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Bella was currently looking up at Leah, waiting patiently for her to finally explain to her why Jacob had become so angry all of a sudden and why Leah had come to her aide when he had hurt her arm. Because, she remembered the first time she met Leah and was greeted by coldness before the female wolf disappeared into the woods. Something definitely happened between them back there. Something big. She didn't know what it was exactly but she knew that it had started just after the two had suddenly became lost in their own little world. Which gave her some insight as to why Jake had begun to yell at Leah but she didn't know why that made him so mad. Watching the taller girl in front of her closely as she seemed to be trying to figure out what to say.

"Bella, how much did Jacob tell you about us?" Leah asked curiously. Wanting to know how much she knew before she explained more, not that she would keep anything from her mate but still it was something that she needed to know. Her mate. That was still so new to her that she almost didn't believe it but she finally got what she wanted. A chance to be happy again.

The question had taken Bella by surprise. She wasn't expecting Leah to answer her question by asking one of her own but then again she just figured that there was a reason for it. Shrugging her shoulders slightly a bit confused. "I don't know. Enough, I guess. Why?"

Leah began to shift from foot to foot a couple of times before she glanced down at her shoes, finding them a bit more interesting then usual. She was nervous as to how Bella was going to take the news that she had been imprinted on. "Did he ever mention Imprinting?" She asked softly before looking back up at her.

There was silence between the two as Bella thought back to the day when Jacob tried his best to explain what imprinting was to her and how it worked. It was a bit confusing but she kind of figured it out and started to understand a little. "Jacob explained that it was when you guys found your soul-mates."

The older female nodded her head some. "It means that when we imprint on someone we become unconditionally bound to that person for the rest of our lives. It's like we are being pulled towards that someone, all connections that we had will become severed and the only thing that will matter is her."

"Yeah..." Bella trailed off slowly as she gave Leah a small smile. Understanding a bit more as to what imprinting was all about but she just didn't understand why Leah was bringing it up. Why would she be asking her about whether or not she knew about imprinting when she was trying to figure out what had happened back at the campfire. Her inner rant going on and on before coming to a sudden halt as she began to connect the dots in her head.

'Leah, what the hell!'

'You know I have no control over it Jake!'

'How could you? You knew how I felt about her!'

'I'm sorry. Trust me, if I had a say in this Jake, she wouldn't have been my first choice!'

Then it suddenly hit her. She felt as if something had just knocked the wind right out of her when she remembered the last thing Jake had said before things became more physical.

'Your lying! You already admitted that you didn't care who you imprinted on, just as long as you could get away from the feelings you had for Sam!'

There it was. Her answer to everything. Her answer to why Jacob suddenly got angry. Her answer to why Leah protected her. Her answer to why Leah was asking her about imprinting. Leah imprinted on her. She was Leah's imprint.

"Oh my god..." Bella softly spoke, looking up at the girl who was her soul-mate. Her true soul-mate. "You...You imprinted on me."

Never in Leah's life had she ever been so nervous about anything as she was in that moment. Her Bella had figured it out, that she had imprinted on her and that was why everything had just happened the way it did back there. Now for the part she had been dreading the most since she first laid eyes on her. Would Bella accept the imprint or would she refuse it? Cause, Leah couldn't handle another rejection. First Sam which was difficult but from Bella she just couldn't. Not by her imprint. Her soul-mate. Even though Leah was extremely nervous of the outcome of Bella's decision, she made sure that she wasn't showing weakness. She needed to show her mate that she was strong and dependable. She nodded her head to confirm what Bella had said.

"Makes sense." Bella nodded softly as she looked away from the tall native girl standing before her, thinking for a second them seeking out Leah's dark eyes. "No wonder I have this strong urge to be near you."

The situation that she found herself in was proving to be a very difficult one. She thought she had been in a tough bind before when she had both Edward and Jacob fighting for her affection but now she would have to put Leah into the equation. Edward. Her eyes suddenly got big as she thought of Edward. Her boyfriend. The one she believed was her soul-mate and that they were going to live a long and happily life as vampires together. What was she going to do? She loved Edward. She really did but now...her feelings for him were not as strong as they had been when she had first stepped foot on the reservation. How was she going to tell him that Leah imprinted on her without him wanting to kill the one person who actually made her feel whole.

Then of course there was Jacob who insisted that he was still going to fight for her even though Leah had imprinted on her. How was she going to deal with him? She had strong feelings towards him as well but they just were not as strong as the ones she felt towards Edward or what she was feeling towards Leah. In a way realizing that made it a little more easy to realize that nothing was going to happen between the her and Jake, just like it wouldn't have happened if she were still with Edward. Wait? Did she actually just think that? 'If' She were still with Edward? This imprinting thing was strong.

Leah could see Bella's inner battle with her thoughts about Edward and how she was going to tell him about the imprinting. That was a fight Leah almost couldn't wait to have. To fight the Vampire for Bella. The Native girl stepped closer to the smaller girl and gently rested her hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"No." Bella answered quickly, shaking her head as she tried to get a grip on the situation. "No, I'm not okay. Leah, how am I going to explain this to Edward. I mean, I love him..." Hearing her mate say that she loved that leech made her growl and that caused Bella to look at her a bit surprised. "Leah...what I'm feeling for you and what I feel for Edward are two different things."

"Are they?" Leah asked gritting her teeth as she tried to control the anger that was building up over that little love confession.

"Yes!" Bella nodded her head, wanting Leah to understand. "The love that I have for Edward was only as strong as it was because I believed that he was my soul-mate."

"Well he's not!" Leah snapped, startling the brunette which she instantly regretted.

"I know." Bella said softly, taking in a breath before continuing. "I was drawn to him just like every other school girl was. I only thought it was something more and he made me believe that. But with you...I feel more complete then I ever did my whole life. Everything that you and Jacob described to me about imprinting is true. Nothing else seems to matter to me, just you."

That confession almost brought the raven haired beauty to tears, she wanted so long to hear that from someone. She lifted her right hand up moving some of Bella's hair out of her face while smiling down at her. "I feel the same way." She admitted, smiling softly at the girl before saying the one thing that she had been wanting to say to Bella since she imprinted on her. "I need you to stay away from him." She said firmly, wanting her mate to know that she was serious about this.

When Bella heard Leah tell her that she wanted her to stay away from Edward, she looked up at her with wide eyes before moving backwards out of her reach before shaking her head some. "Leah, I can't do that. Edward is my boyfr-"

"Then break-up with him!"

"What about Victoria?" Bella argued, knowing that she still needed this alliance to work. Her safety, along with her dads depended on it and if things go south because of Leah's jealousy towards Edward then they had a serious problem on their hands.

"I will protect you, Bella." Leah argued back. Trying to get Bella to see that she didn't need the Vampires anymore because she had the pack watching over her now, much like they had been doing before only more so because of the imprinting. "The pack will protect you and your dad."

"And what about the Volturi?" Bella asked staring into the dark eyes that were locked on hers, showing that she wasn't backing down. Something Bella expected from Leah even though she barely knew her. Leah didn't respond right away when her mate mentioned the Volturi, mainly because she didn't know who or what the Volturi was. "The only reason I am still alive is because they believe that Edward is going to change me soon."

Leah growled louder than she had before upon hearing that Edward and his 'family' planned on changing her mate. Shaking her head. "No. You will not become one of them, Bella."

Bella sighed at hearing how demanding Leah was about the situation. "So much has changed since I decided that I wanted to become like Edward-"

"You decided?"

"Yes. I decided." Bella confirmed. "I wanted to be with him forever. That's what I thought I wanted...but now, with each passing moment my feelings for him are slipping away and being replaced with stronger feelings for you. So you see, there is nothing to worry about from Edward." She tried to assure her.

"Nothing to worry about?" The native girl questioned which received a nod from Bella. "Bella, what happens when Edward finds out that I imprinted on you? That your mine. That I'm your soul-mate. Not him." She asked stepping even closer so that they were barely an inch apart. "Do you really think that he is going to be okay with that? Huh? Do you think his so called 'family' are going to want to protect you after this?"

Bella knew Leah was right. Everything she was saying was completely right. Edward would never forgive her or Leah for this. He would probably even try to kill Leah. His family would definitely not want to be involved anymore with protecting her now that a wolf has imprinted on her. Especially Rosalie. She never liked Bella and was always the first to state what a bad idea it was to risk exposing themselves in order to be around Bella. Her shoulders dropped at realizing that after tonight everything really was going to change.

"I thought so." Leah said softly, stepping back to open the door to her vehicle for Bella. "Come on. Let's get you home."

Bella looked back at the campsite to see the others huddled together talking, most likely about what just happened, she turned back to Leah who was staring at her intently. She gave a nod before walking past her and climbed into the blazer. Leah closed the door once Bella's legs were out of the way. Leah then walked around to the other side and climbed in, starting up the vehicle and pulling onto the roadway to take Bella back home.

Chapter 2!

I hope everyone enjoyed the second chapter. I have more idea's that will happen in future chapters but I'm not sure how the response will be but they are just some idea's we will see when the time comes. Please review and I'll update as soon as I can.

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