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Knowing that sometimes it was best to simply get the worst over with, Leah took a deep breath, and was about to open the door to Sam's house as Jared came flying up the path. He gave her a rather cheeky grin as he gestured for her to open the door.
"She's here!" someone yelled, and Emily came flying out of the kitchen.
"Oh, what's he like? Where's he from? How come I've never seen him around before? How did it feel to look in his eyes and know he was the one?" Emily babbled, dragging her to the kitchen where the den of wolves awaited. Jared followed behind them.
Emily forced her into a chair, and started loading food onto Leah's plate as the pack gathered around. Leah looked up to see Sam staring at her from across the table, frown prominent on his face.
"Sooo... What's his name?" Seth said with a grin as he leapt up onto the table, swinging his legs, only to be shooed off by a bustling Emily.
"Uh..." Leah blinked.
She'd had an entire conversation with her imprint, and didn't know his name. God, she didn't even get his number. Not even a day had past, and she'd lost him. Not that she was sure she wanted him in the first place.
"She forgot to ask," Jared explained cheerfully, stealing a slice of ham from her plate.
There was a pause, before the whole house erupted in laughter. Even Emily was suppressing a giggle.
"Okay, so I don't know his name, big deal. Wait- how did you know I didn't ask?" Leah rounded on Jared.
"Someone had to keep an eye on you, Leah. When you first imprint, your emotions can be a little unstable, and we didn't want you doing anything you would regret," Sam said.
"Just because you gave that hideous scar to Emily when you first imprinted doesn't mean I can't control myself," Leah snapped.
Everyone froze.
Seth turned his face away from her, refusing to look her in the eye, and as a deep growling filled the room, Leah braced herself for the beating that was sure to follow. Sam stood up, his chair shooting out behind him and crashing into the wall. But he didn't get a word in.
"For goodness sake, Sam! You can't lose your temper every time someone mentions my scar! It was an accident, and I've forgiven you, what more do you want?" Emily snapped as she threw the dishcloth onto the table. Sam's fists clenched and unclenched and he drew in a great big breath. Slowly, Sam sat back down again, and Brady raced to get his chair upright so he didn't fall over.
"So, what's he like?" Quil asked awkwardly.
"Why don't you just ask Jared?" Leah shoved down her food.
When it became obvious she wouldn't respond, and Sam would keep glaring, Jared answered.
"He said he's from New York, but he doesn't have a home."
Leah stabbed her fork into the potato. It burst with a squelch.
"And he thought Leah was a delicate little flower that needed protecting. Didn't want her going home through the forest by herself." There was a pause, and then the whole pack started cooing.
"Aww, was little Leah afraid of the scary trees?" someone smirked.
"Were the big bad wolves gonna jump out and eat you alllll up?"
"Well, he's gonna get a helluva shock when he finds out he has to deal with you for the rest of his life," Paul grinned. This kind of talk was the reason why Leah hated the pack.
"I don't know his name, number, or where he is staying. What makes you think I'll ever see him again?" Leah snarled, blinking away a tear that had formed.
"Fate's funny that way, Leah. You'll see him again. Count on it," Emily smiled gently as she collected the plates. Leah stood up, refusing to look her in the eye, but at the door, she turned to her, and nodded awkwardly.
Leah lay on her bed that night, a horrible ache building up inside of her as she curled in on her stomach. Every time she fell asleep, she dreamed of her imprint, dying, slowly freezing in a lonely tomb. Every single time, Leah was forced to watch his body turn blue and hard.
The pull, and the worry was getting to be so great it actually hurt, and she let out a low whine of pain. Her door opened, and Seth lay down next to her, his massive body trying to snuggle into hers like they were kids again.
"I promise, Leah, we'll find him tomorrow, and you'll never have to be alone again. Just get some sleep."
Leah nodded, but those dead eyes still stayed in her head.
"I'm not sure if I can do this, Seth," she whispered.
"Hey of course you can. Like Emily said, fate's funny that way. Everything'll be okay," he soothed her.
After a few minutes, Seth broke the silence.
"You owe me, you know."
"Oh really?"
"When you ran away from prince charming, I payed for your burger," Leah grinned sleepily.
"Tomorrow, burgers are on me."
Leah woke up early next morning to see Seth drooling in her face.
"Get up!" Leah yelled, shoving him out of bed. He stared up at her as she peered over the edge of the bed.
"What happened to our sibling bonding moment?" Seth grumbled as he stretched himself on the floor.
"Thanks, Seth. You don't mention it to anyone, okay?" Leah jumped out of bed, sniffing the smell of breakfast.
"Scared the guys'll think you're a big softie?" Seth followed after her. Leah just scowled as she followed her nose to the kitchen.
"Mmm, smells good Mum," Seth said as Leah sat down at the table and dug in.
"Thank you Seth," Sue Clearwater presided over the kitchen table like a queen, sitting down elegantly, raising an eyebrow as her daughter scoffed down her meal.
"Leah, don't you have something to tell me?" She asked.
Leah swallowed down a mouthful, before replying, "Thanks Mum. S'good."
"Thank you, but that's not what I meant. I had a call today from Sam. He said something very exciting happened yesterday."
Leah paused in shoving food into her mouth. She had been trying to ignore the pull all morning, trying to forget the nightmares of last night.
"Oh. That."
"That's all you can say? Leah, you've met your soul mate! I know you gave up on love after what happened with Sam, but this is the one. Now, what's his name, and when do I get to meet him?"
"I don't know, and definitely not." Leah muttered.
At her mother's questioning look, she explained, "I forgot to ask him his name. Or where he was staying."
"Nnlleeookintoyay!" Seth said cheerfully through a mouthful of food.
"Swallow," Sue said, "Now are you going to go looking for him today?" she directed at Leah, who shrugged.
"Emily says it's fate, so why use energy to look for someone who I'll be forced to be with anyway?"
"Hmmph?!" said Seth, looking horrified, cheeks bulging.
"I agree with Seth. Your logic is ridiculous," Sue got up to clear her plate at the sink.
"Makes sense to me," Leah grumbled, "And he's my imprint, so I don't get a lot of free choice on the subject, but this one, I do".
She stood up, following her mum to clean her plate, ignoring Seth humming the bridal march through a mouthful of food at her words.
"Besides, I've got to get to work anyway," Leah started up the stairs to collect her gear.
It is kinda a filler chapter, and for that I am sorry. But next chapter, guess who finally meet again?
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