Sorry this chapter has taken so long to be published! I have been having trouble with writer's block and where to take the story next. But it is now up and i can start on the next chapter! Yay!

I only own Lucy, Matt, Jen and the plot. The rest belongs to Stephenie Meyer

Chapter 11 – The Full Story 1 - Attraction

Seth's POV

After Lucy vanished, Bella expanded her shield immediately, as far as she could, trying to see if Lucy was still around or not. Apparently she'd tried it yesterday, when Lucy had disappeared to take in all that new information and Bella could tell if she was under it.

"Nope, she's gone." She reported, "Out of range, anyway."

"She needs some time alone anyway," said Edward, "That was a big slip she made."

"You mean this Matt person?" I asked abruptly. "I take it he was her boyfriend?"

"I believe so," concurred Edward, "but it's hard to tell. She seems to be naturally gifted at blocking my abilities." He was looking at me, with concern etched on his face. "Look, Seth, it appears that she cared about this guy very much, but she left him for some reason, and she's here now, with you. That has to count for something."

"Yeah, but, she still liked him!" I knew I sounded petty and childish but the jealousy was overwhelming and I couldn't help it.

Bella came over and hugged me. I tried not to cringe away, or even wrinkle my nose, even though it was burning. Over the years I had desensitized a bit, but in the close proximity, that didn't matter.

Luckily Bella drew away quickly, keeping the hug short. I had a feeling she had been almost as uncomfortable as me.

"Seth," she said, "Lucy is your other half, your soul mate, the one you're to spend the rest of your life with, like Edward is to me. Remember the problems I had with Jake and him before Jake imprinted on Nessie? Jacob loved me because he hadn't met Nessie yet. Maybe Lucy liked this guy because she hadn't met you yet."

"Lucy's a vampire." I replied dully, "They don't change easily. She's never going to like me anyway; we're enemies. I was stupid ever to think it."

"Aw, come on Seth, she will like you –" Bella began.

"I don't want to talk about it!" I interrupted "Subject closed"

We sat there for a few minutes before Alice tentatively broke the silence.

"Do you think she'll come back? It's just I really enjoyed shopping with her today and I would love to go on frequent trips with her…" she trailed off, realising it probably wasn't the best time.

"Well we have no way of finding her," said Edward, "We don't have the faintest idea where she is. Even then I don't know how we'll persuade her to come back. A slip like that – she knows we'll be curious and she's made it clear that she doesn't want anyone to know about that."

While Edward was speaking I realised I did know, roughly, where Lucy was. She was the centre of my universe, the gravity that kept me here; of course I knew where she was.

"I can find her." I said bluntly.

They all turned to look at me.

"She's my imprint. I always know where she is." I explained.

"Do you think you could find her?" Alice cried excitedly.

"What happened to 'Leave her alone' and 'give her time'?" I asked. I didn't really want to find her. I didn't want to know about this Matt guy.

"Well, by the time you've found her, she will have had at least half an hour, if not longer to have composed herself. You should be fine." Assured Edward with a smile that told me I had to get over my jealousy and reluctance to hear about her past life. I was the only one not curious but unfortunately I had to give into popular demand.

"Fine," I grumbled, "I'll go."

I reluctantly made my way outside and phased.

Jake was out hunting with Nessie.

Hey, what are you doing?

I quickly replayed the events of that afternoon.

Ooh sounds interesting. See you back at the house!

I growled at him mentally, but he just laughed.

Our roles were completely reversed. Jake was the happy one and I was the one in a mood. However the prospect of just seeing Lucy again meant that with every step I took towards her my mood lightened.

I slowed to a walk as I got closer to her. I didn't want to disturb her and make her jump.

A short way up ahead I heard a dry sob stifled but still distinct. I hastened forward, hating to hear her upset but in my anxiety to get nearer to her, I didn't look where I was going and stepped on a twig, snapping it. I froze, all too aware of my heavy breathing and decided to phase back.

Good luck bro. thought Jacob, sensing my apprehension, you'll need it! I could tell he was grinning all over his stupid wolf face but I resisted retaliating as I pulled myself back into a human form.

Still naked, I called gently "Lucy? It's Seth. Where are you?

Lucy's POV

A voice came from the place where the twig snapped

"Lucy? It's Seth. Where are you?"

I relaxed my stance but didn't move.

"Go away. I don't want to speak to you!" I cried.

"Trust me, if all you're going to talk to me about is Matt, I don't want to hear it." There was the sound of fumbling and fabric stretching. He was putting his shorts on. "But I'm afraid I can't leave unless you come with me. Then again, I'm not in any hurry; I can be here with you as long as you want." He came into the small clearing where I was and looked around, then sank down and sat on the ground at the base of the tree where I was crouched.

I looked down at him with respect. He'd spoken so matter-of-factly, yet he didn't push me at all. Not to be next to me, nor to push me into telling him about my previous lifestyle.

On an impulse, I jumped down to sit next to him, except I landed on him instead; my judgement was slightly off.

"Oof!" he gasped as all the breath rushed out of his body.

"Sorry!" I exclaimed rolling off him.

"That's ok." He said, still struggling to suck in air.

"Are you ok?" I asked, worriedly. I didn't want him to be permanently damaged. Or damaged at all, for that matter.

"Yeah, you just winded me." He reassured me, rubbing his ribs, "I'll be fine."

"If you're sure." I murmured, settling myself where I'd originally intended to land. Now that I'd ascertained that he wasn't too badly injured, I'd returned to the same reflective, reminiscent state.

Seth made a movement as though to put his arm around me but then decided against it. He realised that it probably wasn't the time.

As we sat there, the memories came flooding back, playing in my head and eventually, having plucked up the courage, I began to speak, telling my story, starting at the beginning, until…

Although Matt never seemed interested in Jen, or any of the other girls that went out of their way to flirt with him, he couldn't resist their attempts forever. After a few weeks he agreed to go to the cinema with Jen but confided to me that it was 'as friends' so that she would lay off him a bit.

Ha. I could have told him that would never happen, but he'd already agreed to go so I kept my mouth shut. The next Monday I heard two very different accounts.

"Oh my God, it was so great!" squealed Jen when I asked her, "It was so romantic and although we didn't kiss I could tell he wanted to!"

"And are you going out again?"

"We're going bowling this Friday. Matt suggested we have a group of friends going but I hinted that I preferred it just to be the two of us, so I think it will be!"

"Isn't bowling better when there are more people?" I asked, smirking.

"Not if it's a date!"

However in Maths…

"How was the cinema?" I said innocently.

"Ugh, it was terrible! She kept flirting and calling it a date. She also dragged it out for ages. I tried to tell her I needed to leave but she wouldn't let me go. And I have to go bowling with her on Friday. Hey, do you want to come? I'll get a big gang together and we'll all go."

"Jen won't be happy with that!" I sniggered, unable to keep the amusement out of my voice.

Realisation dawned on his face. "You've already spoken to her!" he cried, outraged.

"Guilty!" I snorted, "And she has a very different idea of the success of your 'date'. She thought it was very romantic and that you wanted to kiss her!"

He groaned, running his hand through his hair exasperatedly, "Oh great. She doesn't get a hint does she?"

"Nope. Enjoy your relationship!" I laughed.

"It's not funny you know!" he said indignantly.

"For you maybe, but I'm finding it fricking hilarious!"

"Glad you're enjoying it." He grumbled.

I stopped laughing with difficulty. "Look, if you're really not interested, tell her. If you want I'll have a word with her. You know, tell her she might be reading more into this than she should.

"You'll do that?" he looked incredibly relieved.

"Yeah." Anything for you. I added in my head, "if, and only if you properly breakup with her at the bowling, which I will come to by the way."

He stared at me, terror in his eyes. "Must I? We're not even going out properly!"

"That's not how she sees it."

"Fine." He sighed in defeat.

"Great!" I grinned, sticking my hand into the air, "Ms Fox, what do we do when we've finished?"

I pause. Seth patted my arm, rubbing my shoulder with one of his huge hot hands.

"You don't have to continue." He murmured.

"No. I want to. Just give me a moment." I took a deep steadying breath, and then continued.

To say Jen took the break up badly was a major understatement. Even though I'd been telling her all week that Matt wasn't that into her, she wouldn't believe me, saying,

"You didn't feel the chemistry."

Of course she was mad at me too, for knowing that he was going to end it. She didn't speak to me for weeks, appearing every day with red rimmed eyes. I felt bad; I hadn't realised how into him she'd actually been. I also missed her; she was the only person apart from Matt who spoke to me, even if she was generally a bitch. The only nice thing she'd ever done was befriend me in the first place, although I had reason to suspect she had an ulterior motive. I tried to take her for face value though, and not delve too deep, it made me feel better.

However I still had Matt to talk to, which I did with increasing regularity. I started sitting with him and his mates at lunch, who all accepted me readily.

Then one lunchtime…

"So Matt, when are you going to ask Little Lucy out then?" Little Lucy was the nickname I'd quickly been given as they were all taller than me. I wasn't exactly short at 5'6" but they were all having their growth spurts and so the smallest, Olly, stood at 5'10".

I held my breath, wondering what Matt would do, hoping for the best, fearing the worst. He blushed very slightly, not enough that the others would notice but enough for my sharp vampire eyes to glimpse. My heart lifted in happiness. He liked me, even if he wouldn't show it. He shot a swift glance at me then answered.

"Now!" she pushed back his chair and knelt down in front of me.

"Lucy, will you do me the honour of being my girlfriend?" he asked, grabbing my hand.

Playing along I fluttered in a breathy voice "Oh my, I don't know what to say."

All the others were laughing and cheering, enjoying the joke greatly.

"Say yes!" choked out Olly, still spluttering with mirth.

They all took up a chant. "Say yes, say yes, say yes"

"Well then, yes!" I acted all excited and happy. The joking around meant that I couldn't take it seriously but I couldn't help hoping that it was actually real.

Matt confirmed my hopes in Maths.

"Did you mean it?" he said, out of the blue, half way through the lesson.

"Mean what?" I murmured absently, working on the algebra questions we'd been given to do.

"Earlier. At lunch." He sounded embarrassed.

I looked up hardly daring to believe it.

"Did you?" I asked, sounding slightly excited, and slightly hopeful

"Well yeah, yeah, I did." He looked more hopeful than embarrassed now

"Then, I did too." I said beaming. His grin was the same size, if not larger than mine.

So, while Ms Fox was handing out marked homework, we exchanged mobile numbers under the desk, grinning sheepishly at each other. I'd never been so happy in my life.

I stopped, glancing at Seth fearfully. He had his fists clenched and was vibrating slightly, his face set.

"Everyone needs to hear this." He forced out. "They all need to know"

I looked at him, terrified. Just him, listening, knowing was bearable, but telling it with an audience…I wasn't sure if I was ready.

Seth's face softened as he stared at my petrified one, frozen with fear.

Better to only retell the first, relatively painless part, than the whole thing. And they all want to know."

"You're right." I sighed getting to my feet.

Seth jumped up too. "Let me just go phase."

I grabbed him, stopping him running out of sight.

"Don't leave!" I begged. "I need you! Besides I've seen it all already." I looked down, embarrassed. If I could have blushed, I would've, deeply.

Seth did though. "Ok I, uh, I won't leave. Just, uh, turn around then." I spun on the spot obediently. He took a couple of paces away, for safety, and then I heard him preparing for phasing.

A moment of silence then a thud of footfalls and a wet nose nudged me in the back.

How he knew where I was is a mystery; at that point I was still invisible.

I couldn't explain the relief I felt as I spun around to face the enormous wolf, knowing that he was near me, and supporting me throughout. In the same way, I couldn't explain the anxiety and panic that had almost overcome me when he was going to move out of my range of vision. I just knew that I needed him like he needed air to breathe, but I had no idea why. Maybe it was partly to do with the fact that I'd opened up my heart and told him something I'd kept hidden inside for six months as it ate away at my conscience.

I wound my hand into his sandy fur, but quickly withdrew it; his skin was burning hot.

"How come you're always so hot?"

He let off a volley of barks that sounded like he was laughing. I guessed he might what I'd just said funny.

"I mean temperature wise!" I said, rolling my eyes

He stared at me with his large black wolf eyes.

"Oh right, wolfy stuff." I said, feeling stupid, a rare occurrence nowadays. "Let's go already!"

He took off and I hared after him. I hadn't realised how fast the wolves could go. I put on an extra burst of speed to catch up with him and side by side we headed back to the Cullen house to tell them the full story.

So Matt and Lucy are finally together! Yay! And Lucy is coming to depend on Seth! This is my longest chapter yet and i hope it was worth the wait!

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