"Daddy watch." Rainy called loudly as she and Claire, now nine, roller bladed past the rest of our pack. Today we were celebrating Claire's birthday. She wanted a picnic so here we were near the woods eating sandwiches, and snacking on chips. Collin, Seth, and Brady were wrestling which was there new thing to do. Though as Rainy would skate past them Seth would look up to see if she was skating with the right form. Quil, Embry, Paul, Jared and Sam were still stuffing their faces. Leah, Kim, and Emily watched Daisy and Elliot, Emily and Sam's two-year-old twins, and Marisa, Kim and Jared's year and a half year old.
"You be careful you two." I yelled as once again as the protective father trait took over. Sam and Jared did it too. At first I though I was paranoid. Though Rainy was more prone to accidents than most people.
"It's okay Daddy." Rainy shouted as she skated down the street backward. Her black hair floated out behind her, and Claire had to skate faster than usual to catch up.
"Happy Birthday Claire." Rainy laughed as her best friend beat her at the race.
One Year Later
Seth Clearwater
She was doing it again, and she knew she was able to get over it. She had that power over me. I had to watch her as she tried to jump over the pyramid stacked five cans high. Suddenly she fell. I was there before she could let lose a sob.
"It's okay Rainy. Don't cry Rainy, please." She was crying and I held her like someone would hold their baby sister. I knew then that sooner or later I would be thinking otherwise, and reluctantly I knew this little girl held my heart as she cried into my arm.
Four Years Later
Emily Uley
Elliot chased Daisy and Marisa around as Claire painted her nails, and Rainy read Pride and Prejudice by the English author Jane Austen. Rainy seemed to be smarter than most her age, and skipped a year in school, to be only a grade behind Claire.
Damien, Leah and Joshua's son, ran behind Daisy on short two year old legs. Paul's son, Marcus and Embry's daughter, Julia, was crawling around in the living room. Why every one left their children at my home during patrols still was a mystery to me, but then it was the natural way here.
"The cake is done." Helena, Paul's new wife, announced from the kitchen. All activity ceased and my kitchen table became cramped. I pulled chairs up to the table for Marisa, Daisy, and Elliott a while chairs with booster seats were pulled forward by Helena and Julia sat tall in her high chair.
"Me first." Elliott begged.
"Elliott, quiet down please. I'm at the best part." Rainy asked as she turned a page.
Claire tore the book from Rainy. "You read enough. Sit and eat like a normal person." Rainy laughed and took her book back. Her and Claire started pulling the book back between them
The front door flew open, and Sam came in carrying Seth and Jacob with Brady. Rainy was out of her chair and next to Sam in minute. It was simple to see the imprinting her now. Seth was her best friend, but, much to the fury of Jacob and Billy, Leah and I knew within a two or three years Claire and Rainy would be romantically thinking about Quil and Seth.
Sam set Seth down on the couch and Rainy was on the next cushion. Quil was placed on a chair that had become a favorite of his. Claire was kneeling next to arm "What happened Daddy."
Despite how old Rainy was getting still Jacob didn't stop phasing, but she suspected it was going to stay that way for all the wolfs until Jacob got over his outlandish suspicion of the Cullens coming back.
"A bear was getting at some hikers and our heroes decided to go at it. The thing was the bear was a cub and Momma got a little angry." Brady sounded kind of annoyed. He was so young yet if he had aged he would be twenty-three. Something we discovered was that when one had a child with one of the wolves, they did not age until the wolves did. It seemed as if the legends weren't as accurate as we thought.
"You must be more careful." Claire said to Quil. It was obvious from the way her arms were shaking that she was afraid next time it could be more serous. Though it was Rainy and Seth that were the real show.
"You promised." Jacob's daughter reminded sounding heartbroken. "You wouldn't do anything stupid unless you would catch it on video camera." Rainy had her arms crossed chest and Seth looked pleading. That girl had him wrapped around her finger, and she didn't even know how sensitive he was to her emotions. I think I is good that Sam and I hadn't known each other at that age, because if we had, I would have had him doing all my chores and such.
I swear it was like watching Bella and Jacob, but no one mentioned her anymore. Rainy knew nothing of her mother other than she was named after her mother's best friend.
"There is no way that is possible. We already have to carry our jeans around." Seth retorted. He looked almost desperate to that look of worry off of Rainy's face. I laughed to myself amused at how over sized Seth was so frustrated by a tiny sized Rainy.
"Then don't do anything stupid." Rainy said.
"We don't have the same definition of stupid." Seth snapped back. Then when Rainy started to pretend to cry like Sam said Jacob used to. "I'm sorry."
Yes exactly how Jacob and Bella were. I knew that Sam was thinking the same thing when we shared a smile.
Two Years Later
Charlie Swan
Rainy unlike Jacob sleeps very quietly. She was staying with me for a week until Sam and Jacob return from their trip to Canada. It is weird having her around because she is so much like Bella was.
Bella was a sore spot for me and I am happy Rainy doesn't want to know about her mother yet. After the wedding no one heard from her anymore not even her daughter. I was disappointed in her, having a daughter with one boy and then marrying and running away with another. Though she still as beautiful as Bella was, but has too much of Jacob in her to remind me a lot of Bella.
She had moments she would be calm like Bella was, and now that she was twelve, Rainy was every then as rowdy as Jake and his friends.
I got out of bed and snuck downstairs, knowing that Rainy would ask questions if she saw that picture of Bella and Alice I have hanging up in the living room. When I reached the bottom of the stairs no surprise came to me at all when I saw Rainy was there looking up at the picture.
"Grandpa, why does that girl look like me?"
I let out a sigh and went to Rainy side. I knew all about the world of the vampires and the werewolves. It bothered me that Bella would leave Rainy and Jacob for Edward. Looking at Rainy now I knew Bella would regret her decision. "That is your mother, and her friend Alice. The one you were named after."
One Year Later
Quil Attera
It seemed impossible that this was happening. Sure, Billy was old but not sick. It was Jacob and Rainy we were all worried about, who else was closer to Billy. Now here our pack, Sue Clearwater, My grandfather who no one would have guessed would ever out live Billy, and Charlie were gathered around a stone dedicated to an honored old man. Rainy was the one who found him.
We could all see it in Jacob's thoughts, and it got to Seth the worst because he couldn't help her all he wanted to. I know I would be the same way if it were Claire in that position.
We could hear it all in Jacob's mind. The things he had been thinking the first night he had phased after Billy's death. He had wanted to run away, far away like he had when Bella had decided to marry the leech. Rainy had told him that her heart was heavy because she would never see her grandpa again and Seth had howled.
The way that Rainy was holding onto Jacob one would have thought they were brother and sister, because Jake's physical appearance. The thing of it was Billy was dead. All of us had lost a precious person.