PERFECT SYMMETRY

17. Fighting for

The once disfigured face, stands before her completely flawless and perfect. The beauty she remembered is long gone. This is perfection incarnate, and she can see it in her demeanor too. And when she looks back at her, it doesn't feel wrong for either of them. Because even if they are mortal enemies because of their bodies' nature. The hate and resentment they both felt when they were almost equal dissappeared when Sam stepped aside.

There's not Leah, Sam and Emily anymore. There's only Emily and Leah now. Leah tries to fight the tears as she embraces her cousin as hard as her strength allows her, knowing she can take it all now.

"Emily"Leah breathes.

"I missed you"She whispers in her ear making sure no one else in the room can hear.

"Missed you too"Leah keeps the same volume, making it a confidant kind of thing between both women. Rachel and Kim stand back and merely wave at Emily. A safety measure Jared and Paul insisted upon.

Leah suspects that if it were someone else other than Emily they would've never allowed their imprints to be alone with her. But she was like a surrogate mother to them and a sister to their imprints.

"You look.."Kim can't hold her tears and Leah slightly pushes Kim in Emily's direction knowing her cousin won't hurt. The red irises in her eyes are completely golden now. Kim sobs quietly as Emily strokes her hair.

After some emotional exchange between them, they settle into comfortable talking. All of them basking in Emily's tales about the beautiful palace in Volterra, and all the kinds of characters she's met.

It's funny seeing how their roles have changed, and how Leah has risen to take Emily's former place. Meanwhile Emily broke from the shell Sam had encased her in, and she's discovering the world while discovering her own self.

Unfortunately for Leah the exchange is halted by Rachel's question.

"Have you seen Sam?" There's an evil glint in her eyes, and Leah tries to ignore that little voice in her head urging her to slap her friend.

"No we're meeting tomorrow for breakfast, well he's having it"Emily laughed and there's not the slightest ounce of discomfort. What puzzles Leah is Emily's next question.

"How is he?" A simple question but if studied carefully one can see the weight and the implications of that single statement.

"He's fine"Leah says and Rachel coughs loudly, while Kim avoids all eye contact with the rest of them.

"It's okay Lee, you had to put up with us for a long time. I can take it. Besides, it's not like that between us anymore, it went like it came."

"Emily.."Leah says confused.

"Leah's not with Sam, she's with my brother"Rachel points out. To what Emily frowns and pulls her head back.

"Leah?"Emily asks her voice a little harder "You can't be serious. And you can't possibly be that masochist. I know he loves you and I know you love him. You can't do that to Sam, to yourself, or to Jacob. You might lie to both of them. But you can't lie to me. You're still in love with Sam"

"Emily I really don't think that concerns you.."

"I tried to reason with her"Rachel muttered.

"What? You basically called me a whore"Leah scoffed.

"I thought you would fight for him like he did for you"Emily admits sadly. And Leah knows exactly to what him she's referring to.

"Sam"

a/N:okay i might stop this or put it up for adoption or i dont know. im stuck i know how it's going to end but i cant seem to capture the moments to get the fic there.

so it's going on hiatus until i figure out what im going to do.

ps. i saw new moon like three nights ago and i didn't exactly loved it. i mean it was better than the first film. k stew's acting definitely improved. but the edward and bella stuff was way corny, the scene where they're running in the meadow was plain ridiculous. Besides kstew, rpatz and tay, the rest of the actors barely get lines... however mr taylor lautner's body made my money worth it. he's hot stuff he's brilliant, and i did love the little bits of the pack although they could've followed tay's example with the body. the boy is bad the books are about bella i wouldn't mind having jacob and the quileutes on screen all the movie hahaha. but that's just me.