I'm back again with another update! Sorry, I know I'm taking a lot of time with this story but I was hit by Writer's Block for this story again and it just took a long time to go away. I had to also reread Eclipse to get a few scenes put together but they just didn't sit well so I had to rewrite them from the scratch. It's not good and I know it. I'm really sorry.

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GraceEllingson: Thank you! I don't know if this chapter will be up to expectations...

Kat Smith: It's FINE! Don't worry, you could read it at the end of it all and leave a comment and I'd still be happy. Yes, it's sad about her mother. I can't imagine going through that. I would've loved to see your dog's faces when they ate those lemons. :D

I watched Alice flit in and out of the aisles, a pile of clothes steadily mounting high as I watched in dismay. "Alice, we've been here for two hours now," I complained.

"I know," she trilled.

"What are we even doing?" I asked.

"Well, you told me Roosevelt is alive so I am now watching for him too, you know. I have to keep that from Edward till you tell him or he will lift the house on his head. I'm just staying out of his way." She said.

I folded my arms, watching her move lithe and completely unruffled.

"I don't see you telling him soon enough." She warned.

"He'll just be mad at me." I countered.

"Perhaps, but you can't let that dictate all your actions." Alice countered. I huffed as I glared at her. "I don't let him dictate all my actions, Alice. I just…I don't like it when he's mad at me. Are you saying that you haven't spared Jasper a few things here and there just to keep him happy?" I asked.

She turned to give me a look. "Maybe, but those were trivial things. This man, Sorenson is actually important for you and Stephen and by extension to us. Edward needs to know. Besides, he won't be mad at you." She shrugged.

"You're right. He'll be mad at you and Jasper for helping us." I smiled snidely, making her pout.

"We kept you safe. He'll see it our way, thank you very much." she peered at me.

"I'll tell him after graduation if that suits you." I mumbled.

"I'm not trying to push you. Now, come here, let's see which dress we'll get for your first graduation." She said, tugging on my hand as I obediently followed, while mentally preparing to let my over protective boyfriend know that I'd been hunting my so called dead librarian with my best friend.

The dress fell down to my knees with the swish of too much money. Granted, I'd picked the dress as a joke because hey, you can joke with your friends but I never expected Alice to actually go ahead and buy the dress, shrugging it off as if it was nothing, while chirping that she would've gotten something branded had she had more time and that her dress still cost more so I should quit complaining.

Now, standing in front of my mirror, I couldn't help but sigh as I faced the evening. My family wasn't going to be here, but my new family would be, my real life friends wouldn't be here but my new ones would be, I was planning on telling Edward about Sorenson and also…I was graduating.

"Hey, you ok?"

I turned and smiled at Bella as she stood in her green dress, her hair pulled back with a headband, watching me sadly. "Yes, I'm great, Bells. What about you, how's valedictorian doing?" I asked.

She blushed. "Don't…I know I'm going to mess up and say something stupid on stage." She said.

"Oh no, honey, you'll be perfect. They picked you for a reason, you know." I pointed out.

Bella shrugged. "Maybe, but I still think Jessica or Eric would've been better choices, even you or one of the Cullens." She said.

"Nah, if Edward or Alice got nominated, they'd be biased against and Jessica tends to ramble and Eric lost to you. You earned it." I patted her shoulders and she smiled softly before we linked our arms and went down to a waiting Charlie with a camera.

"I can't believe my girls are graduating. This was…wow, you look stunning both of you." His voice cracked.

"Dad, don't get weepy on us." Bella admonished.

"I'm not weepy." Charlie affirmed as he clicked away. "Now come on, I want to get good seats." He said as he ushered us to the car.

At school, Charlie dropped us to the back of the gymnasium as Mr. Varner sorted us according to our last names. "Miss Mukherjee, over there…Miss Swan…head to the back," he barked and we squeezed our hands before walking to our allocated positions.

Next to me were two boys, both of whom I didn't know and I didn't strike a conversation, either. I looked down at my phone to see a text from Edward saying I looked beautiful and I smile at it, wondering if he could hear my thoughts. Probably, we were in close range, if he was standing all the way to the front.

I watched as Bella talked about commencement but I didn't think much of it. Yes, it was a beginning but I'd already had my share of new beginnings. I wasn't looking for one for a very long time.

Soon, we were filing in to get our diplomas. Mr. Greene and Miss Cope were up on a small make shift stage, handing out diplomas and I went up when my name was called.

Lights flashed as hired photographers and parents and friends took our photos. I could spy Carlisle and Esme looking resplendent in purple and white smiling at me and a few rows behind them, Charlie, Ben's Mom, Jacob and Billy, hooting in encouragement. I tried to fight off the wide grin but didn't as I looked to the front and saw Edward, in his yellow robe leaning against the back doors, clapping politely with a smirk on his face. I sheepishly smiled at him when Mr. Greene pressed my diploma in my hand.

"Congratulations, Miss Mukherjee," he muttered and I walked off, to the student line, waiting for Bella to finish.

"Oh my god, it's over." Bella said first thing as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"We're done with school. Feels weird," I said as Jessica skipped to us. "You two better promise you won't lose touch." She yelled as she gave us a quick hug, moving to her family.

Bella went off to see Charlie as I lingered back, looking for Stephen. I spotted him with Ben, surrounded by his own adopted family but the grin on his face told me he was happy, or at least pretending to be. I would talk to him later.

"Congratulations lovely,"

I smiled turning and wrapping my arms around Edward's neck as he wrapped his own around my waist, pulling me up to press his lips gently to mine, a slow kiss to convey joy over one finality of our or rather my life.

I pulled away first, biting my lip as I looked around.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I'm just looking for Alice." I said.

"She took her diploma and rushed off to Jasper to show off," he laughed fondly at his sister, making me chuckled nervously too. Surely, she hadn't gone to show off.

"Oh and…" Edward continued, "She had been translating the entire bible to Arabic. Any ideas why?" he asked me pointedly.

"Why…are you asking me?" I asked.

He just kept on staring at me, a soft look on his face but I wasn't fooled. He was using a new tactic. I knew this tactic. I could fight against it but I'd already promised Alice I would tell him.

"Edward, Sorenson is alive." I said.

Edward frowned immediately, looking somewhat disappointed. "Love, I know you feel it on some personal level but I assure you," he began but I cut his off.

"No! You don't understand. Stephen and I saw him. He's alive, he's just hiding." I looked away to see if someone was listening before spilling out the entire story.

By the end of it, Edward's face was pale, his eyes wide and furious and his lips pursed into a thin line.

"Would you have told me unless Alice hadn't insisted?" he asked, his voice was quiet…too quiet.

"Probably…" I said.

"Tulika…do you realize how dangerous it was to go to Seattle. I don't mind you looking for Roosevelt, but Seattle…" he broke off when loud voices erupted around us and Charlie and Bella descended.

"Hey, we're going to the Diner, you want to come with?" Charlie asked a beam on his face.

I stared at Edward for a few more seconds. "Um…yes actually, I'd love that." I said slowly.

"Ok, how about you Edward?" Charlie asked.

"No thanks, I already have plans with my family. I will see you at the party?" he asked his voice still tight and controlled. I nodded hesitantly even though I was wishing a meteor would crash on my head so I could avoid it.

He must've seen it in my eyes because they twinkled just a bit with humor before he leaned down to press a quick kiss to my forehead. "Congratulations you two," he mumbled before walking off, no doubt to have a word with his sister and brother.

I arrived at the party a bit later with Bella and it was already in full swing. "Did Alice invite the whole town?" Bella whispered and I shrugged. "Well, would you be surprised if she did, be honest." I said.

She giggled as we walked in arm in arm.

The interior of the house had been completely darkened, with flashing neon lights to mimic a real night club. "How are we even supposed to find anyone…or see anyone?" I asked loudly in her ear as a bass thump reverberated deep in my chest, my ex peers hollering and tossing each other around in post graduation fervor.

"It's easy when you have friends like us." I turned to see Alice standing next to me, still in her black dress but now a huge butterfly headband atop her head.

"Nice party, Alice," Bella said shyly and Alice threw a beam at her.

"Thank you, are you looking for Stephen? He's over there near the back window." She pointed and Bella nodded, smiling as she dropped my arm and went off to look for her boyfriend.

"So, how much did you get scolded?" I asked quietly, knowing she could hear me.

"Much less that you," Alice said airily and I hummed in disbelief.

"Where is he anyway?" I asked.

"Oh you know; must be skulking around here somewhere, who knows with Edward? He'll find you, don't worry. Have fun till then, I have to play the gracious host now." She tittered as she flitted away from me and I sighed, moving deeper in to the house to find a rather surprising scene.

Jacob and his buddies were sitting near the staircase, looking decidedly out of place and glum.

"Guys, what are you doing here?" I asked, walking up to them.

Jacob stood up to grin down at me. "Your pixie freak invited us. Something about talking about something," he said, "I'm kind of hurt you didn't forward the invite yourself." He placed a hand on his chest in mock hurt.

I rolled my eyes.

"You know why I didn't do it. I didn't think you'd be in this." I waved a hand behind me.

"We aren't; we actually denied – politely." He said when he caught the look on my face. "Sam and Dad insisted though so here we are." He huffed, his nose permanently wrinkled, probably at the smell of vampires in the house.

"Hey, congratulations about graduation," Embry piped up and I smiled at him. "Thanks," I grinned.

"Yeah, I have a little something for you. It's a graduation gift." He dug into his pocket and pulled out a small sack of rough fabric. He opened the strings and up turned in on my open palm. Out fell a silver bangle with small multicolored stones attached to it and the main charm was an arching wolf, howling.

"Wow, you made this?" I asked.

"Yeah, just the charm though, Dad showed me how to whittle it." Jake sounded proud.

"It's beautiful, Jake, thanks." I wrapped my free arm around his torso in a quick hug when I felt someone come up to my elbow. I turned, expecting Edward but it was Alice. She had Jasper's arm wrapped tightly around her waist and he looked at the Wolves, squaring off of them.

"We should talk now." Alice said.

It was like déjà vu all over again. Only this time it was a whole lot more real.

Alice and Jasper had led or rather run, with me clinging to Alice to a small clearing in the forest. Alice removed me from her shoulders and immediately arms were around me. I looked up to see Edward, looking down at me with an unreadable raise to his eyebrow.

What's wrong?

I asked mentally and he just shook his head, nodding me to walk in. I held his hand tightly as I followed the arch to come up to a small gazebo and found all the vampires already assembled there. Even Stephen was there; he shot me a small nod with a playful grin and I rolled my eyes as he came to stand next to my free side.

"This is going to fun." He muttered to me and I swatted at him as the Cousins stood up, clearly hostile towards the wolves.

"They mean no harm. They are our allies." Carlisle said as Jacob's bulk puffed a bit, flanked by Embry and Quill.

"How do you know?" Eleazar asked.

"They are here to protect Tulika and Stephen, they have helped us before. Their intentions are not in question. All we ask is for you trust us." Edward said softly.

Kate laughed. "Well you got to give it to Tulika. First she tamed a vampire and now shape shifters," she threw me a wink and I flushed to my roots. "I didn't tame anyone." I said.

"On to important topics then," Carlisle waited for everyone to settle before stepping into the middle of the wooden floor.

"As we know, someone has created an army. An army of newborn vampires, powerful and vicious and blood thirsty… We have some form of clue as to who this person is and why they are doing this but we can't always be sure." He threw me a look and I ducked my head in acknowledgement.

Of course, this was a different world. Maybe someone had done things differently.

"All we know that the knowledge we have could or could not be tainted since Alice has still been unable to get a proper grasp on who is actually doing this." He said.

"Until now," Edward mumbled.

"They are going to come here." Alice said at the same time.

I shivered feeling Stephen reach down for my hand, our fingers entangling comfortingly.

"You want us to help you against them." Tanya said.

I looked along the line of blond sisters till the end of the line – Irina – who had an arm wrapped around Laurent's. I didn't look away when I saw his eyes were on me. I met his gaze coolly, holding it, blinking slowly but not looking away.

"Yes, we don't need to tell you what will happen if they are not contained." Jasper said.

"The Volturi will intervene." Eleazar said, but his eyes had shifted to me.

"You said there was nothing to worry about." I said.

"You mistake me, my dear. They will not be unfair, or hurt you. However, they will be curious. Trust me, the Volturi curiosity isn't something everyone can handle, no matter how strong they seem." He said.

"Well, we have to keep them away from them." Carmen murmured.

"I didn't want to assume your help before we had this chat." Carlisle said.

"Nonsense, you know you always have our support." Tanya waved her hand as she smiled warmly at me. I smiled back tentatively, feeling Edward snake a hand around my shoulders, turning his head to press his lips to my temple.

"When do they come?" Eleazar asked.

"The time is never set. They keep changing it…their numbers are dwindling." Alice said thoughtfully.

"Whichever the reason, we will still need to learn to beat them off. Jasper has training dealing with newborns. He will be teaching us." Edward said.

"What time?" Jacob asked finally.

I turned my head to look at him. His russet skin glowed, eyes wide and agleam with excitement. I sighed. He could be such a reckless kid sometimes.

"Three o'clock," Jasper murmured evenly.

"We'll be there." Jacob gave me a quick parting look before nodding to his friends. They all rose and the three formed a triangle as they walked away, disappearing into the woods.

I hope to get through this block as soon as possible. Thank you for being patient with me.