Chapter 2

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…Thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight. There's thirty-eight amber diamonds on the living room rug. That's how many Paul has counted. Along with forty-six aqua squares and forty-two reddish hexagons, fifty-six salmonish triangles, and thirty-four yellowish crosses or x's depending on how you look at the rug. He was beside himself with anxiety. Looking around so were the others. The boys tried to keep their minds occupy to no avail. It was bad enough they were kicked out of Leah's room, but leaving her alone with those leeches is just not acceptable. Though they want to help Leah, their instincts were taking over when the leeches showed up. None of them realized Seth had called them during their stupor. Jacob was about to send them away but Seth had his say.

"No. We're not going to let them near her. They…"

"They dropped everything they're doing to come and help Leah, MY SISTER. Last time I checked you had hoped she wouldn't come back up when she cliff-dived." It was true; they all said horrible things about his sister, minus Colin and Brady. Just because they started giving a damn now doesn't change that.

Seth was going to say more until a cold hand rested on his shoulder. Edward of course heard his comrade's thoughts, and thought best to intercede.

"Seth, he's just looking out for your sister. They all are. There's no need to remind them of their past transgressions. It wouldn't do any good and it possibly make it harder for Jasper to focus on Leah." Seth bowed his head before looking up to Carlisle.

"Please just help her. I don't know what to do." Seth said on the brink of tears.

"I'll do what I can." Carlisle had set to walk towards the steps leading up to the bedroom, until growls surrounded him.

"That's enough!" Seth roared.

"Seth…it's just their instincts." Carlisle reasoned.

"It doesn't matter. They're bunch of hypocrites. It was alright for Carlisle to check on Jacob when he was injured, but not Leah. Whatever. It's still my house, get the fuck out or stay out of the way." No ones' ever heard Seth cuss before. They all stepped away from the leeches letting them pass through.

They understood why Carlisle had come, but the other three put them at unease. Maybe they could find reason for the mind reader and even the one that could fight but they see no need for the Blondie, Rose or something.

The click of the door brought them all at full attention as the tensed up when the leeches came down the steps.

Seth stood from his place at the bottom step. "How is she?"

"She's resting, thanks to Jasper. Bruises on her body have all healed. Other than being sore, physically she's ok."

"But?" Colin questioned.

"Mentally…" Carlisle looked to Edward.

"From what I can tell she's scared." Edward heard all the boy's united responses of 'no shit.' Edward went on to clarify. "She's scared of herself. If everyone thinks so lowly of her that maybe she had it coming. That she's not strong enough to handle this herself because she feels no one would come to help her, or if she's worthy of any." He turns to the three youngest of the pack. "That you'll leave her now, just like her father."

"I would never." Stated Seth.

"I think she knows that Seth, but she doesn't think you should. That's all I could puzzle together. Her mind is so jumbled, and she's replaying…she's replaying the incident, trying to figure out what she had done wrong." Edward said shaking the images out of his head. This was one of those moments he finds his gift as a curse.

"Jacob. What about Sam?"

"I had sent Jared and Quil to go check on him. But he has already been long gone."

They showed up at Sam's house with Emily oblivious to their anger.

"Hey guys you want something to eat?" she asked with a smile.

"Where's Sam?"

"He went to take a walk."

"Did he say anything or was he acting strange?" They could see Emily's blush potent on her cheek. "Emily you need to tell us what happened when he came home."

"Well he came home and was…was more exuberant than he's ever been. You know this is personal and none of your guys' business. After it was the usually except instead of joining me in the shower he said he wanted to go for a run. Hey where are you going?"

Jared and Quil both left without a goodbye, phasing before they reach the lawn. There they see Sam far in to Canada. He didn't respond when they called out to him. He was gone too far not only physically buy mentally as well.

"He was imagining Leah while he was with Emily." Edward stated, reading what Quil and Jared relayed back to Jacob.

"He's sick. Apparently, he was in his own little world. When...when Leah was…was begging him to stop, he saw it as her was begging for more." Jacob was disgusted by his alpha.

"Former." Edward added.

Jacob looked at Edward confused.

"Former Alpha. You broke his command by stepping up as the rightful Alpha.

The pack all in awe as they looked towards Jacob.

"Really? Well that might explain why I listened to him when he said not to go after Sam."

"Way to go Jake. Billy going to be so…." Embry was interrupted as three white gusts of wind rushes past them leading towards Leah's room.

They all followed hearing screams of a struggle.

"Noooo." Leah screamed sobbing on the floor as Edward pried the glass shard from the broken mirror out of her hand. Rosalie held her closely as she let Leah cling to her form. She was blabbing incoherent words, while Rosalie rocked her back and forth, rubbing her back and caressing her hair.

The metallic rusty aroma over powered the nature's scent in the room.

"Rosalie, I need to check her wounds, place her back on the bed."

"No, no, no. Please no. Please. Don't let them take me." Leah grabs a harder grip onto Rosalie.

"Shhh. No one is going to hurt you. Jasper." Without needing any further instruction, Jasper focuses all his energy sedating Leah. Within seconds, she was unconscious.

"What did you do to her you bloodsucker." Paul screeched.

"Jasper just put her back to sleep. I need to check Leah so you all need to leave the room."

"Like hell we'll leave. She's been bleeding. How do you know you're not going to feed off her?"

"He said get out!" Seth exclaimed

No one would dare question Seth at the moment, not with anger in his eyes. As they all filed out the room, leaving only Carlisle and Rosalie, Edward to replied to the answered question as he closed the bedroom door.

"She believes she's tainted as well as the bed. She had intended to burn it but had nothing to ignite it."

"Edward." The soft whisper of a whimper reached his ears. Seth couldn't say the words; he didn't even want to imagine them. Luckily Edward could read his thoughts, though not soothe them. She was trying to kill herself, wasn't she? When Edward couldn't look Seth in the eye, he had his answer.

Seth laid his head back, sliding down against the wall, holding his knees as he began to cry. "I don't want to lose her. She means everything me; she's my last connection to my dad."

"She'll be fine, Seth. She's strong and a fighter. You just have to remind her what she is fighting for. Colin and Brady too."

The others couldn't understand or fathom the connection between the two enemies. They should be the ones comforting their pack brother, not this leech. They assumed Seth was just a goodhearted soul born with no prejudices. They never realized the bond they had created during the newborn fight was beyond comradely and allying against the enemy.

All back downstairs, they became restless. Murmurs could be heard from the room though nothing could be made out, not even with supernatural hearing. Jasper's phone rings were echoing of the walls.

"Yes Alice." With advanced hearing, they could hear her response.

"I have everything setup and ready. Sue Clearwater and Charlie will be on their way as well. Leah will of course have her own room; I made it cozier so it doesn't have that dreadful medical office feel to it. Carlisle shouldn't bother arguing, it's already done. I removed anything sharp and harmful so there will no need for her to feel like a prisoner. And I made up a room for Seth and the other two since they will not be leaving her side anytime soon. Plus we have plenty of food for them left over from Bella, and tomorrow Esme will go to the grocery shop for more."

The growls were reverberated through the house. "She's not going anywhere." Jacob said furiously.

"What's going on?" Seth's confusion was answered by Carlisle descending the stairs.

"I will be putting Leah on suicide watch. It's best she stays with us so we can monitor and care for her."

"We can take care of her ourselves." Jacob said eyeing the leech doctor, crossing his arms across his chest. He's grateful for Carlisle and all he has done, but instincts were surfacing and he would not leave a bloodsucker in care of Leah.

Edward spoke on behalf of his father and Leah. "She will not allow you and any of you near her. With the exception of Seth, Brady and Colin, she associates you all with Sam. And yes, I know you are nothing like Sam and you will never do anything as horrendous as him but you all still remind her of him. Plus, with the advantages that Jasper and I have we have a better chance of catch her if she intends to harm herself. As I said earlier, she sees that room tainted, and she won't stay there, one way or another."

Carlisle continues, "I've already spoken to Sue Clearwater and she said she'll meet us there."

"None of you mutts bothered to call Leah's mother." Rosalie walked down with a sleeping Leah in her arms. "And you believe you could take care of her in this state." She hissed only to receive some in return.

"Rose." Edward scolded. Rosalie ignored her brother, and turned to address her father. "Carlisle, whether there'll be hurt feelings, we have to do what is in Leah's best interest."

"Yes." Carlisle sighed trying. "Though you are welcomed to come stop by, we must refrain you from seeing Leah, at least for a while until we can see her progression. With the exception of the Seth, Colin, and Brady, but there's no guarantee she even see you."

Seth nodded and followed.

The rest of the pack were left speechless on the Clearwater's front porch as they allowed their only pack sister to be carried away by their enemies. Enemies who seem to care for her well being more than they have in the past.