Hi guys so sorry it took so long to get this up but I have bad news I won't be able to get another chapter up for about a week to two weeks. Being the klutz that I am I tripped coming up my apartment stairs and I fell on my hand and sprained it. So no writing for me for about a week and to top it off I have classes so I have to use it to write so it's going to take longer to heal. I had to use one hand to proof this and write this note and it took me an hour and a half to proof it. So as soon as my hand heals I will be off and writing the next chapter good thing is its half done. So enjoy this till I can write again and heal from my klutziness.

Katie

Chapter 18

The first week back at school was busy I had to get caught up on my work and mom took me to see Dr. Cullen. Mom really like Dr. Cullen and was happy when she saw what a good doctor he was. Of course by now Seth told me about the Cullen's but it didn't bother me at all. Bella was dating Edward and she knew what he was and then Alice was my friend and if she really wanted to hurt me she would have by now. School was fine I went to class and Mike finally started to talk to me more once he realized that Seth and I where really together and noting was going to stop that. Tyler thought Seth was a joke because he never saw him but after I turned him down when he asked me to prom he got the point.

But one day at lunch I got a text from Seth it said don't forget date Saturday afternoon. I told Ang that Saturday I was going to be with Seth so we made plans to leave right after school on Friday to go to Port Angles to find dresses for prom. But I had to ask Seth to prom first which made me so nervous. So one night when he was at my house late at night I asked him but I didn't expect other things to come up.

"Seth."

"Yeah hun."

"My prom is in a few weeks I wanted to see if you wanted to go with me."

"Are you kidding I'm not going to let anyone else take you of course I will go with you."

"It's in three weeks and then the week after that is graduation."

"Jake is going to see Bella graduate I was going to go with him. Have you heard back from any schools yet?"

"Yeah a few. I got in to Washington in Seattle and Tacoma. And then ODU back in Virginia along with one in Missouri too."

"Have you made a decision yet?"

"No not yet I have been thinking of waiting till you graduate and take my gen eds at the community college and then we can go some where together. And then I have thought about going to Tacoma since it's closest. You start driving soon and it's a short run for you till then and a short drive."

"You shouldn't wait two years for me I can run down to Tacoma every Friday night to see you. I can keep a few changes of cloths with you. By the time you have to leave for college I will be able to drive so it's not going to be bad."

"I know it's just I can't stand being away from you for to long."

"I know I can't either but we will just have to be strong. But first step prom what do I need?"

"A tux I will take care of how we are going to get there. You know some people at school think I made you up."

"Really some of the guys at school think I made you up too."

"Oh alike, Edward and Bella are having a graduation party at the Cullen's house I was invited. Alice said you could come with me if you wanted to."

"Hun I shouldn't I don't know if I can control myself in there house there sent makes us want to phase. I would hate to do that and hurt someone especially you." It would not only hurt her but Sam would kill me if I lost control in there house.

"You can always go and leave if it becomes to much for you I will understand."

"I will think about it. And I know there your friends but please be careful around them." I don't know if I could keep to the treaty if they hurt her friends or not.

"I will."

Friday after school I met up with Ang outside of the school we threw our book bags in the trunk and jumped in the front set. The whole drive to Port Angles we talked and sang to the songs on the radio. I was so happy to find someone in this place that enjoys some country music. Once we got there we went to the few dress shops and tried on dress after dress. It didn't take me long to find a dress I liked. I picked out one that was red with no back just small chris crossing of elastic bands in the back. The dress was form fitting and hung all the way down to the floor it had red glitter that was all over it. It was amazing I found red shoes to go with it they where a little bit higher than what I usually wore but with Seth I would need it. Ang found some red hair pins that matched perfectly with the dress I was all set for prom now. I couldn't wait for that night now.

When I got home I showed mom my dressed and shoes and hair pins she agreed very quickly that I needed to have my hair done and nails. So she made an approximant for each the next day. I took the dress and put it away in my closet along with the shoes. When I told Seth that they where in the closet and how excited I was about the dress he wanted to see it but I wouldn't let him I wanted him to be surprised. I wanted him to see it for the first time prom night. But he told me his mom took him to the tux shop and got measured for a tux. Of course they had to order some things so it was good they did it early. The next day was our date and I was so excited about that. It seamed lately that I had too much to look forward too.

Saturday I woke up to a text from Seth come over at 2 for our date this was at ten in the morning . So I got up and slowly got ready for our date. At about noon I got another text dress warm we are going to be outside. So after I took a shower dried my hair put on a little make up I pulled on some warm jeans and a thick warm sweater over a tank top. I pulled two hair ties on to my wrist and pulled a brush through my hair one last time. Even though it was almost summer it was still cold and when it gets dark it just gets colder. I stopped by the front door and pulled on my hiking boots and warm socks then took my jacket off the rack. I thought it might be over kill but who knew what we would be doing and I rather be warm than freezing.

I told mom good bye and I would be back later I grabbed my bag and keys then headed out to my car. Mom got me an early graduation present a car to take to school and so I could stop borrowing hers to go see Seth. She was seeing that I was spending a lot of time with him and couldn't be away from him for two long. But I started the car and headed towards La Push a now familiar drive that I could do with my eyes closed. As soon as I put the car in park Seth came running out the door towards me for once he was wearing shoes and a shirt. I took one step out of the car and he pulled me into a huge hug and twirled me around in a circle. He set me down and looked down at me. He had a huge smile on his face and his eye sparkled in excitement down at me.

"You ready to go."

"Yeah but what are we doing?"

"You will see."

"Alright lead the way." I reached in to grab my bag when Seth stopped me. "Oh you wont need that just get your keys and lock the doors it will be fine." So I pulled my keys out and locked the door Seth held his hand out to me, "I will put them in my pocket for you." So I handed him the keys and he then took my hand. He led me to a trail behind his house I followed after him for what seamed like forever. He helped me over fallen trees and up over rocks and up hills. We walked for ever until I saw that the woods open up in to a clearing. I kept quite not know what was going on till we walked out in to the open to the clearing. The clearing was covered in a short grass with wildflowers everywhere some trees had flowers left over from spring. And birds where singing and flying around. There was a blanket with a basket on top He lead me to the blanket to sit down I was speechless he planed all this just for us. He had to put so much thought into this I made me love him so much more. He was looking down at our hands before he looked up to me and smiled.

"Do you like?"

"It beautiful how did you find this place?"

"It's the place dad proposed to mom. Dad said if I ever found the right girl I should bring her here. But don't worry I 'm not going to today. But I do have something for you." He put one hand in his pocket and pulled out something. He took my hand and dropped it in to my palm it was a necklace a plan sliver chain with a wolf on the end. It was the sandy color that he is when he phases. "Dad taught me a long time ago how to do it. Billy helped me finish it to get all the detail done Jake made one similar for Bella." I have this for you too he handed me a small rounded piece of leather with a flat bead on it. I looked closely and it was the same symbol that all of the pack members have tattooed on their arms. "I can't take credit for that on Billy made that one for me but I did the band."

"I love them." Seth slid the small braded ring on my finger it was perfect he then too the necklace from me and put it around my neck. "I will never take them off." I was holding them up I couldn't believe that his hands could make something like this. There was so much detail in the wolf that it looked almost real. And the ring the small leather band was braded in a patter I had never seen before.

"If the rings band breaks or gets to big or small just let me know and I will fix it. I got the idea from dad he gave mom one before he saved up for a ring for her. But since we are a little young for that I figured it could be a promise ring." I could not help but smile to that he just gave me a promise ring something to show everyone I was his. Something to promise that he was forever mine and I forever his.

"Seth I love them I can't believe that you made them."

"I'm happy you love them and now." He held out his hand to me and bent down to push play on a small radio. I took his hand and he pulled me up and took my hand to pull me into his arms. "I just couldn't wait till your prom to dance with you." I laid my head on his chest as I followed his feet to the music who knew such a big guys could dance so well. I felt something wet and cold hit the top of my head I looked up and another hit me. It was raining just great it had to ruin out date. Seth just laughed and looked up to the sky and down to me.

"Can't get a break with rain here I should have known. Oh well." He laughed again at the rain and weather in general. He looked down at me and started to wipe the rain from my face. He ran his hand over my checks and then his thump over my lips. He smiled down at me and licked his lips he bent down towards me closing his eyes his hand was still on my face as he pulled me up to him. I rose to my tippy toes to reach him and our lips met. His arms wrapped around my waist as I wrapped my arms around his neck. The rain picked up pouring down on us as we kissed. The kiss was warm slow and sweet at first but changed as the rain did. The harder it rained the more heated the kiss got. He pulled me closer to him tightening his grip on me his breathing became ragged as mine did. He ran his tongue over my bottom lip tickling me. I opened my mouth to deepen the kiss at that point I lost all train of thought until Seth pulled away. He kissed me one more time before pulling me to him with the rain pelting down on us he just held me to him.

"We should get doing back to the house we are both soaked."

"Yeah we should." So we both gathered up the now soaking wet blankets and basket to joined hands for the walk to his house. It took about twenty minutes walking in the rain before Seth pulled me to a stop. He looked over his shoulder at something I followed his gaze to a huge wolf standing be hind us. I grabbed Seth's arm and tried to stand behind him he looked to me and smiled.

"Don't worry that's Sam he probly smelled us and came to check on us."

"Your this big?"

"I'm a little bit smaller but pretty close yeah." He turned to the wolf that was Sam, "We are heading home any trouble near?" He shook his head no. "Alright then we will keep heading to my house." Seth took my hand and we kept going pretty soon we saw his house and walked in dripping wet. Seth dropped the blanket and basket on the kitchen floor then pulled off his shirt and shoes and put them with the blanket.

"Why don't you take you shoes off do you have a shirt on under the sweater."

"Yeah."

"Why don't you take it off while I get you some dry cloths to change in to."

"Alright." So I pulled off my soaking wet sweater and dropped it with Seth's shirt I bent over and untied my boots pulling them and my socks off. Seth came back with some cloths, "There going to be to big they where from before I phased." He handed me a t shirt and some gym shorts and then wrapped a towel around my shoulders. "Come on I will should you where the bathroom is." He led me down the hall and showed me the door right across from his bedroom. "You can use whatever you need there are towels under the sink if you want some things dried just put them in the towel and drop them outside the door and I will throw them in the dryer. That way you don't get the dry cloths wet just yell at me when you get out and I will bring them to you. Just take your time so they can dry."

"Thanks Seth. I will put some cloths outside the door in just a minute."

"Ok I'm going to go get in some dry cloths too." He kissed me and then went across the hall. I pulled off the wet cloths and wrapped my bra and underwear into the damp towel. I opened the door standing behind the door and dropped the towel to the floor. I turned around and started to run warm water I pulled the stop on the drain and climbed in. I washed my hair and used some conditioner on it I ran some soap all over and rinsed off. I heard a knock at the door that made me jump

"Katie you cloths are dry I'm going to leave them right on the door knob."

"Thanks Seth I will be right out." So I climbed out got a towel dried off and wrapped the towel around me. I opened the door and grabbed the cloths that Seth hung there. It hit me think that I just gave my boy friend my under wear and bra to dry and now he saw them. Just great I just gave Seth a free pass at looking at my under cloths. So I shut the door and pulled on my now dry underclothes and the shirt and shorts Seth gave me. I was running the towel through my hair to dry it when there was another knock on the bath room door. I opened it expecting it to be Seth but it was Leah his sister.

"What are you doing here?"

"We got caught in the rain I was just cleaning up and changing Seth gave me some dry cloths."

"Oh hey can we talk Seth's outside talking to Sam.

"Sure in here or some where else."

"We can go to my room we don't need to be in here."

"Ok" So I followed Leah in to her room she sat down on here bed so I sat down next to her.

"So I know Seth imprinted on you. He showed me that night you actually took it better than most. But what I wanted to ask was your ok with everything right."

"With him being a wolf and all yes. I know him imprinting on me complicates things a bit I graduate soon but its not going to stop me from being with him."

"That's good to hear. He really cares about you. How did your date go?"

"Good until it rained on us but its ok."

"He took you to mom and dads clearing?"

"Yeah it's very beautiful."

"I go there to think a lot Seth does too. I can see he gave you the necklace and ring he has been working on."

"Yeah I can't believe he made these."

"It's a thing guys learn at the res school and the girls that want to. Do you like them though?"

"I love them." I smiled as I fingered the ring on my left hand it was already getting used to it.

"I know that a lot of people think I'm a bitch and stuff but I would like it if we where friends. Or at lest get along you're his imprint so now you're kinda family. Seth did tell me you asked him to prom too."

"Yeah I can't wait I know your mom is coming over to the house to see us off that night you can too if you want."

"I would like that. I hear Seth coming back in do you know what you two are going to do."

"No not at all." Seth walked into his room then looked over to Leah's which was across the hall but down past the bathroom and saw us sitting together. "Is everything ok?" He sounded like he thought Leah was yelling at me or something.

"Yeah baby brother everything is fine." Leah looked over at me, "Well I will see you later we may have to do something together. Bye Seth"

"Everything ok."He looked down at me taking my hand while running his fingers through my hair and behind my ear.

"Yeah everything is fine we just talked a bit."

"Well then, you feel better now that your dry."

"Yep"

"Mom made us some hot chocolate," he held out his hand to me I didn't think twice I just took it.

"That sounds good I am still cold." Seth leaned into me "Well I can fix that" and he slid his arm around me and pulled me close. Seth led me to the living room where I sat down and he came back with two cups of hot chocolate. After sitting down he handed me one I wrapped my cold hands around the mug delighting in the warmth. I leaned my head onto his arm as we sipped our hot chocolate. We just sat there for awhile watching the rain, spending time together, and stealing kisses.

I looked down to the little leather and wooden bead ring on my finger I was going to get questions about it for sure but I didn't care it meant something to me and Seth. Sitting there in Seth's house on his couch drinking hot chocolate and talking it was the best date I had ever been on. Just spending time with him was wonderful and kissing him was breathtaking. When I went home later that night I knew I would never forget the day I kissed Seth Clearwater standing in the rain in that beautiful clearing.