Naturally

Naturally (A Jacob Black Fanfic) -17-

"I'm sorry about Sam." Jacob apologized. I shook my head.

"It's not your fault. People can be... hasty. Don't worry about it." He signed and I noticed he was doing something with his hands. His fingers twitched every few seconds on the steering wheel and created out of rhythm taps that over time grew annoying. "So where are we headed for breakfast again?"

"At Jeff's Dinner," he reminded me. I nodded. We were on the gravel road again when both Jacob and I spotted an anomaly prancing in the dense forestry. 

"Seth," Jacob thought out loud. He halted the truck to stop and we watched the wolf come towards us intently. "Hi," he greeted it while I settled with waving. The tan wolf barked back in response. The wolf gave us some kind of head motion I couldn't distinguish and disappeared into the woods.

"Where is he going?"

"He's going to change into some clothes. He wants to tell me something." And just as Jacob promised, soon Seth stepped out of the wilderness and headed straight to Jake. There was no change whatsoever in this boy's face and it brought an instant grin to my face.

"Where are you going?" Seth asked. His voice was cheerful yet not childish. It was like over the six years his voice had matured and deepened but not dramatically to sound like Jacob's voice. This was the Seth I remember perfectly from when I lived here, the one I deeply missed. He gave me a long, light look and his eyes sparkled.

"Out to eat," Jacob replied with a small grin. You would never have suspected he was pissed a second ago thanks to Sam.

"Can I come?" Seth asked. I started to nod my head enthusiastically but that didn't effect Jake's decision, he didn't even notice me, he was looking at Seth the whole time when he waved him inside the truck. "Thanks Jake!"

"Hi!" Seth greeted me when he got inside and slammed the back door. I smiled back at him. "How have you been?" He asked. He propped his head on his hands when he leaned in between the two upper front seats over the drink holder that luckily was holding no drinks at all.

"Okay, I guess. Sam tried to kill me earlier," I inserted a giggle and leaned closer to Seth. It was usual for me to want to be closer to Seth, he had such a welcoming air about him that I couldn't help but be gravitated to him. Jacob noticed and separated us further by extending his arm and pushing Seth back into his seat. Seth pouted and I laughed at his expression. "That was mean." I told Jacob but for some reason it didn't come out as serious as I wanted it to be. It sounded a lot like teasing and after one look of my face Jacob chuckled and left a permanent smile on his face.

"Did you beat up Sam?" Seth asked, leaning back into the seat and stretching out his arms.

"Nah, Jacob did for me."

"Next time I see him, I'll give him an extra punch, just for you." I smiled sweetly back at him and nodded in approval. The boy was just too sweet.

"Looks like you two have a lot of catching up to do," Jacob commented. He didn't look glum about it, actually he was quite ecstatic. I couldn't place why.

"What do you mean?" I had to continue upholding my alias. I know I promised myself that next time Jake asked who I was I would pretty much give in to the Fact I was Marisol but with Seth present I was hesitant to keep my promise. I couldn't possibly start a scene now with him around. It was something I should be discussing with Jacob alone.

"We know it's you Marisol," both Jake and Seth said simultaneously. I gulped. Was Jacob mad? Did he have a stern look on his face? No and it surprised me. He seemed so calm and enthusiastic and it confused the hell out of me. This is not how I expected he would be when he confronted me about my identity.