"Her power affected Bella?" Carlisle asked. Jasper had been racking his brain on what had happened out there. He knew that Bella fainting and waking up had something to do with Poppy; otherwise it would be an impeccable coincidence. "How is that possible? The only ones who are able to use their powers on her are Alice, Jasper, and now Reneesme. Defensive powers don't work on Bella… or shouldn't." Poppy had her knees to her chest as she sat in the middle of the couch. The family reassured her that everything was fine in order to keep her from retreating inside herself again. They only wanted to know what other developments were taking place in Poppy.
Jasper sighed, "I thought that too, but apparently not."
"Well what did you see exactly?" Edward asked.
"Well when Bella threw Seth, Poppy screamed and at that exact moment Bella fainted. Once Poppy saw that Seth was okay she made a sound as she sighed and again at that exact moment Bella woke up. It can't be a fluke can it, I mean for it to happen in such sync?" There was no denying that what happened outside was weird, but they knew that it had everything to do with Poppy. Now they were aware that not only was her body changing, but also her powers as well. Seth could do nothing, but offer warmth to Poppy. He sat next to her silently listening to the conversations the Cullens were having. Carlisle had asked if he could go home, but Seth refused, as politely as he could. Since Poppy was apart of his life he needed to make it appoint to be a part of hers which meant being present for these conversations.
"No it can't be a mere coincidence." Carlisle starts, "Poppy do you remember what you were thinking when you saw Bella hurt Seth." Poppy looks up with red tinted eyes, hinting that she was on the verge of tears, and shook her head lightly.
"No, honestly I don't think I was thinking about anything. I just wanted to make sure Seth was okay. I didn't mean to do anything to Bella. Even if I wanted to use my powers I wouldn't have used it like that." She lets go of her legs and sits normally while gripping the sides of the couch. Poppy was trying so hard to replay the situation to see if there was anything that might help, but was coming up empty.
"What are your powers specifically?" Seth asked. He had heard of Poppy having powers, but she never spoke of them in detail since she hardly used them. Her time with the Volturi had made her an excellent fighter so there was never a need to use them defensively.
"She has a rare power that is almost unheard of. It's kind of like hypnosis, but she uses her voice and eyes." Jasper says.
"Yea, but now that I'm a hybrid it's always changing. Also very unstable since I can barely control it some days… like today." Poppy says with a sigh.
"Is this the first time it's changed this drastically?" Seth asks directly to Carlisle. He shakes his head, but Poppy answers the question instead.
"Not really. Before my change I was able to use both at the same time or alone. I had complete control, but now it usually takes some concertation. I didn't use my powers until a couple months after my change so I could only use my eyes; then gradually I was able to channel it more in my voice." She stares ahead as she explains the rollercoaster that is her powers. Seth listens intently, making sure that he knows everything about her powers. "They vary a lot with how I feel as well, which makes everything a little more clearly yet all the more complicated. That's the basic run down." She finishes with a halfhearted chuckle. Even with knowing everything Seth was still at a lost, like the rest of the family, at why Poppy was able to use her power on Bella.
"So… I think it might be safe to assume that her powers are changing with her body." Emmett states.
Carlisle nods, "That is the big picture, but the question is how. We know why her body is changing, but why is she now able to past through the toughest shield out there." He rubs his temple as the million dollar question bounces around his head.
"Well," Jasper starts, "we're just gonna have to add that to the pile of unanswered Poppy questions." Everyone laughs except Poppy who is looking around curiously.
"Wait do you guys know why my body is going crazy?" she asks the room. Carlisle's eyes go wide in realization as he remembers that they had forgotten to tell Poppy their findings during her absence. In the midst of the chaos that was the Cullen home they all had forgotten to let Poppy in the loop. "Well…" she says trying to get her family to say something, "What did you guys find out?"
"Uhm… the basic punch line is," Emmett starts, "the reason we think your body is changing is because you've found your soulmate." Seth and Poppy look at each other a tilt their heads.
"I don't get it." Seth says looking up at Emmett. He sucks on his teeth and rolls his eyes at how clueless the young couple is. So they explained everything from her latching onto Seth to the way things might be in the future. They went into depth about how things are going mentally for Poppy as well as physically. As they explained everything Seth was able to see the clear picture that he was the reason she was changing so much. Carlisle reassured him that they were all changes that were for the better and would do Poppy some good. As the night grew darker Seth began to yawn and nod off trying to fight sleep.
"Let's go sleepy head." Poppy says pulling him up from the couch. Seth pouted, but followed her nonetheless since he was too tired to fight back. He always tried to fight his sleep since Poppy usually spent the night up with her family. It wasn't a big deal to her as Seth thought though, they have pretty much all eternity to sit up and not sleep. Now she was only worried about Seth and his energy since he was a fulltime wolf now. Seth and Leah had stayed with Jacob after the whole Reneesme thing went down. Even after Jacob's fit about them being together he eventually gave in; as well as welcomed Quil and Embry into his pack. Now it was just simple patrols during the day and some watches at night for Nessi's protection. Seth still needed to get used to being in wolf form most of the day. Poppy tucked him, and herself, into her daybed. With the next full moon close the couple almost matched body temperatures which almost felt relaxing to Poppy. She spent the night tracing out Seth's beautiful feature.
With the birds chirping and the wind blowing heavy against the windows in the hallway, Seth awoke from his deep slumber. As he opened his eyes he was greeted with the amazing sight of his love, Poppy. She was standing in front of the bed already dressed braiding her hair slowly. He didn't move an inch and just watched her as he always did. He could make out every golden sparkle on her exposed olive arms and legs. Her black tank top fit snug on her torso accentuating her hour glass figure and plump chest. Her gray shorts hung low on her waist and only came down to the midpoint of her thigh exposing the rest of her tones legs. Once she finished with her braid she walked gracefully to her closet to fetch one of Seth's sweaters, which she had taken the liberty of washing herself. It was two sizes too big and fell over one of her shoulders cutely making Seth go crazy. He had never seen a more perfect person in all his life and the best part… she was his. He kept his eyes on her as she came out of the closet and smiled at his now wide awake face. To Seth she moved in slow motion like a movie star coming on the scene. Without thinking Seth quickly gets up from the daybed and makes his way towards her.
"You're awa-" she begins, but is interrupted by Seth's lips. He kisses her with so much passion that she's stunned and continues to keep her eyes open in surprise. He parts from her to look down at her still surprised expression and holds her face in his hands. Slowly he places another kiss on her sweet lips trying to communicate all the love and desire he feels for her. Taken whole by the kiss Poppy returns it full throttle and wraps her arms around his neck as he wraps his arms around her waist. He pulls her closer and moves her back until she's up against the wall. Poppy didn't know what was coming over her, but the heat between them was so intense that she wanted more of it. Suddenly Seth's arms snake down to her hip and she jumps up to wrap her legs around his waist. With a loud bang he pushes her back against the wall and they continue to kiss passionately. They lose themselves in each other wanting more and more of something they're clueless to. As Seth begins to glide his hand up the big sweater wrapped around Poppy the door flies open.
"Hey are you guys okay?! What was tha-" The couple stops and look towards Jasper who is equally stunned. He mutters a sorry and dashes out while closing the door behind him. With a squeal Poppy retreats to the closet; Seth is left alone in shock in the middle of Poppy's bedroom.
