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Seth POV

I woke up at noon, I had been patrolling all night until 5AM and felt exhausted. I heard my mom humming a song downstairs and egg and bacon filled my nostrils. I practically ran downstairs for breakfast. Mom made me breakfast every morning, that's one of the perks to having mom know I'm a shape shifter. Embry isn't so lucky, he's constantly getting in trouble for 'sneaking out'. We let him crash whenever he wants.

When I entered the kitchen there was 7 pieces of toast, 8 eggs and 12 rashes of bacon on my plate – my mom knew me too well. I walked over to her and kissed her cheek before eating my breakfast.

''Have you see Leah, hon?'' Mom asked. Leah had been really angry since her transformation. It's been hard on her, listening to Sam's thoughts. Especially sharing thoughts with a whole group of guys, I felt sorry for her but at the same time I felt pissed that she was taking it out on all of us.

''Sorry Mom, she's fine though.'' I assured her.

''I just worry about that girl,'' Mom said sighing, ''got any plans today?''

''I feel like going to First Beach, it's weird like a pull telling me I should go there.'' Mom nodded and went back to doing the dishes.

''There's some muffins in the fridge while I'm at work. I'm going to go shopping after work so try not to starve until then.'' She said and I grinned cheakily as I finished my breakfast.

''Have fun!'' She yelled as I ran out the house. I walked towards First Beach when I heard the laughs of Quil and Embry.

''Oh look it's newby,'' Quil said and Embry laughed, ''what brings you here on this fine day?''

''I dunno, I felt like going for a walk here-.'' I said but stopped talking when I saw a girl walking. I didn't see her face but she had dark hair with blonde tips tied back and russet skin. She was wearing really short shorts, runners and a sports bra.

''That's one fine piece of ass.'' Embry said and whistled to her. She turned around and whistled back – which really surprised me but she turned back around and continued walking. Embry and Quil being the asses they are began to run after her, I just followed.

When we reached her Quil tapped her shoulder and she turned around.

''Dakota Black, is that really you?'' He asked. She nodded but looked confused.

''It's Quil.'' He said and her face immediately lit up into a smile.

''No way! Quil? What happened to you?'' She asked as he picked her up into a hug. Quil put her down and she looked at Embry, he smiled and hugged her too.

She turned and stared at me, EVERYTHING changed.

I met with warm brown eyes, the color of milk chocolate and beautiful thick long eyelashes.

Heat flooded through me, stronger than before, but it was a new kind of heat - not a burning.
It was glowing.

Everything that made me who I was - my love for my dead father, my love for my mother and sister, my loyalty to the pack, the love for my other brothers, my hatred for my enemies, my home, my name, my self - disconnected from me in that second - snip, snip, snip - and floated up into space.
I was not left drifting. A new string held me where I was. Not one string, but a million. Not strings, but steel cables. A million steel cables all tying me to one thing - to the very center of the universe.
I could see that now - how the universe swirled around this one point. I'd never seen the symmetry of the universe before, but now it was plain

The gravity of the earth no longer tied me to the place where I stood.

She did.
''Dakota.'' I said softly, her name sounded like heaven.

We kept staring into each other's eyes for what felt like forever until Embry broke the silence. ''Jake's gonna be pissed,'' he said high-fiving Quil.

I growled at them, breaking the eye contact between Dakota and I. When I turned back I got to see her fully. She was wearing a pair of short shorts and sports bra – I wasn't complaining. She had long, toned legs that went on forever. Her skin looked so soft and I ached to touch it. Her long hair was tied back into a ponytail, exposing her face. She had the cutest button nose and the fullest lips. Her cheekbones were high and she had no blemishes. She was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen.

''Hey, Seth.'' She said and hugged me. I never wanted to let go. We stayed in each other's embrace for about 2 minutes until Quil yelled ''get in there,'' we immediately let go.

''We've been waiting all week to see you and now Seth's already hogging you.'' Quil said, causing a blush to appear on her cheeks. I gave him a death stare.

''I better get going, dad's probably wondering where I am.'' She said and I immediately felt sad. I had just found my imprint and now she was leaving me. Anger flooded through me, the thought of her leaving me made me start to shake, I knew I was going to phase. Quil and Embry were by my side in a second, dragging me toward the trees.

''We'll see you later,'' Embry yelled, she nodded and began to walk away. As soon as we entered the forest I phased. Embry and Quil soon phased and were in my head. I couldn't stop thinking about what just happened.

'Congrats man.' Jared thought.

'Jacob's gonna kill you.' Paul thought mockingly.

I got pissed off and ran after him. He was a dead man.

Dakota POV

I stood there in shock for a moment as I watched Quil and Embry drag a shaking Seth into the woods – what the La Push was going on?

I began to jog home and to my luck it began to rain. Why does everything hate me? I hate you rain! I yelled and it began pelting down faster. Seriously?

When I arrived home dad was talking with no other than Sam Uley. I remember Sam before I left, he was huge and sort of scary looking. Jacob was nowhere to be seen. I thought about what had just happened. SETH. Oh my god, he was so sexy and warm. I ached for his warmness to touch me again. When we hugged I felt electricity flood through me, a feeling that I was unfamiliar with.

I quietly walked into the hallway towards my room but stopped when dad yelled out to me.

''Dakota, can you please come here for a minute?'' His voice was warm and fatherly, something I missed.

I walked towards the living room where dad sat in his wheelchair and Sam 'Looks Like I'mma Kill You' Uley sat on the couch near him.

Dad smiled and patted the other couch near him. I sat down there and looked at him.

''I heard you met Seth down the beach today.'' Dad said and I sat there confused.

''Yeah, is he okay?''

''He's fine, what makes you ask that?'' Mr 'Looks Like I'mma Kill You' asked.

''I said I was gonna go and then he started shaking. Embry and Quil dragged him in the woods, when can I see him next?''

Sam turned to look at dad, ''it seems to be effecting her as well.''

I got even more confused, ''what does?''

''Nothing, sweetie. You can go now, I need to talk to Sam alone for a few minutes.'' Dad said, I nodded and kissed his cheek before leaving.

WHY IS EVERYONE ACTING SO WEIRD?

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