Chapter 25

The drive back to La Push was spent in a comfortable silence, but the impending wedding was on our minds. I guess we had both resigned ourselves, giving up hope that one day we could be together.

Seth dropped me off at our old home and left quickly to get ready with the rest of the groomsmen. I entered my childhood home to be ambushed by my mother and bridesmaids. They took care of curling my hair, applying soft make up on face, hell they even rubbed me down with scented lotion. After a mere hour I was decked out in my wedding assemble. The dress fit me like a glove and the lace veil made me look innocent and pure, everything I wasn't.

"Leah you look beautiful." my mother cooed as she adjusted my veil.

"Jacob is a lucky man, you'll make our brother happy won't you Leah?" Rachel asked fondly. I couldn't help but wish it was Seth, my own brother that I would be making happy.

"Of course, I will take care of him." I replied vaguely feeling the guilt constrict my heart.

"Come on ladies we should get going to the church the wedding is less than an hour away!" Emily ushered us downstairs. I breathed in deeply as I reached the door that would take me to my new life.

We were all surprised to see Sam barge into the house half naked. I knew him well enough to know that something was terribly wrong.

"The reservation is under lockdown, the Volturi leeches have come to challenge us." Sam panted out of breathe.

"Where?" I asked as I began to take of my shoes.

"No Leah you have to stay here, Jacob issued a command you must stay here. If you go he will be too distracted." Sam detained me as I shook. That fucking dog! I was unable to phase.

"I have to go to him, Sam please." I begged thinking of Seth.

"I'm sorry Leah but it's for the best. I will stay here and protect you girls." He answered firmly. I screamed in frustration knowing there would be no way for me to escape him. I would have to fucking wait.

I put on my tux and put on my happy face as I got ready to go to my imprint's wedding. Life fucking sucked. I don't think I could get any worse.

"Guys! Leaches have crossed into our territory. We have to go now!" Embry barged in. He and Quil were on patrol which meant that Quil was still out there with those fucking leaches. Looks like I spoke too quickly.

We all stripped and immediately headed towards the woods.

'Sam go watch the girls, make sure Leah knows she CAN'T PHASE I FORBID FOR HER TO COME JOIN US. If she does I'll destroy you' Jacob ordered Sam much to my relief.

We reached the sickly leeches in no time.

"Ahh if it isn't the famous La Push pack. Bow before the Volturi you dogs." a pale ass blonde boasted causing us to growl menacingly at him.

"Now, Caius we must be more civilized than this. I have a game in mind, my best against your best. A fight to the death. If Felix wins we will destroy your entire pack, if he loses we will proclaim this your territory and never return. "The leader smirked.

'I can take him'

'Shut up Paul! This guy is huge and over a thousand years old, it is my duty as Alpha to fight him.'

'No I will do it. I need you to be there for Leah Jacob. I can't have you dying on her.' I thought out determined that I would be the one to fight the Italian leach.

'Seth no I-'

'Jacob you will BACK DOWN NOW!' I ordered with a power I didn't even know I had within me.

The entire pack was shocked as Jacob was forced to cower down and step aside.

I stepped forward and growled at the walking corpses accepting the challenge. The body building leech stepped forward as his masters watched with glee in their eyes. And they called us dogs; they were the ones who were fucking pets.

The burly leech made his move immediately making a move for my neck. I was on high alert so I was able to quickly dodge him and make an attack of my own. The damn leech was too fast and soon enough we were a blur. Attacking and blocking our complicated dance began. The bloodsucker got a good grab at my paw twisting it in an unnatural angle. I yelped in pain but the thoughts of Leah kept me moving. I had to win for her. I had to protect my imprint.

I was barely aware of the pack's shock as they discovered Leah was my imprint. The leach faked a move and wrapped his arms around my body squeezing my ribs to pulp. I felt like I was about to black out, this is what dying feels like, huh. I was seeing every important moment of my life flash through the pack link, the sight of Leah confessing her love to me recharged my battered body and I was able to escape the leeches' grasp and knock him down. Fighting the urge to phase back to human I sank my teeth into the vamps neck ripping his head of his body.

Once he was in pieces Jacob phased and burned the body right in front of the Vulturi. I painfully phased back, yelling out in pain.

"Leave now. And don't ever come back." I growled at the leaches my voice strong and powerful unlike my body.

"Very well Alpha you have proved yourself." The dark haired leader spoke as he gestured his crew to leave.

I lost consciousness immediately after they left, blackness enveloping me in a chilly embrace.

I no longer felt anything. I was unaware of time passing by. All I could see was darkness.

"Seth." I imagined my dad's voice calling out to me.

"It's not your imagination son, you're not that creative." My dad's voice rang out as his figured appeared to view.

I ran to him and hugged him tightly; I had missed him so much.

"So am I dead?" I asked feeling relief when he shook his head no.

"Well not yet. Seth I know about you and Leah." He said calmly. Oh shit.

"Look dad I had no control over it, I know it's wrong but I love her. I-I am willing to die so she has a happy normal life with Jacob." I quickly rambled trying to explain myself.

"Seth calm down, it's okay. I'm not mad." He spoke softly.

"Why not?" I asked dumbfounded.

"I love you both very much. I hated having to leave you guys and your mother. All I wanted was for you take care of my girls Seth." He said sincerely.

"Besides Leah is not your real sister." He chuckled.

Wait. What. Did. He. Just. Say.

"What?" I asked shocked.

I wait anxiously for the boys to come back. I should be out there with them but Sam and the damn alpha order were stopping me from leaving. The room was filled with tension. Once again I found myself envying Emily, because she had the comfort of knowing Sam was right by her side.

I knew something was off, the connection to the pack shifted and felt different. It was strong but a new hierarchy had formed. I didn't have long to think about it when I felt a soul crushing pain rack through my body. I fell to my knees and gripped my chest.

"Seth…" I gasped.

"Leah! Leah! What's wrong?" my mother rushed to my side helping me get up.

"I can't breathe." I cried out, the rabid animal in me breaking loose. Something was wrong with her mate.

The phone rang breaking the eerie silence.

"Hello?" Sam quickly picked up.

"Where? Okay we'll be there if you're sure it's safe." He spoke briskly.

"The leaches have backed off, but Seth was severely injured. They are taking him to the Cullen home. It doesn't look good." He spoke grimly.

My body went into action mode; I was out the door before anyone could breathe a word.

"Leah! Wait! I can drive faster than you can run." He said simply knowing that was the only way to persuade me. My mother and I quickly hopped into Sam's pick up that Emily had driven earlier.

The ride to the Cullen's was agonizingly silent. No one knew what to say. I was about to lose it when the Cullen home came into view. I was grateful that Sam was driving at Nascar speeds, breaking almost every traffic law known to man. I rushed through the door dragging my wedding dress along.

I would never forget the sight that awaited me at the Cullen home, Seth was lying on a makeshift hospitable bed bloodied up connected to a ton of monitors and cables. I finally released all the tears I was holding rushing to his side only to be held back by Jacob.

"Leah don't. They just got done resetting his bones." Jake spoke calmly like he was talking to a wild animal.

"You don't understand!" I cried out just like the wild animal he was treating me like.

"Leah it's okay. We all know. He's your imprint." He replied in a numb voice.

"Then if you know let me go to him!" I yelled not caring that our big secret was out. I would deal with everyone's reactions later.

"It's okay Jacob. Let her go to him." The blonde doctor came to my aid.

As soon as I was released I was by his side caressing his face.

"Wake up. You can't leave me." I cried not caring about who was listening, which was the entire pack and the vamps.

It seemed like the more I pleaded with him the worse he got. I am no expert but I am sure those machines weren't supposed to make those noises. My heart began to beat faster as the doctor came over to inspect Seth.

"Clear the area, he's crashing!" he began to move in a blur.

"Seth!" I kept repeating as my mother hugged me tightly. I must have been quite a vision, a blushing bride crying over a man that wasn't my groom.

My heart stopped for a moment as his did, the room was silent for a moment until our hearts restarted in sync. I breathed in large gasps, tears of relief flowing down my cheeks; my world was once again reset.

"He's going to be okay. He will wake up momentarily." The doctor announced to the room in general.

The tension in the room was lifted. I took a seat in a chair that had been placed next to his bed.

"So anybody want to know why the fuck Seth and Leah imprinted on each other? I sure as hell do!" Paul being a dick broke the silence.

"Shut up Paul!" Jacob growled.

"I don't know why it happened. It just did. We both tried to fight it, it was….stronger than us." My voice broke off.

"It's unnatural. Could it have been a mistake?" Embry asked.

"It wasn't a mistake. He is my soul mate!" I growled.

"Leah and Seth aren't really related." Carlisle broke the argument.

"WHAT?" a few set of voices asked.

"Seth has O negative blood. While both Mr. and Mrs. Clearwater have AB blood according to the genetic research so does Leah. There is no way Seth is a Clearwater child." The doctor dropped the bomb.

"Excuse me- e?" I stuttered dumbly.

"Well-"

"Leah? Leah?" Seth mumbled as he attempted to adjust his eyes to the light.

"I am right here." I quickly took his hand.

He opened his eyes and focused entirely on me, "You look beautiful Lee."

I began to laugh, "You die on me and that's what you say!"

"How are you feeling Seth?" the doctor asked as he examined him.

"I've been better. Wait…I had a dream…Leah…she's not my sister!" he tried to get up too quickly and groaned in pain.

"What?" I asked surprised.

"Dad! I saw him! He told me we aren't related! Jacob and I were switched at birth. It was a mistake and it sounds crazy but a simple DNA can prove it. Leah! We can get married!" he said in a rush so optimistically just like he used to.

"Seth that's insane-"

"No! Jacob and I were both born at the same time! In our small hospital they didn't have all the tags, it was a mistake but now we can be together." He rushed out determined to prove his point.

"He's right Leah. It is a possibility." My mother exclaimed.

"I can run a simple DNA test and answer all these questions." The blonde doctor concluded efficiently shutting us all up.

"Okay. But we have to let Seth rest." I agreed giving Seth a kiss as he dozed off, I heard a few intakes of breathes, the pack clearly shocked to see such an interaction between the Clearwater siblings.

We all agreed it was time to head home and rest up. I just wanted to take off the constricting dress, then I will come back to take care of the man I loved.

"Come on. I'll drive you. We have a lot to talk about." Jake offered as he led me towards the leeches' garage.

He opened up the door to an expensive looking BMW I guess they had let him use it. I had no energy left in me to protest riding in an enemy vehicle.

"So he's your imprint?" Jake asked as he pulled out of the driveway.

"Yes. I-I never meant to hurt you. I care about you Jake it's just the pull was too strong." I weakly explained.

"You were still going to marry me? And what have him on the side?" he growled.

"No. I couldn't do that to you, we were resigned to just fight it." I begged him to believe me.

"I know. I just can't help it. This morning I was planning to marry you, now I find out you could be my sister. It's a big shock you know?" he sighed.

"I know." I replied softly not knowing what to say.

"I mean it makes sense, I never wanted the Alpha position and Seth has always loved being a wolf. He's more suited for the job anyways." He continued.

"You would have made a good Alpha Jake and you will make a great husband someday to your true soul mate."

"The more I think about it the more it makes sense. The legends said the alpha female and male would come together, and they have since Seth is the true alpha." He carried on with his epiphany bringing up points that I hadn't even thought about. By now we had arrived at my home and were just parked outside.

"Jake you really are great. I -"

"I wouldn't have cared if you were my sister either." He winked at me breaking the high tension that had begun to envelope us.

"I probably am." I teased back.

"Go rest up. We've all had a long." He said goodbye as I hopped out of the car.

I took of my dress with some nostalgia, Jacob and I could have been meant to be. In another life. I showered and changed clothes to a simple jeans and a tank top.

I drove back to take care of Seth. I mostly watched him sleep and fed him soups when he would wake. For being so broken he was oddly cheerful, unlike me. I was so nervous about what the test results would show. Was Seth really a Black? I eventually decided to spend the night after some coaxing from the pixie like vamp. I decided I would sleep on the couch not wanting to be too far from Seth.

This quickly became a routine for me. Watch him sleep, feed him, shower, and sleep. Oddly enough I had actually begun to befriend all the house occupants. Especially Rosalie, we both just connected. It was around the fifth day when the doc released Seth to go home. He couldn't phase or strain his body too much. I was determined to make him as comfortable as ever. I used Rosalie's car to drive us home, I had missed our cozy home.

Seth had a conversation with mom. I only got the gist of it. Basically mom told him that he would always be her son, and that if he wanted to be with me and promised to love me then she wouldn't stand in our way no matter what the DNA said. It was truly a tender moment between the too. Seth will always deny it but I think he even shed a few tears.

It was a Saturday afternoon when Jacob called that he was coming over. The test results were in. Seth, Jacob and I would open them together then we would let everybody else know.

He came in quietly and joined a recovered Seth and I in the living room.

"Well let's do this." Jacob immediately ripped the envelope taking what seemed forever to read the results. I was about to snatch it from his hands when he spoke up,

"Well it says here that you two are not brother and sister, you and I are Leah." He said his voice numb with shock.

I squealed and jumped to hug Seth. We were both relieved that not only could we be together we could even have children one day.

We hugged Jacob too not ignoring that he was probably confused as hell. He gently shook us off and ran off to phase. It must be tough finding out your mother died, that you mourned a mother that wasn't meant to be yours.

"How do you feel?" I asked Seth and took his hand in mine.

"I am sad that I will never get to know my real mom, but I am happy that I can be with you." He wrapped his arms around my waist and gave me a deep kiss that made my knees weak.

He pulled away breaking off our kiss way too soon,

"Come on lets go spread the news." He took my hand and guided me outside. We found the pack all gathered at Sam's house. I wasn't nervous, because I knew that from now I would have Seth by my side. I could be Mrs. Seth Black now that the truth was no longer hidden.

The End

A/N: So what did you think? Was that the ending you expected? I will next be posting a Carlisle/Leah/Edward love triangle story which will be just as juicy as this one! Drop a review don't be shy!