What Leah wasn't expecting was for a large sandy wolf to collide with Sam mid air before he made it to Emily and the other animal. Seth. Before any of the other wolves could pounce, the panther gracefully yet speedily ran from the gathering. Boy is she fast. Even with her reflexes it was hard for Leah to keep her eyes on the panther. She knew the boys would never catch her. Her? Leah ran towards Emily as realization dawned on her.
"Leah. I think my water just broke for real this time."
"Are you kidding me Em?" Leah ran an unsteady hand through her short hair before lifting Emily from the ground.
"Ah!" Leah doubled over as a sharp tugging started pulling her in the same direction that the pack had just run. The pain was becoming unbearable and Leah was torn between the relief that awaited her and the cries from Emily who had already begun contracting. Their combined screams were shredding her abused heart.
"Leah please, it hurts so much." Tears clouded Leah's vision. This was by far the worst concentration of pain she had ever felt but could she really leave Emily alone in the middle of childbirth? Not to mention she promised to be there when she gave birth.
"This is just fan-friggin-tastic! Emily! Do your breathing." Leah commanded as she lifted Emily from the ground and began running back towards the Reservation ignoring the piercing pain that wanted to envelop her in darkness.
"Emily you're doing great." Leah said uneasily. She was holding Emily's hand while she pushed. Leah had only made it as far as the Uley's house before nearly collapsing. She called the midwife, placed Emily in bed, and hadn't left since. No one from the pack had returned yet and the pain that Leah was enduring could only mean that her new acquaintance was still running for her life. Some protector I am. Leah thought just as Emily let out another scream of pain.
"I need Sam." Leah flinched although it went unnoticed with the given situation.
"Emi I'm here!" Sam yelled while bursting through the front door of the house. Leah felt the pain coming full force. She had to escape.
"Emily I have to go I'm sorry."Leah said half apologetic, half pleading.
"It's okay… I know." Emily said surprisingly calm after a moment giving Leah a strangely out of place look considering the circumstances. Leah nodded and ran out the back door just before Sam reached the 'delivery room'. Although she had escaped Sam's pain the tug was impossibly stiff. Leah reached the woods and phased running full force oblivious to what awaited her deep in the forest.
We almost got her!
Man she's fast!
Leah who is- The last invading thought was cut off when Leah changed back to human a few yards away from where, sitting in a tree, was Tamyra wearing a new set of sweats and bra.
"You look ticked off." Leah stated in a humorous tone before noticing that her brother was sitting at the base of the tree wearing no clothes , his hair disheveled. "Seth what are you-"
"They were gonna hurt her."Seth blurted out.
"Because I saved his wifey. That bonehead ex of yours nearly crushed his pregnant wife and he would have had I not pushed her out of the way." Tamyra seethed. "Idiotic wolf. No offense."
"None taken" both Leah and Seth responded.
"You protected her? A giant cat saving a dog's wife." Leah mused. I can hear her thoughts now. Tamyra jumped from the tree finally.
"Using your words I say it was a cat saving a dog's master." Tamyra joked.
"So where are the others? I figured you'd be dead by now."
"I told them if they want to touch her they come through me." Leah gaped at the serious tone that had just escaped her brother's lips. Then she nearly exploded.
"You imprinted?!" Seth despite his prior serious attitude, jumped at his sister's tone.
"Well yeah. I couldn't help it." Even though he tried whining Leah could still see the happiness in his eyes. It was like an athlete trying to convince his ex-teammate that he was forcefully traded when he was actually just a traitor.
"Oh yeah and I know all about that imprinting mumbo jumbo but heed my warning Seth, this will not go over well with my brother." Both Leah and Seth turned towards Tamyra.
"Your brother?" Leah asked curiously while Seth asked with terror in his eyes.
"Yeah he should only be a few days behind me. Imprinting is not exactly a panther thing. I don't even know how I feel about it, especially since all I've heard are Leah's thoughts on the subject." Seth paled at this confession. Before either of them could question, Jacob bounded naked towards them.
"We have to get back! Something's wrong at Emily's." Leah tore off back the way she came.
A/N: ummm still hangin on that cliff