Hey! Sorry it took me so long to write this! Like I'm really sorry. I had no free time forEVER, no joke. And trust me, not writing this probably annoyed me more than it did you.

Chapter 4

"Jasper!" Alice shouted after him. "I better go talk to him."

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked.

"No of course not sweetie," Esme cooed.

"Just unusual," said Carlisle.

There was an awkward silence, no one made a sound. Then...

"Oh for the LOVE OF GOD!!!" Edward shouted.

"What, what is it?" Alice asked suddenly frantic, pausing at the door.

"Like you don't know," Edward shouted at her.

"No, I don't know!" she shouted. I could tell she was fuming.

"You could have given us warning! It's Charlie all over again!" Edward yelled.

"About what?"

"Seth! Now he's coming over!"

"Umm," I said. "Who's-"

"Edward you idiot! I couldn't have seen him if he's a wolf-which he probably is!"

"Can you tell me-" I tried to ask.

"Now Alice, you have to calm down," Carlisle said moving towards her.

"I will not freaking calm down," Alice shouted, turning on him.

"Where's Jasper when you need him?" I heard Emmett mutter.

"He's always on my case if I don't see something," Alice said. She sounded like she was on the brink of tears.

"Could you please just tell-" I tried.

"Edward, just say you're sorry," Rosalie said. "I'm tired of all this arguing. Besides, you owe Alice a lot. Remember Volterra?"

"She wouldn't have needed to stop me if someone hadn't told me that Bella killed herself! Rosalie."

"Well Alice was the one who told me Bella jumped off that cliff," Rosalie said suddenly defensive.

"Will someone please-" I tried again.

"I thought you were on my side," Alice said.

And then it all just turned into utter chaos. Even with my super vampire hearing and speed, I couldn't understand what anyone was saying-or rather shouting.

"Hey!" I called. No one heard. "HEY!!!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. Still no one heard. "WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JUST SHUT UP!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"

Everyone turned to look at me. Emmett made to restrain me but I brushed him off. I was sick and tired off all the yelling.

"You are all being stupid. I've known you all for, like, 3 hours and even I get that Alice can't see everything. Edward, just freaking apologize to Alice."

"But-"

"I SAID APOLOGIZE!" I shouted.

"I'm sorry," he mouthed.

"I'm a vampire and even I didn't hear it," I said. "Say it so that we can hear it." I felt like I was talking to a 2 year old.

"Alice, I'm sorry," he said.

"Thank you," I said exasperated. "Now can someone please tell me who this Seth person is?"

"Oh, umm," Bella fumbled. "He's a…family friend-"

"Who kinda imprinted on you," Alice finished in a rush.

"Ok so what is this imprinting you're talking about?" I asked.

"We should let him explain this to you," Edward answered. "He'll be here any second."

Sure enough the doorbell rang a few seconds later.

"I'll get it," Carlisle said. We all followed slowly behind him. Everyone kept walking down the large staircase into the front foyer but I remained at the top. I was nervous and scared. I didn't know what this imprinting thing meant. But before I could worry anymore Carlisle opened the door.

"Hello Seth, come on in."

"Thanks Dr. C," came a light and chipper voice. He was big, very big, like Emmett big. He had to be 6 feet tall and had a 6 pack that would make Hugh Jackman jealous. But even though he looked like he could pass for 25, he still had that youthfulness around him. I could see that he still had some baby fat around his face and his smile was way too cheerful to be an adult's-not including my lovesick vampire family's.

"Where's Jacob?" Bella asked. "I thought he would be with you."

"He was going to but didn't want to take the risk with Nessie," Seth said. "So where is she, is she awake yet?"

"She woke up a few hours ago," Bella said. She glanced up to me. She smiled a warm, gentle smile telling me that everything would be ok and not to worry. "Come on down here, Christie?"

As I descended the staircase my steps were slow and cautious. I mean, I hadn't been this close to Charlie! But the smell was all wrong. I could feel the vibration of a strong heartbeat and the blood running through that heart, but the scent didn't appeal to me. It wasn't the luscious smell of human blood; it was wilder, freer somehow. So was Seth not human, like me?

Not worried anymore that I was going to feast on his blood the moment I got close enough, I ran the rest of the way. I stared up at him. His warm brown eyes made me feel like I was melting in a pool of chocolate. I felt warm and happy inside. I'd never thought that I would feel this way with a boy. I wasn't exactly what boys would define as beautiful. But with Seth, I felt gorgeous. And I felt…whole.

"Christie," Bella said, "I'd like you to meet Seth."