Life of A Reluctant Mate

Eclipse

Chapter Sixteen: Avery's A Bad-Ass


Avery's hand brushed against Jasper's as they waited in the clearing. She could feel them moving closer and closer before finally spotting movement yards away with her vision.

All the Cullens were lined up, the bodies straight, and tense, with the need to fight, to do something, but Jasper kept them calm for now…

Slowly it grew, feeling them approach with ever footstep that hit the ground while they ran. Avery began to hear them, her heart beat speeding up just a bit. Like a ticking clock, thye all began to lean forward like sprinters ready to take off and when the first newborn appeared through the trees it was the gun shot, their bodies snapping forward.

was a dust bath, the sound of limbs and heads giving a chime like break as they were snapped off was all Avery could focus on.

One, two, three, Avery tried counting the limbs and head she tore to keep calm. The others seemed so confident yet Avery's heart was beating a million miles per second. Someone could get hurt, someone could die, they could lose and then the town would be in danger and

"Avery!" Avery turned quickly once she spotted Rosalie's panicked face across from her. She was able to miss one vampire, kicking him in a summersault for Sam's jaws to decapitate. But she didn't see the girl right behind him.

She screamed as her arm was kicked hard. It cracked with that beautiful chime break, but thankfully didn't break or shatter.

She couldn't focus for a minute as pain clouded her vision, Rosalie helping her up and pushing her towards one of the boulders before continuing on the fight.

Seeing all the newborns Avery looked down at her arm, bring the black jacket over it. It wasn't a crack but a wound. Thick dark blood was oozing out from the slowly healing wound. It looked like lava leaking out of concrete.

The wolves looked at her, Embry whimpering before they took off into the center of the fight. Finding her arm now sealed she brushed off the blood.

Avery continued to fight, careful of her arm until there was no one left.

She heard a whimper and turned, pulling the head of a girl that appeared to be not much older than herself. She saw Embry struggling under two vampires. "Jasper!" She screamed. He instantly turned towards his mate. "Embry!" She pointed. He ran quickly, dislodging one and killing him instantly. Embry was finally able to get up and tore the head of the second vampire off while Jasper held him in place.

Finally able to breath she permanently kept an ear open for any other whines or whimpers, there was only so much the wolves could do without arms and hands to grab the newborns with.

She continued to fight becoming slightly tired as a particular new born kept dodging her and striking out.

Finally she caught him by the knee and flung him upwards. Paul made quick work of him, tearing him at the waist before decapitating him with one bite, the beautiful chime sound distracting her. Hearing a whimper and a howl she grabbed Emmett's attention and helped Paul. The stubborn wolf was covered in three newborns, holding him down and trying to get their arms around him. When the smallest one that looked to be only fourteen grabbed around his neck she saw red.

It was catty, but it was all she could think of. She pulled the girl by her hair roughly throwing her into Emmett's waiting hands before snapping the arms of the taller man. Paul kicked out, finally able to get up and flung the last newborn into a rock before tearing into it with his claws.

He and Emmett seemed to share a moment of mutual respect before parting ways. "Stop that." Avery couldn't help but smile as she spotted Emmett's cocky smirk. He would be keeping that over Paul's head for a while.

"Avery!" Avery froze, it sounded like Bella but it was so far away. "Avery!" Once more Bella screamed. She took off in the direction of the campsite jumping over, ducking past, and sliding under newborns and wolves alike as she ran to Bella.

'What's wrong!' She shouted her thoughts. She heard snippets of conversation, Edward, Victoria and someone else. Edward was trying to get the boy to realize Victoria was using him, that she didn't love him, but Victoria had brain washed him to much.

She pushed herself harder than ever, not even feeling the water as she ran through it, everything around her was a blur and Avery had to slide, a deep trench forming in the snow and earth to stop. Victoria was crouched in front of her, another new born not that far to Avery's left.

She helped shield Bella not knowing what else to do or what exactly was going on. "You're dead." He said simply.

He moved forward and Avery stepped to meet him. His strong grip was around her elbow when Seth leaped forward out of nowhere.

His momentum threw Riley and in turn, Avery as well. She cried out as she hit the rocky side of a rock formation, the uneven jagged edges digging in and making her back chime gently. By the time she was able to get up and refocus, Seth was digging into Riley, shaking him. She tried to get a grip on his arm to help Seth pin him when she was slapped.

"Motherfucker!" Her cheek spider webbed in thin cracks before quickly healing. With an angry hiss she grabbed him by him jacket, pinning one arm while Seth bit the other. Again the chime sounded as the boy cursed out, holding his arm while Seth then went for his foot.

Riley, as she remembered Edward calling him, let out a startling howl of pain. She shared a look with Seth, and seeing him in no need of help went to Bella's side.

"You won't get another chance like this again." Edwards cry made Victoria stop in her escape. Turning back to look at him. "You want her! you want me to feel the pain you felt when I killed James, when I tore him to pieces, when I turned him into ash, when I turned him into nothing."

Avery could sense the motion before her eye even saw it. With a fierce roar Victoria charged at Edward in an attempt to reach Bella. They wrestled on the ground and when Victoria made a grab for Bella, Avery acted quickly. Pulling Bella behind her she kicked one foot out high, her boot connecting solidly with Victoria's chest, making the red headed vampire fly into Edwards arms.

She escaped quickly, flying up a tree and hissing at them. Edward grabbed Bella and they took off running.

Seeing an opportunity Avery broke apart. She nodded to Edward before slamming the tree with every ounce of power and strength she had. She let her anger show through and pressed her hands against the trunk, with her hands barley brushing the bark it fell quickly, slamming into the ground below. Avery held Edward gain a boost, using the snow that had been shot into the air as cover, he landed on Victoria.

She looked at Bella, then Edward and Victoria before focusing on Seth.

In a moment of distraction, Riley kicked Seth in the muzzle sending the pup crashing hard into the rock. Hearing his whimper she lost it, with a growl of her own she charged at Riley.

They wrestled, Avery stronger but Riley quicker even with one hand.

Finally he gained the upper hand. Pinning her on her stomach he held her neck down with his broken stump while pulling at her hair with his hand. Unable to get momentum to buck him off and with her arms pinned under his knee and her stomach all she could do was let out a cry.

The pressure increased on her body making all the air leave her lungs and Avery looked up. Edward was now over Riley, pulling his head back but Victoria was chocking Edward. It was a dog pile and Avery was at the bottom, her and Edward quickly losing this tag team fight.

A scent hit their noses and all at once they turned to see Bella. She looked slightly pained and Avery looked down. In one hand was a jagged rock, looking at her other arm Avery followed the thick crimson lines of blood appearing from her upper forearm.

It was what they desperately needed. Edward was able to throw a distracted Victoria and Avery grabbed both of Riley's ankles when he began to charge.

The fight was a blur from then on, a four way match as she and Edward tried to gain the upper hand wrestling and punching Victoria and Riley. It was a free for all and it only eased when Avery saw Seth rise.

"Seth!" She pushed riley with all her might, making the boy laugh as he was pressed against the snow covered hill side.

"That's all you got!"

"Nope, I just figured Seth deserved some pay back." She glared. Riley's face sobered and he tried to push up to grab her. But Seth was faster, pouncing and snagging his shoulder. He began to cry for Victoria and Avery suddenly saw Jasper.

Victoria had used Riley the same way Maria had Jasper. It was horrible knowing he could have been normal, at least if he had been turned he could have found a coven that truly loved him, maybe even his true mate, but Victoria was the reason he would never get any of those things. Instead the small amount he had in his new life would be filled with anger, sorrow, betrayal, and loneliness. It hurt to know Jasper's fate could have been so similar had Alice not found him.

Sadness crept over as she watched Victoria turn her back on him, the realization Edward was right showing in his eyes as his face showed utter betrayal as Seth dragged him off.

She ran to Bella ripping her flannel shirt and tying it as she watched Edward and Victoria fight. "Promise me no more Third Wife stunts?" Avery grunted as she tied it quickly around Bella's arm.

Hearing one last 'Chink' she looked at Victoria's decapitated body. Hearing a whimper Avery looked behind her. Seth stood, muzzling her stomach where blood was at.

"It's not mine, you did good Seth, kicked his new born ass." She smiled. Seth's body relaxed and seemed to be filled with more energy at the compliment. Leaning down she kissed his muzzle gently patting his head. If he was human he would have blushed but instead his ears lowered and he looked away, slouching down slightly. "Stay with them." She motioned to Edward and Bella before taking off down the mountain side.


Avery saw movement out of the corner of her eyes. She spotted a little mouse of a girl, with a scared expression and long brown hair. Avery's eyes squinted wondering why she looked so familiar, not the girl herself but her features.

"Bree?" Suddenly it hit her. Her mother's best friend, Quinn, had a sister. Although they hadn't had contact since Avery was eight, she was able to see the tiny five year old in her mind.

The little girl looked towards her cowering on instinct before leaping towards her. "Ava!" She embraced the girl in a tight hug, tears forming in her eyes.

"I'm scared." Bree whispered to her.

"You're safe. I promise." She told the fifteen year old. After everything that Bree had gone through with her parents, her mother's death, her father's abuse and her sister leaving, Avery would never let her be hurt again.

"They said they wouldn't hurt me, I gave up. Oh, Ava, they, he, it was horrible!"

"Avery?" They broke apart when Esme and Carlisle appeared beside them. "You know her?"

"Yeah, I grew up with her sister, she came to visit every couple of months back in Kansas."

"What's you're name sweetheart?"

"Bree Tanner."

"How old are you?"

"Fifteen." Esme and Carlisle shared a look.

"Mom, Dad? Can we keep her?" Avery begged in all seriousness, all though she put on a childish tone not wanting them to know just how much she NEEDED Bree. She needed the reminder that her life wasn't always vampires, werewolves, and mysteries.

"Of course, we offered her asylum if she surrendered. She's welcome to stay with us." Carlisle assured.

Avery breathed a sigh of relief. Esme took Bree away, they didn't want her to see the mass fire grave that could very well hold friends to her.

"How long?" Avery turned to see Edward appear with Bella. She rushed towards them hugging her tightly until Bella gave a small chuckle signaling to let go.

"A few minutes. Maybe 10?" Alice told him.

"The pack need to leave. The Volturi won't honor a truce with the werewolves." Carlisle's brow was furrowed, his concern obvious.

Avery looked around to see most of them had already hit the woods to either leave or dress.

Seeing a straggler she made a move to take him out when Leah charged forward. She stood on her hind legs to gain power, a fatal mistake. "Leah, NO!" The newborn gripped around her ribs and began to squeeze. Jacob charged, grabbing him and throwing him, but it wasn't enough. The newborn grabbed Jacob's wolf form from behind digging his finger into his side.

The crunching of bone could be heard under the whines of pain from Jacob. When he was finally released he fell to the floor and shifted back.

Sam taking out the newborn as Carlisle and Avery ran to him, Edward leading the way.

"Jacob. Hold on. Carlisle's gonna take care of you." Edward assured him. Avery kneeled by his head stroking his head and whipping away the sweat that came from the unbearable pain he must be in.

"The bones on the right side of his body are shattered." Carlisle informed them.

Avery moved, making room for Bella as she stood up. She glared harshly at Leah.

"Jacob, you idiot, I had it!"

"It already had it's arms around you! You're smaller! If it would have squeezed you would be crushed and dead by now! You didn't have shit!" Avery screamed at her.

She was tired.

Tired of Leah's shit. Tired of Jacob being an ass. Tired of the dull aching in her body. And most of all, just tired emotionally.

"Leah!" Sam yelled as the girl got in Avery's face. The two girls stood almost nose to nose staring each other down before Leah stepped backwards.

"I need to set the bones before is accelerated healing kicks in. it's already starting." Yeah, Carlisle was in full doctor mood as he checked Jacob over for any other injuries.

"We need to get him out of here. We're not gonna win a fight with the Volturi." Edwards words made a frown cross Carlisle's face but he nodded anyways.

"We'll take him back to Billy's." Sam's voice was tense and held total authority. Although she wasn't as fond of Sam and Jared as she was for the rest of the wolf pack she held a lot of respect for them.

"I'll be there soon as I can." Carlisle agreed.

"Hang in there, Jake."

They each helped carry Jacob Sam and Paul saying reassuring things as they moved quickly yet carefully, Avery following till they cleared the brush, disappearing into the forest.

"They're coming!" Alice shouted. It was only a few moments later the Volturi arrived.

It was a tense silence as Bree cowered into Avery's back a little bit and Avery finding safely close to Jasper's side.

"Impressive." The blonde said. "I've never seen a coven escape an assault of this magnitude intact."

"We were lucky." Carlisle spoke.

"I doubt that." Her voice held such…power, lazy and drawn out as if they were so beneath her.

"It appears we missed an entertaining fight." The boy that looked similar to her spoke up.

"Yes. It's not often we're rendered unnecessary." The snarky tone didn't go unnoticed and Avery tensed slightly, feeling Bree grasped the hand behind her back. The girl was almost shaking, and Avery gripped back tightly assuring her she wouldn't leave her now.

"If you'd have arrived a half hour ago, you would have fulfilled your purpose."

At Edwards words she seemed to smirk. "Pity."

"You missed one, make that two." Jasper walked backwards to his mate, standing by Avery's side he tensed, but also helped shield poor Bree, who was now almost climbing Avery's back she was pressed so close.

"We offered her asylum in exchange for her surrender."

"That wasn't yours to offer. Why did you come?" Jane's voice rose in a demand as she stared at Bree.

Bree suddenly shrieked in utter pain and Jasper held Avery tightly to him despite her struggling to go to her friends.

"Stop it!" She shrieked at them.

"You don't need to do that. She'll tell you anything you want to know." Esme spoke up.

"I know." The way she said it, like a child pulling wings off a butterfly simply because they could. She was a sick, sick, little bitch.

Bree finally stopped screaming, gasping from pain. "I don't know! Riley wouldn't tell us. He said our thoughts weren't safe.

Her name was Victoria. Perhaps you knew her.

"Edward, if the Volturi had knowledge of Victoria, they would have stopped her. Isn't that right, Jane?"

"Of course." Jane suddenly seemed to get a glint in her eye and turned towards the giant of a man by her side. "Felix."

He moved forward and Bree clutched desperately to Avery's foot, making the older vampire want to cry. She looked at Esme, begging for help.

"She didn't know what she was doing. We'll take responsibility for her." Esme pleaded.

"Give her a chance." Carlisle tried to help but Rosalie and Alice looked down seeming to know it was futile.

"The Volturi don't give second chances. Keep that in mind. Caius will be interested to know that's she's still human. Instead of turning the one you were ordered to, you turn someone else." Jane looked directly at Avery, her red eyes seeming to look for something.

"Who are you?" The blonde in the back asked, he was attractive and eyes Avery almost predatorily.

"Avery Carter, Jasper's Mate." Carlisle spoke up.

"Hmm, pity." He smiled.

"That date is set." Bella lied.

"Take care of that, Felix. I'd like to go home." Jane spoke as if Bree was a roach or a spider instead of a scared child, and it ignited a harsh fury inside of Avery. If the Pack was here they'd understand who the real monsters were.

They all stood aside, not moving as Felix passed them. Bree whimpered and cried, she clung to Avery's jean and boot. "Ava!" She gasped.

"Don't you touch her." Avery hissed. Jane chuckled while Felix moved closer still.

When she saw his hand pull her up she suddenly snapped.

An odd feeling took over her body and Avery threw her arm forward. With a rumble a boulder flew forward smashing into the bastard.

He flew back, the crack of his body the only sound as he was caught between the boulder and a tree, unable to move.

Jane suddenly glared at her for a minute before taking a step back, her face showing the surprise and shock as she stared hard at the girl.

Avery was breathing heavily as a buzzing feeling hummed in her arms.

Avery could see how everyone was even more on alert than possible, Bella gapping at her from behind Edward. They shared a look, Bella's asking what the hell was that and Avery's admitting she had no fucking clue.

Jane turned her attention to Jasper and before she could even focus Avery hissed. "You try it again and Henchman here loses his legs. Be a shame if your best fighter had to hop around on his hips." She growled. She brought her fingers inwards in a grabbing motion the boulder digging in further as Felix grunted and groaned in pain. The chime and tinkling of cracks forming in his legs and the moan form the wood beginning to bent behind him the most prominent sounds in the forest.

"Let him go." The boy with the brown hair commanded, this must be Jane's brother Alec.

"Will you leave her alone? Leave all of us alone, we didn't do anything wrong."

The Vultori were silent but Jane was fuming. "Fine." She gritted out through clenched teeth.

"You realize if you try anything I'll fling this pebble so hard at you're brother's head it'll remove it like a guillotine."

Jane 's jaw grounded before giving a stiff nod.

Avery looked at Bree and Jasper before dropping the boulder. Enough to make Felix have to wiggle his way out, but free none the less.

"Aro would love to meet this little one. Bring her by sometime." The blond man in the back commented as he dragged Jane back. "We'll be waiting."

Felix sent a deathly glare towards her before stomping out after them.

"That was very, VERY stupid-" Avery cowered back, her confidence now gone. It sucked getting scolded by a parent especially one you looked up to and respected as much as Carlisle."-but also very brave." He finished.

"Next time you want to get someone killed keep it to yourself and the newborn!" Rosalie growled.

"Kitten!" Carlisle scolded.

"She could have gotten us all killed!"

"She may have just saved out lives." Edward put in. "Jane thought we were a threat, that we knew to much. Demetri will inform Aro of her power, and Aro wanting to know more will command Jane to leave us be, it will buy us time." Edward defended her.

Avery's eyes were on Jasper's face the entire time he was stoic and refused to make eye contact with her, a little bit of her heart chipping away when he pulled back his hand when she tried to grab it.

"Um, can I just ask, WHAT. THE HELL. WAS THAT!" Bella was gapping at Avery. All eyes turned to her

"That was definitely not a one time thing." Alice stared.

"Carlisle?" She asked him.

"Definitely a power, you'll have to practice more before we know for sure. But if it's either of what I think it is…. The Volturi will not leave you be."

Oh yeah, that made her feel loads better….

"Little Sis is a bad ass!" Emmett grinned as he high fived her, Avery couldn't help herself and high fived him back.

She looked back at Bree, suddenly being attacked by a hug that nearly crushed her. "Thank you" she almost sobbed into Avery's ear.

"Anytime, Bree-Bree."


Pictures have been fixed for Jasper's and Avery's jewelry. Also I decided not really to do a full chapter on them telling the Cullen's so instead you'll get their reaction next chapter, or at least mentions of how each person reacts.

What should Avery's 'Super power' be! Remember she's a part which (like Jane and Alec, thus the reason their power did/will not work on her) so it should be something unique yet powerful like theirs.

My top two that I can't decide on are: Atmoskinesis or Psychokinesis. Which should it be? Most votes win!

Or should it be something completely different? Then Suggest something, or even make it up (all credit for it will go to you)