Disclaimer: This all belongs to S. Myer. (Forgot to say this last chapter)
A/N: I had a review about why Anthony asked for Jane's hand when Leah had imprinted on him, you'll find out in this chapter why. Enjoy!—jaymelynn143
Edward's Temptation 28
(Anthony)
I knew that Leah had imprinted on me, but the moment my eyes met Jane's I fell in love with her. I know longer had this connection or pull to Leah. At first I wasn't going to say anything about it until my mom asked Aro about someone leaving the guard. Then I knew I had to speak up or I might lose Jane. Leah had been standing off t the side of our group and I could tell she was hurt by my decision to ask for Jane's hand. It had been almost a week since the whole fight and all, Leah has been ignoring me for the most part though I feel guilty for hurting her.
"Leah," I said as she entered the kitchen.
"Anthony," she replied looking beyond me to where the family was sitting.
"Do you think we could talk?" I questioned hoping we could.
"Sure," she said following me as I exited the kitchen to head for the front door.
"Anthony stay close," my mom called out as we went through the door. I led Leah into the woods by the house.
"Leah I want to apologize for hurting you the way I have. I really did care and love you, but when I met Jane's eyes the pull I felt for you disappeared," I started but she cut me off.
"Anthony, I don't blame you. I know what you're going through. I met someone too, but I wasn't brave enough to speak up like you. I really want you to be happy and am glad that Jane is that special person for you," she said as she stepped back from me.
"Leah, if you feel a pull to someone else why didn't you make your move," I asked trying not to be mean about it.
"I don't know," she whispered sadly.
"Can I help you with him?" I questioned.
"No, I need to do this on my own. I will always remember the time we shared and cherish it," she said as she fled into the forest, leaving me standing all alone. I headed back to the house to wait and see what would come of my choice.
(BPOV)
I hated the last week seeing my son and friend struggling with their lives. Anthony felt immensely guilty for falling in love with Jane, while Leah felt odd about not being his imprint. They both hadn't said much to each other since the fight. Jane had been more than unbelievable with trying to get Anthony to talk with Leah to let her know his side of the story. Edward had even talked with Anthony trying to get him to work out his issues with Leah, but Anthony kind of told Edward to butt out.
I knew something was up with Anthony because he had decided to talk with Leah. I was hoping that things would work out with them. Anthony and Leah just left the house to talk and Jane sat down beside me.
"Bella, I feel bad for coming between Leah and Anthony," she said softly.
"Jane it's not your felt that this is going on. Anthony fell in love with you as well," I tried to sound reassuring. Anabella come running up to me with Jacob right behind her.
"Momma, tell Jake to be nice to me," she whined as she jumped into my lap.
"Well what is Jake doing to you," I asked.
"He won't let me ride on his back," she said pouting. Jane looked over at her and then at Jake. Anthony came back into the house at that same moment causing Jane to look in his direction.
"Is everything alright," I asked.
"Sure, Sure mom," he mumbled as he came to sit beside of me. Anabella moved from my lap to her brother.
"Anthony," she whispered as she hugged onto him.
"My little Bella," he whispered as he leaned down to kiss her forehead. Anthony loved his little sister more than his own life.
"Mom, I think that things will be alright," he said as Jacob came back into the room carrying a huge plate of food and a juice box for Anabella. He sat down and tossed Anthony her juice.
"Here, Bella," he said as he pushed the straw into the box and handed her it. She drank it greedily as if she hadn't had anything to drink all day. The family flittered in and out through out the rest of the day. Our lives seemed to be getting back on track as the days seemed to proceed onward.
Our family decided that since we had stayed in Forks longer than needed that we should move to another area. The family all wanted to stay close to the tribe and our friends so Carlisle suggested we move to Astoria since they already have a house there. We all voted on it and decided that would be the best place to start our lives over at. Well Seth and Jacob actually thought that it would be cool just to hang out in another place other than Forks or even La Push.
School would be starting soon and we all planned on getting back to our lives. Olivia, Anthony, Seth and Elizabeth would be attending Astoria High as our cousins while the rest of the family would be attending college. Anabella would be home schooled still by Esme. Sam and Emily along with their new baby Lily would be staying at our home in Forks with Charlie and Sue Clearwater to help take care of the tribe since Jacob won't leave us. Esme even decided to make sure Jacob would graduate so she would help him in his schooling as well. Leah has been gone for almost two months and only calls Seth once in a while to let him know she was alright.
"Bells, are you ready to finally start college," Edward said as he laid down on the bed beside me and Anabella.
"I think I'll never be ready to go, but I know for us to blend in we need to go to school," I said as I looked into his eyes. He smiled and gave me a small kiss on the lips.
"You'll do just fine," he said as he closed his eyes and drifted to sleep. The next morning was weighing down on me. I knew I needed sleep so I decided to close my eyes and go to sleep.
"Momma," I heard Anabella say as she jumped on the bed. I was hoping that it wasn't in the middle of the night like she usually does. Opening my eyes I see the light shinning outside the big window opposite the bed.
"Ana," I whisper trying to wake up. I could see it was just the two of us in the room.
"Daddy told me to come up here and wake you up," she said smiling. I couldn't help but allow a small smile to creep onto my face as I reached over and pulled her into my arms to squeeze and hug.
"Good job Anabella," Edward said as he entered the room holding a pink flowered dress and white ballet slippers to change her into. I let her go so that she could jump over to her daddy.
"I think I rather enjoyed my wake up call," I said as I passed by him. He didn't say anything instead he smacked my butt as I headed for the bathroom. Ana laughed that her daddy hit mommy on the bottom. When I got done getting ready I headed downstairs to see everyone else already and waiting for me. I grabbed a banana and kissed Ana on the forehead before following Edward out to his Volvo.
(Leah)
I couldn't believe that I just left Anthony standing there all alone when he was trying to help me move on. I felt weird because I thought when a wolf imprinted that person would belong to the wolf forever, but in my case my imprint fell in love with someone else breaking our bond. I knew I felt something snap as we were fighting with the vampires, but I also felt a pull toward someone else at the same time. I decided that I needed to work out the thoughts and feelings I was having before I returned home.
I enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, but felt a pull to somewhere else. Edward wasn't overly fond over me, but he was always trying to be nice to me. I was glad that he had given me some cash that I had been saving up for quiet some time. It came in handy now, since I wasn't with the family anymore. I decided to go to Europe and travel to see if I would find what I was looking for.
Upon arriving in England I roamed the country enjoying the culture and experiencing everything that I could. I knew I would have to call Seth at some point to let him know I was okay and not dead. I found a store and picked up a pre-paid phone to call.
"Cullen house," someone said.
"Is Seth in," I asked quietly.
"May I ask who is calling," the voice asked.
"It's Leah," I said trying to keep myself from hanging up.
"Oh, Seth has been worrying about you for the last few weeks," she said.
"Well I didn't mean to worry him," I said.
"I'll go get your brother, hold on for a moment okay," she said as I guess she put the phone down.
"Leah," came my brother's voice.
"Yeah, it's me," I said.
"I couldn't believe Olivia when she came and got me saying you were on the phone," he said. I knew I had worried him, but had hoped that maybe he would know I just needed some time.
"Seth, I still need some time to rethink everything that has been going on with me. I wanted to call to let you now that I am fine. Is Olivia still hanging all over you," I asked trying to lean away from my returning home.
"Jake and I moved to Astoria with all of them to start over and go to school. Mom and Charlie stayed behind with Sam and Emily at the house in Forks. Emily had a little girl she named Lily a few weeks ago. I miss you Leah," he whispered the last part softly.
"I know and miss you to little brother. I promise as soon as I find what I am looking for I'll be on the first plane home. I love you and will call later," I said as I hung up the phone. It was hard having to be away from him, but I needed to heal before I could go home.
Time seemed to fly by and before I knew it I was headed into Italy. I felt a strong pull in my heart as I walked into the plaza that once was feeding grounds for the Volturi.
