AN: I just posted ch. 20 right before this so make sure you read it first and review on both!

I smiled as I recalled that memory. Matt and I were best friends growing up; we even went to the same elementary school back then. It was the last day of fifth grade, we were still young, about nine years old, and we had no clue that we wouldn't see each other again for such a long time, he'd be moving to a different school district for middle school.

I hadn't even known who Seth was back then. Maybe his name, but nothing much past that point, Matt was my only concern. We were outside on the playground during recess and I swung back in fourth on the swing.

I looked around craning my neck back and forth searching for one thing, him, the boy besides my brother, who could always make me smile. I squealed as the swing suddenly was brought to a stop and turned around to look at him, "You scared me!"

He smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I got you something."

He pulled a flower out from behind his back, a red rose, "Oh wow, it's beautiful where'd you get it."

He smiled mischievously, "My mom's garden."

I smiled as I twirled it around in my hand, "You're so bad."

"And you're not?" He asked.

"Why'd you get me this anyways?" I asked.

"Because it's your birthday, and because I love you silly," He said, "And because I'm leaving tomorrow remember?"

"You love me?" I asked, annoying his other question.

"Yeah well I heard that you give girls flowers when you love them, and then they'll love you back," He said blushing, "So did it work?"

I smiled, "I don't know I don't feel any different."

"Oh," He answered.

"But I think that's because I already loved you," I answered blushing.

He smiled, "well I was thinking since it's your birthday, and the last day of fifth grade…"

"What?" I asked.

"Well when you love someone, and you are saying goodbye to them… you…," we both leaned in towards each other and our lips met in a quick kiss.

That was the last day I saw him for about four years, the next time we saw each other was a couple years before my brother turned, when my bother started hanging out with Sam. Sam was dating Emily at the time and we were at this house, when he came to visit.

Since then we haven't brought up anything about that day, until now…

"That was a long time ago, and you never mentioned anything about it until…" I started.

"Selena you are so completely clueless," He said exasperated.

"I know, I've been told. Matt I do love you, but I'm with Seth now, things are different then they were back then, then when we kissed." I said.

I heard a glass break, and when I turned around my eyes caught Seth's, there was a mix of rage and sadness in them, and then he turned back around, "I wanna be alone," He told everyone before stomping up the steps and slamming the door to the guest bedroom, where we sleep whenever we sleep over.

"I have to go." I told Matt.

"Selena, why?" He asked.

I had tears in my eyes again, and my head was killing me, "I just have to, I promise I'll call you again soon, we can talk later."

"Fine, I'll talk to you later," He answered.

We said goodbye and hung up. I quickly ran up the steps to the room. Luckily there were no locks on the door, but I still tried knocking first, "Go away."

And with that I was glad that there were no locks as I opened the door, "Seth we need to talk."

"Not now Selena," He said.

"Seth I can explain," I tried.

"I said NOT NOW!" He yelled.

I backed up against the door debating whether to leave or not. I was numb as I slid my back down the door, and began to cry again.

AT first he just looked at me and turned around doing his best to ignore me, and calm himself down at the same time.

"Ow," I gasped clutching my head.

He turned to me abruptly, "Selena are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I think, ow, it's my head, it hurts, it's probably just from crying so much, I'm okay," I answered.

Well that seemed to calm him down instantly, first he was angry, and then worried, and then relieved in a matter of minutes, the life of a wolf.

He sat in front of me taking my hands in his, "I'm sorry I yelled at you, I didn't mean it."

"So you're not mad?" I asked.

"I didn't say that," He answered avoiding my eyes.

"Seth it was a long time ago, in elementary school, we were children, it wasn't recent or anything I swear, definitely not since I started dating you, I would never do that to you."

He looked a bit more relieved by that too, "But you love him?"

I was the one who looked away this time, "Yes, but I love you too."

"Do you, or are you just tolerating me since I live near you, and imprinted on you?" He asked.

I was silent for a minute, did I love him? That thought crossed my mind for only a second, "I do love you Seth."

"Then why did you have to think about it, you didn't have to when you told him you love him."

"Seth you're being… can you please stop interrogating me? I said I love you, what more do you need from me?" I asked.

He hugged me, "I'm sorry, I'm being a jerk."

"Seth it's okay, can we both just stop apologizing and forgive each other now?" I asked.

He smiled, "I forgive you, and I love you."

"I love you too." I answered.

…

The next day we were sitting in study hall, we decided that it was in our best interest to attend this class. I sighed and stared at the book in front of us. I looked at him and we both started laughing. "Be quiet or I'll separate you two." The teacher/librarian told us.

We tried our best to stop laughing but our laughs just lowered into quieter giggles, "Seth go sit at that table."

Seth rolled his eyes, "I'm sorry we'll be quiet."

"Now Seth," she ordered, "Or do I have to call your brother?"

We both knew who she meant by that, Seth doesn't have a biological brother, but Sam had been listed as such for reasons, mainly disciplinary ones.

Seth quickly got up and moved, "No sorry I'm moving, please don't call him."

She nodded, "Thank you."

"Ouch," I gasped grabbing my head again.

"Are you okay?" Seth asked but his voice drained off towards the end. First all I could hear was sharp noises, loud, scary sounds, and my eyes went blank. Then I could hear myself screaming. I clutched my head tightly the noises vibrated through my skull making the pain feel even more intense.

I felt Seth pick me up and I could feel him running. But I still couldn't hear or see anything. The blackness changed into a picture, I could see her, I could see the third wife, she was screaming, and I couldn't tell if I was or not, who was the one screaming? Then I saw her raise the knife high into the air, and I finally could make out a voice, a dark scary, and intimidating voice, "They're coming. Coming. They're coming." Then she stabbed herself and everything stopped.

I jumped awake feeling my stomach searching for the wound, and the blood that I was sure would be there, but there was nothing. I looked around I was in a brightly lit room, Sam, Jake, and Seth were there. Seth was crying frantically, Jake had a few tears that escaped slowly, and Sam's eyes were watery.

"Selena!" Seth yelled embracing me tightly.

"Seth I told you to give her some space, "Sam growled.

Sam knelt down beside the bed, "Selena?"

"Selena is it really you?" Seth asked frantically.

I started crying and I couldn't stop. I reached for Jake and I realized that my wrists were tied to the bed, I started crying harder, "Nooo let me go, let me go, Jakey! Jakey please, whyyyy are you doing this to m-me?"

They quickly ran forward and Jake untied one wrist while Sam untied my other. Jake picked me up and sat back down on his chair holding me in his lap tightly, "Shh, baby, shush, it's alright, it's all over, shh." I could feel his body shaking as he sobbed.

We both cried and he held me until I was finally able to stop. We had to of Sat there for at least ten minutes just crying. When I looked at Sam again I could tell that he hadn't been able to completely hold back his tears any longer.

We were back in the guest bedroom and chairs had been drug upstairs, "What's going on, h-how d-did we get here so quickly?" I knew Seth ran but still I had no clue how we could have made it all the way over here this fast.

Seth looked at the clock, "It's been almost two hours Selena."

"Two hours?" I asked and I looked at the clock too for confirmation.

"How, why, what happened?" I asked.

"You said your head hurt, like last night," Seth began.

"Wait this happened last night and you didn't tell us?" Jake asked.

"We thought she just had a headache from crying so much," Seth said.

"Elena you can't do this from now on, anytime you get hurt, or something hurts, I don't care if you hit your head off your bed and you think that's why, you have to tell us," Sam said.

"I will," I answered.

Seth continued, "Then you just started screaming, and when we got here you kept saying things, something about people coming, and you had to save us, y-you grabbed a kn-knife," His voice was shaky and he was close to crying again, "W-we've been so worried about you, so w-we had t-to."

"It's okay, I understand, you had two bind my hands so I wouldn't… h-hurt myself," I said.

He nodded.

"We don't understand, what did all of that mean?" Sam asked.

I tried to think about what else I saw, and flashes of images popped into my head, "Vampires."

They looked at me intensely and I answered, "They're coming."