Hi guys, i know its been a very long time but school has been insane and sadly i had to put fanfiction to a stop in order not to get distracted. Now it's the end of Exam week... whoo... which means i may be able to post some more chapters before school holidays which are even crazier than school so yeah... i'll try my hardest but school is my top priority even if i hate it and would prefer to make you guys happy. Anyway... enough with the excuses! I hope you like the chapter that is long overdue, i don't own twilight, please, please, please review, it is always much appreciated and lets me know what you guys like and don't, if i know what you do/don't like i know what to fix or what you would like put in On with the show now...

Leah's Pov

I shut the door behind mum and went back to the table, cupping my tea with both hands, warming them. I thought about Mackayla and Jacob, when I had heard commotion outside the other day and saw Jacob huddled on the porch and Mackayla watching him in wolf form something inside me stirred, her wolf was exactly like Jacob's except a little smaller and lighter in colour. It was her eyes though that go to me, almost exact replicas of Jacob's when he was a wolf… it may be strange but I didn't hate her like I first did. Something in her eyes that day were crying out for… a normal life, God knows she hadn't probably had one. I looked at my watch and found that it was almost five o'clock in the morning, what I didn't know was how to break the news to Jacob that his daughter had phased back. I felt annoyance wash over me as well, he was being a child about this. If I was in Jacob's situation I would just deal with it and… try my best to accept that my child was a wolf, not reject them like he did. No doubt that it hurt Mackayla's feelings knowing that her father didn't want her.

I sighed once again when I jumped

"Couldn't sleep?" Jacob asked, I looked at him, rubbing his sleep crumpled hair

"No… mum rang, she came and saw me." I said… carefully

"What did she want, it's early?" Jacob asked sitting down at the chair in front of me, grasping my hands in his

"It's about Mackayla," I said gauging his reaction "She phased back late last night or early this morning, Charlie helped her… as I understand it she isn't in the best of health, underweight, dehydrated and hasn't had much sleep over the last three months. Other than that she is doing… okay given everything."

Jacob nodded before he sighed and said "Thank you for telling me… I just don't know what to feel."

"Jacob, she is your daughter… you should be feeling relived that she is okay after all this time, that she is safe and relatively healthy… and probably returned to you." I said tartly, frowning at him

"But that's just the thing" Jacob shook his head "I haven't known her all my life; I have been a mere person she has seen a few times. I haven't been around to make an impact on her life, I love her… it's just a different love I have for her than my children."

"My children?" I snapped, quoting him "She is your child Jake, she was your first child. And yes, I am sure that you made an impact on her life, Jake, I sure as hell know that she wouldn't have been calling that leech 'Daddy', you are her father, you are the one she came to when she phased, she didn't run to Bella or Edward, she came to you, however far away she was, she came to you. I think you should be taking her feelings a little better into account."

"Well excuse me for wanting to protect my family from a volatile new wolf," he snapped giving me an irritated look "I didn't think you liked her anyway, why the change of heart?"

I sighed in annoyance and shook my head "… It's just that… when you collapsed I looked into her eyes and could see her terrified expression Jake… she's not normal and probably hasn't ever known normal. It just made me think… I have kids now, I understand sort of what might be going through her head… call me maternal but… I feel really sorry for her."

Jake sighed and rubbed his face in his hands "I don't know what to do baby… I really don't."

I placed my hand on his arm and whispered "We will get through this… we have been through worse."

Mackayla's Pov (Back at Charlie's)

I sighed as I polished off another plate and placed it into the sink, creeping outside and sitting on the porch, dangling my legs over the edge of it. I was dog tired but I couldn't sleep, I couldn't stop thinking about dad… and my mum. Granddad and Sue were sleeping and the minutes ticked by, I didn't know what to do, I got up and walked back inside, scrawling a quick note on the back of an envelope, sitting it in the middle of the table that was now clear from breakfast;

Granddad,

I have gone for a run… I will be back for dinner, if you need anything I don't know… do something loud in the forest.

I frowned and scratched out do something in the forest, it wasn't safe for a human to be in there.

Granddad,

I have gone for a run… I will be back for dinner probably, if you need anything I don't know… Don't go into the forest please, it's not safe… I guess I will see you when I see you.

Mackayla

I jogged out the back yard and slipped into the forest, pulling my clothes off, I was unsure what to do with them. If I put them in my mouth not only would it be uncomfortable but they would get slobber all over them. I bundled them up and shoved them in a bush, I would come back for them later if I needed them. I let the heat travel up my spine and shook my fur out, my tongue lolling out of my mouth. I let out a squeaky whine and stretched before I bounded off towards the border, I stepped over and began running laps around La Push, pushing myself faster with each lap. It never creased to amaze at how fast I could go, and at each passing day I seemed to be getting faster. I hadn't realised I had stopped until I saw Leah walk outside with the twins, she walked over to the swing set they had set up but one of them didn't want to play swings. I let out a huff as I watched her try to push one and keep an eye on the other, the kid on the swing started grizzling and Leah took her eyes off the other kid long enough for it to see its opportunity and rush away with a face full of glee. It ran straight to the forest and I felt unease wash over me, it made me so nervous to see the kid going straight to the forest. I let out whimper followed by a whine and the kid heard me, cocking its head and followed the noise I made. I kept up enough noise to keep the kid interested and backed myself towards the tree line, luring the kid back towards Leah and safety.

The kid was so young I highly doubted it would remember me if it saw me so when it lost interest and tottered back deeper in the forest I made up my mind and grabbed it by the scruff of its shirt, lifting it off the ground. I walked slowly back to dad's house trying not to scare the kid too much more although it wasn't crying yet, I heard Leah call out worriedly. I was almost out of the tree line when I froze mid stride, my hackles raised and I smelt leech, I restrained a snarl by the skin of my teeth. I picked up the pace and broke from the tree line and trotted straight up to Leah whose eyes were wide as saucers in panic and fear. I placed the kid back on its feet near her and whimpered, gesturing towards the house, the scent was becoming stronger, I was sure by the magnitude of the smell there was more than one. I growled at Leah who was still outside, she gave me a worried look and didn't move WHAT WAS IT WITH THIS WOMAN I backed up and let another snarl rumbled for my chest and charged her. She shrieked in alarm and grabbed her children and rushed them inside, finally I thought. I lifted my nose and sprinted in the direction of the forest, following the scent which led into a large clearing with a bundle of rocks on the middle. I staggered at who I saw in the middle, it was my family. I heard Rosalie make a sob noise; Emmett did as well but cradled her into his side. Alice drew back slightly and Jasper smiled slightly, Carlisle sighed and Esme also let out a light sob that sounded like relief. I looked to my mother and Mr Ice box, mum seemed… annoyed if anything and I felt my hackles stand straighter if that was even possible, Edward seemed mildly amused but also under his cool exterior was supreme frustration…