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***HP

"So let me get this straight," Harry said looking around the room. "You two are a couple? he asked pointing to Alice and Jasper. He had just been introduced to Jasper and was shocked when Alice crawled up onto his lap and gave him a passionate kiss. "And you two are a couple?" he asked pointing to Rosalie and Emmett.

"Yup," Alice said, popping the P loudly and giggling.

Harry turned to Carlisle who was sitting on the couch next to him. "And you adopted all of them."

Grinning, Carlisle nodded his head.

"Riiight, that's not weird at all." Harry said awkwardly.

Emmett threw his head back howling with laughter.

"Harry," Rosalie said, shaking her head in exasperation. "None of us are blood related, so it's ok."

Harry nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. "I wasn't saying that there was anything wrong with it. I just wanted to make sure I got everything straight." Harry looked at Edward. "Is Carlisle planning on adopting someone for you too?"

Before Edward could answer, Harry held up his hands. "Whoa, that's not why I'm here is it? I think you have this sexy, brooding, dark and mysterious thing going on, but you're totally not my type."

Emmett fell off his chair, laughing hysterically into the floor. Everyone else in the room tried their damnedest not to laugh too, but soon they were all bent over with laughter.

"I will have you know," Edward said, trying to look offended. "I do not brood."

"Yeah, ok," Harry chuckled, playfully rolling his eyes.

"Anyway," Edward said, giving Emmett a kick in the side since he was still on the floor laughing like a hyena. "I have yet to find anyone right for me."

Harry looked over at Esme, then turned to look at Carlisle. "You two are adopted brother and sister, but are you also...you know?" Harry felt a painful jolt to the heart at the thought of Carlisle and Esme being together.

Both Carlisle and Esme quickly said no. "Like Edward, Esme has yet to find the one," Carlisle said, staring deeply into Harry's eyes.

Harry nervously looked away from the intensity of Carlisle's gaze.

"Harry," Carlisle called trying to get the teen's attention. "You said that Edward wasn't your type. Do you have something against same sex relationships?"

Harry looked back at Carlisle, cheeks flushing a bright red. "I never really thought about it before, but love is love, wether it's with the opposite sex or with the same sex."

Grinning, Carlisle reached out and took his mate's hand. "I'm glad you feel that way."

Feeling overwhelmed and a tiny bit light headed, Harry pulled his hand from Carlisle's and quickly stood up. "I have to use the..." Blushing, Harry turned and left.

"Too fast?" Carlisle asked, looking around at his family.

Jasper held up his thumb and finger, smirking. "Just a little."

Sighing, Carlisle collapsed against the couch and buried his face in his hands.

"I know that it's hard not to claim your mate, but try to be patient." Jasper said trying to reassure his father. "Harry likes you...a lot, there is no doubt there. Harry has been hurt and he has very low self esteem. He feels that he is unlovable and everyone he has given his heart to has broken it."

"He's is also hurting because he was ok with dying, until he met us. Now he is scared and doesn't want to die, but he knows that he is going to anyway" Edward added softly.

***HP

Harry splashed some cold water on his face, trying to get the embarrassing red flush to go away. If he didn't know any better, he would have sworn that Carlisle had been flirting with him. Carlisle was handsome, rich, and classy, what the hell would he want with a low class, abused, dying orphan like him?

Walking back to his room, he collapsed on the bed and pulled his blanket up and over his head. It wouldn't matter if Carlisle did like him, he was going to be dead soon anyway. If he was smart he would leave now before he became too attached to the Cullen's, but he really didn't want to be alone. He had never been treated the way everyone here treated him, like he was truly special and worth something. If he was being honest with himself, he was already attached to the Cullen's, especially Carlisle.

Carlisle watched from a distance as his mate drifted off to sleep. He wanted to go in there and hold him, but he managed to restrain himself. It was getting harder everyday to deny his instincts, and he was starting to fear that he would snap and bite his mate.

"Everything will work out, just wait and see," Alice said, leaning against the wall next to Carlisle.

"I don't know how much longer I can fight my instincts."

Alice giggle softly. "Carlisle, you have been fighting your instincts since the day you were bitten. He's getting there, but he needs more time."

Carlisle turned to look at Alice. "But do I have the time? He's getting sicker, I can smell it."

Alice's lips turned down into a slight frown. "I saw you turning him, Carlisle, but I also had a vision where you were holding him in your arms while he died. My visions are subjective, you know that. Just keep doing what your doing and he will come around."

"I can't lose him, Alice. I am already head over heals in love with him, and it isn't just because he's my mate." Carlisle turned back to his sleeping mate. "Despite everything he has suffered and everyone who has hurt him, he still wants to love and be loved. Harry has such a big and pure heart, I have never met another like him."

"I have," Alice said, giving Carlisle a knowing look. "Look at you, Carlisle, you are a vampire who's nature it is to drink human blood, and yet you devote as much time as you can into saving humans. You are the most compassionate person that I have ever met. You took Jasper and myself in when we showed up on your doorstep, no questions asked. Not only did you take us in, but you gave us a family and treated us like one of your own. You and Harry are going to make an amazing couple."

"Now I just need to convince Harry of that," Carlisle chuckled.

"He likes you," Alice giggled. "He really, really likes you, he's just confused and scared right now. He's only fifteen and has never been in any type of a relationship before."

"And how do you know that?" Carlisle asked curiously.

Alice winked at Carlisle. "I asked. He did say that he went out on one date and kissed a girl once, but it was a horrible, wet experience."

Carlisle shook his head, chuckling. "Wet, huh? Well, hopefully I can do better than that."

***HP

Carlisle climbed onto the bed and pulled his trembling mate against his chest. "Shhh, it's alright, little one, just relax."

Harry buried his face into Carlisle's chest, trying to will the tears away. He had thought that getting his second chemo treatment would be easier, but he was wrong. All day he knew that it was coming and he had tried not to think about it, but now that the time was here, he was terrified.

Carlisle started to rub Harry's back with one hand, while his other gently ran through his mate's soft hair. He hated the reason that put him in his mate's bed, but he couldn't deny that it didn't feel wonderful holding him like this. "Tell me something about yourself," he asked, trying to distract him from the chemo coursing through his body.

Sniffling, Harry pressed his cheek into Carlisle's strong chest and wrapped his arm around his belly. He had never snuggled with anyone like this before, and it was nice. He felt safe wrapped in Carlisle's arms, it made him feel loved.

"I hate broccoli,"

Carlisle chuckled. "That's good, I hate broccoli too. What is your favorite food? Wait, let me guess, pizza?"

Harry snorted. "Wouldn't know, I never tried pizza before. My favorite food is Treacle tart."

"Never had pizza before, but I thought it was every teens favorite food." Carlisle didn't miss how Harry stiffened under his hands.

"I was raised by my aunt and uncle and they didn't exactly like me. They had many methods of punishing me, and one of those was withholding food. Pizza was my cousin's favorite food so they ordered it a lot, but I was never allowed any." Harry didn't know why he was telling Carlisle this, but it just felt right. Maybe it would do him some good to confess everything, kind of like cleansing the soul before dying. It's not like he would ever have to see his relatives again. Uncle Vernon couldn't punish him this time for telling, not like he did when he was eight.

"What happened to your parents?" Carlisle didn't want to upset Harry with talking about his past, but he was no longer worried about the chemo so he wanted to keep him talking.

Harry started drawing little patterns on Carlisle's stomach with his finger. He couldn't help but notice that Carlisle's stomach was hard and muscular, he could feel no fat under the shirt.

Gritting his teeth, Carlisle tried to will his erection away. Harry's innocent actions were driving him over the edge. His erection wasn't the only thing he had to worry about, his fangs were also pushing through his gums and he desperately wanted to sink them in his mate's warm, delicate neck.

"My parents were murdered by a madman when I was fifteen months old. I was supposed to live with my godfather, but he took off after the man who betrayed my parents and got sent to prison for killing him and twelve bystanders. He didn't do it though, he was sent to prison without a trial. Sirius was innocent."

Carlisle recognized Sirius' name as the man who had hurt Harry. "What happened to him?"

Harry took a deep breath. "He escaped from prison when I was thirteen. He found out that the person who betrayed my parents was hiding out at my friends house and he wanted to warn me. A few weeks ago the man was caught and my godfather finally got his trial and he is now free."

"Harry, I don't want to upset you, but why aren't you with him? He sounds like he cared about you a great deal." Carlisle felt like an ass when he felt tears soak through his shirt. The last thing he wanted to do was make his precious little mate cry. He was curious about Harry's life, but not enough to bring him to tears.

Harry fisted Carlisle's shirt. "No, it's alright. I was supposed to move in with Sirius and his partner Remus after school let out for the summer. I was so thrilled that I didn't have to return to my aunt and uncle's, and I truly loved Sirius and Remus. They had even been dropping hints about adopting me. There was one last hurdle though before we could start our life together as a family...Sirius' trial. I was supposed to testify and Sirius begged me not to be late. A few days before is when I started coughing up blood, but I hadn't told anyone. After Sirius left I went to lay down for a bit because I wasn't feeling well. When I woke it was only minutes to his trial. I tried to make it, I honestly did, but I passed out in front of one of my teachers. When I woke again it was hours later and I was in the hospital. That's when I found out about the cancer."

"Are you telling me that he didn't want you because of the cancer?" Carlisle growled.

Harry shook his head no. "He was so mad at me for missing the trial. I tried to explain what happened, but he wouldn't let me talk. He told me to go back to my aunt and uncle's and to not contact him." Harry tightened his hold on Carlisle, afraid that he would lose him too. "My friends also said some horrible things and told me that they didn't want to be my friend any longer. I had promised the doctor that I would return to the hospital that night to start chemo, but I ran instead. There was no reason for me to stay, everyone hated me. I was going to get sent back to my aunt and uncle's and they would have loved watching me die."

Carlisle pulled Harry tighter to where he was almost laying completely on him. "That was so unfair of them. They should have known that you wouldn't have abandoned your godfather like that."

Harry now had his face pressed in Carlisle's neck, crying. "I should have made it to the trial in time. I shouldn't have fallen asleep."

"Don't you dare blame yourself, Harry, you were very sick." Carlisle said sternly. "They were at fault, not you."

"I miss them so much, Carlisle." Harry cried harder. "We were supposed to be a family, he was going to be my dad. How could he just turn his back on me like that? I had already saved his life twice, he should have known that I had a reason for missing the trial. Why does everyone have to hurt me."

Carlisle lifted Harry's head up so he was looking at him. "Not me, Harry, I will never hurt you. You mean more to me than anything else in this world. I promise that I will never hurt you, and I will never let anyone else hurt you."

Harry looked into Carlisle's golden eyes and he could tell that the man was speaking the truth. "Why?" he asked softly.

Carlisle reached out and softly traced Harry's bottom lip with his thumb. "Because you're the one, Harry. You're the one perfect person on earth who was made just for me. How could I hurt someone that I care so much for?"

"I-I don't understand." Harry whispered breathlessly.

Carlisle cupped the back of Harry's head. "Maybe this will help you understand." Carlisle pulled Harry's head down until their lips met.

Harry's heart was pounding in his chest, he couldn't believe that Carlisle was actually kissing him. His lips were cold like the rest of his body, but the kiss was amazing. Moaning, he leaned in more, opening his lips to Carlisle's probing tongue.

Carlisle rolled to his side, carefully pinning half of his mate under him. He would have loved to have settled completely on top of Harry, but he had to be careful of his port. Gently he flicked his tongue inside his mate's mouth, rubbing his tongue over his and exploring everything that Harry was offering him.

Harry had only ever kissed Cho once, and it felt nothing like this. He had felt awkward and grossed out when he kissed her, but Carlisle's kiss had him getting painfully hard. Being a teenage boy he had wanked plenty of times, but this is the first time he had ever become hard because of another person.

Reluctantly, Carlisle broke off the kiss. He didn't want to do it, but his mate was mortal and unfortunately needed oxygen. Laying his head next to Harry's, he softly traced Harry's cheek and lips. "Do you understand now, my love?"

With a goofy grin on his face, Harry nodded his head. He never imagined that a kiss could feel like that. He had so many thoughts running through his head, but the thought that was the loudest, was the thought that he wanted Carlisle to kiss him like that again.

Harry turned his head, brining himself nose to nose with Carlisle. "I have always been a bit thick. I think I need you to explain it to me again."

Grinning, Carlisle leaned in a recaptured Harry's lips.

***HP

Emmett wolf whistled when Carlisle quietly stepped out of his mate's room, carefully closing the door behind him. "You sly dog."

Carlisle couldn't stop the grin that broke out on his face even if he tried...which he didn't. He just spent an amazing three hours cuddling and making out with his mate. They didn't do anything more than kiss, but it was still incredible. Harry was now unhooked from the IV and sleeping peacefully. He hoped that Harry slept through the night and didn't wake up vomiting like last night.

"I need to hunt," Carlisle informed his family. It was a battle just kissing Harry and not fully claiming him. He was feeling weak and he knew that blood would help. He didn't want to lose control and accidentally bite his mate.

Jasper and Alice stood up. "We'll go with you," Alice said grinning. She was so happy for her father and Harry. Those two deserved each other and she just knew that Carlisle was going to spoil Harry.

"Are you alright with Harry?" Carlisle asked Edward. Edward was the only one other than himself that had went to medical school. He never actively practiced, but he still knew what to do if Harry woke sick.

"Don't worry, Carlisle, Harry will be fine with me. If he does wake, I will contact you immediately."

Carlisle clasped Edward on the shoulder. "Thank you, son."

Edward grinned. "You don't have to thank me, I too care for Harry."

***HP

Sam glared at Seth. "Meeting in thirty minutes at Billy's," he snarled. Quickly he turned and walked away. He was so mad at Seth that he could easily throttle him. He had never been violent towards the pack, but as far as he was concerned, Seth had betrayed them. He needed to get far away from the boy before he went to far and hurt him.

Jacob walked up behind Seth and gently nudged his shoulder. "You alright?"

Seth chuckled nervously. "Sam's pissed." He had just returned from running the boarder and he wasn't surprised to find the entire pack waiting for him. If was the first time he had shifted since meeting Harry, and the pack now knew everything about him and his friendship with not only Harry, but also the Cullen's.

Jacob nodded his head. "You have to admit, it's pretty big. I mean, come on, you have been hanging out with the bloodsuckers."

"Is it any different than hanging out with you meat eaters?" Seth snapped. "Why the hell can't you see that the Cullen's are different? They don't want to hunt and kill people, they just want to live their lives in peace."

"Dude, their fucking vampires," Jared snarled.

"Yeah, and you're a fucking wolf," Seth snarled back.

"They're dangerous, Seth. You can't trust them." Paul growled.

Seth shook his head. "And we're not dangerous? Look at what Sam did to Emily. We are just as dangerous as they are."

Sam furiously stormed up to Seth, hands shaking with anger. With a roar, he reached his hand out to grasp the teen by the throat. He growled in anger when both Jacob and Paul grabbed his arm, preventing him from reaching his target.

"Calm down, Sam," Paul said, dragging him away from Seth.

Leah got between her little brother and her alpha. "You leave my brother alone, he hasn't don't anything wrong." She didn't agree with Seth befriending the Cullen's, but he wasn't breaking any tribal or pack laws by doing it. Seth was a very caring boy and she was proud that her little brother was helping a teen that was alone and dying. It wasn't his fault that the boy turned out to be the coven leader's mate.

Sam bared his teeth in a very animalistic way. "You are banned from having any further contact with that boy, or the Cullen's."

"No," Seth said flatly.

"What did you say?" Sam growled dangerously.

" I said no. No, I'm not going to stay away from the Cullen's, and no, I'm not going to stay away from Harry. Harry is my friend and I'm not going to turn my back on him just because you're a pack of prejudiced wolves."

Puffing out his chest, Sam stood tall. "I am your alpha and I'm giving you a direct order. You are to stay away from the Cullen's and that boy."

Seth could feel the weight of the alpha's order, and the longer he fought it, the more painful it became. Everything in him was screaming at him to obey his alpha. His instincts were urging him to lay on the dirt and roll onto his back, presenting his delicate belly and neck to his enraged alpha.

Whimpering, Seth stumbled backwards. He wasn't going to bow to to Sam like some weak little bitch. Harry was his friend and he needed him. Harry had been hurt by so many people and he wasn't going to add his name to the list. If Sam didn't like it, then tough shit.

With that thought, Seth felt something painfully snap in his chest causing him to fall to the ground. Panting through the pain, he looked up to see that Sam too was on the ground clutching at his chest.

"You severed the bond!" Sam gasped, still clutching his aching chest. It felt like someone very close to him had just died.

Seth struggled to his feet, feeling weak and lonely. He could no longer feel or hear his pack brothers or sister. This isn't what he wanted to happen, but Sam didn't leave him any other choice. He was now a lone wolf...a wolf without a pack. With a strangled cry, he shifted into his sandy wolf and took off.

***HP

The first thing Harry noticed when he woke was that there was a cool body spooning against his. Blushing, he recalled spending hours making out with Carlisle, and loving every second of it.

"How are you feeling?"

Harry shivered as Carlisle's breath caressed the back of his neck. Turning his head, he grinned at Carlisle. "I am actually feeling very good. I haven't felt this good in a long time."

Carlisle frowned slightly. It's not that he wanted his mate to be sick or anything, but Harry had slept peacefully all night, which was strange for after receiving such a high dose of chemotherapy.

Harry set up stretching. "I am starving. I think I'm going to get a shower than see what Esme has in the kitchen."

Carlisle reached out, grabbing his mate's hand and pulling him back onto the bed. "You're not going anywhere until I get a good morning kiss."

Harry blushed and grimaced at the same time. "But I haven't brushed my teeth yet, isn't that gross?"

Carlisle brought his lips close to Harry's. "Nothing about you is gross." Grinning, he leaned in and sealed his lips over his mate's.

Harry knew that he was going to have to relieve himself in the shower. The second Carlisle's lips touched his, he became painfully hard. He didn't fully understand what was going on between him and Carlisle, but he wasn't going to complain. He only had a short time with Carlisle, and he was going to savor every second of it.

Carlisle gave Harry a playful swat to the backside then reluctantly pulled his lips away. "Go get your shower, Esme's making waffles."

Harry's stomach rumbled loudly. "I love waffles."

"Go on then," Carlisle chuckled, watching as his mate scurried about to get clothes then disappearing into the bathroom.

"Is it the chemotherapy?"

Carlisle looked over at Edward who was standing in the doorway. "No, it's not the chemo, but something has him feeling much better. He slept for ten hours with hardly a twitch and now he's like a new person, it doesn't make any sense."

Edward grimaced, shifting uncomfortably. "Apparently your little mate is feeling very, very good this morning. I'm gonna go for a run, it's scaring to have to see your father doing such perverted things to his little mate."

Carlisle grinned. "So Harry's in there..."

Edward stepped into the hallway. "For the love of god, please don't finish that sentence. I will warn you though, that boy has a very active imagination."

Harry looked at himself in the mirror and for the first time in weeks he didn't cringe. Maybe it was the hot shower, but he would swear that he had some color to his cheeks. He no longer looked half zombie, half vampire. He also felt incredibly good, better than what he has since last summer. Maybe that chemo poison wasn't so bad after all.

Smiling when his stomach started protesting his lingering in the bathroom, Harry opened the bathroom door and stepped right into Carlisle's waiting arms.

"You look amazing," Carlisle purred in his ear.

Harry looked down at the baggy sweats and loose t-shirt he was wearing and giggled. "I think, Dr. Cullen, that you need eyeglasses."

Carlisle buried his nose in his mate's neck, moaning when his scent filled his nostrils. His scent was still polluted with the stench of sickness and death, but it wasn't as strong today. Unable to resist, he started licking and sucking on that warm flesh under his lips, fangs easily slipping out from his gums.

Alice skipped into the room and pulled Harry out of Carlisle arms, giggling. With a playful shove, she sent Harry into the hall. "Esme has breakfast all ready for you," she said, giving the blushing teen a wink.

After Harry disappeared, Alice turned back to Carlisle, gasping when she saw the slightly feral look in his eyes. "Carlisle," she called softly.

Carlisle's hands were tightly fisted by his sides and his eyes were as dark as night. "Tell Harry that I got called into the hospital on an emergency and that I won't be back until tonight."

"Carlisle, please don't leave him...not like everyone else," Alice cried softly.

Carlisle closed his eyes. "Alice, you don't know how close I just came to biting him. I need to get away for a bit, before I hurt him. If you hadn't pulled him away when you did, Harry would have been screaming in pain right now as my venom burned through his body."

Alice nodded her head. "Alright, Carlisle, I'll tell him. Just try not to stay away too long, Harry is finally trusting you."

Without answering, Carlisle jumped out the window and tore through the woods.

Jasper walked in and gave his mate a hug. "Don't worry about Carlisle, I'll watch over him."

Alice rested her head on Jasper's shoulder. "Don't let him stay away long, it will kill Harry if he does."

Giving his mate a kiss on the head, Jasper took off after his father.

Harry was happily eating his second waffle when Alice came into the kitchen. "Where's Carlisle?" he asked, looking behind the small girl.

"There was an emergency at the hospital and they called him in."

Harry tried to hide his disappointment. "I understand," he said placing his fork down. "Being a doctor is a very important job." Harry got up from the table. "I'm going to explore the backyard, but I won't wander far. Who knows how many days I have left feeling this good, I don't want to waste it moping around the house."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

Harry gave Alice a small smile. "No thanks, I think I want to spend some time alone."

Alice and Esme watched as Harry went out the back door, shoulders slumped and head down. Picking up his plate, Esme frowned at the half eaten waffle. "He was really enjoying them too," she said sadly.

Harry felt like an ass for being depressed because Carlisle had to go into the hospital. Carlisle was a doctor and he loved helping people, it's wasn't like he was abandoning him or anything. There was an emergency, what if it was some little kid that got hurt and here he was feeling sorry for himself? He should really be ashamed for being so selfish.

"What brings you this deep into my woods?"

Harry jumped, then relaxed when he saw Seth sitting on a low tree branch. "Just wandering." Harry looked around for the first time, surprised when he didn't see the Cullen house in sight. He had wandered a lot farther then what he thought. He was so wrapped up in his selfish thoughts that he didn't even realize that he had wandered deep into the woods.

Harry looked at Seth, blushing when he noticed that the larger teen was only wearing a pair of cut off jeans, no shirt or shoes. Harry couldn't stop staring at Seth's extremely muscular body. "How long does one have to work out to look like that?" Harry asked, pointing to Seth's chest.

Seth dropped down from the tree, chuckling. "I don't work out, it's just good DNA I guess." Seth looked around the woods, surprised when he didn't see any Cullen's. "You're not running away are you?" Seth knew that Harry had a habit of running when it came to anything medical.

Harry giggled. "No, just exploring. Carlisle had to go into the hospital for a bit and I didn't want to waste probably my only good feeling day watching tv or playing video games. What are you doing out here?"

Seth shrugged his shoulders. "Just needed to get away from the tribe for a bit. Would you like me to be your tour guide through the lovely woods of Forks and La Push."

"That would be great," Harry grinned. "But I don't know what La Push is."

"La Push is a beach. It's a bit of a walk, but if your up to it, I can take you there."

"Really," Harry said excitedly. "Like an ocean beach?"

"Yeah, haven't you ever seen the ocean?"

"Never," Harry said shaking his head. "I have always wanted to see the ocean. It was on my 'must do before I die' list."

Seth crinkled up his nose. "You have a death list."

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "It's a very small list. You know, see the ocean, lose my virginity. That kind of stuff."

Seth shook his head laughing. "I can help you with the ocean, but you're on your own with the virginity thing."

Harry mock pouted. "Come on, you won't even help a guy out with his dying wish?"

Seth backed away from Harry, holding his hands out in front of him. "I think Carlisle would rip my head off if I helped you out with that particular wish."

Harry dropped his head, blushing. "What makes you think that?"

Seth snorted. "Come on, everyone can tell that the guy has it hard for you."

Harry looked up and Seth was surprised to see the sadness in his friends eyes. "Harry, what's wrong?"

"Carlisle kissed me last night and told me that I was his one." Harry wiped a tear from his eye.

Seth couldn't help smirking. "And that has you sad, because?"

Harry started walking past Seth. "Because, he's just taking pity on the poor little dying orphan boy. There is no way someone like Carlisle could ever truly like someone like me."

"Wow, down on yourself much?" Seth asked, giving his friend a playful bump to the shoulder.

Harry chuckled weakly. "It's true though. I'm sure that Carlisle has woman falling at his feet everyday. What would he want with someone like me?"

"You're right, he does have women fawning all over him, but I have known Carlisle for years and he has never dated anyone. If he likes you, then it's the real thing."

Harry stopped and looked dejectedly down at the ground. "Seth, I'm dying. All the chemo in the world isn't going to save me."

"Then I guess you better enjoy him while you can. Maybe Carlisle can help you out with that pesky virginity problem of yours."

Harry's head snapped up in time to see Seth give him a wink. Chuckling, he smacked Seth on the arm. "Come on, how much farther to La Push?"

Seth snickered. "About three miles, and I'm not carrying you, princess."

"Jeez, if you treat all the damsels in distress like that, it's no wonder that you're still a virgin."

"Hey, what makes you think that I'm still a virgin?" Seth asked, playfully looking offended.

"Please, it's like there's a sign hanging over your head saying, 'virgin here'."

Seth almost choked on his laughter. "Whatever, I'm just waiting on 'the one'."

Harry shook his head. "What is it with you guys and 'the one'?"

***HP

Severus held the map out in front of him. This was it, his last tracking potion. If this didn't work, then he may never know what happened to Potter. Taking a deep breath, he uncorked the bottle and poured it on the map.

Bill anxiously looked over Severus' shoulder, praying the potion would work this time. It had to work this time, it just had to. "There!" he pointed excitedly at the map. "Why is the line so feint?"

Severus folded up and pocketed the map. "I don't know. It could be possible that Harry is a little past the fifty mile mark and the potion is still picking him up, or he could possibly be moving out of the fifty mile mark as we speak."

"Then let's go to Forks," Bill said with determination. This was their first lead on Harry and he wasn't going to lose him now.

"And here I was hoping to take a break and grab some lunch," Severus sneered.

"Whatever," Bill grumbled. Spending a week with Snape was really starting to get to him. For the most part he could ignore the man, but there were times that he wished he could curse his voice box out.

Severus grabbed Bill and apparated to the apparition point in Forks. They were given a list of coordinates by the American Ministry with multiple apparition points for each town.

***HP

"Harry, what the hell are you doing?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Harry chuckled, pulling his shirt over his head and dropping it in the sand.

"You can not be serious. Harry, you just got over pneumonia and that water is freezing." Seth picked up the shirt and handed it back to Harry.

Harry took the shirt and dropped it back in the sand. "Come on, Seth, it's summer."

Seth picked the shirt up again and this time threw it at his crazed friend. "Summer in Forks, isn't like summer in Florida. Harry, it's only sixty eight degrees out and you're sick."

Harry smirked at Seth, then with a wink, he dropped his sweat pants, leaving him in only his boxers. "Seth, I'm not sick, I'm dying, and I don't plan on dying until I experience swimming in the ocean."

"What, is that on your list too?"

"Yeah, along with decking someone much larger than me. Do you care to volunteer?" Harry turned from Seth and made his way to water's edge.

Seth hurried after Harry. "Fine, if you don't care about your health, what about mine? Carlisle is going to kill me when he finds out that I let you in the ocean."

Harry turned to Seth. "Seth, what part of I'm dying don't you get? If I don't do this now, then I may never get the chance. Every summer my relatives spent two weeks at the ocean and they never took me. My cousin made sure to rub it in my face how much fun the ocean was and how I was too much of a freak to get to go. Well now that I'm here, I'm not going to pass up the opportunity to experience if for myself."

Seth visibly deflated. "Fine, but you're not going in alone." Seth waded out into the water then turned back to Harry. "Well, are you coming? I'm not going to stand here freezing my sexy ass off for nothing."

Grinning, Harry waded out after Seth. "Oh fuck, it really is freezing."

Seth rolled his eyes at Harry. Personally he wasn't cold at all, his wolf kept him from feeling the extremely cold water. "It's not too late to change your mind, princess."

Harry looked down at the goosebumps on his arm. He really wanted to do this, but he had to admit, it was freaking cold. "Nope, let's do this." Taking a deep breath, he dove head first into the oncoming wave.

"Crazy bastard," Seth muttered, diving in after him.

***HP

Carlisle was frantically pacing the backyard, trying not to overreact. He had just returned home after being gone for five hours and he found that his little mate was missing. Edward and Emmett was already out searching for him, but they had yet to return or call.

"How could you just let him wander off alone?" Carlisle growled.

"He was upset and wanted to be alone. Carlisle, he's fifteen, not five." Alice said trying to defend her actions.

"He's sick and dying," Carlisle snapped. "He could be laying out there dead somewhere."

"Then maybe you shouldn't have left him," Alice snapped back. "You should have seen the hurt in his eyes when I told him that you were gone."

Carlisle dropped his head. "I had to get away before I turned him."

"I understand that, Carlisle, but he doesn't. He was understanding that you had to go to the hospital, but he was still scared that you were abandoning him."

Edward and Emmett came running into the backyard. "We followed his scent through the woods where he ran into Seth. We lost their scent at the boarder, but they were headed for La Push."

Carlisle relaxed, if Harry was with Seth then he was safe. That didn't mean that he liked the idea of his mate on the wolves territory. If something happened to him, he couldn't cross the boarder to help.

"I'm going to run to the boarder and wait. Harry shouldn't have been out this long." Carlisle wasn't surprised when his sons took off with him. They knew that if they were close to the boarder, then one of the wolves would surely show up.

***HP

"Do you still think swimming was a good idea?"

Teeth chattering, Harry nodded his head. He may now be freezing, but swimming in the ocean had been well worth it. Now he could see why Dudley had loved it so much, riding the waves was awesome.

Seth didn't like how Harry was shivering or how his lips were turning blue. "Come on, we better get you back."

"G-Good i-idea," Harry stuttered.

They had only made it a mile when Harry sank onto a log, needing to take a rest. Not only was he freezing, but he was also starting to feel extremely nauseous. He had been feeling so good, why now did he feel like vomiting.

Seth sat next to Harry, wrapping his arms around him and pulling him close to his chest. "Dammit, Harry, you're like ice."

Harry snuggled into Seth's warm embrace. "You're not. Why are you so hot?"

Seth started to briskly rub Harry's arms and back. "Guess I just run hot." Seth was terrified for his friend. He couldn't call for help since he left his phone at home last night and never returned after his fight with Sam, and he no longer could communicate with the pack.

Harry pulled out of Seth's arms and violently vomited onto the forest floor.

"Oh shit, Harry, we need to get you back to Carlisle." Seth cried, now fully panicking.

Harry weakly nodded his head then laid it on Seth's hot chest. "Just let me rest for a few minutes. You're so warm."

Seth looked around hoping to see one of his ex pack members lurking around, but there was nothing but woods. They couldn't remain sitting here, Harry needed help. "Harry, how good are you with weird?" It was a good five miles back to the Cullen's and he could only see one way of getting Harry there.

Harry gave a sleepy chuckle. "Me and w-weird go way back."

Seth slowly stood, feeling bad when Harry whimpered from the loss of his body heat. With trembling fingers, he unbuttoned his shorts and pulled them down. "Harry, what I'm about to show you will freak you out, but I promise I won't hurt you."

Harry curled in on himself trying to keep warm. "S-Seth, n-now is not the t-time to cross loss of v-virginity off my l-list."

"Not funny," Seth growled. "I should have never let you in the ocean. Harry, have you ever ridden a horse?"

Harry carefully shook his head no, he could feel another round of vomit working it's way up his throat. "I-I have r-ridden a B-Buckbeak before. B-By the way, that w-was a very l-lame pick up l-line."

Seth couldn't stop his lips from curling up in a smile. "That wasn't a pick up line, you ass. Look, just get on and hold tight. This is the only way I can get you back to Carlisle."

Before Harry could say anything, Seth shifted into a large sandy wolf. "Whoa, I didn't know you were an animagus!" Harry gasped, looking at Seth in awe. "You're freaking huge." Seth was easily twice the size of Padfoot and not much smaller than Moony.

Seth didn't know what an animagus was, but he was shocked that a Harry wasn't freaking out. Getting onto his belly, he crawled towards his friend, bumping his nose against his leg.

With a trembling hand, Harry reached out and grabbed a fistful of fur. It took a lot out of him, but he was able to crawl up on the giant wolf's back. He didn't have enough energy to sit up, so he burrowed down into Seth's thick, warm fur.

"That's a good d-doggy," Harry mumbled into Seth's neck. "I will try not to v-vomit on you."

Seth gave a warning growl as he gingerly got to his feet. He really didn't want to be puked on, but he wouldn't be mad at Harry if it happened. Harry was his best friend and he would do anything for him.

***HP

"Shit," Edward cursed, picking up on Seth's thoughts. They had been waiting at the boarder for close to two hours now, and Carlisle was about to break the treaty in order to fetch his wayward mate.

"What's wrong?" Carlisle asked, struggling to keep his vampire under control. His instincts were demanding that he cross the boarder and get his mate...wolves be damned.

"Seth is about a mile out with Harry. He had to shift because Harry was too sick and cold to make it on his own. Surprisingly, Harry didn't freak when he shifted and he is now riding on Seth's back."

Carlisle went to step over the boarder, but Edward yanked him back. "Carlisle, just wait. Seth is only a few minutes away."

"We've got company," Emmett growled looking into the woods.

"Wow, I didn't see that coming," Edward said in shock.

"What now?" Carlisle groaned. He just wanted his mate safe in his arms. He swore after this that he was never going to allow Harry out of his sight.

"Sam tried to force Seth from seeing Harry, and when he refused, Sam tried to use his alpha command to enforce his ruling. Seth still refused and he broke their bond, he is no longer part of the pack."

"Whoa, who knew the pup had it in him," Emmett said with respect.

All conversations stopped as Sam, Paul, Jared, Leah and Jacob stepped out from the woods in their wolf forms.

Edward sneered. "They blame us for Seth."

Carlisle held up his hand. "We haven't come to cause trouble. My sick mate is with Seth and he will be here with him any minute. We just want to take him and go home."

Seth stepped out from the woods, only hesitating for a minute when he saw his ex pack mates. Right now Harry needed help, he didn't have time to deal with them.

Harry lifted his head up, just barely making out the forms of five more wolves. "Relatives of yours?"

Seth growled when Sam stepped in front of him blocking his path to Carlisle.

"Edward, what's going on?" Carlisle asked anxiously. He didn't like how pale and weak his mate looked and he just wanted him in his arms.

"Sam's mad because he let Harry onto their territory. He wants to force him back into the pack."

Sam took a step towards Seth, baring his teeth at him and growling.

"Oh shit," Harry mumbled, burying his face back in Seth's neck. The larger wolf was pissed and he didn't want to get caught in the crossfire.

"Harry, get off of Seth and come to me." Carlisle called out. "I can't cross the boarder and get you, if I do, the wolves will attack us.

Not breaking eye contact with Sam, Seth laid down so Harry could slip off his back. Harry tried to stand on his own two feet, but he was too weak. He had been holding back his vomit for the entire ride back, but now that he was off of Seth, he could no longer stop it. Falling to his hands and knees, he vomited between his arms, crying and shaking.

Carlisle tried to rush to his mate, but Paul stepped in front of him, snarling and snapping his teeth.

"Look at him!" Carlisle snarled, seconds from snapping. "He's a young boy dying from cancer. You can't be that heartless."

Seth stepped between Harry and Sam, hackles raised and teeth bared. He still considered Sam his brother, but he wouldn't hesitate to fight him if he attacked Harry. He couldn't believe that Sam or any of his old pack brothers would hurt an innocent, sick, dying kid. Harry was only fifteen years old, hell, he looked only thirteen, how could they attack him?

Jacob darted behind a tree, quickly phasing and slipping on a pair of shorts. Without hesitating, he ran to the sick boy and gently laid his hand oh his shoulder. "Hey kid, just relax. I will help you to Carlisle."

Harry couldn't acknowledge the stranger, he was still vomiting his guts out.

Jacob was startled when Sam turned on him, growling. "What the hell is your problem? This is not who we are. This boy has done nothing, he is innocent." Ignoring Sam's warning growls, Jacob picked up the boy and ran him to Carlisle.

"Thank you, Jacob," Carlisle said, gently taking his precious mate into his arms. "Harry, why the hell are you freezing?"

"Missed you," Harry mumbled before passing out.

"Carlisle, get him home," Edward yelled. "We are going to stay here for Seth." Edward wouldn't let Sam punish Seth for helping Harry.

Without needing to be told twice, Carlisle turned and ran for home.

Sam went to lunge at Seth, but was knocked down by a large russet wolf. Getting to his feet, Sam was shocked when Leah and Paul stood with Jacob and Seth.

"Why are we fighting amongst ourselves?" Jacob growled, using their link to communicate.

"You touch my brother, Sam Uley, and I won't hesitate to attack you." Leah snarled. "Seth has done nothing wrong. He made a friend, get the hell over it."

"Not only has he betrayed us, but he shifted in front of someone." Sam growled.

"Sam, you saw the kid, he's no threat to us." Paul said, not wanting to take sides, but not agreeing that the boy was a threat.

Edward had been relaying to Seth everything that the pack was saying since he no longer had a link with them. "Seth said to take it up with the tribal elders, he's done here." Before anyone could stop him, Seth tore across the boarder and ran to check on his friend.

***HP

Carlisle quickly pulled off Harry's damp clothes and tightly bundled him up with a mound of blankets. He didn't need Harry awake to tell him why he was cold and wet, he could smell the salt water on him. "Swimming," Carlisle grumbled. "What the hell were you thinking?"

Esme, Alice and Rose were lingering in the hall, worried about the small boy. "Carlisle, is Harry alright?" Rose asked softly, not wanting to wake Harry.

Carlisle pinched the bridge of his nose. "He's hypothermic and dehydrated, but he should be fine." Carlisle got up and started prepping an IV bag of fluids for his mate. He had no doubt that Harry would wake vomiting again very soon.

"I'm so sorry, Carlisle," Seth cried charging into the room. "I tried to talk him out of swimming, but he said it was his dying wish. How was I supposed to say no when he pulled out the death card?"

"It's alright, Seth. You did everything you could to help him when he needed it."

"Carlisle, he didn't even flinch when I phased in front of him. It was like a common everyday occurrence for him." Seth had thought for sure that Harry would have freaked out on him

when he turned into a large wolf.

Jasper walked into the room and stood at the foot of Harry's bed. "Maybe he was too far gone to understand what was happening."

"No," Seth said, giving his head a shake. "He was coherent and cracking jokes at the time."

All of a sudden Edward lunged for the bucket and tossed it to Carlisle. Not needing to be told what to do, Carlisle held the bucket out to Harry as he rolled to his side and started vomiting.

For two hours Harry drifted in and out of consciousness only staying awake long enough to get sick, then drifting off again.

"How can he keep getting sick, he has nothing left?" Seth said, sitting in a chair next to the bed.

"It's the chemo," Carlisle answered, carefully washing the sweat from Harry's face. He knew that Harry wasn't sleeping, but he was too weak to open his eyes and acknowledge them.

"He was feeling so good earlier though, it was like he wasn't even sick."

Carlisle looked up at Seth, thankful that the shifter had stuck with his mate and protected him. He still couldn't believe that Seth chose Harry over his own pack. "Chemo can do that. Everyone responds differently to it."

"Maybe it was your kisses," Harry said softly, voice barely above a whisper. "Maybe their magical."

Carlisle started to laugh, but froze when Harry's words sunk in. Harry was doing remarkably better after they had spent the night and morning kissing. Could it be possible that he was transferring a small amount of his venom while they were kissing and it was helping make his mate feel better? He knew that you couldn't change a person without biting them, but could it be possible that his venom was helping Harry?