Seth's P.O.V
"Mom, where here." I yelled, closing the door. Leeba sighed behind me looking around.
"I'm in the kitchen!"
I turned seeing Leeba staring at a picture on the table. Guess who it was?
Leah.
"You know, I'm starting to think you have a crush on my sister." I smirked, grabbing her hand.
"I don't have a crush on your sister!" Leeba shrieked, narrowing her eyes. I titled my head frowning.
"Why? You think she's ugly?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest. I pursed my lips together trying to stop the smile.
"What? I didn't say that!"
I shrugged my shoulders sighing. "Then what do you think about my sister? Because every time your over here your staring at her pictures. "
"That doesn't mean I have a crush on her Seth. It could mean a lot of things."
"Name one." I grunted, flopping down on the couch stretching my legs.
"Maybe she-"
"Leeba!" My mother shouted, cutting Leeba off. I rolled my eyes, laying back on the couch turning the TV on."I'm so happy you could join us!"
"Well, it's a pleasure tagging along." Leeba spoke, giving an awkward chuckle. She looked at me quickly, asking for help.
I laughed silently shaking my head. " Payback." I whispered, watching as Sue dragged her into the kitchen to do... whatever.
"So.. I see Lena's joining us." Charlie sighed sitting down on the couch across from me.
"Who?"
"Sorry, I keep forgetting her name. I meant Leeba." Charlie spoke, scratching the back of his neck.
"It's not that hard you know." I mumbled, changing the channel.
"Eh, guess I'm getting old." I turned slightly, staring at an uncomfortable Charlie.
"Did my mom send you in here?"
He nodded. "Hit me with the spatula, and told me to get out so her and Leeba could chat."
I nodded my head turning back to the television. That's when his words dawned on me.
"A chat!?" I shouted, jumping out of the chair. "She could be telling her anything!" I growled, walking to the kitchen.
I tip-toed down the narrow hallway trying to listen to their conversation.
Good thing luck seemed to be on my side today.
"Your aunt seems like a nice person." My mom spoke.
Leeba snorted. "Yeah right, she's meaner than a bull."
Meaner than a bull?
"She seem's caring." My mom mumbled, earning another snort from Leeba. "Or not."
"Quick question." Leeba sighed. I mentally rolled my eyes.
'Jesus Christ! Her and her quick questions.' I thought.
"Shoot." Sue chirped.
"Why me?" Leeba mumbled. Thank Taha Aki for my enhanced hearing or else I wouldn't be able to hear her.
"What do you mean?"
Leeba chuckled lightly." I mean, why did you ask me to come to Italy? Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the offer but..."
"But?"
"I just met Seth, we barely get along. Why didn't you ask Vessie? Her and Seth are best friends." Leeba chuckled.
I'm pretty sure if I had water in my mouth I'll be spitting it back up. First, I do like Leeba- as a friend, and second, only god knows what Vessie and I are? We kept getting into arguments about her health which she tries her hardest to avoid speaking of which pisses me off.
"I- well.." My jaw dropped listening to my mother stutter. She never stuttered!
Sue sighed." Vessie... is wild and reckless an likes to rebel out, and Seth.. he's just.." she trailed off for a moment. "He's bitter and angry. And when he's with Vessie-" Leeba cut her off with a snort.
"Let me guess, when their together they tend to get in trouble with the law, and you think Vessie's behavior has something to do with it, plus whatever made him bitter and angry? And you think him and Vessie's friendship is only causing him to rebel out more?" Leeba spoke monotonously.
My eyes widen hearing her voice so... dull. It was always happy, and playful.
"That's not what I meant sweetheart." My mother sighed. I wish I could see their faces.
"No, it's alright , I know what you mean." Leeba mumbled." But there's more to the eye when it comes to Vessie. She might be wild and carefree, but a rebel? That's not Vesuvius." Leeba sighed.
"Then tell me Leeba, what am I not looking at." Sue questioned confused.
I'm pretty sure my expression mirrored hers. I've never heard Leeba speak about Vessie- or should I say defend Vessie.
"You have to know her past. Vessie isn't what she seems to be, things in her past shaped her out to be this way. But that's the outside, nobody never bothered to ask what's happening on the inside." Leeba explained.
My heart clenched with guilt. For the past few days I have ignored Vessie, hanging out with Leeba, Brady and Collin. I groaned walking down the hallway heading back to the living room. "I'm a shitty best friend."
"Hun?" I opened one eye to peek at frowning Charlie.
"Nothing, you wouldn't understand." I sighed, shaking my head laying back down on the couch.
"Your right. I'm not good with teenage.. drama. Ask Bells." Charlie chuckled. I nodded my head slowly.
"Seth, Charlie." Sue shouted, walking back into the living room. "Go take the bags to the car."
"But mom, I'm tired!" I groaned. I had to walk all the way to Forks, then walk back with Leeba on my back!
"You're such a big baby Clearwater! Come on, I'll help you." Leeba laughed, lacing her hands with mine, pulling me up.
"Where do you work out at?" I asked, surprised at her strength. It's not the first time she managed to surprise me with her strength.
"My older sisters always put me in.. activities when I was younger." She shuddered frowning.
"Older sisters? Wow, your like a puzzle." I mumbled, grabbing a bag. "I thought you only had two siblings."
Leeba shook her head scowling."My older sisters don't count to me. In my book, their nothing, so I don't claim them to be my relatives."
"So let me sort things out." I mumbled, feeling a shudder run through me seeing her scowl." You have four siblings. Three sisters, and one brother. You hate one, love the others even though your younger sister hates you?"
"Yes."
"Who's older, your brother?" I grunted, hauling the bags into the trunk the same time as Leeba.
"No, he's the third oldest, Selena's the first then Maysun and so on." She explained, closing the trunk. "Selena's dead and Maysun is somewhere around the world do only god knows what."
"Do you ever talk to your older sister." I asked, leaning on the bumper.
Her lips formed a cold smile as she laughed humorless. "No, I never bothered to care. But I'm sure if I ever wanted to find her or vise - versa I'll know where to look." She spoke monotonously.
I turned slightly, frowning her way. "You know, that's what I thought when my sister left." I snorted. "Turns out she wasn't there, but she did leave something for me."
Leeba stiffened glaring at the ground. "What did she leave you?"
"A note telling me she'll always be watching over me." I scoffed, shaking my head. "It was an utter bull. How can she be looking over me? If she was, she would've came to tell me that it was all a joke. Leah would have punched me and called me a cry baby until I could prove I wasn't." I spoke, determined not to let my voice crack.
"Maybe she is, you just don't know." Leeba whispered frowning.
I scoffed kicking a rock."Yeah right. Leah isn't watching over me, she's probably off having fun with her life, somewhere far from this hell- hole called La Push." I sighed bitterly. Small warm hands patted my hand.
"Maybe she has some awesome power like being able to disguise herself so you won't notice her." Leeba murmured, furrowing her eye brows together.
I snort rolling my eyes. "Sure Leeb."
"I'm serious. Maybe I'm her. You wouldn't even know. Maybe she asked me to look after you." Leeba chuckled lightly, shaking her head. My body tensed.
"I wish. That way I'll know she at least cared." I whispered. Leeba punched my arm.
"Hey, don't you say those things Clearwater. I'm sure your sister loves you. Sure she took the cow- easy way out, and ran," Leeba paused, rubbing my shoulder softly. "She probably had her reasons for leaving. I'm not trying to get your hopes or make you mad but maybe she planned on coming back after fixing those issues. Or maybe your right, this hell-hole was too much and she decided enough was enough and never wants to come back."
I internally smiled. For the first time, in two long years someone actually gave me the truth. Leah might not ever come back. Usually, they'll give me pity glances and tell me everything will be alright giving me false hope. But not Leeba. And for that, I was grateful.
We settled in a comfortable silence for a while just staring at the dirt road ahead of us when Leeba asked a question - a very personal question.
"Was she your role model?" My fist clenched as I glared at the dirt road ahead of me.
"Is she? Seth?" I ignored her, trying to stop the pain that spread through me. "Seth, I'm sorry." Leeba whispered, grabbing my fingers gently, unclenching them one by one.
My hands unclenched as my body relaxed. "Sorry? Why are you sorry? You just asked a question." I grumbled, grabbing her hand tugging her in front of me.
"I shouldn't have asked it. I know how your sister is a touchy subject for-" I cut her off pushing her glasses off her nose.
"It's not your fault. It was just a question Leeb." I paused, gently lifting her chin. "Don't beat yourself up about it."
She looked up squinting her eyes." I won't make any promises.." she trailed off. I laughed wrapping my arms around her.
"How do you do it?" I blurted out, staring intently into her brown eyes.
"Do you what? Not make promises?" She asked, tilting her head.
"No, how do you make me laugh when I don't want to? Nobody could carry out that goal with out me kicking them out." I chuckled, remembering the time Collin tried to make me laugh by coming to my house with a bikini on.
Worse day - besides Leah leaving - of my life.
"Hm, I just have that effect on people." She laughed patting my chest.
Her glasses slid down her nose slowly, she moved her hand to push them up but I beat her to it sliding them off. And damn..
"Holy.." I whispered, Leeba reached to grab my hand for them back but I raised my hand in the air making it hard for her to reach them.
"Hey! Give them back Clearwater!" She shouted, jumping up and down to grab the glasses. I really wish she didn't, because her breast just kept rubbing against me.
"Will you stop moving!" I hissed, letting her go. She ignored me still trying to reach her glasses.
"Not until you give me my glasses!" Leeba exclaimed, trying to reach for my hand.
"I'll give them back when you stop moving, it's annoying." I groaned in frustration. Her movements stop as she glared at me.
"Happy?"
"Well now that you mention it- hey!" I shouted,as she grabbed the glasses stepping away from me.
"Ha!" She laughed, pointing at me. I rolled my eyes walking back to the car. With her walking beside me.
"Why wont you wear contacts?" I blurted out. She looked - can't belive I'm saying this - beautiful without those wierd bifocals.
Leeba sighed folding her arms on the hood of the car." Surprisingly, they grew on me. I actually thought I would hate them, turns out it's the complete opposite. But I do wear contacts sometimes, they just annoy me."
"I remember my first time wearing contacts." I chuckled. " My sister wanted to try something different with me and bought me some green contacts." I shook my head cringing. " Never will we do it again."
Leeba laughed as my mother and Charlie came outside. " What's so funny?" Sue asked, looking between Leeba and me.
"Nothing, I was just telling Leeba the story about the contacts fiasco." I spoke. My mother eyes widen before she snickered opening the door to the car.
"Get in you two, we have along way ahead of us." Charlie murmured, sliding in the car.
I narrowed my eyes. " It's only a fifteen minute ride."
"You know what he meant Seth." Sue sighed, I shook my head strapping myself in.
"Are you kids excited? I know I am." My mother muttered, looking at me and Leeba through the mirror.
"Yeah, I haven't been to Italy before, my brother refuse to let me. Thank god I have my aunty or else I'll be stuck watching my little sister." Leeba giggled, looking at the window.
"I see you have an overprotective brother." My mother laughed.
"Yes, he has the nerve to tell our aunt when she can leave and what not. It's hilarious, especially when he gets scolded." A small smile appeared on my face as I thought about the times I tried to order my mom around.
"Seth here does the same thing." Sue spoke, looking at me through the mirror.
"How old is your brother?" Charlie asked, looking back at Leeba. She tensed before her body slowly relaxed.
Her hand twitched as she looked out the window. Here's one of those moments where I know she's either going to lie or is thinking of lying.
"Twenty- two?" She responded, furrowing her eye brows.
You don't know how old he is?" I asked.
"Well.. I know it's either that or twenty." She shrugged. Her hand twitched and she returned to the window.
Another lie.
I slowly turned my attention back to the window not noticing that car already had stopped. "We're here!" My mother shouted.
I tensed smelling the familiar strong smell of bleach and some I wasn't familiar with.
"That's wierd..." Leeba whispered, her face scrunched up.
I ignored her trying to figure out who that smell belonged to, then it all clicked.
The Volturi.
"Dammit!" I groaned, mentally slapping myself.
"What's the matter?" Leeba asked, I looked around to see my mom enter the house with Charlie right behind them.
How could I forget the Volturi were still in town?
Edward caught my eye and I asked the one question I hope wasn't true. 'Are the Volturi in there?' He shook his head, eyeing Leeba.
I sighed, stepping out the car waiting for Leeba. Who by the way still sat in the same spot with the same expression. "Are you coming?" She jumped, placing her hand over her heart.
"What?"
"Are you coming?" I asked, slowly.
She looked at Edward cautiously frowning. "He doesn't bite. Plus if he tries, I'll rip his head off." I smirked. I heard Edward hiss before walking back in the house.
"I'm not afraid of him."
"Whatever makes you feel happy, let's go." I laughed, pulling her out and leading her to the house with only one thought on my mind.
I hope shit goes as planned.
Leeba's P.O. V
Leeba stepped out of the car frowning, lacing her fingers together with Seth's as he led her to the door. Instincts kept telling her to run but she stayed rooted in place. It wasn't Edward she was afraid of. The scents surrounding this house is was caused her to freeze up.
Vampire stench. It bought memories that she tried so hard to bury- and is still burying.
"Will you hurry." Seth huffed, "Everyone is waiting to meet you." He mumbled, leading Leeba up the stairs to the mansion.
"Why so far out? What are they, serial killers?" Leeba mumbled, unaware that Seth heard her. "What's so funny Clearwater?" She asked, watching as Seth bent over to clutch his stomach.
A few seconds later he rose back up smirking. "Something like that." He whispered.
"What's that suppose to mean?" She shouted, yanking her hand out of his ready to walk away.
"It was just a joke, don't be such a scary cat Lee.." he trailed off hearing himself call her his sister's nickname.
"I'm not a scary cat." Leeba hissed, glaring at the boy in front of her.
"Prove it then."
"Fine." Leeba squeaked, walking up the stairs, accidentally bumping shoulders with Seth.
Which only hurted her shoulder in the process.
Opening the door, she met honey brown eyes and jumped in shock. "Were you standing there the whole time?" Leeba asked, breathless.
She took a quick look at Seth who was glaring daggers at the short girl standing in front of her.
What the hell is her problem? Is she purposely trying give me a heart attack? Jesus Christ! Leeba ranted mentally, eyeing the short pixie cautiously.
"No silly, I was coming to open the door." The woman spoke, Leeba tried to hold back the cringe hearing the girl's voice.
Jesus! What is she a human wind chime? Leeba sighed, she was ashamed of her thoughts. Don't be mean, Karma's a bitch. She chanted.
"My names Alice and you must be.." Alice trailed off, holding her hand out.
Leeba hesitated but grabbed it deciding for once in her life be rude. "Nice to meet you Alice, I'm Leeba..." She trailed off, grabbing Alice's hand.
That's weird.. Leeba thought, moving Alice's hand up and down.
"Are you okay?" Alice asked, quickly taking her hand back, only making Leeba more suspicious.
"Yeah... it's just your hand is freezing. It caught me off guard." Leeba responded monotonously.
She kept arguing with herself that her suspicions weren't true; she hoped they weren't.
"Well, how about we introduce you to everyone." Alice exclaimed, skipping along.
Seth grabbed Leeba's hand squeezing gently while dragging her alone.
I'm going to need some alcohol to forget that happened. Leeba thought, thinking back to the exchange with Alice. She felt eyes on her and looked around locking eyes with another pair of honey brown eyes.
His honey brown eyes narrowed confused, as he stared at her. Looks like he's constipated. Leeba thought, the boy flinched as if he heard her thoughts.
Yup, a lot of alcohol. She added.
Seth tugged on her hand before introducing the people in the room. Her mind was somewhere else at the moment, so when Seth stopped speaking and looked at her she narrowed her eyes confused.
"What?" Seth bowed his head as his shoulders bounced up and down. "Shut up Clearwater." Leeba huffed, nudging him gently.
"You look lost." Seth commented, leading her to another room, she didn't have time to argue as he closed the back door scrunching his nose in the air.
"What's the matter?" She asked, standing by his side.
"Allergies." He grunted, looking back down at her.
Leeba observed him taking in the way his eyes blinked twice and his tapping. "Your lying."
"What? That's my job, not yours." Seth laughed, lazily throwing his arm around her shoulder.
"Who said it had to be your job?" Leeba asked, folding her arms across her chest. She pushed the giddy feeling back of his hand being around his neck.
"Who said I wanted it to be my job?"
"Seth Clearwater, are you answering my question with a question?" Leeba giggled, throwing her head back.
"Enough with the questions already." Seth laughed, unconsciously pulling her closer.
"Aw, I was actually liking it." Leeba pouted, poking out her lower lip.
Seth eyed her lip for a moment stepping back when he heard someone clearing their throat.
"Esme wanted to know if Leeba is hungry." A girl mumbled, rubbing her hands together.
Leeba turned around feeling her anger slowly build up by the sudden interruption. "Who?" She asked confused.
"Esme, my mother." Bella stated, looking back in the house pointing to a tall woman standing in the kitchen.
"No thanks, I ate before I came here." Leeba replied monotonously. She didn't have a good feeling about this girl everything about her screamed trouble.
"Are you sure?" Bella asked, making sure.
Leeba nodded slowly, giving Bella a weird look.
"Bella, she said she ate already." Seth spoke, Leeba couldn't see his expression but knew from his tone he was glaring at the woman named Bella.
"Okay, well I'll go back inside and leave you two alone." Leeba nodded as Bella walked back inside slowly sliding the door close.
"She's..." Leeba trailed off, searching for the right words.
"Strange?" Seth implied nonchalantly leaning against the house.
Leeba shook her head poking Seth in the chest. "I was going to say outlandish."
"Isn't that same thing?" Seth asked, shrugging his shoulders.
"Sort of - well it's a synonym of outlandish-" Seth cut Leeba off shaking his head. "What?"
"Stop that." He grunted, watching as she tilted her head confused. "When you talk like that it makes me feel like I have a human dictionary or something with me." He chuckled receiving a punch to his rib by Leeba.
"I do not sound that way."
"Yes you do, ask Brady and Collin." Seth laughed, as her face twisted.
"They barely know me!" Leeba defended, stomping her foot.
"That's a lie, these past few days we've hung out they've been around." Seth retorted.
"So?"
"So? So, that proves that they'll be able to-"
"Okay, okay, I get it Jeez." Leeba groaned, slapping her hand over her face. "Calm down."
"Who said I was mad?"
"Who said I said you're mad?" Leeba questioned.
Seth smirked. "You."
Leeba groaned shaking her head. "I should have seen that coming."
"I'm curious about how you didn't notice." Seth chuckled, tugging the hem of her shirt pulling her closer. "Your cold." He stated.
"No I'm not, I'm perfectly fine." Leeba argued, crossing her arms over her chest. She was actually freezing her ass off, but didn't want to go back in that house.
"Your lying to me again Leeb." Seth whispered, grabbing Leeba's hand leading her to the house.
"No, I don't want to go in their Seth." Leeba cried, keeping her feet rooted.
"Why? Your cold, you don't want to get sick do you?" Seth laughed, gently tugging her forward.
"That guy in their keeps staring at me like he's constipated, it's creepy." Leeba mumbled, glances at the house.
Seth bent over clutching his stomach as he laughed at her response. "Edward?"
Leeba shrugged, she didn't know who was who. "I don't know?"
"Oh Leeba," Seth chuckled, as his laughter died down. "What am I going to do with you?"
"You can start by warming me up." She suggested bluntly.
Seth smirked at her response pulling her forward wrapping his arms around her slender waist. "What happened to the shy Leeba." Seth asked sitting them down on the bottom step.
"I was never shy." Leeba huffed." Just hesitant."
"And why were you so hesitant?"
"I didn't know you very well." Leeba sighed. "Plus, every time I said something you'd glare."
Seth pulled her away slightly." You have it bad when it comes to choosing words.. or things."
"Shut up and keep me warm Clearwater." Leeba hissed, kicking his leg.
"Of course master." Seth replied sarcastically.