Summary: Emeline Parker is a level-headed girl, leads a rather one-track minded life. Then, she meets Seth Clearwater and suddenly her life's like a roller-coaster ride - full of ups and downs and twists.


Disclaimer: I am merely borrowing Stephenie Meyer's characters therefore anything that seems familiar to you probably belongs to her. Others that seemingly look out of place would belong to me. No copyright intended.


Today is where your book begins,
the rest are still unwritten

Natasha Bedingfield


Seth

I never gave much thought about how I would meet my imprint. I figured, if it was written in stone, regardless of how and when, I would still be able to meet her and love her for the rest of my life. I was not in a hurry to find her – I was still young, 22 years old, to be exact – and I was still phasing. I suppose I nearly have everything that I want in life. As a matter of fact, I loved my life: I finished high school and had graduated from community college, seeing as I couldn't be far from the pack, and I have a job that I love. To sum it all, I think my life is going rather smoothly.

I was and still am a rather optimistic person by nature. Yet, as the hours passed by and turned to days and weeks, I was starting to get restless. To say I wasn't jealous of my pack brothers would be an understatement. I was envious – not of them, but the bond that they have with their imprintees. I was not as patient like Quil; I have had my fair share of women but I was always careful. I made it clear even before I started that what I wanted from them was just one thing and one thing only: sex. But to see through their minds and yet never be able to experience what they were experiencing, it stings.

'Am I happy' - if you asked me that question yesterday, I would have jumped up and pumped my fist in the air, exclaiming 'hell yes' but today, I am not sure. Somehow, I woke up that very morning feeling rather depressed and mopey. It was a Sunday – my day off – and I spent the entire morning on my bed, brooding over my life and how alone I was.

I was surrounded by a million of people but I still felt alone. Ever since the Cullens moved away, things were rather slow and quiet. To be safe (and as a precaution), we still did patrols every now and then – just not regularly like how it used to be.

Sam and Emily were proud parents, to a young boy named Jonathon. Ever since things had quieted down, Sam decided to stop phasing and concentrate on his family. He was still the big brother of the pack though – the father, if you will – and we still had our normal get together every Friday. Emily still smothered us with love and showered us with food. Jonathon was a mix of Emily and Sam: he was lovable yet there was a streak in him that reminded me of Sam.

Jared and Kim are still dating – though I think Jared is going to propose to Kim soon. They had been going strong ever since I could remember and at times, it was even sickening to be near him when all he thought about was Kim. There are times when things are meant to be kept to yourself and not shared with the rest. I think I have had my fair share of what turns Kim on from what Jared had been thinking.

Paul and Rachel – they were the yin-yang couple of the pack. Paul was the volatile member but Rachel seemed to have him under control. The lot of us often joked that he was whipped and she had him wrapped around her fingers. It was quite funny though when Paul imprinted on Rachel. He tried to change for her but she had smacked him when he did so. They were an amusing couple but I was happy that Rachel could control Paul – he was less violent now.

Quil and Claire are still the odd couple in my eyes. Out of all of those who had imprinted, I knew Quil only see Claire as a sister for now – one that he always has to protect and spoil. Claire was a wonderful nine year old – rather spoiled but tolerable nonetheless. She always kept Quil on his toes.

Jacob and Renesmee are still going steady: they were not at that stage like Jared and Kim were and they were also not at the stage where Quil and Claire were. According to Jake, they were still trying to go with the flow. Before the Cullens had left, Bella had given her blessings for Renesmee to stay with Jacob though that was after threatening him: "If anything happens to my daughter, I will not hesitate to sic Rosalie on you." It was quite hilarious – that memory kept on playing in his mind whenever he phased. So much so, I could say everything word by word.

Embry was still single. He rather enjoyed living his life and he did not seem all too worried about the imprinting thing. Though sometimes I feel as if he just hides his worries away by going out with a lot of different girls every two weeks but so long as he is happy, the rest of us are happy as well.

Leah was not single – after finishing community college, she actually met a man, named Blake and they had been dating for two years now. We were quite surprised when she first broke out the news. Leah had come to terms and accepted the fact that she might not be able to imprint and decided to take her life in her hands and faced everything with her head held up high. She was less bitter now but her temper was still horrible.

Everyone seemed to be doing well in the love department, even my mom and Charlie. They got married three years ago. It was starting to scare me that I might have caught a glimpse of my future and yet had not realized it. My pack brothers reassured me that I would have felt the pull but even so, it was starting to eat me up.

Imprinting was one thing that I was looking forward to finally achieving. It feels so close yet I can't seem to grasp it. I knew enough from the experiences that my pack brothers shared that imprinting was a wonderful thing – to be able to have someone to lean on, to protect, to support – everything. Though it was never a subtle thing: for me, it was unexpected and undeniable: I knew from what they have shown that sometimes imprintees felt drawn to the imprinters whilst some take time.

I remembered the first time I saw her. It wasn't exactly a wonderful situation but that didn't matter. All that mattered during that time was I had found her. She was the opposite of who I was: she was older than me, by two years. She worked in Forks Hospital, as a psychiatrist – she made more money than I did. She was shorter than me and only come up to my neck. And worse of all, she had a boyfriend. I almost ripped someone's head off when I heard that.

But I began to realize – after a lot of advice seeking from my pack brothers - that all of that did not matter: she was the only who mattered now. Sooner or later, she would never deny the pull – the electricity – that was between us.


Author's note:After much discussion with my sister (though she merely listened!), I decided to post this story. The story is set five years after Breaking Dawn ended. The chapters will alternate between Seth and Emeline so we could see a little bit of both. The rest of the casts will appear every now and then though their portrayal will be slightly different since everyone has aged. Anyways, hope you had enjoyed the chapter. Don't forget to leave your reviews! Be sure to leave your thoughts. x