A/N: Time for some wolf lovin' :) For those of you who are curious about Leah, she gets a bit of airtime here, but not much is revealed just yet. Be patient. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters; Stephanie Meyer does.

Chapter Fifteen

BPOV

My Saturday is spent with Charlie and I cleaning up the house. We do the laundry, broom and mop all over the floors, and rearrange a few pieces of furniture. His armchair stays in place, of course. That one's not negotiable.

When Sunday comes, I'm woken up by a phone call from Jake, asking me what time I'd be at the reservation. In all my nervousness about the date with Alice, I completely forget about my plan to talk to Jacob about the wolf thing. I haven't turned into a wolf again since the first day, and a small part of me has been dying to do so.

I don't tell Charlie that we're going to be cliff jumping since I know there's no way he'd ever let me go if he knew. When I pull my bike over in front of Jacob's house, he jogs out to greet me.

"Bella! It's been forever since I last saw you."

I climb off my bike and stand up to look at Jake. I see his eyes widen as he takes a look at me after nearly three weeks of not seeing each other.

"Not quite forever," I tease, "but I've missed you Jake." We hug lightly and I notice that his body doesn't feel cool to me like everyone else's does. It's almost like he's the same temperature as me.

"What happened to you Bells?"

I scratch my neck awkwardly, "I probably shouldn't talk about it here. How about we head up to the cliffs and we can talk once we get there?"

"Sure. I should probably warn you though, we're not going to be alone. I invited a couple of friends over to join us."

"That's alright, the more the merrier, right?"

When he said he invited a couple of friends, I didn't expect to see seven shirtless burly guys standing at the top of the cliff waiting for us. At least Sam isn't one of them, he still creeps me the fuck out.

"Hey Jake!" one of them says, holding out his hand for a high five. "What took you so long?"

"Bella's slow," he says with a teasing jab against my side with his elbow.

"Har har," I mutter, moving over to the edge to look over. I let out a low whistle. "That's a pretty big fall."

"The biggest," another guy tells me, flexing his arms and trying to be discreet about it. Poor guy doesn't know I'm gay. "I've jumped off this one over ten times."

"Impressive," I say with an appreciative nod. I see the slight triumphant smirk on his lips. I fight the urge to roll my eyes.

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late. I couldn't get my brother off my case and…" Leah trails off as her eyes meet mine.

Everyone becomes silent.

"Hey," I whisper, swallowing hard. She doesn't reply, only walks over to stand as far from me as possible. I sigh and run a hand through my hair.

Jake clears his throat. "So who's first?"

"I'll go," the same guy from before says. "Watch this sweet cheeks. The name's Embry." I watch as he flings himself off the cliff and for a moment I feel a spark of adrenaline at seeing how carefree he seems as he jumps.

"Are you gonna tell him you're gay?" Jake says, looking over the edge to watch Embry hit the water.

"He'll figure it out I'm sure," I murmur with a weak smile. My eyes remain trained on Leah. Fuck this is awkward.

One by one, all of the guys jump until there's only four of us left on top of the cliff. It's Jake, me, Leah and another guy who's name I've forgotten.

"Hey Bella, you said there's something you need to tell me?"

I glance quickly at the other two who seem preoccupied watching the waves down below and nod.

"Remember the legends you told me about your ancestors being wolves and all of that?"

He nods cautiously.

"I know they're true," I say, keeping my voice low. "I know what you guys are, and what the Cullens are."

I notice that Leah and the nameless male have stopped what they were doing. Leah's glaring at the water while the guy outright stares at me.

"Did they tell you?"

I shake my head. "Not until I asked."

"What did you ask them?" At this point, I can barely hear the faint footsteps of the other guys making their way back up the cliff.

"Well, first I should probably tell you that I'm not exactly human anymore. Or, maybe I never was." At his confused look, I explain further. "I turned into a wolf a little over two weeks ago. Something happened with a vampire who isn't a part of the Cullens' family, and next thing I know, I wake up on four legs. The Cullens helped me, and they're still searching fro the vampire who caused this…reaction in me. They also confirmed my suspicions about your legends being true, and I figured if you guys have had wolves in your families for generations, you probably know more than I do and can help me."

By the time I'm done, Leah is also staring at me, her eyes wide and shocked. I can no longer hear the footsteps approaching, but I can tell from the scent in the air that the others are close by and probably heard what I said.

"Holy fuck Bells," Jake says after a while.

"Yeah, I know."

"Do you want to go talk to Billy or Sam? Leah's probably best though, since she's the only other female wolf anyone on the reservation has ever come across."

I meet Leah's gaze and the ice in her eyes has melted a little. "Just don't expect me to be nice to you just because you can turn into a wolf now."

I try not to show how I happy I am. I just nod, grateful that she has actually spoken to me directly after almost two years. I can't help but think about how things were between Leah and me before what happened with Emily. As soon as I think of Emily, I feel a sharp pain in my chest, but it's soothed again by the thought of Alice. I can still tell it's there though.

We spend the rest of the morning cliff jumping and talking about what it's like to be a wolf. All of them are actually pretty nice and soon we're joking around like we've known each other forever. Leah is the only quiet one, but I catch her a few times with a small smile on her face as she watches us.

Before I leave, I ask Leah to help me with figuring out how to change into a wolf again. At first, she's reluctant to be alone with me, but after some coaxing from Jake, she agrees and we walk away from the boys and to another clearing further in the forest.

"Take off your clothes," Leah tells me as she begins removing her own.

"What?" I ask, shocked.

She rolls her eyes. "When you shift, your clothes get ripped off. They don't just disappear and reappear. So unless you want to go back home naked, remove your clothes."

I blush, feeling stupid, and nod. Once we're both naked, Leah turns to face me. My eyes glance over her body quickly and my eyes zero in on a jagged scar on her left side.

"What happened?"

Her face hardens. "Being around wolves isn't always a field day," she mutters darkly.

I don't ask anymore questions after that. After almost thirty minutes, I finally get the hang of phasing back and forth between human and wolf. I don't feel the pain that I felt the first time I phased, and for that I'm grateful.

"Just don't phase in front of humans," Leah tells me when we're pulling our clothes on. "They tend to freak out over stuff like that."

I chuckle, her humor hasn't changed a bit.

"Thank you Leah," I say softly while we make our way back to where we left the others.

She doesn't reply for a while, but after a minute, I hear her mutter "Anytime" under her breath.

When we get back to the top of the cliff, we find only Jacob and Embry waiting for us.

Jake looks between the two of us with concern in his eyes before he finally relaxes, seeing no one with a missing limb.

"You girls ready to go?" I nod and Leah shrugs and we head back down the cliff together.

The whole way there, Embry doesn't stop with his insistent flirting and it starts to get to me after a while.

Leah heads the opposite direction from us as soon as we break the line of trees and are back on the road. She doesn't say goodbye, but I'm just glad she talked to me today.

"Bye Embry," Jakes says pointedly when we reach his house.

Embry glares at him a bit before huffing and leaving.

"Charming kid," I mutter sarcastically once he's gone.

"Yeah, he's just a bit messed up," Jake says with a laugh.

"So how's it going with the Sam issue? Is he still stalking you?"

"Well, I found out that Sam's actually a wolf too. He was just waiting for me to shift because according to our bloodlines, I'm supposed to be the alpha of our pack. He was still being a creeper about it though, and I made sure to tell him."

"So you're the head wolf around here?"

"Not at all, I don't want that kinda responsibility on my shoulders. I told Sam no when he offered me the position. He keeps telling me it's still up for grabs, but I just don't think I'm the right person for it."

"I guess we'll see in the future, hmm?"

He shrugs. "I still don't know why you turned into a wolf though, I doubt you're Quileute, so maybe when I tell Billy he'll know more about this than I do. Until then, I'll let you know when I find out anything helpful for you."

"Thank you Jake," I tell him, pulling him into a tight hug. "I'll be over again next weekend. I had fun today and I think there's some hope of Leah finally forgiving me after all this time."

He smiles sadly at me, "Just don't count on it too much Bells." I nod with a sigh before getting on my bike and heading back home.

At least now I don't feel so alone anymore. For once, I'm grateful to Victoria for whatever she did to make me become a wolf because it seems to be a chance for me and Leah to rebuild our friendship. But there's no telling how long that may take.

A/N: Gonna start including the wolves more after this since they have a big part in this story. Reviews are welcome :)