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Chapter nine.

POV (Sara)

I had just left Abby and Edward's house. I was walking up to my house when I got a phone call. It was Alice's ring tone: "Barbie Girl."

"Hey Alice," I said.

"If you walk through that door, you will feel excruciating pain," said Alice.

"What?" I said, bewildered, "I can feel pain. I'm a vampire, remember?"

"Not physical pain," said Alice, "If you want the truth, go inside. But it will hurt." She hung up. I was confused. I put my phone back into my back pocket and proceeded inside. I went up the stairs to mine and Mark's room. I open the door and saw something that I wished I'd never seen. Mark and Rosalie were in my room, on my bed, making love.

"Sara!" said Mark, seeing me. I turned and ran. I ran from my house, from Mark, from my problem behind me. I ran to the one place I knew I wouldn't get hurt. I ran to the Cullen, now Raid, house.

I knocked on the door impatiently, dry sobbing, until Abby came and opened the door.

"Sara?" she said, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I need to talk to Emmett," I said. She stepped aside, letting me in. Emmett was in the living room, watching CSI or something.

"Hey, Em?" I said.

"Hey, Sara!" he said. He looked at me, "Sara! What's wrong?"

"We need to talk about something," I said. He turned off the TV and looked at me. I sat beside him.

"What happened?" he asked.

"I just ran here from my house," I said, "I ran because I saw something that would hurt both of us. I walked in on Rose and Mark."

"Did he kiss her?" he asked.

"Emmett, it was a lot more than kissing," I said. Emmett just stared at me, his eyes wide. He didn't want to believe what I said. "Emmett," I said, "I'm sorry. You know how I feel." I started another round of dry sobbing. He pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back. We sat there, dry sobbing into each other. We were both in so much pain. But, still, sitting there, in Emmett's arms… I felt like he could protect me from anything.

I felt an electric current run through are cold bodies.

"Did you feel that?" he asked me.

"Yeah," I said. I looked up into his golden eyes. I felt warm, looking into them.

"Emmett?" I said, very quietly. I could see his eyes get closer to mine. And then, I felt his lips crash into mine. His lips against mine felt so right.

Then, as quickly as he kissed me, he pulled away. I looked at the floor. "Sorry," he said.

"Why are you sorry?" I asked him. He looked up at me.

"You… you aren't mad at me?" he asked.

"No," I said, "If my heart could beat, you'd be able to hear it, even if you weren't a vampire."

"So you wouldn't mind if I did it again?" he asked. I shook my head. So he once again leaned into and gave me a kiss. But instead of pulling away, he pulled me in deeper. His lips moved tenderly against mine and I never wanted to let go.

He brought me upstairs to his room, one of the few rooms I'd actually not seen before.

"Rose and I had been drifting apart and I didn't really know why," he said, "So I moved into this room. I guess I know why now."

"I'm sorry," I said, "Now that I think about it, Mark and I drifted apart, too." We laid down on his bed. He put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me into him.

"Sara," he said, "I don't want you to leave your family for me."

"They can get along fine without me," I said, "Besides, Claire has been wanting to be in charge for a while, now. Rose and I can switch teams."

"I'd like that," said Emmett, "And I'm sure some others would, too." He kissed my cheek, still unsure if he was what I wanted. I kissed him, showing him that he was what I wanted. Emmett had always been very protective of me, so it was only natural that he'd want to be with me. I'm not sure why anyone would want to be with me; I'm rude, loud and very obnoxious. But, I can also be kind and loving, I suppose. But, honestly, I didn't care. I now had my own personal teddy bear, and that was all right with me.

"Sara," Emmett whispered in my ear, "You're my life now. I love you."

"I love you, too," I whispered. He gave me a hug. I never wanted to let go.

POV (Emmett)

"Sara," I said, "I don't want you to leave your family for me."

"They can get along fine without me," Sara said, "Besides, Claire has been wanting to be in charge for a while, now. Rose and I can switch teams."

"I'd like that," I said, "And I'm sure some others would, too." I kissed her cheek. I wanted to kiss her on the lips, but I wasn't sure if I was what she wanted. Sensing this, she kissed me, proving to me that I was what she wanted. I knew that she what was I wanted.

"Sara," I whispered into her ear, "You're my life now. I love you."

"I love you, too," she whispered back. I gave her a hug. I could almost feel my heart beat again. I never wanted to let go of her.

Someone was at my door and cleared their throat. We jumped apart and looked at the door. Alice was leaning against the door jam. She gave us a scrutinizing look.

"So much for excruciating pain," said Alice. Sara brought her knees to her chest.

"What do you want, Alice?" I asked.

"You two have company," said Alice.

"Who is it?" Sara asked.

"Rose and Mark," said Alice.

"Are you kidding me?" we asked at the same time.

"Nope," said Alice, "Now get your butts downstairs." Then Alice was gone.

Sara and I got out of bed and took each other's hands. We went down the stairs and stood on the stairs beside each other, Rose and Mark were at the front door looking at us.

"You have a lot of nerve coming here," I said.

"We just came to tell you that we're leaving," said Rose.

"We're leaving both families," said Mark.

"We're in love Emmett," said Rose, "And I don't care what you say."

"Is that all you came for?" asked Sara, "Because frankly, we don't care."

"What do you mean, 'We?' " Rose asked, "Are you two together now?"

"Yes," I said, "Come on, Sara." We went back upstairs and onto my room.

"I'm glad they're moving," said Sara, "I don't think I ever want to see them again. Rose was my best friend and Mark was my mate!"

"Well, now we're together," I said. I looked into her eyes and noticed that they were dark. "You need to hunt."

"So do you!" she cried.

"Then, let's go," I said. I took her small hand in my large one and we went downstairs. Rose and mark were gone.

"They said they're leaving the country," said Edward. "Anyway, where are you two off to?"

"We need to hunt," said Sara

POV (Abby)

"We need to hunt," said Sara.

"What a coincidence," I said, "So do we."

"You can tag along," said Emmett.

"Double date!" I cried. Sara rolled her eyes.

"Let's go, then," said Edward. We went outside. Why make a carbon footprint when we can just run faster than cars, anyway? We ran to the Shenandoah National Park (which is two hours away… I did my research) in forty-five minutes. Running this fast was still a new experience for me. It felt like I was flying. It was exhilarating, the feeling of the wind through my purple and black hair.

The four of us split up. I caught the scent of a pack of deer. I crouched down, stalking my prey. When I was behind the pack, I noiselessly sprang at the huge buck. The rest of the herd ran off, but I bit into my meal and felt the color returned to my eyes. When the carcass was dry, I buried it.

When I was done, I heard a snap behind me. I turned around and saw Edward leaning against a large oak tree. He was smirking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"You've got something on your face," he said. The next thing I knew, he was right in front of me. I wiped my cheek.

"What?" I asked.

"Me," he said. He kissed me. He locked his hands around my waist and I locked mine around his neck.

Someone cleared their throat behind us. We broke apart and looked at them. It was Emmett and Sara. Sara was perched on Emmett's back. Their eyes were a light topaz.

"Are you quite done yet?" Sara asked

"Well, that's rude!" I said, sticking my tongue out at them.

"You, my friends, are no better," said Edward, "Your thoughts sicken me, frankly."

"Well, then, stop listening," said Emmett. He gave Sara a kiss. For as long as I've known Sara, which was only a year, I'd never seen her so happy. Emmett was definitely her match.

"No matter how happy I am for you two," I said, "We need to get going."

"You're right," sighed Sara. The four of us started to run. We ran the 150 odd miles back home. I watched as Emmett carried Sara up the stairs. They were so cute together.

POV (Sara)

As soon as we got home, Emmett picked me up and carried me upstairs. I decided against protesting seeing how Emmett's strength would win, anyway. We went into his room and he put me down on the bed. I laid down and Emmett laid down beside me. I rested my head on his chest.

"I love you, Sara," he whispered.

"I love you, too," I whispered back.

"I have something to ask you," he said.

"Ask away," I said.

"Do you consider me… never mind," he said.

"Nope," I said, "You started, you finish. You've sparked my interest. Do I consider you what?"

"Do you consider me your mate?" he asked. I looked up at him. He didn't return my gaze.

"Yes," I said, "Yes, I do."

"You do?" he asked excitedly.

"Emmett!" I said, "Of course I do!" He rolled over so that he was over me. He leaned down and gave me a kiss. There was more love in the kiss than Mark had ever expressed to me.

I lifted his shirt off with ease, as he did with mine. He bent down and kissed me again. I ran my hands over his cold, marble-like chest. I rolled over, so then I was on top, and started to kiss his neck. He moaned softly. I felt him stiffen in the pants area. I pulled away and looked down at him. We grinned at each other.

- - -

Emmett rolled off of me. I closed my eyes. Emmett took my hand and I smiled at him. I moved closer to him. I rested my head on his chest.

"That was amazing," I whispered.

"Why, thank you," he whispered back. He kissed the top of my head and wrapped his arms around me. I shut my eyes.

"I love you," he said

"I love you, too, Emmett." I said, "And I always will." I buried my face into his chest. I knew that Emmett could protect me from anything. I never wanted to leave that spot right there.

But I had to. Because Carlisle was requesting our presence. We quickly got dressed and went down the hallway to Carlisle's office. Emmett raised his fist to knock on the door. I put my hand over his fist.

"Maybe I should, seeing how you might break it down," I said.

"I know how to knock on a door!" he said.

"Fine!" I said. He knocked and, sure enough, the door fell off it's hinges and onto the floor.

"Told you," I said.

"Just… come in," said Carlisle. We walked in and took a seat across from Carlisle.

"Now," said Carlisle, "I've heard from Alice, Edward and Abby that you two are mates now?"

"Yes," I said.

"Care to explain?" Carlisle asked us.

"Uh… well, Rose and Mark cheated on us with each other," said Emmett

"So now Emmett and I are together," I said.

"Where did Mark and Rosalie go?" asked Carlisle.

"They left the country," we said at the same time.

"Sara," said Carlisle, "I've always seen you as a part of my family, but I'd like to ask you if you'd like to formally be in our family. Would you like to live with us?"

"Yes," I said, "I'd love that." Emmett and I got up to leave.

"Oh, and Emmett," said Carlisle, "You will be fixing my door. Thank you!"

And that's the story of how Sara Masen became Sara Masen Cullen Smith Raid. What a name, right? Next chapter is more of Mango, Joseph and Artimis.

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