As promised, here's chapter 1! It's shorter than most of my chapters on this rewrite are going to be, but that's how it worked out! We're in Forks now! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: When Love Gets A Hold Of You

Seth Clearwater

"Won't believe what you say and do

When love gets a hold of you"

Jacob was driving me crazy. He was never usually quite so whiny, but today he was on a roll. It might have been because the Cullens finally made him go home so he could see his dad and his visiting sisters, but he really didn't have to be taking all his frustration out on me.

It's not that he didn't enjoy seeing his sisters and Billy, but it really killed him to leave Nessie. It was kind of sweet that after Jacob left, Nessie was all over Rosalie. He was a constant thorn in Rosalie and Bella's sides. I, on the other hand, had the brains to know that vampires need space. They didn't enjoy him hogging their little girl, who looked like a seven-year-old. I had yet to wear out my welcome. I was home when I didn't feel like hanging out with Emmett and Jacob didn't need me.

It was funny, I had kind of been scared of the big Cullen at first, but he had decided to make me his buddy…dude kicked my ass every time we played video-games. He thought it was funny. He also thought it was funny to call me his 'Little Wolfie'. That was not funny.

I've been going to school and still live with my mom. Not that that's a big deal, I am still just a seventeen year old in high school. Leah is still sort of pissed over the whole Nessie-Cullen thing, but at least she's quiet about it now. I'm the only one lucky enough to be her sounding board.

It was my turn to watch Nessie. She was generally asleep when it was my turn, but not today. She was angry and sitting on the sofa next to me with her jaw set an arms crossed in a completely Bella manner. I'd been trying to coax her out of her mood all day, but I'd decided hours ago just to wait 'till Bella and Edward got home. Now I was flipping through the sports channels on Bella and Edward's TV.

One more attempt, "Hey, Ness, you want to go outside?"

She crossed her arms tighter against her chest, "I'm not going anywhere without Jake."

I hung my head. She was persistent, "Please, Nessie? For me? I thought I was cool."

She looked me over pointedly, her jaw still set, "You're funny sometimes."

"Glad I'm a source of amusement for you." I growled.

She slit her eyes at me, "I'll tell Jake you're being mean."

"Brat."

"I am not! Jake!" Crap… He would hear her and I would be dead.

"Nessie! No! Do you want to go hunting?"

"I want Jake!" It was so odd to have a girl that looked so young, acted so mature one minute and then the next she was wailing like a three year old, over a year and a half older than she actually was. It was creepy to know that she would look like a teenager in less than four years. I loved Nessie, it was hard not to, but recently my temper had been short. I didn't know what was really wrong with me. I knew it wasn't her, but I still couldn't help but to snap at her when Jacob wasn't around. The little half-vampire just had a knack for annoying me.

"Ness!" I sighed and rubbed my eyes against the base of my palms, Jacob to the rescue. I didn't even bother to defend my actions as I walked past him. "Seth?"

"I'm going to school." Sure, it was a Friday and I had skipped my morning classes, but right now the only thing that would calm me down was to be stuck in the middle of the monotony of high school life.

I slammed the front door with a little more strength than I had intended and the poor thing shook in its frame. I just wanted to get something normal out of my day. That wasn't in the cards though. I'd heard the stories of Edward and Bella's meeting, but it had never occurred to me that Biology class might have some sort of deal with fate.

He, yes he, was standing in the front of the classroom talking to Mr. Banner. I forced myself to walk past him, but I couldn't keep my eyes off of him. I'd never felt like this before towards any male and I couldn't even tell you what color his eyes were. "Seth?"

My lab partner slid into the seat next to me, forcing me to break my eyes away. "Yeah, Jay?"

Jason frowned at him, "What're you staring at?"

"Him. Do you know who he is?" I pointed at the back of the kid's head.

"Yeah, he and his siblings started school this morning when you weren't here. They're from Europe."

"What's his name?" I clenched my teeth, waiting for a reply.

"Oliver, he and his twin are in our grade."

I gasped, feeling a tiny glimmer of hope that I wasn't going to have to come to terms with a rapid change in sexuality. "He has a twin?"

Jason shrugged, smiling tightly, which was a bit unusual for my usually laid back friend, "Yeah, a sister. There's a younger sister that has some classes with our grade. Speak of the devil." Yes, devil was the right word to describe this girl. She was wearing a form fitting black dress that looked like silk that covered most of her body. Her black hair was really long and shiny. Her green eyes looked like they could cut through glass.

She scanned the room and I didn't miss how her eyes widened in excitement when they found Jason. I looked at him and he was smirking at her. She held his gaze for several seconds before pulling her eyes away to speak softly to the teacher. She ended up sitting across the aisle from Jason and not with her brother.

I spent the rest of the class with my eyes glued to the back of Oliver's head.

When the bell rang, my eyes were drawn to Jason. He had stood from his seat and grabbed the new girl's wrist. She was giving him a nasty look, but she walked beside him. I was curious. What was Jason doing? This was so not in his character, he was my only friend that wasn't a wolf. How did he know her anyway?

I followed them down the hall and almost passed out with shock when he pulled her into a closet. I leaned casually against the wall next to the as soon as it shut completely.

"Jason, I told you I would see you soon." Wow, the girl's voice was smooth, but at the same time had a huskiness that sounded lust induced. That couldn't be right, she had just met Jason.

"Is your whole family here?" Jason sounded pissed.

"Yes, but that doesn't matter, it'll be easy to break from the family now that they're here."

Now he just sounded surprised, "How did you manage to do it?"

"I faked my Transition. I nearly killed my sister. Good God, Jason, I nearly killed her." The girl's voice raised in panic.

Jason soothed her, "You didn't. Relax, you're here with us now. I'll take care of you."

I knew what kissing sounded like from hanging with Emmett, and they sounded like they were getting after it. The girl needed air first, "How is he?"

"Sander?"

"Yeah."

"He's wonderful. He looks just like me."

I'd known that Jason had a son, but he'd made it pretty clear that the boy's mother wasn't in the picture.

"I was hoping he'd at least have my hair."

"Nope, you lose. He's a blond."

She was the mother of Jason's son?

She clicked her tongue, "Damn, knew I should have gone after the brunet."

"Hah! I can tell you that I'm the best you'll ever get."

The girl sighed, "I know that, but I'm scared."

"Why are you scared, my sweet Hells Bells?"

She laughed and it sounded almost vampiric, "You do know that that is an oxymoron, right?"

"Yeah, but do I look like I care?"

"I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that." She sighed again, "I'm scared because I don't know where to go from here. I'm with you now, but I'll have to leave. I don't think I can bear leaving you again. I can't leave Sander. Letting you take him so soon killed me."

"I don't want you to leave me. Come with me, I can protect you."

"You know that's a lie, Jason. My parents would kill you. I can't ever put you in that kind of danger."

"I'm not in danger, this is the safest place to be, Forks. Your parents chose well."

"I can't leave the family right now, I feel big changes coming and I don't like where they're headed."

"Let me help you."

"I can't. They can't know about you. Either of you. And I can't leave yet. I need to protect them." Holly pleaded.

I could hear Jason's teeth grinding, "I don't care about them, Holly. Let me protect you."

She laughed shortly, "Jason, you need to focus on protecting our son, not me."

"I want to protect you both."

"You can't protect me, Jason!" Holly exclaimed.

"Why not? Give me one good reason." He demanded.

Holly's voice softened, "I can't control myself. I nearly killed my sister and you want to know something? I enjoyed it. I wrapped my fingers around her neck and I watched her struggle. I'm not normal, not right. We've known that, but it's deeper than I thought. I watched the look in her eyes. I could almost taste her shock and her fear, and I loved it. Part of me wanted to see the light fade from her eyes. I don't even trust myself not to kill you right now. I certainly don't trust myself with Lysander."

Jason grunted in annoyance, "He's your son, Holly. You would never hurt him."

She growled back, "I don't know that, Jason! I won't put him in danger just because you are blindly putting faith in me. I need to go."

"Holly!"

"I'm sorry, Jason." I heard her whisper as she moved towards the door and lunged down the hall and around the corner.

What was I doing? First, I got so angry with Nessie, then, I couldn't take my eyes off a guy and now, I was eavesdropping on my best human friend. I'd never done any of these things until today, never even thought about them. I'd always been calm and I'd never gotten angry with Nessie before. I certainly wasn't gay, was I? No, I would have known that by now. I'd never snooped in my best friends business. Something wasn't right.

"Are you okay?" I hadn't realized I was on the ground until a soft voice made me look up…into the clearest gray eyes I'd ever seen. The girl smiled at me, her brown hair in a braid hanging over her right shoulder, "Hi, I'm Lilly."

I stopped breathing. I couldn't focus on anything, but her. It was like the world had just been pulled out from under my feet. My perspective on the entire world had changed forever. I would never be the same again.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Next chapter will probably be up either tomorrow or Saturday!

-Jenn