So, this is where you're hiding.  You left Twilighted too, right?  Pity.  I like it there.  But I won't let your story slip away because of that.        ;)

  "It's just like high school - she still has it bad for him," Tyler said, shaking his head and looking at Angela talking to Ben, and Angela's comment when I first met her that she liked nerdier types suddenly had a new dimension. "And Ben still has it for her."        Ah, so he's really from Forks, and really Angela's Ben, huh?  Cool.       

  'Also inside were Sue's gorgeous pregnant daughter, Leah, who was a little older than me and did office work at a casino, and her taciturn husband, Sam, a commercial fisherman.'        Timing is everything, it seems.  I hope Sam won't wolf out and imprint on Emily.  I can't imagine how much worse it would be this time for Leah.        :(

  'The hike back was easier because of the descent but as we neared the end Jacob seemed to be struggling.        "Are you all right?" I asked him as he stumbled and lurched into Seth.(...)        "Maybe you've got that flu that's being going around, the one I had," Seth said. Jacob glared at him, then doubled over in pain.'        The one Seth had??  Uh.  Oh!!!

  "What do you think of gay marriage, Ms. Swan?" It was Justin Stanley, of course, lolling about in his chair and smirking.        "It's interesting that you bring that up. A little later in the year we'll be working on the persuasive essay, and that might be a topic you want to explore, if you're enthusiastic about same-sex marriage."        "I'm not, not – I'm not enthusiastic about it."        "Oh, that's fine," I chirped. "You can be conflicted about it. In fact, that might make a better essay, a more passionate essay, talking about your feelings –"        BWWAHAHAHAHAAAHH!!  That was priceless!        X-D

  'He stepped closer to me. "You don't have to run away from me, Miss Swan," he said quietly. "Don't run."        Oh, yes, I do, I thought. But it was becoming more and more obvious to me that I wouldn't. One day I would fall off the precipice of proper behavior, and Edward would be there to catch me. Then disaster would follow.'        I, from my part, can't wait for that day.  He's becoming bolder, isn't he?        X-]

  As for Raquel and Seth...  Well, all that talk about genetic improvement of the shifters, assurance that the gene will be passed...  They are all just theories.  No one in the SMeyer universe really knows how imprinting works.  And let's not forget Nessie's case.  I think it will be hard to find an imprint farthest from the Quileute genetic pool than her.        ;)

  Of course, it means that you, as an author, is free to assume those theories are the truth.  Personally, I think Rachel and Seth will make a good couple.  All in all, good chapter, Eiluned.  I'm just wondering when the big turning point will come.

Your story is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.  I look forward to more. 

I cannot wait to hear Bella's history.