"I can offer you the world Emily…" an elegant hand reached out toward where she sat on a large rock in the forest behind her childhood home. "I have watched you for years, you have grown into a beautiful woman and you will only grow stronger by my side."

Hesitating Emily stared at the hand in front of her, it would be so simple all she had to do was take it.

"Come back with me, you don't belong here anymore…"

Sighing Emily knew he was right. She felt so limited since coming back to Forks, she had grown far too use to her freedom back in England. While she loved her father she was never meant to live among the muggles and every day she could feel her magic push against its confines unable as she was to truly practice her magic. Nodding her head she looked up into the familiar red eyes and took his hand.

He smiled at her, the one she knew only she was allowed to see, as he pulled her into his chest. He leaned down and she felt his lips against hers, melting into his embrace Emily reached up to put her arms around his neck pulling him closer to her.

Panting Emily abruptly sat up in her bed and tried to catch her breath. As she calmed she was glad the boys had insisted they needed to hunt while she was sleeping. She doubted she could deal with the questions they would ask her, especially Jasper since he would be able to sense her current emotions.

Leaning back against her headboard the witch took a deep breath as she looked around the room. It was still dark outside, which meant she probably hadn't been asleep all that long. The boys wouldn't be back until morning, they had promised Emmett a full night of hunting bears.

Rolling her eyes at the thought of the three vampires chasing bears around the forest Emily took a drink of water from the glass she had left on her nightstand. Why the vampires chose to chase animals around was still beyond her. From the corner of her eye Emily noticed a glow coming from her desk. Extending her hand she set down the water glass and summoned a black notebook to her. Running her hands along the leather the witch opened the book only to smile, recognizing the familiar writing within it.

You are with vampires?! I thought Forks was safe, you said 'nothing of deep import' then you throw in the blood pop line. Vampires?! Really Em?

Laughing Emily grabbed a pen from her nightstand to reply. Leave it to Draco to figure out her subtle hints and panic.

They are veggie vamps, hardly something I'd consider dangerous.

Veggie vamps… as in they drink animal blood?

Yup

You mean they really exist? I thought the whole living off animal blood was a joke.

I wish it was.

Doesn't that make them weaker though, I can't imagine it would be all that satisfying…

There's not much written about it, but I believe it makes them weaker to a degree. I'd prefer them to drink human blood but baby steps, magic is new to them. Not to mention the whole bond thing…

Bond thing?

According to mum they are my power mates…

Merlin Em, only you.

Isn't that the truth, though I'm glad you were able to figure out my clues. I was worried with how vague I had to be.

Of course I did, how could you ever doubt my skills?

I never doubted you.

Good.

How did it go over with the Dark Lord?

He obviously knew you would hide information in the letter to me, so he demanded I explain every little phrase that seemed odd to him. He was certainly curious about the blood pop comment until I explained that the twins giving you blood pops was a standing joke between all of you. I told him that was your way of telling me they were somehow with you or helping you.

Are the twins in a safe place?

As far as I know they are using Grimmauld as you and Bill instructed them to. But to be honest I have very little freedom here. Because of my connection to you he keeps me close.

Lucky you…

So very lucky…

How are you healing? I'm sorry you had to get hurt.

It's not your fault, I knew the risk I was taking when we all agreed for me to take the mark.

I know, but I worry. You know how I get.

I do and I also know this notebook was not something you intended to give Bill, this was his… Em you didn't have to send this. We could have found another way or figured out how he had charmed them to make another one.

Things change, I needed to be able to talk to you and this was the safest way. Plus I don't have any of his notes to go through to find how he managed the charm.

Where are all his things?

Besides what he had with him that night at the castle, still locked away in the townhouse. I didn't have time to go there, I had to leave as quickly as possible.

Do you think there could be any in your room here at the Manor?

Perhaps, but I can't be sure. He liked to keep those things with him.

I'll talk to mum and see if she found anything when she went through your room.

I miss home and my room.

Staring at the page before her Emily realized how truthful that statement was. Malfoy Manor had become her home. It was where she spent all her holidays, where she had lived when she was in England before moving in with William (something she hadn't told her father about but he likely suspected anyway after his visit last summer), she even had her own suite in the Manor which she had tried to fashion her current room after but nothing could really compare.

It's not really as we remember it, I barely recognize that this is the home I grew up in anymore. As for your room, I doubt you'll ever want it back…

What do you mean?

The Dark Lord has taken it over, mum said she went through it as best as she could to remove anything you loved or could give him too much information on you but she couldn't remove too much without it looking suspicious. From what I've heard he hasn't changed anything about the room and he has claimed it as his…

Of course he had, Emily thought looking away from the notebook. The man probably hoped that it would make her feel more comfortable once she had given in to him.

Is there anything else I should know?

Things are progressing a little faster than we had anticipated. I hate to say this but you will need to come back here soon. He has infiltrated the Ministry so deeply he could make it crumble any day now. I think he is waiting on the outcome of our communication. We have maybe a few more letters before he will make his next big move.

Is it odd that it both scares and excites me? I know I can't be here much longer, my magic won't let me be. It almost hurts sometimes having to keep it so tightly confined. I wonder if it wouldn't just be easier to give into him. To agree and join him, work together from his side to take him down…

One, we both know that if you were by his side he would force you into some bond which meant you couldn't kill him.

But he wouldn't be able to kill me either. If we weakened him, made him truly mortal again someone else could kill him.

Yes, maybe that would work but point number two, you'd never be allowed out of his sight for a very long time. Almost all the work would be up to other people and communicating right under his nose would be far harder. Do you really think you could watch from the sidelines?

Emily shook her head knowing her best friend was right, she would never be able to sit and watch as others completed the dangerous tasks she needed done. Could she give up the life of adventure, hand over something so vital, to other people and trust them to accomplish it while she sat on a throne and watched?

And my final point what about your vampire?

You mean vampires.

Sure, what about them? Surely the Dark Lord would never put up with them, he'd have the competition eliminated.

I don't know what he would do about them, if he was aware of the bond I'm sure he'd tolerate them to some extent…

Em…

Fine, I know you're right. I'm just not sure how we are going to pull this off, without William we won't have the strength of his wards to hide behind as we move. I'll need your help from the second I step in London, you won't be able to wait to meet up with us.

We have a few more weeks to plan. Use this time to study some of the warding books, you may not be as good as Bill but I know he taught you a lot and gave you quite a few tomes. We will work it all out.

All I do is study. I never thought I'd say it but I'm getting sick of my books, I need to be home.

Soon Em, but we can't rush.

Glaring at the notebook isn't going to do you any good.

How do you know I'm glaring at it?

You're raising an eyebrow at me aren't you?

Yes, I am and it's just a few more weeks. Do you know where you want to start?

I think so but I need to talk to Sirius to be sure. I just don't know how to contact him safely…

I'll talk to mum when I see her today, but for now I need to go. The Dark Lord is expecting me for breakfast. I'm sorry, I can't talk to you longer.

I'll be fine, just be careful please.

Who do you think I am, a rash Gryffindor?

No, never could one take you for a lion.

Good.

Love you, Dray.

Love you too, Em. I'll talk to you soon!

Emily sighed as Draco's writing vanished from the page. She missed her best friend deeply and she felt horrible that while she was sitting in a bed, safely far away from England, he was risking everything living with the Dark Lord himself.

Tossing the now empty notebook onto her nightstand Emily laid back down in her bed using one of her arms to cover her eyes. She could feel her magic pulsing under her skin, taking a deep breath she allowed it free to saturate the room.

Jasper and Edward slowed as they approached the Swan residence. They had told Emily they would be hunting for the night but both had been feeling restless and Emmett finally annoyed by their behavior had let them head back early.

It was dark and so they made their way to the window of Emily's room. Hoping in the process that they wouldn't wake any of the humans in the house.

Opening the window and jumping in both vampires stood frozen as they were hit with an almost suffocating feeling. Magic pulsed freely through the room, wrapping itself around them. Looking to the bed they noticed the sheets were slightly ruffling at the edges and the flames from the few lit candles seemed much larger than they should rightly be.

Edward reached for his phone to check the time worried about how long they had left her alone, perhaps they should call Carlisle to check on her. Touching the screen nothing happened. His phone was dead. Motioning to Jasper, the soldier checked his own phone to find it too was dead.

Taking up positions on opposite sides of Emily each boy reached out to gently touch her.

"Darlin'," Jasper whispered leaning forward to move her arm away from her face. "Are you alright?"

The magic in the room began to retract and the vampires instantly felt the pressure from the powerful magic lift, allowing them to properly breathe if they so choose.

"Em," Edward tried sitting himself on the bed and rubbing the arm he was holding.

"I'm fine," Emily sighed opening her eyes. Seeing Jasper's look of disbelief she offered the boys a soft smile for their concern. "I really am fine. My magic is just feeling a tad caged so I let it free for a bit."

"Cagged?"

"I can't use my magic freely here and it gets restless."

"Is it hurting you?" Jasper asked immediately concerned as he took note of her emotions. She was exhausted but there was a slight undertone of pain.

"It's hard to explain," Emily started as she moved herself to be more propped up by her pillows. "Magic is part of who I am, for years I have been using it daily to do even the simplest of tasks. To suddenly have to monitor it, to restrict myself after so many years of it strengthening and growing, is extremely difficult on my body. I can feel it as if it were constantly pressing against my skin trying to break free."

The boys frowned that didn't sound pleasant to either of them and it raised their worry. They knew Emily would have to leave Forks but if her magic was reacting so strongly now, that day would be coming sooner than either would like.

"You're worried," Jasper pointed out tilting his head as he felt a small spike of worry come from the witch.

Emily shrugged slightly as she looked over towards the window. "If I don't allow my magic free or start using it more frequently I'm worried about the backlash. If I get provoked to anger or lose hold of my emotions it's possible that my magic would lash out on its own."

"If you let me, I can help with your emotions." Jasper offered as he rubbed the back of Emily's hand with his thumb. "It's not perfect but while you're here I can help try to curb your emotions away from anger if you like."

Squeezing the empath's hand Emily smiled, "Right now I'll take the help."

Leaning forward Jasper kissed her forehead, "Anything I can do to help you Darlin', I will."

"Thank you," Emily turned her focus to Edward who still had a frown on his face. Shaking her hand that he was holding she decided to change the topic. "How was hunting bears with Emmett?"

"Messy," Edward said looking down at the random blood splatters on his clothes. "He has way too much fun provoking the bears into a fight before he drinks from them."

"You should have seen his shirt by the time we left him," Jasper added. "It was shredded so perfectly that it looked fake, almost as if he bought the shirt that way."

"Distressing is very in fashion right now," Emily laughed as she imagined the oversized vampire modeling his ripped tee around the small town of Forks. "Though I bet the blood on the shirt would make people question his sense of style."

"Or maybe they'd think he's a poor excuse for a painter who only uses dark red paint."

Laughing Emily shook her head at the idea. Whoever was crazy enough to let that man paint better be ready for the mess he would make. She could only imagine what the burly vampire would do if given paint and a canvas. "Well why don't you two clean up and I'm going to try and get a little more sleep."

"Sounds good Darlin," Jasper said leaning forward to kiss her forehead once more. Emily watched as the vampire stood and with a nod from Edward moved towards the bathroom.

"We're here now, get some rest," Edward instructed the witch as he laid down on the bed pulling her into his side.

The next morning when Emily woke up it was to find a note on the pillow next to her.

In the kitchen come join us when you wake.

Making her way downstairs she found the vampires busy cooking. Leaning against the door frame she smiled as she watched them work.

"You make a better door," a gruff voice came from behind her.

"Sorry Dad," Emily said moving into the room and sitting at the table.

"Morning boys," Charlie greeted the vampires following his daughter into the room.

"Morning Chief," the boys chimed together. Edward brought the two cups of coffee greeting Emily with a quick kiss.

Raising an eyebrow at his daughter Charlie wondered exactly what was going on. He had come home the other night to an empty house, it wasn't long before a distraught Bella had stormed through the door in tears. She had locked herself in her room and Charlie was barely able to get out of her that Edward had broken up with her. Insisting that her life was over Bella refused to come out of her room and as a father Charlie was at a loss at how to deal with her behavior.

He had never had to deal with heartbreak with Emily, she had been away at school when she had broken up with the Diggory boy and from what little he had heard from Sirius, the death of Bill had only made her more determined. So having to deal with one very distressed teenager was new to Charlie and add in the factor that the reason for her pain was in his kitchen making his other daughter breakfast left Charlie utterly clueless on how to handle the situation.

So in an attempt to avoid the topic for now Charlie decided to ask his daughter about something he had noticed when he woke up without an alarm, "Any idea why all the clocks had to be reset this morning?"

Emily shrugged looking at her father, "Power surge."

"Uh huh," Charlie said disbelievingly as he took a sip of his coffee, he was certain she wasn't lying about there being a power surge but he knew it didn't come from the electrical wiring in the house. "Everything okay?"

"I'm fine Dad, no worries okay?"

"I always worry."

"Well why don't you worry about the food these guys are serving us," Emily teased as plates of food were set before her and Charlie by the boys. "Eggs benedict? How did you pull this off?"

"One of Emmett's favorite channels is the Cooking Network," Jasper offered sitting down next to her.

"Really?"

Shrugging the vampire just shook his head, "I have no idea why but it is."

"Well I'm impressed," Emily said moaning as she took her first bite.

"I am too," Charlie nodded in agreement. "Didn't know century old vampires cooked." Charlie quickly quieted and looked at the ceiling.

"Bella's not home," Emily offered taking another bite. "I can't feel her in the wards."

"She snuck out early this morning, someone picked her up," Edward added taking a seat next to the chief. He was slightly uncomfortable sitting next to the man and at the smirk on his brother's face he could feel it and was amused.

Charlie sighed as he took his next bite. Isabella was a handful, she had been drawn to the supernatural since the moment she stepped foot back in Forks. Perhaps it was his fault for having some magic still running through his veins, maybe she naturally sought out things that had a touch of that hidden world in them. It wasn't to say that Emily wasn't a handful as well but he at least knew she had the training to protect herself and unfortunately with her being so far away there was only so much he could do but shake his head once he learned of her latest adventure.

"What are you kids up to today?" Charlie pretended not to notice the boys' smirks when he called them kids. Though he knew them to be quite a bit older than him because they were forever frozen at such young ages his mind would continue to count them as teenagers.

"We're going to the Cullen's for a bit." Emily offered as she stood to put her plate in the sink. Before she could make it a few steps Edward had taken the plate from her and cleaned it.

"Hopefully we can prevent another power surge sir," Jasper added nodding to the chief as he stood up.

"Em…"

"Don't worry Dad, I put a muggle repelling ward around their house." Emily moved to kiss Charlie's forehead as she headed toward the door. "I promise not to destroy the forest too much."

"Muggle repelling ward?" Charlie questioned but turning around all he could hear was Emily's laughter as she disappeared back up to her room followed by the two vampires. Sighing Charlie went back to finishing his breakfast wishing there was a handbook on living with your teenage daughters.