Sorry for the long wait- I've been busy and had a case of writers (in this case typers) block. I hope this chapter meets all of your expectations.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Twilight. Stephenie Meyer *points to picture of her* owns it. I only own Kathleen.
Kathleen's POV:
I was in the Cullen's house, looking at all of them, Jacob, and Seth. Everyone except for Seth and Nessie were looking at me gravely. I noticed that they were all a little fuzzy around the edges, but I could still see Seth as he changed. I watched, curious and at the same time terrified, as he transformed into a huge sand-colored wolf.
I screamed. I felt something warm on my arm, and I shook with fear. Or was someone else shaking me? I opened my eyes slowly to see Nessie staring at me, grasping me by my arm. She stopped shaking me when she saw that I had stopped screaming.
"What was that about?" She asked, her voice coming out in a quiet and worried hiss. She appeared slightly scared and concerned.
"It was just a dream." I said a little too hurriedly. She raised an eyebrow in reply, but didn't speak for the moment. At that moment I realized that she was definitely not normal. No three-year-old was that intelligent and comprehending. Toddlers also weren't near as fit or fast as she was. The question was what she was…
My train of thought was broken when I heard a slight sound, not unlike paws on a forest floor. Large paws at that. I turned my head slowly, scanning the nearby forest for anything. I didn't spot anything, but then Nessie covered my mouth from behind and put a finger up in a 'hush' position. She pointed at a spot nearby another large tree. I looked closely, but didn't see anything for a moment. Then something reddish-brown walked by the tree, another sandy-colored right behind it.
I gasped. "You didn't say how big they were!" I said to Nessie. The things were huge wolves, easily larger than a grizzly bear. The light-colored one looked a lot like what Seth had changed into in my dream…
I pushed that thought away. It was just nonsense. No one could change into a wolf; that only happened in horror movies and myths. Not that I remembered any particular ones. I felt Nessie take her hand off of my mouth and start to walk towards the reddish brown one. My eyes widened in fear and surprise. Was she crazy or suicidal? That thing could swallow her whole!
She continued forward, and soon reached the giant wolf. She stopped by its huge head and started to pet it. I waited for it to growl at her or eat her or something, but it actually seemed to like it. I heard a low sound kind of like a rough purr, except more like what you would expect to hear from a dog. Nessie turned towards me, still petting the wolf. "You can come and pet S- the sandy one. They don't bite." She added, obviously trying to reassure me.
I rolled my eyes, but still got up. I almost fell down but caught myself in time. I heard the sandy one whimper when I almost fell, and it sounded pained. I felt pity for it. I walked slowly towards it, watching it the whole time. I finally reached it, and cautiously set my hand on its furry head. It felt very soft and warm, and I decided to try to pet it after a moment since it hadn't tried to bite my hand off yet.
It closed its eyes in what appeared to be pleasure and let out the same kind of purr the brown one Nessie was still petting had been making. I felt secure and peaceful, though it could easily be trying to trick me. I trusted it oddly enough. I slowly leaned against the wolf, and I think it got my intention of sitting down because it did just that. I sighed in content as I leaned against the warm creature, closing my eyes. I contemplated where Seth might be, but the only places I knew of were the Cullen's and this forest.
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I had almost fallen asleep again when I felt the wolf I was leaning on shift and Nessie speak up. "Kitty, Ja- the wolves need to go now. They roam a lot, and they don't stay in one spot for too long." I opened my eyes grudgingly to see Nessie standing by where I was lying, holding out a small hand. I sighed, not wanting to leave, before slightly grasping her hand and slowly standing up. She acted like I had pulled her a little off balance, but I had a feeling that she was faking it since she did it a moment too late for a normal child and she should've fallen over in the process. I brushed the dirt and needles off my clothes as the sandy-colored wolf I had come to like greatly stood up at the same time as the other started to jog off. My unusual friend (as I thought of it as) looked back at me, nuzzling me gently with its nuzzle, before trotting off after the other wolf.
"Wow. I didn't expect them to be that friendly." I said, still shocked out of joy.
She laughed slightly, a light, tinkling sound. "I guess it would appear that way at first, but they're really sweeties at heart. Well, all of them except for L- the female. None of them are mates to each other, but she still can be a grump when I see her."
I raised my eyebrows, wondering why she had been about to say something else. I dropped that question, and asked her another. "Why don't they have mates?"
She showed for the slightest moment a bit of shock before changing her expression quickly to one of boredom. "I don't know. Ask them, though you might not understand their answer." She smiled sarcastically.
I asked her another question that was on my mind. "Why are you so smart for your age? You seem more like a teenager or adult."
She paused for a moment, an expression of confusion and horror on her face. "Well-" She started before she looked to her right. "Hi da-Edward." She corrected herself quickly as he appeared. Had she almost said 'dad'? My train of thought was once again interrupted as Edward began to speak.
"Hello Renesmee, Kathleen. You've been outside for quite a while. All of us were getting worried about what happened to you." He smiled like he actually had been worried. I really doubted it. I had a feeling that they let Nessie go almost anywhere by herself. I noticed him frown slightly before he quickly corrected himself. I had a strange feeling that he could read my mind or something. And I wasn't about to give up on that idea.
"Everything was fine; Nessie just introduced me to her wolf friends." I gave a small smile. "They were a little large, but I've learned in the last couple of hours I've been conscious that things are not normal here." I had learned that very well. I knew they all were hiding something; I just hadn't found it out yet. I was determined to though.
Edward gave me a curt nod before walking away, probably back to the house. Nessie took the moment of silence to quickly start walking after him. If she had done it to keep me from questioning her, it worked. They were going so fast that I had to run to keep up with Nessie, and I couldn't do it while talking.
By the time we reached the house (which wasn't long), I was about to fall over from exhaustion. I stumbled over to the nearest thing I could sit on (which was a chair) and flopped down on it exhaustingly. Nessie sat down in a chair next to me, appearing like she was about to talk to me, when Jacob and Seth walked in.
They both appeared tired, bags starting to appear beneath their eyes. Both of them had no shirts on and worn-out shorts. They both walked over to where Nessie and I were sitting, Jacob smiling slightly at Nessie while he picked her up and sat down in her seat while plopping her down in his lap. I looked at Seth, and saw he looked worried.
"Are you alright? You look exhausted." He asked me, and I almost laughed. He looked like he was about to fall over any second, yet he was asking if I was alright.
I composed myself before answering him. "I'm fine; I'm more worried about you. You look like a zombie!" We both laughed lightly, both of us extremely tired. I stood up slowly, and yet even with the extra effort I would have fallen onto my face if it weren't for Seth catching me.
He chuckled lightly. "Still haven't mastered your balance yet?" He said in a slightly teasing but sweet tone of voice. I would have been caught up in the wonder of him if it weren't for Edward suddenly chuckling. Nessie, Jacob, and Bella looked at him like he was crazy, but he whispered something to Bella and all three of them calmed down.
I was still annoyed however, and I attempted to stomp off before falling again. I wasn't even half-way to the floor before I felt Seth's arms around me, and this time I allowed him to pick me up and walk me upstairs to the room I had been for the last couple of days. I was completely exhausted and bewildered. Why was Edward acting so weirdly? Why did Nessie keep on changing what she said at the last second? Why were the wolves so huge, and why didn't they have mates? And I still hadn't learned anything new about Seth. I wanted to know about him most of all. Over the events of the last day I had found that I was becoming more and more enchanted with him.
As I pondered over these things, I soon lost consciousness, drifting first towards the dream I had had earlier. Then, I felt the embrace of his arms, and found that my mind was going in a different direction. That was the first time I dreamed of Seth.
Due to Edward, Renesmee, and of course Seth having large roles in this story, I want to write a chapter from one or more of their point of views. So please when you review say who you would like to hear from. I will also create a poll for this. Thanks for all the reviews I have received so far!
