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Author's note: YAAAAAY! I'm so excited! This is a chapter I've been planning for ages- you'll see why. *Grins evilly* So... Yeah. Leah's back at last! BUt will she be able to cope? And Nessie's in LABOUR! Strange- the little girl we saw in Breaking Dawn is grown up now and has two kids- well, three now. Sorry about the late updates but I was busy... studying. Ugh, I'm so glad that school is over! Stupid exams. I was so stressed that I accidentally skipped a page in my maths exam- a page worth 12 marks! Sadly, I failed that exam, so I have been depressed lately. It was only worth 2 percent to my overall mark, but still... :(
So, anyway... ENJOY!
It was strange- all those years I'd been away, and it seemed like I never left. Quil Led me past Edward and Bella's cottage, deeper into the woods. Sitting there, nestled in the trees, was Jacob and Nessie's house.
It was beautiful. Two stories high, it resembled a miniature Cullen manor, but with a tower emitting from the top. All around it, there were huge oak trees and delicate rose bushes- a strange contrast, but they fit together neatly. Quil pushed open the little white-washed gate, and I found myself stepping from the rough forest ground onto a perfectly manicured lawn. As I drew closer, I froze.
A high, ringing wail emitted from the house, and I instantly recognised Renesmee's high soprano, only slightly deeper and more mature. I flinched at the sound- it was hard not to. Warily, Quil ushered me inside.
The house was as beautiful as the outside, maybe more. The entrance instantly led into a long, white hallway, deep crimson and gold persian rugs neatly arranged on the tiled floor. Down the hall, enormous photo frames documented the years I had missed, and I felt a pang of guilt for leaving. However, I did not focus too much on that- I focused more on the girl standing lightly across from me. Beautiful beyond comparison, though I felt terrible for admitting it, I knew this HAD to be Renesmee's daughter.
She was tall and slender, obviously half-vampire and half-human like her mother. Her skin was a little more tanned, her eyes wide and the bright green that Edward's had been in his human years. Her hair was copper, a shade darker than Rensemee and Edward's hair, waving smoothly to her shoulders. Her full, red lips were parted in shock, her eyes full of the same emotion.
"Is this.." she whispered to Quil in a voice that was a little less ringing and high than her mother's.
Quil nodded. "Yeah. This is Leah Clearwater."
A blur of copper and tanned skin shot towards me, and then the girl's warm arms were around my neck. I stood there, completely frozen with shock. "Leah! Oh, everyone speaks so highly of you! Particularly your brother! Seth is wonderful, by the way. Very kind, loyal... and I know that you're the same!"
"Er... thanks." I mumbled, staring at her. "Not to be rude, but what's your name?"
"Rose-a-lees." She responded. I stared at her. "R-o-s-a-l-i-c-e." she added, noticing my bewildered expression.
Rosalice. It was the perfect name for her. Unique, like Renesmee...
Another scream echoed from upstairs, and I shivered. Rosalice let go, and danced up the stairs. Quil and I followed her- Quil seemed confident, while I was terriffied. What if they all hated me...
The screams cut off, and then I heard a new sound- a very high-pitched, quiet laugh. Suddenly, the room was filled with compliments and congratulations, just as I pushed through the door.
All the heads, but one, turned towards Rosalice, Quil and, particularly, me. Jacob, Bella, Seth, Edward... the entire wolf pack plus their imprints, all the Cullens and someone I did not recognise- most likely Renesmee's other child. He was the one who did not look at me, but stared blankly at the floor.
"Hi." I whispered, forcing a grin on my face. Everyone stared, shocked, then all of a sudden the entire crowded room was grinning, hugging me and welcoming me back. To my surprise, Bella was one of the more enthusiastic people. She rushed across the room and pulled me into her icy, stenching arms with a loud cry of "Welcome back!" After all the people had welcomed me, they crowded around Renesmee and her baby. However as I watched, Seth drew back towards Rosalice, who stretched up on her tiptoes to kiss him, his hands entangling in her copper hair. I felt a pang of sadness- even my brother had imprinted. Our reunion, surprisingly, was the shakiest. I barely recognised him now- he was much older and stronger. His head almost brushed the ceiling in the house, his muscles huge like Jacob's. His hair was no longer tousled but sleek, hanging to his neck though it was currently tied back into a low ponytail.
"Leah." he breathed.
"Seth." I mumbled.
"You went away." he stated. "For fifteen years, Leah..."
I hung my head. "Seth, I'm so sorry..."
To my surprise, he laughed. " ... But it seems like you never left."
Suddenly, his strong arms were around my neck. Rosalice laughed behind us, her laugh trilling. Then three others laughed. The first two I recognised Immediately- Bella and Renesmee. However, there was a new, tiny laugh...
I pulled myself out of Seth's arms to see the tiny baby, and gasped.
The child was so beautiful- how could these leeches surprise me every time? She was a small baby, her head covered with silky black hair that had already grown in her mother's stomach to her chin. Her eyes were wide and deep brown, just like Jacob's, however her skin was ivory just like her mother's. She laughed again, the sound so tiny and sweet it reminded me of the tiny jingle bells people use to decorate stuff with at Christmas. Suddenly, she pointed one delicate finger at me and laughed yet again. I found myself drawing closer to this amazing child and her mother. Renesmee had hardly changed- her face was still sweet, her eyes wide, her lips full and pink. However, her face was less rounded, her body long and slender with perfect curves, her bronze ringlets cut to around her chin.
"Leah." She smiled warmly, her voice more mature than it had been. Jacob smiled at me too from his protective perch over his wife's bed.
"I hear you're the alpha now." I told him. "What happened to... Sam."
Almost eighteen years since he left me... but it still hurt.
"Oh, he got too old." Jacob said casually, but I sensed a smirk.
"I'm not that old!" A voice contradicted. I turned around sadly to see Sam, the same as when I last saw him, his arm around Emily. Emily, however, looked a little older and... rounder.
She was pregnant.
My fists clenched furiously, and I gritted my teeth. Emily smiled apologetically, but I glared at her in return.
"You don't look any older, actually." I muttered sourly.
"I still phase occasionally, but on the inside I feel older. I wanted to settle down, have children..." he smiled and stroked the bump on Emily's stomach. Pain slashed through me, and I turned around quickly to see Renesmee and her baby.
At least that didn't hurt... as much.
Renesmee held her sweet little baby high up into the air, smiling at her. "What should we call her?"
Jacob smiled at both of them, reaching out and stroking his youngest daughter's hair. "Hmmm... we named Rose after your aunts and E.J (he indicated the boy by Renesmee's other side) After your dad and I, so what about Mothers? Bella and Emily..."
I heard Emily gasp with delight at being called Jacob's mother and, to my horror, I started thinking if she'd like another set of scars on her face...
"Bellemily." Renesmee interrupted my train of thought.
"Great!" Jacob enthused and Bellemily giggled with approval.
"What do you think, guys?" Renesmee called out to the others, causing many murmurs of approval. Bella and Edward stepped forward to see their grandchild happily- stupid happy families. Why couldn't I get one lucky break?
"What do you think, Ed?" Renesmee asked her son who was hovering next to her silently. The boy named Edward Jacob leaned in happily towards his younger sister, his face hidden shyly.
"I think it's perfect." He said, and I think he smiled, but I could barely see his face. His voice had the same velvety texture as his Grandfather's.
"Oh, Ed, this is Leah Clearwater by the way." Jacob noted nonchalantly. "You've never met her, but I'm pretty sure we got round to telling you about her. Well, she's come back so... Yeah. I reckon you should be introduced."
"Hi." I muttered. The boy looked up.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." he smiled the same crooked smile as his father, and I tried desperately to stop my jaw dropping.
He was beautiful.
He looked almost exactly like Edward Cullen leech, but with obvious differences. His hair, though in casual disarray like his Grandfather's, was a sleek black. His skin was a creamy colour like his Mother's, his cheeks slightly flushed. But it was his eyes that got me. They were a deep emerald green (Like his Grandfather's had been in his human years.) and they sparkled slightly. As I stared into the depths, I felt a strange feeling... almost a glowing.
With a start, I realised what was happening.
Yes, Yes, YES! When the others told of imprinting, they spoke of being in shock, and some even mentioned fear. However, I embraced the feeling, so happy I could almost burst. Pain that had been lingering maliciously for years exploded. Love for Sam- gone, sliced away. Hatred and Jealousy towards Emily- cut off neatly in a split second. Fear of being ugly, Anger at being a werewolf, resentment towards Bella, Hate of leeches, Irritation at my mother for marrying a Vampire's father... everything inside me was cut away like trees in a forest. However, there was no blank space left.
When Jacob talked of imprinting, he felt like someone was clipping balloon strings. However, I felt like a forest, the trees being what kept me going. My trees had all been cut away, but instead of a blank space where they used to be, I felt another tree growing. A strong oak, taller than any other tree that had ever featured in the forest of my life. And now I could understand what Sam felt- I was tied to this half vampire, half human. Everything about him was important to me- no other human, werewolf, vampire or hybrid mattered to me half as much as he did- and I knew that I could totally forgive Sam now- now I understood.
People stared at me, but I didn't care. Edward Jacob smiled at me- I grinned back euphorically. I could see his grandfather Edward senior smiling at whispering something in Bella's ear. Bella grinned at me too, and I realised that he had read my thoughts and realised I had imprinted. But instead of being annoyed at my privacy taken away, I honestly didn't care. I was grateful to Edward for existing so that he could have this incredible grandson.
A strange sound reached my ears, so light and cheerful at first I didn't recognise it.
Wait a minute- was I laughing?
It had been a long time since I laughed with my heart in it. Oh! My heart was pounding happily, feeling so incredibly warm and cheery I couldn't believe it was mine. I had never felt like this, even when I was with Sam. Shock pulsed through me when I realised there was no pain at the thought of his name. I did not think about it much- I was too busy staring at Edward Jacob's face. It felt like it would hurt to look away from his perfection, but I knew that there was something I had to do.
Slowly, I dragged my eyes from his face and turned around. Then I did something I hadn't done in almost two decades.
I hugged Emily.
AN: Did you like it? I'm soooo glad she finally imprinted! I had that idea since the second chapter of the fic, and I hope it was worth the wait. Please Review! I couldn't wait until I posted this chapter, and I'd be a little upset if nobody reviewed! Sorry It was a bit short but I thought it wrapped up the chapter nicely.
THIS IS NOT THE END!
I know it seems like it, but's it not. There are a few more chaps coming up! However, she's going to be happy so... yeah.
TTFN!