im sorry about the wait but life got in the way and this is the longest chapter i have ever written. 9000 words :) Anyway i hope you all like it. for me its my favorite chapter and its what you have all been waiting for so hear you go and don't forget to review at the end

Shay's POV

That night was like any other. It was raining, cold, and miserable outside but inside my room was different. I had my music on high and was dancing around in my new dress. I know it sound like only a kid would do but I was just so excited and happy that I couldn't help myself. I sang along to the songs as they went by and didn't care if anyone heard me. Not even Lana and Dean could ruin my happiness now. I was going to the dance with Seth tomorrow night. How could I not be excited? Anytime with Seth was exciting. The only possible thing that could make this moment better would be the fact that I didn't need to go to school tomorrow. I wished that me and Seth could just skip like me did a few weeks ago but I rather not go through the torture of detention with Ms. Savoie ever again. He is the most ugly, boring, stupid teacher I have ever known and I don't think I could take another waking second with him alone. He droned on and on about his sons that were in college. I turned him out for most of it but I could still hear his voice whether I understood him or not. I just couldn't take it.

I looked at the time and sighed. I had to get to bed or I would never be able to get up the next morning. I quickly took off the dress and hung it in my closet. I put my PJ's on and went to the window. I used to always look outside before bed back home in New York. It always calmed me enough to get to bed and since I was way too excited to have any chance of sleep, I decided to try it. I knew before I got there that it was a wasted attempt. It just wouldn't be the same here.

I placed my elbows on the window sill and put my chin in my hands. I looked out at the trees but stopped when I saw something move. I looked down at the edge of the trees and saw a sandy coloured head sticking out of the forest. It was the wolf that saved my life a few weeks back. It looked up at me with those too knowing eyes before disappearing completely in the forest.

"LANA!" I yelled towards the door of my room. I turned back to my mirror looking at my hair, hopelessly.

"You don't need to yell. I can hear you fine." Lana said calmly as she walked through the door. "What is it?"

I pointed to my head. "Help me. I can't do anything with my hair and Seth is going to be here in twenty minutes."

She rolled her eyes at me but smiled. "Here, have a seat." She said and pulled out my desk chair. Her eyes were a lighter color of topaz which usually meant that she was in a good mood and wouldn't have that stupid hungry looks to her.

I nodded and sat down. "Thank you so much."

I heard a light chuckle from behind me. "Okay, what do you want, straight or curly?" Lana asked as she started to play with my hair.

"Curly." I say immediately. My hair was always straight. I wanted something different for tonight. Lana heated up the curling iron and got to work. My hair was very long so it would usually take a very long time to curl but somehow Lana managed to do it in ten minutes. When that was done, she took out some clips and slid them into my hair. I couldn't see what she was doing so by now I was starting to fidget.

"Sit still Shay. I'm almost done." Lana scolded me after a few minutes.

"Sorry." I said quietly. She placed one last pin in my hair before stepping back and smiling hugely.

"There, prefect." I got up and turned around to face my long gold framed mirror that hung on the wall beside the door and gasped. My hair was pinned up on one side. It fell down my back and over my shoulder in dark wavy curls. I was already wearing my dress and my make up so everything was complete and I was utterly amazed by the result. I never dreamed of looking so beautiful. I even had to check that it was me that I was looking at. I looked at Lana in the mirror for a second. I wasn't as beautiful as she was but for me this was amazing. I watched as she threw her hands in the air. "Oh, I'll go get the camera." And with that she was out the door. A few seconds later the door bell rang. "Come in Seth." I heard Lana yell from down stairs. Seth was here. That thought alone sent my heart beating faster. I hurried to but my shoes on and went out the door. Seth was waiting at the bottom of the staircase and when he heard me coming he looked up and the biggest smile spread across his face, his eyes opened wide. A giggle escaped my lips as I slowly made my way down the stairs. Seth was wearing a suit and I wondered how he found one that actually fit him. I looked into his eyes and I felt at home. His eyes did that to me. They made me feel loved and wanted. I didn't want to look away. They had me trapped.

A flash of light made me look at Lana, who was holding a camera in her hands. I rolled my eyes but she waved it off. "You'll thank me for this someday." She said still smiling up at me. "Okay. Seth put your arm around her. There you go. Okay, now say cheese." She pressed the button on her camera and another flash of light half blinded me. "Okay. I'm done. You can go. Have fun." She pushed us out.

"Bye Lana." I called over my shoulder. Seth helped me into his truck before getting in beside. He took my hand immediately.

"You look great." He whispered, stroking my cheek with his free hand. "Just beautiful."

I beamed up at him and another giggle escaped my lips. "Thanks."

***

I bit my lip as we arrived at the school parking lot. I looked around and was surprised to find almost everyone in the school here. How good could these dances be? I could feel a slight sweat form on my brow and my heart sped up slightly. Unfortunately Seth noticed my discomfort. "Is everything okay?" He asked me worriedly.

I tried to hide it. I uncurled my lip and tried to calm my heart beat. I shrugged. "I can't dance." A weak smile spread across my face.

He just laughed, sending my heart beating faster than before. "Yeah, well. You can't be as bad as me."

I rolled my eyes as he gets out of the truck and walks around to my side to open the door for me. "Is that supposed to make me feel better?" I say as I take his hand. He closes the door behind me and we start walking for the door to the gym.

"No, actually it was a warning." He laughed and smiled hugely down at me.

"Okay, you can't be that bad." Looking up at him in disbelief.

He snorted. "I am dead serious."

I didn't believe it. He was so good at everything as it was and looking down at me as he walked just it harder to believe him. He was so graceful at everything he does. He was made to do physical things and he was the most coordinated person I had ever met. He was so in control of his body that I just couldn't see him being bad at something physical. I shook my head. "I'm going to have to see it before I believe it." I mumbled under my breath.

I was surprised that he heard me. "Why is it so hard to believe?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. It just is." That was when we arrived at the gym. Seth paid for our tickets and we headed for the corner where everyone else was already dancing. I noticed that they were slightly detached from the rest of the crowd. I didn't know if it was on purpose or not but it was still strange. I yelled a quick hi to the girls before Seth pulled me to the side and wrapped his arms around my waist. I just placed my hands to his chest since I couldn't reach his neck standing. I regretted now not wearing the high heels like I knew I should have instead I was wearing gold flats that Claire had let me borrow. We started to sway to the music. "See, I knew you couldn't be bad at dancing." I said after a few minutes. We were staring at each other as spun around.

He smiled and shook his head. "This is easy. All you do is spin and shift from one foot to the other. What until a faster song comes and you'll see what I mean." He yelled over the music and I did. The next song was much faster and everyone around us started jumping and dancing to the music. Seth couldn't jump very high or he would hit his head on the ceiling. I watched as he tried to dance to the music like everyone else but failed miserably. I couldn't help myself. He was just that bad. I started laughing so hard that I almost fell over, clutching my stomach. He stopped immediately and stuck out his bottom lip although his eyes were sparkling as he watched me laughing. "Don't laugh at me." He yelled, faking a pout.

I tried my best to stop but a giggle would come out every few seconds. "I'm sorry but that was just too funny." I shout over the music and wrap my arms around his waist. I grin up at him and I watched delighted that he grins down at me too. He pushes a stand of hair that had fallen into my face back behind my ear.

He leaned down so he didn't have to yell "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." He says and kisses me on the cheek. My heart went flying and I felt a blush crepe over my cheeks. He was watching my reaction carefully and when I gazed up at him, I smiled so happily that he gave me my favourite smile. The song changed to a slower beat and we went back to the way we were before. I wished I could reach up and kiss him but that was a little inappropriate for the current situation.

After about a half hour of dancing in each other's arms I looked up to see Seth eyeing the food table and rolled my eyes. "Just go but leave some for others okay." He smiled down at me, mumbled a thanks and headed over to the food. I sighed and watched him go before looking around for some place to wait. I spotted a bench by the door and took a seat. My sore feet thanked me. I had very flat feet so I couldn't stand in one place for very long without them hurting. It really got annoying sometimes. I just sat there for a few minutes, watching the others dancing as I rested.

When suddenly Sean, the school player appeared next to me. "Hey! Shay right?" He asked flirtingly. "I'm Sean."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah I know."

"What are you doing here by yourself? Are you waiting for someone?" He asked, moving closer.

I leaned away. "Yeah so move along." I said firmly, standing my ground. This guy was an idiot. Claire even said last week that she was surprised that he hadn't laid a move on me yet. It was probably because I was always with Seth and now he had seen his chance and took it.

He frowned but didn't move away. "Oh! Don't be like that. I was just trying to be nice." He moved closer but less noticeably this time.

"Of course you were." I mumbled to myself. "I already have a boyfriend so you're out of luck and I'm not stupid enough to fall for you anyway so just move along." He didn't seem to be really listening and moved closer still.

"Come on. Give me a chance." He smirked and started playing with my hair.

I shook my head angrily and stood up. I turned on him and narrowed my eyes. "Listen here you. My boyfriend is five times the man you are so I seriously suggest to listen to my advice and move along." This kid just didn't give up. He stood up too and looked down at me.

"But your boyfriend isn't here right now so why not just come dance with me." He moved closer and I took a step back.

"Not a chance." I said furiously in his face and stumped on his foot.

He flinched. "What did I ever do to you?" He grunted.

I rolled my eyes. "You're doing it."

"Doing what?"

"Existing." I say shortly.

He finally snapped. "No one talks to me like that." He yelled.

"But I just did." I crossed my arms over my chest and stare up at him with a brow raised.

He narrowed he eyes at me furiously. "You're going to regret not just taking my offer." He growled and flung himself at me. I didn't have time to react but it didn't matter because he never reached me. One second he was about to reach me and the next he was being lifted off the floor by someone very big. Seth had Sean by the shirt, his feet a foot off the ground.

"How dear you even think of hurting her." Seth yelled at Sean, who was staring at Seth in disbelief, cringed. I looked at Seth. He was furious and was shaking violently. "You're the one who'll regret it."

Then Brady and Collin appeared behind him, looking anxious. "Easy man. Put him down before you do anything you're going to regret." Brady said and put a hand on Seth's shoulder. Seth growled and looked down; fighting with the shaking and what I guessed was his emotions. I looked around for a second was shocked to find everyone watching us. Even the DJ had stopped the music so he could hear what was being said. I had to get Seth out of here.

I took a step closer. "Seth." He looked up at me intently, breathing heavily. "Put him down. He's not worth it." I said softly but still firm. I stared him down until he had no choice but to set Sean down. Although Seth dropped him instead of putting him down. He was still breathing heavily and looked from me to Sean than back to me. He sighed in defeat. "Now let's leave." I said in the same soft, firm voice. He nodded and I took his hand and led him out of the school. By now I was quite mad and was trying hard not to yell at him within hearing rang of the school.

"Are you mad at me?" He asked me after a moment, clearly a lot calmer.

"Mhm!" I mumbled. I was almost there. Almost able to start.

"Please don't." He whined.

And I was there. I turned on him. "How could I not be?" I yelled and he flinched. "What was that in there, Seth?" He looked down at his feet and didn't answer. I had enough. "JUST TELL ME." I shrieked.

Seth looked up startled. "What."

"Oh! Don't play dumb with me. There's something that you're not telling me and I want to know." He continued to look at me in disbelief. I rolled my eyes and threw my arms in the air. "You and your friends are the freaking biggest guy's I have ever seen, you're strong enough to lift a whole person off the ground without any complaint, you're skin is always burning." I took a deep breath before continuing. "You jumped off a cliff, into freezing water and you weren't even cold. In fact, you're never cold. You disappear at the strangest times and never tell me why. I only get 'stuff' whenever I ask you. DO I HAVE TO GO ON?" I scream. He flinches again but shakes his head.

"I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner. I guess I just hoped that I could do it at the right time but apparently there isn't one." He looked away when he said this, biting his lip hard.

"What are you talking about?" I ask frustrated.

"Come with me." He said and took my hand. He led me to the trees and I let him pull me behind him. I change my mind. I'm glad I had decided to wear flats instead of high heels or else I would have fell on my face trying to get through the trees.

"Where are we going Seth?" I asked after what felt like a long time. In truth it had probably only been a few minutes but I was getting anxious as we went deeper and deeper into the forest. What was it that he was hiding from me?

"We're almost there." He said quietly and pulled me farther. We walked for another few minutes and I was about to start yelling at him again when he stopped so suddenly that I practically ran into him. I watched him as he took deep breaths before turning to me. "Shay, I'm a werewolf."

"What?" I asked taken a back.

"Okay I'm technically a shape shifter but we still call ourselves werewolves." He muttered rolling his eyes.

"Werewolves?" I muttered and he nodded.

"Do you believe me?"

I stared at him in disbelief before rolling my eyes. "No."

"I'm telling the truth."

"Yes and I'm a blood sucking vampire." I said sarcastically. I could feel my temper rising again.

He flinched at my words. "Shay, I know vampires first hand and you are most definitely not a vampire." He murmured. I lifted a brow at him. "Shay I'm serious." And he did look serious but I wasn't stupid enough to believe him. Werewolves, shape shifters don't exist.

I crossed my arms over my chest. How could he be doing this to me? "How stupid do you think I am?"

"I don't think you're stupid Shay. I'm telling you the trut..."

"No you're not." I said immediately, cutting him off.

"Please Shay, I'm not lying." His brows were mashed together in frustration.

"Seth I'm not dumb. Shape shifters don't exist."

"Remember those legends that Billy was telling us at the bonfire the week you started school here?" He said suddenly.

"What do those have to do with this?" I said, throwing my hands in the air.

He shook his head. "Just tell me you remember them."

"Yes I remember them."

"Their true. All of them. The wolves. I'm one of them. I can phase into a giant wolf." He leaned down to seize my arms. "Please believe me Shay."

My lip began to quiver. "That's a sick joke." I said shakily and ripped myself from his grip and started running the other way. Warm tears were running down my cheeks. How could he be such a jerk? I loved him with my life and he has to go and do this to me.

"Shay." He yelled after me but I didn't stop but sadly I didn't get far. Seth had run after me and grabbed my hand, pulling me back.

"Let go of me." I yelled but only loosened his grip on my wrist. More tears fell and I began shaking. Silent sobs racking through my body. The world just hated me didn't it. First my parents, than my sister and then it tricked me into thinking that my life was getting better and that I had the perfect boyfriend but then it threw this at me. My boyfriend was an idiot. He wasn't the perfect boy that I had imagined. The world really did hate me.

"Shay, I'll even prove it to you if I have to. Please just don't leave."

I turned on my heels and stared up at him. I stopped struggling at really looked at him. He looked miserable but I wasn't fouled. "FINE." I shout in his face and was glad when he flinched again. "PROVE IT. TURN INTO A GIANT WOLF. DO IT." I threw my free hand into the air. Thankfully he let go and started to take a few steps back. When he was about ten feet away, I was about to turn and run again but froze in place when I saw him start taking his suit off. I watched him in disbelief as he set the top half of his suit on a nearby bush. "What are you doing?" I said quickly.

"I'm proving it to you." He said simply and started pulling his pant. I covered my eyes with a surprised squeak.

"Why are you taking you clothes off?" I said quietly and was surprised even more when I heard him laugh.

"Shay, my clothes don't just pop on and off every time I phase. If I don't take them off, they'll just get ripped and I won't have anything to put back on afterwards." He said chuckled under his breath but there was still an edge to his voice that I didn't understand. All I knew was that this boy was delusional. He really thought he could turn into a wolf. "Are you ready?" He asked after a few more seconds.

I did know what to do. "What are you going to do?"

"Shay, I'm not lying and I'm not crazy. I'm going to prove that to you." He muttered.

I still was unsure of what to do so I just nodded. "Okay." I said, getting nervous and my eyes still covered. I listened for noise and didn't hear anything at first. When suddenly there was a loud crunch and a snap that sound peculiarly like breaking bones and then there was a soft thud as something big hit the ground. What the hell could he be doing? I didn't dare look up for several moments. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what that boy was doing when out of nowhere a small bark sounded and I fell back in shock. I uncovered my eyes so I could catch myself as I landed on the damp ground with thud and let out a shriek when I saw what was in front of me. There stood a sandy coloured wolf, bigger than a horse right where Seth was moments ago. It was the wolf that saved me from that bear and was outside my window last night. It was to wolf with too knowing eyes that I now recognize as the same exact colour as Seth's.

At the sound of my shriek, the wolf had whined and laid down on its belly, trying to make its self as small as possible. It laid its head on its paws, looking at me with Seth's eyes. I felt my mouth open stupidly as my brain started to register what I was seeing. That wolf was Seth. He wasn't delusional unless of course I was now too. The wolf wined again as it watched me, lifting its head up. I blinked a few times just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. "Seth?" I whispered and moved onto my hands and knees. The wolf nodded and wined. I moved closer slightly, still watching it carefully. I was still in too much shock to really know what to do. The wolf's tail started to sweep over the forest floor when I approached. I moved closer still. "Seth?" I said more clearly this time and the wolf let out a small bark and its tail moved faster. I took a few deep breaths before I crossed the rest of the length of the way to him gradually. He didn't move, probably making sure he didn't make any unexpected moves and scared me.

I sat down on my legs about a foot away. My heart was beating so fast in my chest that it rang in my ears. Seth was watching me carefully and waited for me to make to first move and when I didn't he wined and put his head down again. I bit my lip hard. I had to do something but what. He looked so miserable watching me. My hand was shaking as it reached out and touched the fur on the side of Seth's head. It was warm and soft at my touch and a shock wave of something that didn't know flashed through me. My hand was frozen where it was. It had finally dawned on me completely that this wolf was actually Seth. I mean I knew it a second ago too but before I touched him, I was numb. Like it was a dream or I was imagining it all but now I knew it was all true. He wasn't lying or crazy, it was real. Seth, the boy I loved could turn into a giant wolf.

Seth was still watching me and I was staring at him. He wined and licked my hand that was still frozen in place. He looked so unhappy. He didn't know what I was thinking and my blank expression was most likely killing him inside. This was probably something that he couldn't help and was begging me with his eyes for me to understand. He wanted to tell me sooner but he knew that I might react the wrong way and didn't want to scare me. I don't blame him for not telling me anymore. He had his reasons and looking at me now was probably confirming all of his fears. I didn't want him to me sad but I was still in shock and didn't know what to do. But I had to do something. Anything. For him.

I took a deep breath to try and calm my heart. "I'm sorry I yelled at you." I whispered. I know it was kind of dumb but I just couldn't think of anything better to say but thankfully Seth didn't seem to care. I heard his tail start waging again and his lips pulled back over his teeth in a wolfy smile that made me laugh.

He jumped up and ran to get his pants from the bush. He picked it up with his mouth and ran off in the trees so he could go change back. I sat waiting on the ground, taking deep breaths to try and calm down. I didn't hear him come back. "Shay?" I jumped in surprise when he spoke. "Sorry." He said and sat down beside me. I could tell that he was keeping a distance for my sake and I appreciated it. He clearly didn't want to but he did it for me. He didn't want to force himself onto me if I didn't want it. I glad that he would do that for me but it wasn't what I wanted. I wanted his comforting warmth surround me. I wanted to feel protected and wanted. When I said that I doubted that anything could change my mind about him, I meant it. I surely did anticipate something like this but it was still true. He looked pleasantly surprised when I climbed onto his lap. Actually he looked overwhelmed with relief and his eyes were drowned with love directed only at me. He wrapped his warm arms around me protectively, just the way I wanted him to. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner." He whispered into my hair.

"It's okay. I understand, you had your reasons." I say quietly and lean my head against his shoulder. His warmth was surrounding me from head to toe and my heart was finally starting to slow down.

"I would have told you sooner but I was scared."

I looked up. "What were you scared off? That I wasn't going to except you?" He nodded. "Haven't I ever told you?"

"Told me what?" He looked confused. Apparently not.

"Seth there is nothing that is going to change the way I think about you. I mean I wasn't expecting this but still." As I spoke a big grin appeared on Seth's face and grew even larger as I went on.

"You're really okay with it."

I nodded, smiling. "It will definitely take some getting used to but yeah."

Seth noticeably relaxed under me. "You have no idea how much that means to me." He was beaming down at me.

I sighed happily and leaned my head back down on his shoulder. "Who are the others?" I whispered, remembering when he said we.

"All the guys at the bonfire who looked a bit like me." He mumbled into my hair. "And my sister."

"Your sister?" I asked.

He nodded. "She's the only girl werewolf that we know in our history. No one knows why she's the only one."

I looked up. "Even Brady and Collin?"

He nodded again. "Even Brady and Collin."

"Do the girls know?" I asked and he nodded. "So that's why they're so tense around me. They didn't slip and say something that they shouldn't."

He chuckled under his breath. "Yes that's why. I asked them not to say anything to you." He pressed me tighter to himself. "I wanted to be the one to tell you."

That was when I remembered something that he had said and I stiffened. "Do vampires really exist?" I squeaked.

He frowned. "Yes. They're the reason why we exist." My confusion must have shown on my face because he continued to explain. "We turn into wolves so we can protect the tribe from them."

"How can you tell that they're vampires?" I asked and was surprised when he bit his lip nervously.

"Um! They're all extremely beautiful and their skin is as cold as ice." He paused looking down at me like he expected me to do something at any moment.

That's when his words clicked. "But... But that's like ..." I couldn't finish it.

"Lana and Dean. Yeah." He looked down at me apologetically.

"They're... They're..." I stuttered.

He nodded. "They're vampires." My heart was beating a mile a minute as I thought back to how close that I had been to real live vampires. All those looks of hunger that I got from Lana. They were all real. Now that I think of it, I rarely ever saw them eating. I lived with a bloodsucking monster. Unconsciously, my hand went up to my throat, feeling for bite marks. "Shay." Seth said quietly but surely. "They never bit you." He said and gently pulled my hand away from my throat. "They would never do that."

My eyes were wide and my breathing was ecstatic as I looked up into his eyes. "How do you know huh? How could you let them be so close to me?" I was hyperventilating now.

"Shay calm down." He said and I glared at him and was about to say something but he cuts me off. "Shay I know they never bit you because if they had you would be either dead or one of them. I don't like that they're so close to you but I deal with it because they're different from other vampires. They drink animal blood instead of human."

"What?"

"For them it's like being a vegetarian. They replace what they need to survive with something else. You can tell because they're eyes are golden instead or scarlet." He kissed my forehead before continuing. "They aren't dangerous to you. Don't you know that I would have never have let you stay with them if they were anything different. In fact Lana is almost as protective of you as I am." He chuckled under his breath.

"She is?" I ask stupidly.

He nodded with a smile creeping on his face. "Yeah. She even threw me through the glass door to prove it." He laughed at my expression as I took in what he said. "Remember the day when she wanted to talk to me alone while you went upstairs?"

I nodded. "Yeah, she did that stupid thing where I always end up doing what she wants." I said, looking back at that day but I noticed him flinch but tried to cover it up before I saw it.

"Yeah well, she didn't want me to be around you because it can be dangerous sometimes and when I said that it would never happen, she threw me through the glass door in the kitchen. You see some vampires have special powers and Lana can control humans, that's why you don't remember hearing anything."

I nodded, taking everything in. "Why is it dangerous to be around you?"

He bit his lip. "Well because if we lose control of our emotions and get too upset or angry we than we explode into a giant wolf and if you're too close than you could get hurt. Just look at Emily. She's a living example of that."

I let out a gasp and instantly regretted it. Seth bit his lip again and looked away. "That's how Emily got those scars."

He nodded slowly. "Sam was young and he was the only werewolf at the time. He didn't have as much control as he does now."

"Is that why you shake when you get mad?" I asked, thinking back to the few times that I have ever seen him get mad.

"When I shake, it means I'm trying not to phase. It also means I'm losing control of my emotions. I let myself get mad and started shaking." His eyes were distant as he said this but his expression was otherwise blank. Then he looks down at me and says very seriously "I'm dangerous when I'm shaking."

He looked sad. He didn't like the idea of being dangerous. He didn't want to be a monster but that wasn't true. He would never be a monster. "I'm sorry." I whisper and hug him tightly. He hugs me back tightly but still gently.

"There's something else that I have to tell you." He said after a few moments of silence.

I look up at him. "What is it?"

He took a deep breath. "It's called imprinting. It's something that we do when we find our other half. I guess you could call it love at first sight but it's a thousand times stronger. The legends say that we do it so we can make the perfect shape shifter babies but we don't really think of it that way. " His deep brown eyes look down at me. "Shay I imprinted on you. I'm perfect for you and your perfect for me."

My heart was beating erratically and it took me a moment to take in what he had said. "That first day at school..." I squeaked. I didn't finish, I just left it hanging for him to finish.

He nodded. "That day was the best day of my life because it was the day I met you. When I looked up and saw your face it was like the world stopped spinning, like gravity wasn't holding me to the ground anymore. It was you and I just couldn't look away. You were so beautiful. Then the guys had to drag me out to take me to Sam's since Jake was at the Cullens. I fought them because it hurts when I can't see you. Everything in me was yelling at me to go to you and I was being forced to leave. Of course I felt bad about it later when I came back to my senses but at the time I just need to see you. I even tried to tackle Claire for helping take me away from you." He flinched at the memory. "I can't believe I did that. She was doing it for my own good but at that moment I hated her. Then Sam said that I couldn't see you until the next day. I thought that the world hated me." He chuckled half-heartedly. "But it was a test to see if I could handle being away from you for any length of time without doing anything dumb."

"It hurts to be away from me?" I asked sad that something caused him pain.

He nods. "Not physically. More like a nagging in the back of your head that hurts. It's hard to explain." He sighs before continuing. "Have you ever felt like you knew what direction I was in, like something was pulling you towards me?"

I nod. "Yeah, all the time."

He smiles weakly. "That's the imprinting. For you it's only mild but for me it's a lot stronger and constant."

I nodded and we fell into a comfortable silence. His warm arms wrapped around me tightly and protectively. I loved the feeling that he gave me. He loved me and cared for me and would protect me from anything. We sat there for a while before I couldn't hold in my questions anymore. "Who are the Cullens?"

'They're the vampire family back in Forks. They're vegetarian too, Carlisle, Esme, Emmitt, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, Bella and Renesemee. Jake imprinted on Renesemee a few years back. She's Bella and Edwards daughter and she's half vampire, half human. Don't ask how that's possible because I really don't know." He laughed quietly for a moment before continuing. "They're actually close friends of mine." My heart had been slowing down but started speeding again at the thought of him being near vampires whether they didn't drink human blood or not. I was about to say something but he cut me off. "Relax Shay. Your heart is going really fast."

That sidetracked me. "You can hear my heart beat?" I stared at him in amazement.

He nodded, laughing at my surprised expression. "Yeah. My senses are a lot better than normal humans and when I'm phased they're as good as a vampire's."

I had completely forgotten about the Cullens. "So all those times when I thought you had heard even though it wasn't possible, you actually could hear."

A small smile spread across his face. "Sorry about that, I try not to listen when you don't want me too but to me its crystal clear so its kinda hard."

"Well I'll have to be more careful next time." A smile spreading across my face too. "Is there anything else that I need to know?"

His smile fell and he bit his lip. "I don't age." He muttered quietly.

"What?" I asked a little too loudly.

He flinched. "I haven't aged for the last three years but I will some day, when I stop phasing." He said quickly. I just stared at him so he continued to explain. "When we phase, we stop aging but when we stop phasing for a while we'll start again. But before we phase our first time, we go through a growth spurt so I'm physically like twenty-two."

"Twenty-two?" He nodded.

Seth rubbed the back of his neck. "I figured that I would stop phasing when we were both around there so I could start aging with you." He was clearly not comfortable with the subject and looking at him now, I think I knew why.

"That would be hard on you wouldn't it. I mean you're giving up half of yourself."

He looked down at me in surprise. "Yeah it would but I would be doing it for us. I don't want to outgrow you. Sure I'll miss it at first but I want to grow old along with you and have a family. I'd be doing it for you." He put his hand to the side of my face and stroked my temple with his thump. I nodded slowly. "Besides, that won't be for a long time." I nodded again.

He sighed. "Do you want to go home now?"

"Home." I squeaked, my heart beating faster than ever.

"Sh. It's okay. Lana and Dean won't hurt you and I'll be right beside you." He whispered, rubbing soothing circles on my back.

"Are you sure?"

He nodded and gave me an encouraging smile. "I'm positive."

Ten minutes later Seth was opening the car door so I could climb out. He took my hand as we walked up to the house. My heart was beating very fast. Seth apparently heard it because he looked down at me and squeezed my hand. Before he opened the front door to the house, he leaned down and whispered reassurance in my ear. "You're safe Shay. Calm down."

I didn't respond but nodded slightly when Seth looked at me worriedly. We walked inside and started to walk down the hall when Lana appeared in the living room doorway, with a big smile across her face. She was clearly about to say something when I jumped and hid behind Seth's huge form. Lana looked from Seth to me than back again and a frown appeared on her perfect face. "You told her didn't you?" She said to Seth.

Seth nodded. "Yeah." He was about to say something else but Lana cut him off.

"Well you could have given me some sort of heads up." She said putting her hands on her hips and looking down at me for a second.

"Sorry, it wasn't really planned. She's a lot more observant than I thought." He said proudly and looked down at me and smiled my favourite smile. "She also took it very well."

Lana turned to me and smiled too but it didn't reach her eyes. "I'm sorry Shay but I promise I would never hurt you." She looked at me expectantly.

I bit my lip and stared at her for a second. This was the same girl who took you in when no one else could. The girl who gave you a home and tried really hard to make me comfortable here. She was my sister and the only family that I had left. But she was a vampire and I was still scared of her. She was dangerous and could hurt me so easily. I looked up at Seth. He looked so sure that Lana was okay. I knew I could trust him with my life but the fact of what Lana was still unnerved me. I looked back at Lana. She was watching me carefully, her face blank of any emotion but I knew that she was afraid that I wasn't going to except her. She really wanted me to stay and be comfortable around her. That would be hard for me but I had to try. She was the only family that I had left. I was sure Seth would find me a place to stay if I decided that I didn't want to stay but that would hurt her and after everything she had done for me, I couldn't do that. If she really was what Seth had said she was that she shouldn't be in danger from her, so I had to try and get used to the idea of having a vampire a sister. I would have to do it for her. I bit my lip. "I believe you." I whispered and her face light up instantly. I was sure she would have come and gave me a huge but she didn't want to scare me and for that I was extremely grateful. I needed time to get used to her.

"Thank you Shay." She said relieved.

I nodded my head shyly and looked up at Seth. He was watching me. I looked from him to the stairs and back again, hopping that he would see what I was trying to tell him. Thankfully he did and smiled down at me. He turned back to Lana. "We'll talk to you later Lana." He said and we walked past her and up the stairs. I relaxed once we were in my room with the door closed tightly. I went directly to my walk- in closet to change into a tank top and a pair of pyjama pants. When I came out Seth was waiting on my bed, waiting patiently. He smiled when he saw me coming. I climbed under the blanket and patted the space beside me. I hadn't gone under all the covers because I knew it would be too hot with Seth so close and I was very right. He laid down beside me and wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me close. I smiled to myself, I could really get used to this. I was very tired after the long night and soon my eyes lids were becoming very heavy. It felt so nice having Seth there.

"I'm sorry Shay but I have to go." He whispered suddenly after about a half an hour.

I looked up at him in surprise. "Why?" I tried to hid the disappointment and panic in my voice but he noticed it and flinched.

"I'm sorry." He said again, sadly. "But I have patrols tonight. I'll be back in the morning."

"Patrols?" I muttered.

"I have to run around the reservation. It's a precaution we take to make sure no unwanted vampires get in." He looks at the clock on my bedside table. "I have to take the next shift with Brady and Collin in twenty minutes and if I'm late again, Jake won't let it pass unnoticed again. I've been doing it to much lately."

I frowned. "Okay but you'll come get me tomorrow right?"

He kissed me on the cheek. "Of course I will."

Then I remembered the two vampires downstairs and my heart picks up again. "But Lana..." I stopped mid sentence. Hadn't I just said agreed that they weren't dangerous.

"They won't hurt you Shay. I promise you that. Sweet dreams." He whispered the last part in my ear before giving me another kiss on the cheek that made a shock wave go through me. He got up and left the room. It took me a long time to fall back asleep. I could still feel his warm lips against my skin. That kiss was probably what let me sleep at all that night. It was what comforted me enough to allow sleep to over take me.

I found myself in a huge field surrounded by thick fog. I looked around and spotted my parents about five feet away. Their faces full of horror. 'Mom. Dad." I heard myself say quietly. They reached out to me, panicked. That was when I noticed them gliding backwards, away from me. 'Wait.' I heard myself cry and I took a step toward them but didn't get far. Something had a hold on my ankle and when I looked down to see what it was, I let out a gasp. Heavy metal chains were wrapped around my ankle and were tied to a large metal post sticking out of the ground. I tugged hard on the chains but they didn't budge. I looked back at my parents and started to panic when I saw that they were beginning to fad in the fug. "NO!" I cried and pulled harder on the chains, reaching out to them. But it was no use, they were already gone. I couldn't see them any more. I felt a tear fall down my cheek.

'Shay' A husky voice said from behind me. I spun around to see Seth, his face blank and dead. My heart was beating furiously as I took a small step toward him but he takes a step back at the same moment. 'Goodbye Shay.'

I gasped as he turned his back to me. 'Seth.' I whispered, heartbroken and miserable. He started running through the fog and just before he faded completely, he jumped into the air and exploded into a giant sandy colour wolf. A howl sounded in the distance.
More tear fell as I stood there helpless, staring at the place where the wolf had disappeared. 'Hello Shay.' I jumped and turned and found myself face to face with Lana. It was her but there were a few differences. Her eyes were blood red and were sharp canine teeth sticking out of her mouth, over her full red bottom lip. That look of hunger was clear in her features as she looked down at me. 'I'm so very so that it has to end like this but you're just too tempting to resist." She said menacingly and lean toward me, tilting her head to the side and licking her lips.

I gasped and fell backwards, falling to the ground with a soft thud. I screamed as she got to her knees, holding me down with ease as I struggled. She just laughed before leaning down.

I woke with a start, looking around the room. I was back in my bed at home. My hand reached up to touch my neck reflexively, checking for bit marks. I couldn't remember my dream for a second before it hit me full force. Tears welled up in my eyes until the dark room around me became blurred. I tried to hold them back but it was no use. I pressed my face to my pillow and letting the sobs roll through me. It was only a dream. It was only a dream. I thought to myself over and over again. I wished with everything I had that Seth was here, holding me, rubbing my back and whispering comfort to me. I not only wanted him, I needed him. I needed his warmth and his smell. I needed his comforting words whispered in my ears and his strong arms wrapped around my waist protectively. I needed him to make me feel safe and wanted. I needed him.

Not long after the thoughts went through my head I heard my window open and close. I looked up through my tear filled eyes to find a large figure walking to my bed. "Shay what's wrong?" The figure said, anxious and worried. I gasped in relief at the sound.

"Seth?" I said just as the figure knelt down in front of me. I felt my lip tremble and more tears spilled down my face as I pressed it back into the pillow, more sobs escaping. The bed squeaked and slanted as Seth climbed onto the bed beside me. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer. I wrapped my arms around his neck and clunk to his bare chest. He started rubbing circles on my back. "Never leave me Seth. Never leave me." I cried, slightly hysterical.

He looked alarmed for a moment before answering. "I would never leave you Shay. I promise you that." He whispered, pushing back my hair from my face. "I love you Shay. That will never change." I started to calm down but I just counldn't shake off the dream. My parents looked so frightened and sad. Even for a split second, did they know that they were going to die. Did they think about everyone and everything that they were leaving behind. Did they regret curtain things or wish they had more time do what they wanted to do or did they even have a chance to think about these things at all. Did they even know that they were about to get hit and died on impact. I pressed my face into his chest as more tears escaped.

Then there was Lana. My sister was a vampire. She may feed only on animal blood but that didn't mean she wasn't dangerous. What about all those times that I had noticed her looking at me with that hunger in her eyes. What if she slips on day and no one is around to stop her. What happens than. I die of course. I know she hasn't done any thing to hurt me so far but that doesn't mean it won't happen. I mean it is possible right. I can't believe she let herself become what she is. I know she doesn't want to be a monster otherwise she wouldn't be feeding on animals so why did she do it. Was it for Dean. If it was than she must have really loved him then.

I bit my lip and looked up at the pained and miserable face of Seth. I didn't want to see that on him. It hurt me. This was the time to tell him. "I love you Seth." I whispered and was relieved to see a smile spread across his face, causing me to smile with him.

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