Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight characters! (except for my own whom I love to pieces!)

Rating: T

Pairing: SC/OC, JB/EC (and the standard pairings apply)

Warnings: Slash, fluff, teenage hormones...worrying parents...Edward Cullen.

Hello everyone! I would like to start off wishing everyone a happy new year! Its been a year since I've started 'Rising' and ultimately finished it. I've gone back and re-written and edited some things, so before you really get into this installment of it I do suggest you read the changes...otherwise you'll be slightly confused as to why some things are as they are! So I haven't officially given this sequel a name, but for now I hope everyone will be happy with 'Blue Moon Rising' named for the rare occurence of the Blue Moon this new year's eve which is the second full moon in the same month! There, a fun fact to start off the new year. So once again, thank you so much for hanging in there with Rising Tides and I hope you will receive this second installment with as much love and time and warmth as you did with the first.

Love always, Ajisai.

Please, enjoy.

Chapter One: History Mirrors History

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We were running through the trees, the feel of the air as it glided across my skin made it feel like I was flying. The trees blurred so close together. It would be fatal if someone hit them at the breakneck speed I was going. Coming across a rather appetizing smell, I cut to the right, losing the sound of paws pounding the earth. I couldn't give up the chase though, and I prayed Seth wouldn't be too angry once he caught up with me.

No one was faster than me and I was determined to get something this time.

My senses zeroed in on the four-legged animal I was chasing and there was nothing else but me and it. I could feel my throat constricting, the saliva building up in my mouth, the pulse of the deer as I closed in. I considered playing with it for a bit, but that was something I could never do, even if I weren't an animal lover, it was only a fleeting thought.

As soon as I saw it, everything happened on its own--instinctively. The taste of the blood wasn't the same as human, but I could agree it was a better alternative to killing innocent people for sustenance. When I was finished, I buried the deer just like my dad had instructed me, leaving no trace of what happened. Looking down at myself, I was happy I hadn't gotten any blood on me. Alice would show no mercy.

"How many times do I have to tell you that my life hangs by a thread when it comes to your parents?"

Oops…I'd forgotten about Seth.

I turned around, to see him standing in his human form, naked except for the shorts he had on. I felt my cheeks heat up, my palms start to sweat and my heart start to race faster than ever. I looked away, frowning at the foreign feeling. "What's wrong with me?"

"Are you even listening to me kid? You could've seriously hurt yourself, or someone for crying out loud! There are humans in this area too--and--are you crying?" I quickly touched my fingers to my face, surprised to feel the wetness there. "It's nothing Seth," I tried to convince him, wondering what had possessed me to become so emotional. Quicker than I'd expected of him, he had me folded in his arms, causing my blush to increase tenfold. His body was so warm, so strong, he smelled like earth and something I couldn't place.

"He's perfect."

"I'm sorry August really. I didn't mean to be so harsh, I was just worried about you," he said, his voice rumbling deep within his chest, sending the vibrations all over my body. And for some reason, hearing that he cared warmed my insides so brilliantly that I thought I would explode.

I chanced a look into his eyes and when I saw them, the way he looked at me, it was as if only we existed. Like he wasn't just Seth my friend anymore….

"Let's go back," I whispered, not trusting my voice at the moment. He nodded, making me feel much more relieved when he pulled away from me and phased back into the large sandy wolf I adored.

This time when I ran in front of him, I knew it was because he was giving me my space. I was grateful, needing to sort out the strange feeling that had overcome me back there….But as we approached the house, I knew it would be a challenge in and of itself, to hide it from Jake and Edward.

Especially Edward.

(Jacob's POV)

I have to admit, watching Edward worry is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Being on the receiving end of his worry, I knew all too well how overprotective, needy and annoying he could be. When August came around, his entire…perspective changed and it was like the little boy was a fragile bomb getting ready to detonate and destroy the entire Washington state.

"I would very much appreciate it if you didn't refer to our son as an explosive utensil," came Edward's clipped tone. I rolled my eyes, "Sure, sure." "Don't blame Jake for his prepubescent mind, the dog can't help himself." Well Barbie sure did know how to ruin things for people. I glared at her but she just shrugged it off, flipping me the bird and going about her business.

"Probably to torture Emmett into giving her some."

I saw Edward grin out of the corner of my eye--his first smile all day. I patted the space on the couch next to me, "Please come sit down before you burn a hole through the glass with your eyes. They'll be fine." He didn't move an inch. "Edward, we agreed to let them go out on their own. Seth knows better than to let August out of his sight and August knows not to go beyond where we marked it for him." Still, he didn't even budge, causing me to mentally smack myself.

Of course he wasn't worried about that-- "I'm a little surprised you aren't worried about the same thing." What? I never said-- "I'm just as worried as you, but don't you think it would put your mind at ease if you gave Seth some credit? He has August's best interest in mind too." But then he brings up the fact that its five days away from said "teenager's" birthday and that he would be of age soon. I argued that five days wouldn't change either one of them so fast, that the transition for them would be gradual. Then of course he brings in the fact that I wouldn't know because for Edward and I, there hadn't been much time to stop once things got started.

Next thing I knew I was standing right next to him, watching for the giant sandy wolf and the boy running next to him to break through the barrier of trees that surrounded the Cullen house.

(End Jacob's POV)

(Alice's POV)

I can't believe those two! I mean, what was being able to see the future for if no one trusted me? Edward had only lasted a fifth of second after August and Seth disappeared into the forest nearly an hour ago. Jacob had sworn he wouldn't leave his post at the couch the entire time his son was gone. He was next to Edward within twenty minutes just staring across the back field.

I sighed, shaking my head at the sight of those two. They were so wrapped up in waiting around for their "baby" to come back that they hadn't noticed me walk in. Speaking of said baby, August broke through the trees first which would have had me worried except for the fact that Seth came streaking almost twenty yards after him.

"Hmm," I thought, catching Edward's attention for the first time in the two minutes I'd bothered to actually watch the spectacle that was him and his mate, blocking my thoughts as soon as the idea came to mind.

"August hasn't bothered to phase…interesting. Perhaps..." I thought as Seth phased back and I caught the immediate blush my nephew acquired at the sight of him.

"Perhaps Jacob and Edward have reason to be concerned after all. I'll have to have a little chat with my nephew, to warn him of the insanity sure to come."

(A/N: What did you think? Should I forage on or leave this one to the birds? once again, the decision is entirely up to you...and me :] )