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Leah's POV
Hey Le-Le A perky male voice entered my head, a voice that didn't belong to the Black pack.
Jared! You idiot, you've had everyone worried! I shouted mentally.
Sorry, had to go sort out something for Kim. The shop assistant was an idiot, that's why it took so long Jared applied.
Jared, dude, you're back Jakes voice joined, laughing with relief.
I would say 'blame Kim' but I don't want her to know anything Jared laughed with him.
Okay, you need to let Sam know you're okay Jake told him.
I saw as his thoughts rushed by what he was doing. He was at an expensive jewellery shop in Seattle, looking for a ring... an engagement ring. He had found it after repeating what he wanted to the assistant five times. It was beautiful, a silver band with a small blue jewel. Kim would love it, it was the ring of her dreams. Jared had been saving up since he met her, knowing she was the one. That was cute, adorable...stop it Leah! To girly!
But my mind betrayed me as Luke's face popped into my head, him smiling as I won the X-box game. I knew Jared saw them as well, I don't know how though. He sighed as he felt the felling I had for his cousin. He didn't say anything though which I thought was kind, respectful. I always knew Jared was a nice bloke.
Luke's POV
The night air was cold as it whipped around my body and I walked to the beach. There was a bonfire happening tonight and Jared had told me I could come along if I felt like it. Of course I had wondered if Leah would be there and as if reading my mind he said it. Four words that me I would be there for certain: 'Leah will be there'. Those few words made up my mind.
Leah sat alone on a log close the the fire, staring into the dark night. She wore the same as earlier, shorts and top with her feet bare. I don't know why but I had expected her to change somehow. Her arms were wrapped around herself with her hands gripping her top tightly. I walked up behind her, gently tapping her shoulder as I sat beside her.
"Hey" I smiled.
"Hi" she murmured shyly.
"You okay?" I ask, leaning my arms on my knees. "You seem worried."
"I'm fine, just thinking about a few things" Leah nodded, still staring off into the night. "We found your cousin though."
"Yeah, Aunt Jo had a go at him for worrying everyone" I laughed, nodding.
"Good, he scared the heck out of us" she sighed.
"You guys are pretty close huh?" I asked, watching as she sighs heavily.
"Yeah, some thing's have been difficult and we've all had to work together to sort it all out" she explained, finally looking at me. "Everything's settled now though."
Everything was settled now...good. I watched as she got up, walking to a table full of food on the other side of the fire. I got up and followed her, raising my eyebrows at the amount of food set out. I grabbed a plate and added a sandwich, a hot-dog and a burger. That'll do me, but when I looked at Leah's plate my jaw dropped. She had at least double the amount of what was on my plate. We went back to sit on the log, our legs laid out before us.
She had ate three muffins earlier, I would have thought she hadn't eaten in days but the way her food was disappearing. Stuffing the last piece of burger in her mouth, she closed her eyes smiling. God the girl could eat! When she opened her eyes and saw me watching her, she turned her face away. I watched as she threw her paper plate into the fire, the flames growing and glowing.
As everyone began to finish their meal, the Elders began to gather round the fire. Convocations dissolved into silence as we waited to hear the Quileute legends. I had grown up hearing them, my mother being native to the tribe. I watch Leah, Kim and Jared watching me, as if waiting for me to do something crazy. As the legends headed down the path to wolves and vampires, I saw Leah bite her non-existent nails as she watched me.
I had always found the legends of the tribe interesting and I had once written a paper on them for school. Needless to say, I got the highest grade. I could listen to the legend all night but when it reached ten o'clock, just after Billy Black finished telling them, Jared told me we had to go. I stayed for another five minutes to say goodbye to everyone. I got a hug of Emily, Sam's fiancée, one from little Claire who Quil had brought along. With a surprise, I got a small embrace from Leah. As we hugged I noticed her skin to be rather hot, like the temperature of the fire.
With a wave to everyone, I jogged to catch up with Jared and his girlfriend. They walked with their embraced hands swinging between them. They were talking in hushed voices but as I approached they stopped talking, glancing back at me with a smile. I walked in front of them, letting them continue with their private talk, it didn't interest me.
I crawled into bed when I got home, mind swirling with images of the silver wolf and Leah. Both of them seemed to warm my heart, calming me as I thought of them. Something about the wolf made me think of Leah though, like their was a connection I just wasn't seeing. The images both stayed in my head as I closed my eyes, falling into a peaceful sleep.