Also I know this is a different fandom, but I'd Like to take a moment of silence for Naya Rivera.
Chapter 4: Come Out, Come Out Wherever you are
Leah's head pounded in time with the door, and her stomach was rolling and sliding. She knew the person on the other side of the door was one of the leeches. She just hoped it wasn't the fairy princess, she couldn't take it if she threw up on Alice's heels. Then she heard a Male's voice, "C'mon open the door, tiny gray one."
Leah threw open the door thankful it was night because the sun would hurt her head, "What are you doing here," it was Emmett Cullen. He was the only leech she could smell, and that made her untense ever so slightly.
"You're brother was adorable and worried, and my mom has a bleeding heart, so there's eight directions and seven of us. If you'd gone southwest you would have gotten away. Anyway can I come in?"
"No, you've seen Seth?"
"Yup came lookin' for you, he's worried, it's kinda rude to make people worry dude," he said using his speed to come into the room. The rush of his scent made her stomach turn, and she raced to the bathroom. She made it just in time to empty the contents of her stomach, and she heard Emmett say, "how much did you drink last night, tiny gray."
"None of your business," she groaned out, finally feeling her head clear as her metabolism burned through the rest of the alcohol out of her system. She left the bathroom, and plopped down on the bed. Emmett was sitting in the office chair by the desk, "Trust me this is the best for everyone, your sister is happy, and in love with her husband, watching her be happy would make me happy because that's all I want, but it would also be painful, and no one wants me around anyway. Except Seth, but the kid is a freak. I'm going back to sleep, please don't be here when I wake up. Tell Seth I'll call him when I'm ready."
Instead of leaving he said, "Rosie hated this show when it first came on," Leah turned her head slightly to look at the tv, Bewitched was still playing, "She said that it was basically propaganda to make women feel like they should give up their jobs and go back in the kitchen, even if they could have the magic powers to turn their men into ashtrays."
Leah snorted, "Maybe I should have imprinted on your wife instead," then she sighed, "I deserve this."
"How you figure?" He said looking at the woman.
"I killed my dad, when I shifted the shock made his heart give out. Then the grief and stress of that made Seth shift."
"You know my dad is a doctor right, so I know enough to know that if your dad's heart was bad it was only a matter of time."
"Perhaps your dad could talk to my mom," she didn't know why she was spilling her guts to this virtual stranger, he just seemed so...earnest.
"Bro if your mom blames you for that then she's dumb no offense I don't wanna talk about anybody's mom, but your dad and yourbrother were a few unfortunate events in your life."
"Thanks," Leah said, and she meant it, the guilt lessened a little as she drifted off to sleep.
Emmett called them hours ago he had found the wolf. Which is how Jasper found himself sitting in the office chair in a motel room that was probably older than him looking at the woman asleep in the bed. He felt her anguish even in her sleep it was sharp and aching. It made his chest itch, and he was sad for her. He released a bit of serenity into the room, and noticed her settle deeper into her sleep. He realized she was beautiful, and that this girl with her dark skin and long legs could ruin his entire world, and she didn't even try too. He respected her for that. They'd all gotten rooms, the woman, Agnes, had been thrilled. They were going to stay a few days hunt, and maybe figure out what to do about Leah. Esme had become quite fond of Seth, and the feeling was mutual. She knew bringing Leah home would make the boy happy, so Esme would do her best to try. Jasper wasn't sure he wanted Esme to try. Jasper isn't sure what he would do if Alice ever wised up and realized she could do better, probably kill the girl if he was being honest. He pushed that thought aside. He didn't want to do that. Emmett told him that she had no intention of pursuing Alice, that she didn't even believe deserved to be with Alice. Emmett wouldn't tell him why he said it violated a bro code, Jasper snorted at that. Then he heard her shift in her sleep, the anguish sharpened as she came out of sleep. Just as Seth walked in asking if he could watch over her.
When she woke up there was sunlight filtering through the small crack in the motel drapes, and she heard her brother's soft voice. There was a serenity she doesn't think she's ever felt, in the whole of her existence, and for one bright shining moment she thought she was home, and everything was normal. Maybe her dad was fishing with Charlie. Then she woke fully and the scent of vampire made her growl. Even as the sense of peace didn't stop, "Whichever ever leech is making me feel like this cut it out," the feeling left in a rush, and her other, original emotions, pushed back in so fast that the air left her lungs at the sadness, and guilt that reemerged in her chest. Then she heard a hiss to her right. She turned towards the noise. There was her brother with Jasper, "I can't believe you insisted the leeches to hunt me down."
"I couldn't go to Sam," Seth pointed out before falling onto the bed with a small bounce. He snuggled up next to his sister, and she held onto him tightly. Leah had missed him. Maybe he could stay with her. She breathed in his familiar smell of earth and cinnamon. Ostensibly ignoring the other person in the room; who seemed to be doing the same.
"I missed ya buddy."
"Missed you too ya sap. Now you need to call mom, she's worried."
"Yeah right, she probably just wants to scold me for making you go across an international border," she pulled him closer and let her eyes drift shut, maybe she could stay here forever, inherit the place from Agnes, and just stay here.
"There is a possibility that mom loves you Leah."
"I know she loves me, but if you notice she doesn't look at me, hasn't since dad died."
Seth reached up and gently patted her on the arm, "I want you to come home, but I understand if you can't, I'll come visit."
"Why can't you just stay here, we could simply get a job at the diner up the street, and Agnes won't mind she gave me money for booze yesterday."
"Agnes, you mean the lady that checked us in with the lung cancer."
"She doesn't have lung cancer."
"Leah I can smell it it's bad."
"You can smell cancer," Leah cracked open an eye at that.
Seth shrugged, "Some dogs can smell cancer, I guess my nose is just super sensitive."
"Become a doctor," Leah grumbled. Then she looked over at the vampire. He was simply looking at his phone, probably waiting for a phone call from one of the others, "Why can't you stay here, go to medical school."
"I'm still in high school, remember. Plus you have to shift eventually, and Sam will find out and hunt you down to do the alpha thing he does."
Leah noticed the vampire stiffen, he was listening to every word, "Well the worst he could do is Alpha-order me to stay away from Alice, which all things considered might be a blessing in disguise," even as she said that the anger at that statement was acidic, and it burned through Leah, Of course Sam would order that because deep down he didn't want to let go, Leah did, finally. She had enough shit going on without worrying about Sam's delicate man feelings. Before Leah's thoughts could spiral further there was a knock on the door, and Esme popped her head around the corner.
"Seth dear, can you help me with something everyone else is out hunting."
Seth darted his eyes around the room before sitting up, "um sure Miss Esme." Seth said at the same time as Jasper offering his help.
"No that's alright dear, you should keep Leah company," and with that she whisked Seth away.
"He was always more liked," Leah said looking at the door. She then sat up and tucked her legs under her chin, and looked over to Jasper. He was handsome, and she could almost feel the power tightly leashed in the taller man.
"Could Sam really keep you from Alice," he asked looking at her. He felt her anger at the realization that Sam could do that a moment ago, but now he felt confusion, and surprisingly a smugness.
"Why, you worried," she said with a sly smile. Jasper thought it suited her face. Then she shrugged, "Truth be told I'm not sure. She's my imprinted, and for my people that is sacred, but she's a vampire, and that definitely makes things complicated. Where is she anyway." Leah was curious, she figures a part of her always would be curious about Alice Cullen, and for the most part she has accepted that.
"Hunting."
"Ah, well, I guess you will all be going back to Forks after this, and leave me in peace, I have no interest in rocking Alice's boat," Jasper felt relief after Leah said this. He hadn't been lying when he had told Alice that she was free to pursue Leah if she so wished, but it is comforting to know Leah wouldn't push the issue.
"That's noble of you," he said his southern lilt washed over her and she could see his appeal she supposed. She wasn't going to let her feel jealous she didn't have the right. He was there first, and he has Alice's heart. Then he continues, "Do you know whether or not either of you could be harmed by prolonged distance?" That made Leah pause.
"No it has never come up. No one has ever ran away from it before, just towards it," the last part was said with bitterness, though not as much as usual when thinking about Sam and Emily. Though now that she took stock of her health she did feel kinda queasy, and their was that pull to find Alice.
"Why don't you come back, try to be her friend, is there any way you could be with anyone else?"
"No there can't be anyone else, Sam tried with me after he imprinted on Emily, and he couldn't... perform." She snorted at the thought, she had enjoyed telling the others about that.
"I wouldn't know how to tell my people that I was bound to our sworn enemy."
"You don't strike as the type to care about what others thought," He teased.
Leah knew a challenge when she heard one. She had to smile, "Yes well, sometimes you can't help it."
He nodded. Then the door swung open, and there in all her tiny glory was Alice Cullen.
A/N: to the ten people reading this thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy this. I want you guys to know I have no plan for this fic stuff just keeps coming to my head, and I keep writing it. If you want to see something in it lemme know and I will do my best. To the person who wanted Jasper at the door I do apologize. I'd already written the beginning, but I did try to give you a scene with Jasper and Leah interacting please, everyone, read, enjoy and review.