Forewarning: I wrote this while drunk and in my feels about Sam and leahs breakup. Its pretty much gibberish
I was still trying to sort out what to do when I heard the most beautiful voice ever, "sir, are you ok?"
I turned around to see my gorgeous girl staring at me with concern in her eyes, as if she'd never seen anyone so torn apart before. She probably hadn't. In fact, I bet no one had ever looked like this to her before. Her long dark hair flowed down past her shoulders and covered half of her face. She was so beautiful. The way the light caught in her locks made them look almost luminescent. She wore a white dress shirt, tie, slacks, and high heels that matched the occasion perfectly. I almost forgot this was my engagement party. Leah could hold a candle to any woman's beauty.
"Hey honey" leah said as she walked over to us.
"Hi" I managed between breaths. I gave her a weak smile.
She smiled back, but it wasn't quite genuine.
"Let me help you up sir," emily but in putting her hand under my arm. "So you must be Sam, leah wasn't exaggeration, you are beutiful!" She enthused.
"Thanks, you're pretty cute yourself," I muttered as I got to my feet. My knees were still shaking from the shock. I took a deep breath and tried to get myself together.
"Are you okay, Sammy?" Leah asked it must be obvious how weird I felt. Like my whole world just turned inside out. I couldn't figure out why.
It was like when I'd first seen Leah and she was dressed up for the prom. Except then I knew her and was interested, or at least attracted to her. But now...now I didn't know what to think anymore. I think this officially made me worse than my father.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine, uhm...thanks." I replied nervously. Leah just stared at me, not sure what to say. I'd been acting really strange since i first turned, i knew that much. Becoming a werewolf then keeping it a secret from everyone isn't the easiest thing. Especially not when everyone is watching you, waiting for you to go crazy again and need to be but away. So I could understand her confusion. I hoped emily wouldnynpick up on her confusion.
Emily broke the silence finally, "i hope we can be friends"
"Sure," I replied, trying my best to sound normal. It wasn't easy. "I don't have many friends in this town. I feel kinda left out at the moment."
"That's sad," she said sadly as she looked into my eyes.
I turned and started walking towards the kitchen, hoping they'd make me some food. My stomach was growling loudly. I'd not eaten anything all day. All morning I'd been too nervous, then I'd gotten sick. I wasn't sure I could eat at all right now.
Leah grabbed my arm, stopping me before I got far. "Sam, are you sure you're alright? You seem kind of..." I watched as her words trailed off.
"You know," she said hesitantly, "a little bit, um...well, different."
"Oh, I'm sorry, did i scare you?" I asked outraged.
"No! No, Sam, not at all. It's just...well you know," she stammered.
I sighed, "yes, I do know. I thought we were supposed to be moving on from this." I rushed. "Every time I have to talk about this I go back to square one." I could feel the tears forming. Just talking about it made me want to cry.
"I know, I'm sorry," she said sympathetically. "But it's good to have someone to talk to who knows what you're going through."
"Thanks," I said with a nod. "Sorry I lashed out, it's just,"
"Hard." She finished for me. "We all have to deal with it in our own ways, Sam. If it helps I'll tell you the truth, ive never seen someone phase before, " she paused, "but I wish I had been with you, it would make things easier."
"You know I'm a werewolf?" I couldn't believe she knew. I thought we were talking about my mental health.
"Yes, I've known since last year," she said calmly. "My mother told me about the story's."
"Your mother knew?" I blurted out, shocked.
"Of course she did," she nodded. "It's the tribs history, only a few people go though it. We keep it quiet, we don't want to risk your safety."
"You mean I could have talked to you about it?" I gasped.
"Maybe, if you wanted to," she shrugged. "But I'm not sure you would have."
"True, I might not have," I admitted. "I just didn't know you knew."
"How did you find out?" she asked curiously.
"Only once a changed did I believe it." I answered honestly. "I spent a week in the woods alone after I first became a werewolf. Then I came back and people started treating me differently. I was paranoid, terrified someone would see me change and think I'd lost it like the rest of my family. So I kept it a secret. Obviously the elders knew and told me I had to protect our people. So I did."
"I can understand that," she said sympathetically. "I'm glad my mom told me, it makes everything easier. I feel like less of an outsider knowing I'm part of something bigger. I just hope it doesn't get you in trouble."
"Hopefully not," I agreed. "Do you mind if we keep this between us?"
"Not at all," she smiled reassuringly. "I promise."
"Thank you," I said gratefully. "I've been hiding it from everyone."
"Like you said, it's hard for everyone to talk about," she nodded. "But I think it's important to know you're still human."
I sighed, "you might be right."
"So, you've been seeing each other a while now?" Emily asked as she enteredthe room. I was happy to talk about Leah. "I haven't seen her since the prom. Have you been dating long?"
"A couple months," I said with a shrug.
"That's not bad," she said. "You've been through a lot in a short amount of time. I'm glad you've found someone who cares about you. Do you two always stay together during these changes?"
"Most of the time," I said vaguely. I didn't want to get into it. "I'm going to go get some food. See if i can convince my stomach to eat."
"Alright, well, if you need anything let me know," she told me.
"I will," I replied as I headed for the kitchen.