My travels brought me far. It took me a long time to realize that I could not stay in La Push any longer, to share a mind with the boys was beginning to be too much for me again, I guess I am more like jake than I care to admit because in my hurry to get away and get them out of my mind it was the cold that drew me. Though I could not cause myself to freeze at least the snow cooled my fevered skin in a way that I had not known for years, the waters were easy enough to cross though I was surprised that no whales mistook me as a meal, good for them though no one in their right mind would fight me right now, so comfortable in this wolf body, a comfort I have not felt in my human body for years but I knew from hearsay that I could not stay in this wolf form for long not in this land where a price has been placed on the forefoot of a wolf. The clothes I had fastened around my neck were soaked from my swim so I ditched them in a bush and sniffed around looking to find a place where I could find some new clothes the only place around was dutch harbor ship supply and I didn't know for the life of me how I was going to get in there and get some clothes, that left one alternative, to walk in buck naked and hope for the best, I had put some money in a plastic sandwich bag before leaving home so when I pulled the bag out of my pants pocket I found it still dry. "thank god for small miracles" I said, clutching the plastic baggy and tossing my pants back into the bush with my shirt. Internally cringing I walk in, the people stare at me, gasping at my exposed breasts , I was glad that I had decided to at least put my panties on, my body heat would dry then enough. "can I help you miss" asked a girl at the nearest cash register "yeah, where are the clothes" I ask her and she quickly runs around the register to lead me "over here" in a lower voice she asks "are you ok, do you need me to call the police or anything" I shake my head "no, my old clothes just got messed up is all, really messed up and wet, so um…"I reach out and take a sweatshirt with the store's logo and a shirt that matches "ill take these" I say as I pull them over my head and look around for pants grabbing a pair of jeans that look like they will fit "these too" the girl had taken out her iphone and calculated the cost while I put the jeans on "there we go, all better, follow me and we will ring you up. She punched in the amount on the register "okay that will be forty dollars" I dig into my baggy and pull out two twenties, handing them to her "thanks" I start to walk out when she reaches and takes my arm "hey you might want to not walk around naked here, if you havnt noticed its like nothing but guys here, so yeah" I just rolled my eyes and nodded my head "yeah thanks" I guess I should have thought about that before I found myself here, I left one male dominated area for another. When I walked out into the snow I heard a cat call, I couldn't help myself from looking over at the group of men the calls were coming from, I knew that if push came to shove I could not only hold my own but kick all their asses, they may be Alaskans but they were nothing like fighting newborn vampires had been. Balling my hands into fists I glair over at the group of boy-men, all of varying ages but acting like silly pups.
"hey there sexy, you look cold want me to warm you up" one of them called out to me, taking a step forward. His short black hair matched well with his brown skin. I cocked a grin and played along "sure baby, what will it cost me, do you rent by the hour" I yell back, his friends start laughing and slapping him again looking like pups romping in a field. "for you girlie, I'm free" he called back making me laugh "well, I cant turn down a deal like that now can I" he walked toward me, smiling. "im just playing, im Freddie. His big grin makes me smile, something I am not used to "so what was with you walking in there naked, some kind of bet or something, though I cant say that I minded much" the twinkle in his eyes showed exactly how little he had minded. I just shrugged and said "my clothes were bad had to get new ones. Who are they?" I hoped he would let me change the subject; my lack of proper judgment was that last thing I wanted to shoot the shit about. "those guys are my boys, come here ill introduce you" he grabbed my hand and dragged me along "you sure are energetic arnt you" I snapped at him not liking being dragged around "yeah hes always like that" said a gravelly older man with soft blue eyes "this is josh, and his little brother jake, their dad phil, and murry, hey guys this is.."he stopped and looked at me "you sneaky fox you didn't tell me your name" I couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face "im leah Clearwater" I smile at him not knowing why
