Leah Clearwater Pov

*Flashback *

16 years ago

Tossing and turning all night.

It makes no sense to be so sleepy but not able to shut my eyes. With Daniel sound asleep beside me, I glanced over at the clock on my night stand.

It ticked 7:00am. I've been awake for three hours.

Suddenly there was a knock on the bedroom door, and I looked over.

"Come in." I whispered.

I only expected it to be Aiden.

"Morning." She whispered, opening the door.

"Sorry to wake you, but I was hoping to borrow your car." She said.

I narrowed my eyes confused. "Why? Where are you going so early?"

"Um, to find Noah. I honestly think I should at least consider working with him, and perhaps go to him before it's too late."

"Too late for what?" I asked.

"Not sure. Whatever he thinks is going on with the vampires, and what they may or may not be planning."

I rolling my eyes, I preferred her to stay out of it. "Be careful, Aiden. The keys are on my dresser." I said pointing across the room. "Just make sure your back before lunch time."

"Thank you, and don't worry I will. I'm only going to Forks." She stated, and I nodded. "Just in case you go back to sleep, I already took the dogs out. Now they're back in the basement. Do you know that the door is broken?"

I sighed. "Yes, I saw the back door and the basement after everybody went to sleep. Not to mention Daniel told me what happened."

"What do you mean? What happened?" She asked.

I rolled my eyes, waving my hand. "Long story. Just make sure you bring my car back." I said, climbing out of bed.

"Okay."

"Another thing... just remember, the first sight of danger make sure you inform the Pack and the Cullen's." I said slowly following her out the bedroom, and into the hall.

"Okay, I will."

In the living room, I was surprised to see Jacob wasn't asleep on the couch. "Where's Jacob?"

"He's outside on the porch." Aiden said, walking towards the door.

I exhaled moving towards the kitchen, then pause wondering why he was up this early. Glancing at the back door I wondered if I should go out front to talk with Jacob, since the kids were asleep and Aiden was leaving. Who knows, maybe he's calmer than he was last night.

"Bye." Aiden says.

"Bye."

Slowly moving through the living room I paused at the steps, glancing out onto the porch.

There sitting on the top step was Jacob, fully dressed as if he was getting ready to leave.

Opening the door, I quickly walked out just as Aiden drove down the driveway.

Moving towards the steps, Jake glanced back for a second to look at me then turned his head.

I took a seat right beside him. "Just getting back?" I asked low, looking at the car keys in his hands that he was playing with.

"Yeah." He answered with a normal tone. All signs of irritation and anger are gone from last night. Thank Goodness.

"Where did you go?" I ask.

"To the shop."

I nodded looking over towards the woods. Bad vibes or not, just knowing us sitting here is somehow going to lead into some type of argument.

"Remember that moment years ago when I came back? Our first night together, that next morning?" I ask looking at him already knowing what he was going to say.

"What about it?" He mumbled not looking my way.

"We spoke about us, and Sam." I say.

Jacob didn't say anything in reply; he just continued to stare down at his hands emotionless.

"I had a dream that I was alone, and everyone was gone. I panicked because it was reality back then. It was always, but with you and Sam it was different. Pack or no pack. That night, admitting that I loved you was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life."

"You've told me this before." He mumbled.

"I know, but sometimes you forget things about us."

"Leah. I remember everything we ever did, everything we ever said. I can't forget." He kinda snapped glaring at me. "It's kind of hard to." He mumbled and I turned my head to keep from looking him in the eyes.

"Good, I guess." I stated. If he remembers everything, why is it so hard for him to understand where I'm coming from? or that my needs are just as important as his.

"No, it's not. On days like this… it's not." He whispered, and I looked over as he lowered his head.

He's more upset than I thought.

"Jacob, maybe we need a break."

"What do you mean?" He said fast, keeping his eyes off me.

"We have to decided on how this is going to work. When we were at the cabin… Why did you change your mind about leaving?" I asked.

He took a second, obviously thinking, then glared at me. "Because I realized you were lying when you said I had nothing to worry about when it came to Sam." He stated.

I slowly closed my eyes. "I would never lie about that."

"Why did you change your mind when I agreed?" He ignored what I just said.

I reopened my eyes to look at him.

"I haven't. I still want it. Permanently, leaving is what's best for us. It's just with Sam he helped me find a solution."

"Do all your decisions revolve around Sam?" He said as a question instead of an aiming slur.

"No." I admitted looking over at him.

Jacob just nodded his head, still keeping his glare off of me.

"Meeting up with him that day was nothing. I just needed someone to talk to. A friend."

"Then you should've come to me!"

"You wouldn't have listened."

"You didn't try?" He says.

"I always try. I try more than you know. You never want to hear it. Sam just understood."

"Understood what?" He yelled.

"Me! What I need. My need to get out, my need to do something different. Instead of fixing cars day and night, I want to find something that I'm passionate about. He has this thing of me helping him do charities and it's different." I said, shrugging my shoulders. "I care about Sam, not in the way you and everyone thinks but he just has always been a good friend towards me, regardless of how you feel about him. I know it's a betrayal in your eyes, and I'm sorry but I needed his help. Believe it or not Elena, Rebecca, and Adam cannot be my only friends. Sam's the only person I can talk to." I admitted.

"You have me." He practically yelled.

"You are not enough." I replied too face, and instantly regretted.

Jacob facial expression didn't change at my words. "I mean... you are, but you just don't get it. You can't see how things are from where I stand. You know no one will ever mean as much as you do to me. Ever."

"So you want a break because of Sam." He said with his fist balled.

"No. I just see that we need one right now. We're fighting and disagreeing way too much and it's hurting the boys." I say.

"So what we take a break and then later am I supposed to forget that you ran off with Sam? Sneaking off with him."

"No." I shook my head. "I'm sorry about having to do that."

"Am I supposed to forget that you needed him? That you didn't care at all about how I would feel about it?"

"No, I'm not asking anything of you. Jacob, you have a right to be angry. I just want you to know why I did it and that I don't doubt us, at the same time I can't reject that I need a change between us." I stated. "I want to be comfortable with you knowing who you are to me but that you can't be everything to me all the time, because when you leave... I'm alone."

Jacob didn't say a word.

"I don't want you to feel like I can't talk to you at all, but we disagree on so much lately. I hated it and I mean I know how bad it looks and you should be pissed at me, though I don't want you to feel like you're losing me."

Jacob sighed getting ready to stand up but I grabbed his arm.

"Jacob. Everything you said yesterday was right in some ways. To say for the past couple months maybe I have been bossy, and irritable. This thing with the council has always been a headache, and the boys… not to sound like a broken record but it's a little tiring. Sam saw that, and with the idea of a job and maybe finishing school….. I don't want to continue doing things that make me unhappy. I don't want you to think that he had some influence over me either because that wasn't it."

"Yeah, I got it. He inspired you." He snapped. "Just stop!" I flinched back realizing how pathetic I sounded.

Jacob rolled his eyes, turning his body back away from me. I had to change the subject off of me.

"I'll consider allowing Joshua to start school. You've always been right when it came to Josh and everyone else. He shouldn't have to play last when it comes to Daniel and Caleb. They should be equal; I can't call myself a good person let alone a good parent if I catered to favorites. It's not right." I admitted thinking of Joshua. "And who knows, maybe this will stop him from throwing tantrums every day. Just how you're listening to me right now, it doesn't hurt to try and listen to him for once. Maybe he does deserve to at least try it out." I stated.

"I'm finding it hard to believe this right now." He glared at me, clearly trying not to show any signs of irritation.

"Believe what?"

"You." He retorted. I bit my lip, looking down at my hands. How can I blame him?

"I'm just tired of fighting everyone. All I know is I don't need any more reasons for you or anyone else to hate me. I know when half of the time I'm wrong but don't admit it because I want to be right. So maybe I can say and do stuff that absolutely makes no sense, though now you know it's not you or anyone else…. It's me. So if the plan is to let Joshua go to school on Reservation... I say alright, fine." I said looking him in his eyes as mine begone to water. "It's something you both want…. I'm alright with it."

Not saying anything, Jacob turned his head to stare out towards the woods.

Not seeming pissed or confused, his facial expression just appeared to blink.

Seconds past and I waited for him to say something…. But he didn't.

"Eventually… we can still leave."

"Did you know moving doesn't fix anything? It doesn't help anyone." He stated too calmly.

"It will! We'll get a fresh start. Do you really want Joshua, Daniel, and Caleb to go through what we did? In case you haven't noticed they're getting older and just last night a leech practically blew through our back door, if it wasn't for Chaske and Keusch."

"I honestly don't think that leaving right now will make you happy." He says.

"You sound like Sam." I muttered and he gave me a death glare.

"You believe it won't. I think it will." I stated. "There are millions of reasons to leave here, Number one is the parasite problem."

"Actually, number one is your unhappiness. You want your break? You got it." He says.

I sighed, running my hands through my hair.

"I know what we have here, and I also know how better it could be without the drama. The wolves, the hybrids, the vampires, Sam…. It's all drama. I rather deal with the drama of forgetting to pick up dish washing liquid than having to deal with my kids turning into some gigantic dog. I didn't want it for myself and I don't want it for them. If you love me you will think about this, you'll think about us."

Jacob rolled his eyes knowing I was giving him my pity-love card. All I can think of right now is Jeremiah words in my ear, telling me how I should always put my family ahead of myself. I can't leave to go anywhere without Jacob. Nothing in the world could make me not want him with me. I love him, but we fight almost every night now. I would still have to think about the kids…..but i will prove that we aren't safe here.

"Look, I don't want to be alone in this. We don't even have to move too far, just far enough. Somewhere warm and leech-free. Leaving is at the top of my list of priorities right now."

"Yeah? And what about Aiden? Since you can't be without me and the kids. What about her? Where does your precious lamb fit into all this priority crap?" He spat glaringly at me.

"She doesn't." I retorted.

He laughed un-amused.

"I'm serious, Jacob." I stated.

"You must be," He said, narrowing his eyes.

"Maybe it was a mistake taking her in." I said looking away. "It's all Nahuel ever planned. If we leave, she doesn't come with us. If we're going to protect the kids, she's not included." I stated. I have to prove to him that he and the kids are my number one, even if i'm asking for a small break from him right now.

"Aiden probably has good intentions, as it seems but things are tricky." I say, glaring deep into those dark brown eyes of his.

"Wow. Unbelievable. You're serious aren't you?"

"You were right yesterday. I was being biased, I always put Aiden ahead of you and everybody. I didn't stop to think. I don't want to lose you because of it. I want to make everything right, even if it has to start with the kids. I never lied about anything with Aiden. There wasn't anything much to tell other than her receiving phone calls and stupid messages from the leeches. When she told me that Rylan came to our house, I realized how vulnerable we are against them. All of them. They can come in and kill us just as fast as anything. At first I did tell her that I didn't mind her talking with them, for what reason I don't know." I said, shrugging my shoulders. "Honestly, maybe she hasn't been giving me the whole truth about what's really going on. or maybe she just really doesn't know. Either way…. If we leave. We're better off. I haven't even bothered to talk with her yet but If we move, it'll just be us."

Jacob snorted. "You're serious about this moving thing? Like this year? This moment? After your stupid so-called break?"

"Alright, we won't have to take a break. Whatever you are comfortable with as long as we agree." I say.

"Jeez," He said, shaking his head. "This is hard to wrap my head around. Can't believe you're serious about this." He mumbled merely to himself.

"Why wouldn't I be? I know all I do is talk about it but I'm serious. Something's have to give and you need to make a choice." I stated.

"So what's your plan? Do you even have one? And Aiden…. How do you know that when you tell her we're leaving without her that she won't just turn on you? How do you know she isn't going just say… alright… then a couple days later just snap?"

"Because I won't just drop her, I'll help her find a nice apartment and a good job. She'll be alright." I stated.

Jacob laughed without humor, looking away. "If you say so."

"Isn't this what you wanted all along? Is for her to be gone?"

"No. I wanted it to be just us. But it's never been just us. From the very beginning it was Sam and everyone else then she came. There has never been an us." He yelled glaring at me.

I looked out towards the woods. He was right. From the second I moved back to La Push

"Well... it's always been us in the bedroom…." I joked.

Jacob stood up fast, and I looked up as he turned to face me.

"Yeah, though even then your head was somewhere else."

I snorted in disbelief. "Can't believe you just said that, that's so not true."

"At least Sam haven't helped in that department." He retorted.

"Just…. What's your answer?" I ignored his last comment quickly.

He paused.

"I don't know yet. I can't sum up a bunch of solutions to a problem that only you're suffering from. I'll let you know." He said walking towards the front door.

I turned my head back towards the woods.

That was better than a complete no.

Jacob slammed the door shut behind him and I felt much better getting everything off my chest. we needed that talk.

Haylie Laskes Pov

"I can't wait to go back to school. At first I was a little worried, but now I'm like what the heck." Claire said, spinning in the chair behind the desk.

I just glared out of the auto garage at Adam who was talking to Damon's nephew… Rick, he looked as if he was in trouble.

"I'm thinking maybe I should ask Jacob if I can work here after school, so I can be closer to Quil." She said, I rolled my eyes.

"Claire, you're his imprint. How close can you get? Seriously if you get any closer ...you'll be conjoined." I retorted leaning up against the front desk waiting for Sue to call and tell me that she's leaving for the lake. I love going to the lake, we go every year now.

"Don't snip at me because you're jealous, it's not my fault that I was lucky with someone to love me unlike everyone else." She retorted.

I laughed.

"Sure, Claire. As if you're the only person in the world who was imprinted on."

"I know i'm not, but maybe if you weren't so pessimistic then maybe you could imprint on someone." I turned halfway to shoot her an evil glare.

"It's not a choice! And who is you, to call me pessimistic? I'm not pessimistic." I almost yelled.

"Yes, you are Haylie." She stated.

"If I'm pessimistic, then you're a spoiled brat." I spat, turning to glare back down towards the driveway where Adam was still talking to Rick.

"Why are you still here anyway, weren't you supposed to leave like an hour ago?" She asked and I saw Embry walking up the driveway to the garage.

"No. Stop talking, and get out of that chair before someone sees you." I said fast moving towards the back of the desk.

Claire huffed getting up, and walking around the desk as I took her seat. Jacob made it clear that if he, Adam, or Embry wasn't around that no one would be horsing around. Claire being in the shop without Quil will definitely be horsing around in his book.

When the door slammed, Claire and I both jumped.

"Someone's mad." Claire mumbled. Embry has been irritable for some time now.

"Right, come on. I'll walk you home." I say to Claire. Walking her to Sam's house helps me to keep avoiding Embry.

*One Hour Later*

After walking Claire home to Sam's, I thought long and hard about Aiden and how hard it must be for her to chose between her brothers and Leah's family. If my mother was alive I'm actually uncertainly if I would chose her over my father's vampire world. I may still prefer living here with the pack.

Walking quickly through the brushes towards Sue's house, I suddenly heard footsteps moving towards me.

I stopped in place to focus on what directions the noise was coming from.

The footsteps slowed down and I zoomed my sight through the trees, ahead of me. Waiting for whoever it was to show themselves.

Stepping from behind a tree, I stared ahead at his white skin, light brown eyes and long brown wavy hair.

Noah!

"Hi." He smiled nicely showing his purely white teeth.

I narrowed my eyes. What the hell is he doing here?

No doubt Aiden is who he's looking for.

When I saw him yesterday, my first thoughts was…. Hmm… Cute… look very familiar but I still had to guess who he was. It didn't take long, as I could sense he wasn't fully human… just a hybrid. To me he doesn't look anything like Renesmee or Nahuel.

Looking at him now, He appeared to have changed his clothes. His long wavy brown hair was out hanging down his shoulders. Why is he so damn tall?

"What do you want?" I stated eyeing him. "Come to stalk Aiden?"

"I'm not here to steer up trouble…. I was just… passing by." He said low.

"Ah… Okay…."

"Actually…. I was doing more then passing by…. I was visiting Aiden." He retorted taking a step towards me nervously. "I know you two are good friends…. and I don't wish to come off as…. A bad guy… you know?" He said and I narrowed my eyes as I had know idea of what to do but to walk around him as if he was never here.

"You do know the wolves are out running around?" I stated.

"Yes," He smiled amused. "I'm well aware."

"So you expect me to believe you just came from seeing Aiden? I was just with Aiden a while ago."

"I never said that I was with her, I just said I was visiting her. Not to say that she actually noticed I was there." He grinned. He was toying with me.

"Uuh huh…" I mumbled lifting a eyebrow at him.

"Cautious I see…. Are you going to report me?" He said jokingly.

I snorted. "Well… I'm not La Push police so…."

"Yes I see…. however… I just thought I would explain myself before you call your Alpha or something." He said awkwardly scratching his hair.

I rolled my eyes.

"I don't have an Alpha… Not really." Jacob was the only one I called Alpha, Sam sometimes ask for my help but he doesn't order me to do a thing.

"Yes, I can tell. Though I'm losing my senses more and more each day, I can't tell who's who… you know?" He stated.

I nodded, though having no clue on what he meant by losing his senses.

"Right… well since you mean no harm then I guess you can continue on your way." I said getting ready to take a step towards him.

"Wait, Haylie." He said as if we were long time friends and I glared at him in shock. "If you can help me, maybe I can help you." He said taking a step towards me.

"Help me with what?" I asked.

"The vampires. I cross them from time to time. Anything you need, I can help." He said desperately holding out his hands.

I snorted. What is with him? It's like some mental light flicked on, and all he can think of is getting into Aiden and everyone she knows good-graces.

"How do you know if I want any relations to any vampires? Is it because of Aiden? Because I'm finding it hard to believe that your suddenly trying to stop something that only you know is coming. Aiden doesn't trust you."

"She trust you." He said though it wasn't really a statement nor question.

"Who knows what goes on in her head other then rainbows and flowers. I'm seriously doubting you'll find help here with the big-bad problem." I stated. "You don't know Aiden, and you definitely don't know me."

"I know a lot of things." He smirked amused.

"Obviously not, or you would've foreseen that neither Aiden or I can help you with anything. It's suicide over here in these parts." I mocked.

"I disagree, and I'm sure you'll come in handy against them."

I snorted. "How would you know? You never even seen me before yesterday, or seen me in my wolf-form." I say.

"Who says that I've haven't? Do you not think it's impossible to have seen or watched Aiden, without watching the ones she's close with first?"

"Wow. Stalker much!" I mumbled.

"I've seen you as much as I've seen Aiden. Your mostly on the cliffs, Alone… Or following behind that Embry guy. How long have you two been together?" He asked and I narrowed my eyes suspiciously. He has no idea what's going on between Embry and I.

"You already know the answer to that. Mr. I know it all."

He laughed amused. "True."

"You know…. If Aiden didn't want nothing to do with you before, What makes you think she'd changed her mind now?" I asked.

He smirked. "Aiden…. is a huge part in my curiosity of La Push. It seems the more I try to get to know her, the more the people around her gets interesting…. Including you. Sadly…. She doesn't feel right being here."

"I know, the wolves never gave her a warm welcome. Only person who is ever nice to her is Damon." I say.

"Yet, I assume Leah Clearwater isn't interested in a future as one would think... when Aiden finds out... I'll be the one she calls. I'm trying to be with her way before that upsetting day happens."

"So you have two agendas?" I ask. I had no idea what upsetting news he speaks of but he wants to protect Aiden from it.

"I surely mentioned that yesterday." He nods.

"Oh-Right. How can I forget.." I rolled my eyes. "By the way… Aiden is a big girl, she'll continue doing fine with or without you. I get your one and the same, but come on…. Do you seriously think things will switch that fast?"

"Truly, I don't know?" He mumbled.

"Somehow… I don't see that." I stated. "If you seriously want help, your going to have to do better then…. The big-bad vampires are plotting something, I can feel it." I said mocking what he said to me and Aiden yesterday.

He laughed, taking a step towards me. "What if I told you that Joham has the ability to block-out anyone's memory? He's the power behind what everyone in the Russian Cove does."

I bit down on my lip. "Ahh, then I'd say…. Anything else?"

"Plenty, however I can't find that out without Aiden's help." He stated.

"Does Aiden know about Joham special power?" I ask.

"Don't see why wouldn't she."

"Then why is it that you know and no one else?"

"Because I'm Mr. know it all." He smirked.

I snorted. "Well duh, on my part." I stated.

"So… Will you mention this conversation to Aiden?" He asked.

I shrugged my shoulders not sure what he wanted my answer to be.

"You have nothing else better to do." He states as if he knows me.

"Oh really?" I mumbled.

"Unless you prefer to start your gossip mill on Aiden's brother misleading news."

"Shows how much you know, I no longer gossip and I'm pretty sure your news on the Russian Coven is more accurate than anything Aiden has found out from Nauhel."

"I see." He mumbled nodding his head looking away. "Aiden rather speak with Nauhel that to me."

"Maybe she's trying to protect you." I suggested.

"I'm older. It's for me to protect her."

"Yeah well…. I'm sure Aiden can protect herself." I said then hurried to move passed him towards the trees.

"Wait!" He said fast.

"Can I ask you a favor?"

I paused, taking a deep breath. "What would that be?"

"Aiden…. Can you talk to her for me? It would really mean a lot to me." He called out.

I slowly turned half-way to face him. "Why? What's in it for me?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Anything you ask. Just as long as a good word is in my favor." He smiled.

I snorted. "I don't know you so, no good words will probably come to mind."

"Pretty please? You… can just give me the benefit of the doubt."

"And then what?" I say.

"Maybe she'll come around, and try to learn to trust in me." He said hopeful.

I sighed looking around the woods. I wasn't sure.

"You won't regret it." Noah stated smiling.

"It's odd that you have in your head that Aiden's unhappy. Why would I gift-wrap her to you? I'm not even sure about you myself."

"You have good intentions, Haylie. You seemed pretty sure when you defended my visit yesterday against Seth's doubt. Do it for the same reason you would want someone to plead with for the shake of your father. All I want is to connect with Aiden as you want to connect with him, Right?" He stated.

"What the - How do you know about my dad?" I mumbled astonished.

"I'm a excellent listener when I want to be." He says, though not in a gloating kind of way, but as if he was remorseful.

Suddenly a cell phone rung and I reached into my pocket for mine, though it wasn't vibrating.

Glaring back into his direction, he stared down in his hand.

Not bothering to answer it he hit a button and lifted his head up back to me.

"Rather you talk to Aiden or not, I will return." Noah says, but before I could say anything back he turned so swiftly in the direction of First Beach and was gone.

I sighed. Great, another visit from Noah Cullen... Wonder if Aiden's aware that her half-hybrid-brother is not only stalking her but me as well.