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I hope you all liked my fanfiction {: This is the last chapter! There's going to be a sequel, but it can take a while. I'm busy with my internship now, so I don't have that much time to write anymore. But don't worry. There is going to be more :B
Enjoy chapter 29!
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Chapter 29: Farewell, Madison.
I was standing in front of Jacob's mirror and examined my clothes. I was wearing a black dress and high heels. Alice straightened my hair and put a little make-up on. I told her not to put too much on, because it would go away again if I cried. I sighed and went with my hands over the fabric of the dress. There were footsteps in the living room so I went to see who it was.
"Senna." She turned around when she heard her name. Her hair was up in a messy bun and she was still wearing her pajamas. "Why aren't you dressed yet?"
"I'm not sure if I should go to the funeral." She said in a soft voice. The fearless girl who I met a few days ago was gone. She wasn't the girl who couldn't care less anymore. She was fragile and sad.
"Why not?" I asked and walked toward her. She took me instantly in a hug.
"I saw how close you guys are. I don't belong in your family. We just met three days ago. It would be wrong if I came crashing Madison's funeral."
I pulled back from the hug when she said that. It hurt my feelings a little.
"Nonsense, you are welcome. And you are a part of the family. We already considered you a member when we heard that you were just like me."
"Really?" She asked just to be sure I wasn't kidding her.
"Really."
Jacob walked in the room, dressed in a suit. Alice went to the store with him yesterday, because he didn't want to wear the one he wore on the New Year's party. I found that very thoughtful of him. To be honest; yesterday was the first night we actually had a romantic, lovely and steamy night again since a long while. I thought back at the night where we made love to each other and a smile came across my face.
"What are you smiling about, shorty." He asked me while he straightened his tie.
"I'm just thinking about last night." That quirky smile I loved so much came across his face. I noticed that Senna felt a little awkward, guess she heard everything last night too.
"Going to get ready." She cleared her throat before she left the living room. Jacob and I started to laugh. I felt kind of sorry for her. Maybe that's why she didn't look like the usual firecracker; she hadn't closed an eye because of the noise we made.
We agreed on gathering at our house. After an hour, everyone was here. My parents, my pack, Sam's pack, Mrs. Young, the Cullens and even Bella. I didn't expect her to come, because she was still aching for blood. Alice didn't lie about the whole power to resist blood. I took her into a big hug and stroke her hair.
"It's good to see you. I'm really glad you came." I told her. Senna came out of her room; she looked just like the girl I met in the woods. No longer fragile, but strong and fearless again.
We drove to the funeral home, with in the front car the coffin where Madison was lying in. We got separated when we arrived. I went with Jacob, my parents and the rest of my pack toward the family room where we could rest a little before the ceremony. The rest needed to wait in the waiting room.
The ceremony began and we sat down at the front. I looked behind me and saw that there were a lot of people coming inside. The crowd was so big that there weren't enough chairs. A few people needed to stand in the back. It went as we planned it would go. First music, then a few words from the funeral director, then music again. There were pictures of Madison every time there was music.
I was nervous. Well, that wasn't anything new; I was always nervous when I needed to speak to a big crowd. I stood up when the funeral director called my name. I straightened my dress, took a deep breath and walked toward the stage. My hands were shaking, so I laid the sheet of paper on the table. I closed my eyes for a second before I looked into the crowd.
"Wow, there are a lot of people here." I thought and bit my lip.
There was an uncomfortable silence in the room. I breathed out slowly and began with my speech.
"Madison was someone who never did mince matters. She knew how to use her voice and loved to give her opinion. Even it hurt someone's feelings; she still told you what was on her mind. She was a beloved person—as you can see. There are many people here to say their goodbyes to Madison. I'm sure every single one is going to miss her in their own way. We're going to miss her as our pack member, friend, and as a sister. Maybe even as a mother, because she was always the one who kept our pack together. Who cooked normal and didn't burn it like some of us do. She had a beautiful smile, which was rare if she showed it. I guess that the rareness of her smile made it so overwhelming every time it came across her face." I paused for a second, tried to get a grip on my voice. I breathed in again so I could fight the tears that were forming behind my eyes. I used the pause to show everyone a picture of her smiling. To be honest, it was the only picture I could find. I saw several smiles form on people's faces, which made me smile too... a little.
"Madison sacrificed herself for the sake of the greater good. We are all thankful for that. Even if we can't show our gratitude anymore, I'm sure that she knows how we feel. She was always the one who watched over people and I'm sure that she'll do exactly the same now that she's gone. We must be strong now and carry on, because Madison wouldn't want us to cry over her. She would've wanted us to party and laugh. And we're going to that right now."
Music filled the room, right on cue. I smiled when I heard it; this was exactly the song which spoke the unspoken words of Madison. Only Madonna spoke them for her now by singing 'Laugh to keep from crying'.
"Everyone, stand up and dance. Let the music fill your soul and let Madison touch your heart." I looked at Jacob and he walked over to me. We started to dance together. We looked like a couple of fools, but I liked it. I saw that everyone was dancing and it made me laugh even more. The whole room was doing crazy dance moves only to please Madison.
When I've had enough
A little voice inside
it says you've got to be tough
you've got to take it in stride
I just have to laugh to keep from crying
But I'm still waiting
I've got my hands open wide
you know my dream isn't fading
I keep it hidden inside
I just have to laugh to keep from crying
I keep on trying
And I'm choking back the tears
I've got to swallow my pride
I just have to laugh.
When the song was over, Jacob gave me a little kiss on my forehead and caressed my cheek. I saw that everyone sat down at their chairs again and became silent when I cleared my throat. Then, when I thought I could go further, I looked down at my sheet of paper again and continued to read the words that were written on it.
"'You just have to laugh', that's what Madison would've told you if she could be here with us. After these couple of days, we all become closer to each other. Even the werewolves made peace with the vampires, although the treaty stayed." I heard a few, soft chuckles in the room. It wasn't a secret anymore, everyone saw at the New Year's party and most of the people here were close friends. The people who didn't know about our secret, thought I was figuratively speaking.
"We are a family now, a big one. Nothing's going to come between us, because we're stronger than we can ever be. What a half blood, a battle with a demon, the death of a loved one, a fight with a newborn army and a new member in the clan couldn't do." I heard a few murmurs in the room. When it was silence again I looked up; straight into the crowd. I had practiced this sentence for hours. I needed to say this while everyone could see my face. This sentence came from my heart and you could see it in my eyes.
"This is our happy ending, even if we have to cry and struggle to get through the months that are ahead of us. All that matters in the end is love."
I finished my speech and breathed out the air I didn't know I was holding in. It was dead silence and that made me afraid. I tried to look for some sort of reassuring look that told me I did great. When I looked at the faces in the room, I saw different emotions. I saw hurt, respect, pride, happiness, satisfaction, gratitude and last but not least; I saw love in every single one of those people who came to pay their respects. I took my sheet of paper and left the stage. Just when I was about to sit next to Jacob again, I started to feel sick.
"I need some air," I whispered to him and walked into the side room of the funeral home. I closed the door soundless behind me and sat on the nearest chair. I held one hand on my belly while the other one was in my hair. I felt weird, my stomach felt weird. Maybe this was because of the emotions I kept inside; I bet that they needed to get out badly. I tried to cry about something, anything at all. But how hard I tried, there were no tears coming. All of the sudden the tinkling feeling went away and it got replaced by a wave of nausea. My hands flew over my mouth as an automatic response and I ran toward the trashcan in the corner of the room. I vomited until there was no human food left in my stomach. I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and tried to get up. The dizziness knocked me off my feet right away. I felt cold sweat on my forehead and on my back. What the hell was going on with me?
THE END!
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