Some odd things may happen this chapter, but it's an explanation of sorts. So consider yourself warned.(Seth POV)

"Kill her."

My senses were on fire. It was as if I knew everything that was going on around me. I could smell plant, animal, and person around me. The Protectors smelled kind of like wett dogs, which was understandable but they also smelled like sweat and vaguely human. The vampires smelled like honey, but acidic honey. I knew I was one, but it hurt to actually smell them.

Next was seeing, in my frenzied state all of Bella's features were illuminated. Each and every curve of her body (what little a white girl could have) were suddenly in plain sight and accentuated. Her chocolate brown eyes had depths that I almost sank into. It was focusing on these that I was able to hold myself back for a few extra seconds. But only a few.

"Kill her!"

"Oh you're thirsty," she gasped.

I sprang and enveloped Bella in a bear hug; never in my life had I been that close to a girl before. I had come close with a girl I liked at school, Lexie something-or-other, but her self-appointed boyfriend broke us up. I ended up with a black eye, and she stuck with the jerk.

Finally they others took notice of Bella and myself. I was about to just take a quick bite, but I resolved to just take them all down first. If I just out-and-out bit her there would be nothing to stop them from killing me before finished my meal. Endless strategy of what to do poured into my mind. Both sides wanted to protect Bella. Maybe i needed to take her out of the equation?

"Forget them and kill her!"

Even if I got her out of the way I would still have to deal with the ones who wanted to keep her from me. The vampire obviously would try to take her for themselves, but since there were only two i didn't have to worry about them as much when it came to the Protectors. They were not only far more numerous, but also I really wanted them to hurt for kicking me out of my home. But who first?

Get Bella, she's all that matters, Sam ordered.

HER? Let's just kill the leech! Paul roared.

"Come and get me, bitch," I whispered with a smile, making my choice.

I tossed Bella towards my front yard and swept a kick across the wolf I assumed to be Sam. The force from my kick sent him back into Paul and Embry.

"Sorry Sam," I said in mock concern. "But Bella is all that matters."

Jake and Jared leapt reluctantly for me. Of the five they seemed to want me dead the least. Jake and I had been friends so that was his reason, but why Jared? He and I hadn't really known each other that well. I pushed my questions away from my mind; I had more important things to do, using their indecision against them for example.

"Jake, you wouldn't want to kill me?" I asked, looking as helpless as possible. "Would you?"

Sidestepping to the left I caught Jared by the scruff of his neck first and rammed him into Jake. What little of my conscience was in existence at the moment felt kind of bad about that, but I silenced it. I had bigger fish to fry.

"Bella!"

"Kill her, and forget them!"

There were only two vampires. I couldn't help but think that they would be cake. The smaller one, Edward, was trying to head for where Bella lay. I got him first shoving my knee into his back then beating his head like a drum on the ground. I would have stopped there, but like all the others I threw him away. The last one left was the bigger vampire, and I wasn't even sure of his name.

"Move," I growled.

"No way man," he chuckled. "We don't feed from humans."

"Get this over with and Kill her!"

"Yeah, and I really don't have a craving for clumsy white girl right now!" I shouted.

This one oozed confidence. He radiated the thought that he actually could beat me because he was bigger. Hadn't he ever heard of David and Goliath? I didn't even have to use a rock since my foot sufficed. The force that I had delivered the blow knocked him back to Edward and I finally was sure that no one would be in my way.

"I'm serious, we only feed from animals," he explained trying to assure me.

"Who cares about what you do," I spat. "I'm havin' me some Bella."

The only problem was that I couldn't move. I was breathing harder than I ever had when Jake took me cliff diving for the first time. I had accidentally forgotten to mention that I had no ability to swim so I sank and almost drowned.

I stumbled to the front where Bella lay. She was crawling for her truck since it seemed that I had twisted her ankle.

"You don't want to kill me," she urged.

"Yes you do!"

I smirked, despite her pleas I was going to drink from her, but suddenly I could hear my conscience again.

"She's' right, you don't want to kill her," it whispered. "You're being compelled by someone!"

"Shut up!"

I tried to ignore it, but it seemed to get louder as I got closer to Bella. My confident steps slowly deteriorated even further.

Even weirder was how my conscience sounded female. It's, or better yet her, voice mirrored Bella's almost exactly, but was higher pitched and sounded like a little girl version of her. My mind was playing tricks on me, I resolved, why else would my conscience sound like her.

"You're right Bella," I conceded by some kind of compulsion beyond myself. My breaths grew even more haggard and labored as I fell to my knees only a foot away from her. "I'm …just so thirsty…"

"No! Just drink from her!"

Then Bella did something unexpected; she pulled her collar down to expose the object of my desire, the nape of her neck. It was throbbing, pushing her blood at racing speed to her heart on account of the fear. At least I assumed it was fear, maybe it was some kind of twisted sense of bravery.

"Just do it, but please don't hurt everyone else," she exhaled.

Yep, twisted bravery.

"She wants you too!"

I shuddered, even her breath tantalized me. Something within my mouth began to pool. At first I thought it was saliva of some kind, but it felt tingly, like mouthwash or lemon juice. I spat it out on the ground in front of me to see a silver liquid burn through the grass.

"I have venom?" I murmured.

"Yeah, and if you try to feed from me," Bella huffed. "You'll end up making me a vampire too."

I remembered the pain of the change like a bad dream. All of it seemed unreal, but the parts that I could remember clearly hurt like hell.

"I don't want to feed from you," I repeated.

"Then don't," Bella offered.

I shook my head, "I have orders…"

"Don't tell her about me!"

I was about to lunge once more, but instead I fell flat on my face. All the energy I had used finally caught up with me and I knew that I was about to pass out. Maybe this way I wouldn't try to kill Bella, and everyone would just kill me. I was too dangerous to live anyway.

"Orders form who?"

"Someone in my mind." I whimpered. "She won't… stop telling me… to kill you…"

"Stop talking Seth, and—"

I felt a cold hand touch my neck and suddenly the voice stopped. It was Bella's hand. For some reason with that one touch I felt myself enveloped in a warm bubble of protection. A shield that would keep me safe

"Thank you for making it stop," I sighed as I passed out

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