Leah is my favorite character by far, she comes in second after my love Edward. I was really disappointed that she didn't find love. She has been through so much and every day it rips open her broken heart to see the man that she loves with someone else. I don't find her to be a bitch, I find her to be a brave and strong woman. In my fan fiction, Leah will finally get what she needs, someone to love and someone who loves her just as much. This story will have quite a few chapters because I want it to be as much like a book as I can get it. If you enjoy the first chapter, I encourage you to read on. I will post one to two chapters every three days or so.
I do not own any characters except for the ones I create. Twilight is owned by Stephenie Meyer. Please enjoy my story.
The forest of the Olympic National Park were alive. The sun was just peeking through the dense greenery. The birds were singing songs, the sound of the river is quite loud reminding you that it is nearby. The trees, the moss, the ferns, they all have a wet layer of dew on them. Breaking the silence, Leah Clearwater runs through the woods in a fast but steady pace. Her thin white cotton cami hugs her curvy body, her thick muscular legs are partially covered by a pair of dark blue athletic shorts that reach slightly higher then the middle of her thigh. Her hair, which has grown out, is in a high ponytail secure to the crown of her head, her gray and white Nike's are wet with rain water. Leah's left upper arm holds her black iPod while the ear buds are placed in her ears.
I don't run for exercise anymore, I run to get away. There is something so freeing about wind rushing past my body, my mind simply forgets everything else. I run to rid myself of heart ache. This is the only time where I can have my mind back, back from the grips of Sam's undying love for my second cousin Emily Young. I run for hours, going nowhere in particular, just going. I pushed my legs harder as I ran over fallen trees and large rocks. I kicked my feet up higher giving my body more power. I was getting close to the Cullen's house, something I had not expected. After the events of last Winter, I see the Cullen's as family and no longer enemies. I share a special bond with each of them. The pack and the Cullen's have grown together in a way no one ever thought was possible. We were a family.
The trees began to thin out and I knew I was getting closer to the large estate. The lawn opened up under the shade of the large Cedar trees. The house was warm and inviting. The smell no longer bothered me. I slowed my pace to a walk and went up the stairs to the front door. As I raised my hand to knock, the large solid door opened.
"Good morning Leah." Edward said with a smile and stepped to the side to let me though. "You know, there is no need for you to knock anymore. Your welcome here day and night."
"I know." I told him as I set my iPod on the small shelf next to the door. "I just feel like I am intruding sometimes." I heard someone snort from the living room. Rosalie thought it was silly that I even lived in La Push still. She had begged me to move in. Something that shocked every single one of the Cullen's and wolves. Rose and I had a bond that nobody could understand. We were alike in so many ways, it's hard to think of ourselves as once mortal enemies. I walked into the living room and sat next to Rosalie on the couch. Emmett was in the chair watching UFC fighting on the television.
"Hey there puppy!" he teased.
"Oh shut up you leech." I teased back with a smile. I tucked my legs underneath me and picked up an Italian Vogue off the coffee table. Rosalie and I were engulfed by fashion. Talking about trips to Madrid and Tokyo for fashion sprees.
"So I hear that wolf fur is popular this season." Emmett said to me. Before I could even open my mouth, Rose had flung the magazine at his head.
"Emmett I advise you keep your thoughts and fashion sense to yourself." Edward laughed. "I don't think Rosie likes when you make fun of her doggie." Edward flashed a wink to me.
"Both of you imbeciles should get out of here now." Rosalie threatened.
"You don't want her pet to attack now do you ?" I asked the boys. "Come on." I said to Rosalie as I took her hand and lead her out to the main entrance and up the stairs to Alice's room. "Ignore them. They just want a rise out of us both. You know that." I said to her, she was obviously infuriated. She hated when they, especially Emmett, made jokes about me. She considered me her sister, her best friend, her confidant. She was all the same things for me. I opened up the door to Jasper and Alice's room to find boxes and bags strewn across every surface. "Alice ?" I called, letting go of Rose's hand to move bags and boxes out of my way.
"I'm in here!" a muffled small voice said. Rosalie and I walked over to the mountainous closet to find Alice sitting cross legged on the floor. She was hardly visible, the clothes around her were stacked in piles almost as tall as her.
"What on Earth Alice?" Rosalie asked as she leaned down and sat on the floor. I followed and sat in between my two vampire girlfriends.
"Shopping I see." I commented as I picked up a pair of boots with grey fur lining the top. Alice grabbed them and threw them into the bedroom.
"It's fake, don't worry." she smiled to me. "I was trying to do my inventory." she admitted. "Getting rid of a few things actually. Making room for new things." she told us as she tossed a few tops into a large pile.
"We could help. If you need any." I offered. Alice threw her arms around me.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" she squealed. She handed Rose and I a large pad of paper and a pen. "Everything from last season is going." she instructed us. "They are being separated into classes; pants, jeans, skirts, shorts, tops, tees, and jackets. Everything out in the bedroom I am keeping so throw things that are vintage and new out there."
Simple enough I thought. After a few long hours of sorting, throwing, boxing and bagging clothes we were finally done. Thousands of dollars of clothes were in the back of the Jeep, the Volvo and the Mercedes.
"I wonder if the people who are getting these know they are designer." I said out loud.
"I doubt it." Rose replied as she stuffed another bag in the already packed trunk of the Volvo. Alice danced through the door with the keys to each vehicle in her tiny hand.
"Rose, you take the Mercedes and go to Goodwill in Port Angeles. Leah take the Jeep to the Salvation Army down in Forks and I will take the Volvo to the local shelter. Meet back here at around noon ?" she told us. "Thank you both for helping me." Alice said as she tossed us the keys to the vehicles.
I jumped up into the Jeep and started the engine. Rosalie and Alice each got into their cars and drove out of the drive way. All of us were speeders so this trip would take no time at all. I raced down the highway to Forks with the radio blasting. My long dark hair was rapidly flying every direction. I pulled into the Salvation Army and went inside to have someone help with unloading everything. It took 30 minutes for myself and two men to carry everything inside. I found it hilarious that I could carry twice as much as them They seemed quite put off by the idea. I truly felt sorry for whoever was in charge of hanging up the clothes. On my way back to the Cullen's I decided to take a small detour and head down to First Beach. I knew Alice and Rosalie wouldn't be done yet and I had time to kill. I parked the massive Jeep and walked down to the beach. I sat down on a large piece of driftwood and closed my eyes. I wondered what Sam was doing, what he was thinking about. I knew that I shouldn't be thinking about him but I couldn't help it. I let out a sigh and opened my eyes. Life without him seemed meaningless. Life was nothing but a blur of hurt for me anymore. Further down the beach was a family, a mom and a dad and their small daughter. The way the father looked at the mother was of absolute devotion. You could easily tell he loved her and the life he had with her and his daughter. He ran after the little girl and threw her onto his shoulders, she laughed hysterically. Her mother kissed her father on the cheek and held his hand. Leah noticed the tears falling from her eyes and quickly wiped them away. That should have been Leah. That should have been Sam. They were suppose to be together, it was the way things were suppose to happen, the natural way. I could feel her my dropping down to my stomach. This pain was always to much to bare and nobody had any idea. I arose from the rock and bounded for the Jeep. I hoped in and within seconds the tires were squealing while I sped out of the parking lot towards the Cullen's. I let the tears fall from my face and fly with the wind. I didn't bother holding back. I couldn't hear myself sob but I could feel it. At this moment I was glad I could keep myself from phasing, I was glad I had enough self control.