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She looked up at Seth and asked "what did happen?"
"You don't remember anything?"
"I remember him choking me so much that I started to pass out, but I thought I saw some wolves or something. I mean I even heard a howl, and that was before he started choking me, did you see them on your way here? Wait what are you doing here anyways?"
He smiled, "Nope, no wolves. There are a bunch of coyotes around these parts, and I did hear the howl, maybe while he was cutting off your air supply you started to hallucinate? Since you heard the howl, it's only natural to think of wolves. We were on our way to get some food, we eat here a lot and that's when we heard someone scream."
"No, Seth, these were HUGE, they were scary."
Seth looked down, she reminded him that he was a beast, if she couldn't stand the sight of him, and was scared of him, how did he expect Sarafeena to except him, to love him.
"I don't know, I really didn't see anything. Do you think you're alright to stand up now, or do you need some more time?"
"No, I think I'm fine now" she said as she started to stand up.
Seth reached down and offered his hand to help her up. She grabbed a hold of it, it felt like the same warmth she felt whenever Doug touched her. Yet another thing they both have in common she thought.
"So what happened anyways, why are you out here?"
"Well I thought it would be nice to bring Sarafeena some food since I know she hasn't eaten in the last couple days. When I looked at the menu I realized I have no idea what she likes to eat, so I went back to the car to get my cell…"
"You forgot it again? We really should get a bungee cord and strap that thing to you" he laughed.
She rolled her eyes, "well when I got up, I was heading for the door when I saw him. He said he recognized me from the beach, ya know, the other night."
Seth's eyes grew wider, he stepped towards her, leaning down in her face "that was him?" he said with a snarl.
"Uh yeah" she could tell Seth was very angry again, she felt he was even angry with her.
"Why didn't you call the police, or RUN?" he shouted at her.
"Seth, really I tried, the car was locked, and my keys, my keys, I, I left them inside on the bar, I…"
"You stupid girl, you can't even keep yourself safe for two seconds. Is this a common thing for silly little girls?"
Her mouth dropped, she took a deep breath, "I suppose I deserve that, but Sarafeena didn't do anything wrong, don't you dare treat her like this. What he did to her…"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I'm just furious and I'm taking it out on the wrong person, please, please forgive me." He said with a heartbreaking look on his face. "I know she did nothing wrong, it, it was my fault, I should have helped her I should have…"
"What do you mean, it was your fault, and you should have helped her? Were you there?"
"I, I was. But I couldn't help her, I hate myself for not being able to protect her when she needed it."
"So you saw what he was doing and didn't do anything? You let him…" she stopped before she said something she might regret.
"I, couldn't" was all he could say, he was ashamed and heartbroken.
She shook her head in an up and down motion, "Ok, so why did Jake tell me that you saved her? And since you're too much of a coward, who really did save her life?"
He couldn't even look her in the eyes, "Sam."
"You make me sick. Where did they take Chris?"
"They took him back to the reservation. Look, I know I should have said something when Jake first introduced us, but I really wanted to know how she was, and …"
"You don't deserve to know, you don't deserve anything."
She turned around and walked back into the bar, she grabbed her keys off the bar and headed back to her car. Seth was still standing there, his eyes pleading with her to just say something to him, he couldn't explain why he couldn't help Sarafeena. Was it even a justifiable reason, he started to doubt himself again, hate himself even more. She got in her car and sped off down the road spitting dirt all over the place. She headed back towards the reservation. She came up to Jakes house and he was outside, as if he expected her. She pulled over, flung open her door and walked right up to Jake and pushed him with all her might, he didn't even budge.
"Who do you think you are? Why would you lie to me, all I wanted to know was who saved her, to say thank you. NOT A BIG DEAL and you bring me to that JOKE? Since he's not man enough to save her, he thought it would be cool to take credit for doing it? He's a fraud and so are you! Where is SAM, the man I should have seen yesterday? I am not leaving till I see him!"
"Are you done mouthing off now? There are things you don't know about that night. There were reasons beyond Seth's control as to why he wasn't able to physically save her. But he was the one who got the others there to help, he's the one who got Dr. Cullen to the house to make sure she got the medical attention she need as soon as possible. He's the one who stayed with her all night, making sure she didn't burn up from fever, he stayed awake all night watching over her, he wouldn't leave her side, because he didn't want her to wake up scared and alone. When he found out she was in the hospital he rushed to her side, he wanted to be there to comfort her. He has done everything he can to help that girl, and you're here telling me that he didn't save her, that he's a joke, and worthless?"
"He stood there, while he was attacking her. I don't care what reason he has, HE should have stopped him! I want to meet Sam, and I am NOT leaving till I…"
"Katy, I'll bring you to him" Doug interrupted them from behind her.
"Finally someone I can trust" she said as she walked over to Doug while looking back at Jake.
Jake was intensely starring at Doug, Doug slowly nodded his head up and down as if to let him know it was ok. Doug took Katy's hand and led her into the woods.
"Normally I would be scared shitless going into these woods, especially after all the growling I hear up here, but I, I feel so calm and safe with you" she said while looking up at him.
He smiled and looked back down at the ground "watch your step, there are a lot of tree stumps and uh, holes around here. Um Katy, you should know that it was really out of Seth's hands, there was no way he was going to be able to help her."
She rolled her eyes, "do all of you stick up for each other, even when one of you does something so unthinkable like letting someone get attacked in front of them."
Doug let go of her hand and sighed "there are some things you will never understand, and just because you don't have the physical proof in your hands or your sight doesn't mean it's not true. Seth lov… her getting hurt is the last thing in this world Seth would ever want to happen to her. It tore him apart."
"Good" she said as she kept walking. "Where is Sam? Are we almost there?"
The atmosphere got colder, or maybe it was just the icy feeling of hatred she was now giving off. She didn't even look at him or stop to hear his answer, she just kept walking.
"We are here, just wait here" he said without looking at her.
She sighed very loudly, she was getting impatient with these over grown boys. Seth went into the tiny house while she waited outside.
"Does she know anything?"
"No, from what I can tell she has no idea what we are."
"Is she friends with any of the Cullen's?"
"To my knowledge, no. Why?"
"We don't need her telling them what happened, what she saw. Yes they are friend, but if they find out that the treaty was broken, who's to say one of them won't go rouge just because they can?"
"Ok, I will keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't have a relationship with any of them, or tell them anything."
"Doug, you can't, you need to stay far away from her, from everyone, till the council meeting starts."
Doug's posture sunk down, "do you think they will really…"
"Don't bother worrying about it now, it won't get you anywhere. I want you to go up to the reservation in Toronto. Jake and I will take care of things here and send for you when it's time."
"Katy? Seth?"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to her, I will make sure they know she doesn't have a clue, she will be safe." Sam put his hand on his shoulder "You did a very brave thing Doug, and I'm sure they will take that into consideration." Doug sighed as he starred outside the house, "once she knows why you did it she will forgive you."
"No she won't, she's upset about the fact that I sided with Seth, not about Chris. She doesn't know."
"Go now, I will send Alo to talk to her. He will watch over her as well. Tell Misu that I send my greetings, it's been a long time since I've last seen him."
Sam and Doug came out of the tiny house, Doug took one last look at Katy, she shot him a dirty look, he hung his head as he ran off into the woods. Sam came walking towards her, he had shorts and a plane white t-shirt on, just like many of the boys she had seen today. The only difference was that he looked much older, more mature, she started to realize just how much all these people she had met on the reservation looked like young boys, especially now compared to Sam.
"Hi, I'm Sam, and your Katy, right?" he offered his hand to welcome her.
"Can we please talk alone, without any of these boys around" she waved her hand in the direction of the other guys who were waiting for Sam's orders about Chris.
"Yes, just give me one minute. You can go in and have a seat, please make yourself comfortable."
Sam went over and the guys, they all huddled around him like he was the quarter back on a football team. She shook her head and rolled her eyes again and headed into the very tiny little house. She compared it to a shack, or a shed that her family had in their backyard. 'How does anyone live in here' she thought to herself. She had just sat down on the tiny couch when Sam walked in.
"So, I hear you have had quite the day?"
"Yeah you could say that, ya know, almost dying, then finding out that everyone on this reservation are liars! Yeah quite the day."
He sighed "I understand your frustration, really I do, but there is nothing I'm going to be able to tell you that you haven't been told already. And I don't disagree with anything they have told you either."
"Well then you're just as much a coward as they are. I probably shouldn't even bother asking because you will just lie or avoid the question, but what happened to Chris? Where is he?"
"Do you honestly care what happened to the boy who attacked your friend and tried to kill you?"
"Ugh see, what did I tell you, avoidance. Which way back to my car?"
"I will have one of the men bring you back to your car, you will get lost alone."
"One of the boys who won't talk will be fine."
Sam nodded his head at the pack of guys standing off to the side. They all looked at one in particular, 'great they all must of heard me shouting and think I'm a totally insane bitch' she thought. 'Oh well, I don't care what these immature lying boys think of me.' He stepped forward with a wide goofy grin, just like Doug's.
"Hi, I'm Odakota and I'll be your guide today" he said with a smile.
He waved his hand in the direction they needed to start in.
"So, what's your name?" he asked.
"Ugh, I said one who didn't talk!"
"Ok, that's fine too" he replied and walked up ahead of her.
This walk seemed a lot longer back then it had going up there. She was getting annoyed with the silence and her thoughts about how she might have over reacted or been too harsh on them. They were making her even more furious, since she now doubted herself.
"Odakota huh? What kind of name is that?"
He looked back at her and held out his arms while looking down at himself, then looking around at the surrounding areas.
"What you can't speak?" she shook her head, "Ohh yeah ok, I get it. You can talk to me now."
"Phew, thank you, I was never any good with charades! But I'm glad you got it. You can just call me Kota, that's what all my friends call me" he said with a great big smile.
It was hard to not smile when Kota smiled, he just seemed like such a likeable guy, and his smile could light the way through a black tunnel.
"So what does that mean? I know a lot of Native American names have special meanings…"
He smiled, "why yes they do, and mine means friend. I'm a pretty good guy to have around, or at least that's what I've been told."
She smiled "finally, I knew it was there" he laughed.
Her smile got bigger, the tension she was giving off started to ease.
"We are almost there, no worries, not much more talking" he laughed.
"I guess I'm sorry, I shouldn't take this out on everyone. It's not like you were there anyways."
He suddenly looked away from her and his smile disappeared. She knew what it meant, he didn't even have to say it. The fact that he had a smile on his face since the moment she saw him and that it was now gone meant he had been there, at least that was the only thing she concluded.
"So, just how many of you were there letting this happen?"
"OK OK THAT'S ENOUGH. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU LEFT HER TOO, DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT!" a voice from behind them yelled.
She was shocked, just who did he think HE was. Actually, who was he?
"Cheta knock it off, go back to the house!" Kota barked.
"No, she needs to shut up, seriously, she has no clue what she's even talking about, remember, YOU left!" he said as he stared her down.
"So I assume you were also one of the cowards?"
He squinted his eyes at her and started to growl at her. It was a deep growl coming from deep within his chest. Her eyes near popped out of her head.
"It's, it's you!! You're the one that's been growling in the woods these last two days. What is wrong with you? Do you get some sick pleasure out of scaring people?"
He laughed and looked at Kota, "she really is crazy isn't she?"
"CHETA!" Kota snapped at him.
"Whatever, I know what you guys are, you're all a bunch of JOKES that can't even take care of a chump like Chris."
She recognized the surroundings so she started to walk off by herself. Kota started to follow her when Cheta stopped him.
"NO, she knows everything let her go, she's a big girl she can take care of herself… oh WAIT no she can't!! She'd be dead by now if it weren't for us!"
"Go to hell and bring all your little boys with you!"
She got out of the woods and started to head for her car when she noticed another boy heading for her car.
"Ugh you guys are everywhere. Get away from my car, what do you want?"
"I just want to ask, that you not lose all faith in other people and things unknown. Sometimes we don't always understand everything but it doesn't mean that there aren't actual reasons or meanings to that which we don't understand. Having an open mind and heart are some of the hardest things to achieve in life, but I honestly believe, with all of my being, that you're someone special enough that can."
She just stared up at him in total awe. His words were so insightful and kind, she had assumed they were all immature, uneducated overgrown children.
He smiled down at her "I'm Alo, and if you would ever like to just talk, I would be more than happy to listen" he smiled again.
She had an overwhelming urge to just spill everything she was thinking to him, to maybe even confuse to him that she might have over reacted, but now felt like to much of a drama queen to even go back there. Never mind the fact that she had told one of them to go to hell and to bring all his friends with him. She gasped and covered her mouth, she was realizing just how immature and extremely rude she had been after what they had done for her. She was ashamed of herself.
"I have to go now" she said as she looked down and fiddled with the door handle.
Alo walked over and opened the door for her, "anytime you need, I'll be around."
She nodded her head and got into her car. How was she going to help Sarafeena with anything after what she had just been through? It was now getting pretty late, Katy opened her cell to call Sarafeena and saw that she had four missed calls from her. She hit the call button and tried to come up with a legitimate reason to not go to her house. But as soon as Sarafeena picked up, as soon as she heard her voice she started to cry....
