"Um, hi?" I said stupidly. The vampire stalked forward and growled, studying me. It was a girl who looked just a few years older than me, but I wasn't fooled. She had waist length black hair and, like all vampires, very attractive features.

"Looks like I've found my snack for today," she said with a growl, grinning like a maniac.

I could feel myself starting to panic, but concentrated on the vampire, who was still after me. If I ran, she would probably be able to catch up, and if I managed to escape, she most definitely wouldn't accept losing me and would just attack me later. Summoning as many of my powers as I could, I kept up the human facade and contorted my face to make myself look fearful.

"What do you want from me?" I asked. My voice quavered unintentionally from nerves and fear. Above the two of us, lightning because to flash again and I felt my body warm up, prepared to summon fire if necessary.

I was already tired from fighting Emmett and Jasper, so it was a bad time for the confrontation to happen. As the vampire lunged for my throat, I threw her to the side and wiped the dirt off my clothes dramatically, which she did not appreciate.

Sighing, I said, "Rude much? You could have at least gone for someone without a life, a druggie maybe?"

"I'm not one to play with my food, but for you, I can make an exception," she snarled.

"Well, you're not very nice are you? I could kill you with a flick of the wrist and you don't even show proper manners." I tsk'd, successfully pissing her off even more.

"Or maybe I'll just bite you and kill you right before you change so you spend your last days in pure agony," she sneered as she lunged again. Going for the quick kill, I grabbed her throat and slammed her to the ground, tearing her arm off in the process. She screamed and flailed as I began tearing her apart, managing to bite my arm while doing so. Immediately, I felt the effects of the venom, and winced as I created a fire and threw her remains into it. As I did so, the pack entered, running full speed, looking surprised to find the vampire dead and me grasping me arm.

"Giselle!" I heard Seth, my own personal angel, scream as I collapsed from pain. Fire was all I could feel, crawling up my arm and through my body. A warm hand grabbed my arm, and I could feel their eyes on me.

"The filthy leech bit her," I heard one of them say in disgust. My body started to shake as it rejected the venom. Vampire venom was not compatible with mermaid blood, but the only way to get it out was by sucking it out or by my body freezing it, which was happening then. The process (I had read this online) took but ten minutes, but seemed to go on for hours because of the excruciating pain that went with it. Great.

"We have to take her to the Cullen's house now," Sam said with authority. I had no say, as I lay on the forest floor, barely able to move from the torture that I was enduring. My body temperature had gone down significantly, so when Seth picked me up, it felt like I was being held by fire.

It took around 5 minutes for us to get back, and I lay in Seth's arms, holding back screams. Carlisle and the others stepped out, running towards us worriedly. I could hear Sam talking to them, but my ears couldn't make out the words. For the previous ten minutes I'd been counting down how much time I had left, and I was down to less than half a minute.

"Carlisle," I said, barely able to hear myself.

"Yes, Giselle?"

"It's almost over." That probably confused him.

"What is?" he asked. Yup, I confused him.

I could feel my whole body shake violently as it counteracted the last of the venom, making my whole body go numb with cold. As I felt the cold leave my body, I felt how much of my energy had drained, and how sick I felt. My stomach churned dangerously, and as I looked at my family and the pack, I realized that they had no clue what had just taken place. It seemed like I had to explain myself yet again.

"I'm guessing you want to know what that was." Everyone nodded, except for Seth, who grabbed my hand and hugged me tightly. "Well, I think you all know, or should know, that I'm not exactly human. What I am isn't compatible with vampire venom, but we don't die like you werewolves do. Instead, our bodies reject the venom and have the capability of freezing it out of our system, which just happened. It's the most painful thing imaginable and leaves us drained for days," I said, laying down. No one said a word, they were all speechless.

Finally, Esme cleared her throat. "Let's give Giselle some space," she said, easing everyone into the dining room. Seth and I were left alone on the couch, and he smiled at me.

"So, you can't seem to stay out of the forest, does that mean I'll have to make you?" he asked, wagging his eyebrows suggestively.

"Ewww, perv," I said, and punched his arm playfully.

"Hey, I didn't mean it that way, that must make you the pervert for taking it to mean that."

I didn't know what to say to that, so I stuck my tongue out at him.

"So, I want to learn more about you, and you're stuck here for now, so how about a game of ten questions?"

"What happened to twenty questions?" I asked with a laugh.

"That's too many," Seth whined.

"Alright, I'm in."

"Okay, how old are you?" he asked me.

"Fourteen, you?"

"I'm fifteen. Favorite color?"

"Hard to say, probably blue."

"Awesome, mine's blue green," he said, looking into my eyes and making me blush. "Favorite animal?"

"Tied between a wolf and fish, how about you?"

"Ah, I gotta say wolf. The wolves here are pretty hot," Seth said with a wink, and I snorted.

"Righttttt. Got any siblings?"

"Just my sister, Leah. You?"

I wasn't sure how to answer, so I just went with my biological family then the Cullens. "I had two older brothers, now I have the Cullens though."

"Had?"

"They died," I said simply. There really was no other way to say it, and we let the subject drop.

"Coke or Pepsi?" Was he joking? That was the easiest question ever.

"Coke by a mile, Pepsi is disgusting," I said, making a face. Seth started to laugh and agreed with my choice of Coke.

"Do you still have your tonsils?" I asked jokingly.

"Yup."

"Me too." We grinned at each other and fist bumped. "What's the most important thing in your life?"

His face became serious and he looked nervous to answer, but I gave him some time and started to eat the hot dog that Esme had set on the table for me before everyone left. "You."

That one word made me choke on my hot dog, and I started to splutter, not knowing how to respond. Finally, I composed myself and whispered, "You're the most important thing to me too."

The look on his face could have lit up the White House Christmas tree. "You are one amazing person, Giselle. Now, on with the game! When is your birthday?"

"December 31."

"Really? Cool! Mine's September 19. Do you play any sports?"

"Naw, I'm too lazy."

"Same! Not to mention I'd feel bad beating other people all the time." We both paused for a moment, then burst out laughing at his reply.

"Sure, sure. You keep telling yourself that. Okay, last question, go."

Seth contemplated for a moment, then got an evil look on his face. "Do you think I'm hot?" I could hear Sam call for Seth to hurry up as the conversation in the dining room ended. He stood up, still waiting for a reply.

"Well, you're certainly not cold," I said as I pushed him outside, smirking at his facial expression. Did he seriously expect an honest reply?

He ran to join the rest of the pack, waving as he did so. Sighing, I collapsed on the couch and pretended to be flipping through television channels, really thinking about Seth's gorgeous eyes and how he looked when he smiled...

Gah.

You're in love with Seth, my inner voice chanted as I focused on the Big Bang Theory.

Shut up, I replied stubbornly.

Sometimes, my inner voice could be annoying when it was right.

Hi guys! I know what you're thinking. Two chapters in one day?

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