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Chapter Fourteen- Structural Defect

"I don't care what you say and

I don't care what you see and

There's still a better way a

Structural defect

I don't care what you do and

I see the real you and

There's nothing here to stay

A structural defect

Crowbar to force the hold

Drill into it drill into it

Eat all the problems leave

Bleeding from it"

-Static-X- "Structural Defect"

(Bella's POV)

When we returned from hunting, Rosalie sat me down in the living room. "Did you know your funeral is today?"

I looked at her. "Really?"

She nodded. "That's where everyone else went."

"Why didn't you go?" I asked.

"I can't leave you here alone, now can I?" She smiled.

"I guess not." I replied.

Rosalie looked at me. "You know we can't stay here. Carlisle said that our cover story is we're going to Chicago for Edward's funeral, then we're staying there. Really we'll leave whenever you are ready."

I froze at this. "Wait, we're really leaving?"

Rose nodded but quickly said, "Only when you're ready."

"What about Leah?" I asked.

"I don't know, Bella." She said. "We'll figure this out when everyone gets back, okay?"

I nodded. "Okay."

(Jacob's POV- what?!)

Seeing Bella lying on that bed, turning into the very thing I killed was too much for me. I had to leave. I tried to thank Rosalie for letting me see her, but when I opened my mouth I felt like I would throw up or sob. Neither of which I wanted to do in front of Rosalie.

When I phased, Leah was on patrol. She saw the scene in my head and howled. The pain was so evident in her howl that my feet gave out underneath me. I dropped to my belly and stayed there from the sheer hurt I felt come from her. Paul was also on patrol and even he felt Leah's pain. It took me a few minutes to realize Leah had phased back.

I ran back to La Push and phased outside Leah's house. I walked in the back door; Seth was at the table with Sue. "Seth, go patrol with Paul until I get Leah."

He nodded and stood up. "She went upstairs." Then he was out the back door. I nodded to Sue and then went up the stairs. I slowly opened the door and was met with a sight I won't ever forget. Leah was sitting on her bed, staring at the wall, but not really seeing it. She was in a trance, eyes unblinking and unfocused.

I sat next to her and shook her gently. She didn't snap out of her trance, but instead whispered, "I'll never be with her again." I looked over at her. She looked worse than Bella. Her eyes had rings around them so purple they were almost black. She looked exhausted. Her eyes themselves looked empty. She looked like she had lost the purpose in her life, like she had no reason at all to live. Than again, maybe she had.

"Leah, look. You'll work this out with her I promise. Nothing will keep you guys apart. When she wakes up everything will be fine, trust me." I said, not fully believing myself, but I had to try something to get her to have faith in their love.

She shook her head and finally looked at me. Her sad, dead eyes boring into mine. "No. It won't ever be the same. Please go now." She closed her eyes and lay back on the bed. I stood up and left her house. This just wasn't fair to Leah. I don't understand what Sam's problem is that he couldn't let Leah at least see Bella.

Bella was her imprint, Leah needed her. How would Sam like it if someone banned him from seeing Emily? He wouldn't. It was wrong of Sam to keep Leah away like that. If Sam took one good look at Leah in her current state, maybe he'd change his mind.

I shook my head and started toward my house. I went right inside and went to bed. Charlie was having Bella's funeral tomorrow. The story in town was she and Edward were killed in a fire in the cabin. There had been no real evidence of this, but there was nothing we could do about that.

The next morning, I woke up and got dressed. I helped dad to the Rabbit and we started toward Forks. When we got to the church, Sue, Leah and Seth were already there, standing with Charlie and two other people. Billy told me they were Bella's mom, Renee and her step-dad, Phil. Leah looked as if Bella had actually died. Although to her it probably seemed that way, since Sam wouldn't allow her to see Bella.

I took Billy inside and the service started. A few times, I looked over at Leah. Sometimes she had silent tears pouring from her eyes, sometimes she just had the glazed look in her eyes like yesterday.

Most of the Cullen's were here, too. Only Rosalie was missing, so I guessed she was with Bella. Some of Bella's high school friends were here, I noticed. The only members of the pack that were here besides Leah and I, were Quil, Embry and Jared with Kim and Emily. So Sam couldn't make it, huh?

When the service was over, everyone went over to Charlie's house. Sue and Esme made a dinner for us all. When I saw Charlie was distracted talking to Carlisle and Billy, I motioned for Alice and Leah to follow me.

We went up to Bella's room and shut the door. "Is Rosalie with Bella?" I asked.

Alice nodded. "Bella woke up this morning. She's doing really well, she and Rose hunted this morning with Jasper." She glanced at Leah to see how she was doing.

Leah kept her face blank. "Did she ask about me?"

Alice nodded. "Yeah, she wondered why you weren't there with her." She said softly.

Leah bit her lip to keep her tears from falling, but they fell anyway. Alice cautiously wrapped her arms around Leah's waist to comfort her. I put my arm around her shoulders and Leah put her arms around both of us.

Charlie chose that moment to walk in the room. His eyes saddened when he saw us comforting Leah. He sighed. "I was wondering where you kids got to." He walked over and stood in front of Leah, looking her in the eyes. "I wanted you and Bells to work out, I really did." He said.

Leah closed her eyes and nodded. "Me too." She choked out.

Charlie looked over at me. "Actually, I always thought Bella would end up with you, Jake. At least she had some taste." He glanced back at Leah, who was silently sobbing. Then he turned to Alice, "You were a good friend to Bella and I appreciate that. I'm sorry about your brother." He awkwardly hugged Alice and Leah and then shook my hand.

He stood there, looking at the floor until Bella's mom came in. She smiled sadly at us, then she walked over to Bella's dresser and looked through it a little. Charlie slipped from the room during this time. Renee pulled out a necklace. It was of an angel with sapphire stones for wings.

"I gave this to Bella for her twelfth birthday. It was her favorite necklace. One day, she tripped in a doorway and a nail caught the chain. The chain broke and she cried for so long because she thought she wouldn't be able to wear it anymore. Phil got her a new chain, but Bella refused to wear it again because she was afraid she would break it, too." She smiled, deep in thought as she recalled the memory. "Leah, I want you to have it. Don't even think about refusing it, because I will go give it to your mother if I have to."

Leah slowly reached out and took it. She closed her hand gently around it and said, "Thank you."

Renee nodded and then hugged Leah. She hugged Alice and I, too. After saying a few word to each of us, she left. We stood in silence until Sue came in the room. "Leah, honey. It's time to go."

Leah quickly fled the room and went downstairs. I shared a look with Alice and we went down the stairs behind them. Everyone had left by now, only the Cullen's, Clearwater's, dad and me were here with Charlie.

Sue excited the kitchen and said, "Well, I put the leftovers in the fridge, you should be good for a few days. I'll be back tomorrow just in case." She hugged Charlie.

"Thanks, Sue. I appreciate it." He sounded tired.

Sue nodded. "It's no problem. Let's go kids." She left then with Leah and Seth.

I was about to ask dad if he was ready to go also, but he spoke to Carlisle. "What are you going to do about Edward's funeral?"

Carlisle looked down. "We'll go to Chicago. That's where he was born and his family has a space there for him. We'll be leaving in a few days."

Charlie clapped his hand on Carlisle's shoulder. "That's a good plan" was all he said.

Carlisle smiled softly. "Thank you. I don't believe we'll be returning to Forks though. We'll remain in Chicago, perhaps."

I looked at him incredulously. Were they really leaving? Alice hadn't said anything about them leaving. Maybe this was just their cover, I hoped. Dad nodded and said to me that it was time to go.

The Cullen's left ahead of us, so when we got outside I said, "Are you really leaving, or is that just a cover story?"

Carlisle answered. "We'll stay in Forks until Bella is ready to leave. Then we will see."

I nodded and then helped dad into the Rabbit. When we got home, I took dad inside then I left. I needed some time to think. I started walking down the street in no particular direction.

Without realizing it, I had walked to Sam's house. I went inside and found him sitting on a chair in the living room with Emily on his lap, of course. Collin and Brady were lounging on the couch.

Sam looked up at me, "Something you need, Jake?" He looked like he had the world on his lap right now. Maybe in his mind he did. An imprint was all a wolf needed. So Sam sitting there with Emily comfortably perched on his lap, was all the happiness that man would ever dream of.

I shook myself from my thoughts and said, "Yeah. We need to talk."

His face turned serious. "About?"

"Leah."

"What about her?" He asked irritated already. Emily moved off Sam's lap to sit next to him. Sam immediately put his arm around her.

I sighed. "She needs to see Bella."

"No. It's too dangerous." He said.

"No, it isn't. Bella is her imprint, she won't hurt her." Damn it he's being stubborn.

"You don't know that."

"You don't know that she will either. Leah loves Bella and Bella loves Leah. They'll get past this and be happy. Why can't you let them?" I argued.

Sam glared at me. "Jacob, we're not discussing this."

I gave up and said, "Fine. Just think about this, what if you were Leah. What if this happened to Emily? I don't think you'd feel the same way."

He gritted his teeth as if he was going to say something but Emily stepped in, "Sam, maybe you should reconsider. Let Leah see Bella, if only for a little while."

Sam shook his head. "No. What if she goes over there and Bella loses control. She could get hurt or Leah could hurt her. Leah wouldn't be able to live with herself if she hurt Bella. I'm doing them both a favor."

At that moment, Embry, Jared and Quil came in the back door and walked into the living room laughing. They took one look at us and sensed the tension in the air and quickly stopped the chatter.

After a few minutes of silence, Jared finally asked, "What's going on? What are we talking about?"

Sam answered, "Nothing. Nothing at all."

I glared at him. "I can't believe you're being such a prick about this. Leah can't live without Bella. Go over to her house and look at her, just take one look at her and you'll see."

"Jacob, I am done talking about this." He said exhaustedly.

The back door opened again and Paul, Seth and Leah walked in. They felt something in the air and all eyes focused on Sam and I.

I pointed to Leah. "Look at her, Sam. Can't you see that she needs Bella? It's killing her not being able to see her."

Sam glanced at Leah and his eyes filled with sadness. He looked down and said softly, "I understand that Leah needs to see Bella, but it is just too dangerous. Bella won't be able to control herself as a newborn. If Leah defends herself, she might hurt Bella and she'll never forgive herself. I won't have either of those things on my conscience."

I started. "Sam-"

"I am DONE talking about this!" He roared.

I started to waver under his command, but something in me awakened. I felt a power coursing through my veins. I squared my shoulders and answered him in an equally commanding voice, "Well, I'm not."

The air in the room shifted. I felt an incredible power inside me. Sam's eyes widened and he took a step back. "What have you done, Jacob?"

"I won't let you keep Leah away from Bella." I growled.

He glared at me. "They won't follow you. They'll never follow you."

"They don't have to. I'll just go on my own." I walked out the door, slamming it and leaving everyone dumbfounded behind me.

A/N: First of all, I have to give a HUGE shout out to CullenGurlsDoItBetter for her help on this chapter, she did a lot for me and I owe her big time. And a shout out to NYX826 for her opinions on this chapter and the next. You two girls are the best and I love you both!

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