Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.

This story is not going to be any happier for a very long time. So, brace yourselves. Critique my writing please, errors of spelling and grammar and also charactor or plot flaws.

The next day I was no better. But Seth came early and tried to make me happy.

"Your mom is gone, I could take you downstairs to listen to a movie."

"Fine, just hold my hand okay? I can still walk." We curled up on the couch and when Seth tried to pull his hand away I wouldn't let go.

"Chaliece, are you alright? You're gripping my hand really tight."

"Am I hurting you?"

"Of course not, but I am confused." Of course. I was being such a door knob. But no one outside the pack could know the whole story, I couldn't live a lie. And none of them would ever go behind Seth's back and visit me alone. Anyway, they could never feel for me the way Seth does.

"I just need to know you are still here. I can't see you, and I could not stand to be alone. I need you here. Is that okay with you?"

"Yes." Seth still seemed pretty bewildered, but he was able to escape for the moment by opening the door for Jake.

"How's it, Red?"

"Hi, Jake. What's going on? Does Billy have any ideas?"

"Seth didn't tell you?" There was a pause in which I assumed Seth made a "cut it out" gesture. "She has a right to know Seth. Chaliece, Billy told you the legends, so you know that vampires can have extra abilities and he thinks that Cayt's gift is to take. He believes since she took your sight, Cayt is the only one who can give it back. We are all working on finding her, but there haven't been any signs of a vampire for months and she left no clues yesterday. Things are very grim, Billy suggests you look for ways to cope with the blindness in case she doesn't show up again."

"No."

"Chaliece, Billy really thinks,"

"Jacob, you do not understand. I can't be a marine biologist if I cannot see. Observation is a critical element. I will get my sight back if I have to track Cayt down myself."

"I understand where you are coming from Chaliece, but in the meantime you should find a way to tell your mom. Maybe the optometrist could tell us exactly what is going wrong."

"I will think on it."

"Bye then, take care of her Seth."

"Of course I will."

"Goodbye Jacob." When he was gone I turned to seth. "I refuse to tell my mother about your...wolf side or Cayt." I would not let something happen to my mother, if it kills me to keep this secret from her, so be it.

"That's fine."

"I am going to tell her the sun was really bright and I stared at it for to long. She won't believe it, but it will get me to a doctor."

"It's a good plan."

"What time is it?"

"Two thirty."

"She will be home any minute. Please leave now."

"What? Half an hour ago you were holding my hand and asking me to stay, now you want me to leave for a time that is going to be very hard for you?"

"Seth, please leave. I know this is hard and you blame yourself and I don't want that. Or your pity. My mom will be home and I won't be alone. Everything will be fine."

"Of course I blame myself! It is my fault Chaliece."

"What?"

"It's my fault. Cayt was only born as a vampire a year ago. She was my girlfriend and I told her about everything, despite every warning. It was stupid, but I thought I was in love. Anyway, she didn't believe any of the vampire stuff and started going out into the woods and cutting herself to attract one. I tried to stop her, but her plan worked. A group of them found her and I was to late to stop them entirely. For days she writhed in pain, when she realized what had happened she blamed me. She vowed she would take the most important thing in the world from me."

"What does that have to do with me?"

"You are the most important person that has ever and will ever come into my life Chaliece. I love you like I never loved Cayt, and she hates me for that. But she blames you. I don't know what she is planning next, but I guarantee that I will be there to stop her."

"Seth," I didn't even know what to say, we hadn't even graduated from high school for goodness sakes. But I knew that everything he said was true, and I felt it would never change. "I think this could be the start of something beautiful." He wiped away the tears that were beginning to be constant.

"Your mom is home."

"Here we go."

"Are you home Liece?" She called from the front door.

"In here mom, Seth came to watch a movie."

"Hello Seth."

"Hello Ms. Morris."

"Chaliece? Why are you crying, baby?" Oh, so she noticed. At least I didn't have to initiate the conversation or it might never have happened.

"My eyes really hurt mom, something happened this morning and I haven't seen anything since. Will you please call the doctor?" Not the original plan. Jake would just be happy I said anything. He had no faith in my recovery.

"Of course, Seth I think we are going to have to go out to Seattle, can you find her shoes and a jacket while I call someone?" Seth got up and my mom flipped through the phone book. "Hmm, no, Carol did not like him at all. Oh! Here we are, I found someone Chaliece! Gee, I hope they're open," She began to dial and set up an appointment with the receptionist. "Alright, Seth are you available to accompany us?" He handed me my shoes, I was grateful for the brief moment of normalcy, this small thing I could accomplish by feel.

"Yes ma'am, I will get some blankets and her pillow. I have a feeling we will be there for a while."

"Thank you so much." I felt my mom's cool hand in mine. I got to my feet and she handed me my jacket. "He might be a little weird, but he is a good boy." She whispered. He heard anyway I was sure.

"He is."

"Alright to the car, here are some tissues. Seth, Can you carry her? Don't you look at me like that, I know you could walk Chaliece but no more injuries will happen on my watch." Seth cringed, nothing more would happen on his watch either.

Seth wrapped me in his warm arms and carried me out to the car. My blanket and pillow were on the floor and from the back he handed me something else.

"I found this on your bed and thought you might need her." It was Zo, my old stuffed rabbit. I hugged her tight against my chest and put my face on her soft ears.

"Thank you Seth. You really thought of everything."

"Here we go kids." My mother started the car and we were off. I don't think that she had sped a day in her life until then.

We actually had to go to an ophthalmologist, he used a bunch of different tests supposedly, with charts and lighting and who knows what else. It's not like I could see any of it. He had no good news.

"Ms. Morris, Chaliece, there is nothing I can see that would be causing you such pain. Tears could indicate an abnormality with your cornea but there isn't one. You may have an optic glioma, an eye tumor. " So I was scanned and my eyeballs poked and prodded in the "Does this hurt?" "Yes." manner. None of the tests gave us the answer we craved. Eventually, they could only set up another appointment, tell me to take Motrin for pain relief and call if anything changes. Have a nice day. I fell asleep in the car on the way home. I suppose Seth carried me inside to my bed and my mother woke me up long enough for me to change into pajamas.

The next day broke with a lightning storm. I had always loved storms but now I appreciated the violence of the lashing rain on my window and the booming thunder that now made my heart jump so much more. I could still hear this storm. I made my way down the stairs which was not so hard holding on to the rail. But at the bottom I met my match, a medium sized box filled with packing peanuts. For a while I thought about crawling back into my bed, but steel had entered my soul. I continued on my hands and knees feeling for boxes until I had reached the front door. The rain felt so good on my skin, I layed out in the the grass and listened to the thunderstorm.

"What are you doing out here all alone? Can't you see it's dangerous?"

"Who is that? Cayt?"

"Yes, doll face that is my name. So, how is the sweet little invalid doing today?"

"Just fine thank you."

"Oh? Well then, I am most certainly not doing my job well. Oh, here comes Sethy, I will see you around Liece-y-Weice-y." All I heard were his huge paws and his growls, louder than the thunder. And then he was gone. I knew he was chasing her for me, but now these tears were emotional. Welling up from my heart because he had promised. It was broken, I had been all alone.