i don't own twilight. hi people this is just a spur of the moment thing i decided do write. now this chapter is a little shorter then i ones i usually write but that's just cos i wanted to see what people thought about it. now the reason I'm starting another story on top of the two I'm already doing is because i don't want to lose interest in my other two story. i hate when your reading a really great story and it's gets abandoned. so I've made a vow not to abandoned mine. but don't worry I'm still writing the Angler one. i should be putting up another chapter of that one on wed and i still need to start chapter five of the pull. please comment and tell me what you all think of this one and please listing to the songs. cheers :).
He who haunts that attic chapter 1 light my fire by the doors.
"stop kicking it so high it's gonna go on the roof". Quil complained to Seth. The two young wolfs where kicking a ball around outside at the Cullen's home where all the visiting vampires were currently staying. A few of the visiting vampires that agreed to witness were out side talking to each other or watching the young wolf kick around the ball. While all the others were in side doing whatever they were doing.
Leah was sitting on a big rock a few yards away from all the other vampires. She didn't want to get to close to them, even if they were here to help them or not. 'their still bloodsuckers and always will be. I cant even decided what's worse about them. the fact that more then half of them are leech murders who kill people to live and doctor flea and his bloodsucking Brady bunch family are so okay with it with choosing to be fine with it all because their helping them pretty much go to war with the royal fleas all because Bella and Edward just had to have sex. God that sickens me. Or the small that lingers off of them constantly. The small of fruit gone bad that's grown hair on it over time. and now we will officially be link to them perennially …. No chained is more like it, there's no getting away from them now. as long as Jacob had imprinted there's forever now gonna be vampires in our lives". the she wolf thought to herself, staring off into the woods trying to zone out. But she was brought out of the zone she had created by the sound of somebody snickering. She quickly whipped her head up to see the two Romanians smirking over at her from a few yards away.
She glared back with a passion hating the way they both looked at her. like she was the monster and they were they saints. She growled at them quietly. Not wanting to drew any attention to herself from the other bloodsuckers. 'Dracula twins… you both need something?". She asked not moving the glare from her beautiful face. the one with the white blond hair put his hands up in front of him and the dark headed one had a smirk on his face that could give the joker a fun for his money.
She knew that the visiting vampire didn't like her and the feeling was mutual. In fact she wouldn't had it any other way. if they disliked her the way she disliked them then they were all on the same page. So there didn't have to be any sort of awkwardness with them. there was no need to fill the silence when they were all in the same room. It was the most she'd ever enjoyed being around vampire actually.
With a huff she jumped off of her rock and strolled over to the other side to where Jacob her Alfa was sitting with the kid. The kid that put everybody on the Rez and everybody in Forks in danger. Because of Nessie being her Alfa's imprint she didn't want to not like her. after all she was gonna be around for a long time. so she made a promise to herself and to Jacob that she'd try her best to like the little child.
"hey lee". Jacob said as the she wolf took a seat next to him on the steps. She gave him a tight smile and nodded. "I can see that you're having the time of your life". He lightly smirked back at her. knowing how much she was trying to hold back to spiting on them.
"ha yes the best indeed. Never been better". Leah wasn't sure if she should acknowledge the kid or not but decided that she had to make the effect even if she despised even the thought of that. "hi umm kid". She coursed herself for not coming up with some thing better. "how ya doing still a seven year old?".
The little girl giggled. "yep I think so". She giggled again.
Jacob grinned at his imprint and put his arm around her, keeper her warmer. It had been one of the colder days now they Christmas was approaching. The wolfs and the vampire were fine being as of the supernatural were either an and hot blooded creature or an ice cube. So none of them needed to worry about being to cold or to hot. And while Nessie could feel it as much as an normal child, didn't mean she still could feel it. Jacob turned his head back to his Beta and mounted 'thank you'. knowing that was didn't have the easiest time with all of this.
"when will Sam and Jared and their newies be done patrolling?". She asked Jacob. Her and Seth were meant to be going out of patrol after Sam's pack where done. Paul, Collin and Bradly still had to go out and do their guarding before Seth and Leah had to. so they still had another few hours before they would have to leave. Though she would of wanting to go now she didn't want to run into Sam. Even though the two would be to talk to one another because of her now being a part of Jacob's pack she couldn't hare Sam's thoughts any longer. Or any of the others thought either. And it was the same with her new pack. Only Jacob and Sam could communicate with each other.
And she had never felt more free from it.
"have what Sam had told me they'll be done around fiveish. In which then Paul Bradly and Collin will be taking over until about eleven. So then you and Seth will take over until three. then I'll go with Quil and Embry". He replied.
She nodded in return.
Jacob went back to playing with his imprint so Leah began to watch Quil, Embry and her brother kick around the ball. She hadn't noticed that at some point the Egyptian vampire that was named Benjamin and one of the nomads had joined in.
'oh joy …. My brother and packs mates are now bonding with the bloodsuckers. I really don't understand how they three of them could be so close to the flea's and not vomit. I guess some of us are to laid back for our own good instead of being worried for our lives and the lives of other for every minute of every day. I mean not that I'm worried for my life and I could a leech any day of the week… just try me leeches. I fucking dare you to try and screw with Leah Clearwater. I'll rip you to shreds before you have time to shine in the sunlight you gross sons of bit…". She was cut off when the sound of Quil complaining cut through her thoughts.
"I told you not to kick it to high". He looked at Seth like he was an idiot. All her brother did was shrug.
"oops". She said with a guilty grin. "my bad".
"Go get it". Quil said off handily.
"you go get it". Seth changed his pack brother was a grin.
"no you go get it you pimple". Quil said smirking at his insult.
"shut up you get the ball ass brain".
"no you".
"no you".
"rock, paper, scissors whoever loses hast to go get the ball". Quil smacked his left hand down in the middle of hos right palm.
"oh my god I'll get your damn ball". Leah told them hoping up from her place next to her Alfa and the kid. "it beats sitting around listening to you to Nimrod's".
"thank you Leah". they both said at the same time. deliberately sounding like little kids who had just been told to say thank you.
"whatever". she said walking into the big house that held all the other vampires. She stopped at the doorway before going into the living room. Knowing that there were other vampires in there. she took in a deep breath not wanting to breath in their stench. The last thing she wanted to do was to throw up everything she had eaten in front of the red eyed leeches. She wanted to have some dignitary, to show that she wasn't just some kind of animal and that her race of creature was better than theirs. For a moment she closed her eyes hard then opened then up again. and with that she stepped into the family room.
Without making eye contact with any of them walked over to the other hall way, so she could get up to the attic where she could clime up onto the roof.
She was almost there when she heard a voice coming from behind her.
"Leah… it so good to see you".
'crap… so close'. She turned around putting on a smile to greet whoever had been talking. "Mr and miss Cullen… hi". She said a bit uncomfortable. The couple were standing behind her with friendly smiles. There was no sense of dislike for the she wolf at all. They weren't close to her but neither of them didn't seem to be bothered by her at all. And they didn't blame her for not being comfortable around them either. Knowing her distance for vampires, because in the end they knew that she wouldn't hurt them. and also didn't want to either.
"are you okay?... is there anything you needed?". Esme asked kindly.
"no… well um I just need to go to the roof. My dumb ass brother kick their ball onto your roof so I gotta go get it". She point up the too roof with an tight smile. 'as much as I hate their kind I'd be an liar if I said that I didn't like these two. They were the only too I could actually stand being around, slash the only too I kinds didn't want to punch in the face'. She thought.
She looked over to see Edward sitting at the piano with his Bella next to him. she was reading a book while the mind reader was looking at Leah. she knew he had heard what she had thought about Carlisle and Esme being the only too she could stand. She shrugged at him. he all so faintly smile. So dimly that you wouldn't be able to tell. He then want back to doing what he was doing before she had walked in.
"again". the doctor chuckled.
"I'm guessing that it's not the first time my brothers almost brothers almost broken your house?". She raised an eye brow. 'again… he's done this before… god damn it Seth'.
The vampire couple chuckled. But before they could say anything more Emmet decided to join into the conversation. "hey maybe I could teach the sprouts a few thing about football. God knows they need it. I'm never needed to duck and cover more time in my life while watching them. the only other time was when the old ball and chine is throwing stiff at me for doing nothing". Rosalie elbowed him in the ribs and smirked.
"yes Emmet I'm sure that the boys would appreciate you making jokes and tackling them the whole time". Jasper and Emmet smirked at each other.
"I'm gonna….". her mouth was tight again as she point in the other direction.
"yeah hon go ahead". Esme smiled.
She gave a quick nod, turned around and made her way down the hall. She made it to the end of the hallway and reached up to grabbed a hold of the string to pull the stairs down. Once she did she climbed up the ladder and pulled herself into the attic.
'well I guess no ones been up here in a while'. She thought as she walked over to the window. She lent out of it and grabbed the ball which was on the tiles under the window . "BOYS". She yelled getting their attention.
They all looked up. "took you long enough". Seth yelled back up at her. she from the attic window throw the ball down to them with an hard throw. All three shape shifters had to leap out of the way of the ball to avoid being squish by it. She smugly smirked down at them and ducked back out of the window and in the attic again.
Leah took this time to look at her surroundings never having been in this room before. 'so this is where they keep all their vampire crap'. She moved to the center of the room. 'well nothing to exiting… just a normal attic, every thing you'd expect. Dust everywhere over everything you could see. Old suitcases an old looking book shelf with even older looking books. An pricey partition that looked like it was from the nineteen twenties. Some chairs and an table, then way back in the corner was an pull out couch'. Leah was so engrossed in her own thoughts she didn't even notice that other presents in the room.
"Alright love". A voice said from behind her and that's when the smell hit her. she whipped around faster then she had ever moved before and stared into the darkness of the attic. She couldn't see the person, vampire, it. That had spoken because whoever it was, was in the darkest corner of the Cullen's attic.
"who the hell are you?". she spoke defensibly taking a step back. 'how the hell did I not smell this dude'. She assumed it was a guy who had spoken.
"who are you?". he spoke again.
"I asked you first". She crossed her arms.
"I'm the bloke who's as you Americans would say. 'called dips'. On the attic". Leah thought that he sounded territorial. "and you are?".
She hesitated for a moment then spoke. "Leah….". was all she told him, not wanting to actually have an convention with then man. "why aren't you down stairs with the rest of the bloodsuckers?".
She couldn't see him but he was smirking at her. "so I'm guessing that you're the female wolf that everyone been yammering about".
"yammering?". She said it like he was just making up words.
"taking".
'oh'. "the fleas have been… yammering about me…. Why?". She went back to being defensive.
"who knows with this lot and who cares. They seem like all a bunch of tosser to me anyway".
"yammering. Tossers, bloke?. Which part of the world did you come here from? Ha. Because you are definitely not from anywhere near this backwoods town". She lent on the attic wall without realizing it.
"England".
"hmm". She all she replied with.
"so what bring you up here?".
"what brings up here?". she shot back.
"I asked you first". She could hare the smirk in his voice.
"my idiot brother and pack mates kick a ball up here and to get away from them I said I'd come up and get it". She moved her arms from being crossed and instead placed them both down on her sides.
"so that's what that noise was". He more said that he himself then to her. "why did you want to get away from them?".
"because their annoying why else?". This time it was her smirking. "which reminds me… why are you up here. wouldn't you rather be down there with… the rest of them?".
"no because their annoying".
"are you just gonna repeat everything I say?".
"are you gonna stay up here for the rest of the day". He asked sounding irritated.
And she heard it in his voice to. "I just might it isn't like I got anywhere else to go. And why would I want to miss out on such a fun talk where having". She spoke sarcastically. "why are you here then if you find them all so annoying?.
"because Carlisle asked me as his mate to come and at least see for my self that it was true. I didn't want to… I'd rather be doing anything else but Carlisle is the closest thing I'll consider to be my friend".
"he's the closest person you have to a friend?... what are you a loner or something?".
"that's right love and it's the way I like it. I find other just… I'd much rather be alone. My life is less annoying that way… it's bob's your uncle really.
"bob's your uncle?". She said confused.
"simple". He clarified.
She nodded.
"so you got any super powers like some of the other freaks down stairs?".
"actually yes I do… I'm a tracker".
"you find people?". Leah knew what he meant by that at once. She had remembered Jacob going over everything he' had been told about the volturi. She remembered him telling the packs about one of them called Demetri. who can find anyone in the world at any time and won't stop until he does.
"so you know about trackers?". He asked. Curious as to why she knows about them. "did Carlisle tell you about them?".
"no Jacob did".
"and he is?".
"my pack leader. He told the pack about a couple of the members of the volturi once we knew they were coming here. he and the Cullen's wanted us to know what we were up against".
"so you know about Demetri… the best tracker in the would".
"that hast to be a bitch right?". She smirked.
"hmm". He hummed not caring about her comment enough to say anything.
"why the attic?... if you didn't want anybody around why not just go to a motel?".
"because I like the attic and if I want to an motel then there would be people around. The maids and the other staff. On one come up here anyway….. until now".
"so what your not happy anymore?". Once again Leah smirked.
"no I'm not actually".
Then the realization hit her that she still couldn't see him through the darkness. "come out from the corner". She told him.
"why?". This time it was him who sounded defensive.
"why not… you scared of a girl. Is the big bad English tracker scared of me little old me".
"well you got me". He said without any emotion in his voice.
"well come on come out already".
"why do you want me to come out from my spot. You scared of the big bad English tracker are we. Worried that you can't fight what you can't see".
Suddenly there was a harsh gust of wind that almost blow Leah over. She composed herself and looked back into the darkness. She heard a chuckle from behind her and whipped around again. this time though he was still in the corner it wasn't as dark. She couldn't make out any of his features but could see his silhouette.
"impressive".
"I'm well aware of that". once again she could hare the smirk in his voice.
Then there was an silence. But it wasn't an awkward one.
The both of them could feel it.
there was just something about the other one that seemed comfortable, like neither of them had to act like they were somebody else just to make another person happy.
Though the blackness she saw him lift his head up.
He then took a step of from his corner so she could see him in the light.
And the moment he did they locked eyes and froze.
She didn't know what it was but it wasn't impinging.
It was something else.
Something that she couldn't explain.
And it was the same for him.
'shit what the hell bloody hell just happened to me?.' He thought. He'd already seen her but he hadn't locked eyes with her until now. "Astaire". He said without thinking.
"hu?". She almost didn't hear what he had said.
"Astaire….. that's my name".
"oh".
Now it was uncomfortable.
'shit fuck damn it all to hell. Go back to normal okay just go back to normal. Stupid bloodsuckers'. "Astaire…. It's interesting". She tightly smiled.
Either of them could brake eyes contact. The both of them new that the other could feel it as well but still didn't say anything not wanting to be the first one to break the silence filling up the attic.
'I don't have a clue in hell what's going on between the two of us right but why is whatever Is happening had to of happened with an wolf. Why does it feel like somebody just lit me on fire'. They continue watching each other. 'piss it'. Just as he want to say something else. Anything really there was a loud bang.
Astaire nor Leah jumped form it but they did both turn to where the window was. Then both without thinking moved to the window to see a soccer ball on the roof again.
"LEAH". Seth called up again. he couldn't see the tracker because he was a couple of feet behind Leah.
She grabbed it a chucked it back down. Not bothering to say anything. She turned around to see him much more closer to her. this had been the closest they'd been yet.
she took in and deep breath not knowing what was coming next.