A/N: And Wa-La Here is chapter two! Sorry it took so long to write, I had church camp then band camp I was worn out lol but i did it(: i hope you ENJOY(:
disclaimer: i STILL dont own twilight aha :P
I looked at the little river. It was flowing really fast for such a small river. It was still big enough for me to fit though. I took the razor that I always kept with me out of my pocket. I looked at it for a few seconds then brought it to my arm. I started cutting parallel to the length of my arm, hoping I would bleed to death quickly then my body would flow down the river; I didn't deserve a painless death.
I was almost to my elbow when something flashed out of the corner of my eye. I froze for an instant then the severe pain coursed through my body and I fell to the floor half in the river. I was still completely aware of everything around me.
Something flashed out if the corner of my eye again. I lifted my head off the ground to see a very pale woman coming out of the trees. She had the reddest eyes I'd ever seen but I guessed they were just ugly contacts. She had brown hair down her back and it had sticks and leaves in it. She was filthy but still the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. She was just looking at me with a look I've seen all my life, pure evil.
She sniffed the air and froze, an evil smile stretching across her face. She disappeared and a millisecond later she was a few feet away from me.
"You know you smell absolutely delicious." She hissed.
I couldn't bring myself to words. What did she mean I smelled delicious? Was she some psycho cannibal? She was inching closer to me, every step she took I moved back getting more and more in the fast flowing river. I went to put my foot down in the water but it was too deep so I had keep myself on the land.
She was two steps away from me when she froze and looked to her left. Her evil smile, which had vanished, was back and bigger than ever.
"I see you've come to save this pathetic little human."
Was she talking to me? She couldn't have been because I was the human in trouble. I didn't care who she was talking to as long as she left me the fuck alone. I looked at my still bleeding arm and the pain that had subconsciously subsided came back worse than before.
I sucked in air through my teeth and her attention turned back to me, just fucking great.
I looked to where she was talking and a huge, and I mean HUGE, wolf came out growling. It was actually kind of cute in a scares the shit out of you way. It was gray with black spots. Its long thin face had the biggest most beautiful eyes I've seen on an animal. They were big and brown and they had such a depth it made my head spin.
Well actually it was the lack of blood that was making my head spin. My vision was getting hazy and I was hoping I was dying.
I saw the wolf pounce on the woman and heard a tearing and scream and what sounded like growls from multiple wolves. Suddenly I was being swooped up in warm arms and blood was dripping down from my arm. I used my other arm to swat at the arms and tried to struggle but I just couldn't move. So I stayed motionless in the arms as I slowly slipped unconscious.
I had the same dream of the man with the wolf tattoo running on his peck and me lying on the forest floor. This time I was bleeding from my arm as he just stood over me watching as I lay motionless. The dream seemed short. Just a look, a smirk and me.
I awoke from my dream in a strange house. I was in some sort of study with walls of books and a desk with a computer. I had no idea where I was and I went into a panic. I got up as fast as I could but the pain from my stitched arm hit me and I fell to the floor. I lay there gasping for air and trying my best to find a way out of there. Suddenly I heard a man's voice.
"She's in a panic! Get her before she has a panic attack!" He screamed. It was probably too late for that.
Suddenly a pale, blonde man appeared and rushed to my side.
"Are you okay?" He asked in a rush.
I started scooting away from the stranger. Where was I? What happened today? Exactly how long was I out? I need to get the hell out of here. I tried to get up but when I stood up my knees wobbled and I started to fall. I was waiting to hit the floor but I never did. I was scooped up into a pair of too familiar arms. I looked up to see who the arms belonged to and I was surprised to see the asshole from the car. I expected to get angry but I felt too comforted to actually scream.
He was staring at me and his eyes looked strangely familiar. I couldn't exactly remember where I had seen those eyes and it was killing me to remember. Then I saw the emotion behind the eyes and it was sadness, disappointment, and a hit of joy.
"What were you thinking?" He whispered and I could hear the hurt in his voice.
I couldn't speak, a small whimper just escaped my lips and I couldn't help but feel disappointed with myself, like I hurt him so deeply. As if he would have been incomplete without me.
"It doesn't matter as long as you're okay." He smiled and hugged me close to him still in his arms.
Then I remembered I was still in a stranger's house, and a strange but beautiful older man was holding me like he was in love with me or something.
"P-put me down." I stuttered.
He set me on my feet and when I almost fell again I grabbed onto his too warm arms.
"What's your name little one?" The blonde head said.
Little one, seriously? Come on I know I look about 16. Well I'm just going to put up with it for now.
"Leiko; now can you please tell me what's going on?" I said through a dry throat, still holding onto the stranger.
"Embry can you take her back to your place, Jaspers not reacting well to her blood?" He said obviously not to me.
"Sure Carlisle." Embry said lowly.
I was NOT going back to someone's house I ran away from in the first place. But in the back of my head a small voice was telling me to go, that I would be safer there than anywhere else. For once in my horrible life I sided with the small voice in my head hoping it would be right.
Embry scooped me up in his arms again this time without me swatting at him. He took me to his car and helped me into the passenger seat of his car. I wasn't comfortable being so close to him in the little space of the car. I found myself slowly creeping to the door to gain space from him.
I watched him the whole way there, him never looking at me. His facial expressions were always changing though. I knew he was thinking about something very painful then relieving then he was just thinking, about everything most likely.
My heart ached, I felt horrible inside for putting a stranger in this kind of distress. Maybe every guy on the earth wasn't horrible. I tried to convince myself of this all on the way there but a loud voice in my head was screaming I was wrong and I couldn't trust anyone. That small voice in the back of my head was just insisting I trust this guy, that I will be the best decision I make. I would choose the small voice.
When we stopped at the small house we stopped at before he hesitated. He turned to me and before he could speak I interrupted.
"I'm sorry." I practically screamed.
His face showed that he was taken aback. He calmed down quickly though and responded finally.
"There's no need to be sorry." He paused. "Can I ask you something though?"
I hesitated not sure exactly what he was going to say. My heart skipped a beat then went from 0 to 60.
"S-sure." I finally replied.
"Well, back there in the forest, why did you . . . cut your arm like that? You had so many cuts and burns Carlisle was taken by surprise."
I should've known that by me not dying I would have to answer questions, might as well start now.
"Ummm, I Uh, I don't exactly know how to explain it." I told truthfully.
"Just try your best, it's okay." He said leaning closer to me.
"Okay well after I ran off from the car, I decided to um kill myself." I said pausing to see what he would do. His face had a pained expression on it but he looked as though he wanted me to continue so I did.
"Well I cut all the way up my arm," I said while showing him my stitched my arm. "But then I saw something move out of the corner of my eye and stopped. The pain grew too much and I fell in the river." I then realized my clothes were still wet and bloody. I continued on though. "This girl started walking out of the forest with really red eyes and she said I smelled good and I thought maybe she was some kind of cannibal. I started scooting back but the river was too deep. It's like she could teleport. She would disappear then she's closer to me all in the same second. But then this beautiful gray wolf with black spots came out and I guess he like attacked her." When I thought about the wolf I remembered his eyes and it clicked it my head, Embry's eyes. Those beautiful brown eyes, could they be Embry's? Is it possible that Embry was the wolf? No it couldn't be. But how did he find me? I had to ask. "How did you find me?" I blurted out.
His face went into shock then he went into thought.
"We should probably get you inside, you look cold." He said obviously changing the subject, but I really wanted to know the answer and I would get an answer.
"No I'm fine just how did you find me?" I said bringing back the subject.
"Look can we discuss that later?" He asked.
Ugh man why couldn't he just tell me now, but I guess it's the least I could do. But I wasn't giving up, I'm getting the answer whether he likes it or not.
I got out of the car not answering and walked to his door. He got out of his car quickly, I'm guessing to make sure I don't run off again, and led me to the house. Right before we got to the porch a strong wind blew and I got a bad case of the chills. I was really soaked.
He put his arm around my shoulders and he was so warm it spread through my body and instantly warmed me. He was like a heater, so warm, how did that much warmth get into a person?
When we got inside it was quiet and warm, very homie. He led me up a small flight of stairs to a little room and I felt my body tense up. He must have felt it to because he looked at me with a questioningly look.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Um, n-nothing." I said still not moving.
"Are you sure? If something's wrong you can tell me."
"Why are we going in your room?" I half whisper, half whimper.
"To get you some warm clothes. What's wrong?" He sounds desperately worried to find out.
I don't say anything. I can't find the words to tell this stranger what has been happening every night to me for four years. I just slowly inch my way into his room while he is still standing behind dumbfounded.
I find my way to a small chair in the corner and just sat there and stared at my hands in my lap. They were blood stained and dirty. I looked up at my arms and my left arm was stitched all the way up to the crease in my arm. I continued on to look at my ruined gray V-neck. I looked at my black skinny jeans, they had a huge rip on the side. All and all these clothes were trash.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and jumped, but Embry quickly calmed me by grabbing my hand and just stroking it. The warmness of his touch did make me calm.
When I finally looked up at him he had a soft smile in his face and I couldn't help but smile myself but I quickly caught myself and looked back down at my hands.
I looked up to see him placing clothes on the bed. I was filthy and I wanted to take a shower but I remember I had no underwear. I looked at his bedside table and sure enough there was a clock. It read 2:15; I had been out the whole day. I'm sure no one in my family was worried though. Well maybe my dad but not for the reason a real father should be worried.
"Do you mind if you take me back to my house?" I said after a while of quiet.
"Um, sure." He said sounding hurt.
"I need to get some clothes so I can take a shower." I said making sure he knew I was NOT staying in that house.
"Oh." He said with a smile threating to creep onto his face.
"When do you wanna go?"
"As soon as possible, I want to beat my family."
"Don't you want to explain why you aren't going to be home for a while?"
"They won't care." I said under my breath making sure he wouldn't hear me.
"Why?"
What? How did he hear me? I barely said it loud enough for me to hear.
"W-well, my family doesn't care much for me." I left it simple.
"Oh. I know that feeling." He sighed.
He did? He seems like one of those guys with the perfect family and plenty of friends. I left it at that as I got up and made my way back to his car. He followed close behind me and met me at the door. Before we went out he put his arm around me keeping me warm from the outside.
I told him the way to my house and we got there in less than 10 minutes. I quickly went into my house and grabbed all my clothes and put them in the huge suitcase Embry brought with him before we left. All my clothes fit in and I brought my toiletries and a little bracelet I got from Hawaii before I left. It had my name in cursive on it and beautiful plumerias of all colors.
When I had everything packed I tried to move the humongous suitcase but it wouldn't budge so I ran to the front door and waved for Embry to come help me. When I led him through the house he look awed by its huge size.
"WOAH!" He said.
I just looked at him and a little giggled escaped my lips. Wow I haven't giggled in forever. Well my house was nice but I wasn't too crazy about it.
"Why do you want to leave and go to my dump?" He asked more serious.
"Look I've had a hard life and this house isn't the best for me okay?" I whispered.
When we got to my room I heard his gasp and I knew it was because of the size. My room was small and my bed took up most of the space, he was having trouble fitting in. Without words, he picked up the suitcase and I led him back out of the house.
The ride to his house was a little more awkward so when we stopped I quickly got out of the car and walked to the porch waiting for him to open the door. When he finally did I asked where the bathroom is and he led me there giving me towels to take a shower.
His bathroom was pretty small and I made sure it had a lock on the door, just to be safe. I turned on the hot water and let it soothe my cold skin. I wet my hair and watched as the hot water made all the dirt flow out of my hair. My arm was still sore so it took me a little longer than it should have to get washed up. By the time I was finished the hot water was starting to cool. When I got out my put my wet hair into a tight bun and put the clothes Embry laid out for me on. It smelled like him which I found oddly comforting.
I walked across the hall into his room and found him snoring on his bed. I couldn't help but smile to myself and stare for a little while. When I finally snapped out of my little trance I looked around his room. I was actually pretty nice. There was one large open window on the far side of his room with a wooden desk underneath it. His closet was on the other end of his room with the chair that I sat in next to it.
A large breeze blew in through the window and I got cold again so I quietly walked to his closet and found a nice pull over jacket. It was gray and had a wolf pack running across the bottom. I put it on and it hung to mid thigh, I smirked a little and walked down stairs. I saw his iPod laying there and couldn't help myself. I looked at what songs he had and was surprised to see mostly classical music. I started listening to When The Love Falls by Yiruma. I lay down on the couch and felt myself drifting to sleep.
The dream I knew would come was different this time. The man was the same and me lying on the forest floor but Embry was standing on the other side of me. The man and him were growling at each other? The strange man started reaching down but Embry yelled something that I didn't quite understand. Suddenly there were two wolves standing on either side of me. One was the wolf from the first dream, a tan wolf with brown running down its nose and the other was . . . the one from the woods. It was where Embry was and it was looking down at me with those big brown eyes.
I suddenly awoke then to see eight giant guys standing over me. I screamed and Embry ran down the stairs, looking as if he had just woken up himself and told the guys to back off. Man this house was full of surprises.
So there is chapter two. I hope you liked it, and review please even to just tell me you are reading aha(: thank you for reading :D chapter three is going to be in embrys pov(;
-Miranda