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.

Disclaimer(2): The expression "mini-alpha" belongs to Anne Sullivan.

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

33. Mini-Alpha

"Jake's? What do you mean it's Jake's?" Bella shrieked shaking Alice by her shoulders.

"I mean Jacob as in Jacob Black." Alice stated not one bit worried by Bella's reaction.

I wanted to run into a hole and never get out, after killing Bella for making such a scene.

"I never saw this one coming." Rosalie said. "I'll be taking care of the baby's room. I want to paint it in several shades of blue now that we know it's a baby boy."

Esme joined Rosalie and they both left talking about colours.

"You sure know how to pick them." Emmett half laughed. "I guess you have a thing for alphas, huh?"

"Fuck you Emmett!" I spat.

"I could say the same to you but then again Jacob got there first, right?"

"Out Emmett! Now!" Bella ordered and he complied.

"I think you should calm down Bella." Edward said turning to Jasper. I knew the emotion's controller was using his power on Bella and that was why she hadn't killed me yet.

"Do you want to explain, Leah?" Bella asked me.

"Not really." I answered. "By the way Alice…you had no right to do that."

"I never thought Bella would act like this." Alice confessed.

"How did you know? Was it Edward?" I asked glaring at the mind rapist.

"I never told her anything." Edward said immediately.

"No…I had a vision last night."

"A vision? With me?"

"No. You're a wolf Leah. I can't see you in my visions, but your baby isn't a wolf yet. I saw a five year old boy…he was playing in our garden here in this house. He looked like Jacob a lot but he had your nose."

"So, it's true?" Bella inquired still shocked.

I looked at her but I didn't answer.

"Jacob's the father?" She insisted.

"Yes! He is. Damn it, Bella…" I started.

"How did that happen? Was he drunk? Were you drunk? How the hell did you end up pregnant with his baby?"

I laughed. Typical of Bella. She was just dying to know all the details about me and Jacob. Oh, wait…she wasn't actually dying she was already dead.

"Jacob is in love with Leah." Edward said.

Bella looked at him as if he had grown two heads.

"I'm sorry? Can you repeat that?" She asked.

"What? Is it too hard to believe that someone may actually be in love with me? Or is it hard to believe that Jacob doesn't want you anymore?"

She was getting on my nerves.

"You don't own Jacob anymore, Bella. You had your chance and you chose the leech, remember?" I continued.

"Leah…take it easy. Think about the baby." Alice said.

"He never liked you, Leah. No one ever liked you except for Seth and Sam…" Bella said.

"Honey…don't say that. It's rude." Edward advised.

"Don't say what? I'm just trying to understand how this mess happened."

"You want to know how it happened? I'll tell you…Jacob and I made love the night I got here for Thanks Giving and I got pregnant! End of story!" I yelled. "We weren't drunk, we weren't high, we were both fine. He told me he loved me and I told him I felt the same!"

"You…What?" Bella's face was priceless.

"I'm in love with him too."

"No, you're not. You love Sam."

"Sam? Sam was my High School's boyfriend who dumped me for my cousin. I loved him once, but not anymore. Do you really think I would spend the rest of my life going after Sam?"

Stupid question. Of course she did. Bella and the whole Reservation thought that I would never get over Samuel Uley.

"You're playing with Jake's feelings Leah…You're being a…"

"If you call me a bitch I will slap you, Isabella."

Edward put himself between us and Jasper used his power again.

"Stop this nonsense." The mind rapist said holding Bella's wrist.

"Let me go, Edward." She asked and he backed off. She sure had him whipped. "Tell me something, Leah…If you're in love with him and he also loves you, why are you here? Why aren't you together?"

"Because…" I hesitated. "Because I'm a coward."

"How come?" She insisted.

"Leah hasn't told him yet." Edward explained and I glared at him. "It's true…you left him the sonogram's picture but you don't know if he saw it."

"You haven't told Jake he's going to be a father?"

Again Bella was on the verge of having a damn seizure.

"He probably knows but he's too…confused right now." I tried.

"You made him run away from home." Bella accused. "Billy has been worried sick. Rachel had to cancel her wedding."

"I never thought he would leave La Push." I confessed.

"We have to find him." Bella said turning to Edward.

"No, we don't." He replied. "He'll go back home when he's ready to face everyone."

"What if he doesn't know? He needs to know the truth!" Bella kept insisting.

"I want him to make his decision." I stated.

"I think you're afraid he asks you to have an abortion or maybe you're afraid he doesn't love you like you said he does."

It felt like someone was stabbing me in the heart. If Jacob knew I was pregnant would he ask me to get rid of our baby? It was possible.

"You're so full of shit Bella. You think he still belongs to you. You think he'll be pinning over you forever."

"That's not the issue, Leah. The thing is…you messed up. You had some fun with Jacob and used him to forget about Sam and now you're paying for that and you're afraid no one will care."

"I'm not you, Bella. I don't use other people."

"You're hurting everyone Leah. You lie, you cheat, you make mistake after mistake…"

"My only mistake was not making him forget about you sooner."

"He will never forget me. I'm his friend. He knows he can count on me and even if he's going to be taken away from me it won't be by you, it'll be by his imprint. So even if you slept together, he will never belong to you. You were just…a distraction."

My breath hitched and I felt suddenly dizzy. My vision was blurred and my lower stomach was starting to hurt. I put my hands around my belly and lost my balance. I felt someone catch me before I hit the floor but I didn't notice who it was.

I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't. I heard Carlisle's voice but I never understood what he was saying and then all went black.

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I opened my eyes slowly and adjusted myself to the light in the room. I was in the Hospital. I could tell by the smell.

"How are you feeling?" Esme asked. She was in my room with her husband. They were wearing different clothes which meant I was there for a while. Probably a day or two.

"I'm thirsty."

Esme gave me some water and then I remembered everything. I was in the Hospital because Bella and I were having an argument and…My heart stopped.

"Am I still pregnant? Did I lose my baby?" I managed to ask.

"No. You didn't lose the baby but you almost did." Carlisle replied checking me.

"How long have I been in the Hospital?"

"Just a day." He answered me. "You're much better now. I'm going to call Rose to come pick you up."

"I don't want to go back there. I want to leave."

"Leave where?" Esme asked.

"I don't know. I just can't see Bella right now."

"She's really sorry about what happened. She never meant to hurt you or your baby." Esme said.

I shrugged. I didn't care if she was fucking sorry. My baby almost died because of her.

"You need to go back to our place Leah and you need to rest for at least two more weeks." Carlisle announced.

Great. Now I was going to be in house arrest for two weeks with vampires taking care of me.

Rosalie and Emmett picked me up at the Hospital and took me home. When we got there I heard someone yelling. Bella and Edward were arguing.

"What's up with them?" I asked.

"They're like this since yesterday. Edward managed to stop Bella from going to search for Jacob." Emmett explained.

"Are they ever going to shut up?"

"Maybe in a few hours." Rosalie said.

I went straight to bed and rested my hands on my belly. It was still soon to feel the baby moving but I was hoping to feel something that told me my baby was alright.

"So…Jacob, huh?" Rosalie asked with a mischievous smile. "I can't really understand what you have seen in that mutt."

I laughed.

"Come on Rose, he's not so bad." Alice said coming inside the room. "How are you Leah?"

"Better." I replied.

"Not so bad?" Rosalie inquired with a shocked expression. "He's a kid himself…I can't even imagine him taking care of a child."

"I always knew you had a thing for him." Alice mocked.

"Shut up!"

"You're dumping me for a mutt?" Emmett asked suddenly pretending to be shocked.

"Of course not, babe. Alice is just being stupid."

In that moment we realised Edward and Bella weren't arguing anymore.

"Did they kill each other?" I asked and Rosalie laughed. I guess she would like that too.

"No…their fights always end in two ways: either Edward is forced to leave the room or they end up having a hot make out session." Alice said.

"Gross…" I complained. "I did not need that sort of information Alice."

We all laughed until Jasper came in.

"They want to talk to you." Jasper said.

"I'll talk to Edward." I said sternly.

Rosalie, Emmett and Alice left and then Edward came to see me. I knew Jasper was right outside the door.

"I'm truly sorry about what happened. I'm glad you and the baby are ok." He said.

"I believe you are being honest Edward so I'm going to be honest with you too. I don't want your wife around me anymore. If Carlisle hadn't told me I needed total rest I wouldn't stay here one more second."

"I know that. We should've handled the situation better."

"No, this wasn't your fault…it was her's. She did this to me. Do you see anyone else worried about Jacob being my baby's father?"

Edward knew what I was saying.

"She still thinks she has a claim on Jacob." I continued. "You need to make her understand she doesn't own him anymore."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because that would make her unhappy. Bella's transformation was forced and I'm not sure she was ready to be one of us…she still needs her human life's reminiscences and Jacob's part of it."

"She chose you Edward. She was the one who played with Jacob's heart and…"

"I'm really sorry, Leah." Bella said walking inside the room. Jasper came too.

"I don't want to speak to you." I said.

"I know…and I understand. Edward told me about you and Jake. He told me about your feelings for each other. I'm still trying to accept that but I will…I promise. Please just…forgive me. I never meant to hurt you."

I knew she was speaking the truth. Bella didn't mean my baby any harm. She was just being Bella. The old and selfish Bella. I could forgive her because I knew she was sorry and would do anything to make it up to me, but I honestly didn't want to. I would never forget that my baby could've died because of her.

"Bella…I'm going to tell you something and I don't want you to ever forget it." I started and she nodded. "Our parents are married, my brother likes you, Jacob may still love you, but don't you ever think that I will see you as a sister or a friend. I don't like you."

She looked straight to the floor and I knew if she was still human she would be crying her eyes out.

"Yesterday I was out of the line. I'm really sorry about what happened and if I could undo it I would. I believe you have reasons to hate me now but I want you to know that I don't hate you Leah. I want your baby to be born safely and I'll try my best to earn your forgiveness."

"Will you leave Jacob alone?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"If he comes for me, will you accept it?"

"I will."

"Really?"

"I don't know why he loves you and how you fell in love with a non imprinted wolf who might hurt you like Sam did, but I'm not going to fight with you for Jacob. I love my husband and I wish that Jacob can be happy. If you're the one he chooses, then I'll accept it."

I nodded.

"Edward…Try to keep her away from me and my baby." I asked him.

"If you need anything, just ask." He said pulling Bella out of my bedroom.

"Goodbye Bella…" I waved at her.

They both left and a few hours later Carlisle returned from work and came to see me.

"You're a bit weak…But the baby is fine." He said.

"Thanks. When will I feel him moving?" I asked.

"Soon…"

"I can't wait."

"You do know that we care about you and this baby, right?" Carlisle asked. "We may be dead but we still have feelings."

I nodded. I had to admit that Carlisle and his family were somehow different from all the other vampires. Actually Carlisle's family was exactly like our pack. We were all monsters trying to find our place in a world that didn't care or recognise our existence.

"Thank you for taking care of me and Harrison." I said. It was actually the first time I felt compelled to thank a vampire.

"You're welcome." He smiled softly.

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"How's our mini alpha?" Asked Emmett coming to my bedroom with Rosalie and Esme.

"What did you just call my baby?" I inquired. Emmett always had the weirdest ideas.

"Mini alpha." He stated smiling widely. "His father is an alpha, so he's a mini alpha."

I shook my head but laughed a bit. It had been two weeks since I had almost lost my baby and I was starting to feel frustrated because Carlisle didn't let me to get out of bed. I was on my way to my fifth month and my bump was now noticeable. I also started wondering what kind of a mother I would be. I had an amazing role model at home but I was going to raise my child alone while my mother had always my dad's assistance.

"Are you writing a letter?" Esme asked me.

"Yeah. I have nothing else to do."

"Who are you writing to?" Rosalie asked.

"My cousin Emily. I want to congratulate her for having her baby."

Emily had her baby girl, Ella, a week ago. My mother had called me to say that everyone was alright. Ella was beautiful and Emily had done a great job during labour. I still didn't know what she meant by that but I would in a few months.

Sam was proud but he freaked out a little after Ella was born. He was afraid that one of the non imprinted wolves could imprint on his daughter and didn't let them see her. Emily, on the other side, was now pretty much familiarised with the imprint's world and didn't mind if that happened. She had seen the way Quil treated Claire and she knew there weren't any romantic feelings involved which meant that if someone did imprint on Ella, he would be her guardian forever, plus she would have a free babysitter all the time.

Eventually Sam let the others see his daughter and nothing happened. Ella was safe unless she also had the wolf gene.

"You do realise you can't send that without revealing your location, right?" Rosalie said.

I frowned. I hadn't thought about that. Damn.

"Alice and I are going to buy more clothes for the baby." Esme announced.

"Please, he has enough clothes already and I…" I hesitated. I didn't want to be home alone with Bella and Edward.

Rosalie, Jasper and Emmett were going to hunt and Carlisle was still in the Hospital.

"You need to give her a chance." Esme referred. "Bella is trying to make amends. She's truly sorry and she doesn't even smile anymore."

I looked at the ceiling and didn't comment. Thinking about Bella made me think about Jacob and I always ended up feeling alone, guilty and sad.

It was hard to realise that maybe she was right. He didn't love me that much. He hadn't come for me yet. No one knew where he was. He could even had imprinted by now.

I stayed watching TV after the Cullens left. I knew Bella and Edward were in the garden, making sure I didn't leave the "dog-house". I wouldn't dare to go outside unless Bella left first.

I slept a few hours and when I woke up I felt Carlisle coming to my bedroom. Bella and Edward were right behind him.

"Leah? Are you awake?" The doctor asked.

"Yes. What's going on?" It had to be serious to make Bella ignore my orders about her being near me.

"Seth called a few minutes ago. Rachel and Paul are going to get married in a week." Carlisle announced.

I guess that was bound to happen. They couldn't wait for me and Jacob to go home forever. Although I still thought that marrying Paul would be her downfall, I hoped that Rachel had her dream's wedding.

"Good for them." I said. I was about to ask why Bella had come into my bedroom when Edward stepped forward.

"He's back Leah." He said quietly.

I felt myself shaking. Jacob had returned to La Push. Was he alright? I needed more details.

"He's not alright." Edward continued. "He isn't speaking to anyone. Seth, Quil and Embry can't get through to him even though they're a pack. He thought he would never see you again. He even tried to imprint on a few girls he saw."

"Do you think he's going to be…alright?" I asked.

Edward shrugged.

"Maybe you should go see him?" Bella suggested.

"Bella, honey…don't start." Edward asked holding his wife's hand.

"But she can help Jacob…"

I knew Bella was worried and that maybe she was right but I was scared too.

"Whatever you decide to do, think about your baby too, ok?" Carlisle advised me. "The fifth and sixth months are crucial and you need to take care of yourself."

He was right. I was worried about Jacob but right now my priority was my little miracle, my baby, my Harry.

A/Note (2): Jake and Leah will meet soon but that doesn't mean they'll be happily ever after already. There are still 11 chapters to go...

Thanks to all of you (readers and reviewers). Don't be too rough on Bella...she's just trying to defend Jacob (sort of...).

Karisan