It seemed unnatural to be out of wolf form after being the beast for so long. Although their hearing was up to par, the pack's other senses weren't as strong as their four-legged shape. It pissed Sam off but he figured a huge black wolf from the fairytales along with his mates following after him, wouldn't appease the people of Forks. They had no choice but to phase and their human forms weren't in any better condition than their wolf's.

Sam's eyes were still a milky grey that made the others draw back the moment he made eye contact with any of them. Quil spoke up first, stating that Sam looked like the literal walking dead which caused the Alpha to quickly stare at himself in the nearest body of water. He scared himself. He looked even older than he did before. His hair was in disarray as was everyone else's and under his eyes was a purplish color to show off the lack of sleep he got. But despite Sam's new eye color, nothing was more surprising than Paul's, who had heterochromia. Making one of his eyes his usual dark brown and the other being grey like Sam's. It stunned them all.

"What the hell is happening?!" He growled, trying to claw under his eye as if that would get rid of the color.

"It has to be the imprint. Being away from Seth and Jacob is literally draining the life from your eyes. It can happen when either the imprint denies you or you're away from each other for too long. The wolf side of us is far from stupid. It knows it's mate could possibly be in trouble."

"Well thanks for that Emily." Paul barked at her.

Sam growled in return, protecting his sister. "She had to explain that to you because we all know you don't fucking listen for shit!" He threw his hands in the air and stomped away from the rest of the pack. They were too tiring to be around all the time.

Paul rubbed at his arm nervously and glanced at the other wolves. They each held different expressions on their faces. He quickly apologized to Emily who only nodded in return. She was tired too.

"How about we all just go into town and see if we can find anything?" Embry stated.

"You think we can pick up a scent?" Jared quipped in.

"I'm not sure...but it's some type of lead. We should hurry. Sue said it's just past the trees here." He pointed behind them with Sam leaning against the bark of a tree, arms crossed and head back with his eyes closed as he breathed heavily. He looked annoyed as his foot tapped harshly against the ground below his feet.

"Let's hurry up." Jared jogged past Embry. The others following.

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Seth curled into a ball on the top step. The small light beaming through the bottom of the door was the only source that kept him fairly calm when he got too tired to fight anymore. His finger nails tore and clawed at the wooden door. His throat was sore from screaming all day long to the point where he lost his voice completely. He would mumble and hum lowly to make some type of noise so that his dad would eventually rescue him. He had to hear him right? He screamed non-stop just so his daddy would save him. He screamed to save his daddy too. Save him from the bad red eyed people who hurt his father. Who hurt him and kept him in the dark scary place with nothing to eat and no hugs or kisses from his dad. No comfort.

He wiped at his tears and pushed his small fingers through the opening. "D-daa-daddy." He whispered, wincing at the soreness of his raw throat. He whimpered and picked at the white carpet below his fingertips, pulling it gently because there was nothing else to do. The feeling reminded him of his stuffed wolf that he missed dearly.

Seth shifted a bit to get away from the pitch black darkness that waited for him below. He never moved from his spot on the first step. It was where he cried, begged to be let out and eventually fall asleep.

The boy was becoming sick. His stomach was empty but his bladder full. He threw up at least twice and tried his hardest to hold in his urine but the pain was too strong. Seth would have used the bathroom in the lower part of the basement but was too afraid of what lurked there. So he went on himself and stayed that way.

His fingers ripped at the carpet more and would have went unnoticed if not for the very picky and organized Alice. Her vampire hearing picked up the sound and caused her to quickly rush over to the door where she used her high heel to step on Seth's fingers. "Stop it!" She hissed.

The sudden pain caused Seth to gasp and pull them back. He banged fist on the door and whined. He wanted out.

"Oh be quiet! Mess with my carpet again and I'll make sure to break them next time!" Alice growled and kicked at the door in return to Seth's cry for help.

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"This has to be Jakes truck. Isn't that Seth's stuffed animal?" Quil pointed out in the passengers seat. As soon as the words left his mouth, Paul came forward and snatched the toy wolf. He looked it over a few times and sniffed it. There was no doubt that it belonged to Seth, who to him smelled like fresh laundry and honey. He nearly purred at the memory of the boy.

Sam let Paul have his moment while he searched the rest of the car for any other clues.

"So Jacob drove here and what? Was kidnapped in broad daylight?" Leah asked as she scanned the area. It didn't make sense.

"That can't be right." Jared said. "Those leeches wouldn't risk their secret getting out. Just like we wouldn't. Besides, I'm sure if people knew about vampires, we'd be hearing about it."

Leah nodded in agreement. "That's true." She turned behind her to see Emily and Embry weaving past people shopping and trying to look less suspicious. They both looked around and used their sense of smell to pick up any vampire stench or Jacob's and Seth's scents. "I'm gonna go see if they found anything yet." She made her way over, leaving the rest of the pack by the truck.

Quil jumped when Sam angrily slammed the door shut. He banged his fist on the side of the car, leaving a dent. Jared watched and muttered a, "I don't think Jake would be happy that you did that." But immediately regretted it when his alpha growled at him.

"I-I'm sorry...I'll shut the fuck up now..."

Quil ignored the two and paced back and forth, trying to understand the bigger picture that they were failing to see. He started from the beginning.

So Jake told his dad that he was going to run some errands. That part had to be true because Jacob came here to Port Angeles. At the mall no less. But neither him or Seth are here. They had to be kidnapped at this spot or at least somewhere close. It's been three days now. Maybe those bloodsuckers threatened them and had Jake following after the leeches somewhere. They probably used one of their own cars and drove to who knows where!

"What if Seth and Jacob aren't even in Forks anymore? What if the Cullens left and are on the other side of the country?" He said to no one in particular but the rest could hear him anyway.

"Don't say that!" Sam barked.

"But it's a possibility." Quil argued back. "They're not on the reservation, they're not here. I doubt that those bloodsuckers have them at their damn house. It's too damn easy."

Sam almost punched the boy with Jared about to step in but Embry's voice caught all of their attention as he walked back over with Leah and Emily in tow.

"We...couldn't pick up a scent..."

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Seth stayed still for a few more hours, having fallen asleep, only to wake up in complete darkness. The lack of light streaming from the bottom of the door caused the teen to shriek but his voice was lost. The only thing that came out was a horsed whisper that strained his throat. He scrambled to find the doorknob and shake at it but his sudden movement made his body fall back into what he feared the most. Each wooden step was there to make sure his fragile body hit it until he landed on the cold cement floor below with a loud thump that knocked the breath out of him.

Seth started to hyperventilate as he tried to force his bruised body off the ground but the pain was too much. Everything hurt and it brought tears to his eyes.

That light was the only thing that kept him going. It was the only thing that comforted him when no one else could. It gave him hope. It let him know that the outside world still existed while he was trapped in the pitch black.

He cried harder but there was no noise. The darkness...it was coming for him. It had him right in it's grasp. What was there? Who was there? What ugly creature would take him? Take him away from his father? From Paul? From Sam? From his grandfather? They would never see him again and he'd be dead. He'd die and the last thing he would ever see was the most terrifying monster he could only imagine. And that's when it started to race through his thoughts.

A ghoulish melted face would be the first thing he would see. It would melt onto his own face and it's long dismantled fingers would cling onto him. Touch his bare skin and screech in his ear as it dragged him away.

A broken figure. This one would have trouble making it's way over to Seth but it would get to him regardless. It'd be in pain like Seth but would still want to cause it. Twisted limps flailing, aiming at the teen. It's bark would die out as it neared him. It would sound low but frightful. It's mouth would ooze as it's sloppy tongue ran along the floor till it touched him, wrapping around his arm and pulling him away from the world.

Seth struggled to move as he fought to scream. It was coming closer! No one would save him!

He banged his fist against the ground as he grunted and kicked. He was out in the open!

"Da-! Da-!" He let out a frustrated growl as he twisted and turned. He slammed his fist on the concrete again and again, wanting to break his hand. He was too open! It would get him!

He flung forward and smacked his jaw on what felt like hardwood. But the darkness made it difficult to tell. The only thing that the darkness didn't make difficult was the pain he endure through it all.

"Arrrghhhhh!" Seth coughed and sputtered, spitting out some form of liquid gathering in his mouth. It made it hard to breathe and he was too afraid to swallow. So much pain. It was growing. How was that possible?! He felt like his head was spinning. His body felt as if it were being stretched and his bones along with it. They snapped and realigned, making Seth shout and jerk. He let out a strained gurgle, as he flopped backwards this time, hitting his head on something made of metal. He clung to the thing as his chest seemed to raise itself and slam the rest of his body on the cement below. This happened a few more times. Seth thrashing himself against the floor as he silently called for help.

Seth had enough. What the hell was happening to him?! He couldn't take the pain anymore. It was unlike anything he had ever experienced. He wasn't going to lay here damnit! This had to end!

The teen let out a growl that scared him at first, until he noticed that it was coming from him. His hand...? No...it didn't feel like a hand. It felt unfamiliar but...right. Like it wasn't such an unnatural feeling to him. Whatever it was helped him up the stairs one by one. Even his legs pitched in and worked with his other two limps to crawl towards the door despite the agony he was feeling. Why did he suddenly feel so different?

His eyes could make out the door to his freedom. He was done being trapped. Seth kept pushing himself until his body lunged forward and slammed into the wooden door. He used his full force and was surprised to find himself out of the basement. The sound of creaking splitting wood drowned out any other noise.

The teen quickly scrambled to pick himself up and dodge the kitchen island as he ran. The moonlight shown through the curtains, guiding him around the small cottage as he jumped over the coffee table, sliding with the rug and slamming his body into the fireplace. He could hear multiple things at once but his body felt amazing. When did the pain stop?

"Alice! Grab him, NOW!"

Seth whipped his head around and spotted a pale blurry figure coming towards him. He growled lowly and slipped past it's grasp, flipping over on the couch and landing on the soft carpet. But that didn't stop him as he felt ice cold fingers trying to grip at any part of his body. He barked and swatted at the creature, earning a shriek in return. But there was no time for self satisfaction as he ran straight for another door. He did the same thing to this one and hurled forward.

Grass. He could feel dirt and grass beneath his feet that he hadn't felt in days. He never thought he would again.

His legs pumped forward. Seth ran wildly with the creature on his tail. His literal tail. The boy grew more and more confused as he wagged it. He could see a long snout in front of him that definitely wasn't there before. He happened to look down and saw paws. It made sense. How else could he have ran away from the monster that threatened to get him? There was no way he could have gotten out of their just by crawling.

What was this? Why did it feel amazing compared to what he felt only a few minutes ago?

"I'm going to snap your fucking neck! Get back here!"

Seth kept moving but glanced back, spotting the pixie-like woman who was running full speed at him.

Seth yelped, sounding very close to a wounded dog as he also spotted fur on his backside. He couldn't dwell on what was happening though as his instincts screamed for him to continue on while Alice barred her fangs at him. So he allowed his new form to dodge trees, logs, boulders and even other animals that stood in his way. While he only dodge these obstacles, Alice was busy either tearing it apart or destroying the thing completely. Her eyes were wide and her face contorted into pure rage. It scared Seth more than anything but he didn't stop. His newfound eyesight lead him deeper into the forest. He didn't care how far he had to go, as long as he was away from Alice.

His legs pumped faster but it seemed like no matter how fast he ran, she was still behind him, fury etched on her pale face. She snarled and stretched her arm out to grab at him.

No! No! No! Sethtried to zig-zaghis way from the vampire's hold but was too focused on her to really pay attention to his footing.

Seth was tumbling again, much like in the basement, but this fall was less painful than the first. He hit a few jagged rocks on the way down but the landing was much softer and messy.

The teen let out a strained whine.

"Fuck!" He could hear Alice cursing above him who stood high on the small cliff he had just fell from. He felt whatever he landed on start to move and groan. That caught his attention as he immediately looked below his body to see something furry. It moved and shifted it's weight, trying to get Seth off of it.

The boy barked and rolled off the thing.

He sat up straight and moved back a bit, readying himself to run once more.

Seth?!

The boy whipped around and saw the biggest animal he'd ever seen. It was almost impossible to make-out in the dark. He would have thought nothing were there had it not been for the clear grey eyes he was staring into.

Seth?! Say something!

H-huh? He practically squeaked.

Seth!

Whoever was speaking had a very familiar voice. It was deep yet inviting. It was hard to understand what was going on at the moment. Too many things were happening at once and there was no time to take it all in.

Shouting and growls grew loud in Seth's ears. There was the sound of clothes tearing and screams. Other people were trying to get him to talk again but he didn't know who. His body shook as he became anxious at the overwhelming environment he was trapped in. Multiple footsteps drowned his hearing. The huge figure stood in his way, not willing to let him escape. That much was clear the minute he turned to do so but something grabbed the scruff of his neck, causing him to yelp and draw in his legs to his chest. His ears pulled back as he thrashed around, wanting to be put down.

We've got to get you out of here pup. Listen to my voice only. Can you here me Seth?

Daddy...I want my daddy...

We'll find him pup. You're okay now. You're safe.