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 FantasyLover74.

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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.

Our Dawn

Part II

Leah Clearwater

31. Plan

"What did Carlisle say?" Seth asked as soon as I walked in.

"It's not a brain tumour."

He sighed in relief.

"What is it then?"

"A virus…" I lied. What else could I say? Usually wolves couldn't get sick. A virus was different from an illness so I took my chances.

"A virus? What kind of virus?"

"He doesn't know yet. He's running some tests but he believes it only affects women and because I'm a wolf it developed faster."

Seth looked at me with a questioning look and decided not to ask more questions. He trusted Carlisle too.

"I'll be fine soon." I assured him.

Seth hugged me and then he announced he was going over to Quil's place. A few minutes later Jacob was knocking on my door. He had probably waited until Seth was out to come and see me.

He knew I was home so I couldn't avoid him. I got up from the couch and opened the door.

"Seth told me you went to see Carlisle…" He said coming inside and following me into the kitchen.

"What else did my brother tell you?"

"That you've been feeling sick."

"It's just a virus. I'll be fine." I said.

"Are you sure?" He sounded truly worried about me.

"Yes."

"Did Sam come here?"

"Sam? No…Why?"

"He and Emily had some sort of a fight…"

"Is she alright?"

"Jared and Kim are staying with her."

I nodded. My cousin was going to have her baby soon. Sam shouldn't have argued with her.

"Leah?"

"What?"

"I just want you to know that I'm going to kiss you now."

Before I could even realise what was going on Jacob's lips were on mine and for a few seconds I forgot all about my problems. The kiss was deep and urgent and when he stopped I was shaking slightly. Jacob had some weird effects on me.

"I spoke to my father…" Jacob said breathing heavily. "He said an alpha wolf doesn't have to imprint."

"Jacob…"

He was persuasive and I really admired that in him but now things were even more complicated than before. Since I had returned to La Push to be with my mother I had realised that I loved Jacob too much. So maybe I should try and be happy with him before he imprinted. I had survived the pain before so if he really imprinted, I just had to accept it and be happy for him. I would always have a part of him with me.

But now that didn't seem possible anymore. I was pregnant and I had to think about my baby. I could take a rejection a second time but my baby would lose a father to a magic pull that a child would never understand. What would I say then? Your father can't be with us because he doesn't love us enough? It wasn't fair on anyone.

Besides Jacob was still too young and he would probably feel forced to assume this child. I didn't want him to be with me out of guilt or responsibility.

"Jacob…I wish we could be together." I whispered.

"I know we can be together. Just give me a chance."

If he had asked me this a few days ago, when I didn't know I was pregnant, I would tell him that I was ready to try and be with him until he had his imprint.

"I want to give you a chance Jacob but what if you imprint?"

"I won't."

"You might. I know that you don't want to but I doubt that Sam wanted to imprint on Emily, and I'm sure that Quil didn't want to imprint on little Claire either…but they did."

"They didn't fight it. I will."

I smiled. He was damn stubborn.

"What if you realise you don't love me that much?"

"But I do."

"Why? Why do you love me Jacob? I mean we weren't even friends…"

"I love you because you're funny, beautiful, stubborn, strong…I love the way you watch out for your brother, the way you fight to protect the ones you love, the way you coped with all the bad things fate threw at you, the way you handle the good and the bad stuff, the way you make me feel when I'm near you…"

"I don't deserve you Jacob."

"I never thought I would actually fall in love with you Leah. At first I even thought I was crazy…maybe I'm the one who doesn't deserve you. But I love you…I don't know when it happened but I'm happy it did."

I felt my heart melting at his words. Without thinking I fell into his arms and assaulted him with a passionate kiss. He answered back immediately.

His alpha position, not allowing him to be the submissive one, made him pull my body up, sitting me on the kitchen counter while his lips left mine and went down my neck. I wanted him badly but I couldn't forget that I was carrying his child right now.

"Jacob…Wait…"

"Please don't do this to me…I've been patient but I can't wait any longer…I need you."

I needed him too but I couldn't do it right now. I pushed him off of me but we were still holding on to each other.

"Leah…I want to be with you now…" He said huskily.

"I know but I need time."

It was true. I needed time to think about what to do. Should I tell him I was pregnant?

"Time…Fuck I hate that word." He cursed and kissed me again. "Let's just go upstairs…"

It felt so damn good having him pressed against me. For a minute I considered the idea of locking myself with him inside my bedroom.

"I can't…" I moaned into his hot lips. "I have this…virus…" I panted pushing him away again.

I didn't believe I was calling our child a virus.

"The hell with the virus…" He stated and I felt his hands under my blouse.

"If you keep this up I'm going to think that you're only interested in having sex with me."

He stopped kissing my neck and his eyes met mine.

"That's not true. I love you. You know that. I've waited for you since…forever."

"What about Bella? I thought she was the one."

He looked to the floor. I guess he wasn't still completely over her and that meant I couldn't tell him about the child I was carrying.

"I loved her in the past but she wasn't the one. I know that now."

"How do you know that? You even went to live with her to Canada."

"I went because you left me. The truth is I never felt this way about Bella. With you it's much more powerful."

"If you love me like you say you do…give me some time. I just need to think about this."

"What is there to think about? I love you and you love me."

"I need to know if I'm ready to face another major heartbreak."

"I'm not going to imprint!" He raised his voice and held me again. "Trust me, Leah…you're all I need."

His lips devoured mine and I felt a fire lit up my whole body.

"I'll give you time…" He whispered into my ear. "But don't forget that you're mine…and I won't let you go."

He kissed me one last time and then he left. I got out from the counter and went upstairs. I had a lot to think about and I had a feeling more tears were on the way.

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Just like Carlisle had told me, the morning sickness faded away during the next couple of weeks and I started feeling better. My brother finally stopped bugging me about the so called virus and each day I felt more stressed about making a decision.

This decision would change my life forever and again I was tempted to just leave La Push without a warning.

In a few months my bump would start to show and I wouldn't be able to hide my pregnancy. Jacob and I treated each other as if we were just pack brothers although Sam kept thinking there was something more between us.

In a way he was right. I was expecting a baby. Jacob's baby. I had thought about it a lot and I had realised that Jacob was too immature to become a father. He was only eighteen. Not even I was ready to become a mother and I was twenty-two years old now.

I did not have a job or enough money to raise a child. I didn't know how I'd be able to give this baby a decent life. I knew my mother would help but she was going through a difficult time as well. She was still recovering and her treatments were expensive although the Cullens were the ones paying for everything.

Telling Jacob about my condition was a two ways road. He could accept it well and assume his responsibilities or he could freak out and want nothing to do with me anymore. Since I knew Jacob pretty well, if this was a normal boyfriend/girlfriend situation I would tell him the truth because I knew he would do the right thing. Even though he was young, Jacob would never run away from his responsibilities.

But this wasn't a normal relationship. We weren't even ordinary humans. First I wasn't his girlfriend. There was something powerful between us but we weren't officially together. Second this wasn't actually his fault. We should've been careful even knowing that I was supposed to be barren. And third I didn't want to force him to do something against his own will. Why stay with a pregnant Leah Clearwater when he could have a soul mate? He could meet his soul mate anytime. If he knew I was pregnant he would stay with me for a while but after imprinting he would leave me and our baby and never come back.

There was also another problem. How would the Council react to the news? Old Quil, Billy and even my mother wanted Jacob to imprint and have children so his genes would pass on to the next alpha. I wasn't his imprint and my child was different from all the others. What if they wanted me to have an abortion? My baby would be twice as powerful as the other children.

My only chance was to leave again. I was tired of running away but I didn't have more options. If I was going to do that I would have to leave before my third month, which meant I had only two more weeks to spend with my family and Jacob.

I was suddenly startled by someone knocking on my door. The stench gave them away. The Cullens. They were coming to La Push so often that it looked like they never left in the first place.

"What is it now? I promised Carlisle I would be there for the next appointment." I said opening the door and shutting up immediately. Alice and Bella had company. They had brought heavy weaponry: the mind rapist and the emotion's controller.

I had a feeling this could happen since last time the Cullens had come to visit Charlie and my mother a week ago Edward came too and I had to leave in a hurry to stop him from reading my mind. Obviously I had failed.

"You're a damn nosy bastard, Edward Cullen." I accused.

"We just want to help." He said.

"Right…" I sat down on the couch and felt immediately sick because of their stench.

"Where's Seth?" Alice asked.

"At School."

"Good." She smiled. "We know about your stupid plan and we think we have the solution."

I sure hoped she wasn't going to suggest I got married with Jacob.

"It's not a bad solution." Edward stated smiling.

"This is my problem, not yours." I pointed out.

"We're family." Bella stated.

"No, we're not." I said firmly.

"Just listen to our plan." Edward said. "You can't just keep running away from your problems. What kind of life will your baby have?"

"I still have a little money…" I said in a low voice. The stupid mind rapist was right. I wouldn't be able to raise my child like that.

I felt Jasper calming me down and then the pixie sat down next to me.

"Sue is recovering and if you leave suddenly she might get worse." Alice said.

"So, since we're like family we want to invite you to stay with us in Dawson until the baby is born." Bella declared.

That was the most stupid idea I had ever heard. I was speechless.

"Are you crazy?" I asked when I regained my voice.

"We would just offer some financial help but Edward said you don't want to stay in La Push…although I don't understand why…" Bella said arching her eyebrows.

That's when I realised Edward hadn't told anyone about Jacob being my baby's father.

"The Council might force me to have an abortion." I explained even though I didn't know that for sure.

"Think about it Leah. You'll need Carlisle's help and you won't have to worry about money." Edward said.

"I can't live with a family of…bloodsuckers." I stated.

"Jacob and Seth did alright." Bella announced.

"My brother worships you and Jacob promised he would stay by your side…and they're both masochists…because your stench…Good Lord it's disgusting."

"That's not the point." Alice said with a smile. "The thing is…if you want to hide your pregnancy, you'll be safe with us. Dawson will be the last place they'll look for you."

The damn pixie had a point. Damn her.

"So, what do you think?" Bella asked.

I guess the Cullens weren't that bad. I mean we had fought against the Volturi together not so long ago and Carlisle and Esme were decent for a couple of leeches. Jasper wasn't so bad either because we hardly talked, Alice was annoying but she wasn't that hard to handle, Emmett was an idiot but I didn't have too many issues with him and Rosalie was like me: bitchy and stubborn.

It was Bella I couldn't stand and Edward used to get on my nerves as well. I guess I just had to avoid them the most and hang around with Carlisle more.

"So that's a yes?" Edward questioned reading my mind.

"I don't know…Maybe…I guess…" I replied.

"In that case…we need to go to Charlie's." Edward announced.

"Why?"

"You need to talk to Sue." He said.

When I was in the car I couldn't believe I had just accepted to live with a bunch of leeches in Canada.

"Our plan is way better than yours and you know that." Edward said while driving us to Forks.

"Whatever. I just hope you all stay away from me."

"Actually I plan on leaving Jasper with you a few times. You can't be too upset all the time it's bad for the baby." Alice said.

"Why do you care?" I asked.

She shrugged.

"You're not so bad Leah. You're just stubborn." She smiled.

Damn leech.

Once we arrived Bella went to hug her father and then she went upstairs to see my mum. She did like my mother as if she was actually her family. I guess Bella missed Renée's support more than everyone imagined. But to accept that your daughter is a vampire is not easy either and Bella should know that.

"Why don't you tell him?" Edward asked when we were alone in the car.

"I can't. This is not his burden to bear. It's mine."

"You still think he'll imprint."

"I need to think about my baby now. It won't be fair if he imprints. My baby will need a father and he won't be around…"

"You know, he doesn't deserve to be treated like this."

"I'm trying to give him his happy ending."

Edward shrugged and we walked in. A few minutes later Edward, Jasper and Charlie went out so that I could talk to my mother in private. I had no idea how to start.

"Sue…Now that you're getting better each day…Leah is going to leave for a while, alright?" Bella started on my behalf.

"Leave? Why?" My mother asked confused.

"Mum…I need to tell you something but you have to promise not to freak out."

My mum looked at me and nodded but I could see she was feeling nervous. There wasn't a way to sugar coat this.

"Mum, I'm pregnant."

Maybe I should have prepared her for that. Maybe I should have told her more softly. She was completely shocked.

"What?"

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."

"Are you sure? How is this possible? You are barren. How can you be pregnant?"

She was freaking out. Jasper should've stayed with us.

"Mum…please calm down."

"Calm down? You're twenty-two years old! You're a…wolf for crying out loud! How could this happen?"

"It just did."

"Ok…so are you absolutely sure?"

"Yes. We have six positive tests and a sonogram to confirm it." Alice announced.

"Alice!" I warned. "Shut it!"

"Sorry."

"How far along are you?" My mother asked.

"Almost three months."

"And why are you leaving?"

"I don't want anyone else to know, especially the pack and the Council."

"You spoke to Carlisle?"

"Yes. He said me and the baby can have complications. That's why I'm staying with the Cullens."

"So you're really having the baby?"

"Yes."

"What about the father? Does he know?"

I could feel Bella and Alice's gaze on me.

"No, he doesn't. We were together just a few times…"

"Who is he?" My mother insisted.

"Someone I met in Gold Beach."

"It's that Jace you talked about, isn't it?" Bella asked. "That creep."

"Bella…Shut up…"

"Sorry."

"Mum, I need you to promise me you'll keep this a secret. Even from Seth."

"Why can't we tell your brother?"

I rolled my eyes. Seth could never keep a secret from anyone and mum knew that.

"Ok. I won't tell anyone."

"Thanks."

"Will you be alright?" My mother asked.

"Of course I will. I'm more worried about you."

"I'll be fine. It's too bad you won't be at Rachel's wedding…"

"I know…"

"We'll pick you up tomorrow morning, alright?" Alice said.

I nodded.

When I went home I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing but I had to think about the baby and to be near Carlisle was the best for both of us. I was sad about leaving mum, Charlie and Seth.

As for Jacob, my heart was completely torn to know that I was going to lie to him and leave again. I packed my bags and after dinner I wrote my brother a letter. When I finished I went to his bedroom but he was already sleeping. I tucked him and kissed his forehead. I really didn't want to leave my baby brother but he was now old enough to take care of himself.

I quietly left his bedroom and I finally decided what I had to do. I needed to see Jacob again. I needed to say that I loved him.

A/Note (2): I know that by now you're all frustrated because Leah and Jake aren't together yet. In my defence I have to say that I'm translating this story, the original one is already posted which means I can't change it much. There are still 13 chapters to go. They will be together eventually, I promise you that. Thanks for being patient.

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