Thanks everyone who reviewed. La Push Princess, yup the "tree" is Taha Aki calling to her. I STILL DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT. As I was planning chapter 3 I had an oh snap moment when I realized I couldn't work on this during Eclipse/Breaking Dawn so just warning there's a major time jump.
Chapter 3: Trees Will Be the Death of Me
Taha Aki PoV:
My beautiful Lesare! I have found her spirit, in the body of a wolf-girl. The transformation has changed her but I would recognize my lover anywhere. I know she heard me when I spoke to her but she didn't know me, she didn't remember me. My time on earth is almost up, but I will be back to see my Lesare in a year.
Just a quick explanation here- Taha Aki isn't dead; his spirit is wandering, searching for Lesare (the third wife). He only has a limited time on earth each year so he has to leave but when he returns he'll reveal himself to her. This is how I managed to work my time mistake… Enjoy.
Leah PoV: (After Breaking Dawn, same time of year as the end of Eclipse, when she heard Taha Aki)
Leah, there's a couple of leeches coming from the north. I think it's the vegans, but come meet them with me. Embry called to me. Jacob was with his leech baby, Quil was babysitting Claire and Seth was patrolling to the south. I wheeled around from the direction I'd been heading and tracked Embry, who, like me was a skinny grey wolf, but he was a bit bigger. I joined up with him and used the semi-connection between the packs to warn Sam's pack, but to tell them we were handling it.
Got it, Leah. But if they're not veggie vamps call back. We haven't sunk our teeth in vamp flesh in forever.
Yeah, yeah Jared. But there's only two we can handle it. Embry and I met up with the vampires around Port Angeles. We recognized them as Kate and Garret, and they told us they were going to see the Cullen's, so we let them pass. Embry also noted that Garret, a former nomad who lived on humans, had adapted the same amber eyes as Kate, so we weren't too worried about them.
Embry's patrol was done in a few minutes, and he was eager to finish up so I offered to watch for him and Seth left too. I waited for Jacob and Quil, but being the impatient Leah, I got bored when they showed up late. After running around with no sign of bloodsuckers, I stopped to take a rest and curled up in the forest by the cliffs.
Lesare Aki…the wind pushed around the trees. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. Leah. Lesare Aki. My annoyance level was rising. I was bored, lonely and pissed off by the noise while I was trying to rest. Being fairly certain there was only one tree making that specific noise, I set off to find it. It would find itself a few ten feet shorter soon and I would get my sleep.
I trotted off following the noise and found myself by a huge oak. I cocked my ears, waiting to hear the wind blow it into talking, but it didn't come. The wind was blowing hard enough that it should have worked, but it must not have been this tree.
Leah, what the hell are you doing? I think you've finally lost it.
If we're questioning sanity here, Jacob, I'd like to point out that I am not the one who spends all my time licking the creepy half-breed spawn of our enemy. He growled, but I ignored him, having heard the tree again, on the other side of the big oak. Maybe I was losing it, but that wasn't the worst of my problems. I mean, I turn into a giant wolf. I circled around the tree and found myself face to face with a young man calling out. He smiled sadly when he saw me.
Leah? Jacob called.
The strange man held out his hand to me. He was so close I'm sure he could almost feel the curiosity radiating off me. I wasn't going to run from him, but if he tried to pet me he would lose that hand. The hand drew closer to my face and I watched it warily. But he didn't touch me. His hand went right through my nose, like a ghost. He was a dead spirit warrior.
Haha. Read and review please. I hope you liked it.
