**So here is the first chapter of my second story. It's a whole different approach to the characters and their relationships. It starts out a little dark-ish but I swear it lightens up a tad. This isn't gonna be like a complete depresso story or anything. (: I decided to do another blackwater just because I love them and I love writing them. Okay to avoid any confusion…. The only ones who have imprinted in this one are Sam, Jacob and Leah. Leah is attending Belleview community college in the Seattle area and has been away from La Push for six months. You will notice in my stories that shape shifters are a lot more common, I like them, so I include them. (: Which leads me to introduce my new characters that will play large parts in the story.

Chris Stone- Leah's roommate/best friend. He's a shape shifter from a tribe in Montana, left his home after his imprint left him for his alpha. She met him when she got to Seattle while out running, they were both phased.

Ashley Clearwater- Leah's cousin. Dad's brother's daughter, she decided to go to college with Leah. They are a lot alike and she knows all about shape shifters, vampires, etc.

Bryant Harper- Leah's imprint, lives in Seattle. She doesn't know much about him, only his name and where he lives… and that both Chris and Ashley hate him.

Nobody knows she's imprinted. Its taking place two and a half years after Breaking Dawn. Story starts out a week before Thanksgiving in Leah's town home. R&R!**

There is only one cause of unhappiness,

The false beliefs you have in your head.

Beliefs so widespread, so commonly held,

That it never occurs to you to question them.

She stood leaning against the wall of her shower letting the hot water wash over her with her eyes closed, going over recent events in her head. At one point Leah Clearwater had despised the idea of imprinting, maybe only because her boyfriend was the one who imprinted, on someone else. Her cousin Emily to be exact. Then somewhere along the line she began silently hoping for it, an unconditional love that was just tossed into your lap, sounded great right? She knew that she had been terrible to her brothers/pack members, to her brother, her mother, her alpha…. Above all her alpha. Jacob Black had been somewhat decent to her during her time with his pack, more than she could say for any of the others. Technically she was still his beta…. He refused to replace her, she was his, always. She stood going over all of the horrible things she had said to them, to him, over and over. Constantly making fun of his first love, Bella, and his half breed imprint, Renesmee. She never laid off of any of them, which led to them hating her as much as she seemed to hate them. They fought non stop, sometimes escalating into physical altercations, then leading to a fight between her and Jacob. She prided herself on her façade, never smiling, always lashing out, never happy. Only cold, and bitter. Now, as she stood in her shower, she was silently thinking of ways to go back to them. Ways to make them forgiver her, to help her. All of those hard expressions and false tough fronts had all finally come crashing down in one single moment. One moment that changed her life completely, making things if possible more complicated then they already were.

Her cousin Ashley that had come to Seattle with her had already threatened to call Sue, Leah's mother, several times. Telling her to do something before she did, every threat she made was empty, and Leah knew it. She would never do anything she knew Leah didn't want done, partly because they were best friends, and partly out of fear. Their room mate Chris was on the same page as Ashley, tired of the constant rollercoaster Leah had been put on. She tried to tell them it wasn't that easy, to them she had an entire pack of giant shape shifters that they thought would come running to her rescue if needed, they didn't understand the relationship between her and the pack very well. They had all rejoiced to see her leave, thanking god they didn't have to listen to her constant rants and bitch fests on a daily basis. If she had called and asked for help they would have only laughed and told her to deal with it herself, she didn't need them, remember? That's what she had told herself, and them, for such a long time. She was only there because she had to be but didn't need any of them, and once she was gone she was never coming back. So she left, just like she said she would, and in the beginning it seemed okay.

Leah and Ashley worked at a local bar, Leah as bartender, Ashley as a waitress. Chris co-owned a construction company with an old friend of his that had branched across most of Washington state, including Forks and Port Angeles, so he was by no means short on money. They didn't have many bills, only the usual. Lights, water, car insurance, TV, cell phones, rent, and groceries. For Leah and Ashley tuition really wasn't a problem, both had done great in school and were able to get a few grants and scholarships. Overall they had been doing great. It had been six months since she had left La Push, five months since she had imprinted on what seemed to be the guy of her dreams, and one month since she had wanted to go running back to her home. To her family and what little friends she had left there, to her pack, to him.

His name was Bryant Harper. She ran into him one day coming out of the grocery store, the moment she saw him everything changed. He was tall and brawny, he looked a lot like her pack members only a lot more pale. His hair was a rusty color, tints of blonde and light brown all mixed in together. His eyes were a strange shade of black, a bright silver circling the inner and outer rims of his irises, causing them to gleam brightly in the light. The area around his eyes were dark, his skin sort of clammy looking. Had he not been her imprint, the sight of him would have normally repulsed her, as it did Ashley. The first few months had gone great with him, they met at the same time everyday for lunch and any days she had off such as the weekend, he would stay the day with her at her house.

One of the things she immediately questioned about him was the fact she didn't have to explain imprinting to him, the awkward conversation had turned casual after he nodded and said he accepted. Of course being new to the imprinting process her feelings for him were insanely strong, pulling her roughly any time he was away, so she was able to ignore that small detail. His personality changed drastically over the next three months or so, causing Chris and Ashley to become more involved. They didn't like her being home with him alone, his erratic behavior made them nervous to the point that he would leave work early if he knew Bryant would be there, and Ashley would skip work all together just in case he came early. In the beginning Leah thought they were being ridiculous, that they were just judging him and should give him a chance. On the evening of their five month anniversary, everything went hay wire. He had come over looking even more grungy than they were used to seeing, and his eyes were shining almost complete silver, setting an eerie mood amongst the four of them. He had become annoyed with their constant presence and demanded that he and Leah have time alone. Of course Chris refused, arguing that it was their house and they had all the right to be there. He snatched Leah up by the arm dragging her out the front door with ease, even with her extra strength she couldn't even budge him. He took her to his house and they sat in silence for a good fifteen minutes before he spoke. He basically told her that she had to move in with him, that he was sick of her intrusive room mates and that they needed their privacy. She wasn't quite sure what he meant seeing as her room mates being there never stopped them from having sex, he made sure of that.

At some point during their conversation he became furious, flipping his coffee table and throwing random objects into the walls, then turning on her completely. He had only shoved her around at first, but when he grabbed her and flung her into the wall she began trying to defend herself. Which only made matters worse. In the end, he shoved off all of her defenses, verbal, physical, she was no match for him. He told her she was moving in with him or he was leaving her, and to an imprint that was a big deal. Then continued on to fuck her and send her on her way, complete with black eye and bruised body. That led to the next thing that caught her attention, he could hit her hard enough to actually hurt her, to leave marks that didn't disappear automatically. Even at full force her blows did nothing to him. That night when she got home her room mates almost shit bricks when they saw her, and that was the end of things as they had been. She always had to go to his house, Chris had banned him from theirs, and every time it was the same. She got there, he fucked her senseless, then sent her back home. On rare occasions he would make her dress up and go with him to his friends houses, friends that were just as creepy as him, only to show her off. Chris had tried to talk to her, telling her he knew all to well the impact an imprint can have on a person, the things they can make you do. Then proceeded to tell her that she needed to find a way to end it, before he went crazy on her and killed her or something.

So there she was, in the shower, thinking of a way to go back home. She needed their help, his help. Jacob Black was the only person she knew that could help her, because he was the only person that had managed to live thousands of miles away from his imprint and not go insane. Renesmee had told him about two months before Leah left that she and her mother and father were moving to Alaska for about two years, then asked him to go. He told her he loved her and wished he could, but wasn't leaving his family and friends. He didn't leave his imprint for any other reason than he wanted to. He didn't want to leave, so he didn't. He didn't want to be tied to her, so he wasn't. He wanted to have a say in his live, so he did. The next month or so after she left was horrible for him. He was sick and thought only of her, he would hide everything from the pack, but his eyes deceived him often. He had never been one to show anyone how he was feeling, or to do the whole mushy gushy thing… not after Bella anyways. But everyone could all see the pain and hurt he was enduring, especially when phased. Of course instead of being there for him like she should have, she only mocked him for his weakness. He wouldn't argue with her, he wouldn't fight, only shake his head and tell her how horrible she was. That he would be glad when she was gone. She knew he wouldn't forgive her, she knew that he would still be horribly bitter towards her, she knew she deserved it. But she also knew she couldn't stay there, she was miserable, he was scary. There was no other way. Suddenly she remembered Thanksgiving was next Thursday. That was an excuse to be there, an excuse to go home. She had to at least try to talk to him for whatever good it would do. She hadn't been there for him when he needed her, the only time he ever needed her, so she didn't expect it from him. She had to try though. Leah Clearwater never thought she'd see the day when she wanted the pack, her pack, her alpha. She stepped out of the shower and immediately talked to Chris and Ashley about going to La Push for Thanksgiving, they agreed of course and Ashley had begun dialing Sue's number to let her know.

"No! I… uh… want it to be a surprise…" She stuttered, not wanting anyone to know she was coming home.

"Okay but isn't that kind of rude? I mean you don't want to like intrude or anything… with two guests at that…" Ashley narrowed her eyes, trying to determine Leah's motives.

"Its fine, my mom wont care. Everyone will be there anyway, what's three more?" She ended the conversation by retreating to the bathroom. Only a few more days, a few more days and she could go home..