(A/N: Thnx for all the reviews~ Even though I only got 3 out of the 5 I'd wanted. Lol, like I'd told team-twilight, I'm impatient~ *hehe, yours counted for 3 like you'd wanted team-twilight!*

Enjoy~~)

I saw… the most beautiful beach I'd ever seen. The sand was white and unpolluted on, yet scattered naturally with drift wood. The water was pure and clean… and the sun was peeking out from behind the clouds.

It was a picture-worthy scene.

Seth wrapped his arms around my wait from behind me. "You like it?" he whispered in my ear, making me shiver.

I nodded.

Seth chuckled in my ear, and then kissed me under my ear. "Good, I was hoping you would."

I laughed and suddenly pushed him away, kicking off my sandals and running down the beach at full speed, making sand fly everywhere behind me.

I heard Seth laugh before chasing me. I squealed.

Suddenly, Seth had me around the waist. He picked me up and spun me in a circle. 'Where do you think you are going missy?" he teased.

I squealed, squirming in his arms.

"I hope you can swim," Seth suddenly said in my ear. I squealed again.

"No, no, no, no! MY DRESS!" I screamed.

Seth sighed, kissing my cheek. "It is very pretty."

He let me go for a second and I slipped off my dress, tossing it by where I'd set down our bags a few feet away.

I was about to run again when Seth grabbed me around the waist, leaving me no escape.

"No, no, no, no," I giggled again.

Seth only laughed and tossed me into the water.

I landed with a splash, going under. When I broke the surface, I glared at him.

"YOU are going to pay for that," I threatened smiling.

Seth laughed. "Not if I dive in willingly," he joked and got into the water, swimming over to me.

I splashed him with a huge wall of water the second he was within range.

"Hey!" Seth protested. He shook his head, making water fly everywhere, like a dog shaking off his coat.

I squealed when some of the water droplets hit me, and quickly splashed him again.

When the water went down, Seth was nowhere in sight. I turned in circles, searching for him. I was about to call his name when something grabbed my ankle.

I screamed and kicked.

Seth popped up holding his nose. "Ouch," he muttered.

I smiled a bit, resting a hand on his cheek. "Sorry, girls don't like to think they are getting assaulted. My instincts kicked in… You should have known better then to grab my ankle," I teased, but then I stepped closer to him and kissed his nose… which was bleeding.

No, no, no, no

I held my breath and darted out of the water as fast as I could. Next thing I knew, I was standing at the edge of the forest, watching Seth with wary eyes.

Seth walked slowly closer. "Angel, what's a matter?" he asked, a bit confused, but then he pulled the hand back that had been on his nose and noticed the blood. "I'm sorry…" he instantly whispered, trying to wipe off the blood.

"You have nothing to apologize for," I told him in a stern voice, using up my breath. I inhaled slowly just as the wind blew from behind me, making the air safe. "I'm the one who kicked you."

"Krystle, I should have known better than to–" he began to argue.

I stepped closer. "No," I snapped, "I'm the damn vampire; it's MY fault for even thinking about hurting you! It's MY weakness that's the problem here… not anything you did…" I dropped my gaze to the ground after admitting this, not wanting to look him in the eyes.

I heard the water stir, then the soft padding of feet as Seth came closer. I shied back, but he didn't hesitate, winding his arms around my waist.

"I'm not afraid of you…" he told me in a soft voice that was filled with love. It made me happy to hear it, and guilty at the same time, knowing I didn't deserve it…

Seth leaned a bit closer. "Inhale…" he coaxed.

I shook my head, but I was running out of oxygen…

Seth leaned in even closer, his mouth only an inch away from my left ear. "Inhale…" he coaxed again in a softer voice.

I sighed and did as told (since I was officially out of oxygen just as I'd sighed). I inhaled slowly, wincing a bit… but it was manageable.

Then, I clutched myself to Seth, letting out my sobs.

"Sh…" he soothed, rubbing my back in slow, gentle strokes.

We stood there for a bit, me sobbing and Seth comforting, until I finally managed to control the sobs, though the tears still flowed.

Suddenly, Seth scooped me up in his arms and walked me over to the spot where we'd set the towels. He spread one out and sat down on it before burying his face in my hair.

"Don't cry," he whispered, his voice muffled by my hair. "Please don't cry… It hurts me to see you hurt…"

I stopped my tears, though my lip still quivered a bit. Then, I spoke. "You don't know what it feels like to want to hurt the person you love…" I whispered, "especially when it's your instinct… and even if you don't WANT to hurt anyone… there isn't anything you can do about it… You need to…" A few more tears rolled down my cheek.

"You'd be surprised what I know… I do know how you feel…" Seth said, pulling back but looking at the ground.

"Tell me what you're thinking… what you mean…" I instructed him softly, using my hand to turn his face so I could look him in the eyes.

Seth sighed; he appeared to be regretting speaking. He was reluctant to talk, but with the raising of one of my eyebrows, he gave in.

"Do you remember Emily?" he started, situating me so that I was now seated sideways on his lap.

I nodded. "The girl Sam imprinted on…"

"Yes," Seth said, also nodding. Then he hesitated. "Do you remember… the scar on her face?"

"Yes…" I said, trailing off. I wondered what point he was trying to get to. "What happened to her?"

Seth sighed again. "Well… the story any HUMAN knows, that knows her, is that she was mauled by a bear…"

My eyes widened a bit as I realized what he was getting to. He continued.

"It was actually… Sam… He'd let his control slip… gotten angry one time… Em was too close, and now she's scarred for life," he explained, finishing in a whisper. His head had gradually gotten out of my hold and was turned down again as I found the words to reply to him.

"He phased…" I said. My soft voice was filled with shock and disbelief.

Seth nodded, wincing. He slowly peeked up at me under his bangs, a wary look in his eyes.

I understood, suddenly, why he hadn't wanted to tell me this… He was afraid of my reaction… of any change in feeling I may have towards HIM…

I used my hands to pull his face up to mine again, staring deep into his eyes. "Seth, you will never do that to me, I know you won't," I said, my voice filled with the conviction and utter belief of my statement.

"You don't know that!" he snapped, a furious look in his eyes. He scrambled to his feet, shoving me off in the same fluid movement. He was breathing heavily. "You don't know how I've FOUGHT to keep control sometimes! Like when you were crying in my arms when I found you in the forest, your tears were the only thing that kept me from exploding in anger at Leah!"

Seth stood there, looming over me, breathing hard… his eyes filled with rage… I'd never seen him this way before… and it scared me. My instincts from BEFORE we'd met were starting to take over my mind… I wanted to run.

Seth must have seen the shock… and fear in my eyes, because in the next instant he began to calm down. His breathing instantly became softer… and a VERY regretful and sorrow-filled expression came to his face. He knelt down in front of me and I flinched back a bit. He winced, but spoke anyways.

"I'm so sorry Krystle… I don't know what came over me. I didn't mean to scare you…" he whispered, reaching out slowly to brush a lose strand of hair behind my ear. "I'm sorry…" he whispered again.

Seth opened his arms to me and I snuggled close. He slowly began to rock me back and forth.

"I'm sorry…" he whispered again.

We sat there for a bit in silence. Then Seth spoke.

"We've been arguing… or yelling… or scaring each other too much during these past few hours… We were supposed to have fun today…" he mused.

I managed a small smile, and turned to run my hand through the hair on the back of his head. "Then let's forget about everything negative that's happened and have some fun until your mom arrives. Shall we?" I suggested in a soft voice.

Seth managed a small smile too. "What would you like to do?"

I stood up, taking both of Seth's hands in mine as I did. I swung my arms back and forth. "Let's swim," I suggested.

Seth hopped up and we raced down to the water. We dove in, kicking and splashing as we did.

We same for another good ten minutes when Seth paused, as did I. He'd heard something.

Then, Seth smiled at me. "My mom's here."

S POV

Krystle and I got out of the water, heading over to our towels, hand in hand, just as my mom stepped out of the woods, carrying a picnic basket. She smiled at me, but seemed a bit wary of Krystle still… I knew it would take a while for her to get used to her, and she'd never REALLY met her, but it still made me a bit defensive.

I walked Krystle over to my mom, both of us paused.

"Mom, this is Krystle. Krystle, this is my mom, Sue," I introduced. Krystle held out her hand and my mom shook it.

"Nice to finally meet you," Krystle said, smiling. My mom nodded back, also smiling a little bit.

We headed over to the towels. I let go of Krystle's hand and grabbed the third one we had in our bag before spreading them all out, side by side. Then, we all sat down.

"What'd you bring?" I asked my mom, smiling.

She smiled back. "Sandwiches, your favorite, and some grapes," she informed us.

Krystle laughed a bit. "I wasn't sure what you would bring, so I brought two bags of chips and five waters. I know how Seth eats," she teased, elbowing me. I smiled warmly at her, she knew me.

My mom actually laughed too. Krystle was just like that, she made everyone smile, and everyone liked her, once you got the chance to know her… Leah just needed to open up, see past her prejudice…

"Don't worry," my mom said, smiling at Krystle, "I brought, and made, at LEAST 15."

Krystle smiled. "Good," she giggled.

My mom grabbed some plates out of the basket and gave them to us before handing out the sandwiches. She gave me three to start, leaving the basket open so I could grab more whenever.

Krystle ate two, my mom ate one. We all shared the grapes (though I mainly stuck with the chips) and my mom and Krystle shared a bag of chips, I ate the other one. I used two of the water bottles we'd brought and mom and Krystle each used one, leaving one left.

During our meal, my mom and Krystle talked. After a while they started sharing stories… and some of them got quite embarrassing on my mom's side… Like the time I'd sleep-walked into the Kitchen and peed in the sink… or the time Leah had convinced me that I was from the zoo (I'd acted like a monkey for a week)… By the end of each of her stories, the girls were laughing and I was blushing. Krystle gave me a kiss on the cheek after one of them though.

"Don't worry, I think they're cute," she informed me. I smiled at her, but it didn't help the embarrassment.

Finally, after story time, we decided to leave. We packed up and headed back through the woods.

"I had a wonderful time. It was nice to finally meet you formally," my mom told Krystle, who smiled at her.

"You too," she said, grinning as I held her (my arm was around her shoulder).

My mom came over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Remember your curfew," she told me in her mom voice. Then she waved at Krystle once before getting into her vehicle and driving away.

Krystle turned to face me. "Ready to go back to the Cullens' house?" she asked smiling.

I brought my face down so I could touch my nose to hers. "As long as you are there," I informed her with a warm grin.

Krystle brought her lips to mine, wrapping her arms around my neck. I moaned a bit… She pulled back too soon though.

"I'll be there," she promised in a low whisper. I only smiled, unable to think of a coherent response, still flushed by her kiss.

"Then let's go," I managed after a bit. I opened the car door for her, tossed the stuff in back, got in myself… and then we drove home.

(A/N: Okay, what'd you think? I love reviews~ BTW; the next chapter is going to be for Valentine's Day. I know that's today, so it's gonna be a little late XD. Thnx for all you faithful viewers, now take a second and review! And, for those of you who don't like to write out a LONG review, PLZ just put a simple "Nice" or "Good" or "More" even, every little bit counts.

~~Happy Valentine's Day~~

~KKCopper)