Seth's PoV

I'm pretty I should be in some crazy panic and worry but actually I was buzzing from the fact that Ally had just told me she loved me. Damn, life didn't really make sense at the moment. We were all cramped in to Emily and Sam's living room and Edward was talking about what needed to be done.

'They'll be back, for sure, I know they've left at the moment but they'll be back, the Volturi don't give up that easily. Though, they're in a bit of a dilemma now I think, they don't want to publicly expose themselves and now we all know what they were planning. I reckon it'll be a few weeks til they make another move.' Alice nodded at this statement, rubbing her temples in desperation, squinting her eyes as she searched fruitlessly for Ally's future.

'We'll run extra patrols until then,' Sam asserted and Jacob nodded his agreement.

'But, I might have got this completely wrong, I don't really understand,' Ally said slowly, 'but if they're not going to give up until they've got me, when does this end?' there was a pregnant silence at her words until Carlisle spoke.

'We need to expose them, make it too public.' The other vampires nodded but I could see Sam and Jake weren't convinced.

'Yeah, or failing that, we fight,' Emmett finished, cracking his knuckles.

'This is ridiculous!' Ally said, 'I can't let you all do this for me! Half of you don't even know me, I'll just leave or something.'

'If you go, they'll get you straight away,' Jacob answered, 'Ally, you're a part of this family now. I know Seth's explained it to you, but without you he will be destroyed. We fight for him and we fight for you. You belong here and you have every right to your own life and your own family.'

'My family!' Ally said suddenly, her hand flying to her mouth, 'Seth, my family! How didn't I think about them? Are they safe?' she said turning to me.

'They should be fine, they shouldn't get through our patrols anyway but… but your scent would lead them to your house but the Volturi are tidy right?' I said turning to Edward, though surprisingly it was Jasper that answered.

'Seth's right, the Volturi are not crazed new-borns, they wouldn't risk exposure by harming anyone else in the area. They know we are here and we are quite a threat. Don't worry about them,' This seemed to calm Ally slightly but I could see she was still worrying.

'Okay,' Jake said, standing up and stretching, 'let's go, Collin, Brady, Leah, and me first patrol, let us know if you find anything else,' he said to Edward and the circle began to disperse. I put my arm around Ally and she leaned into me for support.

'You're very hot, Seth,' she said into my chest.

'gee thanks, Al,' I teased.

'No! that's not what I meant, though you are,' she said blushing, mumbling the last part of her sentence, 'anyway, you are of a very hot temperature,' she clarified, looking up at me.

'Wolf thing,' I replied, laughing slightly.

'Really? I like it, I dislike the cold,' I pulled her closer at this and planted a kiss in her hair. After a few minutes Ally spoke again.

'I need to go home. My family will be wondering where I am,' I nodded, pulling her to her feet.

'Lead the way,' I replied back, holding the door open for her as we made our way to my car. We called our thank you's to Emily as we left, clicking the front door open.

'Seth?' Sam called as we were leaving, 'night patrol?' I gave him a salute, making him shake his head, but nodded as well to show I was serious.

I drove her home. Ally was very pre-occupied, understandably, but I couldn't stand it any longer.

'What are you thinking Al? its driving me crazy over here,' she smiled and this calmed me down in itself.

'I'm not sure, I think I'm just trying to process,' she began, 'is it weird that even though I just found out you often morph into a giant wolf, im not sure I actually think any different of you?' Damn, I loved this girl. Im not sure she could have said anything else that would have made me feel any better.

'well the same goes for you,' I replied at which Ally laughed.

'well, it's encouraging that you don't think any less of me because I really am just your average human, no shape-shifting for me.'

'well, I wouldn't call it quite average…' I side-smiled at her, braking suddenly in her drive.

'Seth!' she laughed, 'you told me you were a good driver!'

'no I didn't, all I said was that I was good with cars, which is strictly true,' I defended.

'Sure, sure,' she laughed. 'right, time to go,' she breathed heavily before climbing out of the car.

'Ally?' I asked, 'be careful yeah?'

'sure thing,' she laughed, 'I'll be mighty careful of the toaster,' I rolled my eyes at her, 'I will Seth, you too, no… im not really sure what the appropriate parting message to my boyfriend who is about to phase into a wolf and run patrol is? Have fun, good luck, break a leg… maybe not the last one…' she rambled making me laugh.

'Bye Ally, I love you,' I said through my laughter, starting the truck again. She began to walk towards the house before turning back again.

'Wait, Seth, will you come round? When you're done with whatever you have to do?' I couldn't help but smile at her concern and thank everything for the fact that after today she was worried about when she would see me again. I didn't want to push it but that was the question on my lips.

'Of course.' I said quietly. She smiled,

'I love you,' and then got her key out her pocket and went in the door with a final smile. I sat in her driveway for a few minutes before driving back through La Push to my house. I hadn't been home to my Mum and Charlie in a while. I knew my sister was on patrol, I'd swap with her when she was done.