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Summary: She had resisted temptation after all these years and allowed her past to remain forgotten. After all, it was for the best. What did she have to look back on anyway? But soon, she discovers a shocking truth – her son Charles had lived all those years ago.

Arms of Love

By: LeviosaFlight

Chapter One: Boarding

She was in the middle of packing when she heard the downstairs door open and close; her family was home – and early, but she did not pause in her lighting speed motions. Even when she felt a comforting hand being place on her shoulder, she knew it was her Carlisle.

"Esme," he spoke softly, her name rolling from his tongue like fine silk, her hands stilled and the blouse tumbled from them to the ground. But before the purple fleece fabric even touched the carpeted floor she was in the arms of her mate.

Carlisle had found himself wishing many times in the past that he could grant the women in his family the ability to cry, but never was there a time more so than now. It broke his motionless heart to hear his wife sob so brokenly against his chest, yet her eyes and cheeks remained cold and dry.

It had been weeks ago when Alice had came to him about her visions – of Esme searching for the records of the son she had lost so long ago, and he had supported his wife when the time finally came. However then, just seemingly moments ago when he received a call from Alice who was in a near panic…he did not know what to think.

That was until he saw the papers still on their coffee table downstairs.

"I left him Carlisle," her words were muffled as her face was pressed against his chest, but he understood her perfectly, "I left him with that monster for six years…six years."

He ran his fingers through her hair holding her, if possible, closer to him, "You did not know, my love, you thought he was gone."

Silence settled throughout the home – though it was only for a moment, their 'children' remained downstairs and one could be heard attempting to silently turn on the television and fail horribly

"Emmett!" –– "But Rosie…I'm bored."

Laughing softly the two slowly unraveled their arms from one another but they did not let go, and after a moment Esme finally spoke again; "I have to know," she started, "I have to know what type of person he became and only they can tell me."

She looked up at her husband and gave a small smile, the action lightening his heart ten-fold. "I'm a grandmother – a great-grandmother I believe, I have to go Carlisle."

He hesitated, remembering the panic he heard over the phone in Alice's voice, the feeling of dread he felt when he saw his wife packing her bags but finally he nodded, "I understand."

oAoLo

When Esme and Carlisle descended the stairs they found all of their children at the base of it waiting of them. Each of them stood there with different degrees of anxiousness written on their faces, Jasper more so than the others as the empath was feeding off of their emotions.

Before anyone could say anything Alice stepped forward, only able to do so with ease due to her mate being so distracted.

"You leave us and you disappear," she begins bluntly, her own worried golden eyes boring into those of Esmes'.

"I have to go."

Alice makes a sound of distress after a moment's pause, possibly Seeing something that she did not find favorable and by the look that crossed Edward's stoic features that would deem to be true.

"You get off of the airplane," Alice continues, "you find a hotel in London and hunt at night in a favorable spot in the countryside. The next day you find them Esme," she pauses, "You find them and you enter the house and then – it goes black…your future goes black Esme!"

During her rant, Esme has calmly stepped towards her youngest daughter and once she was done, the woman enveloped the smaller one in her arms, "I don't want to cause you any distress, but you must understand…I have to do this." Her words were so faint but she knew her family had no issues understanding her.

"But Esme – I can't – you can't –"

"I know, but I'll be fine."

Slowly, the pixie-like vampire nodded her head before backing up out of the others hold.

One by one Esme embraced those who somewhat had filled the void within her heart, those she truly considered to be her children.

oAoLo

1984 –

Washington, DC to London, England

First class…it always seemed like a waste in Esmes opinion, since they could not enjoy all of its perks. But, she went ahead and went along with it for the sake of Alice.

At the thought of Alice, Esme could not help but to feel guilty once more, never had she seen the tiny 'fortune teller' fret as she did many hours ago, and it was all over her and being unable to read her future.

It goes black…your future goes black Esme

What could that mean?

She and Carlisle had discussed it on the way to the airport back in Anchorage – yes, not only was she leaving her children but her husband as well, something that, needless to say, did not settle well with the rest of her family - especially with her future being unseen by Alice.

The only time Alice was unable to read someone future was when…no, no she could not think about that now.

Nothing like that would happen.

Now without anyone in the seat next to her; the neighbors she had had for the last few hours had gotten off at the Capital, Esme removed the papers that she had carried on with her – the papers that had started all of this.

Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage

Date: March 13, 1975

Name and Age (Groom): Vernon Dursley, 26

Name and Age (Bride): Petunia Evans, 20

Certified Copy of An Entry of Birth

Date: June 23, 1980

Sex: Male

Name: Dudley Dursley

Mother: Petunia Dursley

Father: Vernon Dursley

Current Address: 4 Privet Drive Little Whinging; Surrey

Authors Notes:

Again, I started this ages ago – maybe two years back…went over it to correct some spelling but other than that made no changes. Any questions so far? It has been in my head for so long, I feel like I might be missing something –

Anyway, please feel free to vote for me at the Harry Potter Fan Trips contest that I have posted on my profile and on the previous chapter!