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Mike's POV:

Thirsty… Blood…. Tasty… It was my range of emotion. I knew I missed my family, I missed music, and regrettably I missed Tanya and Rosalie, but it didn't matter to me. The truth is I didn't care. The only thing that had driven me was my overwhelming thirst for blood, and the sweet taste of revenge. For the past two weeks all I'd done is fight. Two weeks of fighting, since I'd been turned that's all I have done. I'd fought Xavier for roughly twenty three of the hours a day every day. It dragged on. There is only so many new ways to kill a vampire, I'd lost count on how many times I'd killed Xavier, somewhere between fifty and a hundred times. It's lost its brilliance, it's touch. We read each other move for move. This was my first real break I'd had in fighting. He gagged me and plugged my nose and stuffed me in to the back of a car. I did know where we were now though, Hoyt Lakes. I had heard of it before. It was a small town in north eastern Minnesota, an hour north of Duluth. I heard the door opening in the driver's side. I pulled the gag and nose plugs out, both were put in to resist blood. The last thing I needed to do was make a scene. The trunk opened and I stepped out. It was 11 p.m.

"Welcome to your test of the day." Xavier said presenting a fenced in area.

"Climbing a fence?" I said lowering my eyes, this was below me.

"No.. heh… no, no, no, no! Your challenge is inside." He said with a grin before running up the wall and jumping over. Intrigued I followed him. Over the fence there was a high shelf. I landed on it slightly earlier than I expected. I didn't think there would be anything up against the wall. I examined the area at my feet. Large panels of wood. My eyes scanned the area. It seemed like a lumber yard from my vantage point.

"Lumber yard?" I asked not quite understanding why we were here.

"Actually the back end of a Menards, Hermantown to be precise. This is their supply yard. The game is rather simple actually." He said beckoning me down to the ground level. Landing softly on my feet from the jump I stood up slowly.

"So what's the game?" He smiled pointed to the gate at the opposite side of the yard.

"Get to the opposite side… easy right?" He said with a humored smile. There was something else there though. This wasn't going to be nearly as easy as he led on.

"There are a couple… addendums… no jumping like a Vampire… that just wouldn't make it fun… but regardless I did take care of the cameras… so for the games sake if we could only jump like we could if we were human… well that would just make this game swell!" I laughed without humor. I wasn't sure where I stood but I figured it was better for him to believe I was at ease around him.

Embry's POV

I watched my son play with Layla and Leonard. My son. I thought to myself it was so amazing. I'd been a father for two weeks now and I still couldn't get over it. I smiled as I watched Leonard and my son arguing. It didn't surprise me. Rick's and my son's would fight. Leah smiled as she saw me watching them and walked over to me.

"Amazing aren't they?" Leah said smiling. I nodded in response.

"It appears ours aren't getting along." I said with a smile. She smiled and turned away from the kids putting her face near mine to whisper.

"And they never will… They both like Layla." She pulled away and laughed at my surprised expression.

"It's true… I don't think they'll ever really like each other." I watched Leonard knock over the tower Ayden was building with telekinesis. Leonard was very good at it already. I barely noticed him lift his hand to use it. Leonard got up and started to walk away as if he did nothing. Ayden pressed his hand to the ground and I saw the ground around his hand form a small ice patch which expanded to right where Leonard would step, then I watched him slip and fall. Ayden quickly made the ice path disappear. Leonard got up and turned to Leah and I pouting.

"Did you see what he just did, he tripped me!" I almost spoke up but Leah grabbed my arm to ward me off.

"Yeah, he did… but you knocked over his blocks first." He looked away like he got his hand caught in the cookie jar.

"But… but… but…"

"Go to the basement to think about what you did, and no playing instruments!" Leah said firmly. Leonard left but was complaining under his breath. Once he was gone I turned my attention to Ayden who knew he was in trouble. Layla also had turned to watch.

"I know what I did was bad… but he's so mean to me… I try to play nice but… he's mean… I want to be his friend but…" He turned his attention to Layla for a moment then quickly turned back to me blushing. I can see what Leah was saying… he does like her.

"And… and… whenever I want ta play with Layla… he's mean and only plays with her!" Layla walked over next to Ayden.

"Did I do something wrong?" She asked politely.

"No Layla, you did nothing wrong." I answered.

"Well Ayden… go up to my room… it's not nice to trip people." He nodded sadly and made his way up the stairs.

"But it is funny…" I said continuing my sentence. Leah elbowed me in the ribs.

"Hey, ouch… I'm fragile, handle with care!" I said feigning more pain then I was actually in.

"Yeah yeah…" Leah said rolling her eyes. Edward entered the room with a less than enthusiastic look on his face.

"He is here…" Edward said as almost a snarl.

"He's lucky Jasper wasn't the one who found him…" I immediately tensed realizing who he was talking about. I felt my fist clench at my side. Leah saw me out of the corner of her eye.

"I'll take care of it." Leah said calming me down. I didn't know how I felt about all of this. It was hard to deal with. I kind of expected her to work things out with her boyfriend, maybe it was my health that was her concern. I didn't understand I noticed she smiled at me before leaving out the front door. I sighed watching out of the window as she started out towards her boyfriend. I guess everything we could have isn't the same as having a child with him. I couldn't just sit here… I needed to do something. I grabbed the guitar and started strumming. I closed the door behind me. This wasn't a side of me my son needed to see. I knew the song would make me miss Mike but I sang it anyway. He showed me this song a couple years ago. His voice was slightly more apt to sing Johnny Cash… and he had a higher range too. Really when I thought about it he was just a better singer. I laughed to myself, he wouldn't say so.

"I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone..
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me...

Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away... " I finally looked up as I stopped singing. No one was there. Good. But that didn't mean no one was listening.

Jasper's POV

He was waiting on the edge of the lawn, but not on it. He took my threat seriously… good. Leah didn't appear to be happy to see him. She walked with an angered confidence that few had been able to master as well as her.

"Hey hun." He said trying to be smooth.

"Don't hey hun me. What do you want?" She said crossing her arms angrily.

"I want to meet my son… why are you so angry still?"

"Still? Still!" she said yelling.

"You almost killed my ex!" exclaimed.

"What's the big deal, he's alive isn't he?" He said nonchalantly. Bad idea… you're sleeping on the couch. I even smiled here.

"What do you mean he's alive? That makes it okay! I can't believe you..." She said turning and walking away. He started to follow but I moved in front of him. He stopped immediately but was frustrated.

"Looks like you put your foot in your mouth and didn't very much like the taste." I said taunting him. I felt my feet lifting off the ground. Wrong decision. I used a blast of melancholy on him weakening him for a moment. I took three strides towards him then planted my fist in to his stomach right under his rib cage. I wrapped both my hands around the back of his head and pulled him down while I launched my knee up to his face. The impact threw him off the ground backwards. He got back to his feet, this time off our property.

"I didn't kill this time either… guess it's the young ones… consider yourself lucky."

Embry's POV

"Hey what was the deal?" I asked as Leah walked in angrily. I got up to try and help her. She wrapped her hands around the collar of my shirt and pulled me to her and covered my mouth with hers. I was slightly shocked but returned the kiss when we finally broke apart my mouth was hungering for her again.

"Hey… Not that I didn't enjoy that… and well… you can do that whenever you want… but why now?" I said trying to keep it light but I wanted an answer.

"That bastard wanted to…" She grumbled without finishing her sentence. I knew I should stop her… I knew my 'pride' should dictate me being stronger and not bending to her whims, but I couldn't. I stared in to her eyes for a moment before pulling her back to me and kissing her again, passionately. After we had to stop for air I pulled away from her a bit and looked her in the eye.

"Where does that leave us now?"

"I don't know."

Mike's POV

"Hmm." I said out loud before turning back to the large shelve system I jumped down from. I climbed the metal framework but Xavier got a hold of my shirt yanking me down behind him. Flipping I landed in a crouch on my hands and feet. I ran my shoulder in to the back of Xavier's hip and tackled him in to the metal structure. He fell to the ground. As soon as he started falling I turned and ran to the pallets of wood, seeing Xavier in the distance.

If we weren't going to jump like we were vampires, the higher I was the safer I'd be. Running I jumped to the next pallet then the next. The next one I climbed up because it was ten feet in the air. I ran and jumped to another just slightly higher. The Xavier I threw up against the steel shelving was hot on my tail and the other was making his way up the other side of the line of pallets. I saw a third running from another side, intent on climbing up the pallet I was on.

I turned my body to the front, looking over my shoulder where Xavier was coming from. Xavier jumped up to the pallet landing on the edge of it. I moved my leg across the other then launched the most powerful sidekick I could squarely on his chest. He fell back to the pallet he came from on his back.

I turned around quickly to face the Xavier coming from behind me. He blocked my punch to his chest away with force. I followed it throw with a strong straight legged spinning log kick. He leaned backward putting his hand on the ground for balance then pushed himself back up. I knew this is why I hated punches. I threw an open palm strike towards his head which he blocked up throwing me off balance, but at the same time exposing his midsection. I threw my other hand connecting with his lower stomach.

He was pushed back but not even staggered. He came back with a punch coming at my head. I side stepped putting my elbow up and hand covering my head. The ridge of my arm hit his wrist I saw my opening and fired another punch this time trying to hit his solar plex.

I heard the sound of the guy I previously knocked down jump back on to the pallet. I looked away for a moment at the guy behind me. I bent my elbows blocking the Xavier in front of me's punches, then lifted a knee to stop a round kick aimed for my hip. I threw another side kick at the second one behind me as I threw a punch connecting with the one in front of me.

The second caught my foot and held is grinning. I turned to face the Xavier I just hit with a punch blocking a couple more of his punches. I saw him prepping to drop his weight, he was going to try and sweep my one leg. I pulled my weight down first getting the Xavier holding my foot to bring it down just slightly. Then I launched in to the air as the first one swept the area under my foot. My free foot connected with the bridge of Xavier's nose. He fell as did I.

I fell flat on my back and saw the head of a third Xavier climbing up the pallet. I got to my feet by the time his arms came up and punted his head letting the top of my foot catch right under his chin, sending him ten feet off and away from the pallet. I turned back to the first Xavier to receive a punch across the jaw dazing me. I noticed the one on the ground I had kicked as I staggered back.

I felt the first one's arm catch my opposite shoulder of my shirt. I grabbed at arm to hold on as he swept me. Pulling through and going with the momentum I flipped backwards on his arm. I dropped my weight still holding on to the arm bringing him down with me. I pulled my knees to my chest and caught my feet in his chest pulling him over then throwing him behind me on to the ground next to the third Xavier.

The second one now standing took a swing at me but I ducked back and got on my back elbow for leverage. I kicked the side of his knee as hard as I could dropping him down to one knee. I reached out and pushed myself back up to my feet. He started to stagger up to his feet but I caught him with an axe kick on the side of his face dropping him back down to the ground.

I reached back with my arms then threw my shoulder back throwing me in to the air forward and to my feet. I jumped off the pile of wood in the opposite direction of the two I pushed off. I ran towards a drive through barn.

I wanted to wall run but there wasn't a solid wall to run on. I managed to get two steps before turning to the opposite side of the hallway in to the drive through barn and jumped at it catching on the metal shelving. I climbed the rest of it as quickly as possibly knowing Xavier wasn't far behind me. At the I looked to the end of the shelves and saw a walkway with a handrail, it looked strong flat, and made of wood… it'd work fine. I bounded three steps then leapt over. I was going to make it but barely. The balls of my feet landed then slipped in to the arches of my feet.

I turned in time to see Xavier running to make the same jump I did, possibly hoping to tackle me in mid air. I crouched prepping for my strike. As he neared I jumped throwing my body back. My legs were curled to my chest, I was parallel to the ground as he came closer. At the last moment I launched my feet out in a double side kick to his chest. Both connected throwing him backwards and me off the railing landing on the ground next to it. I jumped back on the railing watching the second Xavier run up the railing at me from one side of the pull shed.

I turned over my shoulder. The second one wasn't on the railing but was running up the opposite side. Three on one doesn't really favor me does it? I thought to myself. I started sprinting towards the one on the railing. Maybe if I could knock him off I could deal with the third independently but the plan didn't show merit… I needed to get to the other side of the lumberyard and fast.

I knew he'd dodge my first kick, I'd learned a long time ago in martial arts you don't plan on hitting him with the first, or maybe even the second strike, they set you up for the third, the fourth, and possibly the fifth, sixth, and seventh. I jumped with a jump front kick with a fake. He blocked away the fake kick then moved out of the way for the kick. He was bent over leaning to my right. I threw a back hand just to get him to bend over backwards, his upper body parallel with the ground, if it was anyone else, simply dodging that attack would have dropped their balance and they would have fallen off. Not Xavier, not a vampire. I threw my third attack that had no purpose but to set up, a spinning hook kick. He didn't move he didn't come up. I landed with left hand forward as he finally started to come up. I struck with a hooking palm strike catching him in the mouth and knocking him off the railing.

I felt a cold hand wrap around my ankle, then a sharp pull. I got my bearings in midair and landed on my feet. I saw a low kick coming and I pulled my knee up to block the kick, quickly putting it down throwing a straight punch. He absorbed it, not even trying to block the blow. I saw why quickly as a haymaker connected with the side of my jaw throwing me off balance.

I came back just in time to feel the impact of strong punch to the stomach. I staggered backwards trying to lessen the pain. I'd forgotten about the second Xavier I had knocked down not too long ago, but now he was up and he grabbed me, trying to restrain me, hands at my side.

I crouched slightly and threw both of us backward in to a wall. His grip loosened enough for me to throw an elbow to his ribs. I'd forgotten about the Xavier who just punched me who connected with another haymaker. I got all of the punch but quickly got an arm under the second Xavier's elbow. He was still trying to hold on to me from behind but I managed to get behind him and flip him at the other Xavier.

That would buy me some time, but not much. Worse than that was the one I kicked away was climbing up very quickly. I started running and jumped back on to the rail. One Xavier was getting up back on to the rail less than fifteen feet behind me, it didn't give me much of a head start. The other two had taken different routes. I leapt off the railing and fell to the ground, with a roll. As I finished the roll I came back up to my feet. I jumped at the shelving on the opposite of the rail. I climbed quickly as possible hearing Xavier getting closer on the rail. I looked in the distance as I climbed trying to make a plan.

Once I finally reached the top of the shelving I stumbled on a very long board. I picked up the 8' by 12' and wondered if my plan would work; it was the kind of shit I saw in movies… I had no clue if it'd work. Realizing how close behind me Xavier was I didn't really give it a second thought. I charged at the opening. The jump I wanted to make I could easily do as a vampire… but it was one of our rules. I ran with the end of the board as if it was used for a pole vault, I suppose in some regards it was. I jumped with the board. I pushed it down and tried to place it. It landed standing on the ground but it'd fall over soon. I landed on it with my right foot then before it fell I used it as a good point and jumped again. I was almost flailing with my arms but I did get a hold of the top shelf and pulled myself up. I turned around to see Xavier staring at me, then he started clapping.

"Nice move Mike... nice move." Xavier laughed. I turned back to the shelving. It was up against the wall, and at the end of it was the gate… but it was probably fifty to a hundred yards away. I started running. I knew it wouldn't be that easy it never was. I started running and saw Xavier climbing up the shelving between me and the exit. He stood smiling when I got to him.

"Nice moves Mike, but you're not getting out of here." He moved forward lifting his knee for a kick. I stepped in quickly forcing his knee back down with a low block, he fell backwards off balance for a moment. I was under him and I shot my palm up under his chin sending him in to the air. He was coming back in to the air. I took two steps forward and as he came back I launched a round kick as hard as I could, throwing him against the wall.

He was still up against the wall I ran by and jumped with a fake, launching a side kick to his chest, the impact of being against the wall knocked him flat to the ground. I stepped then tried to leave but I felt his hand pull me down. He wrapped both arms around my left leg. I kicked his hands but it didn't faze him. I lifted my leg and brought it down as hard as I could it connected with his face and his fingers released. I slipped out as fast as I could and ran the rest of the distance to the gate.

I jumped down on the outside of the gate. Xavier jumped out after me, then two more of him joined him.

"Well well, good show… So you think you've won? Xavier asked. I felt energy on my finger tips of my right hand. I moved it slightly behind my back while the energy became a small ball and growing. Soon it was the size of a softball. I stared him down. I guess I could only kill him for so long before he really tried to kill me. His expression was stern, then I saw a smirk, then a laugh.

"Wow Mike, you need to loosen up a bit. You're too tight, that won't do, no no no, just relax. I was just having a little fun… try smiling… it scares people." He said with a dark overtone. He was a creepy as hell.

"We're done for the night… let's get back to the complex."

Embry's POV

I had tried very hard to forget about what happened this afternoon. I'd gotten good at doing that. She said she wanted to think about it and would talk to me about it soon. I believed her, currently something else bugged me though. The boys had been put down for a nap and now Leah and I were out on the deck talking. I was trying to relax but something had been bugging me. It hadn't been to big considering the context of a friend of mine being kidnapped but it still was getting to me. Leah noticed it… but she always noticed things.

"So what's up?" She said reclining further back in her chair.

"Just some things I've been trying to figure out about Ayden." I responded… she fixed me with a questioning look.

"What do you mean, 'some things I've been trying to figure out about Ayden?' He's your son what is to figure out?"

"I understand that Leonard can use telekinesis because your boyfriend does too." I tried to hide my aversion to calling him her boyfriend, and she tried to act like she didn't notice it.

"But Ayden can make fire and ice through physical contact… he can't shoot it but I could never do anything like that." I asked. Carlisle stepped out quietly.

"Pardon for eavesdropping but I've got an idea as to why." I nodded looking to Carlisle.

"Well, Werewolves have very very warm skin… and Vampires have very cold skin… now this is all speculation but if the Vampire and werewolf genes were fighting to control the child as a fetus then it's plausible that they could throw each other out of control… or in to control, or to controllable extremes… but that's just my theory…" I nodded, I wasn't sure I could wrap my head around it but it almost made sense…

"I don't suppose there is a way to check or figure this out?" Carlisle shook his head.

"No… half mortals being born… and even for half mortals, Ayden's situation is abnormal… I mean we're assuming he's a half mortal…"

"He's strong like one, fast like one, and is growing like one." I explained.

"Yes… and I believe he is all those things… but… there is some things about being a half mortal I don't understand…" Carlisle said as his voice faded away.

"I guess we'll have questions then. We don't even know everything about Ness." Carlisle concluded.

"I guess we'll just have many questions that time will only answer." I turned outward to the distance wondering about Embry. I felt a warm hand on my shoulder.

"Whatever happens… We're going to be here." She said warmly. I tried to be comforted by those words, but I wasn't ready for 'whatever happens.' I knew something was going to happen sooner or later. Xavier made his move… He wouldn't end it here… He would use Mike against us. That thought kept me up every night.

Yeah it's done. That chapter is done anyway. I don't think I've written a longer fight scene. Originally I was going to make the third place a longer fight, but after fighting for a couple thousand words you're kind of tired of fighting. You picking up what I'm putting down? You sniffin' what I stepped in? Wow, one year. I thought I'd be done with this story much sooner than this. I guess everything isn't avoidable. I'd like to get back to posting weekly. It's a tall order, but posting every two to three weeks isn't good enough for me. I want to post more, or I'll never finish my story. One year today… mozeltoff. This story took on a life of it's own, as well… all my stories do. They do tend to get carried away, I thought it'd be maybe a 50,000 word story, and now it's over 100,000 Thanks for the reviewers who've pushed me to keep writing even with there was only two of you, I couldn't have kept writing without the encouragement. Well it's been a good year. I need to get back to finishing my other stories. Remember, reviews make the world go round. So Review, high five, knucks, rolls of twenty dollar bills…