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Translation from the original Cuarto Menguante

Original language: Spanish

Writer/Author: Fey Black (Chile)

Translator: Karisan-karisan (Portugal)

Rated M

Waning Moon

Chapter 4 – Dejá Vù

This is a joke…it has to be a joke. Leah thought in despair. That was the only reasonable explanation for that ex-human, that "Mary-Sue" once called Isabella Swan to be calling Jacob in a time like that making him forget everything that was going on around him, including her, who was still naked and lying by his side.

Please…make it be a joke. She begged mentally.

"Bella?" Jacob recognized the slight sound of panic on his friend's voice. He knew almost immediately that something wrong had happened. Bella wouldn't call him if it wasn't serious, especially when he didn't even give her his cellphone's number. "What happened?"

"Jake…I'm really sorry for calling…but…"

"Stop stuttering Bella." He realized he was a bit rough but he had a bad feeling about that call.

"I told you it was a bad idea." Jacob heard a second voice through the line. He knew it was Edward.

"It's not a bad idea." Bella said. "We need him…you know that."

"We can do this without his help."

Jacob was starting to feel really anxious about the things Bella and Edward were hiding from him. Bella had called because she needed his help and that stupid mind-reader was trying to change her mind.

"Isabella can you please stop listening to that idiot bloodsucker and tell me what the hell is going on?"

"It's Renesmee…" Bella's voice broke and all that Jacob met was a scary silence that was soon replaced by the heavy sound of his heart beating furiously. Something bad had happened to his imprintee, he could feel it through their unbreakable bond.

"Nessie? What happened to my Nessie?"

Leah gasped in shock and pain hearing Jacob addressing to Bella's daughter by that possessive pronoun. Was it possible that he had completely forgotten what they'd done in the last few hours? This couldn't be happening…not again.

Jacob wasn't really thinking when he had said that. He was just too upset to even think. The only thing on his mind right now was the beautiful half-vampire girl that he had left and was now in danger. Her safety was all that matter to him.

"For God's sake Bella, spit it out!" He roared.

"The Volturi took my baby girl." He could feel Bella was crying over the phone by the way she was speaking. No tears were coming from her eyes, that he knew for sure, because Bella was no longer the human girl he had met once before, but she was as desperate as he was.

Jacob was still too stunned to react, after all, the last time he had seen Nessie, she was alright and safe in the arms of…

"Where the fuck is that good for nothing half-leech, Nahuel?" He asked in a growl. No one replied and he finally exploded. "I left her at his care! That stupid hybrid son of a bitch told me he would take good care of her. When she told me she was in love with him, she promised me she was happy and safe with that bastard! God dammit!"

It was hard not to feel furious with Nahuel, but at the same time Jacob couldn't stop feeling guilty for leaving Nessie like that, for believing that Nahuel could've protected her the same way he did.

"That's why I left…because I thought she'd be safe without me." He finished.

Those words cut Leah like a knife. She was right all along…six days and her beautiful life was ruined. Jacob's love declaration was just empty words. After all it had took him three years to find her. Now she knew why… She was just the Plan B.

The only reason he had searched for her was because he was rejected by his own imprintee. Renesmee was in love with that half-leech and Jacob had probably felt that if he couldn't have the love of his life, he should leave and get the consolation prize. And like a stupid and naïve teenager, Leah had opened up her life, her love and her legs to him.

Not able to lift her face from the pillow, Leah stayed in her bed frozen. She couldn't look at him and see the devotion and love he still felt for Renesmee. That would surely kill her. Leah cursed herself mentally when she remembered she had told him the three most important words you only say to a very special person. "I love you". She hadn't spoken those words in three years but when Jacob came looking for her, it felt right to say it to him. Because she did love him with all of her heart.

I can't believe I told him that. I can't believe I was stupid enough to believe he loved me back. How could he love me when he has her? Why the hell did I have to show him how vulnerable I was?

"Don't blame Nahuel, Jake. He was taken as well."

"I don't give a fuck about him! His job was to protect my Nessie. To give his life for her, like I would've done."

"You're being unfair, he fought bravely…"

"How did you let this happen?" Jacob continued his rant. "Where was Emmett, Jasper or even you? Damn it…"

"Don't you even think about blaming me!"

Jacob didn't mind the harsh tone in his old friend's voice. He was too worried and too upset.

"What the fuck happened?" Jacob growled again.

"Listen to me mutt…I would appreciate that you'd save your dog's attitude when you speak to my wife or I will personally rip your head off despite the terrible damage I'll cause to her and my daughter. Are we clear?" Edward was definitely trying to threaten him but, once again, Jacob didn't give a damn.

"It isn't me you should be threating, you stupid leech. I wasn't the one who took Nessie."

Edward growled on the other side of the line and for a moment, he wished they were face to face so he could actually rip his head off. Bella would certainly hate him for that for a while but he'd be doing a favor to the world and that way, his family would no longer be connected to that dog.

"Caius came with an army. We don't know the reason why he only took Renesmee when we were there as well. Aro always wanted our powers." Edward explained. "This was definitely a direct attack…but we don't understand what's going on."

"What about Alice? Did her visions go on vacation?" Jacob asked sarcastically but Edward replied with another growl. It was pretty clear that he never intended to call Jacob and ask for his help. That was all Bella.

"May I remind you that Alice can't see Renesmee's future, besides there is something or someone blocking her visions."

Jacob was again on the brink of a fury attack. His imprintee was somewhere, alone, unprotected, frightened and not even Alice could see her. No one was there to help her and that fact was killing him on the inside. The mere thought of her being harmed by those filthy bloodsuckers was making Jacob's blood boil. He wouldn't be able to live if something bad happened to his Nessie.

"We need to do something…" He muttered.

"That's the reason Bella is calling you, even though I think you should keep your nose out of this." The vampire announced. "I still don't see why you have to know about this."

"If it's about my Nessie, I need to know everything."

"She's my daughter."

"I don't give a damn if she's your daughter, she's still mine…my Nessie."

Ok, that's it. That's enough. Leah thought. She was not going to stay there another minute especially if that meant she had to keep listening to Jacob profess his undeniable love for Bella's hybrid daughter. What she couldn't understand was why her body refused to move.

It would be so much easier to leave. She would come back after a few hours when Jacob was calmer and then they would realize that it was just a nightmare and none of that was real. Sadly Leah knew deep inside her heart that fate would never work on her behalf. She was almost one hundred per cent sure that if she left no one would be waiting for her when she came back.

"Look…mutt…"

"Enough!" Bella yelled in the back. Jacob and Edward shut up immediately. "I don't care about your egos or whatever you're both trying to prove to each other. In this precise moment all I care is the safety of my daughter. I want her back and if you two need to work together to bring her home then you will. Is that clear?"

"My wife is right." Edward declared and Jacob only nodded with his head not aware that the only person who could actually see him nodding was Leah. Because in that moment she was completely invisible to his eyes. All that mattered was Renesmee.

"What's your plan?" He asked.

"Alice's been able to see some fragments of Nessie's whereabouts. The last thing she saw was a forest…"

Jacob sighed in despair.

"Great…Well I guess that means we can exclude the deserts, right?"

The irony in his voice was detected by both vampires.

"If you'd let me finish instead of wasting time with your sarcasm…" Jacob had always been the impatient type and Bella was aware of that. She used to like that in him but now she was finding it pretty annoying.

"Listen Jacob…" Edward's voice replaced Bella's. He too seemed tired of Jacob's comments. It was actually a miracle that he had been able to put up with Jacob's immaturity for so many years. The young wolf had been a nuisance since they had met. First he had tried to steal away the love of his life and then he had imprinted on his baby girl, which meant he'd be forever bounded to Nessie. That was not the destiny Edward wanted for his daughter because quite honestly Jacob wasn't his favorite person in the world. "She managed to recognize the forest…it's in Brazil. We believe they're still there."

"Okay…in that case, we have to go there too."

Leah moved slightly even though Jacob didn't even notice her presence next to him. Despite being completely ignored by the man sharing her bed, Leah was pretty aware of the conversation between him and the leeches. His last words made her realize she was right: he was leaving. He was going after her. Nessie was the one that mattered, not her.

"Just tell me where I can meet you and I'll leave as soon as I can." Jacob said.

"We're going to the airport in a few minutes. We'll take the first flight to Brazil."

Damn it. How the fuck am I going to go to Brazil with no money? Jacob thought. Not only he didn't have enough money to buy a plane's ticket, he also didn't know anyone who could lend him some cash. To rob a bank started to sound like a good idea. It would be easy enough given his strength but he would be in trouble with the authorities.

His last option was to go on four legs and run without stopping. He would run until he couldn't because Renesmee was worth it. He was going to do everything in his reach to save her.

"I'll see you in Brazil." He stated firmly.

"Our flight will arrive at Boa Vista's International Airport, in Roraima and we'll leave some information there so you can find us, okay?"

Jacob knew they didn't have much time, but at least they had a plan and he knew he had to leave immediately.

"Jake…I'm so sorry about this…I wouldn't call you if I didn't need you. I couldn't ask the other wolves for help because they don't share the same bond you do with Nessie. She's your imprintee…"

"I know Bells. I'll always be here for her." Jacob knew his bond with Renesmee could actually help them to find her faster and he was more than glad to be able to help. "Listen to me Bella, we will find her. I'll bring her home and I won't let anything bad happen to her. I'll give my life for her if I have to."

"Thank you." If she was still a human, Bella would be crying. Jacob was a good friend and he would help them to find Renesmee. "Tell Leah I'm really sorry about this. I know it won't be easy for her to…"

Jacob's body tensed up suddenly when he heard Leah's name. He had finally realized Leah was still lying down, naked, next to him. How the hell did he forget about her? Turning his head to face her, Jacob became aware of her burning gaze. Her eyes reflected pain. A pain he had inflicted in her and now he was also hurting.

He had no idea when he had stopped feeling her presence or when he had forgotten that she was in the same room but he felt like a huge asshole, having ignored her like that and forcing her to listen to that conversation. He knew they'd be arguing soon.

Damn it. This is not going to go well. He cursed. How could he leave her? He couldn't. He didn't want to but he couldn't abandon his Nessie either.

His Nessie. His Leah.

Jacob's heart was aching. This wasn't supposed to happen. He didn't want to be forced to choose between them.

"Jake? Are you still there?"

"Yes…yes, I'm still here."

"Okay…thank you for helping us. I'll see you soon…I love you Jake."

That stupid leech was a damn parasite. Leah replayed her last words. "I love you Jake." For crying out loud. How could he be so idiot? How could he believe that Bella cared for him? Bella never loved him, otherwise she wouldn't have become a vampire and married Edward Cullen. Isabella had never loved Jacob as she loved. But Jacob was too blind to see that then and was now linked to her daughter so…he was linked to the vampires for all eternity.

"Love you too Bells." Jacob replied turning off the call.

That declaration made Leah's stomach turn upside down but she knew deep down that Jacob had always loved Bella, one way or another. He would do everything for her and her half-leech miracle, called Renesmee Carlie Cullen.

Staring the white wall in front of him, Jacob tried to think of a way to explain Leah what was going on but how could he tell her he was leaving to search for Nessie when they were supposed to be starting over after three years of separation?

To deny that he wasn't worried about his imprintee and that he wasn't going to help her would be a mistake. It would be cynical on his part and he did not want to lie to her. All he wanted was for her to understand that this didn't mean he didn't love her, it was just that he was feeling compelled to help Renesmee. It was stronger than everything else.

I need to go to her. His inner wolf was screaming.

He finally turned around when he felt Leah's body moving. Her naked back was all he could see and he was dying to touch her but right now it would be suicidal to even think about it.

He watched her putting on his shirt making her look even sexier, unfortunately he couldn't see her face yet.

"Let me explain…" He began.

"No." Leah walked over to the closet and started to pack some clothes inside a small bag. "I don't want to listen to your poor excuses…I don't want to listen to you talking about your imprintee…or that you really have to go to her because you're feeling the pull…I don't want you to tell me that you love me…you know why? Because I won't believe in a single word you say."

"But it's true." He tried to defend himself. "I can't stop feeling like this…she's in danger…it's stronger than me…you know that. I have to save Renesmee…"

"Don't…" Leah stood still, holding the bag. "Don't say her name in my presence. Don't even try to explain…It's not worth it. Just take your stuff and leave. I don't want you here when I come back."

"Please Lee…talk to me."

I can't. She thought, trying to keep her front together although her heart was broken in a million of pieces…again. Her anger was now rising too.

"It won't change anything. You're still going after your damn imprintee."

"I'm just trying to explain that…"

"Yeah, yeah…I know…" She cut him off and finally turned around to face the man who had broken her. "The bond you share with her is too strong and bla bla bla…" Leah put on a pair of shorts then and kept talking. "It doesn't matter anymore. Go to hell…I don't care."

"I don't believe you." Jacob gave a step forward and Leah was forced to back off. She didn't want him to be so close. "Leah…It matters to me…you matter to me. You and me…"

"There is no you and me!" She growled. Her anger was threatening to break lose in a few minutes. "Everything that happened between us was a damn mistake. A huge mistake. Six fucking days of mistakes after mistakes…"

"This was not a mistake! I came here because I wanted to be with you."

"DON'T FUCKING LIE TO ME!" She was on the verge of tears now. Please don't let me cry in front of him. I can't cry in front of him. Let me at least keep my dignity. She kept saying mentally. "At least have the decency not to lie in my face! I've heard everything you said on that damn phone, remember?"

Jacob tried to recall what he had said on the phone but there were a few gaps in his memory.

"You don't remember do you?" Leah questioned.

"No, but it doesn't matter."

Leah fought the urge to strangle him.

"Yes, it matters. Damn it Jacob…you said it clearly…you came here because your imprintee feel in love with someone else and you had to search for some other woman to open her legs to you."

"I never said that." He hadn't, right?

"You were also kind enough to say that you only left because she assured you she was safe with Nahuel…" Jacob wanted to stand up for himself but he didn't know what to say. "I'm going to quote you to refresh your memory, you said 'that's why I left, because I thought she'd be safe without me.' That's what you said…"

Jacob felt the urge to bang his head on the wall. He had no idea why he had said that and he regretted it now. It was his fault that Leah was so angry, it was his fault that she was hurting again and he couldn't think of a way to make things right. His brain was about to explode due to his attempt to think of an excuse. There was none.

The only thing he was actually sure was his feelings for Leah and he wanted her to know it.

"Leah…I love you."

She hit him so hard in the face he thought he had been hit by a train. His jaw hurt like a bitch. Leah had always had a powerful right punch.

"Don't you dare tell me something like that ever again!" She growled fiercely. "Don't you dare to use that word with me again because I swear to God that I will kill you Jacob Black! Do you understand? I'll kill you!"

"But it's true." He whispered. Why couldn't she see he was being honest?

"If it's true don't go." Jacob felt the hurt and pain in her plea. She looked so vulnerable that it made his heart clench. But less than a minute later the anger was back in her eyes because he didn't answer, because his silence was clear enough for her to understand he wouldn't stay.

Not that she was actually expecting him to stay with her. Happy endings were out of her reach since a long time and Leah knew Jacob would never be able to free himself from the bond he shared with the hybrid girl. Deep inside she knew that he didn't love her, not like he loved the half-leech.

"Just forget it." She said in defeat. "Grab your things and leave."

"Leah…it won't be permanent. I'll come back after…"

"Don't even think about it." She cut him off. "Once you go through that door after your precious imprintee…actually even when she comes back safe and sound and runs to the arms of her lover, don't assume I'll be here waiting for you because I won't. You'll be on your own. I'll rather be killed by a fucking vampire than to be second in your stupid list."

"You're not second…"

"Fuck you Jacob." Her hands were shaking now and after so many years of self-control, she felt the urge to phase. For a second she wished she could simply morph and rip the head of the half-leech girl because, once again, she was taking Jacob away. "Just go. I don't want you here when I come back."

Without further notice, Leah walked away from him and left the room.

I'll end up alone. Jacob thought, feeling a huge weight in his chest. Leah was gone but he couldn't leave Renesmee. I have to go to her. I can't just let those leeches take her. If the situation was reversed and Leah was the one taken by the Italians he would do the exact same thing. He thought about running after Leah an beg her to forgive him and to wait for him, but she had told him loud and clear she wouldn't do such a thing.

On the brink of a nervous breakdown he even considered the idea to ask her to go with him, but he knew Leah better than that. She would say no and maybe rip an important part of his anatomy. Jacob felt tired. Tired of fighting constantly with the choices he had to make.

Dressing up, he went to his wallet and took all the money inside. It wasn't much but it would have to do for now. He had a long way ahead. First Jacob would have to reach the border to Mexico and then keep running through the woods until finally reach Brazil.

He would probably faint of exhaustion a few times but there was no other option. To quit wasn't even a word in his vocabulary, especially when Nessie's life was in the line. He left the room quietly trying to ignore the moments he had spent there with Leah in the last few days, trying to forget that just a couple of hours ago they had been making love in the same bed he was turning his back on. He was now aware that he would never be with Leah again. He didn't want to leave her behind but the imprint bond was too strong.

Closing the door behind Jacob tried hard to breathe and ignore the pain ripping through his chest.

Leah was standing in the hallway, staring at an empty space. She too seemed to have a difficult time breathing normally. She knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs. It was her heart that was the real problem. The pain, the hurt and the humiliation was preventing her to move. Her life seemed to be crumbling down and she felt like drowning in a sea of nothingness.

Her life would always be a big NOTHING. She had been able to move forward once but now she wasn't so sure she'd be strong enough. She stood in an empty hallway, trying to get her mind to work again. Most of the students were inside their rooms, preparing themselves for the weekend. The semester was almost over and suddenly Leah remembered she had a paper work to deliver the next week. If she didn't deliver it she would be forced to take the exam and she didn't want to fail that subject.

Leah started to make some plans. She had a paper work to finish and she'd have to speak to Jenny, a fellow student that used to train with her every morning. She wouldn't be able to train anymore so she could finish her assignment. Plus she was supposed to give her resume to Joe, the guy who worked in the cafeteria, since he had promised to help her to get a summer job in the University Campus.

She was also planning to speak to Mr. Moreno, so she could attend his classes of self-defense. She needed to keep herself busy. It was the only way she could actually keep her sanity and maybe after a while it would stop hurting because now she had to keep going, she had to keep living her life. Alone.

It was quite ironic how her life had turned from heaven to hell in less than a second and all thanks to a damn phone call. All of her dreams were now shattered; all of her plans of a quiet life with Jacob were suddenly gone. Happiness never last. She should've known better. Once again she had been stabbed and left bleeding.

I should've gotten used to this. She thought and her heart hurt again. A sharp pain that almost made her stop breathing. It was then she decided to move. She had to go back to her room and get rid of the memories of the last six days.

It surprised her that she hadn't started crying yet. It was quite an accomplishment, especially given the fact that it hurt so much. But she knew she was just avoiding the inevitable. It was a time bomb that would soon blow up in her face.

Then suddenly a familiar scent hit her nose. His scent. She looked to the corridor on her right side and saw him. Jacob was heading to the closest exit, he was in a hurry but he did stop when his eyes met her.

He was going to leave. He was again choosing his imprintee over her. He was breaking all his promises. There was no turning back.

Jacob wanted to run towards her, hold her in his arms and beg her for forgiveness. But he couldn't. He just hung his head low and left.

And it was over. Both of them were highly aware of that. He never looked back and Leah went to her room alone. She didn't really know what she was doing there. She wouldn't find anything worth living for in that room, not even good memories, because all that happened for the last six days was tainted. She was condemned to misery for all eternity.

Her eyes went straight to her bed when she walked in. She could still picture them lying down, holding each other, making love in those sheets. Diverting her eyes from that illusion, Leah felt her heart clenching. She walked slowly, stopped by the window and focused on the horizon.

A few minutes later Leah finally broke. She let her body fall to the ground into a sitting position. She gasped, trying to make the oxygen go to her lungs. With her arms around her knees, she let herself cry in a moment of pure agony.

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