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Song: Arms - Christina Perri

I'd never thought that you'd be

the one to hold my heart

But you came around and you

knocked me off the ground from the start

"So, you moved here from where did you say?" Seth Clearwater asked, skimming a stone across the ocean water. He smiled crookedly at Blondie, pushing his hands into his cut-off shorts. Blondie was stunned at his lack of shivering tendencies when he was dressed in a short sleeve and shorts.

Pulling her peacoat tighter around her lilac lace shirt, she smiled up at Seth from her spot on the slippery log near him.

"I didn't," she replied, ducking her head to smell her scarf for comfort. "New Mexico. A small town called Glorieta. My dad was Español - Spanish. But, my mom is Quileute. My dad-"

Suddenly a flash of light hit Blondie's eyes. She was flipping; hitting things; glass was flying. She was screaming - her voice blending with the crashes so well she knew no one could hear her. She heard a woman screaming at her.

Daisy! Daisy! No, not Daisy! She's just a girl! Please!

"Penny?" Seth whispered. "Penny, you okay?" He lightly shook her elbow, worried over her dazed state. This shaking seemed to have worked, as her eyes focused on Seth.

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine."Blondie snapped back, looking at Seth's face which was now so close to her own. His minty breath mingled with hers soothingly. He flickered his eyes to her lips quickly. She closed her eyes for a moment and their lips almost touched.

"Penelope!"

They jumped apart at Cameron's shout. Blondie blushed on cue, turning a pretty pink in color. She hated to admit it, but she was beginning to like Seth. Like, actually like him - which was weird for her. She didn't like people.

Except Cameron, a voice bitterly whispered, biting at her heart with the twang of want as she looked at Cameron, walking towards her, taking his helmet off as he did so. He shook his auburn hair with its dark tents of red in it out, smiling without his perfectly white teeth. It was a small smile, but he could make the girls melt with it.

"Reese, hey," she said, much quieter as he wrapped his arms around her, skimming his nose along her neck. "I was just talking to my friend from school, Seth. Seth, this is my boyfriend, Reese."

Seth's face went red at the statement. He clenched his hands tightly, anger causing his bones to mush and crackle, wanting to spring into another form at any moment. But, with three deep breaths, he calmed himself, for he would not lose control - especially in front of Penelope.

He couldn't help but feel cheated. He was the only one out of the whole pack who actually wanted to imprint, who wanted to find his true soul mate, and his has a boyfriend. How cruel could life actually be to him? Losing his father, then his sister, and indirectly losing his imprint, before he even had her?

Seth couldn't help but see a little bit of Leah in Penny. Her stubborn attitude about certain things, but her shy and sensitive ways - which had made up the old Leah, pre-lycanthropy. She was not as outspoken, but it looked as if she was hiding many deeply rooted, hotheaded opinions beneath.

"Well, Seth, it was nice hanging out with you. Maybe we can hang out again soon?" She asked, her heart fluttering. She released Cameron's hand, giving him signal that she needed to work. He busied himself with the motorcycle, quickly.

"Absolutely," Seth said, happy to see the boy disappear. "Would you like to come to a bonfire here, tomorrow night? It's at eight, but I thought we could pick up something to eat before we went, if you want to, that is."

Blondie was shocked. Wow. Kevin was right.

Mentally gagging, Blondie wanted to slap herself silly. The words almost made her gag, even only being spoken in her head. Obviously, she shocked enough to allow that thought to cross her mind. The memory of it alone made her sick to her stomach. Never again, she vowed to herself.

"That sounds perfect. Um…" She thought about Kevin for a moment and, though a gag did slip in her mind, she managed a straight face. Blondie guessed Kevin didn't want anyone knowing where they were staying right now, so she quickly continued, covering her silence with a thoughtful hmm noise.

"Could I just ride home with you from school? It's Friday and my brother and Reese are having a party for the boys they hang out with. It gives us more time to talk anyways!"

Seth beamed back at her, sneaking a glance at Auburn-Haired-Boy. Seeing he was distracted, he stepped forward and grabbed her in his arms. A tight and wonderful embrace.

Blondie was surprised at the gesture, or at least initially. She had never opened up. She had never loved one person before. And, though she felt it too early to call it love, she felt something for this boy - something she wasn't allowed to feel. His arms made her feel…home.


Cameron Rivera cursed his father everyday for bringing him into this business. He cursed his mother everyday for not protecting him from this life. He cursed whomever it was to initially bring Blondie into the business everyday. And at some point in each and everyday, Cameron cursed God, to whom he was in ever internal struggle with.

But, today, Cameron gave a special curse to Kevin whom was doing the unspeakable.

Making him go to school.

Slugging up the short and wide stairs that lead to the heavy green metal door, Cameron thought about all the ways of revenge at Kevin for this unforgiving task. It wasn't that he didn't want to go to school and it wasn't that he wasn't smart, because he was. The problem was where he was going to be attending.

Forks High School.

He pulled his backpack up on his one shoulder, looking at everyone through the halls in question. Shrugging his shoulders, he moved on, welcoming the rush of warm that swayed through his red hair. A few people turned around, automatically recognizing immediately he wasn't from here. He was new, fresh meat.

And, apparently, they were hungry.

"Shit," Cameron cursed, bumping into a smaller girl in front of him. His much taller, stronger, weight knocked the very petite girl towards the group. He caught her by her waist, freezing in a dip as her fall came to a quick stop.

His words were stolen as soon as he looked at her face. Her eyes were still closed tightly, opening only after she grabbed his arm for safety, revealing a striking navy blue color. These piercing eyes were framed by long, thick lashes that made him think of the fake ones that Blondie used to wear. Her soft, pale cheeks blushed pink under his intense gaze.

The girl cleared her throat, causing Cameron to catch himself as release her quickly.

A single earphone had fallen from her ear and was hanging in the air, dangling down towards the floor. Cameron collected the small white bud in his hand, offering it to the girl silently. She accepted his symbol of apology and promised peace with a small smile.

"Sorry," they both said at the same time. Cameron looked down, laughing quietly, while the mysterious girl bit her lip and blushed even more.

"I'm Reese," Cameron said, suddenly, breaking the almost comfortable silence. He stuck his hand out to her. She smiled and returned the favor. Her hand was much smaller than his and covered in a plethora of rings and braclets.

"Eliza," she said quietly. "And you're new here, aren't you?"

Cameron smiled. "That obvious, huh?" At her nod, which was companioned with another pretty smile, he continued. "I'm trying to get to two o' one. English with Hanne is my first class."

"On your left at the end of the right wing hallway," she said, without hesitation. "I'm in there too, so I-"

"Hey!" A voice shouted. Eliza turned quickly at the voice, sighing in a way Cameron quickly recognized as discontent. Whoever this person was - which by the tone of voice, Cameron assumed was female - was not a favorite person in Eliza's life.

The culprit of the interruption marched to them quickly, her blonde hair swinging behind her gracefully. She looked like many of Boss's girls to Cameron. This meant she was fake, blonde, and obviously pretty. Boss seemed to only have one type, and boy would he have killed to get this one in his bed - literally.

"Don't you have somewhere to be, Lizzie?" The girl said, tossing her platinum hair over one shoulder. Cameron got a strong whiff of the perfume she was wearing and almost choked from lack of proper breathing air.

"It's Eliza," the pretty brunette muttered, crossing her arms over her chest and frowning at the back of the girl who had slithered herself in between them. Cameron had to refrain from laughing at the cute, angry expression on the girl's face.

Maybe school isn't as bad as I thought, Cameron thought with a smile. He tucked his hands in his pockets tightly and scooted around the girl as she continued talking to him. He couldn't remember anything she had been speaking about, but it wasn't like he care.

So, he just edged around the blonde and quickly accompanied the pretty girl with the camera, who's name was Eliza. Cameron didn't know what compelled him to do it, but he grabbed Eliza's small hand in his own, pulled her into a tight embrace and whispered, "Eliza is much better."

You put your arms around me and I believe that it's easier for you to let me go…

I hope that you see right through my walls.

I hope that you catch me, cause I'm already falling.

I'll never let our love get so close.

You put your arms around me and I'm home.

A/N: So, guys, I am so super sorry! It's been forever on this story because of Absorbing Heat. But, now that Megan and Brady's story is drawing to a close, I can start updating on FD! I am on a Seth kick right now too. This chapter is like two months in the making. But, hey, better late than never. Hope you enjoyed it.

Dear Reviewers Time:

I haven't done this at all for this story so...starting with Chapter One:

Happy2BeeMe: I'm glad you liked the beginning! Thanks so much for your review! It means alot!

JAStheSPAZZrocks: In case this is still confusing to anyone, and you are not the only one confused, Blondie is Daisy. She just...doesn't know that yet. Don't worry though...this story is going to be very fast moving and quick paced and will catch up to Absorbing Heat eventually. This story may end up being longer that AH, though, because of everything I want to write in it. You will get to see them in AH from their own POVs.

nessieblackfan: I'm glad you though so!

Chapter Two:

Happy2BeeMe: Okay. Anyone confused about the mission, look at this reply. Daisy/Blondie, has been sent in to collect money from Billy Black. Because his son, the only direct target of his family tree, is not living in the same location as Billy, they mus find another way to get into his life and gain his trust, before turning him over to the "dirty work" guys. Seth is the "Target" or person she must use to get to Billy. Does that make sense? If not, leave a comment about it specifically and I'll post a better description or something to make it more clear. :)

JAStheSPAZZrocks: I'm so glad you love that song! Me too! I like both the orginal and the Emily Browning version! But, the original is almost always better than any covers! I am so glad I never disappoint! That makes me feel so great! You're awesome!

XJamesBondX: I'm sorry your confused! Yes, it's a gang, in a way...more like the Mob or Mafia type thing. Does that make sense? It's much bigger than just Blondie/Daisy, Cameron, and Kevin. Trust me, Cameron is doing this all for Blondie. He is definately not a pansy, I promise. He's just much more quiet. He takes alot of "punishment" for Blondie's noncompliancy. So, let's just say...he's going through more than you know for much more than you know...nut you'll know soon enough! :)

Chapter Three:

JAStheSPAZZrocks: I am also glad we have finally met Seth! Things will be much, much faster after that haha. He will be in the chapters much more often after this chapter especially.

Dreamcatcher94: I hope your not dead by this post hahah! And I hope you liked this chapter as much as the last one! :) Leave a comment?

RANDOM COOKIE NINJA: Thank you so much for your review!

Happy2BeeMe: I love Nate...absoulutely. And, I hate to say this - but Nate will not be a present and important character in Absorbing Heat anymore. He will be getting his own story soon enought. And, I will post the next AH chapter most likely by tomorrow! :) It's coming to a close and I want things to be perfect! :) Much love your way.

So, questions, comments, concerns? Leave it all in a review! Please, review! I want to know if this story will flake or do well! :)

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-Alice