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Chapter 5
Seth:
I never wanted to live forever. Most kids wanted to grow up and be somebody, like an astronaut, teacher or rock star. I always wanted to be a magician, I know, crazy right? How was I supposed to know that instead of me pretending to have magical powers, I actually had them? 'Hey kids watch this!' Abracadabra, I'm a huge wolf. Yeah, I didn't think that was going to go over so well at birthday parties. But the idea of living forever, of being immortal, never truly crossed my mind. The idea never sat well with me. If I lived forever and everyone around me didn't, then I would watch them die. I could barely handle my father's death, how could I deal with losing my mom, sister and pack brothers? Even though I live across the border with Nessie, I still keep in contact with them, through phone calls, texts and Skype. But then my sister gave me the best news yet, I wasn't going to lose a member of my family, I was going to add one. Jacob and my sister refused to know the sex, so when I bought everything blue, Nessie laughed the entire ride to La Push when we got the call it was a girl. I love her laugh. I hope she's strong enough to keep me sane through all the losses in my future. However after learning my sister was pregnant, maybe instead of witnessing death, I could also witness the miracle of life. I'm almost to the hospital now and Nessie giggles as she softly caresses the blue teddy bear we decided to give to Sarah Black anyway. I love her laugh...
"Hi, I need to see Leah Clearwater." Seth asked as he walked up to the pristine nurses station. The nurse looked in the computer and shook her head.
"Clearwater? Sorry I can't find anyone by that name." The nurse replied.
Seth bowed his head and used his hands to pull on his shaggy haircut. "Oh my god, were at the wrong hospital!"
"He means Leah Black." Nessie answered, fixing Seth's mistake in names while rubbing his back in soothing circles. They couldn't be at the wrong hospital. There was only 1 on La Push territory.
The nurse bent her head back down and retyped the last name. Her head came up with a smile. "Mommy and baby are in room 12- wait you need I.D. badges!" The nurse yelled as the two superfast supernatural beings ran the way the nurse had been pointing before she was able to finish her sentence.
"Is she okay? Is the baby okay? Did she call out for me? Does the baby need me? Why are you smiling?" Seth asked when he saw Rose standing outside of the room with her cell phone to her ear.
"Relax puppy. Leah and Sarah are fine, they're just cleaning them up." Rose said trying to calm an almost hyperventilating Seth down.
Seth nodded and leaned against the wall falling to the floor. He was so scared of losing Leah that the idea made him weak in the knees. Leah was the only person who knew what he was going through when their dad died and because of that it brought them closer as brother and sister than ever before. They weren't just siblings, they were best friends. And since he was asked to be godfather and to protect Sarah, he took his job very seriously. The only reason Rose didn't laugh at him was because he knew she felt the same way. How else would she beat him to the hospital?
the door opened and a elderly, short, round and very pasty woman stepped out, her smile is what made her beautiful Seth thought. Probably because that was the first thing she did when she opened the door.
"You can go in now, but please make it quick, because momma and baby need their rest." she said softly while moving to the side to allow Rose, Seth and Nessie in the room.
Seth came up short when he saw Leah sitting in the hospital bed. She looked weak and tired, very different from the Leah he always knew. But the closer he got to her bedside the more he noticed the small glow that radiated from her whole being. His eyes moved from her to the small bundle in Jacob's arms that she was currently smiling at. A pink blanket is what solidified the fact that his nephew wasn't a nephew after all, but instead a tiny, dainty, pretty-in-pink-wildflower-picking-big-brown-eyed-girl. Seth grinned like a fool and walked up to give Leah a congratulatory hug.
He gave her the stuffed animal and laughed when Leah smiled at it.
"It's the idea that counts right?" Seth asked.
Leah laughed and hugged the bear close to her heart, "right." Leah answered.
Leah paused and looked up at the large group walking in through the door. Seth turned to see the tiny elderly nurse attempting to push everyone out the room and failing miserably. The four huge men and their wives had other ideas other than standing in the hallway. Billy wheeled himself to the forefront of the crowd demanding to see his granddaughter. The tiny bundle passed through the crowd of Awws and Ohhs until finally coming to rest in Seth's arms.
The baby smiled and gurgled at him as if saying hello. This was the miracle he had been looking for, there had to be many more moments such as these in his long future.
"So how did the Alpha male and Alpha female only produce a girl? I was betting on a boy, you owe me $50 bucks Black! What the hell?" Paul said sourly.
"Hey, none of that language around my baby girl! Got it?" Leah stated firmly.
Seth watched as everyone stopped talking and Paul bowed his head in shame. The old nurse turned a startled eye on Leah.
"Wow, I wish I had that kind of control." She said before leaving the room to Leah who could apparently hold her own.
Seth grinned and looked back down to his niece. Leah leaned over his shoulder and brushed her fingers across the baby's soft dark hair.
"You did a good job sis."
Leah smiled, "Thanks bro."
"Hey I helped!" Jacob said from the other side of the hospital bed. Sue had made her way into the room and now sat where Jacob had been.
"Yeah, well Leah did most of the work." Seth said, always defending his sister even if it was harmless teasing.
They continued to talk and tease each other. The friendly atmosphere being one of Seth's favorite moments of the year. He honestly could sit there forever laughing and joking around. It reminded him if the bonfires they would have every year with everyone gathering around to talk about family and friends. Rose came into the room and everyone became quiet. Time had not healed the bad blood between the Vampires and Wolves.
"I need to talk to you." Rose whispered to Seth so low only he would hear in the room full of super ears.
Seth nodded and stood to follow her out the room.
"Hey where are you going?" Leah asked.
"Chill sis, she's in her uncles arms. Nothing is going to happen to her." Seth said with his signature smile that he knew would reassure her. Nothing comes between the mamma wolf and her cub unless you're extremely adorable and Seth figured he had that in the bag.
"So what's going on?" Seth asked as he gently rocked Sarah in his arms while moving down the hall out of earshot.
Rose tore her eyes from the baby and looked up at Seth. "The vampires we've been tracking are starting to show up in Forks now. I don't want my god-daughter and best friend in danger, I think we should take them to Alaska with us."
Seth shook his head, "Leah will never go for that, she wants the baptism and birthing rights to be done here in La Push. And we have no argument, she would just say there's always been vampires in Forks."
Rose looked away knowing Seth was right. He looked down at the sleeping baby, "Unless we come back to Forks?"
Rose looked up and smiled, "my thoughts exactly."
~ Oh snap, they're coming back! Again thanks for all the reviews for Chapter 4, you guys rock! Some of you deserve brownie points for reviewing every chapter! I appreciate it and it actually keeps me motivated through the long day at work and the long hour in the gym. Honestly I think I work my fingers out for all the typing I do. Isn't that enough exercise for one day? (Looks at butt) O_o...Nope, still there. Well before I make my way over to Planet-sweat-till-you-drop-fitness, I thought I would upload chapter 5 for you lovely peoples!
Seth is one of my fav characters and I hope you guys like the way I portrayed him in my story. I just want to pinch his cheeks so bad! lol
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~Smo