PROLOGUE/SUMMARY

When La Push HS burns to the ground, the students must attend Forks HS bring together pack and coven. As friendships form and the seed of love is planted, a dark cloud covers Forks, but this time around it doesn't want the sweet blood of Bella, but the heat of Leah. E/L, minor (very) E/B, L/S

CHAPTER I: BURN BABY BURN [DICSO INFERNO- THE TRAMMPS] LPOV

A/N: This is will be slow-ish [in my opinion, small rant, but I get a lot of complaints that my stories aren't long enough] in the beginning because I have to build things up. I for one think that this chapter is a little sleepy because there's a lot of back-story and setting of the scene and not a lot of E/L interaction. There aren't a lot of Leah's thoughts and snarky comments just yet, but that too will build up. Enjoy, read and review. Many Thanks.

It was early on Saturday morning when I first saw the smoke from my house. It was a huge billowing could of dark grey tainting the blue sky. Many of the other residences around our house watched with a creepy enthusiasm as our beloved high school burnt to the ground.

Sick fucks.

The heavy hand of my father came down on my shoulder. I looked up to see his eyes squinting as he took in the smoke. It caused the winkles around his eyes to crease with worry. I knew he was thinking about the council, and how they would have to meet soon to discuss the effects that this would have on the tribe. Effects that I was hoping to never embrace.

Four legs and a tail… fuck that.

"What do you think happened?"

"That building is so old, Lee. I went to school there." He paused and it seemed he got lost in history. "I met your mother there," he smiled and those worry lines disappeared to ones full of memories.

He sighed, "It's was probably old wiring, and with all the rain we've been getting…"

"Rains got nothing to do with it Harry, that building is a piece of sh-

"Sue!"

"What, everyone knows it is!" she laughed aloud.

He turned and embraced her kissing her loud on her cheek. My parents were still disgustingly in love with one another. It made me a little sick on the inside, but then my thoughts would drift to Sam.

Oh Sam…

One day we would be like that.

The city council had laid down the hammer, much to the chagrin of the tribal council. We would be attending school at Forks High School indefinitely. They saw it was a waste to rebuild the school for a couple hundred when they could integrate the two schools. My mother was terrified, as she looked Seth and I over as if she would never see us again.

"Mom, stop freaking out." Seth said gently laying his hands on her shoulders.

"You have no idea what they are capable of." She sniffed.

"True, but I'm sure that they're not dumb enough to try something in public." I countered. "Mom, we're going to be fine."

It didn't stop her from worrying, even as I pulled out the driveway too fast for her taste and sped off to school. I was so sick of hearing all of the bullshit about the Cold Ones. I was getting it from every direction, even Sam.

FLASHBACK:

"Stay away from them Lee." He murmured as he stroked my hair.

"I don't have any reason to go near them."

"Don't find any then…"

"Sam-

"Please, for me?" he pleaded.

END FLASHBACK

As we pulled in to the school, I spotted Jake pulling his helmet off his head. I parked quickly and watched through the window as he made his way towards us. Every female eye was on him and he knew it.

"You sure do have a flare for the dramatic." I said as he pulled me in for a hug.

"I have only ever been surrounded by the women of La Push. That old rat trap burning down could be the best thing that ever happen to me." He said smiling.

Or the worst…

I rolled my eyes and moved to make our way towards the office to get our schedules, and that was when I spotted them for the first time. I had heard my parents talk about them, the Cullen's, but I had never—in the two years that they had lived here—seen them in person. They certainly didn't look like monsters; in fact they were some of the most beautiful people I had ever laid eyes on. I found myself wanting to go near them, yet shying away at the same time.

My eyes caught with one of them, a boy with the most peculiar hair. It was red, but was it red? It had too much brown; it was… copper, like a penny. His eyes narrowed at me, and I wasn't sure if it was disgust or confusion on his face.

Well fuck you too.

If this is how the rest of the year is going to go, they can kill me now.

Lunch came and went and I was relieved to see the familiar faces of home. We had pushed tables together so that we could sit with each other, not even trying to integrate like the other students from La Push had done. It was like being home as we all began to bitch about our days, and eat each other's food. But too soon it was over, and I was looking to my schedule to see where I was going next, biology.

I walked the halls slow, not caring if I was late or not, it was my first day and the teachers could suck it. As I walked into the classroom, the teacher was getting the other new students situated with their lab partners. He looked back at the door and smiled when he saw me.

"Your in luck, Miss…"

"Leah Clearwater"

"Miss Clearwater, there's one student left without a partner, Edward Cullen right there in the back."

You have got be shitting me.

"I-

"Oh! Don't be shy, I'm sure he doesn't bite!"

Oh you have no idea how much he does bite.

"Go ahead!" he said pushing me towards the glaring pale boy.

This is going to be a long fucking year.