Chapter 1
Leah's Point Of View
It is silent in the big house. As I walk from room to room, I wonder where everyone went. Maybe they finally got sick of me and left. I wouldn't blame them. I slowly walk up the stairs, all the way to the third floor, peering into every room. Eventually I have made a full circle. There is nobody left. Maybe they're hunting..? I could phase and ask Jake, but I decide against it because a) I am lazy; b)I don't want someone possibly walking in while I am naked, either before or after sprouting fur; or c; I don't really give a damn. I decide on the third one and continue my tour of Casa de Bloodsucker. I am surprised how well I can tell whose room is whose just by the scent. I must be spending too much time with the leeches. I let my mind wander until I end up back in the living room. Would it be a living room or you're dead like the precious parasites are? I think about this for a moment and then I see it.
It's not that I'd never seen the piano before, but this time it seemed different, more.. inviting, in the empty room. It had been years since I'd touched a piano. We'd only had a small, slightly banged up upright at.. Well, not home exactly, but the place I had live for eighteen years. I cautiously step toward the large instrument. Right foot, then left, then right again.. Shit, I think I'm going insane if I have to concentrate this much on walking.. After what seems like miles but in reality is only a few feet, I am in front of the beautiful piano facing the ivory keys and the shorter ebony ones. Black like my soul. I smile to myself and my hands move to rest on the wood. My small but long-fingered hands look filthy next to the pristine whiteness. You swore you'd never touch an instrument again.. a voice nags me. Oh, so now I'm hearing voices? Great. Might as well answer. Yeah, well, I've already broken so many promises. Why not break another? Is my last thought before I place my fingers on the clean keys directly. Damn.. So not only am I hearing voices, I'm answering them too? I take a deep breath, and one last glance around the room to make sure no one else is here and I begin.
At first my fingers are clumsy after not touching, caressing anything quite like this in so long, but after a few notes I am warmed up. I begin losing myself in the emotions and the sensations of conveying them using only my hands. It is amazing. I am glad that even after years of not playing, I have not lost my knack for creating melodies, twisting through the still and silent air. It feels wonderful to let everything out. The confusion, the hurt, the anger, the frustration.. I reach into the lower octaves to portray the darker parts. My right hand journeys farther up the keyboard however and I feel like I am weaving the story of my life. Beautiful and light, then slightly darker and more fearful, then angry and loud before slightly quieting into a softer more peaceful song, yet still achingly gloomy.
The song is over much too soon, and I am finished. My foot stays on the damper pedal, holding out the last lingering note while my hands fall to my lap. I am almost back where I started – Completely numb, not really feeling emotion, or hurt – and I realize that finally playing the piano had made me.. live again, letting my guard down and finally identifying the emotions that I'd been trying to hide for so long. And to be honest, it scared the shit out of me. I take a deep, shuddery breath, and my eyes slide close. I try to remember what it had been like when I was playing, but the feeling that I had gotten had already slipped away from my mind. I finally remember the name of it though, and it shocks me. Peace. It had been so long since I've felt it, I have forgotten what it's like. I have thought all of this through in exactly 1.32 seconds and I hear quiet applause coming for the door. I turn around to meet the eyes of Edward, Jasper, Carlisle, and Emmett. All of a sudden I am filled with anger. They were spying on me! I growl, and feel my body begin to shake. The heat is coming in waves and I am about to lose it..
A/N: Hey! I really hope you're enjoying this so far, this is my first story to post in general, the first time I've ever written something and let other people see it.. Anyway, this story is gonna be pretty long, and there will still be quite a few chapters until the actual romance, but if you hang with me for a bit, I'll try my hardest to make it worthwhile! Anyway, thank you to the people who have reviewed, I'm not gonna beg for reviews, but a few would be great(: