I have finally gotten this written… I've grown slightly out of touch with Seth's POV. I have the next chapter planned out and I just need to type it up. It should clear some confusions up. And yes, many of you guessed right (I think I gave too obvious of a hint), though not completely. It will be interesting though… This chapter, I'm afraid, will be shorter than the last since Seth was sleeping for most of it.

Ok, now the disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT! I love it and I own this plot and Kathleen, but nothing else. It's all Stephenie Meyer's.

Seth's POV:

I had held Kathleen gently in my arms when I had noticed her shaking- out of fear? Or from the cold? I stayed that way, cradling her in my arms, for a while before I realized that she was starting to sweat. I stepped away, settling down into a chair nearby.

Once I sat down, I truly realized how tired I really was. I had closed my eyes for only a moment when I drifted into a dreamless sleep.

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I opened my eyes slowly some time later, looking towards Kathleen's bed. I quickly sprang up when I realized that she wasn't there anymore.

I ran to the staircase and downstairs, expecting her to be somewhere in the area, but she wasn't. I checked everywhere- upstairs, downstairs, and outside. I was growing frantic. For some reason her scent wasn't traceable, so I couldn't track her down. I sat down, my worry growing every second while my need for her grew at the same time.

Edward chose to show up at that moment. He dashed in with the others from their planned hunting trip (having Kathleen around didn't help with their appetites, so they were being cautious) and immediately caught on to my distressed thoughts. He frowned.

"I'm sorry, but I can't bring you any good news. It appears that Nessie disappeared too. Jacob's been frantic, but I have a feeling that he's trying to hide something from me since he's been thinking of just running and he hasn't tried to track Nessie down yet." His frown deepened as he read my thoughts more in depth. "Kathleen's not traceable? Strange. Thinking about it," He continued, "I haven't heard her for a while. I wonder if the two things are linked."

"I think Nessie and maybe some of the other werewolves are in on it, since I haven't been able to see her at all since this morning. It's been giving me a horrible headache, and I haven't even been trying to focus on her." Alice piped up, bouncing through the doorway with Jasper in tow. She seemed slightly less energetic than usual though, and seemed quite glad to be nearby. "Thank goodness you're here though. You werewolves always help when you're here when I have these kind of headaches."

I didn't pay much attention to what she said after the part that she couldn't see Kathleen. Edward started talking, but I was already sinking deeper into despair. I needed Kathleen like I needed air, and no one could find her!

I felt a cold hand on my shoulder and heard Edward speak to me in a very low tone. "Don't worry Seth; I'm sure we'll be able to find her soon. I think that Jacob might be attempting to hide where they are because Nessie wanted him to, so if we can get it out of him it should be relatively easy to find her." He gave me a small pat before turning back to the others.

I gave a relieved sigh. She should be in my arms soon. I got up slowly, that thought in my head, as I gazed towards the open door.

I was slightly surprised to find that the sun was already starting to set. I started to get worried again as I thought of Kathleen's apparent lack of balance, and that she might trip and get hurt in the increasing dark…

I had to stop those thoughts for the moment. If Nessie was with her and Jake did know about it she would be perfectly safe. I had to keep thinking that.

My eyes once again started to focus on the door and I could just barely see something. My heart fluttered in my chest towards her. She was too far away to see me, but I immediately was cheered. I gave a smile, glad she was almost here.

Edward gasped, and I noticed that his expression turned to one of frustration and fury. It also showed some worry. He whispered in a quiet fury.

"Renesmee has told her about us." He continued as the others hissed angrily. "She didn't appear surprised, according to Nessie's thoughts. She also told her about the werewolves, including imprinting." He still appeared annoyed as the others started to hiss things to each other.

I felt a bit shocked. So Nessie had told her about all of us and Jake had known about it? I pondered that in my head.

"Actually Seth, Leah knew too. She had a long conversation with Kathleen afterwards." Edward informed me, still turned towards the others.

Great. So the others had known and had let me freak out about her having disappeared? I knew they probably didn't mean any harm, but I had still freaked out. I had also wanted to tell Kathleen personally about myself but thinking about it, it was probably better that Nessie had told her. I had had no clue how to break the news to her.

I had thought all this while she was still a good distance away. As I watched her walk slowly towards me, I heard the vampires sit silently and still on the couches in the living room, while the back door opened and I saw Leah and Nahuel walk in silently and solemnly. They both looked away from the others as they settled against the wall behind the couches.

As everyone completely settled down (and Alice's eyes went out of focus, which meant that she was looking into the future) my life walked up the steps to the door. She was being supported by Nessie, who gave me an apologetic look as she let go of Kathleen and walked in. I didn't really care so much as seeing Kathleen's face again.

She appeared half asleep on her feet, which made me worried. I swept her into my arms, feeling how cold she had gotten over the day. I hugged her close to me as I walked over to an empty couch across from the others and set her down gently beside me. I felt her snuggle slightly against me, which slightly alleviated some of my stress. She appeared unharmed at least, and not scared of me.

I noticed how all the vampires were glaring at my love. I felt upset and stood up. I shifted almost unconsciously in front of Kathleen, feeling even more protective of her. I started to speak as I felt them all stare at me.

"It's not either of their faults that she found out so soon. She probably would have asked me anyway and I would have had to tell her. Nessie knew that, and probably wanted her to learn soon before she asked too many questions. Please," I said in a begging tone, "Don't punish either of them. Or else-" My voice caught for a moment before I could continue. "I'll protect both of them. I'll attack you if it means that Kathleen gets spared from your kind of life or Nessie is left alone." I looked over at Jacob, knowing that he knew my request, and he slowly nodded. I had already felt myself shaking, and with his permission now granted transformed.

I felt myself burst through my shorts and t-shirt I had been wearing as I quickly settled into my new form. If it meant that they were kept safe, the clothes didn't really matter. I looked to Kathleen, her face appearing shocked, before settling down in front of her. She would be kept safe.

Edward stood up, giving me a quick glance. "I don't know what she's thinking anymore; it's not like Bella, where it seems like there's no one there, but more like someone put up a wall. Either way, what I've heard from her and seen from her over the time she's been here she has not meant any harm. I agree with Seth; she would have found out either on her own or with help anyway." At that he sat down again by Bella.

I felt relieved at his words. Maybe he would be able to convince the others. I saw that wasn't the case as Jasper stood up.

"She cannot just be left without any consequence. She has to be changed or… disappear. Do you want the Volturi to come again? This time they might decide that Nessie isn't so harmless after all." I growled lowly as I noticed Bella and Edward shudder. No doubt they wouldn't want to relieve that nightmare again. Jasper continued on. "Kathleen must pay the price, no matter how she found out." At that he settled down by Alice, who was once again in another vision.

She stood up almost like she hadn't planned to and spoke. "She cannot die. She can't be changed either. I can't see anything else." Her eyes refocused and she looked towards Kathleen. "I can't see any more of her. I think she's similar to the shape shifters." She down again as Edward's face lit up in recognition. No. She couldn't be one of us, could she?

Edward shook his head slightly, and I felt relieved for a moment. He still appeared deep in thought when his face lit in horror at the same moment as Alice snapped out of her vision and Jasper, unnoticed by me, leaped. "Jasper, no!" I heard two high-pitched voices scream at the same time. I recognized that Kathleen had spoken up at the same time that Alice had. I had no time to ponder this strange fact as Jasper soared through the air and I started to growl, ready to leap on him and pull him off of her. I noticed the horror-struck faces of the others as he leaned towards her neck…

Sorry! I still have that cliff-hanger. Once again, I apologize for such a short chapter. I promise that the next one will be very interesting and good. I also apologize for any errors, as I have just finished this at 1:30 in the morning as I cannot fall asleep. Please review! The poll was put up a bit late (sorry about that!) but I hope that I represented the majority of the opinions for this chapter's POV. Once again, please review!