Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer. She messed up the story when she made Jake imprint on Nessie. Fortunately for us there's always the world of fanfictions.

Author/Note: This is a Leah/Jacob story with all the normal pairings and the events in Breaking Dawn never happened, because just like my cousin said, Breaking Dawn shouldn't even be considered a book.

Translation to English of O Nosso Amanhecer 2. This version was subjected to a few changes from the original in Portuguese.

This translation was a request by harrypassion.

I'm not a native English speaker so I'm sorry for my grammar and spelling. Thank you for reading and thanks the people who reviewed, harrypassion, She-Wolf Heiress, brankel1 and Chick.

Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.

Our Dawn

Part II

Leah Clearwater

3. Council Meeting

I didn't sleep much last night. Jacob's bedroom was comfortable but I had a lot in my mind. I decided to leave at sun rise. I wanted to go home as soon as possible and I didn't want to find Rachel or Billy on my way out. Besides I had to be home before people were circling around the reservation since I was wearing Jacob's clothes. That wouldn't be good for my reputation.

I left silently and headed home. I tried to think about what to say to my mother but I guess I would just apologise and beg her to forgive my childish attitude. I wasn't, by any means, expecting to find Charlie sleeping on the couch. He woke up when I arrived and he ran towards me.

"Leah…" He hugged me tightly.

I wasn't used to be greeted like that often.

"Hey Charlie." I said shyly. "How are you doing?"

"Are you ok? Are you hurt?"

I nodded negatively.

"I'm really sorry about what happened. I was worried when Sue called me telling you ran away. I had a feeling that it was still too soon to tell you guys about us but she insisted."

"And what she says goes…that's Sue Clearwater."

"Yes…" He confessed.

My mum had him whipped.

"If you're not comfortable with this we won't see each other anymore. I told her our kids come first especially you and Seth because Bella has her own family now."

"No. It's fine Charlie. I overreacted last night."

He looked at me surprised. He was probably thinking I was bipolar or something like that.

"Are you sure?"

"I was being immature. My mum's happy and that's all that matters to me right now. It'll be awkward at first but I'm sure I'll get used to it."

"So, you really don't mind? I really don't want you to accept this against your will. I don't want you to think that I'm trying to replace your father."

"I know. You're actually a decent person and as long as you're both happy, it's ok."

Charlie hugged me again and I saw my mother coming down the stairs with a smile on her face even though she looked really tired. It's was obvious she'd been listening to our conversation.

"Look at the time. It's almost seven…I have to go to work." Charlie announced.

"Don't you want to have breakfast?" My mum asked.

"I'll have a coffee when I get to the station. See you all later."

As soon as Charlie left I faced my mother. I was sorry about the way I had reacted.

"I'm sorry about last night. I should've never said those things."

"Thank you for coming back…I should've talked to you sooner."

"It's alright mum. I just want you to know that I'm happy for you."

"Thanks honey. It means a lot to me."

"I'm going to wake up Seth." I announced.

"And I'm going to cook your breakfast."

We ended up having breakfast together and talking about several things. It was nice to feel that way, after all we were family and even if Charlie was going to make a part of it, I didn't care because we would still be together.

"Leah…can I ask you something?" Seth inquired in a low voice.

"Sure."

"Can you please have a shower?"

I was thinking about going to take a long hot bath after breakfast but I was surprised that my own brother was asking me that.

"Why?"

"You smell like him."

"Him?"

"Jacob."

I noticed I was still wearing Jacob's t-shirt and shorts.

"Well…his bed is really comfy…"

My mother almost chocked and Seth's eyes were bigger than before.

"You…You didn't sleep with him, did you?" Seth asked.

"Of course she didn't. Your sister slept in his house, not with him. Right, Leah?"

That made me crack down laughing. My family was hilarious.

"Seriously? Me and Jacob?" I managed to say after a while. "That's not going to happen, I'm not Bella Swan. Jacob and I don't even like each other."

Seth sighed in relief and my mother smiled at me.

"And for the record…he slept on the couch."

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For as much as I wanted to deny, to play baseball with the vampires wasn't so bad especially because I was one of the best players. We had started playing with them on regular basis since the New Year and it had become a kind of ritual for us. Every Friday after school we would gather at the field to play, but only if there was storm coming.

Since I had accepted my mother and Charlie's relationship it was becoming harder for me to stay away from the leeches especially when a few weeks ago Charlie had proposed to her. Bella wanted to be my friend because she wanted us to have a good and healthy relationship now that we were about be become stepsisters, but I was not Seth. I had been trying to show her I wanted nothing to do with her or her family but either she was a masochist or plain dumb. Maybe even both.

For the time being our teams were tied and Bella was sitting down next to me, watching the game.

"Are you going to pitch next?" She asked.

"Yes."

"You're really good at sports. I always hated it. I was such a clumsy when I…"

She was going to say human, but since Jacob was sitting down not far away from us she didn't say it out loud.

"So…I heard you're having a break…"

Of course she heard about it. The Cullens knew everything that was going on in La Push. Jacob's only purpose in life was to be at the Cullens talking about all our meetings and checking if his wonderful Bella was having a good immortal life with her mind rapist husband. Honestly I didn't understand the kid…I mean she had chosen a vampire over him and he was still having hopes of getting her back?

"Actually, he's not." Edward said after reading my mind and joining his wife.

"Whatever." I muttered.

Our attention was suddenly diverted to Jacob and Rosalie's argument. Thank God today she wasn't messing with me because I sure wasn't in the mood to put up with her.

I couldn't still understand our relationship with the Cullens. I was probably the only one who thought this was actually wrong. We were mortal enemies after all. We existed to kill them but instead we were all playing baseball. Weird much?

Edward, of course, had another theory.

"There's always an exception. You're the only female wolf in History. Why can't a pack of wolves be friends with a family of vegetarian vampires?" He said smiling smugly.

I didn't answer.

"Besides we'll be family soon." Edward added and I snapped. Suddenly I didn't feel like playing anymore and I didn't want to be their lapdog either.

It was hard for me to accept that my mum was actually going to get married with Charlie. I wasn't angry about that, I was angry because Bella was Charlie's daughter and I would become her stepsister. I told my mother that things were going too fast and that there was no need to get married but after realising that she really wanted this to happen, I gave in. That didn't necessarily mean I was thrilled with the idea of becoming related to them. It was wrong in so many levels.

"You know what leech? Fuck you and your family…and these stupid friendly games!" I spat and turned away to leave.

Everyone had stopped playing and Quil was even hit by the ball right in his forehead.

"Where are you going?" Jacob asked grabbing my wrist.

"Home."

"You're our best pitcher."

"Find a new one."

"You promised Leah…no arguments during the games."

"This isn't game related…"

"It's family…" Edward piped in making me growl and start shaking. The stupid motherfucker was actually trying to piss me off even more.

"I'm not trying to piss you off Leah. I'm trying to understand why you're acting like this."

"Seriously?" I turned to him although Jacob was still holding me. "Can't you see it? I'm 'a wolf and you're leeches! And for some twisted reason we're going to be a family!"

"Seth doesn't mind." Bella said.

"Because he's too naïve to see that it's wrong."

"I don't think it's wrong." She mentioned shyly.

"Because you're stupid. Because you actually chose a dead guy over Jacob…because you decided to be a cold one instead of a human…because you wanted to be a part of this craziness instead of being able to have a normal life…And when you realise that it will be too late."

My little outburst made everyone look at me with a pity look that made me angrier. Slowly Jacob released my wrist and I walked away into the forest. I sensed that he was coming after me but then Paul decided to speak up words of wisdom.

"Yeah, you go away bitch and let us finish our game. Don't bother to come back!"

The others returned to their position and the game was re-started. When I looked back there was only one person still looking at me and my heart sank. It was my brother. I guess he thought that I had accepted the situation and now he knew the truth.

"Leah!" He called.

"What?"

"Wait for me."

I was surprised that he was following me.

"What is it?" I asked when he joined me.

He stopped me on my tracks and I faced Seth.

"Are you really upset about mum marrying Charlie?"

"No…I just wish Charlie wasn't Bella's father."

"But he is…Can't you just…ignore that?"

God, my brother was such a good person.

"I don't know."

"For mum?"

"I'll try…but I can't promise you that."

"Thanks…"

I was a sucker when it came down to my little brother.

"Uh…do you want me to go home with you?" He offered.

"No. You can go back to the game."

"Are you sure you don't want to help us winning?"

I nodded negatively.

"Bella's going to show us her new car later."

"They bought a new car?"

"Yeah. They sold the Mercedes and gave the money to charity and now Bella has a purple Ferrari."

"Wow…good for her then. Have fun."

"Seth! You're up next!" Jared called.

"See you later sis!"

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After dinner Seth and I got a call from Jacob. The Council wanted to meet with us. We were kind of expecting that for a long time. There was no sign of Irina for quite a while now and Jacob had allowed us to rest but the Council was worried that the leech could take a chance to get us since we were neglecting our priorities and we were focusing too much on my mother's upcoming wedding.

The Cullens had been invited and the Council wanted to talk to us about that, besides there was also the new member's subject and this would actually be the night that Rachel would know the truth about us. That would obviously be quite entertaining to watch.

We gathered at Old Quil's house to discuss the pack problems first in private. There was just the pack and the elders.

"So we all agree that all of the Cullens are coming over for Sue's wedding, right?" Billy asked.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"They aren't so bad…" Quil added looking at his grandfather, who was probably the only one who shared my opinion about the bloodsuckers.

Quil had been converted into one of the leech lover's fan club member recently. It seemed that Claire really liked Rosalie. The blonde leech was actually a mystery to me. All that rage and coldness was probably just a façade although she could be a real bitch sometimes. It looked like Rosalie Hale had a soft spot for kids and that was actually something we had in common. Female vampires couldn't have children and neither could I.

"It was brought to our attention that there might be more wolves soon." My mother stated. "We need more details."

"Martin, Clayton and Sullivan have the symptoms too." Jacob said. "According to Brady, Martin will be the first to phase."

"That will make sixteen wolves in the pack." Billy said. "Did you talk to Carlisle about the reasons of this? Are there more vampires coming to Forks?"

"He doesn't know but he said that it's possible that Irina is doing the same thing Victoria did."

"She's gathering a newborn army?" Old Quil asked suddenly worried.

"Yes, it's possible."

"In that case you need to be extra careful from now on." My mother announced.

"I can start training the younger ones and I can take care of Martin, Clay and Sully." Sam said.

Jacob agreed and the meeting was over. Next we would go to the beach to the bonfire. When we got there Rachel was already waiting with Kim and Charlie. They were sitting around the fire and Paul went to sit by Rachel's side making Jacob clench his fists.

I heard the same old legends for the third time and I almost fell asleep against my brother's shoulder.

"These protectors still live among us." Billy finished. Charlie was totally comfortable being around us but I could sense Rachel's emotions changing.

"When you arrived we were in the middle of something important. I couldn't tell you anything because the Council had to give their permission…but now you're ready to know the truth." Billy's words had caught his daughter off guard. "Do you promise to keep everything we'll say here tonight a secret?"

Rachel looked at us and nodded.

"Ephraim Black, Levi Uley and Old Quil's father were the last protectors of our tribe. They could morph into wolves and they managed to keep our people safe against the Cold Ones. The gene is passed on from father to son and that's why today there are currently thirteen wolves here."

Rachel's face was priceless and for a minute I thought she was going to laugh.

"Are you ok?" I heard Paul asking her. It was kind of creepy watching Paul being nice to someone.

"So…these wolves…where are they?" She asked turning around to face the forest.

"They're here, honey…with you." Billy explained and I guess it was then that Rachel Black understood. She looked at us with uncertainty in her eyes and finally her gaze stopped when she caught her brother's eyes.

"Jake's a wolf?"

"Yes. He's actually the alpha now. Sam was the alpha before him."

"And the others are…Sam, Paul, Jared, Quil, Embry, Seth, Collin, Brady, Gary, Caleb and Justin?"

They all nodded. I couldn't actually blame her for her miscalculation. There was a wolf missing.

"You're a wolf and you didn't tell me?" She turned to her boyfriend.

"I wasn't allowed. I wanted to tell you."

"By the way…Leah's a wolf too." Billy added.

She was surprised but her attention went back to Paul again. She was glaring at him and it was funny to see that Paul Merav was actually scared of Rachel Black. Well I probably would be too.

"I'm sure the others will tell you everything you want to know later." Old Quil said. "I just want everyone to know that if the situation with the Cold Ones continues we'll be forced to talk with everyone's parents because they're too young and we can't hide this secret from them."

Embry let out a sigh. We all knew his mother was constantly asking things about his whereabouts, his clothes, his appetite, his sudden muscled body… I bet she thought Embry was taking steroids or something like that.

"So who are the Cold Ones?" Rachel asked Paul in a whisper.

"The Cullens."

"What?" She yelled. "The Cullens? Bella too?"

Paul nodded.

"I've been hanging around with fucking vampires and no one told me?"

"Rachel!" Billy warned after hearing his daughter swearing.

"I went to Seattle with two vampires!"

"They're not really vampires…" Jacob said.

"Yes, they are." I said suddenly. I haven't realised I said it out loud.

Jacob shot me a glare that looked like "shut the hell up" but I felt I had to explain.

"They feed on blood which makes them vampires." Rachel made an ugly face. "They don't feed on human blood though. At least not the Cullens…Bella's a newborn and she should be dangerous… " time for Charlie to stare at me. "But for some reason she can control her bloodlust. They were once humans but now they're powerful and sparkling creatures and we have a peace treaty with them thus you don't need to worry about being attacked."

Rachel was petrified with too much information at once.

"They…sparkle?" She blurted out making Paul and the rest of us laugh.

"In the sun." Charlie said. "It's so…"

"Not-vampirish..." I suggested.

"Yes." He agreed.

"I suppose they don't sleep in coffins and can't stand garlic."

"Nope. They don't sleep at all and they don't eat either." I explained.

"Can we visit them and ask them questions?" Rachel asked.

"I guess so." Jacob said. "But why?"

"Nothing…it's just that now I have an excuse to go and talk to Doctor Cullen."

Paul got up immediately.

"What the hell Rachel! I'm your imprint not Doctor Fang!"

And now Rachel was confused again.

"Imprint? Don't you mean girlfriend?"

"Way to go Paul." Jacob mocked.

"Fuck off Black." Paul spat.

"Shut up!" Billy ordered. "We wanted to wait until Emily was back to tell you about imprinting. I guess now there's no other option."

"Imprinting?" She asked.

"Wolves imprint for life and Paul imprinted on you. You and him are tied by an unbreakable bond."

She was puzzled.

"Huh?"

"It's like love at first sight." I explained. "When he saw you he imprinted because you're his soul mate, you're the perfect woman for him."

I guess she understood then.

"Seriously?" She asked.

"Yes." I assured.

"Is that why we can't stay away from each other for too long?"

"Yes."

"So, we're official then? I mean as a couple."

"If you want to be." Sam gave me a sad look and I tried to ignore him. What the hell did he want from me? Forgiveness? Understanding?

"What do you mean?" Rachel asked.

"The imprint is what you want it to be. If you want a boyfriend, you'll have a boyfriend…as simple as that." Billy said.

"I guess it's pretty obvious what she wants. Right baby?" Paul questioned.

"Stop talking like that about my sister!" Jacob warned.

"Calm down." Old Quil asked them. "There's no time to waste with this kind of attitude. Dangerous times wait for us and you all need to focus on what's really important. Do you understand?"

He was talking to a bunch of hormonal teenagers so I wasn't surprised when no one answered.