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Disclaimer: Why do you keep on asking me? I don't want to be tortured by the fact that I don't own Twilight; Stephenie Meyer is the only person that does. You just like making me depressed. STOP!!!! *cricket* Silence! I kill you! (I don't own Achmed the Dead Terrorist for that matter either)
Seth's POV:
"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…
I was ready to jump on Jasper and rip him to shreds when she threw her hand in his way. He bit deep, and I saw her flinch for a moment out of pain. I growled louder, getting ready to leap, when she curled into a ball, feet towards Jasper, and was aiming to kick him in the chest.
Great. Now her legs are going to be broken. Vampires are tougher than the force of her kick. Or so I thought before her feet met his chest and he went flying across the room, crashing into the far wall. Kathleen had quickly turned away and had grabbed a blanket and pressed it against her now bleeding hand.
I felt shocked. How did she kick a vampire, of all things, across a room when she had troubles standing on her own two feet? I gave a quick glance to the others, but they appeared just as shocked as I was. I looked back to Kathleen, who had now turned to face me, a puzzled expression on her face. She looked behind me, and she appeared even more puzzled.
At that moment I heard Jasper get up and dash out of the room. Alice stood up quickly, appearing dazed of all things, before running after Jasper, probably to assure him that at least he hadn't sucked her blood. Alice was a good person, but she could be a little too much of a sweetie to Jasper when it came to this subject.
Kathleen turned back towards me, still appearing like the most puzzled person ever. I turned towards Edward in reply, since I couldn't speak to her. Tell her that everything's alright. I thought. And ask her if he sucked any blood out or anything. If he did… I couldn't finish my thought.
"Seth wants to tell you that everything's alright." Edward said, still having that shocked expression on his face. Of course, I had the same appearance. I growled when he didn't say the second part. "Oh, and does your hand… feel like it's burning?" He edited, annoying me a bit but still serving its purpose.
Amazingly, she appeared even more puzzled. Was that even possible? "It doesn't hurt at all. It stung when he first bit me… Wait a second. Why are you asking me that?" She asked, looking suspiciously at Edward.
Thankfully, Edward didn't say that I was the one who was technically asking. But he did falter. "Well-" He started to say before Jacob interrupted.
"Why don't you just tell her? It's not like she doesn't already know that you're bloodsuckers." He said, turning towards Kathleen. No way. Jacob could be such a pain sometimes. He shouldn't tell her this!
He continued despite my silent plea that he stop right there. "You see, when a vampire bites someone that's a normal human, their venom immobilizes them with pain. I've heard that it's like you're burning slowly and very painfully." He added for emphasis. "If left alone with the venom in their blood, the person will, in a couple of days, transform into a vampire. My kind though doesn't react the same to it. It is basically a death sentence for us. You, however, appear to be different than both of us." He gave her a studying look before turning back to Nessie.
Kathleen appeared shocked now. Great, now Jacob said that she might not be normal. Jerk. I looked up at Edward, feeling desperate. I needed to be with Kathleen alone in person.
Luckily he got my hint. "Sorry, I didn't think of that." He replied, running up the stairs and arriving a moment later with an extra pair of my sweatpants and a t-shirt I kept here just in case I burst out of my clothes. Thank you. I said to him, at which he nodded.
I looked at the Cullen women quickly. I really didn't want any of them to see me nude, and I wanted—needed—to change now. Luckily they got the hint and were turned away. I noticed that Kathleen had also gotten the hint and had turned away. With that, I changed quickly, throwing on my sweats and t-shirt in record time.
I walked over to Kathleen and wrapped my arms around her. I heard her sigh happily, and I immediately cheered up. If she was happy, I was too. Now, to handle that thing that Jacob had released.
"Don't listen to what Jacob said; of course you're human." I said, trying to reassure her though I agreed secretly with Jacob. I gave him an annoyed and yet agreeing glance before turning back to look at my personal angel's face. Judging by her expression, she didn't believe me either.
"Do you know why Jasper did that?" She said quickly. She appeared like she wanted to add something else, but she didn't.
"I'm not actually sure why he did that. Maybe Edward knows." I said quickly. I had some ideas why he had done that, but I wasn't sure, and since Edward can read his mind he would probably know.
"Well, I think it was for several reasons. One was the fact that the rest of us weren't about to change her or worse, kill her. He decided to do it himself, even if it resulted in his death. He wasn't thinking clearly because of his second reason. For some reason at about the same time I couldn't hear her thoughts anymore and Alice couldn't see her, she smelled… more appetizing. We didn't really notice until the moment Jasper was thinking over his plan of action. At that time, a strong breeze blew in through the door right behind Kathleen. Her scent was so strong that he couldn't resist, though he had fed not two hours ago. It's almost as strong as Bella was to me. The only reason the rest of us didn't follow his example was because of our self-control." Edward frowned, and leaned back a bit farther away from Kathleen.
Great. So that's why Edward hadn't thought of getting up immediately; he didn't want to stir her scent around too much and antagonize the others.
She looked at the other vampires, understanding lighting her face as her gaze passed over them. I felt sorry at Jasper in a way. He had always had the most trouble as I had heard. That still didn't excuse him from attacking her.
"Kathleen, I need to see that wound. It wouldn't be good if it got infected." Carlisle said, starting to get up. I was glad that he was. Looking at the small blanket, I noticed that her blood was starting to soak through it. That wouldn't help the current situation at all.
Kathleen looked up worriedly at me, and I got that. Of course she would think that it's strange that a vampire wants to look at her wound. "Don't worry. Carlisle has amazing self-control, and is actually a doctor. He treated Jacob when he broke some bones without any trouble." I reassured her, and I saw that this time she believed me. She was very perceptive.
She started to follow after Carlisle towards the kitchen, so I stopped hugging her and instead held her hand in mine. I was feeling better every moment now that she appeared that she would be okay.
I walked slowly with her as Carlisle set up the kitchen. By the time we got there he had everything set up. He was standing by the sink, so she removed the blanket and handed her bloodied hand to him. He looked it over, even sniffing it, before starting to rinse it off. Wasn't he worried about venom?
"Amazingly," He said as he scrubbed at her hand, "All the venom isn't actually in your blood at all. It's all at the surface, and it appears as if Jasper hadn't been able to suck any of your blood though he had plenty of time to." He glanced at both of us. "It's as if your body is built to repel the venom."
He wrapped her hand up, tucking in the loose end of the bandage. "Do you want ibuprofen?" He asked.
Kathleen froze. Oh, no, she was going to-
Carlisle mistook her freezing for a lack of knowledge. "It's for pain." He said, hoping to clarify.
"I know." She said, as her eyes widened in the same way they had when she had fainted and screamed when she had first woken-
I caught her as she started to scream. She wasn't stopping, and Carlisle was reaching for the pain meds. "It's not because she's in pain. She did this before, when she first saw me." I said, and he just stood there, not sure what to do.
She was still screaming, so out of desperation I started to shake her hard. "Kathleen? Kathleen! Kathleen!" I kept on yelling, trying to get her to snap out of it.
She kept on screaming for a couple more moments before the screams faded away. I was gently shaking her, and was now quietly saying "Kathleen? Kathleen?" worriedly. She shook her head before looking up at me.
"Seth, I'm alright. Really, I'm fine." She said, appearing like she was the one worried about me, and not me about her.
"What do you mean, you're alright? You just started to scream and fainted!" I told her, but I was sure the worst was over, so I pulled her into a tight hug.
I became aware that it was a little too tight when she squeaked out "Seth, I can't breathe!" I gasped in surprise and hugged her a little looser. I didn't know my hug was that tight! "Like I said, I'm fine. I was just surprised by suddenly remembering something, that's all." She said, and it made sense. She had fainted right before she had told me her name, and before that she had said that she didn't remember it. I stopped hugging her, holding her small hand instead.
She smiled at both me and Carlisle. "I don't need any ibuprofen, but thank you for offering. I think I just need some fresh air. Can we go outside, Seth? I'm sure that it would help if my scent was out of the house for now." She had turned to me for the last part, and I agreed with her. The others, even Edward, probably didn't like her smell that much and it wouldn't be good to tempt fate too much in one day. I also wanted to talk to her privately somewhere, and I couldn't do that in Edward's vicinity.
"Of course we can. Let's go now." I replied, looking to Carlisle to make sure that she was in good enough condition to do that. He nodded before turning to the sink, probably to clean his hands and anything else with bleach to get rid of the smell of Kathleen's blood. I pulled her outside, eager now.
Once we reached the door she faltered out of exhaustion. She had had a busy day today and she was still going to be wake for a while yet. I swept her up into my arms and started at a quick trot in the darkness.
Kathleen was looking around, and didn't appear disturbed about the darkness. Of course it wasn't dark for me. I had no trouble at all seeing with the little bit of moon that was shining in the night sky. I started to move faster, heading towards the mountains, far away from the house. That would be the quietist place around, and I needed some peace and quiet. Truthfully, the smell of vampires did get to me, and I hadn't been out so much recently as I should have.
I found a single tree where I stopped, setting Kathleen gently onto the ground before settling down next to her. She cuddled up close and sighed contentedly. I closed my eyes in bliss. Being here with just her was the best thing I had ever had, and she seemed happy too.
It didn't seem that long before she sighed again, but this time it didn't seem like a happy one. I felt her pull away from me quickly, and I gave her a questioning look as she got up.
She quickly looked away from my face, and I didn't want her to. It was so beautiful, like a window into her soul.
"Seth, I want you to promise me something, please?" She asked me in a begging tone.
Why did she even ask me? Surely she knew what my answer would be. "Of course, why wouldn't I?" I said, feeling a bit shocked still.
"I didn't think you wouldn't, I just wanted to make sure." She said quickly, still not looking at me. I was getting worried. What could possibly be bugging her?
She sucked in some air before continuing. "Please stay at home." She finally said.
I felt even more shocked. "What do you mean, 'stay at home'?" I asked, truly puzzled. Why was she saying such a strange thing?
"I mean, don't follow me. Just stay at home, with Nessie and Jake and Leah and all the others. They need you." She finally whispered, letting out a long, struggling breath.
I sat, shocked and even more puzzled for a moment. What did she-
Oh no. She couldn't mean that, she couldn't! I gasped. "No. You can't go! You can't!" I started to get up, ready to stop her with her obviously not logical thinking. She must be too tired after all…
"I can, and I am! I don't want to get someone hurt by my actions, so I am taking it into my own hands. I am leaving now, and you are not going to follow me!" She said, finally looking me full on in the face. She appeared to falter for a moment, but then an expression of rage came upon her innocent face.
"Stay away! I have to go!" She said as she amazingly pushed me down. I sat, dazed that this was happening, when she yelled "I hate you! I absolutely hate you!!" She turned and started to walk away, the love of my life leaving me forever.
No. No, no, no, no, no! She couldn't leave, she couldn't, she couldn't! "Don't leave Kathleen! Please don't leave. Please." I begged for all my life's worth.
She turned slowly towards me, fury distorting her features beyond recognition. "No." She said simply before walking away.
My heart followed her as I was left by that tree. "Please, Kathleen, no…" I repeated over and over, hoping that she didn't mean what she had said. She started to run faster and faster as she disappeared. I kept on repeating what I was saying, though I knew she couldn't hear me anymore.
The love of my life… was gone.
I had to do the one last thing she had wanted me to do, that she had made me promise to do. I stood up slowly, turning back towards the house. I walked slowly until I thought that I couldn't look for her but the others could. At that, my last little candle of hope, I ran full sprint, too sad to change into my wolf form.
It didn't take me long to reach the house, and even less time for Edward to run out with several others that I didn't care to look at. "We'll find her, I'm sure." He said quickly to me, the other's expressions that of confusion.
I knew he was lying. I knew that he knew that he probably wouldn't find her now. No one could track her scent. No one. Not even me.
I hadn't recognized that I had walked inside until I hit the wall. I felt someone warm-seemed like Jacob- catch me before I fell backwards. "Seth, Seth! What happened Seth?! Edward just said that he had to go and help!"
He looked at my face and I could tell that he knew before I even whispered the words. "She's gone, Jake; she's gone."
I let myself then drift into my misery as the last thing I really heard was Jacob's howl at the loss of a brother of the pack.
*cries* Can you give me a tissue? *grabs tissue and dabs at eyes* Thanks. That was even harder than the last chapter to write. You can tell that Seth's depressed. I always thought of him as the innocent werewolf (or shape shifter, whatever one you want to call them), and so this would affect him even more. I meant the last part of the story to be meant several different ways, because Seth lost Kathleen, but in a way the pack also lost Seth. Now, I've got to go to sleep if I can; I have to get up at 6:00 am and it's already 1:30. I have sleeping problems, and I don't know why. Please review! I love it when you do. It really makes my day no matter what. Hopefully no one is losing sleep while reading this early in the morning. Don't follow my bad and non-sleepful example! :P Oh, and if you didn't get my Achmed the Dead Terrorist mention in the disclaimer, search for it on YouTube. He cusses a couple of times but is hilarious. He constantly says "Silence! I kill you!" and just the way he says it makes me crack up laughing. Ok, I better end this super long author's note now, and don't forget to review!