A/N:

Silverfires:

1. Leah and Embry Can't be a couple and look after Davina for two reasons. The first being that Davina has two loving and devoted parents who would never go for that and the second being that Leah is *cough* at the moment.

2. Even if imprinting can be a friendship it's never shown that way and it seems as though no one ever expects it to be that way either (there are a couple of quotes from Eclipse below that confirm this for me). While my gripe is partially with the romantic aspect and the involvement with children I also have a problem with the lack of autonomy and choice on the werewolf's and the imprintee's end.

To everyone else: No, Leah and Davina are not together as you'll find out in this chapter.

Quotes:

"Quil's not getting any older… He'll just have to be patient for a few decades."

"Quil will be the best, kindest big brother any kid ever had. There isn't a toddler on the planet that will be more carefully looked after than that little girl will be. And then, when she's older and needs a friend, he'll be more understanding, trustworthy, and reliable than anyone else she knows. And then, when she's grown up, they'll be as happy as Emily and Sam." A strange, bitter edge sharpened his tone at the very end, when he spoke of Sam.

"Of course. But why wouldn't she choose him, in the end? He'll be her perfect match. Like he was designed for her alone."

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, the characters, or any of the quotes from Eclipse above.

"Why are you here?" Leah asked even though she already knew the answer.

Leah sat at the round wooden table in the center of the Swan-Clearwater kitchen with her arms crossed on the table and a tired/irritated expression on her face. Across from her was none other than Emily Uley. Leah's estranged cousin had showed up early that morning just after Sue had left to visit Old Quil for a couple of hours. Leah could only guess that Emily and Sue's timing was deliberate seeing as that her mother was still trying to 'mediate' the situation. Even though Leah had expected something like this to occur she still found it all to be very annoying and slightly maddening.

"I think you know why I'm here, Leah." Emily answered softly.

Leah sighed. "Yeah but I was really hoping that for once at least one of you would listen to the words that were coming out of my mouth and actually hear them."

"Leah please don't be this way. Look I know you're not fond of imprinting but there's no reason to be ridiculous about this."

"So I'm being ridiculous because I don't agree with a grown man preying on a child. Or forcing a child into a relationship she doesn't want with said grown man"

Emily shook her head. "It's not like that Leah."

Leah slammed a hand down on the wooden table, causing Emily to shrink back. "I don't care how it is or how it isn't! She's not going anywhere near him!"

"But that's not fair Leah!"

"She's mine and my word is final." Leah stated firmly.

"What the hell does that even mean?"

"It's a vow." Then Leah closed her eyes and began to recite, "They are mine to protect, they are mine to guide, and they are mine to love." When Leah opened her eyes, she looked directly into Emily's. "Do you remember when I left all those years ago?"

"Yeah." Emily said quietly.

"When I was at the airport getting ready to catch my flight to Canada, I found her. It was about an hour before my flight was to take off so I decided to take one last trip to vending machine to get some snacks to put in my carry-on and there she was by the water fountain crying."

"How old was she?"

"Four. She was so little and cute. She had the chubbiest cheeks I'd ever seen." Leah said smiling. "Anyway I remember asking her if she was lost and she told me yes. So I scooped her up in my arms and I told her no matter what I'd find her mother and her father for her. And I did. They were a bout twenty feet away looking around frantically for her. When I gave her to them, they hugged and kissed her like she had died and come back to life and when they looked at me as if I were an angel sent from God."

"Is that how you ended up in Jamaica?"

"Yes. They asked where I was going and I told them to Canada. I told them that I just wanted to be away and then they asked if I would consider coming to Jamaica with them then. They said that their pack would treat me as their own."

"They knew you were a wolf?" Emily asked surprised.

"Yup. They said they said they could smell it on me and come to think of it I could smell it on them too."

"So where does this 'vow' come in?"

"I'm basically like her Godmother."

"What?!" Emily seemed more confused than ever.

Leah laughed hard at Emily's shocked expression. "The pack in Black River is very different from the pack here in La Push. It's made up of multiple shifter families and their children. The kids also shift at young ages, Davina started at three actually. It's not triggered by vampires, it just happens when the child comes into their second nature. Most of these kids have pack-guardians, trusted adults chosen by their parents, who watch over them and guide them in the pack."

"And your one of these guardians?"

Leah nodded. "Yes. When I agreed to be her guardian I took a vow to love, protect and guide her. It's the only reason why her father has allowed me to stay here with here with me now, because he trusts me and he empathizes with my mother."

"Bu-."

The sound of footsteps creaking on the steps silenced Emily. She and Leah both looked in the direction of the steps and saw Davina coming slowly down the staircase.

Leah damn near laughed at the sight. The girl's kinky locks looked wild and tangled and she stumbled down the steps as if she would trip at any moment.

"The kid's a zombie when she wakes up." Leah stated matter-of-factly.

When Davina finally reached the kitchen, she walked over to Leah's chair, fell into her lap and promptly buried her face into the older woman's neck.

"Eww!" Leah sputtered and she drew back from the girl. "You blew a raspberry on my neck!"

Davina, half hanging off of Leah's lap, laughed at Leah. "Well that's what you get for calling me a zombie."

Leah shuddered one more time before she pushed the girl off her lap. "Get away from here! Go call your mother and your father kid!"

Davina, who was now standing in front of Leah, laughed again. "Fine! Where's your cell phone?"

"In my purse, it's hanging on the back of the bedroom door."

Davina took off back up the steps without another word.

"Is she like that all the time?" Emily asked.

Leah almost groaned when she remembered that Emily was still seated across from her, she really wished this conversation could be over. "You mean like an obnoxious, annoying, immature, sweet-hearted teenager? If so, then yes she's always like this."

"She'd be perfect for Embry you know." Emily spoke softly, it was almost a whisper. She was too afraid of setting off Leah again.

Leah shook her head slowly and then she looked Emily with the most thoughtful expression on her face. Obviously someone wasn't hearing her again. "Would you want this for your children Emily?"

And before Emily could respond she was again silenced by the sound of Davina footsteps as the girl barreled down the stairs and ran into the kitchen.

Davina stopped in from of Leah and held her iphone out toward her. The girl looked downright irritated.

"He wants to talk to you." She stated grumpily.

Leah's eyebrows scrunched up. "Your father?"

"No but I think you already know who it is if it isn't my father."

Leah smiled and shook her head before she took the phone and pressed it to her ear. "Hey, hold on a sec." Leah lowered the phone for her ear and looked toward Davina. "I'm going to take this outside, are you going to be okay?" Leah subtly gestured towards Emily.

Davina smiled. "Don't sweat it, I'll be cool."

Then Leah left the kitchen and took off out the front door.

After Leah left Davina took the seat she had previously been sitting in. "Good morning." She said to Emily as politely as she could muster. She didn't like or trust the La Push wolves very much.

Emily smiled brightly at the girl. "Good morning!"

Davina fought not to cringe, the older woman's voice was way too cheery for the early morning. "So what brings you here stranger?"

Emily smiled even brighter, not realizing that the girl was being very serious. "I came here to see Leah about some things. Did you know we're cousins? We were practically like sister growing up."

Davina shook her head. "Leah's never mentioned you."

Emily frowned. "That might be because we had a little falling out a couple of years before she left."

Davina cocked her head to the side and studied Emily carefully. "That's sad. Family shouldn't 'fall out' with one another, there should only be love and loyalty."

Suddenly Emily felt very uncomfortable. "I'm going to go now but it was nice meeting you Davina."

Davina gave her a small smile. "Nice meeting you too…um Emily, right?"

Emily forced a smile. "Right." And then she got up from her seat at the table and exited the kitchen.

As Emily was walking across the porch and toward the steps, she passed by Leah pacing with the phone cradled to her ear. She stopped on the first step and looked at Leah. She watched as a smiling Leah shook her head and laughed.

Emily neared fell over when she heard Leah say, "You're a silly man…Yes, I'll be home soon! Love you too, David."

A/N: So this was just a short little chapter to give some info and what not. Also I wanted to get something in since I may not be able to write much for a bit (fingers crossed that this isn't the case) since I start classes tomorrow…well today actually lol. Anyways, I hope everyone enjoyed this little chapter and please review. And also thanks to those who've already reviewed, it's greatly appreciated :)!

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Next Up: Shifting, Dinner, History, and Eavesdropping.