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Niamh POV

'Beth, please just pick a colour!'' I found myself getting impatient with my little cousin. The twins had begged me to paint their nails, Beth wanted a different colour on each finger and at the moment couldn't decide between rose pink or party purple for her pinkie. 'Fine, don't get your knickers in a twist….the pink one!''. She was a 12 year old with the attitude of a teenager. The exact opposite of her twin Annie, who was much more even tempered. 'Good choice, sorry I snapped, I'm just not feeling great''. Are you sick, Niamh'' Annie's concerned voice piped up from the sofa in front of the TV. 'No, no I'm fine just a little tired' I reassured her. Truth was I hadn't felt right the last few days. I had a dull ache in my chest that just wouldn't fade no matter what I tried, nothing would ease the pain. It had started the night I left the beach.

Thinking of the beach made me think of the man I had seen on the path. He had stood in front of me with his eyes shut, giving me a chance to stare unnoticed. I had thought the twins on the beach were good looking but they didn't compare to him. He was beautiful even though the description sounded strange it was true, he was the most gorgeous person I had ever seen. He had just stood there silently taking deep breaths and it kind of freaked me out so I just stood up and walked by him. He hadn't left my mind though. I was spending a lot of time recalling his amazing body, muscles that looked like silk over steel…...STOP DAYDREAMING. I shook my head to try shake the pointless thoughts out of my mind. That man was way out of my league even in a daydream plus he must be five years older than me at least. I needed to stop thinking of him.

There was also some truth in what I told Annie, I hadn't been sleeping well and I knew it wasn't just unease at being in a new bed because I had been sleeping fine up until that night. Now strange dreams kept me up half the night. They were always exactly the same and they were starting to freak me out. Usually my dreams, if I had any, were just a confusing mess that I couldn't remember in the morning but these dreams were vivid and clear and I could every detail when I woke

**DREAM**

'C'mon I know you're here''. I was walking through the thick forest, brushing my fingers through the leaves as I walked, I was alone but I felt safe, at ease. 'You won't scare me this time, I'll find you first!'' I called out laughing loudly. A flash of brown in front of me made me freeze. I held my breath and watched the tree about fifteen yards in front of me. I smiled and ran towards it as fast as I could. I rounded the tree and dived, but I never hit the ground, instead my arms wrapped around the neck of a giant, furry wolf the size of a horse. I should've ran screaming from it but I knew this wolf. Its fur was warm, thick and soft and was a beautiful sandy brown. It reminded me of the sand on first beach. It turned its giant head to look down at me. Its mouth hanging open in what I could swear was a grin. I looked up to meet its eyes. I had seen those eyes before but I couldn't think of where. These eyes looked human. 'I told you I'd find you'' I snuggled into his side and grasped his fur in my hands. 'I'll always find you''. We lay in silence together and just looked and listened to the forest.

**END DREAM**

I didn't understand these dreams, it must have been my subconscious remembering the stories that Old Quil had told me. Maybe it was just brought on by the stress of being away from home. Whatever it was, though I didn't understand them, a small part of me didn't want these dreams to stop.

'There Beth, your finished'' I said putting the last coat of polish on. She squealed excitedly. 'Thank you!'' she cried and wrapped her arms around my neck. I hugged her back and smiled. I had gotten close to the girls in the last two weeks and they had made settling in here much easier. They reminded me of my sister, my family, my home.

Leah POV

I barged straight into Seth's room, slamming the door and flicking in the light. Seeing him like this was killing me, he was my baby brother and as much as I gave him shit, I loved him to bits. The last few days had been so hard. He alternated from moments of pure emotional anger and sadness, where he would shout, destroy things then sob into my shoulder, and moments like this, when he would sit in his room in the dark and wouldn't speak to anyone. For me the silence was worse. He had spent hours that night trying to find her scent at the parking lot but what might have been there had been washed away with the rain.

Before all this had happened I wanted Seth never to imprint, I didn't want his choices to be taken away from him like mine were. The imprint was destroying him, we had never really seen what would happen if a wolf was kept away from his imprint. Sure Sam had tried to fight it-not hard enough I thought bitterly- but he gave into the pull, this situation had never happened before and I knew that none of us could understand what Seth was going through. He was in so much pain that no one but me and Sam could stand to be phased with him. Me, because I'd do anything to help Seth and Sam because he felt it was his duty to help. It was probably for the best, Seth's wolf was on edge and extremely territorial. He trusted my wolf fully but still was unsure about Sam. Quil had made the mistake of phasing in yesterday with him and nearly lost his left ear because of it. It made no difference to Seth that Quil was imprinted, he was looking at everyone as a threat, as something that might be keeping him from his mate.

All that the rest of the pack and imprints knew was that he had imprinted on his way to the bonfire, there was nothing any of them could do to help and there was nothing more Sam and I could do. We knew she wasn't from the Res and we had searched Forks and PA for her scent. We even brought Seth the Forks High Yearbook to see if he could recognise any of the eyes but he found nothing.

Seeing him look through all of the pictures of the girls in Forks got me thinking. Maybe I could give him some of his choices back. That was why I was barging into his room.

'Seth sit up, we need to talk'' I kicked the end of his bed.

'Leah, please just leave me alone''

'No Seth, I have an idea''

He shot up from the corner of his bed and jumped onto the floor.

'What? Do you know where to find her? What is it?''

'Stop, just listen to me, you know how I don't exactly like the whole imprinting thing''. That was putting it lightly. He nodded nervously.

'Well I was thinking, your imprint could be anyone right? It could be a kid, a married women, a mother. Maybe without the imprint you might not have liked her at all, maybe she's not so pretty or kind, hey maybe she's a complete bitch''.

He growled in warning. 'Leah…''

'Just listen, this separation is your opportunity to get some choices here. C'mon Seth tell me what you want her to be like, what kind of women would you choose, what kind of women could you love. So when you do find her and I'm sure you will, you'll be able to see her more clearly, you might not be blinded by the imprint because maybe without it you wouldn't have taken a second glance at this girl''.

'Leah, it doesn't matter, even already she's my everything, my –

I cut him off. 'Okay, I get it, you world, your universe whatever. Please Seth, tell me what you want, who do you want, without all this imprint bullshit, if you could hand pick your mate what would she be like…Seth, tell me!''

He looked down quiet but focused, he looked more like himself than he had all week. It seemed like hours later but in reality was only minutes when he looked up there was a spark of life in his dull eyes.

'I want a girl who needs me, I'm sick of being taken care of, being treated like a baby, baby in the house, baby of the pack, little Seth. I want someone who relies on me who needs me. I don't want an older woman like Rachel,

I don't want a little girl like Claire,

I don't want someone who never stops giggling like Kim,

I don't want a homemaker like Emily,

I don't want someone small like Bella. I want her to fit under my arm so I can kiss her with crouching.

I want someone who you and Mom will love and who will love you.

I want someone who is pretty and smart.

I want a girl who just sees me, Seth, not Leah's brother, not Sue's kid and not a druggie in a freaky cult, just me.

I want…..''

He trailed off. 'Go on Seth keep going''

'What's the point Leah, I mean does it really matter, whoever she is, whenever I find her I'll love her no matter what, that's what the imprint means, so at the end of the day what I want doesn't make a difference. Right now my wolf just wants her no matter who she is or what she's like'' He said in a defeated tone.

The smile on my face fell right off as he spoke. He was right, I was stupid and crazy to think I could give him choices. I had just wanted to give him what I never had but I had made things worse. When he found her, he wouldn't be able to fight it and now thanks to me he wouldn't be truly happy because I made him think about what he wants and if he doesn't get it his unhappiness and doubts will be my fault.

I turned and left him. I was going to have to do something I never thought I'd do. I was going to have to put my trust in imprinting and pray that it won't fuck it up.

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