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Me: Sooo...

Edward:say it or the pup get's it

Me: Fine! I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT!! now put my dog down!

Edward: fine *puts him down*

Me: oh my puppy! Did the meanie vampire hurt you?

Seth(Hehe): *shudders* no, he did not

Edward: I'm not a meanie *pouts*

Me: yes, yes you are

Previously on Who to Trust

"um, okay. So there are these legends in my tribe saying something about how when a wolf finds their soul mate, they've found their imprint." I said quietly.

Her eyes widened and her finger stopped. "You?..I?...Imprint?...huh?" I nodded.

"Your my imprint."

Chapter 6

LPOV

"Your my imprint."

Wait? What?! "I-I'm your imprint?" I couldn't believe it. Esme told me what it means to have an imprint, it's like when a vampire finds their mate. Their connection is so strong that on first glance you just know. Maybe that's what was different about him but I've been so distracted with everything else I didn't even notice the connection. I just don't know if I could do it. I mean I just got my life in order and sure this would be the icing on the cake but I just wasn't sure. Then there was the strength of the connection that was pulling me to make the decision but I wasn't sure if I was ready for that type of relationship with someone, especially someone as incredible as Seth.

"Yes, your my Imprint. And I completely understand if you don't want it to be on a romantic level. We can have it on a strictly friendship level if you want." For some reason the words 'friendship level' made my heart sink. I couldn't tell why though. Maybe it was because I wanted more but I wasn't quite sure, "But's it up to you will be okay with any decision you make."

The mental battle in my head stopped and I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what I was going to say without going overboard...again, "You know something? All day I've made some spur of the moment decisions that i'll probably regret later but this decision that I just made, I won't regret for a very long time."

"What is that decision?" he asked quietly.

I crawled over, sat on his lap wrapped my small arms around his large waist, and rested my head against his chest. "I want to try. I want to know if this can work. I will try."

He wrapped his large arms around and I welcomed the warmth his body gave off, "I'll help you make it work. I'll help every step of the way." Those words filled me with hope that maybe this could work.

As I curled tighter into my ball, I yawned. Sleep was going to hit me full force but I didn't want to sleep knowing that Seth could be an illusion and if I were to even blink he would disappear.

"Alright, bed time for you and don't argue 'cause you'll just lose and I know that after a day like today, you must be exhausted." He said as he stood up with me still cradled me against his chest.

"You drop me and your dead." I warned as I got comfortable in his arms.

His chest rumbled as he chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't drop you...or maybe I will!" His arms loosened their hold on me, then he released me for a second before catching me in his arms before I landed on my butt. I, of course, screamed at his sudden actions.

"You jerk!" I said as I smacked his chest playfully, "How can I trust you if you do things like that?!"

"Well, you can't. But if you think about it, this was the first step of trusting me. You can trust me to catch you when you fall." I could hear the double meaning in his words and he's right. For some reason, I knew for sure that I could trust him to catch me and not just for my clumsiness.

I yawned for the third time that night. Seth walked over to my bed and set me down. He lifted the blanket and made sure I was covered. "Night Lily, sweet dreams." He said as he kissed my forehead.

"N-night Seth, and thank you." I said as sleep ran me over and I was sent to a rough night in the making.

I was in the forest in some sort of meadow/clearing. The trees circled it and made a large view up top to see the sky and gaze at the stars. The wind was blowing around the flowers that were on the ground and the hem of the white dress I found myself wearing. I must admit, this place was so beautiful. As I sat down against a tree I heard a twig snap from behind me. I snapped my head around to see a large, sandy gray wolf standing there looking intently at me.

"Seth? Is that you?" alright, so it was long shot, but I just had to make sure.

Lily, I'm so glad I found you, I heard Seth's voice swirl around me, but what made me uneasy was the frightened relief in his voice.

"Seth, what's going on? Are you okay?" I asked, panicked. Was he hurt? Was there something chasing after us? What was going on?

Don't worry about me, I need to get you out of here, now before he comes, Seth said as walked over and nudged me with his nose. It was then and only then when I noticed his back right leg. It was bleeding and it looked like he got bitten. Bitten. Oh god, please tell me that this isn't happening.

"Seth! Your bleeding! What happened?!" I cried, I didn't want him to be in pain because of me.

It's okay Lily, don't worry its just a scrape, now hurry we need to get moving, he nudged me again but was stopped short when something shot out of the trees and whacked him in the side.

"Seth!" I shrieked. The dark figured started to fight Seth. I closed my eyes and I suddenly heard a sicking snap. I opened my eyes to find wolf-Seth lying on the ground motionless. "Seth!" oh god, please let him get up. I ran over to him and wrapped my arms around his furry neck as the tears started to flow down on my cheeks and land on my wolf's fur.

I heard a dark, deep, rough chuckle coming from behind me. Please let me just be imaging that voice. I turned around to see I was somewhere else.

The sky was gloomy as always and the wind was gently blowing around the leaves of the trees around me as I found myself sitting in the middle of the forest looking at the river. Listening to the soothing sounds of the running water trying to relax my nerves. Contemplating what just happened-i didn't want to think of it, I didn't notice that someone was behind me.

"Hello? Who's there?" I asked as I turned around to be faced with the reason for my fears.

"Well hello Liliana. Looks like I finally found you. You know, you gave us quite a run for the last year and a half," He smirked, "And you found yourself some guards I see."

"They're not my guards. They're my family." I said through clenched teeth.

"Oh, I'm sorry, your family is it? Well, well, Liliana, I must say you did good for yourself. A coven of nine and two mutts. I say, I never knew dogs would stoop so low as to protect a vampire coven, much less both the coven and the the dogs protect you, don't you think?" He started to circle me, smirk plastered firmly on his face.

I couldn't believe it. He found me. After one and a half years of running and he still found me. I thought I was safe but I guess if anyone would make this happy day into one of fear, Ross would. At the realization of Ross here, in front of me, stalking, taunting, smirking at me, my breathing hitched and it became ragged as I tried to find something good in this. There was none.

"Why are you here?" I whispered hoping my voice sounded stronger than I thought it did, but I highly doubt it did. Oh god, I hope his reason is different than the one I came up with. Sadly, I don't think that was the case.

He chuckled darkly, "Oh my Liliana, don't you see? You ran off before I could fulfill my plan and I was not very happy when I got that news from our dear friend, Jack." Jack? Oh god please let him still be living. He noticed my change in heartbeats and chuckled, "Ah yes, Jack. How he will be missed. He was one of my best men, but he had to interfere in my plans and he had to pay the price. Plus, you see, he was quite fond of you. I would have had to take him out sooner or later so I wouldn't have that problem but looks like I had it anyways." NO!

"NO! How could you?!" I shrieked not really sure what brought on my sudden change in behavior. I mean, yelling at a sadistic vampire? Really? But he killed Jack, you have a reason to yell at him, part of me reasoned, Exactly! He killed Jack, what makes you think that he won't hesitate in killing you?, the more rational part of argued. I didn't care. He murdered my savior and now what? I didn't know, so I did the most irrational thing that my mind could conjure up and ran.

I didn't get far-maybe to the next tree-when Ross caught me around the waist and flung me into the large oak tree next to him. My back screamed in pain as I tried to stand up but only to find myself being pinned down to the cold hard ground. I held in my cries of pain as I realized that it was Ross that was pinning me to the ground.

He tsked at my stupidity and honestly I would to, "My, My Liliana. I figured by now you would know that I am much faster and stronger than you." He squeezed my wrists harder to emphasize just how strong he was. Just then I heard a sicking snap coming from my left wrist and I couldn't hold in my cry of pain as this seemed to give him great joy. I started thrashing hoping to get him to get the heck off me but that would be as easy as getting me to eat vegetables(hate them to no end, won't eat'em and you can't make me either). He just chuckled at my attempts and finally gave in and got off me. Tears flowed down my cheeks as the pain in my wrist increased and the pain in back made itself known again. "Until next time my dear." He said in my ear in a deep tone as the pain became to much and I was being plunged into the darkness.

* * *

"Lily!" I heard several voices shout at me. I couldn't feel much except the sharp pain in my wrist and the throbbing in my back. I tried to think of what happened to cause me so much pain when it hit me. Hospital....Esme...my new family...Seth...imprint...sleep...Ross. Ross. But wait...wasn't it a dream? It sure as heck didn't feel like a dream that's for sure. The looming darkness was starting to subside when I heard a voice that made my heart wretch.

"Lily? Please wake up."

SPOV

"N-night Seth and thank you."

"Your welcome." I whispered unsure if she heard me. I shut her door with the biggest smile on my face. She wanted to try. Sure that wasn't a definite yes but it worked for me. If she was willing to try then so was I.

I walked down the stairs to be met face to face with the 'all mighty alpha' himself. "What is it Jake?"

He shrugged, "nothing just wondering what you were you going to do."

I shook my head and chuckled, "Nothing, I was just going for a run around the perimeter then heading home, why?"
"Oh no reason really." He sighed then patted my back, "Have fun on your run and hurry home for some well needed sleep and don't worry, Lily's safe."

"I know she's safe. She has a very protective vampire family looking after her now and I wouldn't have it any other way." I grinned as I spoke of my friends.

He chuckled, "Good for you, now check on your sister before I send the guys on her for being reckless again."

I laughed, "will do Jake, will do." And with that I took off out the door and ran. Once in the forest, I phased and ran freely. I loved the rush of the wind in my fur as I ran and my heightened senses in this form as well.

Leah? You out there?

I waited a few minutes before I heard her mentally sigh, hey Seth, looks like you joined the 'goofballs with an imprint' club. Oh and of course I'm out here, were else would be? Jeesh, I swear Seth there are times when I think that mom dropped you on your head when you were just a baby.

Mom, or you? You gotta admit, mom loves me and wouldn't harm a single hair on my head unlike my devil of a sister. Don't you think?

Whatever stops the tears little brother, whatever stops the tears, she replied, so, Jake with Nessie?

Yeah, I loved how Leah, still had an issue with the Cullens but had no problem with Nessie. Sometimes I think, that she's the weird one out of us two.

Am not, your the weird one. And I don't have a problem with the Cullens, I just don't see how you and Jake can stand to be in the same room as them for more than five minutes without the stench burning your nose.

Well, my dear sister, I had years of practice unlike some people...Leah.

Hey!

Love yeah too sis! See you at home! With that, I ran in the direction of home.

As I ran I came across a small clearing. It was sort of a meadow but a little bigger. The trees surrounded it but left an opening to see the stars in the dark sky as the clouds started to clear out. The flowers on the ground were evenly spread out. Not really wanting to leave at the moment and contemplate the beauty of this place, I walked over to the larger tree and laid down on the cold ground. I looked up at the semi-clear sky and started to count the stars but was having exhaustion come up fast and soon I was pulled under.

* * *

I was woken up by a loud yelling in the back of my head. Seth! Seth, wake up! I heard Jake's mental voice yell at me.

What?! I yelled-yawned at him.

I need you to come to the Cullens' place, it's Lily. That's all I had to hear for me to shoot up right and run in the right direction. I ran faster than usual but then again this was for Lily and do anything to protect her from harm.

Finally at the house, I could see Alice on the front steps with an anxious expression on her pixie face. "Alice, what's going on?"

"I don't know exactly. She was fine when you left, then while Edward was keeping an eye out on her dreams just in case she was going to have another nightmare, her thoughts just stopped. It's like someone's blocking her mind-interfering with it somehow." She explained in a rush.

I nodded and bolted up the stairs. When I reached Lily's room I saw all of her family surrounding her large bed watching their new family member sleep soundly. When I noticed they were staring intently at her I looked at her wrists and noticed some crescent shape marks and some newly formed bruise on both of her wrists.

"Uh, Carlisle? Were her wrists bruised like that when we came in?" Emmett voiced my thoughts with nothing but concern for his new little sister.

Carlisle looked down and gasped, "No Emmett, that was not there when we came in." His words frightened me. Was whatever was blocking Lily's mind, hurting her through it as well?

"You know Seth, you just might be right. But we need to wake her up before any further damage is placed." Edward said as he started to gently nudge my Lily awake.

"Lily, come on you need to wake up." he said still nudging her.

I walked over and sat next to her and started to shake her lightly, "Lily, wake up, you need to wake up."

"Ah! She's is a crap load of pain." I heard Jasper say and I shook her again.

"Lily, please wake up, you have to wake up." I urged her again. Just then I heard a loud snap coming from her left wrist. Oh no.

"Lily!" we all cried as I looked at her wrist only to notice that the bruising worsened and it was bent oddly.
"What's going on?!" I heard Nessie cry out as everyone started to panic.

As everyone was panicking about what to do, I looked at my lily and saw her twitch. That was the first movement since I got here. I'm making progress at least. I bent down and pushed her hair out of her eyes, "Lily? Please wake up."

She twitched again. I sighed, alright you can do this, it's for lily. I bent down and pressed my lips softly against hers and pulled back waiting for her reaction. She groaned, then her eyes fluttered open.

"Oh Lily, what happened?" I said as I pulled her into my embrace. She winced as I wrapped my arms around her, then let out a soft whimper as I let go. "are you okay? Where does it hurt?" I asked, ignoring her still panicking family behind me.

"My wrists, mostly my left one and my back." She whimpered, "Oh Seth, I'm so glad your here" I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into my lap.

"Lily, where does it hurt again?" Carlisle asked as he moved his position as was in front of Lily.

"My wrist" she said as she pointed to her wrist with her right hand. "and my back."

Everyone walked over and looked concerned. "Lily, do you know why your hurt?" Rosalie asked, voicing everyone's mental question.

She buried her head in my chest and let out a shaky breath. "Ross." was all she said. That one name caused everyone to growl and left in confusion. Who was this Ross guy?

"You remember how I said she's had a hell of a tough past? Well, Ross is the guy who made it that way." Edward answered my mental question. I suddenly had a deep hatred for this guy. Who would hurt this poor angel? I can't even think of who would want to hurt her. He was the reason she was this way and was now hurt physically as well as emotionally.

I heard Lily whimper as I felt her tears against my chest. "shh, it's okay. He's not here. He can't hurt you while I'm here." I said trying to calm her down.

"Lily, I need to see your wrist for a second to see how bad your wrist is hurt, then I need to check to back to see the damages on that, okay?" Carlisle asked in a soft voice that was professional and comforting.

She nodded weakly as she showed him her wrist. He sighed, "Esme, can you go get my bag please." Esme nodded, took one last glance at Lily and ran out. She came back a second later and handed her husband his bag and he took out a beige wrap. He examined Lily's wrist and started to wrap the bandage around her small injured wrist. "Well, looks like he put a lot of pressure on it and broke your wrist. I'll have to take an x-ray to see how bad the break is so I can wrap it properly. Would you like me to have it done at the hospital, or here?"

Lily looked up at him, "here please." She wiped the excess tears away from here deep eyes and pushed herself off of me.

"Well, if you'll follow me." Carlisle walked out the door with Lily following quietly behind before she stopped and looked back at me.

"Seth, I don't want to be a bother but can you come with me please?" She asked. I nodded, stood up and walked over to her. She took my hand in hers and we followed Carlisle down the stairs and into his office.

The x-ray didn't take that long and she did have in fact a broken wrist. Her back was severally bruised and after finding out that in her supposed dream she was thrown into a tree, lets just say if were I to meet this guy in a dark alley, he would not be alive at the moment(her family was no different, they all wanted him dead). Now we were sitting on her bed, trying to get to sleep but she was afraid he might come back.

"Come on Lily. You need your rest" I said for the thousandth time that night.

She shook her head, "No, he'll just come back and hurt me more than I already am. I can't see him again. I just can't."

"Shh, it's okay, he's not going to get you. I promise. I won't let him get to you. Besides, they're going to have Bella block your mind before he has a chance to do anything." I said trying to calm her down.

"But what if he finds a way to penetrate through her shield or something else goes wrong? I won't be able to deal with it again." she buried her face in chest.

I sighed, this is going to be difficult and I'm going to end up paying for the consequences later, "look, how about if I stay with you okay? I'll be here with you all night and i'll be the first thing you see in the morning. Okay?"

Lily looked up at me, "You would do that? Really? But won't you in trouble with my family?"

I chuckled, "of course I will, but if this is what gets you to sleep then I will gladly take that chance." Edward, think of it this way, either I stay and she sleeps or she's going to go down fighting and it will a long and hard fight. This way is quicker.

"I don't want you to get in trouble because of me." she whispered.

"Lily, please. I won't get in trouble, I promise." maybe just a punch in the face, I added mentally.

She sighed and wrapped her around my waist, "Fine, i'll try but you have to promise me one thing though."

"anything" I said as I held her close to me, taking in her soft scent.

"Promise me, that you'll never leave me." She whispered.

"I wouldn't dream of leaving you." I said quietly.

"Just promise me, please."

"I promise." I pulled the blanket up to cover the angel lying next to me, "Now please, get some sleep."

"Okay, fine. Whatever makes you happy." she pulled the blanket over her shoulders and snuggled closer to my chest, "Goodnight Seth...again"

"Goodnight Lily...again" I whispered as I rubbed my hand up and down her arm.

"Goodnight you guys." Lily said directing it to her new family.

"Night Lily!!" we chuckled at the family before letting sleep take over...again.

yay! finally got it up!!

alright so i worked extra hard to get this chapter done so i hoped you liked it. Lily has issues even in her sleep...wow. oh well.

hope you enjoyed as much as i enjoyed writing(typed) it.

Sooo....since you guys are so awesome and i absolutely luv the reviews you guys leave-they're fantastic and give me a warm fuzzy feeling(just like Jasper when he gets you to spill your guts...hehe^_^) I decided to give you guys a little taste of the next chapter:

Chapter 7(sneak peek)

LPOV

"Night Lily!!" we chuckled at the family before letting sleep take over...again.

I woke up to the sun peaking over the mountains to shine through my window. The sun?! Shocked, i shot up right only to be constricted by the strong, warm arms of my beloved Seth. The events of last night hit me and i looked down at my wrist only to see it's been restricted by a black brace. Oh god, he really visited me in my sleep. according to edward, the only way he knew something was wrong was because he couldn't read my thoughts anymore. I couldn't believe it. He was in my dreams and he injured me from there.

I looked up at Seth only to seesleeping soundly. He looked so peaceful. His facial features softened, his lips parted slightly, his arms holding me protectively against him, and his hair all over the place. As i looked at this peaceful person next to me i couldn't help but think of the dream that i had before Ross interfered. Seth in wolf form, injured. Then when the dark figure came in, he hurt my Seth as he was trying to protect me.Ross. Ross was that dark figure and i knew it. he could hurt Seth and i wouldn't be able to live with myself if i was the reason Seth was hurt in any way.

Then it hit me. If Ross can hurt me in real life and my dreams, what's stopping him from trying to hurt me emotionally?

well, there you have it. a little taste of the next chapter.

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