A/N: I was mistaken, it's not Chemistry that's crazy it's Aural skills. Now that's real crazy.
Cardsfan: Unfortunately we will not be meeting David in this story, we'll just get to see Leah's conversations with and about him.
Also, I went with the Sue and Seth betrayal because I felt like in the original story they had very little loyalty towards Leah. Sue seemed to have completely ignored Leah's pain during the Sam/Emily situation even though she knew about the pack and imprinting. Seth was in a pack with Leah and connected to her and all of the other pack members mentally but never stuck up for his own sister when the others treated her like crap or gawked at her while she was naked. I just pretty much feel as though they've acted like a crap family to Leah even though she seems pretty loyal to them. So I feel like they needed to hit rock bottom with Leah before *cough*
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
As Leah drove down the highway towards Seattle, she seemed to be having a latent panic attack she was breathing so heavily.
"Leah, you gotta calm down." Davina stated as she gently rubbed the older woman's shoulder.
"I…know." Leah stated. Her hands were gripped the steering wheel tightly and her eyes focused straight ahead. "It's just-."
"Your mama and your brother did you wrong. I'm sorry."
Leah shook her head slowly and her breathing calming slightly. "You don't need to be Davina, I should have known better. I just wanted to believe that for once they were here for me. I just wanted to believe I still had a family."
Davina looked down sadly; Leah's voice just sounded so dejected and hurt. Been then she looked up. Leah had family. Lots of it actually. Davina quickly reached over and pulled Leah's iphone out of the case attached to her pants.
"Davina?" Leah asked as she gave the girl a quick glance.
"Hold on woman." Davina scrolled through Leah's iphone for a minute before finally pressing the screen and putting the phone to her ear. "Hey! I need you to help this crazy lady. This trip is messing with her something bad." Davina listened to the person on the other end talk for a moment before shoving the phone in Leah's direction. "You."
Leah was very, very confused but she took the phone anyway. "Hello?"
"Leah." It was just her name but Leah could feel the warmth and the smile in the person's voice.
"David."
"So tell me, why has my sister called you a crazy lady?" David chuckled softly. "Have you gone mad woman?"
"No!"
"So it wasn't madness when you said yes to my proposal?"
Leah knew, she just knew that David was smirking but she laughed anyway.
"No, that was definitely madness."
David sighed and Leah knew what was coming. "So what's going on? For real?"
"Did your father tell you about the situation up here?"
"I know a little about it. He said not to worry though, that you were a strong woman and that you were very capable of handling anything."
"I'm handling it alright. In fact, I'm handling it so well that I just let my mother and my brother trick me into taking Davina to the dinner from hell." Leah groaned. "God, this is just, this is just…I'm just so stupid for thinking I still had a family." She finally stated defeated. "And now I'm just driving down the highway to Seattle because, because I've lost my damn mind and forgot which exit to take!"
Things were quiet over the phone for a very long moment.
"Do you remember what you told Davina when you left? You told her that you guys were going to have tons of fun together no matter what happened."
Leah gave a humorless chuckle. "Well so far the last four days have been pretty shitty."
"Well now you have nine days to turn that all around." David stated hopefully. "And I know just how to make that happen."
"How?"
"Don't worry about it. Just check into a hotel in Seattle and get some rest."
"Nothing crazy, right?" Leah asked suspiciously.
David laughed. Leah just knew that he was smirking again as well. "Never."
"For some reason I don't believe that." Leah was smiling now. Across from her the eavesdropping Davina was smiling too; she loved it when Leah smiled.
"As long as you trust me and know th-."
"I trust you." Leah stated confidently.
"Then that's all I need. Love you, Leah and tell Davina the same."
"Love you too. Bye."
"Bye."
"Likkle more!" Davina screamed in the direction of the phone just before Leah hung up and placed the phone back into the case attached to her pants.
Leah turned to Davina and smiled. "Well it turns out we're going to be staying in Seattle for a bit. Going to have some fun."
Davina grinned back at her. "Fun sounds nice."
Leah turned back to the road and continued speeding down the highway towards Seattle.
When they finally made it to Seattle they drove around the downtown area for about 30 minutes before they came upon the MarQueen Hotel. The outside of the hotel was brick and surrounded by over a dozen green plants and small trees in brown pots. The front entryway was shaded by a green canopy that had the hotel's name written on both sides and above the canopy was the United States flag, the Canadian flag, and the Washington state flag. The inside of the hotel was done up in warm dark reds and browns.
It was the first hotel Leah and Davina had agreed on since they arrived in Seattle. Davina had wanted to stay somewhere flashy and showy and Leah wanted something quiet and humble. The MarQueen fit both descriptions. It was very elegant but warm and quaint as well. The area was also very nice and pretty calm.
They checked in a little after 9 pm. They didn't even look around their room or put away their things, they just collapsed onto the queen sized bed in the center of the room and snuggled into each other.
Early the next morning Leah woke to the sound of her cell phone ringing. She damn near groaned as she clumsily pulled her phone its case.
Her grumpy attitude quickly did a 180 when she saw who was calling.
"Sharon?"
Leah was very happy to hear the older woman's voice. Sharon was Davina's mother and in some ways she was like Leah's mother too. Sharon was the woman who usually pulled her up when she low, especially during her first few years in Black River when La Push still had its claws in Leah's life and heart.
Sharon laughed. "Yes and good morning to you too."
Leah smiled. "Good morning. So what's this call about?"
"I hear you're having a rough time of it."
Leah sighed. "It's terrible. Yesterday just destroyed me. My mother and my brother lied to me for the sake of a bunch of selfish assholes. That hurt, it hurt bad."
"Do you know how Wesley and I see you? We see you as a strong, smart and beautiful young woman who's been through a heck of a lot. I realize though at times we forget that being strong doesn't mean that you hurt, that you've come from a place of pain. But I need you to know that we're here for you and will support and help you through your troubles."
A tear fell down Leah's cheek and she sniffled.
"We love you Leah. Not just David, Wesley, Davina and me but all of us, the entire pack."
Even more tears fell down Leah's cheek. "I know you all do, I know."
"Now enough of that crying, we have a fun day to get you and Davina started on."
"Okay."
"I used google to find activities to do in Seattle and I found the tropical butterfly house at the Pacific Science center. I thought you should go somewhere as beautiful as you two are."
Leah smiled before sniffling again. "Thanks Mama Sharon."
"It's no problem. I love you Leah. Now have great day."
"Thanks and I love you too."
After hanging up the phone. Leah turned over in the bed and then began to shake Davina's body.
"Wake up zombie kid! We're going to see the butterflies!"
So on day one in Seattle they took a trip to the Pacific Science Center and went into the butterfly house.
It was a large building that was filled with artificial light (to make the place seem sunny, weather that was almost foreign to Seattle.), trees and flowers. Butterflies were all over the place. They were orange, blue, striped, white, spotted, purple, pretty much every color and pattern that could be imagined.
While they were there Leah took a photo of Davina with a dark blue butterfly with black spots on her nose.
Before they left the two stood really still in front of a tree with their arms out; big goofy smiles plastered on both of their faces. They stood like this until their arms, shoulders and hair were populated with butterflies.
The came at Noon and left at 4 p.m.
On their second day in Seattle they were enlisted to go to the Seattle Aquarium.
Javi and Julia, twin werewolves around Leah's age, called at 9 a.m.
"Aquarium!" Julia shouted.
"Zoo!" Javi shouted.
Leah and Davina snickered as they listened to the two siblings argue about the activity of the day. Leah thought the twins were crazy and amusing. The two werewolves were both wild and carefree as well as a bit controlling so they often had spats about how things should be done or go down.
"Why would they go to the zoo Javi? They keep animals in cages there!" Julia argued.
"How's the aquarium any different? They lock fish in cages there!" Javi had shot back.
"They keep wolves at the zoo!"
"Fine," Javi grumbled. "The aquarium it is."
Julia squealed. "You guys are going to see fish, and sea lions, and otters!"
Davina had smiled. "Otters sound pretty neat."
Leah smiled as well. "The aquarium's perfect, thanks for the idea guys."
"It's no problem, Leah." Julia began.
"Yeah, you're our sis and we love you." Javi finished.
Leah's smile grew. "I love you guys too."
At the aquarium Leah and Davina first went to go see the otters. Davina had been super excited and spent several minutes watching the silly creatures play with each and float on their backs in the water.
Later, Leah lead the girl through a short tunnel and into an underwater dome filled with dozens of square windows looking out into the Puget Sound. They sat on a white bench and watched as Rockfish, Skates, and Ling Cod swam by. At one point they even saw a large snapping turtle pass by the window and stare back at them. Leah got another picture of Davina when the girl decided it would be a good idea to stick her tongue out at the creature.
They left the aquarium at 2 p.m. to go have lunch. Davina spent the entire lunch talking about how they'd need to come back and visit the Underwater Dome next year.
"Do something just because."
That was the advice Leah and Davina got from Isaac. Isaac, like Leah, was not originally from the Black River pack. He was orphaned as a pup and spent a good number of years as a lone wolf before meeting the pack. Leah felt like she could relate to him most of all. She knew what it was like to feel alone in the world.
"Just because?" Leah asked.
On the end of the line Isaac smiled. "Yeah, something just because you feel like it."
Leah smiled. "Okay."
"Love you, Leah. You're a great sister, not as crazy as Katrina and not as annoyingly bossy as Julia."
Leah laughed. "I'm telling them you said that!"
Isaac groaned. "Snitch!"
"Love you, Isaac."
"I know."
On their third day in Seattle they rode on a Ferry boat, they had no place to be or any destination in mind' they rode it just because. And they stood on the very edge of the view dock with their arms spread out and pretended they were flying as the ferry moved slowly across the water.
As they stood there, with the wind lightly kissing their faces and the smell of the sea in their noses, Davina turned to Leah with a bright smile on her face.
"Do you feel it?" She asked softly. "Free?"
Leah smiled and nodded her head. Yes, she felt it. She felt it all over.
On the fourth day, Leah and Davina got the craziest call ever.
"I'm at the airport right now."
Leah laughed. "You're kidding."
Ma'm? Ma'm, I need some form of payment for this ticket.
"Oh my god! Katrina, please tell me I did not just hear that!"
"What? That I'm at the airport? That I'll be in Washington in less than a day to take names and kick ass?"
Isaac was right, Katrina was definitely the craziest wolf in the pack. She was a spirited young wolf who had quite the temper when just the right buttons were pushed. Leah admired her fire.
"Don't be crazy Katrina!"
"Have you been talking to Isaac? 'Cause I'm not crazy! I'm just want to be there to protect my sis."
Ma'm?
"Hold on woman! Anyway, I can't believe what's going on up there. Did they really think they would keep Davina there so some foolish boy could force her to be his mate?"
"Yes but it's over now though."
"Better be. I still want to come up there though. Kick some ass for you anyway."
Leah chuckled. "Trust me Katrina, if I ever need someone to kick ass for me you'll be the first one I'll call. But right now it's not needed."
Katrina groaned exaggeratedly. "Fine!"
"So what you got for us?" Davina cut in.
"Hmmm…I looked online yesterday and there is some adventure course at a wildlife park. Sounded extreme. You're doing that."
"Yes! Adventure!" Davina yelled.
Katrina laughed. "That's the spirit Dav!"
Now Leah groaned. "You guys are trying to kill me."
"Of course sis! Now I love you guys and I hope you have a fabulous, adventure filled day."
"Love you too Katrina." Leah and Davina both stated before hanging up.
They arrived at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park at 1p.m. Leah nervous and worried and Davina pumped for the upcoming Adventure course.
After climbing a 30ft wall, walking over several suspended bridges, and climbing across a cargo net Leah was sure that Davina and Katrina were trying to kill her. And this belief was cemented when Leah went gliding down a zip line through the woods at 33 ft per second.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR THIS DAVINA!" Leah shouted into the sky as she sped down the zip line.
Davina, who was still on the platform at the time awaiting her turn, only laughed.
The fifth day opened with three teen wolves.
"Savor Seattle, it's a food tour. You can pick anyone."
"Yup, alls you do is eat and eat and eat!"
"And it's good too because you're walking around and stuff."
The first of the bunch was Jasmine, a 14 year old girl who Davina described as an annoying know it all. Davina spent a lot of time with the other girl though. Leah was sure that even though Davina found Jasmine annoying, that the other girl was one of her best friends.
The second was a playful boy named Mark. That kid loved food above almost everything else. Leah had watched the kid clean out her entire fridge once; she couldn't even be mad she was so shocked by the kid's endless appetite. Werewolves for ya!
The third was Toby. He lived with his Godmother/Packmother Abigail (Javi and Julia's mother). The older woman doted on the boy and spoiled him quite a bit. Leah was sure it was because she enjoyed having a kid around since her own two children were grown and on their own.
"Any kind of tour?" Davina smiled deviously down at the phone.
"Yes." Jasmine confirmed.
"Is their one for chocolate?"
"Hell yeah there is!" Mark exclaimed.
Leah's eyes grew wide. "No!"
"YES!" Four voices yelled back at her.
At the moment Leah wished that she hadn't put the phone on speaker. It cost her the battle and the war.
That day Leah and Davina took a 2 hour chocolate indulgence tour.
They got through 10 of 16 chocolate tastings before Davina had a sugar crash.
It was the slice of chocolate crème pie prepared by Chef Tom Douglas that did her in.
She ran around for 10 minutes after the eating the pie before she collapsed on the sidewalk. Leah had to drag her to the rental car.
Before Leah chucked her in the backseat, Davina's chocolate smeared face gave Leah a hazy smile.
"Best. Day. Ever." She stated happily before she fell asleep in the backseat of the car.
"Whatcha got for us old man?" Leah asked.
The caller this time was from Davina's father, Wesley. The old wolf had walked the world for a long time. Leah admired his kindness, warmth and wisdom.
"Let your wolf be free, don't keep it inside all the time. Why don't you guys take a run in the mountains or something?"
"Letting the wolf out, sounds like a plan. I know Davina's going to love this."
Wesley smiled. "I know she will and so will you."
"Thanks old man. Uh…by-."
"Leah, you are a strong, intelligent, beautiful young woman. The day you marry my son and officially before my daughter will be one of the happiest days of my life. I love you Leah, and you mean a lot to me."
Leah felt warms tears running down her cheeks. "Thank you Wesley, for everything. I love you too, I love all of you."
On the sixth day, Leah and Davina spent most of the day as wolves.
They went to the Cascade mountain range and they raced each other through the woods and meadows alongside the mountain.
Davina ran with her tongue hanging out of her mouth, catching the wind in her mouth.
Leah made a loud barking/yip sound every so often as they ran. Davina knew in her heart that it was the older woman's wolf laughing as they ran through the woods.
When they were tired they settled by a river and let their feet dangle into the water.
Davina looked into the water smiling. "Sometimes I feel like I could always be the wolf."
Leah nodded. "Sometimes, I feel the same."
Years ago, Leah would have said otherwise but the longer she lived in Black River, the longer she ran with her current pack the more she felt at ease with the wolf inside of her. The less she felt like a monster.
On the seventh day Leah and Davina did not leave the hotel room.
They lay in bed wrapped up in blankets watching weird movies on lifetime.
"Be lazy." David had said during a call the night before. "Be lazy and do nothing but watch movies, sleep and eat."
And they had.
They slept till noon, ordered a ton of crap food from room service and watched movie marathons on Lifetime and Hallmark.
Leah and Davina were very content with doing nothing.
After Davina went to bed, Leah wandered into the bathroom with her iphone and sat on the toilet.
Even though Leah had been very happy over the last couple of days she was not completely at peace.
Throughout their last couple of days Leah had gotten many calls. She answered a few (the calls from Black River) and let those other calls go to voicemail and out of her mind. Those other calls were from her mother, Seth, Emily, Sam, Embry and the rest of the La Push pack members. They left an endless amount of voicemails.
Leah was just getting to the messages and the more she listened to them the more disgusted she felt. The ones from her mother and brother hurt the most. They were full of excuses and justifying. All of them made her want to hop off of the toilet, lift the lid, and let out the bile she felt building there.
All of them except for one.
Leah, I'm so, so, so sorry for what we did to you and Davina. I never wanted to hurt you or destroy the already fragile relationship we had. I'm begging you to forgive me. Please, please, forgive me. I know I haven't always been the best mother but I love you Leah and I'll do anything to make this right.
A/N: This was supposed to be more like a fluffy chapter with a crazy ending. I just wanted to give Leah and Davina a bit of fun. Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter and please review :)! And again, thanks to those who already have reviewed.
*I did go through and edit this but there might still be some issues, I'm blind as hell lol!