Chapter 2! YAY!

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Seth POV

I was torn. I followed Nessie, wanting nothing more than to run back and grab up Jolene and hug her close. I wanted to thank her...for moving here, for completing me, for being my imprint. That was the last thing I knew I should do though, she was already freaked out by me. I sighed, sitting down on a lawn chair my mother and Emily had set up earlier, laying my head in my hands. "Goooood." I grumbled as Nessie gave a tinkling laugh.

"Congrats Seth." she smiled, as Jacob gave a gawfing laugh.

"Yeah," Jake said, slapping my shoulder, "Welcome to the club."

"She thinks I'm a freak." I whined, remembering her gorgeous green eyes widen with panic at me. God she was beautiful. Perfect.

"Maybe you shouldn't have stared at her like that. Not a good first impression." Jacob laughed, sitting down next to me. Nessie slapped the back of his head, and unlike a normal human I knew it would hurt. He winced shrugging at her.

"Seth this is good, you've finally found her." Nessie smiled, rubbing my shoulder gently.

"And she thinks I'm insane." I mumbled, rubbing my face.

"Mom was right?" An angry, growl of a voice came, the door slamming with a loud bang. I looked up, to see Leah, her face twisted in anger. She glared at me with coal black eyes, flat and furious. "You imprinted?" Her voice made me angry. Like I wasn't aloud to imprint. Like I was doing something wrong and should get in trouble for it. She knew more than anyone how much I wanted to imprint. How lonely and angry I was. And now I had found her, my other half, my sweet Jolene and Leah was going to ruin it for me. She was going to bitch about it just like she did with everything that made someone else happy. Even if she was hurt and angry, I thought she of all people would be happy for me.

"Yeah I did." I snapped, standing and glaring down at her. Even if she was tall for a girl, she was still a good couple inches below my 6' 6". But she glared right back, her whole body shaking with anger.

"Great, now your gonna be just as pathetic and stupid as all the others. Prancing around with your little Jolene." She spat out her name like it was disgusting, making me even angrier. Jolene wasn't disgusting. She was beautiful and innocent. She was perfect. She was what I'd been looking for, for three years. "She's just some other girl, just as plain and boring as any other girl." She spat, folding her quivering arms across her chest. A growl ripped through my chest, as I began to shake just as bad as she was. I felt Nessie's hand on my arm, trying to hold me back but I jerked it away.

"Don't talk about her like that." I growled, my voice low and dangerous. I barely even recognized it. I wasn't usually angry, hardly ever in fact, totally opposite to my constantly angry sister.

"Why? It's true. She's nothing special." Leah taunted, a wicked smile spreading across her face. Even if it was a taunting, mean smile it still looked wrong on her face. She never smiled anymore.

The door creaked open and shut again, as the chatter from inside moved outside. Neither of us moved, except for our constant shaking. I just glared straight at Leah, my anger getting the best of me. "You can fuck off and go to hell." I whispered, as Leah's face spasmed in pain. I smiled triumphantly, although guilt bubbled up in the pit of my stomach.

"Fuck you." She snapped, her body quivering worse than ever as she took off toward the woods. The group looked over at her, the non members of the pack giving confused, odd looks toward where Leah had disappeared. The others were confused on what had bothered her so badly, but didn't seemed perturbed. Anything could have pissed Leah off that badly. She went transforming over anything nowadays.

I immediately felt bad though. But I couldn't help but get defensive. She was deliberately being a bitch about my imprinting, when she should have been happy. I was finally happy after months of misery. Leah had to ruin everyone's happiness didn't she? If she wasn't happy then no one could be.

Fuck her.

I growled, turning and stomping back inside. I noticed Jolene staring after me, her face confused. I wanted to go to her, to stare into those big green eyes but I couldn't right now. I was for to angry, and dangerous. I could hurt her. So I stormed into the house, going to calm down, ignoring my mother calling my name.

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Jolene POV

Alisa seemed to notice something was wrong, and how nervous I was because she sat Boppy in my lap gently smiling at me. "You can hold her if you want." I smiled, thanking her. I took Boppy in my arms, smoothing out her dress and playing with her hair. "Your her favorite sister, like you're mine." She said, giving a big dimpled smile. I laughed.

"I'm your only sister." I pointed out, making her smile.

"But even if I did have another one, you would be my favorite." She said, as I handed her back Boppy. She smiled hugging her to her chest. Alisa was so easy to please. I kissed the top of her head.

"You're my favorite sister too." I said, making her give a giant grin.

"Well everybody is here, so we can grab the food and head outside." Sue burst out, smiling widely. She glanced over at me, her grin growing wider, her eyes twinkling. She was just as weird as her son.

I stood, grabbing Alisa's hand, and followed them toward the food. I was starving. We made out way outside, following the giant muscle men outside. They were laughing and punching each other, trying to make the most noise possible. I rolled my eyes. My aunt thought I would like these guys? I wasn't much for obnoxious guys like this. Alisa found them amusing though, giggling and laughing at them as they shoved each other around. How was she comfortable around these giants? I sure wasn't.

"Seth?" Sue's worried voice rang out, as my head snapped up. Was he coming back over to gap at me some more? I saw him, his hands quivering and his face twisted in pure rage as he stalked past everyones confused glaces and his mothers calls. He looked toward me for a minute, his anger crumpling and his eyes filling with sadness, taking my breath away. What was wrong with him? What had turned him from that smiling, cheery guy in the kitchen to his angry, sad, man walking away from me?

It seemed to hurt me too, the look in his eyes. I didn't like that. Why did this boy I barely know have that kind of effect on me? Why was I so drawn to him? Why did he look like he was staring straight into my very depths when he gave that gapping stare earlier? Why, why, why?

I looked away from his pained gaze, down at Alisa who watched him with open curiosity. His mother gave a worried look as she moved back inside after her son. Alisa tugged on my hand, looking up at me. "What's wrong? Why is he so sad?" She asked, her face sad too. Alisa always caring too much.

"I don't know. Something stupid probably." I mumbled, pulling her toward the food. "Let's eat. You hungry?"

Alisa's short attention span held true as she turned toward the piles of delicious looking food. I smiled dragging her toward the tables.

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Seth POV

I sat in my room for a long 20 minutes. It was hard not to go and be with my Jolene. But I didn't want to hurt her. So I sat, trying to calm my raging nerves. My mother came and went when she didn't get sufficient answers out of me. I didn't want to tell her just yet, she would be furious with me, and I didn't want her angry with me too.

I knew I should go find Leah, but I couldn't be away from Jolene much longer. A giant ache was pulling my chest apart. Like my heart was being slowly and painfully ripped from my chest. So I got up off my bed, heading down the hall toward the back door. Toward my Jolene.

My stomach grumbled as I hit the kitchen, the smell of the food still lingering. I had forgotten I was hungry. I rubbed my stomach moving toward the door fast.

"Hungry?" A voice made me jump, looking back. She seemed to glow as I looked back at her. My Jolene. The ache in my chest calmed and diminished at the sighe of her. I fought back a giant grin that was forming, trying not to freak her out again. She had a pile of food on the table and a glass. I took me a minute to put together that she was eating in here...all alone. Why was that? Had someone made her angry, hurt her? Had Leah come back to spit in her face?

"Not eating with the others?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly with the excitment of talking with her. I tried to keep my face smooth and calm, despite the well of wild emotions churning in my stomach. She shrugged glancing down at the pile of food, pushing a chip around her plate.

"I'm not a big people person. Big crowds kinda freak me out." She mumbled, her cheeks flaming red. It was adorable. She looked back up at me through a haze of eyelashes. "Kinda get freaked out when guys I barely know sit and stare at me like some freak too."

It was my turn to blush. My cheeks burned red, as I looked down at my giant shuffling feet. "Sorry about that...I thought-"

Thought what? You were the most beautiful thing I had every seen? That you were the most perfect person in the world?

"I thought you were someone I knew. Shocked me." I mumbled, feeling stupid. She was going to see through my lie in a minute. I looked back up, to see if she was going to press any further. She had a curious look on her face, but took my answer with a nod.

"So why are you in here?" She asked, putting a strawberry into her mouth and munching away.

I gave a shrug, feeling bad for the lies I was giving her. But what was I going to say? I was afraid I was going to transform into a giant wolf infront of you, so I just kinda had to get away. No way. "I was just...upset. I needed to cool down." I shrugged, moving toward the table and sitting down. She seemed fine with it, staring over at me from across the table.

"Got a nasty temper?" She said, a small smile twitching at the corner of her perfect mouth. I grinned shaking my head.

"Not usually, my sister kinda pissed me off." I said, shrugging. She didn't press like some people would, just took that answer. I liked that. She wasn't some nosey gossip. Like I wouldn't care for her either way.

"Oh, that sucks." She said, moving her plate forward. "Want some? I'm not real hungry." I smiled. She was getting better by the second. She gave a small shy smile back. It was beautiful. I grabbed a direto, stuffing it in my mouth God it was good. I was starving though, so I would eat anything.

"Thanks." I said, grabbing up some more chips, shoving them into my mouth. She gave a full out laugh at me, shaking her head.

"Hungry much?" She smiled, her bright green eyes twinkling.

"A wittle." I choked out through a mouth full of food. She laughed again, watching me scarf down her food. "Did you want the last of it?"

"No, no you can have it." she said holding her hands up with a smile. "Your mom starve you or something?"

I shrugged, finishing off her plate. "They wouldn't let me touch any of the food before. Freaking child abuse." She giggled a that, making me smile too. She was so beautiful when she smiled.

"Jolene?" A irritated voice called, as her mother emerged in the kitchen. She was smoothing the sides of her dress, as she stared at Jolene, clearly annoyed. Jolene rolled her eyes, her eyes staring straight up at the ceiling. "What on earth are you doing in here? We came to make friends here and you just sit-" Her gaze fell on me as her face immediately smoothed out and a polite smile replaced her annoyance. "Oh, I'm sorry. Seth right? I was just looking for my daughter." Her voice, so filled with irritation and annoyance a minute before, was suddenly sweet as honey. The sudden change caught me off guard.

"I don't like throwing myself out in the middle of people I don't know and making a fool out of myself, mother." Jolene snapped, her jaw tight as she clipped each word, staring up at her mother with dark eyes. The anger clear on her face looked so out of place. That made me stagger back too.

"Jolene, please. Not today." Her mother sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "I beg you." She gave me a quick glance, before straightening up. "Come outside, and try to have some fun. God knows you could use it." Her mother huffed, as she gave me a warm smile before turning on her black heel and heading back out the door. "Now Jolene." She called over her shoulder as the door slapped shut after her. Jolene took a deep breath, her eyes closed.

"Your mom is...nice." I put in, not sure what else to say. Her eyes flew open, her eyes sparked with sudden fury. I nearly fell out of my seat in shock.

"Natalie Summers is anything but nice." She spat. She stood, and for a minute I thought she was angry with me. But she clenched her fist, and gave a sigh. "Sorry. I'm just so...sick of her."

"What's wrong?" I asked, pained by her pain. She looked over at me, her face suddenly looking years older, and her eyes filled with sudden pain.

"My mother is completely and utterly blind." She hissed, before stalking out of the kitchen, but in the opposite direction of her mother, out the front door, leaving me shocked and speechless.

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Jolene's POV

"Now Jolene." My mother's pinched voice rang thoughout the tiny kitchen, making me shake with anger. Who was she to give me orders. I didn't want to make friends here. I didn't want to be here with her. I hated her.

I closed my eyes, taking in a big gulp of air. Calm, stay calm. Don't freak out in front of Seth. He'll think your some kind of spaz.

"You're mother is...nice." Seth mumbled, sounding unsure. Nice? NICE? My mother was a lot of things...but nice wasn't one of them. My eyes snapped open as I stared at him in furious anger. Dumbass. My mother was a bitch. He gaped at me again, but this time in pure shock. My anger caught him off guard.

"Natalie Summers," I spat, "Is nothing but nice." I growled, angry at his stupidity.

I calmed myself though. He didn't know. He didn't know what a worthless mother she was, what a worthless person she was. How was he to know that my mother was an ignorant fool. How was he to know that she was the worst mother ever, who chose a sick bastard who tore me open and spat me out over her child. Her little baby Jojo that she claimed to love forever and always, but not enough to save me from the monsters at night.

"I'm sorry," I said, my voice now calm. "I'm just so...sick of her."

"What's wrong?" he asked gently, his kind brown eyes filled with concern. I felt anger well up again. What was wrong? Where to start? I turned toward him, staring him straight in the eyes.

"My mother is completely and uterly blind." I hissed through clenched teeth. I turned on my heel at that, storming out of the kitchen, away from my mother, away from the party she cared so much about and away from the odd, caring guy in the kitchen.

I wanted to walk away from this life just like I did my mother.

But I learned a long time ago, you don't always get what you want.

There you go. I made Jolene lighten up with Seth a bit. Seth needs some sweet loving lol

Hope you enjoy and have a merry Christmas.

Peace.