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| Quote: That's exactly what I thought when I read it.  The only thing I can think of is that he imprinted out of Duty since he's the true Alpha. Because if he hadn't then there is a good chance Bella would have died, and then he would have lead the charge to kill the Cullens, which would then have brought in more Vampires who would be looking for revenge on who killed the Cullens, and then that would cause too many problems for the Pack to deal with. So if Jacob imprints on Nessie it solves all those problems for SM. However, I dislike the whole idea of Nessie. You can either be a Vampire or a human--there is no go between.
But I think Leah definitely felt something towards Jacob, maybe not anything romantic, but she at least felt a very strong connection with him. Something I don't think she really felt with the others. | The whole half-vamp/half-human thing isn't my biggest problem, mostly because I've enjoyed plenty of fandoms that have dhampirs or halfbreeds (Vampire Hunter D, the Dhampir book series, Blade), but it needs to be handled right. The way SM handled Nessie just felt all wrong. I didn't think a halfbreed fit in that universe, with those kinds of vampires, and the way SM tried to explain it just made it sound even more out of place and confusing and less possible. I don't even see why Nessie was needed. Bella had all she wanted, she didn't need a child, and that, to me, just seemed to be like a smack in the face to Rosalie and Leah, who both wanted children but (supposedly) couldn't. So Bella gets everything she wants, and even something those two want, and with the imprint on Nessie, she even gets the perfect solution to her Jacob predicament. She gets to keep him in her life, close to her, without it causing problems in her relationship with Edward.
And poor Leah seems to lose her chance to be free and have someone who actually cares about her besides her brother. Someone who could have been a friend without the imprint which seems to override all other relationships. Someone who understood what she had gone through, and even felt the same kind of pain. Even if Jacob and Leah didn't eventually progress to a pair, they at least would have had a much tighter, more significant bond than they can have now, IMO.
I hope that doesn't come off too negative.  The Nessie thing just really, really bugs me all around, it's just my opinion. __________________ Embracers: Varek/Sonja. Embrace your wild side. 
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