Hey readersxxx Enjoy the next chapter – sorry I missed out such a huge chunk of Eliza and Seth time, but I really wanted to write this chapter . . . not sure why, though.

And just to confirm it, Eliza and Seth WILL get together. I'm not exactly sure how soon - Eliza's only 14 at the moment, and neither of them feel that way yet. Oh, and I am also determined that they will have a baby!

Finally, I wanna say a big thanks to DanielWhite - you've been reading my story and reviewing right from the beginning, and I really appreciate it. I know that I take an age to update! Xxx

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

Eliza wasn't used to staying awake like I was, and I watched her eyelids close as she slipped into a peaceful sleep. I wanted so badly to join her, but I just couldn't risk her mother finding me.

We would have to tell her mother soon, but not right away. Neither of us was worrying about it.

For now, it was just me and Eliza, together.

It had been two weeks since Seth had imprinted on me, and I had to go back to school. Seth wasn't taking it so well.

He hadn't been away from me for more than five minutes – though everyone had been trying to get him used to being away from me. They had been taking me outside for a few minutes, but somehow Seth always managed to get to me even with eight vampires holding him back.

When Jacob had tried to take him to the movies without me, he refused to leave, and secured our wrists together with a pair of fluffy handcuffs he found in Rosalie and Emmett's bedroom. I didn't want to think about what they were used for.

Emmett thought it was very amusing.

I didn't mind – I hated the idea of him being away from me.

But now I had be away from him for a whole three hours (he was coming to visit me at lunch, of course.)

I probably wouldn't have been allowed to stay off school for this long if we hadn't told my mum. She had called the doctor one night, worried about me, and she was furious when she found out I was perfectly healthy. She demanded to know the truth – it wasn't at all like me to refuse to go to school. So I told her.

She took it pretty well, actually. She had always been superstitious, and when she saw the way Seth looked at me, she didn't even try to deny it. She freaked out a little when I told her how much time we would have to spend together, and when he phased she almost fainted. The worst part was when we told her about the vampires. She started to hyperventilate, but she accepted it surprisingly quickly.

But she never once said that she didn't want Seth or the vampires to be involved in my life. Maybe it was because she understood it, or maybe she realized that Seth and I couldn't live without each other. Whatever the reason, she allowed it. But she said I had to go to school now. I had come to the Cullen's first, so Seth could drive me.

"Earth to Eliza!" Nessie giggled, interrupting my thoughts. I smiled at her.

Nessie had been going to school whilst I stayed with Seth. Jacob usually hung around with us, missing her. We had told Nessie and Jacob about our plan to make Danny jealous. For today, it was sorted. Seth would drive me to school – Nessie would be driven by her Bella and Edward – and he would park where everyone could see us. He had quite a flashy car – a bright yellow Chevrolet, so I didn't think anybody would not notice us.

Then, he would hug me and pretend to whisper something in my ear. I knew that even if Danny didn't see us, he would find out.

When he picks me up, it will be basically the same, except this time he will be very happy to see me. Of course he wouldn't have to even act any of this out.

He'll come to visit me at lunch, although he wouldn't be allowed into the school, so we would have to talk through the wire fence.

"Eliza, will you please stay with Nessie at school? Please?" Seth asked me. I knew it was because he was afraid of me getting hurt or something, and Nessie stood the best chance of protecting me.

"Of course." I promised him gently.

He hugged me, his eyes full of anxiety.

"You look beautiful, Eliza." Seth said after a few moments, stroking my hair I had spent ages curling. I also wore dark jeans that were skinny at the thighs, and flared out gently at the bottom – they were my favourites, and a blue strappy top with a long grey cardigan. I had taken me a long time to pick these out, and I still hadn't chosen my shoes. I had come here in my dolly shoes, but they were giving me terrible blisters.

"Thanks, Seth."I said, re-glossing my lips. He grinned – he found my obsession with lip-gloss adorable.

"I found some shoes!"Alice chirped from upstairs. She was in front of me in seconds, holding a pair of silver gladiator style sandals. I put them on, and they fitted perfectly. I didn't ask where she found them – Alice bought every pair of shoes she saw, even if they didn't quite fit. 'Suitable for dress-up', she said to me once.

"Come on, Eliza, it's time to go." Seth told me softly. I nodded and followed him to his car. Eliza stayed in the house – at the speed Bella and Edward drove, she would still be there before me.

I pulled my lip-gloss out and recoated my already perfect lips. I always did that when I was nervous.

"Damn it."I muttered, realizing I had run out. Seth laughed, and I scowled.

"Sorry." He apologized.

"That's okay; I think I have some lipstick in my bag somewhere . . ."

Seth rolled his eyes. We drove in silence for a few minutes, and then my cell phone rang.

"Britney Spears?"He asked quizzically, listening to the ring tone. I was Womanizer.

"I like her."I insisted, and pressed the 'answer call' button.

"Hiya!" Jenny's voice came down the phone.

"Hey, Jen."I said to her.

"Are you coming to school today? Nessie said you were, but we're not sure. Please come, we miss you so much!"

I laughed. "Actually, I'm on my way."

"Cool! How come you didn't come on the bus?" Jenny sounded curious.

"Oh, someone's driving me."

"Who?"

"You'll see. Bye, Jen." I smiled to myself as I spoke.

"Bye, Ellz." The call ended, and I noticed Seth looking at me. He had probably heard the conversation – he had very good hearing.

We were right outside the school gates now, and I wasn't sure why, but my heart fluttered nervously. I was right in thinking Nessie would get to school before me – she was leaning against a tree casually, waiting. Seth swung his car in the small parking space expertly, and I waved at Nessie.

Several curious faces peered in the windows at me, sitting in a car with a tall, handsome boy. I noticed Danny with Lucy at the other end of the parking lot, staring at the car. Seth got out of the car and opened my door for me, holding my arm carefully to help me get out. He ignored the watching crowd and pulled me into a bone-crushing hug.

"Be careful, please. I'll miss you." He breathed into my ear.

"I will. I'll miss you too." I was standing on my tiptoes, my arms around his neck.

Seth gave me one last anxious gaze, before getting in the car and reluctantly driving away.

I about a second my friends were surrounding me, firing questions.

"Who's that?"

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"Were you with him the whole time?"

"How did you meet?"

"How old is he?"

"Do you love him?"

"Everyone shut up!"I ordered. "His name is Seth Clearwater. He's seventeen." I had to lie about his age.

"But are you dating?"Jenny asked me.

I sucked in a breath. "Yes."

There were gasps of excitement all around me.

"Where did you meet?"

"Nessie introduced us."That was the story – Nessie was friends with him, and she had hooked us up.

"Nessie didn't say anything!"Rosie exclaimed.

"I wanted to tell you myself."

"Is he seriously eighteen? He's hot, Eliza!"Jenny giggled.

I laughed in spite of myself. "Yes, he's eighteen."

"I knew they would hit it off." Nessie said from behind me, sounding smug. I gave her a small smile, and she winked at me.

"What did your mum say?"

"She was okay with it. She really likes him." It wasn't a lie – mum adored Seth.

"Oh, Ellz, Danny will be so jealous!"Jenny told me.

"Really?"I asked.

"He's been asking about you."

"Has he?" I tried not to sound interested.

"Yes!"

The bell rang, and I walked with my friends to class. Nessie stayed with me – she had promised Seth she wouldn't leave me.

My first class was Science, and I spent most of it passing notes to my friends. About Seth, of course - my friends wanted to know everything.

When break time came, Danny ushered me and Nessie over. I was extremely surprised and nervous, but Nessie whispered 'it's okay' into my ear, and pulled me towards his group.

"So, Eliza, I heard about your boyfriend." Danny said. There was a hint of acid in his voice. "So, do you actually like him? He seems a bit of a show-off."

I was defensive now. "He's not! He's the sweetest, most modest guy I've ever met."

I blushed when everyone looked at me, surprised. Danny mentioning Seth had reminded me how much I missed him already.

"Oh. Sorry."Danny was definitely mad now. Did he like me? Nessie must have done amazing things to make him even notice me.

Something Danny said was cut off as Lucy suddenly kissed him passionately. Danny kissed her back for a second, and then pushed her away rather impatiently. Lucy didn't seem to notice – she glared at me, and the look in her eyes said 'he's mine, hands off'.

I blinked, shocked at the venom in her stare. She was clinging onto Danny's hand like a little girl afraid of getting lost.

"If you and that guy don't work out, we could always hang out together." Danny suggested. Lucy's mouth fell open with an audible pop.

"Danny! We're going out, like, now!"She hissed angrily. Danny shrugged.

"Sorry, Lucy, but Eliza's hotter than you."

My cheeks went hot and several people wolf whistled. He thought I was hot? He wanted us to hang out? Oh my god!

"Don't say yes, not yet. Wait a few days, play hard to get. You don't want to seem too eager."Nessie whispered in my ear, so quiet only I could hear her. I nodded once, quickly.

Lucy was arguing with Danny now.

"You are such a jerk! How can you like her over me? I'm pretty, popular, and rich! What more could you bloody want!?"

"I know you're all of those things, but Lucy, you have the personality of a marshmallow."

"WELL SOME PEOPLE LIKE MARSHMALLOWS!"She screamed, and stormed off in a huff.

"Sheesh." Danny muttered."So, Eliza, do you wanna hang out with me?"

"I'll have to think about it."I said coolly. Danny looked disappointed.

"At least hang with my group from now on. Nessie's already one of us." He offered. It was a little strange how he said 'one of us'.

I glanced at Nessie and she gave me a smile of reassurance. I looked back to Danny, flicking my hair casually.

"I guess I could do that."

"Cool."Danny smiled his gorgeous smile.

"Cool."I repeated.

It seemed like an age before lunch time came. I missed Seth so much – I couldn't concentrate on what the teacher was saying at all. There was a strange aching in my chest that I felt whenever I couldn't see him – an uneasiness that only his presence could cure.

When the bell finally rang, I jumped up and was out the door before anyone else. My heart was pounding as I rushed outside, and I saw him leaning up against the fence.

"Seth!"I called, waving. A smile lit up his face, and I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to him. We couldn't hug – the fence was in the way – so we interlocked fingers instead.

"I missed you so much." He whispered.

"I know, I missed you too."

"Hi, Seth." Nessie said, coming to stand next to me.

"Hey, Ness. Jacob wanted to come, but I figured it wouldn't really help the 'plan'."

"Danny asked me out . . . sort of, anyway."

"Sort of?"

"He said 'do you wanna hang out', but I'm not sure if that means he wants to go out with me."

"We'll talk about it later." He promised. "What did your friends say about me?"

I laughed. "They were jealous of me."

He grinned. "I really did miss you Eliza, it killed me!"

"I know - my friends were sick of how much I missed you."

I didn't realize that Nessie had left us until a while later. Seth and I talked for long time, until I had to back to class. The whole time I ignored the crowd watching us, as if we were in our own little world. I even forgot about Danny.

It was over too soon, though, and we had to leave each other again.

"See you later." He murmured sadly when the bell rang.

"Bye, Seth." He squeezed my hand gently, gazing into my eyes, and then drove away. I stood there until I couldn't see his car anymore, and then went into class with a sigh.

The time dragged on, but eventually it was the end of school. I grabbed my bags, shouted a 'bye' to my friends and ran outside.

Seth was waiting by his car, his eyes searching the sea of people to find me.

"Seth!" His head whipped around.

"Eliza!" I slung my bag onto my shoulder and ran towards him, practically throwing myself into his arms. He didn't stagger under my weight – it seemed easy for him to lift my up and swing me around.

"Ellz, you forgot this . . ."Jenny said, appearing next to me and holding out my pencil case.

Seth carefully set me down on my feet, keeping his arm around my waist.

"Thanks."I said, taking it from her and putting it in my bag.

"Um, hi."Jenny said shyly, glancing up at Seth.

"Hello. I'm Seth."He said politely, smiling my favourite smile and holding out a hand. I couldn't really remember deciding that it was my favourite smile, it just was. The bright, happy smile he did whenever he was really happy. I loved the way his lips curled around his pearly white teeth.

Jenny looked dazzled, shaking his hand obediently.

"I'm Jenny."She told him.

"Bye, Jen."I said, hugging her with my free arm. "See you tomorrow."

"Sure. See you then." She smiled, and then ran over to the others to get the bus.

I grinned at Seth as we got into the car, happy to be back with him. It was back to normal.

If someone had told me two weeks ago that I would count being with a werewolf normal, I would have laughed and said they were crazy. But this was my life now, and I would never, ever go back.

Everything had changed, but for the better.

I had hardly had any relatives before I met Nessie. My grandparents were all dead, I had no aunties or uncles, and I was an only child. My father died, so it was just my mum and me.

But now, I had a family.

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