Here's the next chapter. I'm going to try to get another up by the end of the week but won't be able to for a week after that. I'll be away and won't be able to write. Hope you like it. Please read and review.

Shay's POV

I started at the door where Collin and Brady had dragged Seth out of the cafeteria from. I didn't realize my mouth was hanging open until Bree closed it and Jez started waving her hand in front of my eyes. I blinked and focused my attention on the two girls in front of me, looking slightly worried. "What was that?" I scoffed after a moment to pull myself together. They looked at each other anxiously and the expression 'saved by the bell' came into play here. The bell rang and the girls scouted me toward class without saying anything about what just happened. I found it ironic that the bell would ring at that moment.

I didn't have any other classes with either Jez or Bree so I didn't get a chance to ask them again about what happened in the cafeteria and I had a feeling that they knew exactly what happened. All through my last few classes all I could think about was Seth. A picture of him seemed to be seared into my brain. I didn't understand what I felt when I saw him. The pull that I felt when we met eyes. It told me to go to him. To touch him. I wanted to him. I needed to touch him. To feel his skin under mine. I needed him to do the same. It was nothing like I have ever felt before. This didn't make sense. Nothing mad sense. Oh, god. Have I gone mad? How else would I explain the feelings that I had. Then again he was the same way but maybe more then I. He fought the guys when they took him away. Like he was scared and desperate to stay near me and he was staring at me first.

I could help but to think about him. Where was he now? Where did they take him? What was he doing? A hundred questions past through my mind. That's when I remembered what Jez said. 'Oh. No! They did not.' I was right. She knows what happened but why wouldn't she tell me. What was the secret? 'Collin maybe you should bring Seth to Sam's. Jacob will probably be at the Cullen's by now. Brady you should go with them. We can take care of Shay.' She had also said. Who were Sam and Jacob? By the end of the school day I had a headache.

I was rubbing my temple and closing my locker door when I saw Bree walking down the hall. I was sure she knew too so I ran to catch up to her before she retreated out the door. I called her name and she turned automatically to see who called but when she saw it was me her face twisted into a expression of panic which confirmed my theory.

She tried to hide it before I reached her but it didn't matter. I already saw it. "Hey Shay. What's up?" Her smile was force as she glanced at the door a couple of feet away, probably wondering if she could make a break for it.

"Hey. Uh! Could I ask you something?" I didn't wait for an answer because I knew it would be a covered up no."Do you know what happened today in the cafeteria? With Seth and I." I watched her carefully as she looked everywhere but my face.

"Uh! Look Shay I have to go. My mom's waiting for me in the car. I'm sorry. I have to go." She started to turn away but I grabbed her arm and spun her back around.

"Please Bree, I need to know." I beg but she shakes her head and looks a bit sad.

"I'm sorry. I can't." She says and hurries out the door before I could catch her again.

That night it was all the same. I stayed in my room away from Lana and Dean and fantasized about Seth and all the possible reasons I could think up of what happened today. I can tell you that some of them were really dumb. I imagined that it was really love that I felt for him. I picture us walking hand in hand along a sonny beach. The ones I was used to from back home of course because the ones here are always to cold and very wet and without sand but multicolored rocks. I visualized what it might me like for him to lean down and kiss me.

That night I slept well despite my confusion and longing. I dreamt of him holding me, telling me he loved me. Mean I woke up the next morning I wished were all true.

Seth's POV

'SETH!' Jacob yelled when he phased and saw what I was doing.

'I guess you talked to Sam then huh.' I said and started running toward my house.

'Yeah I did. He told you to not go see her and look what you're doing now.' He wasn't too happy to find out that I went to Shay's house. I would be too if I were him. I disobeyed one of the Alphas even if Sam had no real power over me like Jake did, I was still to do what he said. 'Exactly, Seth. What were you thinking?'

'I never saw her Jake. I only came to see if she was okay. That was all.' I was too far to see her and she was in her room all night with her blinds pulled down over her window. I spent the last hour or so listing to what she was doing. She mostly lay on her bed with her music on. 'How would you feel if you couldn't see Renesemee for over twenty four hours? I just needed to know she was okay or I would have never slept tonight.'

'I know what you mean Seth but you didn't do what you were told. I'm going to be mad.' My thoughts went to mean he didn't want to control us. He didn't want to be Alpha and have the power to order us around. 'Look Seth I still don't want that but now I know that doesn't work and you knew there is no going back now.'

'Yeah okay. See ya tomorrow.' I say and phase back because I arrived in the woods behind my house. My mom was probably still waiting for me in the living room in her arm chair reading a book like she always does when either Leah or I stay out to late. Sometimes it was annoying but I knew she only does it because she worried about us. I mean, ever since dad died a few years ago she's been scared to lose us too and us being werewolves (well technically shape shifters but we're so used to it that we still use werewolf) didn't help much.

I walked through the door and found her laying asleep on the couch. (Well no wonder it was almost two in the morning). "Hey mom, wake up. I'm home. You can go to bed now." I whispered and shook her shoulder. She stretched and looked around the room groggily. She came round enough to know what was happening she got up and wrapped her arms around my waist.

"Oh! Honey, Sam called and told me the great news. I am so proud of you." When she noticed that I didn't hug her back, she looked up at my face and her smile faded. My face was blank and I was looking unfocused out the window beside the couch. Inside I was miserable and struggling with two sides of myself. One that told me to go find Shay and the other one that told me to stay where I was and wait until tomorrow to see her. I couldn't get her out of my mind, no matter how hard I tried. Then again did I really want to and was I fouling myself by saying that I wanted to. "Oh! Sweetie, I'm sorry. Sam warned me you would be like this. You'll see her. Don't worry." When I didn't move she asked. "Are you okay, Seth?"

"I'm fine Mom. I'm going to bed." I said and pulled myself out of her embrace and walked up to my room. I know that was rude and unnecessary but I had to get away. I didn't want her pity. I didn't want her to tell me it was okay because it wasn't. Not for me anyway.

That night I had a hard time sleeping. I was tired but I couldn't stop thinking about Shay long enough to actually fall asleep. I was worried for her. What if she was having a bad dream and needed someone to talk to? What if someone was trying to break into her house? What if some crazy guy came to her room to kill her just because he could? Just thinking about any of these things made me start to shake and I had to spend most of the late night hours trying to calm myself down. I doubt my mom would be to please if I phased in the house and accidently broke something. I wouldn't care but she would make me clean it up and I didn't feel like doing any cleaning any time soon. When my alarm went off and I got up to get ready to go to school I was grateful that neither Quil nor Embry tried to prank me this morning. They must have heard and decided to leave me alone. I got to school on time and sat in my usual spot next to Brady in first. I wasn't too happy that I had to wait till lunch until I got to see her. I could only hope that we had some classes together after lunch. Even though I didn't believe in any sort of god, I prayed that we did. Brady was a nice guy. He saw that I was stressed and tried to distract me but I don't think anything could distract me now. I was away from Shay for too long and I was on the verge of screaming. The longer I stayed away from her the more it hurt. I barely paid attention to Brady and soon he just gave up. He probably caught on that it just wasn't going to work.

When lunch finally came I hurried to the cafeteria, not even bothering to go at a human pace. I paid for my lunch and rushed to the table and started at the door, waiting for her to walk through. My muscles were tense and my breathing became irregular as I waited. Bree, Collin, Brady and Claire all sat down at the table but I barely registered their presence. I was only interested in one person. When she finally walked through the door I felt myself relax into my chair after a long nerve-racking twenty- four hours. I mesmerized her face as she walked along side Jez toward our table. When our eyes met a shockwave went through me. I smiled and was pleased when she returned it. As she approached, I push the chair beside me with my foot so she could sit down.

Shay's POV

When I walked into the cafeteria with Jez chatting away easily, Seth was already there. He was looking at the door like he was waiting for us and when our eyes met a shock went through me just like before. He seemed to relax into his chair and a big smile spread across his face. He was sitting at the end of the table and when we approached he pushed to the empty chair beside him with his foot so I could sit down. His eyes never left my face the whole way and I felt my face go red. I watched as Jez began a conversation with the others at the table. That's when I heard the most beautiful voice.

"Hey." I turned my head to find Seth still smiling at me. He was so beautiful. His deep brown eyes sparkled as he looked me over. I was also overwhelmed with how big he was. I saw them yesterday but to sit right beside one was a whole different story. I was scared to find out just how tall he really was standing up.

"Hi." I said and smiled back. His seemed to grow when I did so. If that was even possible. You would think it would be awkward between us from what happened yesterday but somehow it felt perfectly normal.

"Shay, right?" He asked after a second as we stared into each others eyes. I know that sounds weird but his eyes were so beautiful and perfect that I couldn't look away. Also for some reason he seemed to feel the same way about looking into mine. I nodded and my smile grew as well. I loved hearing his voice. "Sorry I wasn't paying attention yesterday because I sure the others asked you but what made you move here of all places? I mean you look Quileute but I don't think I ever seen you around here before."

I felt my smile fade and I looked down at my hands that were folded in my lap. I forced back the tears and tried my very best to hide them from my voice. "Huh! I lived here when I was small but moved away when I was five but my parents died in a car crash a month ago so I had to move back here with my older sister Lana and her boyfriend." I was proud of myself for hiding my stress of the subject so well from my voice. However I must have been mistaken because when I looked up Seth's face was filled with sadness.

"I'm so sorry." He said, almost like he was the one who lost someone recently.

"It's okay. I miss them a lot but I know I have to move on. Get my life moving again." I was shocked the moment the words came out of my mouth. I never said that to anyone, not even to my therapist or my sister. I felt my face to red but he just smiled.

"I know what you mean. My dad died a few years back from a heart attack. He was my best friend and suddenly he was gone and I was going through some stuff at the time so it hurt a lot." I smiled back. It was nice to know someone that knew how it felt to lose a parent that wasn't my sister. It made me feel better to know that I wasn't alone and for some strange reason I felt even better that it was Seth. That he was the one who understood me. I had no idea why, just that I did.

"Sorry."

"S'okay. I did what you're doing. I moved on with my life. Got over it and besides, I knew that's what he wanted me to do too." He said and his eyes went distant for a moment, remembering those horrible days. "What's your favorite color?" He asked suddenly, making me laugh.

"Ah! Blue I think." He smiled his goofy grin that I was beginning to love and asked me why. "I don't know. I think it reminds me of my mom. She loved blue. Said that blue meant calm and warm which is a perfect description of her." I said, blushed and looked at my hands before saying. "You?"

He chuckled. "Probably the same but I like it because it reminds me how big the world is. That there is a whole other world outside Washington and someday I want to explore it." Wow! He was so different from other guys. "Favorite animal?"

I shrug. "I don't think I have one. Too many to pick from. What about you? What's your favorite animal?"

Without even taking a second to think about it he says. "Wolf. Definitely wolf. " He said but something was off. Almost like he was enjoying an inside joke.

"Wolf. Okay. My turn. Do you play sports? What sports. Do you have play on a team?"

He was beaming. "That's more than one question." He said chuckling.

I roll my eyes. "Yes but they're all in the same category."

"Yeah I play sports. Mostly football and baseball with my friends. I can't play on a team because… of some family stuff." I didn't miss the pause but I pretended too. He clearly wasn't going to elaborate on that so I didn't ask. I just hoped it wasn't anything bad. "What's your favorite kind of music?"

I shrugged. "I don't have one. As long as it's not country or that old classic stuff, I'm good"

It continued like that for the rest of the lunch hour. We asked questions as we ate and I can tell you that I have never seen anyone eat so much in my entire life. Seth ate (along with the other two boys at the table) enough food to last me three days. I laughed in amazement as he put more and more food into his mouth. I was surprised he didn't burst. However I wasn't as stunned as I was when he stood up to go to his next class. (Which I was delighted to find out was with me) He towered over me. I mean, I barely reached his shoulders and I felt like a little kid standing beside him and the other boys. We walked to class, still asking questions and joking around with each other. When we arrived in fourth period science, I was thrilled to find out that the empty seat that I sat beside yesterday was actually Seth's. We talked all the way to the bell. It felt so natural with Seth. Nothing was ever awkward or uncomfortable. It actually felt like I had known Seth for a very long time and not just two days.

When the teacher started talking and we had to stop I tried to pay attention. I had a lot to catch up on considering I haven't been to school for over a month and I was at a different one. But I felt eyes on the side of my head and when I looked up to see who it was I found Seth staring at me from the chair beside me. I felt my cheeks turn red for the hundredth time in the past hour and a half. He had that effect on me which no one ever did before. There was something different about Seth that I couldn't quite place. He was huge for one thing. I could clearly see his muscles under his shirt for another. Was he and his friends on steroids or something? But that wasn't it. He was so down to earths compared to other guys. He was sweet and had a great sense of humor. He just seemed more mature that I have ever seen a guy his age before and when our eyes met a shock goes through me. It just felt right to be near him.

When I looked back up at him, he wasn't looking at me anymore. His eyes were on the black board ahead of him. However you could tell that wasn't where he wanted to look. His neck and shoulders were strained and he had a look of deep desire on his face.

When the bell rang, we sadly found out that we only had one class together and had to say our goodbyes. He promised to met me at my locker after school and headed off to his next class.

"Hey!" A husky voice said from behind me.

"Hi!" I said and stuffed the rest of my books into my locker and quickly closed it. I smiled up at him and started to walk toward the door to the student parking lot.

"How was math?" He asked in conversational tone.

"Ug. Math. I hate math. It's my worst subject. I'm definitely more of a English person."

He chuckled as we walked outside and he followed me to my car. The whole way I felt his gaze set on my face, not leaving once and somehow he managed to swerve through the parked cars without bumping into anything. Which probably wouldn't hurt him considering the look of him. When we arrived at my car I said I'd see him tomorrow and started to unlock the door.

"No, wait. I wanted to ask you something." He said and I looked up at him.

"Shoot." I said and waited.

"uh! My friends are having a bonfire on Friday night and I was wondering if you wanted to go. I'm sure Jez and Claire will be there too and the elders are going to tell some stories. Mostly tribal legends. They're really cool."

I smile. This would be a great way to get to know the people around La Push not to mention a way to spend time with Seth outside of school. Just that thought itself sent a thrill through me. "Sure. I'd love to."

His grin grew so big that I felt my heart swell in my chest. "Great. I'll pick you up at eight." He said and walked away. I smiled to myself all the way home. I was starting to think that it wasn't actually going to be all that bad here.

When I got home I found Lana in the living room. I must have still had a grin on my face because she asked me why I was so happy. I shrugged and sat down on the chair by the window and looked outside.

"What is it?" She was smiling from the couch watching me.

"I'm going out with some friends tomorrow to a bonfire." She rolled her eyes, unconvinced.

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