Seth and I were walking around the forest. He held my hand lightly, afraid it would burn off completely if he held it any tighter.

We stood up against a tree. I looked at him. "Are there any other werewolves here in La Push?"

He nodded. "Yeah. All the guys I hang out with, they are."

"How does it happen? What is the change like for you guys?"

"In a way, it's like puberty. Your body goes through a lot of changes . You eat a lot more. But,it's also like having a cold. Well, more like the flu or mono."

I gave him a curious look. "Sickness?"

"When you're becoming a werewolf, your body gets to feverish temperatures. And, you sleep a lot more at this time. So, it's like having mono while going through puberty."

I smiled. "That's a wonderful way to look at it," I said, joking. He pushed my shoulder as gently as he could in order not to hurt me.

"When you're a wolf, what goes through your mind?"

He made a humming sound. "It's not that different from when I'm a human. It's not like I become a heartless killer. My animal instincts come out more as a wolf, but I still know how to control myself from taking things too far, or stop myself before I start killing."

"A month back, when you wailed on that kid, what happened?"

"I was angry that he could say something so negative about you. It was a good thing that the pack took me out of school so I could phase, and take my anger out on the outside world."

"What would've happened if you weren't taken out?"

"It's hard to say I guess I would've phased and exposed the pack for what we really were, and some would've gotten hurt. You could've been included."

"That woman from the park, the red haired one. Was she a vampire?"

He nodded. "Her name's Victoria."

"What's her story?"

"There's these vampires that live just outside of Forks. Charlie Swan, his daughter is dating one of the sons, named Edward. Two or so years ago, Edward killed Victoria's mate, James. Now, Victoria's after Bella – Edward's girlfriend."

"That doesn't explain why she attack me and my sister."

"None of us know, either."

"That day at the park, how did you and that other one know were Lily and I were?"

"Your scents, for one. And, we saw you two leave. I followed you guys, but we were in the woods, hidden."

"Why?"

"We wanted to make sure everything was ok. I'm glad we followed you. Otherwise, you would've been vampire chow."

I giggled. "True dat."

Seth smiled. I smiled at him. "Serena, I need to let you know something."

"What is it?"

He took both of my hands, and stared into my eyes. "Werewolves have a certain way of finding their soulmates. It's called 'Imprinting'. "

"Um… Ok?"

"There's a reason why I'm so overprotective of you."

He paused. I could see in his eyes that he wanted me to figure it out, before he told me. I thought about it. Imprinting.

Overprotective.

Soulmate.

Imprinting brings two soulmates together. Soulmates are… Overprotective.

"Seth… Am I your imprintee?"

He nodded. "I'm sorry. I should've told you long ago."

"Long ago? Seth, when did you imprint on me?"

"The day we met, when we were on the porch. When our eyes connected for the first time that night."

"Why did you wait til now to tell me?"

"If I would've told you then, would you have believed me?"

"No, but – "

"Exactly. You wouldn't have. Besides, I didn't want to ruin our friendship."

"You wouldn't have ruined it."

He gave me a 'you're kidding' look. "How would it have sounded if I came up to you and said 'Oh, hey there. By the way, I'm a werewolf, and I just imprinted on you'."

He was right. "I guess that doesn't sound like the best hello."

"Exactly."

I slide down a tree into the grass. Seth sat down next to me. I laid my head on his shoulders. I could feel Seth hesitate.

"Seth, you can put your arm around me. I'm from Florida. I can handle the heat."

"Oh. Right." Seth chuckled, as he put his right arm around me. Ok. Screw blankets. This is all I'll ever need.

I made myself comfortable, snuggling into his chest, as he leaned against the tree.

After a while, I could feel myself drifting into a light sleep.

"Hey, Missy, you falling asleep on me?" I heard Seth say.

I laughed. "It's not my fault my werewolf soulmate is so unbelievably boring!"

"You better be glad I don't feel like getting up right now."

"Why's that?"

"I would tickle the shit out of you."

"Oh. Well, sucks for you. I'm not ticklish."

"I bet I could find a place where you're ticklish." I could practically hear his smirk. I grabbed a stick and smacked him with it. "What the fuck!?"

I gave an innocent smile. "You told me to hit you with something hard, or I'd break my hand."

"That doesn't mean you have to smack me in the back on my head with a stick!"

I laughed. "I'm sorry Seth."

He shook his head. "It's ok."

I looked at him. "You know what's weird?"

"Hmm?"

"Never in a million years have I ever imagined that I would be with a werewolf."

"Life is full of surprises."

"Ain't that then truth?"

***

We stayed cuddled up until it got dark.

"Serena, um, what I told you today, about werewolves and vampires – stuff like that – um, I think it would be better if you didn't let anyone else but Sam, Jake, Paul, Jared, Collin, Brady, Quil, Leah, Embry, and Jake's dad know about what I've told you today. It wouldn't go over well with the pack, or the elders. And your family will probably put you in a home, if they found out about this."

I laughed. "Yeah. Probably."

"But, please don't let anyone other than the pack know. It wouldn't turn out well if you told someone, and a pack member heard."

"What would happen?" I was almost afraid to ask.

"Exile. Murder. Mostlikely something along those lines."

"Would that be just you?"

"I don't think so. But, we wouldn't want to find out, now would we?"

"It's not exactly on my 'Things To Do' list."

He gave a smile. "That's my girl."

"Your girl? Who said I was yours?"

"Imprinting did, Babe."

I sighed. "I guess you got me there."

"And don't you forget it!"

I smiled, and kissed him.

"Wanna know what's weirder?" He asked.

I laughed. "Sure."

"Today, I told you that I was a werewolf, you ran, I told you that we were soulmates, and now you just kissed me. And you didn't puke, or nothin'!"

I rolled my eyes. "You're so weird!"

He held his hands up in defense. "Hey now, I was just pointing out the fact that you apparently have a strong stomach."

"Just because I didn't puke, doesn't mean I didn't feel sick."

"I still gotta hand it to ya. That was pretty impressive."

I smiled. "Thank you, my kind sir."

Seth stood up, pulling me up with him. "Come on chick. It's best I get you home. Or your dad and sister will have my fur hanging over the fireplace."

I laughed. "That's so not true! It would be on the floor, acting as carpet. Like a bear pelt."

Seth rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

***

We arrived at my house within fifteen minutes. Thankfully no one was throwing a fit. I faced Seth. "I had a lot of fun. Yes, that includes the freak out." We smiled.

"That's good. I'm very glad to hear that. You should go in before I become carpet, though."

I laughed. "Hey, you got it right this time."

"Hush."

I smiled, and leaned up to kiss him.

"'Night, Seth."

"Goodnight, Serena."

I went inside the house, and to my room. I took a shower, washing off the dirt, sand, and salt water that had collected on me during the day. I got ready for bed, feeling that protection I've become so use to. I felt even more protected, knowing it was Seth.

I laid down in my bed, knowing Seth was watching. I smiled at the thought.

There's a werewolf named Seth. And he's my soulmate. After all the freakiness, I think that I could live like this forever.