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Xavier's POV
"The Manifestation of Iverson's abilities are encouraging"
"I fail to see how they are welcome, he held the entire Volturi guard hostage, meaning nobody died."
"Then your backup plan must proceed as planned."
"Of course, preparations will start immediately."
"Assume an alias. Stealing Carlisle Cullen won't work anymore. They'll know it's you."
"Yes, of course, but I still fail to see how this newborn's abilities are a good thing."
"Simple… because he will append us." I had to give pause a moment. I didn't believe it but I would never tell him that. He was the only person in the world who worried me, and I wouldn't anger him.
"I don't see it. I don't see how you're planning on controlling Iverson." Havik said unworried. I heard a deep laugh from.
"Hah… you aren't afraid to speak your mind." He laughed and bellowed a laugh.
"I'm here because you pay for my services, one of which is my consultation. I assume you are thick skinned enough to receive criticism."
"Watch your tone." shifter remarked.
"He's right, controlling Mr. Iverson will not be easy but he is no different from any of you, or any other vampire for that matter."
"Really? And how is that?" shifter asked.
"Simple… Just have everything he wants… and give it to him."
Embry's POV
"Sam, at least let me come with you."
"No Embry, Brady was my responsibility. He was always mine you took care of yours."
"What do you mean? My only responsibility was to protect Leah." I said.
"And not die."
"You think that's enough?" I asked.
"Yes, when your child was on the battlefield with you. We both know you couldn't focus completely on the fighting with Ayden there."
"And because you were watching over Ayden and Leah I didn't need to worry about it." Sam reassured me.
"This wasn't your fault Sam, you didn't kill Brady."
"But it was my responsibility! He was mine. I told his mom and dad I'd protect him. I swore to them years ago their baby would come home safe."
"And he did. You made sure everyone came home safe with the newborns, and the Volturi."
"But not the Volturi War… I failed him."
"First of all, he was an adult it was his choice to come and fight beside you."
"You can say whatever you want Embry but it doesn't change anything."
"I'll come with you and break the news to his parents." He put his arm out to stop me.
"No… This is my responsibility." He said before leaving me on the front porch of my mom's house.
"Sam…" I said.
"Don't follow me Embry. This is my cross to bear." I watched with regret as Sam walked away. I didn't say anything. Proud fool I thought.
"You couldn't have changed his mind. He's a stubborn bastard that always has the weight of the world on his shoulders." She had snuck up on me.
"You heard all of that?"
"Yes… all of it, including the part about you watching my back." I shoved my hands deep in to my jean pockets and shrugged my shoulders.
"What about it?" I asked.
"Why? Patrick is telekinetic, and I can take care of myself."
"True… but you're one of us still, and if I didn't keep my eye on you it would have split Sam's attention even more, so I claimed you as one of mine for the fight."
"Ahh… Thanks?" Leah said sideways to me.
"Yeah… Plus you were too busy worrying about Leonard to take care of yourself." I said flat out.
"Oh Bull shit. And you weren't too worried about Ayden?"
"I was, that's why I know you were too. I had Jasper watching my and Mike's backs, Alice watching his, and the rest could take care of themselves."
"All because you don't believe I can't take care of myself?" I finally turned to face her and stared right in to her eye.
"No, because I don't want to think of a world without you in it." I watched her features soften for a moment. Leah said blushing profusely.
"Hey, how did you survive the bite?" She asked quickly trying to change the subject.
"After Patrick bit me I had multiple blood transfusions from Renesmee I guess they protected me."
"Oh… maybe the bite wasn't so bad then?" If you only knew, Leah. If I could only tell you what the hell your boyfriend did to me, he gave me a death sentence and you'll just sit here and say 'maybe the bite wasn't so bad?' I should tell you how horrible the pain is every time I phase, every time I come out, I should tell you about the constant pain, I should tell you I don't know when I'm going to die, I should tell you everything.
"Yeah, maybe it wasn't." I said biting my tongue to stop myself. Could I bring myself to tell her?
"I… should go check on Sam…"
"Yeah." I said and watched her leave. I tried not to check out her ass as she jogged away but failed. Damn she's hot… Damn I miss her.
Leah's POV
` That was out of right field… I never expected that, how was I supposed to be prepared for Embry to say something so… so… Embry. Stupid Embry with his Stupid romance and stupid honesty! Oh damn listen to me. I said clearing my head. I watched from the trees as Sam paced back and forth on Brady's porch. He was working up the courage to knock. I kind of felt bad for him. He's the guy who broke your heart, left you in pieces. I didn't move I just watched as he finally exhaled and knocked on the door. The door slowly opened.
"Sam? Why isn't Brady with you?"
"Umm… Well… it's…"
"No... No… where's my baby! Where's my baby Uley!" Brady's mom asked grabbing Sam's shirt. She might have given up a full foot to Sam but it didn't seem that why how Sam was being backed down.
"Maham… he died in the battle."
"No! No… he didn't. you're lying to me Uley!" she said bursting in to tears.
"You told me after he phased you'd take care of him! You told me you'd protect my baby! You lied to me." She said angrily. I felt a lump in my throat.
"I… I… I'm sorry Maham." Sam tried to apologize again.
"Don't Maham me! You swore you'd protect my Brady! My little boy Brady! You let him die! How could you?" I watched as Sam took all of it standing in silence.
"I'm sorry…" He might have broken my heart but deep down I knew it wasn't his fault and watching this was painful.
"You bastard! You swore you'd protect my baby." She said before slapping Sam across the face. Sam's face turned with the impact, but he said nothing.
"Say something you waste of an alpha!"
"You're right…" Sam said. She seemed like she didn't expect Sam to take it and was at a loss for words. You don't know Sam like I do. Fucking martyr. She slammed the door on him. I'd give Sam a piece of my mind.
"Sam." I called walking towards him. He turned and looked in to my eyes. I wavered for a moment seeing his expression. It was almost as if hope was being shattered. The look disappeared nearly as fast as it appeared.
"Why didn't you stand up for yourself?" I asked
"Because everything she said was right."
"No it wasn't. I swore I'd protect him."
"You did, you kept him out of the fighting as long as possible but he was an adult it was his decision."
"I am a horrible alpha."
"Just because Embry and Jacob haven't used an alpha command don't make them better, they only had to manage each other and Seth and I, and not for long, you managed ten of us for years."
"Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked before I could stop myself.
"What? I'm not. Bye!" she turned and walked away quickly. Damn I miss her. Get used to it you lost her and there's no going back now.
Felix's POV
"I can't wait until Mike gets here." Ivan said angrily.
"You don't mean you wish to hurt him do you?"
"He killed over half our guard! Of course I mean to kill him."
"There are three obvious problems with that statement."
"And they are?"
"First he kicked Demetri AND myself around, albeit because we weren't prepared, what kind of chance do you think you stand?"
"Well… umm…"
"And secondly he is a guest of the Volturi and his safety is assured as such."
"And thirdly?" Ivan asked with a sneer.
"And thirdly when your greatest competition gives you their strongest weapon you make it your own, you don't destroy it… and if we do not even the Cullen's will stand a chance against us.
Mike's POV
He's laughing, that jerk is laughing at me! I haven't been a vampire four months and he's laughing at my fighting ability! I will beat him, I'll beat the smug look off his face. I'd been fighting with Emmett for a while.
"Come on Mike you can do better than that!" he laughed. I gritted my teeth angrily clenched my fists then threw a kick as hard as I could letting all the anger out. He blocked it but rolled away in pain clutching his upper arm. His arm wasn't moving.
"You bastard! You broke my arm!" Emmett yelled. I smirked.
"Good, you deserve it!"
"Deserved it? Fine, I won't hold back this time."
"Good." I said clenching my fist, before Emmett took another step Jasper sprinted in and knocked him down with a straight punch to the jaw.
"Jasper? What the hell, this is between Mike and I." he said before getting up.
"Look at his hand idiot." I looked down at my right hand and it was glowing.
"Unless you want to explain why there's a smoldering hole where your ribcage should be I'd leave, now!" He got to his feet to defend himself.
"That bastard broke my arm."
"And you egged him on." Jasper replied.
"No more than I normally would."
"Yeah but you forget Mike kind of hates your guts." Emmett left in a hurry leaving me with Jasper.
"I don't hate his guts…" I said defensively.
"I know, but Emmett can be thickheaded some times, but he's always loyal."
"I just… I just hate how this all happened." I looked down at my hand and opened it. My hand opened and the glow disappeared from my hand and in to an energy ball. I breathed out slowly before closing my hand softly and the energy disappeared.
"I just feel so used… by them, by Rosalie… by Tanya, by all of them."
"By me?" Jasper asked.
"No… believe it or not you're one of the few I feel I can trust, you protected me during the battle… I didn't slip by me."
"So you can't fight Edward and Emmett because you want to kill them?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know… I sure as hell don't like them."
"How about you train with Alice and I?"
"I couldn't… I… well… I don't know I don't think I can try and hit a girl."
"It'll need to be something you get over."
"yes…" I nodded.
"So you can't fight Esme, Bella, Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Tanya, Alice… so that leaves myself in Carlisle, wow you're picky."
"Yeah and Carlisle has a day job so it means it's you and me…" I said moving in to a fighting stance. He smiled.
"I look forward to it." Jasper said before putting his arms up and bouncing from front to back leg.
Leah's POV
I need to talk Embry out of joining the Volturi. The stories I heard… He'll never come back. He knows those stories doesn't he? He can't go? That's his choice though isn't it? What about his son? Will he never see him again? The Embry I knew would never make this choice unless there was something he's not telling me. You've changed… what is it? I stopped at the woods next to Embry's house. What do I do? What do I say?
"Thanks for giving me a place to sleep Mrs. Call, Embry." Sam said as he stepped out on the porch.
"It's no problem. You can take Embry's bed when he's gone… I'm sorry you have to take that horrible couch until then." That couch is horrible, I know I've had some… wait why the hell is Sam sleeping on Embry's couch? Why is he moving in? What the hell happened with Emily?
"I promise I'll put together some money for rent, I just need to get back to working security at the night club." Embry's mother shook her head.
"I couldn't take money from you. You protected my baby for years." She said gratefully.
"Mom!" Embry said embarrassedly. I forced myself not to snicker. Embry, all of him, the most powerful shifter I'd ever seen, nearly equal with the most powerful vampire I've ever seen and his mom was embarrassing him still. Wait… if Sam is putting together money for rent then it wasn't a small fight…
"Ms. Call I'll find a way to pay, thank you for everything in these hard times."
"Just be there for your baby…" Of course she'd say that since she couldn't ever have Embry's father around even though Billy tried to be. What the hell happened between Sam and Emily? I felt my heart move but I forced myself to feel nothing. No damn it! I still want Embry but I absolutely refuse to want Sam, damn it! No, no, no! What the hell is going on?
I'm working on another story completely separate from this one called "Blame Your Fate" it's about Sam and Leah. It's an idea I've had for years and finally wrote the first two chapters, check it out. To my fierce 5 reviewers, you are epic, you know who you are. Thanks for helping motivate me to write. I'm writing faster than I thought I ever would. It seems everyone is trying to control Mike Iverson, a boy only 17 years old and a newborn vampire, will he be able to resist? Will Leah find out what's going on with Sam and Emily? Will she find out about Embry's secret? Find out next time on War (okay so you won't but it's all in the works) remember to review, give knucks, rolls of twenties, and high fives. Take care, Spike your hair.
