Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight Saga, that honor goes to Stephanie Meyer.
They were coming? Who? It couldn't be the army already, could it? I ran to Embry's side, to see his point of view. I saw Emily, Sue, and Billy. They were headed towards Forks. I laughed. They were bringing lunch for the wolves and me. Embry and I headed back. The wolves were frantic. The Cullens were sprinting everywhere. Bella was confused; Edward was trying to get her to move.
"False alarm! It's just Billy, Emily and Sue with our lunch," I called out. Everyone froze. Embry laughed and I joined in with him. Sam snorted and the wolves ran towards Forks. The Cullens and I followed them. We stopped at the house to meet the pack in their human form. Embry glowed when I stepped into his view. I ran to him and he embraced me. We hopped into my little Audi and drove to Bella's house for lunch.
In town, I concentrated on the road. Just because Embry and I can heal faster than any human alive doesn't mean that I could recklessly drive and cause an accident. I would kill myself if Embry was hurt. And I guess if anyone else was hurt too. Embry chattered about the thrill of training, how amazing I was, what Emily and Sue brought for lunch, and how eager he was for the battle. I knew what he was really feeling. He was scared for me.
It was weird, since I met the Cullens, my gifts have grown, expanded. I could hear more than one voice at a time, I could feel other's feelings, my visions were less painful, and I was better at controlling my shield. Not only that, but I could also communicate through the mind with simple eye contact, it's like I'm beaming my thoughts in someone else's brain, and I can control what I show people when I touch them. Plus I was growing to have new gifts, like I could sense what other vampires gifts were and explain them in depths, I could see my enemies Achilles heel, and I was able to change little things in my appearance. Those things would be eye color, hair length and color, and height. I told Carlisle about these changes, but he hasn't given me his hypothesis yet.
We stopped at Bella's house, and my stomach growled. I smiled at Sue at the front door. I saw a bright pink spot above her collarbone. Her weak point was there. I was gentle giving her a hug. I went inside and saw Charlie. He was with Emily, learning how to cook hamburgers. Emily's chest was pink and Charlie's back kink was pink. I liked that Emily and Sue cooked simple foods, yet they had such an exotic taste. It was like eating the Cullen's food in a simpler form.
Emily looked up and smiled at me. Her scar stretched with her smile. I had come to love Emily's scar. It told me how tough she was and that she could handle herself, even without a big alpha wolf to protect her.
Charlie followed Emily's example and smiled at Bella and me. Charlie was, okay I guess, but he was quiet. I liked it, but sometimes I felt that he was staring right into my mind.
Emily and Charlie continued their work, and I sat in the living room by Bella. I knew her pretty well, though we rarely talked. She smiled slightly and bit her lip. I watched her behavior. She was twitchy, nervous, and she fidgeted often. I thought about myself. I was usually still, except for a few shifting of weight when standing and adjusting when sitting. I thought about the Cullens around humans. They would fidget, shift, twitch, and adjust like any human. They could blend. I wonder what about them drew Bella in.
"Hey Bella, why were you so interested in the Cullens?" I liked being straightforward, not getting off topic. Bella sighed and went deep into thought. I could hear her thoughts, but I wanted to hear her talk to me. She rarely ever talked to me, all I found out about her was from Edward and her mind.
"I guess it was because they were so, different. Their eyes, skin, and the way they didn't eat, it just grabbed my attention. I guess I'm lucky, every girl was trying to get to Edward, but he chose me," Bella smiled slightly, she was thinking about two girls named Lauren and Jessica. Both seemed to dislike her due to the fact that she was dating Edward. Little did they know he was a vampire.
Charlie came from the kitchen and sat by Bella. Embry sat on the armrest by me. The sofa groaned from his weight. I giggled.
"So, er, what do you two have in common?" Charlie asked. I looked at Embry, who looked at me. He thought about all our super natural characteristics. He also thought about our human characteristics. We both liked blueberry muffins, we both loved the scent of vanilla, and surprisingly, we both wore hot topic (when he could afford it). I smiled.
"I guess we have a lot in common that we still haven't discovered," I knew this wasn't a really good answer to Charlie's question, but he took it.
"Okay, so what do you two like the most about each other?" He fired next. I knew that Billy and Charlie were like dads to Embry, but I also knew that Charlie didn't see Embry as often as Billy and now me. He was worried, wondering if I was good enough for him.
"I like how Embry is patient and caring," I gave a simple answer. A lot of people may never know the real Embry like I do, but I think Charlie should. Embry, in the meanwhile, was blushing.
"I like April's ability to help me with difficult problems," and he knew I would too. I could talk to him for hours and then solve his problem in a few minutes with a simple solution.
Charlie seemed a little phased, but not really. He looked deep in thought about what we said. Bella squirmed in her seat. I shifted slightly. Charlie sighed.
"Well, how well do you two know each other?" He asked. I giggled. We knew everything about each other. Edward knew a little more about me since I showed Embry my entire life. I update every week.
Edward joined us on the couch. Charlie sighed and moved.
"I guess I won't get a straight answer then. Sue! Do you need some…" He left to help Sue with setting things on the table. Embry curled up close beside me. Then I made sure there was no space.
Unexpectedly, my head started aching, a vision was coming. I prepared, but there was no pain accompanying the pictures and voices. It was Bella, and she had a ring. Edward was with her. He put the ring on her right ring finger. Then I heard, "Isabella Marie Swan, will you do me the honor and become my wife?" my pictures faded to reality. Bella, Embry and Edward were staring at me. I looked at Embry, knowing he would tell me what I did.
You awed. It was funny, but don't worry, the humans think that I whispered something in your ear, but you had a vision didn't you? I nodded my head. Of course Carlisle and Embry knew that I wasn't having pain with my visions. I decided to hide what I had seen. Embry should be surprised with everyone else. Edward, of course, would know.
"So, what's for lunch," I asked before Embry questioned me about my vision. Emily smiled.
"Grilled Cheese with tomato soup. It's Embry's favorite," she winked. I already knew that, but she wanted Charlie to see that I knew it. I nodded my head and replied, "And he loves ice- cream for dessert, snack, and all the time," Embry laughed and embraced me.
"You know me all too well, hon," Embry chortled. I simply smiled.
"Well, looks like lunch is ready, who wants to eat?" The entire pack, and myself, squished into the kitchen. Charlie, Sue, and Emily served up the soup and sandwiches. Embry and I ate about 12 sandwiches together and 4 bowls of soup. Good thing they used 5 loaves of bread (courtesy of the Cullens) and about 7 big cans of tomato soup. The pack, Charlie, Sue, Emily, Bella and I finished eating and Embry and I started to patrol. We ran both the reserve and the Cullen's before we finally stopped. Embry changed back and he was huffing slightly.
"You're. Running. Faster. You. Know. That?" He puffed. I felt perfectly fine, but if Embry was noticing me running faster than him, that was definitely something to report to Carlisle.
We sat in the living room, waiting for the Cullens to get back so we could tell Carlisle Embry's observation. I really started looking at the room instead of Embry for once. When I first got here, I saw some small details, now I could see extremely small details. It was like I was becoming more vampire than human.
Carlisle and Esme were the first to walk through the door. My heart fluttered as I rushed over to tell Carlisle our observations and what I thought.
"Carlisle! We need to talk," I blurted out without a moments pause.
"Okay, let's talk in the living room," He led me to the couch, and There, I finally realized what was going on.
"Carlisle, is it possible that I am experiencing these changes because I know that we have a huge fight coming up?" I asked, my voice wavering.
"Possibly, or it your body may be maturing now, or preparing for adulthood, though you're not aging," Carlisle said.
"In a vampire type way?" I questioned.
"Well, that depends on how much vampire DNA you contain in your body. You said that your father was human, but your mother was half human, it is quite possible that your mother passed along her vampire DNA or half her vampire DNA. It is quite obvious that she didn't pass along only her human DNA. And if she only passed along half her vampire DNA, she must have passed on genes that react well with your fathers DNA and created something that could adapt to a vampires way of life, and utterly destroy it. You may just be a natural combat to us. And as you mature, your DNA is making it so that you become stronger so that you can pass on your genes," Carlisle rambled off.
"Okay, now in human language please," I replied. Carlisle chuckled.
"Because of your mother, you are maturing to survive to pass along your DNA," He declared. I understood him now.
"So, you think that I am just starting to grow up finally?" I said. Carlisle nodded. I sighed. This isn't what I wanted to hear.