Chapter 2: Conversations with Vampires
It had been two full days since anyone at the Rez had seen Jake or Leah, and Seth was getting worried. Plus Sam was starting to get suspicious that Seth's thoughts did everything they could to not think about his sister. The pack could still hear her thoughts, but they were jumbled, Seth knew it was on purpose, but the rest of the pack didn't and it was starting to piss off Sam. Which usually Seth didn't care about, the guy broke his sister's heart he doesn't really give a crap what keeps his alpha happy. However his mother was also starting to worry, and that wasn't an ideal situation. Therefore he's nervously looking at the Cullen's front door in his nicest button down shirt, and hopefully wouldn't clash too hard with their fancy furniture. He raised his hand to knock when the door swung opened, and there was the angry blonde one, "Can we help you because you've been stinking up our doorway for the last half hour."
"Oh um hey have you guys seen my sister?"
"No we haven't, have a nice day," she said with a false smile, but before she could shut the door in his face Esme sped to them, and grabbed the door.
Gently moving her daughter out of the way she turned to Seth, who gave a small tentative smile, "Forgive her it's a...delicate time for Rosalie, would you like to come in?"
"Uh no thank you Ma'am if she's not here I should continue my search."
"Are you sure? My husband and I would like to know more about this thing that happened between Alice and your sister."
He glanced cautiously at Rosalie who huffed, and stomped off, "Sure Mrs. Cullen I can answer some questions."
Esme ushered the boy into the house and led him over to the living room. There was Alice and Jasper there too, Alice was stretched out onto the couch, her legs in Jasper's lap, they were both reading books. When she saw who Esme was leading to an arm chair she fidgeted and sat up. Jasper closed both their books, and grasped Alice's hands. He could feel the boy's nerves, and simply let loose a calming vibe through the room. Carlisle came into the living room, and sat next to his wife on the love seat. "Now Seth, was it, would you like something to eat a sandwich perhaps," Esme asked, settling next to her husband.
"No thanks Mrs. Cullen," Seth replied, his nervousness melting away into a sort of calm that he'd never felt before.
"Please call me Esme, we have a few questions."
"Sure Miss Esme, but I don't know much I haven't imprinted yet, and I'm the newest member, so it hasn't been fully explained to me yet."
"We understand, do you know exactly what it is though?"
"Yes it's like you look at this person, and that's it there is nothing you would do to not make them happy. We feel the compulsion to be around them. Except Leah apparently. Leave her to be so stubborn she fights her own biology," the last part grumbled mostly to himself and the people in the living room tried not to laugh, "Course this means Sam is wrong. Imprinting has nothing to do with us breeding given that you and my sister are two girls, and no offense, but you're kinda dead."
Emmett snorted as he walked into the room. Carlisle said, "Could Leah come to harm from fighting this...compulsion to be near Alice?" Carlisle asked not wanting anyone to be harmed from something they couldn't help.
"I don't know and I can't ask Sam because he'll wonder why I need to know, and this isn't my secret to tell. Plus I'm not sure how he's going to react because he's weird about Leah. I'm worried and so is my mom, and I'm gonna kick her ass when she comes home...if she comes home."
"So I suppose you don't know if there is a way to sever the connection either then," Alice asked as she didn't want this girl to be perpetually suffering if it could be helped.
"No, there isn't I do know that at least I remember Sam and Leah fighting about it."
"Could Alice be harmed?" This came from Jasper.
"No, I'm starting to think that this is Leah's way of making you happy. Which is the number one goal for us when we've imprinted, you were already happy so taking herself away keeps your life as uncomplicated as possible."
"What do you mean Sam is weird about her," Esme asked her, heart went out to the boy.
Seth stiffened slightly at the question, and avoided eye contact with everyone, "Well you guys know they used to be high school sweethearts then Sam imprinted on our cousin Emily. Leah kinda likes to torture Sam with the memories when she's shifted. Leah dated one other guy since, and Sam was kind of a dick about it. When he finds out about this he might make her unable to see her imprinted," at that he looked right at Alice, who looked taken aback by the statement.
Alice, for some inexplicable reason was angry at this, how dare some man tell Leah who she can hang out with, she looked at her mom and could tell she was upset by this news as well. She felt the familiar waves of calm from Jasper. She looked at him and shook her head slightly, she wanted to feel this anger. Jasper nodded and stopped his powers.
Esme could see that Seth loved his sister, and was deeply worried about her. She liked this wolf, he seemed sweeter than the others. Which is probably why she said, "Would you like help looking?"
Everyone in the room turned to look at the vampire matriarch in wide eyed shock, even Rosalie popped out from wherever she was hiding. Carlisle recovered first seeing and recognizing the determination on his wife's face. He sighed, turned to Seth and said, "Of course we'll help."
"Oh thanks, but that's really unnecessary Miss Esme."
"Nonsense there's six of us, and one of you I'd like to help her especially since it seems this Sam fellow would be unhelpful," Esme said with a small smile.
Rosalie crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall with a scoff, "Well there's five of you," she muttered.
"No, there are six, Rosalie."
"Why should I help find someone that clearly wants to be left alone?" Rosalie pointed out.
"I don't want to force her back home if she wants to stay gone, that's fine, I just need to make sure she is alright, and maybe get her to call our mom," Seth said looking at Rosalie with big puppy eyes. That settled it for everyone they were going to find the wayward wolf.
"Fine there's six people to help, come on pup."
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