Seriously It's Far From Over

by punkpook

A sequel to "Seriously, I Don't Remember." Lexi has a choice to make. Sunshine's dreams come true. Seth Imprints. Jasper's secret crush comes out. Edward screws up as usual. Follow along as choices are made, dreams are broken and drama ensues

26. Chapter 25: You're Kidding Right?

Chapter 25: You're kidding, right?

Lexi's POV

The night could only be described as the weirdest, creepiest most disturbing experience of my life. Coming from an 80 year old pregnant fairy in love with a werewolf and lived among vegetarian vampires, that was saying a lot. Patrick's entire demeanor changed upon arrival. It was like he had a split personality. He walked in like he owned the place and began to mingle with the people who looked as Midnight described. Some had red smears on their faces, bite marks on their necks and piercings in places that I'd never seen before.

As we began to mingle with these people whom I could only describe as freaks, Patrick went from well-mannered classy gentleman to obnoxious gothic lunatic who couldn't and didn't keep his hands to himself. Bad boy was an understatement.

He introduced me as Alexandrea, a past lover whom he'd changed into the dark vixen I was today. While that was pretty much true, these people believed that we were or at least were pretending to be vampires. After the introduction, he referred to me as Lover and every time he said it he would run his fingers across the slashes of my shirt. It was almost casual, but weird at the same time. Later I learned that this was a way to mark territory among the freaks. I didn't question it just accepted it to be true. Hardly any man looked my way after Patrick established my place. It was kind of nice, different and unexpectedly enjoyable not to be noticed. As an Asrai, Patrick knew what it was like to get constant attention and I honestly think he was trying to help me have a good time. For the first time in a long time I felt at peace, just being involved in a conversation that wasn't centered around me or something I did or shouldn't have done.

We were joined at a corner table by three others. Blaze, a tall dark handsome man with red eyes. I was certain they were contacts but only because he kept losing one of them. Kittie, a beautiful pale woman, dressed in a corset that emphasized her most promising feature and a man she introduced as her brother, Lucius. That man was a sight. He had long blond hair and blue eyes that could see into your soul. He would look at me from time to time, sharing an odd look with his sister that made me feel kind of creepy. Across the room a man in black, a hat obscuring his eyes seemed to stare at us. I wasn't sure what to make of it but every time I looked up he would turn away. Something wasn't right, but I tried not to dwell on it. Patrick would rub my back trying to get me to relax as he held conversations with these people, he was laughing, enjoying himself, I forced myself to smile and let him have this time. He deserved some fun and if this was fun for him then who was I to ruin it?

A young woman dressed in a fiery red Victorian gown approached the table offering shots of a thick red concoction. It looked like blood and considering how weird this place was, I wasn't too sure it wasn't. I declined, my stomach churning at the sight, but the rest of them took one readily. Blaze matched Patrick shot for shot, and it was obvious within minutes that alcohol was a big part of the mix. Patrick's once perfect grammar became slang and he began to slur. His touch on my back lingered, sliding lower and became more of a caress. Kittie giggled and kept touching Patrick's other hand from across the table. Blaze called for more shots and I turned again to find the hat man staring my way. He had a cell phone in his hand and held it up to his ear when I looked at him before disappearing into the crowd. Shit was getting weirder and weirder. When I turned back around I noticed Lucius pour his shot into Kittie's glass. His eyes met mine and he winked. I looked at Patrick who was oblivious as he flirted shamelessly with Kittie.

I did the only thing I could think of, I excused myself to use the bathroom. As if a time honored tradition, Kittie followed after me. Least that would keep her off Patrick for a few minutes.

"You're Patrick is quite the catch." She said moving into one of the stalls as I locked myself in another. "Do forgive me for being playful, I think I've had a bit to drink…"

More than you think, I thought as I ignored her completely.

"What do you think of Lucius?" She asked as we washed our hands.

"He's…." creepy…. "Cute?"

"Good." She nodded and left the room before I did.

Good? What did that mean? Good?

I found out when I stepped into the hallway coming face to face with Lucius. Kittie was nowhere to be seen. Probably keeping Patrick occupied, I should have known this was a set up.

"I'm not interested." I said trying to sound as believable as possible. He smirked and took a step toward me.

"You don't even know what I want."

"Trust me, I know exactly what you want and like I said I'm not interested."

"Your mate certainly seems to be interested in my sister."

"Yeah well he's wasted, he doesn't know any better." I sighed, knowing that was no excuse.

"That's no excuse to leave you unattended."

"You're right." I nodded. "I should take him home."

"Or I could take you." He said giving me that look. "It would be my pleasure."

That was totally the worst line I'd ever heard and I've heard some lines.

"Look Lucius…I'm really flattered but…" I stopped talking because he started laughing.

"Its precious how you think I'm asking permission."

Oh boy….

I glanced around the dark hallway, not a soul in sight. Deciding the conversation wasn't working out well I made a run for it. It wasn't the worst idea I'd ever had but it was by far not the best. He grabbed me by the hair and threw me up against the wall. He was strong, very strong. Too strong for a human. My breath caught in my throat as I made the conclusion I somehow wasn't prepared for.

"You're not human…."

He bared his teeth and pressed against me, his mouth grazing my neck before his eyes met mine.

"And neither is your child." I sucked in my breath as his hands move over my waist and caressed my stomach. With every bit of strength I had I shoved him and covered myself protectively. "The man you're with, has no scent…but you…" He grabbed me again and I tried to fight him off, thus making him push harder. He shoved my hands against the wall above my head and I gasped as his lips came inches to mine. "You're mine now."

Suddenly light shined in the hallway, illuminating his skin proving the fact that he was indeed a vampire.

"Back off Lucius." Came a voice from behind the light. "She's not yours." Lucius looked furious as he turned away from me.

"You don't own me."

"Don't' I?" The voice asked. I could barely see the silhouette of a man holding a flashlight at the end of the hallway. He didn't seem to be sparkling. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. "Find someone else. Leave her alone."

"And if I don't?" Lucius snapped. "What will you do pretty boy?"

"Whatever it takes." The voice said in a hateful tone. Lucius turned towards me and only then could I see the man who stood with us in the hallway. The man with the hat. He tipped it lower and gestured with a nod. "Go. Take your friend. Get out of here. Don't come back."

Not having to be told twice, I took off down the hallway, hearing Lucius curse and vow that he'd find me again.

When I got to the table I snatched Patrick's drunk ass right out of his chair. Kittie who'd been playfully fondling his hair gave me a hateful look.

"Playtime's over." I breathed glancing behind me as Patrick whined. "Come on, we're leaving." I shoved him to get him to move. "It was nice meeting you Blaze." I nodded at him and glared at Kittie before dragging Patrick the fuck out of there.

I didn't say another word until we were safely in the car on our way home. Even then I just came out with it, no need to tip toe.

"Lucius is a real vampire."

"There's usually one among them…." Patrick mumbled leaning his head against the seat.

"Would've been nice to know that ahead of time!" I snapped not finding him at all amusing.

"Relax….they can't harm us."

"Relax?" I snapped again. "Don't you dare tell me to relax. I was almost mauled by Lucius while you sat there flirting your ass off with his sister!"

"Don't be jealous Alexandrea."

"Jealous?" I nearly screamed and he started laughing. He was so wasted it was like talking to Sunshine on a bad day. "I cannot even believe you Patrick." I grumbled. "Had that man with the hat not intervened-"

"The one who kept taking your picture?" He asked with a slur so I wasn't sure if I'd heard him right.

"Picture?" I asked glancing at him, trying to stay focused on the road.

"With his phone." Patrick smirked like this was normal.

"What a freak…." I breathed. Though he did save my life, I guess he deserved a few pictures for his trouble. "Why would he take my picture?" That was a question I shouldn't have asked outloud.

"Recreational purposes, I suppose." Patrick chuckled and I made a disgusted face.

"That's just….creepy." Of all the words that was, creepy was the best I could come up with... I felt myself shudder and Patrick chuckled again.

"I'd have taken your picture too." He cooed and reached out to rub my leg. "If you weren't coming home with me."

"Jesus Christ Patrick." I spatted him away and somehow managed not to run off the road. "You promised you'd behave."

"I made no such promise." He grinned and flipped his hair.

Right. He technically promised the opposite. I admit I was a little freaked out because I had no control over his behavior and all I could do was laugh about it.

"You are going to be so ashamed in the morning."

"Am I?" He asked giving me that seductive fairy look.

"That is not what I meant." I sucked in a breath and shook my head. "We're almost home, just keep your hands to yourself for a few more minutes." Then I could pawn him off on Midnight, no harm done.

By the time we got out of the car at the house he was even more in the touchy mood.

"Stop that." I said as he tried to slide his arm around my waist, his fingers dipping a little lower on my back.

"What?" He asked with a sly smirk. "I just need some balance."

"What you need is a nice ass kicking."

"I could be into that." He smirked, his hand gripping my shirt as we stumbled into the living room.

Emmett was sitting in my chair, Edward stood to the right of him. Sunshine and Jasper sat in the floor in front of the couch where Big Daddy snored loudly.

"Where's Midnight?" I asked looking around. "I brought her a present." Patrick rubbed his face against my hair and sighed.

"Would it happen to be a drunky horny fairy?" Sunshine asked with a grin. "She's been wanting one of those."

"Well she's got one." I nudged Patrick. "Time for bed Hot Rod." He turned and looked at me, that seductive look in his eyes. Automatically I started shaking my head. "Upstairs with your girlfriend, Midnight, remember her?"

"Won't you join me?"

"Don't think Midnight would like that." I said shaking my head again.

"She's really into redheads." He gave me a wink.

"Ha ha….no."

"I'll get him." Emmett said much too happy with the task as he shoved Patrick towards the stairs.

"You better watch out!" Sunshine called after them. "She'll talk you into something dirty." Emmett made a disgusted face. "I would…." She made a coughing sound as everyone looked at her. "What?" I shook my head and sat down in the chair.

"Have a good time?" Edward asked with a smirk.

"If you call being photographed by a creepy freak, cornered in the hallway by a vampire, then saved by said creepy freak, then yes I had a fucking blast."

"Sounds like it." Sunshine grinned.

"So Midnight was right about the creeps and vampires?" Jasper asked with a smirk.

I debated momentarily on revealing that it was in fact a real vampire, but thought better of it. Patrick knew the truth, but I was almost certain he would remember nothing in the morning.

"Patrick being the creepiest?" Edward asked noticing I was staring up the stairs.

"He wasn't too bad." Till we got in the car.

"Tell me about the vampire cornering you in the hallway?" Sunshine asked getting to her feet and sitting on the arm of my chair. "Was it a he or a she, were they good at pretending? Did you get bitten?"

"He. Yes. And not exactly." I mumbled not really wanting to get into it.

Maybe I should tell them? What if Lucius did come after me as he said?

I sucked in a breath and shook my head.

"Who is he and what did he want?" Came Emmett's voice from the stairs. I could tell by his expression he was trying to remain calm, but his tone was clear. He was far from amused and maybe a teeny tiny bit jealous.

"His name is Lucius." I replied deciding right then and there I would spare the truth. "He just wanted to talk…." He knew I was lying, I could tell by the look on his face.

"About what?" Sunshine asked either completely oblivious to Emmett's attitude or not giving a shit.

Before I could think of a reply. Emmett continued his own questioning.

"Did he touch you?" He asked like it was a perfectly normal question, one in which I felt no need to answer honestly.

"No." He was in front of me in seconds, yanking me from the chair so fast Sunshine nearly fell backwards. His face pressed against my hair, skimmed my neck and lingered on my shoulder before moving down my arm. I gasped at the weird intimacy of it and he gently shoved me back into the chair.

"Anyone else think that was kind of hot?" Sunshine asked raising her hand. Jasper followed suit. Edward just looked at me. If it weren't for the fury in Emmett's eyes I might have raised my hand as well.

"He was a real vampire?" Edward asked eyes wide, obviously Emmett got the scent and let it be known.

I hadn't anticipated being smelled, thought I don't know why it's not like it wasn't a normal thing around here.

"You say that like they don't exist." I said trying to make a joke. Emmett cut his eyes at me. "He didn't hurt me, it's not a big deal…." I sucked in my breath realizing I really did say that a lot.

"Why lie about it then?" Emmett asked still giving me that look.

"Because I knew you'd make it a big deal, that's why." I replied giving him the same hateful look.

"I'm just concerned is all…"

"Well don't be. It's not your business." I snapped and wished I hadn't.

"It could be my business, and Id protect you regardless." He snapped back. I took a deep breath and forced myself to look away.

"Ooooh…awkward…." Sunshine sang, still perched on the arm of my chair.

"I'm sorry Lexi." Emmett said softly. "I was out of line."

Was he out of line? Did he not deserve to know that Lucius picked up the fact that my child wasn't human? If this child belonged to Emmett did he not have the right to protect it? Protect me?

"No you weren't." I shook my head. "You were right to be concerned. There's more to the story…." I sucked in my breath and he crossed his arms, waiting. "A stranger intervened and made him back off. This guy wasn't a vampire, least he didn't sparkle when the light hit him, so Im unsure what he knows, but Lucius seemed concerned enough. The guy told me to leave, take Patrick and not come back."

"What did this guy look like?" Edward asked then glanced at Sunshine who was obviously thinking something, he nodded at her.

"The creepy freak who took your picture?" She asked looking at me. It was weird how she remembered shit like that.

"Picture?" Emmett asked obviously not having overheard that part.

"I'd noticed him earlier in the evening, watching… I assumed he was watching the table…" I sighed. "I didn't know he took my picture, Patrick told me that."

"And Patrick stood by and did nothing?" Emmett asked sounding a little bit angry.

"He was drunk. He did the best he could. He made it known when we arrived that I was off limits." No need to explain how….

"Obviously he didn't do it well." Emmett pointed out the obvious.

"The photo freak, what do you remember about him?" Edward prompted.

"Nothing really…" I sighed wondering why this was important. "He wore a hat, I couldn't see his face. He didn't sparkle."

"But he knew Lucius?" Edward asked.

"Yes." I nodded. "Called him by name."

"What happened when Lucius got cock blocked?" Jasper asked having to be vulgar about it. Emmett and Edward both looked at him and he shrugged.

"He was angry…" I said softly. "I ran the moment I could but…." I sucked in my breath. "I heard him…."

"Heard him what?" Emmett asked.

I didn't want to say it, I knew Emmett would get all smashy, yet I felt it needed to be said. I was starting to get afraid that Lucius would really do it and I'd be alone with no one to help me.

"He vowed he'd find me again." I said in a mere whisper. "He told me I was his."

"Over my dead body." Emmett snapped, reacting the exact way I thought he would.

"There's more…." I said and he turned and met my eyes. "He knows I'm carrying a child…. And that it's not human." Edward, Emmett and Jasper all looked at each other as if they knew something I didn't.

"I'll take care of it." Emmett nodded. "I've got his scent, I'll find him and I'll take care of it." He started for the door and I jumped to my feet running after him.

"What do you mean take care of it?" I asked knowing what he meant but I asked anyway. "You can't just kill him in cold blood.."

"What choice do we have?" He asked. "You don't even realize what could happen, do you?"

"If he comes for me, you'd have the right, but to go after him, to kill him for nothing…"

"Drea." Edward said coming towards me. "This isn't about Lucius and what he wants with you."

"Though Hulk here will have more fun with the task because of that fact." Jasper got to his feet and approached me. "This is about the safety of everyone…." He glanced at Sunshine who like me didn't understand exactly what was going on.

"Drea." Edward said putting his hands on my shoulders. "It has to be done. It has to be done now." I started shaking my head. "Listen to me… Lucius has knowledge that in the wrong hands could risk….everything…." He too glanced at Sunshine. "Not just you…. Not just your child…"

It clicked in seconds. The Volturi. If they heard of a non-human pregnancy they would have to look into it. They would come for me. They would find Cullen.

"No." Sunshine said her eyes widening as I looked at her. She knew. "They can't come here, they won't take him from me again."

I felt sick to my stomach realizing what hiding this could have done. I turned to Emmett who stood in the kitchen doorway.

"Be careful." I whispered putting my arms around him even though my emotions were close to breaking point and touching him was the last thing I needed to do.

"You too." He whispered brushing his lips against my hair before disappearing from the house. I sucked in a breath and willed myself to stay calm. I waited for a few minutes before turning around. Edward had his arm around Sunshine, Jasper stood motionless beside them.

"Shouldn't you guys go with him?" I asked trying not to get upset. "What if he gets hurt?"

Edward nodded at Jasper, approving his thoughts.

"Unless Lucius is twelve foot tall and bullet proof, I think Hulk's got this."

The Next Morning….

Seth's POV – School

Me and the guys were sitting at the table, no one even touching their breakfast as we awaited the arrival of Lexi. Jake was in good spirits knowing that today was the day shit would turn around. Quil was as usual was in his own little world, which now probably involved thoughts of Lexi he shouldn't be having. He tried to pretend it wasn't happening, he tried really hard but the mere mention of her name brought him to silence. It was sad. Really sad. Jake didn't care, he has no reason too as long as Lexi came through today and put right what he fucked up. He'd been talking nonstop about her all morning, asking what he should say or shouldn't say. Should he apologize or wait it out. I told him to just chill and see what happened.

It was imminent when she walked in that we'd all look up. She was wearing a soft looking pink sweater that hang over her shoulders, barely skimming the top of her pink plaid and black skirt. Black knee high boots made the outfit. I heard Jake suck in his breath and I knew he approved. I looked at Quil who was staring at the ceiling. Lexi glanced our way and waved before veering off in the opposite direction.

"Where is she…" Jake started then let out a breath as Lexi approached Liz's table.

"Its game time." I smirked.

Liz looked up at her, her gaze menacing as Lexi put on a smile. Liz spoke and Lexi nodded. She spoke again and Lexi said something then smirked. The look on Liz's face was priceless, I'd have given my very soul to know what Lexi had said. Liz spoke again and Lexi replied with a few hand gestures, pointing at Liz then pointing towards us. Jake looked down at the table pretending he wasn't paying attention. I smirked and Lexi gave me a wink. It was obvious she was staking her claim. Liz said something else and Lexi smiled, replied and started walking our way.

"Here she comes." I announced and Jake continued to stare at the table.

"Good morning." Lexi said cheerfully. Quil and Jake were both staring at the table. It was like Jake suddenly got all shy.

"Morning Lex." I replied glancing at them and shaking my head. "I apologize for the losers at the table." Jake looked up at her and she smiled.

"Good morning Jacob."

"Good…" He nodded. "Morning."

He was like totally out of it. It was weird but funny.

"Good morning Quil." She smirked at him, he didn't even budge.

"He's not talking to you." I explained.

"Just thinking about it then?" She asked giving Jake a wink. Quil completely ignored her and she rolled her eyes.

"Saw you talking to Liz…" I prompted.

"Yeah she's in a bad mood this morning, very bothered…" Lexi said glancing across the room at Liz who glared at her. Lexi waved and Liz turned away. "Must have been something I said…"

"What'd you say to bother her?" I asked

"That's not important." She said dropping her backpack on the seat beside me. "What's important is what bothers me." She walked around the table and stepped behind Quil, who was so quick to get to his feet it was hysterical. She looked at him and smirked before taking his place beside Jake, sitting with her back to the table as Jake leaned in the opposite direction. She looked at him for a moment before reaching out and ever so slowly removed the elastic that held his hair back. "This bothers me." She handed him the elastic and he held his hand out. After dropping it, she closed his fingers around it and began feathering his hair over his shoulders.

It was obvious by his expression that suddenly it bothered him too and he was trying hard to control it. I cleared my throat and grinned when he looked at me.

His attention was quickly redirected when Lexi grabbed ahold of his hair forcing him to look at her once more. He bit down hard on his lip and just stared at her. Dude had more control then I had ever given him credit for.

"Does it bother you?" She whispered it, her fingers curled tightly in his hair. The answer was beyond obvious and she didn't wait for a reply, pulling him into a kiss that was not the least bit censored. His hand gripped her sweater as he obliged her giving everything he had and more.

I tried to look away and not be that weird guy, but it was a difficult task not just for me but Quil was beyond uncomfortable. We ended up staring at each other for about fifteen seconds before someone approached the table, whistling loudly. I glanced over to see Van standing there, this sly look on his face.

"What do you want dude?" I asked. "Can't you see there is some serious reconciliation going on here?"

"I see that." Van smirked and winked at Lexi who stared breathlessly.

"What do you want Van?" Jake asked as Lexi spun herself around to sit at the table properly.

"Just to talk to your girl." Van replied, glancing at Quil who stood behind him. Van walked around the table to stand by Lexi or in the least keep Quil in full view.

"Talk then." Jake said putting his arm around Lexi. She looked at him and smiled leaning in for a kiss.

This was going to be a long long distracting day…

"I sent you a text this morning Lex, did you get it?" Van went on interrupting the moment that I knew would occur several times throughout the day.

"Guess not." Lexi said pointing at her backpack. Without being told I unzipped the outside pocket and pulled out her phone. "Go ahead open it, read it, I have nothing to hide."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Van smirked. She looked at him oddly as I opened the phone and looked at it. He'd sent her a picture, I wasn't sure if I wanted to open it.

"It's a picture." I told her. She looked at Van.

"You sent me a picture?" She asked probably having the same dirty thought as I did.

"Go ahead Seth open it." Van gave me a wink. "I promise you'll like it."

I was even more afraid now, but curiosity overruled.

My breath caught in my throat as I clicked the message open. It was a picture of Lexi. She was all decked out in black, all tight and leaving nothing to the imagination. Same boots as she wore today. Her lips were bright red, a smirk on her face as she twisted a piece of her hair. Beside her a dark haired man smiled, his arm draped over her shoulders.

"Nice, isn't it?" Van asked and I looked up at him, not sure what to say.

"What is it?" Lexi asked reaching for her phone. She gasped the moment she saw it and she got to her feet. "Where did you get this?" She snapped shoving the phone at Van.

"Took it myself." He replied taking the phone and handing it to Jake.

"You?" She gasped again. "It was you?"

Jake raised his eyebrows as he looked at the picture, I was pretty sure he was thinking the same thing I did until he noticed the guy. He looked at me and we both looked at Lexi who had grabbed Van's sleeve and pulled him down to sit at the table.

"What were you doing there?" She asked

"I could ask you the same."

"I was with a friend." Lexi defended and Jake handed me the phone, nodding at Quil with an evil smirk.

"Yeah I saw him, some friend he is." Van replied as I held the phone up to Quil's face because he refused to take it. I held it to close to see anything and he took a step back, his expression changing from annoyed to furious. He looked at me like he was going to kill me. Jake laughed as Lexi sat there silently looking like she was contemplating the end of the world.

"How do you know Lucius?" Lexi asked the question in a whisper and that got us all to pay more attention.

"You mean how did I know him?" Van asked with emphases on the did. Lexi sucked in her breath. "He's gone now because of you. Kittie said some big guy smashed him like a bug."

I didn't know who Lucius was, didn't have a clue who Kittie was but I was damn sure of the identity of the smasher.

"Who'd Hulk smash?" I asked the question, I knew everyone wanted to know. Lexi looked at Jake who just raised an eyebrow. Normally he'd be furious with shit like this, but obviously her earlier kisses sucked every ounce of anger out of him.

"Last night I went to a…I guess you could call it a party…" Lexi started and shook her head. "With a friend…"

"Friend really?" Van asked. "What a friendly friend you have."

"It was Patrick." Lexi said looking at Jake who looked at me for confirmation. I stared down at the phone and Quil looked over my shoulder.

Had she not said that I would have never noticed. The dude beside her had black hair, but it was him, it was Patrick.

"The shit…it is Patrick."

Jake reached for the phone and looked at it then at Lexi.

"He was trying to keep people from messing with me."

"Probably would have worked out better if he spent less time fondling and more time paying attention."

"He wasn't fondling." Lexi snapped. "Not me…anyway…" She sounded kind of mad.

"Yeah Kittie really enjoyed herself." Van said with a smirk.

"The fuck…" I breathed, wondering why I wasn't invited to this party.

"Well you can tell her to back the fuck off." Lexi said giving Van a look. "Patrick is spoken for… he…just… can't handle the alcohol…" She sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Spoken for?" Van asked. "I thought you and Jake.."

"Not me." Lexi rolled her eyes like he was stupid. "He has a girlfriend. They both live with me."

"Sounds kinky." Van grinned.

Dude you don't even know the half of it…

"It's not like that. She's my roommate's sister, they are just visiting…." She sighed like this wasn't even important to the conversation.

"Why didn't he take her to the party?"

"Because she hates those kinds of parties and really what concern is it of yours?"

"Had Lucius cornered someone else I wouldn't have got involved." He said giving her a look.

"So you know what he is." She whispered.

"Was."

"But you know." She asked looking at him. "How did you do it? Why did he back off?"

"That isn't something I'd like to talk about right now." Van replied giving her that look again. "I'm sure there are things you too don't want to discuss." His eyes trailed down to her hands that protectively covered her stomach.

Jake tightened his arm around her and I looked at him.

It was obvious Van knew about her pregnancy but did he know anything more than that?

"What do you know Van?" Lexi whispered. "How do you know Lucius?"

"I know that you are damn lucky that your friend intervened." Van answered vaguely. "Lucius does not take no for an answer, he would have had you."

"Over my dead body." Jake snapped, finally showing some sort of emotion. Lexi looked at him, shaking her head and smiling like she was thinking about something funny.

"His dead body now." Van reminded us and looked at Lexi. "Kittie says your friend was brutal."

"Does Kittie know anything?" Lexi asked casually touching her stomach. "Did Lucius tell her about me?"

"She didn't say."

"I need you to find out." Lexi whispered and looked around. "I need to know if anyone else knows. Especially people like Lucius."

"Why?" Van asked.

"Just do it." Lexi snapped then quieted. "Please."

"If I don't, are you going to send your minion after me?"

"He's not my minion…" Lexi breathed as me and Jake tried not to laugh at the concept. "And I didn't send him… he just…"

"Sticks his nose in her business more often than he should." Quil said speaking for the first time. Everyone slowly looked at him and I laughed because it was the god honest truth.

"Yeah really…" Lexi smirked. "It would be so much easier if he'd just think about it." Jake laughed as Quil looked away.

"I'll talk to Kittie for you." Van nodded at Lexi and got to his feet. "But then I want some answers."

"Don't we all." Lexi sighed and rubbed her stomach as he walked away.

"Well this was definitely and unexpected turn of events…" I said looking at Lexi and so did Jake.

"Yeah…" Lexi said getting to her feet as the bell rang. "First break." She looked at Jake as he stood up. "I'll explain everything." She put her arms around his neck and leaned her forehead against his. "It doesn't change anything. I'm yours and only yours."

"You swear?" He questioned kissing her softly.

"I swear on everything Jacob." She replied, kissing him back. "This is it, your only chance to back out."

"Never." He replied kissing her again, alittle harder than before. I noticed, Quil noticed, and we both looked at each other, knowing this could go on forever.

"Hey we're at school." I said snapping my fingers at them. They separated and Jake sighed.

"I hate school…"

"I dunno… sometimes school can be fun." Lexi said giving him a wink before walking off down the hallway. He stared after her like a love struck teenager... which I guess was what it was.

"Aren't you two taking shit slow?" I asked and he sighed again like he just remembered that.

"I don't think he got the memo." Quil smirked.

"I got the memo…several times…" Jake replied.

"Just keeping sending it back dude." I said with a grin. "Maybe it will get lost." He laughed and we all went our separate ways.

My first class was English, obviously my favorite class ever in the entire world. Though today it sucks because all I could think about was what was up with Lexi when I should have been googily eying the teacher. Bethany noticed my behavior was different, but she seemed to like it. She would look at me every once in a while with this proud look on her face. Made me think the ignore the one you want and they will give in thing actually worked. Guess Ill find out after school….

Today was going to be the day I asked her out to dinner. I had prepared for this day which was actually going to be yesterday but Jake fucked shit up. I had it planned out word for word, every single thing right down to the smallest detail. I was certain I wouldn't remember anything though, I'd probably just stare and sigh for a few minutes and maybe eventually blurt it out.

I'm pathetic….

Least I wasn't the only one. I nodded at Quil and Jake who stood at the end of the hallway more than likely waiting for Lexi, but I had to say it…

"Waiting for me my love?"

"Of course." Jake replied. "I'd be lost without you."

He threw me off completely. I expected a shove or a fuck you, I didn't expect an answer.

Quil laughed.

"How'd you make Seth look so confused?" Lexi asked coming up to us. "Did you ask him to spell something?" Jake laughed and put his arm around her.

"He was flirting with him." Quil explained and Lexi looked at him.

"Oh are you talking to me again?" She asked with a wink.

"No." He looked away and kept walking.

Jake and Lexi both laughed as they followed after him.

So this is what destruction of the world feels like….

We ended up sitting at the table in silence for what seemed like forever, until finally Lexi spoke up.

"Okay so….. I went to a party with Patrick…."

"All dressed up." I nodded. She smiled. "We saw the picture."

"Yes." That was all that Jake said. She shook her head and sighed.

"I really wish there wasn't a picture…"

"Don't wish that, that's horrible." I said looking at her crazily. "Isn't that horrible Quil?" He gave me the glare and Lexi shook her head again.

"Okay this is serious…." She sighed and began her story.

As we already knew she had gone to this gathering with Patrick, who apparently was into the goth thing. It wasn't something I would have thought about him, but I didn't picture Jasper as a delivery man either. The party consisted of freaks and weirdo's pretending to be vampires, Van right there in the middle of them, also not something I would have imagined but obviously I knew nothing. Patrick got wasted, flirted his ass off and Lexi got mauled by a real vampire. Upon being saved by Van and returning home, The Hulk took it upon himself to remove the problem.

"He didn't do it for me." Lexi explained mostly to Jake. "Him, Edward and Jasper were more concerned about…." She looked around and whispered as softly as she could. "The Volturi….getting word of….my condition…" She sucked in a breath. "That they'd intervene."

"And they would find Cullen." Jake was the one to realize it first. Quil sucked in his breath and I felt sick.

I remembered all too well when they came after Cullen before….he just came home, Sunshine would be devastated if we had to send him away again. It was only then I realized the same thing could happen to Lexi.

"Lucius had to be silenced." Lexi went on.

"And Emmett had to be the one to do it." Jake said but it sounded more like a question.

"He has every right to protect me…"

"To protect his child." Jake replied in a tone that matched his worried expression.

"It's not certain…" Lexi protested. "And it doesn't matter, I told you it changes nothing. You said it wouldn't, did you lie to me?"

"No." Jake answered quickly and reached across the table to take her hands. I'd made her sit by me so we could actually have a conversation and not watch them fondle each other all day. "It doesn't matter Lexi. I love you. I will always love you."

"Are you going to prove it?" She asked clutching his hands and eyeing him in that seductive fairy way. His eyes flashed and I knew exactly how he wanted to prove it.

"Dude, we're at school." I said reminding him. "Chill it out…" He sucked in his breath and seemed to take the hint but Lexi kept on with the fairy look. "You too." I snapped my fingers at her. "He's about to jump the table and we're all gonna see some shit we don't wanna see."

"Right." Lexi smirked and leaned back. "Like you don't want to see it."

"Okay with the exception of me and Quil, think of the others…."

"I don't wanna see it." Quil snapped.

"Right, because you already have…" I smirked and Lexi sighed as he grumbled.

"I'm sorry Quil." Lexi said softly.

"Yep." Was all he said.

"No really I am." She said looking sincere. "Can't we just pretend it didn't happen?"

"You told Adryen." Quil snapped.

"I thought it would sound better coming from me." Lexi sighed. "I'm sorry if it didn't work out that way…"

"Oh no it did." Quil snapped again. Atleast he was talking to her now. "She's fine with it, likes to talk about it all the time. She has no fucking problem with it." Lexi looked confused and looked at me.

"Seems it's him who has the problem…"

"I don't have a problem!" He snapped yet again. "I just…" He got to his feet and walked off without finishing his sentence.

"Seems he has more than a problem…" I said with a smirk. Lexi sighed and looked at Jake.

"I don't care, let him think all he wants." He replied to her unspoken question. "As long I'm the one who gets to act it out." She gave him a look that had him mesmerized.

Seriously…

"Okay now…" I said getting to my feet as he did. "School, we're at school." I pointed at him as he eyed her. It was beyond obvious what he was thinking. "Swear to god Jake, you get detention I will kill you."

Jacob's POV

I had a lot to think about after Van's revelation to Lexi this morning and even more so when she explained the entire ordeal. The bigger issue was I wasn't thinking about any of that. I was thinking only of her. The way she kissed me, her hands in my hair, her body against mine. I was in a state. I didn't care what was going on, I didn't care that Emmett stepped to protect her when I wasn't there. All I heard were her words, her voice telling me she was mine. All I felt were her lips on mine, proving it to be true. Nothing else mattered. I wanted her so bad I had nearly lost all sense of reality. I was a complete mess and everyone knew it.

Now here I was sitting in English class, she was across from me, only inches away and I watched her sitting there taking notes. That's all she was doing just sitting there, pen in hand, scribbling notes down and she was so so hot.

I knew I was acting ridiculous, but it was hard to control my thoughts today. It was much easier to ignore the feelings when she didn't return them, but after this morning my hormones were in overdrive and I didn't know what to do about it. We were supposed to be taking things slow, but how slow is slow? What did that mean? Was this my punishment?

She looked up noticing my stare and smiled before nibbling on the end of her pen. I was pretty sure it was a deliberate gesture and I sucked in my breath, wanting nothing more but to be that pen. I had to look up at the ceiling to keep my thoughts clear, to keep myself from acting irrationally. I was pretty sure what I wanted to do to her right now would warrant a detention, possibly expulsion. I tried to stop thinking about it, but it was a constant thought. One look from her and the thoughts started all over again. Now I know what Quil meant by easier said than done. This shit was not going to be easy especially if it's gonna be slow moving. Eventually he'd forget something as simple as a thought but not me. My thoughts were based on realities, past situations, situations that I'd been craving to revisit.

That thought alone caused me to think back to this morning. How Lexi ever so delicately touched my hair, her fingers grazed my shoulders. I felt nervous and I didn't know what to do. Seth caught my attention with his cough, but it was Lexi who held it. When I felt the sharp tug on my hair, I nearly lost every single sense of decency. That was it that is what started the insanity.

Suddenly I felt a tug on my hair and I jerked away quickly, turning on Quil who laughed in amusement. I would have hit him right then and there had Miss Forro not approached my desk.

"Not cool …dude... not even cool.."

"Hands to yourself boys." She said looking between us. "I do not wish to see either of you in detention today."

Seth would throw a hissy fit if we got detention again, the thought made both Quil and I laugh.

"Yes Miss Forro." We said in unison.

She went back to the front of the room and began talking about possessives. I looked at Lexi and she smirked, she knew what was going with me, I knew she knew. The fact that she nibbled on that pen again proved it.

"Possessives function as the determiners before nouns. The meanings conveyed by these possessive determiners are possession….." Miss Forro wrote it on the board. "Whose classroom is this? The question asks about possession of a classroom." She wrote on the board again. "Connection…." She pointed at Lexi who still had that pen in her mouth. "Miss Johnson's pen…. The pen does not possess Miss Johnson. Miss Johnson has a connection with the pen."

It was ridiculous how much that distracted me. Lexi giggled. Quil laughed softly behind me, though knowing him he was thinking the same shit I was. I turned slightly and looked at him, he did nothing but shake his head.

"Possessives function as the introducer of the phrase as well as substitute for the nominative case that expresses the performer of the action." Miss Forro went on writing the perfomer of the act on the board. "She… bothered…. her friends." Quil looked at me and I turned back around. "She as the nominal case is the performer of the act of bothering." Van laughed outloud from behind Lexi who turned and shushed him as Miss Forro turned around. "Any questions? Miss Johnson?" She eyed Lexi as she turned from Van.

"Do you just make these sentences up as you go along or are they already prepared?" Lexi asked tapping her pen on her desk.

"I like to use the situations around me as examples." Miss Forro said looking at me and Quil. "Tends to help keep the attention on the lesson and the distractions from distracting." Van laughed again and Lexi just shook her head.

If I didn't already feel ridiculous, I certainly did now. Not only did Miss Forro notice my behavior she pretty much just called me out on it in front of the entire class. I looked back at Quil, he was head down on his desk. Atleast it wasn't just me.

"Do I need to give any more examples, Mr. Black?" Miss Forro asked and I just started shaking my head.

The rest of the period I didn't even look up. I focused on my work and I used a pencil instead of a pen. It was the longest thirty minutes of my life.

"Miss Johnson, will you remind-" Miss Forro started as Lexi went for the door.

"Seth of his lessons?" She nodded. "If no one gets detention." She chuckled as Quil and I walked passed them and out the door.

"You seem to be in good spirits." I heard Miss Forro ask as I shoved Quil towards his locker.

"If it weren't for Seth I would so hurt you."

"Your expression was priceless." Quil laughed. "Never have I seen you move so fast."

"You're an asshole." I said shaking my head. "I hate you."

"That's not very nice." Lexi said coming towards us then she smirked. "Maybe Quil just feels left out?"

"Yeah that's it." Quil nodded at her without actually looking at her.

"How long is this gonna take Quil?" She asked crossing her arms. "Before you can look me in the eyes again?"

"I don't know Lex." He said actually looking at her and smiling. "Guess I'll have to think about it."

"Ha..Ha..Ha…" She smirked as he walked off down the hallway. "You're right Quil's an asshole."

"He's a vicious predator is what he is." Van said coming up beside her. She laughed.

"He's really a nice person…"

"Never met a nice person that growls. Never."

"You think Quil's bad, try to take food away from Seth." I said putting my arm around Lexi and turning her towards the lunchroom. She giggled and Van fell in step with us. He went to his own table as we got to the lunchroom, thankfully because he was starting to irritate me.

"Over here." Seth said pulling Lexi from me and making her sit beside him.

"Awww Seth…"

"Don't aww Seth me." He shook his finger at her. "These rules are put into place for the protection of everyone."

"Well you probably should banish Jacob to a new table." Lexi said looking across the table at Quil. "Quil can't keep his hands to himself either." Quil smirked and looked at me. I scooted over a little bit on the bench.

"What'd I miss?" Seth asked and Quil just laughed. I pulled my hair over to one shoulder and leaned away.

"Quil pulled his hair in English." Lexi smirked.

"Oh God you didn't hit him did you?" Seth asked wide eyed.

"No…I didn't get a chance. Your lady stepped in."

"She was adamant about not having to oversee detention today." Lexi said nudging him with her shoulder.

"Really?" Seth just beamed. Lexi giggled as her backpack started buzzing.

"Oh what now…" She made a face as Seth pulled her backpack out of the floor and pulled out her phone.

"What are you, her answering service?" Quil asked and Seth nodded.

"He's my assistant." Lexi nodded and pointed at him. "Go ahead, who is it and what do they want?"

"It's Jasper." Seth said like that was weird, though I admit it was kind of weird that he'd text her.

"I don't remember a time that Jasper has ever texted me…." Lexi said making a face as Seth clicked open the message.

"It's Tuesday Its Tuesday Its Tuesday Its Tuesday." Seth said scrunching his eyebrows together. "That's what he said. Lexi laughed and shook her head.

"That boy aint right…" She took her phone from Seth and started texting back.

"What happens on Tuesday?" I asked as we all watched her.

"U.P.S makes deliveries on Tuesdays." She replied without looking up. Seth started laughing and then Quil and I realized it at the same time. He coughed and I wasn't sure what to do. I wanted to laugh, make a comment, something, but I wasn't supposed to know what that meant. "Go ahead say something, I know Seth told you." Lexi looked at me then at Quil who started laughing.

"What is there to say really?" I asked with a smirk. "Jaz is…."

"Inspiring." Quil mused.

"Inspiring." I repeated and we both laughed.

"He's mental is what he is." Lexi rolled her eyes. "Inspiring…really…"

"What did you say to him?" Seth asked as she put her phone on the table.

"I told him to give Alice some special kisses from me." She said with a smirk.

"Damn." Seth sucked in his breath as her cell phone buzzed again. She laughed and clicked open her message then shook her head with a sigh.

"What'd he say?" I asked.

"I know what I'd say." Seth smirked.

"He said, how about you do it and Ill watch?" Lexi replied and looked at me.

"That's what I'd say." Seth nodded.

"Ask him if Edward is going to give out instructions." Quil laughed before he even finished his sentence and that got us all laughing.

"Oh my god…" Lexi took a deep breath. "Tell him that Seth." Without hesitation Seth texted Jasper and we all waited. Seth had the phone open in his hand when it buzzed again.

"This ones from Daddy Dirty himself." Seth snickered. "He says you need to stop."

"Tell him he's never said that before." Lexi smirked and Seth did as he was told.

"And Jasper says, if that's what gets ya going." Seth started texting again. "And Edward said.." He laughed. "Alice was never involved before." He texted back. The phone buzzed. "Jasper said, its all yours…." He started clicking buttons. "Edward said all right but not Jaz…." More clicking, more texting. "Jaz said consider it brought baby…" The phone buzzed again. "Jesus Christ…"

"Can't handle two at once there Seth?" Quil smirked as Seth shoved the phone at Lexi who couldn't contain her laughter.

"Imagine when they find out it was Seth they were talking too." I said with a smirk. Quil started laughing and Seth snickered.

"Oh lord…" Lexi breathed and jumped when Van suddenly appeared beside her.

Apparently we were all so distracted none of us even realized he was anywhere near us.

"You okay?" Van asked touching her shoulder. "I didn't mean to scare you." She started laughing.

"Im fine…just distracted…." She giggled again and took a deep breath then looked at him, leaning toward him just a bit. "Sunshine's right… you do smell good." Van gave her an odd look. We all did.

"Sunshine?"

"My roommate." Lexi nodded. "She says you smell like air, yummy air like heaven or something similar…I don't remember exactly what she said…" She cleared her throat realizing she sounded ridiculous.

"Have I met her and just don't remember?" Van asked confused.

"Trust me." I said shaking my head. "If you met Sunshine, you would remember." Seth and Quil nodded in agreement. Lexi giggled and nodded.

"How does she know what I smell like?" Van asked the question that Lexi probably didn't think he'd ask.

"I told her." Seth spoke up and Lexi slowly turned and looked at him. He grinned and winked at Van who looked suddenly uncomfortable. Lexi started laughing again. "What kind of cologne you wear dude?"

Only Seth.

"Uh…." Van looked at Lexi and shook his head. "I don't wear cologne."

"Really?" She asked as if that weren't possible.

"I guess I naturally smell like heaven." I didn't like the tone he used and I hated the look he gave her. She just stared at him and I decided he needed to go away before I made him go away.

"Is there something you wanted Van?" I asked causing Lexi to turn away and start clicking through the messages on her phone.

"Yes." He nodded. "Actually I sent Kittie a message…" Lexi turned back to him. "Im gonna meet her after school and find out you know…what's up." He nodded and Lexi nodded. "Would it be okay if I came by your place afterwards? I really don't like discussing this kind of stuff over the phone."

"Sure." Lexi nodded. "No problem. Just text me and I'll give you directions." He smirked and got to his feet. I was 100% sure he already knew where she lived just based on his expression. Lexi turned towards me as he walked off. "So you coming to my house after school?"

"You bet I am." I nodded and she smirked.

"Sunshine is gonna have a field day."

Emmett's POV

It was late afternoon, nearly time for school to let out. Sunshine had taken Cullen out to hunt and Midnight followed after her needing a break from catering to Patrick's every need.

He had been throwing up all fucking morning. Bastard deserved it, I had no sympathy for him. Lexi could have been seriously assaulted, while he sat there partying it up like a frat boy. He's damn lucky the photo freak intervened, though I had no idea what I would have done otherwise. No way Lexi would have let me hurt him, though I was still thinking about it. It's not like I could kill him, Jake on the other hand….

I didn't think about it until after the fact, how Jake would feel about me being the one to take Lucius out. He was anal about shit like that, least when it pertained to Lexi. I'd have reacted the same, had it been Sunshine or even Midnight. Anyone really, I had no compassion for people like Lucius.

I looked at the clock, Lexi would be out of school in twenty minutes, which meant she'd be home in thirty. I was anxious….almost nervous to know how her day went. She rehearsed in front of me what she was going to say to Liz. It was good, brilliant really. She was going to give her hell, make threats she would never back up and do it all with a smile on her face. When I asked what she was going to say to Jake, she had no idea. She asked me what I would want to hear if in the same situation and I told her.

I wouldn't want to hear anything. Talking wasn't necessary. The best way to prove you want something is to take it. Don't fuck around about it, don't wait for it to come to you. Do it. Do it fast, do it hard and make it count. Something as simple as a look, a touch, even a kiss could go a long way if it was dramatized enough. When she asked what the hell I was telling her to do, I replied with doesn't matter, just make sure it's something he'll remember for the rest of the day, maybe even the rest of his life. She thinks I'm insane now, but it was the truth.

I personally would always remember that night after her change, just because of the way she looked at me. No matter how many times we'd been together, nothing would be like the first time I saw the desire in her eyes.

I remember it like it was just yesterday. I'd gone out that night after an argument with Rose. She'd accused me for the last time of being involved with Lexi. I'd had enough and threatened to make her accusations true. At the time I had no intention of following through with it, but I tracked her anyway. I found her in the woods alone and offered to walk her home, just for the reason of telling Rose I'd been with her. When she invited me in, I accepted, still feeling spiteful. I didn't expect it to happen. I never expected her to look at me that way. It was all it took for my intentions to change. I tried to leave before I did something I knew I'd regret, but then she touched me, begged me to stay. That was it. It was the first time I'd ever fallen under her spell, the fact that I already wanted her made the effects hit me hard. I slammed the door with one hand, simultaneously grabbing her with the other. She was against the door before it even shut. I could still hear her startled gasp, still feel her fingers tangling in my hair, the frantic beating of her heart when I kissed her. Without hesitation she indulged me, even encouraged me as she-

"I wish I was a Ninja Turtle." Big D said breaking my thoughts. I turned slowly to look at him, forgetting he was even here and that I was supposed to be watching him.

Thank God he never moved from the couch, I'd hate to have to explain his disappearance and why I was too distracted to notice. I made a sighing sound and looked at the ceiling thanking God that Edward hadn't been here to listen to that. I felt slightly embarrassed that Id allowed the memory to surface.

"A Ninja Turtle?" I replied, trying to distract myself. I glanced at the TV, realizing that's what he was watching. "Is this the movie, like from the 80s?"

"Sweet isn't it?" He nodded. "Friend of mine sent it to my phone and I plugged it into the tv. Did you know you could do that?"

I did not know you could do that but I wasn't going to admit it and look stupid compared to him.

"I love this movie. When I was little I swore I'd be a Ninja Turtle when I grew up." He shook his head. "Man my life sucks."

"You're an international Rockstar…." I said looking at him oddly.

"Yeah that's cool…" He nodded. "But a Ninja Turtle, come on dude that would be so fucking awesome."

It was moments like these I realized why he and Sunshine hit it off.

"What'd you wanna be when you grew up?" He asked looking at me and smirked. "Besides the Hulk."

Normally a Hulk comment would set me off, but I'd gotten used to it.

I thought about his question, trying to recall memories from my childhood, those were always the hardest. I couldn't remember exactly, but I did remember reading a book in my new life and having a flashback of making some kind of experiment as a child.

"Maybe I wanted to be a scientist?" It came out as a question, which it was because I wasn't sure.

"The Hulk? A scientist?" He laughed. "I can totally see that. Bruce Banner was a scientist, a physicist to be exact."

"I thought he was a big green guy who smashed people?" I asked, that's what I'd been assuming.

"Only when he's angry." Big D explained. "Usually he's an emotionally reserved Physicist."

"Why does he turn green?"

"He got hit by radiation trying to save some guy. " He said giving me a look. "You never read the comic books?"

"Not really my thing." I shook my head not even going to admit that I preferred literature and poetry over the guy stuff.

"What about the movie, you see it?" He asked and I shook my head. "Dude I'm so gonna hook you up." He moved towards the TV before I could make any protest, snatching up his phone and clicking buttons.

I watched in amazement as the tv screen changed and you see his phone screen, it was like a little desktop with icons. The background was a picture of Sunshine baring her teeth and biting into an apple. It was weird and distracting at the same time. Suddenly the screen changed and I watched him text some guy named dWayn

Send The Hulk. ASAP.

Sure thing Jare. 5Ms

Id totally forgot his name was Jared. It seemed so weird now. He was Big D, maybe Whitney, definitely not a Jared, especially not a Jare, that was just stupid.

I chuckled to myself realizing how ridiculous that thought was.

"Five momentos Big dude." He said holding up five fingers. "And you will be one with The HULK." He sang the last word. It was weird. I nodded at the TV that was back on the main screen, Sunshine stared back at me.

"Freak deaky dude…"

"Right?" He crossed his arms and stared at the TV admiring her. "So sexy when she eats things without blood in them."

Never had I thought I'd hear such a comment spoken by anyone. All I could do was nod.

Then we heard a noise upstairs, followed by the slamming of a door.

"Sounds like Nonginger dude is back in the bathroom."

"Sounds like." I smirked, secretly wishing his misery would never end.

"Sunshine said he got wasted last night, fucked some shit up?"

"I took care of it."

"Hulk smash?" He grinned.

"There may have been some smashing."

Into a wall, several times before I ripped the bastard apart.

"Drexi all right?"

"She seems to be." I nodded. "Supposed to be working things out with Jake today."

"Ooooh." He did that sing song thing again. "Big J Dawg, I like that guy, he's cool."

I only nodded, refusing to agree, even if he was cool, which he wasn't.

I heard Patrick coughing upstairs, then suddenly an evil laugh that I swear was the one from Michael Jackson's Thriller. The TV flashed simultaneously.

"Woo hoo time for the Hulk to see why he's The Hulk!"

Big D clicked a few buttons on his phone and a file came up, downloading within minutes. He punched in a few more buttons and within five minutes The Universal Studios Logo flashed on the screen. Big D replaced his phone and threw himself back on the couch.

I really needed to get me a cell phone.

I crossed my arms and stared at the screen. The word Marvel was centered in the screen, then flashed to The Incredible Hulk.

"I didn't know I was incredible too." I smirked and Big D laughed.

I watched as a man, obviously this Bruce Banner guy changed into The Hulk. A woman he obviously cared for getting hurt. He tried to see her in the hospital and was turned away. I was intrigued by the story already.

Switching to the present time, the guy was in Brazil now, watching Sesame Street in another language and talking to a dog.

I looked at Big D and he laughed.

I watched some more, Bruce training being slapped around trying to restrict his anger which was apparently controlled by his pulse. At some point he loses blood in a factory, some of it slips into one of the bottles they wer packaging. As the scenes play out I figure out he's trying to cure himself, obviously for the woman he had hurt. Something bad happens to the person who received the bottle contaminated by his blood and the government comes after him. He runs, leaving his dog behind like a coward.

"They killed his dog?" I asked out loud really getting in the movie. "That's horrible."

"I assure you, had he seen it happened, he'd have smashed them." Big D nodded, his eyes staying focused on the tv.

So far it seemed this this Bruce guy was a totally douchebag who couldn't deal with himself and didn't care about his dog.

I watched as Bruce ran for his life, his heart rate going up at every turn. Seems his transformation was controlled by pulse rate, though if that were the case I didn't understand why he was freaking out about it. Why not just let it happen and smash those fuckers?

"When's he gonna smash shit?"

"Wait for it…"

As if on cue, bad guys started flying around, smashing into windows. Gunshots went off, growling was heard, and then there he was big green and mean. Some sort of grenade landed at his feet and he stood there as it went off. His eyes flashed and he growled again. The dudes after him freaked.

"Now that's what I'm talking about…." I said switching positions in the chair to get more comfortable. As I watched the Hulk do some fucking awesome damage, I got hit with her scent. "Pause it." I held my hand up and got to my feet. Lexi was home. Jake was with her.

"What's up?" Big D asked, pausing the movie.

"Lexi's home." I explained. "Jake's with her."

"Oooooooh!" He sang again.

I heard the front door slam. She was giggling. He was… I don't know what he was doing, he wasn't talking I knew that much.

"Where is everybody?" Lexi asked only seconds later coming into the living room. "What the hell are you doing in here?" She asked giving me a look. "You are supposed to be sitting at the kitchen table with Sunshine, waiting patiently for my return." She smiled and I grinned.

"My apologies, won't let it happen again." I nodded towards the door and as if he knew it, Jake stepped into the room. We eyed each for a moment, I expected it. I expected him to be smug, I expected him to say something, I expected some sort of childish behavior. I did not expect the first comment he made.

"Is that The Hulk?" He moved towards the TV and spun around to face me this amused expression on his face. "You're watching The Hulk?" Lexi looked at me and I started shaking my head.

"No….that's….ridiculous…"

"He was really worried about Bruce's dog." Big D said with a smirk. Jake started laughing. "Sup J Dawg?"

"Sup Big D." Jake replied and they did some sort of weird handshake, fist tap thing… I dunno..

"Where's Sunshine?" Lexi asked ignoring them and looking at me.

"Took Cullen out to hunt."

"Alone?" Her eyes widened.

"Midnight's with her."

"Alone?" She asked again.

"I see your point." I said with a smirk. "She's close by, I can smell her." She made a sighing sound.

"Where is Patrick?"

"Praying to the God of the Porcelain." Big D smirked. Lexi looked at me.

"Still?"

"Wow, when you said he was drinking…I didn't know you meant to that extreme." Jake said looking at her.

"When Patrick does something, he does it well." Lexi said like we all should know that.

"Did you explain…...?" I looked at Jake. "Everything?"

"I did." Lexi nodded. "Everything I knew….which reminds me..." She looked at Jake. "Will you get my phone out of my backpack?" Without hestitation Jake left the room.

"Looks like someone was successful today." I gave her a look and she smirked.

"I think I handled things properly."

"Depends on the things handled." Big D said with a smirk.

"We're taking things slow…" She said slightly embarrassed as Jake came back into the room clicking buttons on Lexi's phone. Without being told what to do he handed me the phone.

"What's thi…" I trailed off as I looked at the screen. It was a picture of Lexi decked out in black, red lipstick, playfully twirling her hair. Patrick sat beside her, his arm around her. It was obviously taken last night.

"Van sent me that this morning."

"Van?" I said his name like I hated it, which I did. "That dick from school?"

"The one and only." Jake nodded. It was obvious he didn't like him either.

"How'd he get it?" I asked looking at Lexi.

"He took it."

"He's the photo freak?" I asked like it just wasn't plausible. Lexi nodded. "Why'd he take your picture?" Not like that was the most important issue here.

"I don't know…" Lexi sighed. "I didn't ask…." She made a face and bit her lip. "Hmmmm." Jake watched her and being someone who's watched her do that before, I knew exactly what he was thinking about. I couldn't stop myself from laughing softly. He looked at me and sighed.

"How does he know Lucius?" I asked forgetting about the picture and focusing on the issue.

"He wouldn't say." Lexi said with a sigh. "Just that if it hadn't been me he wouldn't have got involved."

"What does that mean?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. "He also said Kittie called him this morning crying about some big guy smashing her brother."

"I knew there was smashing involved." Big D laughed.

"Kittie? The girl he was with? It was his sister?" I asked like it was bizarre. She was there when I attacked Lucius. She was human, so I didn't bother her. She just screamed dramatically the whole time I was there and never once tried to stop it.

"Did you see her?"

"Yeah. Blond. Human. Screamer…." I rolled my eyes.

"Screamer?" Lexi asked.

"Girls got good lungs." I nodded. "She didn't even try to help him, just screamed."

"I'd have done the same thing." Big D nodded. "I mean really if the Hulk wants to smash something, you don't try to prevent it, you just scream and be glad it wasn't you." Lexi looked at him and laughed softly.

"Van said Lucius wasn't the type who took no for an answer." Jake said looking at me. "That Lexi was lucky that he was taken care of." The way he said it let me know just as Id thought. He wasn't very excited about the fact that I'd been the one to do it.

"I'd have done it for anyone." I said returning his look. "It's my job to protect my family." He eyed me for a moment and Lexi sucked in her breath like she knew he was going to say something stupid. I was surprised when he didn't.

"Good then I don't have to say thank you."

I smirked and nodded at him.

"Hmmmm…." Lexi said looking between us, who knew what she was thinking. "Okay then…um is Sunshine still out in the woods?"

Ironically Sunshine was close by, getting closer by the minute.

"She'll be here in a minute." I nodded towards the kitchen door and Lexi stared and waited. Jake moved across the room and sat down on the couch with Big D who jumped up and unpaused the movie before throwing himself down again.

I stood with my arms crossed, glancing at the screen every few seconds, trying not to let anyone see me do it.

"What is that I smelly smell?" Sunshine asked from the kitchen. Lexi smirked and looked at Jake. Sunshine was in the room within seconds, her eyes focused first on Lexi then she looked over at Jake who like Big D was too engrossed in the movie to say anything. "Well this is a good sign."

"Sup Sunshine?" Jake asked acknowledging her with a nod.

"I'm disappointed in your wardrobe." She said shaking her head at him. He smirked.

"Lexi said I had to keep my clothes on today." He replied and Sunshine turned on Lexi.

"What an awful thing to say Drexi."

"We're taking things slow…." She said with a sigh.

"So what? The rest of us have to suffer because you're weird?" Sunshine shook her head and shrugged. Jake laughed.

"Anyway…." Lexi sighed again. "Guess what happened at school today?"

"You pulled Jakey's hair for me?" She asked without a glance towards him. He gave Lexi a look.

"No…" Lexi sighed. "Maybe…. But that's not what I wanted to tell you."

"Specially placed kisses?" Sunshine asked and Jake looked excited by the thought.

"No." Lexi snapped.

"You mean no maybe?"

"No I mean No." She said shaking her head. "What part of taking things slow do you people not understand?"

"I personally don't understand any of it." Jake said his focus back on the tv.

"Cept for the taking part." Big D smirked and without looking at each other they did the weird fist touch thing.

"I talked to Van today." Lexi said getting Sunshine's attention.

"Ooooooh yummy…" Sunshine made a sighing sound. "He's so sniffable…"

"Yeah I noticed that." She nodded and made a face like she didn't understand it.

"You sniffed him without me?" Sunshine looked hurt.

"I didn't mean too…." Lexi replied and Sunshine started sniffing her. Lexi giggled and shoved her away.

"You smell like puppy." Sunshine said scrunching up her nose.

"Sorry." Jake commented his eyes never leaving the TV.

"Anyway…" Lexi said shaking her head. "What was I talking about?"

"Vanderdrool and his sniffiable self."

"Right…umm…" Lexi trailed off. I was certain she was going to tell Sunshine about the picture but it seemed she was distracted. "He doesn't wear cologne."

"Ooooh…" Sunshine said both of them looking at each other. "All natural droolage…"

"Hmmm…." Lexi muttered.

"Hmmm…" Sunshine repeated, crossing her arms as they both stood there thinking whatever it was they were thinking, I didn't want to know.

"Van's the one who took her picture last night." Jake interrupted, his expression was readable. He wasn't amused by the conversation.

"The photo freak?!" Sunshine squealed. "Vanderdrool? Seriously?"

"Seriously." Lexi nodded. "He sent me the picture."

"Ooooh I wanna see it!" She squealed again and Lexi pointed at me. I handed over the phone before she could take a step toward me. "Oooooh Sexi Drexi and Bitable boy….mmmmm…."

"Bitable boy?" Jake asked his attention on Sunshine now.

"Don't ask…." I started shaking my head.

Sunshine didn't even answer, she was standing there clicking buttons on Lexi's phone, making faces and smirking.

"Since when do you sexy texy with Jaz?" She asked looking at Lexi who laughed. Even Jake laughed. I personally didn't think it was really funny but I had to be nosy. Sunshine held the phone up as I came up behind her, reading as she scrolled through the texts.

Its Tuesday! Its Tuesday! Its Tuesday!

Give Alice some special placed kisses from me

I'd rather you do it and I'll watch

Is Edward going to give out instructions?

If that's what gets ya going

I want the package first

It's all yours

Wrap it up and bring it to me

Consider it brought baby

I looked at Lexi as she peeked over Sunshine's shoulder reading as well.

"I want the package first." She started laughing and looked at Jake. "Wrap it up and bring it to me…Im pretty good at sexy texy." Jake shook his head and laughed.

Yeah I definitely needed to get me a cell phone.

"Read what Edward said." Lexi started clicking on the screen and pulled up texts from Edward.

"This is some kinky shit." Sunshine giggled.

You need to stop

You never told me to stop before

Alice wasn't involved before

She can be

All right but not Jaz

"What the hell?" I asked not exactly meaning too. Jake laughed.

"Is this what you do at school all day?" Sunshine asked handing her phone to her.

"Nope this was the first time." Lexi giggled.

"And it wasn't all her doing either." Jake said shaking his head but laughing none the less.

"What do you mean?" I asked looking at her.

"Seth."

There was no reason to say anything else.

"Seth was flirting with them?" Sunshine asked then giggled. "Did they know that?" Lexi shook her head and giggled as well. I couldn't help but grin. It was amusing after all.

"You can't tell them either." Jake said with a smirk. "Lexi promised that to me."

"Oh come on dude." I said looking at him. "Let me do it." Jake just looked at me. "Please. I'll pay you."

"With what?" Sunshine asked, prompting me with a grin.

I knew what she wanted me to say and I couldn't help but give in.

"Uranus."

Big Daddy chuckled and Sunshine snorted with laughter.

"What?" Jake asked looking at Lexi who rolled her eyes.

"I don't even know…" She shook her head. "They've got some sort of weird thing going on, I've learned not ask questions"

"It's best not to ask questions when Uranus is involved." Big D smirked and Sunshine went into another round of giggles. Jake looked disturbingly lost and Lexi just shook her head again.

Midnight came through the doorway, Cullen in tow.

"Jakey!" Cullen ran towards him and jumped onto the couch.

"Sup dude?" Jake said ruffling his hair. "Have you gotten bigger?" Cullen held his arms out and tried to look all muscular. Jake laughed and Cullen bounced around on the couch.

"Cullen, what's the rule?" Sunshine said looking at him with a serious expression.

"Don't touch da couch ever." Cullen said bowing his head and jumping to the floor. Lexi and Jake both laughed. "Ooooooooooh Hulk Smash!" He said getting distracted by the TV, causing me to get distracted by the TV.

"How's Patrick feeling?" Lexi asked probably Midnight, I wasn't sure I was too busy watching Hulk smash.

"Why don't you ask him?" Midnight snapped. "Every time I go up there he asks where you are, he wants to see you."

I turned and looked at Lexi who sighed.

"I'm sure he just wants to apologize…."

"I'm sure." Midnight said mockingly.

"Really Midnight, don't do this." Lexi said not wanting to start an argument.

"Don't do what?" She snapped. "Don't be pissy with you? You're right Patrick would throw a fit. God forbid I say an unkind word to the Princess." Lexi rolled her eyes.

"Fine be pissy." She shook her head. "But you keep in mind that it was you who sent me with him. That was your doing and now you have to deal with it." She turned for the stairs and disappeared quickly.

"There's no need to be pissed Midnight." Jake said glancing at Cullen first to make sure he was still watching the movie before looking at her. "Sometimes men do stupid shit, especially when they're drinking… or breathing…. Or not breathing…" He looked at me and I rolled my eyes. "But that's what it is. Just stupid shit, doesn't mean anything. I'm sure when he's up and around, he'll apologize for whatever he did."

"He put the moves on Drexi." Sunshine explained.

"Or we wait for a full moon and I'll take care of it. Your choice." Jake looked at her and she smiled.

"You are so cute." Midnight cooed.

"It's a wolf thing." Jake said smugly.

Our attention was averted when Lexi came running down the stairs, I moved quickly towards her knowing she was about to skip that last step in her haste. Sure enough she tripped and I caught her. She gasped loudly and her phone tumbled to the floor.

"Jesus Christ." She cursed as I let her go. I couldn't help but laugh at her expression. "How did you know I was going to trip?"

"It's inevitable."

"Really." Sunshine shook her head. "We should hire a guard to stand there at all times." She looked at me. "Uncle Emmett add that to your list of chores. You are now Stair guardian."

"Ha Ha funny…" Lexi rolled her eyes then sucked in her breath as she picked up her phone. "He's coming."

"Who's coming?" Sunshine asked.

"It better not be Patrick." Midnight said looking at Lexi whose mouth dropped open.

"I second that." Jake smirked.

"That was a good one…" Sunshine giggled. "Makes me feel like Jaz is here."

"He needs to be." Lexi said shaking her head. "And Edward." She started clicking through her phone, obviously texting.

"Seriously Drex, whose coming?" Sunshine asked trying not to giggle about it.

"Sunshine... I need you to be on your best behavior." Lexi said grabbing her shoulders and looking at her. "Promise me?"

"Oh…." Jake said obviously figuring out what was going on.

"I'm always on my best behavior." Sunshine smirked.

"Promise me?"

"Fine." Sunshine nodded but didn't say it.

I looked at Lexi and she looked at the ceiling as if praying.

"Oh…my…." Sunshine said suddenly, her head cocking to the side as she stared at the kitchen door.

"He's here." Jake announced. I could sense a presence but I wasn't sure who it was.

"Sunshine you promised." Lexi pointed at her before running from the room to get the door. Everyone followed after her except for Cullen who was paying attention to nothing but the movie.

Lexi tore the door open and a tall blond guy grinned down at her. It was then the scent got stronger. It was a sweet smell… I couldn't place it.

"Oh… my god…" Sunshine nearly swooned. Lexi snapped her head in her direction and she covered her mouth.

"Who is this?" I asked as Lexi gestured for him to come inside. I took a step forward as he did, Lexi moved between us.

"This is…" She started but looked confused as she looked between us. She looked at him. "You are a lot taller than I thought you were…." She looked at me again.

"Hmmmm…." Jake said looking between us as well.

"I've never seen anyone as tall as the Hulk." Big D said staring wide eyed.

"The Hulk…" The guy said with a nod. "I heard about you."

It was then Edward and Jasper walked through the door. They stopped quick and looked up at the guy, then glanced at me.

"Hmmm…." Jasper said.

"Oh good you're here…" Lexi breathed turning towards them but not moving. "I was just about to make introductions." She sucked in her breath and looked directly at me. "This is Van." She looked at him. "Van, this is Emmett."

This…..was Van.

"Nice to meet you Emmett." Van said extending his hand which I looked at until Lexi tapped my arm. When I shook his hand, something weird happened. He didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

My mind flashed back pulling up a memory something I'd read about long ago. His size, his looks, the sweet scent, the weird feeling I got when I shook his hand. He wasn't human.

"And these are his brothers, Edward and Jasper…." Van shook their hand as well and I noted their expressions, they felt it too.

I thought about the literature I'd read about the watchers coming to earth. The Grigori.

Edward's eyes widen and he looked at Van.

"Grigori." I said the one word and watched Van's expression. He met my eyes and we both stood there. Lexi looked between us. "That's what you are."

"What's a Grigori?" Jake asked looking confused.

"Fallen angel." Edward explained and crossed his arms.

"You're an angel?" Lexi asked spinning around to face him. He licked his lips and looked at her.

"That's why he smells like heaven!" Sunshine gushed and sniffed the air. He looked at her and chuckled.

"You must be Sunshine." He moved towards her, taking her hand and kissing it lightly. "Pleasure to meet you." She nearly tripped over her own feet, giggling and giddy as can be.

"Back off." I said moving in front of her. The Grigori were notorious womanizers, they had charm that could lure a woman into bed before she even realized what happened.

"Oh is she yours?" He asked with a smirk and nodded towards Midnight.

"There all mine." I answered and Jake gave me this look. "Except for Lexi… but Id help Jake kill you."

"You're too kind." Jake said with a smirk.

"No one is killing anyone." Lexi said grabbing Van's sleeve and making him look at her. "An angel, really?"

"Fallen." Van nodded and glanced at me. "How did you know?"

"I know evil when I see it."

"He's not evil." Lexi breathed and looked at him. "You're not evil right?"

"Would I have saved you if I were evil?

"See…he's not evil…" She didn't really look convinced about it.

"So what exactly do Grigori do?" Jake asked looking at him.

"Legend has it, they were sent to earth to watch over humanity." I explained, remembering the literature I had read. "They began to lust over the females, hence the falling…"

"Guilty as charged." Van smirked and Lexi took a step back.

"That makes sense…." Jake nodded.

"Most were damned to hell." I continued. "For acting as humans and not doing their duty."

"What is their duty?" Lexi asked.

"You said duty…" Sunshine snickered. Lexi glared at her.

"Grigori are watchers, supposedly they protect the innocent from demons."

"You know the story well." Van said with a smirk. "I'm impressed."

"He reads a lot." Sunshine nodded. "Cuz he can't sleep, cuz-" Lexi cleared her throat.

"How do you know when someone is a demon?" She asked looking at Van again.

"I can feel it."

"Was Lucius a demon?"

"You know what he was."

"Vampire…." She whispered the word. "You can sense them?" She glanced at Edward.

"I can."

"Do you sense any now?" He looked surprised by her question and stood silently for a moment.

"Not at the moment…..why?"

"Because there are four in this room." Jake answered when no one else did. Van looked confused again and turned to Lexi.

"That's impossible. I'd know it."

"We're not demons." Edward explained. "We don't feed on humans, ideally that makes us pure."

"Pure my ass." Jake gave him a look. Edward stared at him for a moment probably reading his thoughts. "Daddy dirty." Edward looked at Lexi who shook her head.

"Seth…"

"How do you feed, how do you stay alive?" Van asked moving toward Edward. He looked at me. "Your one of them too, right? That's why you were able to kill Lucius."

"We feed on animals." I said with a nod.

"Hmmmm…." Van said looking intrigued. "Who else?" Jasper raised his hand and Sunshine followed. "Sunshine really?" She smiled brightly. "Hmmm.."

"That's why she knew how you smelled. She likes to sniff me when I get home from school…" Lexi said then made a face.

"That's kind of hot." Van mused.

"It is fun to watch." Jasper agreed.

"Really Jaz?" Lexi asked giving him a look and crossing her arms.

"You know how he likes to watch…" Jake smirked and both Edward and Jasper looked at him. Then Edward looked at Sunshine who started laughing.

"Anyway…" Lexi started waving her hands in the air. "We're getting sidetracked." She turned towards Van. "Do you have any other special powers besides Demon control?

"I have a few… some not very useful… um… I can create my own dreams…"

"Ooh that could be fun." Midnight said from the table where she'd sat to listen.

"Oh it is." Van nodded. "I can bring anyone I want and do anything I want."

"Ooooooh kinky…" Sunshine gushed. "You ever dream about my Drexi?"

"Sunshine." Lexi snapped.

"I plan to involve you next time." Van said with a smirk.

"Van." Lexi turned on him.

"I'm kidding…." He laughed and shook his head at Sunshine when Lexi turned away.

"What else?" I asked not the least bit amused.

"Um… I can hold random objects and know whom they belonged to and what it was used for."

"Oh god we definitely don't need one of you people around here." Jasper said shaking his head. Sunshine started giggling.

"Don't touch anything in the refrigerator." Big Daddy told him. "Or anything near the couch."

"Or anything in the shower." Edward smirked. I glared at him.

"Okay…." Lexi snapped. "Anything else Van?"

"Aside from sensing demons, I can sense the emotions of the human being preyed upon…." He looked at Lexi. "Like last night, I sensed your fear, not for yourself but your child." Lexi just looked at him. "I heard what Lucius said. Your child… it's not human. What is it?" Again she just looked at him not wanting to get into it.

"She doesn't like to talk about that." Sunshine explained. "It could be anything for all we know."

"Anything?" Lexi snapped.

"You said you can sense her emotions." Jake asked pulling Lexi away from Sunshine. Van nodded. "What about at school yesterday when you practically jumped her, did you sense that one?"

Oooh that was a good question.

"I didn't sense anything…" Van said shaking his head. "I told you I don't know why it happened."

"You couldn't feel it?" I asked. "Her emotions?"

"I knew she was upset…" Van nodded and shrugged. "But I can't explain why I did what I did, it was like I was completely senseless, everything just stopped."

"Hmmmm….." Jasper mused.

"Wooo hooo fairy trumps angel!" Sunshine squealed and held up her hand. "High five Drexi!"

"Fairy?" Van asked looking at Lexi as she high fived Sunshine.

"Well since we're sharing secrets here…." Lexi sighed.

"She's Asrai." Edward informed him. "So is Midnight and her mate, Patrick." He nodded at Midnight. " But they don't possess the power that Drea does."

"Drea?"

"Drexi." Sunshine nodded.

"Lexi?" Van looked at her. She sighed.

"Its stupid isn't it?" Jasper asked. "So many names for one person."

"Shut it U.P.S." Lexi smirked at him and he grinned.

"Asrai…" Van mused. "Arnt they aquatic fairies?"

"It's nothing like the book definition." Edward shook his head. "Her power lies within her scent. When she's upset, shit gets crazy…."

"What do you mean by crazy?"

"That's what happened to you dude." Jake said probably hating that he had to explain it. "Her emotions affected you. It made you want…to… you know…" Obviously he didn't want to say it.

"You wanted to fuck her." Sunshine said it. "That's what happens and it happens a lot."

"It's affects her own more than the others." Midnight added and Sunshine nodded.

"Uncle Emmett for instance…"

"We don't have to get into that..." Lexi said shaking her head. "I have another question for you Van."

"Okay but then it's my turn." Van smirked. She sighed.

"You confronted Lucius, he was afraid of you, why?"

"I can kill demons."

"Yet you're terrified of Quil?" Jake smirked.

"He's not a demon. I can't harm him or I'd be sent to hell." Van explained. "Besides he's fucking psycho, he growls… and he gives off this weird sense…"

"What sense?" I asked.

"It's hard to explain." Van said with a sigh. "I get it from Jake too, sometimes Seth, but neither of them have ever growled." He sighed again. "It only happens when I'm near Lexi." Everyone looked at her. "Watch…" Van moved towards her and pulled her into a tight embrace, his hands on her hips, his face just inches from hers. She gasped. Jake's eyes lit up and Van dropped his hands. "That…. I don't know if you can feel that." He looked at me.

I felt it. Id felt it a lot.

"Ah the scent of Territoriality." I smirked. "I know it well."

"What?" Lexi asked.

"It's a pheromone." Edward explained. "Used to dominate territory, you being the territory."

"I'm not territory." Lexi snapped then sighed. "And if I was, why would Quil give off the sense… or whatever…"

"You're the alpha female." Edward said like it was plainly obvious. Jake looked at him when he said it, which made me just assume he was reading it in his mind. "It's Quil's instinct to protect you."

"How am I the alpha?"

"Because Jake is the alpha." Edward nodded. "The pack would do anything to protect you."

"I thought Sam was the alpha." Sunshine said looking confused. Not quite as confused as Van though.

"As the decedent of the last alpha the title is rightly mine." Jake explained and looked at Lexi. Apparently she never knew this. "Sam has more experience and I didn't want the responsibility…"

"That explains why Quil and Seth follow you around like little lost puppies." Sunshine giggled. "Ha ha Puppies."

"Why did I not know that?" Lexi asked and Jake shrugged.

"Guess it never came up…"

"Don't you dare say it." Edward snapped pointing at Jasper who grinned widely.

"Because other things came up." Sunshine snickered and Jasper high fived her from across the room.

"Ha Ha funny…" Lexi rolled her eyes and looked at Van.

"The pack?" Van questioned. "Alpha? What does that mean?" Lexi looked at Jake. It was an obvious rule that none of the pack could reveal what they were.

"Jakey's a werewolf." Sunshine said, it not being an obvious rule to her. "Quil and Seth too. Lots of others, all big, half naked and yummy…." She sucked in a fake breath. "With the exception of Adryen and Leah, but really… who knows if they're yummy... well I suppose Quil would know…and-"

"Sunshine." Jake snapped interrupting her mumbled rant.

"Werewolves, really?" Van asked eyes wide. "How is that possible?"

"Dude you're an angel in a house full of vampires and fairies. How can werewolves not be possible?" Sunshine looked at him like he was stupid.

"Good point." He nodded and looked at Jake. "That explains Quil's growling…"

"Jakey growls too." Sunshine said. "Don't let him lie to you. Drexi knows how to make him growl, do it Drexi." Lexi looked at her like she'd lost her mind. "What? You want me to do it? All right..." Sunshine started for Jake and he ran around Edward.

"Sunshine stop it." Lexi said trying not to giggle as Jake came up behind her and used her hands to shoo Sunshine away.

"She's so entertaining." Van mused as he watched Sunshine pretend to battle with them.

"You don't even know the half of it." Big D smirked. Van looked at him like he'd just noticed him.

"What about you, what are you?"

"Just a lousy human." He replied. "But I'm going to be a Ninja Turtle." Van looked at him oddly then at me, I just shrugged. "Names Big Daddy. Some people call me Big D."

"You look so familiar…." Van said scrunching up his eyebrows and eyeing him.

"He's a rock star." Sunshine sang distracted from her game. "An international rock star!" She pulled him to her and kissed his lips. "And sexy sexy too…"

"She's easily distracted…" I explained when Van looked at me again.

"Speaking of distracted…" Edward said randomly.

Lexi had turned around in Jake's arms and was whispering.

"Get out of my head." Jake snapped looking at Edward.

"Stop thinking so loudly." Edward smirked.

"Oooh!" Lexi jumped back like she'd just remembered something and moved towards Van. Jake gave Edward an evil look. "Did you talk to Kittie?"

"I did." Van nodded like he too had just realized it. "Lucius didn't say anything about you to her. Aside from the obvious that he wanted you." Lexi let out a breath. "She thinks you're pretty by the way."

"Aw…" Lexi cooed. "She's pretty too." She turned to me. "Did you think she was pretty Emmett?"

I was caught off guard… and I wasn't sure what my answer was supposed to be.

"I…..didn't notice?"

"Good answer." Jasper smirked.

"Did she say anything about Emmett?" Lexi turned back to Van. "Did she notice that he was hot?"

"I killed her brother…." I said it slowly so that it was understood.

"And so?" Sunshine asked. "You could kill my sister and still be hot."

"Hey." Midnight snapped.

"If he killed me, would you still not think he was hot?" Sunshine asked and Midnight sighed.

"Okay, yeah you're right…"

"Seriously…." Jake said looking at them. "This conversation is happening?"

"It happens every day." Jasper said looking at me.

"Not every day." That was my only defense and I grinned to back it up.

"Just on Tuesdays." Lexi smirked and Jasper looked at her with a smirk.

"I was going to send you a picture but Alice broke my phone."

"Oh thank god for Alice." Lexi laughed.

"Who's Alice?" Van asked looking at Lexi.

"Jasper's mate."

"Is she a vampire too?"

"Not just any vampire, she has visions."

"Sometimes they are really kinky." Sunshine added. Lexi and I both looked at her at the same time. "But not as kinky as he who used to be."

"Who?" Van asked that confused look on his face.

"Edward." Lexi explained and he just looked at her. "You really don't want to know…"

"You don't look like the kinky type." Van nodded at Edward.

"I know right?" Jake said shaking his head at him.

"Does anyone else have powers like Alice?" Van asked looking around.

"Edward can read minds…" Jake told him. "If you haven't noticed."

"Can you read my mind?"

"Oddly no."

"Lucky bastard." Jake sighed.

"He can't read my mind either." Lexi told Van. "I don't know why."

"Interesting." Van nodded and looked at Jasper. "And you what do you do?"

"He delivers packages." Jake answered not missing a beat. Jasper smirked.

"That's my specialty, but I can also control emotions. That's why Jake is so mellow."

"Mellow?" Van asked. "This is mellow?"

"Trust me." Jasper nodded. "If I wasn't tampering with his emotions we would have lost him and Lexi an hour ago."

"Jakey needs to be nakey." Sunshine said with a nod. "He's happier that way….we all are…"

"I wouldn't say all…" I mumbled.

"Nobody is getting naked." Lexi said shaking her head. "Stop talking about it."

"I'm sorry does it bother you?" Sunshine smirked.

"Yeah Lex does it bother you?" Jake asked putting his arm around her and leaning his head on her shoulder. "It bothers me."

"Everything bothers you." She smiled and patted his head, accidentally probably intentionally pulling on his hair. He growled and his eyes flashed.

"Told you he growls." Sunshine snickered.

"Oops…" Lexi giggled playfully.

"Oops my ass." He said giving her a look. "Do it again and I swear to god I'll take you right here in front of everyone."

I was pretty sure he was not kidding.

"Do it!" Sunshine squealed and pumped her fist in the air.

"Please don't…" Edward started shaking his head.

"Before you do that…" Van interrupted. "I have another question." Jake gave him the death stare along with a growl. "That can totally wait until later…" He took a step back and looked at the door.

"What's your question Van." Lexi asked patting Jake's head again.

"Rejected…." Jasper smirked and Jake glared at him.

"You are concerned about knowledge of your child being heard… you never explained why." Van looked at Lexi and she closed her eyes, trying to figure out how to answer.

"Are you familiar with the Volturi?" I asked knowing if Lexi head to explain this she'd probably start crying.

"Those are some bad mother fuckers." Van breathed.

"They don't believe in our kind interbreeding with others." He gave me a look and I realized how he took that, which could be true but there was no need to get into it. "I'm not talking about Lexi…" I took a fake breath as I glanced at her, Jake just kept his head down. "I'm talking about Sunshine." Van looked at her in confusion.

"When we met Sunshine she was human. Pregnant… by a vampire." Jasper went on to explain.

"I didn't know it though." Sunshine defended. "I didn't know anything."

"How did you change?" Van asked looking at her. She sucked in a fake breath and looked at Edward.

"When her son, Cullen was born, she almost died." I explained. "Edward changed her to save her life." Sunshine and Edward shared a look. She made a sighing sound and looked away. "Then the Volturi came…they wanted the child, according to them he shouldn't exist, they wanted to make it so."

"Kill an innocent child?" Van asked like it wasn't probable and in reality it shouldn't be.

"We fought them off and sent him with Patrick….and Midnight…" I nodded at her. "Into hiding. As mentioned before they are the same as Lexi except they don't have her power, because they lack a scent."

"100% senseless here." Midnight nodded.

"You mean scentless?" Jasper smirked. Jake laughed.

"How are they scentless?" Van asked.

"Patrick devised a mixture that when injected would remove ones scent."

"It was actually brewed for Alexandrea." Midnight explained. Van looked at Lexi.

"Long story, short…" Lexi sighed. "At the time, Cullen's father planned to use Midnight to gain control, and they had to remove my scent in order to do that because I am the Alpha fairy."

"You the Alpha everything." Sunshine smirked. "You go girl…" Lexi smiled slightly.

"I am so lost…" Van shook his head. "What's in this mixture? How is it even possible?"

"Werewolf DNA." Sunshine answered the question no one else wanted too. Van looked at her oddly, then turned to Jake, an eyebrow raised.

"It's a long complicated story, one in which I'd prefer not to revisit." Jake answered.

"It's kind of funny, isn't it?" Jasper smirked. "Lexi was injected with werewolf DNA and now here she is…."

"That's not funny…." Lexi mumbled.

"It is kind of funny." Sunshine mused.

"Okay…" Van nodded like he was trying to piece it all together. He looked at Sunshine. "What happened to your son, Cullen? Is he…"

"He's in the living room." Sunshine answered. "Alone…. Oh crap on a cracker." She took off through the doorway and I looked at Van.

"He's the reason it's important that no one know about Lexi. The Volturi would take it upon themselves to investigate and if they find Lexi, they find Cullen."

"What about Lexi's child? Would they want it too?" He asked as Sunshine came back into the room.

"If it's a vampire." Sunshine was quick on the answer. Lexi buried her face in Jake's chest. "But it could be a puppy. We don't know yet." Van turned slowly to look at Lexi. Jake caressed her hair and looked at him.

"It doesn't matter." He said glancing at me. "I'd die before anything happened to Lexi or her child."

"So would I." I nodded. "No matter what."

"Awwwww look at you two all bondy." Sunshine cooed. "We shoulda knocked Drexi up months ago."

"We?" Jasper smirked.

"You're right, that sounds nasty." Sunshine nodded. "Jakey and Uncle Emmett shoulda knocked her up months ago, there that sounds better."

"How the hell does that sound better?" I asked thinking it sounded worse.

"Seriously…." Jake shook his head. "That's just…wrong…"

"I've had dreams that ended that way." Midnight said with a nod. Jake and I slowly turned to look at her, neither of us knew what to say. No one did, even Jasper was silent.

"You're nasty." Sunshine said shaking her head at her.

"Hmmm…" Van cleared his throat. "Well I think I'm gonna…go…now…" He had somehow managed to get closer to the door without anyone noticing.

"I'll walk you out." Lexi quickly moved towards him.

"No I wanna walk him out!" Sunshine said flying towards the door.

"He's my guest."

"Well you need to learn how to share." Sunshine snapped.

"Well you need to learn how to-"

"Ladies." Van cooed, standing between them. "It would be my pleasure to be escorted by both of you."

"Ha." Sunshine stuck her tongue out at Lexi.

"Don't ha me." Lexi replied as Van opened the door for them.

"Later dudes." He smirked and followed them outside.

"I hate that guy." I grumbled and made a sighing sound.

"You and me both." Jake nodded.

"Awwww you have bonded." Jasper smirked. "Is there something you two need to tell us?" We both looked at him, then Jake looked at me.

"Remember earlier, how I said you couldn't tell them because I wanted to tell them?" He asked with a smirk. I grinned and nodded. "Go ahead tell them."

We both looked at Jasper and Edward both of them looked confused and somewhat disturbed.

"I honestly can't believe you two would text Lexi at school…." I started off.

"Things you shouldn't be texting…." Jake added.

"You saw that?" Jasper asked looking at Jake then at me.

"Oh yeah I saw that." I nodded.

"It wasn't a big deal…." Edward defended. "It could have been worse."

"Yeah it could have…" Jake smirked.

"If Seth kept control of the phone."

"What does Seth have to do with it?" Jasper asked and Jake started laughing.

"Sweet Seth." Big D said with a smirk.

"Are you saying Seth was the one texting?" Edward asked looking at Jake, probably reading his mind. Jasper looked suddenly disgusted. Jake nodded and laughed again as Edward pulled his phone from his pocket and started clicking buttons. "Should've known."

"Shouldve known?" Jasper asked looking unnerved. "That's just wrong….it's just…wrong.."

"No whats wrong is he's pretty good at it." Jake smirked. "He just couldn't keep up with both of you at the same time."

"Don't say shit like that." Jasper shuttered. "That's so wrong…"

As if moved by the mere mention of his name, Seth's scent appeared outside.

Jasper looked stricken and Jake laughed.