Chapter 46

I was watching TV with Kaase when Seth showed up Saturday night around seven. Luckily Jacob was the only one I saw with him. I quickly got up and hugged my brother. "Hey, Seth! Where's Quil and Embry?" I asked jokingly.

"Oh their downstairs in the car, we told them we'd call them if we needed them." Seth replied easily. I stared at him for a second.

"He's not joking." Jacob put in, then laughed. "They really are down stairs."

"Thanks for giving him a chance." I said lowly so only they could hear. "Seth, Jacob, I'd like you to meet Kaase."

Kaase was standing awkwardly behind me but when I introduced him he stepped bravely forward and shook Seth's hand. "Kaase Vanderzee, it's nice to meet you Seth." I noticed Seth's arm muscles bunching slightly and I let a low warning growl out that only Seth and Jake could hear. Seth squinted his eyes at me.

Kaase moved on to Jake and I hoped that Jacob would help relieve the tension in the room. "And you must be the Jacob I hear so much about."

Jacob's smile twisted for a second. "Good things I hope." He glanced at me.

"I told him all the horror stories of being in your pack." I stuck my tongue out at him childishly then laughed.

Jake chuckled. "Yeah because it was so much worse than being in Sam's pack." Normally the mention of Sam would have made me flinch but I felt nothing, I widened my smile. Unlike Seth, I could tell Jacob gripped Kaase's hand easily with human strength. "It's nice to finally meet you, Kaase."

We stood there awkwardly for a second then I said, "I ordered pizzas, they should be here soon."

"Great I'm starved." Jake moved and sprawled out on the couch. Seth remained standing there, looking a little stoic. I nudged Kaase's hand and motioned for him to sit down, he did. I moved over to Seth. "Lighten up, Seth. He's my imprint, he's not going to hurt me."

Seth looked down at me with serious eyes. They were not his childish blue eyes, but his stern, black werewolf eyes. "What Sam did to you was terrible, and it hurt me so much to see you go through that. I will not let that happen to you again."

"Sam is an ass and we all know it. Kaase is different and he won't hurt me." We kept our tones hushed so only Jake could hear us.

"You didn't think Sam was an ass when you first met him, Leah."

"Speaking of asses," Jacob spoke up, loud enough to join Kaase in the conversation. "Rosalie is urging the Cullens to move."

"Where are they planning on going?" I asked, turning from my annoying, overprotective, little brother to face them. I swiftly poked Seth in his side, in his ticklish spot, to lighten him up. He dipped his body to the side out of reflex then smacked me in the back of the head with force that would have crushed a human's skull. I saw Kaase flinch.

"The Cullens are the vampires right?" He asked, trying to join the conversation.

"Yeah, they're the vamps. How much has Leah told you?" Jake replied. I grabbed Seth's hand and slightly pushed him onto the couch with Jake, I took the other couch with Kaase.

"She told me about Renesmee." I saw a flicker in Jake's eyes.

"Kay, well they're planning on moving close to Dartmouth since Bella's enrolled there. Evidently Edward has a house already bought for them there."

"Really? How's Bella taking all this?" I settled in closer to Kaase and he put his arm around me. I saw Seth shoot daggers at it.

"Actually she's doing ok. I mean she doesn't want to leave Charlie but she's starting to get some sense in her."

I snorted, "After what, 18 years?"

Jacob laughed, "Yeah I know."

The door bell rang then so I got up to go answer it. The same greasy haired pizza man was there but this time he lowered his gaze. I realized Kaase had taken a possessive stand behind me. I took the pizza's from him and not two seconds after I shut the door it knocked again.

"I'll get it." Kaase said, turning for the door. I had my back to him, setting the pizzas on the counter when he opened the door. But I heard swift and silent footsteps enter the room.

I turned to face Quil and Embry. "What are you two doing here?" I shot a look at Seth, he put his hands up in defense.

"We want some pizza." Embry whined.

"Yeah, we're starved." Quil chimed in, they both completely ignored Kaase.

I sighed then handed them each a pizza. "Here, now shoo."

They looked at each other. "Can't we stay up here."

"N…."

"I don't mind, Leah." Kaase spoke. I looked at him and he gave me a look as if to say he wasn't as weak as I thought he was.

I sighed. "Fine."

So we all sat around my living room, Embry and Quil had to sprawl out on the floor. Each of us had our own pizza box, eating straight out of it. I kept glancing at Kaase to see how he was reacting but he was talking and joking with the rest of my pack like nothing was out of the ordinary. I couldn't help but let out a sigh. Now if only I was able to adjust to his culture so easily. We'd find out tomorrow.