Heyy :) So heres another chapter, thank you so much for reviewing, and sorry i haven't updated in a while :) It's finally summer in england so i'm making the most of it :P Hope you like it! Please review :D x
LEAH POV.
I sulked childishly in my bedroom for half an hour ignoring the delicious smells coming from the kitchen. I had gone without eating properly for ages, so missing out on one meal really wasn't going to affect me. Sighing I stood up and stared at my reflection in the mirror. I had filled out a tiny bit, but not much. It was going to take a while to do that. My hair needed a cut, really badly. That was part of the reason it was so lifeless. I lifted my top up slowly and cautiously, knowing that I didn't really want to see the body underneath it. I glared at the protruding ribs I saw and quickly yanked my top back down, flopping onto the bed. As much as I hated to admit it, Jasper was right. I couldn't take proper care of myself. That didn't mean I needed him to pay for me though.
"Leah." A calm voice interrupted my thoughts.
"What?" I grunted, not bothering to look up. There was no point, I knew who it was.
"Here's some food. Don't spill it."
I heard a tray being placed down and then my door closed. I half sat up, eyeing the food suspiciously. It was a burger, a huge burger. I groaned and lay back down, a hand on my belly. If I ate that burger I would explode, I was sure of it. On the other hand, If I didn't eat that burger then Jasper would nag me. Grunting and moaning I got up and sat down at my dresser before picking the burger up and staring at it. I closed my eyes and shoved it into my mouth, taking a huge bite. Shit this guy could cook.
25 minutes later, I managed to drag myself back to my bed, feeling about 3 stone heavier. I looked at my clock on the wall and saw that it was only 2 pm. Way too early to sleep, although that was the one thing I really wanted to do right now. I stretched and slowly got to my feet, before pulling my Kill Bill DVD out of the bag next to my bed. There was no TV in my room, and I didn't particularly want to go downstairs and watch it with anyone else. I quietly left my room and peeked into Jaspers'. It was empty, but there was no TV. I walked up the stairs onto the third floor, walked straight past Rose's room as there was a lot of grunting sounds coming from it and walked into Edwards's room. There was a TV.
I put the DVD on and settled myself on the floor, not wanting to sit on the bed where he and Bella had undoubtedly had sex. The film was one of my favourites and as I sat watching it I began to relax. Nobody interrupted me, and Edward's room was strangely peaceful. Once the film was over I sat up feeling quite happy and calm. My food had gone down, so I decided to go for a run, I hadn't been in my woods for a while. I carefully jumped put of his window and ran into the woods, not bothering to tell anyone I was going. They were all busy anyway. I pulled off my clothes, leaving them in a pile near the edge of the woods, before phasing and breaking into a run. I loved this part of me, the free part. Being a wolf was the worst thing that happened to me in some ways, but in other ways it was the best. It was the exact release I needed; I never had to worry about anything whilst I was a wolf. I ran and ran until I reached the clearing where Jasper had found me not that long ago. I phased back and sat down, completely naked, on the floor. I knew no-one would walk by and see me; nobody came into this part of the wood. Well apart from the Cullen's. I lay back and stared up at the sky, watching the clouds pass by. The smell of the leaves and earth felt so homely. I loved woods. Animals ran past me, stopping to sniff at me cautiously. I knew I smelt like a wolf, so it didn't surprise me when they ran past quickly afterwards.
As the sun started to set and the sky darkened, I phased back and ran at a slow pace back towards the Cullen's house. Well I suppose it was my house as well now, not that I owned it or anything. Shit, I still owned a flat. I needed to sort that out soon but it could wait until tomorrow, right now all I wanted to do was to sleep. Running always left me exhausted but happy, peaceful with myself. That peace wouldn't last long though. I phased back once I reached my clothes, and quickly got dressed. I walked into the house and found Jasper standing at the door looking irritated.
"Where did you go?" he asked
"To the woods" I replied, trying to push past him.
"You could have told me, I as worried when I found your room empty!" he protested
I rolled my eyes at him "Okay chill I'll tell you next time." I muttered.
He stared at me for a few seconds, before moving silently out of the way. I walked upstairs and yelled
"Don't worry about dinner, I'm not hungry"
I went into my room and pushed open the huge window. The room stunk of Jasper. His smell wasn't the worst in this house, but it still wasn't pleasant. I stripped and jumped into bed, instantly falling into a deep sleep.
The sound of singing woke me up. It was a deep voice and they were singing Frank Sinatra. I groaned and grabbed my pillow, pulling it over my head. The sound seemed to get louder. Burrowing deep down in my duvet I desperately tried to block the sound out, but nothing worked.
"Rise and shine sleepyhead!"
Argh. I should have known. It was Emmett. I felt a huge hand slide under my duvet and grab one of my ankles. The hand was freezing and I screamed, grabbing onto the duvets so he couldn't pull it off and reveal me naked. Kicking out at him angrily I growled and spat until he let go laughing loudly.
"Feisty!" he said
"Fuck off Emmett" I groaned.
"It's 11 am Leah, get your ass out of bed." He said and I could hear the grin in his voice. I waited until I heard the door close, before getting out of bed, looking around suspiciously to make sure no one else was in the room. When I was confident that I was alone, I dropped the duvet I had been holding and walked into my bathroom. After a quick shower I went into my closet, grabbing some denim cut offs and a olive green vest top. I found some matching flip-flops an got dressed. Leaving my hair to dry naturally, I walked downstairs to find Rosalie standing at the cooker, her nose twitching in disgust. She was cooking eggs for me. I laughed and sat down at the counter.
She served the eggs up onto a plate with some toast and pushed a carton of orange juice towards me.
"The boys are hunting" she said matter of factly.
I nodded, and carried on eating.
Whilst I ate, she talked.
"Well, today you really need a hair cut, and I want to paint your nails. Oh and you can help me work on the cars, the boys said they might be out all day. Like this dress?"
I just nodded.
The second I was done eating she grabbed my plate and shoved it into the dishwasher, before grabbing my hand and pulling me up.
"Things to do, Places to go." She barked at me, pulling me into the garage. I glared at her and yanked my hand free, getting into her car.
"Anything wrong?" I asked
Rose rolled her eyes and muttered "Just Emmett."
"What did he do?" I asked frowning and she shook her head
"Don't worry, we always argue." She said.
We drove for a while until she parked outside a hairdresser's. "I found this yesterday" she said and we both walked into the shop. Rose walked up to the manager and I pulled at my hair, worrying about how much they would cut off. It had been ages since I'd got my hair cut. The woman looked over at me and nodded looking pitiful. I glared back and stood up properly, my chin raised. Rose walked back over to me and told me to sit down in one of the chairs; she seemed to be in a bad mood so I didn't bother complaining. I sat down and one of the hairdresser's walked over to me, covering me in a black cloak.
'Not short' I said saw her nod in the mirror.
'Leave it too me' she said grinning at me before setting to work in a flurry of scissors and bits of hair. An hour later she was done, my hair had been pulled, teased washed and blow-dried and I opened my eyes gingerly. My hair looked great, it was a bit longer than shoulder length and I had layers with a side parting, it was light and bouncy, full of life. Rosalie walked up to me grinning massively, she pulled the cloak off me and I stood up, catching her pressing a handful of notes into the Hairdresser's hands.
'Rose!' I hissed. 'I can pay for myself you know!'
Rosalie just rolled her eyes and walked out of the store, thanking them on the way. I stood frozen on the spot, half of me wanted to forget my pride and just leave but the other half wanted to stay here and keep my pride. Rose beeped the horn and I decided, I thanked them a lot and walked out the door, getting into the car. Rose muttered under her breath and I glared at her. We drove back to the house in silence and when we got out of the car Rosalie started to flounce off somewhere but I stopped her.
'Rose, thank you for paying for me. And for the haircut, it's really nice. I just really want to earn some money of my own.' I said quietly.
She smiled at me understandingly and said 'You'll get used to it after a while' before grabbing a mechanic suit from the cupboard and throwing it to me. 'Let's get started' she said grinning.