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Once again, Leah found herself anxious and couldn't stand being alone in the house for long. Seth had school, Jacob had things to do with the Cullen's, preparing for when the Volturi decided to attack, and other things. He had a lot on his plate and Leah wished there was something she could do to help, but he was pigheaded and said that he would be able to do it all on his own. Being his Beta meant that she was there to help him, but he didn't let her help as much as she wanted to. Maybe it was because Nessie was involved and he wanted to feel like he was completely capable of protecting her and doing things without anyone helping him. At least, that was what she got when she had the opportunity to peek into his mind. Instead of staying in the house alone all day long, she went out into the forest to run around in the freedom she found while she was a wolf - if only she could feel this freedom while she was a human.

The pads of her feet hit the cold ground hard but didn't last there for long before they were off the ground once more as she ran. Everything around her was a blur and she loved it. Not being able to recognize much and feeling the wind rushing through her coarse winter coat made her feel good. Dwelling on losing Sam was something she started to get over, but the nostalgic feelings of the holidays often brought back that depressed feeling that she got. She hated showing that side to people, therefore she hid it and then got rid of it when she was alone. It wasn't long before the texture of the ground beneath her paws started to change from hard earth, to slightly muddy, and then to a strange mixture of sand and soil.

This feeling caught her off guard, therefore causing her to slow down. Her normally light gray coat was slightly darker; mostly for the fact that most wolves coats darkened a little during the winter months. Glancing around quickly, she made sure that no one was around before she started walking around the beach. She didn't like the feeling of sand between her paws, but that was something she could deal with. It looked odd for a wolf to have clothes tied to it's hind leg, but it didn't really matter much since there was no one around. As she watched the tide come in and out, Leah decided to chase after it a few times before it started to become boring. Then she ran the length of the crescent shaped beach several times before that also became boring. Since there was no one around when she had entered the beach, she didn't bother looking around as she phased back into a human. Quickly she untied the clothing that was attacked to her leg; nothing too fancy.

Once she was dressed in her faded jeans and tanktop, Leah rolled the jeans up to her knees and placed her feet on the wet sand that the tide just revealed. A shiver ran through her body when the icy water brushed over her feet. It wasn't like the cold really bothered her, but it was still a shock to her. She brushed a few strands of hair out of her face as she looked off into the distance. The gaze that she had matched the distance she was attempting to look at; she was deep in thought about everything that was going on.