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Focused Madness
Chapter 27

Fusedtwilight: Thanks to my beta animegirlkiki, thanks to everyone for the reviews. Well this is the last chapter of the new year, I wasn't going to update until next week but I just had to put this up
Leah and Matthew are reunited, but what will he be like? Will he somehow remember her? Will she be able to save him? And who will betray Joham?

Leah P.O.V
It was twilight when we reached the Arefu commune.
The area was a lot like home. Very woodsy, only now as damp or wet. There was very little moss as the area did not have as much rain.
We had passed the village already. No one acted like they knew vampires lived nearby. They went about their business like normal. Hard to believe the whole place might be worshiping an ancient coven of vampires.
The castle stood on top of a cliff. Just looking at it as the sun set behind it made it seem sinister.
“So who is going in and who is staying behind?” Jake asked.
“Alec and Felix will accompany the she-wolf into the castle. The rest of us will proceed to cause such a diversion as to draw out as many of them out. Once you have this boy Alec will use his power to strip the senses of our enemy and we will run,” Jane said.
“How are you going to cause a diversion?” I asked.
She looked at me and smiled. It should have made me think of her as beautiful, but all I thought of was how evil she looked.
“Well, we need some bait.”

Joham P.O.V
“Father, they are here,” Mia said. “I can smell them.”
“Father!”
Sarah came running in. “The guards have spotted a large wolf, it tried to get in the castle!”
“It is them,” Stefan said.
“Yes. It is,” I said.
“Give chase to the wolf. If the Volturi want a fight we will give them one,” I said.
“We will go as well,” Vladimir said, “I will not let my sons and daughters have all the fun.”
“As you wish. I will be in Matthew's room.”
I left and headed for Matthew's room. I could hear everyone moving, getting ready to give chase. I knew it was just a diversion. A trick to make us look elsewhere while they strike from behind.
But this was a rescue mission. The Cullens would have told Aro about Matthew. With his gift he would have seen Matthew using his power in all its glory.
Knowing that megalomaniac he will have ordered his guard to bring Matthew to him. Well he has another thing coming. I did not go through all that trouble to create him just to have Aro get his greedy hands on him.
I opened the door that led to his room. Rosemary was with him. Keeping an eye on him. It was pointless, he never went anywhere, not of his own will.
“Father?” she asked.
I ignored her and went to him. He was sitting on a chair, looking outside at the setting sun.
“Matthew, Leah is here,” I said.

Leah P.O.V
Seth stood next to me along with Felix and Alec.
We watched as Quil rushed at the castle. He growled and barked so loud I was surprised the village didn't hear him and that was miles away. He clawed at the walls and threw himself at them. His large and durable frame tore chunks at the ancient stone walls.
It did not take long for the guards to appear. Quil growled at them, challenging them to chase after him.
Then she appeared. Seraphina. She raised her hand, a single ball of fire lay in it. She pulled her hand back and threw it at Quil. He dodged it but some of the hair on his side was singed.
He took off into the trees.
“After him!” Seraphina roared.
The gate opened and dozens of children poured out.
“My God, look at all of them!” Seth said, “There's more of them then the Volturi!”
“There are going to be less after tonight,” Felix said.
We waited until they all followed Quil. I hoped he would be okay. The idea of him dying and Claire losing her Qwil made me sad to think about.
“Alec, you're up,” Felix said.
Alec stood still as a statue. Then like that day three years ago a mist began to appear from his body. It moved slowly ahead of us, heading for the castle.
I saw it go up the wall and when it reached the guards that remained they cried out in terror. Felix moved, quick, very quick, much quicker than his large frame should have allowed.
He seemed to be faster than Edward. I could not be sure. My senses were not at their best in my human form. Had I been in wolf form I would have been able to track his movements so much better.
In a matter of seconds he climbed up the wall and dispatched the guards. I was reminded of Jasper when he was training us to fight the newborns. After that day the pack had learned to fear Jasper.
We had never seen a leech so controlled, so focused. Most vampires fought with teeth and grappling. But Jasper had class and technique; he didn't waist a single move. I knew as did we all that if Edward didn't have his power he would have lost to Jasper, hell Emmett would have lost.
To us Jasper was like lightning, speed and death all rolled into one. He was the one vampire none of us wanted to face.
But just by watching Felix take out those guards I found someone new to fear. When he took out those two guards, when he gripped their necks and just snapped them off, the look on his face was neither playful or joking. The look on his face was absolutely frightening.
He looked like a mad man; killing those two was sheer bliss for him. Jasper would only kill to protect his family; Felix would kill for the sheer thrill of it.
If Felix and Jasper fought I would not know who would win. The way Felix had dispatched those guards was so graceful, so well timed, like he had already come up with a way to kill them all in an instant.
I watched as he crushed the heads. Leeches could put themselves back together but even they couldn't fix themselves from a shattered head.
He disappeared from view, the gates opened and we ran to them. Felix stood there smiling broadly.
“Welcome to castle Poenari,” Felix said.
I heard the sound of howling in the distance and I prayed Quil was okay.

Jake P.O.V
“Holy shit! Will someone get this flame throwing bitch of my ass already!” Quil yelled.
We were in our wolf form. Quil had volunteered. If anyone could get a reaction out of someone it was him.
“Just a little further Quil,” Embry said.
We could hear Quil being chased by the hybrids. The Seraphina woman was leading the charge and throwing balls of fire at him.
“So that's the bitch who almost killed Leah,” Embry said. I could feel his anger at her. I could feel his desire to kill her.
“If that's her, she's mine,” I said.
Quil came running through the trees; entire patches of his fur was singed away. “I hope to God this won't transfer when I phase,” Quil whined. He was imagining having bold spots on his head when he turned back into his human form.
Quil joined as and soon we were surrounded by the hybrids. They looked at us with amazed and angry looks. They snared and bared their teeth like newborn vampires.
The Romanians stood at the front with Seraphina. She was smiling at us. “Well, well, well. Three little doggies alone in the woods. I see Leah is not with you. Is she still recovering from our last encounter?”
We snarled in response.
“Doesn't matter. You won't survive long enough to tell her she is too late.” she raised her hand.
We waited for the Volturi to attack.
“Come on you bastards jump them already!” I shouted.
“Wait!” the one called Stefan said.
“What is it Stefan?” Seraphina asked sounding annoyed.
“I wish to speak with them.”
“Why?”
“Because I wish to now stand down woman.”
Seraphina glared at him. “You may be the father of my children Stefan but I do not take orders from you!” she growled at him.
“Just let me talk to them.”
“You have five minutes.”
Stefan stepped forward. “Jacob Black, is that you?” he asked.
“Why does he want to talk?” Quil asked.
“I don't know, but if it can buy Leah time so be it,” I said.
I phased into a human. The area was filled with snickering. The hybrids were pointing and laughing at my nakedness and a few girls were blushing.
“Quiet!” Vladimir barked.
They all fell silent.
“Welcome to Romania, Jacob Black. I am sorry it could not be under better circumstances,” Stefan said.
“All we want is Matthew. We know you have him,” I said.
“Well I am sorry to say he is with his family now. You have no right to the boy.”
“We have every right,” I said.
A series of hisses and growls from the hybrids could be heard.
“Matthew is an honorary member of our tribe. That makes him a part of our family,” I said.
“Joham is his father, his right of blood and kinship outweighs you're claim. But this need not end in bloodshed. Join us.”
“What?” I asked.
“Vladimir and I have no quarrel with your people. We once came to help defend the little angel you love so much. All we want is retribution, to reclaim our place in the order of things. They tried to kill you and the little one, why fight to defend them?”
“Because they may be a bunch of dicks!” I said the last bit very loud. “But they keep the vampires in line. If the nomads find out the Volturi have been wiped out they will go crazy. With no one around to keep them in place the world will erupt in chaos. It will be impossible for you to0 remain secret. Alice has seen this, you know Alice, the one who see's the future.”
“So.”
“So?” I asked with disbelief.
“We never feared humans, why should we now? So what if humans learn we exist. Why should we hide? We are faster then them, stronger then them, we have powers they can only dream and with a single bite we can turn them. Look at the village, once we returned they welcomed us with open arms. We can offer humans eternal life, beauty and power. Why wouldn't they accept us?”
“But the amount of lives lost.” I tried to argue.
“So? It's not like humans are an endangered species, there are over six billion humans and their numbers grow every day. Maybe their numbers need thinned out a little?”
“We won't let that happen,” I said.
“Please, I ask you not to fight us. We wish no harm to you and the Cullens.”
“Speak for yourself,” Seraphina said.
“Join us and I promise we can guarantee you a spot in the new world that is to come,” Stefan said.
“No deal.” I said.
“You cannot hope to stop us, we out number you, be smart, think of your pack.”
“What makes you think I came alone?” I asked with a smirk. I looked up and Stefan followed my gaze.
There hiding in the trees were the Volturi.
“Hello Stefan,” Jane said with an evil smile. “Remember me?”

Leah P.O.V
It was quiet. Too quiet.
The smell of vampires and hybrids was all over the place. It was so quit I could hear the sound of Seth and mines heart beating.
“Something isn't right,” Felix said, “This place should be bustling right now. Under threat of an enemy attack everyone should be on alert....so where is everybody?”
I looked at Seth and I could tell from the look in his eyes he was thinking the same thing as I.
We were expected.
“Hold!” Felix said.
I could hear the sound of feet hitting the ground as some vampires were running for us. “Go, we will handle them,” Felix said. He had that same manic grin he had when he killed the guards. I wondered if he was looking forward to fight for real instead of fighting sense stripped morons.
Seth and I went running down a hall away from the foot falls of the coming guards.
It was then I caught the smell. Matthew's scent.
“Seth!”
“I know I got it too!”
“Come on!”
We followed the scent through the castle. My heart was pounding so hard my chest hurt. Every fiber of my being was super charged right now. My inner wolf was telling me to run, to hunt, to find, to protect.
I was so close now; I could smell his sweet smell. Matthew's scent was like cinnamon.
I was an unstoppable force of nature now, if there was a wall between us I would crash through it to get to him.
The sound of his heart beat was like sweet music to my ears. Soon I will hold him again.
I ran so fast I almost ran into the guard. I was about to phase but to my immense surprise he parted to the side to let me pass. “He is waiting for you,” was all he said.
I looked at Seth and he had the same perplexed look on his face to.
“You may pass, but he may not,” the guard said.
“Well too bad,” I said.
“Leah, go, get Matthew. I got this guy,” Seth said.
I looked at Seth, his eyes were firm and hard. The eyes of a warrior. I nodded. “Don't die on me,” I said.
“Wouldn't dream of it,” he said with a smile.
I ran past the guard and I heard the sound of Seth phasing and a fight.
After a few moments I finally arrived at his room, his heart beat was beyond the door. I gripped the handle and slammed the door open.
“Matthew!”

Jake P.O.V
It was utter pandemonium.
The hybrids had number but the Volturi had skill.
Jane the little monster had already killed six hybrids. She would look at a hybrid, they would fall to the ground in pain and she would fall on them and tear them to pieces.
Seraphina was dueling with Afton. He managed to dodge her every move. She tried to toss fire balls at him, if she kept it up she would cause a forests fire.
He rushed at her and pinned her against a tree. He bit into her neck and she screamed in pain. A hybrid girl screamed in fury and rushed them, her hands glowed white. She grabbed him by the shoulders and in an instant his shirt erupted on fire.
He let go of Seraphina and batted the hybrid away. Seraphina took the moment to shot a stream of fire at Afton and in a matter of seconds he was enveloped. Chelsea screamed in fury and rushed to help her mate. Demetri was fighting Vladimir and they seemed to be evenly matched.
I was facing off against Stefan. I hoped Leah got Matthew. We were doing well so far, but every hybrid we took down, two more would take the fallen ones’ place, and they all seemed to be gifted.
Afton was no longer on fire. He was scorched but fine. Pissed but fine. Vampires only burn if you tear them to pieces.
I snarled at Stefan as we circled one another.
“You see this dog? Imagine what we will be capable of with Matthew!”
I growled at him and we continued to circle one another.
“I pity your friend, the she-wolf. She thinks she is going to the castle to rescue him, but she doesn't know there is nothing to save!”
I stopped. My ears perked up.
“The thing she seeks to save is a soulless vessel, with no will of its own, Joham saw to that. What? Did you think we did not know this was a trick? You think we did not figure out you would go for the boy?” Stefan laughed. “You fool, you are the ones who have been trapped! Joham planned this to test our children’s abilities.” he glanced at the unmoving bodies of the ones who didn't make it. A tinge of sadness washed through his eyes. “Obviously there is room for improvement. But this is only a sample of what they can do. Once we wipe out the Volturi our family will become the rulers again.”
I glanced over at the castle. Was Leah really walking into a trap?
“I do feel some pity for your friend. I can sympathize with her,” Stefan said.
I looked at him and once again he was looking at the fallen hybrids. “As a father who just lost some of his children I know what it is like. But I cannot even begin to imagine what the pain of a child who does not even remember their parent must be like.”

Leah P.O.V
I stared at him. He sat in a chair. Looking outside the window at the night sky.
I began to shake. The energy that moved was going from warm to cold. I began to walk forward, never once did he respond, never once did he move.
“Matthew?” I whispered.
I could see a fire off in the distance. It must be where the fight was going on.
“Matthew?”
I grabbed his shoulder. I walked around and looked him in the face. He had lost some of his baby fat. His face was a little thinner then what I remembered. He also seemed to have grown a few inches.
“Matthew look at me......look at me!”
I grabbed his face and made him look at me. And I almost screamed. His eyes....they were just like my dream. They were still coffee brown, but....but they were dead. Empty. Lifeless.
But I refused to accept that.
“Matthew....it's me,” I smiled, “It's Leah....remember? Lee-Lee? Leah-Leah? Come on, say something, I came to rescue you.”
Nothing.
He just stared at me with those dead, empty eyes.
“Matthew come on, we have to go. Fred-Fred is waiting for us, big brother Nahuel too, the whole Cullen family too. You remember Es-Es and Em-Em and Carl-Carl, Ro-Ro, Al-Al, Ed-Ed, Bel-Bel, Jas-Jas and Ness- right?”
Still nothing. My eyes were beginning to burn with tears.
“Matthew please say something, come on.” I gave him a little shake, but he did nothing. “Matthew this isn't funny now wake the fuck up!” I screamed shaking him harder.
“I must ask you not manhandle my son,” a voice said.
I turned to look where the voice came from. The door closed and I saw a man had been standing behind the door. I knew who he was in an instant. The red eyes. The copper colored skin, the black hair. The face that reminded me of Nahuel and Matthew. I was looking into the eyes of Matthew's daddy.
Joham.
I grabbed Matthew and held him tight. He was limp in my arms, like a rag doll. I picked him up and carried him as far from Joham as I could.
“That is quit pointless you know, you do not need to defend him from me.”
“Yeah, right,” I said. “So you're Joham? Forgive me from being blunt but you’re a bigger dick then I thought you would be.”
He chuckled. “Funny, Matthew always said you were tough, but he described you as being more gentle then this.”
“Don't take it personal, I have a habit of being a hard ass even to the people I do like.”
He didn't smile. He just looked at me. He looked at me intensely. I saw his eyes move as he looked at my face, my whole body in fact.
It was in no way sexual. But still the intensity of his look made me uncomfortable. I could hear the distant sounds of fighting. I wished I had Fred here right now. I cursed Aro for his arrogance. The only reason he didn't let Fred come was because he knew Fred could hide us even from Demetri's power.
“Take a picture, it will last longer,” I said sick and tired of his staring.
“Against my memory I doubt it,” he said.
“Well it has been great chit-chat but I need to be going,” I said.
“And what makes you think I will let you take him?”
“You don't have a choice.”
“You'll have to kill me woman.”
I smiled. “Best idea I have heard all day.”
“Here is a better idea. Matthew, would you kindly restrain our guest,” he said.
Like a rattlesnake Matthew struck. Before I knew it he had my arm bent behind my back. He kicked me so hard on the leg it went numb. I was fairly sure it wasn't broken. The kick sent me to my knees. I tried to break free but he was to strong.
“Matthew, stop!” I yelled.
Matthew said nothing.
“Matthew, let go now!” I ordered.
“It's no use Leah, he will never do as you say,” Joham said.
“What did you do to him you sick fuck!” I growled.
“I think you know.” he walked forward until he was right in front of me. “Now then lets have a better look at you.”
He kneeled down and grabbed my chin with his thumb and finger. He moved my head from side to side, once again inspecting me over.
“Yes....the resemblance....you are just like her.....well, she had dimples on her cheek that made her smile more noticeable. She did like to smile a lot. And she liked to grow her hair long. Plus her eye lashes weren't as thick. But you have the exact same eyes as her.”
“Who?” I asked.
“Adora of course.”
I stared at him. I was feeling shocked, I looked like Matthew's mother? At the same time the dots were connecting in my mind.
“Didn't you know? Ah, he didn't remember her. Yes, you look just like her. My sweet Adora.”
“You have a lot of nerve calling her my sweet seeing how you killed her,” I said.
“I regret it having to be like that....but I knew she would never allow him to follow the course I have designed for him.” he got a faraway look in his eyes. “It's funny, I have sired children on dozens of women. But Adora was the only one I regretted not changing.”
“Yeah I am sure you are all torn up about it,” I said.
An angry look washed onto his face. “I watched her grow up Leah, I protected her, kept her safe.”
“Why? What was she to you?”
“My life's work. Centuries ago I gathered a group of humans with powerful blood. Humans I was sure had gifts. I manipulated them; made sure they bred with the right people. A lot harder to do then I can describe. I waited until they had daughters with strong blood, I would breed with these daughters and they gave me children with powerful gifts. Sadly many of my pet projects were destroyed in the Second World War. But Adora's blood line was special. Extra potent. See the reason my boy is so strong is because thirteen of his ancestors had powerful blood. From his mother all the way to his great-great-great-great-great grandparents had highly potent blood. So powerful, too powerful. Her scent drew vampires to her like bees to honey. I myself found it difficult to not sample her blood. I had to constantly fight and kill any vampire who caught her scent.”
He stroked my cheek and I fought the urge to bite his fingers.
“I got to close to her. I should have kept my distance. I brought the heart ache of her death on myself. Imagine my surprise when Rosemary showed me the memory she had of you. It was like a slap in the face. Like the universe sent you to torment me for my sins.” he chuckled but it was dry and humorless. “Tell me Leah, did you ever wonder why he was so drawn to you?”
“Yes....he told me he could sense how lonely I was,” I said.
“Maybe that's what he thought it was. But I think deep down past all that pain and confusion some part of him remembered you, recognized your face for that of his mother’s. Some desperate part, that longed for her latched onto you. Tell me Leah, how does it feel to know his love for you is the love he feels for a dead woman?”
“Tell me Joham, how does it feel to know you're going to die soon?” I asked.
“Not before you, or have you noticed I have the advantage?”
“Matthew, listen to me, you heard him, he killed your mother! He took you from me!” I said to Matthew.
He did not respond.
“I told you Leah, he will never do as you say. He is mine now, I own him mind, body and soul,” Joham said.
“The hell you do! Matthew!”
“Enough Leah. Matthew is gone, what holds you now is an empty shell. After he contacted you I realized Matthew would always defy me.”
“What?” I asked confused.
“It was not just Adora's potent blood he inherited. She also passed down her goodness. Many times I had Rosemary alter his memories to make him more accepting to our cause. But he always returned to questioning me. Rosemary could alter his memories, but she could not alter who he was at his core. So a solution was devised. A final solution.”
“What?” I asked dreading the answer. “What did you do to him?”
“I had her remove everything. Every memory. I had her go further into his mind then she has ever gone. She burned away everything. He has no memory or recollection. She made it so he was less than a man, less than a slave. Never again will he have a will of his own, except mine. For all she left was the distant echo of the memory of loyalty to me.”
“I don't believe you, you're lying!” I growled.
“Really? Matthew, would you kindly break Leah's arm,” Joham said.
Before I could react Matthew's hands squeezed and I screamed as the sound of breaking bones filled the room.
“Still think he is still Matthew?” Joham asked.
“You mother fucker! I am going to fucking kill you!” I screamed.
“Oh really, you and what army?” he sneered.
“Father.”
We looked at the door. A woman stood there. It was Rosemary.
“What are you doing here Rosemary? I told you to leave us be,” Joham said turning to look back at us.
Rosemary walked forward. “I came to see if you were okay, I grew concerned,” she said.
She raised her hand, like she was going to touch him. Joham didn't see it, but I did. I could tell from the look on her face, I knew she was not here to see if he was okay.
“Are you alright daughter, your heart is beating faster than normal,” Joham said not looking at her.
“Just nervous is all,” she said.
She was so close to touching Joham.
“Really? I doubt that,” Joham said.
Rosemary screamed and fell to the floor like she was in pain.
Joham looked at her as she lay on the ground. “I ordered Matthew to protect me from harm Rosemary, or did you forget. He sensed your intent to harm me and reacted accordingly. Now, might I inquire as the reason for this betrayal?” Joham asked his voice hot with anger.
“Niighhh......for years....you had me manipulate his memories, I was both his warden and nanny. I grew....to love him like he was my own.....I thought....I thought what I was doing was right.....I thought wiping him completely of his individuality was the only way he could be happy. All...those years he would question and defy and you had me make him loyal. I thought taking away his will would make things alright. That I was freeing him from confusion.....but I saw the memories....of them, of her.” she looked at me.
“He was so happy with them all, the Cullens. With Fred. With Leah. He loved them and they loved him in return. I realized what we did to him was not a kindness.........I want to return him to that world, to those people, to this doppelganger of Adora's. I want him to be happy again.”
“So you would betray me? Betray your family?” Joham demanded.
Rosemary laughed. “Don't pull that bullshit on me. You don't know what a real family is. All you are is a self-important man who thinks he is a messiah. We are nothing but pawns to you. I have known this for years, but I did nothing, what else was there for me in the world. But I have children now. Peter, Steven, Gregory. I will not let you use them like you have used us; I won't let you destroy them like you destroyed Matthew, all for your mad ambition.”
“Oh, so what, you were going to use your power on me? Then what?”
“Then I would have restored his memories and I would send him off with her.”
She looked at me and there was tears in her eyes. “Leah, listen, there is still hope. Memories that strong can't just be erased!”
“Enough!”
Joham picked her up off the ground, gripping her shoulders tight.. “Goodbye Rosemary.” He bit into her neck and she screamed in pain. He jerked his head back and a whole chunk of her neck was missing.
“No!” I screamed.
Blood gushed from the wound. Rosemary looked at her father as if she was seeing him for the first time in her life. She closed her eyes and after a few seconds they flew open in shock.
“Trying to wipe my mind? Well I also ordered Matthew to make any vampire gifts ineffective against me if the vampire or in this case hybrid tried to harm me. You should have waited until I was away from him Rosemary, you miscalculated.”
He let her fall to the floor and blood was pooling around her.
“Now then, where were-”
He stopped. A mist had appeared behind him.
From behind the door Alec, Felix and Seth appeared. “Well this will be easier than I thought,” Felix said with a smile.
“Matthew defend me!” Joham roared.
Matthew let me go and I ran to Rosemary. “Rosemary! Come on stay with me!”
Rosemary looked at me and smiled.
“Not...much left.....Thank you...for making him...happy,” she whispered.
“Come on, you can survive this,” I said.
She shook her head. “Not as....immortal as.....vampires.”
“Come on, Matthew needs you to give him his memories back!”
“Silly girl.....he has....you.” she took a deep breath, her heart was slowing down and I knew I didn't have long.
She grabbed my hand with hers. “Take this.....”
A rush of images hit me, it was like when Nessie used her power. So many memories, so many feelings. But they were not mine or hers. They were his. From the moment he arrived in Forks to all those years we lived together in Priddis. She showed me the happiness and love he felt with me and Fred. I understood why she wanted to save him. He had been so alone, so scared, and then he met me.
She smiled and her eyes began to flutter.
“Tell him...I am so....so...sorry....tell...him...I...love..........”
Her eyes closed and a sigh escaped her lips and her heart stopped.
“Guards! Guards!” Joham roared.
Alec's mist was no longer touching Joham, it was moving around him and Matthew and I knew Matthew was using his power to mess with Alec's power.
Felix ran up to me and picked me up in his arms. “Time to go!”
Before I could protest he rushed the window and the last thing I saw before we jumped through the glass was Matthew. He watched us as we jumped out, but his eyes....were still dead.

Jacob P.O.V
Had it not been for the timely arrival of Leah and the others we would have been killed.
When I saw that they did not have Matthew with them I knew the mission was a failure.
Once the hybrids were blinded we ran, but I heard Stefan jeering from behind us.
“Yes, run cowards! We'll see you soon, warn Aro that the Romanian coven lives! Vengeance will be ours!”
We ran as fast as we could, they did not give chase. I noticed Felix carried Leah. She was cradling her wrist and had her face buried in Felix's chest.
“Seth what happened?” I demanded.
“I don't know, I was fighting this vamp when they showed up and helped me kill him then we went to get Leah. One of the hybrids, Rosemary tried to attack Matthew.”
He showed us the memories he had of what happened.
“Dude, what is wrong with him?” Quil asked.
“I think they erased his memories completely,” Embry said.
“So how are we going to get them back without her?”
“I don't know,” I said.
We stopped running, Felix sat Leah gently on the ground. We phased, not caring if the wolves saw us or not. We put our cloth's on and stood around Leah. Tears were running down her face and she was holding onto her wrist.
“What happened in there! How could you screw this up!” Jane roared.
We ignored her.
“Leah what happened?” I asked gently.
Embry gently took her wrist. “It's broken, the bones have set wrong.”
He looked at me and I knew we were going to have to reset the bone.
“What do you mean?” Demetri asked.
“We heal quick, if we break bones we have to set them in place before they heal wrong. If we don't then we have to break the bones so they will set right,” I said.
“Will they need to be set?”
I nodded.
“May I assist? I have a bit of experience with broken bones from my human life.”
I nodded again. He walked forward and knelled down.
“Leah, we need to set the bone,” I said.
She ignored me, she was still crying. Seth held her hand, the un-broken one. Quil held down her legs and Embry and I held down her shoulders. Demetri took her wrist and inspected it for himself.
I was worried about Leah. Not because of the wrist. I knew Leah's worst fears had come true. She looked so defeated. I have never seen her like this. Not when Sam left her, not even when her dad died.
Our hearts broke for Leah. We knew once again she had suffered a devastating blow.
“It will be okay,” I promised her.
“No it won’t,” she sobbed. “I promised him I would protect him, I promised nothing would happen to him.....I failed. He's gone; I'll never get him back now.”
Just then Demetri broke her wrist again. A howl of pain escaped her mouth then, her body shook and we used every bit of strength we could to keep her pinned.
Quil pinned her legs by wrapping his arms around her legs, using his weight to keep her down. Seth grabbed her whole arm and Embry and I wrapped our arms around her chest, hugging her. Hearing our sisters pain we did what wolves do, we tried to comfort her without touch and talked to her, told her everything was okay.
Her whole body shook, I thought she would phase. I wish I could say it was just the pain of her wrist. But the scream that escaped her lips was more heartfelt and primal then anything I have ever heard.
I knew that scream would haunt all our dreams for a while to come.
Even the vampires looked at her with slightly frightened and perplexed looks. The scream was so raw and pain filled, even their minds were burned by it. It was worse then the sounds Jane's victims made.
She continued to scream, even when Demetri adjusted her wrist and put it into a splint he made from some twigs and his own robe, still she screamed.
She fought us, she bit at us, she tried to throw us off of her. All we could do was keep her on the ground until she calmed down. We did not know what she would do if she got loose. She was not in her right mind.
We all hugged her, ignoring the horrifying scream she made. Tears ran down Seth's face, Quil's eyes were shut and his teeth were bared as he clenched his jaws. Embry's eyes were closed but a deep frown was set on his face. I watched her face, unable to look away.
The closest thing I have seen to this look was on dad's face when my own mom died. I remember how he cried, how for weeks he was in such a slump none of us could snap him out of it.
He recovered over time; he had the support of his friends, his family and his tribe. We all lent him our support to help heal the pain he felt at mom's loss.
This little group hug was the only way we could lend our strength to her, the only way to keep her grounded to sanity.
I have never seen her like this, so open and exposed to the world. I thought she had been bad before when Harry died, but this was a whole new level.
The Leah I knew was strong, tough as nails and flippant. What I saw defied everything I knew about her. She was like a little child who lost something precious.
Finally she stopped screaming, but the night sky seemed to reverberate with the scream. Her body shook as she sobbed and all we could do was fill her with empty promises that everything would be okay.
We could not make it any better than this for her, I wish we could. But Leah had reached a level of pain none of us had reached. After all…
None of us had any children to lose.

Fusedtwilight: One hell of a way to end the new year huh? The end is coming people, soon Focused Madness will be done. What could happen next? I will give no details except if you think this was a sad chapter wait to you see how it ends. Happy New Year everyone! Here's too another year of Fanfiction. Please review.
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