Only Sage and Avery are mine. Everyone else belongs to Stephenie Meyer.
Perfect for Each Other
Sage and Rosalie worked almost all night on her little project for Seth, using Alice's sewing machine and Esme's button collection. Finally Sage passed out on Rosalie's bed while Rosalie did some finishing touches on it. Emmett wanted so badly to scare Sage to wake up, but Rosalie kicked him out of the room. When Sage awoke near afternoon, her creation was staring at her.
"It's done! Oh, Mrs... Mom! It's so cute!" Sage exclaimed holding it. "If Seth doesn't like it, I'm making him give it back!" Rosalie finished cleaning everything.
"He'll love it." Rosalie kissed Sage on the forehead. "I'll go fix you some breakfast. Eggs sound good to you?" Sage nodded and went to wash up. After a soothing shower, Sage recognized a familiar woodsy smell and sped up getting out of the bathroom and slowed herself down before getting downstairs.
"Hi Seth," she said from the top of the stairs.
"Hey, Sage," he replied. "Sorry to just drop in on you. I wasn't sure if you had plans." She walked up to him shaking her head. She was close enough for him to see the scratches from the night before. They looked worse, redder, and protruded more. He looked sad. "Do they hurt?" he asked waving at his own neck.
"Just a little bit if I touch them too hard. Nothing a vampire can't handle," she said giving him a wink. "So what did you have in mind?"
"There's a festival going on on the reservation, kind of like a pow wow. I was wondering if you wanted to go."
"Yeah, that sounds quite wonderful actually. Lemme go change." She very gracefully walked up the stairs while she knew he could see her and then bolted to her room and pick out her clothes. Alice was already in there throwing an outfit on the bed with the appropriate accessories. She mouthed a thanks to Alice and threw on her clothes keeping her hair down so that it flowed onto her shoulders. She ran into Rosalie's room to find Emmett playing with Seth's gift. She tore it out of his hands and pointed at him with a threatening look before stuffing it into her tote bag and jetting down the stairs. Luckily Rosalie prepared more than enough eggs for a wolf too.
She had never been to a festival like this before. Booths were set up selling books and souvenirs related to the tribe's history. She noticed a lot things having to do with ravens and quietly considered the other legends that might be true that they'd never be part of. She marveled at the dancers and their elaborate costumes and even enjoyed the rhythmic music and sounds of the instruments. Seth told her things that he had learned in school about their history and customs. She felt more a part of him as he shared his culture with her. They walked by the booths passing by the different things people were selling. Sage's eye caught a long chain necklace with a dreamcatcher decorated with feathers. Seth took the necklace of out her hands and handed the clerk some money before throwing it over her neck so that it settled just under her chest.
They spotted Billy and some other elders, some telling their stories and others participating in the activities. Of course, they ran into Jacob and Renesmee and ate a little lunch with them. Other pack members joined them to eat, including a very radiant Leah and a newly ecstatic Avery. Sage shot Seth a what-the-hell look and he just shrugged and nodded.
"Sage," Emily said while everyone else was immersed in laughter and conversation. "Are you okay? Sam told me what happened with you and Avery." Sage felt a tinge of guilt when her eyes met Emily's scars.
"He didn't get me that hard." Emily just smiled and ran her fingers on the lines on Sage's neck.
"You really are perfect for each other."
At the end of the day, neither Sage nor Seth wanted to call it a day, so Seth drove them over to a park. It was a very nice park, the kind people could hold parties and weddings in. Several flower draped arches lined up leading to a large gazebo on a platform. There was an impressive playground to the side and a park bench under a lamp by the sidewalk on the other side of the line of arches. It was that bench where Seth chose to lead Sage. It was already dark and the stars created a beautiful night sky. The sat down with a little space between them.
"So Avery and Leah?" Sage brought up.
"Yeah, Emily made Sam tell him to apologize to you and me, so he figured you were at my house so he swung by last night. Anyway, Leah answered the door and I can tell ya, it is very awkward watching two people imprint on each other. I mean one is weird enough, both is double that. I'll give Charlie credit; he's dealt with a lot of weird in our house for someone who refuses to know more than he needs to. He literally just walked out of the room so they could keep staring at each other. Now that I think about it, I never did get my apology." He laughed leaning back on the bench extending both arms so that one almost wrapped around Sage.
"I'm glad things turned out well for them."
"Yeah, sort of. Avery's only 16 though, so Leah has to deal with that. Keeps saying nothing's gonna happen until he's 18, but Avery's a man, so she keeps having to bat him away. But they're happy."
"What happened with Avery and Jacob earlier?" Seth's face got a bit more serious. He leaned forward again, hesitating for a moment before answering.
"Uh.. when we first become wolves, a lot of our reactions are instinctual. The scent really sets us off. Eventually we can allow our human side to override those instincts, but it's harder to distinguish which is which at first. Vampires are pretty much our natural enemy. We're actually here because of them.
"Avery especially wasn't in a good place personally when he changed, so he hated vampires when he found out about their existence. Plus his mom just passed, so the value of human life has been on his mind a lot. Then when he found out that a pack brother was dating one, he said things. And Jacob isn't exactly well-known for controlling his temper."
"So how are the now?"
"He has to respect Jacob. Even though we're in separate packs, we still consider ourselves one family. Jacob is still peeved for what he said about Renesmee, but he doesn't make things awkward for anyone. They're tolerant of each other right now, I'd say," Seth tried his best to accurately explain.
"So how about you? What changed your mind about vampires?"
"I guess I was kinda young when I turned; I was 15. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. My first job, I was just supposed to be a cell phone for Edward and my pack, but I ended up helping him fight a couple of vampires. and that shot my ego way up." Sage recalled Bella's memory of that fight. "So that was my first impression of vampires, and it was hard to think badly of them after that. You know, until they start attacking my girl." He eyed her before breaking out a smile. Sage remembered how courageously he fought against Cain.
"So how do I smell to you?" Seth leaned over dramatically to smell her hair, though he didn't need a reminder.
"Like you were made to be found by me." Sage cupped his face, then remembered something.
"Oh! I almost forgot!" She grabbed her large bag, then hesitated. "I just.. I wanted to do something to say thank you for everything. So I made you something, but it's... it's not very.. you don't have to keep it if you don't want ." She blushed in embarrassment at how he may react to it, but it was too late to turn back. She pulled out the plush wolf doll she and Rosalie had made. Seth just stared at it in his hands, touching the stitches and embroidered features.
"I don't really made these kinds of things, so it's kind of simple," she said nervous unable to read his face, "and I printed the pattern off the Internet, but I tried to change it to make it look more like you. I sewed on the button eyes by hand and I embroidered the nose and stuff. If you don't like it, then give it back," she started to yell in frustration. At that second, Seth grabbed her hand and pulled her to him so that she was almost sitting on his lap, her face to his. His hand pushed back her long flowing hair away from her face and his backs of his fingertips brushed across her cheek. At first their lips didn't part, and then he nipped away at her mouth, opening his lips and feeling hers follow. Not wanting his male animal side to ruin the moment, he pulled away.
"It's the best gift I have ever gotten," he whispered into her ear. "It's perfect."
"You're perfect," she said back. He kissed her on the forehead. "I'm glad I chose you."
Aww.. their first kiss. When I looked up Quileutes, their legends dealt more with ravens than wolves, so I thought I'd throw that in there. The kiss, I give credit to the anime Boys Before Flowers (Hana Yori Dango) when Tsukushi gives Doumyoji the box of cookies she made and he doesn't react, so she keeps yelling at him, and then he just pulls her to him. I thought it'd be an appropriate kiss for Sage and Seth as well. So, tell me what you think? Is it ok? Do you like the direction this is going in? And just a warning, I don't have any lemons, but the next few chapters might be a little steamier, so be wary of that. Please review, either good or bad, so long as I know people are reading. I'm also writing an all human story with everyone, fictitious time and setting. I think it's pretty interesting! So keep your eyes out for that.. i'll keep you posted about it. :D