The funeral passed slowly, so slowly. It was more solemn that most, because the deceased had been so much younger than most were. The best part of her life had been spent living in California, but most of the people attending the funeral were those from Washington, primarily Forks and La Push. Those were the people who she had really left a mark on the lives of, and if all went according to plan, she was just about to end the life of perhaps the only resident of Forks who did not attend.
Both of her parents were there. One was a resident of Forks, and the other still resided in California. In the past, they had fought at every opportunity they got, regardless of whether their daughter had been present. But when Michelle Flynn saw her ex-husband, she collapsed into his arms and sobbed. Kevin Fox didn't yell angrily at his ex-wife like he would have before, but instead put his arms around her and cried silently with her in his arms.
Emily Young attended the funeral, tears in her eyes. With his arm around her, Sam Uley guided her silently. He was not there only for Emily's benefit, but for his own. Although he would probably never show it, Sam had cared about the girl who had died. It was his duty to attend funerals, as the local protector of La Push and as Emily's fiancée. But this funeral was for him. He would truly miss this girl.
The rest of Sam's pack trailed slowly behind him. Embry Call was walking beside Kim, his girlfriend. Both of their faces were scarred with the same grief that plagued all of the faces in the room. Quil Artera trailed behind with five-year-old Claire holding his hand, tears in the young girl's eyes.
Even Seth and Leah Clearwater were walking silently after Sam, looking as sad as they had when their father, Sam Clearwater, had died. Experiencing excruciating grief like this was familiar, but it didn't make it hurt any less. Seth was young and easy to love, but Leah had been hard to get through to. It was amazing that the girl's death had been able to hurt her so much.
Charlie Swan, the police chief of Forks, attended as well. He didn't look quite sad enough to be there, attending more out of duty than personal connection. But he was probably the only one in attendance who didn't truly feel the loss of the girl, the only one who wasn't destroyed from the inside out by it. But there was one who felt it the worst.
Jacob Black was standing on his own, his face hard. There were tears streaming down his face, but they were silent. Instead of grief, his face shone with incredible anger. If not for his commitment to the girl who had died, he would have already left, and would have been hunting down her killer. But the funeral was too important to miss. He could have left before, but the funeral was his one final chance to see her. After that, he would prove his love to her by making sure that her killer paid the ultimate price for her death. And then Jacob would join her.
The funeral passed by ever so slowly, but it did end. With tears still in his eyes, Jacob Black set off on what was to be his final mission. Sam was following close behind him, and the rest of the pack trailing behind Sam. The whole pack was going to finish what they had started. They were going to seek revenge for Sarah Fox's death.