AN: Here's the next chapter. This chapter is pretty much is a fuller chapter until the next one when where Leah comes back into the story. I hope you guys enjoy it. And once again thank you very much for all the reviews, favorites, alerts, and PMs. They really do make my day. :)

Sorry if there are a lot of mistakes, but I'm going out of town soon and wanted to post something since I don't know when I'm going to have another chance to. While I did reread it once I'm not sure if I missed anything. So sorry a head of time.

When the pack speaks through their mind link it will be in italic.

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Third Person's POV

Continuation of the meeting at Sam's house.

Turning her lethal glare at the pack Sue narrows her eyes at Paul. He knew he was next and all he could do was his hang his head in shame. He wasn't the same person he was the day before. He had a whole night to really think about things and was seeing certain people in his pack a completely new way, but he knew he deserved whatever Sue Clearwater was going to dish out so sucked it up, put his head up and looked her in the eyes ready for her to speak.

"Paul I don't understand what the hell your problem is with my daughter, but it ends today! You will never speak or treat her the way you did yesterday again! I know your mother raised you better than that. But just so we're clear if you EVER treat Leah like that again your mother will be the least of your worries. I don't know what happen between the two of you, but you guys are pack mates and need to start acting like it." Sue said sternly. Paul nodded his head in understanding. Sue was right his mother had raised him to respect woman.

Taking a deep breath Sue then decided to address the pack as a whole after already addressing the three who gave her child the hardest time in the pack. "I know Leah hasn't been the easiest person to get along with as of late," she stated looking all the boys and the imprints in the eyes, "but with all the things that have happen to her in the last year I think her attitude is a little understandable. She lost her fiancé to her best friend and a couple of months later her father. Now we all know how much Harry…" Sue got a little choked up on his name thinking about him and how much losing him had hurt her family and Leah in particular. Taking a deep breath to compose herself she started again, "How much Harry meant to Leah, but she didn't even have any time to really grieve his lost because she phased and was thrusted into this life. Having to hear your thoughts about Emily," she glared at both Sam and Emily, "losing the ability to have kids, as Paul so kindly threw in her face." Once again Sue turned her hurt and angry eyes on Paul. "She's always wanted to be a mother, but now she can't and to make matters worse she also has to deal with you guys giving her a hard time about being the only girl. She didn't ask for this anymore than any of you did, and being the only girl she already has it hard enough without the people who were supposed to help and support her, tearing her down every chance they get. You guys get to turn to each other for guidance, but Leah has no one to talk to about the things that her body is going through. All she needs is a little more understanding from her suppose ably brothers." Sue finished strongly even though on the inside she was hurting for all the difficult things her daughter has had to face in her short 18 years of life.

The boys are put their heads down in mortification knowing she was right. Sure Leah was wrong for some of the things she said and did, but it was understandable with everything she was going through at the time and the way they treated her didn't make it any better. They never tried to see it from her side and always stuck up for Emily simply because she was nicer and easier to be around.

"I hope that once Leah gets home that there are some changes within the pack, or the council will step in and force the changes." She stated once again looking at Sam and he got the message loud and clear. That look told him, that if things didn't change they were going to take away the power that he loved so much, and he just couldn't have that. He was going to have to get the council back on his side again.

"Sue your right, and we were wrong, but I promise you I will personally make sure things will change from here." Sam gave Sue and the other Elders his best smile hoping to get them to believe he was heartfelt with his words. Too bad only Old Quil seemed to fall for it. The pack just rolled their eyes at his ass kisser ways.

"Thank you Samuel, I know you can do it." Old Quil said with his low raspy voice.

"I'll believe it when I see it." Sue said coldly.

Jacob sat through the first half of the meeting feeling very amused. He loved that Sue saw through Sam, and was standing up to him. But when she talked to the rest of the pack he had to hold his head down with the rest of them because he also was guilty of the same crimes. He treated Leah unfairly, maybe even more so than the rest of the pack. They all would jump on her for feeling hurt when Sam would think about Emily, but were okay with him feeling hurt about Bella. Sure they teased him about being in love with the leech lover, but they down right bullied Leah for still loving Sam. He never really could call Bella his, but Leah was with Sam for years and had her whole life planed out for them. He got far more understanding and support than Leah ever did. His wolf whimpered hearing his thoughts. They didn't deserve Leah and when she gets home she will still hate them with good reason. He really needed to apologize when he sees Leah again.

"Okay guys as soon as Leah gets home we are going to make her feel welcomed and like she's a valued member of the pack…" Sam said still on his mission to keep his title by pleasing the council by saying what he thinks they want to hear. Jake just tuned him out not in the mood to hear him run his mouth anymore.

Jake's wolf started to growl in his head, but it wasn't due to Sam's fake ass words. That feeling that Jake had been having since the day before came back to him; the feeling of something being wrong. His wolf was on high alert, and it made Jake do the same thing. Quickly he went through his head trying figure out when the feeling started and what could be the cause of it…

Leah… It all started when Leah ran out of the house, and she hasn't been heard from or seen since then…

"So Leah isn't home yet?" Jake asked the room, and all eyes turned to him. Most people looked at him like he had lost his mind. A big part of the meeting was about how Leah ran off hurt, and how she hasn't been back yet. However, Sam just glared at him for interrupting his little speech.

"Yes Jacob… Leah hasn't come home yet." Sam stated in a duh tone speaking slowly to him like he was an idiot or something. Jake just ignored him and keeps going.

"So has anyone talked to her when they were phased?" Jake asked the pack.

"I tried yesterday morning after I went after her, but she was too upset to speak to me." Seth growled out the last part shooting daggers at Paul with his eyes.

"Quil and I phased last night for patrol, but Leah wasn't phased." Embry said as if just realizing it.

"Are you sure she wasn't just blocking you guys out." Jake asked in a worried voice. His wolf was getting more and more agitated as this meeting went on.

This time Quil answered him. "Yeah. She wasn't there. Even when she is blocking us out we can still feel his presence in our minds."

"Who was last to phase today?" Jake questioned the pack. By this point he was on his feet and his wolf was fighting to get out and look for their Leah.

"Brady and I, but Leah still wasn't phased." Collin spoke up.

Sue was in tears listening to them go back and forth. She knew what Jacob was getting at, and it put a fear in her that only a parent could ever begin to understand. She didn't know what she would do if her little girl wasn't okay. All the other times that Leah left because she was angry she always stayed in wolf form so Seth could check on her and even then she was never gone more than a day. The thought that something could be wrong with Leah never crossed her mind, and now she was kicking herself for not having Seth check on her right when she found out about the first pack meeting. She was just so mad. Sue knew they were still talking, but she was far too busy falling into a pit of despair, she really couldn't handle losing Leah. It killed her to lose Harry, but to lose one of her babies… There were no words; all Sue could do was cry.

"Okay. Seth go back to your house and see if maybe she's there. If not join the rest of us while we search for her." Jake said all alpha like and the whole pack jumped into action not once questioning him… Well not the whole pack; Sam stood still shocked seeing how Jake was bossing around his pack like they were his pack, like he was the alpha, and what made it worst was the way his pack betrayed him by just listening to him and jumping into action like it was Sam himself giving the order. But Sam was far too smart to cause a scene over that in front of the council when Leah maybe missing. No he would bring it up later when they were not around.

Jake looked at a very distraught Sue Clearwater. She no longer looked like the strong confident woman that had just stood before them moments ago. No this Sue was broken and scared. She was sitting crying while Billy tried to assure her that Leah was fine, and that the boys would in fact find her. "Don't worry Sue I'll find her no matter what." Jake declared to her. Sue looked into his honest eyes and knew he would bring Leah back no matter what.

"Thank you Jake." Sue said trying to pull herself together.

"Sure sure," was his reply as he headed out the door to join the pack with Sam not far behind him.

"Oh, I hope Leah is okay this is just terrible." Emily said shaking her head while making her way over to her worried aunt. "Do you need anything Aunt Sue?"

Sue rolled her eyes at her niece. Just moments ago the girl could barely stop her tears, and now she's fine. "Yes. You can leave me the hell alone." Sue snapped at her and Emily cringed as if she were slapped.

"She was just trying to help." Kim said in her friend's defense.

"I think she has done enough." Sue shot back coldly.

"Come Sue will wait for news at my house." Billy said trying to stop another fight before it could begin. With that all the Elders left together only leaving the imprints. Lily, Embry's imprint, left right after the Elders. She didn't know the other two girls all that well being from Forks and the new girl in the group of imprints. Embry had only imprinted on her a couple of weeks ago and this was her first real pack meeting. She had already met the other imprints and wolves before that meeting but it was only brief. Embry wanted her to get along with the other imprints, but after what she saw today she knew that wouldn't happen. She didn't care to be at least one of the two girls' friend.

Kim stayed and comforted her friend after everyone else left. Kim knew one thing for sure, and that was things were about to change.

Jake and Sam joining the pack in search.

"Has anyone caught her sent yet?" Jake asked with urgency in his voice as soon as he phased.

"No." They all said in unison. They were worried it had been raining the last couple of days on and off. There was a very possible chance they wouldn't catch her scent at all.

"Jacob after we find Leah you and I need to talk." Sam said trying to sound like the alpha. Jake could see in Sam's head that he was mad that Jake had started the search party for Leah instead of him. Sam felt since he was alpha the others should have waited for his okay, and also that Jacob had made him look bad in front of the council.

Rolling his eyes all Jake could say was, "We can talk about whatever you want as soon as we find Leah." He was pissed that Sam was even thinking about that with Leah missing, but instead of kicking his ass like he wanted to he just kept his nose to the ground trying to find something… anything really. Finding Leah was the most important thing at the moment.

"She's not at home, and hasn't been since yesterday." Seth said entering the pack's mind. He was trying to hold it together because he knew that's what Leah needed from him but it was hard. He was scared for his sister, and the thought of losing her killed him. "We have to find her you guys… She has to be okay." Seth whispered the last part saying it more so to himself.

"Don't worry Seth we will find her." Embry said trying to comfort Seth, the pack, and himself. They may not always get along, but Leah was a part of the pack. She was their pack sister and they did care about her.

"Okay everyone just focus, we have to find her." Jake said pulling everyone out of their own thoughts of worry and getting them back on task. He was glad he was able to block his thoughts because while he sounded strong and sure of himself to the pack on the outside, on the inside he was worse than Seth. He was scared that they wouldn't find her, or worst that they would and she'd be hurt.

"I'm so SORRY Seth. I never meant for this to happen. I didn't even mean half the shit I said I was just so mad." Paul said in a small voice, and the whole pack could feel how sincere he was. He was just as worried as everybody else.

"I know man its fine. We just NEED to find her." Seth said back.

The pack searched for hours with no results, and finally decided to give up and start again in the morning after Collin ran into a tree because he had fallen asleep. Heading home Jake felt empty inside. When he walked through his door he was greeted by the whole council, and with one look at his face they knew Leah wasn't found. Sue immediately started crying and praying to Taha Aki to watch over her child. All he told them was he was going to start the search again in the morning and he wasn't going to give up until she was found.

That night Jake dreamed about Leah being hurt and lost in blackness. He woke up in a cold sweat. He really hoped that Leah was off somewhere find and only trying to make them suffer for hurting her because any other alternatives was far worse.

The next morning the pack met up at Jacob's house to start the search again. The council was already there since they never left.

Sam was fuming that the pack met up at Jacob's house. All pack gathering were supposed to be at his house, but no one seemed to really care about his feelings at the moment.

The pack decide to spread out the search some more in hopes that maybe they would find a clue or something, but after another long day of searching they came up empty handed. Heading back to Jake's house to fill the Elders in on what they found, or rather what they didn't find.

After the third week the whole pack except for Jake, Seth, and Paul had given up on Leah. They figured she just left because of how miserable her life was. But the three wolves knew Leah Clearwater didn't run from her problems which meant something was really wrong with her. Out of choices and time Jake, Seth, and Paul were going to the one place they NEVER thought they would go to willingly. Jake was about to ask the one person he hated more than Sam and his family for help finding Leah. He wasn't sure what they could do to help them find her, but what they were already doing wasn't working and if there was even the smallest chance that they could help Jake knew he had to try. Phasing back into human form and dressing quickly at the tree line the three walked up to the house where an anxious looking Edward Cullen opened the door.

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