A/N Sorry for not updating in a while, I've just been extremely busy. So to make up for it I will update for every week I was gone…so expect about six new chapters sometime in the next few days XD Oh and due to a few complaints I'm now changing to third person point of view. Thanks for all the reviews XD

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, SM does. But I do get to toy with her characters. *evil laugh*

Chapter Six: You're Telling Jacob

Seth sighed as he tired of waiting and stood up to walk home. It seemed his sister Leah had forgotten to come pick him up from school once again. She was probably in one of her melancholy moods since he had accidentally let it slip that he heard Sam talking about proposing to Emily soon. Seth knew that Sam and Leah had been together throughout high school and she was still heartbroken after Sam left her for her favorite cousin, who was practically her sister. Whenever Leah was in one of her moods, she would lock herself in her room and appear to forget about the outside world, thus leaving Seth to have to find his own way home. He knew that his mother would be furious if she found out that Leah had neglected to come get him, so he would always make up some excuse that would cover up for Leah, usually putting him in the wrong. Seth never blamed her for he would always be rewarded with a grateful smile from Leah and for that he would take whatever punishment his mother gave him.

As he approached the house, he saw that someone was following him out of the corner of his eye and he immediately turned around, but saw nothing. It was Embry, he was sure of it. For the past few days, Embry had been giving him strange looks, as though anticipating that something would happen to him. He remembered when he had asked his dad about it, who then gave him a weird look and said that he was probably being paranoid. This had made him angry because no one was taking him seriously and he then could not seem to control his anger.

Flashback

Seth heard his father's quick intake of breath which seemed to help Seth snap himself out of it and calm himself down. He was shocked at his behavior; he had never gotten so angry before and was instantly ashamed of his actions. Muttering a quick apology to his father, he rushed outside and went for a run, which usually relaxed him and gave him time to think.

As the clouds had begun to darken, he hurriedly went back home and quietly walked into the house, overhearing his father on the phone.

Seth silently moved to stand outside the door of the kitchen, making sure that he would not be seen. He noticed that his father seemed anxious and worried about something and he listened in on what his father was saying.

"Sam, I think it's happening..."

Seth heard a sigh on the other line and could just make out what Sam was saying.

"Did he phase?"

Harry paused for a moment before answering.

"Not exactly, I thought he would but somehow he calmed himself in time."

Sam gasped. "How is that possible? No one has ever been able to stop themselves from phasing for the first time!"

Seth's father nodded grimly. "I don't know if this is a good or bad thing. Only time will tell. Maybe you could get someone from the pack to…"

Seth knew that they were both talking about him…but what did they mean when they said 'phase' and 'pack?' Surely the tribal legends were not true...or at least that was what Seth wanted to believe.

Sam seemed to understand what his father was talking about and agreed with him.

"You're right. I'll have Embry look after him."

End of Flashback

Ever since then, Seth had had Embry as his own personal bodyguard. How Embry did not realize that Seth knew he was following him was beyond him. Seth was beginning to get annoyed as they seemed to be treating him as if he were a little kid. Sure, he was younger than most of them, but he was the same age as Jacob and he didn't see them assigning anyone to follow him. Seth shook his head in a futile attempt to shake away his frustrations and looked up to see Chief Swan's cruiser in the driveway. He thought nothing of it at first since Charlie and his father were good friends.

Seth felt sorry for Chief Swan because of everything that was going on with his daughter. He himself had never seen Bella, but he knew that Jacob was infatuated with her. Seth had heard that she was practically a zombie ever since her boyfriend had left her in the woods, presumably to tell her that his family was moving away. Usually, Seth was not one to be violent, but if he ever saw that Cullen, he would personally rip his head off if he even thought of going near Bella. What kind of human being would leave his girlfriend lost in the woods after breaking her heart? He didn't blame her if she was wary to let anyone else into her heart after that.

Seth opened the door to his house and was astonished with the sight that greeted him. His mother was sobbing into her hands while his sister was no where to be seen. Chief Swan's eyes appeared to be tightened with grief as he tried to comfort Seth's mother. Seth warred with himself for a moment, not really sure that he wanted to hear what had happened, but he could not remain silent for long.

"What's wrong?"

His mother's head shot up and her red-rimmed eyes looked into his. A few moments passed and Charlie answered, most likely realizing that his mom was incapable of speech.

"I'm sorry son, but your father has passed away. He had a heart attack."

Seth shook his head in denial as a myriad of emotions shook through him. Pain, grief, worry, but most prominent was his anger. He whispered an apology before running outside once more, not wanting his mother to witness his building rage. Seth instinctively ran into the forest as he felt tremors run down his spine and a searing pain shoot through his body. He didn't go far before he collapsed to the ground, his bones breaking.

Suddenly, the pain faded away and Seth heaved a sigh of relief which came out sounding like the pant of an animal. He looked down and yelped in surprise as he saw that he had paws. Seth started howling piteously as he thought that he had gone crazy. He suddenly felt something probing his mind and then he heard a female voice.

Would you quiet down?! Some people are trying to think here.

A/N I've gotten a few complaints that people are confused with who is talking during the pack mind and they don't like to scroll up. So…Bella is in italics and Seth is in underlined italics.

Seth was immediately annoyed with this girl suggesting that he was the one to blame.

Excuse me?! Last time I checked, you are the one who is invading my mind!

Check again, wolfboy. I was here first.

What do you mean wolfboy? I am not a wolf.

Huh...could've fooled me. Have you looked at yourself lately?

Seth went over and looked into a small puddle, a remnant of the rain from yesterday. He yelped in surprise as he saw the giant reflection of a large sandy wolf. Seth grimaced as he realized that the girl was right.

I apologize for not believing you.

It's all right, I wouldn't believe me either if I were in your shoes...er, paws.

Seth jumped in surprise as he heard a rustling sound behind him and turned around growling in warning. He heard the voice laughing at him.

Would you stop referring to me as 'the voice'?! I have a name you know…Bella.

Seth was not really paying attention to what she was saying for he found himself lost in the warm chocolate brown eyes of a slender mahogany-colored wolf. Everything that held him to this earth snapped and was redirected to the girl in front of him. Nothing else mattered except for her and he knew that he would do anything for her. He could see that her eyes had widened and that she seemed to be going through the same change as he was.

The spell was broken as she took off into the trees and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He narrowed his eyes and growled, ready to take off after her. Seth was not about to let her just run away from him. He relaxed as he saw her come back, now in her human form, dressed in a tank top and shorts. She tossed a pair of sweats at him and answered his questioning look.

"When you phase, your clothes don't change with you." She looked pointedly at the scraps of cloth that littered the ground. "The boys usually stash clothes around the woods in case they accidentally phase when they're angry."

Seth nodded gratefully and went behind a tree, impulsively knowing how to change back to human. He quickly slipped on the sweats and went back to Bella. He saw her smile at him as he came closer and didn't miss that her eyes lingered on his chest.

"Like what you see?"

Seth grinned as he saw her blush slightly but then she smirked at him. "Yes, yes I do."

He was shocked for a moment. Jacob had said she was shy and from what he deduced she normally would be embarrassed and speechless after his comment. After phasing, she appeared to have become bolder, and he would be lying if he said he didn't like it.

Seth had unconsciously been gravitating closer to her until they were but inches apart and he wanted nothing more than to kiss her. He looked into her eyes, silently asking for permission to which she nodded. Seth grinned and his lips had almost touched hers when-

"Hey Seth, finally we've found you. We felt you phase and came as soon-"

Embry stopped as he saw what Bella and Seth were doing…or were about to do. He looked shocked for a moment but he quickly composed himself.

"Um…sorry to…uhh...interrupt, but the others were right behind me…"

Seth and Bella sprang apart. Bella was flushed a beet red, looking slightly flustered and Seth had a smug look on his face.

Embry shook his head at them disapprovingly. "By the way, you two are telling Jacob. I want no part in this."

Seth glared at Embry. "Way to stick up for me. And here I thought you were on my side what with you stalking me and all."

Embry rolled his eyes. "I was not stalking you, I was merely following Sam's orders to make sure someone was there if you phased. Besides, when Jacob finds out, you're a dead man and I would prefer not to be harmed in the crossfire."

Suddenly, Jacob appeared from behind the trees, having just phased back. "When Jacob finds out what?"

Sam, Paul and Jared came right after him with confused looks on their faces.

Seth looked at Bella, trying to see if she would tell him, but seeing the panicked look in her eyes, he decided to answer for her.

"Me and Bella imprinted on each other."

Everything was still for the smallest instant until Jacob lunged. Then all hell broke loose.

A/N Sorry for the cliffhanger but I couldn't help myself. Review and I'll update tomorrow.