Disclaimer: This is a story bout a boy, who wrote a fanfic, and isn't Stephenie Meyer… and while he said so his disclaimer paragraphs… he doesn't want to get sued when he writes.

Disclaimer deuce: Sorry this one is shorter but hey if I didn't put it up it might have never gotten done.

Embry's POV

The meal was fine, nothing tasted bad. I suppose I was just spoiled after everything I've eaten at the Cullens. For them cooking wasn't about getting something to eat, it was as if making art. How could people trying to serve ten people who ate like thirty? Our next event was the event I'd been waiting for all along. Race in form, I needed to know if all my work made me faster then Leah. If I won in her defense I've been running every single morning. No one else in the pack ever worked out. We all headed for the woods, the guys talking, Leah walking a bit further in so we could cop a look at her. Most the pack had learned the hard way about sneaking a look at Leah. I couldn't blame them it was insane to think some one that hot is stripping in front of them and they won't at least take a look. I cleared my mind and stripped, It'd been a long time since we all laughed and phased together. We phased together but then we were apart. I only heard Jacob's thoughts.

"Finally, so what's up with you and Leah?" Jacob thought at me.

"I don't know, but right now I've got a race to win." My mind focused on the run. I don't know why I chose to run every morning, it seemed like the best exercise I could do, it gave me some time to think. We lined up, I lined up on the opposite side of the pack as Leah for a reason. I just thought it'd be better this way, I don't know. I do know she hates losing, but more then that she hates winning if I let her.

"Let her win a race? Are you kidding me Embry?" That was Jacob again. I knew I was faster then Jacob, so really the race was only between Leah and I.

"That's a bit cocky for you." I barked out a laugh and rest of the packs didn't understand. They all turned their heads then realized Jake was smiling too, must be something we're talking about.

"I know I've changed a bit." Quil Senior made his way to in front of us with a pistol.

"What is this, a horse race?" Jacob thought. I chuckled again and crouched in to running position. The pistol sounded and I pushed forward. In a matter of strides I was ahead of the pack, but Leah was still far in front of me.

"Holy shit, what's she run on rocket fuel?" I dug my feet in trying to get to my full stride speed but I needed to work up to it, my muscle needed to accelerate. Leah was simply a bullet, no acceleration just pure speed. My body was accelerating, now the distance between Leah and I wasn't growing. Or I thought it wasn't, she was very distant, probably thirty yards in front of me. I dug in and pushed harder. My legs weren't at their maximum speed yet, I forced myself faster as I was very slowly catching up to Leah. The distance between us was closing. Ever so slowly I was making my way up to her, pushing my body harder against the ground, leaping farther with each bound. After a seemingly insurmountable time I was at her tail. She growled and pushed her legs harder slowly pulling away. No Leah. I had no knowledge of what my maximum speed was but I was pushing myself my legs further then I ever had, I wasn't in pain… it just strained, it was like I was stretching out for the first time in a year. Suddenly Leah and I were neck and neck. Our destination was the peak of the Olympic Peninsula. We were headed north and the distance was getting shorter faster. I relaxed mid stride and forced myself faster, fast as I physically could. My shoulder passed hers. Then my hip, and as the finish line came in to sight she was behind my tail. I passed Sue, Billy and my Mother and all their jaws were hanging open I slowed down and turned around to see Leah. She hadn't stopped she charged at me and tackled me. She pinned me still in wolf form. She growled very angrily at me. I chuckled. I didn't understand what was going on. She must be pissed because I won. I thought to myself

"Holy shit you won?" Jacob thought at me. I had forgotten about our mind link.

"Yeah, but now I have to deal with a very pissed off Leah." I thought. Leah hadn't released me yet. She had me pinned and I didn't know what I was going to do. I tried to move slightly but Leah really had me pinned, her mouth was open as if she was going to bite me. Truthfully I had the strength to get out be of she slipped right now her open teeth would fall on my throat, and I'd rather that didn't happen. Her eyes met mine and they changes slightly. They changed from angry to playful. I didn't understand but then I was swatted by a paw coming from the left. I looked at her and she was giggling as a werewolf. The idea was ludicrous. My wolfish eyebrow rose. A giggling werewolf? I wanted to laugh but didn't know if I'd be safe to. Jacob was the next wolf in crossing the line then seeing Leah growling on top of me. I felt the pressure of Leah being pulled off of me. Jacob had pulled her off. I was more or less relieved but part of me didn't want her gone, it was a different experience as a wolf. I made my way to trees to phase back and did. I put my clothes back on but Leah hadn't she was still fuming. She was pacing back and forth trying to relax. She left and finally came back as human… she was yelling before I could see her.

"Embry you ass hole!" I heard as she came in to view. The rest of the pack was making their way here. The looks on their faces were shock and awe.

"You beat Leah in a race?" Jared called out not thinking how stupid it'd be to provoke her wraith. Leah made her way to me and looked like she wanted to hurt me again. She stopped her self short.

"How did you? When did you?" I tried to remain calm but this situation was rather amusing to me.

"I've been working out every single day." I said offhandedly. She looked a bit puzzled.

"Why it's not like you need it." I looked down then away. She grabbed my chin and redirected my eyes to hers.

"Why Embry?" Why is this so important to her? Why does she need to know? I sighed

"It helped me with something." I said trying to avoid the next question that was obviously coming.

"What did it help you with?" she asked still holding my chin.

"It helped me get over you, or it was. I enjoy running now." I said off handedly. She looked hurt, and I wanted to comfort her but I was truthful. The rest of the day was uneventful but as we knew, Jacob came in third. We ate as a large pack again, and had a bonfire like the night before. We were sitting at the fire my arm around Leah. Where I wanted to be, I was content. I smiled brushing some hair out of Leah's face. She truly was beautiful. There were parts of her, dark parts but just like any other person, but when she smiled… she had me. she fell asleep in my arms I gathered her up in my arms and slowly made my way back to her house. I didn't want to wake her but I heard her breathing change and knew she had. she tried to act like she hadn't woken up and I laughed.

"Leah I can tell you're awake." she sighed changing her breath to normal.

"Let's just pretend you don't know that." I rolled my eyes. We made our way back in to the house Sue was waiting for us. She raised an eyebrow at me carrying her inside. Leah dropped the act a bit too fast. She jumped out of my arms and Sue held out a pile of mail.

"It's yours Leah." She nodded ignoring it.

"No, you need to check it." she rolled her eyes then turned to me. The traces of sleep in her eyes had all but disappeared.

"Wait for me upstairs I hope this doesn't take too long." I nodded in response. I drudged up to her room. She must have thought we were having sex. I still didn't know if we had yet. What determines sex? What determines being a virgin? Why is there such a huge magical line in the center? It seemed off to me… some one who'd never kissed a girl and a guy whose done everything but sex are virgins? And the difference between them and I is I did have sex? Did what happened even count? Don't I get some leeway since we hadn't seen each other alone in too long? You think too much. I smiled at my last thought and sat down on Leah's bed.

Leah's POV

I sifted through the junk mail I'd accumulated mostly it was credit cards and college offers. It looked like all junk one slipped out of my hands and landed on the ground. It wasn't the same as the rest of them. I threw the rest of the envelopes in the trash but picked this one up. The address was hand written. It had no return address on it. I carefully ripped it open and pulled out a sheet of paper… hand written again.

Dear Leah,

Hey Leah it's Patrick, You know your friend since second grade? Whatever I needed to write to you… It's been a while. I moved to Seattle a while back and haven't heard from anyone in La Push since. I guess that's my fault, hah. Umm I don't know why I'm writing you I just needed some one to write. I know I didn't give an address to write back to. I really miss the time we spent together. Like the time you almost hit me with a five Iron trying to golf? Yeah I missed all that dumb shit we did. I know it's my fault for moving away from La Push but you did too. I sent this to your parents cause I didn't know where you went exactly. I guess I've ran out of things to say.

Patrick

Note I

Sorry for taking so long school's been horrible and everything's slowing me down. I hope my writing will pick up once they get back to Minnesota… Everyone review otherwise David might beat up Embry and win Leah's heart. (just kidding David is a pansy) (or is he?) Reviews, high fives, questions, rolls of twenty dollar bills… here.