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We were running a good distance away from La Push to God only knows where, I had to keep my grip on Sam steady throughout the run as he almost slipped a few times. Now was probably the only time I hated how big he was, it was hard to maintain hold on his body due to his injuries I couldn't hold him tight as I wanted to. I wonder if the Cullens were attacked as well?
"Um Luka could you turn left please? I need to find something out!" I shouted readjusting my grip on the man lying in my arms. Luka growled in response and turned left, we ran for about 15 more minutes before we finally reached the Cullen household.
Empty, oh yeah, Jake did mope about Nessie leaving with her family to go to France for a vacation or something like that. It was a good thing Bella turned down his offer to look after the little hafling or she might have been kidnapped just like the others…
"Leah why are we here? This place smells like vampires." Ailen murmured in disgust putting a hand over her nose. I couldn't blame her, that sickeningly sweet smell is enough to churn any wolf's stomach with the exception of Jacob of course.
"Oh I needed to make sure the family that we had a peace treaty with were ok but I remember they went on vacation." I grinned sheepishly, trying to make light out of the heavy situation I was in. Luka was not amused by what I said.
"WHY would you sign a treaty with leeches of all things? They're the enemy!" he hissed angry for goodness knows what. I frowned
"Look take a chill pill alright? My alpha imprinted on the family's youngest member." I said dryly looking at my nails. He and Ailen looked mortified at the revelation
"You're alpha imprinted on a LEECH?" I winced at how high pitched Ailen's voice went,
"Calm down ok? She's half vampire and half human." I mumbled wringing out my ears from the loud shriek that almost deafened me. She paused and blinked
"Wait… how does that work?" she asked tilting her head to the side in confusion
"Her father is vampire and her mother was human until she was turned vampire by her husband and how did an undead vampire get anyone pregnant the world will never know." I said walking away from the house, disappointed that there were no answers to be found here. I know that the Cullens would never have allowed the attack on my pack without helping, but I wish they had delayed their vacation now.
"Leah it's almost night, we need to leave now, whatever attacked your family and friends will most likely come back." He said before transforming into a wolf, I placed Sam on his back while I hopped on, Ailen did the same and held unto my waist.
We must have ran for about four hours after that before we reached Canada, he took us to a brick house on the top of a cliff with a huge white fence surrounding it. I raised my brow in curiosity but kept quiet. Once inside the grounds he switched back to human form ( I turned around once all of us were off his back to give him the privacy to change), after he was properly clothed we went in.
Ailen lead me to a bedroom at the end of the corridor so I could have put Sam down, he still was unconscious but his breathing seemed a lot more stable. Luka gave me some clothes of his since he and Sam had almost the same body mass. I thanked him and proceeded to clean his wounds with some disinfectant before bandaging him up.
Thank God I learned how to bandage a person up since I assisted Carlisle with attending to my wounded companions after the newborns episode was finished. I traced my finger over the deep gash wound that was on his chest, it was unbelievable to me that it was taking this long to heal, our wounds heal almost immediately if not for a few hours and even then it's practically healed.
"Did that creature do this? Oh Sam…. What happened to you? What happened to everyone" I asked softly wiping away the beads of sweat over his pale face. I never felt so relieved to see Sam alive, ever!
"Leah? How is he doing?" Ailen asked appearing from the hallway with a blanket in hand, I frowned at her question, couldn't she see he looked like crap?
"Ok I guess but this gash isn't healing properly…." I motioned to his bandaged chest, she nodded and handed me the blanket and took a step closer to inspect him. I stopped her hand as she reached for the covers, she looked at me in confusion
"He's naked under the covers Ailen. I have yet to dress him since I put the bandages on." I stated releasing her hand. She nodded and rubbed her hand and walked back to the door but turned back to me for a brief moment.
"Um tomorrow, a friend of mine will be coming to inspect your friend, he's a doctor who works with werewolves and humans alike so he'd know what to do in terms of the gash on Sam's chest, that is if you don't mind." She said quickly fidgeting with her fingers, I wasn't so keen on having a stranger touch Sam when he was unconscious but right now I didn't have a choice.
"Only if I'm allowed to be with him when that doctor is examining him, I don't trust this guy completely since I've never met him. Sam wouldn't like it if he knew I allowed him to be examined without having someone he knew around." I said calmly she nodded and left us, I dressed Sam quickly and placed a kiss on his forehead before leaving the room. I had entered into the room to the right of Sam's room only to change and leave. I accidently bumped into Luka who was munching on a large chicken leg, he raised a brow at the pillows in my hand.
"Leah, where are you headed to? Are you going to sleep with Sam or something? How naughty of you." he said laughing while sending food flying out of his mouth in various directions, I had to side step to avoid being bombed. I wrinkled up my nose in disgust as a particle of food landed on my arm.
"Yeah but only to monitor Sam's condition, I'm sleeping on the couch in his room that's all." I said folding my arms, I knew what he was implying and I didn't like it. I would never have sex with a taken man, especially when injured at that, besides Sam would kill me if he knew I taken advantage of him when he was unconscious.
"Hey I wasn't implying anything dirty honestly, though you probably co- Ouch!" he yelped as he was hit across the head with a folded newspaper by Ailen who glared daggers at the back of his head. He rubbed his head and pouted at his wife who rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to me. She held out a comforter for me to take which I did.
"It gets kind of cold in that room due to the window being by the cliff, that comforter will make sure your all snug while on the couch, by the way I probably should mention that the couch can turn into a bed." She said placing an arm around her husband's waist.
"It can? Wait a minute! I don't think we ever christened the couch have we- Owowowowowww!" he yelled in pain as his flushed companion pulled him by the ears towards upstairs,
"Let's go Romeo leave Leah alone."
She bid me goodnight as did he, stilling being pulled by the ears by his fuming wife. What did they mean by christen the couch? They never sat on it before? Must be a tradition back in Europe. I shrugged it off and re-entered Sam's room, I placed the comforter on the bed while I fixed Sam's pillow, it looked like he was doing ok, his breathing seemed a lot better than it did an hour ago, but I still was going to stay just in case.
I walked over to the couch and (with much difficulty) turned it into the bed. Sheesh, who knew these things were so hard to open? I inspected the bed, to make sure there was no mold or bed bugs or any of that stuff, before plopping down on the couch bed. It was more comfortable than I thought it would have been for the most part. Ah~ The sounds of the waves crashing over the rocks made me feel drowsy, I yawned and turned off the light on the table next to the couch. How relaxing…..
I didn't know how long I had been asleep for but I woke up due to the vibrations coming from Sam's bed.I frowned and put back on the lamp, rubbing my eyes so I could get accustomed to the light again, my eyes seriously turned to crap when I went into heat. My eyes settled on Sam and I immediately felt bad, he was shivering. Even with the comforter on it didn't seem to be doing any good. I kicked off my sheet and walked over to where he was and placed a hand on his neck and immediately pulled back.
He was freezing! No werewolf was supposed to be cold, our bodies felt like we had a high fever, Sam felt like ice. I frowned as my heart sped up, I knew what I had to do if Sam was to get warm again.
I pulled back the covers and slipped under neath, pulling Sam close to me, we used to do this before when we were younger when we slept outside to see the stars. It was a sure way to warm him up, I winced at how cold his arms felt and began rubbing them up and down slowly, relived when they began to feel warm and not like icicles. Well, tonight will certainly be one of the more interesting nights I've had in years, Sam is in my arms and not Emily's who would have thunk it?
"Hey Sam remember when we were kids, how we sneaked out and slept under the stars and my mom and dad and your mom and dad found us? Boy were we in trouble, we were grounded for months after that, but that didn't stop us from doing it again, we did it for the last time the night before you met Emily" And before I lost you. I thought sadly and sighed with a half smile kissing his forehead. He still felt a little chilly so I hugged him closer hoping to improve his condition.
"Hey Sam? You know I never meant it when I said I hope you die all those months ago, I was just angry that's all… I'm sorry for everything…" I murmured biting my lip, he didn't reply obviously I sighed.
"Get well soon Sam…." I murmured before falling into a deep sleep, for the first time in months.
The next morning I woke up to an unusual situation. Sam had over the course of the night wrapped his arms around my waist and my face was in his chest. I blushed and tried to move away but the more I struggled the worse it became, he wrapped his arms around me even tighter. I sighed and tried another approach, I tickled him.
He moved slightly before his grip started to falter and I took my opportunity to escape but was to slow as he grabbed me again and held me tighter than before. Go figure. Well I might as well enjoy it while I can, I snuggled into him slightly, breathing in that musk and cinnamon smell I enjoyed so much. I contemplated on hugging him back, I slowly proceeded to wrap my arms around his waist.
"Oh Emily…." He mumbled and sighed, I paused and frowned in annoyance, what a buzz kill! I pushed him off of me with force and fumed out of the room to where my room was. I passed Ailen who had a tray of food, who looked surprised at my quick departure.
"Oh Leah, I was just coming back to the room, I saw you earlier cuddling with Sam so I decided to come back later." She said smiling, my scowl on deepened.
"Nothing happened between us Ailen, that you can be assured of." I said entering my room and closed the door quickly, what was I thinking hugging Sam like that? He doesn't like me like that, was I crazy? The past is the past that's all…
I jumped in the bed and felt myself slipping into sleep again when a knock came from the door, I looked at it in agitation but told the person behind of it to enter.
"Leah? The doctor is here to see Sam." Ailen sweet voice rang out as she semi opened the door, thank goodness she respected my privacy for the most part. I made a noise of approval before she closed the door once more and I heard her foot steps move away. I forced myself to get up and changed, I just hope this day wouldn't get any worse than it already was.
I entered the hall and followed the voices that eventually led me to the living room. I stuffed my hands in my pocket as I approached Luka and Ailen, I looked around for the old fart who would be looking at Sam, no one else was in the room.
"I thought you said that he was here?" I asked in a bored tone,
"He is he just went into the bathroom, he'll be out shortly." Luka said in an equally bored tone, making his way over to the couch before plopping down, hand on chin.
"So, what kind of person is he?" I asked tapping my fingers on my arm, they looked at each other and smiled, neither said a word.
"Well?"
"He's very eccentric you'll love him Leah, I do." Ailen said grinning ignoring the scowl on her husband's face as she said the last part.
"Heyyyy I thought you loved me." He said pouting Ailen rolled her eyes and hugged him, placing a small kiss on his cheek.
"Yep I love you the most." She said coyly before releasing him, he smirked and attempted to hug her again but she maneuvered around him and went behind me for protection.
"Seriously though Leah, you'll love him, heck he may be annoying but he grows on you like a parasite or something." He mumbled the last part with a snicker.
"Oh? A parasite? I'm hurt Lu Lu." A mocking voice called from behind of us, I looked back to see a tall man with silvery blonde hair and such deep brown eyes they looked crimson. I felt my mouth fall open slightly, he was beautiful! He turned to stare at me and grinned.
"My my who is this lovely little thing?" he asked with a slight tease in his voice as he walked over to me and placed his hand on the wall behind my head and he bent down to my eye level. I frowned slightly as all feelings of admiration died instantly and moved his hand with some force
" Hey… I'd appreciate it if you moved you're in my personal space." I said dryly, he grinned and moved away slightly
"So, why did you call me here Lu Lu?" he asked turning to his friend who's eye twitched.
"Don't call me Lu Lu, you know full well it's Luka." He said folding his arms in aggravation, Ailen giggled
"I'm glad you came, ah-! Let me introduce you two! Leah Clearwater this is our friend Dr. Grier Driscoll." She said looking between us. He smiled and held out his hand, I looked down and shook his hand firmly, he stopped smiling and a serious look came over his face, I stepped back instinctively
"W-what is it?" I asked frowning and looked away to try and see what he was looking at but there was nothing when I turned to look. He said nothing but kept up his serious exterior, I tried shaking his off but the damn thing was too firm it would budge.
"Seriously what the hell is your pr-" A loud growl stopped my speech and I felt my eye twitch, his stomach was the culprit.
"Boy I sure am hungry, Lu and Ai do you have anything to eat?" he complained pouting looking at them, Ai nodded excused herself and went into the kitchen to get something for him to munch on. He looked content staring into space with a stupid smile on his face, I turned to Luka and raised my eyebrow I walked over to him, sat down and whispered
"Um… is he ok?" he sighed and nodded
"Don't worry, that's normal behavior for him surprisingly enough." He said sighing, I nodded slowly and tried looking everywhere but him. A few minutes passed and none of us said anything, I looked at Luka who was too busy texting on his phone and then I looked at Dr. Driscoll who was still looking aimlessly into space with that dumb smile on his face. Well… this is awkward. My relief, however, came when Aileen came back with a plate of sandwiches, Driscoll seemed to spring back to life and was by Aileen in an instant wolfing down the sandwiches. I wrinkled my nose at the display, I suppose he saw my reaction because he offered me a half eaten sandwich with puppy dog eyes.
"No thank you Dr. Driscoll, please follow me." I said and walked away ignoring his call to wait for him. I opened Sam's room and stopped to stare at him lying peacefully on the bed I smiled, at least he didn't look like he was in pain still. I heard a pair of feet running up to me, but before I could turn around something slammed into me and sent me dropping to the floor. I winced and sneezed as silver hair tickled my nose- wait? Silver? I turned around and looked down to see Dr. Driscoll with his face buried deep into my breasts. My face turned dark red and I began to tremble in anger
"Owww… that hurt." He winced looking up and his face paled, I guess my expression frightened him because he leapt off me in a hurry and began apologizing.
"I-I'm so sorry! It was a mistake I lost my footing and then I slipped and fell and I didn't see you and I-" he rattled off
"It's fine just don't do it again." I said rolling my eyes, he nodded and walked towards the bed where Sam was sleeping. He checked Sam's wounds and then took out a stethoscope from the bag he had walked with and placed it on Sam's chest, he looked serious as he listens to Sam's heart.
"All done, everything sounds good, I checked his wounds they should be healed very shortly but I do want you to use this ointment to put on his wounds to help the healing process go by quicker as well as to disinfect it." He said and I let out a sigh of relief
"Thank God and thank you Dr. Driscoll." I smiled turning to him, he looked surprised but smiled none of the less
"Anytime, I do love the smile of a beautiful woman as your self though no smile compares to Lu Lu's smile though~" he said in glee, O….k? that was weird. I followed him out to escort him out the door but to my surprise he turned in the room next to mine
"Um… what are you doing?" I asked feeling uneasy, he stopped his hand on the door and grinned
"Well Lu and Ai requested that I stay for a while to observe your friend's condition. I hope you take care of me Miss. Clearwater and if you want you can visit my room anytime trust me I don't mind." He said teasingly avoiding the shoe I sent flying his way with a laugh.
Great, now I'm sleeping right next to the biggest pervert ever, me and my big mouth just had to screw my day over, smooth move Leah, smooth. I am not looking forward to the next few days at all.
A/N: So how was it? I hope it wasn't too cheesy and sorry for taking so long to upload, by the way I may not be uploading for another long while due to school related circumstances, so it may very well be summer before I upload again, not saying it will be definitely summer I may upload before no promises though. Thanks a million for all the reviews, faves and alerts, you guys rock Review if you so desire, will be thoroughly appreciated :D
