So here we are... Waiting for another chapter... Kinda chilly outside, huh? LOL Sorry for that randomness, I've just always wanted to say that somewhere. Anywho... Here's another chapter so you won't think i'm institutionalized. ENJOY!

Chapter 15

Renesmee

I stopped breathing.

He was back.

Rowan was back.

I couldn't get any air to my lungs and I was starting to feel light headed. I could distantly hear Jacob yelling at me.

"Renesmee! Honey, breath! Please just breath! I don't want you passing out on me." When I heard the panic rising in his voice, my airways finally opened and I took a deep breath, blinking my eyes a couple times until his face came back into view. "Thats it, just breath. Everything is going to be okay."

"Jake, how is everything gonna be okay? The person who raped me, beat me, is coming back! We don't even know how to find him! He's probably watching us right-"

"Hey!" He yelled. "Baby, i've always kept you safe haven't I?" I nodded. He leaned down and gave me a small kiss. "Then trust me to do it now. We're gonna find this guy and end this."

"Will you be careful? I don't know what he's planning, but his family has been around for as long as seven-hundred years."

His eyes widened, "Damn..." He flashed Leah a look and she just shrugged looking as surprised as him "Okay...Well... We'll still take them out. No matter what. You just go rest and I'll check on you later."

I nodded, but I knew I wasn't getting any rest with Rowan around.

Leah

"Well Jake i'm gonna head home." I said, after staying and having dinner with him. Mason left to go to work a couple hours ago.

If I was honest with myself, I would say I didn't even like Mason. He was too quiet and boring in bed. Embry was way better.

Sure Embry was quiet too and a bit shy, but he was so easy to talk to, funny as hell, and a animal in bed. Everything about him contrasted from me, but I loved him. He made me feel special, like I could be myself again instead of this bitchy facade I've grown so accustom to.

But Embry was afraid to tell anyone we were an item. Afraid they would judge him. And that broke my heart.

"Okay Leah,"Jacob said, interrupting my train of thought. "Be safe getting home, stay alert."

I rolled my eyes and turned to leave, "Yeah, whatever you say father."

"Leah?" I stopped and gave him an annoyed look. "Talk to Embry. Please."

I chose not to respond and just left. I walked down the quiet streets of La push, enjoying the moment of peace I had.

"Leah!" Someone yelled.

I stopped and sniffed the air, realizing it was Embry. I growled lowly and started speed walking.

"Leah wait!" He ran to catch up, and kept up with my speed easily. "I just wanted to walk with you. You shouldn't be out here alone at this time of night."

"I'm a grown fucking woman Embry, I can take care of myself" I snapped.

"I know Leah... I just worry about you."

"Well don't!" I yelled, coming to an abrupt stop. "Gosh! I wish I'd never met you Embry! I wish I'd never fallen for a guy like you. You... You and Sam are just alike. Except he told me up front we were over. I felt like shit when you ignored me for days, then you finally talk to me and the first thing you tell me is that you were afraid people would judge you for being with me! You don't deserve to care about me, just stay the hell away from me."

I started walking again and didn't hear his footstep after me.

I blinked back my tears, refusing to cry over him. I told myself I wasn't going to cry over any man ever again after Sam. They weren't worth it.

"Tough break up, huh?" A deep voice asked from behind me. I spun around and crouched down to attack, when I was met with bright red eyes and a amused smirk. "Yeah I understand. You see, I once had this girlfriend, beautiful little thing and I treated her like a princess, but she went and ruined it. She had to open her mouth about our relationship to her dear old friend."

"And I care because...? Can't we just skip the talking and you get your ass torn apart?" I growled. He chuckled, pissing me off even more.

"Ah Leah... You should care because, that beautiful girl, is your Alpha's imprint."

"Rowan?" I yelled, " Oh yeah your ass is mine. You've been playing hide and go seek for too long."

"You haven't got me yet darling, I believe my friends have you." I was just getting ready to phase when two crazed wolves started running towards me. I barely had time to process what happened, before I felt myself being pushed out the way, the sound of clothes tearing and a low growling.

I looked up and saw a light grey wolf fighting with the other two black ones.

Embry.

"Embry no!" I yelled.

I watched horrified as the two wolves were able to move much faster than him, meaning they got in some lucky bites, but Embry didn't give up. He rammed one in the side, making it yelp and slam into a tree, but the other one did the same thing to him, and jumped on him while he was down. Embry let out a painful howl, that made my eyes water again.

I forced myself to get it together when the other wolf joined the first one at tearing at Embry, and phased. But right when I phased, Rowan whistled.

"Go guys now! The others are coming!" They quickly jumped off Embry and ran off, making a swift escape. I phased back human then and ran over to Embry. He was phased back too, and looked near death. There were deep gashes all over his body, some bones were bent in ways they shouldn't be, and he was choking on his own blood.

"Oh god Embry, please don't die on me!" I cried as I tried help get the blood out of his mouth so he could breath. " I'm so sorry for what I said to you. I don't want those to be the last words I ever say to you!" His eyes started to roll back in his head, and I shook him. "NO DON'T YOU DARE GO! YOU ARE GOING TO STAY WITH ME, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?" I yelled angrily and in a panic.

"Leah what the hell is going on?" Paul yelled appearing with everyone else. "Holy shit!" He exclaimed when he saw Embry.

"Em!" Quil yelled coming over to kneel next to us. "Somebody call the leech doctor! He helped Jake when he was hurt." Quil said.

I wanted to protest, but if it meant Embry was going to be okay, then I didn't care if bigfoot operated on him.

...

I paced back and forth in the cullens living room, getting impatient to see Embry.

"Leah your making me dizzy, its been 4 hours. Will you sit the fuck down?" Paul snapped.

I growled at him and balled up my fist.

"Enough, Paul just shut the hell up and leave Leah alone." Jacob said, tiredly. I gave him a small smile and he winked, stroking his imprints hair while she slept in his lap.

"Would anybody like anything to drink?" Mother vamp asked, coming out of the kitchen with tall glasses of lemonade.

"Sure, thanks Esme." Jake said taking one off the tray. She smiled at him.

"Of course Jacob. Anyone else?"

The guys jumped at the offer, seeing as their Alpha thought it was safe, but I still declined. Who knows what the hell she put in that drink?

"My husband should be out soon, he's just setting up a oxygen tank for Embry now."

My breath caught and I froze.

A...A oxygen tank?

He couldn't breathe on his own?

I plopped down on a chair next to Quil, who just stared into space.

I didn't blame him. Knowing what we saw tonight, everyone should be traumatized.

"Leah what reeally happened tonight? I didn't want to ask you earlier since you were so upset, but I really need to know now." Jacob asked.

I sighed. " Well, when I left your house, I guess Embry was out walking too and he tried talking to me. We had a little argument and I walked off by myself again. The Rowan appears out of no where going on about his precious Renesmee." Jacob growled. "Okay your Renesmee! I was gonna phase and rip his ass a new one, but then these to crazed looking black wolves came out of the forest, and I was so shocked that I didn't know what the hell was going on until Embry pushed me out the way and fought them. Jake, you should've seen these things. Their much faster and stronger."

Jacob and the rest of the pack seemed thoughtful, while Paul just shook his head.

"No fucking way that happened!" He yelled "Wolves don't work for leechs, so stop making shit up."

I growled at him, "I'm getting sick of hearing you run your mouth! Why the fuck would I make something like that up? You saw Embry tonight, you know i'm telling the truth."

He stood up and got in my face. "I know you would make something like this up because your a bitch. We all know about your little sex games with Embry, and now you want him hurt because you got your little heart broken."

"I am about to rip your fucking head off!"

I triend to jump at him but Jacob grabbed me arounf the waist, pulling me back.

"Get off me Jake, your a fucking traitor!" I screamed. "How dare you tell them my business?"

"Leah you were with me all day, how could I have possibly told anyone?" He asked calmly. "Embry must of let it slip when he phased to run home earlier."

"Hello everyone." said.

As soon as I heard his voice, I stopped thrashing around in Jacobs arms and gave him my full attention.

"Is Embry okay?" Quil asked.

"He's alive, but not in the best condition. Most of the bones in his body were broken, he had some internal bleeding, because his ribs punctured his lungs. He's not going to be able to talk for a while, because I've had to place a breathing tube in his throat so he could breathe correctly. But if he does well over night, I can remove it and place a chest shell on instead."

"A chest shell?" I asked quietly.

"Yes. Its A machine creates a vacuum between the shell and the chest wall. It will cause his chest to expand, and air is sucked into his lungs. And when he exhale's the air is pushed out of his lungs. Its just support in helping him get enough oxygen. You may go see him if you like, the anestesia I gave him should be wearing off."

"Thanks doc." Jacob said. He smiled at him then left.

"Jake, I can't see him right now." I whispered.

"I understand lee-lee, I know its hard. Just stay upstairs in Renesmee's room if you want to relax. It doesn't smell like vamps in her room."

I nodded and headed upstairs.

I wanted to cry.

I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs.

But I couldn't.

Not just because my brothers were downstairs, but because I felt numb.

I can't believe Embry risked his life for me, after all the shit i've said to him. Maybe he did love me after all.

I growled to myself. I hated feeling insecure and vunerable. It made me seem so weak and I was NOT a weak little girl. I was a strong, independent, single woman. Until Embry came into my life of course.

I laid down on the bed, cringing at the smell of Jacob and Renesmee, but fell into a fitful sleep anyways.

...

When I woke up te next morning, I could still hear the guys downstairs, so I went to join them.

"Goodmorning Leah!" They all greeted. I narrowed my eyes suspicously.

They were too happy.

"Whats going on? What the hell did you duche bags do?"

"Damn Leah! You wake up bitchy too?" Quil asked, chuckling to himself. "We're just happy that Embry is okay. Doc took the little breathing tube out his throat this morning and put that little chest thing on him. He can't talk much, but hey, he's alive."

He was okay? Embry was gonna be okay?

"Why don't you go see him Leah? He should be up." Jake said. I gave him a appreciative look and he just smiled.

I walked upstairs, and opened the door to the 'Operating room', seeing Embry laying in one of those full body cast. Except for the place around his chest, which was covered with a metal shell, one of his arms were free, and he just had a bandage wrapped around the top of his head

"Embry, are you awake?" I called softly, shutting the door behind me.

His eyes slowly opened, and he gave me a small smile.

"Hey..." He breathed.

I sat in a chair next to him and grabbed his hand.

"Hey. You don't have to strain yourself to talk, I just wanted to let you know I was sorry. I was so afraid that the fight we had was going to be te last thing I ever said to you. And even as mean as I am, I couldn't live with that."

"I...don't regret...risking...my life...for you..." He said in between the pumps of air the chest shell was giving him. I felt tears fill my eyes once again and put my head down. I felt so weak, but I still refused to cry. "Leah...Look at...me." I did and he frowned and tried to put a hand on my cheek. But just watching him struggle with that, his hand shaking and his face scrunting up from pain, made me lose it. I cried for the first time in almost 9 years.

"I have to go Embry." I said standing up, ready to make a quick escape.

"Wait!" He tried to yell, able to grab one of my fingers. "Please...don't go... I like...having...you here..."

"I can't stand looking at you like this Em! I don't like these feelings I have for you, and I just need to go."

I ran downstairs and straight out the door, ingoring stares from the pack, and the leech family.

Jacob

We all stood up when Leah came running down the stairs, but she ran straight past us and out the door.

"Jared go after her, I'm going to go talk to Em." He nodded and I jogged up stairs. "Em what the hell just happened?" I asked walking into his room.

"I don't...know...she just...freaked out..." He whispered.

He groaned and I sat next to him.

"She'll come around man, I know she will. If she still loves you she'll give you another chance."

"What if...she doesn't..."

"Then, We'll just have to take you out to meet someone else. You know Quils single for a couple years?"

He tried to laugh, but it came out as wheezing.

"I wish... I could...punch the shit...out of you."

I chuckled, and all of a sudden, he slammed his eyes shut and yelled in pain.

"Embry, what the hell is going on?" I yelled in a panic.

Charlisle and Edward were up in a second, and Charlisle immediatly started checking over Embry.

"Charlisle, Charlisle!" Edward called to get his attention.

"What son? Nows not the time to talk."

"He's not hurting. That much atleast. Its... its his head?" He said like a question.

"What are you talking about?

"He's... He's having a vision."

One moreeeeee cliffy! Lol, I told you guys the whole Leah and Embry thing had something to do with the story... But what exactly? O.O DA DA DUN! Until next time! ( Yes I did go alittle over board with some sweets and red bull earlier, lol.)

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