The next day after Jacob had gotten his resume sorted, and showered and dressed ready for an interview, the male left his apartment, creeping pass his landlords doors so that the old coot wouldn't come barging out and demand him for his pay on his rent.

Releasing a sigh of relief for having exited out of the building complex with relative ease, straightening his clothes and flicking of imaginary dust, Jacob righted his back and headed in the direction of the café that Seth had taken him to yesterday. Surprisingly, it was only a thirty minute walking distance from his apartment, but he knew that sooner or later, his going to have to find something a little closer if he wants to be able to get to work on time, who knows what would happen in the near future.

'The near future…' Jacob thought to himself. 'It sounds so far, yet seems so close… Why?' Jacob wondered, stopping and waiting till the lights indicated that he could walk across the street. 'Is it because Seth is so close by… Or is it because…' Jacob shook his head, as though throwing away those thoughts. 'No, I can't think like that. Just because Seth is living in the same town as me, doesn't mean that he would instantly jump straight into my arms and confess his love for me…' Jacob could feel his cheeks heating up just thinking of that, a small smile coming to his lips as he started walking across the street.

'Even though, that sounds very corny, and not like Seth at all… I wouldn't mind it one bit'

xXxXxXx

"…Well by the looks of things, and what your old boss had to say, I'd say it be stupid of me not to hire you" the old man, Gary, said as he handed Jacob Back his resume, a welcoming smile on his lips as he reached out for Jacob's hand.

"Pardon…?" Jacob asked, confused as to the quick welcome to the new establishment.

"You've got the job kid" Gary explained, his hand still outreached with a patient smile on his lips.

"But… isn't there any others candidates going for the job as well. And what if-"

"Man, you ask too many questions. Look, I'll make it easier for you" Gary said, taking his seat once more before levelling Jacob with a serious look. "Do you want the job or not? Cause like you said, there are other candidates that are looking for this job. So you let me know right now, if you want it or not"

"I-I do" Jacob cleared his throat once more. "I do, sir! Thank you sir! I won't let you down" Jacob stated outreaching his hand once more for Gary to shake. Luckily, the older man did outreach for Jacob's hand clasping their two rough hands together in a firm hand shake.

"Glad to have you on the team. But there is one thing…" He said, taking yet another serious look, "Don't call me sir, and just call me by my name, got it"

Jacob was quick to nod his head in agreement. "Y-yes si- Gary" Jacob stuttered, only to be confused the next second as Gary, and Jacob's new boss, smiled at him in glee as he shook Jacob's hand firmly once more.

"So, go on and head on home, tell you family, your friends, your loved ones whatever, and report back here tomorrow at eight thirty in the morning and we'll get you settled in" Gary instructed, sitting back down in his chair, "Your dismissed" he announced, ushering Jacob out of the office.

Jacob said another quick thank you before gathering his things and heading out of the room and soon was out of the building.

'D-Did that just happen?' Jacob wondered, his brow furrowed in slight confusion, but soon it was gone as he realised that he was now back in the work business. Jacob could feel happiness run throughout him as he did a mini celebration in his head. His excitement got the best of him as he headed across the road and up the slight hill before turning the corner, and there standing just outside the café, Seth stood.

His head bowed as he stared at his phone, a smile coming to his lips as his fingers tapped away at the screen on the phone. Jacob couldn't contain himself as he rush towards the boy, surprising the youth as he grabbed Seth by the hips, lifting the boy into the air and twirling around on the spot a few times.

"Okay… That was random" Seth stated, after having been put back on his two feet, placing a hand on his head as he tried to fix his spinning vision. "What got you so excited that you had to pick me up and twirl me around like that?" Seth asked, once he had gotten his vision back to normal, a smile came to his lips as he saw the glee in Jacob's eyes.

"I got the job. I got the job, and I just wanted to say thank you for suggesting it to me. Oh, I can't believe I was able to get something, now I can finally pay for my rent, find a new place, buy stuff for it… Oh my god" Jacob gushed, heaving a breath after speaking of what he plans on doing.

"Well I'm happy for you Jacob-"

"You know what, we should celebrate, w-we should go out, to dinner, to clubs, pubs, a night out" Jacob gushed, cutting Seth off, staring at the boy while clamping his hands on to Seth's shoulders. "Let's go out. You and I. Not as a date or a-anything, j-just as two friends hanging out. What do you say?"

"Uh, I would love to-"

"Really! Great, I'll pick you up at…"

"Jacob-"

"Have you got anything planned, I mean if you do that's okay, are you hanging out with other friends- You know what, bring them along, the first round will be on me-"

"Jacob!"

This time, it was Seth that cut Jacob off. Having grabbed the excited and enthusiastic male by the shoulders and stared at him with an apologetic smile.

"I'd love to go out and celebrate your new job… It's just that, I already made-"

"Seth!"

Both boys faced the direction in which the younger boys name was called out, and walking this way was a charming looking male, his lips pulled back to show his pearly whites, his eyes a beautiful hazel colour, he had a cute button nose, similar to Seth's and chestnut coloured hair. Even though the male was wearing a jacket, Jacob could tell the male worked out, he was slim looking but if it wasn't for the tightness of his button up shirt, you wouldn't have seen the muscles the male sported.

"Hey babe…"

'And he has an English accent to boot' Jacob mentally muttered to himself as he looked away from watching the male peck Seth on the cheek.

"Who's this?"

Jacob turned back around then, seeing the new guy staring at Jacob with a brilliant charming smile. Jacob could see a little bit of snark and smugness in that smile as he snaked his arm around Seth's waist and pulled him closer to his body.

"Leonardo, this is Jacob a friend of mine from La Push" Seth started, before looking at Jacob, "Jacob this is Leonardo, he and I have been seeing each other for the pass two to three weeks" Seth stated, placing his hand on Leonardo's chest as he looked up at the other male, their lips meeting in a peck before breaking and muttering in soft tone.

As the two talked sweet-nothings at each other, Jacob seemed to just want to die as he stood there, watching in despair and heartbreak as the love of his life, the one that has finally re-sparked the soft flame into a scorching fire, and all he wanted was for the world to swallow him whole into the dark abyss, never for him to return or find a source of light ever again.

"….Jacob… Jacob?"

Jacob shook his head as he snapped out of his dark thoughts, seeing Seth look at him in concern. 'At least, if I have to live alone, without Seth right next to me, I can at least be happy to receive concerned and worried looks from the boy till the day I die'

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah" Jacob simply said, his hands tucking into his pockets as he seem to just want to tuck himself away from the world, the need and want to go out, diminishing in an instant the moment he saw the new guy, Leonardo, pecking Seth on the cheek. "I think I'm going to just go home actually. I guess the nerves and the late night before the job interview has finally caught up to me. So, I'm just suddenly tired, haha!" Jacob chuckled, before it died on his lips as he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh… Uh, are you sure, I mean, if you still want to go out, I guess we could…" Seth said, looking up at Leonardo, "Would that be okay with you Leo?" Seth wondered, looking up at the man in question.

"As much as I'd like to, no offense, but the reservation I made is pretty tight, I'm sorry" Leo said, looking at Seth guilty. "Sorry man, perhaps a raincheck?" Leo said, looking over at Jacob in question.

"Uh, yeah sure. You guys go, go on you don't want to be late, right?" Jacob said, a nervous chuckle coming from his mouth as he scratched the back of his head once more.

"A-Are you sure-"

"Babe, he said he was tired, and it's like he said, we're going to be late" Leonardo said, cutting Seth off as he started to pull Seth away and in the other direction.

"I-I'll see you later?" Seth called out, looking over at Jacob with an apologetic look.

"Yeah. Sure sure..." Jacob called back, looking off to the side, not being able to handle watching Seth walk away from him once again, the pain was just too hard to handle.

Looking over to the couple, Jacob waited till they were far enough before turning on his heel and headed in the opposite direction, his hands tucked hard into his pockets to hid just how hard he was clenching his fists and to hid the shakiness of them at the same time, his shoulders hunching forwards with his head down, watching as his feet pulled him further away from Seth.

Suddenly, the day just turned from bright and sunny, to dull and cold.

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As the two walked down the street, just a few metres from where Jacob had stood, Seth turned his head around as he looked back, seeing Jacob walking off in the different direction. He couldn't explain it, but his heart was starting to hurt, as though just seeing the sadden look on Jacob face had a thousand needles pierce his heart. Just remembering the look on Jacob's face as he went from ecstatic to despair in an instant had Seth wanting to turn around and hug the male.

'But then that would just be weird, right?'

"Hey, you okay?" Leonardo asked, Seth turned his head back around, seeing the concerned look on Leo's face had Seth smiling in reassurance.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking" Seth told Leo, but truthfully, he couldn't quite explain it, but he was sad all of a sudden, as though just seeing Jacob walk in the opposite direction, it felt as though that might be the last time he'd see Jacob, for how long, Seth couldn't tell.

"Well, did you want to talk about it?" Leonardo questioned, rubbing Seth's shoulder in reassurance. Seth was happy that he had Leonardo in his life; it might have only been for a short amount of time, but Leo was able to capture Seth with his charming looks, his romantic plans and with every word he spoke, it had Seth trembling in the knees.

But even so, as Seth nodded at the right times to what Leonardo had to say, saying his input at the right time. The feeling of Jacob's hands on his waist, when his thumb swiped sauce off his cheek, the look of pure glee on Jacob's face had Seth smiling and being happy as well. He couldn't explain it, but when Seth was with Jacob, for a short amount of time or for a long period of time, Seth always felt warm and comfortable, happy and excited.

He couldn't explain the feelings that swell within his chest when he thought of Jacob, or even looked at the male. But every time he did, he'd feel jittery, warm, happy and confident all in one. But don't get him wrong, Seth liked the way he feels when he's with Leonardo as well. The small caress he'd give Seth when the two would say good-bye to each other, the soft whispers he speak into Seth's ear, the warm hugs he'd embrace Seth within, the romantic dinner plans he'd make for the two, everything had Seth swooning and trembling in the knees.

But when he's with Jacob, he felt that twice in the two times he has been with Jacob.

"Seth… we're here" Leonardo caught Seth's attention, softly shaking the boy on the shoulder gaining the younger males attention instantly. Seth shook his head softly before looking ahead of him, seeing the restaurant stand before him.

"Whoa…." Seth was awestruck as he stood there for a second, seeing the massive building before him, the beauty of it, the modern decor, the beautiful painting that littered here and there on the walls. "It's beautiful…" Seth said softly as he followed behind after the waiter.

"Not as beautiful as you are" Leo whispered into Seth's ear as he pushed the chair that Seth was sitting in, before taking his own seat, accepting the menu that was handed to him, while Seth's own was placed in front of him, his head bowed as a blush came over his face.

"Leo… I-I didn't know- I-I could've dressed…- y-you should have told me where it was we-we were going…" Seth stuttered, grabbing the menu and opening it roughly to hide his blushing face as he glared at the chuckling male opposite him.

"But then it wouldn't have been a surprise now would it?" Leonardo said in return, leaning over the table and pulling the menu down gently, "There, there's that beautiful face I like to see" Leonardo said, causing Seth to blush harder and bring the menu back up to cover his face.

Leonardo continued to chuckle at Seth's embarrassment, causing the boy to lower himself in his chair more. Seth knew it was all in good nature, he'd just wished that Leonardo would've given him a hint or something. Cause right now, Seth felt as though he was way underdressed with this dinner date. While Leo, Leo was dressed as handsomely as ever, he could be dressed in jeans and a shirt, and he'd still look as though he had just walked off the catwalk. 'That man sometimes had too much confidence…' Seth muttered in his head as he finally felt like his face a cooled down.

Taking a deep breath, Seth finally lowered the menu down to a respectable level, and was awestruck as the view of Leonardo, sitting there, his head resting on his hand as he read the menu with a gentle look on his face with a soft smile gracing his lips.

"Ah, are you ready to order now?" Leonardo questioned, his head not moving, but his eyes glanced up towards Seth, causing the boy's breath to get caught within his throat. The charming look on his face had Seth's heart beating rapidly within, hoping that Leo knew CPR.

"Y-y-yes…" Seth finally croaked out, his throat suddenly dry. As Leonardo called over a waiter, Seth reached forward and grabbed his glass of water; his hand shaking so much, Seth had to use both hands to hold the glass steady as he took two big gulps.

"Yes, are you guys ready to order?" the waiter said, pulling out a pen and note book.

"Yes, I'd like the…."

xXxXxXx

After the two had their dessert, Leonardo insisted that he'd pay for the bill, saying that he was the one that had made the reservation for the place and was treating Seth to the meal. The two headed for Seth's apartment, the hands entwined with one another as they headed for Seth's apartment.

"You don't have to walk me to my apartment you know. It'd be too much for you, you live in the opposite direction as I do" Seth insisted, but Leo wasn't having any of it, as he continued to walk, his hold on Seth's hand tightening just that little bit more as he pulled Seth in the direction of his place.

"So, I don't care, besides the walking would be good for me. Now come on, I've got to get to home before curfew now don't I, otherwise I'll be in shit with your roommates" Leonardo insisted, almost pulling Seth by the arm towards the direction of his building complex.

"I'm a big boy; I don't need to be home at a curfew…" then again it did dawn on Seth a second later. "I don't even have a curfew…!" Leonardo chuckled to himself as he and Seth continued walking, Seth soon joining him with his own soft chuckle.

The rest of the walk towards Seth's place was silent, except for the sound of cars driving by, or other pedestrians that'd walk along the path. Seth was content with the silence, it didn't both him one bit. But there was one thing that was bothering him. The image of Jacob's hunched over shoulders, the bowed head, and the look of sadness had pushed its way towards the front of Seth's head. Suddenly, Seth felt sad; he couldn't explain why he was feeling sad, he just was. He never wants to see that look on Jacob's face ever again. But there wasn't anything he could do to help Jacob.

If he could've gone with Jacob tonight, he would have. But he already had plans for this evening, he as much as it did sound like a lot of fun, he didn't want to break tonight's dinner off either, especially when Leo had gone through all that trouble of making a booking for the place and taking him to such a fancy place.

Yet still the thought of Jacob upset, had him worrying on his bottom lip as he hoped that Jacob was okay, hoping that he wasn't out drinking himself silly, or doing anything bad that would get him into jail, or even taking some random person home and have a night full of….

Seth had to shake his head from those thoughts, he didn't know why, but he just couldn't stop the feeling of jealousy and angry at the thought of Jacob sleeping with another person. Seth came to a halt, stopping Leonardo in his tracks as he stood there, just the thought and the feeling he had just now had him shocked with himself.

'How-Why am I… thinking, feeling like this… I've only known the man for a day or so, and yet, it feels like I've known him for longer, for most of my life… But how?'

"Seth… Are you okay?" Leonardo questioned, coming to stand before Seth with a concerned look on his face, his hands coming to rest on Seth's shoulders. "Seth?"

"Huh, uh… Sorry, yeah I'm fine. Come on, let's go" Seth insisted, grabbing hold of Leo's hand and pulling him towards his apartment, only to realise that they were now standing in front of his apartment building. "Uh…"

"We're already here…" Leo said, chuckling to himself as the blank look on Seth's face, "Well I guess this is the end of tonight huh?" Leonardo said, coming to stand closer to Seth, his arms wrapping around the boy's waist. A flash of a memory came rushing to the front of Seth's mind as something familiar came to his mind, the same feeling, the same warmth, just a different person. Someone with more muscle and more warmth, someone who was completely different, someone who stirred a lot of different feeling within Seth then anyone has done for a long time, and all in the span of two days.

"So, I'll see you next time?" Leonardo inquired, pulling away and holding Seth at arm's length, the hands clasping together and swinging softly in the open air between then.

"Yeah, sure. I'll see you next time" Seth said, leaning forward and planting a peck on the corner of Leonardo's cheek, before pulling away and turning on his heel, pulling his key out form his pocket and inserting it into the socket before turning and opening to door. Seth turned back once more, seeing Leonardo standing there; waiting till Seth was inside the building complex, before turning on his heel and walked back the way they came.

Seth stood there waiting till Leonardo was out of sight before crumpling to the floor, the crown of his head resting against the window of the door, a hand pressed against the coolness of the window.

"What… What's happening to- to me…?" Seth muttered as tears streamed down his cheeks, he couldn't figure for why he was crying, they just came and wouldn't stop not matter what Seth did.

xXxXxXx

Epilogue

Months seemed to have flown by, till finally it was Christmas. The grass was covered in snow, the twinkle light lit up every house along the streets, the smell of burning wood from chimney's coated the cool air, the sound of families celebrating Christmas echoed in the small town of La Push. Among those house stood one that bustled with the most noise.

Laughter, boisterous voices, childish squeals echoed throughout the house hold and outside. Conversations, jokes, stories, every means of talk flittered around in the small house. But even though joy and laughter echoed through the house, one person in particular was a little on the down side, his mind filled with thoughts of the past. Even while he was surrounded with people he care for, think of as more than just friends, he still felt as though he was missing something. It wasn't someone and an object, but something that seemed to have been taken from him long ago.

"I'm just going to go step out for a bit" Seth said, getting up from his seat, apologizing to his company as he walked towards the back door, never turning his head around to see if anyone was watching him. He knew people were watching him, he could feel it coming from his concerned friends and family.

Jacob was among one of those people that watched Seth walk away.

"Go after him…" Paul said as he shoved Jacob by his shoulder, already knowing that Jacob was too chicken to make the first move. "You won't get another chance like this ever again, so you better make the right move. Looking over to where Seth had once occupied, he got ushering looks from Seth's two friends that were practically brothers to the boy, along with a glare from Brady.

Jacob didn't need to be told again as he rushed out of the house, as calmly as possible of course.

xXxXxXx

Seth stood as close to the edge of the cliff as he could, the past couple of months coming to his mind. But before he could indulge about what has happened, the sound of a twig snapping had Seth turning around on the spot, hoping that it wasn't a wolf or something worse. But his breath seemed to rush out from his lips as he saw Jacob standing before him, a concerned look in his eyes with a small smile on his lips as he stared at Seth before him.

"Hey…" Jacob said tentatively as he slowly walked towards Seth, stopping only when he was standing Seth to the boy, the view of the moon reflecting on the water, with the waves crashing against the cliff face.

"Hey…" Seth replied back, his head bowing down as he looked at his entwined hands. "Why aren't you with everyone else?" Seth inquired. He had kept an eye on Jacob the moment he had entered the house, and had watched him as he chatted with long friends and family, a smile always plastered on his lips as he chatted away from Paul and Emmett.

"I wanted to see if you were alright…" Jacob said, never tearing his eyes from the moon, "You looked a little upset, so I thought you could use…" Jacob stopped himself, swallowing the saliva that built within his mouth, "A friend…"

It hurt Jacob to mutter that word, 'friend' it felt like poison was scorching his mouth every time he had said it in the past. His had to clench his hands into tight fits, just to stop them from shaking so much, so he had to hid them within his pockets.

"Uh… I-I'm…" Seth stopped himself, even though he didn't want to tell Jacob what has been bothering him, he felt as though he could tell Jacob everything and anything, but still he didn't want to bother Jacob with what had been plaguing Seth's mind.

"You- You can tell me if your upset you know, I'll listen, I promise" Jacob uttered, causing Seth to turn sharply towards him, shock evident in his eyes as he looked at Jacob, the males head bowed with his shoulders slightly hunched. "You can tell me anything you want to, and I'll listen" Jacob said, looking at Seth from the corner of his eye as he waited patiently for the younger male to speak.

Seth turned away then, a blush coming to his cheeks as he tried to stop the pleasant smile spreading across his lips. After having calmed his beating heart and reddening face, Seth finally straightened his back and faced towards the full moon, knowing that if he were to face Jacob, he'd fall to the ground as Jacob gazed at him with those warm comforting eyes of his own.

"Well, after the day you had gotten your job and we went different directions, I couldn't help but feel like we had something similar happen to us. You, standing in the one spot, while I was pulled away from you…" Seth stopped then, his head starting to hurt, while his heart seemed to strike a pain from within. "Then after our date, I said good bye to Leonardo and watched as he walked away till he was out of sight, it was then that I fell and the next thing I knew, I had tears rolling down my cheeks, I-I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it was so, till I fell asleep, and in my dreams I saw you and I, chatting, laughing, joking, everything that couples do, and I wasn't certain if it was something that I was just dreaming, till the next night came and you and I were kissing, making out and caressing each other as though he were… lovers" Seth stopped then, his eyes still focused on the moon, not daring himself to too at Jacob, worried that he'd start tearing up once more, for what reason, Seth wouldn't even know himself.

"The nights went on, and with each day, I couldn't stop myself from looking forward to falling asleep at night, just so that I could watch you and I carry on like we were in love. Suddenly real life became a nightmare, while my dreams became life. I'd wait impatiently for night to come, just so that I could sleep and see you and me together. But because of that, I'd decline most of my plans with Leonardo and my roommates, but I couldn't help it. It was practically like a drug to me, I had to sleep, I had to sleep and dream of you, I didn't know it, but I felt like I was falling in love with you without my knowing"

"Anyway, as the days went on, I ended things with Leonardo, he wasn't happy, but he told me he felt like things were becoming undone between us, so we left on mutual grounds. I did like him, a lot, and he mirrored those feeling back, but as though Fate had other plans for me. So we went our separate ways. By that time, it was coming close to this day and I had to return here, but as I stepped off the plane, got into a taxi and arrived here, I felt a pressure building in the back of my head, as though my head was about to burst wide open and I'm scared of what was happening. But before I could ponder about it, Collin and Brady came bursting in, distracting me until today, and I couldn't be happier to see them…" Seth stopped to breathe; a smile came to his lips as he thought about the excited and gleeful smiles that were plastered on their faces as they embraced Seth tightly, before they both started gushing about what they had been up to.

"But as the days came by, the dreams started to feel as though it was déjà vu, like I experienced them with you before, but I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out when…" Seth finally looked over at Jacob, realising that he had sat down at some point, while Jacob remained standing, his gaze still focused on the moon, but his shoulders weren't hunched anymore. "Jacob… What would you do, if you were me?" Seth asked, causing Jacob to stare down at him, his warm, comforting chocolate brown eyes stared back at Seth's own piercing blue ones, waiting for Jacob to answer him.

"What would I do…?" Jacob out stretched his hand, his hands having stopped shaking after Seth had explained that he had dreams about him. Seth looked up at Jacob for a second before grabbing Jacob's outreached hand, Seth was pulled to his hands instantly, staring at Jacob with shock. "If you don't mind, I'd personally like to be a bit selfish and have you as mine"

With that Jacob cradled Seth's head, his thumb running along Seth's lips, causing the young males breath to catch in his throat, before Jacob slowly descended his lips towards Seth's own, and after so long, the flame that had dimmed within both of them, burst into a sudden fire that seemed to spread throughout both of their bodies as the sweet innocent kiss, morphed into something of great passion and love, the two wrapping their arms around each other, embracing one another after so long.

The two never left each other's lips for more than a second, before air suddenly became a necessity, but even then, the two pressed their foreheads against one another, their eyes gazing into one another as love flared within each other's eyes.

"I…I-I think- I think we should head back…" Seth uttered softly, but his body wasn't making any move to the words he spoke.

Jacob hummed to Seth's suggestion, but even he wasn't willing to move either. Both were so content with being within each other's embrace.

"Anywhere you go, I will follow you"

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An: OH MY GOD! There are no words to say how sorry I am for taking so long, it's just been a very long and busy couple of weeks, what with New Years, Christmas and a new job that I have. But that's still no excuse, so I'm very sorry. I hope you guys can forgive me. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. It's the last one, and yes I know it's a little out of place, but I did put the epilogue at the end, cause, well, it is the end of the story, haha….

Anyway, I hope you guys will leave a review and let me know what you thought of it. Was it good? Bad? Too dark? Too fluffy? Or what, what is going through that head of yours when you read this, please let me know.

From WolfPacFaan.