AN: So, for the ages? Kagome is 16, Seth is 15 going on 16 (I tweaked his age a little) and Jacob is Bellas' age, around 17-18

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6. What I am Is...

The moment the girls were gone out of the smaller portion of the wolf pack's sight, the eldest three wolves turned to the youngest with wayward smirks on their faces. Seth was already prepared for the teases he knew he was going to get for imprinting on a girl that he only just met moments ago, and he didn't really care. Kagome just practically promised to come back to La Push, and she has his number; nothing could spoil his mood right now.

"Imprinting at 15," Embry started, a chuckle escaping his mouth as he caught the slight blush that colored Seth's cheeks as the younger understood what his pack brother was implying. "The youngest of us yet; eh, Sam?"

Sam wasn't crude in his congrats, easily thinking about Seth's intended and how bright the boy looked when he spoke to her, so he patted the young boy on his head before commenting on Embry's remark for Seth's benefit, "He just didn't have to wait like the rest of us did."

Seth stuck his tongue out at Embry even as he felt the steady eyes of his role model, Jacob heavy on his person. He didnt worry, though; he knew the older must be curious on what it's like to recognize and eventually be tied to the one that was made as the destined counterpart to his wolf, while Seth never actually thought about it. It was something that every other pack member was put through second-handedly, like smoke, they were affected, but not nearly as much as the smoker. In this case, Seth would be the smoker, and Kagome would be his marijuana. She was addictive the moment he officially lay eyes on her, and without her, he'll hurt himself, and his pack will feel his pain, albeit faintly compared to his own.

Reluctantly, Seth found his mind travelling down a risky path as he thought of how Kagome might actually react to him telling her that they're soul mates and his reason for knowing that so soon... What if she doesn't accept me? What if she thinks I'm a freak? Will she run? I have to tell her, I'll feel horrible if I don't.... He almost started to hyperventilate, but Jacob, who apparently was still keeping eye contact with the younger boy even as Seth thought to himself with a spacey look on his face, gained a look of concern in his features.

"Hey, man, are you alright?" Jake frowned.

"Yeah, just thinking," Seth shook himself, finally noticing that Embry and Sam were already making their way back home with a sixteen-foot head start on them.

"I'm sure she will understand," Jacob startled Seth once again, though this time with his words.

Jacob was the most understanding in their pack; even though he hadn't transformed to his wolf, Jacob seemed to be able to understand without even trying too hard. It was times like these that made Seth wonder if their abilities have evolved into something more powerful, maybe? He even felt like he could break through a steel wall now, where as last time it was just speed, breaking through brick walls without so much as a scratch marring his skin, and agility; now, reading each others mind without having to transform... What's next? getting element affinities?

Before he began to let his mind wonder, he returned to planet earth as he brought himself to meet Jacob's warm brown eyes with his own.

"Thanks, Jake," he smiled, and then sprinted for home as fast as he could, following the others. He's expecting a phone call from his imprintee.

"No problem, kid," he heard Jake say despite him speaking softly, and he picked up his pace.

Kagome wasn't very sure how long Bella had been staring at her, in fact, she wasn't very much aware of Bella being anywhere near her at all. She couldn't help but be lost in thought about her dream the entire way back to her shabby apartment, which was the reason why Bella got to drive without any arguments coming from Kagome. And now, parked in the lot in front of Kagome's place, Bella stared her down until the girl would finally notice that they were already parked.

"Kagome?" Bella called to her friend curiously.

Kagome finally turned and noticed that Bella wasn't driving anymore, and she hastily reached for her door handle. "Sorry, sorry! I spaced; I'll talk to you later, Belle?"

"Yes, call me," Bella plead, making sure that the girl caught her eyes, seeing that Bella really meant it.

Kagome nodded, and got out before walking to the truck's trunk, grabbing her camping supplies before she waved Bella off as the older girl driven away.

The moment Kagome entered her home, her instinct flared, causing a bright blue-white light to emanate from her small body as her training-ingrained priestess precautions took over, once more that very morning, only to be like the last time. She found nothing that would alert her radar, so she retired, going to her room to put her stuff away.

...

He said he wanted me to call him, she thought, combing her fingers through her hair as she suddenly remembered that he slipped a paper in her jeans front pocket when he told her to call him. She eventually decided that now was as good a time as ever, and she reached in her pocket and pulled his cell number from it, then reached in her back pocket for her thin pink flip phone, the Razr, immediately flipping it open and dialing the number at her top speed before she pressed the provocative glowing green button that seemed to just be egging her on.

The phone only rang three times before Seth answered the phone with a cheery, "This is Seth Clearwater, how may I entertain you for the day, Miss?" and Kagome had the feeling he had been waiting for her to call since she left La Push.

"Ah, yes," she decided to play along. What could it hurt? "This is Kagome of the Higurashi's in Tokyo, Japan... and I was wondering, would entertainment this early be out of the question?"

There was a short pause on Seth's side of the line and Kagome's heart kept track of how long it lasted with a heavy everlasting thump before he chuckled, "It could never be too early with me."

"Good," she giggled in relief.

"But, would it be too early to ask you to..." he trailed and Kagome almost began to fear the worst before he finally ended with, "hang out with me?"

Kagomes heart started going up again, this time in flames as a joyful smile tugged at the corners of her lips and she didnt even bother to hide it. "It's never too early. Where and when?"

"La Push Beach, in an hour."

Call her crazy, but she could swear that she could hear him smiling through the phone as she ran upstairs to her closet, grabbing the clothes she needed. And then she replied with a, "See you there!" as they disconnected their lines.

I don't think it's warm enough to ride the motor bike, but its not like I have a car, or a legit license. The one I have is for Japan... she smirked smugly at remembering how many times she drove in the U.S. after observing the drivers to see how different their driving was from Asia's and Europe's. It was difficult, but she managed after driving on the wrong side of the road five times, forgetting where she is.

She made up her mind, no matter how cold it was, she'll ride her blue motorbike, and that issue was settled.

After her 15 minute shower, Kagome allowed herself to get dressed and warm up before bundling up as much as was necessary and driving off to the place from whence she came from only hours before. When she arrived to the beach she wasn't too surprised to see that Seth was already there with an expectant look on his face, but she was slightly shocked to make out of his form that he was trembling; and yes, even from that distance she could see that he was trembling, thanks to her miko-enhanced senses, but as she came closer she saw that his tremors slowed until they stopped and she forced herself to think that she just imagined it. And she walked up with a half-convincing smile on her face.

For some reason she got this strangest feeling of deja-vu and the thought of those old movies and other media with werewolves came to mind as she imagined she was the girl in Michael Jackson's Thriller music video and Seth was Michael as he told her to, "Go away" in a disfigured voice right before he started to change into a werewolf.

But she had no clue why that thought came to mind. Seth is Seth; not some werewolf, right?

She continued to walk up, not stopping until she was an arm's distance away.

"Kagome," he greeted, sounding breathless when he said her name, and now Kagome was close enough to look up into his eyes to see the unbridled admiration behind the depths of his deep warm brown irises and she felt her heart stutter as she realized that he hadn't actually looked at her in any other way. "I wanted to ask you something, but it didn't feel right to talk about it on the phone."

Kagome's eyes met his challengingly as she tried to see what it was he was going to ask her about, but she found nothing and nodded her head with a bright smile, "Alright, what is it?"

"Walk with me." Not even waiting for an answer, he subconsciously reached down and grabbed her hand as he walked them off toward the woods and away from plain sight.

Kagome took delight in that action alone, observing how he hadn't taken her hand before now, probably because he just met her the other night... But she doesn't mind it; she liked the intense warmth that was pulling from his larger hand being around hers, and surprisingly, she didn't find herself blushing. She just smiled before he started speaking again, capturing her full attention.

"Do you remember the story the guys and I told you all last night?"

How could she not?

She instantly answered with a slow nod of her head as she spoke softly to him. "And the third wife." she smiled up to him.

Her smile seemed to ease his nerves and he smiled back as he nodded in approval. "Our tribe has lots of stories like that one, the warriors and such. There's another one that we aren't really supposed to tell outsiders, but right now I think it's called for... Care to hear another story?"

Kagome answered with another nod, more eager than the last, fearing that if she spoke, she'd ruin the moment. They suddenly stopped walking as they were completely surrounded by trees and Seth felt that he was in an appropriate mood to tell the story as he walked over to the nearest tree, never letting go of Kagome's hand and he leaned against it, allowing Kagome to seat herself on the rock that was by the tree's base.

"The elders in our village told it to us as 'The Destiny'," he tore his eyes away from Kagome, and looked up to the sky, keeping himself from being distracted. "A long time ago, a century or so, our tribe had resettled on their land after big changes had happened to them for, not the first time, and most certainly not the last, changes that never really occurred until after a notorious pair of nomads came to stay in Forks... There was a man, his name was Griffin... he was the one to go through the most change of all. He received the weight of the world when his father died, who used to be the village head, and now there was so much responsibility in his hands.

"He had no time for anything between protecting innocent people from the Cold Ones and holding up an army big enough to fight them so his remaining family would have a chance to live a normal life. But, his dream was a fluke; his life could never be normal.

"A girl, an outsider, had came in as a reinforcement called in from his father before, no one understood why she was called, she seemed plain; even Griffin thought little of her. It wasn't until he finally met her, that his worries seemed to drift away and he finally understood why his father needed her.

"She was his light in his tribe's curse of darkness, she made him realize that his family wasn't cursed, but was given this responsibility to protect who all needed it. And he became determined, and attached, and eventually the best warrior of the tribe's past.

"He knew the girl was there for a reason other than to guide his tribe, and thus was the discovery of destiny; the day she left was the day he fell apart, he realized that he was missing her in his life and she was what he needed all along. He realized that he couldn't live without her."

Kagome took in the story in silence as her heart beat demanded she find out why he told her that story, and what was the message behind it? And she couldn't do anything to stop the warm fuzzy feeling that wrapped itself around her as her mind wandered.

"Oh, and by the way, Kagome?"

At the sound of his voice sounding content with getting what he needed to say off his chest, Kagome snapped her head up to meet his gaze, seeing her own hope mirrored in his eyes and a grin placed perfectly on his lips. "Yes?"

"Griffin's tribe were shifters of wolves," there was another underlying meaning to this even though he said it so bluntly. And it didn't take her too long to figure out his meaning and her heart stuttered at her realization. The stories were about his tribe, she thought in awe. Are they true? Why did he tell me this?

Before she could stop herself she softly asked him what was on her mind in a soft, anticipating voice as she tried to hide the smile that threatened to tear her face in half by lowering her head, "Why did you tell me this story?"

Seth's voice was shaking slightly and Kagome noticed that he was trembling again and backing away into the small clearing as the tremors became more violent. "Remember the story, Kagome... You're my intended," and an uncontrollable amount of protective energy was released as and Kagome felt awed at the sight before her. Seth's clothes were torn to shreds and lain around the area around what was left of him, a medium horse-sized sandy-colored wolf standing in his place. The eyes were the same, adoring and pleading, silently begging her not to leave him there alone and she exhaled a breath that she wasn't even aware that she was holding in exhilaration.

"You're beautiful..."