DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY TWILIGHT CHARACTERS. THEY ALL BELONG TO STEPHENIE MEYER (THANK YOU VERY MUCH!).

This story will contain characters of my own making.

Though it's been written in many forms, I hope you can enjoy it anyway…

A/N: I mentioned to some of you how I wrote this story a year ago (hence it was easy to post so fast), but I lost this chapter, so had to rewrite it. Not sure it's as good as what I wrote, but can't remember all it contained. So I apologize if it's 'flavor' is a bit different then the rest. I tried

BLACK SUN

Chapter Twelve

The next two days were filled with visiting different homes and families and receiving congratulations. Jake and I were introduced to each family and we presented them with small token gifts. The Cullens along with Billy were presenting the tribe with a large gift at the celebration planned for the third night.

Exhausted from two days of 'celebrating' Jake and I slept in until 10AM. Billy roused us having fixed some breakfast. We were spending the afternoon by ourselves before heading for the final Potlatch.

We had a nice quiet picnic on First Beach where I got to see the cliff my mother had dove from during a bad storm. 'Crazy!' I thought to myself, even as an immortal it was nuts.

Time was passing quickly, so we gathered our picnic items and headed back to Billy's to clean up and change. We wore our wedding attire again and drove to the newly erected community building designed by Grandma Esme and built by the whole family.

The building was long with a domed roof and windows lining the long sides, of course. Doors an each end allowed for entering and exiting. Entering today, it was easy to see Aunt Alice had been in high gear. Lots of flowers, decorations, a dozen buffet tables holding hot and cold foods. Long tables were set looking ready for royalty. Each chair looked inviting to sink into the cushioned seats.

Jake and I returned to wait outside for our guests. This building would serve the entire tribe for ceremonies, celebrations, rites of all kinds, as well as serve as the meeting hall. Though the tribal elders weren't 'official' leaders of the tribe any more some traditions were maintained if only for posterity's sake.

Everyone was impressed with the building and thanked Billy and the Cullens. The reception surpassed the original with the number of guests, but it still transpired smoothly and all had a memorable time.

As the last of the guests said farewell, Jake and I leaned into each other happy that we were able to share the important nights of our lives with everyone we loved. We were both looking forward to the next stage of our lives- our honeymoon.

We originally planned on heading out that evening, but the day had been more draining then we expected. So we headed back for one more night at Billy's. It would be nice to have a private goodbye in the morning.

Before leaving I turned to say goodbye to my parents who were instantly at my side. I rolled my eyes at my dad knowing he had 'listened' in on me. I gave them each a long, tight hug and kissed them both.

"Thanks for everything. I love you," I told them.

"You are our everything," Mom smiled cupping my cheek in her hand. Dad nodded with his arm around mom's shoulders. I felt my eyes filling, so I turned back to Jacob who was being accosted by Uncle Emmett.

"So you two have a 'good time'," he chortled.

I gave him a not so gentle push. "Stop it," I demanded.

He just laughed harder. "You are your mother's daughter."

"Come on Jake. Let's go," I resigned hooking my arm through his.

He was smirking at the remarks. As we drove away we waved to everyone behind us.