A/N: A bit of canon Rosalie—a Twilight outtake, if you will ;) Enjoy!


The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: 9. Exposed

Main Character: Rosalie

Rating: T

Word Count: 392


"Rosalie…"

"No! I don't understand why no-one else seems to be worried!"

"You know Alice has seen…"

"I don't care what she thinks she has seen! This is our home. Our family. Us! I… I can't… I won't lose you, Em!"

"Babe, you won't lo…"

"Don't you dare try to patronise me, Emmett! We don't know this girl. She could destroy us all!"

"She loves Edward, Rose. She wouldn't…"

"Damn it, Emmett! She's only seventeen! We don't know what she'll want next week, much less a year from now! How can I trust her with something as important as your life?"

"Babe, you have to calm down."

"Calm down? Emmett, one slip of the tongue and she exposes us all. If we're lucky, all we'll have to do is leave behind this home we love. But at worst… the Volturi would destroy us! You are my everything. I can't lose you, or our family."

If I were still able to cry, I knew angry tears of frustration would be streaming down my face. Even without such an obvious reaction, Emmett knows every subtle nuance of my body, and his strong arms enfold me, holding all of my broken parts together. I dig my fingers into his back, anchoring myself in the reality of his body beneath my touch.

He's here. He's safe.

But for how long?

"Em, how can you all put our future in her fragile, human hands? How can you trust an immature, inconsistent human mind?"

A loud chuckle escapes him, immediately inflaming my anger and making me pull away from him, but he pulls me right back.

"No, babe. Just listen."

"How can you laugh? This is not a trivial matter, Em!"

"I know, but I can't believe you haven't noticed it yet."

My brows furrow, waiting for him to clarify his comment.

"Babe, she looks at him the way you look at me. That's how I know. That's why I trust."

I look deep into his eyes, seeing the conviction behind his words, and I am utterly disappointed. I don't understand how he can so easily dismiss my fears.

And I know I can't stay in his arms right now—I need to get away for a while.

"I'm sorry, Emmett, but I can't risk our entire family on the slim chance that she might actually be sincere."


A/N: Unbeta'd, but thanks to TiramiSue84 for looking this over for me :)