The Eighth World Wonder

Chapter 1:

Have you ever felt trapped, like you just couldn't get the hell out of where you were because any and every option available to you just didn't let you get the hell out of your situation far enough? Or because no matter how hard you frigging tried, you just couldn't get the hell away from whatever the fuck was fucking with you? Because that's how I feel every frigging day of my life.

It's like, always the same damned thing, you know? I wake up, I go to class, I come home, I do my things, I go to bed. Then on the next day, I do the same thing. And on the next day, again. And repeat until the weekend. And what about the weekend? Patrols with Jacob and our pack. Saturday and Sunday. Every Saturday and Sunday. lather, rinse, repeat. Meanwhile, all the girls my age are getting themselves married, having kids and moving the hell out of La Push. And here I am, trying my hardest to get out, only to be pushed back in. All the time...

"Hey Leah! Come on!" Jacob knocks on Leah's door. She closes up her diary, locks it, and puts it away. She puts on her shirt, and walks out to meet up with Jacob.

"OK, let's do this..." Leah breathes in, and shifts into a wolf form. She and Jacob rush out towards the woods, on their Saturday patrol. In truth, Jacob was just making sure the area surrounding Renesmee's house was free from, shall we say, 'dangers'.

"This is shit..." Leah thinks to herself, though Jacob can hear her. "Where the hell are Quil and Embry?"

"With Clare, and shopping with his mom, respectively." Jacob surveys the panorama as the wind rustles through his reddish brown fur. "Where's Seth?"

"With Mom." Leah lays down on the ground. "I'm so sick of this routine..."

"Yeah?" Jacob walks towards her.

"Every frigging week the same thing..." Leah gets up. "Don't you ever get tired of it?"

"No." Jacob lays down beside Leah, who lays down again. "Sometimes just wish it was easier, though. I mean, yeah, I miss the days when a weekend meant going fishing, or lazing round my house doing nothing..."

Leah and Jacob take a short break overlooking the forests of the Olympic Peninsula.

"They're leaving soon..." Jacob suddenly thinks up. "The Cullen family..."

"Good. Bye bye leeches." Leah chuckles.

"Not funny!" Jacob growls, as his fur straightens up. "They're taking Renesmee with them!"

"So? If she's your imprint, she'll be back." Leah slouches.

"You don't know what it's like to imprint." Jacob gets up. "Go back home."

"Jake!" Jared runs up to Jacob and Leah. "The Council's calling for you!"

"What for?" Jacob shifts back into a human, who makes it a point to put his pants back on promptly. He motions to Jared to do the same as well.

"Someone's asking for you. Someone from far away, I think. Says he has something for you..." Jared blushes madly as he sees that Leah was there too. He almost wished she'd shift back right then and there.

Meanwhile...

"I told you! This package is only for the chief of the tribe!" A young man holds onto a small brown box zealously. A young lady, no older than 15, timidly holds unto his arm. "Bring Jacob Black here, and I'll give him the package!"

"Jacob Black is NOT the chief of our nation." Sam Uley stand tall and proud. "Gives us the package if it's meant for the leader of the Quileute."

"Grandmother told us Jacob Black was the chief! The package is for him, and him alone!" The young man glares dangerously at Sam and the rest of the council.

"We've already sent for Jacob. Please, calm down young man." Quil Ateara Sr. speaks up.

"How does your grandmother know Jacob? And why does she believe him to be the chief?' Billy interjects. "Just who are you?"

"I'm not telling any of you!" The young man holds unto his package tightly.

"Ken, just give them the package..." The young girl shyly whispers. "I'm scared..."

"No way Hannah, you heard what Grandmother said." Ken whispers back. He goes back to glaring at the council.

Ken stands at 6 feet even. He is slender, has well toned musculature, and has eyes as black as his hair. His skin is copper colored. He often wears non sleeved jackets with no shirt underneath, denim shorts and sandals.

Hannah is very petite. Standing at 5 feet 3 inches, her black hair is kept in a pair of pigtails. Like Ken, she too is copper skinned. She wears sandals and a blue sundress. Her bust size is B cup, and she wears pink panties with no bra.

"Hey...someone called for me?" Jacob enters the communal hut.

"Are you Jacob Black?" Ken glares at Jacob. Jacob merely nods, causing Ken to sigh in relief. "Here, Grandmother sends this."

Ken hands Jacob the package. Jacob eyes the package curiously. It was then that Leah entered.

"What's going on, Jake?" Leah eyes the package, then notices the two strangers. Suddenly, she feels an amazing feeling, as if her entire body was on fire and yet aloft at the same time. She feels like this stranger was now the center of her Universe.

"What the? A wooden spider?" Jacob eyes the trinket cautiously.

"That is a Spider totem!" Quil Sr sounds amazed. "Which tribe did you say you were from?"

"Hopi, sir." Ken eyes the totem. It is a small, yet very well crafted woodwork. I'd say it was about 11 inches long, at most. Large enough to fit into the palm of one's hand.

"Do we have a Wolf totem to give to these two?" Quil Sr looks somewhat ecstatic. "We must return the favor!"

"Why?" Sam tries to grab the totem, but Jacob stops him. It was then that Sam noticed Leah acting strangely.

"A totem like this holds great spiritual value! It is a sign of friendship between two tribes!" Quil Sr tries getting up. "We must make a Wolf totem!"

"What's so special about this?" Jacob tosses the totem into the air, then catches it again. "It's just a wood figurine."

"No wonder you're not the chief of the Quileute. You're stupid!" Ken attempts to take back the totem. "You don't know anything!"

"Why I ought to..." Jacob prepares to punch Ken in the face, but stops when Hannah jumps in front of her brother.

"No..please..." The horrified look in Hannah's eyes is enough to calm Jacob down.

"Jake..." Leah grabs Jacob. "Excuse me, I need to speak with him a moment..."

As Leah leads Jacob away from the Council, Quil excitedly walks towards Ken. "Please, stay with us until we finish our Wolf totem."

Ken looks on at the council skeptically. He nods his head. "We'll be at the motel we saw down the road. Come on Hannah..."

Meanwhile...

"OK OK OK OK..." Leah paces around, wringing her hands together. "I did NOT just do that. That did NOT just happen..."

"Leah, calm down!" Jacob grabs her. "The hell's wrong with you?"

"OK...Uh, Jacob? Tell me again how imprinting works?" Leah darts her eyes around. "Not that I've done it, of course!"

"Leah! Did you imprint?" Jacob hugs her. "Alright!"

"I told..." Leah gulps. "Maybe?"

"Awesome! When did it happen?" Suddenly, Jacob realizes something. "Wait...not on that jerk we just met, did you?"

That was when Ken and Hannah exited the communal hut. Ken looks Jacob over and scoffs, dragging Hannah behind him. Hannah, however, seems to be almost staring at...

"Wha..." Jacob looks at Hannah. Then at Leah, who was bashfully turning her gaze away. Then at Hannah again. Then at Leah again. Then at Hannah again. Then at Leah once more. Then at Hannah for a fourth time. "My...God..."

"Now, now it's not what you think..." Leah raises her hands against Jacob. "I'm not into girls, OK? I like guys! I'm a guy liking girl! Perfectly straight! I did NOT imprint on another girl!"

"Holy shit!" Leah's eyes widen in horror as she recognizes the voice. She slowly turns around, and sees Quil, Seth and Embry standing with their mouths open in shock (Embry himself looking aroused).

"Wow Seth! Your sister's a lezzy!" Embry laughs out loud as he runs away from Leah's fury.

"Wow... Leah's gay now..." Jacob begins to laugh out loud.