Title: Legendary Travesty

Fandom: Twilight

Pairing: Leah/Esme, established Bella/Alice (Bellice)

Author: Mirandyscrow

Rating: R

Summary: AU Leah imprints in Eclipse. We follow her as she deals with denial, acceptance and the consequences that this extraordinary event causes. This story take place about two months before the beginning of Eclipse and will be a femslash pairing. If you don't like it then don't read it. Thanks!

Spoilers: Let's say everything up until Eclipse is fair game, but I'm twisting a lot of facts and timelines to suit my story.

Archive: Sure if you really want it. Lol, it would be a surprise to me, just ask my permission first. (It's nice when people ask)

Disclaimer: Did Bella and Alice hook up in New Moon? No? Well I guess that means Twilight isn't mine. Twilight belongs to Stephanie Meyer. Any and all other brand names belong to their respective owners. I do not make any money on this story. Please don't sue; I only have a box of Easy Mac as collateral. BTW Easy Mac is the property of Kraft. :P

Author's Note: I don't have a clue where this idea came from. I was actually focusing on going to sleep and this plus five other prompts popped into my head and played around in my skull until I wrote them down and attempted to give them a fair shot at being written. Now here we are.

Big thanks to faithlessfate for being an awesome beta and making this story worth reading! All careless mistakes are my own.

Chapter 13: We Are the Lucky Ones

Leah pulled up to the first stoplight coming into Forks, when her truck sputtered violently as she came to a stop. It shuddered when she pressed the gas to move forward and barely moved. She tapped the dashboard lovingly and muttered to the vehicle. "Come on baby, you can do this. Just a few more miles for me."

She pressed the gas once more, attempting to get out of the intersection in a timely manner and the truck let out a grumbling whine as it rolled forward. Leah cringed at the sound and promised to look over the vehicle once she stopped. The thought fled her mind as the Cullen's home came into view.

Leah stood outside staring up at the large door of oak and glass. She'd been able to make it to the vampire's house, but wasn't yet able to proceed with either knocking or leaving. She was currently leaning on her truck and by now she knew nearly all the structural details to the outside of the house. She noticed with a pang of shame that the windows had all been replaced from her ill timed 'coming out' and she mentally berated herself for her lack of control.

She sighed and crossed her arms tightly over her chest looking away from the house. She had no planned speech and no knowledge on how to even begin to smooth over the damage she'd done to the coven. Taking a deep breath, Leah finally pushed herself off her truck and shuffled up to the door like she was being summoned to the executioner. Predictably, the door swung open before she lifted her hand to knock.

"We were about to start making wagers on when you'd come to the door," Alice said playfully.

Leah glanced at her and stuck her hands in her pockets in an attempt to calm her nerves. "Who would have won?" she managed after a beat.

"Jasper," Alice said knowingly and stepped out of the way, gesturing Leah inside.

The wolf followed, making her way to the downstairs den of the house and her eyes landed on the four other Cullen 'offspring' and Bella. A frown settled on her features as she whirled around, glaring at Alice. "Why is she here?" she demanded before a minute wave of calm invaded her senses. "Stop that," she snapped at Jasper.

"Bella is as much a part of this family as any of us," Alice said, flitting around Leah to embrace Bella tightly. She kissed Bella's temple and returned Leah's gaze. Her expression was stern and resolute so Leah thought it best not to argue seeing as they were about to discuss her own place in their family. It wouldn't do to start off the talk with hypocrisy.

"Okay," Leah said and paused, gathering her thoughts.

"Where do you get off!?" Rosalie suddenly exploded. She stood, quickly stomping up to Leah furiously.

Leah looked at the vampire with an unreadable expression and decided that the response 'with your mom' would be in bad taste. She locked eyes with Edward who looked disapprovingly before nodding his head in agreement with her assessment. The female wolf rolled her eyes in annoyance and turned her attention back to the vampire in front of her.

"Do you want to just take all the potshots you want now or does someone actually want to discuss this like rational adults?" Leah asked with a challenge in her eyes. A large part of her expected resistance but she really didn't think it would happen so soon.

Rosalie took a calming breath. "I want you to answer my question. What gives you the right to destroy my family?" She swept a hand toward her siblings behind her. "Our family?"

"I didn't just wake up one morning and decide 'you know whose life I want to wreck today: the Cullens.' Imprinting is not something I can control. The connection happens based on someone best suited for you," Leah said grinding her teeth together. It was like no one was listening to her.

"Why didn't you just try and be her friend?" Edward asked her.

"You know what happened," Leah said with very little patience. "You know what I did because you've probably seen my memories already."

"They don't," Edward said simply, nodding to his brothers and sisters.

Leah inclined her head, reading his intentions but still ran a nervous hand through her hair. Telling them what she's been going through and by proxy putting Esme through could make or break any type of positive opinion, if any, they have for her. "I tried to ignore the connection completely," She admitted softly. "I knew how the pack would react to my imprinting on a 'leech' and it was all I could do to try and protect myself from becoming even more of an outcast."

"Tell them," Edward urged her gently.

"I got sick. Real sick. Everyday I just got worse and worse. I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. On my best days all anyone would have to deal with from me was the extreme mood swings. The only solace I seemed to have was just the small whiff of Esme's scent that floated to me over the treaty line," Leah said with a small sad smile. "I felt a little better when I had an odd dream about killing and eating a live deer, but when I woke up I was in for quite a surprise because it wasn't a dream." She shuddered in disgust and continued. "Eventually even her scent brought me no relief and I became so weak all I could do was lay down and die… then Esme found me."

"Under a large oak tree," Alice whispered with recognition of her blurry vision.

"That's right," Leah said with a small nod.

"How'd you get the bite marks?" Emmett asked with a frown, his mind recalling the state Leah was in when Esme brought her home.

Leah's hand unconsciously traced the very faint sliver of scars adorning the back of her neck. "When the pack finally found out about my imprint, Sam rallied them to run me out of La Push. If it wasn't for Jacob I wouldn't even be here."

"You're the reason Esme was acting so odd and why she nearly attacked Bella," Rosalie accused.

"She almost attacked you?" Leah asked in shocked outrage. It was hard to reconcile the kind, affectionate woman with a bloodthirsty killer in her head.

"She stopped herself," Bella explained quickly, sending a half-hearted glare at Rosalie.

"It's your fault she went through that. If she'd killed Bella, the wolves would have been on us in a New York minute and no doubt would have alerted the Volturi of their existence. You would have all been pelts by the following morning," Rosalie spat with narrowed eyes.

Leah blinked slowly. "The who?" she asked.

"Vampire government," Alice answered quickly. "You don't want to ever be on their bad side and that's all you need to know for now."

"Right whatever," Leah said, "Yes, it was my fault she suffered and I accept full responsibility for that but I didn't mean for this to happen. I didn't know the connection was as intense to her."

"Don't imprints have a natural innate knowledge of how the other is feeling?" Bella asked.

"Jacob really shouldn't have been telling you all this, but that's true," Leah said avoiding everyone's eyes. "The bond has to be consummated."

"And you haven't yet?" Rosalie guessed a little surprised.

Leah leveled her with a glare. "Did you think I was religiously humping her leg the second everyone was out of the house? I was recovering from withdrawals." She nearly growled. "Besides I wouldn't hurt Esme by helping her cheat on Carlisle."

"You've kissed haven't you?" Rosalie asked knowingly.

"There's only so much self control I have," Leah answered defensively. She was quickly believing this visit was just serving to be a waste of time. She'd gotten no further at acceptance from any of the vampires and part of her hated herself for even explaining her actions. She never had before. The wolf groaned internally when she realized Esme was making her a wimp.

"You seem to be fine now that you're spending time with her," Jasper said.

"It won't last," Leah said quietly, glancing down. "The bond has to be fulfilled and it won't be denied for much longer."

"Why can't you just consummate the damn thing and go back to being friends?" Rosalie asked callously.

Leah's eyes snapped up and glared at Rosalie with such ferociousness that vampire reeled back in shock. Jasper put a hand to his chest, letting out a chocked gasp at the immense wave of absolute rage coming form the wolf.

"Because she will die," Leah's eyes seemed to glow butterscotch as she hissed. The sentence was so low it was as if air was simply exhaled from her lips. She doused the room in silence.

Alice seemed to be the only one to recover first. "What?"

"If imprints are separated after consummation without mutual feelings of settlement the both of them with die," Leah explained further.

"Why can't your mating be cut and dry?" Rosalie asked irritably. "Why doesn't consummating the bond give you longer time apart? It makes no sense."

"Before it happens anything could be keeping you from finding and accepting your other half. The bond assumes after the final bonding that you've accepted it completely and any less devotion would just be disastrous," Leah said.

"So, you're only this devoted because of a bond?" Edward asked.

"No," Leah answered without hesitation.

"Do you love Esme?" Jasper drawled from his perch on the stool.

"You tell me," Leah challenged evenly and locked eyes with him. She began to think about Esme's comfortable weight in her arms and her scent tingling her senses. The memory of all her imprint's smiles and laughter swirled through her mind and her heart drummed faster when the room became warm as her affection was telegraphed to the entire room.

Everyone looked gob smacked as they took in the love and devotion Leah felt. Jasper pulled back his gift after a few moments. "I accept you as part of our family," He said at once.

"So do I," Emmett said in a voice that was much softer than his exuberant timbre.

Rosalie whirled around in outrage. "Have none of you kept any loyalty for Carlisle!?" she demanded.

"He's our father. We still love and respect him just as we always have, Rose," Alice began.

"You have some fucked up way of showing it. It's not fair that he becomes a cuckold in this."

"It will hurt for awhile Rose but Carlisle will be fine with time," Alice said cryptically.

Rosalie studied her sister closely. "You know something," She accused.

Alice smirked mischievously. "Naturally."

"So, once again I'm the odd man out?"

"You don't have to be. It seems to me that you're just isolating yourself for the sake of something to argue over," Leah spoke firmly.

"I will never accept you as a Cullen," Rosalie spat hatefully. "You're corrupting this family and nothing good will come of it. I will not stand idly by while Carlisle suffers alone."

"You'd really leave Esme after all she's done for you, all the years that she's loved you?" Leah looked at Rosalie incredulously.

"If that what it takes to make her see reason," Rosalie hissed at Leah with narrowed black eyes. "From what I can see this is not my mother. My mother doesn't go skulking around in the forest with a bitch in heat and cheating on her mate. I don't know this woman."

At a pained, choked sob everyone glanced at the vampire in question perched effortlessly on the tree limb leading out of the kitchen window.

Rosalie's eyes returned to gold once more, instantly regretting the words she'd just said. "Esme…" she tried but it was too late, Esme was already deep into the forest.

"I don't think you've ever said anything so callous Rosalie," Edward spoke from his roost on the staircase.

"Shove it up your sparkly ass, Edward Cullen!" Rosalie was nearly spitting nails. "You heard her thoughts, you knew I was too distracted to sense her there and you didn't even try and stop me."

Edward tilted his head just a miniscule distance to the left with narrowed eyes. "Would it have mattered?"

The blonde vampire looked at him in outrage. "Would it have-? Yes! Of course it would have."

"You mean you just would have held back what you were really thinking," Edward clarified for her.

"Don't put words in my mouth," Rosalie growled at him.

"Enough!" Leah roared at the bickering siblings. "It doesn't matter what you would or wouldn't have done now. Esme is out there hurt beyond all comprehension because of you." The female wolf spun catching the eyes of each Cullen offspring. "Because of all of you. Did you know her only fear through all this is that she would lose her children? You know what she went through before she was turned. All she ever wanted in this world was someone to love and love her in return and children." She finished and quickly made her way down the path her imprint took, phasing just a few meters away from the house.

Leah tracked the spicy lily scent of her mate to a small clearing. There she found Esme sitting on a fallen log facing the west. She trotted up to Esme with a small whine.

"Hello, Leah," Esme said, petting the wolf softly.

Nuzzling the vampire tenderly, Leah said, "I'm sorry." She gave Esme's palm a small lick. "I'm so sorry."

"I warned you," Esme said pitifully. Her hand froze in the thick gray fur and dropped away. "I told you it was too soon!" she nearly yelled.

"I thought it would help. I hoped it would in any case," Leah replied, walking right in front of Esme and laying her head on the vampire's lap.

"You told me it would be okay. You promised me that it would all be fine and I wouldn't lose my family, my children," Esme wept, a lone tear glistening against flawless eyelashes. "I can't believe this is happening again."

"It's not," Leah said, but lifted her head with a frown as her words were echoed. She jumped over Esme and stepped toward Rosalie with a fierce growl.

"Calm down, Wolfie. I'm coming in peace." Rosalie said, holding up some clothing.

Leah shook her head in the negative, advancing on the blonde.

"Leah, I don't want anymore fighting. Let's see what Rosalie has to say."

"I don't care what she has to say. She hurt you, Mé." Leah glanced quickly at Esme before turning her attention back to Rosalie.

"You hurt me as well, my love," Esme said softly. "Everyone make mistakes and we should give her the same chances given to everyone else."

The wolf dropped her head in shame before moving back to Esme. "I'll listen for you and only you."

"I want you to put these on, Leah." Rosalie came forward cautiously at a human's pace and held the clothes out for the wolf to take. "Since this involves both of you."

Leah disappeared behind the tree with her clothing and came back. She sat on the log next to Esme and practically pulled the vampire in her lap. She still didn't relax her hostile posture, her eyes glaring daggers at Rosalie.

"It's been a rough year." Rosalie said without preamble. "We've had so much happen and change with our family that I didn't even know if I was ever going to adjust to it. I've barely adjusted to being around Bella without wanting to shake her senseless."

"You should shake her, it's therapeutic," Leah replied with an unkind smirk at the thought. She ignored the quick pinch of reprimand Esme gave her in return.

Rosalie cracked a wry grin and continued. "As I was saying, I finally got comfortable with the human and then we left, had Edward nearly have himself killed, and return but before anything is calm, Victoria comes tearing through our life just in time for my mother to have been the soul mate of our sworn enemy." The blonde faced the slowly setting sun. "Even for a vampire it's a lot to take in," she said softly.

Leah nodded her head in understanding, her eyes softened just a bit. "I can see that."

"No one seems to be even considering how Carlisle feels about all this or even how he's been dealing with it."

"It's an adjustment, Rosalie on both of our ends. I won't pretend to even understand the pain I'm putting Carlisle through but I'm allowing him the same space he granted me when I was trying to figure out what was happening with my emotions," Esme said, standing from the log. Leah followed closely behind her.

"Don't you even love him anymore?" Rosalie asked softly in a small voice. She sounded so much younger than her years, like a little girl pleading for someone to give her the tools she needed to understand the world.

"I will always love him, Rosalie. Carlisle will always be my first love and I can't ever forget him for as long as I'm on this earth, but what I feel for Leah..." Esme paused, tangling her fingers with Leah's with a smile before continuing. "I can't even begin to describe what I feel for Leah. I didn't do this to hurt anyone and I really wish I could have found some way that didn't cause so much pain."

Rosalie nodded and came forward. In a blink of an eye, she had her arms wrapped around Esme in a tight hug. "I'm sorry for what I said," she said against, Esme's shoulder.

"You were just saying what you felt." Esme said, rubbing her daughter's back. "Never apologize for speaking your mind, Rosalie. It's who you are and I really wouldn't have you any other way."

Rosalie pulled back out of the hug with a small nod. Her eyes shot to Leah. "I meant what I said to you. I will never accept you as a Cullen."

"That's perfect because I'm not trying to be." Leah responded

"I can't really accept you as Esme's mate either." Rosalie said with a frown. "But I'm willing to give it a try."

"That's all I'm asking for." Leah said, holding out her hand. "Truce?"

"Truce." Rosalie agreed and gripped the hand in front of her with bone-crushing pressure. "You're still a bitchy mutt."

"You're still a twinkie leech," Leah said with a smirk, squeezing the hand in hers with all her strength.

"I'll leave you to your little quality time or whatever." Rosalie said releasing Leah's hand. She subtly flexed her fingers behind her back and then she was gone.

"That was an ordeal," Leah groaned out after a few moments of silence. She went to the nearest tree and slumped against it and let her head fall back with a small thump. "You okay?"

"I will be," Esme said tiredly coming to join her wolf. She turned, straddling Leah's lap and rested her head on the wolf's shoulder. "Your heat is so inviting," She said, nuzzling the soft skin there. The vampire's chest rumbled in a purr when she became surrounded by her mate's scent. "I love the way you smell." She revealed in a wistful tone.

"What do I smell like to you?" Leah asked, resting her chin on her mate's head gently.

"Like green apples and pine needles," Esme answered looking up at Leah with a smile.

Leah glanced down at the vampire. "You smell like lilies, nutmeg, and snow." She answered, figuring it was only fair to share in kind.

"Do I smell better than breakfast?" Esme asked teasingly, glancing at the quickly flushing wolf.

"I knew you weren't fooled that day in the kitchen," Leah responded with an embarrassed groan. She resisted the urge to bury her face into Esme's hair and never come out.

"Not for one moment," Esme said with a chuckle.

Leah's phone vibrated twice in her pocket before releasing a loud, obnoxious rooster crow. "Ugh, damn reminder," She grumbled lightly. "I'm at least glad Rosalie thought to grab my cell phone before bringing me a new change of clothes."

"You need to be reminded to milk the cows?" Esme asked with an amused twinkle in her eye.

"I wish but no, that's my alarm. I need to go get changed for work," Leah said regrettably.

Esme pulled back slightly. "I'll miss you," She declared leaning up.

"Me too," Leah said just before their lips met, brushing gently though it gradually became deeper. Leah pulled away first, needing to breathe. "I have to go." she sighed, resting her forehead against Esme's.

Esme pulled away slightly and dropped her head. "You're always running away from me."

Leah used two fingers to lift the vampire's head to look her in the eye. "I don't mean to." She said. "If I could I would stay here with you for the rest of the night." The female wolf vowed.

"It's just hard to be apart from you."

"I know it is. It's because of the imprint. Because we haven't, uh." Leah tried to stop the second blush from lighting up her face. "Accepted the bond fully."

"You mean we haven't consummated it." Esme clarified, amused at Leah's flushed face.

"Yes." The younger woman choked out.

"Will that cause ill effects on our health anytime soon?"

"Not for a little while," Leah said. "Acceptance on both ends has given us more time but I'm not sure how much." The female wolf snatched her cell phone from her pocket in annoyance when her alarm sounded again. "We'll have to talk more later."

"You have to get ready for work."

"Indeed I do."

"Be safe and have a good first day." Esme said.

"I will try my best." Leah stood easily, holding Esme against her. She enjoyed feeling the vampire's legs clasped behind her back and was sad when Esme extricated herself and stood in front of Leah without touching her.

"You have to get ready for work." Esme repeated her statement from earlier with more insistence.

Leah nodded in agreement and stepped away from Esme, walking backwards slowly so she could keep her eyes on her imprint for as long as she could. Suddenly, she's toppling to the ground as her leg gets caught on an exposed root. Esme's harmonious laugh flowed forth as she came to stand over the leaf covered younger woman.

"I'm going to go before I hurt myself further." Leah joked lightly.

"That would be best." Esme agreed, a fond smile still perched on her face as she hoisted Leah up back into standing position. "I'm going for a hunt." The vampire declared. "This evening has been most draining."

"Okay," Leah said and rushed back toward the Cullen's house. She returned just a moment later, happy to see the vampire still standing in place. She kissed Esme with all her might before dashing away again. Rushing through the trees, she was in great spirits. It was a second too late that she realized a smell permeating from the position of her truck Leah nearly collided with Carlisle coming home early from work. Her hackles immediately rose as she took on a hostile posture. "Carlisle," She greeted blandly.

"Leah," he replied, glaring at her with much of the same tone. His eyes were obsidian, his nostrils flaring. "Enjoying my family?" he asked bitterly.

Leah ignored his question and moved passed him to open her door. She wondered about his reaction to her presence beyond the obvious when she realized he smelled Esme's scent mingling with hers. "Not yet," She said with a smirk, unable to stop her smug satisfaction coming to the fore. She climbed in her truck and did a quick u-turn, heading for Seattle.

-x-

When Leah walked into Joe's, it was packed wall to wall with people. She quickly made her way to the back, throwing her things in her locker first. She came back out, ducking under the door that led behind the bar.

"What's going on?" Leah asked Jamie as soon as she finished handing a drink to one of her customers.

"It's our half priced cocktails weekend," Jamie said nastily and walked away, dismissing Leah from her presence.

"Thank you, Mary Sunshine." Leah snarled back.

"Hey newbie. I see you're already acquainted with our resident bitch over there." A girl with mocha colored skin and a massive mane of curls said form Leah's left.

"Bite me." Jamie shot back from her end of the bar.

"Oh honey I can't afford the rabies shot." She countered cheekily then turned back to Leah. "I'm Dani," She said with a casual nod in greeting.

Leah nodded back. "My names Leah, not newbie."

"Hey newbie!" A guy all but yelled, reminded her almost of Emmett's inability to speak at a normal decibel. He had blue eyes a lean muscular stature and very short bleach blond hair.

Leah narrowed her eyes at him briefly at the use of 'newbie' yet again.

"That's Ken." Dani supplied and Leah just hummed noncommittally.

"So whose got the floor tonight?" Ken asked, leaning across the bar.

"That would be me, you and Reginald."

Leah's eyebrows rose at the final name. "Seriously, Reginald? The suffix to his name wouldn't happen to be the third now would it?"

"It probably is but Reginald's private and very particular, especially about his name but very much a people person so he's one of our best waiters," Dani said and shrugged.

"He's just a big ole sensitive queen," Jamie tossed in, filling up a mug of beer.

"Don't let him hear you say that," Dani said, wagging a mock chastising finger at Jamie.

"Whatever," Jamie said and waved her hand dismissively. "Reginald loves me."

"He's the only one." Ken stage whispered to Leah with a smirk.

"What are you guys standing around for? I don't pay you to socialize." Joe appeared from nowhere.

"Yeah, you kind of do." Dani pointed out deadpanned.

"Anyway happy hour is about to start so let's get these drinks flowing," He said, clapping his hands together. Dani and Ken grabbed their trays and wandered off to their respective table areas. "Leah, Jamie I want your best moves today I'm trying to attract some more customers and word of mouth is the best free advertisement you can have." He finished before walking up to a large cowbell hanging at the corner of the bar. He picked up the drumstick and struck it five times. All heads turned to him as he shouted. "Happy hour!"

Jamie grabbed a small remote from under the bar and pointed it at the jukebox and it started to blast "Piña Coladas."

Leah picked up a clean bar rag and tossed it over her should. She leaned over the bar toward a guy with a backwards cap on his head. "What can I get you?"

"Budweiser," He answered shortly and she internally rolled her eyes. Typical frat boy. She grabbed one of the chilled bottles from the ice tub below and popped off the top with practiced ease and handed it to him with an easy smile.

"Thanks sweetheart." He said. "I'm going to be starting a tab for the night." He pulled out his wallet, depositing a credit card into her hand.

"Okay," Leah she paused and glanced down at the card, "Tyler. I'll make sure you don't go home without this, and the names Leah."

"Thanks," Tyler replied amused as he tossed a twenty on the bar casually.

"How the hell did you do that?" Jamie demanded, shaking up the mixer.

"Do what?"

"Get Tyler Masters to tip you? That prick barely gives me the time of day." Jamie said, pouring the finished drink into a glass and garnishing with a cherry. "The rumor around here is that he's loaded and heir to some kind of fortune but he only tips me the minimum."

"Maybe he tips me because I don't give a shit who he is or what he has," Leah said with a shrug. She turned her attention toward a couple of giggly young women, overhearing a bit of their conversation.

"Okay, a bets a bet, Katy." A short, lean girl with too much make up on said to the girl standing next to her.

"Don't make me do this, Becca," 'Katy' said with a whine, her soft blonde curls bouncing about her head.

The girl now known as 'Becca' shook her head with a smirk. "You lost. Now go ahead and say it with a straight face or it doesn't count."

They each turned and not so discreetly glanced at Leah, quickly averting their eyes when they saw Leah was indeed staring right at them. "I can't do it now, she's looking right at us."

At that, Leah raised an intrigued eyebrow at the pair before her attention was called away again.

"I hear you're a Jaëgermeister type of girl," A raucous voice slurred at her.

"Not really at all actually," Leah replied blandly but was ignored.

"Let me buy you a shot." He insisted before his flushed face lit up. "Or better yet let's do two Jaëger bombs.

"Alright," Leah said and prepared two of the drinks requested. She watched as he downed his in a matter of seconds and proceeded to do the same. As soon as the liquor washed over her tongue she struggled to keep her disgust from her face as she mimed a swallow. Jaëgermeister tasted like thick, sludgy black licorice flavored cough syrup with a strong burn. The taste was only made marginally better by the slight citrus tang of red bull. She desperately grabbed her 'beer chaser' and promptly spit all the liquid into it. Unfortunately, It still lingered heavily on her palate.

"What do you think of Jaëger?" The guy asked excitedly.

"It's certainly nothing I've ever tasted before." Leah said truthfully.

"Alright!" He screamed with a fist pump, startling Jamie, making her nearly drop the bottle she was tossing in the air and Leah had to smirk. "Another girl for Captain Jaëger! I'd like seven shots for my table." He said.

"No problem." Leah quickly poured the shots and popped them on a tray for the inebriated guy. "Have fun." She tossed out.

"Leah, let me get a couple of piña coladas and a strawberry daiquiri." A cultured and slightly cool voice calmly said. He was of average height for a man with stark blue eyes and slicked back midnight black hair.

Leah raised an eyebrow and took a wild guess that this was probably Reginald. "Coming right up," Leah said and set about getting the drinks. All the people at the bar seemed to turn and stare at her as she tossed the bottle of ingredients in the air and spun them in an impressive display. Of course her supernatural reflexes and speed didn't hurt to lend the extra edge. She placed the drinks on the Reginald's tray. He had a small impressed smile on his face before gathering his tray and walking away.

"What can I get you?" Leah asked automatically when she felt someone staring at her with interest. She turned her eyes and saw that it was Katy, the girl from before.

Katy worried her lip nervously before speaking with false confidence, "I'd love it if you got me a screaming orgasm."

"Able to tell that about me from first glance?" Leah's eyes gleamed as a predatory smirk slid across her face.

True to her bet, Katy kept a straight face but heavy blush now crept up her neck settling onto her ears and cheeks. "Mm hm." Was the only reply she could manage to squeak out.

Leah finally took pity on the poor girl and quickly made her drink but made sure to brush their fingers together lightly. "Enjoy," She said with a wink.

Katy stumbled out a thank you and threw too many bills on the counter before fleeing to her table where Becca was laughing uproariously.

"Too easy," Leah muttered to herself as she placed the money in the cash register and tended to the other customers now clamoring for her attention. Before she knew it, happy hour was over and people were drunkenly pairing up for their one night stands.

"Leah, I need a few more cases of liquor brought up from the basement when you get done." Joe said, coming out of his office.

"I'm on it," Leah said as she finished mixing a margarita. She gave it to a guy with a sexy smile and wink. She couldn't help but smirked inwardly as the guy predictably handed over a ten dollar tip. "Thank you," the wolf said with a flirty smile. "This is definitely too easy," she muttered to herself as she hurried down the stairs to the basement. She loaded a couple of boxes with various bottles of liquor and proceeded to bound upstairs when she smelled a vampire. She paused and concentrated on listening past the thundering songs still pouring from the jukebox upstairs.

"No, please...don't."

Leah growled, taking the service stairs out into the back alley. She narrowed her eyes at the flaming red mane of curls on the vampire holding a young girl up by her throat. The girl's face was flushed, her oxygen obviously being cut off. "Now, what's a leech like you doing in a place like this?" she said, letting a deep growl permeate her speech.

"Stay out of this mutt," The vampire said, barely spared her a glanced as she squeezed just once more on the girl's neck, dragging her down the brick wall slowly.

"No, I don't think I will," Leah said calmly, placing the boxes down on top step. She walked confidently to the middle of the alley, effectively blocking the exit. "You see that's a friend of mine and I have to make sure she gets home safely."

Out here in the open she could smell blood but no venom which meant the girl was only hurt not yet bitten. But it didn't look like that would be the case for long, Leah thought as she watched as Victoria bared her teeth in the moonlight. Leah was off like a shot running up the alley to tackle Victoria.

At the last possible second, the vampire moved out of the way and Leah nearly found herself sprawled across the concrete. She righted herself. "Run!" she shouted to the girl, pushing her toward the entrance of the alley. The girl stumbled in her haste and hurried away. Victoria blurred after her and was tackled to the ground by a large grey wolf. Leah dug her claws into the vampires back and bit into her shoulder savagely.

Victoria hissed in pain and anger. She clawed at the ground for leverage and head butted the wolf sharply. Leah head snapped back with a whimper of pain escaping her throat. She shook off her daze and stood her ground, growling at the vampire in warning. Victoria eyed the wolf closely.

"You scared away my dinner," She said with a scowl. "Well, wolves aren't exactly good eating, but I can always use a new wrap," she finished, an unkind smile spread across her face.

"You won't be eating anything once I'm through with you." Leah promised in her head though Victoria couldn't hear her. She charged the vampire and was surprised when the redhead vaulted over her huge form with ease. Leah tossed her head up nipping at Victoria's clothes, ripping them easily.

"You filthy mutt!" the vampire hissed. "These are worth more than you'll ever hope to make in a

century." She blurred forward, too fast for Leah to react when icy arms clamped around her neck with the intent to snap it. Victoria chuckled darkly at her struggling. She inhaled deeply. "You know you smell like a human I killed a year ago. He was traipsing through the woods with a pitiful hunting rifle, like that would do something to me."

Victoria began to squeeze. "I watched his eyes go dead and now I get to watch yours," she said as a final barb. Leah felt rage fill her entire being, giving her renewed strength. She tossed her large form to the side, pinning Victoria under her body once more. The vampire clawed at the wolf's face viciously leaving deep scratches upon it. Leah opened her mouth wide, her teeth finding purchase right wrist of Victoria. She bit down.

Hard.

She sound of crumbling concrete was almost as deafening as the high pitched, inhuman screech coming from the vampire. Victoria was on her feet in a second. "You bitch!" she all but roared, punching Leah face. Leah let loose a pained howl as her jaw broke. She couldn't hold onto the injured hand but held onto consciousness as she watched as the vampire disappeared around the corner as a flash of red hair.

"Good riddance," Leah grumbled and phased back. She fought through the dark spots swimming in her vision as she dragged her body across the concrete and gathered the scraps that were now her clothes, pulling her cell phone from her pocket. There was no way she would be able to complete her shift in this state. She looked at her phone's display in disbelief. It had only been about five minutes since she'd left for the basement. The fight was so draining it seemed like a hell of a lot longer. She was just thankful that there were speakers located on outside of the bar currently blasting music because she wasn't sure how she was going to explain being nearly naked in the alley or the supernatural fight that happened prior to now. She snorted and shook her head at the thought of someone coming to investigate as humans tended to ignore the things that can't be explained away. How else could the Cullens come back every generation?

Glancing at one of the bottles of vodka, Leah shrugged her shoulders. She may as well have a drink. She felt like she deserved one after all. She took a long pull from the bottle and texted Joe a quick excuse about getting a girl home safe. It was half true she reasoned with herself and set the phone down on the steps while she figured out what to do now.

"You!" an enraged voice shouted from Leah's.

"Oh, fuck," Leah thought to herself.

-End of Chapter Thirteen-

Well there you have it chapter thirteen is finished! What did you think of the talk with the Cullens? Did Leah handle it well? How about the appearance of Victoria? What were the odds that she was hanging around Seattle? ;P Tell me your opinions in a review or PM!

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