Chapter 17

The next day, I was really hesitant about Leah going to school from the beginning she didn't seem herself. She was keeping me at arm's length. Usually she'd wrap her arms around any chance she got, but today she seemed very guarded. She barely glanced in my direction. However, I wasn't the only one she was being guarded with. She had hardly said two words to her Renesmee, and Renesmee kept looking at Leah as if she'd done something wrong. I was in shock I'd never seen the girls where they weren't consumed by their conversations of randomness.

After Leah went off to her first class I stayed with Ren and Jacob instead of walking with her. She didn't seem to mind which was again very unlike her. I needed answers so I turned to one of the people that claimed to know her best.

"Don't ask Nahuel, I don't know what's wrong with your boo," Ren blurted out before I even got to ask. We had stopped in front of her locker and she switched out a couple of books, she handed them to her living breathing backpack of a boyfriend.

"You don't have any idea?" I didn't believe her. Ren always claimed to know what was going on in Leah's head.

"Ugh, can't you drop it?" She grumbled and Jacob frowned at her. "What? I'm tired of being asked what Leah is thinking … it's not like I did something wrong! Maybe she shouldn't overact to things she has no control over!" Ren slammed her locker shut and stormed off. "Come on Jake!" Both Jake and I stared at her dumbstruck.

"I'll see what I can find out for you man," Jacob offered, "she's more than a handful when she gets like this. I don't know how much I'll be able to help with landing myself in the dog house."

"Thanks and good luck." Jacob broke into a light jog to catch up with his girlfriend, then the bell rang letting me know that I was now late for class not that I cared. All of my female teachers drooled over me; the sight was a little disturbing.

I didn't catch up with Jacob until lunch. He was walking a couple steps ahead on Ren. I had never been so glad to see him. Leah had informed me that she was going to work of her art project to the lunch break, I knew her well enough to know that meant that she wanted some space. I didn't like being away from her and not knowing why. The only reason why it didn't physically hurt me was because I knew that she was still head over heels for me. I just felt empty without her.

"Hey," Jake offered the whole table and then gave me a look of sympathy. He hadn't found out anything. I toyed with the rest of my disgusting oily pizza for a second and then shoved it away.

"You're so angry leech lite. A penny for your thoughts?" Jasper asked and then the floor was mine. I opened my mouth and then Edward answered the question for me.

"Why are you even asking Jasper? You and know that Leah's the only one who makes him look so perplexed." I frowned.

"Yeah, that and when my thoughts are raided, stolen, and shared without my permission." My comment caused a sea of snickers around the table. "And yeah, I am wondering what has Leah acting distant, but it's no big deal." I shrugged off the statement, I really needed to let it go, Leah usually told me what was bothering me in due time. I just needed to patient, which unfortunately I happened to be horrible at.

The day dragged on, I didn't realize how much talking to Leah made the time fly by. It was finally time for English and hopefully getting Leah to talk to me. As I walked in she gave me that look, her eyes wide and her lips parted. That look made me feel good, it was a cross looking at me as if I was a god or like she wanted to devour me, either way it was hot. She took a deep uneasy breath as I sat down beside her. She glanced at me and gave me a small uneasy smile.

"You okay?" She nodded, looked down at her hands, and I studied her. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath and then groaned in frustration. In the background I could hear our teacher explaining some sort of field trip. He walked around the room giving out the permission slips. Leah covered her face with her hands and then laid her head on the desk. She most definitely wasn't not okay. It only took Mr. Cooper a couple of minutes to come around to Leah and me. He handed me a slip and then frowned at Leah.

"Your permission slip, Miss Clearwater." It was the first time I'd heard Mr. Cooper speak with an authoritative voice. I think he thought she was sleeping. Leah looked up at him and seemed stressed and confused.

"Huh, oh thank you." She looked at the paper but didn't seem excited about it. Mr. Cooper strode back to the front of the classroom and began to tell the class the details of the trip.

"We will be joining Ms. Grace's class to go experience the story you have been so diligently reading. The field trip will be overnight because of the time and location of the play. The performance will take place at the Orca Theatre," I began to tune him out. What was going on in her head? My baby was tense and stressed. I laughed at the thought; Leah would kill me if I actually called her baby. I wanted to rub her back but she really seemed like she didn't want to be touched, not only that her heart was beating much louder and faster than usual. It was like she was scared of something. That was going to change quickly, she was taking to one thing I could do without worrying about her safety away from me. I needed answers.

"What's wrong, Leah?" I whispered as to not disturb the class.

"Nothing, I'm fine." She responded but still avoided eye contact with me. Why was she lying to me?

After some mindless work Leah finally glanced at me long enough to gain eye contact. Her sexy smile was back and laughter in her eyes. She found something about me amusing. I leaned towards her.

"What is funny?" She snickered a little and shook her head. She was leaving me all sorts of confused today but at least she'd seemed to shake her bad mood.

"I am glad you are smiling. I thought I had done something to offend you," I confessed as I took my own deep breath. I was thinking that today was going to end in an argument of some kind.

"No, never!" She yelled she seemed to feel guilty or hurt. I was shocked by how loudly she had protested.

"Miss Clearwater! No talking!" Mr. Cooper glared at the both of us, but seemed extra irritated by my Leah.

"Sorry" she whispered and pouted. She didn't like getting in trouble her face was more than comical. I couldn't help but chuckle which resulted in an elbow to my ribs luckily it only just didn't hurt.

"Oww!" I teased and she rolled her eyes at me.

"Miss Clearwater! Did you just hit him?" Mr. Cooper was now irate.

"Mr. Cooper I . . ." She started to explain but I could tell he wasn't going to listen. His bald head was turning red with anger it would have been funny, if his fury hadn't been directed at my woman.

"No! I don't want to hear it, up to the office!" he pointed toward the door. Leah groaned, gathered her stuff, and moseyed to the office.

Leah got detention which meant that even more of my day would be spent without her. I stood at the door watching her. I was her personal stalker for the next thirty minutes. She kept glancing at me making stupid faces evidently displaying her upset and boredom. Seth and the red head stayed with me, they took turns holding up silly posters and making my Leah smile. She seemed to be completely free of her bad mood from earlier and I couldn't wait to spend time with her.

As soon as Leah's detention was over I approached her wrapping my arm around her waist. She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my cheek. All of us made our way outside to the parking lot.

"Sorry, Leah." I squeezed her tightly as we approached her SUV.

"You should be!" She moved away from me a little, but still seemed happy. I held her closer.

"He tried to spring you, Sis. But, Mr. Cooper was not having it!" Seth defending me, Shelly nodded as she held his hand.

"Weird, I thought you vampires could convince people to do anything," she was joking but it seemed like a challenge to me. She should have known better.

"It works better on females. I could show you if you would like?" I gave Leah one of the looks that made her putty in my hands.

"No, I am pretty sure I will be okay without being a witness to you bending the will of some poor, unsuspecting girl" Leah snickered, she must not have understood my intentions. I loved to prove that Leah was wrapped around my pinky finger just as I was wrapped around hers.

"Who said she would be unsuspecting?" I raised my eyebrow and then lowered my tone. This was the tone that made Leah's heartbeat accelerate and made her stare at me in a trance like state. It was a trippy and heady experience every time. "Leah . . . I have a favor to ask?"

"What?" she breathed with wide eager eyes. I had to think of something crazy that I knew that she'd normally disapprove of.

"Would you let Shelly drive your car?" I fought my need to laugh.

"But . . ." she whimpered as she tried helplessly to protest. All I had to do is touch her. I skimmed my fingers along her forearm.

"Please, Leah. It is so important to me." I held my hand out and she dropped her keys right in.

"Thank you." I was feeling pretty smug. I didn't normally do that to Leah but after all the worrying I'd done today it was fun to mess with her a little bit. I tossed Seth his sister's keys and he handed them to his girlfriend. "And that Ladies and Gentlemen is how you render Leah Clearwater speechless." I took a bow as I showcased my new talent. Leah blinked a couple of times and then recovered from her daydream state she'd been in.

"Not Funny! Shelly, give me my keys!" Leah approached Shelly with her hand out.

"Leah, you said I could drive." She griped and then placed the keys in her pocket. Leah rolled her eyes and the frowned at me again. I responded by touching my lips to hers. Today had been an exasperating day and I so glad it was over.

Author's Note: I hope people are still reading this. As you know this isn't a regularly updated story. I've been working on trying to finish Remembering Leah but I'd been thinking about Nahuel a lot lately. I was wondering if everyone had seen Breaking Dawn pt 2 … Nahuel was so tall and hot. Anyways, please read and review and no flames.