it, just breathe. Jasper are you almost done?"

"This isn't exactly a quick process, Bella, just talk to her. I'll be done when I'm done."

"Bella." Leah's voice was hoarse as she reached to touch Bella's face.

"I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere." She planted a kiss on Leah's forehead and gave her a reassuring smile.

"I don't know why. Why aren't you going anywhere?" Leah's eyes were glazed over, and it was apparent that she was in a state of shock.

"I can't leave you."

"I can't leave you, either. But I don't know why." she blinked, but the fog in her head wouldn't clear. "why do i love you? i don't even know you."

"You can't explain love." Bella couldn't help but smile at her Leah. Alice must have been right. Some supernatural phenomenon happened on the day that they first met, nothing else could explain it. It was fate.

*three days later*

"are you sure you're okay to phase?" Bella worried from where she stood at the top of the steps. Leah was stretching in the lawn. after being bed ridden for three days, her body had healed itself and she knew she was ready to go. She ran up to Bella and pulled her shirt up and where the gnarly wound had been only days ago, now sat a white scar about six inches long. She suspected that it would never go away, even with supernatural healing.

"I'm not bleeding anymore, Bells. I have to phase, I'm going crazy." Leah was back to her old chipper self, trying her hardest to keep the reality of what was happening on the outside world out of her head. So far, it was working for her, living with the Cullens. but she knew she would have to go back sometime. But not today. Today she wanted to spend time with this girl she randomly loved. Racing.
Bella's face crinkled in suspicion. "I don't think this is a good idea."

"Come ON, Bella! What are you afraid of!?" Leah kicked her shoes off and reveled at the feel of the grass between her toes. she then in one swift motion pulled her shirt off to reveal her bare skin.

"Leah!" Bella laughed at the zero modesty Leah showed.

"What?" Leah smiled as she pulled the belt out of her jeans and dropped them to the ground at the same time. "I laid in your bed for three days without a shirt on, you took care of me, as did Jasper and Edward. You've all seen it." she rolled her shirt and jeans together and strapped them to her leg with her belt. She stood straight and stretched her back out and cracked her neck. Bella saw her muscles ripple with excitement.

"are we doing this?" Leah smiled a wolfy smile and in an instant she was a ball of fur on all fours.

"I'm not racing you, Leah!" Bella exclaimed, sitting on the steps, arms crossed like a child. Leah trotted up to her and nudged her arms with her wolf nose. Bella looked at her and barked a laugh when Leah flopped her tongue out and gave her a toothy dog smile.

"Fine. But you are going to lose." Bella leaped from her step and took off in to the forest, with Leah on her heels.
Leah chased Bella for 3 miles before she lost her. She skidded to a stop and looked around like the lost puppy she was. Before she knew it, Bella sailed down from a tree and landed on Leah's back. Bella sunk her hands into Leah's fur and nuzzled into the spot between her ears.

"I don't know why they say you smell." Bella inhaled. "I think you smell wonderful."

Leah howled with happiness and took off running with Bella on her back. They soon came to a clearing in the forest with soft grass and a pond with a waterfall. Bella hopped off of Leah's back and took in the sight.

In a moments time, Leah was clothed and behind Bella, unexpectedly wrapping her arms around her waist and kissing her shoulders.

"Are you okay?" Bella implored. Leah sighed, exasperated.

"Can you stop worrying for one day so we can have a real date?" her voice was sultry in Bella's ear. Something about Leah made Bella feel like she had to breathe, and she took in a sharp breath at her words. Bella could hear Leah's heart pounding in her chest, and she knew that if she had a heart it would be ten times louder. Nothing more than the kiss the first night they had met had happened, and now the pressure was on.

Bella turned to Leah and looked into her emerald green eyes and found herself lost in them. She touched a cold hand to Leah's warm face and knew this was real. Bella moved her hand to gently guide Leah's lips to her own, and their conflicting body temperatures clashed and time stopped. This kiss was different from the first one. Deeper. softer. more passionate.

Bella found her hand touching the scar that Jacob had left on Leah's stomach and noticed that it was several degrees warmer than the skin around it.

"Bella, stop." Leah grabbed her wrist and kissed her hand. "here, in this place, there is nothing but us. this is our world. there are no problems. no vampires. no werewolves. just...Bella...and Leah."

Bella smiled and kissed her Leah.

"Always."

"And forever."