Oz placed one last kiss on Lily's head on the fateful day that they had to go on a fight against Victoria and her newborn army. It was June 15th and I felt as if my family was going to their deaths to fight for Bella. But I knew they were going to fight for me and my children, and overall the entire family. Edward also proposed to Bella two nights before, which made me happier than ever, it would be great to have Bella in the family.
"Please don't go dad." Lily gave a small beg to her father we stood at a clearing near the woods. They were going to go off to the battle whereas I was going to guard the children near the house and close territory. Lily and Jack grew some inches and their hair was slightly longer. Lily's hair, thick and red went to her waist now whereas Jacks was short and wild, with the bronze showing in any light.
"I have to go and protect you, your brother and your mother from those who want to hurt you. I need you and your brother to stay close to your mother." Oz instructed them both as he squatted down to be at their eye level. I stood behind them and looked to my family, who were all looking around to make sure it was safe. I so wanted to join them and to fight alongside, but I had to watch my children first. For one, because no one should know that my children are half vampire and half human, and secondly I was too strong to leave them alone.
"Don't get hurt dad." Lily said in a sad tone and I saw Emmett smile, as well as Rosalie and Alice.
"I won't get hurt. I promise." Oz reassured her and her hugged both Jack and Lily tightly. I could see both of them clutching their father tightly and as they pulled away I saw Lily and Jack backing up to stand next to me. Oz stood up completely and looked over to me with his golden eyes. I knew he would be crying if he could, but he had to be strong in front of the children. Edward walked over to me slowly and I saw him look at me the same way. Feeling the silence growing between us I rushed over and hugged him close to me. OUt of all of the siblings I had, Edward was the most fragile and the only one I could serisously run to. He truly cared for me and my life, and I didn't want him to die, and the rest of my family of course.
"I'll come back." Edward whispered to me as I held him tightly, knowing there was no boundaries between us when it came to strength. I nodded as I pulled away.
"I just almost lost you once, and I don't want to loose you again." I said in a more of a broken tone and he nodded, pushing some of the red hair away from my eyes. I smiled and walked back over to my children, placing both hands on their shoulders. Oz walked over to me and I felt his hand on my neck, making me feel chills though it was warm.
"Come back to us, come back to me." I whispered to him as I felt his lips on my forehead. He pulled away and gave me a fierce kiss on my lips, making my head spin and my heart flutter. He pulled away and rested his forehead on mine.
"Nothing in this world will keep me away from you or our children. I'll come back to you and we'll have a proper wedding." Oz promised me as he kissed my cheek lightly and walked back over to the group. I smiled slightly and somehow I knew things were going to be okay.
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Walking back to the house with Jack and Lily by my side I replayed the series of events in my head. I never wanted any of this to happen, but I somehow knew it was going to be something to deal with as a vampire now. As long as I had my family, my husband to be, and my two children to be with for eternity, I felt satisfied.
Then I heard rustling behind me and I whirled around, crutched low and showing my teeth. Jack and Lily stopped and looked in the same direction.
"Jack Jack?" I heard Lily ask aloud behind me. I turned my head slightly to my son who was sniffing the air.
"Someone's coming our way." Jack replied aloud.
"Human?" I asked him in a calm tone, not wanting to scare him. I then could smell what he was inahling, some sort of stench and horrid smell.
"Werewolf."
"Them?" Lily asked him cautiously as she referred to the werewolves already helping out with the fight. Jack shook his head.
"No, him." He said, pointing to the area in front of me. I smiled when I heard them say those words. I inhaled some more and it was the same stench and a soothing scent as well. Smiling even more I knew who it was.
"Quil?" I asked aloud in a raised tone. I scanned the area, seeing a dark shadow about 10 feet away from me near one of the larger trees. The figured moved and came into the light, and it was Quil. He looked very troubled and uneasy about something. I would think he was fighting with the other werewolves and my family. I gave him a puzzling look and he walked over to me.
"Quil, shouldn't you be--" I started but he held up his hand for me to stop.
"I came here to babysit." What was he talking about? I was about to say something else but he beat me to it.
"Look I know who much you want to be out there with your family, and I hate fights myself. I'll watch Lily and Jack and you can go and fight them off." Quil explained as he looked over to my children then back at me. I bit my lip, hoping this wasn't some kind of prank and I thought about it for a good minute.
I did trust Quil enough to leave my children in his care, but what if something were to happen to him or the children? Somehow I wanted to stay behind and watch Lily and Jack, but something inside of me wanted me to go and fight, I felt the adrenaline going through my veins and making me twitch. I then thought of Oz and closed my eyes, finding him in a instant. He was fighting off a newborn, who seemed stronger than him and more powerful. He was loosing this battle and that made me go crazy for not being there. I opened my eyes and saw three pairs of eyes on me.
"It's Oz, and he's in trouble." I simply replied to Quil.
"Then go help him. I can handle anything that tries to hurt your kids." He reassured him and I nodded my head. I knew Quil would protect them, even if it meant that he was going to be hurt or killed in the process.
"Take them back to our house and keep them inside. Make sure he they don't leave the house." I ordered him as I shook off the jacket I was wearing. Alice was going to shop my head off since I wasn't going to wear the jacket. I tied my hair up and in a messy ponytail and looked back at my children, who were looking at me as if I was going to my death. I sighed and smiled at them.
"I'll be okay, just stay with Quil and I'll come back." I reassured them both.
"Promise?" Jack asked me in a weary tone. I felt my dead heart tug at his words as I nodded my head, walking over and kissing his forehead.
"Promise." I told him as I kissed Lily's head. I then bolted back into the woods without even turning around, knowing it would be worse if I stayed behind. I felt the adrenaline going through my body and the venom going into my mouth. The woods flashed by me as I ran in a speed I never knew I had. Hearing the vampires in a good distance I grinned and ran even faster than before. Then I saw them, vampires running around and killing each other. My eyes went to my husband who was being rammed into a tree trunk by a newborn. HIs eyes were so red it was of blood. I charged and rammed him off my husband, seeing him fly out of the way and hit the floor with such impact it shook the ground below us.
"Harper?!" I heard behind me from my beloved. I whirled around at me and saw him look at me in shock. There was a large dent in the tree trunk behind him where he was launched into as he walked over to me.
"What are you doing here?" He asked in a more shocked tone.
"I saw you, and you were getting in some trouble." I replied to him a bit out of breath but not as bad as before if I was human.
"Who's watching--" Oz started but I gave him a look that he knew. He stopped and gave a small smile.
"Quil." We said together in unison. But then I was slammed hard by the newborn, but rammed into me and we both flew back twenty feet into another large tree, making a large echoing sound and I felt the tree hitting me hard. AS I fell to the ground I looked around me to see Oz running to me with such fear in his eyes, also seeing Edward fighting off a newborn and Emmett as well. I know I had to fight for them, my children, my family and my eternity....