8. This Is War

We've been chasing him for a week now. I know that when we find them, Abby will be a vampire. That's if we find them. There's no doubt he's turned Abby against me. Once again, I cursed Simon. Every time we think we're close to getting him, we find ourselves even further away. Maybe...?

"Well, not that." Alice stated.

"Bad?"

"Oh yeah." This is just getting ridiculous.

"We can't keep chasing him forever!"

"Maybe, we should just let him go?" Edward suggested.

I returned his remark with a sarcastic laugh. "I'll remember you said that Edward."

"Just think it about it Emmett, maybe it's for the best." Watch it Edward. He stepped away from me.

"Give him a break. His human best friend has been turned into a vampire. I think he's got a right to be annoyed, with all that's happened to him in the last couple of months. I'm sure you'd want revenge if you were in his shoes." Rose fumed, so I grabbed her hand.

"It's okay, love. I understand what he means. Maybe it's time I finally moved on." The concerned look on her face made me smile, so I kissed her nose which made her giggle and smile.

Alice giggled and Edward smiled, I knew by that smile that Alice had seen something with me and Rose.

"Maybe, you two should have some time on your own?" Alice smiled. Yeah, they were planning something.

"I don't know. What do you say Rose?" I kept my mind blank. She knew I was teasing them, by the look in her eye.

"You know, it might not be a good idea. There is a vampire out there after you." I gasped.

"You are so right there. I think we should stick together. Sorry Alice, but we're all sticking together." She stood there with a stubborn, angry look on her face. Her arms were crossed across her chest and she was tapping her foot.

"Look, I want what I see..." She tapped her head with a finger. "...to happen. You two deserve it. Each other." She had started the sentence angry but it ended calm. "We all want you to be happy." I looked into the eyes of my new family, and I knew she wasn't lying.

I knew by Alice's blank stare that she was seeing my decision, so I had to be quick. I rushed over to her and put her in head lock, just in time. As soon as I had hold of her, she started squirming.

"Emmett!" She shrieked. Everyone else laughed, Jasper looked a bit worried but he knew from my feelings that I wasn't going to hurt her.

"What's up squirt?" Then, I noogied her.

"Ow! Stop it! Stop it!" I let her go, and I couldn't stop laughing at her face. She flattened her hair back down. "Now, bugger off you two." She shooed us with her hands.

I just about managed to walk away, with all my laughter shaking through me. Once, I managed to calm down I looked at Rose. This set me off again. She was scowling at me, but trying to hide a smile at the same time. I picked her up and grabbed her around her waist, so her face was looking down at me, and spun her around. Her giggles sent a spark through my heart. A distant part of my brain remembered doing this Abby, I quickly squished that thought.

She looked down at me, her hands on my shoulders, and a giant smile across her face. I could see she was trying to say something, but couldn't find the right words to say. I had an inkling it would be about Abby, so to shut her up. I kissed her again. She instantly melted in my arms, and I felt a shot of triumph. She grinned against my lips.

"Oh, Emmett. I'm sorry I was so scared, when you first said you were my soulmate. I haven't ever been this happy." I gently put her back on her own feet and pulled her into my chest and stroked her silky locks. "Edward told you about how I feel about being a vampire?" I nodded. "Well, you make being a vampire worthwhile." A tingling sensation ran all the way up my body, starting at my toes and butterflies flew around my stomach. God, I have never felt happier.

A tingle rippled up my back, and I realised her hand was moving slowly up my back. She looked up and I got lost in her golden eyes, her arm moved over mine so he hand was resting on the back of my neck. She gently pulled my down to here, and as soon as our lips touched an electric shock ran through my body. An erratic thought ran through my mind. Touch her. WHAT? I screamed back in my head, not breaking the kiss. Touch her. My mind simply replied and showed me the memory when I first saw Rose and how I pictured her naked. I moaned gently against her mouth, without meaning to do it. Her kisses became more heated and I knew instantly she wanted this too. My hands traced the curve in her back down to the small of her back, I pushed her even more into me. I'm glad that vampires don't need air, because I would have stayed here more than happily. She tasted so good, and her scent was overwhelmingly delicious. She was attacking my senses, which was while it took me a while to realise what that other smell was.

I gasped and jerked away from Rose.

"What?" Her face looked embarrassed, then confused as she saw me sniffing the air. So she sniffed as well and I heard her growl and crouch. "Abby." At the same moment a crashing noise echoed through the forest and thirty seconds later, Abby stood in front of us.

Her sapphire eyes were now the newborn crimson red, her usual tanned face was chalk white and her usual happy face was replaced with a mask of disgust.

"Hello Emmett." She said my name with just a hint of venom. I was lost for words and just stood there staring at my best friend. "You seem to have gotten over me quickly." Giving Rose a deadly stare and Rose growled back. When I didn't say anything, Abby huffed. "What's the matter Emmett? You look like you've just seen death?" She said innocently and then laughed an evil laugh.

"Well, you look so different."

"I should do. I'm a vampire. No thanks to you!" She shrieked in my face. "If you have come after me when you knew Simon had captured me, then I might still be a human. But you were more concerned with her." Rose growled once more. "Well, I'm enjoying being a vampire now. The speed, strength and power." She chuckled. "Oh, the power. Even Simon's amazed at my powers, he says he can't wait to show me to his masters." She noticed our confused faces. "Well they're my masters now too. She might have heard of them, since she's a golden one. My masters are The Volturi." Rose hissed and crouched even lower. Abby chuckled again. "So, you have heard of them. From what Simon's told me, he thinks you're the Cullen Clan. So if that's right, then you must be Rosalie. Well, Simon was right, you are beauty defined. I can see why Emmett's fallen for you. He always liked the pretty ones." A snake like smile crept up her face. "It's a shame you have a conscience Emmett, we would have been an amazing pair for my masters."

"He's not some prize or pet!" Rose shrieked. A deep chuckled echoed from behind Abby.

"Oh, but he is, my sweet." Now, it was my turn to growl. "You see, my wife is psychic and she was captured by The Volturi. An excellent jewel in their crown, Aro said. You can't hide anything from the Volturi, but she tried. She almost got herself killed, luckily I stepped in. I knew of the visions she had been having, she had told me, of course. She sees disasters and how they can be stopped; she had seen one of the Volturi. They lost they're thrown. This, of course, got Aro worked up so The Volturi sent me to find this power she had seen and bring it back to the Volturi, so they would be able to keep their royal status. If I was successful, my wife would not be killed and we could join them as royalty. Aro felt my wife didn't belong in the guard, as her power was worth more than that.

So, I've been over here for two years now, and I've finally found the power." He swung his arm towards Abby. "And, it's all thanks to you. I thought you were the power, so when you ran off I had to find you. But I lost all tracks of you, but I managed to find you when you met up with that golden one. Emmett, you made it too easy. Going back to your parent's house, that was when I first saw Abby. I knew she was the one I had to use to capture you. I wasn't going to hurt her, but when you didn't come after me I knew I had to get drastic. Oh, my luck couldn't have been better that day, when you met. I captured her and waited for you to come streaking after me, but you never did. She saw you Emmett, when you kissed Rosalie and told her you loved her, instead of coming after Abby. She got so angry and then I realised she was the power. I told her all about her power and what she could do; she was more than willing to become a vampire. I've been training her the past few days; she's picked it all up very quickly. Aro will be very pleased with her."

"You parasite." Rose hissed. Abby growled.

"Shut your filthy mouth." They glared at each other.

"Make me." It was barely a whisper. A full second passed, and then Abby threw herself at Rose, who was ready for her. Rose rolled back and kicked Abby in the stomach, Abby flew backwards and slammed into a tree. Abby screamed in rage and ran back at Rose, she collided with her and they both disappeared into the trees behind them.

Come on, Alice must have seen all of this. Where are they? Edward! Come on man!

"I see your red is fading. So, you're sticking to their way of feeding?"

"It was you're way off feeding at first. Your eyes were golden once."

"Yeah, Aro told me stick to animals for a while. He said it makes us look friendlier. But, it was a struggle to keep to animals. As I'm sure you remember." The corner of his mouth pulled up.

"Of course I do. That's why I'm only feeding off animals. I don't want to be a monster."

"But, it keeps us strong. I'm surprised Abby's not back by now. Abby's twice as strong as Rosalie. We'll be evenly matched though, Emmett." His face cracked out in a smile.

Edward, help Rose first!

"I trusted you." Simon's smile faded.

"Sorry, Emmett. You were a mere pawn in a much bigger game." He crouched down. "Goodbye Emmett." And, he leapt at me.

I jumped sideways and Simon rolled to a crouch again. He chuckled but his expression was murderous. Once again, he leapt at me. But this time I didn't dodge it, and I swung my fist into his face. With a thundering crack, Simon flew into a tree. There was a human-sized dint in the tree. Simon growled and ran at me, I went for another swing, but he dodged it and grabbed my arm. I reached my left arm round and planted in on his face, I pulled my right and then there was a sickening rip and we fell apart. Simon's arm in my hand. I tossed it aside, and noticed he was in a crouch again so I copied him.

"Don't play games, Emmett. Your luck will run out soon."

"Don't count on it." We sprinted at each other at the same time, a metre away I jumped and I watched as Simon reach out to try and grab me. In the air I spun and landed facing Simon's back. Planting a foot in the middle of his shoulder blades I grabbed his remaining arms and pulled. Once again, a sickening rip echoed through the air.

Simon landed in a heap on the ground; I pushed him over with my foot.

"Just kill me Emmett. Finish me. Save me from the misery of not being able to save my wife." I stared down at the man, who single-handedly destroyed my life but almost made it better. If not for this man, I'd be dead. I wouldn't have met the Cullen's and Rose. But, I'm separated from my family, all those innocent people were murdered because of this thirst and Abby wouldn't be a vampire.

"You saved my life Simon, so my debt is paid." Simon hissed.

"You're pathetic! You've got nothing left! Abby's killed Rosalie and is hunting the Cullen's down!" I shook my head and turned to walk away. But what I didn't know that Simon had rocked himself so he could get his legs underneath him and jumped up, until a blonde blur flew past me and I hear another sickening rip. Whipping around and my eyes landed on Rose, with Simon's head in her arms.

"You never turn your back on the enemy." Her voice hurried. "Come on, I managed to give Abby the slip. But she's fast, she'll be here soon." She grabbed my hand and started pulling me away from Simon's beheaded body.

We started running, but only a few minutes later Rose got knocked to the ground. I spun around to see Abby glaring at me.

"You killed him! You killed –" Her words choked in her throat. "Now she's going to die!" She tore her eyes from me and they landed on Rose's fallen body besides me. Before I could blink, Abby was in the air. I didn't think but I ran and collided with her, throwing Abby back.

"Protecting her again, Emmett?" She hissed. "It's either her or me." My heart dropped into my stomach.

"You can't make me choose."

"You have too."

"I can't."

"CHOOSE!" She shrieked at me. I sprinted to her and held her arms by her side, glaring in to her face.

"I can't!" I growled. "You know that if I hadn't been attacked by that bear then I would have come running to you. But it did and Simon changed me. And, because he did I found Rose. She's my soulmate, Abby." Abby flinched at the word. "I can't love you like you want me to love you, when I love her. You're my best friend Abby; you always have been and always will. I'm sorry." Her head dropped, as he stared at the floor.

"Yeah, I'm sorry too Emmett." I gave her a gentle squeeze and let her go. She looked back up to me. Her voice was thick of sadness and regret. "I'm sorry I didn't make my move on you sooner. But, now I see why. You were made for her, not me. But, I can't survive in a world, where you don't love me Emmett." Her hands reached up. "And, for that I'm sorry. But I've made my choice." Before I realised what she was doing, she grabbed her head and gruesomely twisted. A snap noise filled the air, it buzzed in my head. Her frail body fell forward and with a dull thud collapsed in a heap.

A cry escaped my lips, my knees shook and I fell in front of her body.

"No..." My hand shook as I reached forward. "NO!" I roared. Then, something in my chest snapped and tearless sobs filled the air. Knelt before the body of my best friend, I vowed her memory would live on and everything she stood for would never die.

And hand rested on my shoulder, and then my favourite smell filled my nose.

"I'm sorry Emmett." I reached up and put my hand over hers. "Come on, the rest of them are waiting. Bring Abby." She kissed my cheek and walked away. I stared after her and saw purple coloured smoke and knew it was the end.

So, I picked up Abby's body and watched to my new family. Who knows what lies in the future for us, well; except Alice.