Author's Note: Yay! I finished this chapter faster than I thought. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Twilight isn't mine sadly.
I kept running until I realized I had no clue where I was. The trees had changed to harsher pines, and I could spot bits of snow. I sat down, though it wasn't because I was tired. I needed some sort of clue of where I was.
As I concluded that I was totally lost and would just have to turn back into my wolf form, bear with Leah, and track my own scent back, I heard something. At first I thought I was mistaken; what would be up here? But as I listened, I could just make out a familiar sound: a heartbeat. And it wasn't any animal's. This heartbeat was definitely human.
I knew I should just go; it was probably just some hiker. But for some reason my curiosity was peaked, and I just had to see who it was. Besides, who would be in the mountains with snow hiking? So I walked towards the sound cautiously. It wouldn't be good if I scared them and they fell off a ledge or something.
As I got closer to the mystery person, I noticed several things. One, there was suddenly a lot more snow. Two, I could hear the person's breathing, which was very shallow. Three, I could smell them, and it surprised me. They smelled nice. They smelled kind of like vanilla, lavender, and orange blossoms, all in one.
As I rounded the corner, I spotted the person. It was a girl with beautiful, dark brown hair just past her shoulders. She was just above the normal height for girls. She was face down in the snow, and was probably freezing.
"Hey, are you alright?" I called out to her as I walked closer, fascinated and at the same time worried.
She didn't respond, and as I got closer she appeared a little blue. I rushed over to this stranger, knowing that if she stayed out here much longer that she would probably die.
I slowly lifted her up, and that's when I really saw her.
She was very skinny, and appeared to not have eaten in days. Her face was slightly oval, and her mouth seemed a little off balance with the rest of her face. But that didn't matter anymore as I felt all my fears of not imprinting dissipate. She, the unnamed stranger, was all that mattered. I had finally imprinted.
I picked her up, thinking of what to do next. I wouldn't freeze, but she was. I held her close, hoping that she would warm up and not die out here. With that thought, I ran back the way I had come, hoping that I would find the Cullen's house soon. I needed Carlisle's help, and badly.
Edward's POV:
Bella and I were at the main house, sitting in the living room and keeping an eye on Renesmee and Jacob out of the corner of my eye. I was still a little nervous about them being together, though I shouldn't be.
"Jakey! Let's play some more!" Renesmee demanded, her curls bouncing as she jumped up and down. She was at a physical age of about 3 ½ , though she was much older mentally. At the moment, she was playing hide-and-seek with Jacob.
Jacob, strangely enough in a way, actually enjoyed playing with her. I guess that's what imprinting did to you. Only one person would really matter once it happened: the one you imprinted upon. "Of course!" He replied. "I'll count this time and you hide."
He promptly turned towards the wall and slowly started to count to twenty. Renesmee giggled as she ran upstairs towards Alice's closet. She knew Jacob would probably not be able to find her there. That closet was huge, and filled with Alice's (and some of Jasper's) clothes.
I had a small smile, enjoying the moment, when I heard Seth's thoughts. He was thinking so fast that at first I couldn't understand what he was thinking. I focused harder, and they all suddenly became clear.
Edward! If you can hear me, get Carlisle now! I've got to save her; I've got to save her! Edward! Help!
Who was 'her'? I looked closer at his thoughts, and suddenly realized who she was. It was a skinny girl who appeared like she had been starved in Seth's arms. Why was she so important? Then it suddenly came to me. Seth had finally imprinted, on a stranger nonetheless.
"What's wrong honey?" Bella asked, looking puzzled. She was looking at my face, and I realized that I had a horrified expression on my face. Seth would inwardly die if the girl died now…
"Seth needs Carlisle's help, and fast. He's found… his other half, and she is very close to death." I told Bella while I was already getting up and about to run to Carlisle.
Bella's eyes widened in shock before she controlled her expression. "Go then, go! I'll ask Alice if she sees anything about the girl." She promptly jumped up and ran towards Alice's bedroom, where I could tell Alice was, helping Renesmee stay hidden. Not that she needed any help.
I rushed up the stairs right after Bella, turning down the hallway towards Carlisle's office. I burst in, causing Carlisle to jump up in surprise. I never did that unless something was wrong. "Carlisle," I explained, "Seth's imprinted but the girl he imprinted upon is about to die. She needs your help and now!"
Carlisle's eyes widened in surprise, yet he stood up and rushed to different places of his office purposefully. I grabbed the hospital cot we kept in the house and dragged it to the nearby room we kept ready for these kind of incidents as Carlisle rushed past me, wearing gloves and carrying an IV bag and several medicines. We readied the room, and we both promptly rushed out of the room and the house, passing a concerned Jacob on the way out the door.
As we dashed off the porch, Seth appeared a couple of yards away with the girl. Carlisle was about to rush towards him, ready to grab the girl and bring her in, but I shook my head at him. "I wouldn't take her away from Seth right now." I explained to him. Carlisle looked at me and nodded before rushing back into the house to the readied room.
I turned back towards Seth before running through the door myself. Seth sounded frantic in his thoughts.
Don't die, don't die, please don't die. He seemed to be silently pleading to the girl in his arms as he rushed past everyone up the stairs. He knew where the room was, and silently turned into it, setting the girl on the little cot. Carlisle rushed to her, finding one of her veins in her skinny hands and inserting the IV.
"Seth, put a blanket on her. She needs to warm up slowly, otherwise her body could react badly." Carlisle ordered, but he didn't really need to. Seth had already been reaching for a blanket and slowly settled it on top of the girl, tucking the edges underneath her. His thoughts were still filled with desperate pleas for her to live, for her not to die.
"I'm going now." I told them both before turning towards the door and walking out. I knew that Seth needed some time alone with the girl, and Carlisle was about to leave anyway. A moment later, Carlisle walked out of the room, heading for his office. I could see through Seth's thoughts that he was now holding the girl's hand, silently pleading that she stay alive, that she wouldn't die.
Carlisle, on the other hand, wasn't so sure that the girl would survive. She had been outside for a while, and appeared to be very close to the edge of death.
I was hoping for Seth's sake that the girl would survive.
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