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Flashback:

I glanced out of the huge window on one side of the wall, out into the sky where the sun was now setting, making the world beneath it glow in amber colours. It seemed like the kind of scene you would find in a fairytale, but the creatures around me were those that you would find in a horror movie.

Then, the sun disappeared behind the trees, drawing a close to the strangest day of my life.

I had a feeling I would need the bed – all the information I had absorbed today was already taking its toll.

Nessie suggested that I should fake sick tomorrow, so I wouldn't have to go to school, and then Seth would be calmer. I felt a little uncomfortable when she said he would have to stay right outside my bedroom window, as the distance would be too much for him to stay at his house.

I still couldn't fully understand why he had imprinted on boring old me, or boring young me, compared to him. The way he gazed at me, how he kept brushing his warm fingers against my skin. Whenever I moved, he followed me, my constant shadow.

I didn't exactly mind, I just wasn't used to it. Jacob seemed to be the same with Nessie, except she was completely used to it. It hadn't dawned on me that he would be by my side for my whole life.

Alice had made a bed for me on a couch in Nessie's room, which I know knew she never used, as she slept in a cottage somewhere in the woods. She would sleep here tonight, to keep me company.

They all told me more about themselves, the werewolves and the vampires. It felt extremely odd to refer to them as that.

I knew there was no backing out now, I was truly part of the secret.

When it was dark outside, Nessie led me upstairs to her room, Seth following like a loyal dog. Nessie lent me a pair of her pyjamas, and I changed into them in her on-suite bathroom.

When I had washed, brushed my teeth with a spare toothbrush and then settled down, the sky was black as pitch. I sat down gingerly on my makeshift bed, feeling slightly out of place. Seth was sitting beside it

I looked at Nessie for reassurance, and she gave me a comforting nod from her bed. Like me, she was sitting above the covers, but she looked a lot more relaxed.

"Do you want a drink?" Seth asked me. His brow was slightly furrowed in concern, even though I was fine.

"No, I'm good."

"Are you sure? You might wake up thirsty."

I opened my mouth to protest, but then realized I was slightly thirsty. "Ok." I answered.

He jumped up immediately and rushed out of the room. I looked back to Nessie.

"It's okay, just talk to him." She promised, feeling my nerves. I didn't know how to talk to him – what would I say?

Seth came back into the room, surprisingly quick, and handed me a glass of water before kneeling down beside me again. He stared at me like I was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

"Jacob wants me."Nessie said. Seth didn't look up.

I glimpsed frantically at Nessie as if to say 'don't leave me', but she just smiled slightly.

"I'll be right back."She told me.

I looked back to Seth, who hadn't moved. What would I say to him?

Nessie had left the room now, giving a little wave before she went, and now it was silent. Seth didn't seem to notice anything, his face held the same adoring expression as before.

Suddenly, he spoke, making me jump a little.

"How old are you?"

"Fourteen."My voice came out shakier than I wanted it to. He looked worried, noticing.

"Are you afraid of me?"He asked softly, sadly.

My mouth fell open a bit. No, of course I wasn't scared of him, but my voice seemed to have stopped working.

"No." I finally mumbled.

He seemed a little bit happier now. "Sleep, you're tired."

I couldn't argue with that - I was exhausted. I lay down and rested my head on the pillow, tugging the blanket over me, and closed my eyes.

"And I'm sorry."Seth's voice was strained and apologetic.

My eyes fluttered open. "For what?"I asked him, baffled.

"Everything. This secret will change your life, and it's my entire fault."He shook his head in disbelief, pained.

"I don't mind." I assured him. But I hadn't thought about it like that. This would change my life, but for some reason, I didn't care.

Seth relaxed and my eyes shut again, but I wasn't tired anymore. I suddenly had a thought – I would be changing his life too. Maybe he would regret ever seeing me, or maybe he didn't want to spend all his time trailing after me like a slave. He had a life, would he be willing to give that up for me?

"I'm sorry too, for ever coming here. I don't want to ruin your life."

Seth looked bewildered at my words. "Why would you think I had any regrets? You are my life now, Eliza; this is what was supposed to happen. Even if you hadn't come here it would have happened eventually. Its fate, we need to be together."

I blinked.

"I swear I don't regret this, I would never go back, and I need you now. How could you possibly think you were ruining my life? You've made it better!"

He was silent for a moment, waiting for me to respond. When I didn't, he started the conversation that lasted most of the night.

"Tell me about yourself."He murmured.

So I did. Everything there was, all my darkest secrets nobody knew, it all came pouring out. I knew I could trust him with my life

I told him about my Dad's death, how he had died in a plane crash. Tears began to fall from my eyes when I spoke of him, and Seth rubbed my am comfortingly. His dad had died too, he understood me.

I told him about school, all my friends, even about Danny. His face hardened a tiny bit when I said I liked him, and I wondered if it was jealousy, or him looking out for me.

When I had finished, I asked him about his life. I learnt a lot about him that night, and I could finally feel comfortable so close to him, I could talk to him easily.

The thing I was most interested in was his change from human to werewolf. He said it was the scariest thing that had ever happened to him, even when the rest of the pack helped him. He also said being a werewolf was the second best thing that had happened to him so far, the first being when he had imprinted.

When I asked him to explain it to me, he tried his best, but I still couldn't quite understand.

"It's like the earth moved for me, Eliza. Time just stopped, I can't explain it. Nothing else mattered to me. I felt so warm, which is weird, considering how hot I am. The only thing holding me down was you, and since then, you've been in every one of my thoughts."He told me. I blushed lightly and he smiled, brushing his fingers over my cheek.

We talked for hours, all night, until the sun shone through the closed curtains and casted shadows across the room. It felt like I had known Seth for a long time, years even.

I went along with the plan and called my mum to tell her I was sick. She sounded worried, asking what I had eaten and if it was out of date.

I hated lying to her, but I had to. "I think it's just the flu, mum. I can't stop sneezing, and I'm really hot."

"Okay, sweetie, have you taken any medicine?"

"Yes, but it's not working. Nessie's mum is going to drop me off at home, ok?"

"That's fine. See you in a minute, baby."

"Bye, mum."I coughed to add some effect and then hung up the phone, triumphant.

"It worked." I told Seth and he smiled in relief.

We went downstairs to tell the others, and then I caught sight of Nessie, and remembered what she had said last night.

I'll be right back.

She lied to me! I wondered if she knew Seth and I would get talking, and she knew we would only talk alone. Sneaky, but I was actually thankful.

Nessie grinned at me, and then Alice whisked me away to work some magic with makeup. When I looked in the mirror after she has finished, I had bleary, sick looking eyes, a typical cold nose in a delightful shade of scarlet and puffy eyelids. Wow, Alice was good.

"Wow, you really do look sick." Emmett commented when I got downstairs.

"Thanks!"Alice giggled.

Esme, playing the role of Nessie's mum, ushered Nessie, Seth and I outside. I climbed into the car, Nessie on one side and Seth on the other, and we started to drive. Seth was more than happy to hold one hand to my forehead, making it feel feverishly hot.

When we got to my house, my mum answered the door and I remembered to act sick. I sneezed once and let my mum feel my boiling hot forehead, before thanking Esme and giving Nessie a small smile.

My mum was talking to Esme, asking her what I had eaten, and anything I had been doing out of the ordinary. She looked Esme up and down a few times, taking in her beauty, and tugged down her skirt self consciously. I couldn't help but think that even though my mum was thin, blonde and young, she wasn't pretty enough to be anywhere near as gorgeous as Esme.

"Thanks for driving her here." My mum said before waving politely and closing the door. She pulled me into a hug and then held me at arm's length, inspecting me.

"You look terrible, honey. Maybe you should sleep for a while."

I nodded weakly and pretended to stagger up the stairs to my room. I fell onto my bed and tucked myself under the covers, looking sleepy.

Mum entered my room with a glass of water and set it down on my bedside table before sitting next to me.

"Get some rest, sweetheart. Call me if you need anything, okay?"

"Okay, mum." I croaked.

She left my room, closing the door behind her, and I heard her high heels clonking down the stairs.

I threw the blanket off me and went to the window, searching outside for Seth.

I found it strange that when I wasn't near him, my body was overcome with panic and fear. When he was near, I forgot about vampires and werewolves, I forgot the weirdness of everything. I should be totally freaked out but by some miracle this felt totally natural.

Seth was leaning against the huge, old apple tree in my back garden, gazing worriedly up at me. A huge smile lit up his face as my eyes met his. Before I knew it, he was climbing the side of my house.

"Hi." He said when he got to my window. I stared at him wordlessly.

He was now crawling through my open window with me standing in amazement beside him. Several things clattered to the floor when he jumped onto the floor and caused a loud crash.

"Damn. Quick, your mum is coming, get into your bed." He warned me. I hurriedly threw my duvet over me and closed my eyes, pretending to be fast asleep. Seth winked at me and rolled underneath my bed.

"Sweetheart, what was that?"My mum asked. I kept my eyes shut and focused on keeping my breaths even.

I heard her walking over to my bed and felt her hand on my forehead. She stroked my cheek softly, and then left the room, closing the door quietly behind her.

When she has downstairs, I sat up, climbing out from underneath the covers.

"Sorry about that. I'll be more careful next time."

Next time! I thought to myself, but I kept quiet.

"Nice room."He murmured, looking around. He seemed serious.

"Thanks."

His eyes flickered over the pictures on my wall, and he smiled.

"Are these your friends?" He asked me, pointing to a picture of me, Jenny and some other close friends I hang around with at school. It was quite an embarrassing picture – I was being given a piggyback ride by one of the boys, and people were making silly faces at the camera. Jenny stood next to me, laughing, and the school was far away in the background.

"You look pretty there." He complimented, pointing to a picture of me and mum. It was taken on the beach last summer, and we were both smiling, holding ice creams in our hands.

"Thanks."I said again, blushing.

"You're welcome."

He spent the next few minutes looking at the pictures, and then he turned to me, grinning.

"What do you wanna do?"

"I don't know." I barely got the words out before I yawned hugely. A wave of exhaustion swept over me, and I realized how tired I really was.

"That settles it, then. You need to go to sleep, Eliza."He decided.

I wasn't about to argue. "Alright."I said sleepily, collapsing into my bed.

"Will you stay?"I murmured.

"Of course."

I nodded, and then let my eyes slide shut.

"Sleep tight, Eliza." I heard Seth say before I drifted into unconsciousness.

*

When I awoke, it was pitch black in my room. I sat up, running my fingers through my tangled hair, and reached out for the lamp switch.

Seth was fast asleep on the couch I had in the corner of my room. I wanted to wake him in case my mother walked in and saw him, but when I went over to him he looked so peaceful that I couldn't bring myself to disturb him. I sat down carefully on the other end of the couch and laid a blanket over him. It was only a few minutes before I felt my eyes closing again, and I couldn't help but fall asleep again.

This time, when I woke up, Seth was awake too.

"Morning." He greeted me cheerfully.

"Has my mum gone?"

"Yeah, she left about an hour ago. So, what do you want to do? We can sneak out; your mum won't be back for a while, right?"

"Can we go to Nessie's? If that's okay, I mean."

"Sure. Let's go!"

"How are we going to get there?"

"Hello, I'm a werewolf, remember?!"

He led me outside, into the woods, and then stopped me in a little clearing.

"Stay here, I'll be right back."

"Where are you going?"

"I have to, er, undress."

"Oh, right."

I stood there for about a minute, and then a huge grey wolf stepped out of the trees. He crouched down so I could climb onto his back, and then straightened up, his fur blowing in the breeze.

I hung on tightly as we whizzed through the trees, my hair billowing out behind me, and I laughed with exhilaration. It only took a few minutes for us to get to the Cullen's house and I slipped off Seth's back. He nodded towards the trees, and then disappeared into them. A few moments later, he was standing in front of me, human form, buttoning up his shirt.

"Did you like that?"

"It was . . . wow." I couldn't think of the right words to say.

"Come on." He laughed, and pulled my gently towards the house.