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Authors note: I said I'd update quicker! And I told one of my reviewers I'd update yesterday but I got distracted by the comic relief programme that was on so I wrote it today. This chapter is much shorter than the last but the next one should be longer. I'm not sure when it will be posted because it is approaching my exams and I have tons of projects I need to finished (all at least 3 thousand words each for four of the five subjects I'm studying this year but I have two projects for geography.) I hate school! :D

A/N1: i tried to upload this on Saturday but there was something wrong with fanfiction which is why it's only posted today.

Escape

Leah's POV

By the time we arrived at the Cullen's house I was severely pissed off at the psychic leach. It wasn't just her smell that was bothering me (although it was absolutely disgusting) but the fact that she insisted David should be looked at by Doctor Leach. Her excuse was that people at the hospital would ask questions about how I managed to fight off three fully grown men but frankly, I really didn't give a shit about what anyone else thought. I just didn't want my imprint to be in a house full of bloodsuckers.

As soon as the car came to a stop in front of their ridiculously large house I climbed out and slammed the door shut behind me, earning a small growl from the leach. I smirked at her and opened the back door, crouching down so I could try and wake David.

I placed my hand on his shoulder and shook him gently. "David, wake up." I said softly to him and couldn't stop the small smile from spreading across my face as his eyes slowly fluttered open. "Doctor Cullen needs to check the extent of your injuries." I said his name with disgust but I don't think David noticed.

"Ok." He muttered and sat up before climbing out of the car, continuously wincing in pain because of his movements. I wrapped my arms around him again, allowing him to support most of his weight on me (he was still unsteady on his feet because of the alcohol).

"Leah, do you want a hand?" I looked over my shoulder to see Jake standing beside me.

"No." I said stiffly and began walking towards the Cullen house. The closer I got to the house the more over powering the stench got and I had to resist the urge to gag. I have no idea how Jake or Seth managed it. Just the thought of going into the house was repulsive enough. I just wanted to get as far away from this place as possible and the only thing keeping me here was seeing how much pain David seemed to be in. He needed to be checked over and I wasn't going to leave him here on his own.

"Leah, you don't like these people, do you?" David asked quietly, his warm breath flowing across my cheek.

"How did you know?" I asked sarcastically and a small smile spread across my face.

"You're pretty obvious when it comes to things like this." He said softly and pressed his lips to my cheek. I helped him into the house, my face twisted in disgust, and into the living room onto the couch. He clenched his teeth together as he sat down and I nudged his shoulder gently, indicating him to lie down.

"I'm sorry, Leah." He sighed softly and I looked at him in confusion.

"What?"

"I've acted horrible to you." He said dejectedly and looked at me with eyes full of sadness. "That day I met you; after I dropped you off at your house, I went and screwed Robyn and then when I was late picking you up for lunch the next day was because I was with Sam. I'm sorry Leah, I'm so sorry." He said softly as tears leaked from his eyes.

"Just go back to sleep, ok?" I said to him with a smile and kissed his forehead. He nodded and a small smile spread across his face.

"Ok. Love you." He murmured as his eyes drooped shut. I took his hand in mine and watched him as he slept. He looked so peaceful and I almost forgot where I was, just watching him. That is until the leach smell intensified as Dr Bloodsucker entered the room and came to stand beside the couch – a little too close for my liking.

"Hello, Leah." He said as he moved closer to David and my whole body tensed. I knew I should have taken him to the hospital. Anything would be better than having that leach anywhere near him. "Was he complaining of any pain anywhere?"

"He said his chest and his stomach hurt, and I noticed him limping." I answered coldly and kept my eyes focused on David.

"Alright, I'll just take a look then." He said and began unbuttoning David's shirt, revealing inch by inch of his chest. My breath caught in my throat as I saw all the purple bruising that marred his torso. A shudder rippled through my body and I was just about to go back to Seattle and hunt down those three guys when David groaned in pain in his sleep as Doc. Vamp prodded his side.

"You're hurting him." I hissed, looking towards him for the first time.

"I need to check if anything's broken. I think he may have a cracked rib." He said softly, not looking up at me. It turned out that David had bruising on his leg which would explain why he was limping but the main damage was his chest and stomach. There were splotches of angry bruises covering his upper body and the leach had to tape up his cracked rib. Apparently he was lucky to not have any broken bones with the beating he had. Lucky? How the fuck could he be lucky? If it wasn't for the fact he would be left alone with a house full of leaches I would have gone to Seattle right there and then. As it was, I figured it would be a good opportunity to practice my tracking skills. Bastards.

***

Morning came and I was sitting beside the couch David was lying on. I hadn't slept all night. It was mainly because I didn't trust the leaches. Who knows what they would do if I fell asleep. The vampires had left me alone last night and that made the situation a little better. The stench was the main thing getting to me. I would have left sooner with David but the Doc had found that he had hit his head and wanted to keep him nearby in case he had concussion.

I rubbed my thumb along the knuckles of David's hand I held in my own. The sunlight shone in through the windows, falling across his sleeping form. Knowing that he would probably have a hangover, I crossed the room and shut the curtains before returning to his side.

His brow creased and a small frown appeared on his face before his eyes opened slowly. He groaned and his hand came up to the side of his head as he glanced around the room before his eyes landed on me. "Leah?" His voice was hoarse and came out in a whisper. "What are you doing here?" He glanced around again. "Where am I?" He asked and moved to sit up before groaning and pain and lying back down.

"Here." I said as I reached for the glass of water and a couple of tablets of ibuprofen that doc leach had brought through earlier. "You're at Doctor Cullen's house." I stated, trying to hide the distaste in my voice. David swallowed the tablets and drank the water before I took the glass off him and placed it back on the table.

"What happened?" He asked as he looked everywhere but me, avoiding eye contact.

"You don't remember anything?"

"I remember going to a bar and drinking a hell of a lot which, I guess, would explain why I feel like shit." He grumbled and his face scrunched in concentration. "There were these guys..." He shifted slightly and winced. "They're the reason for all the pain, right?" He asked with a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "You were there as well..." He trailed off and looked towards me, his eyes shining with curiosity.

"Yeah, those guys were..." I shuddered at the thought of what they had done. "I can guarantee you that one of them won't be able to have children in the future." I said with a smile and his eyes widened in surprise.

"What?"

"I kind of kicked their asses for kicking yours." I shrugged.

"You what? How did you manage that?"

"I did tell you that it was a bad idea to get on the wrong side of me." I grinned at him. I took his hand in mine again and brushed his brown locks back off his forehead while he looked at me in confusion. No doubt because the last time he remembered being with me was when he left me on the beach. "Do you remember anything else?" I asked softly and he frowned again as he thought.

"Em..." He muttered and then a flash of realisation crossed his eyes. "Oh God, I called you Lee-Lee, didn't I?" he asked in mock horror and I laughed along with him.

"Yeah, you did." I grinned. "Anything else?" I asked. I desperately wanted to know if he remembered that he said he loved me last night.

"Eh...I was walking with you along the street...I said you smelled nice, right?" He asked with a small smile and his cheeks tinged pink. I nodded and waited with bated breath as he tried to remember more. His eyes widened and he looked towards me with a panicked expression. "I said I loved you." He said so quietly I almost didn't hear him.

"Yes." I said as a smile spread across my face.

"I...I...I'm sorry. If you don't feel the same way, that's fine. We could just forget I ever said anything. I...I'm so sorry. I hurt you yesterday and now I'm saying I love you so I...I'll understand if you don't want to see me again." He said in a rush and looked up at me with worry filled eyes.

I leaned forward and pressed my lips against his, pulling back so my face was only inches from his. "Don't look so worried." I said with a small smile. "David, I love you. I have since the moment I met you." A breath-taking smile spread across his face and I pressed my lips against his once more as his hand wound into my hair, holding me close to him. Just as his tongue ventured into my mouth, he shifted slightly and groaned in pain. I pulled back sharply as he screwed his eyes shut tight against the pain.

Just before I could ask him if he was alright, Doctor Leach walked into the room. "How are you feeling, David?" He asked as he came to stop a few feet from us.

"Bloody awful." David muttered and I smiled softly at him.

"I'm not surprised. You took quite a beating." The Doc said and I shot him a glare out of the corner of my eye.

"David, this is Dr Cullen." I said.

"It's nice to meet you." David said with a small smile and rubbed his hand over his face, pressing his fingers into his eyes.

"You too. I kept you here over night in case you have a concussion. You've got a nasty bump on the back of your head. So, do you feel dizzy? Are you feeling alright?" I rolled my eyes at his stupid questioning and stood abruptly.

"Of course he's not feeling alright. He just got the shit kicked out of him last night and he has a hangover so no, he's not going to be feeling fine." I hissed and helped David up, supporting his weight again. "David and I are going now." I said tersely and began walking out of the house and out of the horrible leach stench.

"Leah, are you alright? What's going on?" David asked from beside me.

"I'm fine. I just need to get out of here." I muttered.

A/N: there you go. Very short but its necessary because I wanted you to know that little bit of what happened...

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