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Rude Awakenings

I awoke to the sound of someone pounding on my door.

"What?" I yelled pulling my pillow over my head, the pounding continued, damned supernatural hearing.

I yanked the pillow off my head and kicked off my covers.

"All right! All right! I'm coming! No need to break the door down!" since buying my own place, I thought I'd have less hassle, it seemed there was no such luck.

The pounding lessened at my yelling but it was still consistent with the pounding in my head. Opening the door I narrowed my eyes and squinted at the offender.

"What do you want?" I said each word slowly and carefully.

"Leah, its urgent!" my eyes widened. Nessie was stood on my doorstep; her usually pristine appearance was disheveled to say the least. Her curls were entangled with what looked like leaves and twigs, her clothes were torn, and there was what looked like blood on her cheek, could half-vamps bleed?

"What happened?" I half yelled leaving the door open for her and rushing to my room to change into shorts and a vest top. Every possibility was racing through my head. Jake, the Vamp Royal Army, Jake, some other bloodsucking thing come to ruin us all, Seth…

"Ness?" I called coming back into the kitchen. She looked into my eyes and I knew… I knew whatever it was it was about to involve me…

As I stared at her panicked eyes, I began to shake, violently. The usual current of fire was rippling up and down my spine; it was getting harder and harder to control. I knew I had to get out of the house, not only to prevent myself hurting Nessie, but to also save my own kitchen; I'd need it once I got back home.

I unstuck my bare feet from the linoleum and walked towards her. Her brown eyes widened more, I stopped short. It must have looked like I was advancing on her. I tried to regulate my breathing and through my convulsions I manage to gasp out,

"Show me!" she nodded then turned, running headlong out the door and off the porch. I sped after her, though once I reached the trees I undressed quickly, attaching my clothes to a cord that I'd tied around my ankle (a trick I'd picked up from Jacob, it beat wearing foul smelling leech cast off's).

Once I'd phased I'd mentally started to yell out to my pack brothers, no one answered me. No one had phased yet… where were Quil, Embry, Jake or…Seth? I whined in fear, what if something had happened to them? I reached Nessie quickly, her eyes flashing too me then she sped up. I kept up easily, we never stopped nor did Ness speak to me.

I could see we were nearing a break in the trees; light was blazing through the gap causing Nessie's skin to glow faintly. I realized we were heading for the 'baseball clearing' as the leeches called it. Though I'd never seen a game played here. It was more a killing field, the newborns, the show down with the royal vamps and whatever was coming for us now…

We reached the field and I skidded to a stop, Ness had frozen a she'd emerged from the trees. My hackles were immediately raised, a low growl escaped from low in my chest. I was dimly aware of Nessie beside me bent low in a crouch, her teeth bared. I pawed at the earth, making small trenches in my rage. I searched my mind for a least one other voice, but there was no one else. Of all the pack members she could have roused up why me? Was Jake out of action, as his 'Beta' was I the next in line to protect my people? I bit back another whine at that thought.

"What do you want here?" Nessie's said through her teeth, her voice was clear though, clear enough to reach whatever stood in the shadows opposite us.

Nothing answered but out of the shadows came one paw, then another. I moved forward a growl building in my chest, the creature didn't waver.

"What do you want here?" Nessie said again, I couldn't take it anymore; I crouched and then pounced…

LEAH! The double timbre of an Alpha's coupled with a voice I knew only too well caused me to stop, mid flight. I crashed to the ground, a whine escaping as I heard something snap.

Are you okay Leah? A voice in my head called. My body convulsed and before I could stop it I returned to my human form…that had never happened before. I curled into a ball, naked and yelling blue murder, confused, angry but most of all in pain. My fall from grace had broken something, and I realized too late, I was in the firing line if the creature in the shadows wanted to attack….

I heard a growl from behind me and someone hurled themselves over top of my still shaking body. Through my squinted eyes I could see a tan furry underbelly. I snapped them shut again. I sucked in a breath as I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Leah!" Nessie sounded frantic "Leah it'll be okay." As well as her words I heard the sound of fighting animals, I curled yet closer into myself. It suddenly grew very quiet; through the pain I opened my eyes.

"Leah, speak to me!" Jake's voice sounded strained "Leah!" I winced.

"Hey, stop yelling will ya?" I cried to my knees, there was no way I was uncurling, I'd bet Jake and Nessie weren't the only one's around.

"Leah it's all over now" a soothing voice said a voice I only vaguely recognized. My hair was being pulled gently away from my face, it was a tender action, and one I wasn't used to.

"What was it?" I asked, I still hadn't opened my eyes, there was a loaded silence, and then Jake spoke.

"We should get you to Dr Fang, he'll help with the pain" I curled into myself further still.

"NO WAY!" I yelled "Go get my mom!" she was nurse and could easily strap me up until I healed; the pain seemed to be leaving me anyway.

"Wait! Before you move her…" Nessie said as I felt something being wrapped around me. Then I was hoisted into someone's arms

"Jake don't!" I fought weakly; the pain had increased slightly with being moved.

"Shut up Beta" he said laughing and then he took off…

A/N: Hi,

OK second chapter up! 3rd chapter title is 'Dr Fang' I'm still thinking about what's going to happen next and I have yet to figure out what's in the woods LOL.

Again any feedback, constructive criticism etc would be greatly appreciated.

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