"Susanna, please. Come with us."

For the last two days I'd been trying to persuade her to join me and Demetri on a hunt. She'd not fed since her first night as a vampire, and it was taking its toll.

"Fuck off, Felix. Excuse me for not wanting to randomly murder people."

Susanna's mood had been bordering on violent for a while now, and I knew it was because of the lack of nutrition. In her newborn temper she'd already destroyed the sink in my bathroom, punched a large hole through one of the walls and crushed one of the bedposts to splinters. The only time she was calm was when she was around Juliana, but I couldn't help but fear that even our little girl wouldn't be safe around her if she didn't feed soon. I squeezed my eyes shut for a second and sighed deeply before deciding to use a different approach.

"If you want to try and hunt animals, I'll go with you. You need to feed, Susanna. You're becoming dangerous to everyone around you."

She glared at me, her expression furious.

"Don't blame me for that, Felix. You're the one that created me."

We'd had this discussion so many times during the past couple of days, and it was always the same - she blamed me, I apologized, she never accepted. It was beginning to affect my mood as well.

"This isn't helping anyone. You need to feed, and you need to do it now. If you're not going to come willingly, I swear I'll drag you along with me. Either way, you're coming."

Susanna looked at me, shock obvious on her face. I regretted my harsh tone, but I was through apologizing. She opened and closed her mouth a couple of times before narrowing her eyes and crossing her arms.

"I'd like to see you try," she said defiantly.

I sighed in frustration before swiftly lunging at her and throwing her over my shoulder. She violently kicked her legs and pounded my back with her fists. I was surprised at how strong she was - she was actually hurting me - but I held her tight.

"Put me down! This isn't funny, Felix!"

Though she may not have agreed, I actually did find humour in the situation and couldn't help but chuckle. This infuriated her even more, causing her to fight harder. Eventually, I had to put her down.

"Ass," she hissed, before shoving me backwards, making me laugh again.

"Lovers' quarrel?" Demetri smirked in the doorway, looking between us.

"Shut up," Susanna growled furiously.

"Hey now, don't take it out on me."

Demetri raised his hand in front of him and rolled his eyes at me when she turned away from us.

"So I take it you're still not coming?" he asked her.

"Yes, she is," I answered for her.

Susanna spun on her heel and rushed towards me, pinning me against the wall with one arm.

"Don't ever speak for me again."

She released me and glared at both of us for a long moment.

"Fine!" she eventually exclaimed, throwing her hands up in resignation. "I'll go. Happy now?"

I didn't respond but, instead, held out my hand for her to take. Susanna looked at it in disgust before striding past me, her nose high in the air. Demetri chuckled again, and I couldn't help but laugh along.

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I chose to take her out at night, knowing there would be fewer humans around to tempt her. Demetri and I flanked Susanna, just in case she would suddenly try to run off inside the city. She amazed me when she didn't even seem slightly tempted to enter one of the houses, but I could see it was causing her much difficulty. Before we left the castle, I'd told her to hold her breath so that she wouldn't smell the blood as easily. It seemed to be working so far.

We moved into the countryside, where the farms were spaced far apart. I still didn't know if she would want to feed off animals or humans, and I figured both would be available here. Once we were far away from Volterra, Demetri and I slowed down, and Susanna followed our lead. We stopped in an open field with one small farm a few miles away. Demetri and I were both eager to feed, but we'd agreed to help Susanna first, knowing she'd be too much of a liability to leave unguarded. She looked at me anxiously, still holding her breath.

"Are you okay?"

She glared at me, not speaking, causing me to chuckle again.

"Okay, Susanna. When you're ready, I want you to take a deep breath, okay? There is one human in that house over there. There are also sheep in the barn. Choose which one you want, alright?"

She nodded nervously, her mouth shut tight. I grabbed her arms and made sure I had a tight grip before nodding at her. Susanna closed her eyes and breathed deeply, her breath turning into a whine halfway.

"It smells so good," she whispered.

I could feel her twitch in my arms as her vampire instinct kicked in. She'd gone without feeding for too long, and I knew she wouldn't be able to resist the human. I just hoped she wouldn't regret it later.

"Are you sure about this?" I asked her, but her head was already turned in the direction of the farm, and she didn't appear to be listening.

"Let her go," Demetri said.

Susanna ran the moment I released her, and we quickly followed. She entered the house, taking me by surprise when she moved slowly, almost cautiously. Knowing better than to disturb a newborn during a feeding, Demetri and I followed her from a distance. Susanna walked over to the bedroom. We stood a few feet away from her as she opened the door. A man lay on the bed. He was very sick and close to dying, something I'd smelled long before we even got near the farm. He turned to look at her.

"Are you an angel?" he asked, his voice no more than a faint whisper.

Susanna gasped, stunned by the man's words. Eventually, she nodded once before carefully approaching the man. I watched her with baited breath, amazed at her show of restraint. She sat down beside him as he followed her with reverence in his eyes. He reached out with a shaky hand and grabbed her wrist.

"Thank you," he whispered.

She nodded at the man one more time in acknowledgement before leaning in and sinking her teeth into his neck. The man gasped loudly, his hands clawing at her arms, but soon, he went limp, his eyes closing, a smile on his face. Susanna withdrew and looked down at him. I walked over to her and put my hand on her shoulder. She startled, looking up at me.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better," she said, almost shy. "Thank you; you were right."

"Let's go," I said, reaching out my hand for her to take. She looked at it for a moment before accepting it.

We took Susanna back to the castle before hunting ourselves. I didn't think she'd be ready to watch us feed, so I left her with Jane and Alec, who were taking care of the girls. She was quiet, lost in thought, but at least she wasn't angry anymore. I knew I'd done the right thing.

Two days later, we were outside, in the garden. Susanna wanted to visit Elliana's grave and we'd taken Juliana along to enjoy the sunshine. She was lying on a blanket that we'd put down on the grass, happily staring up at the clouds. Her hair was longer again, and she seemed to be growing before our very eyes. Susanna leaned over and kissed Juliana's nose.

"You're my little miracle, pretty girl," she cooed, making me smile.

Her mood had improved greatly since she'd fed. At times I caught glimpses of the woman she was before I pulled her into this life. I knew she still had a long way to go, but she was slowly finding her place in this world.

Juliana giggled and reached up, pulling at Susanna's hair. She obliged her daughter and laughed along, hovering over her and pressing sweet kisses against her tiny hands. The sun heated my skin, matching the warm glow I felt inside as I watched Juliana and Susanna play. I couldn't help but smile at the beauty of them together. It had been so long since I'd had a genuine reason to smile.

Suddenly Susanna looked up, her brow furrowed and looking slightly confused.

"Megan needs me," she said.

"What?" I asked, not understanding where this was coming from.

"It's weird. It's like…I need to go to her."

Susanna's confusion was now blatantly obvious as she stared at me for answers. I shrugged, a bit bewildered as to what was going on. At that same moment, Demetri came rushing into the garden, holding a screaming Megan. The moment she spotted Susanna and Juliana, she stopped crying and reached out her arms impatiently. Demetri lay her down next to Juliana, and the two girls smiled at each other.

"I'm so sorry to disturb you, but she wouldn't stop crying. I figured she wanted to see Susanna."

Demetri ran his hands through his hair, looking oddly flustered for a vampire.

"It's okay. Megan just wants some girl-time, don't you, cutie?"

Megan squealed in delight when Susanna tickled her belly, causing Juliana to giggle loudly. Demetri sighed deeply and sat down next to me, his eyes on the butterfly statue that indicated Elliana's grave. Strangely, it was the only place in the garden where wildflowers flourished, creating a colourful scene. It seemed befitting of Elliana; as if part of her wild nature was still here.

"She's out there laughing, no doubt," Demetri said with a sad smile.

"I'd say she deserves a good laugh at your expense," I replied, smirking at him.

He snorted and faced me.

"It's weird, isn't it? Being a father?"

"Weird, but wonderful," I responded, looking at Juliana.

Demetri sighed again and followed my gaze. Our daughters were lying on their sides, facing each other. Susanna hovered over them and stroked Juliana's curls.

"Those girls are lucky to have each other." He spoke quietly, and I instinctively knew what he was thinking.

"So many mistakes were made with Lucy," I stated, knowing I was responsible for many of them.

"I miss her," he admitted, his eyes still firmly fixed on his daughter.

"Me too," I replied simply.

Susanna looked up at me, understanding in her eyes. We stared at each other for a few moments when, all of a sudden, Demetri gasped loudly. I looked over to find him staring at his hand before looking at Megan. I followed his gaze and found her holding a stuffed bunny that, moments before, had been in Demetri's hand.

"What happened?" I asked, confused.

"I don't know," he answered, still staring at his daughter. "She looked at it, and before I knew it, it flew from my hand and into hers."

We all fell silent, watching Megan, who was playing with her bunny, oblivious to the magnitude of what she'd just done.

"Do you think it was a fluke?" Demetri finally asked me.

"I have no idea, but I guess we'll find out soon enough," I replied.

Susanna picked up the two girls and hugged them close.

"You are such special girls. The world is going to be amazed by you."

She smiled at them both, kissing each of their foreheads before looking up at us.

"I think we should take them inside. It's getting chilly."

"Sure," I replied, standing up. Demetri followed behind us. I looked over at the babies in Susanna's arms and narrowed my eyes when I noticed that Juliana was holding Megan's bunny. She looked up at me with her beautiful brown eyes and smiled serenely, quickly making me lose my train of thought.

As it turned out, Megan did have a power, and it exhibited itself quite early and very forcefully. Basically, she could locate what she wanted and make it come to her. It mostly seemed to work on objects, but there were times when Susanna suddenly found herself near Megan without knowing how she got there. Aro didn't know about this yet, as we hadn't seen or heard from him in almost a week now, but I had no doubt he would summon us soon.

Whatever it was about Juliana that Aro feared so much had not exhibited itself again, and it was quickly forgotten about. We were just happy that it had bought us some time to get used to the changes in our lives. Susanna was doing well, having figured out that she could be a vampire without being the monster she initially thought she had become. She'd fed once more, while I accompanied her. We visited a hospice in the region where she brought quick relief to a woman who was dying a slow and painful death.

Our lives were getting back to normal, or as normal as it would ever become. Lucy's death, no matter how much pain it still caused me, was not overshadowing everything else anymore. I was able to think of the future, however carefully. That future didn't include the Elders, however, and I spent a lot of time trying to find a way to escape them. So far I'd not been able to think of a single thing. I hadn't discussed anything with Demetri yet, not quite sure how he felt about it. I'd seen a remarkable change in him lately, but I didn't know if he would actually be willing to go against the same people we'd served for centuries. For now, I was biding my time, making sure Susanna and Juliana were happy. Everything else could wait.

Because y'all are a bunch of pervs, my Wicked Wednesday o/s will be an AU outtake of the Fairytale Reunions chapter of Fallen Princess. Do you remember when the Volturi came back and Demetri came to find her? Do you then remember that moment where he pulled her into the alley and er...did stuff...and then Felix came? So yeah, what if Felix had actually put up a fight there? What if he wanted to show Lucy he could do everything Demetri did and so much more? Volturi threesome...coming up on www . myvampfiction . com on the 22nd of September!

Special thanks to:

Jkane180 - Thanks so much for the quick beta even though you're so busy right now (I'm jealous...)

SusanAshlea - For assuring me this was the way to go.

Jules - For the inspiration to create the sweetest little hybrid

Megsly - you iz a badass bitch and err...I'll think about that Emmett thing ;-)