Chapter 4

Disclaimer: This is going to be the last one; you get the point by now. I don't own Twilight, blah, blah, blah. If I did, Seth would have met a nice girl before the books ended.

I could not believe my luck. I had only been staying with the Cullens for about 24 hours and already I felt like I belonged. Even the blonde girl, who I had learned since was named Rosalie, had started to warm up to me.

They gave me a room of my own; it was available now that Edward had apparently moved out. They offered to get all sorts of things for it, but I didn't really know what I wanted, I had never been allowed to decorate a room before. I had spent some time in New York and had snuck in to some Broadway shows; I like that, so Esme said we'd start there. By morning she had a bookshelf full of cast albums for me. I had no idea how she did it, but she was a vampire after all, by this point I was pretty convinced they could do anything.

I spent the next few hours barely making a dent in them, but quickly learning the lyrics to songs I really liked. So far, Addam's Family was really entertaining, Aladdin was okay, Avenue Q was hilarious, and American Idiot was amazing. I had also been somewhat a fan of alternative music, so that mashing with Broadway was pretty awesome. While I was doing that, various members of the family joined me. Esme brought me something to eat for breakfast. I tried to tell her she didn't have to, but she said that she didn't get to do it for Renesmee as much anymore, and she missed it. Carlisle came just to see how my new room was treating me; he knew more of the lyrics to Aladdin that I think he would actually admit. Last was Alice. She and I sat and chatted while enjoying the humor of Avenue Q. She was the one who brought me the news that that evening, we would be having some people that "I just had to meet" over for dinner. On her way out my door she muttered something about how bad it would smell in the house, which was weird, but Alice was weird, so I tried not to give it too much thought.

Dinner came faster than expected, and it was a very strange experience as none of the Cullens, except for Renesmee were going to be eating anything, but Esme still make mountains of food. I hoped our guests would be very hungry because there was no way Renesmee and I could finish all this food.

When I found out who those hungry guests were, I was no longer confused about what Alice had said about the smell. Apparently werewolves eat a shit-ton of food.

Said wolves were, so I was told, actually a mix of some I had met and some I hadn't. Jacob I knew I had met, but I didn't know that the grey wolf I had run into was this guy named Embry. The other two were brother and sister, Leah and Seth.

So the thing about this Seth guy, he was acting super weird the whole time. He walked in with the others and went straight to greet Edward and Bella without even looking at me while Carlisle introduced me to Embry and Leah. Then, when Carlisle called him over so he could introduce me, I made eye contact with the guy and he completely froze. I was really confused as to what I had done to this guy. What is he doing? Is he okay? Do I have a power to petrify people that I didn't manifest until now? Jacob and Embry suddenly sprang into action, dragging Seth from the room. I suddenly felt really sad to see him go, which was perhaps the strangest thing about the encounter. I mean, he was cute, but seriously, since when did I get immediately attached to a guy just 'cause he's ripped? A few minutes later, the three wolf boys came back into the room, acted like nothing happened, and sat down to eat. In fact, everyone but me seemed mostly unfazed by what had transpired, although Esme, Alice, and Renesmee's smiles were even brighter than they had been a few minutes ago.

After dinner, we all went to the living room and I was still feeling a bit dazed. Not only from all the weirdness, but also from dinner itself. Man, those wolves can eat. I'll have to remember not to get between them and a sandwich, like, ever. Mostly, though, I was still freaked out by what had happened with Seth, and also how much I wanted to go sit next to him and snuggle into his shoulder or something. I had never really had any relationships, only a few one night stands with people I found particularly attractive when I had been feeling particularly lonely, so it was really odd for me to want to cuddle with anyone, let alone someone as hot as Seth.

As the evening dragged on, I felt less and less part of the group. These people all knew each other really well, and I had just met them, so I didn't have much to contribute to the conversation. Eventually, I just didn't want to be there anymore, so I snuck out with the excuse of having to go to the bathroom and went out to the back porch. It was nice to have a few moment to myself under the night sky; it almost felt like my old life.

My peace was disturbed when I heard someone approaching me from inside the house. I didn't turn to see who it was, and was very surprised when a masculine voice spoke instead of Alice or Esme like I was expecting.

"Were we boring you?" It was Seth. The attractive weirdo, great.

"No, I just wanted some air. I didn't feel like I had anything to add to the conversation anyway."

"Yeah, we've all been through a lot together. I can see how coming into that could be hard." What is this guy trying to do? He couldn't possibly need any more friends judging by the evening we've been having. Is he overly nice, or feel sorry for me, or something? Is he trying to hit on me?

"Okay, I know why I'm out here, but, not to be rude, why are you?"

"I figured you could use some company." Oh my god….

"Really? That's the line you're going with?"

"What?"

"That was so obviously a pick-up line, and a shitty one at that. 'I figured you could use some company'? You might as well have asked if it hurt when I fell from heaven."

"I'm sorry if I offended you; I honestly wasn't trying to make it sound that way."

"Why not? Am I not pretty enough for you to be hitting on?"

"What? No! That is in no way the case. You're very –"

"Seth, it's okay. I'm just messing with you, jeez. But now I'm curious; what were you going to say?"

"Uh…"

"Oh, come on. I'm very….what?"

"I was going to say pretty. You're very pretty." Wow, I shouldn't have asked. This just got super awkward. At least he's honest, though; that's a plus.

"Well you're not so bad yourself."

"Now who's using clichéd lines?" I like this guy. He doesn't just sit there like a bump on a log when I tease him; he fights back.

"Alright Seth, you got me there." I found myself at a loss for what to say then. This was the first time I had made eye contact with him since that first time, and I couldn't tear myself away. I felt like he could see right into me, which made me slightly uncomfortable, but it was also sort of thrilling. I had never felt like anyone really knew me, but the way Seth was looking at me now, I thought he might be the first. "We should hang out some time. Go get ice cream or something. It'll be nice to hang out with someone who eats normal food."

"Are you asking me out?" Of course he and his adorable face were going to make this hard for me.

"Why? Do you want me to?" Two can play at this game, sir.

"Well I had sort of thought that I'd be doing the asking, but this is okay, too." Dear lord, he's attractive. Okay, suck it up. Take one for the team.

"I guess it's a date then."

"I'll pick you up after dinner time tomorrow. 7:30?"

"Tomorrow? Somebody's eager." Seth gave me a look that told me, had he been at a less mature age, he would be sticking his tongue out at me. "Alright, tomorrow it is then."

"Great! I'll see you then!" And he's gone. Seriously, the way he ran out of here makes it hard to believe he wants to spend time around me, let alone go one a date with me. Holy shit. I'm going on a date tomorrow with a super-hot guy I just met, and he's really close friends with the family I now live with. How could this possibly go wrong?

A/N: I have no idea what inspired me to come back to this story, and I'm not sure how much further I'll get, but here goes nothing. Send a review my way if you're feeling generous :)