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21 Where I belong
Leah's point of view
I don't understand what is going on; I don't know where I am, who is with me, where are we going, and the worst of it is that I don't even care. I can't get the image of Dylan on the other side of the door out of my head. Watching his sad expression over and over again in my head is killing me, but I can't stop thinking about him, I still have very strong feelings for him.
Then why am I doing this? Why did I break his heart? Why am I hurting myself? Why?
Random images of the time Dylan and I spent together keep popping out in my head. He was so kind with me, he took care of me every second since the moment we met, he respected me, he was honest, he acted like a gentleman when he was with me and he showed me what real love was about.
Why did I push him away? I am his sol; he is probably very worried about me. No. He doesn't love me just because destiny played with our lives; he loves me because he wants to love me. He told me that, and I will never forget it, but what did I say? Nothing, nothing at all. What is wrong with me? He is my imprint, I would do anything for him, then why do I feel so confuse about my feelings? Why all the strange things always happen to me?
I want him. I need him. I need him to tell me that everything is going to be alright, that this is something temporal, a very bad dream… a very, very, very bad dream…
Dylan's point of view
It's been two weeks since the last time I saw Leah. The image of her walking away from me is always in my mind. Why did she do that? Why did she walk away if we were so close from freedom? She likes staying with vampires? I know she doesn't. I know I never asked her, but I know how she feels; she hates vampires just as much as I hate them. Right? Maybe not, I mean most of her friends are leeches. Dammit, what did I do wrong?
Her rejection is killing me, literally. The legend says that a werewolf is able to live without his sol, but is not my case. Leah is not only my sol; she is my friend, my girlfriend, my lover, my beloved, my soul mate, my true love… There are infinite names, but I think you got the point; I can't live without her.
I've been looking for her all over Europe, but there is no trace of her or the Volturi that survived. I don't care if I have to fight against all the vampires of the world to reach her, I'll do anything for her, and if it takes me all my life to find her then those leeches better prepare themselves because I am coming.
Jake's point of view
One month. It's been one entire month since the Volturi were defeated by the werewolves. We still don't know what happened; we just heard a few rumors of nomad vampires, but nothing more. I tried calling Dylan, but he doesn't answer his cell phone and they haven't call once. They died? Are they seriously injured? Did they loose their memory in battle and they don't remember us?
Is time for us to do something, I've waited too much and I can't keep losing time. Maybe things would be different if we had traveled to Italy from the first moment, but I can't waist time wondering about it, all I can do is prepare my suitcase and go to the airport. I am going to bring you back Leah, I promise.
Demetri's point of view
It's been two months since I killed Caius, yes, you got it right, I killed him. He was very weak when I finally found him and it wasn't hard for me to end with his life. Do I feel sorry for what I did? No, he deserved it. Now I am helping Aro to find all the members of the Volturi royal guard who survived. We are only ten now, but Aro thinks that one day we will be powerful enough to rule the vampire world again. I'll give him some credit for the effort.
You are probably wondering why Aro let me live if I killed his brother. Well, when I found him and he read my mind he thought this was one of the most wonderful stories ever. Now he knows everything, or at least all the things I know, including one little detail; many years ago, in the first war between vampires and werewolves, while I was fighting against my brother I saw how Caius killed our queen Dydime. I thought that Caius would killed me if he knew what I knew, so every time Aro read my mind I hid the secret at the back of my mind, but it was time for my king to know what happened to his sister, so I showed my memory to him. I was astonished by his reaction; he laughed. He already knew everything; in fact, he was the one who ordered Caius to kill his own sister. Why? Because he thought Dydime's gift was stupid and useless; she had the power to make everyone feel happy. Besides, she was planning to live the Volturi with Marcus, and Aro didn't want to loose both of them, so he ordered Caius to kill Dydime.
Considering that I am a very skilled vampire; especially since Jane and Alec died in battle; and that I know a lot of things, Aro allowed me to live and now I served him as his most loyal guard. Do I like it? Is an honor for me, I can't ask for more. Ok, I am lying, all I want to do is escape from this stupid organization, but I know I will be able to leave one day, I am sure of it.
"How is she?"
I turned around to look at Aro who was walking towards me with his red eyes full of anxiety.
"Worst", Felix answered taking a look to the big wolf that was inside of the cell.
"She doesn't want to eat and every time we get close to her she tries to kill us", I explained worried.
Leah totally lost it this time. From the moment we joined the little group of Volturis she started acting like a complete savage. She didn't talk to anybody, not even me. She was always shouting and mumbling things without sense and she growled at you if you got too close to her. A few weeks ago, while she was crying desperately, she transformed into a big wolf and started attacking everybody. Aro decided to lock her up in a cell, but everyone else thinks we should kill her.
I've spent everyday with her, but she is not getting better and I don't know what is wrong with her. I know she is Dylan's sol, but she shouldn't be affected by the distance that is between them, I mean, she isn't in love with him, right?
"What is wrong darling?" Aro asked her stretching his arm inside the cell.
With a quick movement Leah almost ripped Aro's arm apart and she started growling angrily.
"Easy puppy or I am going to kick your ass", Felix threatened her.
Leah lowered her head and started sobbing and shivering, but not by Felix's words, I am sure she is doing it because she is having sad thoughts. What can I do to help her?
"She is not going to get better, is she?" Aro asked to himself and I closed my hands trying to contain my wishes to break the wall with my fists. "And it seems like she is suffering a lot"
"She is dying", I murmured, but I know they heard me.
"What a pitiful end for an amazing and unique creature like her", Aro commented. "Did Afton find a way to help her?"
"No", Felix answered. "He said he couldn't find anything, there is no information that we can use"
"Such a pity"
"She doesn't want to live", I whispered.
Aro looked at me with a surprise expression, but I kept looking at Leah, I can't take my eyes away from her. I have to find a way to help her, I have to, or she is going to die really soon.
"Killed her", Aro ordered turning around to go upstairs.
"What?" I asked in shock.
"It'll be cruel if we left her live in this state", Aro explained. "This is the only way to end with her suffering, or you have a better plan my boy?"
"I… I don't know how to save her master", I admitted lowering my head.
"That's what I thought"
"But…" Aro turned to look at me with expectant eyes. "Maybe the Olympic coven or her own people could do something"
"You want me to ask help to the Cullens?" Aro asked me angrily.
"Please master, it wasn't my intention to offend you", I clarified quickly. "But if Leah is going to die, I think she should be with the people she loves"
Aro didn't say anything; he stood there like a rock for several minutes analyzing all the things that this means for his plans. Considering that he doesn't see Leah as a prisoner, just another collectible object, this shouldn't be a problem for him.
"I can take her master", I offered myself earning a confuse look from Felix.
"No, you have to stay here in order to look for the rest of the survivors", Aro ordered me.
"Collin escaped to Ecuador, his natal country, I can leave Leah in her house and then go for Collin to bring him back", I know he can't say no to that.
Just as I suspected Aro sighed and nodded before turning around and leaving the basement. If I had a heart I am sure it would be beating very fast right now. I looked at Leah again; she is sleeping in the floor of her cell and moving strangely, she is probably having nightmares.
"And how exactly are you planning to take a giant, dangerous, and savage wolf to Washington?" Felix asked me.
"I don't know", I admitted.
"You should have thought about that before offering yourself, you idiot"
I lifted my shoulders, I don't care how I am going to do it, but I know I will. This is the last chance Leah has to be happy and I am going to make sure she follows the good path this time, but before going to America, we will have to make another stop. I can't do this alone; I need the help of a very special person.
Leah's point of view
Confusion. Agitation. Commotion. Discomfort. Hesitation. Perturbation. Destruction. Horror. Sadness. Disorder. Chaos. Anxiety. Fear. Uncertainty. Indecision. Concern. Sorrow. Misery. Unhappiness. Desolation. Melancholy. Depression. Worry. Terror. Doubt. Discontent. Loneliness.
I can't think. My head is just a mess of depressing words and memories. My thoughts used to be full of questions and I always ended thinking one thing, why me? Why destiny? Why?
I don't care anymore, I don't want to fight anymore, my strength abandoned me and there is nothing else I can do. My mind is a dark empty room, a little space full of nothing.
How did I survive all this years? What was the thing that kept me alive? My family? My friends? A vague hope that kept reminding me that I was going to find someone especial?
When I am not thinking how miserable my life is I spend my time having terrifying nightmares. I know there was a time when I was happy, when I have no responsibilities, when the lives of my people weren't in my hands, yeah, it was a happy time, if only I knew my life was going to end this way I would have spent my life enjoying every good moment I had instead of being angry all the time.
Now all I have to do is wait, I'll wait for the moment my heart stops beating and then I will finally rest in peace. No responsibilities, no obligations, no masters, no pain, no suffering, no tears, no love.
I opened my eyes and I closed them quickly when I saw an intense light. I opened them again, very slow this time. When my eyes got used to the light I tried to recognize the place I was in. It can't be. Is this my bedroom? I sat on my bed and I just stood there looking at my pyjamas. What is going on here? I am dead? Well this doesn't look like heaven or hell to me. I thought I was going to fall when I tried to stand up, but nothing like that happened, my strength is back. Does this happen when someone dies?
My bedroom looks just the same way I left it when I travelled many months ago. That proves that I am dead, I know my mom, if this was real she would have organize everything. I walked to the closet and I change in my usual cloth; a nice t-shirt and my shorts. When I looked at the mirror I was amazed by my own reflection. All I could see was a tall girl with long hair and a very sad expression. I look like a ghost, no, worst, like a person without identity. Where am I? Where is my spark?
Suddenly I started remembering everything that happened. Where is everybody? Am I alone in this new world? I think is better this way, I disappointed everybody, I feel so ashamed of myself that I can't even look at myself in the mirror anymore.
I sat on my bed again and suddenly I started hearing voices. I know who they are; I can recognize each one of them just by the sound of their voices. What are they doing here?
I walked towards the window and I moved the curtain aside. I smiled when I saw my pack and my mom talking happily in the garden. The other pack and the Cullens were here as well, and they all brought their imprints of course. What is this? A family meeting?
My heart stopped beating when I saw him leaning on a tree in one corner of the garden. Dylan. Oh my god I am not dead, this is just another strange and painful dream, no, a nightmare, a very miserable nightmare. Why my mind keeps remembering him all the time? After all the things I've done to him he probably doesn't even want to see me.
Without even noticing I started crying and I was about to sat in my bed again when another person in the garden called my attention. Demetri. Now this is weird, I never dream with him, never.
All of a sudden I started feeling really angry, my body started trembling and I didn't even try to calm myself. I am so mad at him; I am so annoyed about everything that happened to me; Volturi ruined my life and they are going to pay for it, starting with him.
Without thinking it twice I opened the window and I jumped outside. When I landed on the floor I ran as fast as I could in my human form towards him and when I finally reached him I punched him in the face as hard as I could. He ended on the floor of course, many meters away from me. I have the feeling that he let me punch him, but I don't care, he is going to suffer, I'll make sure of that.
"Ok, that hurt", Demetri said starting to stand up.
"Leah wait!"
Dylan grabbed my arms with his hands and he stopped me, I tried to escape but he was stronger than me.
"Let me go!" I demanded. "And you better start running because I am going to cut your body in a million pieces!" I shouted at Demetri.
"Leah relax", Dylan asked me. "As much as I want to see you kicking him again, there is something that you need to know"
"No, I have to kill him before I wake up!"
"What? Leah this is real", Dylan assured me turning me around to look at him.
"Yeah right", I said with sarcasm.
"Leah you have to believe", Dylan said grabbing my chin and I stopped struggling.
"No is not, this is too good to be real. There is no way I ended up in La Push with my family, my friends and you. Good things don't happen to me", I tried to look away from him but he forced me to look at him moving my head with his right hand.
"I am a monster to you, I know, but…"
"A monster? Dylan you are the only good thing that has ever happened to me, but we can't be together"
"Why not?"
"Because… because…"
Why the hell can't we be together? He has a real good point. Now that I am with him all the confusing feelings I was having disappeared. Why did I ever doubt about our relationship? What was going on in my mind?
"I don't know", I admitted.
"Do you have feelings for me Leah?"
"Of course I do, you know that, I love you", I said looking at his beautiful eyes.
"And what are your feelings for Demetri?" he asked concerned and I turned to look at his brother.
"I don't have feelings for him, except for an intense hate to his people"
"Don't feel sorry mutt, the feeling is mutual", Demetri commented.
Mutt? He never called that way before, and what is with that attitude? He is acting so weird, like if he wasn't the Demetri I know, he looks more like Felix now.
"Leah do you remember a vampire of the royal guard name Chelsea?" Demetri asked me and I nodded. "Do you remember Chelsea's gift?"
Chelsea's gift? Let me see. Shield? No, that was Renata. Painful visions, that was Jane. Strength, no, that is Felix. Tracker, that's him obviously…
"She can manipulate people's relationships", I answered remembering her.
"Exactly", Demetri said walking towards us. "When you arrived to the castle Aro ordered her to use her power over you to keep you in the royal guard, but he thought that using a team mate tie with us was not going to be enough, so he decided to put a love tie on you"
"A love tie?" I asked confused.
"Chelsea used her power to make you fall for me, but when you imprinted Dylan and you became his sol the tie weakened and you forgot about me"
"That is why I was so confused?"
"Yes. Chelsea knew something had changed in you, but she thought that Aro was going to punish her if she didn't follow his orders, so without telling anyone she tried to 'move' the imprint tie from Dylan towards me"
"Well, that explains why I left Dylan alone that night, I didn't want to leave him but something kept on telling me that I had to go back to the castle. Dylan I am so sorry", I apologized giving him a tight hugged.
"It's ok beautiful, you didn't know what you were doing", my imprint said returning the hug and leaning his head over mine. "It's ok"
"No is not! If I were stronger then…"
"I am still here you know", Demetri said coughing loudly.
"Did Chelsea use her power on you too?" I asked him blushing a little bit.
"Yes and it had a very strong effect in me", Demetri said looking away from me. "But Aro already ordered her to stop, so I don't have feelings for you anymore, sorry, you are not my type"
"Get lost Demetri", Dylan said putting his arm around my waist.
"You don't have to tell me that twice", he said turning around to leave.
"Where are you going?" I asked him.
"Back to Italy of course, but first I have to make a quick stop in Ecuador"
"Don't you want to stay?" I asked and Dylan looked surprise at me. "He is your brother; we can't let him go back there!"
"You know there will always be a place for you if you want to join us", Dylan told him.
"No thanks, your new family is like a big circus and I don't want to spend the rest of my life with vegetarian vampires", Demetri said with a smile walking towards the forest. "But remember to send me an invitation for your wedding, see you soon love birds"
"Demetri!" Dylan shouted angrily ready to follow him and punch him on the face.
"Just let it go", I asked him grabbing his hand and stopping him.
My face was red and I noticed he was blushing too. Dylan turned to look at me and he hugged me again taking a lock of hair away from my face.
"This is real", I said. It wasn't a question, just an affirmation.
"Yes it is", he said shortening the space between our faces. "I love you Leah"
And we kissed. It was sweet at first but it became more passionate later. Dylan pushed me closer to him and I put my arms around his neck. Kissing Dylan is one of the most incredible sensations in all the world. For one idyllic moment everything in the world came together and fit in a perfect order. It ended too soon. Dylan moved backwards and he pointed with his finger behind me.
"We have company", he said and I turned around to look at my entire family looking at us. Ok, this is just so embarrassing!
"Hi everybody", I greeted with a cute tone and a giant smile trying not to blush and taking Dylan's arm.
"Hi? You left almost a year ago and now you appear here and say hi?" Jacob asked angrily.
"You are grounded for the rest of your life young lady!" My mom told me.
"Nice to see you too", I said rolling my eyes; I forgot how dramatic my family was.
"Come on people, let's celebrate, you can shout at her afterwards all you want", Seth said.
"You think we can handle it?" I asked Dylan while the rest of the family started preparing a big party.
"I got your back", Dylan said winking an eye and leaning to kiss me again.
The end.
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