Chapter 2

I ran to Jacob's house. Even though he had become my son and law, he was still my closest friend. I knocked on his door frantically.

"Hey, Bella, Oh my god! What's wrong?"

The pain that ripped through me captured my words. I didn't have the strength to tell him what had happened. Remembering through me into a harder fit of tears. I just collapsed. My knees could no longer hold me. My heart had shattered. They only thing I remember before unconsciousness took me was the stinging warmth of Jacob as he warped his arms around me.

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My head felt better. Pieces of my memory were finally coming back to me, but I still don't know why I went to Sam's in the first place. I intended to go to Jacob's to fill in what was missing of my memory when I heard the knock at my door.

"Hey, Sam, what's up?"

"Not much, I just wanted to see if you were alright."

"You could have called."

"I was out patrolling and thought I would just stop by to see how you were doing in person. Besides I have some information that I don't want Emily to hear."

"Whatever. Come on in." The last thing I wanted to do right now was talk to Sam. I felt like I really needed to be at Jacob's for some reason.

"Thanks. Anyway, Jacob said that you don't have to patrol today if you don't want to. He actually would prefer if you stay home with the doors locked and maybe call Seth to come stay with you while your mom is at work. I agree with him."

Rolling my eyes, I sat across from him in the living room. "Why should you care anyway? And for the record, I don't need anyone to baby sit me. I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

"Leah, let's not do this right now. I told you I still care for you. And that's not why I am here. I am also perfectly aware just how capable you are of taking care of you self. I know you better than anyone."

"You don't know shit anymore. And don't start ranting off that bullshit about how you care. Ever since you imprinted on Emily that's all you have seemed to care about." I was really getting annoyed. I did not want to talk to him. I didn't want to see him. And as far as I was concerned, he could disappear of the face of the planet for the rest of eternity and I wouldn't give two shits.

He just shook his head and sighed, "Leah, I just want to make sure nothing happens to you. I know your hurt. You have been. But can we just let bygones be bygones and get down to why I am here?"

"Whatever."

"I went to talk with Jacob. He said that Bella took the girl to the Cullen's house. Because of complications due to the injuries, he says that they turned her so that they could get some information out of her. Unfortunately because the treaty was changed, there is nothing we can do about it. But he thinks that the same person who attacked her, attacked you. Other than that he has nothing."

"That's all you needed to tell me? Thanks, Mr. Obvious. I could have deduced that last bit for myself. Its not fucking rocket science! As for me, I am going to Jacob's now. So bye." I grabbed my bag to tie around my ankle and headed for the door. Sam was at least bright enough to get the picture that he should follow me outside, but not smart enough to figure out that bye means leave.

He pulled me to a stop by my elbow, "Look, I know that this hasn't exactly been easy for you. But I would still like to be there for you. I am here if you need me. Would you like me to accompany you to Jacob's just in case?"

I rolled my eyes, "Now you look. I am getting really tired of this you-care-for-me bullshit. You haven't been there for me since you left for that bitch. AND HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. GOODBYE."

I phased right there, ripping my clothes. I didn't care. Jacob would let me where one of his old t-shirts. I just wanted to get away. No matter how much I pretended to hate him, I still loved him. Admitting that hurt more than ever.

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Where am I? I thought to myself as I looked around the room. Oh, I'm at Jacob's. Remembering that brought back my reason for being here like a solid hit to the head. Sadness over took again. The image of Edward kissing that bitch played over and over again in my head as another round of tears started to flow.

"Bells, what's wrong? You had me worried shitless."

It was hard to find the words, that image was the only thing I could think about, "Edward…….Edward….he….he kissed…….that…..that…..bitch."

"Wait! Edward did what?!"

"He kissed that……girl. He…..I can't believe…." That was all I could manage through the sobs.

"Edward kissed that girl you found in you car?"

I just shook my head yes.

"Oh, Bells." Again I felt the stinging warmth of Jacob's arms around me. I leaned into him and just cried harder. I couldn't believe he would do that. Not after everything we had been through.

Anger began to take hold. I wanted to punch something. I wanted to kill something. I wanted to take the toenails off someone, hang them by their mouth, and watch them slowly bleed to death while I laughed. Pulling away from Jacob, I lurched and almost didn't make it to the trash can on the other side of the bed.

Finally being able to regain what I had left of my composure, Jacob put his hands in mine and said, "You can stay here as long as you like. If its any consolation, I can go over there and beat his ass."

I smiled a little at his offer. "No, I don't think that would be necessary. Don't tempt me though. I just don't understand why. Why this after everything we have been through," the tears started to come again. "W-Why now. I-I thought we h-had a happy e-ending. I thought we w-would l-live happily e-ever af-after."

Wrapping his arms around me he said, "Nothing is ever a happy ending. Fate always comes along to bite you in the ass somehow. Don't worry, honey. We will figure this out."

The only thing I could do was to curl up into his warmth, and let sleep take me away again.

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I phased out of wolf form to knock on the door, then back into it before anyone could see me naked. Rene opened the door.

"Hi, Leah. I will go get you some clothes. Hold on a second." That kid was freaky. She always knew what I wanted or needed before I even had the change to think about saying it.

A few seconds later she appeared with some of Jacob's old clothes. "I know they smell like vampire, but Mom is here, so the whole house smells that way. Just a warning." She turned around and shut the door so I could change. When I walked in I found out just how right she was. The place reeked of vampire and, salt?

That was the nice thing about Rene, because she was half human, she didn't smell dead like the other vampires. Her sent wasn't so sweet that it stung, it was just evident enough that you could tell she was more than human, and more than vampire. So being around her wasn't as painful to us wolves as being around a full vamp. Lucky for Jacob.

Rene appeared from the kitchen and put a glass down in front of me; lemonade with a splash of strawberry. "I just thought I would bring you it, before you asked me."

"Thanks. You always know just what I really want." I sometimes didn't mind that creepy know-it-all sixth sense of hers.

"And also, Mom is here because she found Edward kissing that girl she found in her car."

I spewed my first drink everywhere. "Edward did what?" I didn't like either of them, but even I thought they would last forever as the perfect love-bird type couple.

"That's what I thought, too. Mom's really upset. Jacob is more furious than he is letting on. Here, give me your hand."

"Why?"

"So I can give you the missing pieces to your memory. That's what you want right. I can't give you everything, nothing more than what Jacob would be able to tell you. But, I am not good with story telling, and Jacob is busy at the moment.

"Busy doing what?"

"Finding out some answers about what happened. Apparently mom hasn't been able to speak much when she is awake. And the only thing she says when she's asleep is 'Edward, no!' come one, give me your hand."

So I gave her my hand and my mind was suddenly assaulted with memories of Jacob telling her what happened. She also thought to include how Bella was feeling so that she wouldn't have to answer my future questions. Apparently vampires can still puke.

"You can wait here for as long as you want. Jacob should be back soon. Make yourself at home"

"Thanks. Can I use your restroom?"

"Yeah, use the one upstairs. This one is being redone. On, and towels have been moved to the right cabinet, instead of the left."

"Great, thanks."

"Oh, and if you find something of mine that you would like to wear instead, fill free."

"Ok, thanks."

I walked up stairs intent on cleaning up a bit in the rest room. Yesterday had been a rough day, and I hadn't taken a shower then. This morning I didn't take one either, and I felt really disgusting, esp. after running through the wet woods.

When I got up to the bathroom someone was already occupying it. So I just waited. I thought about the memories that Rene and given to me. I noticed how different the world looked when it wasn't from my perspective. There was more love, more light, and less hate. The world didn't seem as cold. It was refreshing.

I heard gurgling. Almost like someone was trying to breathe while puking, and all they could do was puke more. Then I smelt it. It was revolting. It was vampire definitely, but that wasn't the problem. I have never seen a vampire puke, and I think I just smelled it. It smelled like rotten milk with a copper twang to it. I wrinkled my nose and clenched my nostrils shut between two fingers.

The toilet flushed then. I heard the sink running. A cough, and the creek of the door alerted me to stand back a little bit, just incase Bella wasn't done puking.

Then all I saw were the gold eyes with flecks of red in them. It felt like time froze. Suddenly my whole world came crashing down, and was rebuilt by these eyes. I couldn't look away from them. In these eyes, fate could not reach me. In these eyes, fate had no control.

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I had woken up sometime during the following day. I knew that there was something wrong with me because vampires didn't sleep. Ever. And I was fucking puking. As much as I never wanted to go back there, I had to talk to Carlisle. He would know what was wrong with me.

I wiped my mouth off with the back of my sleeve. I needed blood soon. I could feel it. When I get thirsty, I don't have an uncontrollable urge, no, I get week not crazy. Along with everything else in the vampire world I was the most extraordinary of them. Everything was unique about me and I hated it.

I washed my hands and my face. Coughing I opened the door to go down to Rene and ask her if she had some spare blood in the garage deep freeze. I looked up to see the person waiting on me to get out of the bathroom and the world stopped spinning.

The most gorgeous brown eyes I had ever seen were starring back at me, and I suddenly had forgotten the pain.

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(Both POV)

The world snapped together and it seemed that fate had no longer cursed me. These eyes gave reason to my being and everything that had happened to me. I had reason to live again.

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