I lead the pack into the forest to the spot where we'd picked up the scent. It was fading now, but I could still pick it out. After a few moments one of the wolves, a huge black monster, started off back down the hill again and the rest of the wolves followed. I stared after them,
"Well, that was a really good use of my time wasn't it." I muttered to myself.
"Yeah well the pack aren't the smartest of bunches." Seth grinned at me and I couldn't help smiling a little, he was infectious.
"Come on, they so could have found their way here by themselves."
"True, but feel privileged, that's how much they wanted to meet you!"
I rolled my eyes and we started down the path, ambling along, only vaguely making our way back.
"Have there always been this many of you?" I asked
"Nope." He replied nonchalently, "We all go at different times, Sam was first, then Jared, Paul, Embry, Jake, Quil, me and Leah... then I forget, everyone seemed in a bit of a rush to join up." He grinned again, and this time grinned back,
"And this mind reading thing you guys have got going on.... what's that about?"
"Well, it's really useful if you're trying to strategise for a fight, but most of the time it has no other use than to make sure no one has any privacy, it's not like you can read someone's mind when you want to, it's like everyone is just there all the time, it gets a bit noisy. Plus you get the added bonus of people phasing just after they've been with the people the've imprinted on, and that can just be a bit gross, espcially for Leah..." He faultered off into silence, "Although it's better when it's just Jacob's pack, because it's just him, me, Leah Quil and Embry."
"Wait.. there are seperate packs?"
"Yeah. And seriously, is this twenty questions or something?"
"Sorry, I'm just curious."

"Well I guess it's not your fault you are so seriously out of touch with everything." He rolled his eyes and smirked at me,
"Oy!" I said, giving him a little nudge in the side, to my surprise he fell over,
"Jesus!" he was clutching his side
"What? Oh God, I'm so sorry, I'm just not used to this whole strength thing." he winked at me,
"I can't believe you fell for that."
"OK, that was so NOT funny!" I said, I went over as he stood up, laughing.
"It was."
I was suddenly aware of how close I was to him. Our bodies centimetres apart. I could feel the heat radiaing from his body, and realised that he actually had no shirt on, this was no normal for the wolves hat I'd never thought about it up til now. I was also aware of how much his heart rate had sped up, it was pounding in his chest, and I knew that if my heart could still beat, it would be doing exactly the same. I came to the realistion that we must have been standing there, frozen, for more than a few seconds,
"Um..." I moved away slightly, horribly aware of every move I made, and put my hand lightly on his arm, "Woah, you're, really hot."
"Thanks, not so bad yourself." I looked up at him and he was smiling slightly, my mouth twitched and I laughed once.
"Cheesiest line award goes to Seth Clearwater." He smiled again, but somehow he still looked tense,
"I know." Then, before I even knew it was happening, he kissed me. Lightly, tentatively, on the lips.

He pulled away slightly, but I put my hand on his shoulder, drawing him closer. There was a split second of hesitation before I kissed him back and all of a sudden my arms were around his neck and his were around my waist, pulling me to him. He was everything. There was nothing in the world except us. His lips blazed on mine, but they burnt away my pain. We were fire and ice, neither one melting or putting out the other, but strengthening, feeding. It was like he was putting me back together again, and suddenly everything I'd been through was worth it for this moment I wished could never end. But it had to, and the realisation of what would have to happen crashed down on me. I couldn't stay. But neither could I let my son die. I could tell no one of my mission, and it had to be carried out. To do so, I would have to break him. Break his heart. I pulled away, and he released me. We stood looking into each other's eyes for a second before he held out his hand to me. For a moment I considered, could I let myself get tangled, or was the damage already done. I looked at his outstreched palm, and I was weak. I couldn't resist. I put my hand in his, and we raced back to the house.

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We burst through the door laughing, still handclasped. I glanced over at the rest of the Cullens. Edward looked at us, and his eyebrows raised slightly. I knew that he was seeing exactly what had just happened in Seth's mind. I was really gonna have to work out how to use my power properly, so I could have a little privacy. Then we heard approaching footsteps, and Seth dropped my hand. Leah came in behind us.
"Where the hell have you been? We were supposed to be at Mum and Charlie's five minutes ago! If we don't get there - we're gonna be toast!"
"Sorry! I just sort of, lost track of time." Leah rolled her eyes and headed back out, Seth kissed me once more before heading out the door behind his sister. I looked over and saw that Emmett's eyes were wide and a huge grin was spreading over his face. He opened his mouth a little, but I got in first,
"Say whatever you want Emmett, I really don't care, nothing is going to burst this happy bubble I am in right now." I poked him on the nose and giggled at his look of shock, before walzing up the stairs to my room.

I lay on my bed and just stared up at the ceiling. With all the excitement, I'd almost forgotten that it was my first day of high school tomorrow. I didn't know what to expect, having spent my whole education in a tiny selective school. I tried not to think about that, just let my mind wander back to that clearing in the forest, the dappled, watery sunlight, the sensation that I was soaring high above the trees...
" Oh My God!" Alice came bursting into the room, "It is your first day of high school tomorrow and you have nothing to wear!" I groaned,
"I have a whole wardrobe full of clothes Alice, I'll find something."
"It's got to be perfect." She said, giong over to my closet and wrenching open the doors, flicking through the mass of fabrics feverishly.
"Aha! Got it!" She emerged from the wardrobe brandishing a small tartan skirt, a pair of black, shiny heels and a black V-neck blouse.
"You'll have to wear tights of course, and we still have to find you a bag, but otherwise I think it's pretty damn good."
"Isn't it a little dressy for school?" Alice rolled her eyes.
"Of course not, would I make a faulty fashion choice?"

"I like it." came a voice from the doorway, I whipped my head around and saw Seth standing there. He came over and sat down on the bed next to me, I leaned onto his shoulder and he kissed the top of my head. Alice looked knowingly at us and said,
"I'll go find you a bag." before slipping out of the door.
"Still alive then?" I asked conversationally,
"Just." he replied, "A double bashing from Leah and Mom isn't really a great way to spend an evening."
"What was Leah's problem?"
"Well we had to phase and run it to get there fast enough, so..."
"Ah. She doesn't apporve." I looked at my hands which were curled in my lap, he lifted my face so I was looking at him and said,
"I don't care what Leah, or anyone else thinks of you. I love you, and nothing is giong to change that." He gently touched his lips to mine, and I sighed.
"She's right, though. I'm not good enough for you."
"Woah, woah. woah. Hold up. You are beautiful and kind and talented. No way are you gonna think badly of yourself because of my stupid, prejudiced family!" His eyes were so earnest that I couldn't look into them. All that my eyes would tell him was lies. Except that I loved him, and that was a truth that did him no good.
"You deserve someone who can be everything you need. Someone who you can bring home and your Mom can cook for. Someone who doesn't have to fight not to eat your friends, someonw who... you can grow old with, and watch your grandchildren playing with. That's something you can never have with me. Besides, it's not like there isn't someone out there for you who can do all those things, that you're destined to be with." I forced myself to look at him then, and his eyes were filled with guilt, a guilt that wasn't his to feel,
"if you're talking about imprinting I don't care who I imprint on, I'll always love you." He took my hands in his and held them to his chest,
"You know that's not true." I said, I hated myself more every word I uttered, "however much you want it to be, when you find that person you're supposed to be with I won't matter any more." As I said it I felt awful. I was making him feel bad for something that was beyond his control and that was far less than what I was doing to him. I couldn't help shaking with sobs, and unshed tears. He held me to him and I knew that the more I did this the worse I made him feel. I had to control myself. I had to be strong. I calmed myself and looked up at him.
"For now, I don't care." As my lips touched his a burst of rich, orange sunlight streamed through the window, the last, desperate rays of the setting sun.

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