"Calm down?! I am fuckin' calm, Connor MacManus!" Sunny all but shrieked into the phone as she paced the length of her kitchen, for once not checking her language for her young sister's sake as the four year old watched her pace from the kitchen table, "What th' fuck, ye said ye'd call as soon as ye heard any news, not after our Das had already gotten out o' fuckin' prison!"
"I know, lass, an' we were goin' t'call, but we got busy wit' settin' everythin' up fer 'em here in Southie." Connor's voice sheepish voice filtered through the receiver and Sunny pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance.
"Fuck me…" The redhead muttered darkly, "Yer fuckin' lucky 'm half way across th' country righ' now, MacManus, 'cause 'm ready t'kill ye for not callin' me! I'd feed yer damn body to a cat then feed th' cat to th' devil if I was down there!"
"I take it she's reactin' poorly?" Sunny heard Murphy ask warily from the other side of the line and she clenched her teeth.
"Aye, reacted 'bout as well as Ma did." Connor's reply was slightly muffled and Sunny figured he had covered the receiver with his hand.
"Fuck ye both!" The Irish girl snarled into the phone, "Where's me Da? Put him on th' damn phone, if he's been out fer two weeks, I want t'know why he didn' fuckin' call me."
"Well, ye see, lass, he an' our Da are kind o' busy at th' moment." Connor replied nervously and the redhead growled slightly.
"I don' care if he's fuckin' th' Queen o' England, put 'im on th' phone!"
Sunny heard hushed whispering on the other line then what sounded like the phone changing hands.
"'M afraid we can' do tha' righ' now, love." Murphy's voice filled Sunny's ears, his tone soothing, "He really is busy wit' somethin' important."
"More important than his own daughter?" The Irish girl snarled and she heard Murphy curse quietly when he realized his blunder.
"O' course not, Shiney, but-"
"Forget it." Sunny snapped, cutting her best friend off mid-sentence as she glared darkly at the wall, "I have t'go get ready anyway."
"Ready fer what?" Murphy questioned and Sunny could practically see him furrowing his brows as he chewed on the thumbnail.
"Goin' to a weddin' wit' me boyfriend." Sunny replied as she tapped her fingers against her bicep, "I really got t'go, Murph. I'll talk t'ye two later. Love ye, Murphy. Tell Conn, I love 'im too, despite th' both o' ye being a couple o' bastards."
"Aye, we love ye too, Shiney." Murphy replied and Sunny thought his voice sounded a little flat and pained but she ignored it for now, "Promise, we'll call ye soon."
"Alrigh'." Sunny replied and the dial tone filled her ears.
The redhead pulled the phone away from her ear and she scowled down at it, like it was the cause of all her problems. After a moment, she put the phone in its cradle then she turned to Lily, who was staring at her with slightly wide eyes.
"You curse a lot when you're upset." The four year old observed as she continued to stare at her sister turned mother.
Sunny groaned and covered her eyes with a hand when she realized that has had cursed up a storm while talking to Murphy and Connor and that her sister had heard every swear word.
"Don' ever repeat those words, ye hear?" Sunny said firmly, "They're naughty words an' I shouldn' have said 'em."
Lily looked at her shrewdly for a moment then she shrugged, "Alright."
The Irish girl sighed in relief, "Good, now let's head over to Sam an' Emily's, I still need t'get ready fer this bloody wedding."
Lily giggled at her grumbling sister as she skipped happily towards the door after grabbing her small backpack full of clothes and books for her sleepover with Claire at Emily's house. Sunny continued grumbling quietly in Gaelic as she grabbed the garment bag that her dress was in and her purse then she left the house and walked towards her van, Lily skipping happily after her.
"Where's Sunny?" Jacob asked as he walked into the kitchen of Sam and Emily's house.
Paul smirked at him, "Princess is still getting ready in the guest room. Emily and Kim went in there about an hour ago. We haven't seen them since"
"Don't worry, the shouting stopped about fifteen minutes ago." Jared quipped with a snicker.
Jacob's eyebrows rose and he was about to comment but a loud yell cut him off.
"Tha' is it! 'M done! No more damn primpin'!"
Sunny came stomping into the kitchen and Jacob felt his heart stop for a moment before it started to beat rapidly. She looked stunning with her green eyes lightly smudged with kohl and grey eye shadow creating a smoky look that made her eyes pop. There was a light rosy blush on her cheeks and her lips were a glossy shade of pink while her short hair was swept out of her face by a headband with a black bow on the side. A pair of diamond stud earrings caught the light as she tilted her head slightly.
Jacob felt his mouth go dry as he took in the simple, knee-length black dress that accentuated her small chest, narrow waist and wide hips. His eyes trailed down her tall frame, his heart beat quickening with every passing moment and then a smile lit his face when he saw her shoes. A pair of suede black flats with silver skulls on the front. He met her eyes and his grin widened.
Sunny flushed slightly and she shifted her feet as Jacob stared at her. The look in his eyes was enough to make her forget about the hell she had just spent the last two hours in with her own personal torturers. It also made her temporarily forget about the conversation she had with Murphy and Connor over the phone before she had left her house.
"You look beautiful." Jacob said sincerely as he moved closer to her so he could hug her, "I especially like the shoes."
"Thanks, Leah helped pick 'em out." She said with smirked and she pecked his lips before looking him over, "Ye clean up nice."
Jacob grinned and leaned down to kiss her again when someone cleared their throat. He sighed quietly but he straightened and turned slightly to face Sam, who was standing next to a smiling Emily with his arms crossed.
"You two should get going or you'll be late." The alpha said calmly, "Remember the pack is going to be patrolling the area in case of trouble."
Sam gave the redhead a stern look, "That also means no causing trouble."
Sunny gave him an angelic smile, her face the perfect picture of innocent. Jacob snorted quietly then he nodded towards his alpha, moving away from Sunny when Emily and Kim stepped forward. The two young women enveloped the taller girl in a group hug and Sunny wrapped her arms around them in return.
"Best behavior, alright?" Emily scolded playfully when she pulled away.
Sunny rolled her eyes affectionately and kissed the slightly older woman's cheek, "Yes, mother-hen. Best behavior, I promise...Maybe."
Emily sighed and shook her head at the redhead while Kim giggled and the rest of the pack chuckled. Jacob smiled and grasped Sunny's hand in his larger one then he led her outside to Sunny's van. They had to pick up Billy, Sue and Seth from Billy's house before they actually headed to the Cullens' house for the wedding. Jacob smiled as Sunny held his hand in her lap while he drove towards his house.
"Hello Sunny." Sue greeted as she climbed into the seat behind the passenger seat and Sunny turned around to smile at her.
"Hullo, Sue." The Irish girl replied happily, she liked the fiery woman, "How has yer day been?"
"Pretty good so far." The older woman said with a fond smile, "Yourself?"
"Well it wasn't so bad until Emily and Kim decided to help me get ready." Sunny grimaced at the memory of being poked and prodded while she pushed the thought of her earlier phone conversation out of her thoughts completely, "'Twas th' worst two hours o' me life."
Billy chuckled from his seat behind Jacob's, "Ah, but you look stunning so it couldn't have been too bad."
Sue and Sunny exchanged exasperated looked.
"Men." They chorused and laughed at the offended exclamations from the three men in the van.
The five chatted and listened to the radio the whole drive to the Cullens and once they reached their destination, Sunny was a bit reluctant to get out of the van. Her lips pursed as she took in the extravagant fairy lights that were strung along the trees and the beautiful flowers that were strung all over the place.
"You alright?" Jacob asked sweetly as he gently touched her cheek.
Sunny blinked and smiled up at him, "Yeah, it's just very…"
"Obnoxious?" He offered with a grin and she laughed.
"I was goin' t'say bright, but tha' works too." The redhead snickered and she took his hand, allowing him to lead her over to where Billy, Sue, and Seth were standing.
Sunny continued looking around after they had stopped walking and she took note of all the humans that seemed to be there until a familiar pale, brawny figure caught her eye.
"Spitfire!" Emmett hollered, causing some people to look at him then over at Sunny when he started walking over to her.
Sunny bit her cheek to keep from smiling at the oaf. There was something about the large vampire that made it hard not to like him. Currently, Sunny was blaming his damn dimples. It was almost impossible not to like someone with dimples.
"What do ye want, Gigantor?" She drawled as she leaned comfortably against Jacob's side when he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
Emmett stopped about three feet from the group and he crossed his brawny arms over his chest, his dimpled grin fixed firmly on his pale face as he stared at Sunny.
"Ah, you wound me, Spitfire." He replied with a snicker, "And here I thought we were friends."
Sunny quirked an eyebrow at him, "Riiight…"
Rosalie and Alice suddenly appeared at Emmett's side. The blonde beauty gave Sunny and her group an annoyed look while Alice smiled brightly.
"Hi, Sunny!" She said exuberantly and hugged the much taller girl around the waist, "It's so good to see you again!"
Sunny fidgeted in the embrace, Alice's icy temperature very different from the wolves' burning one, and she stared down at the dark-haired vampiress's head.
"Er, aye, nice t'see ye too, Alice." The Irish girl muttered as she patted Alice's back awkwardly.
The pixie pulled away with a bright smile and Rosalie hissed something to her that Sunny couldn't catch.
"Oops!" Alice chirped, "I forgot. Excuse us, we have to take our places. The wedding is about to start."
The three vampires moved away, maneuvering through the crowd easily. Sunny looked up at Jacob, who looked like he was trying to glare a hole into Emmett's back.
"Hey." She said and she poked his side, "We should find our seats."
Jacob looked down at her and his glare was replaced with a smile, "Sure, sure."
The two followed Billy, Sue, and Seth towards the rows of seats on either side of the aisle. They sat in a back row, with Sunny taking the end seat so that she was in between Billy and Jacob. The redhead watched as the other seats began filling up and the groom took his place at the end of the aisle, under a beautiful archway of flowers. Sunny would admit that it was quite beautiful. The music started playing and everyone stood, turning to look down the aisle as they all waited for the bride to appear.
Sunny wrapped her arm around Jacob's waist as they watched Bella be escorted down the aisle by her father. She didn't bother to stop the smile that appeared on her face, because despite the fact that she didn't like Bella, Sunny could see the happiness in the brunette's eyes as her father gave her away to Edward. The pastor gestured for everyone to sit down before beginning the ceremony.
The Irish girl looked up at Jacob and blinked slightly when she saw that he wasn't watching the ceremony but staring at her with soft eyes and a slight smile on his face. She grinned and slipped her arm through his, holding his hand in her lap as the ceremony continued.
Sunny laughed at Seth as stomped over to her after he tried to convince Sue to let him have a glass of champagne.
"Give it up, Sethy-boo." Sunny teased, "She's not goin' t'let ye drink."
The fourteen year old pouted and pointed a finger at the redhead, "You're only three years older than me and you get to drink!"
Sunny gave him a smug smile and took a drink of her champagne just to annoy him.
"So?"
He made a face at her and Sunny returned the gesture, sticking her tongue out at him.
"What are you two doing?" Jacob asked in amusement as he walked over the two, a glass of water in hand.
"Actin' like five year olds." Sunny quipped with a grin.
"I can see that." He commented in amusement as he wrapped his arm around her waist then kissed her forehead, "But why?"
Sunny opened her mouth to reply but Bella and Edward suddenly appeared.
"Jacob!" Bella said, sounding shocked as she hurried over to the three, "You came!"
Jacob turned to face the newly married couple, his arm still firmly wrapped around Sunny. Bella's smile didn't falter when she saw the redhead. In fact it seemed too widened.
"I'm so glad you and Sunny could come." She said and she took a hesitant step forward, "C-can we maybe dance and then talk?"
Sunny bit her cheek lightly, but she didn't say anything. This was a wedding and her mother taught her to be polite, at least in public. Jacob glanced at her quickly and the redhead shrugged one shoulder.
"Go head, 'm not yer keeper, love." Sunny said in slight amusement as she moved away from Jacob then she held her hand towards Edward as Jacob and Bella walked towards the dance floor, "Congratulations, lad. 'Twas a beautiful ceremony."
Edward rolled his eyes and shook her hand politely, quickly letting it drop after only a moment.
"Thank you." The bronze-haired vampire replied and he sighed, "I suppose I should ask you to dance as well."
Sunny snorted, "Hell no, no offense, but I'd rather not."
He actually looked a little relieved, "Alright."
They stood in a somewhat awkward silence as their respective partners danced in the cleared area. Seth had disappeared a few moments after Bella and Edward had come over, most likely to continuing bugging his mother, leaving Sunny alone with the leech.
"So…" Sunny drawled, her green eyes flickering around in an attempt to avoid staring at Bella dancing her Jacob's arms, "Are you two going to consummate the marriage before or after she's a leech?"
"Are you always this insulting?" Edward asked as he looked at her from the corner of his eye, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Wasn' tryin' t'be insultin', but 'm quite blunt sometimes I guess." Sunny replied with a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders as she took another sip of her champagne, "Honestly, I was jus' curious, since 'm assumin' yer a lot stronger than a normal person an' well, she's fragile, even fer a human."
He cleared his throat unnecessarily and Sunny noted with amusement that if he wasn't dead, he'd probably be blushing.
"Before she's Changed." He said tightly, "I promised her we would at least once while she was still human."
Sunny bobbed her head and a thought suddenly dawned on her, "How does tha' work?"
"What?" Edward questioned as turned to look at her, "Being Changed?"
"No, sex." The Irish girl clarified without looking at him.
"I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean."
"'M goin' t'be frank wit' ye, Eddie." Sunny said as she shifted slightly to face him, "Yer technically dead, so ye don't have a heartbeat, righ'?"
"Yes…" He replied slowly, unsure if he wanted to know where she was going with this conversation.
"Well, no heartbeat means there's blood bein' pumped throughout yer body." She continued with a surprisingly blank-face, "Certain body parts need tha' t'have certain bodily reactions, ye understand?"
Sunny bit her cheek to keep from laughing loudly at the pinched expression that came over Edward's face. He looked like he'd just swallowed a golf ball covered in citric acid. And Sunny was almost positive that his overly handsome face would be bright red if he was just a human.
"Excuse me." He all but growled, turning on his heel and stalking away.
The redhead shook her head and smiled slightly to herself as she took another sip of her champagne, idly watching the other guests interact with each other. She could see Bella and Jacob talking to each other in the shadows of some trees. The Irish girl couldn't hear what they were saying, Sunny could tell that Jacob looked frustrated and upset about something. Sunny was about to head over there when her way was suddenly blocked by a blonde guy.
"Hi." He greeted in what he probably thought was a suave voice as he held out his hand, "I'm Mike. Mike Newton."
Sunny took a step back and looked him up and down. He had the typical white-bread American jock look about him; messy blonde hair, baby blue eyes, and a slight baby face with a slight athletic build. Sunny also towered over him by almost three inches at least, even in flats. She sighed quietly, her eyes flicking to where Jacob and Bella had talking but they weren't there anymore. She tried to keep the frown from her face as she focused her attention back on the blonde jock in front of her.
"Hi." She drawled and tried to take a sip of her champagne only to realize the glass was empty.
'Damn.' She thought as she looked at it for a moment before placing it on a nearby table.
When she turned back to face Mike, she found him staring at her chest. Now, she knew her breasts were rather small, but the way this guy was staring at them made her feel like she was one of those busty waitresses at Hooters. Not a pleasant feeling and Sunny suddenly felt sympathetic towards those women.
"Oi, Jockstrap," The Irish girl growled flatly as she crossed her arms over her chest, "Last time I checked me breasts didn' have eyes."
He jerked his head up and a flush appeared on his face. He opened his mouth to say something but the familiar booming voice of one Emmett Cullen cut him off.
"Hey, Spitfire!" The large vampire called as he approached the redhead, although his gaze was fixed on the blonde guy, "Hey, you're that kid that works at the Outfitters in town."
Mike cleared his throat as he looked between Sunny and Emmett, "Uh, yeah. Yeah, that's me. Mike Newton."
He held his hand out for Emmett. The Undead Gigantor shook it and apparently quite hard judging by the pained look on the blonde boy's face.
"Emmett Cullen." Emmett said with a grin as he dropped Mike's hand then he wrapped his large arm around Sunny's shoulders, "Excuse me, I need to borrow the pretty lady."
Mike waved his hand lamely, "Uh sure. Bye."
Emmett grinned again, although this one had a slightly hard edge to it as he turned Sunny around and lead her away. Sunny looked up at him gratefully as they walked.
"Thanks." She said sincerely, "He was startin' t'freak me out."
Emmett grinned his usual dimpled smile as he looked down at her, "No problem. Now what the hell did you say to Edward? He sent me over here to keep you entertained while your mutt is talking to Bella. He looked pissed."
He gave her a confused look, "Uh, what?"
The redhead blew out an exasperated breath and she rolled her eyes heavenward.
"Seriously, 'tis not a question on quantum physics." She snarked slightly, "I was curious 'cause under normal circumstances, certain male anatomy parts require a decent amount o' blood flow t'work."
Emmett stopped walking, which forced Sunny to as well since his arm was still around her shoulders and he stared at her with an incredulous expression. Sunny looked back at him with a completely straight face but she was dying with laughter on the inside.
The silence continued for another moment before the large vampire doubled over in laughter, his arm falling off her shoulders to clutch at his stomach. Sunny's lips twitched and she crossed her arms over her chest again. Some of the other guests were looking at them curiously, but only Sunny noticed. She caught Seth's eye from where he was standing with Billy, Sue, and Bella's father, Charlie Swan. Sunny smiled at him briefly before Emmett drew her attention as he straightened.
"Jesus Christ." He chuckled and shook his head before reaching out to ruffle Sunny's hair which knocked the headband out of it, "You're a real piece of work, Spitfire."
"Lord's name." Sunny huffed and crouched down to pick up the fallen hair accessory, shoving it back in her hair haphazardly, "An' I try."
He laughed loudly again and Sunny grinned then she patted his shoulder.
"Well, it's been fun Gigantor, but 'm goin' t'go find me boyfriend now." She said as she started walking over to Billy, Sue, and Charlie. Seth had once again disappeared somewhere.
"See ya, Spitfire." Emmett called, still chuckling slightly as he headed in the direction of the house.
Sunny placed her hand on Billy's shoulder as she walked up, leaning down to drop a kiss on his cheek.
"Hey, pops, ye havin' fun?"
Billy smiled up at her, placing his hand on hers, "Yes, are you?"
Sunny hummed slightly in response, her green eyes focused on the slightly uncomfortable looking man standing in front of Billy and next to Sue. He was a few inches shorter than Sunny—not that it wasn't surprising since the only people she didn't tower over were the wolves and Emmett Cullen—with curly brown hair, a mustache and the same brown eyes that Bella had.
"Sunny this is one of my best friends and Bella's father, Charlie Swan." Billy introduced, "Charlie this is Jacob's girlfriend, Sunny Finnegan."
"I didn't know Jake had a girlfriend." Charlie commented as h held his hand out to her, "It's nice to meet you Miss Finnegan."
"Jus' Sunny please." The Irish girl said as she smiled and gave his hand firm shake, "'Tis a pleasure t'meet ye as well, Chief Swan."
The older man smiled slightly, "Alright then Sunny, call me Charlie."
Sunny nodded in consent then she looked around, her brow furrowing when she didn't see her wolf or Bella anywhere.
"Have any o' ye seen Jacob?" She asked with a forced lightness to cover-up the small amount of worry she felt, "He was talkin' t'Bella but now he seems to have gone an' disappeared."
Charlie and Sue shook their heads and Sunny frowned, catching the slightly worried look on Billy's face. She was about to excuse herself to go look for him when Seth appeared at her side.
"Uh, excuse me." The fourteen year old said quickly as he grabbed Sunny's upper arm, "I, uh, need to borrow Sunny real quick."
Sunny allowed the fourteen year old to pull her away—not like she'd have been able to stop him anyway but that was beside the point. As soon as they were out of earshot of the three adults, Sunny spoke.
"What's goin' on?" She demanded worriedly, "Where's Jacob?"
Seth looked down at her as he led her into the woods, "I'm not sure, but Sam sent me to get you because Jacob phased."
Sunny tensed and jerked to a stop, anger coursing through her body as she wondered what Bella did to Jacob now.
"Where?" The Irish girl all but barked as she jerked her arm from Seth's grasp then she removed her flats, racing in the direction Seth had pointed in with him trotting beside her easily.
Author's Note: I know it's kind of short, but I decided to break this into two parts like I did in the original version of the story. Also like in the original, the beginning of the next chapter will be told from Jake's POV starting from where he asked what Sunny and Seth were doing. I'll try to post it soon, so stay tuned for that. Oh, also tell me what you think about the little added part with Connor and Murphy in the beginning!
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