AN. ~

Hello all,

I know I said that this story was over and done with…

But guess what, I lied.

It is once again My Everything's birthday, and to commemorate the event I have written my darling Lena a SEQUEL.

That's right, Starting on the 2nd of March, 2012, I will be publishing the Sequel to My Elemental - titled 'Mine'.

I hope you all come and check it out!

~Zanchev.

And now, for your enjoyment, A little teaser…

Mine - A Sequel

Chapter One – My First time

The first time I saw my baby girl, I was saved.

One look at her, and I found a reason to keep living. My first glimpse of my little angel and I was home.

x..X.x

My first few hours as a father were absolute bliss.

Seeing both of my precious girls alive and well, together, was enough to keep me grinning blissfully, despite the almost immediate bombardment of well-wishers. Carlisle had said he was going to keep the crowds at bay, but of course there's only so much one man can do against a horde of close female friends.

What surprised me was that little Jerri was the first to get past him, with the pack not far behind.

"Seth! Kyla! Thank God!" The blonde had sighed, smiling at me from the doorway. I grinned back, cradling my small family in my protective arms. She seemed content to just see us there, with my baby in my wife's lap and smiles on our tired faces. She looked like she wanted to come closer, but was happy enough to give us space, something I was thankful for.

Nevertheless, Kyla beckoned our friend closer and began speaking energetically with the fellow imprint. I tuned out, perfectly happy to sit and watch my beautiful baby girl sleep in My Everything's arms.

"Can she, Seth?"

I blinked, slowly returning to the present, and looking up at Kyla, who was smiling expectantly. I couldn't help the loving smile thatspread across my face. I was just so happy that my Kyla was alive, still with me. I was never going to let her go again.

"Can who what?" I asked, ever intelligent. Kyla snorted and rolled her eyes as Jerri gave me a look that said 'pay-attention-moron'. I smiled again, taking in my beautiful wife's good humour.

"Can Jerri hold her?" Kyla said slowly, she'd obviously asked it before. Suddenly my smile faded, and I looked to my baby. She was so small, so helpless, what if something happened to her? I couldn't let anything happen to my baby, I'd already promised myself she'd be safe. Nothing was going to harm her; nothing was going to touch her so long as I could help it-

A familiar hand placed on my arm had paused my furiously whirring brain, and I looked up into Kyla's sympathetic brown eyes. I had felt my cheeks heat up as I realised I was crushing my family closer than I ought.

"It's ok, Seth. We'll be right here. Nothing will happen." She said, ever the voice of reason. I swallowed the sudden lump in my throat and nodded slowly, picking up my precious baby girl from My Everything's arms and ordering Jerri to a chair. No way in hell was anyone holding my baby high enough to drop her.

Thankfully, our blonde friend got the message and sat down on the floor next to the bed, obviously not wanting our baby in danger either. I sat down next to her and slowly, carefully placed my baby in her lap, moving her arms to form a human cradle for my precious child. Jerri flashed me a grin and moved her arms again, slowly and carefully and so that I could see everything she did.

My little Leah yawned and snuggled closer to Jerri's warm chest, and I felt my racing heart slow to a pace deemed healthier. I heard a relieved sigh, only to realise it came from me when Jerri chuckled softly, curling her hand around my baby's tiny shoulders.

"She's beautiful. You two are so blessed," I heard Jerri whisper softly as Leah began to snore lightly.

Despite Kyla's soothing croons, I hovered anxiously over my baby the entire time she was in Jerri's embrace. I couldn't relax until our friend finally laughed aloud and handed her back to me, saying that I was too jumpy and that she couldn't enjoy the cuddles with me breathing over her shoulder the whole time.

I ignored the jab and took my little girl back reverently, tucking her more firmly in her blanket and giving her back to My Elemental. As I sat back down on the bed, I heard Jerri groan. I flashed her a wary look, and she mouthed a word that made my blood run cold.

Brady.

No sooner had I covered my baby's ears than said werewolf had burst into the room, looking frantically for his supposedly missing imprint. Jerri had jumped up and leapt at him as soon as he got through the door, hissing at him to be quiet and comforting him with a playful punch to the shoulder.

"You dummy, where else would I be?" She whispered, gesturing to my exhausted bride and our slumbering child. Brady looked appropriately abashed, and immediately calmed himself, for my sake as well as Jerri's. He knew how I'd be, he knew the imprint instinct.

The rest of the pack trooped in behind Brady, all curious and yet also respectfully quiet. I felt a surge of gratitude towards my brothers, who treated this as delicately as they had my mother's funeral, only for much happier reasons. They all grinned as they saw me with my family in my arms, and Jake quietly asked if they could see my baby girl.

I nodded, and adjusted Leah's blanket to reveal her little face, flushed with life and happy dreams. The pack's sudden, simultaneous intake of breath told me all I already knew.

She was beautiful. She was perfect. She was an Angel.

And she was mine.

x..X.x

AN ~

I hope this has whetted your appetites, and I'll see you all on the second… ;)

~Z