Pairing: AlicexSeth

Genre: Hurt/comfort romance

Summary: Seth Imprints on Alice, Alice realises her 'mate' isn't her mate, Jasper realises the same thing. Alice has a vision, about her true mate but can't see who it is. Seth can only see the outline of his mate in his dreams, a short pixie looking woman. Through arguments and running away, will these two ever find each other?

Seth:

The amazing feeling of running at full speed through the forest, the trees passing by in green blurs, is something I will never get tired of. I remember the first time I phased, the painful experience of fur forcing its way through your skin, like a thousand needles, is something that I'll never quite get used to. But the first time it hurt, it hurt so bad I felt I was going to die from the pain. I didn't though and once I'd calm down, Sam explained everything to me, and I feel honoured to be part of the pack.

I have nothing against the Cullen's; personally I think the fact that they're 'Vegetarian' vampires to be ridiculously amazing of them, the self-control they all must have, I admire them for that, in that way they're kind of like us—'SETH! The Cullen's are nothing like us!' Leah's voice explodes in my head. Crap, I'd forgotten we'd both phased after a particularly nasty argument, where she'd told me I would never imprint on someone because I'm too ugly. 'But Leah, they are! They don't harm humans, in fact because they're here, other vampires…harmful vampires don't come to Forks, so just like us they're protecting the population of this area.' I say, fully believing what I was saying.

'Listen bone head, they're Vampires, we're Werewolves, we are nothing alike, in fact we are natural enemies, and the only reason we don't cross the border and rip the throats out of those good for nothing leeches, is because of the treaty…and well Jake.'

Jake the pack leader, the biggest and most in control of his phasing, he was a better alpha than Sam, Jake was more fair and thought through things before making decisions, he was also my friend, which made being in the pack even better than before.

'Leah, why do you hate the Cullen's so much? Is it because of Jasper? I know you imprinted on him…hell everyone in the pack knows, why don't you just tell him?' That was probably the stupidest thing I'd ever said to Leah...well apart from the time I told her, her face looked like the pizza under my bed, mouldy and green, not the best insult ever, but give me a break I was only ten.

'I HAVE NOT IMPRINTED ON THAT LEECH! HE DISGUSTS ME AND SO DOES HIS ENTIRE COVEN!

'Then why is every thought you have while phased about the curly haired, southerner?' I ask my voice full of glee at the rise I was getting out of her.

'I…I don't know…what if I have Seth? What if I've imprinted on our enemy? What will the rest of the pack say?' Leah's voice was laced with desperation, she was already an outsider, the only girl in history to phase, and she didn't need anything else to make her different.

'well the pack would just have to except it, Jake would except it, I mean he's allowed Bella his best friend, be with Edward… plus you have no control over who you imprint on, Sam…err… Proved that when he imprinted on Emily while he was with you.'

'I guess your right Seth, thanks' Her tone was still sad, so I decided a bit of cockiness was needed, she needed something to take her mind off Jasper.

'When am I not right Leah? I mean ask anyone and they'll tell you *Seth Clearwater is a genius he is always right*' my voice took an arrogant tone and I could just imagine Leah rolling her eyes at me.

'Yeah of course they do' Leah said, her voice had regained the confidence and snappiness that she was well known for.

'Race you back home?' I suggested

Leah didn't answer and instead tore off in the direction of home, closely followed by me.

Alice:

Things just weren't the same anymore between Jasper and I, there wasn't any spark anymore, not that there was much of one to begin with. We both knew why, but neither of us wanted to admit it. Edward saw or rather read the tension between us, it seemed everyone else in the family was oblivious or at least they pretended to be. Jasper and I weren't mates, we both knew that now. I think when we'd first met; we were both just so lonely, desperate for someone to love us that we faked our emotions for each other, just to feel a connection. There is only a certain amount of time that emotions can be faked, and the cracks in ours had been appearing long before I had my vision, its only since the vision that the cracks had widen, until even Emmett could see the division between us.

"Alice?" Bella asks as she knocks on the door to my room "are you okay?"

I put down the drawing I was currently holding, it was the outline of the man I kept seeing in my visions, my mate. "Yeah…of course I am!" I say hoping that my voice contains its usual cheeriness. "Are you sure? You don't sound like yourself…" Bella says her voice laced with concern.

"Isabella Swan! Would I ever lie to you?" I ask waggling my finger at her, in a way that I hope comes across as playful, rather than forced.

"No…I don't suppose you have. But still, I don't want my Ali being upset."

"And I promise Bella bear that I'm not, and should I ever feel upset, I will come straight to you for cheering up." I say putting the biggest grin I could muster on my face, hoping, praying it would convince her.

Bella moves further into the room, and I watch her carefully, hoping she won't stay for long; I want to be alone at the moment. She looks at the picture I had been holding, her faces scrunches up as she puzzles over it. After a moment or two she finally asks "Who's the guy in this drawing?"

"I don't know," I answer truthfully "I just felt like drawing."

"Oh…okay then, I thought it might be the man in your visions…your mate?"

I look at her in shock, how could she possible know? I thought everyone in the family didn't know that…well everyone except Edward. Oh of course Edward…

"He told you didn't he?" I ask her, keeping my eyes focused on her face, to pick up any little sign that she was lying. "He, Who's he?" she asks innocently, but the quickening of her heart rate proves to me she's lying. "Edward." I say forcefully, "He told you… about Jasper and I, about my visions?"

"Yes…" she says hesitantly "he did, but don't be mad at him! I begged him to tell me Ali, I'm just worried about you."

I tried to keep calm, but the rage I felt for Edward was too much, what right did he have telling Bella? What right did he have reading my thoughts? I had to leave the house before I did something I'd regret. "I'm sorry Bella, but I've got to go…" and before she can say another word I run past her, down the stairs and out into the forest.

'Stupid Edward, making me so mad…' I groan and the thought of Bella explaining to him why I ran out. But I figure the worrying can come later, for now I want to enjoy being out in the forest. I love the feeling of running at full speed through the forest, the trees passing by in green blurs; it's something I will never get tired of.

I slow down before I get to the Quileute border not wanting to break the treaty without a good reason. I admire the wolves; they look out for humans against enemies hardly any of them actually believe in, they put their lives on the line for strangers. 'They're kind of like us' I muse 'we both fight an internal monster, both deal with things others wouldn't even dream of.'

A rustling in the trees behind me bring me out of my thoughts, "Edward," I say turning around, "What are you doing here? Why did you follow me?"

"Bella told me that she'd upset you, so I came to check you were okay." He said, his voice betraying the smirk he was failing to hide. "Alice…" he starts, "I don't know what to say, I thought you and Jasper were meant to be."

I laugh harshly "well obviously not, he's convinced that, that wolf girl is his one true mate…"

"Leah?" Edward asks surprised.

"Yeah…Leah."