Hi, this is my first fanfic, so be gentle! I hope you like it!

Seth POV

It was a long evening, nothing exciting had happened for months, but Jake still made us continue with our strict timetable of patrolling. Tonight it was Jared, Paul and I. I loved being in wolf form, I preferred it to walking on two legs. I felt powerful, calm and at peace. I felt like all the stresses I was carrying when in human formed didn't apply to me when I was furry.

God, when does this finish! I could tell it was Jared, as it was accompanied by a very detailed image of them lip locking.

Hey! No one wants to see that keep it to yourself! Apparently, I wasn't the only one annoyed by his play-by-play.

Oh come on, it's not like your secretive with your images of Rachel, Jared agued. His is the only bad thing about walking on four legs; telepathy. This obviously meant we had no secrets, even if you tried, it was impossible to keep them. We knew everything about each other.

Alright, shifts over. Head home and get some sleep. Jake's commanding tone boomed in our heads.

Later, dudes! Jared replied, scampering away to Kim. Kim was still living with her parents so he had to sneak into her room at night. He couldn't stay away from her for more than a few hours. It was the same with Paul and Rachel. Paul was always holding her, laughing with her, keeping her smiling. They wereliving together now, happily engaged. Luckily Jake got over his anger towards it, he's now becoming the best man.

Don't worry Seth. You'll find her, just be patient. Of course Jake was optimistic; he had the perfect half vampire, half human girl.

Yeah, because there are so many of them to choose from.

You know what I mean, man. I need her so badly, I whined. I wasn't scared to be desperate; I've been waiting for her for more than three years.

I know, but she'll come. You can't rush these things. No go home! I'll see you tomorrow.

Yes, sir. I phased back into a human, untying my clothes from my ankle. I wanted to be completely alone, so I took my time walking back through the woods. I was never scared of the woods at night, I remember I was terrified of them as a child, always scared something was lurking in them.

But now, the shine from the moon, the rustle of the leafs and the distant howl of my pack calmed me. There was no light from the house, Sue and Charlie must be asleep. Leah had moved out a couple of months ago. She was now living in New York with her imprint, she'd stopped phasing. She was happily married to a lawyer called Mark Bruton. He didn't know anything of the truths behind our tribe's myths, but I guess he didn't need to, considering

Leah had completely cut herself off from that part of her life. She never told us why she completely stopped, but I could tell that being a wolf reminded her of Sam and even though she's happily imprinted, it still stings.

I tried to be as quiet as I could be as I let myself and rummaged through the fridge looking for left-overs. Another good thing about being a wolf; you could eat as much as you like and stay looking fit. The house was strangely quiet without Leah; no one was screaming or arguing. I guess you could call those her signature traits.

My room was dark, only the light from the moon streaming in lit it up, but I could still see everything perfectly. Too tired to shower, I stripped to my boxers and lay in bed. No duvet was necessary, running at 108oC helped with that. I lay for hours, but sleep never came, which was odd for us wolves.

Also, for some reason, there was this strange feeling in my chest. I'd never had it before, it was a like a good heart burn. That was the best way to describe it, it was like warm coffee running down on a cold day. It soothed me and comforted me. And finally, after staying awake for hours, I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

The next day began as uneventful as the first. Considering I'd graduated from High School there was nowhere for me to go. I'd planned on going to College when I was 15 but then I phased and suddenly was completely bound to La Push and I could never leave. In truth, I didn't want to, now would I ever. La Push, to me, will always be home.

It was a Sunday so the garage I worked at was shut. Jake was my boss, he owned the place. I guess he was my boss in every form, being my Alpha and all. Sam had retired so that he could age with Emily and raise a family. He was still interested in the pack and you could find Jake talking with him whenever he needed advise. Sam and Jake were always close, more so than an Alpha and his Beta.

I decided I would kill some time round at Sam and Emily's house, they were always welcoming. I couldn't afford money for a car so I ran there, luckily no one had phased so for once I was on my own. I reveled in the experience. I soon as I drew near I could smell the cookies Emily was baking, she was always prepared for guests. She was our pack mother, Nessie was still too young. Nessie was matured and looked like an 18 year old, but she wasn't Quileute and therefore was never completely trusted by everyone. I loved her though, and she made Jake happy which was good. You want nothing more than an angry Alpha, trust me. The feeling in my chest was back, but I thought I could try and get rid of it with those amazing cookies I could smell.

I let myself in into their small cottage. "Hello!" I bellowed.

"Hi,Seth. Haven't seen you in a while, how've you been?" Emily asked as she attempted to give me a hug, her pregnant belly getting in the way.

"Erm, yeah, I'm ok," I replied. "Nothing exciting happening,"

"Still? Don't worry, she's out there," I guess everyone knew about what was going on in my life."Well here, maybe these will help", she said handing me a full tray of cookies.

"Where's Sam?" I asked, looking around.

"Out in the woods." I gave her my best "why?" look. "He misses it. He misses being a wolf," she sighed, dropping her head. "I feel guilty, Seth. He did that for me, and I know how much it kills him. That's why he keeps up his strong connection with you guys. It's just, I never asked him to do it, I knew I couldn't, it made him so happy. God! He's so damn self sacrificing!" She was crying now as I wrapped my arms around her in the attempt to soothe her.

"It's not your fault. I would happily choose you over his wolf, and you know it. It's only been a few months, just give him time. He loves you too much. Trust me," she replied with a sniff and a nod.

The footsteps on the gravel outside gave me the confirmation that we needed to act natural. Emily must have read my signals as quickly wiped her eyes and busied herself in the kitchen, as I continued with my tray of cookies.

"Hey, I'm home!" Sam yelled.

"Hi honey," Emily replied as she received a kiss on her scars.

"Seth, how are you? How's the pack?" Emily winced at his words, but luckily Sam didn't notice.

"Fine, the pack's fine. Not a lot going on. Well, I better get going. I was only checking in. See you later."

"Come by any time, thanks for the visit," Emily smiled. I knew there were deeper feelings behind her words.

So, I left, heading off into the woods, not really knowing what to do with myself. Everyone was spending time with their imprints, except Brady and Collin who hadn't imprinted yet. They didn't mind though, they though of themselves as "players". What? I said to myself as my heart suddenly started beating a mile a minute, my palms started sweating and that heartburn feeling was back. Am I sick? Is it possible for me to be sick? I had no idea what was going on.

"Hello? Someone? I need your help?" I was snapped out of my soliloquy by a voice coming from the side of the road. "Someone, please, I'm stuck!" The voice was desperate, so, with nothing else to do I thought I'd be the Good Samaritan and help them out.

"Hello?" I replied, when I could see a jeep a 3 foot stuck in mud. "Someone need some help?" I was facing the back of a young woman, from what I could see she must have been in her late teens. And then slowly, as she turned around, I felt like I was having a panic attack and my breath got caught in my throat. Suddenly everything thing went hazy, except for her. Her piercing eyes bore into me and I felt like I was being physically pulled towards her. Oh shit! Now?

"Erm, so yeah, my car is stuck and I can't move it and my phone died," she mumbled, obviously nervous, since she stared at her shoes. Why is she nervous? Am I scary? Oh right, I'm staring.

"Oh, sure. No problem," luckily I had found my voice. I kept my head down; I didn't want to get lost if I looked at her again. I didn't want her to think me strange. My head was swarming with her; her brown long wavy hair, her heart shaped face, her song-like voice, and her tall slender figure, even though I towered over her.

"Thanks, I guess I wasn't looking when suddenly a deer ran past and I swerved and got my car stuck," she explained. I just nodded, making sure not to look at her and without thinking I yanked her jeep out from its stuck position in the ditch.

"Oh my god! You're so strong!" Shit! Way to blow your cover, Seth! Normal men aren't supposed to be able to lift cars!

"Oh, erm, yeah, thanks," I laughed, trying to brush it off as no big deal. "Mum made me eat spinach."

"Must have done," she smiled. God I loved her smile, I wanted to make her smile every day. "I'm Isla Darrell," she said shaking my hand.

"Oh, I'm Seth Clearwater," I replied, absorbing the feel of her hand in mind.

"Here, thank you for your help," she said, whilst handing me $10.

"No, I couldn't take that. I hardly did anything. Anyway, I'm a mechanic, so stuff like this is second nature to me," I joked.

"Okay, well, I should probably be going. I'm meeting my cousin and I don't want to be too late."

"Oh, right, sure," Think, Seth. Think! Find an excuse to see her again! "Are you staying here for a while?" She gave me a weird look, "Well, I'm mean, maybe, you should, erm, drive by the, eh, garage? Like, to make sure the car didn't suck up too much mud from the ditch," I explained, scratching my head.

"Okay, you're probably right. Well, I'm staying here for a week. I'm staying with my cousin. Actually you might know him, he's Quil Ateara?"

"You're Quil's cousin? Yeah, I know him. We're good friends," I said smiling. "Well, I should see you around then. I don't want to make sure you're late," I said. I needed to see the pack immediately. I needed to talk to Jake!

"Well, I'll see you around. Thanks for your help. See you soon, Seth," she replied whilst getting in her car. God I love the way she says my name.

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