Chapter 1
Leah POV
I braced myself for the worst as Dr. Cullen walked into the room and faced my mother, brother, and I.
"Mrs. Clearwater, Seth, Leah. I'm terribly sorry.. Harry didn't make it."
And with those words, I felt like my world has been shattered into a million pieces. My heart had physically broken.
I had always been close with my father, but the last time I had ever saw him, we had gotten into a giant fight. Now I can't take back what I said to him and make it right. Tears welled up in my eyes, my body started shaking. I just wanted to die with him.
Goodbye Daddy, I'm so sorry.
-3 weeks later-
Things have, unfortunately, not gotten any better since Dad died.
Mom seemed to be suffering from severe depression. I couldn't have a decent conversation with her. She was just so.. I dunno.. out of touch with the world. Like a zombie, it wasn't her in her own body. She used to be so full of life, now whenever I see her I just feel sad. I long for my old mother back.
My little brother, Seth.. He's 14. He's been going through some.. odd changes. He's been gaining a lot of muscle, I've noticed. Ironic, since I've always made fun of him for being such a shrimp. Other than that, he's been so.. angry lately. Picking fights at school, losing some of his friends. I sometimes can hear him screaming in his room. And lately he's been gone for most of the days. I've tried to tell him that getting so angry won't help anything, but he always just says to me, "You don't understand."
I know it's not easy for them, but if Mom and Seth could just go back to normal, I may not feel like I'm just.. slipping away.
I came home from school one day, to find Mom crying at the dining room table.
"Mom?" I approached her slowly.
"Leah," she sobbed. "I can't find your brother. He hasn't been home all day."
Seth! Anger flared through me, how could he do this? But then, I felt fear. Where was my baby brother, and what was happening to him?
I hugged Mom. "I'll find him," I assured her. "you stay here."
"Please, just be careful, Leah," she whispered. "I couldn't stand it if something else happened." My heart sank.
I put my jacket back on, and headed out into the cold weather, with snow falling. There was a crunching sound as I walked on it.
Where could he be? I decided to take a walk in the forest, where he used to like to go.
"Seth?" I called out. "Seth!"
Nothing.
"Hello?" I shouted. "Seth!"
I heard a rustling coming from somewhere, and a crunching. Very similar to the sound when I walk in the snow.
"Hello?" I called out, fear building up in me. "Seth, is that you?"
No reply, more footsteps.
"Seth...?"
I broke out in a sprint, and suddenly fell to the ground. I tried to scream, but no sound came out. Something was clamping my mouth, an ice cold hand. I felt a painful sting somewhere on my arm, and my conciousness was fading. I tried to turn my head to see my attacker, but couldn't move an inch.
Daddy, I'm coming, were my last thoughts.
And then, there was nothing but darkness.
I awoke, feeling like my entire body had been drained. My body was shaking fiercely, almost like convulsions.
I heard something.. Sounded like, growling? Growling and barking and howling. It must have been an animal that attacked me. What the hell was that hand, then? And what the hell was happening? Why wasn't it coming back for more? Why wasn't I dead.
I lay there on the cold ground, the snow so cold it felt like knives were stabbing me all over my body.
There was a ripping sound.
Then, there was silence. I saw a dog looking thing step in front of me, his piercing brown eyes looking deep into mine.
And it was gone.
"Hey," I heard a voice call a few seconds after the dog vanished.
"Are you alright?" I was pretty sure it was talking to me. I wanted very much to reply, but couldn't find words.
"Shit," the voice cussed.
I heard more footsteps in the snow, followed by many more voices.
"I thought I smelled vampire!" one said, disgusted.
Vampire? What?
"This girl was attacked," another said, panting.
"Who is this?" asked a third. "Do we know her."
There was a gasp. "Oh my God!" a fourth, more familiar voice exclaimed. "Leah! No Leah, please, NO!"
"You know her?" The first voice I had heard asked.
"There's no time!" the familiar voice yelled. "Call Dr. Cullen! Tell him to get over here right now! Please!" I thought I felt someone pick me up off the ground. Whoever it was, they warmed me up right away.
"Was she bitten?"
"No, but I came 'round and that thing was sucking blood from her!"
What?
I wanted to scream, to ask what the hell was going on, but I couldn't remember how to talk.
And I was slipping away again.
I slowly opened my eyes, to a familiar place. My living room! I was on the couch. Was it all just a dream?
But I could also see that I was hooked up to a bunch of machines, including a heart monitor.
I gasped.
"Leah!" Suddenly, I was being crushed by someone. I gasped for air, and looked up.
Seth.
"Seth?" I whispered, it was all I could manage.
"Yes Leah, it's me," he said, still hugging me. "I'm so sorry."
"She's awake?" another familiar voice asked. Sounded like the first one I heard in the forest.
"Yeah," my brother answered.
I saw another face next to Seth.
"Hey," the other one said. "I'm Jake."
"Jake," I repeated. "What happened to me?"
Seth and Jake exchanged a glance.
"We can tell ya about that later," Jake answered. "The important thing is that you're ok."
I never knew this Jake, and he seemed.. quite relieved, like he was my brother and not Seth.
Then, I really looked into his eyes. They were the same piercing brown ones that the dog in the forest had.
God, I'm goin' outta my mind.
Jake smiled at me, it was warm and genuine, and I couldn't help but smile back.
Seth shot Jake a look, and Jake backed away a bit, but never took his eyes off my face.
"Why don't you go back to sleep for a bit, Lee?" Seth told me. "We'll.. try to explain things when you wake up."
"Someone needs to tell me what the hell happened right now!" I insisted.
"No!" Seth shot back, almost nervous. "Sleep a while first, you're so out of it."
I rolled my eyes, then squeezed them shut.
Ah, ideas popping into my head left and right lately. Hello again. :) I always do stories about Edward and Bella, so I figured I'd change it up a bit. Please review and tell me what you think!