(A/N:I'm almost fresh out of ideas, and I don't get to type as often now. This might take a while so sorry for the wait…THANK YOU for the votes on the poll, I'm gonna keep it up later, but I really have made up my mind on what's gonna happen~ LOL I just wanna see if people agree with me. Thanks to team-twilight97, it seems like she always reviews within a day after I post a new chapter, ALL of your reviews mean a lot to me, so thanks. Enjoy the drama~)

S POV

"Use your NOSE you idiot, if you are THAT concerned about her!" Leah snapped, she was starting to sulk about my reaction and mom's, but she still hated MY girl.

I scowled at her, but knew she was right. It was easy enough for me to just sniff her out. I opened my mouth a bit, inhaled, and then cussed (rather loudly) mentally.

"She was right here," I said swiftly, like it was a curse, to myself mostly.

That's when I remembered something… something I'd previously ignored, but was now very important and obvious as to what it had been.

The gasp I'd heard earlier, but had stupidly ignored… had been Krystle.

She had overheard my mother and I arguing… and at the worst possible time.

"She heard me say… that I- that I would have chosen someone that wasn't her if I- if I could have chosen someone else," I managed to choke out, even in my thoughts it was hard to process. The conversation replayed through my mind and Leah listened, grinning mentally at what Krystle'd heard. I snarled at her before returning to following her scent…

"Tell mom I won't be home for… a while," I told Leah quickly before launching myself across the street and into the woods.

I hoped she hadn't gone too far…

I also hoped she was okay…

I missed her already.

…. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. ….

I was out almost all night, no I WAS out all night. I followed her trail, every time she would swerve or change direction my mind would conjure up the same cuss word… So, by the fifth swerve, I was already tired of thinking, "Crap," because, if she was trying to confuse me, it was working. A better tracker wouldn't have been disturbed by her course, but I hadn't really tracked ever in my life so I was screwed…

After attempting to follow her scent better for quite a while, I finally grew weary. The time was about… well, I don't know the exact time, but it was getting close to morning… I lay down in my wolf form and fell asleep under the stars.

K POV

(2nd Day without Blood)

I'd cried myself to sleep the night before… I woke-up to a cold breeze. I blinked rapidly and slowly realized where I was…

Then I realized what had happened last night… The tears threatened to come back. A few fell, but I managed to keep the rest under control.

I looked up, leaning my head back against the tree as I did, and searched for the sun but the clouds were back. Crap, I couldn't even tell what time it was…

I sat there for a bit, simply staring out at nothing. My face was expressionless… but my thoughts were buzzing like crazy.

"He doesn't want me…"

"I bet he was faking it the whole time…"

"It felt so real…"

"I LOVED him…"

"I can't believe how attached I already was to him…"

It was true, it felt like my heart was gone… I'd never REALLY fallen for a guy before, I mean, yes I'd dated, but with Seth… everything had been different, and I had fallen for him, fast and HARD.

Now, I was paying the consequence as I sat there… with my broken heart.

Finally, after what felt like a long time, I moved. I stood up on the branch and stretched. Then I sighed, my voice sounded hoarse. I decided I needed to move again, if I didn't want Seth, or anyone, to find me… I'd leave this place, I didn't want some excuse from the sandy wolf (MY sandy wolf…)… and even though I felt a bit guilty for not getting to say goodbye to Alice, I had to go… They wouldn't miss me, all of them. They would forget about me and just go back to whatever they were doing before they met me.

I would try to do the same… but I would never forget him… I knew that, technically, they'd never forget either, but they wouldn't constantly remember…

Like I would when I left.

I looked over at the next tree and gauged the distance before walking out to the edge of the branch and leaping across the space.

I hooked my hands onto the next branch and swung myself up into the tree. I smiled the slightest, even though my heart wasn't really in it; I loved climbing trees.

I'd only gone about four trees far when I heard a soft noise in the distance, a noise that wasn't one of the usual forest life.

I froze and listened harder.

It was the sound of sniffing… a wolf sniffing.

I sat down, made myself small since I knew I couldn't run without him catching up or noticing me. I silenced my breathing and huddled into a ball as the noise grew nearer.

S POV

When I woke up, there was no light around me, all of it was hidden by the clouds.

Of course, it wasn't pitch black or anything, just not sunlit

I scrambled to my feet and stretched, my thoughts instantly went to Krystle… but they weren't alone.

"Look who's awake," Quil joked. I growled at him, I wasn't in the mood. Sure, he was about a mile away, but he still heard the growl mentally.

That's when he heard about what had happened with Krystle last night. He froze, his thoughts filled with sympathy, and shifted his course to head towards me. He wanted to help.

I sighed and waited a bit, communicating as he neared.

"I DO have better tracking skills then you," Quil pointed out when I'd protested at first. With that, I couldn't argue… but I wanted to be the one to find her still…

I rolled my eyes but sighed. "You can help…. I know I'd want to help too if the situation were reversed…"

Quil shuddered at the thought. "I'm sorry man…" he said, feeling my pain. I only nodded as it came rushing back.

"I can't believe she heard what I said…" I whispered mentally, "and when I didn't even mean it… I was simply trying to prove a point…. She overheard at the worst possible time… and it's all my fault…"

Quil was now near me. He walked over to me and paused at my side.

"Dude, it's not your fault. Things just happen sometimes… Now all we need to do is find her, and explain what happened, and what you said afterwards… I'm sure she'll understand," Quil comforted. He really was like the older brother I never had sometimes.

I nodded, hopping silently that he was right.

Just then, Quil inhaled. He sniffed the ground and then grinned at me.

"Are we going to track her down so you can apologize or what?" he teased. I shook my head, and winced a bit. He instantly apologized to ME, saying that he was just trying to lighten the mood, but then he began to sniff again.

He caught onto her trail fast, and followed it just as quickly. Yes, he WAS much better than I was at this.

I followed behind quietly and quickly as we swerved through the forest. The scent slowly got stronger, which meant it was more fresh… which meant we were getting closer to her.

My heart sped up rapidly at the thought of getting to see her…

Even if she was mad…

Quil suddenly slowed down. Then he stopped. I stopped, too, just as he spoke.

"She's near… I can hear her," he whispered, even though we were speaking mentally and there was no way she could hear us…

Though, she could feel our aurora's… and she'd know it was me.

I cussed (something I seemed to be doing more and more lately) and slowly moved forward. I had to get to her before she ran.

Just then, a branch in the tree stirred.

She bolted.

K POV

I was being dumb, my mind was still hazy with sleep, but as the (I could now hear two) wolves stopped, I realized something.

One of them moved closer.

I could feel there aurora's… If it was Seth, I was running, I didn't care if he could follow me, I had to try.

I held my breath and really felt the auroras…

I felt Quil… and then…

It was Seth.

I stood up and ran through the limbs. Swinging myself off into the air and, after 2 trees, launching myself forwarded and landing on the ground, but it didn't slow me down, I just kept running.

Seth followed but Quil didn't, I could feel him, his aurora, as he chased me. I ran as fast as I could, but he caught up. I quickly darted up another tree when I knew I couldn't win, hoping he couldn't follow…

I sat, breathing heavily, in the branches of a rather large pine, waiting to see what Seth would do.

Seth circled around the bottom of the tree. He seemed to sigh and backed up a bit, out of my view.

I heard him shift…

Then he came back, pants on.

"Krystle," he called up the tree, "can we please talk about this? About what you heard?" his voice was a plea, a plea for forgiveness. I wanted to believe that he really WAS sorry about what he said, and that he didn't mean it, but I couldn't. I started to cry, soundlessly, again.

I shook my head and Seth dropped his head as he put his hands on the tree, using them as a bit of a rest, leaning in towards the massive pine.

"You have to understand…" he whispered, not even trying to yell this time… He seemed defeated. "I didn't mean what you heard, and you didn't even hear what I said after. Krystle I –"

I cut him off, the tears flowing more fiercely now. He may not have yelled at me, since we could both hear each other fine, but I wanted to shout at him.

"NO! I know what I heard! YOU are a LIAR, about everything!" I screamed, my tears falling down to him as I leaned over a bit to glare at him, though he was barely looking up, not wanting to meet my gaze. "WHY in the WORLD should I believe you after what I heard with my own- two- EARS?"

Seth didn't respond.

S POV

Each of her words cut me deep, each word another wound. It was like what my mother had shouted at me, only, when coming out of her lips, it hurt so much more.

I didn't have anything to say, no response to her harsh words. I felt a wet drop land on my head and I winced. It was one of her tears and I knew it. I was making her cry, I was the reason for her pain, and the realization of that hurt me so much, I almost gasped. It hurt just as much, even a bit more, than her words.

"Krystle- please," I managed to choked out, begging her to listen.

She didn't respond, so I quickly continued.

"You don't understand what I was saying to my mom, and you didn't even hear it all!" I told her. "What I said afterwards completely wiped out what I said before, and what I said before I would never do…" My voice lowered to a whisper. "I told her afterwards that, even if I could, or would, have chosen someone else… I would have chosen wrong. YOU are the one that's perfect for me Krystle! ONLY you and no one else!"

She didn't respond, still silent. I looked deep into her eyes and what I saw there… the expression of sorrow was one to wrench tears from stone.

I fell down on my knees, still looking up at her. "You have to believe me," I whispered. "I would never want you hurt Krystle, and I can't stand to watch you hurt now! I don't know what else you want…"

Krystle looked down at me for a second before standing up, and then crouching down. I stumbled back as she took a step out and fell down (without getting hurt) to the bottom of the tree, landing right in front of me.

All of a sudden, she pulled me into a hug and started sobbing. I cradled her in my arms, swaying back and forth soothingly as I rubbed her back, trying to calm her down. I began to kiss her, also; on her head, her hair, her eyes, her cheek, and her neck. "I love you soo much… so, so much… Please don't cry," I whispered in between kisses.

Then she looked up at me.

K POV

He was soo… indescribable. When he spoke, I couldn't NOT believe him. My whole body wanted to believe him, and, for some reason, I still trusted him. I figured it was the imprint, the bond there…

I stood up and let myself drop down to the base of the tree. Seth was there, within two feet of me, just watching. His facial expression was one of self torture and begging…

I suddenly stumbled into his arms and started sobbing. He started to soothe me as I held him close. I didn't care about what I'd heard him say anymore, I believed what I heard him say to my face over that… I was just upset, now, still over what Leah had said.

His whole family (besides himself) hated me because of what I was…. WHY couldn't I be better for him?

Seth kissed me all over my face… except for my lips, and that's what I wanted the most now. When he began to whisper to me, saying, "I love you soo much… so, so much… Please don't cry." I gave into my need. I looked up at him for a second, the tears still silently flowing, and then crushed my lips to his.

Seth held me close. He was always so gentle, even as he kissed me, and it felt so good.

When he finally pulled back, he rested his forehead against mine, all but forcing me to meet his utterly concerned gaze.

"WHY are you still crying?" he whispered, fully and only concerned for me.

"Your family hates me… because of what I am," I choked out, my voice barely audible. A new batch of tears flowed at the thought. Seth kissed a few of them away before meeting my gaze again.

"The only person who dislikes you is Leah… and I'm going to make her change that opinion soon, even if I have to do it myself," Seth promised me. "My mother doesn't hate you, she was just upset at me for not telling her right away… SHE only wants to see me happy."

I only nodded, believing him, again, without question. I knew he wouldn't lie to me…

I wish I'd realized that earlier.

Seth continued to simply hold me for a bit longer until he finally sighed. I looked up at him, my eyes questioning.

"I should probably get you home," he said to me, smiling, but then the tone of his voice lowered, "…it looks like you didn't get much sleep." He winced.

"It's not your fault," I soothed, stroking his cheek.

Seth smiled a bit, leaning his head into my cheek. "Sure, sure," he said.

"What home do you mean?" I asked after a second.

Seth opened his eyes, which had closed when I'd stroked his cheek, and grinned a bit more. "Well, my mother would still like to meet you; you could take a nap at my house."

"Well then where would you sleep? You like rather tired to," I told him.

Seth shook his head and sighed in exasperation. "Then we'll go to the Cullens'… and I'll take a nap on their couch." His grin grew.

"Seth…" I scolded. He rolled his eyes, but then turned his gaze to me, grabbing my face between his hands.

"I don't like being that far away from you," he whispered almost… seductively as he unleashed the full power of his beautiful deep blue eyes on me.

I lost my train of thought.

Seth smiled. "So, are we going to the Cullens' then?"

I nodded. "Uh… yeah, sure," I managed to say, shaking my head a bit to clear my now jumbled thoughts.

Seth smiled. "You wanna race there? Or do you want to ride there?" he asked.

I beamed. "Well… I know you'll beat me if we race, but I do love to run," I began to say.

Seth shook his head and stepped back a bit into the trees (well more than a bit, but he took big steps). I sighed; my back was to him as he shifted.

Suddenly, something poked me in the back. I spun around and came face to face with a big black nose that belonged to my sandy wolf.

Yes, MY sandy wolf. He was mine.

Seth grinned a wolfy-grin at me and gestured, with his massive head, to his back. I sighed but quickly hopped on, keeping my head down low, my legs bent upwards, and my head level with the top of his so I could look out between his ears.

Seth barked out a laugh before launching himself into the abyss of trees.

I kept my head down as he ran, loving the feeling of his fur in my fingers. I unconsciously stroked him. Seth looked back at me, grinning. Then he let out a… rumble… kind of like a purr… of satisfaction. I ruffled his ears and laughed.

Seth ran with power; I could feel his muscles beneath me ripple constantly as he ran. He ran faster than some vampires I'd seen… and it was sort of a thrill to me as we ran. I loved the speed.

Soon, I could hear the river to the left of us, so I knew we were close. Seth slowed down and stopped a ways away from the house. I sighed, wrapping my arms under his head and snuggling closer for a second before letting go a getting off.

I was a dog person, as you can tell…

Or maybe I was just a Seth person…

Seth flicked his head forward, signaling for me to go on ahead. I kissed his muzzle and ran ahead into the trees…

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I will write more as soon as possible~

~KKCopper)