The Twilight Twenty-Five
Prompt: #12
Pen Name: TisTaiOre
Pairing/Character(s): Leah, Sam
Rating: M
Word Count: 495
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There was only so much crying and sympathy that Leah could handle. The small waiting room in the hospital was full of it, overflowing even. It brought back too many vivid memories of her dad. She had to get some air, now.
The focus of the pack for the last couple of months had been protecting Bella from the redheaded bloodsucker. They had almost gotten her on so many occasions. She always managed to stay just barely beyond their reach.
That night was no different. Sam had been on Bella babysitting duty when he caught the scent. He raised the alarm and took off after her. The bitch headed for the water yet again. Jake and Embry cut her off but she disappeared. They searched for her for hours but found nothing.
She had doubled back and was waiting for Sam when he went to check on Bella. The whole pack had been phased in to watch the bitch drive a knife through Bella chest. The cry from Jake had nearly brought Leah to her knees. She shook the memory off and headed for the stairs. She really needed to get outside, breathe in air that wasn't tainted with the smell of blood and antiseptic.
Leah sucked in the cool air as she cleared the building. There were benches set back by a stand of trees behind the hospital that she headed towards. She just needed a few minutes before she went back in. As she rounded the corner she nearly tripped over Sam. He sat with his back against the wall staring at his hands, hands still covered in Bella's blood. He had been the one to run her to the hospital. The others hadn't been close enough to do anything. By the time they had all phased and made the short trip to Forks it was all over.
"Sam what are you doing out here? Everyone's been looking for you." Leah flinched at the lost look on his face. Even after everything between them her first instinct was to comfort him. She crossed her arms and put a couple feet of space between them.
"I couldn't stop her. I tried but… And there was so much blood. I couldn't stop it. I ran as fast as I could. The nurses said it was her heart. I heard it, it wasn't working right. She is part of this pack and I couldn't do anything." Sam grasped his hair and pulled his knees up to his chest, curling into a ball.
"Sam," Leah sighed. She couldn't turn away from this pain. Of course he would try to take the blame for losing Bella, it was so Sam. She kneeled next to him and laid a hand on his shoulder noticing that he was still nude from the phase, nude and covered in drying blood.
"There was nothing else you could do."
"Tell that to Jake and Charlie." He raised tortured eyes to meet hers.