We walked in silence for most of the way, enjoying each others closeness. Every so often she would ask about my past.

"So I would run during the night and when the sun started to rise I would hide in the sewer or find a abandoned building and hide in the basement." I confessed feeling stupid.

"And how long did you do this?" she asked smiling at me trying to hide her laughter. Trying and failing.

I did not answer right away, "About three months." I replied finally.

"What made you figure it out? I mean most people who think they are vampires would not go stepping into the sun to check if the rumor was true." she wondered.

I laughed remembering how I had found out. "Well I told you already how after the first night I figured out I did not sleep…." She laughed and interrupted

"Yeah that was priceless. I could almost you picture trying to find a coffin and laying in it trying to go to sleep…." She laughed again

"So any ways, I was in this abandoned building just sitting there reading a people magazine I had found when A large rumbling sound came from out side. Then a moment later a huge wreaking ball came through the wall, the sun burst through, I covered my eyes thinking game over and…." I stuck out my hand into a spot of sunlight that was shining through the trees. A rare event in this town. The light sparkled on my skin like diamonds.

We had to stop, Leah was laughing so hard now. Catching her breath she threw up her hands shielding herself and mocked a scream, then after a moment she looked at her skin "Wow sparkly." she said in mock surprise.

"Yuck it up." I grumbled. She continued to laugh but leaned into me. I stopped and looked forward. She paused looking forward then back to me.

"Oh come on, she isn't going to hurt you." She said smiling.

I hesitated for a moment more then said, "If she goes "Blade" on me I am so running to Canada."

Leah rolled her eyes as we walked forward I could already see Sue Clearwater opening the door smiling at her daughter's return. I sincerely doubted she was smiling that I was here.

"I'm making dinner in the kitchen, so how about we all go sit in the living room for a nice chat?" She said warmly. I tried not to, but it was hard to be on guard with Sue Clearwater, she was so kind. She led the way walking in front of us. Even though I was a vampire, I was still a guy. As she walked I took her body in estimating what Lee's body would look like in a few years. A slap across the back of my head caused me and Sue to look at Leah. She smiled at her mother before giving me a dirty look.

"Tell me you did not just check out my mother!" she hissed in a hurried whisper. I grinned and leaned in whispering in her ear. "Sorry love, just looking into your future." I resisted moving and let her slap me again, laughing all the while. We walked into the living room, Sue was sitting on the couch, leaving the seat next to her and the recliner free. I took note of that, her already making sure we were not sitting together. Leah moved towards the recliner, I moved, at vampire speed to make it to the recliner before her.

"Oh!" Sue said mildly surprised. "I'm sorry I had forgotten that you move so quickly." She said with a kind smile. I was glad I did not sweat, because I would have been sweating bullets. I smiled back at her, baring my teeth. "Yes, well even when I was human, I liked being quick to make my move."

I suppressed a laugh as Leah looked from her mother to me suspiciously. "Well, I am glad to hear you love my daughter, I am so happy for her." Sue said patting Leah's hand.

"Mom." Leah groaned. I laughed "Yes I am as well, she is my moon." I smiled at Leah who looked like she was becoming embarrassed.

"I'll say! Finally Xena has a man, I was worried she might have been batting for the other team." Came Seth's voice, a moment later Seth came walking in shirtless and shoe less.

"SETH!" Leah and Sue both yelled. "Don't mind me I was just grabbing a shirt, I was going to go see if Jake will lend me his car, I got a date." He grinned at me

"When did you have time to get your license?" Leah asked

"About a week ago," He shrugged. I then remembered the Cuda I had fixed before I made my leave.

"Seth, instead of ridding in a little bunny car, why not take my car, it works and is not half bad." I told him

"You have a car?" Leah asked incredulously.

"Don't look so surprised."

"Really? Thanks, Jake is a pain when I barrow his car."

"No prob little bro. The keys should be in the ignition." I said grinning and purposely not looking at Leah or her mother.

Seth caught on quickly. "Thank bro. I mean future big bro." he laughed

"Bye mom, love you. Leah, Love your hubby's attitude. On the plus side you don't have to worry about learning how to cook." With that he ran out the door.

"Oh when is the wedding?" Sue asked calmly.

"In February, around the fourteenth." I picked out of my head.

"So you picked that day because it's valentine's day or Leah's Birthday?." Sue asked, Leah looked confused.

"Oh right it's Valentine's day." I laughed, I had completely forgotten it was that day, I did not know it was Leah's birthday as well, that was good to know.

"How did you know it was my birthday?" Leah asked.

"I didn't I just picked a day at random, Unless you really do want to get married in a month? I mean I am sure I can find someone." I began to plan who I could find. Maybe the Cullen's would know….. I felt my phone go off and picked it up. The ring tone was pocket full of sunshine.

"Hey Alice what's…" I was cut off.

"ME! ME!I can do it by then and it will be perfect you don't have to worry about a thing ok " she said so quickly, it came out as one word.

It took me a minute to get what she had meant.

"You do wedding's Ali? And speak clearer, ok."

"Yes! And ok."

"Well I will think about it, I mean she could say no." I said teasingly.

I hung up before Leah exploded.

"Whoa whoa! Who said anything about marriage? I mean its not like I am saying no ever but I mean why not wait a few years, I mean it not like we are going any….." she caught herself, then looked at me as though insulting me. I smiled ignoring it and looked to her mother.

"Mrs. Clearwater, I am really in love with your Daughter, I mean I know its dorky to ask you if its ok, but I know this started out sarcastic but I do plan to marry her, and it is not like I had not thought this through." I started then stopped myself,

I knew I had it in my back pack. But when did I have it last? Oh right when I first got here The pack attacked me and I tossed my bag before making a run for it.

"But.." Leah began and I took a deep breath, I had been working on my gift since Carlisle had mentioned it. I focused on the thought of cold, snow things slowing to a crawl like they were frozen. I felt it happen quickly, more so then before. The air around me seemed to shimmer. Leah and Sue had stopped moving. I suppose they were still moving but so slowly they looked like they were still. I pulled out my phone again and looked through my recent contacts. I hit the call button.

"Hello?"

"Hey Sam, Its me."

"Oh hey man what's up?"

"You remember when you guys attacked me when I first got here?"

"Yeah, again sorry about that."

"Nah, it's not big but do you remember my back pack? I need it can you bring it to Leah's house?"

"Yeah sure… Um right now?"

"Yeah, make it quick ok. Bye." and hung up the phone before he could argue.

I had completely forgotten about it, since so much has happened I guess it was no wonder. It was filled with nick-knacks, from when I was human, I had snuck into my house when my family had left and took a bunch of things, one was very important. I had fallen for a girl once before, my mother did not agree with her but I had been very in love. Well at the time I did not know what love was. But I told my mother I was planning to marry her someday she and I argued about it.

The last day of my human life, my last day at home before I told her I was leaving for a while, she stopped me and gave me a small box saying. "I don't like her, but it is not my place to tell you who to love, it's not for anyone to decide but yourself." I kissed my mother and had left opening the box and saw something amazing. That night I had planned to see her but, she was cheating on me and I had caught her. We broke up and that was what led me to to meeting that red haired vampire that night. It has only been a year and already the memories were fuzzy. I could barely make out my mother's face.

I looked at Leah and Sue, they had moved an inch in the last fifteen minutes. I heard a knock at the door.

"If that's you Sam, come in. I can't really move." I had remembered that I had to be within a certain distance to keep it like this.

"Hey… whoa what happened here?" he asked seeing both of the girls frozen.

I smiled "My super power, sweet huh." I had hoped he would be surprised, he shrugged, apparently he had seen enough vampire powers to not be impressed.

"Sorry about you bag, its torn but the stuff looks ok." he said handing it to me,

I fished for the box intensely glad it was still there.

"Ok go dude, got work to do." I winked at him he rolled his eyes muttering something about "Fetching."

I thought carefully about letting the air around me go, and just as quickly as it had stopped they were moving again.

I rose a hand up "Wait." Leah stopped looking confused.

I got down on one knee. "Leah Clearwater, I want to marry you. If you will have a leech for a husband?" I held out the box and opened it to her.

"My mother told me that love is for myself to decide, and she made this from her old ring saying this was for when I found who I believed to be my one and only."

The ring was a snowflake shape made with diamonds. The diamond was originally larger and a single stone but was made like this for me and my future wife.

"A snowflake of ice, that will never melt." I waited for her answer as she looked at the ring then to me. Slightly shocked and very red in the face, tears in her eyes. Her mother watching carefully.