A/N: The eleventh one, enjoy. Requested by wackedout.
Title: seeing things through newly opened eyes
Pairing: Mike/Leah
Prompt: imprint
Words: 343 words
Disclaimer: The Twilight series and its characters belong to Stephanie Meyer; I only borrow them for this non-profit work. I get practically NOTHING out of doing this except my own enjoyment and hopefully that of others.

. seeing things through newly opened eyes .

It's like she's seeing the world for the very first time, and it's confusing. She doesn't know what to do, what to say, nothing. Her tongue's tied and her hands shake.

The other can all see her coming apart at the seams, they can all see that she doesn't want to let go of the heartache, that she doesn't want to let her heart heal. But Leah finds herself being unable to resist the call of her blood, of what her instincts are telling her to do.

She's imprinted.

There's just a slight problem; she doesn't know his name.

He knows the leech lover, she knows that much. And there's a feeling she gets around him, like he's so much like her, but so much stronger. Like he's been through what she went through, but he's dealt with it and he's trying to move on; he's not clinging to the past, to something that could've been. He's let it go, even though it still hurts.

And she's jealous of that, but she can't find it in herself to not be able to hate him for it. She's hopeless.

She's hopeless and in love.

That's what he needs, and that's what she needs. So when she finally learns his name, and it's Mike, she's already put together a story, because he's been down in La Push more often and she's seen him there. And she's seen the pain and the heartache in his eyes, and she wants to help him move on; wants to see love and happiness and joy in those eyes.

It takes a while, but she finally works up the courage to talk to him, it's easier then she thought.

"I've been watching you for a while now..." And that's all that she needs to say, because he takes over from there, and they're moving on and forward.

There's roadblocks and there's problems, a lot of crying and fighting, but also a lot of talking, and walks at night on the beach. But Leah knows her heart is healing and she's moving on.

Mike's is too. And that makes it all worthwhile.

FIN.