Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight unfortunately, though I would be willing to buy Leah and Jacob with my nonexistent funds.

Finding Peace

Chapter 24

Jacob's POV

Jacob hated being torn in two. His natural attraction and deep love for Leah tried to fight a losing battle against the power of the imprint for Renesmee. Every time when he tried to think of what he and Leah shared, images of the half vampire child would replace them. He really cared for Nessie, and while his love for Leah felt like a dream, it was a dream he wished would happen again.

And now the entire wolf pack along with the Cullens were on a plane to Italy. Carlisle was going to try and use his friendship with Aro to try and arrange for Leah's release, but if that failed they were going to have to try even subtler methods since there was no way that eleven of them were going to be able to take on the entire Volturi. But Jacob really didn't think they would give her up so easily, and he and his pack wouldn't leave without her.

He thought about Leah. She had to be furious with him, and this time Jacob knew that he deserved it fully. Why did he have to imprint now when everything had been going so well with Leah. She had fully recovered from Sam and here Jacob was repeating history. And she would hate him now, more than even Sam because he imprinted on a half vamp. Somewhere deep inside him, he felt the agony over breaking her heart. He didn't want to do this, but he had no choice.

"What are you going to do?"

Jacob started, then glared at Seth who was looking at him curiously. "What do you mean?"

"I mean what are you going to do about my sister?" Seth asked.

Jacob sighed, thinking about Nessie. "I think you know the answer to that."

"I wish I didn't," Seth muttered. "I don't want Leah to disappear again, she deserves so much better."

"I know," Jacob said sadly. "I loved her Seth, I really did."

"But that isn't enough," Seth answered. "She is still having her heart broken again."

Suddenly Carlisle was approaching them, and both werewolves look up at him curiously.

"We're landing in Italy in twenty minutes," he said.

"Good," Jacob said. "I'm ready to finish those stupid Volturi."

Leah's POV

Leah glared up at those so called vampire royalty, the Volturi. She had arrived a few minutes before with her captors, and they wasted no time bringing her straight to the Volturi headquarters. She glared coldly at all of the stupid leeches. Leah wondered again why fate seemed to hate her, not only did she lose the love of her life (AGAIN!) but she had to be captured by bloodsuckers. Someone up there had to be laughing right now.

"Leah Clearwater," said the leech sitting on one of the thrones. "We meet at last."

"The pleasure is NOT mine," Leah retorted rudely.

"You're manners have proceeded you my dear," the vampire said.

"I am not your dear," Leah muttered. "What do you want with me?"

"Right now," the vampire said standing up and offering her a hand that she refused. "I just want to talk with you."

"I don't," Leah commented. "I want to go home."

"You are home now," the vampire said with a cold smile, and then he grasped her hand.

Leah gasped as she saw all her memories in her life bubble to the surface, the vampire searching through them all with the matter of a few seconds. Then he let her hand go.

"You had NO right!" Leah yelled, furious.

"We're friends now," the vampire said. "By the way I don't believe I have introduced myself. I'm Aro and these are my brothers Caius and Marcus."

"I would never befriend a leech like you," Leah retorted.

"Perhaps my friend here could change your mind, Aro said kindly and then glanced at a young girl. "Jane, if you please?"

The girl looked at her and Leah was going to glare back. Instead she was overwhelmed with torturous pain that was so severe that she couldn't stop herself from blacking out.

AN: Hello, I haven't forgotten this story, though I know it seemed like I had. I apologize for it being so long, but I really lost interest in Twilight for awhile. I'm going to try and finish this story once and for all, and I hope to have updates every two weeks. Thank you to all of you who have reviewed this story, and I'm grateful for any feedback!