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Chapter Two- Collide

"I can't, I won't, I've tried before

To make believe just a little more

It's killing me from inside

When our souls collide

Leave me hanging by a thread, am I on the road to somewhere

Driving in the rain I see just fine

Hurt by what was never said the silence makes me stronger

Staring at my feet have I crossed that line?"

-Craving Lucy- "Collide"

(Leah's POV)

She stood there next to Jake just staring at me. She didn't look mad or repulsed that she just found out her soul mate is not only a werewolf but is a girl. I glanced over to see my mom and Emily smiling at me. That did it. I snapped.

"What the fuck! How in the fucking hell is it possible I imprinted on Bella Swan?! For one, Jake is in love with her, she's dating that bloodsucker and oh yeah, I pretty much hate her! Why the hell does fate keep fucking me over! I had the perfect life! I had my best friend Emily who was there for me for everything." I pointed to her and she looked away. "I had a fiancée I was in love with and was going to marry!" Sam looked away like Emily had. "Then my fiancé imprints on my best friend and they fuck me over! Score one for fate. Then I turn into a giant fucking dog! Fate-2, me-0. Then my dad dies, Fate-3, me-0. Now I fucking imprint on Bella Swan?"

I looked around to see everyone staring at me, but I was nowhere near done. I turned to Bella. "So, Bella, how's your bloodsucker going to take losing you to a werewolf? By the way how does it feel to find out your soul mate is a werewolf? Not only a werewolf, but also a girl? You're a lesbian, did you even realize that? Cause it's a huge fucking shock for me!"

It was deadly quiet as I finished my rant. I barely heard Embry say, "Whoa."

I huffed and then turned to leave. I knew there was a reason I didn't want to come here tonight. Actually, I had three and Bella was one of them!

I ran into the woods and phased. When I got to my house, I went up to my room, thankful that no one followed me there. I flopped down on my bed, madder than I had ever been.

Even after everything I had said down on the beach, I only meant a little of it. Well, I meant all of it, but now I couldn't stop thinking about Bella. There was a pull on my heart that was telling me to go back to her. It felt like someone literally had their hand on my heart and was pulling me back to her. I ignored it and rolled over to go to sleep.

(Bella's POV)

I didn't know what to say after Leah's rant. My mouth just had a mind of it's own when it said, "She hates me."

Sam turned to me and said, "No, she doesn't hate you. She's just surprised is all. She'll come around."

Next to me, Jared said, "Yeah, she can't fight it forever."

Jake turned to me and said, "Come on, I'll take you home."

As we were walking away, Quil said, "Man I can't wait till they get together. If Leah is anything like Jared and thinks about Bella all the time." Jake growled, but then I heard Quil yelp and Sam tell him to shut up.

"So what do you think Edward's gonna say when he finds out you're not soul mates after all?" Jacob asked in a sad voice.

I shrugged. "Probably the same as you." Jake snorted, but didn't say anything.

If I was being honest with myself, that was one conversation I was not looking forward to. I figured Edward wouldn't know right away, so I could have a few days to think about how I was going to handle it.

Jacob drove me to the treaty line where Edward was waiting for me. I could only hope Jake was hiding his thoughts well enough so Edward wouldn't know about Leah until I told him.

Slowly, I climbed out of Jake's car and waved to him as I climbed into the Volvo. "Did you have fun?" Edward asked. I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. I leaned my head against the window and closed my eyes. Edward took this as a sign that I was tired, but really I just didn't want to talk.

Normally I would have felt unworthy of being in his presence. His voice when he spoke to me was like velvet pouring from his mouth. His words were silk caressing my soul. Now when he spoke to me, I noticed his voice had a slightly higher pitch than Jasper's. It made him sound like a girl almost.

I chuckled at this thought. Maybe I was a lesbian all along and didn't realize it.

"What's funny, love?" Edward asked. Before tonight, or even just this morning, I would have killed my whole family for Edward to call me love. It was in this moment I realized how obsessed I was with him. It wasn't healthy at all. And I didn't want him to call me 'love' anymore. That term of endearment wasn't meant for him to say to me.

I shook my head. "Just remembering something that Paul said to Jake."

He smiled a little, then reached over and grabbed my hand. The iciness of it shouldn't have surprised me. I couldn't help but think of Jake's warmth, which ultimately made me think of Leah's warmth. I wonder if this was the imprinting already pushing me in her direction.

On top of its coldness, I just didn't like the feel of Edward's hand in mine. It almost felt wrong. Like I was cheating on Leah by holding Edward's hand. I nearly jumped for joy when we pulled up to my house. Edward opened the door for me of course.

The lights were on in the living room, so I knew Charlie was up and probably watching out the window. I hugged Edward, trying to ignore the feeling in my chest that was telling me to pull away as soon as we made contact.

He whispered in my ear, "I'll be waiting for you in your room." He released me and then got into his car. I turned and walked to the house. Charlie met me at the door.

"Hey Bells. Did you have fun?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I had a great time. Jake and his friends are awesome."

Charlie smiled. "Well, you should go down there and see them more. I'm going to bed." He went up to his room. I wandered into the kitchen and tried to find something to clean up. I was stalling. I didn't want to face Edward. I wasn't ready to tell him about Leah, but I knew I would have to eventually.

After about a half an hour of tinkering around, I finally went upstairs, but I went into the bathroom and showered slowly. When I walked into my room, Edward was there, naturally. I forced a smile. He smiled back, but his wasn't forced.

He patted the bed next to him, so I went and lay down next to him. He pulled me close to him and draped a blanket over us. A voice in the back of my head told me that I would never need a blanket if it were Leah here instead of Edward.

I ignored the cold from Edward and focused on the warmth, pretending it was Leah. I soon fell asleep in Edward's arms, dreaming of Leah.

The next morning I woke up, Edward was sitting in the rocking chair, like he always was. He smiled at me again, showing his bright teeth. "Morning, love."

"Morning." I said through a yawn.

He chuckled a little. "Emmett wants to hunt with me before school tomorrow, so I need to go. What are you planning on doing today?"

I shrugged. "Maybe go down and hang out with Jake a little." His face fell. I got a little angry. "Don't give me that look, I spend all day tomorrow with you, you can let me spend a little time with Jake."

Edward huffed. "You saw him last night."

I rolled my eyes. "So? Are you saying I can only see him one day a week? Besides, you know it would make Charlie happy if I hung out with him."

"It would also make Charlie happy if you married Jacob, but you aren't planning on doing that are you?" He asked, a little angry.

I shook my head, "No! Why would you think I was planning to marry Jake?"

He looked out the window and stood up. "I have to go. I'll see you later." He walked over and kissed my lips, then was gone.

I got out of bed and showered quickly. I didn't want to smell like a vampire to the wolves. I went downstairs; Charlie was surprisingly sitting on the couch.

"Hey dad, I'm going to see Jake." I said and started toward the door.

"Wait, Bells." He called. I turned back. "I'll come with you. There's a game on so Billy wanted me to come watch it with him. I was just about to head down there when you came down." He smiled at me, which I returned happily. We walked out the door and got into Charlie's cruiser.

Silence comfortably settled between us. When we reached Billy's, we both went inside. Billy rolled out of the kitchen to greet us.

"Well hello Bella, haven't seen you in a few hours." He said, winking at me. "Did you come down to see Jake or Leah?" Oh my god, I can't believe he just asked me that in front of Charlie.

Blush crept across my face. Charlie turned back to me, "Leah? Are you and the Clearwater girl friends now?" He had a hopeful glint in his eye. I guess he thought the more friends I had in La Push, the less time I would spend with Edward.

I shrugged at his question. I was about to answer, but Billy did it for me. "Oh, yeah. Leah and Bella ran into each other last night at the bonfire. I have a feeling they're gonna spend a lot more time together." He gave me another sly smile.

Billy and I shared a knowing look as Charlie went to sit on the couch. Billy nodded to the backdoor, "Jake's out in the garage. I'm surprised he didn't call you back there when you got here."

I smiled and turned away from his wise eyes then went out to the garage. Jake was working on his motorcycle. "Hey Jake." I said.

He turned around and smiled a little. "Hey Bells."

I sat down on the hood of his car. There was an awkward silence between us and I didn't like it. There was never any awkwardness between Jake and I.

Wanting to break the silence I asked, "So last night was weird, huh?"

Jacob slammed down the wrench and said, "Yeah. Weird. So what did you tell your bloodsucker?"

I stared at him. "Nothing."

Jake glared at me. "Why? I get it that you wouldn't break up with him for me, but Leah imprinted on you. She is your soul mate, you are her other half. You belong with her, are you telling me you're going to fight the imprint? It won't work, I'll tell you that. Sam already tried it when he imprinted on Emily. You can't do it. And Leah has been wanting to imprint for so long, I won't let you hurt her." He yelled at me.

I could only stare at him. "Jake, I don't know what to tell him. I mean Leah didn't exactly have the best reaction last night. If I recall correctly, she said she hated me and then ran off. I need to know what Leah and I are before I break up with Edward."

He didn't look happy about this, but he accepted it. "Whatever. I think you should talk to Leah about it, though."

I nodded. "I know. I'll talk to her in a few days when she's had time to calm down and get used to the idea of being stuck with me. It's just going to be so weird, you know."

Jake laughed. "Quil is more excited about the imprint than anyone though."

I nodded again. "Yeah, I heard him last night when we were leaving. I guess he's waiting on some hot lesbian action for his spank bank?"

Jacob laughed. "I think we all are." He said quietly. I ignored this. Jake changed the subject and we soon got lost in our conversation. A few minutes later, Charlie poked his head around the corner.

"Hey kids, Sue Clearwater just called and invited us down to eat with them. Let's go." Then he left.

I looked at Jake. He smiled. "It's now or never Bells."

Fuck my life.

A/N: I couldn't resist putting up this chapter today. So, thanks to my very first reviewer: JadedHarmony. To be honest, I hate Edward and Bella too. I like Jake but he does get on my nerves after all his pining over Bella. At first, Bella will be more like herself in the books, but after a few chapters I'll drift away from that. She's not as weak and whiny as she was in the books.

And a little side note to my new BFF, CullenGurlsDoItBetter, Yay for Team Everybody-but-Edward-and-Bella!

~LucyClearwaterMeraz~