LEAH'S POV

Everyone is so happy... 'Sam's not dead, Sam's not dead.'

And it is in every way the best news I will ever get in my entire life. But now everything has changed so very drastically.

Christmas is coming and Sam was never not around (not that I mind.) the only time he isn't here is when he is at home.. And that didn't happen much.

Right now he was at home. He had just left.. He had to pretend like he wasn't spending the night in my bed every night.. His mom wouldn't like that.

So I got dressed and slowly made my way down the stairs. Mom was making breakfast and Seth was eating (big surprise).

"Hey, honey." Mom said, as I sat down at the kitchen table.

"Hey mom." I looked over a Seth, smiling. "Hungry, Seth?" I asked.

"Yeah." He answered me.

"You hungry, Lee-Lee?" Mom asked.

I shrugged. "Not really. I think I'll just go hang out by the beach." I told her.

"Okay. Have fun." She told me.

I walked out the door and slowly down the the beach.. It was quiet and cold on the beach... No one was outside and it didn't look like anyone would be coming either... The sky was filled with clouds, and I couldn't see the sun anywhere. It wasn't dark, but shadowy and the light was slightly green..

I snuggled into the sand and smiled. The sand was cold on my hands and I found myself drawing small hearts in the cold sand.. Love makes a girl do strange things.

"Leah?"

I turned and laughed at him. Sam was standing in the sand without a shirt halfway down the beach..

"Hey." I said.

He walked over to me and sat down in the cold sand beside me. "Hey." He said, leaning in. He kissed me for a moment and then I pulled away..

"You are so warm." I told him.

He laughed. "Is that supposed to be a complement?"

"Yeah.. It feels nice." I told him, laughing.

"Glad to be of service." He replied.

I looked out into the water and smiled to myself. "Beautiful." I told him.

"Not really." He said, laughing.

I looked over at him. He was staring at me. "What?" I asked.

"Nothing." He said, laughing. "It's just, well. I don't know, Leah." He gazed out at the water and I fallowed his gaze. "Oh, God." He said, looking alarmed.

"What?" I asked.

"Vampire." He said, standing up. He pulled me up by my hands, that he was still holding, and pulled me behind him. "Don't move." He told me.

"Sam. Be careful."

I couldn't see what was coming, and I really didn't know what to look for.. I just looked where he was looking, far off in the water. After a moment I saw something coming. It must have been the vampire.. This creature was inhumanly beautiful and was swimming way too fast to be a human.

"Leah." He whispered. "I love you."

"I love you, too, Sam." I told him, scarred now.

"So I'm going to take care of you." He continued. "Don't be afraid, now, love. It'll be okay." He dropped my hand, as the vampire neared us. "I'll take care of you. Just don't be scarred." He was looking away at the foreign vampire.

As the vampire stocked closer to us, I saw Sam's shoulder's tremble.

"No. Stop right there, Leach." Sam said, talking to the vampire who was standing in the edge of the water. Now it was closer enough for me to see that this was a male vampire that stalked toward us.. His hair dark and his eyes gold. "You have no business here. This is Quileute land. Leach land is on the other side."

"Peace, wolf." The vampire called to Sam. "I am just passing through, going to the Cullen land. This is the only way I know to go. Will you let me pass in peace?"

"I will escort you to the border. But the Cullen's will be able to take you back. You won't be needing to cross back over, there won't be any mercy." Sam commanded.

The vampire nodded. "Thank you, very much. I will not return home this way. I'm sure the Cullen's will asist me in getting home. Thank you, yet again." The vampire said.

"Stay there for a moment." Sam called to the vampire. Sam turned to me. "Leah. You need to go home, okay?" He commanded, but added the question so he wouldn't sound rude.

"Okay, Sam. But be careful." I told him.

"I'll be right back." He promised me. "Go on now." He told me.

I turned without a word and started running home, suddenly nervous. I ran as fast as could, which wasn't that fast. After a moment I was standing outside my house, panting. I stood there for a moment until I was breathing normally, and then I opened the door and walked inside. There was a note on the kitchen counter from my mom.

Leah, Seth and I went to Billy's for the afternoon. Love you. Mom.

I walked, slowly out of the kitchen and sat down on the couch in the living room.. I hadn't started panicking yet, but I knew it was coming. I knew any moment now I would stop breathing and start crying and Sam would find me in total meltdown.

Great.

SAM'S POV

I waited until I heard Leah's door close, to turn back to the vampire who was still standing on the edge of the water. "Come." I commanded. I started running through the forest, as fast as I could run, and the vampire was able to keep up.

After about three minutes We were at the boarder, so I stopped and turned to him. "We are at the boarder now. You are free to go.. The land on this side of the line is the Cullen's you should be able to find your way.. Now be on your way."

"Thank you." The vampire said. "I will be on my way."

The vamp turned and ran through the forest away from our land.

I turned and ran full speed to Leah. I knew no one was in her house. I knew she was alone. And I didn't want her to be.

"Leah." I cried as I opened her front door and found her on the couch crying hard.

I ran over to her and wrapped my arms around her. "What's wrong?" I begged.

"I'm sorry. I was in the middle of a panic attack." She told me, pulling herself together.

"Love, I'm okay. Don't worry." I begged.

She sat up in my arms and looked in my eyes. "I'm so sorry you had to see that Sam." She told me, reaching up to kiss me. "I was scarred."

"Don't be." I told her. "I can take care of myself. I'm just worried about you." I told her.

"I can't help it, Sam" She told me, reaching up to kiss me again. "I love you and I can't help but think of you not coming back."

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