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Epilogue

One month Later…

I clutched my book against my chest tightly, and stared up at the grey brick building before me. I frowned, shifting my weight onto each foot and fidgeting with the book in my hands. I bit my lip.

"I think I'm going to be sick." I murmured, looking down at my book. If I was going to throw up, I'd make sure I did it on my text book, this thing had been the cause of many sleepless nights, and it deserved what was coming to it.

Edward chuckled beside me and took hold of my arms.

"Leah listen to me, you'll be fine. You know everything in there, you already completed my test and you did perfectly well. That was harder than the one they'll give you, I assure you."

I gulped,

"You're just saying that."

Edward sighed,

"Leah, why would I lie to you?"

I snorted,

"Obviously to make me feel better."

Edward considered this for a moment,

"I admit, that's true, but I'm not lying now."

I looked up at him.

"You promise?"

He held up a hand,

"Scouts honour."

I raised a brow,

"You were a scout?"

He snorted,

"Of course not, now get in there and do me proud."

I shook my head, the worst possible result of our relationship had occurred; I'd rubbed off on him.

I'd hoped he would rub off on me, not the other way around.

I sighed,

'Leah you're such a bad influence.'

Whilst I thought this, Edward was already dragging me into the school, gently pulling on my arm causing the souls of my shoes to drag along the slippery surface of the wet concrete floor.

"But what if I fail and disappoint you?"

He looked back and grinned,

"Then it's over love."

I shot him a dirty look, and made no effort to walk, but in the end I needn't have bothered because he ended up carrying me into the office. We were introduced to a bored looking young receptionist who sat at her desk in a comfortable slouch, totally focussed on her computer screen.

Edward put me down before taking my hand and leading me into the office.

"Excuse me,"

The lady's eyes shot up and suddenly they moulded and softened as they were met with Edward's presence. I rolled my eyes, this happened more often that not and I had to admit it really pissed me off. Couldn't other girls and even women keep their eyes to themselves? And to make things worse, as soon as they noticed him, I suddenly became non-existent. It had happened many times before and it was certain to be repeated once more in this scenario.

"Hello" she said, sitting up straighter and subtly fixing her shirt so her chest became more apparent.

I sighed,

'Oh boy, here we go…'

"My name is Stacia; I'm the new assistant secretary."

'Ahh yes, they always start with the life-stories.'

Edward merely nodded politely, though I noticed the glint of humour in his eye which indicated that he'd heard my thoughts. However the lady interpreted it as a flirtatious smirk and sat up even straighter with her chest practically thrusting outwards.

"How may I help you?"

I frowned, surely her voice had lowered a few octaves…

"I'm scheduled to do a re-take for Mr Alan's class, I'd like to know the room that it's in?" I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

'Wait for it…'

"Oh hello there, sorry what was that?"

I sighed. Of course, she just realised I was there.

'Oh this is painful.'

"The lady would like to know which room her re-take is scheduled to be in."

"Oh, oh right, well let me just check on the system, if you would please give me your details."

I told her the information she needed, and she typed it in, her gaze reluctantly leaving Edward's face momentarily as she printed out the necessary information. She handed me the paper, though I didn't miss the narrowing of her eyes as Edward's arm wrapped around my waist. I smiled inwardly, but frowned as I read the paper.

"Room 14" I murmured folding the page in half and tucking it into my pocket.

"Thank you very much for your service." Edward said with a smile. Stacia melted in the seat and I could hear the pound of her heartbeat and she stared at him longingly whilst he steered me towards the door. I shook my head, but said nothing as we headed towards the room.

We walked across the empty corridors that were usually filled with bustling teenagers and the sound slamming lockers and feverish chatter. When we finally reached the classroom, I froze before the door and my own heartbeat began to speed up to a hundred beats per minute. My palms began to moisten and once again I shifted my weight from foot to foot nervously.

"It's alright love, you'll be fine." Edward whispered into my ear.

I gulped, so much depended on my exceeding in this exam. If I had any hopes of being accepted into med school, I had to do well in what was essentially the most important subject for my career choice.

I nodded my head and turned towards him. He smiled and kissed my forehead.

"Good luck."

I sat at the desk, staring at the sheet before me. I was still nervous, but I knew that I deserved at least some credit as I had studied the subject and knew the facts like the back of my hand. But would that be enough?

I flicked the next pages and began to write. I wrote and wrote and wrote until I reached the end of the test, where I allowed myself to finally release a heavy breath. I set down my pen and ran my fingers through my hair. I looked up at the time; I had five minutes left.

After having quickly flicked through the pages, I arose from my seat and headed towards Mr Alan's desk. Mr Alan was my strict, old-fashioned biology teacher who looked down upon everything modern, and repeatedly commented on the behavioural defects of the younger generation. He was passed middle age and saw things under a very grey, negative light. But he was also wise, and one of the few individuals who showed any indication of knowing the truths concerning the so-called legends of the tribe.

When I reached his desk, I placed the test onto its wooden surface and Mr Alan looked up leisurely from his newspaper.

"I've finished." I stated, holding my shaking hands behind my back. He squinted at me and adjusted his glassed, before taking the paper in his hands. He stared at it and then his eyes widened as he looked back at me once more.

"You wrote this test?"

I frowned, what was he trying to say? He saw me write it! I was the only one in the room!

I looked around and quickly checked that I was right.

'Yep, we're alone.'

"Yes I did write it, just now actually." I said through gritted teeth.

He nodded,

"Your script has significantly altered Clearwater."

I furrowed my eyebrows and leaned over, taking a glimpse at the paper. I realised suddenly that my handwriting had changed. It looked neater and more accurate; like a font rather than a script written by hand.

'Huh, maybe Edward has rubbed off on me.'

"Yeah well, I try."

He ignored my response and immediately got to work, marking each page thoroughly and nodding whenever he especially approved of a point. He wrote short comments beside particular questions, and by some he wrote longer paragraphs. I sighed and looked up at the clock; why was he taking ages?

"There, now I'm finished."

He stood up and handed me the paper by hand. I gulped as I took it and looked down. Slowly I flipped it over and then…

I gasped

"Oh wow! A hundred per cent?"

I squealed.

Mr Alan nodded and his lips stretched out oddly. He was smiling.

"Well done Clearwater, you've redeemed yourself and gotten the highest score I've ever given."

"Oh wow, I can't believe this!"

I clutched the paper close to my chest.

"Thank you so much Mr Alan!"

"Don't thank me, thank yourself, you obviously put a lot of effort into studying for this. You deserve it Leah."

I nodded,

"Thanks"

I rushed out of the classroom, my pumps slipping on the glossed floor as I skidded across the corridor. I stopped at the office, but he wasn't there and so I followed my senses to the entrance of the school.

There he stood, leaning against the door on his shoulder whilst he held a hand up to his ear. I soon realised he was speaking on the phone and I slowly approached him, though I knew he was already aware of my presence. He cut his conversation short. And turned towards me and immediately I frowned.

"Well how did it go?" he asked calmly, taking hold of my hands with his cold grip.

I sighed,

"Not well, I only got… a hundred per cent!"

Edward laughed and pulled me into a tight embrace.

"Leah that's fantastic!"

I nodded, burrowing my face into his shoulder.

"I couldn't have done it without you." I said and he pulled us apart holding my forearms.

"You did this Leah, I didn't. I knew you could and yet again I was proven right."

He grinned as I rolled my eyes, but then he was soon surprised as I pulled him by the collar and connected my lips to his.

"How inappropriate, you're still on school property."

We quickly pulled apart, and I turned to face our intruder.

It was Jacob.

"Hey Jake, what are you doing here?"

He pointed towards Edward,

"I just called him and asked where you were, I needed to tell you something."

I paused, perplexed over the fact that Jacob had Edward's number. I shook my head and refocused on to the conversation.

"Well can't it wait? I just got my result for the re-take."

Jacob's eyes lightened,

"How did it go?"

I smiled

"I got a hundred per cent!"

He snorted,

"A hundred per cent of what; incorrect answers?"

I frowned and wacked him on the arm

"Ow, you didn't have to do that." he said rubbing his arm in false pain. I shook my head at him.

"You're right, she should have done it harder." I smiled up at Edward and he took me into a one-armed hug.

"You know, Leah that's no way to treat your alpha."

I raised by eyebrows in surprise,

"Did you just say-,"

"Yep, I just got back from the meeting with the elders. They dismissed Sam from his position and proposed that I take my rightful place… and I accepted."

I gasped,

"Really?"

"Well hell yeah! The guy's a jerk, and after what he did to you-,"

I frowned and my eyes widened, sending a silent message to Jake and praying that he would shut the hell up.

It was too late, I realised this as soon as my eyes lay upon Edward's sudden frown.

"Wait, what did he do to you Leah?"

I sighed,

'Thanks a lot Jake.'

I turned to face the worried vampire whose eyes had already began to darken, he clenched his jaw and his gaze flickered to Jacob. I winced, he was probably reading Jake's mind.

"Edward, it's nothing really." I paused and couldn't help but remember what had occurred when I'd arrived at my house that day. Sam had hit me and gripped onto my arms so harshly they were bruised for the entire upcoming day.

"He hurt you." Edward hissed. It was a statement, not a question for he already knew it was a fact from my thoughts.

I groaned.

"Please don't, it's done now, it doesn't matter."

"He hurt you Leah, he hurt my girl."

I moaned, that sounded so hot with his voice. Too bad now wasn't the time to be thinking about how sexy he was…

"Wait so you didn't tell him?" Jacob chuckled. "Well, I guess I'll be on my way. I'll try to act surprised when I see you rip Sam apart, but just know dude, for once I am on your side." Jacob left on his motorbike and I mumbled curses under my breath, my eyes glaring at the skid marks his bike has left behind on the smooth ground.

He had just made things worse.

"Edward, don't listen to him-,"

"How dare he hurt you? How dare he lay a finger on you! You did nothing wrong, the prejudice he holds is against me, and so I will face him and see if he's brave enough to threaten me personally."

I sighed,

'God he's so hot.'

I shook my head out of those thoughts.

"No wait, don't. Edward listen to me, Sam doesn't mean anything to me anymore. What we have here is special and far more important than that asshole; he doesn't even deserve your time. Look I'm fine now, no, more than fine; I'm ecstatic. Sam's lost his position as alpha to Jacob and in the end he couldn't stop me from being with you, that's what matters, the fact that we won in the end."

Edward looked down at me, his eyes slowly returning to their fluorescent gold glow. He gently stroked my cheek with his hands and placed a kiss on my forehead.

"Te amo." He murmured against my lips.

"I love you too." I said with a grin. "Which reminds me, I've been meaning to ask you for some Spanish lessons…"

Edward laughed but avoided an answer by kissing my lips and then walking away.

I frowned,

"Hey, where are you going?"

He turned around and shrugged.

I shook my head,

"You're going after Sam aren't you?"

He stopped beside his car and leaned against it, tucking his hands into the front pockets of his jeans.

"He hurt you Leah, no way is he getting away with it, I'll give him exactly what he deserves for messing with a parasite's lover."

I smirked, and joined him.

"You, know, strangely enough, I think I'm ok with that…"

I stopped as he turned and opened the car door for me.

"…Under one condition."

Edward looked back at me with a glint of humour in his eyes.

"And what would that be love?"

I smiled and ran my hands through his hair, letting them trail to the smooth surface of his face and then to his throat where I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I get to watch."

THE END