Chapter Two:

It had taken me forever to find a place to stay but I had finally found a small little inn on the edge of Forks until I could find a more permanent place to stay. It was already four so I only had a few hours before it was time to meet Seth at the beach and I didn't have a thing to wear. Looks like it was time for me to find a store in this little town.

After about two hours I had found a store and bought a few new outfits. I had an hour left when I got back to my room. I took a quick shower, washing what little bit of sand was left in my hair from the previous night away. After my shower I ran a comb through my hair and put on a bit of makeup, mostly just lip gloss and a bit of eye shadow.

I was standing in front of the full length mirror smiling, pleased with my own reflection when an alarm on my phone went off. It was time to go meet Seth. I gave my own reflection one last smile before I grabbed my bag and walked out the door.

I watched the water dance around the ocean, always moving. I could sit, or stand, for hours just watching the waves crashing around. A smile played on my lips. I had never been more happy then when I was at the beach. I loved the feel of the sand under my feet, the scent of fresh water and the crisp ocean air. It was the perfect place to go whenever you needed to escape.

Two hands came out of nowhere covering me eyes. My heart stopped and my first thought was that they had found me already, they were here to take me back. I grabbed the wrists of the person behind me and flipped him over my head, causing him to land on his stomach. I quickly turned, twisting his arms behind his back and I dug a knee in his spine.

"Wha-" I started but quickly stopped to look at who I had just pinned under me. I quickly let go, jumping back. "I'm so sorry Seth. Instant reaction." I apologized, looking at the ground. I was embarrassed ow and hoping he wouldn't be mad or hurt. But I was hoping most that he wouldn't realize my strength was more than human.

But my worries about him being mad or hurt quickly disappeared when I heard a laugh escape his lips. "You just showed my something I've never seen a girl do before and you're apologizing. Seriously? That was awesome!"

I gave him a confused look. Most the guys I knew would have been mad or at least a little hurt but instead he just laughed. Was I actually weaker than I had thought or was he just tougher than I had assumed? There was obviously something different about him and my curiosity was getting the better side of me.

"I hope you're hungry." He said.

"Starving." I lied. I wasn't really hungry but I hadn't eaten for awhile and his type of food was better than my other... option.

"Good because I brought a bunch of food." He said as he took a few steps away. I just noticed a picnic basket sitting on the sand and thin blanket sitting on top of it. He layed out the blanket and started unpacking the basket.

I sat on the edge of the blanket and gracefully crossed my legs. "So Seth, tell me something about yourself."

"Hmm... I have a sister, I've lived here most of my life, and I'm a closet romantic so shh. Don't tell anyone." He said with a wink.

A giggle escaped my lips. "Don't worry, everyone will know by the end of the week."

He laughed and started to eat and then obviously trying to be impressive tossed a grape high in the air and aught it in his mouth. I just laughed. "Impressed yet?"

I rolled my eyes and smiled. "Nope, try this." I grabbed two grapes, both green, my favorite. I tossed them about as high as he had and then caught them both in my mouth. I smiled and ate them.

"OK, now I'm impressed." He continued eating and we made small talk. "There's something different about you. I like it. You're not like most girls."

I looked at the ground. I knew he didn't have any sort of double meaning behind it but I couldn't help but start to put my guard up. I couldn't let him in. I couldn't let him get to know my as well as the people had in the last place even though they weren't human. They still got hurt, all of them died for all I knew and it was all because of me.

I took a deep breath, trying to keep the tears back. I couldn't cry, not here, not now. I kept my eyes towards the ground and hid my face slightly behind my hair.

"Something wrong?" Seth asked. I could hear the concern in his voice and he sounded like he really truly cared. But I couldn't tell him everything. He would freak and I'd have to leave this place and hide till him and everyone else around here were dead.

"Nope. Everything is fine. I just have alot on my mind." I half lied. I did have alot on my mind but everything was not fine, in fact everything was very far from fine, but it was too ... complicated to explain to him. I couldn't tell him about me or my 'family'. Sometimes I just wish I was normal, that I wasn't some kind of freak.

"Well I'm always here if you need me." he said brushing my hair back from my face. I could feel the blush start to rise in my cheeks. He started to lean in but I pulled back and stood.

"Wanna walk?" I asked with a smile, but it didn't hit my eyes. He seemed to notice but didn't say anything about it.

"Sure." He got up and smiled at me, unlike mine his smile hit his eyes. His eyes were full of emotions and stories, full of happiness and excitement. But they were also nervous, cautious.

We walked a few minutes before we started talking. He started telling me stories about him, his friends, and his sister. He told me about how his sister used to pair everything together, her dolls, the food in the fridge, the pillows on the couch. He told me about one time when they were all little they had gone to their aunts house and Leah had gone through her aunts room and tied everything into pairs with yarn she had found in the closet. They had never found the reason why she had done it though, not even she remembered.

He wen't into a story about how he had tried to teach is teddy bear to fly by taping his sisters angel wings from Halloween to it and throwing it out the window.

He started talking about his sister and all the great times they've had together.

"What about you? do you have any siblings?" He asked after about an hour of story telling.

"I wish. I've always wanted a brother or sister. It would help having someone else who better understands how I feel but my mom died giving birth to me so I never got that sibling I have always wanted. My biological father left before I was even born so I was raised by my moms best friend. After about ten years my father found me and wanted me to live with him but I refused. He doesn't like being told no and he's still trying but I'd rather die than live with him."

Seth watched me for a few seconds then brushed his hand against mine. When I didn't pull away he took my hand, silently reminding me that he was always here to listen. His hands were warm. Hot actually, at least hotter than any humans I had ever met. After another hour of walking around the beach we had made our way back to where we had started.

"I better go, I need some sleep before I go exploring the town tomorrow." I said with a smile.

"I'll walk you to your car." He offered.

We had reached my car in less then a minute. I was sad to see the night end but hopefully I would see him again.

"Can I at least get your number before you disappear?" He asked pleadingly. I smiled but pulled a piece of paper and pencil out of my bag. I wrote the number to my cell and wrote my name then handed it to him.

He opened the drivers side door for me. I turned to thank him only to find how close he was to me, how close his lips were to mine. Our eyes locks and for a second I saw a look that I had never seen in anyone's eyes before. He started to lean in and this time I couldn't make myself pull away. He pressed his lips to mine and even though I knew it sounded stupid I could swear there was electricity there. After a few seconds he pulled back.

"Sweet dreams." He said as I slid into my car and he shut the door behind me.

"Good night." I whispered as I pulled away, knowing he couldn't hear me.

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