A/N: Thanks for the reveiws, guys! This chapter is much longer than the other chapters. I hope you enjoy! :)
P.S. Did anyone else see Breaking Dawn P1 and LOVE IT? 'Cause I did. :)
And Seraphina and I have the same birthday. So yes, at the date of me uploading this, my birthday was yesterday. (;
Seth POV
I was pulling on my button down shirt that Alice had given me for this day with a broad smile on my face.
My imprint, a month old today. I shook my head in disbelief. November 19th was her birthday, and her one month had fallen just six days before Christmas.
November 19th was the day my life changed forever. She decided to grace the world on that day, and so I treated it as it was holy.
Sera (my new nickname for her stuck) was an intelligent, outgoing kid, much like her mother. She learned how to speak after just a week, and walking came shortly afterwards. I had teared up like a proud mother hen when I heard that her first sentence was, "I want Seth."
Jasper hadn't been necessarily happy about that.
Jasper was civil towards me, but Edward assured that it would take a bit more time before he was completely comfortable around me again. He was still getting used to the fact that she needed me just as much as she needed her parents and her family.
Just as everyone predicted, Sera was a tiny thing. The only person they could go off developmentally was Nessie, and Carlisle measured her to be almost an entire three inches shorter than Nessie was at this age. Nessie was slender and graceful, but as it turned out, curvy. Sera had a ballerina's build, small and light and dainty, but she was strong and sure whenever she walked. It was hard to believe that Alice didn't give birth to her.
Sera's hair fell just above her waist now, and it was thick and wild at times, but soft. Sometimes, her Aunt Rosalie and mother would tie her hair up in ribbons and put her in an endless assortment of designer clothes, but she seemed to gain her Aunt Bella's interest in shopping and hair and make-up, much to her mother's extreme dismay. We all thought it was hilarious that Alice's daughter, so much like her already, didn't take after the one thing that Alice loved most- shopping sprees. In fact, Sera had little patience for them and would constantly make me play hide-and-seek with her to hide from her insane mother.
There was one thing that Sera loved- music. Edward and Rosalie indulged her every musical whim. I was quickly on my way to learning how to play to just by watching her so much. The guitar was too big for her, so Edward was quickly training his soon-to-be prodigy on the piano. She retained everything with vampire perfection, and could already play a few classical pieces.
At a month old, she looked more like she was two, although she was smarter than most adults already. She was a force to be reckoned with.
Her most amazing feature was her eyes. They were dark blue, deep, and very expressionable. You could always tell what mood she was in by her eyes, because they always gave her away. One time, her mother had forced her into a fashion show that lasted almost three hours. She tried to hide her annoyance, but her eyes immediately gave her away.
My little girl danced her way over to the basketball court in the back of the Cullen house. It was three on three, Jacob and Embry and I versus Emmett and Jasper and Edward, when I saw her make her way over to me. It didn't escape my notice that she let out a little huff of annoyance as she walked over, but when she looked up, she had a smile on her face that didn't reach her eyes.
"Hi, Seth. Can I watch you play?" she asked, sitting on the ground.
"Of course you can, kiddo." I took one look at her face and then sat down next to her. I waited a few seconds before I asked her, "So, are you going to tell me what's wrong?"
Her eyes widened a little bit. "How did you know?"
I smiled. "I know you better than anyone, Sera." I said, and I wrapped my arm around her. She blew out a little huff that I secretly thought was adorable.
"Mommy won't stop dressing me up," she said sadly.
"Well, your mom does like to shop. And dress people," I said thoughtfully.
"But she always does. I just want to play outside or learn piano from Uncle Edward." Her little shoulders slumped a bit as she stared disdainfully at her designer kicks.
I planted a kiss in her hair. "Would it make you feel better if I said Alice dressed me too?"
She looked at me with suprise in her eyes. "She does?"
"Yep. All my clothes come from her. And I've lived thorugh a couple of fashion shows myself," I confided.
"Do you like fashion shows?" Sera asked innocently.
All the guys playing chuckled, and I just shook my head at them. "I don't, which is why I totally understand."
"How do you get her to stop dressing you up?" she asked with big eyes. She looked at me like I held the secret of the universe.
Well, sorry to disappoint. "You don't. Hate to break it to you kid, but your mother is a force of nature at its strongest."
She let out a little "hmph," and looked away. It startled me that even though her annoyance was childish, she looked very adult-like. For a brief second, I got a glimpse of what I would be dealing with when she was older.
Wait, what was I doing? Seraphina was a one month old child. Hopefully that "phase" will come sooner, rather than later. Looking at her now, I saw that she clicked her heels together in front of her and rested her head in her hands. The sight of how disgruntled she look gave me a little pang of protective instinct, but it mostly just made me laugh.
I tried to stiffle my smile when she turned and gave me a glare. Sera turned in her spot so the good portion of her back was facing me. Oh, silent game, huh? I was too freaking irresistable for that! I poked her tickle spot on her lower ribs, the spot only a select few knew about. The effect was instantaneous- her back arched and she let out a peal of giggles. I threw my arms around her. "Well, I think the only person in this house that can compare to Alice's obsession is Rosalie. Everyone else just deals with it. Because we know at the end of the day that it's just Alice being Alice, and we love her anyways. You're not the only one, kiddo." I gave her a smile and kissed her on the cheek.
She turned and looked at me. "So I should just let her?"
"Well, maybe you can ask her to tone down the dress rehersals to one hour a day at the most. I think that's a fair compromise."
She nodded and looked down at her outfit. She was dressed in a light blue sweater and designer jeans. Her unruly hair was pinned away from her face.
"I don't know if it helps, but for the record, I like your outfit," I told her.
She grinned at me with the full set of brilliantly white milk teeth she was born with. "You do?"
I winked at her, which sent her into another peal of giggles, on top of poking her tickle spot again."I do. I'll give your mom that much- she knows how to dress people."
And from that day on Seraphina Marie never complained about the outfit she was wearing ever again. I also learned an important lesson that day- everything Sera feels is shown in her eyes. This lesson would come in handy one day.
I learned that Sera also used her eyes to get what she wanted. She had every single person in the house wrapped around all ten of her fingers, especially her father, mother, and I. Of course I did whatever she wanted. I mean, it wasn't like I realized dignity was useless when an imprint asks something especially embarrassing of you, like barking at a kid on the swingset when he won't get off for a turn. Yep, Sera actually did that. This kid had been on the swings for 10 straight minutes, which to a kid waiting for her turn is a serious issue. She commanded me to bark at him and scare him off. With Embry and Jake watching. I had a particularly hard time phasing with them after that when they called me Fido every time they addressed me.
Jasper literally became weak at the knees everytime she asked for something he said no to. She asked for chocolate and blood before bed once, and he said no. He was actually proud of himself for being able to say no to her when Sera's lip started trembling. I, of course, seeing her face, immediately ran over and comforted her, trying to fight off my ever growing urge to hunt down a damn bag of blood and a Hershey's chocolate bar. She looked at her dad and pleaded silently with her eyes to let her. Two minutes later, she was contentedly munching on a chocolate bar and sipping a hospital bag of blood. Alice laughed at him for the rest of the night, while Emmett made fun of him for being a push-over.
She was already a fairly good hunter. There wasn't any promises of her getting blood on her clothes or not yet, but she took down her prey quickly and effectively. She had the grace of her mother and the efficiency of her father. It was a good combination.
Her power was incredibly accurate. Edward said that pretty much all her dreams were precognitive, which I felt bad for. The kid would never have a normal dream! But although her foresight was limited to certain hours of the day, her visions were more accurate than even Alice's. Unlike Alice, she could get the general idea for motives and reasons, which made their changing actions easier to predict. She could get into shields, much like her cousin, so Bella was no match for Sera guessing her motives as well. It astounded everyone.
My little girl was too amazing for words. She was so special, and so many people loved her. She was just easy to love.
I walked out into the living room and discovered Embry was waiting for me. We were carpooling to the Cullen's.
"Man, you have a smile ear to ear on your face."
I laughed. "Sorry, I'm having a proud imprint moment."
He rolled his eyes. "Let's get going, Mom."
We were having a mini-party at the Cullen's. Just a few presents, not that many decorations, according to Alice. But knowing Alice, as small as she was, she never did anything on a "mini" scale.
When we pulled up, we saw there was a huge banner on the front of the house, artfully decorated to read "Happy One-Month, Seraphina!" Embry rolled his eyes at that one.
The inside of the house was fairly toned down compared to the banner out front. There was a small cake and four or five presents, nothing Alice-scale. I was shocked. It was perfect.
"Seth!" Sera greeted enthusiastically from behind me. I turned around, and couldn't help myself from letting out an "awwww." She was in a bright red dress with tons of ruffles on the skirt. Her hair, usually unruly, was in pigtails, and curled and neat.
"Hey kiddo! Like the dress!" I told her, and bent down to pick her up. I felt myself become content again as I spun her around in my arms. She giggled and screamed when I tossed her in the air and caught her again.
"So how does it feel to be a month old?" I asked her.
She pursed her lips for a moment. "I grow really fast anyways. So...different."
I chuckled and kissed her cheek.
The cake had a single candle in it, which she blew out. Alice and Jasper gave her a stack of new books. Emmett bought her an airsoft gun (I glared at him for that one). Rosalie gave her a necklace. Edward gave her new music and a composition book where she could write her own music in as well. Bella, Jacob, Nessie, and Embry got her an iPod. I got her a sketchbook and all of the books that taught you how to draw realistically that I could find. I was saving my big gift for Christmas. Of all her presents, she seemed to like mine the most.
While Embry was showing her how to use her iPod and everyone else had dispursed, my mom called.
"Hey Son, how are you?" she greeted.
"I'm good. I'm at the Cullen's right now. Alice threw Seraphina a one-month birthday mini-celebration, so we're doing that right now."
"Six days before Christmas?" she asked a little ruefully.
"It's Alice. The Christmas decorations are all up and everything, but she just decided she wanted to throw a party for her daughter."
"Six days before Christmas," she repeated, as a statement.
"Yep." I popped my lips on the P.
I could envision my mom shaking her head on the other line. "I see. Well, anyways. I wanted to know when I get to meet little Seraphina."
I glanced at Alice and Jasper. Sera was sitting on Jasper's lap, and she was having a deep conversation with her family about new technology, or as Edward put it, "technological advances of the 21st century." I shook my head and looked away. She was too smart for her own good sometimes.
"I'm not sure." I chewed on my lip. Lots of things could go wrong flying. The pilot Sully from the Hudson river landing? From what I gathered, that was pretty rare no one got hurt.
"Well, what about the weekend after Christmas? You can bring her down to La Push and everyone can meet her."
"Um...I'm not sure," I repeated, realizing that I didn't have enough cahones to say "no" to my mother. I decided to change the subject. "...How's Leah?" I asked with an edge of suspicion.
She sighed. "She's over it."
I told my sister last week I imprinted. She naturally freaked out and has not talked to me since. Actually, what she said was, "Damn pack has become a fucking daycare center." She ranted on and on about how it was unfair that the one person who should imprint hasn't, and the resoundedly hung up on me.
My face slipped into a pout. "Why hasn't she talked to me? I'm pretty sure she called me a pedophile. She should apologize for that one."
My mom sighed again. "Leah is Leah. She's over it, but she still has her pride."
She basically described Leah in a nutshell.
Knowing that this would lead to another question, I decided to give a tentative answer. "Okay, well. Let me ask Seraphina's parents."
I heard her squeal of delight on the other end, and I had to hold the phone away from my ear. "I'll tell the Elders too if you figure out if you're coming or not." By the sound of her voice, she wasn't giving me an option. I was going, even if it meant she send the other guys in the pack to drag Sera and my own furry butt out to La Push.
I was about to respond when I heard something smash behind me. Emmett and Edward were having a heated arguement concerning the better team- the White Sox or the Rangers. How they got from a dignified discussion about technology to a rowdy throwdown about sports, I wouldn't ever know.
"Um, I gotta go, Mom," I said worriedly, eyeing Sera's close proximity to the events unfolding between her tempermental uncles.
"Uh oh, I'll talk to you later. Bye," and she hung up the phone.
Two hours and fourteen smashed trees later, Emmett and Edward finally came to a truce.
Later, I was lounging on the couch with Jacob and Nessie after Embry had to leave. He said something about a "hot date," and then beelined out the door. I was watching Sera draw on her new sketchbook. I tried to stiffle my laughter as I saw her stick out her tongue several times in intense concentration. She looked like a cartoon character. Jacob and Nessie, well...they were practically having sex with their clothes on the couch right next to me. I tried to ignore them as best I could. Edward and Bella had to leave before they actually did the deed.
Knowing Sera was finished with her drawing and was going to look up soon, I threw a pillow at Jacob's head to make them cool down. He looked up with an angry expression.
"What the hell," he growled.
I pointed to Sera, and as if on cue, she looked up and handed me her drawing. I studied it closely, pretending to be an critical of her drawing.
She chewed on her lip nervously. Antother inherited habit. "Did I do it right?"
"Hmmm..." I started. Actually, I was thoroughly impressed. She had drawn me, holding her. I was amazed by the amount of detail she was able to get in both her and I.
"Sera, this is amazing," I said, grinning and giving it back to her.
She looked visibly relaxed after I said that, and settled on a contented grin. She took up her place on my lap and told me the details of her drawing. "See?" Her small finger touched a part of her drawing. "I drew you with a shirt on because your shirts always smell like you. And mommy doesn't let you walk around without a shirt. And then my hair is pulled back because when I run, it gets really tangled. And then you're holding me because you're my best friend."
She looked at me expectantly. I laughed and hugged her to me. "You're my best friend too. And it really is amazing."
She nodded, and looked over at Ness and Jake, who looked mussed and guilty.
"Why were you guys wrestling on the couch?" she asked in a confused and little kid voice.
It was times like these that reminded me no matter how smart she was, she was still a little kid. I burst out into laughter as Nessie turned beet red and stalked out of the room while Jacob grinned, unphased that his extremely smart one-month-old future cousin-in-law saw them practically have sex.
"Seth, what were they doing?" Sera asked, looking at me.
I blanched at the same time Jake burst into laughter.
"Um...uh-" I stuttered.
"Finish that sentence and I'll kill you," Alice said from a sing-song voice in the kitchen. I was eternally grateful.
"Sorry, kiddo. Too young for that one," I told her, messing her hair.
"Hmph," she replied indignantly, and stalked away in the same direction as her cousin. I felt a pang of desire to go run after her and grovel.
"Nice one," Emmett greeted, walking into the room. I had to hold in my groan.
Emmett plopped onto the couch next to Jacob. He was wearing a shit-eating grin if I ever did see one. Jacob automatically shifted uncomfortably. He knew Emmett was going to start cracking jokes.
"So, pup," Emmett said, grinning at Jake, "Go doggy-style lately?"
And with that, Jacob shot up and promptly walked out of the room. Emmett cackled after him.
He moved his eyes towards me, and I felt my own smile disappate. "Sethy! How's daycare holding up for you?"
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, Emmett."
"How do you do it?" Emmett asked.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Go that long without nailing something. I mean, I understand that your imprint is a baby-"
Without another word, I got up and walked out of the room as well. Emmett called after me, "You guys are no fun!"
I spotted Alice in the kitchen, talking with Bella. When she turned around and saw me, her face lit up. "Seth! I heard you on the phone-"
"Yeah, that was my mother. She wants me to go bring Seraphina down to La Push to meet everyone."
Alice's lips pursed. "Hmmm, are you sure that's a good idea? It's bad enough I can barely see my own daughter's future, and she's never been away from home before..."
I did my best puppy-dog face. "Aw, c'mon, Alice! Please? The outside world will do her good. The pack is now just as much her family as you guys are."
She appraised me, face and all, for a few seconds. Finally, she blew out a little huff. "Fine. But I want a call everyday-"
She didn't finish her sentence because I picked her up and swung her around. She started to giggle. "Thank you, Alice!"
She laughed as I put her down, grinning ear to ear. She playfully smacked my arm.
"Can I pack for you?" She gave me her best doe-eyes.
I had to hold back a groan. "But Alice, I don't need a new outfit three times a day. The plane only has so much room."
She rolled her eyes. "Fine. But no promises about Sera."
I laughed. "Sera doesn't need a million outfits either. Just a week in La Push. Seven outfits and bedtime clothes should be fine, right?"
She actually gasped. "That's ridiculous! What about if you go out to dinner or something?"
"She's a little kid. Besides, La Push doesn't exactly have the works when it comes to fine dining. We're probably gonna be eating at Sam and Emily's anyways."
Her eyes narrowed. "You never know. She'll obviously need shoes for every outfit..." She got lost in thought as she planned out her daughter's wardrobe.
"Why can't she just have one pair of shoes?" I asked, obviously stupidly, because Alice looked at me like I had just killed someone.
"What? One pair of shoes? Are you mental?" She clutched her heart in horror. Bella decided to nervously step in.
"You know, Seth's right, Alice..." Bella immediately cowered when she saw Alice's glare.
"There is no way my daughter is going to be packed one pair of shoes."
"Why not, Mommy?" Sera asked as she gracefully walked the floor to where I was standing. She immediately jumped up into my arms, and I caught her.
I looked at Sera, meanwhile Alice and Bella started bickering silently about whether or not five pairs of shoes was acceptable. "Sera, would you like to go with me to La Push?"
Her answering grin was blinding. "Yeah, Seth! When?"
"After Christmas, sometime. You can meet my family. My mom wants to meet you really bad." I kissed her cheek and ruffled her hair a little bit.
Her lips pursed. "But I grow so fast. What if they don't like me because I'm different?" Her eyes widened in alarm, and my heart panged painfully.
"Listen to me, Seraphina Marie Cullen-Whitlock. You are perfect. They are going to do nothing but love you. You're different because you're special, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that." The look on my face was so fierce and dedicated that she immediately sighed and nodded her head.
"Okay," she muttered.
Alice and Bella decided that three pairs of shoes were acceptable. Tennis shoes, boots, and hiking shoes were going to be the shoes on the trip. And as for the clothes, it was agreed upon that nine outfits would be brought, two just in case something happened and she needed a change. After this was agreed upon, Alice immediately flitted upstairs to the office to arrange our flight for the day after Christmas. I called my mom to tell her the news, and she was still gushing about meeting my imprint for the first time when I hung up the phone.
Seraphina's first Christmas was a huge deal. Everyone came over. Embry, Jake, Nessie, and I all packed into the Cullen's living room as everyone opened up their presents.
Seraphina got the most presents because she was the youngest and therefore most spoiled, and true to Cullen style, she got a lot. I lost track after she opened up her thirty-second present. But Sera was spoiled, not spoiled rotten, and never let opening presents bore her, and she never got complacent. Every single time she opened up a present, she gushed about how amazing it was. Her gratefulness was just part of her normal personality. She never took anything for granted.
She absolutely loved my present. I made her a Quileute promise bracelet, and carved her a sandy-colored wolf pendant for a necklace. Tears filled her eyes and she wrapped her arms around me fiercely, telling me that she absolutely loved it. She put them on, and she never took them off.
After unwrapping, a neat stack of presents rested next to her, and her father and Uncle Emmett were helping her with her new weaponry to transform her into the official Cullen family prankster. I looked up, and saw that the couples were all getting mushy. Esme had strung up mistletoe and Edward and Bella were currently making out under it. Emmett had disbanded from Jasper and was cuddling with Rosalie on the couch, watching It's a Wonderful Life. Carlisle and Esme were sitting by the fire, curled next to each other. Nessie and Jake had already left, and by the way they were looking at each other earlier, I knew they were not going to make it another second as polite company. Alice was staring at Jasper playing contentedly with his daughter with love-filled eyes, and a couple of times her turned around to meet Alice's gaze with his own strong eyes of love as well.
I felt oddly out of place. All I wanted was to watch a Christmas movie with my imprint and tuck her into bed.
Sera's eyes blinked tiredly, and she let herself yawn. I smiled and my heart expanded. Jasper kissed her on the top of her head, and he grabbed Alice's hand and led her upstairs.
"You'll see that she gets to bed?" Jasper asked me as he walked by.
"Of course," I told him, "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you, Seth." And with that, he walked away. Alice blew me a kiss and followed him.
I walked over and picked her up. She immediately slumped in my arms. "Are you tired, baby girl?"
She nodded, and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand. The sight was so cute that I couldn't held but chuckle and kiss her cheek. "Well, I think that we should watch a movie and you can watch until you fall asleep. Deal?"
She smiled, and her eyes blinked lazily again. In the direction she was going, she would barely make it past the credits. Rosalie and Emmett already cleared out, and Bella and Edward went back to the seperate house. Carlisle and Esme were in the kitchen, and it sounded like they were making out. I flipped it onto a Disney Channel Christmas movie, and Sera contentedly snuggled into my arms.
Like clockwork, the credits weren't even over yet when she was snoring softly in my arms. Unfortunately, I didn't make it long either. We ended her first Christmas like that, me holding her on that couch, with the feeling of love and happiness in the air from her family, falling asleep.
The next morning, I woke up to Rosalie lightly shaking me awake. My eyes flew open in a panic when I realized that Sera wasn't in my arms anymore.
"Don't freak out, Seth," she said, rolling her eyes, "Alice is bathing her. You guys have a flight to catch."
I groaned, and rolled so I was in a sitting position. I glanced over at the clock, and it read that it was 7:30 in the morning. I groaned again, and Rosalie snickered at me.
The morning flew by in a blur. Esme made Sera and I pancakes. I went upstairs and was in and out of the shower in no time, and I changed into the clothes Alice had set out. They were comfy for travel, but I could still show up respectable to my family's house. Sera was dressed the same way, except Alice gave me strict orders to change her into the dark blue dress she packed in our carry-on before we landed.
Little did we know that Alice had also bought Nessie, Jacob, and Embry flight tickets as well to see our families. They showed up at eight in the morning, all packed and ready to fly. We piled into Emmett's SUV, Seraphina still sleepy, and Alice and Japser drove us to the airport.
When we got out, Alice immediately attacked her daughter with kisses, and Sera hugged her tightly. Jasper bent down to kiss the top of her head. Alice made me promise again and again that we would come home straight away if anything happened, and Jasper threatened that if his little angel got hurt, he would make sure I would never be able to run again. With that note, we boarded first class on the plane and was on our way to La Push.
Seraphina was hilarious. She was mesmerized by the workings of the plane. She brought a book with her on plane aerodynamics and was constantly looking out the window over and over again, comparing what she read to what she saw. I had to eventually pull the curtain around us because an elderly couple was giving her looks of amazement and disbelief.
We landed in Seattle, and we unboarded the plane. Seraphina was jammering on and on about plane aerodynamics with Nessie, but I had to remind her that it wasn't normal for a girl who looked two-and-a-half years old to be talking about aerodynamics like a professor. She grumbled, and I just reminded her that she could talk all about plane workings in the car.
Embry went to the front desk and picked up our car rental. We loaded up, and thankfully with Nessie's vampire regard for the speed limit, we arrived in La Push in three hours.
My mother immediately ran out of Charlie Swan's house when we pulled up to their house in Forks. She recently got married to him. "Seth! I've missed you so much!" She threw her arms around my neck, and I had to bend down considerably.
"Missed you too, Mom," I said, and pulled back. I glanced down at Sera, who was clinging to my leg. I picked her up. "Mom, this is Seraphina, Sera for short, and Sera, this is my mom. You can call her Sue."
Sera smiled brightly at my mother, and gave her a little wave. "Hi, Sue."
I looked at my mother, and I knew she immediately fell in love. "Hi, Sera! We hope to see you around here more often. You are the most adorable thing I ever saw." Mom leaned over to hug her and kiss her cheek.
Sera stiffened ever so slightly when the smell hit her, but she had been raised from the time she was born that people were strictly off limits. She recovered before my mom could suspect anything was wrong. I guessed I would have to take her hunting soon.
My mom ushered us inside, where Embry, Jake, and Nessie were already talking with Charlie. Charlie knew about vampires now, thanks to Sue, but he pretended he didn't know what they were talking about. Considering, he knew full well what Nessie was and why she used to grow so fast. And why she was already planning on marrying Jacob at six years old.
He also knew about imprinting. So when Sera ran over with Nessie to go hang out with Sue in the kitchen, she bent over to mutter, "Is that my future step-daughter-in-law?"
Even though I couln't ever imagine seeing Sera like that, I answered honestly. "Probably."
The phone rang just then. Charlie walked over to answer it. "Swan residence," he greeted.
"Hey Charlie!" a gruff voice said into the phone.
Charlie smiled. "Hey Sam, what can I do for you?"
"I heard a rumor that Jake, Nessie, Embry, Seth, and his imprint are in town. Are they over there?" he asked.
"Yeah, they're here," he responded.
Emily came onto the phone then. "Well, stop monopolizing them! Come on over Charlie, and bring Sue and everyone else. I miss them something fierce," she said sweetly into the phone.
Charlie said, "Yes ma'am," and hung up the phone. He called into the kitchen. "Sue, Emily wants us to come over. I recommend us going, because we can't keep a pregnant woman waiting." Charlie chuckled.
"Wait, Emily's pregnant?" I asked, shock flooding through me.
He cocked an eyebrow. "Emily's eight months pregnant, Seth."
My mouth dropped. Where have I been these past months?
"Well, holy crap. We better get going then," I told them.
When we showed up, we were immediately hounded by the entire pack. They all took turns hugging us, telling us to stop being such strangers. Leah was no where in sight. I felt sad at that, but I was immediately floored when Emily walked out, the size of a mountain.
I felt like the biggest piece of shit ever when Emily walked outside. I realized how much I had been neglecting La Push. "Holy dear, Emily! You look amazing, as always. And very pregnant," I told her, giving my second mother a huge hug. She kissed my cheek.
"Thanks, Seth." She pulled back and spotted Sera, who was busy meeting everyone in the back. As far as I could tell, everyone was mesmerized by her. She was very outgoing, and cute. She had sixteen tough ass wolves sitting around her in awe. I chuckled.
"Hi, Sera, I'm Emily," Emily said, approaching Sera.
I had warned Sera about Emily's scars, but Sera didn't even look at her face. Her eyes were locked on the baby bump.
"Hi, Emily," she said, staring extremely intently at her stomach. Emily and I simutaneously cocked an eyebrow.
"What's up, Sera?" I asked her with concern, picking her up. Her eyes still never left Emily's stomach.
"I had a dream last night," she started. I nodded for her to continue, but I could feel confusion from the other wolves. I sighed and informed them.
"You know how some vamps are gifted?" I asked them. They all nodded. "Sera is too. She can see the future through her dreams. The difference between her and Alice is that Sera can only have visions during certain hours of the day, but her visions are more accurate and she can see motives behind the actions, which makes their changing minds more predictable."
Everyone blinked at me in shock. "You'll get used to it," I added.
And yet Sera was still staring at the bump.
"Is my baby going to be okay?" Emily asked worriedly, and Sam immediately raced over to consol her.
"Your baby is going to be fine," Sera immediately responded, looking up for the first time at Emily's face.
"Did you see something in his future?" she asked.
"His," she repeated, and her eyebrows furrowed for a minute. "He's going to be fine. I just had a dream about his birth. Um, Emily," Sera said with a little worry, "I think...I think you're going to give birth today."
"You think?" Emily's eyes shot up to her forehead, and Sam raced inside.
She nodded. "I know," she responded.
And with that, everyone began to chatter excitedly about the new baby. Emily and Sam had two kids so far, Aria and Mason, and plans immediately began for where they would go tonight. It was decided that they would stay at Sue and Charlie's since everyone would be at the hospital for Emily. As if on cue, Emily's water broke.
"Sam!" she called excitedly, and Sam raced downstairs with two overnight bags- one for the hospital, and one for Aria and Mason. When he saw Emily standing in a puddle of water, he immediately shoved the bags into Jacob's arms while he picked Emily up bridal style and carried her to the car.
"Kim and I can drive you," Jared said, and walked over to his truck. Kim immediately hopped into the passenger seat, and without further ado, they left.
"Holy crap," Paul said, looking at Seraphina with amazed eyes.
Sera smiled brightly, but I could tell something was clouding it. When everyone excitedly hopped into cars and drove for the hospital, I pulled Sera aside. "What's wrong?"
Sera leaned in to me to whisper. "I keep seeing someone important in his future."
"Good kind of important or bad kind?" I asked.
"Good kind."
I nodded. "Well, that's okay then, right?"
She nodded thoughtfully. "Very okay."
I raised my eyebrow at her cryptic response, but didn't comment further. I picked her up and strapped her into the passenger seat (yeah, I know, driving with a two-year-old girl in the front seat without a carseat isn't smart at all, but I figured if I drived safe enough and because Sera's skin is as hard as a vampire's, we'd be okay), and we drove to Forks hospital.
When we arrived, we saw everyone talking animatedly to each other. They saw us coming and they immediately waved us over.
"That was amazing, Sera," Brady said, smiling at her.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Jared asked.
"I see things in my dreams," she told them.
"Do you get to decide what you see?" Collin asked.
She shook her head. "It's whatever is important."
"That's really cool," Brady broke out into a grin.
Sam came outside then with a huge smile of his face. "Emily gave birth to a healthy baby boy."
Wow, that was a quick birth. Cheers sounded throughout the waiting room. Everyone embraced each other, and gave Sam our congrats. Sera was vivid with all of the excitement. Someone must have called Leah, because she came bustling in with an expression I couldn't place.
"Is Emily okay?" Leah asked.
"She's fine. She gave birth to a boy," Sam said, grinning.
"Congrats, padre. Can I see Em?" she asked suddenly.
He raised his eyebrows. Leah has never been excited to see Emily before in her life, after Sam. "Yeah, come on in." He motioned for everyone to follow him into the room.
While walking to the delivery room, I couldn't help but notice Sera staring intently at Leah. I nudged her, and when she looked at me, I cocked my eyebrow. She whispered in my ear, "It's gonna happen."
"What is?" I whispered back.
We turned the corner, and we walked into the delivery room. I saw Emily holding the fragile thing in her arms, nursing him. She was glowing with happiness, and everyone had a grin on their face.
I glanced down at Sera again, and saw her staring like even more of a creeper at Leah. I followed her gaze, and saw on Leah's face what everyone had missed.
Leah imprinted.
On Lucas Samuel Uley.
"Um..." I started nervously, waiting for the shit to hit the fan.
And it did.
The wolves simultaneously whipped their heads around to look at me, and then followed my stare to Leah. Leah looked exactly like an imprinted wolf. She was staring at the baby boy in Emily's arms with her mouth slightly open, looking like she just saw the sun for the first time.
And Lucas was staring right back at her.
"Fuck," Paul muttered, and Rachel slapped his arm in reproach.
Sam looked up from his contented bubble of happiness to see that Leah was staring at his son in amazement. He shot up suddenly with an unreadable expression.
"Leah, outside," Sam ordered, and walked to the door. Leah seemed to be glued ot the spot, staring at Lucas with a mesmerized expression. He finally grabbed her arm and forcibly dragged her outside when she made no gesture indicating she would follow.
Emily looked down at her son with tight lips. She didn't necessarily look sad or angry, she just looked unsure.
"It happened," Sera whispered to me.
I whipped my head down to my own imprint. She was leaning her head against my chest, watching Lucas was an unreadable expression. Without further ado, I walked outside with her.
"You saw this happening?" I asked her increduclously.
"I saw Leah. I didn't know her name though so I couldn't tell you who she was."
"You saw her though. Imprinting on Lucas."
Her head tilted a little bit. "Imprinting?"
I immediately backtracked. "Imprinting is just something some wolves do. That's not the point though. You saw it happening?"
She sighed and looked down. "Are you mad at me?"
I snorted. "Sera, I could never be angry at you. But just promise me one thing."
She looked up with her big, blue eyes. "Yeah?"
"Tell me your dreams for now on. Don't keep them a secret or tell me right when they're going to happen. Because I had no clue how much you knew," I pleaded.
She curled up into me and I instinctively held her tighter. "Okay, Seth. I just didn't know what it was, so I didn't know what to say."
I kissed her forhead. "Oh, you silly, intelligent girl. You know too much for your own good. It's like talking to an adult sometimes."
She smiled at that. "Do you think you'll make that connection someday? Like Leah?"
I glanced down at her and hid my smile in her unruly hair. "I think I will. There's a very good chance."
"What if I don't like her?" she asked a bit ruefully, "Would you still like her too? I'm your best friend."
I chuckled. "I think you would like her. And if you didn't, well then I could never ever have a connection with her."
She smiled at that, as Leah and Sam came walking back down the hall. Sam was smiling slightly, and Leah had a full-blown grin on her face. She saw me with Sera and immediately ran over. "Hi, Seth. I didn't see you earlier."
I snorted. "Well, yeah, considering you were a little preoccupied and everything."
She chuckled and punched my shoulder. "Well, this must be Seraphina. I've heard a lot about you," Leah said, smiling at Sera.
Sera grinned her million watt smile back. "Hi, Leah. I'm Seth's best friend."
Leah and I both chuckled. "I can see that," she said, and turned around to face Sam agan with a pleading expression. He just smiled and gestured to the door. She wasted no time, and hurried inside. Sam winked at me before disappearing as well.
The rest of the day passed by relatively slowly after that. Leah had spent the entire day in the delivery room, caring for Lucas whenever Sam wasn't or Emily was sleeping. She just stared at him with the same classic doe-eyed expression as previous imprinters before her. Sera fell asleep on my chest, and I took her back to my old place my mother still owned. We were going to use it the week we were here as our place to stay. Sera didn't even stir when I pulled her out of the car. I walked inside, expecting it to smell musty from not having anyone live here, but it looked like someone visited it regularly. I dragged all the way to my old room, and plopping down onto my bed, holding Sera on my chest, I fell asleep.
A/N: There is it! Finally Leah imprints. And yes, on a little kid as well. And yes, on Sam's kid. I thought it was the most logical reason why she couldn't get over Sam, was because she was destined to imprint on his son. So...there you go! Comment, subscribe?
P.S. Sera's party dress: http :/ media. photobucket. com / image / dress %20little% 20girl / dcake2013 / Clothes / red-ruffle-flower-girl-dress . jpg?o=17
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Chels.