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Author/Note 1: Sequel from Our Dawn 2

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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.

Our Dawn

Part III

Book 1 – Weakness & Strength

Leah Clearwater

Chapter 6 – Promises

Jacob and I lay down in one of the rooms in the small house next to the Cullen's mansion in Dawson. It was past midnight and we had agreed on having some rest. All the other groups were also sleeping because they had been searching for Harry for more than forty-eight hours straight. The ones who were too far away from Dawson were probably trying to sleep on their wolf forms. I really felt sorry for making them sleep in the forest, away from their homes and families but they all assured us that they wouldn't leave until Harry was found.

Ironically, Jacob and I were lying in the same room our twins had been conceived. I would never forget that night.

"When I first phased and my dad died, I thought I would never recover from that. I didn't have Sam, I didn't have friends…just Seth and mum…I convinced myself that was all I would ever have."

I swallowed hard and felt Jacob holding my waist closer to him. He kept quiet and waited for me to talk again.

"Back then if anyone told me I would have Jacob Black's children I would've flipped and probably murdered that person."

He snorted.

"I wasn't that bad, was I?"

"No…just a fucking good for nothing leech lover." I was being ironic of course. He wasn't that bad. Jacob had always managed to surprise me. When I thought he was just a useless kid, just out of his diapers, he turned to be a hell of an alpha. He had all the qualities to be a great leader and a future chief, but his love for Bella Swan a.k.a whiny "Mary Sue", was really annoying and it pissed me off with no end because he could choose to turn around and keep going with his life and he chose to be protecting Bella until her heart stopped beating. Actually he still kept protecting her after she turned into a bloodsucker, which was even more annoying.

Before I fell in love with Jacob I saw a teenager who tried to cope with the same pain as me: loss of a parent, loss of the person we loved, being forced to be a part of a pack of mythical creatures, being different and having to take care of the people we wanted to keep safe from all that madness. Along the way I started to notice his changes and he became sort of a model to me. He had been able to face his pain much better than me and he proved to be a good friend. Someone I could count on.

"Come on…I must've had something that you appreciated…Was it my courage? My tenacity? Maybe even my stubbornness?"

"Only your body." I said trying to keep a serious voice. Of course I was lying although physically Jacob did give male perfection a whole new meaning. He did have a flawless body but it wasn't just his physical appearance that made me fall for him.

"Well that's something…I always knew you had the hots for me." He kissed my hair and smirked.

I spun around in his arms to face him and cupped his beautiful face.

"I love you Jacob. I've never loved anyone like I love you."

He smiled weakly, probably thinking about my past with Sam. Back then, when I was Sam's girlfriend, every boy in the Reservation knew about my feelings for Sam. After two years dating, everyone seemed to think that we would end up marrying and having kids. Jacob grew up witnessing my relationship with Sam Uley but fate had other plans for us. What I had with Sam was solid but it was nothing compared with what I had now. Jacob had turned out to be my world.

"We really messed up this time, didn't we?" He asked. "I'm never going to forgive myself for this…I'm really sorry Leah."

"Don't be an idiot. You're going to bring Will home, right?" I inquired. Right now we both needed hoped.

"Yes." He said and I felt his grip tighter.

"That's more like it…besides William needs his father right now."

"I'm going to take care of him. I promise."

"And I'm going to find Harry. I promise."

We fell asleep shortly after but I didn't fell into a calm and steady sleep. My mind wandered remembering fragments of our past. The day I took the six pregnancy tests, the day Jacob found out I was pregnant, the day we had to tell our parents, the day we told the packs, the day I woke up from the coma, the day I went to buy diapers with the babies and people at the store looked at me like I was a cheap whore.

I remembered that day like it was yesterday. The twins were five months old and Jacob and I were just starting to get along. He was supposed to get the diapers that morning but he overslept and I decided to let him rest.

When I was Sam's girlfriend everyone saw me as a good girl. After Sam imprinted on Emily things changed considerably. Actually I had quite a reputation ever since I had started phasing. I guess that hanging around in and out of the woods with a bunch of half-dressed teenagers didn't actually help much. Some people, mainly my neighbours were shocked to know that Sue and Harry Clearwater's daughter had turned into a slut.

First I was just the poor girl rejected by the magnificent Samuel Uley. Shortly after I became La Push's bitter bitch and then I reached the top of my social career by becoming a slut. I think that what really shocked people was to know that I had corrupted Billy's son. So that day at the store I heard a group of older women saying that I was getting what I deserved, being stuck with two kids. They said I would never go to the University and I would never accomplish anything good for me or for my babies. Some of them even said I would probably leave the boys with Jacob and run away. They all thought that Jacob was way too good for me because I was just a whore. Their faith in me was really breath-taking…ironically speaking, of course.

Although I couldn't care less about what other people thought of me, those comments hurt me a bit. It was like a sting because I was really trying my best and people seemed to be blind. And then Jacob walked in the store and came to stand beside me. He put the diapers in the trailer and turned around fuming because he had been listening what people were saying about me.

I stopped him on his tracks and told him he had the wrong diapers. He was taking diapers for two-month old babies and he replied that it didn't matter because we could keep that package for our next child. That sure shut the women up and planted a goofy smile on my face until we left the store. It also made rumours about me being pregnant again fly around La Push.

The irony of the situation was that right now I was losing this damn battle. Those women seemed to be right about one thing: we wouldn't be together for too long. Jacob was leaving me and I was aware that he could never return. I never felt lonelier in my life. As if it wasn't bad enough to lose my kids, the only good thing I had made in my life, my boys, half mine, half his, I could also lose the man I loved.

"Leah…baby…I need to go." His voice woke me up completely and I clenched to him as hard as I could.

"Don't go." I whispered.

"I have to."

Jacob sat down on the bed and started to put his tennis shoes on.

"I'll call you as soon as we get there." He said turning to face me.

I moved to his lap and kissed him with all I had.

"Don't die Jacob. Promise me."

"I promise you." He said breathing heavily and brushing his lips against mine. "I love you Leah…I will love you forever."

"Please don't talk as if this is the last time we'll see each other." I almost begged and the tears started to roll down my face.

"Don't cry…You need to be strong for Harry…Look, as soon as we're all together again, I'm going to sell that stupid garage and I'm going to take you and the kids on a special vacation."

Jacob cupped my face and then I hugged him again. My silent tears were now threatening to flood the room.

"Leah? Please…look at me." He asked.

I wiped my tears away and looked at him.

"I want to see your smile. I want to go and be able to remember your smile." He said. "Please."

I gave in and tried to smile for him. He kissed me one last time and then he put me in the bed again effortlessly.

"Try to sleep a bit more." He suggested and I nodded. "I'll see you soon. I love you."

"I love you too."

When his hand finally left mine I felt immediately cold and abandoned. I wanted this fucking nightmare to be over. A few minutes later I heard Alice's Porsche and Carlisle's Mercedes leaving the house. An hour later the door of my room opened and my brother stepped in.

"I'm sorry." He said lying down beside me.

"What are you talking about?"

"I should've been with them."

"Seth…we talked about this before. It's not your fault. You are a doctor now…a good one as far as I can tell."

"Mum called…"

"Did you tell her what's going on?"

"No."

"Thanks."

"I'm going to start the searches now. Sam and the others have already started too."

"I'm going with you. Just give me a second."

"You should rest, Leah. You look really tired. When was the last time you ate?"

I shrugged.

"Leah?" We were interrupted by Esme's voice.

"Yes?"

"There's a phone call for you. It's Embry."

Embry was calling? Why?

I took the phone from Esme's hands and I realised my legs were trembling. What if Embry had found my son's body? What if he was going to tell me that my baby boy was dead?

Seth put his arm over my shoulder and I calmed down a bit.

"What's up, Embry?"

Leah…Look we know that we shouldn't be in Alaska, but Quil and I thought that since we've already searched all British Columbia, we should take a chance in Alaska too. We thought about going to Denali, just in case…and when we were passing by…

"Embry!" I scolded. "Jacob told us to stay away from the Denali. Alice said they don't know anything about this."

Alright…but we found Harry's scent.

"What?" Seth moved impatiently next to me and Esme called Rosalie and Emmett.

I'm sure it's him.

"Where?"

Juneau. We're outside the city because we don't have clothes and…

"Stay there. Don't move."

Leah…Don't put your hopes up yet…Harry was here but we didn't actually find him.

"I know that Embry but that means he isn't lost in a damn cold forest. I'll be there soon. And…Thanks."

Anytime…just hurry up.

"Emmett I need some clothes." I said with a new strength going through my whole body. Maybe I would be able to keep the promise I had made to Jacob. I would bring Harry home.

"I'm going to get the car ready." Rosalie said.

"Seth, go warn Sam's pack."

"Let's go pick up our mini-alpha." Emmett announced going to his room to get some of his clothes.

Seth and I planned everything to meet each other at Juneau and I watched him phase and leave Dawson. Then I joined Rosalie, Emmett and Esme in the red Mercedes and we left too. I could still remember that time I had come to Canada to see Carlisle when I was pregnant. I had thought that Bella was a fucking lunatic because of the way she was driving, but Rosalie was ten times worse.

"Are you alright?" Esme asked.

"Does she drive like this all the time?" I asked feeling suddenly sick.

"Well…sort of."

"Why are you complaining, she-wolf?" Emmett asked. "We're in a hurry, right?"

He was right. I wanted to meet Quil and Embry as soon as possible.

We drove south and after thirty minutes Rosalie stopped the car near a gas station. I could smell my pack brothers waiting for us in the woods. They were both hiding behind the trees and after I gave them shorts and t-shirts to wear, they joined us.

I hugged them both before they could speak and they smiled at me.

"Harry's scent is stronger in the city than out here in the woods." Quil informed.

"While you wait here for the rest of the guys, I have a plan." Rosalie announced. "We're going to search in the Hospital and clinics. If we can't find him there, we'll start searching in the streets and public places."

I nodded and Rosalie placed a cell phone in my hands.

"I'll call you if we find him."

They left again and I began to tell Embry and Quil about the Volturi and Alice's visions. They were visibly worried when I finished talking.

"So Jake's gone?" Quil asked.

"Yes."

"He should've taken someone with him…besides the leeches, of course." Embry said.

"He'll be fine." I said trying to convince myself that Jacob wouldn't be in any danger.

After a few minutes Seth arrived along with Sam, Denis, Justin, Caleb, Collin and Martin. They phased back and I gave them the food and drinks I was carrying in my bag. I told them where Esme, Rosalie and Emmett were and after a while I started to feel nervous.

Rosalie had told me she would call if they found Harry. Since she hadn't called yet I could only deduct that Harry wasn't in the Hospital, which was at the same time a good and a bad thing.

In the meantime Jared, Clayton, Paul and Shane had arrived and they all started to talk about the Volturi and strategies they would use to rescue Edward and William from the Italians.

"Are they really Italian?" Collin asked with curiosity.

"I don't think so…" Martin answered. "Have you seen the witch twins? The girl was blonde…Italians don't have blonde hair."

"Come on Martin, that's not a rule." Shane contradicted. "There's always an exception."

"Take a look at Leah. She's the only female wolf ever." Denis stated and winked at me.

"I would love to be there with Jake right now." Collin said enthusiastically.

"They're probably still at the airport, you know?" I declared. "They only left an hour and a half ago."

I started pacing until Sam's hand reached my arm.

"You're stressing yourself too much, Leah." He said softly.

"My son is missing Sam."

"I know, but now that we can feel his scent, we'll find him. Besides Harry is a tough kid…"

"He rescued James' cat from the roof last year, remember?" Paul asked me.

"Yeah." I smiled.

From that day on I promised I would never leave the kids alone with Paul. Rachel had asked me to take her to Forks. We left Paul with the kids. While Rachel was at the Hospital being informed that she was pregnant again I got a call from Kim saying that she had seen my Harry up in the roof of Billy's house. Little Tiger was trapped on the damn roof and James wanted his cat back. They tried to wake Paul up but he was still too tired from work and so Harry decided to play the hero. He could've died that day and Rachel had to beg me not to kill her husband.

"As soon as the leeches arrive, we'll make groups and search all over the city. Even in the sewer if we have to." Jared stated.

"Everything will be fine. We promise." Sam said.

"Thank you."

"Look…They're back." Seth announced while a red Mercedes was coming over in our direction.

"I think we know where Harry was." Rosalie said getting out of the car quickly. "We need to go to the Harbour."

Sam and I, as leaders of our packs, went with the Cullens to the Harbour. The others left to the coast through the woods and less populated areas of the city. They would search the area surrounding the Harbour while we would talk to the authorities.

Rosalie was right about Harry's scent being stronger there. We followed it until one of the docks and since we couldn't find my son anywhere we ended up talking to the Harbour's administrator.

"Mr. Grant, my godson Harry disappeared and the police said we have to wait seventy-two hours until we can file a missing person's report." Rosalie said in a soft voice. "Leah is very worried about her son's safety and the last person to see him told us he was near dock sixteen. Do you think we can see the surveillance camera's footage from two nights ago?"

"But won't the police come here to…"

"They will, but Leah really needs to see if her son is alright..." Rosalie insisted.

"I just need to see if he was alright. Please." I begged.

"Alright, Mrs…"

"Black." I replied. "Thank you."

"I'm going to ask Charles to show you but…are you sure a six year old child was here? I mean it was pretty late and all the gates were closed since nine pm."

"We're sure." Sam stated. "He was here."

Mr. Grant took us into the security room and a man named Charles Bates searched for the records from that night. Emmett managed to distract both men while we were checking the film.

"There's Edward." Sam said in a low voice.

Esme, Rosalie and I watched as Edward put Harry on the docks and gave him a flashlight. He told him something we couldn't hear because the record didn't have audio and then vanished.

Sam clicked the forward button twice and two hours later a frightened Harry left his hiding place and disappeared too.

"His scent is stronger here by the docks. If he's not in the city nor here, he must've got inside a ship." Sam stated.

There were more possibilities but Sam's was the one that made more sense.

"Did any ship or boat sail off that night?" Rosalie asked Mr. Grant.

"No. It's forbidden to leave the harbour at night."

"Can you tell us the ships that sailed off in the next morning?" She insisted.

"I can go see the list in my office."

"Please. I would appreciate it very much." I said.

I started pacing in the room while we waited for Mr. Grant to come back. I could feel that I was closer to Harry than before but yet, I was scared that something bad had happened to him after Edward had left.

There were so many questions about why Edward had left him there all alone.

"Calm down Leah." Esme said. "We're going to find him."

In that moment the door opened again and Mr. Grant came inside with a smile.

"Mr. and Mrs. Black, I believe we found your son." He said.