Hey, here's another piece I started that centers around the pack. It is based in the late Eclipse time or early Breaking Dawn. There may be another part to it. I'm going to see how the response is to this one first. If I get ten reviews, I'll write a continuation. It would be a look at the healing of the wounds between Seth and Sam as well as Seth and Leah. Review and let me know if you think I should continue. Thanks!
Disclaimer: Twilight is not mine. It is the property of Stephenie Meyer.
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"You will not defy me." Sam's voice boomed angrily. He advanced on me, flanked by Leah and Paul. "Seth, there will be no room for your tolerance of the Cullens tonight. It's going to take every member of this pack to take the vampires down."
"I can't do it, Sam. They haven't done anything that bad." I said boldly. Sam took another step forward, rage written across his hairy face. Leah's fur bristled and she rolled her eyes at me.
The pack was gathered on a cliff that overlooked the crashing waves of the ocean. The water thrashed against the rocks, shaking the earth beneath our feet. A storm was brewing and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
"You don't have a choice in this matter. You will fight." The power of the Alpha reigned down on me, causing my knees to buckle and it forcing my chin to the ground. Sam circled me slowly. His face left no room for argument. "I won't allow you to abandon the pack for your new pals. We are your brothers, Seth. You have no choice in this matter."
My face still buried in the mud, I snarled at him. Sam had decided to confront Jake and me separately. He knew that he could control us better when we were apart. I couldn't believe that I had respected this man. Sam had changed. The compassion and understanding had vanished from his eyes. All that remained was hatred and the treaty.
Sam believed that the Cullens had crossed the line for the last time. Edward planned to change Bella after they were married, breaking the terms of the treaty. It was Bella's choice. She was going to put her life in the hands of her husband, trusting he will keep his promise to help her become a vampire. We had no business meddling with the changing of a willing human. This was what Bella wanted.
"No, Sam. I won't do it." Heaving myself off the ground, I turned to face my Alpha.
"You just don't get it, do you? I am in charge here, Seth. You will listen to me. You will obey me."
My legs trembled at his command, but I held firm.
"Never." I growled.
Sam's eyes grew wide, but then quickly narrowed. I glared at him hostilely, daring him to try overpowering me again. The pack murmured quietly to one another. Everyone was taken aback at my defiance.
Without warning, Sam's paw ripped at my face. The strength of the blow threw me to the side. Any farther and I would have toppled over the edge and into the ocean. Sam stood above me, his expression hard to read. Blood stained his claws - my blood.
My fur fluttered to the ground and my flesh turned an angry red where my skin had once been. The blood leaked onto the ground, pooling below me. I glowered wildly at Sam and shot an apathetic look at Leah and the rest of the pack. The pain of what had just occurred raced down my spine. Werewolves are quick healers, but not when the wound is inflicted by one of their own. I would bear a scar on my cheek for the rest of my life. It was a cut that seemed to declare that I was a part of Sam's pack.
"Seth, you will abide by my word. There is no second option. You are a Quilette wolf and you can't deny it. It's who you are."
"You're wrong. I am not yours to command. I am my own person and you can never change that."
I thrust myself into the air, knocking Sam over and into Paul. Pushing Leah out of my way, I ran to the mountains. They called after me, but I ignored them.
I crashed through the trees at top speed and they splintered to pieces around me. My claws dug into the soft ground below me and propelled my body through the air. The pack could not force me to attack the Cullens. They were people, too. They were enhanced humans, just like us. They were no better and no worse.
Flashes of my sister's face flickered across my mind. She had seemed panicked and conflicted. But Leah has chosen her side and she chose Sam over me. I was her brother and he was the man who had broken her heart. I guess I knew where I stood with her, though.
Lightning flashed across the sky, cutting through the clouds like a knife. The storm had arrived and it was not going to leave this town until everything had crumbled beneath its wrath.
The voices of the pack were shouting at me, echoing against my skull and burrowing deep into my thoughts. They kept asking me if I was okay, where I was at, what I was thinking. I wasn't going to respond. I shoved them away.
Then, Jacob's voice chimed into my head. He had been at the Cullen's the whole time. When he left, Jake had phased to hear the angry voices of the pack members. They had filled him in on what was happening and Sam ordered him home. Of course, Jacob ignored that order and raced back to Bella to warn her. Good. They would have time to prepare.
"Seth, I need to know where you're at. Come on, just give me a hint." Jake pleaded.
"You know I can't. I don't want to be found, Jake. Leave me alone." I replied sourly.
The blood from my cheek ran down my face like a stream and collected on the grass and mud. My cut stung as the wind blew across the mountain. The trees blurred together and lightning continued to flash in the sky.
I didn't know where to go. I needed to separate myself from the pack, to break the bonds that held me to La Push. I knew it wasn't possible, though. I needed a new Alpha to do that and I didn't know of any other packs. I was stuck like a dog with his leash tied to Sam's belt.
The rain began to dump down on me, washing the blood away, but leaving the pain. There was no escape. I kept running and I began to feel like I was stuck on a carousel. The scenes around me never changed. I went around in circles on it, the same song ringing in my ears.
Suddenly, a desperate howl broke through the thundering skies. It was Jake and he wasn't far behind me. His voice was shouting at me in my head. Being so distracted by my thoughts, I hadn't been listening to him. He had picked up on the scent of my blood and was trailing me. He was faster than me and would have caught me soon if not for the rain. It was wiping the trail that I had left away and he didn't know where go to find me.
"I want to help you, Seth." Jacob's voice wavered and I immediately felt guilty. He wanted to be back at the Cullen's, helping them prepare for the fight against his own pack. Instead, he came after me. I didn't deserve that.
"Go back to the Bella, Jake. She needs you more than I do."
"Not without you. You're just as important to me as Bella is." Jake argued. "Tell me where you're at."
I looked around and realized that I couldn't have told him if I wanted to. The rain formed a curtain around me, blocking everything from my view.
"I don't know where I am."
"Work with me, Seth. Do something." Jacob sounded tired. He must've been running pretty hard to get this close. I couldn't keep him from Bella anymore, but he wouldn't go to her until he checked on me.
I let loose the loudest howl I could muster, hoping that he could hear it over the rumbling skies.
"There you are." Jacob appeared through the rain, soaked and worries lingering across his countenance. I turned my gaze to my feet, ashamed to look at him. He phased back to normal and I did the same. We didn't want any input from the pack.
He stepped forward and tilted my head up to look at my wound.
"Seth, we need to get this bandaged up. It looks infected." He said after looking at it for a moment. I imagine it was pretty ugly if Jacob cringed at the sight of it. "I can see the bone. I don't think that Sam meant to cut that deep. We need to get you to Carlisle."
"No, Jake. I'll be fine. I need to get away. I can't stay here any longer." I felt bad for leaving Jacob, but I wouldn't put up with Sam anymore.
"Sure you can. I can help you handle this. You and I both know that everyone would miss having you around." Jake tried to comfort me, but I knew that the pack wouldn't miss me.
"Leah chose Sam over me. How can I expect anyone else to want me if my own sister doesn't even care where I go?" I told him.
Jake seemed confused. "Leah? Seth, Leah doesn't deserve a brother like you."
I looked at him uncertainly. It was a good effort, but not enough to stop me.
"What about me? Am I worth staying for? What about the Cullens? Edward? Bella? Do you think that we won't miss you? Seth, just give it some time. Sleep on it. You can hide out at the Cullen's while you decide." He was frantic, rambling on in an attempt to get through to me.
I couldn't look at him anymore. I turned around and stared through the rain. If I stayed, I had to pick a side. No matter what I chose, I was going to hurt someone. Somebody was going to die.
"This is not going to end without blood being spilled. I just don't know which side the blood is going to belong to. I won't kill my family."
"You don't have to. We can figure it out, Seth. Just give it time." Jacob put his hand on my shoulder and tried to coax me toward the Cullen's. I wasn't sure how he knew where we were, but I wasn't going with him.
"Goodbye, Jacob. Tell Edward and Bella that I'm sorry and that I'll miss them all. Tell the pack, too." I phased without another word and left Jake standing alone.
I heard the frenzied voices of the pack in my head. Jake had passed on my farewells to them and they had been trying to reach me. They were pleading with me to stay, but I wasn't listening to them. It was too late for that. Hadn't they figured that out yet? I ran my paw absently over my cheek and pain shot though me again.
"We called off the attack. Seth, just come back. You're angry and you're not thinking clearly. Come home." Sam's voice roared. Another command. But I refused to follow this one. I was headed to a new home.
The sun began to disappear behind the trees, casting the last of its light on me; the light that the clouds had been blocking. It swept past the rain and allowed me to make out where I was. What I saw made me stop immediately.
The border line between Cullen and Quilette territory crossed underneath my legs. I was standing directly on top of the imaginary fence that broke the land in two - exactly where I should always remain. I realized that now. Jake was right, I wasn't going to choose. The fence was my new home. I may teeter a little, the wind pushing me to one side, but I would always be on the fence.
With a faint smile, I phased and began my walk to the Cullen's. With every step, my foot was on a different side of the line - the way it would always remain.
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