I have been here with the Cullens for over an hour and failed every attempt to get away, if I was honest I'd say I was getting highly irritated with every one. "Guys really I should get going." I told them for the tenth time. "But the chicken isn't done yet!" Alice chirped at me. "It's fine really I have food at home." I dug into my pocket grabbing my keys and started for my truck, only for her to grab my arm. "Please stay, we all want to get to know you better." "Let her go Alice." Jasper spoke up finally. I turned to face him and smiled slightly. "Besides Embry is close and I can I feel his anger." He said giving me a curt nod and I started for my truck again. I noticed Embry was in the drivers seat. "Where were you? I could of used your help an hour ago!" I told him but he just laughed at me. "You weren't in any real danger, I would've known." I just glared at him climbing into the passenger side mumbling damn leeches. "You sound like Paul, Hale." He said looking at me almost mad. "I'm sorry? I just don't like Ed-whatever and Bella. They're assholes for all the shit they did to Jake." I explained but he seemed to get irritated, making me irritated. "So what if I sound like Paul! Paul is right when it comes to them! They held me there. Look I have a damn bruise from Alice!" I pulled my sleeve up and showed him, making him more irritated. "Just take me back to Emily's house." I muttered to him.
"Haley!" Paul yelled coming outside. He opened my door and threw me over his shoulder like a rag doll. "Paul put me down!" I nearly squealed. "Do you know how worried you had Embry over there? He had everyone out looking for you, and when he found you he almost ripped apart the damn leeches." He explained as he sat me down looking me over. "Are you okay?" I just pulled away not wanting to answer him. I was exactly hurt in the way he ment. Well okay yeah I was bruised but it didn't really matter. I just walked passed Embry keeping my head down. I had nothing to say him at the moment. Plopping down on the couch next to Seth I took the controller out of his hand and started playing whatever game was in. I was to confused and mad to do anything else. "Heeeeey! What was that for? I was playing Haley! Come on give it back! Before you get me killed!" Seth whined. "Haaaaaley come on! This isn't cool!" He reached over trying to take the controller back, but I just stood up and stepped over a sleeping body and sat in front of the tv. "Embry! Haley took the controller away!" "Geez Seth! Look I beat all the zombies for you." I told him getting his attention. "Huh look at that! In one try too. Thank you Haley!" He just looked at me with a big smile on his face. "You have no clue how long I've been stuck there." "You're welcome." I smiled back trying not sound to much like a smart ass. I handed him back the controller and went into the kitchen. "Woa! Uh I'll just go back in here then..." Emily and Sam making out was not something I wanted to see. I turned around and went right back to my spot next to Seth, ignoring Embry still. "Seth I wanna play!" I cringed at how much I sounded like a five year old. "No. You go play outside." I blinked at what he said, he was grinning. Oh two can play this way! "Buuuutt Sethy! I wanna play too." I continued in my five year old voice. "I don't wanna play with a icky girl though! Go play with Lee Lee!" I grinned as he said this, and even more as an idea popped into my head. I leaned over and gave him a big sloppy kiss on his cheek, causing his face to distort into a face I've never seen before as he dropped the controller. "Ewwwwwwwwww girl cooties! All over my face! Emily! Haley kissed me!" Seth freaked wiping his face off. I just grinned and picked up the controller and started playing. Everyone came into the living room to see Seth furiously wiping his face, and me laughing as I played the video game. "It's not my fault he wouldn't share." I shrugged my shoulders and stuck my tongue out at Seth who finally seen my plan. "That's not fair! I didn't know you... You can't... I so should of seen this happening!" He complained as everyone laughted at him, but he sat next to me. "You must teach me your ways!" I laughed at him. "Stick with me, and I'll teach you all I know." I patted him on the back and resumed the game.
About an hour passed by, with Seth and I passing the controller back and forth, and I was still ignoring Embry. I don't get why he had said what he did in the truck, if only minutes before he was looking for me. "You know." Seth started, breaking me out of my thoughts. "He didn't want you to think he was over reacting. He dislikes the Cullen's as much as Paul." Yeah right I rolled my eyes at him. "I'm not kidding. If he saw them man handling you he would of jumped all over them." He continued making me shake my head at him, I yanked my sleeve up and showed him the now dark bruise. "Really? Cause I'm pretty sure this is evidence to the man handling Seth! If he's supposed to protect me where was he? You have no clue how much I hated being there with them! I hate not being able to protect myself! I hate needing someone, who won't even be there!" I had started crying pissing me off even more. "I moved the hell away from Arizona to protect myself Seth! I was beat and cussed out regularly! I can't... No I won't do it again! My brother taught me better then that!" Why? Why couldn't he be here? He'd make this better. "Oh Haley... I'm so sorry." Seth tried pulling me into a hug. "No! No, I don't want anyone's pity!" I screamed running out into the forest ignoring the protests from him and Emily. I ran till I my legs gave out, stumbling I sat down before I fell down. Pulling my knees up I wrapped my arms them rested my head there, and cried. I hated crying, I hated it so much that I hardly ever did it. The last time I cried like this was when my brother moved out, it felt like he was abandoning me, of course I never told him this. I wanted him to be happy, and that's what you do for someone you love right? Put their happiness ahead of yours, and I found out he was moving to Oregon, I nearly begged him to take me with him, but he had a new girlfriend and he was starting new life. That ment he'd have no room for me there... Sure we talked sometimes but it's never been the same. I mean he hasn't even responded to my message I sent yesterday. Jumping to the sound of a bush rustling I straightened up wiping my eyes the best I could. "Who..." My voice cracked making me want to cry more, I took in a breathe and tried again. "Who's there?"