A/N : Seth's turn! I've been super excited to write this in his perspective. :)

Disclaimer: Don't own any recognizable characters or the Twilight saga.

Seth POV

I woke up with the taste of lipstick and cheap alcohol in my mouth.

I groaned, and shielded my eyes from the light pouring in the window at seven in the morning. C'mon, really? Seven in the morning!

I rolled over to figure out what the hell happened. I know I got invited to a party last night...had a few drinks...

Well, maybe more than a few drinks.

I checked my surroundings. I was in my own bed, I think. I was alive, barely. However, I was not alone.

I looked over to see a blonde laying face down in between my sheets. By the look of her, she was naked, and fairly pretty. I started panicking, because I didn't remember taking her home with me.

I lifted up the sheets to look down at myself. I was still wearing the condom. I sighed in relief; drunk me at least had enough sense to use protection.

My head pounding painfully, I swung my legs over to the side of the bed. I felt lightheaded and sick, but I fought through it to reach down for my boxers. I padded into the kitchen to make coffee.

Living in Idaho, there wasn't a plethora of parties to go to. It wasn't like the Cullens lived in big cities anyways. I moved with Jake and Embry here, and since Embry was gone until tomorrow and Jake had a wife, I was bored out of my mind.

Well, until last night.

I remember my co-worker John was having a huge party at his house. He had apparently been a frat boy in college, and took his teachings to heart.

That party was insane.

He lived far away enough in the country to not attract copious amounts of attention from the police, so it would be safe to say that it was nothing short of a party.

I groaned again when my stomach rolled, but I held onto it. I plopped down on the couch, but the motion was too fast, and my stomach rolled again for the second time, except dangerously.

"Oh god," I muttered, and ran to the sink since there was no way I was getting to the bathroom in time. I threw up everything I drank the night before, and let me tell you, it was a lot.

"Holy shit, I'm never drinking again," I swore to myself and gave a mental point to the Hangover God, who was having his merry way with me today.

I looked outside and saw fresh snow on the ground. I vaguely remember it being cold last night, not that it bothered me.

"Sethy boy," she slurred, drunkenly hanging onto my arm. I usually didn't like people calling me 'Sethy,' but tonight, it was hilarious. I snorted.

"You're cute when you snort," she said seriously, her eyes huge with an apparently massive secret that she told me. It was too much. I doubled over, laughing until my sides hurt painfully.

We stumbled out into the cold night air. I didn't feel much, but she immediately started shivering.

Mandy? Miranda? Melissa? I couldn't remember her name, but I slung an arm around her shoulders like she was my best friend in the entire world. My vision started to blur slightly.

She took this as an opportunity. She stepped closely into me and wrapped her arms around my neck. She tugged my neck down to meet her mouth, and my lips touched her ungracefully.

She tasted like lipstick and vodka. We stood there like this, kissing, hands roaming brazenly. A few guys from their car egged us on, encouraging me to bring her home. Why not? She was super funny.

"Come home with me," I slurred into her ear.

She giggled, which made me laugh. I laughed so hard I fell onto the pavement with a loud oof, and she dog-piled on top of me, laughing the entire time.

I didn't remember what happened after that. Apparently, I did take her home with me.

I saw my yellow Camaro parked haphazardly on the curb. What the hell? I slapped my forehead.

I drove. I can't believe I was so irresponsible.

The woman stirred, and woke up with a groan on her own lips. She didn't get around to putting clothes on. She shot off to the bathroom. I heard her empty her stomach contents into the toilet.

When she emerged, I was standing in the kitchen, pouring myself a cup of coffee. Thankfuly being a wolf, the massive headache I woke up with was now just a dull pain. She did not seem so lucky.

She was wearing my t-shirt from last night. She stumbled into my kitchen with bags under her eyes and her eyebrows scrunched painfully.

"I don't know what happened," she said honestly, and helped herself to a mug and coffee and creamer.

I shrugged, and took a sip of my coffee.

"Do you need a ride home?" I asked her.

"Yeah. I live just a few miles from here."

"Well, after I finish my coffee, I'll take you home," I told her with a smile.

That was me, perpetually nice, even though I was practically kicking her out of my house. She smiled back at me, and walked to the bedroom to locate the clothes that had been strewn all over the room. She held up her party dress, which was covered in mud and other obscenities.

"Um..." she began, grimacing.

"You can keep the shirt," I told her, grabbing my keys. Alice would make me throw it out anyways.

She nodded, and grabbing her shoes and purse, she followed me out into the car. Thankfully, neither of us were in the mood to talk, and she directed me home without much other conversation.

When I pulled up in front of an apartment complex, I looked at her. She smiled sheepishly. "Sorry about last night..."

"Don't worry about it. It was fun."

Her eyebrows scrunched together. "Yeah. Fun."

We both looked at each other, and then burst out laughing.

"Honestly," I said, "I don't remember anything past you dog-piling me last night."

She grinned. "Neither do I."

I held out my hand. "I'm Seth Clearwater, nice to meet you."

She shook it. "Maisy Cavanaugh, nice to meet you too."

She released my hand and sighed, and looked up at a top floor. "I should go."

"Bye," I said, reaching over to give her a hug. I thought this was acceptable. I mean, I just had sex with the woman, for crying out loud.

She stumbled out of my car and gave me a little wave before marching up the steps in Walk of Shame fashion. I chuckled, and peeled away from the curb.

When I got home, I changed my sheets and got in the shower. I still smelled like alcohol and Maisy.

I took my cell phone into the bathroom with me, out of impulse. I just had a feeling.

Like clockwork, five minutes into my shower with soap still in my hair, I heard my phone ring. I dried my hand off before putting it on speaker. "Yeah?"

"Hey Seth, it's Jake," he greeted, "...What's that noise?"

"The shower."

"You answered in the shower?" he chuckled.

I laughed. "Yeah. At this exact moment, I am currently shampooing my hair. What's up?"

"Um, this is kinda hard to explain, but..." he paused, "Alice and Jasper went hunting today, and they picked up the scent of fresh blood. Well, Japser doesn't have to best control so he bolted, and Alice went to go investigate. She walked in on a vampire and human."

"Feeding?" I asked warily. I felt a whisper of heat shiver down my spine.

"No. This is where things get sketchy. She walked in on the human woman giving birth. To a hybrid baby, like Ness."

I dropped the bottle in my hands. "Are you kidding?"

"Nope. The baby's here. The vampire watching her give birth was just standing there smiling, apparently."

"That's sick." The mental picture made my stomach roll for a third time. Who would just stand there and watch a woman be torn apart from the inside out?

"I know. So Edward and Carlisle tracked Alice, who basically went into the vampire version of shock. I don't blame her; you know how Shortie is, she's just a good person, and that was a horrifying scene...well, Edward tore the leech up and lit him on fire, and the woman died a little bit afterwards. Alice and Jasper are keeping the baby. They named her Seraphina Marie."

I shook my head. "This sounds like some bad gothic horror movie."

"It's all too much to believe, right? I remember when vampires could die with a wooden stake to the heart and sunlight. Now, they're sparkly and reproductive."

That would have been funny if not for the mental image still ricocheting in my skull.

"I don't know what to think," I told him honestly.

"I get you. I haven't met her yet; we're on our way over. Nessie's jumping up in down in her seat right now. Despite the horror of what just happened, Nessie's excited to have a cousin." I could almost hear Jacob roll his eyes.

"Hey, I'm not bouncing!" Nessie complained.

I heard Jacob suck in a breath to make a comeback. Before I could stick around for the beginnings of an arguement, I decided to cut them off short. "Hey, I'll see you in a few."

"'Kay. See you in a few, man." He hung up.

I washed the soap out of my hair. Really? A baby? It wasn't every day you saw a mother mutilated by her own baby in the middle of a forest. It must have been quite to coincidence to have Alice come across that.

Going quicker than I originally intended, I was out of the shower only five minutes later. I threw on the first clean clothes I saw, and I was still pulling my shoes on when I walked out to my car.

The drive to the Cullen's was about ten minutes long. I couldn't shake the feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was calling for me there. It was pulling me along, and I felt like I had no choice but to obey.

I pulled into the long gravel driveway of the Cullen mansion. I quickly threw my car into park when I got there, and I stomped up the steps to the door.

I pulled open the door, and saw that Rosalie was bent over the presumed baby, putting something on her. My feet acted to its own accord, dragging me closer, willing the blonde vampire to move.

Rosalie moved out of the way, and Seraphina's unusual dark-blue eyes met mine.

I was automatically filled with a glowing light that seemed to come from this little girl in Jacob's arms. It centered me, and I felt everything that I once was being snipped away by her force. My sister, my mother, my dead father, my allegiance to my new pack, my love for my old one, all floated away on its own accord. Nothing else mattered to me as I felt myself connect to her, as strong as a million iron bars, the new very center of my universe.

Seraphina Marie smiled at me.

My heart expanded, and my feet continued to move me to where she was. Vaguely, I heard snarling in the background. And then she was suddenly snatched from my line of sight.

My eyes peeled away from Seraphina long enough to see Jasper being held back by Emmett and Edward. His eyes were trained at me, and he was going to lunge; his golden eyes literally turning black with fury. Bella and Alice stepped into him line of sight, trying to calm him down. Rosalie and Nessie were standing in the corner clutching Seraphina, who was desperately trying to reach for me and giving out little grunts of frustration when her need- yes, need, I felt it like it was my own- wasn't being listened to by her new cousin and aunt.

My feet started drifting towards her when I felt a restraining hand on my shoulder. Jacob. "Dude, deja vu. I know it's tempting, but take it with a grain of salt." His eyes drifted over to my imprint's furious father.

Jasper's hissing and snarling had quieted down to a simple murderous glare in my direction. Alice had cupped his face with her hands, forcing him to listen to her. Yes, Alice, please keep your husband from killing me, I thought panickily.

"Jazz, there's nothing we can do," Alice pleaded, "They're soul mates-" She was cut off by his hissing. "You know there's nothing we can do, and you know by Jacob and Nessie's experience that she'll always have the very best babysitter, best friend, and when the time comes, boyfriend." Jasper winced at the last part. "Besides, it's Seth. You like Seth. He's a good kid."

Jasper's murderous glare softened ever so slightly. "Why are you okay with this, Alice?" he choked out.

"Honestly?" she asked, "Because I love Seth. Granted, I think imprinting is the weirdest phenomenon I have ever seen, but I like Seth. He's too sweet for his own good. If I had to choose anyone to imprint on our daughter, it would be him."

I felt a swell of love for that little pixie over there. "Love ya too, Alice."

She continued, "Jazz, just tune into the emotions he's feeling right now."

"I witnessed everything," he growled out with clenched teeth.

"Uncle Jazz," Nessie piped in, "If you witnessed it, you should know that the feelings he feels right now are 100% pure. All he wants is to be the best protecter she can ever have. And from a first-hand experience, I can tell you that growing up with your imprint is the greatest." She shot a little smile at Jake, and he grinned back.

Jasper seemed at least somewhat pacified. Alice turned around and smiled at me. It was strained a little bit, but it was a smile, and it was genuine. "I'm trusting that you won't hurt her." By the look on her face, I knew that Alice was probably the greater force to be reckoned with. She would make Jasper look tame, and that in itself was scary enough.

I sobered up immediately. "Never. She's my life too, now." As soon as I said them, I could feel them resonating into my skin. Seraphina Marie was my life now, and surprisingly, I was completely okay with that.

She seemed pleased by my answer.

"Can I?" I pleaded, meeting Jasper's eyes and motioning towards my imprint.

He grimaced, but looked at his wife, and then turned around to look at his daughter. Seraphina was now wailing for me, and Rosalie and Nessie were wincing, the sound slicing their eardrums. It was heartbreaking, and my muscles started to quiver with the pain of staying stationary while my imprint was unhappy. My eyes became hopelessly begging.

He took one more look at me, quivering and helpless, and shook his head. "Fine," he grunted, and stomped out of the room, muttering to himself.

I wasted no time. I crossed to room in three strides and stooped to pick up Seraphina from Rose's arms, giving her a sheepish smile while doing so. She just rolled her golden eyes.

Seraphina's wails instantly quieted, and she looked up at me with a grin on her face. I touched the little dimple on her porcelain cheek.

So fast I didn't have time to react, she whipped her head around and bit down on my index finger hungrily.

"Ow!" I yelped, and yanked my finger back. A pout instantly formed on her face. I hestitated for only a second when I sighed, and put my finger back in her mouth. A chorus of laughter sprang up from my vampire friends.

"Can we get her something to eat?" I grumbled, my finger throbbing painfully. I winced as she sucked harder.

Edward shot the room and emerged ten seconds later with a bottle of blood. "Sorry about that." The grin on his face said he most definitely was not sorry. He winked at me before handing me the bottle.

I chuckled, and pulled my finger out of her mouth. It was swollen and red. Before her face could slip back into a pout which would send me over the edge, I put the bottle in between her lips. She sucked hungrily, and her eyes met mine.

It was a bit unsettling just how intelligent her eyes were. They memorized every detail on my face with inquisitive judgement. Tenatively, she reached out to put a hand on my face. I halfway expected her to have the same gift as Nessie, but she didn't. She put her hand on my face to feel my skin, nothing more.

"That's precious," Bella said, holding hands with Edward and Nessie. Nessie had her arm around Jacob, who was looking down at her with eyes full of love and devotion.

I briefly wondered if I'd be doing the same thing in six years. Then again, by the way Jasper snapped his teeth at me, I didn't think there would be any friendly feeling towards me for awhile.

Edward chuckled. "Jasper likes you, that's the problem. He feels like he should automatically hate you, but he doesn't. He's pissed."

I smiled and shook my head at his logic. I looked down at my imprint again just to stare at her, like it was essential to my survival. It was, I realized.

I had never seen something so perfect.

She was the most adorable baby I ever saw. She had dark, wavy hair that fell to her shoulders already. Her creamy white skin had a slight flush, but it wasn't pronounced as Nessie's fiery looks. Her eyes were the most unusual shade of blue I had ever seen. Her blue was so dark that unless you were really looking, you'd think they were black. Her little white dress barely hung onto her frame, since she was smaller than Nessie had been at birth. Seraphina's hand left my cheek and went to rest on my heart. A small smile formed on her face. I smiled back at her.

"I love you too, kiddo."

I kissed her hair, and as I held her tightly to me as she drifted off to sleep. Nessie came over to sit next to me.

"I'm happy for you, Seth," she said, and kissed my cheek. I smiled at her.

"Thanks, Ness."

She looked down at her cousin.

"She's pretty," she commented, and ran her fingers through her locks.

"I agree. She's definitely a cute kid," I commented, feeling a swell of pride for my sleeping imprint.

"Say cheese!" Bella said, emerging with a top-of-the-line camera. I barely had a chance to look up and smile before she clicked off the camera. Edward stood next to his wife, rolling his eyes.

Alice came back into the living room. Her face was strained a little bit, but she was smiling. Renesmee stood up to make room for her aunt to sit down next to me.

"I've barely had a chance to call her my daughter," Alice said. She gave me a small, sad smile.

I wrapped my free arm around her. "Alice, thank you for sticking up for me. That means a lot. I know you don't necessarily like the idea of me imprinting on her, but I just want you to know that she is everything to me now. I promise to love her properly, in the way someone as special as her deserves to be loved for the rest of her long life, and now, my long life too."

She nodded under my arm. "I wasn't lying when I said I love you, Seth. I've always considered you a part of this family, just as much as Jacob or anyone else. You've saved us repeatedly, and you have always treated us like people instead of predators. And now...you've imprinted on my daughter. My barely a-day-old daughter."

"Well, I guess I can only hope to change your mind eventually." If it had to be done, I would do it.

Alice trilled a laugh. "Seth, you don't have to change my mind about anything. In a way, this is a blessing. Now my daughter will grow up with someone she can always count on. It's just a bittersweet day, that's all. I went from watching something horrible to seeing goodness come out of it. And then I saw that certain goodness find her soulmate at a day old. Today's hardly a normal day."

"Something definitely good came out of it, and I agree, this is by far not a normal day," I told her, smiling.

She smiled back, and got up to go dig out some more baby clothes, I was presuming.

Esme walked into the room. "May I hold my granddaughter for a little bit? I haven't had much of a chance," she said with a sweet smile. I automatically handed her Seraphina.

I stood up and stretched my muscles, and gave Seraphina one last, long look. Jacob eyed me from the foyer, and waved me forward. "Phase with me?" he asked.

I consented, and we ran out into the woods to phase. I felt my muscles shimmer and expand and change as I dropped to the forest floor on four paws.

How you holdin' up, man? Jacob asked.

Today's been...interesting, I chuckled.

If by interesting you mean life-changing, most definitely, he mused.

We were silent for a few minutes, and we both shot off into seperate directions to complete a wide arc for patrolling.

So when were you planning on telling everyone about your half-human, half-vampire imprint? he asked.

When were you planning on telling everyone a mother got ripped to shreds by a baby in a forest with a vampire watching? I asked back. I tried not to think about my little angel being the one to do that.

He chuckled. Touche.

I mulled it over for a few minutes. Well, the Elders won't have an issue. The guys will be happy for me at least, but I'm kinda worried about Leah...

He winced. Yeah, but don't let her get to you. Technically, for all intents and pruposes I'm still her Alpha, so if she gives you too much grief, I'll tell her to put a muzzle on it.

I think she'll be fairly okay. She might take a few swipes at me, knock down a couple of trees, be mad for a couple of days, but I think she'll be all right, eventually.

Leah usually is. She's strong. She'll get over it, Jake thought, thinking of all the times Leah has saved our asses. The Volturi visit, Jake was having a panic attack the entire time, thinking about Nessie's safety. She's the one that got all of our heads in the game. She basically became the Alpha.

I wouldn't have used the term 'panic attack,' Jacob thought, chuckling.

Are you kidding? I've never seen a guy worry so much in my entire life. I think that's why Ness's such a worrier. You rubbed off on her, I teased.

Jacob rolled his eyes.

We had finished our arc, and we arrived back at our clothes. We phased and changed quickly before heading back to the Cullen manor.

Just as we were about to walk up the steps, Jasper opened the door and walked outside. I felt myself involuntarily gulp.

"Seth, I want you to know that I'm not angry anymore." Jasper's tone was even. I wasn't sure if this was a good or bad sign.

"Edward and Nessie talked me out of my...funk. But just promise me something." He met my eyes unwaveringly. I met his, but I probably looked a lot more nervous. My palms started getting slick. C'mon Seth, hold it together!

"Don't get yourself all worked up," Jasper said, smiling lightly, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "I'm not going to attack you. I just don't want to see my little girl get hurt. I'm relying on their words and Jacob and Nessie's experience that you aren't going to hurt her."

Just the thought of hurting her made me feel sick. "I wouldn't ever. Call it self-preserving, but she's my life now...if she hurts, I hurt equally as bad."

He nodded, his eyes tight. "I'm trusting you, Seth."

I nodded at him, and he walked past us, and shot off into the trees without a backward glance.

I was frozen until Jacob slapped my back. "You lucky son-of-a-bitch. You get people sticking up for you left and right, and all I got was a newborn vampire mother try to kill me."

I rolled my eyes. "If you don't recall, he did try to kill me."

"At least they stopped him," he grumbled.

I laughed, and we entered the house. For the first time since becoming a wolf, I felt whole as I walked back to my soul. For as long as I lived, I knew this is how it would always be.