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Gone

Leah's POV

I woke up to the sound of someone ruffling through my room. It was still dark with the hint of light on the horizon, but I couldn't see who the person was. Instinctually, I jumped into a defensive pose, getting ready to strike if the invader dared to try something.

"Whoa," he whispered putting his hands up. "It's me Leah." Gabriel was wearing all black, and it was making it hard for me to see. I rubbed my eyes a bit, trying to adjust to the lighting.

"What are you doing?" I asked. "Why are you in my room?" I was puzzled with his presence. Did he suddenly feel that urge knowing that we were engaged? We had talked about this happening, but we promised that we would take our relationship slow. Now here he was in my room.

His head went up and down, registering my physical looks and a smile fell on his face. I felt his eyes burning my skin. I finally realized that I was only wearing my underwear and a tank top. I grabbed my sheets trying to cover my exposed body to him.

"Gabriel, we promised to take it slow or did you forget?" As much as I wanted him, I fought the urge to jump him.

He's smile disappeared and he looked at me with a disappointing expression. "Did you really think I came in here to seduce you?"

"Well…I don't know. Were you?" It was a good thing it was still dark or Gabriel would have seen my face turn tomato red.

"As much as I want you Leah – and don't get me wrong because I do. Especially seeing what you sleep in now –," he sighed, "I'm not that kind of guy…well unless you want me to be?" He said with a hint of sarcasm.

I was a fool to think Gabriel will try something like that on me. He wasn't that kind of guy. He was very respectful, and caring. He was sweet about the situation, which just made me want him even more.

"Oh shut up." I said calming down a bit. "Well what are you doing in here?" I turn to look at the digital clock next to my bed. "It's four in the morning."

His face fell and he turned a bit towards the dark shadows in my room. I could only see half his face, but I knew something was up.

"Gabriel? What's wrong?" He turned back and forced himself to smile.

"Everything's fine Lee, but…" he trailed off unable to finish.

He walked over and pulled me down to sit on the side of my bed. Then he sat down and placed his face in the palm of his hands. He seemed so troubled that I placed a hand on his back, rubbing it ever so gently. I didn't know how to comfort him, for I didn't know what was going on.

I looked out my window to the night sky trying to figure got what was wrong with Gabriel. The stars sparkled brightly as they danced around the moon. A single cloud protectively blanketed itself around the moon as if it were a jealous girlfriend. I found it quite amusing and smiled a bit. The moon was the object of their affection, but I couldn't blame the stars and the cloud. He was truly beautiful tonight.

There was a mystical glow about him as he stood in the dark hallow sky covered by his lover. He wasn't really a full moon, but in a couple of days he might be. Maybe that was what the commotion was all about. The glow he was giving off was making him irresistible, that the stars couldn't help but parade themselves around him in hopes that he might chose one of them.

My thoughts continued to float around like the night air. The moon casted his glow through my window and landed on my hand that was on Gabriel's back.

As I stared at the magnificent light, I realized what was wrong with Gabriel.

"Leah?" He murmured. From that single mention of my name, I heard so much conflicted emotion in his tone. He was full of agony, grief, and pain, but that was nothing compared to the look in his eyes.

He looked so lost, yet there was a longing reflected in his cornea. "I have to leave for awhile."

"It's about that time isn't it?" Gabriel knew I caught on to his sudden behavior.

We talked about this happening. There were no secrets between us. He wanted me to talk to the elders, the pack, Seth and my mom about this, but I refused. I knew what they would say and do. They would have made me chose between them or Gabriel, and that was something I couldn't do. Of course, I would choose Gabriel in the end, for he was my imprint and I couldn't live without him. But I could not leave my family – Seth and my mom, we only had each other now that my dad was gone. So I made Gabriel keep this between us until I figured out how to tell them.

I was sure I had more time to think of how to let everyone know about our situation, but I guess I ran out of time.

"I'm sorry Leah. I should have never come here." He began to shake his head in shame. "This is all my fault; I can never do anything right. Can you ever forgive me?"

"What are you talking about Gabriel? You did nothing wrong."

"I'm suppose to be able to protect you, not bring you harm."

"Stop it! You are protecting me, just stay."

"Leah," he whispered in pain. "You know I don't want to leave you but…" I jumped in, cutting him off.

"Then don't go. Stay!" I shouted.

"I can't stay Leah." He plead.

"No, you can Gabriel," I was trying desperately to keep Gabriel from leaving. "We can tell them in the morning. They'll understand. I promise Gabriel, they will."

"IT'S TOO LATE!" He snapped. His breathing changed rapidly. He was breathing too hard, and uneven. He cursed under his breath, but I was sure he growled at me just a minute again.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that." He said apologetically. "They won't understand Leah, and I get that."

"No, they will." I said in a monotone voice. "They will." It was useless. No matter how many times I begged, he would still leave. "They will." I kept saying, trying to convince Gabriel. "They will," or maybe I was trying to convince myself.

"Leah, we can tell them some other time. But for right now, I have to leave."

We sat in silences for awhile. I didn't know what to do. He was leaving and there was nothing I could do or say that could keep him here.

"How long will you be gone?" My voice was a bit shakily, but I fought it off.

"A couple of days."
"How long?"

"As long as it'll take me to get it under control."

"Where are you going?"

"Somewhere. I'll make sure to keep my distance."

"Where?" I said. I felt tears rushing to my eyes, but I refuse to let them fall.

"Forks maybe, but I don't know. Maybe somewhere far, that way I could avoid any accidents."

"Stay in Forks," I managed to say. "I want you near."

"Can you do me a favor babe?" I just nodded in response.

"Try to take care of yourself. I don't want to worry about you when I'm gone." He said kissing my hands.

"I can take care of myself," I said bitterly. "I'm a werewolf."

"A shape shifter." He corrected.

"Same thing."

"No, it's not." He said too quickly, and sounded almost offended by my comment.

We sat in silences for a little while again. I couldn't help but let the tears fall from my eyes as he stood up and kissed my forehead. When he got towards the door, he paused and picked up a bag that was on the floor. He turned back to face me.

"I'm sorry I couldn't keep you safe, Lee. But I promise when I come back, we'll get married and live our lives together."

"Gabriel," I plead.

"I promise." With that, Gabriel walked out my room.

I sat there, continuing to look out my door; listening to the stead sound of his strives. When I heard a car sped out of the driveway, I flopped on my bed burying my face into the mattress sobbing out loud.

I pulled my face back up for air and glanced out my window. I saw the moon again. He was still locked in his embrace with the cloud while the stars continue to waltz around him. I empathized with the Cloud's feelings. She loved him and didn't want to lose him.

I loved Gabriel, and even though he was leaving for awhile, I felt like I was losing him. I felt so weak and dizzy that for a moment I wanted to throw up; I felt like I was getting sick all over again. Luckily, sleep took over me and I dozed off as the moon continued to shine down upon me through my window.

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"Leah, sweetly wants wrong?" I heard my mother shout. "Why are you crying?"

I woke up with a headache and confused to what she was saying?

"Leah?" Sue asked.

"What?" I tried rubbing my eyes to concentrate on the figure before me. When I reached up to touch my eyes, I felt the liquids there. I didn't realize I could cry while I was asleep.

"Leah are you okay? You were crying and screaming in your sleep." Sue looked so worry, but I still didn't understand what she was talking about.

"What? Screaming?"

"Yeah, I was on my way to visit Charlie and then I heard you screaming so I ran back upstairs." She was semi out of breath that I felt bad for her.

"What was I saying mom?"

"Well…" she trailed off lost in thought. "You kept saying something about Gabriel. In fact, where is Gabriel?"

At the mention of his name, tears spilled over my eyes. I began crying again wondering where my imprint had gone off to in the night. I clung onto my mother trying my best to speak.

"Mmmoom…hhheee, hhheee's…mom," I said through broken sobs. The pain of Gabriel leaving made it hard for me to speak. My chest was crushing into my body; I could hardly breathe.

"Breathe Leah, breathe." Sue kept saying. "Breathe…" I tried getting up from my bed and the dizziness from this morning came crashing down on me all at once. I wanted to throw up, and I needed to get to the bathroom fast.

I jumped out of Sue's arms and booked towards the bathroom. I could hear Seth singing from the shower as Sue shouted after me.

"LEAH? LEAH! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" I didn't have time to answer her. I could feel the bile rise from my throat, and unless you wanted last night's dinner on her rug, she would stop yelling.

I kept turning the doorknob thinking it would magically open. Pounding on the door, I yelled to Seth. "SETH! SETH! OPEN THE DOOR!"

I heard the water come to a haut, but Seth was taking too long to open the door. So I took off for the bathroom door stair.

"Leah!" I heard my little brother yell when I was on the bottom floor. "What's going on?" I didn't answer. I needed to get to the bathroom already.

Right when I got inside the bathroom on the bottom floor, I lifted the toilet and just let everything out. "Oh Leah," I heard Sue say. "What has been happening to you?"

When I was sure I was done, I flopped on the floor and held onto my stomach. I was in so much pain – my stomach hurt, my head was throbbing with pain, and my heart ached for Gabriel – that all I could do was cry.

I felt Sue kneel down beside me wiping my face with a cool, wet cloth. "Leah, you're shivering." I didn't get what she was saying. I was hot; I felt hot.

"Mom…Gabriel," I tried telling her through tears.

"Where is Gabriel honey?"

"He's gone." I cried. "He's gone mom. He's gone."

"Gone? Where did he go? Why did he leave?"

"He wanted to protect me, so he left. Mom…" I was trying to tell her. "He would never hurt me. I told him that you would all understand, but he left. Oh mom, I need him here with me." I broke out in tears again. I was sobbing out loud. I wanted nothing but for Gabriel to walk through the bathroom doors, pick me up, and take me upstairs to my room. But he was gone and I didn't know when he'll be back. "Oh mom, you have to understand."

"Leah what are you saying?" Sue was puzzled, but didn't toss the subject at hand aside. She was more concerned with my health. "SETH! SETH!" She yelled for him.

"Yeah mom," Seth appeared in the doorway. His hair was still dipping from the shower he took and he was only wearing his jeans with his shirt in his hands. When his eyes fell upon me, he looked worried.

"Leah? What happen to you?" I could tell from his expression that I must have looked horrible.

"Take her to the car Seth," I heard Sue say. "Leah, you're going to the hospital." Seth did what he was told. He walked over to me and picked me up. He was getting stronger each day, and even though he was four years younger older than me, he swooped me up with ease.

"Put me down." I protested. "I don't want to go to the hospital. I need to find Gabriel and bring him back. PUT ME DOWN!" Again, Seth listened and put me down on my feet, but not until he carried me into the living room.

"Leah, you are going to the hospital!" My mother yelled.

"No," I cried with tears. "I don't want to go hospital, I want to look for Gabriel."

"Leah, I'm scared for you. I have never seen you this sick before. Please sweetie, let me take you to the doctor's." She was almost to tears. I hated how she was worried, and I hated how I didn't know what was going on with me. But I had bigger things to worry about. I needed to be with Gabriel, and I wanted nothing more then for him to be here with me.

"Mom please, I'll be fine. I don't want to go to the doctor's. I just want to find Gabriel." I cried out. "I just need him here with me."

"Leah, listen to Mom." Seth spoke out. "Let us take you to the hospital and then we can go look for Gabriel."

"No, I can go by myself." Just then, I heard a car pull up to the house. "Gabriel," I was sure that it was him.

I stumbled around the room, trying to get to the front door. It was hard; I couldn't see because I was crying, but my head was pounding and my stomach ached. I felt like there was someone hitting my head with a hammer, and stabbing my stomach with a knife. Still, I endured the pain as I walked towards the front door. I wanted nothing more to open it, jump into my imprint's arms, and have him tell me that everything will be alright. Instead, I found myself staring into the eyes of my best friend.

"Leah?" Sam said. "Are you okay?"

"Leah, are you sick again?" Emily asked standing behind him.

At that moment everything went black for me. A black cloud filled my eyes and I lost my vision. All I could feel was losing my balance and falling – falling freeing, but I could still hear the faint voices of those around me.

"LEAH!"

"LEAH!"

"GET HER TO THE CAR SAM!"

"LEAH SWEETIE, HOLD ON!"

I felt Sam's arms enclosed tightly around me. I felt the cool afternoon breeze hitting my skin as he ran to get me to his car. I heard the panic in all their voices, and tried to speak despite the black cloud that was fighting to take over.

"Sam…listen," I tried telling him as he put me in his car. "Gabriel, he's…"

"Don't speak Leah, we'll get you to the hospital." He said cutting me off.

I tried again, but the black cloud in my vision was in full control and took over me. I could not hear nor see anything anymore. All I could do was feel – feel the throbbing of my head, the cramp in my stomach, and the pain in my chest where my heart was.

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TBC....

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Preview: SAM'S POV- Leah is in the hospital while Jacob gets a call from the Cullens.

BTW- Have you all seen the pictures of the "WOLF PACK" for New Moon? I'm like freaking out cause my Gabriel was Alex Meraz who's playing Paul (which is funny because on twilightlexicon[dot]com, I put Alex down as Paul.. and now he is), and my Leah was Tinsel Korey who's playing Emily Young (which is crazy because I talked to her on myspace & told her all about Twilight. Letting her know that she should be Leah, and now she's Emily). Haha... Now I have to find a new Leah and new Gabriel:D

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