Thinking about leading this till around new moon when Leah changes and having a pregnant Kai. It'd be a slgihtly different, less Bella centered story line though.

YAY OR NAY? LEMME KNOW.


We were putting food away, when Sam and Jared wound up inviting Paul Lahote over as well. I wasn't sure about him when he walked in, big and warm like the rest of them but also much more angry looking. He worried me until he grinned and picked me up in a hug, squeezing me until my back popped and Sam told him to put me down.

I'd made the third pan of eggs, that the three boys had scarfed when I figured out that we were down to only 6 eggs. So I moved onto pancakes and muffins. The house smelled warm and inviting again, the way it used to be. The boys were chatting and laughing, amongst each other and I began to relax into the atmosphere. I plated the pancakes and turned around to put them on the table when I realized that there were still three left there, and a muffin.

"You guys full?" I asked as I pointed at the pancakes and looked around at the three faces. Jared grinned and leaned on the table, balanced on his elbows while Paul just looked annoyed.

"No. We saved those for you, Kai." Sam responded, watching my expression.

"Yeah 'we', I got a hand slap when I tried to grab them." Paul grumbled and I wanted to laugh but kept it to a mildly amused smile.

"Well eat up. I'll save myself some at the stove. Plus I may have been nibbling off of some as they come off." I said this and dumped the plate down in the middle, Jared and Paul immediately began to eat. Sam was slower, more elegant about it. He reached slowly and watched me carefully as I turned back around to the stove.

The phone rang and I set down everything to go pick it up. I figured it'd be Leah so I opened the door and took the phone with me outside, trying to not have her ex boyfriend's voice in the background.

"Hello?" I spoke into the phone and could only hear some sniffling in the background. It was Leah.

"Leah? Do I need to come over?" I asked, getting a bit more worried after I could only hear the crying noises.

"Please, Kai. It just hurts so much. I-I just, I don't know what to do, I just want him back." She got this out and I heard the inhale and the sob that followed. I sighed and nodded to myself.

"I'll be over in half an hour to a hour. Okay?" I made quick mental calculations and the guilt set back in. I was feeding, shopping, flirting with her ex boyfriend. I was a horrible person, holy crap. I heard some more blubbering that sounded like an okay and the line clicked into static.

"Was that Leah?" Sam asked from next to me and I jumped. I didn't hear him walk close by or anything, Jared and Paul were still inside chatting.

"Yes it was. You need to go make up with her and shit because whatever the hell you're thinking you feel for me isn't real, Sam." With the phone in my hand, I marched up to him and poked him in the chest with each word. I was angry and guilty and I wanted this all to go away and stop. He grabbed my hand gently on the last bit and shook his head no.

"I can't. I can't be with her, Kai." He responded seriously, sounding a little hurt. I glared up at him.

"Can't or won't?" I asked with my voice getting louder. Vaguely I realized that Jared and Paul had come to the door, and were now watching everything that was going on outside.

"I can't." His voice got a little louder and he glared down at me now as I ripped my hand out of his.

"WELL WHY NOT? SHES HURTING, SAM." I was yelling now, waving the phone hand in the direction of Leah's house.

"BECAUSE OF YOU, KAI." He started to shake and I felt two hands pulling me backwards quickly, I stumbled as they did and hit my ankle on a rock. I yelped and looked up to see Sam Uley suddenly morph. He became a ball of fur with four legs and a black coat. He roared at me angrily and it came out like thunder and lightening hitting rocks on a cliff, clapping together in my ears.

I felt a hand go over my mouth as I screamed and heard the phone fall to the ground. I tried to push and pull my limbs back from the two holding me, I needed to get the fuck away from this monster wolf. WHY WERE THEY TAKING THIS SO CALMLY?

They had a grip like steel wrapped around my arms and I screamed into their hands again as the horse-sized wolf walked closer to me. In moment of panic and part genius on my part I licked the hands covering my mouth and abruptly they both let go.

"EW. She licked me!" They chorused and I fell to the floor. I crawled backwards and stumbled as I got up, turning to run.

"HE'S NOT GOING TO HURT YOU, KAI." I heard Jared Cameron yell from behind me and a whine from the wolf-horse as I took off.

"FUCK THAT SHIT, I'M OUT." I yelled back and kept running towards the woods around my house.

I started to realize I wasn't in the best position to do this as the forest floor was filled with rocks, pine needles and assorted bugs and I was barefoot. I really only realized this as I felt the bottom of my foot become wet after the first few sharp stings.

Some how I came to the cliff in La Push, I looked over the edge and decided this was a good spot to just hang out for a while. People wouldn't see me well as they drove by and hardly anyone came here. My feet burned as I walked on them and I started to shiver, the environment was getting to me now. I figured it was the adrenaline wearing off. I'd been sitting down, overlooking the water.

"Kai?" I heard Sam's voice from behind me and I groaned. How'd he suddenly find me out here? I stood up, shivering and hissed as my feet started to hurt again.

"If you take a step closer, I'll jump. How'd you even find me?" I said this wearily, really hoping he wouldn't take a step closer and make me jump. It was fucking cold up here, I didn't want to get wet and cold.

"I just wanted to talk to you, you're bleeding everywhere, Kai. It was pretty easy to." He stopped where he was and I almost sighed from relief but kept it in. I waited for him to speak and crossed my arms over my chest, waiting to jump if he turned into a wolf again.

"I know that must have been a big shock but it's what I wanted to talk to you about, Kai. Its part of why I can't go back to Leah, even if I wanted to." He said this slowly and I raised a brow. The last part made me crack into a grin, he may want to! This could solve everything.

"Why are you grinning?" He sounded worried as he took in my facial expression when I took a step forward.

"You want to go back to her right? Have everything go back to how they were?" I asked quickly as I took more steps towards him. He hesitantly nodded.

"Then you can! Just do it! You can fight whatever crush you have on me, I know you can!" I said this excitedly and watched him grimace.

"I can't, Kai. You're my imprint." He shook his head looking frustrated and took a few steps, holding on to my forearms now. I rolled my eyes at this.

"Yeah yeah, big whoop. I need you to be with Leah. Shes a mess and you're not mine to be with, Sam." I pulled away from him, the words felt like saw dust coming out of my throat and mouth.

"I'm sorry, Kai. I really am. I never wanted any of this, I was planning on my wife being Leah." He said this sadly, looking down at the ground.

"Why can't you do it? Whats this stupid imprint thing?" I sighed and sat down on the grass, still shivering. He frowned and sat down next to me, pulling me closer to him. If I weren't so cold, I'd have major issues with this.

"It means you're my one, Kai. My everything. My reason for life and all that stuff. I can't be with anyone else now that I've met you. Its so rare that it's a blessing to have an imprint, even though I know you don't feel like it is. Everyday, all day I want to be with you. Help you, hold you, cook for you, care for you, whatever you'll let me do. I can't help it. I waited for the three days outside your house for you to come back." He was rambling on, getting more and more nervous. The fact that he waited three days for me was a little much.

"You sound crazy, Sam." I responded grimly.

"I know I do. I thought it was crazy when I was told but then one look in your eyes and I was caught. Remember all our old tribe stories? About the wolves being protectors of the tribe? And the cold ones?" He asked me and I nodded slowly.

When I still lived here as a child, once or twice a month the tribe would come together and we'd hear the old tribe stories of our origins and the spirit warriors from the great chief and the cold ones. The spirit warriors were stronger, bigger, faster, and much warmer from the bonding with the wolf. No one ever believed them, only issue is that now I have to. This meant his little imprint problem was also really real. I sighed and put my head into my hands, this was going to kill Leah.

"What am I going to tell Leah? She's going to kill me." I said miserably and sighed deeply.

"Nothing. You can't tell her anything by tribal law. The only reason I can tell you is because you're my soul mate, Kai. You're already in the pack whether you want to be or not." Sam responded slowly, sighing too.

I felt my shoulders sag as I tried to fight off tears. I didn't even understand why I was wanting to cry so hard other than the fact that I was imprinted on by my bestfriend's one. She really believed he was hers and he was. I could never feel like he was mine after seeing them together for so long.

"Kai?" Sam asked me worriedly. He pulled my hands away from my face and I looked up at him all teary eyed. He grimaced and pulled me into his lap.

"This is all my fault. I stole Leah's soulmate from her." I sobbed into his clothed chest.

"Kai, its not your fault. None of this is anyone's fault but the Cullens." He growled out their name and I picked my head off his chest to look at him.

"Why are the Cullens being blamed for your wolf powers?" I asked curiously, still sniffling. He took off his flannel and wrapped it around me, pulling me in closer to him.

"They are the cold ones. They're vampires, Kai. If they hadn't been here, we wouldn't have the gene activated." He responded gruffly, glaring into the woods behind me. I sighed and leaned back onto his chest. His heart was beating steadily, though a little fast. I supposed that was from the wolf thing.

"I can't be with you, Sam. It would kill Leah. I don't even like you like that." I said this abruptly standing up and handing his shirt back to him. He looked ill for a second at what I said and I frowned.

"Then as the reward for me winning the bet, you have to start spending time with me and see if you do. I already love you, Kai. I can't change that, I'm sorry." Sam looked heart broken before but perked up at the thought of me having to spend time with him.

"Fine, but I have to go to Leah." I sadly nodded, I did shake on it and even though it was a stupid fucking bet, I gave my word so I had too.

"Wait! I have these for you." He yelled as I turned to leave when I felt him grab my wrist, keeping me there. I looked back to see him holding up a pair of black flats. My black flats. I looked down at my grass stained feet, cut and bruised and took them. I tried to balance on one foot to put the shoe on the other.

"Can I just do that?" Sam sounded mildly amused and it annoyed me but I accepted anyways. He took both shoes from me and got down on one knee, I tried to ignore the position and stared straight ahead.

"One last thing, Kai." He stood back up and leaned closely down into my face, I watched him carefully. Abruptly he turned and pecked my cheek. I froze and glared as he pulled back. He started to grin as I felt my cheeks fill with blood and I rubbed the spot he kissed.

"Piss off." I grumbled and began to carefully stomp away. My feet reallllly hurt, but I was also annoyed with him. I heard his laughter behind me and tried to move faster, getting off this windy cliff top.


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