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Rating: M (in later chapters)

Pairing: Seth/Emmett, Jacob/hmm...

This is something I started on a while ago. I really liked it and so I thought I would share with anyone else who might enjoy this pairing. There will be another chapter, updates just might be a little lax :]

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Seth

I never thought that life would be easy, I've always known that it would be complicated…but never so hard. Before we lost Dad…me and my sister, and my mom, life was good--not easy--but good. Before my fifteenth birthday things had been rocky with my mom and Leah, but still pretty fair. Before Mom, Old Quil Ateara, Billy Black and Sam Ulley had sat me and my sister down to tell us that the old legends we'd heard about the "Wolf Men" and "Spirit Warriors" and…the "Cold Ones" were actually true, life had definitely been carefree with a few stipulations.

But now…right now, at this very momentin time I am having a major dilemma. No, it isn't the fact that I'm a werewolf (I've come to accept and enjoy that part of my being)…but it kinda is because I'm a werewolf I guess. You see…the whole reason we Quileute wolves exist anyway is because of the "Cold Ones" and…well…there's this coven-family of vampires a.k.a the "Cold Ones" and well…we really aren't supposed to have anything to do with them because of an ancient treaty….

But I broke a rule somewhere along those lines. The Cullens--the vampire family--are very strange for their kind. See…one night I'd been roaming the woods alone in my wolf form. I'd needed to be alone for a while, Leah was throwing a tantrum about how unfair life was that Sam had chosen someone else to love for the rest of his life. She knows it wasn't his choice.

I couldn't take being in the house, so since there was no patrol that night, I summoned the wolf inside and began to run. I guess I hadn't been paying attention to where I was going, that I hadn't realized that the boundary was miles behind me and I was in vampire territory. I hadn't realized that there was someone…something following me until I looked up and noticed how dark everything had become. The moon had been out earlier but the forest I was in was dark and eerily quiet.

I turned in that instant and came face-to-face with the most…unbelievable creature I'd ever seen. Before that moment I'd never actually seen a vampire, not even the occasional rogue that was rumored to roam through our lands because I was too young according to Sam and the others. I'd lost my concentration and found myself standing naked in front of the unsurprised man who couldn't have been any older than I was…well…maybe he was a little older….

His eyes were dark and the look on his face was of hunger, but it seemed as if he was fighting very hard to hold something back. Before it occurred to me what it could possibly be, icy hands had pinned my arms to my sides and an equally icy mouth was at my neck. Before I'd actually blacked out I remembered his voice and how sorry he'd sounded as he said, "You're too young for this…."

Yeah I remember all that from two weeks ago…and my dilemma? I rubbed the side of my neck where I remembered that his mouth had been, where his teeth had sunk into my skin….Well, I'd done something so weird when I'd seen him, that I can't even explain it now. The others, the older guys, call it imprinting. I call it freaky, but who cares what I think right? As soon as I'd laid eyes on that vampire all I felt was him, all I saw was him….All I wanted was him. I want him now that I'm thinking about it, but…I think he knew what I did.

"You're too young for this…."

Everyone is always telling me that I'm too young for this and that, but I know I'm not too young for…this imprinting as they call it. No one has quite ever explained the mechanics of this weird…love at first sight thing, but all I know, in my heart even, is that I have to have him--being too young can suck my big toe.

When it was dark out, and patrol was over, I made it look like I was headed "Straight home," as Sam had ordered. It isn't hard to disobey orders, especially now that I have a different sort of pull telling me to go where it wants me to go. Jacob had been eyeing me funny all night long and it took some severe concentration to not think about what had happened to me and what I was about to do.

(FLASHBACK)

"Hey Seth!" Jacob called me and believe me when I say I tried to ignore him…but he's like my brother and definitely my biggest role model, so I listened anyway. I was really surprised when he smiled and said, "Who is it?" I didn't know what to say, so I asked him, "Would you…um…be mad if it was a--" "Vampire?" he'd interrupted, and I knew then that he knew. I nodded, biting my bottom lip, unsure of what was coming as he stared at me with emotionless eyes.

Finally he smiled, and I knew that we were sharing something. We were sharing something big and destructive if the others in our pack ever found out about it. "I can only guess who it was. I'll see you at the Cullens' in about an hour," he whispered, and then turned and ran, disappearing into the dark trees.

I turned in the opposite direction, a smile so wide on my face I was sure it would be stuck there. My brother, my comrade, my best friend no doubt, had just given me the blessing and freedom I'd needed to hear. As I ran, I looked up into the sky, it was dusted with stars. I wondered what my dad was saying about it where he was in Heaven or something like it.

I grinned, knowing exactly what he would say.

(End Flashback)

I stood completely motionless in the cover of the last bit of forest before it cleared into a river and then a larger field just behind the gigantic white mansion where I knew the Cullens lived. It hadn't been hard for me to find the place, vampires have a distinct and pungent smell that naturally repelled my kind. For me though, and probably Jacob, the smell was oddly inviting and very yummy. I hadn't been sure on how to approach them, knowing that they knew that we were sworn enemies and all that. I wasn't even sure which Cullen it had been the night that I'd been…bitten. All I had to identify him, was his voice and his smell.

He'd smelled like oranges, peppermint, mud and something almost animal-like…well whatever it was, it had been the most delicious mixture I'd ever scented.

I was so wrapped up in trying to remember his face that I hadn't seen anyone coming from across the field, or swimming across the wide river into the dark forest behind me. All I heard was the soft thud of a pair of feet as they hit the damp earth somewhere….

"I didn't think that you'd come back," came that voice that had me whipping around so fast to see if I could catch a glimpse of his elusive face. All I saw was the trees…all I heard was the low snapping sound of twigs being broken as he came closer.

"You know," he chuckled, sounding pretty amused, "I really didn't think that you'd been the one. I hope you aren't mad or anything, that I left you out here for forty-five minutes…." He was getting closer, and I was getting jumpy.

"Just have to be careful you know, don't need anyone getting hurt," he sighed, sounding a little sad or something. It took me a minute to realize that he'd stopped walking. I still couldn't see him and it was almost too much to feel that distance, to feel his presence only one hundred feet away, hidden in the trees. "Tell me something…do you believe in Fate or Destiny? Because I can only chalk this up to mere chance that you'd ever imprint on me, that your brother imprinted on one of my brothers," he said, his voice quiet and still sounding sad.

I didn't breathe for a fraction of a second, before I answered him, "I don't even know how this silly imprinting thing works really. I just…I know that I have to have you, that it's wrong even now that you're so close and I can't see you or touch you, or smell you or--" I stopped cold in my ramblings, mouth popping open in an "o" as I stared at the wide, fabric-clad chest of the mysterious Cullen.

I found myself looking up into a pale, but ruggedly beautiful face and golden eyes that looked at me with a tender, strained gentleness. The finger that had hooked itself under my chin was freezing against my hot skin…but it didn't bother me really. "I'm guessing you didn't get a good look at me that night," he chuckled, and I just nodded. His smile was so relaxed and natural that I found myself smiling too, happiness that I never thought I would feel surged through me.

"So," he breathed, moving his face closer to mine, "you didn't answer my question: Fate or Destiny?" I don't know what made me do it, but I pushed myself up against him and kissed his mouth. Come on, it was right there! He didn't move for a fraction of a second and I thought that I'd done something wrong, but he pulled back all the way and grinned. "I'm Emmett," he said, then he kissed me back. I thought I would drown from sensory overload, but found myself firmly rooted to the spot once he'd finished kissing me thoroughly.

I grinned once he pulled away and laughed, "I'm Seth." "Hi Seth, it's nice to finally meet you," he paused and grimaced, "under much more normal circumstances." I felt my face heat up with embarrassment and looked down at the ground, surprised to see how much taller Emmett was than me. I mean, yeah, I kinda figured it out when I'd come face-to-face with his chest and not his face, but still. "You're tall," I heard myself say and cursed at the randomness.

He chuckled and I felt even more embarrassed than before. "Oh I'd say…hmm…I am roughly six-foot-five," he said, so nonchalant about it. "Wow…I'm only five-foot--" "Nine," he interrupted, "yeah I know." I peered up at his face, confused and suspicious of how he knew that. Then he smiled sheepishly, "I couldn't help it. I've been following you around lately and…yeah." I couldn't help the surprise that I knew was written all over my face. He didn't seem to mind though…he just looked so…torn about something and it was really starting to worry me.

"Um…Emmett…what's the matter?" And I couldn't ask any more than that, because honestly I didn't have a clue as to why his expression looked really pained though he was really trying to hide it. He looked between me and somewhere behind me several times before he answered my question. "It's…complicated," he sighed, suddenly looking extremely weary.

I sat down on the trunk of a fallen tree a few feet away. Emmett looked a little surprised at first but then he grinned, catching me a little off guard. "Well," he started, slowly coming closer, "if you want to know--" "Please?" I asked, maybe a little too quickly. He hummed, the sound of his voice nearly pulling me from where I sat, straight into his arms.

I think he noticed too because he was sitting next to me in the blink of an eye it seemed. "Better?" he asked. I nodded and gestured for him to continue. He sighed, "Well first off, I'm married--" I sucked in a shocked breath, "and second of all, my wife isn't very fond of the way you smell." I was getting ready to ask how she would know at all, when I remembered that Jacob had also Imprinted on one of the other vampires in his family.

"Yeah, but she honestly doesn't have a problem with the fact that you--" "But you do," I interrupted knowing what he was going to say, and feeling miserable that I'd even hoped that this vampire would ever love me back…and did I actually love him? He was quiet, a lot longer than someone who didn't honestly know what to answer that question with. It felt like my chest was caving in on itself and I found it somewhat hard to breathe; to answer my own question: yes, I think I'm in love with him.

I stood up to leave but before I'd even taken a step, I felt myself being pulled backwards and landing in a cold, hard lap. I was surprised, and don't even think about the girlyness of the situation, when he started to nuzzle my neck as he squeezed me around my waist. I was embarrassed--anyone could see us! Oh, right, we're in the middle of the woods…no one in their right mind would just casually pass through on a midnight stroll….Well except maybe one of the other vampires, but really, who else?

Anyway, I tried to squirm away from him and found it really impossible. "Don't go," he breathed into my neck. I stopped trying to fight my way off of him. "If you have a problem with all of this, then why do you want me to stay?" I asked, unsure of what he wanted. Then he laughed and I frowned, "What's so funny?" "Nothing, its just that…I didn't say that I had a problem with it. You didn't give me time to answer," he said, nuzzling my neck again.

"But you said--" "I know what I said and I said that Rose doesn't have a problem with any of this and that she's curious to meet you," he cut across me, catching me a little off guard. Oh…but what about--? "What about you? Do you feel the same?" I bit my lip, hoping he would say yes.

"I feel a lot more than that Seth," he whispered, turning my face so that I could stare into his eyes. You know, before that moment, I thought that I would never see so much hurt and loneliness reflected in someone else's eyes. I'd always believed that losing my father had sort of isolated me, which was an entirely different sort of isolation from Leah's, who'd loved and lost two people, but one was still alive to add to the burn. When I saw that pain in Emmett's eyes, the same pain as mine, I knew that I wasn't alone-- that we weren't alone.

We kissed again, slowly this time, not as rushed as the last time. I didn't realize it until I felt his thumbs gently wiping my cheeks, that I was crying. I didn't really know why, but something in his eyes made the dam break after so long--I hadn't even cried when they told us that Dad was dead.

It turned into full blown sobs somewhere in the kiss, and I pulled away to bury my face into his chest, shuddering with the force of the sobs. He was quiet the entire time, leaving me to wonder what he was thinking. But I was grateful that he was there and not making a big deal out of me soaking his t-shirt. It seemed like it lasted forever, but when I finally gave into just small hiccups and the occasional shaky breaths, I felt much better.

We sat in silence for a little while longer, just listening to the nighttime sounds the forest had to give us…of course I was practically getting high off of the scent that just seemed to be rolling off of Emmett in waves. "Seth?" I blinked suddenly, remembering where we were. "You awake?" he laughed, leaning back some so that he could see my face. I nodded, "You never got to the complicated part."

The same weary look that he'd had on his face, (just before I'd been an idiot and made the assumption that he didn't want me), was back and I was truly curious to know exactly what was so complicated. I settled back into his chest and waited for him to start talking. It was a while before he said anything, and when he did, I started to feel weary too.

"This is dangerous, this…relationship that we have. Your pack is more than willing to find the smallest infraction on our part, as a means to start a war. Your imprinting on me is definitely more than a small infraction," he sighed. I imagined that he ran a hand through his short hair.

I knew that he was right though…I felt as if we were already being forced apart--there were so many choices to make….

I caught a flicker of movement out of the corner of my eye that came from the direction of the big white house just across the river. "That must be Jasper. I told them I'd be back in an hour, guess I took a little longer than I'd meant to," Emmett said, his voice still a little tight with tension. I decided to be brave and hopped out of his lap and onto the ground.

"Well let's not keep them waiting. I'd like to meet everyone," I ventured, hoping that he couldn't see how nervous I was at the thought. Suddenly, I was thrown up and over his shoulder, which actually hurt a little. I was hanging with my head against his back and my feet in the air--in other words, I looked like a sack of potatoes.

"Put me down!" I beat on his back with my fists, thinking I was actually making something happen in my favor…not really. The tense atmosphere was gone for a moment and he ignored me before everything got extremely fuzzy and I felt like I did the first time I'd ever gotten on a rollercoaster. I just prayed this wouldn't end with me throwing up all over Emmett when he stopped running.

I could tell by his rambunctious laughter that he wouldn't mind at all. Love makes vampires crazy too.

(A/N: You likeee zee pairing? oui ou non? let me hear ya!)

Seth: Emmett this time eh?

Ajisai:...yeeees... *shifts uncomfortably*

Seth: What IS it with you and pairing me with the Cullens?? can't I get another wolf every once in a while?

Ajisai: ... so you're saying you want me to pair you with...Jake or somethin?

Jake: Oh hell no! Keep the brat with the Cullens!

Seth: Oh! so now I'm a brat huh?

Jake: Yeah! wanna go?

Ajisai: *jumps in the middle of the feuding shifters* Boys! Boys! peace and love remember? peace and love!

Jake: *scoffs* Fine. Sorry Seth.

Seth: *smiles* That's okay...say Jake?

Jake: Yeah?

Seth: Where were we going?

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