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LEAH POV
Oh, joy. I'm at a leech 'gathering'. The whole family hasn't been together in a while, so now the whole family plus Jacob and me are outside the leeches' mansion, playing cards. The only person who wasn't here was Alice. I didn't want to come but Jacob demanded I did, and because he's the Alpha, I can't disobey him, which sucks. Emmett and Edward were playing snap. I mean, come on? Snap? How pathetic is that? Apparently it's Emmett's favourite game. That makes sense, he does look quite thick.
Jasper and I were currently glaring at each other, not forgetting our past arguments. Seriously though, I was going to try and be nicer to him. Well, not nice, I just was going to try and not react to the things he said. I suppose he was just trying to be open with me, but I really don't want to hear it. He must have felt the calm 'radiating' off me, because he got up and walked over to where I was sat.
"Mutt" he nodded. That's it, forget trying to be nice, if he was going to have no respect for me he can expect no respect back.
"Leech" I said, glaring at him.
He sat down next to me and I sighed, closing my eyes and putting my head in my hands.
"Look, I'm not in a good mood leech so unless you feel like getting your ass kicked I suggest you don't annoy me" I snapped.
"I wouldn't dream of it mutt" he said but I could hear the smile in his voice.
I looked up at him and said "What? Don't you think I could kick your ass?"
He grinned mischievously, looking like a little kid "You have no chance pup"
I laughed and smiled " I challenge you to a fight, first one to get on the others back and position themselves so they can rip the head off wins, no biting or ripping limbs off."
He grinned, "It's on."
We both jumped up and walked over to a clear spot on the field. I don't know why I was in such a good mood all of a sudden, but that mischievous grin he had made me want to prove him wrong, and I would. I wouldn't seriously hurt him though; the other Cullen's would kill me. I laughed freely, loving the adrenaline that pumped through me at the thought of a challenge. All the other Cullen's had noticed what we were doing now and they gathered around to watch. The big one seemed very excited and Blondie was trying to calm him down.
I made them all turn away while I got changed, throwing my clothes on the floor and then phasing.
The leech doctor stepped into the middle and counted us in "3..2..1" before jumping out of the way.
Jasper and I jumped at each other, he was graceful and I was rough, shoving him while he tried to grab at me. I lost concentration for half a second and he grabbed me, I tried to throw him off but he held on tightly, as he went to jump on my back I used all my strength to throw him off and jump away. He landed on the floor but quickly jumped up and we were twisting and jumping around each other again. He seemed to be focusing on trying to get on my back and wasn't looking at me so I took the chance to shove him, pushing him out of the way where I could throw a few punches, before jumping on him, grabbing his arms and restraining him. He growled and span around, knocking me over and jumping on my back the second I got up. He grabbed my arms like I had grabbed his and pressed his mouth to my furry neck, muttering, "I win"
I snarled angrily and threw him off. How the hell did he win? I snapped at them all and they seemed to understand, turning around again. I calmed myself down and phased, quickly changing before angrily walking up to Jasper.
"How did you beat me?" I snapped, "I've been training for months, I'm the best fighter of the back."
He smiled and said, " I have centuries of experience, and you fight best when you're angry, but this time you were excited." I frowned at his answer and ignored everyone else when they came to congratulate Jasper.
When they had all gone back to their card games Jasper came over to me.
"I could teach you how to fight better if you want?" he asked. Me? Train with a leech? Pfft. I knew deep down that it was probably a good idea to say yes, after all extra training would be brilliant, but if it meant hanging out more with a bloodsucker then there was no chance.
"No thanks. I don't think I would be able to stand the smell" I growled.
He just laughed and said "Don't be such a bad loser" I stared up at him and felt envious of the way he was able to laugh and smile so genuinely when his heart had just been broken. I mean, Sam broke my heart years ago and I still couldn't be happy like that all the time. The only time I was happy was when I was in fights. I sighed crossly and glared at him for having the happiness I couldn't have for some reason.
He looked down at me sadly before sitting himself down next to me.
"Look" he said, "I'm sorry to intrude, I really am. I know you hate people talking about your feelings but I need to tell you this, it will help in time. The secret to being happy when… when they leave, when they break your heart is to face your nightmares, tell them exactly what you think of them, make sure there's nothing else to tell them about how you feel about them and then you let them go. Completely forget them."
A silence filled the air while we both thought about what he had just said.
"You know, your right leech. I hate people talking about my emotions, and I hate people giving me advice on heartbreak and how to deal with it, as if they know how I feel. So don't do it, just don't." I growled.
He looked at me sadly before sighing and lying down on the ground. We both sat there silently, lost in thought.
I thought about what he had said, would it really work? Should I just let all the hate I felt towards Sam and Emily out of me? Should I confront them? For a brief second I wondered if Jasper would help me, but then I shook my head furiously, help from a leech? No chance. I stared at him and he looked so… Crushed that I almost felt sorry for him.
I got up and yelled at Jake to tell him I was leaving, before starting to walk away, as I walked away I felt that I had to say something to Jasper and I turned around to see him watching me.
"Thanks leech" I muttered quietly, knowing he would hear me, before turning and walking away again.
JASPER POV.
I felt waves of jealousy and remorse come from Leah and I looked down at her sadly, ignoring the glare she was giving me. I knew exactly what she was feeling right now, she was jealous of my happiness. After letting all my anger out at Alice on the phone the other day, I had managed to let go of her. Not completely though, the pain was still there. It was hidden well but it was still there, burning away quietly in my dead heart. I decided that she was going to get my advice, whether she wanted it or not. I sat down next to her and said
"Look I'm sorry to intrude, I really am. I know you hate people talking about your feelings but I need to tell you this, it will help in time. The secret to being happy when… when they leave, when they break your heart is to face your nightmares, tell them exactly what you think of them, make sure there's nothing else to tell them about how you feel about them and then you let them go. Completely forget them."
She didn't react at first, we both just sat there in silence while I thought about what I had just said.
She interrupted my thoughts, growling, "You know, your right leech. I hate people talking about my emotions, and I hate people giving me advice on heartbreak and how to deal with it, as if they know how I feel. So don't do it, just don't."
I sighed, would she ever see? Would she ever realise that all she had to do was find the strength within to push him out of her heart and let him go? I knew she had that strength, If I had managed to find it then of course she would find it. Leah was the angriest person I had ever met. She had a lot to be angry about, her being a werewolf, Sam's betrayal, Emily's betrayal and her father's death.
Suddenly she jumped up and yelled at Jacob that she was leaving. She started to walk away and I watched her sadly, but then she started to feel guilty and turned around.
"Thanks leech" she muttered quietly, before walking away again. I smiled to myself; Leah actually had a nice side.
