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It was now March, and the long cold winter was finally over. Leah sat on the swing in Deerhead Park next to Isaac. A word was not spoken between the two.
Leah had since learned since all those months ago not to mention if she saw a new bruise or wound adorning her imprint's skin, it upset him greatly and he would only retreat further into himself, and however selfish it may have been, Leah didn't know if she could handle his thousand-yard stare again.
"Leah?" whispered a soft voice from her left. Looking over, Isaac's massive blue eyes bore into hers. "Do you know anything about elephants?"
Leah's eyebrows furrowed. Elephants? "No, I don't think so bud. Do you?" she asked. His cheeks reddened. Isaac wasn't used to someone listening to him, never mind hanging onto his every word. "I got a book about 'em from the library. You remind me of an elephant." He replied. Leah had to hold back a laugh. To anyone else, being compared to an elephant would be a downright insult, but Isaac wasn't just anyone. "What do you mean?" she questioned. His blush grew deeper if it were even possible. "E-Elephants are some of the smartest animals in the whole world. And they can feel things, too, like they can feel happy, and they can feel sad, and they can even joke around! And the groups, called herds, are led by a girl elephant. You're like the girl elephant because you're the leader. And all the other animals like them, just like how everyone likes you." He said seriously. Leah smiled, and rustled the boys golden locks. It was rare that Isaac showed so much interest in something.
"I think they're my new favorite animal."
"Well if they're you're favorite, kid, then they're mine, too."
Isaac looked up at her, and instead of one of his small half smiles, he released a genuine, yet soft, grin. "Have you ever been to a zoo, Leah?" he asked, fiddling with the zipper on his sweater. "Yeah, I think everyone has."
"Well, I've never gone, 'cause we were supposed to for Mrs. Hawk's class but then it rained and we couldn't go. But one day, I'm gonna go even further than the zoo. I'm gonna go to Africa, and I'm gonna see the elephants myself. And I'm gonna draw pictures of them and take lots of pictures, so you can see them too."
Leah beamed at him, making the boy's smile get a little bigger. "And you wanna know something else about elephants, Leah?"
"Sure, bud."
"Elephants never forget. They remember everything. And you're kinda like that, too, 'cause you never forgot about me."
Leah could have cried, the words were simultaneously beautiful and sad, but she held back the tears threatening to escape her eyes. "Well, tell you what, Isaac. I may not be able to take you to Africa right away, but I promise you, someday, I'll take you to a zoo in Seattle where I know for a fact they have elephants."
Isaac's smile faltered for a second, a darkness Leah hadn't seen before dancing in his eyes. But before she could react, her little boy's arms wound around her waist. "Yeah, someday."
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Leah had to report to a pack meeting with the Cullens that day, much to her anger. People her age looked forward to the weekend to get drunk and party, but the excitement she felt (that could rival most 20 year olds) all stemmed from knowing she would get to spend time with a very special little boy. How was she supposed to stay focused when Isaac was the only thing she could think of?
Leah arrived at the glass mansion in the middle of the woods with a noticeable restlessness. She stood in the leech's chrome and granite themed kitchen, glancing at the clock every few seconds. The sooner she could leave, the sooner she could go see her imprint, who would undoubtedly have some new fact for her about the large animals he's been recently obsessed with.
The mind reader, Edward, glanced at her repeatedly, curiosity in his golden eyes. A part of her wanted to get ticked off, but all she could think about was what a waste of her energy it would be to argue with him when she could be using it for
Isaac. Unfortunately, her plans to ignore him backfired when the bronze-haired vampire approached her. "So, you found your imprint." He stated simply. Unable to restrain herself, she rolled her eyes. "What's your point, leech?" she scoffed. He shrugged his shoulders, a playful smirk on his face. "Well, it's nice to see that you finally may have a chance to be happy. Maybe sometime, we can all meet him,"
Leah hissed at him, her eyes flashing zero. "As if I would bring the one thing I care about into a room with a bunch of bloodsuckers. Stay away from him." She growled menacingly. The smirk still on his face, he shrugged again. "He's a little small for his age. 9 years old, wow Leah, I didn't know you liked them so young." Edward joked.
Leah slammed her fist against the granite countertop, leaving a crack in the stone. "Don't talk about my imprint, don't look at my imprint, an lastly, don't rifle through my thoughts to find out more about my imprint. He's mine." She replied viciously.
Just when she thought she was done with these creeps, the fairy-like one, Alice, bounced over to her. "Awww, another imprint! This is so exciting! When can we all meet him? I could buy him clothes and toys and-"
"HOLY FUCK, NO ONE IS GOING TO MEET HIM ANYTIME SOON SO LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE ABOUT ISAAC AND WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS." She snapped. Alice merely giggled and pranced away.
Leah didn't want any of these fuckers to even glance Isaac's way. He was a little boy, and he didn't deserve the home life he already had, never mind getting pulled into a supernatural mess. She would keep the wolf side of her and the imprint a secret from him until it was absolutely dire that he knew.
Isaac deserved normality.