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Chapter twelve
The dinner started as well as anyone could imagine. The boys attacked the food but were careful to keep their distance, Seth just looked lost and well, Leah was just a sweetheart. Emily was acting pretty normal, but that's pretty much what I expected.
''So...'' Jacob started. The table had fell into an awkward silence when we started eating. Leah sat in front of me, her hands crossed on her chest and eyes shooting diggers at me and pretty much everyone else just stuffed food in their mouths, but I felt that they were unsure about what they had learned. It must worry them, not knowing if I'm a threat, or not and if I was a threat, they weren't able to do anything about it because I'm an imprint.
I raised my eyebrows and looked at Jacob.
''What did happen in the woods when you met Hayley?''
''YES, I've been wanting an answer for this for ages!'' Hayley waved her hand frustrated.
''The spirits guided me to her. She tried to attack. I made her shift back.'' I summarized and shrugged. I was feeling uncomfortable telling them this. Seth dropped his fork.
''You did what?'' The boys asked at once.
''Made her shift back to human.''
''You can do that?'' Sam asked and he was putting his guard back up. Yeah, he totally counts me as a part of their pack.
''Yeah. Like it or not, boys, but I have power over you.'' I grinned at Paul, who clearly didn't like what he heard.
''You.. can make us shift?'' Sam was wary.
''Only when needed. It's not just something like snapping my fingers. My powers limit to times when they're really needed. You are meant to be in my protection but it is made sure that I can't use any of the big stuff on you on light demands.'' I crossed my hands on my chest and studied their faces. They weren't believing me.
''Wait, what do you mean big stuff? So you can hex us just a little or something?'' Jared was worried. I grinned and turned to Collin.
''Had any electric shocks lately?''
He gasped dramatically and pointed at me. ''You! It was you!''
Seth chuckled and I shrugged. ''You were being an idiot. And it was accident.''
''Accident?! It happened like six times!''
''You are being an idiot quite a lot.''
''What's with the radio going all spooky!'' Brady pointed at the living room, where the radio was.
''The spirits communicate like that. They advise me with lyrics they find.''
''What do you mean by spirits? Like ghosts?'' Hayley leaned on her hands and was looking at me curiously. I chuckled.
''No. Spirits are like.. memories of the witches that lived before. They guide me and annoy me. Normally they just mess my room up.''
''That's so cool!'' Hayley said.
I frowned. ''Try having them messing your room up every freakin' day and destroying your sleep. Not so fun.''
''My brain is starting to hurt again.'' Collin mumbled.
''So, are you going to stop acting like a bitch now?'' Leah asked dryly.
''Lee!'' Seth sulked.
''Nothing changed. I still have my duties.'' I said and felt sorry for Seth. Leah bounced up and rushed out of the room.
''So you are still going to be a bitch?'' Hayley asked surprised.
Paul groaned and facepalmed. ''You are stupid, you know that right? How about the date with Seth? Was that an act? Was kissing him an act too?''
The lights went out for seconds when my anger spiked. Collin winced.
''It wasn't an act.'' I said quietly. Seth took my hand in his. ''But I can't do it anymore.''
''Of course you can, honey.'' Emily said calmly.
They really didn't get my point here. The phone rang and Emily got up to answer it. Seth was still holding my hand. I started tracing the lines of his fingers with my other hand. I liked having his hand this near. It's been a while. I hate this. This imprinting is tearing me apart, feelings versus responsibilities.
Emily shut the phone and came back to the table grinning.
''It was your grams,'' My jaw dropped open. No way. She totally is eavesdropping through the spirits. ''She said that you can't leave this room until you have figured things out with Seth.'' She grinned wider. Wait, Can't?
Then it hit me. I stood up hoping I was wrong. I walked to the door and tried to walk into the living room. I hit an invisible barrier. I tried to get my hand through the doorway, but it was like there was an invisible wall I couldn't pass. My jaw dropped open.
''No,no,no,no,no.'' I walked to the other doorway that lead into the hallway. Same thing.
''She did not! Come on!'' I moaned and facepalmed.
''Wait, is your grams a witch too?'' Embry asked shocked. I frowned.
''Who do you think taught me all this?''
I was mumbling in my breath. I hit my head on the wall next to the door. I ignored their shock.
I breathed in an out and went back to the door. I raised my hand and stretched my fingers towards the doorway. I heard the spirits whispering around me and little sparks came from my fingertips as I stretched my hand towards the door. The time seemed to stop in the room and I could feel every particle moving, shaping to my will. Just as I almost got my hand through, there was an painful electric shock through my body. I flinched.
''Seriously!'' I yelled and sighed. I returned to my seat crossed my arms on my chest.
Everyone was looking at me in shock.
''What was that?'' Seth was the first to ask.
''Tried to break her spell. The spirits are on her side.'' I sulked. Seth started grinning.
''Are we all stuck in here!'' Quil asked horrified. ''I promised to take care of Claire tonight!''
Others were mumbling something in unison.
''Nope. I bet it's only me and Seth who can't get through.''
Jacob stood up and went to the door. He stood there for a while and closed his eyes as he stretched his hand through the door. He opened his eyes.
''Hey, she's right!''
''Or just a great mimic. Maybe she just doesn't want to leave the room,'' Embry pointed out. I threw my spoon at him.
Quil sighed in relief.
''I guess it means we should leave these two alone.'' Emily reasoned, again. ''Out, everyone!''
I rolled my eyes as they made their way out. Embry took a sprint when he came to the door and Brady made this weird leap. Paul sighed and walked out normally. So did Hayley.
Seth was having a blast though. He bursted out laughing as he watched his friends trying to get out unharmed. He was tearing up at the time when Brady leaped through the door. I actually saw tears. I couldn't help smiling.
Until we were alone.
He just sat there, looking at me with an goofy grinn.
''What?'' I finally said.
''Nothing. So.. what do we have to figure out exactly?''
My mouth dropped open. I slammed my head in to the table. Great. He doesn't even know why we are stuck here.
''Because grams thinks we need to figure out our thing. She wants us to be.. well, something.'' I said slowly. He nodded.
''Okay. I want us to be something, so the blame is fully on you.''
I glared at him. ''I've been explaining this the whole day.''
''Well.. can't we be something when you are not being a bad-ass-witch?''
''It's kinda of full time work.''
''Come on. I want to make this work.'' He pleaded.
I sighed. Truthfully, I wanted it to work to. Imprint or not, I wanted to be with him. The first wife herself said I need an open heart. Maybe, for once, I should do something like this. Something I never do.
Seth studied my inner battle for a while.
''Okay, that's it'' He stated and got up. He walked to the counter and came back with a paper and a pen. He was grinning, as always.
''Okay, let's do this...'' he mumbled as he started scribbling something. I corrected my posture to see what he was writing.
He smiled victoriously when he stopped. I got a bit closer to read it.
Seth and Alexis: rules of something
I laughed. ''Okay, I'll go with it. You have a really girly handwriting. What's number one?''
''Well, not bothering Alexis when she does badass-witch-stuff.'' He nodded approvingly his own comment. I grinned but nodded.
''And not bothering me while in gym either!'' I pointed out. He wrote those down.
''What about you? There are two rules of not bothering me. When can't I bother you?''
He bondered. ''That's a hard one. Oh, I got it. I can't be bothered when I'm... in the toilet.''
I looked at his proud face. ''Seriously? I think that one goes without saying.''
''That's the only on i got up with!''
I rolled my eyes but grinned. ''Okay, what then?''
''Well.. I think you will have to sit with us at lunch. And I can walk you home or where ever.''
''Okay.. But this is not dating. '' I reminded. He looked disappointed but wrote it down.
''So... what more?''
I shrugged.
''Can we make a rule that we have to spent time with each other like, once a week? Saturdays?''
''Once in two weeks.''
Okay, the rules got a bit out of hand at some point, when we tried to make up even weirder rules. We scratched most of the dump ones though.
''Okay.. I need to get this out.'' I sighed but looked into his eyes. He looked serious. ''I know we are not that stupid and not dating, but..'' I sighed again, dramatically. ''No PDA. Never. It's not acceptable.''
He gave me a serious nod.
I cracked. ''But seriously, write it down.''
Seth and Alexis: rules of something
1. Don't bother Alexis when she does witchy-stuff
2. Don't bother Alexis when she's at the gym
3. Don't bother Seth when hes on the toilet. (Duh! -Alexis)
4. Alexis has to sit with the pack at lunch
5. Seth is allowed to walk Alexis home or where ever she's going
6. Seth and Alexis: not dating
7. compulsory time spent together once in two weeks; prefetably Saturdays.
8. Not killing each other. Or Brady. Or Collin.
9. Seth is obliged to help Alexis to plot an evil revenge against Paul, even though he doesn't know why.
10. He can't tell number nine to Paul.
11. Seth has to resist grams' evil ways to get Alexis to suffer
12. No picking each other noses. Or own nose. It's disgusting.
13. Seth has to wear a shirt in public
14. Alexis too.
15. No bitchiness allowed
16. No PDA
I read the list and nodded. ''Okay, I can live with this.''
''Me too. It's gonna be thought to resist the urge to pick your nose, but I'll live.''
I glanced at the door. ''So... You ready to try if we are allowed to get out?''
He pondered. ''Yeahh.. I'll go first.'' He bounced up and went to the door.
I rolled my eyes. ''trying to be chivalrous?''
He nodded, smiling. He breathed in and out and stretched his arm. And he didn't flinch. He stepped out and looked at me with an victorious smile.
I shook my head as I stepped out. I felt the spirits being pleased in themselves. I felt a need to frown.
The living room was empty, but I think they were eavesdropping, because as we entered the living room, the back door opened and they came back in.
''Took you long enough'', Rachel said. She seemed like Paul. I just shook my head. Just what I need. A second Paul.
Seth was just smiling like a freakin' hippey. I noticed I started smiling too.
''So.. I should head home. If I don't, grams is going to do something stupid again.''
Seth just grinned.
''I'll walk you home.''
''We should talk about Aro.'' Sam tried to stop me. I just shrugged.
''You defeated him once. What is there to talk about? Besides, this is my battle. And he can't win me.''
''You are not really going against him?'' Hayley asked surprised.
I sighed. ''It's my job. It's the vow I sworn to live by. I will.'' I turned my eyes to Seth, to get this through his head. ''And no one can stop me.''
He looked devastated.
I stopped on our door. I'm so going to kick grams ass when I see her. I turned to see Seth, who still was pretty sad about me going against Aro.
''Rule number five seems to work.'' I said, trying to get his thoughts out of the conversation before. He nodded but still looked like a sad puppy. I rolled my eyes and shoved him a bit.
''Don't make me regret doing this, Clearwater.'' I warned.
He raised his head, looking terrified for a while, but when he saw the grin on my face, he relaxed. I rolled my eyes.
''Alexis..'' He started.
''Seth?''
''Well...''
''Come on, come on. We don't have all day.''
''Please don't ditch me again, no matter what happens. I don't think I could survive it again.'' He said weakly. I felt my heart break a little.
I placed my hands around him and pulled him into a hug.
''I'm so sorry. I shouldn't make you pay because of my problems. It's not like you asked to be imprinted to me.'' I whispered.
''I'm happy I did. You're amazing. Psycho, but amazing.'' He whispered back.
I grinned. He couldn't even begin to imagine how psycho I am.