A/N: Here's the next chapter I do hope you enjoy please leave comments. TW: there is blood, and Leah I guess self harms, but not in a way that makes her a danger to herself or others.
Chapter 22: The Morning After
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Jasper or Alice must have picked her up at some point because She wakes up with her head on Jasper's chest. She was still naked, and sore in the best of ways, but something was missing, and as if he could read minds, and not Edward, "She's arguing with Rosalie, apparently it was a bad day for Bella, the thing broke two ribs, and Bella's getting worse. Rosalie wants you to start the transfusions, and Alice is unhappy about it, and neither am I."
"Ah," she opens her ears to the argument:
"You can't be serious, she's asleep, and if you step one toe towards her I'll RIP out your hair. Like that fight we had in '73." Alice snarled, and Rosalie countered with a snarl of her own.
"They could die without this, is that what you want for Bella to die."
"Don't pretend like you care about Bella, you just want what's growing inside of her. Besides, didn't Carlisle get blood for Bella."
"That's mostly for her c-section."
Alice scoffed, "You really think it will be as simple as that? That monster is going to tear her to pieces to get her out, and we're going to have to help it."
"That's not true, you know I've grown fond of her since this started."
Leah stopped listening in, and looked at Jasper, and got up. She rooted around in the drawers and threw on a pair of his boxers, and one of Alice's tank tops, it was too small and showed off her midriff, "I'm going to go down, and see if I can stop the carnage."
"Darlin' you could just stay in bed with me, and wait for her to win. She usually does."
"As nice as that sounds, I'd signed up for this, it's fine. She leaned down, and pressed her lips into his hair. Then, she left to stop her imprint from yanking out Rosalie's hair. Her brother liked it too much.
Alice was blocking Rosalie's way to the stairs, so she didn't notice Leah, she placed her hands on her soul mate's shoulders, and noticed her shoulders unbunch. Then Leah places a kiss to Alice's nape, and the vampire relaxed completely. Leah whispered 'It's alright baby,' against the back of her neck. Then Leah turned to Rosalie, "Lead the way blondie."
"Wait, Jasper and I need to hunt again after last night, so do you want to wait til we get back?"
"Nah, I'll be fine, I love you."
Alice nodded, and went up to get her husband. Rosalie led Leah through the hall to Carlisle's office. Bella, Edward. and Jacob were there. Bella was in the hospital bed, and she looked like a Tim Burton character. Edward looked at Leah as she thought that. His face twisted into a wry grimace. Leah's plush chair was next to Bella's bed, and she was hooked up to all the necessary machines. Carlisle was waiting to hook Leah up as well, "I guess you got your way Blondie," Jacob said sourly. Leah looked over to Rosalie who did look rather smug. The girl shifter took a seat, and Carlisle set all the equipment up, and said, "This may sting a little." Then there was a sharp pain in the crook of her elbow. She hissed. The patriarch quickly did the same to Bella, and then Leah saw her blood slowly crawl through the tube into Bella. It was odd to witness to say the least. She looked around, "Where's my brother?"
"With Emmett, hunting."
"I see," Leah made a mental note to hang out with him, she missed her brother. Jacob said a stupid blonde joke, and the vampire left the room in a huff.
"Thanks she kinda smelled like Seth, and it was kinda pissing me off," Leah said trying to get comfortable.
"Well I gotta say you're not exactly smelling like roses this fine morning," Jacob said munching on some chips and sitting in a chair. He looked over at Bella, and fought the urge to wince and whimper. Then they heard Edward whimper for them both.
Leah looked around at the three miserable people in the room, and she was determined not to let them damper her good mood, "You guys got any cards around here?"
She barely saw him move, but he must have, because cards appeared in his hands, "What do you know how to play," Leah asked, looked at Bella. The pregnant woman shrugged, and mumbled "Go Fish."
Leah rolled her eyes, "How could you not teach her at least Rummy Jake?"
"We were a little busy building motorcycles, and Fighting baby vamps."
Leah dealt the cards, and looked at hers while the others looked at theirs, "Got any twos." Bella looked at her a moment before shaking her head. Leah drew a card, and then it was Edward's turn. The game proceeded slowly, and Leah's mind drifted in boredom. She thought of last night, and the lovely soreness between her legs, and shifted slightly. Then she saw Edward's amused, and slightly disgusted face. That's when Leah remembered that he could read minds. Her face felt like it had been set on fire.
"Please don't mind me I always love thoughts about my siblings legs, and whether they go on for miles," Edward said, making Bella smile, and blush, Jacob just snorted, and asked the group if they had any three's.
Leah groaned and leaned back in the chair, her cheeks feeling warm with embarrassment.
"Was it good?" Bella asked blushing herself. Leah looked at her a moment, and thought about this girls only experience with sex, and it led to this charming moment. Leah felt bad for feeling smug.
Then she said, "It was fantastic."
"Good," Bella said, smiling at Leah, and the animosity between the two women lessened for just a moment. Then Rosalie came back, and said, "Go hunt Edward."
Edward growled at his sister, but, after one lingering look to Bella, who nodded, left. Leah relaxed, and thought once more about Alice's legs. She couldn't wait for them to come back. She shifted once again in her seat feeling her pantied dampen.
"What smells so good," Bella asked, sniffing the air. Then she sniffed the air until she gets to the tube connecting her and Leah, "I think it's your blood."
"Huh, I'm not surprised," Jacob says, and all three turn to him.
"Well I mean Bells you took biology, half of the chromosomes are his, so the...fetus would wanna drink blood."
"You're a genius, Blondie, get this tube out of me, and Jake you still got that pocket knife." Rosalie came over, and took out the IV with a gentleness that surprised Leah. She smiled at the vampire in thanks. Then Jake throws Leah his pocket knife, who caught it easily.
"What, you doing with that?"
Instead of answering she just said, "Get a sample cup from the cabinet, blondie."
Rosalie did, and Leah cut her arm. She hissed in pain, and emptied some of her blood into the cup. Jasper and Alice were suddenly at the door, and saw her bleed onto the cup, and then hand it to Bella, "Take a swig."
Jasper grunted, and tried to take a step forward, he was held back by Alice. Bella sniffed again as Esme and Carlisle came into the room. Fascinated by what Bella's reaction was going to be. Then Bella brought the cup to her lips, and took a tentative sip. She nodded, "I-it tastes good, can I have some more."
"Not from her," Alice said, her voice low and dangerous. Everyone in the room looked at her a moment.
"Alice be reasonable-" Rosalie started, but was cut off by a deep growl from both Alice and Jasper.
"Not from her. Yes she can heal, but she is not Bella's personal juice box."
"Alice I would never think that about her," Bella tried to placate her friend.
"I know you know that, but others are a little tunnel visioned at the moment," Alice said, glaring at her sister, "Now we'd like to speak to Leah, alone."
Leah felt like she was in trouble, and she hated that feeling, but she also hated the fact that Alice might be disappointed in her. Which sucks because she kind of wanted to have sex again, and not the angry kind, but the fun kind.
She followed them to their room, Alice closed the door and clicked the lock, "Let me see your arm," she held out her hand for Leah. who held out her arm for Alice to inspect. The vampire gently grazed her fingers along the crook of Leah's elbow where the IV had been. Then she continued to caress the place where she sliced her arm open, there was just a small scratch there, now, and what was shrinking rapidly, "Don't ever do that again."
"Do what?" Leah was so confused about their reaction were they mad or not. She chanced a glance at Jasper, he was leaning against the door, and looked thunderous at her. He also looked a little hungry, despite the fact that his eyes were deep amber.
"You just...let yourself bleed in a house of blood drinkers," she placed her lips on the scratch, her teeth nipping slightly, making Leah's breath hitch, and Jasper groan.
"She said my blood smelled good, we just wanted to see if it would work, and it obviously did. If it helps her then why shouldn't I do that helping keep her alive makes you happy."
"You staying alive also keeps me happy. You're ours, Leah Clearwater. Every inch, molecule, drop of blood. Having Bella drink your blood is different than just giving it to her intravenously, it's more...intimate, and we don't like it, plus if we hadn't just fed the urge to drink from you would have been an impulse so strong it would have been painful to fight off, So please next time just stick with the IV."
"Alright, I thought you were mad at me or disappointed."
"No sweetie, you're just trying to help, and I … love you for that."
Leah's breath caught, and her eyes immediately watered, "S-say it again please."
Alice smiled softly at the woman she loved, and said, "I love you Leah, please don't bleed yourself dry because I want you around for awhile."
Leah lunged forward kissing Alice fiercely she was shaking with the sheer joy that the woman she imprinted on loved her back. She looked over at Jasper, who had a smile pulling at his lips, and he looked far less pained, "What about you cowboy?"
"I love who she loves darlin' now please let's get a little more comfortable."
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A/N: Alright here's the next chapter in my snail slow plot. Again if there is anything you'd like for me to include, this includes scenes let me know in the comments. Also I think I' going to include a little more Rosalie/Emmett/Seth because I want to explore that interaction. Hope you enjoy