Landslide Chapter Nine
Authors Note: Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips is pretty much the song to go with my OTP for Blackwater, haha. If you haven't heard it, you should definitely go listen to it! Also, I know Renesmee grows up slower than what she's going to in my story, but that's what fanfictions all about! And she can't stay a little girl forever!

Third Person Limited

"Leah?" A smooth, bright voice called, causing her to turn.

Rosalie.

"Uh, hey," Leah said, her brow raised as they all stood in the Cullen's backyard, waiting for Jacob to come back for further direction.

The blond vampire came over and gestured for Leah to follow her to the woods edge. Although apprehensive, Leah walked over. "What do you want?" She asked, not exactly rudely, but far from a warm, friendly tone.

Rosalie frowned and studied the girl in front of her; her short, brown hair and fiery attitude. "I know about you and Jacob," she said levelly. "And I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I've heard your story through many fragments of information, and I do apologize for everything my family has done to your life."

"An apology from a blood sucker? I never thought I'd see the day," Leah grumbled.

Rosalie sat down on a large rock that edged the forest. She ignored Leah's remark and crossed her legs. "I recognize the scent; of the other vampires. I'm just not sure from where."

"And this helps me how?" Leah asked, crossing her arms over her well-endowed chest.

She shrugged. "Just thought I'd relay the information considering Jacob's too caught up with Nessie to actually give you guys orders."

Leah felt anger growing in her chest at the blond ones referral to Jacob. "He's a great alpha."

"Never said he wasn't," Rosalie got up, and started to walk away. "If you ever care to talk, you know where I am."

"Talk?" Leah asked, completely confused.

Rosalie nodded. "Well, for one, I know Nessie better than anyone, which may help if you want to know what's going on between them. And secondly, you and I aren't all that different."

With that, the blond vampire strutted away to her tall, muscular husband who stood on the balcony of the house. To Leah's surprise, Jacob was back and Nessie ran into Rosalie's arms as soon as she returned. The blonde vampire was in joy to be around the small girl, and she wondered what kind of fucked up day this was. Waking up naked with Jacob Black and having a vampire tell her they wanted to be friends... Time to go back to sleep and wake up in her initial universe, she decided. This was just too weird. Although Leah had pondered Rosalie's own depression situation being a vampire before, defending her, almost, to Jacob, she hadn't expected the blonde vampire to ever be nice to her.

Leah walked back to the Cullen's yard, but kept her distance from Jacob.

The young alpha took his spot in the large yard after having a heart to heart with his imprint. He wasn't sure what he needed to be for Leah or Renesmee, but he knew that neither of them could get hurt. "If they come around again..." Jacob said, shaking his head. "We'll be alert."

"As will we," Carlisle vowed. "We're pretty good on protection, ourselves. I don't think these vampires are a threat, but we can't be sure."

Jacob nodded and looked to Renesmee. "Just keep her safe."

Rosalie rolled her eyes. "Of course, pup."

The two rivals dispersed, and Jacob led the other young wolves back to their residence. He sighed once he changed back out of wolf form, and sat on the steps to their home.

The guys stood, hands in their pockets, and Leah leaned up against the house. "What's our next move, chief?" Leah said, seemingly bored.

Jacob ran a hand through his hair. "We'll stay on alert, even if they think they can handle it themselves."

"So your precious little imprint doesn't get hurt," Leah muttered. "They can take care of themselves, Jacob. Even they said it. Rosalie told me she thinks she recognizes the scent; but she doesn't know from where."

Jacob raised a brow at Leah and stood, facing her. "Well it would be nice to know this, Leah," he said, stress evident in his voice.

Leah's brow furrowed. "Shejust told me, Jacob."

Although he knew it wasn't Leah's fault; the situation he was in between girls, and keeping them both safe in similar, yet entirely different ways, Jacob's frustration grew and she was in his path. "Since when did you and blondie become BFF's anyways? I thought you hated them."

Leah was taken back the way he spoke to her, and she put her guard up, too. "We're not, and I do" she spat. "Maybe you would have gotten the whole story, too if you hadn't of wandered off with the child."

"Well maybe," Jacob said through clenched teeth. "There would be no reason for me to wander off if it wasn't for you."

"What's that supposed to mean, all mighty alpha?" Leah asked, sarcasm and anger evident in her voice.

Jacob turned, taking deep breaths in. He couldn't tell who else was around; his anger was clouding his vision and causing him to see red. A part of him knew that later, when he was thinking clearly, he would kick himself for taking this out on Leah, but his vision was tainted too darkly to realize that right then and trying to protect both of the girls in his life was becoming a 24 hour job. When he was with one of them, he always felt guilty for not being with the other.

Quil, Embry and Seth were just watching the action unfold on the sidelines, some faces more surprised by this outburst than others. Seth looked severely unhappy.

"If you hadn't kissed me," Jacob said through gritted teeth. "Everything would be easier."

Leah looked like she had been slapped in the face, but her resolve didn't fade. "You didn't have to pursue it," she countered. "Because if I remember correctly you were the one who said you wanted to try this; us. I told you to forget that that had ever happened."

Jacob knew she was right; he had led her on and pursued the relationship – sometimes against his better judgment. "Because it was my fault you ended up in my bed last night, huh Leah?"

Ah, she thought, so that's what's eating at him. Guilt because of that stupid half-breed.

"I didn't say that," her voice grew softer, but still argumentative. She wouldn't back down.

"What the-" Seth's voice echoed in the background.

Leah looked over to her brother and caught his eye. He looked half-disgusted and half-furious. She looked back to Jacob as she heard him speak. "I can't help feeling like I have to protect Ness," he said, his temper slightly more controlled. "You have to accept that."

"I have accepted that, Jacob, but you don't have to be a jerk," she said, levelly.

Jacob sighed again, and his hands – which were clenched into fists a moment ago – relaxed. "You can't dwell on some fantasy world you created, Leah," he said, not trying to be mean, but truthful. "This," he gestured between them. "It's not easy. No matter what, it will never be easy; perfect. Nessie will always be around, too."

The words hit Leah hard, but her lips remained in a tight straight line on her face. It was true; as long as the imprint was there... Nothing would be easy between them. She had herself convinced that she could handle that, but how could she handle it if seeing him with Renesmee hurt her? How could she be second best? That's what she was, wasn't it? Always second best. Renesmee's feelings, warmth, happiness and comfort always would, and continue to, come before her own needs.

"Well I apologize for allowing you to delude me into thinking it could work," she snapped, her own hands tightly balled at her sides. "But correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't it you that said that even though it's not easy, it's worth it?" Leah wanted to laugh, almost. At him, at herself, and her stupidity all along. "Another cheesy line from Jacob Black. I should have known all along what a stupid idea this was, so I apologize for getting in the way of your stupid little fantasy with the spawn." She crossed her arms over her chest, putting up a strong front.

Jacob's eyes grew more empathetic, and he realized he had hurt her, against his better judgment. Against his wishes. Would he always be hurting one of them? He had been a jerk, he realized, but he was under so much stress from Nessie, Leah, the Cullen's, and the rest of the pack. Oh, and if Sam found out he had slept with Leah... Yeah, nothing was easy, but he still didn't think it wasn't worth trying with Leah. He did like her, and he felt like complete shit for being such an asshole.

Leah spoke up again before he could formulate a response. "Maybe I would be better off in Sam's pack," she turned on her heel. "At least he knows what he wants."

"Come on, Lee," Seth's voice rung out. "Don't be like that-"

Quil and Embry stayed uncharacteristically quiet, neither boy knowing what to say to diffuse the situation. They both knew they should leave and let the two fight and bicker or whatever else, but they had stayed this long, and figured if they left now, it would just be awkward.

"Like what?" Leah asked, spinning back around to face not just Jacob, but all the guys. Jacob had a hand clutching the iron arm rail attached to the stairs, and Seth frowned.

"Like the girl you were in Sam's pack," Jacob contributed, finishing Seth's thought. He didn't mean it to be rude – He was trying to make her see that she had come too far to go back to her old ways, but Leah took it the wrong way.

She shook her head, and sighed. "At least Sam never led me on," she said sharply. She turned back around and wandered into the woods, the sound of her ripping clothing filling the air as she got into the brush, phasing into her alternate form.

Jacob knew it was no secret, now. Not that it really had been in the beginning. However, with this confirmed; their attempt at a relationship, he wasn't sure if he would live it down. Especially if Sam found out. He could only imagine the chewing out the older wolf would give him, even if both alphas knew he had no right. Jacob doubted Sam's protection over the female wolf would ever change because they all knew there was still a large part of Sam that still loved Leah, despite his imprint. Of course Emily overshadowed that love, but it was there.

"What the Hell," Seth's voice came loud and clear in the small space outside their home.

Jacob turned to face the smaller wolf. "Seth, listen-"

"No," he said sharply. "That was uncalled for. And what the Hell gives you the right to sleep with my sister?"

Oh, God. Jacob pinched the bridge of his nose. "We were drunk, Se-"

"No, I don't want to hear about it," Seth interjected. "You shouldn't have taken advantage of her, and since when were you together in the first place?!"

Jacob gave Quil and Embry a look that said take Seth inside and explain.

"Come on," Quil said, placing a hand on Seth's shoulder. "We'll talk."

"So you all knew?" Seth asked. "So much for the open communication, huh? I guess some of us have gotten better at keeping things to themselves."

The two older boys took the younger wolf into the house, and Jacob hauled back, letting his fist hit the hard brick-structure of the house.

Jacob took a couple deep breaths in as he clenched his bleeding fist. It would heal soon. He was torn, though. Should he go after Leah? Go inside? Face Seth? For once, he had no answer to a million questions running through his head. Maybe some time alone would do him good. He ran inside, grabbed his keys, and left, intent on clearing his head.

Leah stopped running when her paws hurt. Four hours later, and her head was still a jumble of thoughts; questions, without any answers. What the fuck was wrong with Jacob? It was hardly her fault that he imprinted on that stupid hybrid child. There was a million reasons for him to question the imprint; her being half their taught enemy, the main one. He wasn't supposed to be a leech-lover. Or a half-leech lover. He was supposed to defend his tribe against the unnatural; the vampires. Not be in love with one. She found a small river, deeper into the woods. She wasn't quite sure where she was exactly, but she knew it wouldn't be hard to navigate back home, whenever she decided to. She took a long drink from the river, and then decided to phase back. Of course, she had no clothes, but this deep into the woods, only animals would be close enough to see her indecency.

Sitting on the edge of the river, Leah leaned back on her arms and welcomed the night falling over the trees. The wind wrapped around her, and she could only imagine how chilly it would be on human-skin. Once again, her tranquility was broke by thoughts of Jacob. He had made it clear that they, realistically, couldn't be together in a normal relationship. Was that because he truly thought that, or he was mad, she didn't know, but his words... They wouldn't escape her mind anytime soon. She sighed, and closed her eyes.

However, not realizing how far she had gotten away from La Push in her heightened rage, Leah was surprised as a familiar scent filled her nostrils. Leech.

Immediately, Leah rose, and phased into her gray form, shaking her fur out. She could smell much better as a wolf, and she sniffed the air carefully. It seemed the scent was new; fresh. Close. Instead of turning around and going off to warn Jacob, Leah decided to follow the scent.

As soon as she set off, though, Leah felt another wolf join her mentally; Quil. He must have phased on Jacob's orders for a perimeter check.

Leah! He exclaimed as they connected. What are you thinking!?

I caught a trail, she replied.

You're no match for them, and there's more than one. Come back, I'll let Jake know and-

No, I'm fine. Look, they're not here. It's fresh but not that fresh. I'll be home shortly.

Quil huffed and he must have phased back, because Leah was once again left alone with her thoughts. She sniffed the ground, following the trail the leeches left in their absence. She lost the trail farther West of the river, and sighed. However, as she took another drink, she caught another trail; behind her. It was even fresher, and she raised her wolf brow, and turned. She sniffed the ground, around trees, in and out, in and out. Finally, she found herself in a clearing. Just when she thought the trail was going dry, however, she was caught off guard.

A vampire exited the woods as well, into the clearing, on the other side. Not having any sense of her own strength at that moment, Leah growled. So this was who continued to come around the Cullen's; she recognized the scent. She lowered her head as she looked at the vamp, however, another came out from the brush, and Leah tensed further. She wondered, idly, if there was more.

"What do we have here?" A vampire appeared, taking a few steps into the clearing; closer. "A werewolf, no doubt."

So they knew what she was, of course; the smell gave her away. As did their own to her. At least they already knew about wolves, she thought. Was that good or bad?

One of the other vampires smirked. "Well, well, well."

Leah was assessing the situation mentally, trying to decide which leech to go after first; which would be the easiest. She could take them, she knew she could. They may have had new strength from just being changed, – if these were the vampires Carlisle had mentioned, which she assumed they were – but they were also uncoordinated with their reflexes to a point.

"One of the Cullen's guard dogs, I would imagine?" The first one with long, blond hair asked. She was female, and she was dressed in a long summer dress. Her fashion sense surprised Leah considering they were in the middle of the forest. The other, was male, and they were holding hands; mates. Leah cringed at the thought. She took a leap forward, but was brought to a stop once a familiar face also stepped out into the clearing. Leah remembered him from months back at the confrontation with the volturi. Nahuel, the other half-breed. Despite her advance, the other two vampires hadn't moved, and seemed somewhat amused at her behavior.

Nahuel chuckled. "Very good, Genevieve."

"Still would make for an interesting fight," the male, and also seemingly the youngest one muttered.

"There's no fighting with those wolves," Nahuel said levelly as he walked over to Leah. Though, for some reason, Leah noticed they already knew this rule, which was why they hadn't made an advantage on her. Well, if she had gotten closer, she was sure they would have sprang into action. Natural instincts. "They protect Nessie." He came as close as he figured Leah would let him, and stopped. "Could you phase?" He threw her a cloth to cover herself. "I promise, we won't harm you. I would like to talk; explain myself and this situation."

Leah's ear perked up, and she let the cloth fall to the ground. She wouldn't let her guard down around these vampires, even if she knew one of them. Too unpredictable; dangerous.

Nahuel frowned. "As you wish. I suppose now we will have to make an appearance at the Cullen's; a formal one. I relocated in a town nearby earlier the spring," he explained. "I found these two close to death in a house fire on my street and couldn't resist changing them; allowing them to join me. They were so young."

Leah only realized then how young these vampires were. Sixteen, probably. She eyed them all speculatively and continued to listen.

"Huilen is nearby, somewhere," he responded. "She didn't exactly encourage my decision to revisit the Cullen's. She didn't want their peace interrupted." He sighed. "I apologize for making such a nuisance out of myself. I only wanted to see if they still resided there, and then my two younger charges went too far in, and left their scent. I didn't know your pack was so close to the Cullen's and knew you would catch their scent. This meeting means we'll be revealing ourselves to the Cullen's. I just wasn't sure how, but I do apologize fr all the trouble. I was trying to find the right way, but then this mess was started."

Leah took a deep breath in and nodded.

"You may go," Nahuel said softly. "You and your pack have nothing to fear. We'll make our way over to the Cullen's now."

Leah nodded, and stepped back in her wolf form, before running off into the woods. What the fuck just happened? She had so many questions, but until she had backup, she wasn't taking any chances in asking them, which was why she left. Although she really didn't want to go back home, she really had no other choice, now. She hopped off, dodging trees, jumping over larger fallen ones, and started her journey back home.

Authors note: Hope you enjoyed this chapter, all! I wasn't sure how far to go before I'd cut it off but I think this is a good place to stop! Remember; reviews help the updates come along! (:
-Dramaticfield