Part 7: A Lucky Find: Leah

You know what sucks? Romance. All the guys flocked around Bella who I had never seen look at a guy in that way. I, on the other hand, couldn't get a guy to take a second look at me even if I went into school in my underwear. Don't get me wrong Jacob is a great friend but I do wish we were more than that.

I sighed and watched the trees pass by the window of Bella's truck. It was a month after me and Seth had moved in to Forks and it was the end of the school year and Bella had dragged me along on a girls day out.

We were going to do some shopping first and then meet up with some of her friends. She had decided that I needed to start hanging out with more people than her, Seth and Jacob. Moron.

I felt a buzz at my hip and pulled out the phone my mum had given me for my good grades and flicked it open. It was a txt from Jacob complaining how he couldn't work on his car when hanging out with Seth. Bella could at least understand what he was doing and I had got him to teach me as he went along. Seth got bored and apparently some other kids from the res had shown up to further hinder him. They were apparently called Quil and Embry. What stupid names, I mean Jacob was called something normal so it couldn't be a Quileute thing.

I sent a reply telling him to hang in there for 24 four hours and I would spend all day helping him tomorrow. Well only if I survive today that is.

As we reached the car park I put my phone away and got ready to get out. Bella parked in the shade of a tree as it was one of the few hot days in the wettest part of the continental United States.

"What first then?" Bella glanced at her watch, "We have 2 hours before the others get here."

I stepped forwards and heard a loud crack. Lifting my foot I saw a broken mini cassette, I reached down to pick it up and saw another lying next to it. The broken one was labelled Garboil and the other bore the name Laserbeak. I didn't know if they were the names of bands or the songs or what but they were almost a bad as Quil and Embry.

"What's that you got there?" Bella asked looking over my shoulder.

"Just some junk." I dropped the broken mini cassette into the nearby bin but the other drew me to it for some reason so I pocketed it. "Well let's get this shopping over with." I muttered darkly.

An hour later and we had walked around town without going in a single shop. Neither of us had any idea why we had come here so early, we didn't want to buy anything particular. Guess we are both idiots.

Looking around for anything to do I spotted a small shop the I had never seen before, it was wedged in between two different restaurants and the sign was chipped and starting to rot.

"Hey Bella is that shop new?"

She turned and looked like she was thinking hard for a second or so, "Halcyon? Wasn't there last time I was here."

"Let's check it out."

"OK then." She grabbed my wrist and ran forwards pulling me along. We were half way there when she tripped and brought me down on top of her. "Sorry 'bout that Leah." She giggled as we got to our feet. "Here let me kiss that better." She said seeing the small graze on my elbow.

"Hey, hey, hey!" I gasped pulling away; I could feel my face flush. "Come on; let's just go to that shop." She giggled and pulled me forwards again.

As we entered I looked around and saw that the placed extended far back and was packed with shelves floor to ceiling. The shelves were full of everything from golf clubs to funny metal contraptions that would every so often belch out steam.

The only light came from oil lamps swinging from the roof. As we reached the back the shadows were deep and impenetrable.

"How can I help?" We both jumped at the sudden voice from behind us. "We carry everything from low-tech to high-tech, from steam powered to solar powered, wind to wave." The girl was small and had massive glasses that made her look like a bug, an ugly bug.

"Er, do you have car parts?" It was a long shot but it should make up for making Jacob hang out with Seth. That dog better do something for me to make up for letting Bella drag me here.

The woman clicked her tongue, "I don't know. What part do you need? And what car is it for?"

"A master cylinder for a Volkswagen rabbit?" I hoped it wasn't too expensive. I wasn't using up my savings for that dog. Where the hell had that name come from? Oh well it seemed to fit.

"Ah yes just got one in stock yesterday, let me find it." And with that the strange little woman was gone.

I looked over at Bella but she had vanished, that can't be good. I heard a crash and turned to see a pile on stuff had fallen off the shelf with a hand sticking out of the top.

Crap I thought as I ran forwards and began pulling things off of her. "You Ok Bella?" I asked as I pulled a strange shaped piece of plastic and a box of yoyos from her face.

She nodded waving her exposed forearm, "Yeah, there wasn't any glass this time." Bella had kept the bandage on her arm long after she didn't need to; she wasn't the kind of person to cover the scar out of vanity. It had to be some other moronic reason.

"That will be $20 please." The woman was starting to piss me off. But as I whirled round to yell at her I saw something lying next to where Bella was still sat.

Picking it up, I fished the mini cassette out of my pocket and checked the size. "I'll take this as well."

"Extra $5" I pulled the relevant notes out of my wallet and handed them over.

"Come on Leah we can take that to the truck and then catch the movie with the girls." I grasped the handle of the bag and almost pulled my arm out of the socket. Dog better thank me a lot for this.

yeah the dog nickname is kinda out of nowhere but ah well what can you do, I like it.

Similar to the hint at a one shot in last chapter this one contains a hint at an ongoing story that I won't write for a while.

I felt that Leah's personality didn't realy fit a purse as she had when i first wrote this chapter so I changed it to wallet

master cylinder for a Volkswagen rabbit is the part Jacob was bribed with by Billy at the end of Twilight. go on you can check, i'll wait.

Oh and if you're wondering Garboil is an actual word meaning confusion; turmoil.

I also want to thank MrsBlaCKwIfeY and Jada91. they review each update even if just to say it was a good chapter and to keep it up. it makes me feel good that they are coming back each week so thanks you two ^.^