"Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you." -- from A-TEENS 'Can't Help Falling In Love'

Seth's POV

As soon as the bell rang for lunch I dashed out of the door and ran as fast as I could down the stairs. I was the first one in line and when I sat down at my table, only two minutes of the lunch period had passed.

I couldn't wait to see Erin. It had been a long day. Granted it had only been about four and a half hours, but it had felt like ages. I spent all of my class periods watching the minutes tick by one by one. It had been grating on my nerves until I couldn't stand it any longer.

But, it was lunch time and it wouldn't be long until I saw her. I could already see Brady. And Scout. And Collin. There! Erin was standing behind Collin. She was smiling and even from that far away I could feel the warmth from it. Was she the most beautiful thing on Earth or what? She practically glowed, especially when she laughed.

I sat there, staring at her until she finally got through the lunch line and sat right next to me. I smiled at her and she smiled back. My heart was about to burst with happiness.

"Hey. I missed you." I told her.

She blushed a little. "I missed you too."

My smile got ten times wider. "So, you having a good first day at school?" I asked curiously.

She nodded. "It's been fun."

"Make any new friends?" I asked.

"I think so." she told me. "There's a girl in my art class that seemed nice. Uh… Summer Bailey. She asked me if I wanted to join art club."

I nodded. Summer was a nice girl. Really shy, but still really nice. She'd make a good friend for Erin. "So, you gonna join art club?" It would make my time with Erin shorter, but at least she'd be happy.

She frowned. "I dunno. I don't think so."

"Why not?" I asked curiously. "You love art. You're amazing at it. You really should join."

She sighed. "I'll think about it okay. No promises though. Brian might not let me."

I raised my eyebrows. "Why wouldn't he let you?"

Her eyes went wide, like she had accidentally let something slip. "He just… he just… he just wouldn't okay."

"Okay." I said slowly. "If you aren't going to tell me that's completely fine. I understand. Private things. I won't ask again." I told her. "But if you ever want to tell me, I'm here." I added as an afterthought.

She looked at me, a small smile on her beautiful face. "I know Seth. I know." she whispered, reaching for my hand under the table.

"Hello!" Brady shouted, interrupting our silent moment. "Guy who doesn't have an imprint at the table! Stop being so gushy!"

I looked up and saw Collin and Scout sitting in front of us with only centimeters between them. It looked like they hadn't heard Brady at all. I seriously wished I hadn't, but it's sort of hard when the guy is shouting in your ear.

I looked at him, disgusted. "What do you want Brady?"

"Nothing." he replied. "I just want some attention from the two guys that are supposed to be my best friends."

I sighed. "Who ever told you that I was your best friend?" I asked him, digging into some school food.

"Why Seth." Brady said, being melodramatic. "I am shocked that you would even ask such a question. It was you silly."

I groaned. "I'm beginning to wonder why I ever told you that."

Erin giggled. "Brady, why don' you try to find yourself an imprint?" she asked. "Maybe then you wouldn't feel so left out."

He shook his head. "Nah. You see, having an imprint sounds good, but you're tied down to one girl forever. And if she doesn't want to be with you, then you're forever heartbroken and chasing after some dream that's never going to come true."

"But, if she wants to be with you then you're forever happy." Erin told him, looking a little surprised that Brady didn't want an imprint. I wasn't. He'd been saying this for a while. When he actually imprinted then it would be a whole different story.

"I'm not much of a risk taker." Brady told her. The liar.

Erin sighed and decided to skip the argument. We all went back to eating in silence.

I watched Erin out of the corner of my eye. She looked sad and was playing with her food instead of eating it. This was very unusual. She was usually always happy and she ate just about as much as I did.

I nudged her and her green eyes found mine. "Hey, you okay?" I asked, concerned.

She nodded slowly. "I'm fine." she mumbled. "Just a little tired. It's been a long day. I'll go home and take a nap and feel better."

I nodded, but somehow knew that she was lying to me. Whatever was wrong with Erin was not just going to go away. I vowed that if she wasn't better by tomorrow I'd take her to Carlisle. Good thing school started on a Friday this year.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. Sorry it's not longer, but I've been sick all week. I should be better soon, so you'll have an exciting chapter to make up for this next week. Until then. See you guys later.