Right and Right Now
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters.
Her lungs and paws ache as she slows down her run into a light trot before stopping altogether. The sun is still hours away and the rest of her pack is either working, patrolling in human form or just enjoying their time off. The silence was a welcomed refuge in the beginning but now Leah wishes for someone else's thoughts to invade her mind, to push away the memory of Jacob Black standing before her naked, vulnerable and yet still so powerful while declaring his love for her.
Letting out a deep groan Leah continues on her path towards one of the pack's safe houses. Coyotes yelp and howl in the distance, scurrying from her the moment they catch sight of the gigantic wolf stalking towards them. The neighborhood dogs have grown accustomed to her scent and only excitedly bark their greeting.
Within a matter of seconds Leah is inside of her home, walking boldly through the kitchen, grabbing an apple along the way before bounding up the stairs, two at a time, and into the bathroom. The apple does nothing to sate her appetite but will tie her over until she can figure out what she wants to eat – if she wants to eat at all. Stepping into the shower, she turns the jets on high and stands in the middle allowing the scalding hot water to bear down on her. Her muscles spasm for a moment at the sudden temperature change but quickly adjust, her skin turning from a scalding red back to its olive-colored complexion in a matter of seconds.
She bathes herself while trying to combat the conflicting memories and emotions of Jacob's hands touching and massaging her along with Ranku's body pressed against hers. Somehow her body still remembers Jacob's scent; its warm, masculine and forest scent that was always mixed in with a hint of motor oil and gasoline. It's a stark contrast to Ranku's scent that is more desert and inner city with a bit of grit that always leaves her eager to lick his chest clean. Closing her eyes Leah grips onto her diamond engagement ring, the one reminder that she is no longer connected to Jacob Black that she has moved on – that he has moved on.
Stepping out of the shower Leah dries, moisturizes her skin and brushes out the tangles in her hair. As she looks at herself, she can see the small smile that is playing on her lips thinking of hunting Ranku down in the City of Angels. Normally, it is him giving chase, tracking her no matter where she is and greeting her with his warm and loving smile and a bouquet of flowers.
Heading to the office set up next to the master bedroom Leah cuts on the laptop and logs on, heading to the pack's general chat room. It's one of the best ways to touch base with everyone – those who are working at least or not patrolling. She smiles immediately being greeted by everyone who is online and after a quick round of questions she finds out that Ranku is out patrolling in the south side of Los Angeles. She gets teased for a quick second when she says good night because they all know that their Alpha Female is out on the hunt for her mate.
Throwing on a simple black summer dress and flats Leah heads out in search of her mate, her fiancé, her Alpha.
Los Angeles is a busy city, always something going on whether its music blaring, people talking, gunshots firing or the sirens going off, depending on what area you're in, it was certainly never boring. But then again it could also be because the paparazzi were always eager to catch a picture of anyone semi or full-blown famous out running the streets.
She ignores the cat calls as she walks around Los Angeles picking up the faint scent of her brothers, nodding at one here or there, as they continue their hunt for vampires. A few vampires turned out to be very successful hunters within the urban areas, feeding at night, preying on the high, drunk and naïve in nightclubs, outside crack houses and even in the parks. Normally, it'd not be safe for someone like Leah to be out walking about at two in morning alone but for the most part people always give her a wide berth, somehow sensing that there is something dangerous about her.
"Got a light?" A deep voice asks breaking through Leah's thoughts causing her to pause for a moment. The man is downwind of her but it doesn't matter because she sensed him before he even made it around the corner.
"Sorry, I don't smoke." Leah says with a smirk as she turns and looks up at the man beside her. Her eyes darken as she licks her lips looking at the tall and handsome man next to her. His black eyes shine with a look of lust and excitement that sends a shiver down Leah's spine, his thick eyebrows furrowing before he closes his eyes inhaling her scent and his soft, full lips look so juicy and delicious that Leah can't help but bite down on her bottom lip thinking about licking his.
"Really? Well…that's good because it's a real nasty habit." Ranku says with an ironic smirk as he brings a cigarette up to his lips and takes in a deep drag.
"I suppose so," Leah agrees softly watching the man before her. Ranku was an Alpha in every sense of the word with a tall and muscular frame that rivaled that of Jacob Black's. His russet skin spoke volumes of his heritage that seemed to be even richer than Jacob's. His square jaw only made the thickness of his neck seem even more intimidating and Leah can't help but appreciate how good he looks in a simple pair of black slacks and a dark blue button-up shirt.
Leah's head begins to swim as Ranku pulls her close, pressing their hot bodies together, and his eyes drinking in Leah's body before blowing out the smoke over her. The scent of the tobacco is sweet, alluring and always causes her body to react like an aphrodisiac. Her eyelids begin to feel heavy as Ranku's lips brushes against hers earning a low, lustful and seductive moan that Ranku answers back with a low growl of his own.
"Care to help me hunt?" Ranku asks burying his nose into the crook of Leah's neck, his body reacting to her warm and sweet scent.
"I'll help you out if you promise to help me out." Leah whispers softly, her nails biting into the flesh at the back of Ranku's neck and her other hand brushing across his erection eliciting a dark chuckle and groan.
"Now what kind of fiancé would I be if I didn't take care of my future wife, mate and life partner?" Ranku asks before pushing Leah up against the brick wall and capturing her lips in a heated, hungry and passionate kiss.
Leah moans completely surrendering to the kiss, her mouth opening, greedily welcoming Ranku's warm tongue as it caresses her, the two appendages quickly becoming reacquainting. Her breathe hitches as Ranku's thigh moves in between her legs and her body immediately settles down on his leg, her hips grinding against him increasing their lust and desire for one another.
With a soft whimper Leah looks up with a small pout on her full lips as Ranku pulls away, breaking the kiss and licking his lips while staring lustfully at hers. She already knows why Ranku has pulled away; they still have a job at hand before they can reap the benefits of their aroused state. Putting a bit of space in between them Leah watches as Ranku pulls out a small flask and offers her some that she willingly accepts. The liquor burns her throat on the way down, the pungent smell of alcohol is strong – stronger than most proving that it is of a much stronger proof then what is legally sold in the entire state. The odor surrounds them both as they both share a swig.
The hunt is on as Ranku lazily wraps his arm around Leah's and begins walking down the street with her. His steps become unsteady and his added weight causes her to stumble. She can't help the giggle that escapes her lips as Ranku begins to slur his words, promises of all the lewd things he'll do to her once he gets her back to his place. Leah plays her part of the drunken girl that is too far gone to know her left from her right and her foot from her ass. It's a game of cat and mouse that works perfectly well in the urban area. The wolves play the roles of strung out crack heads, a bumbling drunkard and the naïve tourist just looking to learn about life in the city. The tobacco mixture is an old concoction that Ranku developed over his years of traveling across the world that masks the scent of the wolves, denying vampires the one ability that allows them to recognize the danger ahead. The alcohol also aids in it but everyone has their own way of playing the game and for Leah it was playing a drunk.
The two Alphas can smell the vampire faintly as they walk down the street, luring it away from the groups of people, falling into the perfect 'sweet spot' for a vampire. The two victims both drunk, very good looking and both exotic make for a very tempting late night snack for a vampire. Leah had never imagined that vampires could possibly get high or drunk off of the people that they fed from but after listening to Rick, the pack's medic for all intents and purposes, explain the situation it kind of made sense. Some people cooked with wine, sherry or brandy and were able to still enjoy the fine flavor – vampires were no different.
Leah laughs aloud at something that Ranku has whispered to her, throwing her head back in a loud and obnoxious laughter as her eyes flit up to the rooftops to see a male vampire following them. The streets are mostly cleared of people and leaning forward Leah whispers something to Ranku that has him growling deep in his chest and pulling her closer to him.
"In here," Leah says, her speech still slurred as she fists his shirt and yanks him down an alley. The two stumble over their own feet, knock into the walls before Ranku finally has Leah pinned against the furthest wall.
"In here, baby?" He asks allowing his head to roll around lazily taking in his surroundings.
"I want you so bad right now." Leah says breathlessly, her voice deep, seductive and her entire body reacting properly.
"Where just anyone can see us?" Ranku asks walking up and pressing his body close to Leah's, his hips thrusting into hers eliciting a soft gasp.
"Let them see," Leah growls out before capturing Ranku's lips in a heated kiss.
The two lovers kiss madly, desperately, passionately and sloppily. Their scent is sweet – the sweetest thing he's ever smelled and it has the vampire's head swimming with lust: bloodlust and lust for the female. She's tall, lean and muscular but has soft curves. Her skin has a warm glow to it that he'd love to feel underneath his fingertips. She'd be hot underneath his touch at first but would then turn cold during the last few moments of her life. After he's had a taste of her will he decide whether or not she's worth changing or not.
He watches the two lovers making out, their hands clumsily groping at one another's clothes and body parts. His nose crinkles hearing the man's belt come undone, their hearts beating rapidly increasing the blood flow to their nether regions thus increasing the amount of alcohol spreading throughout their system. If he doesn't make his move soon they'll sweat the liquor out and judging by the smell on both of them they are both totally lit.
With a smirk he drops down from the rooftop landing lightly behind the couple, the man's shirt having been pushed down his arms revealing an extremely muscular back that gives him need for pause. In Los Angeles it's not unusual to find males that invest as much time in their physique and he feels it's a pity that none of the other females will get to partake of this fine specimen. Clearing his throat a couple of times loudly does the pair pull away to look back at him. He smirks seeing the look of frustration on their faces as he's interrupted their drunken attempt at mating.
"Can I help you?" The man asks looking back over his shoulder, the muscles in his back tense and his large frame blocks the female from view.
"You do realize that indecent exposure and lewd, lascivious behavior is against the law, right?" The vampire asks with a playful smirk.
"Voyeurism is frowned upon as well." The woman speaks up and the vampire's eyes become heavy hearing her seductive voice.
"Well I figured that maybe," The vampire begins slowly licking his lips, his body leaning over to catch a very impressive view of the woman's breasts.
"What that you'd join us? Or maybe that she'd like to be with a 'real man'?" The man asks standing up to his full height, his knuckles cracking and even his neck as he rolls his head around on his shoulders. The vampire's eyes narrow for a second as the woman steps forward quickly shedding her dress and standing boldly before him, her body full exposed for him to drink and eye fuck. "Beautiful, isn't she?" The man asks drawing the vampire's attention as his eyes dart over trying to locate the man and then turns around to find the man standing casually behind him, naked as well. "But I gotta warn ya she's a real fuckin' animal."
There's something about the look in the man's eye that has the vampire suddenly on edge as the woman's heart rate begins to increase. Turning around his eyes widen in horror as her body begins to contort and spasm violently, her bones stretching and bulging under her flesh as if there were hundreds of bugs or metal balls moving just beneath the surface. Their eyes lock for a second as instead of the dark brown he witnessed earlier the pupil is a midnight black and dilated, the white flesh turns gold and what was once a small nose becomes an elongated muzzle.
"I toldja," The man chuckles darkly behind him but the chuckle soon turns into a low and menacing growl. Whipping around the vampire sees the man also going through the same change as the female. Before he can react and attack the bigger threat of the two it is already too late as there is burning, searing and ripping pain in his shoulder. Looking back he sees a giant silver wolf latched onto his shoulder, its teeth mercilessly tearing into his, what used to be, marble-like flesh. His cry is caught in his throat as a dark brown wolf lunges at him ripping his head from his shoulders.
In a matter of seconds, the vampire is torn to shreds and the pieces burning in a dumpster. Letting out a content sigh in the middle of a stretch Leah can't help but smile feeling Ranku's hand run up her side. It's a clear night and with her heightened sight she can see a few stars in the sky but not as many as she'd see if she was back in La Push.
"What's the matter, Hun?" Ranku asks pulling Leah into his lap and tracing her jaw with his nose. He loves Leah's scent and he starts to wonder how he survived so long without being wrapped up in it every morning and night.
"Just – just thinking about home, that's all." Leah admits with a sigh.
"Oh…how was your visit with Jacob?" Ranku asks kissing Leah's neck lightly.
"It – it…I'm back already so that should say it all." Leah states with a small pout.
"You shouldn't have let him run you off. Not away from your home. It's more so your land then his. He left it to run with vampires." Ranku states firmly looking Leah in the eyes. "You have to learn to stop taking shit from them, Lee." Looking down at him Leah can't help but smile and nod her head in agreement. Ranku was right. She'd always taken shit from those she called her family and friends. She always expressed her dislike but never did anything otherwise that would put an end to the torment.
"You're my Alpha Female, Lee," Ranku says with pride as he kisses Leah's lips softly. "And it's time you start acting like it. I won't let anyone just treat you any old way but you shouldn't take it either."
"I love you," Leah says hugging Ranku tightly allowing his warm scent to envelope her.
"I love you too, Hun," Ranku says with a light chuckle as his hands grip Leah's thigh and rear. "Now if I recall correctly we had a tit-for-tat agreement." Leah can't help but giggle before Ranku's lips capture her own.
Jacob couldn't be with her and love her like she wanted but Ranku was more than ready and willing. Jacob may be Mr. Right but Ranku was without a doubt Mr. Right Now.
A/N: One word: BOOYAH!
