I ran as fast as my body could move, which was fast. The trees were nothing but green blurs, occisonally the greenery would flash infront of me, but as if my body was a heat seeking missile, my body was on rails.
Tree Left!.
Out cropping boulders Jump!.
Tree, tree, tree, tree tree,... Left rightrightleftright!
I was no longer seeing the trees or the forest, just those eyes. I could smell the familiar scent of the wolves. I kept running and I slowed at the first obstacle I had been expecting.
"Hey Seth." I said looking straight at him smiling. He stood there staring me down. "Look Seth, I need to find your sister... Can you point me in the direction?" I looked around hoping for a sign showing where she went. I only then noticed the small clearing. The stumps were jagged as though the tree was split and not chopped. The circle was a jagged area about fifteen feet in each direction.
"Seth, come one say something." I attempted again.
"No use Richard. He's very determined." Came a silky voice from behind Seth.
"Edward? What are you doing here?" I asked him not looking away from Seth.
"He asked me to be here, he is angry so he wont be able to stay human long enough to tell you himself." Edward said calmly watching us both.
Seth growled and snapped his jaws at me the hackles of his fur were on end, his paws dug into the dirt waiting.
"He said your going to pay for making his sister cry." Edward said, and Seth leaped I could not react in time, he landed on top of me his mouth snapping at me. I jerked my head away and grabbed his jaw rolling over trying to pin him down.
"Seth! Listen to me ok I didn't mean it. I need to talk to her, please stop this!" I yelled at him but focusing on not hurting him made me careless.
"Arrrgghh." I half yelled half screeched as his razor like claws sank into my shoulder. The shoulder that was already burning. I released him and recoiled in pain. I bit down on my lower lip to drive the pain down. Seth circled.
Should I tell him how I feel about her? I wondered but the nosy bastard answered my thought.
"They share the same mind, If you tell him anything she will know it." Edward informed me. "Besides it doesn't change the fact that you made her cry."
I began to breath harder the pain in my arm was killing me, I held on to my shoulder with my opposite arm. "Looks like I don't have much choice."
Seth lunged at me again. My tension was already wire thin and I was not ready for this one, this was going to hurt. He landed on top of me and I braced myself for the bite.
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I looked at him on top of me but we was not moving. I looked closer... no he was moving but so slowly. I thanked god I had this power, I scrambled out form under him and climbed on top of him wrapping my arms around him. I began to breath slowly trying to calm myself. As I did the area around me seemed to speed back up. I squeezed tightly.
"Sorry Seth, you need to sleep now." I grunted as he bucked and yelped rolling around trying to knock me off him. Slowly he began to struggle less and less.
"he's out." Edward said and I let go. The shirt I had been wearing was shredded I tore the remnants off, and turned to move past Edward.
"Here." he said handing me a short sleeve shirt and pointed in a direction. "Seth said that way. And hopes you won't be too mad at him."
"Of course, after all he was right, no matter what I did make her cry." I told him and ran in the direction he had pointed.
I was clutching at the huge gash in my shoulder. I gripped tightly as I ran. I tried to ignore the awkward feeling of my skin moving slowly closing over the gash, After a moment I looked at the spot, the claw marks were there, white as though they had been there for years.
I stopped looking ahead. "So what your the mini boss?" I asked him.
Jacob was sitting there waiting. eyes closed legs crossed thinking hard. At least he was human.
"You could say that. First I wanted to thank you for not hurting Seth." He told me still keeping his eyes closed.
"I am still human because I can hid things better the Leah or Seth." He said finally opening his eyes. I stood there watching him.
"I want to know what you are thinking about." He said "About Leah, she is my beta and very important to me." He got up slowly.
"What do you think?" I asked him.
"I heard you were hitting on Alice, then Rosalie. So I want to know." I saw his body shaking slightly but then it stilled again.
"To be honest..." I paused "It's not your business. I need to talk to her, and you are in my way." I took a step towards him. As I did two other guys came from behind Jacob.
"Either we talk about what I need to tell you or we go at it... Your choice." I looked at the three of them.
"Fine just hurry alright." I said leaning up against a tree.
"Well I am not sure if you know but when we are wolves we can see everything that has happen to any of us. I know you dont know what happened between Sam Emily, and Leah."
As I stood there listening to the events that lead to Sam breaking up with Leah and going with Emily, and the power of "Imprinting". I felt like I was spiraling. The things I had said when I thought they just broke up.
"Well know you know man. I mean I think I see what you want, and she thinks she is damaged goods. But she deserves better then whats happened to her." Jacob sighed and pointed his thumb behind him. "She's at her mom's place."
I left them the second he told me I ran looking ahead, my plan changing slightly. I now had a additional stop to make. I made good time as I reached the edge of the woods. I looked up at the sky to see that it was cloudy and sprinkling. I stepped out into the rain and headed straight for my destination.
"Get out here!" I yelled at the door. I was clenching my fists, my anger getting the better of me. Carlisle mentioned this, that us "newborns" have a trouble with our emotions. I ignored the sudden throbbing pain in my shoulder. It came when I grew angry, and faded when I was calm so I knew it was coming.
She opened the door a crack peeking her head out afraid of me I suppose. I must look pretty intimidating.
"Umm..." she started
"Sam! NOW!" I yelled
"He is at the Clearwaters." Emily said. I could see her gripping the door tightly. I turned without another word and headed in the direction that I felt the pull, whether it was my anger or my feelings, either way I just knew where I wanted to go.
As I neared the Clearwater's home it was already getting late, the cloudy made it hard for a normal person to see at this time. I on the other hand could see very clearly. I ignored the wolves that gathered and increased in numbers as I drew closer. But I only had two thoughts that really mattered at this moment, and conveniently they were together and in the the house just a mile ahead. I counted the people around, some wolves some still human, but all looking like they were ready for a brawl.
That's fine by me. I thought savagely.
As I reached the house Sam came out.
"Snow, I'm sorry man but she doesn't want to see you right now, we go way back so please man. Just go for now." he said walking towards me.
"That's fine I will deal with that after I deal with the more important thing at hand." I told him, as a snarl slipped out. I was still too far he would change before I could reach him, and that was not fine with me. I was not mad at Sam the wolf. I was made at Sam Uley. For the first time I wanted my power to work now. I thought as hard as I could about the times when I did do it, Seth nearly killing me the fear of losing. The pain when I was shocked by Kate. The fear of being caught by Jacob and Edward.
I felt it before I knew it worked. The air around me felt heavy, and stiff. I looked around and saw everyone was moving slowly again. I rushed forward, I could have hit him right now while he would be completely unaware. But that was not good enough. My anger was getting the upper hand again, and the area around me snapped back. Sam's eyes widened in surprise at how close I was. I pulled back my hand and swung as hard as I could. I felt the contact, and the cracking sound of flesh on flesh. My vampire brain told me clearly, hitting the leader of any group on their home ground, alone was the stupidest thing I could have done. The part of me that was still human, you know the stupid part, was cheering me and telling me to get as many hits in as I could.
The force and momentum of my punch took us both off our feet. As I hit the ground we both rolled away scrambling to get up, both of us moving faster then any human.
"No." Sam told everyone, his voice had a low timber and rumbled slightly, much different then the usual Sam's voice.
He wiped his lip clearing the blood, the cut lip already healing. He put up his fists. I forced my fists that were claw like, into fists.
"This is not a fight between me the vampire and you the wolf." I said
"I know, this is a fight between Sam and Richard." he said and shuffled towards me fists ready. The fight lasted about five minutes. Both of us inhumanly strong, fast and both of us healing and minor wounds.
"You hurt dumped her for Emily!" I yelled at him punching him in the gut. His punch hit the side of my head. I grabbed him around his neck and fell back slamming him into the kicked my in the stomach and again he were both on our feet standing apart of each other.
"You wouldn't understand Richard." he said back breathing heavily.
"Fuck that bullshit Sam. I heard about that imprinting shit. That doesn't give you an out." I spat at him. I noticed Leah had stepped out on to her landing.
"I know what I did was horrible and that I screwed up, but I won't forgive you." I spun around to the people around, I saw Jacob, I turned on him.
"What? Just because you imprinted on someone you have the right to treat someone else like shit?" I growled.
"Fuck you Richard. It's not your business." I bit down hard on my lip, and turned slowly. I stared at her.
"First, I need to tell you sorry. What I said was wrong, I did not know what happened, but that did not excuse what I said." I turned away from her.
I ran as fast as I could towards Sam's house. I needed to get out of here. I made it to his house,I looked around, there was no one, not even a hint of anyone following me. I ran inside and through the house to the back yard. I ran to the cars, grabbed the tools, and slide under the car. I began to put the best engine in to the Cuda. I smelled the wet dog, nearby.
"Go Fuck yourself." I said to whoever it was. I was his hand reach down picking up a torque wrench, I heard whoever it was tightening a bolt.
"Nice way to talk to someone who actually knows what he is doing with cars." Jacob's voice said. I slide out and looked at him.
"...Thanks." I said as I matched his grin with my own.
"Nice speech by the way. I think you said what she wanted to hear, even though I am sure she felt it through our link." he told me as I slid back under the car.
"Well that's something then." I said.
"So what are you going to do now?" He asked about half hour later. "Try it now."
I was in the driver seat. I started the engine. a grinding and clicking sound...
"Hang on." Jake dived in again. "Check for another spark plug, this one is cracked." I tossed him one from the 67' mustang.
"Ok now." I tried again and the engine roared to life.. I left the engine running and walked out to look on besides Jake.
"Nice!" I said feeling great about how quick it went I slapped him five. He looked back at me.
"What?" I asked him
"You never answered me." I told him
"No I guess I didn't, mainly because I don't know." I told him. over the time fixing this car he managed to get the truth about my feelings for Leah.
"You gonna leave then? Without her?" He asked. I sighed.
"It's not like I have a choice, you hear her it's not my business." I cut the engine, and walked over to the Bronco. "I gotta go get some gas for the Cuda... Wanna come?" I asked. but at that moment his phone went off.
"Yeah? He's right in front of me why? Sure sure." He finished with a roll of his eyes. He hung up and said "Change of plans." He walked over and took the keys to the Bronco. "Get in I'll drive." I jumped into the passenger seat as she climbed in and revved the engine. I soon found myself at the Cullens home. I checked my phone. "It's like midnight..." He shrugged as he went inside. I followed wondering what this was about.
I found myself in the room with all the Cullens, Seth, Sam, Billy and Sue. I turned to leave, but Carlisle said "Please wait Richard, this is important." he sounded serious so I walked over to the stairs and leaned against them, waiting.
"Take your shirt off." He instructed. I laughed "Not without dinner first." I winked at Esme who looked worried but still managed a weak smile.
I sighed and took off my shirt. "Now what doctor?" I said feeling the unease in the room. Carlisle walked over and sat me down in a chair and began to examine my shoulder.
"Hmmm, as I guessed." he said then looked at me asking "Do you remember telling my your shoulder was hurting?" I nodded, "Well, normally we don't have a sense of physical pain in the traditional sense. Or else when he stop breathing, we should be feeling the pain of asphyxiation."
I paused. "Wait wait wait." I said and looked around. "We don't need to breath?" I asked with clear surprise. Emmett and Alice broke out laughing.
"No we don't Richard." Carlisle confirmed kindly. Then he grabbed a mirror showing me my shoulder. There was a thin black ring surrounding the white bite marks from the time I was bitten.
"I can not be sure but... I would like to confirm it before, I say much more, I heard you were planning to leave, I would like it if you would stay close enough for me to make sure." He asked. I shook my head.
"I'm sorry Carlisle, but no." I told him everyone began to argue. I got up firm with my decision. I walked to the door grabbing the keys from the table. I ignored the shouts as I got in the car and drove towards the city of Forks, I had not really been in the city, not like I needed anything. As I drove I noticed a pale gray shadow flash on my right every so often. I pulled into the gas station. I pulled out my wallet, I had about fifty dollars in cash, and If I remember right about a grand saved up in my bank account. I bought a large gas can and began to fill it up. I could smell the gas, SO I decided to hold my breath, now that I knew I did not have to breath.
It felt awkward I could not smell or taste anything. It made me nervous. I heard the bushes moving, as I turned I was the last person I expected to see. Leah
A/N: The next chapter is some real RXL yay! ^^ Review please.
