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Koharu sneezed softly as she shifted around in the spacious kitchen of the Cullen house. She and Esme had only spent an hour going out to Port Angeles and grabbing all of the materials Koharu had needed and the teen had been able to witness that Edward wasn't the only one that enjoyed driving fast, though Esme was a lot more careful since she couldn't hear the police until they were a hundred yards away.
"You aren't getting sick, are you?" Koharu heard a soft voice from the entryway of the kitchen. Koharu turned to see Rosalie eyeing her thoughtfully.
"Oh no, someone must be talking about me," Koharu giggled, turning back to the large meal she was preparing. She carefully eyed the shrimp to make sure it didn't burn as she attempted to open a box of noodles to put in the boiling water on the stove. The box was taken from her hands, causing her head to shoot up to see who the culprit was.
"I don't think those mutts would like it if you got blood in their food," Rosalie said softly. Rosalie opened the box with a fluid motion and handed the box back to her. Koharu was slightly shocked, she and Rosalie had never actually spoken with each other.
"Uh, Rosalie?" Koharu said hesitantly, nervously turning around to place the noodles in the boiling water. "May I ask you something?"
"You just did, but okay," Rosalie said quietly, moving to help with the vegetables that were by the sink to be washed before being made into a salad.
"W-Why are you talking to me?" Koharu said quickly, a deep blush covering her face. "I mean, I can sort of understand the others talking with me, but not you. What benefit would talking to me bring to you?"
"I don't need any reason to talk to you," Rosalie said, washing the salad with avid attention. She glanced up at Koharu with a small smile. Koharu didn't turn away from the shrimp as she slowly stirred the noodles with a wooden spoon. Rosalie turned back to the salad in her hand and smiled softly. The smile fell seconds later as she put down the lettuce to cut. "Koharu? Can I tell you something?"
"What is it Rosalie?" Koharu asked politely, taking the noodle pot from the stove to drain the water out of it. Koharu ran some cold water over the noodles to help cool them before she started to mix it with some seasonings and the alfredo sauce.
"When I was human, I wanted nothing more than a loving family, a good husband and a child to care for," Rosalie said slowly, putting down the knife she was using to turn to Koharu. The Japanese-Italian girl stopped mixing up the noodles to look at the beautiful vampire. Rosalie had a sad look in her large, topaz eyes, one which Koharu recognized as one of major loss. "I wanted a someone rich to come and sweep me off my feet and give me everything I could ever dream of plus more. I know that sounds selfish, but I was a vain human. Since becoming a vampire, I have found a good family to be with and I have Emmett as a husband, but I would give everything up for a child."
Rosalie trailed off, looking out the window with a blank expression on her face. Koharu stared at her before she took a step towards the blonde.
"Rosalie, what does that have to do with me?" Koharu asked, reaching out to touch the blonde's shoulder. Faster than she could see, Rosalie grabbed her hand and gently held it within her own.
"I-I never got to be a mother," Rosalie said softly, looking down at the warm hands within her own. Rosalie gently stroked the thin hand with her cool fingers. "And you lost your's."
"You want to be my mother?" Koharu gasped, everything clicking into place. Rosalie began to nod her head before a thought made her shake it.
"Only while you're here," Rosalie whispered. Rosalie looked up at her with pleading eyes. "You don't have to pretend after you go back to Japan. You can go back to your other family without even giving us a thought, but while you're here I would like you to give me and Emmett this chance to be parents."
Koharu stared at her for a moment. She had seen those pleading eyes somewhere before. No the exact eyes, but the expression in them triggered a memory. It was of her step-mother when she had just married Koharu's father. Mary had been nearly begging Koharu, a very stubborn child at the age of six, to let her try to be her mother, even if it didn't help with the pain of just losing her actual mother. Koharu had eventually given in when Mary had seen another child at her elementary school begin to pick on her and had stepped it to reprimand the other child for trying to hurt Koharu. Rosalie was the same type of fiercly protective mother from what Koharu could tell of the way she acted towards the other Cullens.
"I will," Koharu finally said with a smile. Rosalie's face softened in obvious relief and happiness.
"She agreed?" Emmett's booming voice came from the doorway. The two females turned to see the bulky man standing in the entryway. He was smiling at them, showing off his perfect teeth. Koharu nodded again. Emmett appeared next to her before he pulled her into a bear hug. "Welcome to our family, kiddo."
"Emmett! Stop it before you hurt her!" Rosalie snapped at her mate. Emmett placed Koharu back onto her feet, sniffing the air with a scowl on his face.
"What's burning?" he asked. The two girls perked up and turned around to see that the shrimp were burning in the pan. Koharu cursed under her breath as she practically dove to dispose of the destroyed shellfish. By the time she was done cleaning up, Emmett was roaring with laughter as Rosalie laughed softly.
Done with this chapter! I thought I'd make a sweet chapter so Rosalie and Koharu could bond a little since I realized that they haven't really had any moments together. Please review what you think!