AN- Here it is...Chapter 7!
In this chapter, the lover birds are in need of some time together so they do just that. It will get a little mushy and Seth is going to embarrass the hell out of Izzie but he means well.
You will see in this chapter that Seth can't keep his hands and lips to himself. You may get the impressiont hat he wants more...;) I wonder? Maybe in the next few chapters, not this one. Sorry to get your hopes up...haha!
As always, i give a shout out to my favourite reviewer. You know who you are! You're the best and i hope you know it! I hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ITS CHARACTERS! I only own Izzie, Ollie and her friends from both Jacksonvile and Forks High School! Though...i wish i owned Jasper...and Emmett...and Jacob...and Paul...*sighs dreamily while staring off into the distance*
*shakes head to clear it* Anyway...without anymore delay, I give you...
Chapter 7
Bonfire
We worked until 10 to six before I deemed it time to get ready for the bonfire that was supposedly to welcome me to the tribe or pack or whatever.
As Seth had said earlier, it was supposed to be a surprise from the tribe but I down right hate surprises so I'm super glad that Seth told me about it. This rate, I can actually act surprised while knowing in contrast to being totally surprised and giving them a really bad reaction or something. I knew that this was in everyone's best intentions and who was I to ruin their fun? Right?
Seth had kissed my hand on average fifteen times throughout the whole session and every time he did, my head would spin and my hand would burn at the point where he had kissed me, ultimately distracting me from my work which in the end doesn't help when solving calculus problems. He just made me feel so...alive and energised under his touch. And when he kissed me earlier? Wow! I don't think my head has even gotten over the spinning and the total daze he put me in. I was close to passing out! My Seth was a perfect kisser and the mere thought of another girl kissing his perfect lips made me angry but I pushed those thoughts aside.
Clearing up was very amusing since Seth had refused to release my hand from his grasp and with super human strength on his side it was pretty out matched when I tried to break free. So in the end, we cleared up with three hands. As I reached for a book, so did he. As a result of his strength, I would get jerked towards him as he grabbed it, effectively pulling me away from my own and we laughed every time. When I got off the bed to retrieve my school bag from where I left it on the desk, he moved with me as I circled around the bed. He needed to stretch on to his knees when I purposely made a wide girth and I laughed to myself when he decided to get off the bed all together. He scowled playfully, at me.
"Hey, coojo! Who you scowling at?" I chuckled lightly. He looked offended by the name and I fought back a giggle.
"I'll scowl if I want." he teased, grinning. I nudged him and he doubled forwards in mock pain. This time it was my turn to scowl.
"Now look who the scowler is." He chuckled, grabbing my chin and squeezed it lightly, effectively making my scowl morph into a grin as I giggled.
"'I'll scowl if I want'" I quoted. We smiled at each other for a few seconds before I gave him a sweet peck on the lips, trotting over to the door where I'd left my shoes. I sat on his Sofa and began to put them on but Seth knelt in front of me taking the shoe from me before sliding it onto my foot as if I was Cinderella and he was my Prince Charming. I blushed. He took one look at me and smiled.
"What?" he asked, curiously as he tucked in my laces.
"Nothing. It's just…when you slid my shoe on…I felt like Cinderella." I answered embarrassed, bowing my head to hide my blush that was sure to be deep crimson by now. He lifted my chin, gently with his index and smiled, amused.
"Well, I'm hardly a prince, Iz. Besides, you're much more beautiful and precious to be Cinderella, anyway. You surpass all royalty in my fairytale." He contradicted in a matter-of-fact voice, yet totally serious. I frowned at him in doubt. He grinned.
"Well, I don't know about that last bit. But, you're definitely wrong about the first because you are a prince - you are my prince." I smiled. He beamed back and slid my other shoe on. He kissed my exposed skin at my ankle, softly, making it somewhat tickle and I blushed deeper as the warm, fuzzy feeling that was passing through us surged throughout my body. God, I love that feeling. I gasped a little when he picked me up bridal-style and carried me to the stairs, kissing my forehead lightly before setting me on my feet before we descended, hand in hand.
"I should get going. It starts at half past 6 right?" I asked him, quietly so that his mom couldn't hear on the off chance that she was eavesdropping. He seemed to understand why and grinned, shrugging as if to say, 'it wouldn't surprise me.'
"I guess. Although," He started as we walked down stairs. He appraised me with a smug smile that I didn't understand. "You look amazing already."
"Biased," was all I said. He smiled, widely as he shrugged, not denying it and we were greeted at the bottom by smiling Sue and Billy.
"Hello, Izzie." He said as he wheeled towards Sue near the front door. "What are you doing here?"
I held up my bag and replied, "Homework, Sir. I'm just going home now."
"Oh, really?" He looked at Seth, questioningly, as if he thought that I wouldn't be able to see. "Are you coming back?"
"Of course. What would this lug here do without me if I didn't?" I teased, grinning up at Seth's pouting face. I had to giggle at it; he looked so adorable right now. He knew I was right. He was lost without me now; he'd said so himself, in fact. Sue and Billy chuckled too, looking on in awe.
"Okay then, see ya later." Sue said, sweetly with a motherly smile.
"Bye, Billy. Goodbye, Sue." I looked over Billy's head to Sue. She smiled.
"We'll see you guys in a few, Mom." Seth said, politely opening the door for me. She nodded. I could smell the food she had been concocting this afternoon-beef, pork, ham, lamb, chicken and every other meat known to man were destroying my airways. Unable to endure the stench any longer, I rushed out into the fresh air. Wow, that was a lot of meat. I hoped there would be vegetables. Vegetarian, hello. Maybe I'll have muffins and cookies for my dinner.
We reached my house in a matter of 5 minutes since Seth's fast driving came into play. I swear, if he wasn't a werewolf, he would have crashed by now. Thankfully, saving me the trouble of going through a heart attack, he was what he was and he was able to drive that fast without difficulty or problems, what with his heightened reflexes and senses. Besides, it saved time.
I reached for the door knob, expecting to be locked but it wasn't. How strange. Bella must be here. However, it wasn't just Bella. The Cullens, except for Carlisle and Esme, were making themselves at home in the living room. They looked up when Seth and I came into view. They had instant smiles on their faces when they saw our hands intertwined. Some of them like Edward, Rosalie and Jasper, composed their features. Emmett and Alice, on the other hand, made no effort to hide their joy towards us.
"Hey, Izzie, Seth." Alice greeted enthusiastically. She jumped up from Jasper's embrace and crossed the lounge to hug me, tightly. I chuckled.
"Hey, everyone. Is Bella here?" I asked, sitting on Seth's knee when he sat in the remaining chair. Our linked movements are starting to come almost automatically now. It would have been weird if the Cullens were here without Bella. What reason would they have anyway?
"Yeah. She's upstairs getting something or other. We're celebrating our anniversary today." Emmett answered with his arm around Rosalie as she gazed lovingly back up at him. He looked so proud.
"Oh, really? Congrats, guys. Have fun!" I wished, happily. They all smiled in thanks.
"Yeah, we're having sort of family party. We'd ask you to come but…"
"Well, yeah. We can't make it sorry. If you'd have said something, then…"
"Yeah. The guys have planned a bonfire for us, you know, down at La Push. Apparently, it's to celebrate the imprint. They did it for the others who have imprinted, except for Quil, you know." He explained. Of course Quil didn't have one, he imprinted on a three year old, for crying out loud which is pretty weird. I heard she's called Claire and Emily - Sam's fiancée – is her aunt.
"Well, I guess we all have something to celebrate. I hope you guys have fun." Edward wished, genuinely.
"You, too." I replied. "Now, if you'll excuse me. I have an embarrassing evening to change for." I hopped up from Seth's lap and strolled over to my room.
"But, I've told you already that you look fantastic!" Seth commented, once again, from the armchair. I glanced back at him and rolled my eyes as he grinned back, cheekily.
"You are unbelievably biased, Seth." I shouted over my shoulders.
"Maybe." He simply said with a shrug. I laughed and it was echoed by everyone else, including the newly arrived Bella.
"Hey, Bells." I said, and then I remembered. "Thanks for the outfit, by the way." I gestured to my body. She looked back at me, confused.
"Iz, do you really think I'm capable of putting an outfit like that together? It wasn't me." She denied. I tuned, confused, to Alice and Rosalie.
"Then who?"
"Don't look at me, Izzie." Alice and Rosalie said together.
"Weird." I shrugged. Who could it have been then? Charlie? I doubt it was Charlie. In fact, I knew it wasn't Charlie. I shook it off. "Oh, well." I turned back to my room.
"If I'm not out by the time you guys go, I'll see you another time, okay?" I smiled at them and then closed my door.
I really didn't know what to wear. What was the regular dress code for bonfires, I had no idea. I settled for a pair of black jeans and a brown and white, v-neck jumper. I rummaged at the bottom of my wardrobe for my white sneakers. I found black sneakers which were four years old. To my surprise, they still fit. Black shoes that I can't remember buying. White stiletto shoes stabbed me in the hand before I reached the sneakers. I grabbed them and put them on, flexing my hand afterwards.
There was a knock at the door and Seth's head appeared from behind it. I pulled the rest of my jumper down from just below my bust and then turned to look at him. I was sure that he had gotten a glimpse of my purple lace.
"Hey…sorry." He said, looking away slightly, blushing when he caught me nearly half naked. Yep, he'd glimpsed. I fought back a chuckle as he cleared his throat, nervously. "Can I come in?"
"Sure, of course you can come in. Don't ask next time, okay?" I replied, turning back to my wardrobe to hang up the clothes that I'd rejected, miserably. I needed a wardrobe update but I was waaaaay too scared to ask Alice. Not even I was that desperate. Even Jasper could hardly survive her shopping trips. She went crazy!
"Thanks. But it seems a little...ungentlemanly...to just enter a girl's room." he objected, stepping in and standing just right of the door. I grinned but rolled my eyes.
"Forever the gentleman, Seth. You're so sweet." I praised and he blushed. I chuckled and walked towards him, opening my arms and he embraced me eagerly. I rested my head against his chest, simply inhaling his scent and allowing it to send me into a hypnotic daze. After a minute, I pulled back, smiling up at him but before I could say anything, he leaned down for a chaste kiss...that turned into a longer kiss the moment his lips were even pulled back a millimetre from mine, crashing them to me again. I grinned against his lips, placing my hands on his face and pulling back. He was pouting again and I had to laugh, kissing him chastely once more before pulling away from him completely. "You're insatiable."
"I'm Seth." he joked, acting cockily. I gaped at him, totally amused as I made my way to the bed for my stuff.
"Confident, aren't you?" I teased. He grinned before knocking off the teasing with a shake of his head and smiling wider.
"Only with you, Sweetie. No one else." he promised and my heart swooned as I smiled, awed. He grinned again, totally ruining the moment and I threw a pillow at his head, though he caught it without fail, chucking it back to me, softly and I replaced it on the bed. "Anyway, so listen, Bella and the others just went. They said they'll see you and Bella will pick you up for school tomorrow like usual."
I think now that he'd said that, he'd taken the time to really take a look at me and he smiled, fondly. I blushed. "Wow, you look amazing." He struggled for the right word and seemed disappointed by the one he came up with.
I smiled and chuckled once, "Biased much?" He chuckled, too. "I didn't know what to wear."
"You look perfect. And I don't care if I sound biased." He added, pulling me into his arms and kissing my hair, "But, then you looked amazing in the other outfit, of which I picked out for you. How do you reckon I knew what colour cut offs to wear? Hey, I tried to tell you." he added in response to my disbelieving face.
"It was you? But, how did you know what I wear?" I was utterly astonished.
"Well, I didn't, not really." He seemed sincere. "I just guessed; right, as it seems. I did take the outfit you wore this morning as guidance since you said you dressed like that everyday so…. Did you like it?"
"Yeah but I really doubt you guessed that! You really pay attention to what people tell you. I almost forgot I said that."
"It's a good job one of us does then, isn't it? Besides, what's the point in people telling you stuff if you don't pay attention?" He chuckled.
"You are fantastic!" I hugged him tighter. His body heated mine spectacularly and mixed with his honey sweet scent, it was overpowering. Smelling it all the time, it was definitely becoming my favourite essence. I had almost forgotten lavender altogether.
He hugged me back too, his hands were trailing softly up and down my spine, sending shivers through me. I felt his nose in my hair and he breathed in deeply a second later,. Taking in my scent. I closed my eyes upon instinct as his breath warmed my neck as he breathed out and he squeezed me tighter to him, lifting me from the ground slightly. I looked up at him and saw his eyes smouldering at me. They held so much love an devotion. Oh, how I loved this man!
He lent in and placed a soft, gentle kiss on my lips; then another and another before he just couldn't bring himself to break away from me, kissing me with earnest until he had me gasping for air. His lips never left me though, trailing down my neck like feathers and I fought back a whimper as he sucked on my pulse point. My fingers fisted hs hair as he did, loving the feeling. If we stayed like this any longer, we weren't going to make it to the party and I couldn't have that so I pulled away, slowly as to not hurt his feelings but I was able to halt his ministrations to my neck and he pouted again. I giggled, just like I had at his house. I gave him one last kiss, which he tried to deepen without prevail, before I walked passed him to my bedroom door. I heard in sigh in contentment and satisfaction and I grinned.
"Shall we go? It's twenty past." I asked asked, still grinning. He looked over at me with a grin of his own and chuckled, shaking his head as if to clear it before nodding, walking towards me and grabbing my hand, firmly in his.
He sighed and took a deep breath, "Okay. Let's go show of what we have to our family." I sighed when he put it like that. Our whole family; this night was going to be so embarrassing.
"It's not that bad, you know. Or should I say they aren't that bad." He comforted, squeezing my hand.
"Oh, I know. It's just…the extra attention, I don't like. You know or you should know that." I explained.
"I know but, you'll be fine." He encouraged as we walked towards the front door.
The drive back into La Push didn't take long. We parked in front of his house. Sue wasn't in but, the smell of food lingered. On top of the awful stench of meat were essences of cinnamon, coconut and almonds. My head swam and I wobbled on my feet.
"Hey, are you alright, sweet?" He clutched my elbow and steadied me.
"Yeah, I am. It's this smell." I chuckled to myself, embarrassed. "I'm a vegetarian, you know. I hate this smell."
"Oh that's right, of course you are. Don't tell the guys that, or you won't hear the end of it." He wheeled me into the living room and sat me in a chair.
"He's right, you know." A hard, female voice sounded from the other end of the room. "You definitely won't hear the end of that one from Paul."
"Hey, Leah. Aren't you gone yet?" Seth asked without even turning towards her. I, on the other hand, did turn around.
Leah was quite beautiful. She was sitting in the armchair, playing with the TV remote idly in her hands. There was an action/horror movie on the screen that I instantly recognized as Underworld-one of my favourite movies. She tilted her head to the side as if to get a better look at me from around Seth. She had a huge smile on her face. She got to her feet and started to walk towards Seth.
"Trying to get rid of me?" She asked cockily, she turned to me "Hello, Izzie."
"Hello, Leah," I replied. I looked at Seth and he just shrugged.
"I just wanted to welcome you, personally, to the family." She said this mockingly but, behind it, I could hear some sincerity in her voice. Seth rolled his eyes at her.
"What do you want, Leah? We have to go." Seth said, impatiently.
"Come on, Seth. Don't talk to her like that!"
"Thanks, Izzie." She thanked in obvious surprise. Maybe she's not used to being stood up for. She turned back to Seth. "I was actually being nice, Seth. It happens once in a while you know!"
"Are you riding with us?" I asked politely. Seth looked at me as if to say, 'what you asked that for?' I looked at him, questioningly and Leah didn't miss it.
"That's okay, Izzie. I can see I'm not wanted." Her eyes were on Seth. "I prefer to travel in a different style anyway."
She left the room and I slapped Seth on the chest. He held his hands up and raised his eyebrows. I scowled at him and then made my way, first, to the truck. Leah was at the forest's edge. She looked up at us and smiled two different smiles in our direction. Seth's was more like a sneer whereas mine was a polite, welcoming smile. I looked at Seth, smugly.
"You'll get sick of her, just like the rest of us." He was so sure.
"Maybe not. Where did she go? Why did she run into the forest?" He chuckled but, he was very cautious.
"She loves running, we all do in fact. We, werewolves, we love to run, it's like second nature to us. I figured you'd prefer the car though." He smiled at me, shyly.
"Well, yeah but…" I thought about it, "You can show me some time…if you like?" I looked at him, warily. He smiled at me and he looked like he was relieved in some way.
He nodded, "Okay."
We drove a few miles north, past the endless trees to First Beach. The sun was low in the sky and there were signs of twilight on the horizon.
First Beach was scattered with people. They were laughing and joking, it filled my heart with happiness. I could see Sue setting up the last of the food tables – there were a lot of tables! There were many hungry eyes watching her every movement, mostly all the werewolves. How did I know this? Because they were HUGE! Every single one of them must have been at least 6' 3".
Billy was sitting in his wheelchair, up on the deck. It looked like he was telling stories to the children that surrounded him. Seeing him there, he looked pretty eminent and imperative in La Push. When I asked Seth he said that Billy is the leader of the council, though Sam, being the Alpha, was technically the chief of the tribe.
Leah arrived before us and was already sulking in the corner. I couldn't stop myself feeling sorry for her. I hadn't really gotten to know her yet but, I felt a certain connection with her. I knew that she felt it too when she returned my friendly smile at the forest's edge. I felt quite sorry for her because she was also the only female werewolf. That must be uncomfortable, sharing a mind with loads of guys. I could hardly start to imagine what thoughts she shared from their minds. They were men after all.
We parked in the remaining space at the parking lot on the outskirts of the beach. I was surprised when I noticed the silver Volvo and the red BMW stationary on either side of us. I didn't recognize the red convertible but the Volvo was definitely Edward's.
"What's Edward's Volvo doing here?" I asked, bewildered. They were celebrating an anniversary. Surely they weren't celebrating it here.
"I dunno. Let's go find out." He held his hand out to me and I slid my fingers through his. We strolled to the beach and there were massive cheers and applause when we came into view. I could feel the heat and the blood rushing to my face. Seth peered at me from the corner of his eyes and he stroked my hand reassuring and encouragingly. We walked forward, under the huge 'Congratulations' banner above our heads. The smile that erupted on my face was not forced for once. I'd felt more welcome here than on my first day here in Forks. I felt like I belonged and I was comfortable with these people.
Sue passed us some more orange juice since we were both under-age – no alcohol, which I was totally okay with anyway. Seth on the other hand…
"Congratulations to the new couple of La Push!" Billy toasted, raising his own glass of orange a bit disgruntle. I giggled at him when Sue gave him a disapproving look, other wise not commenting. he scowled down at me, makign me giggle again.
"To Izzie and Seth!" Sue added, raising her glass of champagne. Everyone elevated their glasses and then took a sip of their beverage. Everyone jumped while they applauded as the bonfire exploded to life with a vast spectrum of violet, orange, red and yellow fire. It was breathtakingly striking. The heat that was searing from the blazing fire had nothing on the heat Seth's body was emitting against mine. All I could do was smile.
Out of nowhere, Alice, Jasper, Edward and Bella, with Nessie in her arms, appeared at my side, along with Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie and Emmett on the other.
"Surprise!" They all shouted.
"I thought…" I started, looking at Emmett.
"We could miss this, dearest Izzie!" Esme said, tenderly.
"Oh, Esme!" Before I knew it, I was hugging her. Even though, it's been only a day or two, I've missed them so much. She hugged me back and beamed at me, softly. I'd been around Seth for so long that I'd forgotten how cold the Cullens were. I shivered.
"It's not our anniversary until next week." He explained, with triumph that they fool me.
"Yeah and we had to have a cover story for when you caught us at your house." Alice added. Her brilliance still caught me by surprise. I hugged her and then the others in turn. It has been awhile (in my own world) since I've seen Carlisle also, so I gave him an extra long hug.
"I can't believe you're all here! Thank you!"
"You're most welcome, dear." Esme answered.
"My little Izzie's growing up! Oh the horror!" Bella teased with mock despair. I went vibrant red and it didn't go unnoticed. They all laughed at my embarrassment, including Seth.
"Congrats, auntie Izzie!" Nessie shouted into my ear as she leaped from Bella's arms to mine.
"Thank you! You go have fun okay?" I replied, tickling her slightly. She giggled and kissed me on the cheek before climbing down.
"You too, Uncle Seth!" She added, then ran into the crowd of werewolves to find Jacob.
"Well, that will be right." Edward informed him with a clap on the shoulder. Clearly, Seth was still a bit shocked at what she called him.
"Go! You all go and enjoy the party. And then you can't embarrass me." I lowered my voice for that bit.
"We heard that!" Rosalie laughed.
"That was the point." I retorted with a grin. They laughed with me some more and then dispersed to enjoy themselves.
I took this chance of freedom from our party guests to really look at the scene. It was stunning. It was truly twilight out on the beach now and spherical lanterns hung from every pole. There was a fine cable running from one end of the beach to the other propped up every few feet with lantern suspended every couple of meters in a variety of fluorescent colours- red, yellow, pink, green, orange, purple and blue. All the colours of the rainbow.
People of all species were dancing to the rhythmic beat on the newly constructed pine dance floor in the middle of the beach. Vampire with vampire, werewolf with werewolf but, never vampire and werewolf. I wonder why that was.
The smell of grilling meat was in the air – surely to god, there was enough food on the tables without a barbeque as well! I know there are a lot of people here but, come on! This was ridiculous. And to make matters worse, it was more meat! Urgh!
"Are you ready to meet my brothers?" Seth asked, pulling me from my irritated daydream, or twilight dream, should I say. Before I could answer, he was already dragging me towards the massive circle, among other circles, of werewolves, some accompanied by human girls like myself. A lump rose in my throat and I suddenly lost the knowledge of how to speak.
"Hey, it's the love birds!" shouted Jacob from the farthest reach of the circle, "It's about time you two got over here!"
Jacob was the same as ever in personality however it was his manifestation that changed the way I viewed him. He was so big. Both of my hands combined wouldn't be able to stretch over the perimeter of his biceps and his bare chest harboured a very distinct eight-pack. In fact, every one of the Quileute boys in this circle, including Seth, was like this. Their hair was cropped the same length. Maybe it was a type of puberty that only runs in the Quileute hereditary lines. I dunno.
"Jake, you know she hates unnecessary attention, just look at her!" Emily must have seen it before I even knew it was happening - the blush. I flushed a deep red and my whole face, my whole body was scalding. They all chuckled. "Hello, I'm Emily, Emily Young. It's nice to finally meet you. Seth can never stop talking about you. It's so sweet."
The object that was lodged in my throat showed no signs of moving. I was only able to nod and smile back at her, she didn't seem bothered of the lack of communication.
"I can't believe Seth imprinted before I did. I don't care what the legends say; imprinting is not rare!" Embry complained. All the other wolves merely laughed at his speculation and he joined in.
"Come sit, we need to know everything about you! You are practically part of the tribe now." A girl called Kim commanded, patting the large empty seat beside her. It was definitely wide enough for Seth and me however; whether he realised that or not, he still pulled me into his lap.
"You obviously haven't been talking to Bella an awful lot then, from what I've heard, I'm the only one she talks about lately." I said, shyly, finally finding my voice. My blush deepened. They laughed again and there eyes found Bella in one of the other circles. She looked up and almost immediately looked away again, her blush would have been nearly as deep as mine, if she could blush anymore. I joined in the laughter.
"We'll have to strike up a conversation with her before the night is out, then," Kim chuckled to Emily and she nodded in approval. She looked at my chilli red face, "I bet you weren't expecting this one bit, were you?"
"No. Definitely not." I replied.
"Very embarrassing, isn't it?" Emily asked, raising her eyebrows and smiling. I noticed that it was only half a smile. The other half was obscured by a long, pronounced tri-scar running from her hair line to her finger tips. It looked gruesome and yet, somehow, beautiful. "Don't worry, we won't embarrass you, will we Jacob?" She glared at him and he grinned.
"Oh yeah, definitely going to be embarrassing!"
She rolled her eyes at him, "Just ignore him." He laughed.
"Thanks."
"So are you enjoying your party, Izzie?" Embry asked from next to Jacob.
"Um…yeah, it's...good, it's great, awesome." I spluttered.
"You don't like parties, do you?" Paul asked flatly, grinning.
"Um no…no I don't. Too much dancing and attention, although, I like the music." I commented. "Paramore - Misery Business, right?"
They all looked at me in surprise, "You like Paramore?" Embry asked.
"I don't think 'like' would be the appropriate adjective in that assumption. More like 'love'"
"Starting to like her already!" Jared interjected from beside Kim. She nodded in approval.
"Me, too." Piped up Leah.
"You like nobody, Leah." Jacob said, sarcastically. The others nodded. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"If I were you guys, I wouldn't talk bad of Leah around Izzie, she goes mental." Seth warned.
"Why?" Paul asked, looking at me in disbelief.
"I don't know. I just don't like the way people talk to her." I explained, a little flushed at the weird looks I was getting.
"But, she's…nasty, evil and she's too sarcastic." Paul insulted. That was it.
"Well, have you ever thought that the way you guys treat her is the source of that?" At that moment, the silent Leah got up and strolled towards the ocean, no eyes except mine followed her. I was actually quite annoyed and I rose off Seth's knee and left the circle to follow her.
"Izzie!" Seth called after me, "Great, Paul. Thanks." He shouted, sarcastically.
The night went smoothly apart from that altercation. I spent some time getting to know Leah some more and I could safely say that at the end of the night, we were a little bit closer. She had told me the real reason for the way she is and I gave her some heartfelt advice which I think she's going to follow. All of a sudden, I felt very opposed to Sam, although not to Emily. After all, she's the one in the middle. I never realised that people could get hurt because of the imprinting thing and I empathised with Leah for a time.
I must have danced with every person at the party. I think the best dancers were either Alice or Edward but the most enjoyable, even if it were shambles, was with my one and only, Seth. He held me so tight and securely, never in a millions years allowing me to stumble under his lead. He took real care of me as we just gazed at each other and kissed chastely. We didn't care that we had an audience. With Seth, I'd do anything and everything that made me embarrassed, as long as if was with him.
We took a few pictures, well, Alice took a few pictures. In fact, it was a lot of pictures. She said it was a 'congratulation' present for Seth and me. She didn't tell me what it was but, I was quite certain it was a photo album. She said it would be from the whole Cullen family and I made it my goal to thank them all before the party ended.
I didn't have to make a speech, thank god but, that didn't stop Seth.
"I'd like to thank you all for coming. We really appreciate it. I would like to spend this time to talk about how special Izzie is to me," – Oh god, no! I put m head in my hands and blushed. – "She's breathtaking. I can't imagine my life without her, not now. I realize now that I wasn't living until I met her. I think the others who have imprinted know what I'm talking about. I do feel a little guilty about the timing. She only got here like, 4 days before; I hadn't given her time to settle in before I claimed her." - He chuckled and smiled apologetically at me –"Sorry about that. Just know that I'm not sorry for imprinting on you because that is the best thing and the best feeling I've had in my whole life. People say that I'm a happy-go-lucky guy, even before I met you but when I did meet you, Izzie, you awakened every corner of my heart and, Sweetheart, it's all yours. I'm yours. And now you're mine, I'm never letting you go and I just wanted you to know that." – He raised his glass with a silly, wide grin on his face – "To Izzie!"
"To Izzie!" the beach shouted. There was massive applause when he rushed up to kiss me and spin me around in his arms.
"I hate you!" I whispered as he pulled me into one of his body binding hugs and lifted me from the ground.
"You love me really." He countered, kissing my neck. I giggled and he put me down, instantly being bombarded by hugs from everyone.
"Yeah, thanks for coming." I repeated for the hundredth time. Our guests were leaving. All the Quileute people had already gone and I was biding farewell to some my new family of wolves.
"You're welcome." They all said while they gave Seth a hug and kissed me on the forehead. Even Leah hugged me; to the others surprise and I hugged her back, to her surprise. "See ya, Leah!"
Bella and the Cullens were the last to leave apart from Sue, who was clearing up. I offered to help but, she refused to let one of the 'guests of honour' to help with the pots, so some of the wolves were helping instead, including Paul – serves him right!
"I'll see you tomorrow, Izzie!" Bella said.
"We hope you had fun, dear Izzie." Esme hugged me and kissed my forehead as well as Carlisle and Alice. Edward and Emmett hugged me only and Jasper shook my hand. As for Rosalie, she just gave me a slight smile before turning out after Emmett.
"I wish you didn't have to go home," he complained as we strolled to his truck, hand in hand, "This day has been way too short."
"Time flies by when you're with someone special!" I mused. He smiled and kissed my forehead.
I slid into his truck and he made no hurry to get me home. La Push felt so creepy in the darkness. The shadows of the forest were an element of its own and the shimmering moonlight on the ocean was mesmerizing.
It took a little bit longer to get to my house since Seth was reluctant to let me go home at all. He was even more reluctant to let me leave the truck.
"I'll be with you tomorrow, okay? After all, we leave for spring break tomorrow, so you can have as much time as you like with me then, can't you?" I had to persuade him to let me go in before I got grounded for being late.
"I like the sound of that." He replied, satisfied with the thought. He closed the space between us, hastily. His kiss was forceful, like usual however it had a certain edge to it, like he wanted to take it to the next step. I didn't know how I felt about that. I've only felt this way once in my entire life and that was with…Ollie.
"Goodnight." I eventually gasped when he let me breathe. When he looked sad, I brushed his lips with my fingertip and then gave him two little kisses. "Tomorrow, promise."
"Okay, G'night sweet." He said softly, removing his warm hand from my face so I could leave.
He watched me until I was in my lonely house. I walked straight past Charlie and made for my room.
"How was your party?" He asked absently, the game was on of course. "Seems you're going to quite a lot of them lately."
"I guess you're right. It was perfect, by the way." I replied, like all the other times he's asked how my night was. He just smiled, probably knowing why it was so perfect for me and I said my goodnight, eager to get to my Seth filled dream I knew would be waiting for me when I closed my eyes.
AN featuring Ollie...
Me: So...Ollie...what should i offer everyone that kindly reviews?
Ollie: *Thinking as he taps his chin with his index finger*
Me: Hello...Ollie?
Ollie: *Shakes head* Oh! Sorry...I was daydreaming about Izzie. What's up?
Me: *sighs exasperatedly, rolling my eyes. He just grins* I asked what i should offer my reviewers when they review?
Ollie: Hmmm? Oh! I'm a genius!
Me: *Rolls eyes* I wouldn't go that far...
Ollie: *Scowls* Anyway...Perhaps they want to know all about me? What do you think?
Me: *Beaming wildly* I take it back! You are a genius! Perfect!
Ollie: *Grins smugly* I know...
Me: *Shaking head* So pigheaded...Anyway, you're right! If i get five reviews for this chapter...i'll let you in on all the secrets, or most of them anyway, i have about Ollie.
Ollie: Haha! Give her what she wants! Even i don't know all about myself *Sad face*
Me: Poor Ollie...would you deny the poor boy his past? Surely not...:(
So...
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I'll be posting Chapter 8 in the next couple of days, though i have exams right now too. You're lucky that most of my story has already been written otherwise you wouldn't be getting updates so close together :)
I think you'll like the next one though. A lOT is explained about a certain guy in it and will feed your curiousity about him. I wonder who i'm speaking of?
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