Special Arrangement
Chap11: Stressful Dinner
I put my head phones on and lay down on the bed trying to drown out the world. I guess I drifted off to sleep because I had a weird dream, well it wasn't weird it was just weird who I was dreaming about. Jacob was in his living room arguing with Paul and Billy couldn't stop laughing and Rachel tried to hide her laughter with a pillow. To make Jacob mad Paul frenched Rachel, but Billy sobered then and threw a shoe at him; the entire dream was through Jacob's eyes so I never actually saw him. I heard knocking on my door and sprang up breathing heavily. What the hell was that and why did it seem so real and detailed.
"C-come in, wait who is it?"-I said trying to come back to life and decipher my weird ass dream.
"It's Seth." he said opening the door "and it's time for dinner; are you alright?"-he asked frowning coming over to me; I cleared my throat and shook my head.
"Yeah yeah I'm ok just- I guess I fell asleep."-I said standing up stretching and we walked towards the door.
"Are you sure because you looked a little freaked out."-he said
"No I'm fine I just had a strange dream."-I said and he smirked
"Strange or erotic?"-he said wiggling his eyebrows and I punched him in the arm and we both chuckled and he looked at me.
"You don't have to go down you know I could bring your food up for you."-he said worriedly and I rolled my eyes.
"That female is not going to run me out of my own dining room. Relax I'm not going to phase I wouldn't do that with mom in the room she could get hurt."-I said walking out the room and down the steps.
"And because you could hurt Emily right?"-he said and I smiled and kept walking and heard him gulp.
"Come on Leah you can say the blessing."-Sue said forcing a smile which I didn't return. When I went to sit in my seat guess what muffin making bitch was sitting there.
"That's my seat."-I said dryly
"Oh well sorry I guess I'm just used to sitting here like I do at our house right honey?"-Emily said to Sam who nodded stiffly and sped back into the kitchen to grab the drinks.
"Well it's Leah's seat so you're going to have to move."-Seth said nonchalantly
"Couldn't I sit here just this once I don't feel right sitting anywhere else I guess my mind is programed to be-"
"The center of attention? Get your ass up before I make you."-I said gripping the back of the seat when Embry jumped up.
"You can have my seat Lee it's right in the cross breeze, so it will keep you cool."-he said pulling out the chair beckoning me with his eyes.
"Yes Leah let Emily sit there it doesn't really matter and she is a guess after all."-Sue said laughing nervously and I whipped my head around to glare at her and she coward in her seat.
"Come on Lee if you sit here you'll be next to me."-Brady said smiling and the guys nodded their agreement. I sighed and sat down and Embry pushed my chair back under me.
"That was very chivalrous of you Embry. You and Sam are one of the few men left in the world who know how to treat a lady."-Emily giggled and everyone laughed nervously while I rolled my eyes.
"Come on Sam we're starving in here and you're holding us up!"-Quil shouted as Sam bounded back in with a pitcher of juice.
"Sorry."-he said and looked around the table and saw the only seat left was next to me, so he hesitantly took sat down and I rolled my eyes. Emily looked up with a flushed face.
"You know what Leah you're right this is your seat you have it."-she said standing and everyone looked at her as if to say what now.
"No, you wanted it and now you got it."-I said smiling and she reluctantly sat down.
"We gather thankful for our food even if it won't taste as good as it normally does since not everyone who prepared it can cook. We are also thankful for everyone who was invited and welcomed in our home for being here. I ask that you heavily bless the food to be good because we're going to need it. In Jesus name Amen."-I said the blessing and took the lid off the first dish and saw Quil and Brady trying to keep from laughing while Sam glared at me, Sue looked like she wanted to glare but new better, and Collin, Embry, and Seth didn't know where to look.
"Eww who the fuck made spaghetti I hate spaghetti? I thought I was going to choose."-I said scrunching my face
"I thought you liked spaghetti you used to love it."-Emily said pouting and I gripped my fork tighter.
"I used to love a lot of things that I hate now."-I said with a double meaning and could see she caught on as I slid the dish away from me like it was diseased and went for everything else aka things she didn't make.
"So what movie did you guys end up seeing?"-Sam asked trying to change the subject
"We saw MI4 it was actually really good. I still can't believe Tom Cruise actually climbed that tall ass building."-Embry said shaking his head
"You mean he actually did that?"-I asked with my mouth full of lasagna a food I actually love which was clearly made by Sue.
"You are such a lady Lee Lee"-Sam said shaking his head smiling and I opened my mouth to give him a full view. Notice I don't care what he called me more proof I'm over him, but people just don't seem to notice.
"Yes I am a lady too much lady for you that's why you didn't imprint on me."-I said swallowing
"Is that so?"-he said chuckling
"Yes that's so I need a real man one who can keep up with me and as slow as you are I highly doubt you could, in fact I know you can't."-I said smugly and he scoffed
"So who can Embry?"-he said and Embry spit food out of his mouth.
"What, don't put me in this."-he said re-stuffing his mouth
"Oh please I can take the both of you at one time all I need is a bed string enough."-I said winking at Embry. We all got quiet and then laughed loudly minus a sulking Emily and Sue who just looked embarrassed and mortified.
"Leah I sure hope your back heals soon you've been hogging my Sammie I miss him I mean we're newlyweds and we barely see each other."-Emily said mad she wasn't in the conversation or the topic I don't know and of course that stopped the laughing and the atmosphere became awkward.
"Sam's been a good help around here I use him myself sometimes."-Sue said smiling sending me a nervous look, as did Sam.
"You can have him back when I'm done with him. Oh, I almost forgot Sam I need you in the bedroom again tonight."-I said and everyone chocked on their food including Sam and I had to fight to keep the smile off my face.
"Wh-what?"-he rasped
"I need you in the bedroom tonight I want a repeat from yesterday it was good, but not that good; I need to show you how to do it right, so you can get the best results and hit it in the right spot. Then maybe when you get home you can show Emily."-I said taking a sip of water to keep from laughing as he sat there, well everyone, mortified.
"What the hell did you do to my sister yesterday?"-Seth yelled standing up knocking his chair over.
"Nothing I swear I don't know what she's talking about."-Sam said with his hands up and I heard his heart pounding. Emily's eyes and mouth were open wide and with food all in it, but I'm unlady like.
"Sam don't deny it I told you to do it harder, but you wouldn't listen so now we have to do it again; if it breaks I'll just get a new one."-I said and Sam shook his head trying to clear it and Collin had to coax a shaking Seth to sit back in his seat.
"Leah what the heck are you going on about?"-Sue exclaimed with her eyes wide as the plate she was eating off of.
"Last night when Sam cleaned my room he wasn't doing it right and he wasn't getting the right places while he was sweeping and he was afraid he'd break the broom when I told him to sweep harder. What else could I be talking about?"-I said innocently and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and Seth glared at me before shaking his head and eating again trying to stifle his laughter, the guys not so much.
"Good one Lee."-Embry said laughing and it seemed to break the tension, well everyone's but Emily, ha, and Sam who still looked like he was going to die and Sue who just shook her head frowning.
"So how is Jacob he must be hurting you know how hard it is to be away from an imprint it just kills them. I remember how Sam was when I went to visit my mother; I came back he was sweating and shaking and I knew then that he really did need me always. I guess it makes sense since imprinting is about finding your other half, your soul mate and if your other half is gone it has to hurt."-Emily said beaming at Sam and Embry sighed loudly tired of Emily as well.
"I thought Sam was sweating and shaking because of the leech that bit him and managed to get a small amount of venom in his system. He was perfectly fine the rest of the time."-Collin said shrugging not even trying to play Emily, but managed to anyway and I laughed along with Embry and Brady.
"Oh, I guess that could have been it too."-she said into her food turning red and that's hard for us.
"It was probably both hun."-Sam cooed and I laughed even louder.
"Jacob is fine, matter of fact he was here earlier."-Sam said turning his attention to the guys
"Oh, how was he?"-Sue asked
"He was fine trust me."-I said and growled very low so no one heard me.
"Just because he seemed fine doesn't mean he is Leah you were too hard on him."-Emily said and I dropped my fork with a clink and Sue went to speak, but I cut her off.
"Excuse me Emily I don't think I heard you correctly."-I said scowling
"I said you were too hard on him what he did was a mistake he wasn't thinking right none of them do when it involves their imprint. I wouldn't expect you to understand that first hand, but you can still empathize and think of others every once in a while."-She said with her head stuck in the air and I growled.
"No, I don't know firsthand because I'm not a fucking loser who needs magic just to get someone to love me and he fucking sliced me up and almost killed the council and my mother, so I think his punishment serves him just right and if you don't like it I would be happy to bend over so you can kiss my ass!"-I said shaking
"Leah please she didn't mean anything by it I asked you the same question earlier remember?"-Sue said like that meant anything it only served to make me angrier what with her constantly making me seem like I started this mess.
"Yeah and look how that turned out."-Quil mumbled
"Look she didn't even do it to be spiteful she did i-"
"No Brady I don't need to justify myself to her she can lick donkey shit before I care about what she thinks."-I said
"Leah yo-"
"Shove it Sam."-I said glaring at him
"Please don't get mad at him or me for stating the facts. Jacob, no matter how much we hate it, needs to be around Nessie and you are deliberately keeping him from her. How would you like it if somebody loved you or you loved somebody who returned your feelings only to be kept away from them? It's not right and you were wrong and quite frankly I think you owe him and Sam apologies for putting them through this."-Emily said and the table froze awaiting my next move because they knew one was coming.
I jumped up making the chair fly across the room and smash into the wall and started shaking and growling like the animal I was. Brady grabbed my arm and Sam went to grab my other arm, but I snapped my teeth at him and he backed away with his hands in the air. Seth jumped over the table and came to stand behind me in case I tried to lunge.
"Leah please calm down before you phase again."-the bitch said and Sue's head snapped in my direction and no matter how angry I was I knew she'd force that funky ass cream on me. I know Emily said that on purpose.
"What do you mean again?"-she asked standing up and walking over to me shaking be damned. I scanned the room to see where I'd make my escape.
"Oh, I thought you knew she phased earlier; she was back by the time I got here."-Emily said and I growled. She knew damn well Sue didn't know I phased.
"What did I tell you before I left, no phasing. And didn't I tell you to watch her?"-Sue said turning to Sam who looked flustered.
"In her defense, and mines, Leah was justified in getting angry enough to phase I almost did myself."-he said with his hands up in surrender.
"Why, what happened?"-Seth asked
"Well as you know Jacob was here earlier-"
"Ooooh"-everybody said like that explained everything and Sam shook his head.
"No, there was a delivery guy here who Jacob said didn't smell right and we three kind of got into an argument, but Jacob somehow made it about his imprint and well you can guess what happened from there."-Sam said and the guys crowded around
"What do you mean he smelled funny was it a leech?"-Quil asked
"No he said it wasn't, but he couldn't tell what it smelled like because he's never smelled it before, but he's sure it wasn't human or at least full human. We don't know if what he smelled was even real it could just be him."-Sam replied sighing
"Oh Sam are you alright?"-Emily said running to Sam who met her half way probably so she wouldn't get too close to me.
"Who gives a shit if he's alright how the hell did your pack let him get through?"-Embry said accusingly to which my pack nodded in agreement.
"Everybody calm down we have no way of knowing if what Jacob smelled is real or not until or if whoever this guy is comes back."-Sam said all alpha like, but the problem is this isn't his pack and he isn't our alpha, so the shouting match began.
"HEY SHUT THE HELL UP!"-I screamed over their fussing and they snapped their jaws shut, but before I could say anything nurse/stalker Sue went into action, ugh.
"You're coming with me upstairs right now."-she said sternly and I shook my head and backed away.
"No I'm not you're not putting that stuff on me; I was fine when I phased back anyway ask Sam all I did was itch a little."-I said hurriedly
"Yeah you were actually I'm surprised."-he said tilting his head
"I don't care upstairs now don't make me force you."-Sue said going over to the stairs and I scoffed and crossed my arms. The guys were too into their conversation to stop and drag me upstairs...or so I thought
"Seth Brady."-she said and they gave me apologetic looks before lunging and picking me up one at each end and carrying me upstairs.
"Put me down now or I'll chop your balls off!"-I screeched and they hesitated
"No she won't come on hold her down on her bed and I'll get the cream."-Sue said going to get it. Ha she doesn't know where the new jar i- damnit!
"Come on Leah the sooner you get it on the sooner you can dramatically hang your head out the window and breathe fresh air."-she said rolling her eyes as she walked over to me with the new jar, stupid Sam. When she lifted the back of my shirt she gasped slightly and Seth and Brady froze.
"Hmm…"-she said and I tried to squirm to see what was going on.
"What is it did I reopen the wounds?"-I asked
"No, actually your back healed a lot."-Sue said and I looked to Seth for confirmation and he nodded.
"What does it look like?"-I asked
"It's still very scarred up, but like a quarter of your wounds are gone with no trace."-she said sounding a little amazed.
"Oh well that's a good thing that's what we do after all; I told you I felt better."-I said smugly
"Yeah, but it's not only healed its-"
"Glowing!"-the guys finished for her and I froze. What the hell?
"What do you mean it's glowing like a flash light, a bloodsucker in the sun what?"-I asked a little freaked out.
"No we don't mean glowing as in a light, but sort of like a color we've never seen before, perfect skin that's never been touched. I don't know it's hard to describe, but it looks…"
"Beautiful"-the guys finished for her again and I was left utterly confused.
"I guess the cream is working after all, hell maybe I should use some."-Brady said
"I don't think it's the cream."-Sue said low thinking we couldn't hear her, but I could because she was right by my ear and that worried me a little, but then she started putting the cream on my back and I groaned and held my breath.
"You're going to pass out Lee it's not that bad."-Seth said rolling his eyes.
"There I'm all done."-Sue said closing the jar and looking at me intently while frowning in thought. I ran to the window and sucked in the welcomed fresh air. While gulping like my life depended on it I saw a sleeping squirrel fall out of a tree and smack into the ground before climbing back up in a daze, it was pretty funny.
"Do you feel alright nothing weird or out of the ordinary?"-Sue asked
"Nope just fine."-I answered sticking my head back in and she nodded and sighed
"Alright then I guess it is the cream."-she said shrugging when we heard shouting from down stairs and all of us groaned.
"They're still going at it."-Brady said shaking his head
"Looks like a job for the beta."-Seth said sweeping his arm from me to the door.
"Ugh, I am not in the mood to deal with this."-I said leaving the room and jogging down the stairs.
"What the hell is going on in here?"-I shouted and they snapped their jaws shut once again. I don't know what's with the immediate obedience all of a sudden, but I love it.
"We're trying to figure out what to do."-Quil said
"Why didn't Jacob call us?"-Collin said and I sighed…again
"It was probably nothing, but Sam your pack needs to do better and not let nonhumans through the border at least without tailing them and seeing what they're up to. However, everybody just needs to relax if he comes back we'll deal with it then if not then obviously there's nothing to worry about now is there? Jacob isn't exactly in his right mind anyway from imprint withdrawal or whatever, so his senses could have been affected as well."-I said and they slowly un-tensed, but Scarface thought it was her signal to speak.
"Poor Jacob he needs his imprint. Leah I'm sorry, but you have to end his punishment and now; he gets it he was wrong, but now so are you."-Emily said making sure she stayed right next to Sam and behind Quil.
"Emily I think that's enough and this doesn't concern you it concerns the pack and the council. You're making my daughter upset and I've tried to be peacemaker, but now I need to put an end to this."-Sue said and I smiled my thanks to her.
"It does concern me Aunt Sue I'm an imprint."-she said like duh
"Yeah you're an imprint not a wolf you're not even Quileute. None of the other imprints give their opinions because they know it's not their place and I think you need to start learning that as well." –Seth said annoyed. Tension was already high and now with this new…whatever he is we don't need to worry about her getting in the way.
"Ok well then I think it should be put to a vote by the council. I don't see how they allowed her to do this in the first place it's mean and Leah it's not helping with the way people feel about you. You're only adding to the rumors of you being bitchy and cold hearted and because of this all of us are being affected."-she said quietly like she was only concerned for everyone's well-being and I started shaking and she moved a little behind Sam who was shaking his head looking down.
"How the hell does this affect you?"-I said glaring at her and she cowered more.
"Well because of you being so angry and vengeful I don't see Sam as much anymore and now Jacob is causing confusing among packs and patrol because he's disoriented because you took him away from his imprint too. It's like you want to punish everyone for imprinting or being imprinted on. I know you feel like you were wronged by imprinting, but you need to let it go it's been years now. Sam and I were destined to be together we're soul mates we couldn't help but fall in love and neither can any other imprinted couple. What happened to you Leah you used to be caring and happy; we used to be best friends and did everything together. I love you, but we can't get back to that until you change."-she said like it was an intervention and I growled barring my teeth so animalistic that it scared me and everyone backed up.
"Listen to me you scar faced bitch you have no fucking idea what we have to go through by being wolves nor do you know that all this shit that's going down is because of Jacob fucking Black and his stupid imprint not me. But of course you don't know because you're not one of us and you don't fucking matter, so don't give an opinion on something you know nothing about. As far as taking imprinters away from their delusional imprints that is total bullshit and you know it. I've said time and time again how much I pity you and the only way you could get a man was by magic; newsflash Scarface I HAD SAM BEFORE YOU WITHOUT AN IMPRINT! I don't want him and I'm not stuck on your relationship it's you who's stuck on me and Sam's. You want me to be jealous and depressed, but I'm not and it drives you crazy. I haven't talked to you or acknowledged your existence in years not because I can't bare to see you, but because I'm trying not to be a murder suspect in your untimely death! I'm the way I am partially because of you and Sam screwing me over, oh I'm sorry I meant screwing each other not days after he broke up with me, but it only happened because you wanted it and what the imprint wants she gets. We will never become best friends again not because you say so, but because I say so you fucking cunt! So don't fucking sit there like I'm just some angry spiteful, jealous bitch. I'm Leah mother fucking Clearwater and I change for no one!"-I growled and was shaking bad and everyone was backed away from me, Sue was peeking in from the living room, and Emily of course was crying. I was growling and snapping my teeth and felt my humanity slipping and knew this time I wouldn't be able to keep from phasing, so I walked toward the backdoor meaning I had to pass Emily on the way.
"She better not fucking be here when I get back."-I growled
"Sam."-she cried in fear, and probably because she thinks he can actually do something, as she shook, from fear or crying I don't know or care, and hid behind Sam as he stood tensed ready for me to attack. Before I said fuck it and mauled her I bolted through the door, no I didn't bother unlocking it and shattered it, and ran in the woods as I snatched a long shirt hanging from our stash on one of the trees and shoved it in my mouth just in time before I phased ripping the clothes I had on. Oh that whore is buying me a new outfit.
AN: Hope you like! Emily just makes your blood boil doesn't she? I have to say some of the comments are just too funny and I enjoy receiving them as well as alerts/adds/favs. IDK if it's just me, but sometimes I reread what I posted and letters or words are missing or relocated like FF decided to delete or rearrange them O_o spooky, so if you see that that's probably what happened b/c I thoroughly edit my work.
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