Yes, Jacob and Leah are together
Seth trudged home after his second run of the perimeter. He was tired, exhausted, but his spirits picked up when he saw a pile of presents on the table.
"All for you," his mother said, putting his dinner down in front of him. Chief Swan was there as well.
"Happy Birthday, Seth," he said, taking another sip of his tea and thanking Mrs. Clearwater as she put his dinner on the table as well. She sat down with her own. Seth ignored his food, ripping open the first one from Leah and Jacob. It had "Happy Birthday Kid" scrawled on the front. Most of the presents had the same things, shoes, clothes, books, socks from his grandaunt. He shifted through the torn wrapping paper and boxes to find the one Jasper had given him.
"Jasper dropped that off himself just now," she said, pointing at it with her fork. Seth took it out of the shiny silver paper it was wrapped in. Charlie Swan picked up the label that had come off with the wrapping and took the card out of the envelope.
"Let him read it himself, Charlie," Mrs. Clearwater said, stopping him from opening the card. Charlie grinned and gave it to Seth.
"Seth, I hope you consider yourself as part of our family now. Always yours, Jasper," it said in Jasper's beautiful cursive. Seth set it aside and opened the box. Inside was a bracelet, wrapped in soft paper. The Cullen crest, for Seth. He ran his thumb over it, the three shamrocks, a lion, and a hand above the lion.
"Seth, it's beautiful," Mrs. Clearwater said, peering over to look at it. Leah and Jacob burst in through the door, laughing. Charlie turned to both at them.
"I'm going to have to detain you two for excessive noise." They kept quiet at once.
"What's that you've got there, Seth?" Leah asked.
"Jasper gave me the Cullen crest," he said, making to take it out of the box.
"No! Don't take it out just yet. Go up to him, ask him to put it on you for you," she said.
"Can I go to the Cullen's, mom?"
"If you finish your dinner first." Seth was done with his food in five minutes, he raced to the Cullen house. Jasper was outside, standing at the cliff and staring at the sea. He must have known he was going to come. Jasper heard footsteps behind him and turned around, smiling, his hands clasped together in front of him. Seth walked up and hugged him without saying a word, the box in his pocket.
"Happy birthday," Jasper whispered into his hair. He pulled back, noticing Seth didn't have the crest on.
"Didn't you like it?" he asked. Seth reached into his pocket.
"Well, I want you to put it on for me," he said. Jasper smiled, taking the box from his hand and lifting the bracelet out of it. He gave the empty box back to Seth and took his right hand up, fastening the bracelet around his wrist. Seth stared at it, watching the charms dangle. The crest in the middle shimmered in the moonlight.
"I love you, Seth." Jasper said, putting his arms around Seth's waist and kissing him. Seth let his hands snake up Jasper's back and into his hair, pulling him closer.
"In case you didn't know, I love you as well," Seth said in between kisses. Jasper grinned.
"I think I knew that perfectly." It took a while for Seth to remember that he was tired after having to run the entire length of La Push, twice. Jasper seemed to have read his thoughts, as he took Seth's hand and led him back home. They walked in through the front door. Chief Swan and Mrs. Clearwater were still talking in the kitchen. They looked at Seth and Jasper and smiled at the both of them.
"Had your dinner yet, Jasper?" he asked. Charlie Swan had no idea what Jasper or the rest of the Cullens were, but Mrs. Clearwater knew perfectly that they were vampires.
"Of course he has, Charlie. But if you want anything Jasper, just ask," she said, winking at the both for them. Jasper grinned and followed Seth up to his room. Seth walked in and collapsed on his mattress without turning on the lights. Jasper didn't mind, they both had excellent eyesight anyway. He climbed into the bed beside Seth and lay down beside him, planting a kiss on his cheek.
"Sleepy much?" he asked, resting his head on Seth's, who didn't answer, already fast asleep. He always smelled of wood. A strange mixture of the trees in the forest and the ocean. Jasper kissed his cheek and looked around the room. As much as he hated playing cleaning lady, he had to admit, it was a mess.
There were books, and clothes on the floor, and even the carpet was out of place. He sighed and got off Seth, barely moving the blanket or bed, and set to work. As he was putting the books back in the shelf a leather bound album caught his eye. He made sure Seth was asleep before taking it out and opening it. It was a scrapbook. A letter was stapled on the first page.
"Seth, this is Alice again. Although as always, you already know. Listen, I might not be able to write to you any more since the finals are coming, my mom's been keeping watch on me like a hawk. I promise, once the exams are over, i'll write you a letter so long, it'll take you days to read it. Love, Alice."
Jasper frowned. Seth had never said anything about anyone named Alice. He turned a page, there was a photo of a boy, a younger Seth, and a short, raven-haired girl beside him. She was pale, and breathtakingly beautiful. She was so familiar to Jasper but he couldn't put a finger on it. He heard Seth stirring behind him and put the book back.
"Jasper?"
"I'm here, Seth." Seth opened his eyes, blinking to get used to the dark. Jasper leaned over him, with his palms pressing down on the bed on either side of Seth. He brushed away a bit of hair off Seth's face.
"Seth, who's Alice?"
Going Somewhere
Chapter 20
Seth Clearwater/Jasper Hale
Seth trudged home after his second run of the perimeter. He was tired, exhausted, but his spirits picked up when he saw a pile of presents on the table.
"All for you," his mother said, putting his dinner down in front of him. Chief Swan was there as well.
"Happy Birthday, Seth," he said, taking another sip of his tea and thanking Mrs. Clearwater as she put his dinner on the table as well. She sat down with her own. Seth ignored his food, ripping open the first one from Leah and Jacob. It had "Happy Birthday Kid" scrawled on the front. Most of the presents had the same things, shoes, clothes, books, socks from his grandaunt. He shifted through the torn wrapping paper and boxes to find the one Jasper had given him.
"Jasper dropped that off himself just now," she said, pointing at it with her fork. Seth took it out of the shiny silver paper it was wrapped in. Charlie Swan picked up the label that had come off with the wrapping and took the card out of the envelope.
"Let him read it himself, Charlie," Mrs. Clearwater said, stopping him from opening the card. Charlie grinned and gave it to Seth.
"Seth, I hope you consider yourself as part of our family now. Always yours, Jasper," it said in Jasper's beautiful cursive. Seth set it aside and opened the box. Inside was a bracelet, wrapped in soft paper. The Cullen crest, for Seth. He ran his thumb over it, the three shamrocks, a lion, and a hand above the lion.
"Seth, it's beautiful," Mrs. Clearwater said, peering over to look at it. Leah and Jacob burst in through the door, laughing. Charlie turned to both at them.
"I'm going to have to detain you two for excessive noise." They kept quiet at once.
"What's that you've got there, Seth?" Leah asked.
"Jasper gave me the Cullen crest," he said, making to take it out of the box.
"No! Don't take it out just yet. Go up to him, ask him to put it on you for you," she said.
"Can I go to the Cullen's, mom?"
"If you finish your dinner first." Seth was done with his food in five minutes, he raced to the Cullen house. Jasper was outside, standing at the cliff and staring at the sea. He must have known he was going to come. Jasper heard footsteps behind him and turned around, smiling, his hands clasped together in front of him. Seth walked up and hugged him without saying a word, the box in his pocket.
"Happy birthday," Jasper whispered into his hair. He pulled back, noticing Seth didn't have the crest on.
"Didn't you like it?" he asked. Seth reached into his pocket.
"Well, I want you to put it on for me," he said. Jasper smiled, taking the box from his hand and lifting the bracelet out of it. He gave the empty box back to Seth and took his right hand up, fastening the bracelet around his wrist. Seth stared at it, watching the charms dangle. The crest in the middle shimmered in the moonlight.
"I love you, Seth." Jasper said, putting his arms around Seth's waist and kissing him. Seth let his hands snake up Jasper's back and into his hair, pulling him closer.
"In case you didn't know, I love you as well," Seth said in between kisses. Jasper grinned.
"I think I knew that perfectly." It took a while for Seth to remember that he was tired after having to run the entire length of La Push, twice. Jasper seemed to have read his thoughts, as he took Seth's hand and led him back home. They walked in through the front door. Chief Swan and Mrs. Clearwater were still talking in the kitchen. They looked at Seth and Jasper and smiled at the both of them.
"Had your dinner yet, Jasper?" he asked. Charlie Swan had no idea what Jasper or the rest of the Cullens were, but Mrs. Clearwater knew perfectly that they were vampires.
"Of course he has, Charlie. But if you want anything Jasper, just ask," she said, winking at the both for them. Jasper grinned and followed Seth up to his room. Seth walked in and collapsed on his mattress without turning on the lights. Jasper didn't mind, they both had excellent eyesight anyway. He climbed into the bed beside Seth and lay down beside him, planting a kiss on his cheek.
"Sleepy much?" he asked, resting his head on Seth's, who didn't answer, already fast asleep. He always smelled of wood. A strange mixture of the trees in the forest and the ocean. Jasper kissed his cheek and looked around the room. As much as he hated playing cleaning lady, he had to admit, it was a mess.
There were books, and clothes on the floor, and even the carpet was out of place. He sighed and got off Seth, barely moving the blanket or bed, and set to work. As he was putting the books back in the shelf a leather bound album caught his eye. He made sure Seth was asleep before taking it out and opening it. It was a scrapbook. A letter was stapled on the first page.
"Seth, this is Alice again. Although as always, you already know. Listen, I might not be able to write to you any more since the finals are coming, my mom's been keeping watch on me like a hawk. I promise, once the exams are over, i'll write you a letter so long, it'll take you days to read it. Love, Alice."
Jasper frowned. Seth had never said anything about anyone named Alice. He turned a page, there was a photo of a boy, a younger Seth, and a short, raven-haired girl beside him. She was pale, and breathtakingly beautiful. She was so familiar to Jasper but he couldn't put a finger on it. He heard Seth stirring behind him and put the book back.
"Jasper?"
"I'm here, Seth." Seth opened his eyes, blinking to get used to the dark. Jasper leaned over him, with his palms pressing down on the bed on either side of Seth. He brushed away a bit of hair off Seth's face.
"Seth, who's Alice?"
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