The Power of Three [Twilight/Charmed]

Part One - Chapter Eighteen: Being Happy

Leah grinned as Aiden kissed down her neck, she couldn't believe that he was her imprint; glancing over at Sam, she couldn't help but feel happy that she was no longer stuck pinning for someone that she couldn't have. 

"I was thinking that we could have dinner tonight, just the two of us?" Aiden murmured sweetly making Leah nod her head, she smiled up at him before she kissed his lips causing Sam to frown. 

Emily looked over at her cousin, she watched as Leah talked happily with Aiden; she didn't even have to look at Sam, who she knew was glaring at the man that had replaced him in Leah's life. 

Alicia was wrapped up in Embry's arms while Amelia and Paul were talking quietly between themselves; they had all gathered to hear what they had discovered from Amelia's informant. 

"Okay, this meeting is in session," Jacob announced walking into the living room of Sam and Emily's home; it was still the centre of pack life even if Sam was no longer the alpha. 

Jacob looked over at Amelia and Paul; he nodded his head at them so that they could tell them what they had learnt. 

"Victoria's building an army," Amelia revealed making the pack fall silent, they had expected something bad but this was something else. 

Aiden tilted his head at his sister, he had a feeling that this was the thing that the elders had been hiding from them; they hadn't wanted them to get involved in this and now they were. 

"An army of vampires?" Seth asked making Amelia nod, no one in the underworld was stupid enough to get involved with this sort of plan; they knew that the cleaners could show up and anyone involved could be erased.

"I don't understand why the cleaners haven't got involved... it's all over the papers," Alicia murmured pulling out the stack of papers that she had been collecting with the reports of different people who were missing or had been murdered.

Aiden nodded his head while the pack look confused, the siblings often forgot that they didn't know much about the world around them and some of the rules that the siblings lived by. 

"The Cleaners are a neutral part within the magical community, they exist beyond time and space, the sole purpose of their existence is to ensure that mortals never became aware of the existence of the magical world, whatever the cost," Amelia explained making the pack stare shocked that there was this force surrounding them and they didn't even now. 

Aiden wrapped his arms around Leah; he had a strong dislike for the cleaners who had caused them a lot of trouble in the past for them. 

"Like the Volturi?" Jacob asked recalling Bella saying something about the vampire royalty, but Alicia shook her head making him confused about her disagreement. 

"The cleaners are higher than them... they are above us all and the Volturi fear them more than anything," Alicia stated making the pack nod, they knew from experience that some vampires like Victoria would expose themselves to the world.

***

Flipping through the Book of Shadows, Alicia sighed trying to find something to help protect Charlie; the chief of police hadn't been happy to hear that things were worse than they had thought. 

"Ali, why don't you have a break?" Embry asked stopping his imprint from flipping through the book; she sighed before she turned to look at him. 

Embry offered her a reassuring smile as he closed the book behind her and pulled her into his arms, Alicia closed her eyes and rested her head against his chest. 

"I have to do this... Amelia's searching through some contacts about what's happening in Seattle, Aiden's speaking with the higher powers; I need to do something," Alicia muttered making Embry nod his head, he could see that she wanted to do what she could to help her siblings. 

Alicia held onto Embry for a moment, it was Saturday night and with Bella and Edward due back tomorrow, it made Alicia wonder if the human had any self-preservation.

"Listen whatever's happening right now it doesn't matter, we can deal with it in the morning," Embry said slowly leading his imprint away from the Book of Shadows, he had a feeling that she wouldn't stop until she was exhausted. 

Alicia frowned as he led her down the stairs out of the attic and into her bedroom, she raised an eyebrow at him as he closed the door after her. 

"We can start working on protection tomorrow... right now you need to relax," Embry said making Alicia nod her head, Embry was right and that if she stressed herself out too much then her powers wouldn't work. 

Perking her head slightly, Alicia hadn't realised that the house was nearly silent; she wondered where her sister and Paul had disappeared to since Aiden had taken Leah out for dinner. 

"Paul and Amelia are watching a film downstairs," Embry explained moving closer to his imprint, he flashed her, a smile as she sat back on her bed and looked at him. 

"So what do you want to do?" Alicia asked making her wolf smile at her as he moved closer.

***

Leah laughed as Aiden helped her out of the car and walked her to her front door, she didn't even notice that they were being watched. 

"Thank you," Leah said as Aiden helped her up the steps to her home, smiling at her imprint; she couldn't help but be thankful that the Quileute Gods had given her such a wonderful mate. 

"I had fun tonight," Leah murmured making Aiden shrug as she kissed his cheek, Aiden grinned at her before he looked up at the night sky then back at her. 

"I'll see you tomorrow," Aiden whispered making Leah smile and nod her head before Aiden headed back to the Audi Q7, Leah watched him leave with a small smile on her face. 

Brushing some of her hair from her face, Leah turned to head into her house before she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up. 

The she-wolf turned around and frowned as she spotted Sam standing on the edge of the forest watching her, she licked her lips and stared at him wondering why he was there. 

The former alpha moved towards her, his eyes looking at her sadly as he approached the house knowing that he needed to speak with her; he was upset that she had welcomed her own imprint so quickly. 

"I don't like him Leah, he's not good enough for you," Sam said making Leah frown as she looked at her ex-fiancé, she couldn't believe that he was saying this to her; she was finally happy again and he wanted her to still be pinning after him.

"I'm happy Sam, for the first time in a long time I am happy," Leah said stepping towards him; she couldn't believe that he expected her to stay single forever. 

Sam frowned wondering what he could say to make her see that he was the one that truly loved her.

Leah pursed her lips, she was sick of hearing him tell her that he loved her when he had Emily. 

"Go home to Emily, she can't be happy with you following your ex-fiancée around," Leah spat before she stormed into the house leaving him alone outside, Sam stood quietly wondering if there was anything that he could do to drive Aiden away.