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, Chick and Piper9004.

Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.

Our Dawn

Part II

Leah Clearwater

4. Honda

I definately had to find a job or a house of my own. Since my mother's wedding was announced Bella and the other leeches were constantly calling and coming over to the house to help organising the ceremony. The stench was driving me crazy.

Actually I had thought about getting a job for quite a while now. I wanted to occupy my mind with other things and not just think about Emily's becoming beautiful and perfect again, or Sam's wedding day. I needed a distraction. Besides I wanted to save money so that one day I could leave La Push and live somewhere else.

I was trying to ignore Rachel's knocks on my bedroom door on a Sunday morning. I was failing and I was also becoming easily frustrated. I knew Rachel wasn't doing it on purpose. Since she had learned the truth five days ago, Rachel had been constantly asking everything about us and all that happened since we started phasing. It was as if her life depended on it. She had asked questions to all my pack members and I was the only one who hadn't spoken to her yet. So far no one had provided her the answers she wanted.

I guess that was the reason she was at my place at nine o'clock in the morning knocking at my door. So, now I had not only my house smelling like a public toilet but also a maniac stalking me, wanting to know everything about my secret life as a giant fur ball.

"Do you know what time it is?" I asked Rachel when I finally decided to open the damn door.

"Yes. Time to get up."

"It's my day off, Rachel."

"I know. Your mum is downstairs with the…Cullens…and she told me to come and see you."

"Awesome…" I mumbled going back to bed. I knew they were there, I could smell them miles away.

"Hey! Come on Leah…I need your help here."

"On what?"

"I have a few questions for you…" She said shyly.

"So I've heard."

"You did?"

"As a pack we share thoughts."

"You do?"

"No one told you that?"

She nodded negatively and I laughed. My pack brothers were idiots. What was the point in hiding those things from Rachel? Except for Claire, who was too young, the other imprints knew, so why not Rachel?

"Your asshole of a boyfriend didn't actually tell you we can see each other's minds when we're wolves?"

"No…"

"Jacob must have forbidden him to tell you. As the alpha Jacob's orders have to be followed."

"Oh…so that's why they only spoke of their imprints and your temper. You have quite a reputation Leah."

I tried to ignore that comment.

"Well Rachel…I think we can make a deal. I'll tell you everything you want to know if you do something for me…"

"Sure…anything you want."

"Pay me breakfast and get me a job and I'll tell you all of our secrets."

"Deal."

It was easier than I thought. I got up and told Rachel to wait for me downstairs. When I met her she was talking to Bella and Alice Cullen. They were showing my mother a model of her dress.

"Good morning Leah." Bella greeted. She was still convinced we could be friends.

"Maybe for you…I'm having the worse morning ever."

"Alice and Bella brought your dress too. Do you want to take a look?" My mum asked me.

"No, thanks. Maybe later…"

I grabbed Rachel's arms and pulled her out of the house.

"So where are we going?" She asked me.

"Forks…I want to have a good breakfast in the coffee shop."

"And how are we supposed to go there? Do you have a car?"

Shit. I did have a car but I didn't drive since my father's funeral. It was my dad's car and I had such good memories of driving with him when he started giving me driving lessons that I couldn't even look at it. The first time I tried to do it I cried so much I even thought the tears would never stop.

"Go ask your brother the Rabbit." I suggested. It was actually our only chance.

"He's not home right now. He went to talk to the Cullens."

"Even better."

Ok, so maybe it wasn't a good idea to steal Jacob's precious car and go to Forks with Rachel, but I wanted to leave the Reservation for a while and Jacob wouldn't be too hard on his sister once he found out.

Half an hour later I was having breakfast in paradise: chocolate cake, blueberry pie and pancakes. Rachel was looking at me astonished.

"Are you sure you're going to eat all that?" She asked.

"Absolutely."

"Ok…so what kind of job are you interested in?"

"The kind of job that brings me money to leave this place one day…"

"Why do you want to leave?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Did you really listen to what the others told you about me?"

"Yes…I guess so."

"Then you know why."

"It's because Sam imprinted on Emily, right?" She asked in a low voice.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Fine. I don't what to talk about it either."

"What do you want to know exactly Rachel?"

"I want to know what it's like to be a wolf."

I almost chocked. Was she for real? Did she honestly think we were some kind of superheroes?

"Well…it's fucking awesome Rachel."

"Really?"

"No. Of course not."

"But you're like…protectors of our tribe. You're the good guys…"

"We're not heroes, Rachel. We're freaks."

"There must be something good about being a wolf…Come on Jacob told me it's not that bad."

"Jacob's a moron and you don't know your brother that well."

"Of course I do. He's my little brother."

"I share minds with him."

"I raised him with Becca."

"Ok…let's see how well you know Jacob. Did you know he ran away after being invited to Bella's wedding? We went all the way to Canada to mop and cry like a baby because his beloved Isabella Swan had chosen Edward Cullen over him."

Rachel was shocked to say the least and now that I had started I didn't want to stop. If they could call me a bitch I could tell everyone's secrets as well.

"Did you know he didn't have a bike accident? He was hurt fighting against the newborns that came to Forks to kill Bella."

"What?"

"He thought I needed help because I'm girl and he put himself between me and that stinky leech and he got hurt. Asshole."

"Oh my God…"

"Did you also know that he allowed the leeches to break the treaty by letting Edward Cullen turn Bella into one of them? I'm telling you Rachel your brother has serious issues…I mean he would gladly put his life on the line to get Bella back."

"I didn't know any of that. But that doesn't mean everything is bad…"

Rachel Black was persistent and damn stubborn. And stupid…which was probably the reason why Paul had imprinted on her.

"It's a wonderful life Rachel." I mocked. "I mean we have to patrol because there's still a leech out there trying to kill us, we'll never be able to have a normal life, we are forced to do things we don't want to, we are forced to lose people we care about. Turning into a wolf was definitely the best thing that happened to me."

"You're being sarcastic."

"Duh."

"Focus on the good things."

"Good things…ok…let's see. My senses are enhanced which means I can hear people talking miles away."

"That's a good thing."

"But if I can hear them talking I can also hear other nasty things they do."

Rachel glared.

"You can ruin the magic in everything."

I laughed.

"By the way Rachel…I also know you're here because you want me to tell you why Jacob doesn't like Paul."

She looked at me surprised.

"It's very simple. Jacob shares his mind with all of us, including Paul. That means we'll be able to see every twisted fantasy that Paul has about you. Jacob can't stand that."

Now she was terrified and I bit my lower lip to avoid laughing in her face.

"It's alright Rachel. We can only see Paul's thoughts not yours. Except for the mind rapist leech…he can see everything."

"They can read our mind?" She asked.

"Just Edward."

"Wow…"

"So…are we done?"

"What do you mean?"

"With the questions?"

"Oh…I guess so."

"Good because I need you to focus on finding me a job."

"Fine" She sighed.

"And I need more blueberry pie."

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Two days later Rachel had really found me a job and it wasn't a bad one. It was in the Reservation School's Library. I could search for books about old Quileutes' legends and see if there was information about female wolves while I was working and I could keep an eye on the younger members of our pack. We had three more pups, Martin, Sullivan and Clayton and Sam had noticed two more kids with symptoms, Shane and Ethan, both fifteen years old.

This was actually a huge problem for us because it meant that something was about to happen and the Cullen's pixie was still unable to see what.

On my first day at work I had noticed Sam, Jared and Quil outside the School. Shane and Ethan were close to phase and they had to be prepared. When I was going home on my lunch break Sam joined me. He was also heading back home.

"I don't want your company." I said coldly. "People are going to talk."

"About what?"

"About me trying to hit on you now that Emily isn't here."

"Are you hitting on me?"

I had to fight the urge to beat the crap out of him.

"Go to hell, Sam."

"I'm sorry…So…you're working now."

"Obviously."

"Why?"

"Because I need the money and because I'm tired of sitting on my ass all day."

"You could visit your friends some more."

"What friends?"

"We could talk."

"About what Sam?"

"Emily's surgery was yesterday. She's fine by the way. Carlisle and Esme think she'll be coming home soon."

"So you want us to talk about Emily?"

He shrugged.

"She misses us." He added.

"Of course she does."

"Do you want to have lunch…"

"STOP!" I yelled. "Stop doing this! I don't want to have lunch with you and I don't want to talk to you, ok?"

Every cell on my body was actually longing for the opposite but I had to be stronger than that. I didn't know if he was aware of the pain he was causing me or if he was doing it on purpose. I didn't know if he wanted me to submit to him again and have a brief affair or if he was just feeling lonely and needed company. Whatever it was I needed to stay away from him because I knew I wouldn't resist if he kept pushing.

"Goodbye Sam." I left running. I only stopped near Billy's house and, afraid that he could come after me, I knocked.

"Hi Leah. What can I do for you?" Billy asked.

"I need to talk to…Jacob." I was lying but right now I didn't care.

"He's sleeping. He was on the night patrol."

"But I really need to speak to him." I walked passed Billy and went into Jacob's room. He was sleeping but he woke up when I opened the door.

"What the hell!" He covered his body with the sheets. As if it was a big deal seeing him in his boxers.

"I've seen it all before, you know?" I grinned.

"What are you doing here?"

I couldn't tell him the truth. My problems with Sam were private, at least until the next time I had to phase, and he probably wouldn't believe me anyway. Who would believe that Sam Uley was hitting on his ex-girlfriend?

"I need a favour." I spoke the first words that came to me.

"A favour?"

"Yeah."

"You're actually asking me for a favour after telling my sister everything about my life?"

Ups. I forgot about that. Rachel had spilled the beans and actually confronted her brother after our little chat during breakfast two days ago. Jacob was pissed off when he learned that I was the one who had told her everything. I defended myself quite well though. I told him that if he wanted to make his life a secret he should have given me an alpha command. His face was priceless because I knew he didn't have the balls to do that.

"You can't be serious Jacob? I didn't do it on purpose…besides she didn't publish the story, did she?"

He sighed.

"What do you want?" He asked giving up.

Sucker.

"My car needs to be fixed." It was true. My father's car wasn't working for a few years. Now that I had a job I needed a vehicle. That way I could avoid walking home with stupid Sam.

"So you want me to fix your car for free?"

"I can pay you back. Not right now…later when I have more money."

"Ok I'll do it only if you stop talking with my sister about me and what we do…"

"Fine, we have a deal." Talking to Rachel about being a wolf was hardly my favourite hobby.

"You can bring the car this afternoon."

"I will oh-mighty-alpha."

"And by the way…Rachel thinks I'm still in love with Bella and I'm not. So stop telling people I love Bella."

"News flash, Black. You keep telling people I'm a bitch and even though I turn into a female wolf, I'm not a bitch. So we're even."

I closed the door and left. Sleep tight leech lover!

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My father had bought that black Honda Civic in 1988, two years after I was born. He wanted to be able to take us fishing and visiting our friends and family over in the Makah reservation without having to ask for Billy's car. My mother told me Seth and I used to play in the car often. I was always the driver and Seth was my co-pilot. My dad would be very upset if he knew I wasn't taking good care of his car so I had asked Jacob to fix it three days ago.

I was waiting for him to call me and tell me to buy some parts for the car. I was sure it needed a new battery and maybe new tires as well. Since the idiot hadn't called me back I decided to stop by his place to see what was going on.

I found my car on the same place I had left it which meant Jacob hadn't even started yet. I was suddenly angry. I banged at the door and waited until Billy came to open it.

"What's wrong Leah?" He asked.

"Where's your douche of a son Billy?"

"He's sleeping."

"What? But it's Saturday afternoon."

"He was patrolling all night."

"That takes four hours."

"More like eight."

"Why?"

"The Cullens aren't patrolling their lands anymore. Jacob decided to do it just in case…"

"What an asshole."

"Can you come over another time?"

"No. I'll wait here until he gets up."

"Fine."

"Where's Rachel?"

"Out with Paul."

Jacob got up at almost four o'clock and he was surprised to see me there.

"Why aren't you working on my car?" I asked.

"I was sleeping. What's your problem?"

"That wouldn't be a problem if you weren't a stupid asshole that's doing double patrols to cover for the leeches."

"She has a point there, Jake." Billy backed me up. "You can't go on like this, son."

"Why aren't they patrolling?" I asked.

"Bella and Edward are going to Jacksonville tomorrow and I can't force the others to patrol if they don't want to."

"So, they only patrol if Bella and Edward ask them to?"

"Sort of…Edward's the only one who thinks Irina can still be around."

"Great…well you should've told us."

"Why?"

"We would help."

"You already have too much in your hands."

"You could ask for help." Billy said. "Quil and Embry wouldn't mind to help you out."

"Quil wants to be with Claire and Embry needs to have good grades or his mother will murder him." Jacob said.

"You also need to have good grades Jacob. This is your senior year."

"I know dad."

"I'll help you. I'll patrol the leeches' lands three days a week, ok?"

Jacob was shocked by my sudden offer.

"Ok…thanks."

"Now go fix my car."

He changed clothes quickly and we went outside.

"It needs a lot of things." He announced. "It's going to be really expansive."

"How much time will it take?"

"A month."

"Ok…"

We were interrupted by Rachel who was really happy to see me although I didn't know why.

"Hey…so how's your job?" She asked.

"Fine thank you."

"You have a job?" Jacob asked surprised.

"Yes, at the School."

"That's great but I haven't seen you there yet."

"That's because you never go to the library."

"So, Jake…now that you're not sleeping, eating or having a shower can you please show me?" Rachel begged.

I didn't know if I wanted to find out what the hell she was talking about.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because Leah's here and because I don't want to show you."

"You promised you would show me and I want to see it now."

"I'm not going to do it Rachel."

"Ok…now I don't really care what's going on but I've got to ask you to stop. This conversation is really weird." I said.

"She wants to see me turning into a wolf."

"What? Are you crazy?" I inquired her. She had to be crazy. One more reason why she was with Paul.

"What's wrong with that?" Rachel questioned pouting.

"Well…it's dangerous." I stated.

"No, it's not. Paul told me it's safe as long as you can control yourself."

"In that case go ask Paul to do it." Jacob suggested.

"I did but he said he's afraid to hurt me like Sam did to Emily."

"So am I." Jacob stated firmly.

"You would never hurt me. I'm your sister."

After me, Embry and Sam, Jacob was the best at controlling his emotions when it was time to phase.

"I'm not going to take my clothes off in front of you."

"For crying out loud Jake…you're my little brother." Rachel said.

"Not so little anymore…" I wasn't supposed to say that out loud.

"What the hell do you mean Leah?" She asked.

Jacob's face was also getting a slight shade of red.

"Nothing."

"You two haven't…Oh my God!"

"No!" Jacob and I yelled.

"Rachel…the thing is we can see each other's phasing and turning human again and when that happens we're naked so…" Jacob explained.

"We see each other's naked all the time and…"

"Oh…and he's not so little anymore…I get it." Rachel finished for me smirking.

"I didn't mean to say that." I confessed.

"What did you mean to say then?" Jacob asked.

"Let's just forget it, ok?" I begged.

"Fine…in that case you can strip and show my sister how we phase."

"What? No way!"

"You're the best controlling your emotions. Rachel won't be in any danger."

"Come on Leah. Please!" She begged. "Please, please, please…"

"Fine."

I took off my shirt but Jacob grabbed my hands when I was going to take my bra off.

"You're not going to strip in front of me, are you?"

"Why not? You've seen it all before." I mocked.

He let me go and turned around to give me some privacy. When all of my clothes were on the floor I phased.

Rachel was completely in shock.

"Are you ok, Rachel?" Jacob asked alarmed. She didn't answer. "Rach?"

"That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen…" She muttered. "She's huge. Are you all this…big?"

"Yes. I'm the larger one on the pack because I'm the alpha." He was such a cocky bastard. If he wanted to show his sister how big he was he should've phased instead.

"I think you can phase back Leah." He said. Rachel was still watching me. When he turned around I phased back and again Rachel was astonished by what she had seen.

"That was so cool." She said after I was completely dressed.

"I'm glad you enjoyed the show." I said.

"So…you can really see all the guys naked?" She asked with a grin.

"Please Rachel don't do that." I begged.

"Don't do what?"

"I'm not going to compare sizes and I'm not going to tell you how big is Paul…I would rather kill myself."

She pouted again.

"Killer joy." She spat and left.

Jacob and I sighed.

"She's driving me insane." Jacob confessed. His attention was now focused on my car again. "So…I'm not so little anymore, huh?"

"What I meant was that when Rachel left La Push you were a skinny thirteen year old kid…and now you're not." I was lying big time.

"I know that. I mean I'm sure you weren't talking about the size of my…"

"God Jacob, are you crazy?" I cut him off and he started laughing.

"I was kidding…relax…"

I turned my back on him and started to walk away.

"Are you coming back tomorrow?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Bring some money…we're going shopping."

I left and for some reason I had this stupid smile planted on my face.

Hi there! So I'm just letting you all know that I'm not going to stop working on my stories but until 17th of July I probably won't be able to post (although I'll try) since this will be my last week to study. I'm about to finish my second degree and I usually have several days between exams...but guess what? This year I don't. So I'm having five exams starting next Monday and it will be non-stop until Friday! Oh Joy! See you around...