Chapter 11:
Jacob was running as fast as he could. His legs pumping hard, trying to get him to Leah before anything happened. He couldn't imagine the torture and pain she may be in, and every time he thought about it, he wanted to rip Rosalie apart again and again. Will she hate him for giving up on her? Knowing Leah she would probably want to carve out his heart and step on it a few times. And then hopefully, she would forgive him and sew him back up. Jacob smiled, the imprint was broken, and he could be with her! It was a bittersweet feeling, he should have stayed with her from the beginning and then none of this would have ever happened. He could be such an idiot sometimes. If he wasn't phased right now, his human self would probably hit him in the forehead like he deserved.
He passed the sign, now Entering Forks, He knew with-in moments he should be in La Push. The scenery became a blur. The branches grazing his body couldn't be felt thanks to the energy running through his system. He hasn't slept in nearly 24 hours, but the longer he went sleep deprived the closer he came to Leah. And that was a reward all by itself.
Jacob broke through the woods and could see Sam's house ahead. Jacob phased and pulled his shorts back on, Walking through the front door, he noticed Emily in the kitchen baking muffins, when the hell did she do anything else? Emily turned to him in shock and nearly dropped the fresh batch she held in her hands. Jacob stared at her for a moment. When he noticed his reflection in the refrigerator door did he understand why she freaked. He was sweaty, dirty and completely disheveled. But he didn't have time to clean up, he needed to find Leah.
"Where's Leah?" Jacob asked, noticing his voice was raspy too from disuse.
Emily blinked a couple of times at his question. "I don't know, Sam and the boys just came in here had a meeting and then left to go find her."
Jacob was about to ask a question when he smelled it. The light sweet scent that Rosalie told him about. The extinct to kill hit him so hard, he growled at the closed door. Jacob ran and flung the screen open and was about to phase as he stomped down the steps until he came across the small group that stood in front of him.
Sam, Jared, Paul, Embry, Quil and Seth all laughing and having a gay old time walking through the trees as if nothing was wrong in the world. Emily had mentioned they went after Leah, so then where was she? He looked for her, but all he could smell was the sweet scent of what he was begging to think of as vomit. Mostly because that's what it made him want to do lately. Jacob walked up to them with an eyebrow raised in question, "Where's Leah?" He asked.
Seth folded his arms, "She's coming."
Jacob looked at them dumbfounded, "well is she okay?"
Jared shrugged his shoulders, "a little weak, can barely walk at the moment."
"And so you have her crawling after you?" Jacob said with a sneer covering his face.
Paul shook his head, "no, Alec is carrying her."
Jacob tensed, who the hell was Alec? "Who the hell is Alec?"
Sam pointed to the pair coming through the opening behind them, "That's Alec."
Jacob looked at the pair and felt his heart plummet to the depths of his stomach. he saw Leah right away, she looked smaller than he's ever seen her before, very weak like Jared said. Her hair was matted and oily from obvious non-wash. Her clothes stained from sweat, yet she had a blanket wrapped around her legs as if she was cold. The man holding her however was the reason for Jacob's reason to puke. She looked so comfortable in his arms as if she were meant to be carried in them. Jacob was having none of that.
"I'll take her." Jacob said sternly and stiffened when he got a whiff of the man. "Vampire?"
He watched Leah look up at him, and he smiled. He couldn't help it. He loved looking at her no matter how angry her expression was at the moment. Sure he looked like a damn fool. And it seemed Leah was going to dig in his guilt ridden wound.
"Nice of you to make an appearance. Now if you wouldn't mind getting out of the way, me and Alec have had a very trying couple of days."
Jacob numbly stepped out of the way realizing he was just dismissed. He was in too much shock that the number 1 vampire hater of all La Push was allowing herself to be carried by a vampire. On top of that thought, he also noticed she didn't use the normal slang, such as Leech, bloodsucker, Dracula, ticks, government official, mosquito, piranha and various others she concocted over time.
He watched them walk away and up the steps into Sam's house, Emily holding the door open as Alec stepped over the threshold while holding Leah bridal style. Jacob looked back at the pack who were watching the exchange between him and Leah. Jared and Paul shrugged and walked inside, probably to eat-out Emily's pantry. Embry and Quil walked over and welcomed him back to La Push before heading back inside themselves. Sam and Seth he knew would probably want to talk to him.
Sam walked over and nodded his head in greeting, "What changed your mind?" he asked.
"My heart." Jacob answered simply.
Seth didn't believe it. Jacob could tell when he asked his own question; the one Jacob had known would be asked. "What about the imprint?"
Jacob sighed, "Null and void as Jasper so eloquently put it."
They looked at him in shock, Sam stepped closer trying to get a better answer but was cut short when they heard a gasp from behind them. There stood Emily with fear and shock all over her scarred face. Sam stared at her with the same expression, with the same one question running through both their minds? Can the imprint truly be broken?
Before either could speak, Emily turned and ran back into the house. Sam cursed and looked back up at Jacob. "Are you sure?" Sam asked.
Jacob nodded, "I'm positive."
Seth continued to stand there in shock, "But how?"
Jacob explained to them how the imprint was more for a purpose rather than reproduction. He told them the theory that the Cullen's had and as to why it became so easy for him to walk away after the war with the Volturi. To completely break the imprint however he needed to want something more than the imprint itself.
Sam processed the information, "When did you first know?"
Jacob squinted back at the cabin where he knew Leah was inside. His wolf was impatient to see her. Looking back at Sam he gave him an honest answer, "When she jumped off that cliff at the wedding, She was the only thing in my mind when that happened. It wasn't until I saw Nessie again did the imprint tried to kick in. Except it was weak and i was starting to resist."
"So then why did you leave?" Seth asked, doubt about Jacob clouding his eyes.
Jacob reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper. he opened it and handed it to Seth, watching as Sam leaned over his shoulder to read the letter Jacob had thought Leah had written.
"I thought she didn't want me anymore. When I got to her room everything was gone, including the photo album. I assumed she left me." Jacob said, finishing the last sentence in only a whisper.
Sam looked up from the letter, "You said the photo album was gone?"
Jacob nodded. The three of them knew how important that photo album was to her. To some people gold was meant to be treasured, to Leah it was memories, especially the ones with her father in them. She would never leave the album behind.
Sam looked to Seth as if a light bulb just went off. "That's where the pictures came from."
Jacob turned his face from the house back to Sam and Seth, "What pictures?"
Seth now dug into his own pocket and pulled the photos out, "these." he said and handed them to Jacob.
Sam shook his head as Jacob stared at the photos, "But how would they know to take the things she would as if she was actually leaving?"
"Because I was Leaving."
All three men turned to see Leah standing in the doorway using the porch post for support; she had a traditional Quileute blanket pulled around her shoulders. Jacob was the first to break from the group and walk up to her.
"Why?"
Leah shook her head and bit her lip, tears began pulling in her eyes and Jacob wanted nothing more but to take her in his arms and comfort her until the pain went away. Finally she took a deep breath and straightened her back, "I wasn't planning on going alone," She moved to Jacob where he engulfed her in his arms and she could whisper in his ear, "I wanted you to come with me, for us to leave until the Cullen's were gone." She held onto him with her arms around his neck and her tears falling down her cheeks and hitting his bare shoulder. "I never gave up on us." She whispered in his ear.
Leah then dislodged herself and took a step back, "But apparently you did. It wasn't you who came for me, instead it was Sam."
She looked behind him then and smiled, "Thank you."
Sam nodded and walked up to her, he placed his hand on her shoulder but still didn't say anything. After Jacob's startling news, he didn't think he could even look her in the eye right now. Instead he nodded to her again and walked into the house after Emily. Seth followed behind them knowing they needed privacy. He hugged Leah and told her if she needed him, he would be inside. It hurt Jacob a little to know that Seth trusted him so little now, but knew he was just trying to protect his sister.
Leah turned to him, "Alec was really good to me, and he took care of me when I was at my weakest point. Right now I don't know if I want you Jacob. This experience was a wake-up call, so please give me time to think."
Jacob wanted to sneer in disgust, but refrained because he knew it would only anger her more, so he nodded in understanding. Right now Jacob's only mission was to make Leah fall in love with him again. If anything she was going to be worth it, he knew that much. Leah turned to walk back inside, Jacob scrambled to place his hand on her back and hold the other one out for balance if she needed it.
As they walked inside, Jacob couldn't help but think, that this Alec was going to be more foe than friend. Any person knowing Leah's hate for vampires would wonder why he would think that. It could have been when Alec stepped out of the bathroom in nothing but a pair of Sam's cut offs and a towel hanging over one shoulder, and his abs and body rivaling that of Jacob's if not slightly larger, or maybe when Leah walked up to him and hugged him, shirtless and all and without disgust on her face. It was at that point when Jacob had instant dislike for Alec. He would think of a legitimate reason later.
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"Nessie please come out of your room please." Bella Begged as she knocked again on the white bedroom door leading to Nessie's large room. Where 5 days ago Jacob broke the imprint with her and fled back to La Push...back to the woman he chose to love. It was a startling blow to her heart, she just wanted to lay in bed and cry, and when she was sure she could cry no more, she would sleep until the tears were threatening again. Nessie refused to speak to anyone, mostly Rosalie, even though her intentions were good, she knew that Rose's actions help sever the connection even faster. He was always supposed to love her, to be her hero, to be her King Arthur and she his Guinevere.
Nessie turned over and ignored her mother's soft knocking. She reached for the book that told the story of Camelot; it was where she got her crazy dream of Jacob and her in a world of make believed. She flipped to the page at the end where it showed Lancelot and Guinevere running away together breaking Arthur's heart. Nessie realized now, she was Arthur not Guinevere, Jacob was Guinevere and Leah was Lancelot. Leah stole Jacob from her like Lancelot stole Guinevere.
Renesseme sat the book down carefully. But what if Arthur was able to entice Guinevere back? They loved each other at one time; they could love each other again. Lancelot and Leah just needed to be written out of the story.
"Nessie don't do it, please just listen to me." Alice pleaded on the other side of the door where he mother was just moments before.
Nessie stood on the other side with her hand placed gently against the wood, "I have to Aunt Alice, I have to try."
Alice pulled back and looked at Jasper, "Break it down."
Jasper nodded and with one hard push, the door splintered, allowing everyone into the room. Bella and Edward rushed in searching frantically for their upset daughter. But all they noticed was an open window and billowing curtains.
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He didn't know what to do. His family was murdered. His brother was no longer his brother. His life turned upside down by a girl that should have meant nothing to no one. A filthy mongrel that should have been put down like the rest of the dogs that came after her. Rose had asked him prettily if he could do this one simple task. Kidnap the girl, make it look like she ran away, and hold her there until the Cullen's had left the country.
It seemed easy enough. There was no problem until Alec took special interest in her. Started sneaking her real food instead of the road kill they insisted she eat. Bringing her bottled water and blankets. They argued over the care of their hostage, it seemed too much when Alec was about to answer her questions. He decided if Alec liked the prisoner so much, then he could join her. Their sister however was annoyed at the turn of events. She took some luxuries to Alec so he could be comfortable, she obviously didn't realize, they were helping the actual prisoner too.
But he knew he could still get to them both. So he started with the food, he made sure no blood was available through the meat they served them. He drugged the food to make them tired and weak day after day. Then he listened to their conversations. The she-wolf told of her life and family, about her favorite pastimes and hobbies. She mentioned the stupid photo album, and as she talked about it he sat at their door flipping through the pages. There were photos missing, but she never mentioned that she removed the ones she didn't like. He honestly couldn't fathom why they connected or why they liked each other. Alec who never spared time for anyone was found taking care of a shape shifter as if she were a child.
"Are you ready?" His sister asked. She was wounded in the fight, but she was able to hide before the mutts were able to finish her off. She didn't blame him for running into the woods; of course he explained to her that it was to lure the dogs away from their house so she and their other siblings could get to safety. She believed his lie and that was what family was supposed to do, trust one another, something they would never do for Alec ever again.
Nahule nodded, and lifted the photo album in his arms. He had special plans for Leah. It seemed everyone wanted to get his or her hands on her and he wanted to find out exactly why.
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Sorry, I got caught at work because somebody noticed I was typing so much and asked what I was doing, typing a story? I was like Noooo...O_o...Yeah, I thought really hard on a comeback and had nothing. So I had this guilty look on my face but the person couldn't believe that they were right and so looked at me strange. What was I supposed to say? Yes you know that Twilight series a few people in the world like? Oh you do? Well I write fanfiction for two characters that were screwed in the end by Stephanie Meyer. Yup, you caught me, I'm writing their story...
Awkward silence follows...
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Yeah that would have gone well...anywho, Please review!
~Smo