Seth woke up in a devastatingly good mood.

Despite his three hours of sleep, he hopped out of bed and all but sprinted out the door. Maybe it was killing a leech that was about to suck the life out of an innocent girl, or maybe it was the fact that life was just good, but Seth Clearwater was deadly optimistic.

He was halfway to his truck when he heard his older sister's voice. "And where do you think you're going?"

"Out!" replied, no hint of sarcasm or resentment in his voice. "Today's a good day Leah, I can feel it."

Leah rolled his eyes at him. "Well, it's going to be a good day at a council meeting, because that's where we're both going." Seth rolled his eyes. "Sam wants to talk about the growing number of bloodsuckers in the area, and we all need to be there."

Seth rolled his eyes and groaned. "But it's gonna be boooriiing."

"Well, then suck it up."

Boring it was, and suck it up he did. His brothers (and sister) sat around him, elders in company. They were waiting on one person, who had the audacity to be late to a meeting as important as this.

"Renesemee probably fell over and scraped her knee," Paul joked through the tension, trying to lighten the mood. No one responded, because it was an accepted fact that whenever Jacob was late, it was because of his imprint.

There was nothing to say about it, and even if there were, no one could say it. Because that was his imprint, and nothing anyone said could fight that fire.

For a brief moment, Seth thought about what it would be like, to have someone like that. To have someone to risk everything over. It wasn't the first time he had mulled the idea over in his mind. It was no secret to the pack that Seth actively longed for an imprint, for a companion, but it was also no secret that Seth was dead out of luck.

Then again, he knew from the start today was a good day.

And not for the first time, Seth tried to picture her. Maybe she'd have blue eyes. Seth always thought blue eyes were beautiful, entrancing. He imagined looking into her blue eyes for the first time and feeling everything else float away.

When Jacob arrived, Seth was so deep into day dreaming he didn't even notice. Brady had to nudge his arm to bring him back to reality. His eyes, like everyone else's turned to Jake, who let out a simple, "sorry" and took his seat.

That was enough for them, for now.

Billy Black's deep voice brought everyone's attention back to the meeting. "For a year now, we have known peace. Our enemies have disappeared and our treaty with the Cullens remains intact. However, there has been an outbreak. Dozens of Cold Ones have crossed into our territory."

"Seth caught one last night," Sam added, a tone of authority in his voice, "near River Street. He was hunting a girl on the street."

This is where Jacob's relationships came into handy: vampires. His relationships with the Cullen's helped with intel. "It's no one Carlisle knows," Jacob confirmed. "The Cullen's believe it might be a large clan of nomads passing through, larger than they've ever seen."

"Like an army," Jared snipped.

Sam took control of the conversation once more. "Until we have more information, I'm increasing patrols. We have to keep our people safe. Track the scent and make sure their eliminated."

The conversation continued on, but Seth couldn't pay attention. His mind was gone, somewhere else, lost on the coast. His brown eyes were focused on the ground in front of him but his mind replayed the events of last night.

He remembered catching the scent. It was clear and disgusting, and he followed all the way towards his house. He caught another scent in the mix, lovely but simple, like fruity shampoo. For a second, Seth could understand why the vampire might have been attracted to the girl.

That's sick, Seth, Embry's thought played through his mind. Yeah, it was kinda sick.

He was waiting for orders. Following the vampire with careful steps. He was so caught up in the hunt he didn't even notice Seth, the giant sandy wolf, snarling in the trees. But when the wind blew, and her lovely scent drifted in the wind, and she noticed him behind her, Seth had to act. Lunging at the killer, swiftly and silently.

The girl had never ever noticed. She wasn't supposed to, but in a way, Seth wanted her too.

"Hey, Seth."

The boy snapped out of his day dream to see Jacob waving his hand in his face. "C'mon, meeting's over. I'll drive you home."

Confused, Seth looked around for Leah, who had driven him here. "She's on patrol. Doing a perimeter. C'mon."

Seth liked Jacob's car. It was old and gross and constantly broke down. Countless times, the Cullen's offered him a new truck, but he turned it down. For his old piece of crap car that Jake rebuilt himself. He liked that Jake left the car dirty but kept the car seat for his imprint spotless.

Seth just brushed the trash to the side. "How's it been Jake?"

The older wolf gave him a glance as the truck struggled to start. "It's troubling times, buddy. More kids are gonna start turning soon. There are vampires everywhere."

"What do the Cullen's say?"

There was a part of Seth that knew Jake hated being the messenger between the two worlds, he couldn't help but let his curiosity take over. "It's not a newborn army. They're older, mature. There's no explanation."

Jacob closed his mouth, and didn't open it again. For some reason, he was holding pack. Putting something off. And Seth didn't want to push it.

But there was something on Seth's mind. It was the one thing that was Seth's mind at any given time. "Can I ask you a question?"

"No, I don't think you should try to find a companion before you imprint."

"But what if I never find her?"

"And what if you date a girl and then you met your imprint? Do you want to have another situation like Sam and-"

"Stop the car!"

Jacob slammed on the breaks and looked around. They were by the beach, near the cliffs. "What-" he begun, but stopped when he realized Seth had already bailed.

"Oh well."

Seth was in his way towards the cliff, full speed. He spotted a figure, dangling off the edge. His instincts kicked in, and he had to protect the civilians.

He heard Jake drive off, but by that time, he was already where he needed to be. "Hello?" Seth called.

There was a brief silence. "Hey what's up?"

For a moment, Seth was stumped. "Um, nothing much? Where are you?"

"If you're up here I assume it's because you saw exactly where I am."

Seth walked towards the edge. She sounded to relaxed to be in a compromising situation. "What are you doing?"

"Just hanging."

Completely baffled, Seth looked down over the edge. All he saw was a top of head. Chocolate brown hair. Somehow, this small girl had managed to find a small ledge off the edge of a cliff to sit on. "Um, hi."

The girl looked up at him, and for a moment, Seth thought he fell over the cliff.

In her eyes, he saw the universe. He saw his future, he saw all that was beautiful in the world. For a moment, he was floating, but he was slammed back down to reality. Back to her, because she was his new reality. His heart tugged, straight towards her. He couldn't look away. He was transfixed, under her spell. This was his imprint.

Well fuck.

/why would u have him imprint second chapter huuuuh/ bc it happens at first sight what are they never supposed to meet lmao thanks fam