Ha! Two updates in one day! After the last chapter, I pretty much had in my head what would happen in this one...So it was extremely easy to write.

Sorry I didn't write anything at the end of the last chapter. I was going to, but thought that it would take away from the overwhelming angst that Seth Happy-Go-Lucky-Clearwater might kill himself. So now, I'm going to add what I was going to say here:

Dun. Dun. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!

Happy? Okay, here's Chapter 8!

Oh, it's going to be in Jacob's P.o.V.

~SashaFierce12.0

Chapter 8

Jacob's P.o.V.

Man. I really do feel bad for Leah and Seth. First, Harry dies. Then Sue goes BISERK and tries to kill Leah. Now Seth is having nightmares and seeing things.

I was sitting down in Sam and Emily's living room trying to watch the game with the guys when I see Seth start to shift around. Thinking nothing of it, I turned back to the TV screen. Then he started saying things.

"Move...Why won't you move?" he was whispering. Much to the disappointment of the Pack, I turned the TV off.

"Hey! Why did you-" Embry started. I shushed him and turned back to Seth. Everyone else followed my eyes and looked at him, too. I could tell he was having a nightmare, and stood up to go wake him up.

"Seth! Seth! Seth!" No matter how many times I called his name, he wouldn't wake up. He kept tossing and turning. Leah and Kim came in to see what was wrong. Then Emily came downstairs from putting Claire down for her nap. Paul walked over and kneeled by him.

"SETH! SETH! SETH!" Apparently he was thinking that if he yelled louder, Seth would wake up. He started to shake him. "Seth! SETH! Wake up, bro! It's just a dream!" Seth's eyes shot open and he grabbed Paul's arm.

"NO!" he shot up from the couch. "PLEASE DON'T-" he stopped and looked around him. He was breathing real hard, and sweating. Then he looked around frantically. "Leah? LEAH! Where are you? Where is she? Paul, where is she?" Leah ran out from behind me.

"Seth! It's okay. I'm here. I'm right here." She placed her hands on his shoulders.

"B-but she had you. I saw. She...She..." he fell into her arms. "I saw it. I was too late. You were...There was...I saw." She stroked his face.

"No. You weren't. Look at me. See? I'm here. All better." He pulled away.

"But what if I had been too late? What would have happened then?" Leah turned around and looked at me quickly then the rest of the guys. Then she turned around and hugged Seth tightly again. "But she was so close. If I had stayed...I wouldn't be able to live with myself if she had killed you. I wouldn't. I wish it were me."

After his episode that day, we all started to be a little more protective of the kid. He had nightmares every night, and we made sure that Leah was there to comfort him. But then he started to stay up. He hadn't slept or eaten for three days, and we all started to get really worried. Every time someone offered him food, well...

Today, Quil and Embry tried to feed him breakfast. That sure ended great. He had run to the bathroom and puked his guts out. Which worried everyone even more because he had had no food in a while. Couldn't that kill you? What was he throwing up? Emily looked at all of us, then went to go check on him. She was about to knock when he opened the door...And then he screamed. "No! Stop!" We all went to go check on him. Big mistake. That seemed to scare him even more. He pushed his way through us, ran out of the bathroom, and tripped over one of Baby Claire's toys. He curled up and put his hands on his head. "Please...Don't..." Kim kneeled by him and touched his shoulder. He jumped. Then, as if realizing it was her, he said, "K-K-Kim..." Then he looked at the rest of us, obviously relieved. Then he looked perplexed. "B-but she was just...She was here! And she had a knife, and...And..." Sam stepped forward in realization.

"Sue disappeared a couple of days ago, Bud. Nobody's seen or heard from her in a while."

"But she was here. Just a couple of seconds ago! Didn't you all see her?" I shook my head while everyone else exchanged worried looks.

"You just need some sleep, Kiddo," Kim said, standing up. "Maybe that will clear your mind." She walked back over to Jared. Seth tried to stand up, but his legs were shaking. He fell back down, and Leah rushed over to him to help him upstairs. We all watched them until they disappeared from sight.

"That's just...Wow," I said.

"I've never seen him like that before," Emily said, looking up at Sam.

"Poor Seth," Leah said, walking down the stairs.

"Yeah, I mean...He was really scared. He must have seen something terrible to make him freak out like that," Kim added.

"I feel bad for him," Collin mused.

"Aww, come on guys," Leah said. "You know he wouldn't want you to feel bad for him. I bet you that he's up there right now, feeling real embarrassed." Brady laughed half-heartedly.

"I wouldn't be surprised if he came down here right now. Telling us to, like, not pity him..." As if on cue, Seth charged down the stairs.

"I-I can't. I just...!" he ran out the door. Paul, Sam, Embry, and I all ran after him, yelling his name. We slowed down when we saw him start to disappear into the forest.

"I know where he's headed. Phase and follow me," Sam ordered. We did as we were told.

"He's headed toward the cliffs," Sam thought.

"Do you think he's...?" Embry didn't finish.

"I hope not. He's got too much to live for," Paul added.

"Damn right," I said.

"Guys! I'm coming with you!" Leah said, catching up to us.

"No! I don't want you to get hurt!" I tried to get her to go back.

"Too bad. I'm already here," she argued. I sighed and focused on running faster. Finally, we made it. We all phased and quickly put on clothes. We ran out of the trees just as Seth was getting there. I saw him smile. Then he turned and looked at us.

"W-what are you guys doing here?" he asked, his eyes darting between the five of us.

"We're here to stop you," Leah said. She looked like she was going to cry. "Don't do it, Seth. I'd have no one left if I lost you." With every one of her words, he took little steps towards the edge.

"But I have to, Lee. It's the only way to get rid of her," and then he smiled a little, "And look at it this way: I'll be with Dad." He stepped back a little more. Five more steps and he was gone.

"No! Seth! You know he would want this!" She took two steps forward, and he took two steps back. "Seth! Please! Don't do it! Don't leave me!" she was crying hysterically.

"I'm sorry, Leah. It's for my own good." He put his arms out in a 'T' and took another step back. Two more little steps...

"Seth! Kid! Just stop! It wouldn't be the same!" Paul yelled. "It wouldn't be the same without you!" He leaned forward as if to take a step but Seth leaned back. It was as if Paul and Seth were both north magnets, and repelled each other. Paul leaned back, and Seth leaned forward.

"I can't procrastinate any longer, guys..." Seth said. He took another step back. One more, and he was gone. But I couldn't take it any longer. I sprinted towards him, just as he fell backwards. I jumped with him.

"Seth! Jake!"

I didn't know who yelled it, but I didn't care. As I plunged into the ice cold water, I focused on trying to find Seth. It was hard to see, but I felt something bump into me. I looked down, and I saw him. But I'd have to work fast because I was losing air. Looking at him, I could see that he was out. And it was just a matter of minutes before he was dead. I grabbed his torso and pulled him up to the surface with me.

Gasp!

I took in a huge gulp of precious air and was almost dragged back down by Seth's dead weight. He would have been lighter if he was conscious. I paddled hard to try and get to the shore, keeping Leah, Paul, Sam and Embry in my line of vision. When I jumped in, they had probably ran down to meet us here. From what I could see, Embry and Sam were staring out in to the ocean and Paul was cradling Leah. I had to paddle faster. Seth had stopped breathing. Finally, I was able to stand up, and I splashed my way on to the shore with Seth in my arms. "He's not breathing." I placed him on the sand and Leah fell beside him, putting her hands on his chest and pumping up and down.

"C'mon...C'mon! Seth, breathe for me, Sethy!" Leah placed her mouth to his. "Please!"

Pump. Pump. Pump. Breathe. She repeated that more and more times. But it still wasn't working.

"Leah. I don't think he's-" Embry started but Leah cut him off.

"NO! He has to! He." Pump. "Has." Pump. "To." She breathed more air into him. "C'mon! Seth, breathe! BREATHE DAMMIT!" she started to cry. And her pumps became weaker. "Breathe...Please...Bre-athe..."

Paul looked away, his eyes closed. Sam and Embry's faces fell. I couldn't take my eyes off him.

"Why? Why, why, why? You were the only thing I had left!" she was still pumping, but crying as well. "C'mon, Seth! You can do it! Just breathe!" She breathed more air into him.

All of a sudden, I heard a chokey-coughing sound...And it was coming from Seth! I knelt down beside him as quickly as I could.

"That's it, Bud! Come on!" I encouraged him. He opened his eyes a little, and then coughed some more. I sat him up, and he coughed up more water. Leah started to hysterically cry. She hugged him, and kissed his cheek multiple times. Seth just stared straight ahead, as if in a trance.

"Why didn't you..." he started to whisper. "...just let me die?" he looked at me.

"I couldn't do that to 'ya, Kid," I answered. "You got too much to live for." I looked at Leah as I said this. He didn't say anything else. He kept staring out into the ocean...As if longing for it.

"Don't you EVER do that to me again!" Leah scolded him. She stood up, and Paul and Embry helped Seth to his feet. They helped him home, Sam behind them the whole time. Leah just kind of stood there looking at my feet.

"What?" I asked.

"T-Thanks," she said. Then she looked up at me with her pretty emeralds. "Thank you, Jake. Without you...Seth probably wouldn't be walking back to Sam's right now." I looked down at the disappearing figures.

"Hey, what can I say? It was 'nothin!" What she did next surprised me.

She kissed me.

Leah. Clearwater. Kissed. Me.

Wait 'till I tell the guys.

So? What did you think? I couldn't have ALL my chapters end miserably! Was it happy enough for you guys? Bet you didn't see that one coming! The next chapter is looking...

OPTOMISTIC!

No way am I telling you what's happening! But I'll give you a hint...It's Leah's **** with ***!

Try and figure THAT one out!

~SashaFierce12.0