CHAPTER 4
Disclaimer** Pretty sure I'm not Stephanie Meyer. I wish…
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NEYA POV
Ow. My head throbbed, and I slowly reached my hand up to cradle the bump on the back of my skull. I felt icy fingers probe my head, making me wince when they hit the tender spot.
"Sore?" A mans musical voice asked. I opened my eyes to a handsome blond man, clad in a blue shirt with a white tie. He was perfect. I crinkled my nose, trying to clear the nausea. He frowned.
"Neya, my name is Dr. Carlisle Cullen." He smiled. "Do you feel dizzy?" As he waited patiently for my answer, a fact made my mind clear.
"Cullen?" I said. "Are you Nessie's father?" He handed me a glass of water. I chugged it down, suddenly dry as a bone.
"Uh, grandfather, actually." I choked, coughing and spluttering. I felt a warm hand hit my back, helping. Dr. Cullen laughed.
"You're-you are-Nessie's-grandfather?" I asked in disbelief. This man was in his late twenties, at least. Nessie was almost nineteen. He changed the subject back to my injuries, and I became aware of two things. One, we were at the Blacks place. Two, we were not alone. Jake, Nessie, Billy and Charlie were crowded around the couch I was laying on, as well as Doctor Cullen.
Doctor Cullen cleared his throat. "Well, I should be off."
Jake spoke first. "Actually, Carliale, I wanted to speak to you.." I hopped off the couch and walked into the kitchen, Nessie following me. Inside, I found Sue cooking up a storm. My mouth opened.
"We are having lunch here today." She explained. "Everyone." I understood. All those huge boys needed filling.
"Neya, wanna go for a walk?" Nessie asked. I agreed. I needed to clear my head. Nessie and I started talking about books, movies, boys..mostly on Nessies part, AKA Jake, and hobbies. We walked for about half an hour, almost to the base of the cliff, when Nessies purple razor rang. She didn't look at the caller ID before flipping it open like she did last night. She seemed to know who it was.
"Hi Daddy.." she began, but she was cut short by her father's talking. She tried to interrupt a few times, but evidently her father was goiving orders.
"Do I have to?" she whined, "Fine. You suck." She giggled. "Bye." She hung up, and looked at me apologetically.
"Daddy said I have to go with Carlisle. She said he's at the clifftop, so I gotta go. Want me to walk you back to the house?" she offered.
"It's ok. I wanna have a look around."
"Alright, well don't forget you have to be back at Jake's soon. Lunch, you know. See you tomorrow?"
"Sure." She began up the hill, and I called out after her. "Pretty slippery up there!"
She looked back, a huge smile on her face. "I think I'll manage." I turned my back on her with a final wave, and started up the beach towards the base of the cliff. I had some exploring to do.
SETH POV
"Seth, get your lazy ass up." I sat bolt upright in my bead. For some reason, even though I'd had a terrible sleep, I felt wide awake. Once again, Leah was in my bedroom. I had crashed at my own house for once, so why the hell was Leah in my room? Is she like a freaking parasite or something?
"Leah. What do you want?"
"Jesus, sleeping beauty. Someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed?"
"No thanks to you." I glowered. She smiled sheepishly and strutted from the room, not before sticking the finger up at me. I heard Quilask if I was awake from the kitchen. With a groan, I pulled myself off the bed. I took a quick shower, the boiling water feeling cool to me. I dressed in some cut off jeans, and for once pulled a white singlet over my bare chest. As I walked out to the kitchen, I felt a small person attach herself to my legs. I smiled down at the ten year old girl.
"Hey there Claire."
"SETH!! SETH!! Are you coming today? Are you? Are you? Oh, my god its gonna be fun, everyone all together! I can't wait!" all of this left her mouth in a rush of words.
"Quil, what have you been feeding this kid?" I asked. "She's like a pocketrocket." Claire laughed and hit my stomach. In two swift movements, I had her dangling in the air by her ankle.
"SEEEETTTTHHHHHHH!" she yelled.
I examined her carefully. "Look, Quil, I found a giant cockroach! What will I do with it? Oh, I know! I'll throw it in our ditch outside? That's like, 10 feet deep?"
I carried her by the ankle out to the ditch, holding her over it. I saw Quil watching us anxiously, and decided to have a little fun. I leant into Claires ear inconspicuously and whispered, "Lets trick Quil."
She nodded, and started squealing.
"Crap. Crapp…I'm slipping! Oh crap!" I yelled, lowering Claire like I was dropping her. "I…can't ….hold…on…" I dropped her into the ditch, already leaning down to catch her, when a huge figure, namely Quil, dived across and caught her first. He worridly examined her for any bumps and bruises.
"Claire? Claire? Are you okay?" He begged. She opened her eyes, and they were twinkling with joy.
"Quil. Chill out." She said.
I laughed. "A joke Quil. God you are uptight."
He looked at me angrily. "I'm gonna kill you Seth." I laughed, and ran back into the house to the kitchen. I grabbed my keys, swallowed a piece of toast whole, and pulled Leah by the wrist to my car. I was suddenly anxious to get to Billys for the lunch spread. I didn't know why.
Leah and I sat in silence until we got to Billys. In the distance I saw Nessie walking along the beach with some girl. She must have made a new friend. I strolled into the house, heading straight to the kitchen where Mom was cooking. I kissed her swiftly on the cheek, and gave Charlie and Billy a highfive. We talked about everything under the sun, and finally arrived at last nights episode. Apparently the girl was okay. Thinking about last night got me thinking about Neya, and the cave. I exused myself and beagn walking up the beach, towards the base of the cliff. I wanted so bad to run, but I didn't just in case someone drove past and saw me, a huge kid, running a million miles an hour down the beach. Finally, I decided I needed to clear my head before I went into the cave. About 300 metres away, I walked into the trees, stripped down and phased. I left my clothes where they were-I'd need them soon.
I ran a few miles away, and returned. Strangely, no one was on patrol. Everyone must be coming today. It was good, to think in my wolf form, to listen to the sounds of the forest, and run, just for the sake of running. I returned to where my clothes were, dressed, and started along the beach.
Just outside the cave, I freaked out a litte. What would happen to me if I went in there, and saw the miserable scratches that showed me all I had lost? What if I crumbled into a heap, right there, and the guys came looking. I'd be branded a sissy right there and then. I, Seth Clearwater, may be a werewolf, lonely, and stupid, but I most certainly was not a sissy.
I took a deep breath, and tooka step forward. Another breath, another step. In out, Left right. I finally got to the entrance, and I had to double over to get in.
Once inside, I was shocked to see out old lamp, rusty and covered in cobwebs, lit. Someone had been in here. Nope, scratch that, someone WAS here. I silently stepped further into the cave, making no sound at all.
I smelt someone here. Her scent was intoxicating. I stepped further into the cave, towards where the scratches were.
They were still there.
'Seth and Neya, best friends forever.' A small, beautiful from what I could see of her woman was kneeling, facing the wall, her fingers tracing the words over and over.
I was suddenly overcome with anger. Who was this woman? Who did she think she was, coming to mine and Neya's place, touching our names? I clamed myself, so I didn't explode out of my skin.
Just as I opened my mouth, the woman turned around. She was every bit as beautiful head on that she was with her back turned. My jaw dropped. I cursed my stupidity as I looked her in the eyes, and expected heat to fill my cheeks. But the heat was. But, it was not a burning. It was a glowing. I had a need to be near her. She, whoever she was, was my imprint.
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