Chapter 25: Inevitable

Nostalgia

Disclaimer: Sorry for not posting so regularly. I really want to do it, but it's difficult when you have family members running around the house and looking at what you are writing from behind your shoulders. It's annoying, but I decided to just pretend that I'm in my room, resting and just write to my heart's content.

What?

Embry's POV

"What the fuck is Madison doing?" I asked angrily to Collin.

"She wants to help find Sarah, Em. She just wants to help. Did you know that she can teleport and find her? I saw her that time, when she was-anyways, it's so fucking cool!" Collin said, as soon, as I saw Madison approach him. Our minds were linked together and I could see Nessie standing behind Madison, as they talked to Collin. They wanted to help us find Sarah. I mean, yeah, good, but I didn't want her getting in any trouble. We were finally together, there was no need to have her involve in the pack's business.

"No, Collin, tell her that you don't want to!" I shouted in my head. I could feel Collin wincing at the loudness of my voice. I saw Paul twitch at the mention of his daughter's name.

Could my wife be any more stubborn? I told her to stay away from this mess, but somehow she found a way to enter this madness. I knew that the old Madison was the one that was obstinate and willful; but this new Madison was worst. She acted impulsive and got into trouble often. I knew that she meant well, but if she would only stopped and think things through once in a while. I knew that no one could ever hold down my Madison, not even me. She was like a bird that could never be held in captivity, she needed to fly and extend her wings and soar high in the sky. I knew that she wanted to find Sarah, because she still felt connected to Paul. Those two were good friends in the past. Maybe Madison wanted to salvage that piece of history that they once shared together. Maybe she wanted to prove to Paul that she wasn't a monster... that she still felt kindness, compassion and benevolence towards humans. There was so much to Madison that people didn't know. She wasn't complex, she was amazing and if my pack brothers only took the time to get to know her, they would discover that she was still the same loving person... OK, she was still really stubborn and headstrong like before. I wanted to laugh at myself, because deep down I knew that Madison was going to do something like this.

"I don't want her near my baby!" Paul gritted, as he approached me and flared his nostril, trying to intimidate me. "If she tries to touch my daughter, I'll kill her, Embry!"

"Fuck you, Paul!" I ground out, exposing my incisors. "She is just trying to help you. She probably has a better chance of finding Sarah than us! We've been running in circles around the Canadian border for hours now. All we've come across is this damn scent that seems so fucking familiar to me."

"Shut up!" Paul ordered. "You are just defending her, because you get pussy from her. Jared is right. You are blinded by a mirage, Embry. She's not real. The Madison that you left behind with your children is dangerous. She is one of them. A damn vampire!" he said, pointing at Edward, Bella and Emmett with his head.

"Paul, she isn't a bad vampire!" Collin chimed in. I could see him following after Madison and Nessie. They were going hunting because Madison and Nessie wanted to make sure that they drank enough, before they set out in their journey. They didn't want to risk hurting Sarah. I was thankful for Madison being so thoughtful of others. "Mad, she is different."

"Shut up, Cole. Just because she taught you a few Spanish words and smiles nicely at you doesn't mean that you know her! She might be using you too." Jared spat. "Paul is right! She shouldn't get close to Sarah or your children Embry. You don't know how she's gonna react if-"

I ran towards Jared and sideswiped him with my massive head. Jared collapsed on the floor and quickly got up. He launched at me, but Quil was flanking me and Jacob was commanding us to stop.

"Stop," Sam ordered, but I continued snarling at Jared, as he paced around me, ready to attack me.

"Stop, now!" Jake voice boomed in my head. I felt my legs cement to the ground, when I heard Jake's command, which was more powerful than Sam's.

"Calm down, Embry," Jake said. "Jared and Paul, she is just trying to help. We need all the help we can get. We have been running circles all night. We are constantly hitting a dead end. If Madison can find her, we should be grateful. Not all the vampires that we've come across are friendly. Most of them are selfish and wouldn't care about someone that is so insignificant to them."

"My daughter means the world to me!" Paul choked, as he paced around me.

"Like I said," Jake said, gritting his teeth together in annoyance. "Not all vampires would risk their lives to save a mere human, Paul. Be thankful that Madison still holds that part of her humanity intact and values a human life, like your daughter's."

"How can you be so calmed, Jacob?" Paul shouted in our heads. "How can we even trust your own wife? She drinks human blood too! It may be donated, but she still drinks it!"

"I learned to trust my wife many years ago, Paul. Just the same way you trust my sister... because you love her. So, fucking shut it," he grinned a sloppy wolf smile and turned to me. "You should learn to trust Madison. She is only trying to help you, because she still cares about you. Be grateful and Paul, we need all the help that we can get."

"Fuck it, if she hurts my daughter I'll kill her with my bare hands." Paul hissed angrily. "I don't care if she is your imprint."

"Tell Collin to stop her," Jared barked.

Edward turned to his wife and told her what was happening. She became nervous when she heard that her daughter Nessie was also involved in the search party for Paul's daughter. "Guys, we should ask Collin where they are now." Edward said softly, interrupting our thoughts. "That way we can catch up with them."

"Yes," Bella said shyly. "I want to know that my daughter is doing fine." she said worriedly.

"We need to tell Collin to turn around and return to the Rez!" Sam said authoritatively. "The young wolves still need someone to watch them. They might come across a vampire and they might need Collin's expertise."

Jacob shook his head and gnarled. "No, we need Collin to stay with the girls. They need all the help they can get and he's the only link that we have to them. I believe that they can find Sarah! I trust them!"

"No, I don't want her to touch my daughter!" Paul shouted in my head. "No fucking vampire should be touching my daughter! Why do you have to be so impartial to our rules? We are made to destroy vampires, not befriend them." Paul said, turning to Emmett, Carlisle and Rose.

"We shouldn't waste our time arguing." Edward said, resting his eyes on Jacob. "We need to go and search for Paul's daughter. We don't know how long that vampire will keep her alive."

"Edward is right," Jasper added.

Paul gnarled and turned to face the trees. "I-"

I was in the middle of insulting Paul, when a flash of darkness surrounded the clearing we stood, and then Collin, Nessie and Madison appeared. I looked around my brothers and noticed that they were as confused as I was.

"What the fuck?" I asked skeptical. I knew that she could teleport, but this was the second time that I had seen her do it. She looked around and groaned, stomping her foot on the wet ground impatiently.

"I did it wrong!" she hissed. "Embry, I was thinking of you!" she whined.

"She's worthless," Jared muttered. I growled at him, but turned my attention to her. Nessie ran to Jake and hugged him. "We don't need excess baggage."

"Shut the fuck up, asshole. You make mistakes too, so stop being all high and mighty, you filthy dick." I said. I walked up to my wife and she sauntered to where I was. She snaked her arms around my neck and pulled my head to her. She gently caressed the fur around my neck and sighed.

"I screw up, I thought of you. I wanted to help Paul. I don't want him to suffer anymore without his daughter, but I couldn't get you out of my mind, Embry. I'm sorry that I screwed it up. I was worried about you. I felt these pain in my heart and now that I see you walking, I understand. You were hurt," she cried, nestling her head on my fur.

I stood there, looking down at her and feeling complete and happy that she was save. "I have to go. I can't fail Paul." Madison said with determination. "I know that he hates me. I know that all of them hate me, but I'll prove to all of them that I'm not a monster. I'm still me…" she trailed off and gave me another quick hug. "Let's go, Nessie. Collin are you coming with us?" she asked Collin. He turned to Jake and waited for the OK.

"Go, and keep us informed." Jake said.

Collin nodded and walked to where they stood. Madie waved at me and blew me a kiss, before they vanished into thin air. I felt empty without her. I was surprised that she felt my pain. In a corner deep in my heart, I thought that the bond that once united us was gone. I thought that the reason that I still loved her was because I was holding on to the memories of the past. But, I was wrong, she was still my soul mate.

"Why did you let her go?" Jared fumed.

"Shut up," Seth said nonchalantly. "You could've stopped her when you could."

"You want a piece of me, ass?"

"Go to hell, Jared," Seth said calmly, as he stared daggers at Jared. "All you do is talk and more fucking talking. Can you shut up for once? We know that you hate her, but for once cut the girl some slack. She's trying hard to find Paul's daughter."

"Why didn't you stopped her, Embry?" Paul said. "What if she hurts my angel? What if my daughter has to pay for the mistakes of your damn wife?"

"Paul," I grunted. "She is just trying to help out. She is still the kind Madison that you befriended in High School! Your daughter will be safe with her. I trust my wife. You should trust her too," I spat acrimoniously. "She hasn't changed. She is still my Madison. The girl that I fell in love with eight years ago. You're just so fucking narrow minded. Your fucking ass is so tight that-"

"Fuck you," Paul grunted, as he charged up to where I stood. He shoved me with such force that I ended up crashing against a large tree trunk, breaking it in half. "You should've forgotten her. She is fucking dead! Our Madison is dead! She died the day that she became a vampire! She should be our enemy! But no, you're still holding on to the hope that that bitch is your Madison… That piece of cold stone that you hold and smiles back at you is not Madison. She is a demon, Embry. A cold-blooded killing machine."

"Ugh," I yelled, wincing in pain. "What do you fucking know, Paul? You don't know fucking shit about me!" I said angrily. The pain that surged through me was devastating and it hurt like a bitch, but I stood up and faced him. "She is my wife and I won't fucking stop loving her, because you fucking guys are against my happiness. YES, she is a vampire, but I can't smell her vampire scent and she can't smell my wolf scent. Don't you think that destiny already knew that she was going to become a vampire? I think so! I don't, ugh, I don't have to explain myself to you all the time! You guys have your damn imprints that are still alive. My wife died and destiny gave me the opportunity to have her back! I've her with me now. She makes me happy. The children are finally happy. Kyra can't stop hugging her mother. Braxton needs her! He needs to know that she's there and I need her too. You guys will never understand and I'm not fucking turning my back on that feeling of happiness that slowly made a home in my heart… If-She may not be human. She may not have a beating heart inside her chest, but she is pretty much alive to me. She remembers how to love and how to suffer. She came ready to fight for our children and she's done exactly that! She came back to me and I love her more than ever and if you think that I am fucking leaving her… You thought wrong! After we find your daughter Paul, I resign from the pack, from the reservation and from everything. If my brothers are turning their back on my imprint, they are turning their back on me, their own brother… If you guys can't see that my wife means the world to me, that she's my happiness and that I live for my children and my imprint, then I don't want to be around people that only spit and criticize my relationship with my wife! Because you are all a bunch of hypocrites. Whatever happened to the rule of protecting and defending our imprints? Was it forgotten because my Madison is a vampire? Just fucking forget it! I don't want to talk to anyone." I barked, as I managed to get on all four legs, but my shoulder blade was aching.

No one spoke. They could feel my agony and hurt, because I couldn't hold my feelings any longer. I felt betrayed. Madison wasn't responsible for becoming a vampire. She was made into one, to spite me. I remember Madison's words. She said that Cheyenne turned her into a vampire because she wanted me to hate my own wife.

"Are you alright, Em?" Jake asked, as he tried to help me walk.

"I'm fucking peachy," I said cynically.

"Just stay calm." Jake said softly. He turned to Paul and growled. "Don't you fucking dare pull a stunt like that again, Paul? I'll break all your bones myself. From now on, no one thinks badly of Madison while in their wolf form, you fucking got it? She's a vampire, but she's different. I've seen more good coming from her than in a real human. So fucking stop bashing her. I know that she'll find your daughter, Paul. For once, stop thinking like an idiot and have faith. Sam," Jake said angrily. "Sam," he ordered. "Go towards the east side and-"

"Madison found Paul's daughter! That's amazing! She did it," Collin laughed. We could see images of Madison and Nessie ambling around a familiar vampire. I growled furiously. "I've seen that vampire before!" he said confused. Suddenly, we started seeing what Collin was seeing. It was the most disgusting sight. "Seth, we-we-dude, don't we know her?" Collin asked puzzled. It was her. The same fucking vampire that had caused me to suffer for five miserable years.

"Cheyenne?" I mumbled.

"No fucking way," Seth mumbled. "What the fuck is she doing with your daughter, Paul?"

"I don't know! I'm gonna make that bitch pay for causing Rachel so much agony." Paul said with such loath, that I could feel Brady trembling.

"No," I paused. "That bitch is mine! She turned Madison into a fucking vampire. She's gonna be the one that is going to die today. I'm gonna fucking kill her!"

"Em, take it easy… your leg." Quil said, but stopped, as we saw images of Madison trying to reason with Cheyenne. "That vamp hates Madison, Em. Collin, where are you guys at?"

"We are in… I don't know where we are. We teleported here, Quil. I can't give you an exact location. I'm sorry."

"Try looking around or at the horizon, Cole," Brady said worriedly. "We need to get to Sarah soon! Maybe we can run towards that direction and find you. Just look around, do something, please. We have to get to Sarah and kill that vampire for entering our Rez."

"Yeah, the sun is, wait, Brady, you remember that part of the Canadian border that we ran away to when we first phased?"

"Yeah?" Brady said intrigued.

"Well, remember the smell of the waterfall, I think that's where we are! Yeah, we definitely are here," Collin said, skeptical. "It's close to Oak Ridge or the neighboring areas… I'm sure of it."

"I know how to get there," Brady said excitedly. "Should I try running over there, Jake? Sam?"

"I'll go with you," I said with determination. "I want to find that damn bitch and break her into pieces."

"OK, fine," Brady said, nodding. "Are you sure you can walk?"

"Yes,"

"I'll go too! Guys, change of plan, we are gonna follow Brady. He knows how to get to the place where the vampire is holding my niece." Jake said seriously. "Stay focus! Don't go too hard on that leg." Jake ordered me, as he ran passed me. Edward and his family followed after Jake.

I could feel my front right leg aching with every step that I took. Quil, Seth and I were the last ones walking towards the northeastern portion of Washington, near the Canadian border. I could only hope that my leg didn't give up on me. I had to motives to kill Cheyenne.

"Take it easy, Embry." Quil said. "I believe you when you say that Madison is still the same person… she's just gonna live a lot longer than most of us." he tried to joke.

"Thanks," I said. I could always count on Jake and Quil to lift my spirit. It was always like that. My best friends always had my back.

"Don't get mushy on me, Call." Jake said in my head. I laughed.

I walked slowly, hoping that my body would heal soon, so I could rip that bitch into tiny pieces and kill her. I tried hard to concentrate on the conversation that Madison was having with Cheyenne, but I couldn't hear it clearly. Even though Collin was standing a few feet away from them, all I could feel was the ache in my leg and shoulder.

"Oh, fuck," Collin shouted, moving closer to Nessie. Jake began to run faster, at the image of his wife on the floor, bleeding. "Nessie, are you alright?"

"What happened?" Jake asked nervously.

"I," Collin paused, and tapped Nessie with his nose. "Nessie?"

"Damn it, Nessie, baby, wake up!" Jake pleaded, as he ran faster to where they were. "Collin stay with her. Protect her with your life if you have to, please."

"That bitch!" Jake said. "I'm gonna kill her." he yelled. "Brady, hurry the fuck up. Quil you stay with Embry. I'll try to get ahead of you guys."

"OK," Brady said.

I ran faster, feeling my ligaments healing slowly. I didn't care if I had permanent foot damage. I was going to get that bitch. She needed to be stopped, she was hurting enough people. I could see what Collin was looking at. Cheyenne was light on her foot as she avoided Madison. This wasn't going to be an easy fight. Madison was fighting to take Sarah out of Cheyenne's grasp, but it was a difficult task. I moved faster, leaving Quil and Seth behind. My imprint needed me. I saw Madison jump on the bitch's back and pulled on Cheyenne's hair.

"Madison did it," Collin said excitedly. "She's hurt, Embry. Both of the girls are hurt. I would help her, but Madison and Nessie didn't want me to get involved."

I could feel it in my soul. I had this same nagging feeling before, the day that Elaine attacked Madison. I had ignored it in the past, thinking that it was just something that I could easily overlook, but not anymore. The urgency that I was feeling was too overpowering, it was almost palpable. Madison was in danger and I needed to save her.

"Paul, Madison has your daughter." Collin said happily. "Madie has Sarah safely in her arms. Embry, Madison is badly hurt and so is Nessie."

"Bullshit," Paul shouted. "If she hurts-"

"She's gonna kill her. I bet you that she is! If Sarah is bleeding, I bet you that she's gonna be attacked by that damn vampire." Jared yelled, his voice booming in our heads. I wanted to chew him alive and dismember his fucking body.

"That's not what Collin's eyes are seeing." Brady said calmly. "He is looking at your daughter. She is afraid and she has a few cuts, but she is still alive, Paul. Madison is not reacting to the blood. But, she, Sarah is fine. She looks scared." Brady reassured Paul.

"I can see it, Brady." Paul snapped.

"She ate before she went into Sarah-saving mode." Collin joked. "Oh, fuck, it's getting bad now. Paul, Madison just handed Sarah to Nessie."

I could see Madison on the floor, wincing in pain and in a flash a dark haired Cheyenne stood on top of Madison and yanked her arm out of its socket. She laughed evilly, as she stared down at a screaming Madison.

"Great, another fucking vampire appeared. Brady are you sure you know where you are going?" Seth asked.

"Yep," Brady said, as he ran behind Jake. "We'll be there soon,"

"Oh fucks, Madison!" Collin screamed and then everything from his perspective went blank.