Chapter Ten

Happy Birthday To Me

Nessie

I awoke with Nahuel's arms around me he was smiling at me and I smiled in reply. "Good morning Nahuel." I say yawning .

"Morning Nessie, your so beautiful." He says and I felt my heart flutter slightly. He leans forward and we kiss a light kiss but my heart pounds like a drum and I can hear his doing the same. We laugh together and he smiles at me. "I don't remember getting in bed last night, just seeing Alex."

I blushed scarlet. "I tried to wake you for a little while but then I decided to carry you to the bed instead." I replied and he smiled at me, holding my hand.

"Thank you, you are the only person I know that would care enough to do so." I feel like I am flying until Alex alerts us to his presence. He hangs on the railing to the cradle.

"Ess'i." He says and I smile going over to him and picking him up.

"Hey little guy looks like someone needs a diaper change." I tell him and he laughs. I take him over to the bed and change his diaper showing Nahuel how to do it. He smiles nodding as Alex waits.

"Mo'i." He says and I nod as Nahuel gets it right.

"You Mr. are turning into a disney junkie, it happens to alot of little kids eventually." I tell him and he laughs.

"Mo'i." He repeats.

"Lets get you some food and then we will see." I reply and he nods.

"Irs'i." He says and I smile.

"Thirsty?" I ask and he nods. "Are you hungry?" He shakes his head and I smile. "Alright then I believe it is time for the blood Mobil to leave the station." I say and he laughs as I scoop him up. I walk with him into the main house, streamers are everywhere and there staring me in the face is a poster that proclaims loudly HAPPY SEVENTH BIRTHDAY NESSIE! I stare at the poster and realize that it had been just three days since Claire's birthday and today was mine.

"Happy birthday sweetie." My mom came over to me and gave me a hug. "We know how you wanted to go to high school and now that you stopped aging you can! We enrolled you with Nahuel, if you don't like it you can just test out." I smiled at her and hugged her back.

"Thanks Mom, I need some more half human experiences." I said and my mom laughed.

"Hi little monstrosity." Emmett said and practically vaulted over the couch. "You've grown and you look hot!" He tells me as Rosalie throws herself over the couch and smacks Uncle Em on the head.

"More tough love?" I ask and they laugh.

"Of course." Rosalie said. "Your almost as beautiful as me, almost but not quite." I laughed and playfully punched her on the arm. Daddy was next smiling as he stepped over the couch and threw his arms around me. He was shaking and I smiled at him.

"What's wrong Daddy?" I ask him and he smiles at me.

"My little girl has grown up." He replies and I grin. The next moment I am swallowed by family members.

"The big 07 eh, maybe they will let us wrestle now." Emmett calls from far enough away.

"No thanks I like the amount of life I have in my body, I don't need it getting beat out of me by uncles." I reply and he darts forward to give me a clap on the back.

"I hope your hungry." Daddy says smiling. "Because I made chocolate chip pancakes and someone has to eat them." I nodded and smiled at Alex, I actually liked chocolate chip pancakes, true they were best drenched in at least a pint of O positive. I smile and sit down with Nahuel next to me. I drench the pancake in blood and inhale the sweet scent. I give the blood to Nahuel who does the same.

"Would you like a little of this Alex?" I ask and he nods as I cut a portion into tiny pieces. I roll one piece around in the blood before giving it to Alex, I think he would only succeed in splattering himself and me if he tried to use his talent. His eyes lit up and he tried to make my fork levitate while it was still in my hand. "Wait a minute Alex." I tell him and he nods. I gave him another forkful until he shakes his head and I start to eat it. It was so good, I finished it and helped myself to another, I realized that my Dad made just enough for me and Nahuel. I drenched it in blood again and attacked it.

"Som'i!" Alex shouted suddenly. "Owie! No cow'in, no mama." He tells me and I curse under my breath.

"She wandered off into the woods." Daddy said. "A log fell and her she is trapped under it, she hears something in the distance and she's afraid to howl in case it comes closer." I put my hand on Alex's head and find out which way she went I run and grab my shoes thrusting them on, who cares if its Collin's imprint! I have to save her even if he hates me and Sam doesn't like me. I take my car well actually its Rosalie's but she let me have it as it was getting older. I revved the engine and drove to La Push, seeing the path she took.

I run to where she is injured and scoop her up in my arms she turns into me and begins to sob and that's when it attacks. Its not just a bear, no that would be too easy! Its at least eight feet tall with bright red eyes and it screams at us in defiance. Sammy can't run and I am afraid of setting her down so I do the only thing I can think of, I attack the bear telling Sammy to hold on tight to my back. The bear roars and swipes at us I duck just in time getting in low and tearing off one of its limbs. As I had feared this wasn't any ordenary bear as it changes to a leg in my hand. I throw it aside and go around the bear as it screams in defiance. It slashes at me and this time I am not quick enough, it gets my face and I feel warm blood trickling down, I taste it and it somehow makes me stronger. I let out a roar that most probably could be heard for miles and attack its arm. The arm I toss off into the trees like the leg before it before circling to my enemy again. Its now missing a left foot and a right arm but it looks viscous. I growl low in my chest and attack again, the other arm comes off and its left to hop trying to get me, it would be comical if it wasn't life or death. I take down the other leg and now all I have to worry about are the fangs and what fangs they are, they gleam in the cloudy light and I am afraid to get close enough to the creature. I place Sammy up in a tree telling her to hold on tight to it. She nods so brave although her leg is bent at an odd angle from the fallen log. I attack it again and wish I had some sort of fire or something. Surprisingly it doesn't scream as I bind its jaw with ripped pieces of cloth and then its not able to so thoroughly glad.

"Why kill yourself?" I demand touching its head. Nothing would ever kill it certainly not this young girl! I want territory! "Well you messed with the wrong people, she is from a wolfpack of ten and my parents are in a coven of seven." I say. "I believe that you have overstayed your welcome on this planet." I tackled the arm which seemed to be moving close to the body and threw it off into the trees again, I hoped the pack got here soon. "Sammy will you please howl? I'm surprised that they haven't heard the fight." I told her and she let out a howl half way between an infant's sobs and a bloodthirsty wolf. At once I was surrounded by Sam and his pack and I sighed relieved. "Could you clean up?" I ask smiling. "Well mortal peril wasn't exactly how I expected to spend my birthday." I tell them as I take Sammy down from a tree as the baddie vamp becomes charcoal. I heard gasps as they see her leg.

"How did this happen?" Sam asked trembling.

"I suggest that you watch her from now on, your an adventurous girl aren't you Sammy you know what you want and your not afraid to go and get it." I tell her and she nods firmly wincing from her leg. "It was crushed by a tree, that one over there, you should be glad of Alex's bond with her, it saved her life today."

"No you did." Collin replied staring at Sammy his eyes wide with fear. "Could you please take her to Carlisle to get it set properly?"

"Ah now we aren't leeches anymore are we now that you need something from me and my family?" I ask him. "Of course we help people, wonder why we are vegetarians why Carlisle was a doctor or was your little nosie to sensitive?" I ask him and he cowers as the pack stare at me. "I do however want Alex to see Sammy if he wants, I would prefer to do it in the open but if I have to I will resort to not being so open about it. You also need to keep a cival tongue in your head, I don't think that's too much to ask do you?" He shakes his head. "Good now I think it would be a good idea to give her a sleeping pill, I think she can handle it if its just one."

"I think so too." Sam says. "Its alright Sammy your my brave little wolf you know that right?" Sammy nods as we walk together to Sam's house and he takes down sleeping pills. He gives one to Sammy who swallows it trustingly.

"Do I have your permission to get Carlisle over here, it would be a lot easier if you would let him set the bone in a place where she doesn't have to be moved afterwards." Sam nods and I smile. "Tell Alex that Carlisle has permission to come over here." She smiled.

"Ale'i..." Her voice trails off and I smile holding her gently. I can see Collin staring at me.

"I don't want to risk jostling her leg or else I would offer to let you hold her." I tell him and he nods. I put a hand on Sammy's forehead and see a light connecting her to Alex or at least that's what I assume it is. I fallow it and sure enough I find myself in Alex's mind

"Essy." I smile. "Essy ere." I tell them and they stare at me. "Car'ile go! Som'i Papa say." Carlisle smiles at me and nods.

'Love you Alex, thank you for helping.' I tell him before taking my hand off of him. At once I feel exhausted and I sway on my feet. "He's coming." I tell the pack. "I need to sit down." I go over to one of the barstools and sit on it being careful not to move Sammy's leg but she still whimpers. I gently put her hand on my forehead and send her waves of comfort. I gently press my hand to her forehead at the same time. A blackness and fire I'm afraid I want Collin, I want Alex. I release the bond, the direct bonds don't take my energy, maybe if I touch Collin and Sammy's forehead at the same time they will be able to hear each other's thoughts. "Colin sit beside me I am going to try something I have never done before." I tell him and he nods sitting next to me. "Now I am going to hear your thoughts but if I am right you'll be able to hear Sammy and sooth her, she's hurt and wants you even though she's asleep. I think she imprinted on you just as much as you imprinted on her." He stares down at her and then nods.

"Do it." He replies. "I want to hear her thoughts." I nod and gently support Sammy with one arm while touching her forehead, I then do the same with Collin. He closes his eyes as if willing it to work and it does, I can tell its from the looks of sheer and utter joy on their faces but I can't hear anything. I smile at both of them as they seem to radiate love for each other. I don't know the conversation thats taking place, I have a feeling that I could know if I wanted to but I don't

"I can't hear your thoughts." I tell Collin and his eyes open for a second before closing again. He sighs in contentment a sigh echoed by Sammy as Carlisle arrives.

"Hi Carl." I tell him, he told me once that it was better if I called him Carl in case of slip ups around other people. No one else is allowed to call him Carl its my special name for him.

"Hi Nessie." He replies.

"I need my hands back." I tell Collin and he nods as I take my hand away a look crosses his eyes a sense of pain or something. "Thanks." I stand up slowly. "Where is her room?" Sam takes me there and I gently lay Sammy down in the crib.

"I'm not sure about using morphine, it might have some side affects. If you want me to she has to be fully alert first. It will really hurt otherwise I have to set a bone." Carlisle says and Collin looks at Sam pleadingly.

"Alright, use it." Sam says and Carlisle nods.

"Wake up Sammy." Collin tells Sammy and she opens her eyes half way yawning.

"Sweepy." She tells Collin and he nods.

"I know." He replies and she smiles at him. "It's going to hurt a little but can you be my brave wolf girl?" He asks and she nods.

"I think about half the normal adult dose should do it." He say. "It was really trial and error with Jake, but I took some of his blood and got the dosing right."

"You what?" Sam demanded and Carlisle shrugged.

"I understand that you want to remain secret and I respect that, you won't ever let me help you if you can help it." He tells Sam. "I made some stronger drugs and it was very fascinating, I never sent it away only did experiments in my personal lab." He explained and gently sticks the needle in into Sammy, she gasps shuddering lightly and grips Collin's hand before she relaxes. Carlisle takes the injured foot lightly reexamining it. "That would be the healing properties of your blood, that's why I think that the venum is poison to you, your body wants to heal it but it cannot be healed so it fights it until it dies or you do or both, I don't want to exparament to see if my hunch is right. Its very facenating." He tells them as there is a small crack and Sammy cries out giving a low moan of pain. Carlisle cracks the bone again and it now resembles a leg again. He then gently makes a cast around it. "As I seem to be your doctor of choice I made this, its durable enough that the bone won't move about while its healing but it also gives the bone space to heal, nowhere near as aqward as the pully system I made for Jacob."

Sammy's eyes drift shut and force open again. "Can she sleep now?" Collin asks and Carlisle nods.

"Its risky for infants to take morphine while asleep, but as she was awake when the dose was administered I think that it would be a good idea to let her sleep if she can." Carlisle replied and smiled. "I'll check up on her in a day or two, see how fast she's healing and if she can remove the cast. It would be easier if I came here, tell her to try to stay still. It will take longer to heal if she doesn't or if she shifts. You can use some of Nessie's old books if you like to keep her occupied."

"Thank you." Sam said and we both nodded. "I hope your face heals up soon."

"It will its just claw marks." I tell him and then I realize what I had said. "Sorry Emily."

"I'm glad that you won't be scarred for rescuing my daughter." Emily replies and I nod. We leave together and Carlisle stares at my face.

"What happened?" He asks and I shrug.

"Taking on a vampire is an interesting way to celebrate your seventh birthday." I reply and he stares at me. "Its alright he's currently ashes."

"You took on a vampire by yourself and all you have are some scratches, without formal training?" He demands and I smile.

"Scratches that really hurt, don't underestimate them." I tell him. "But other then that pretty much." He stares at me again, but now with a look of respect.

"I'm proud of you and everyone else will be too when they hear about it." Carlisle replied and I smiled at him.

"Thanks Carl." I reply and the rest of the drive back is spent in silence and with me dabbing at my face wiping the blood off. It came off but there were still rents in my skin, dratted vampire. We pulled up to the house and I got out of the car, Nahuel was there waiting for me anxiously when he saw my face he stared with such a look of fury that I thought that the vampire got it light by being killed by me.

"Did he hurt you?" Nahuel asked and I shook my head.

"I'm fine." I reply and he nods.

"Good I am glad, I don't know what I would do if I lost you." He said and hugged me tightly against him, I smile in reply and realize that it is getting on towards evening. Where did the day get off to? I smile at him as he takes my hand and we go into the house together.

"SUPRISE!" People shout and I stare at Jacob's pack, Embry is in the corner drinking from a bottle of spirts the rest of the guys were also there.

"Wow thank you for coming." I tell them and they smile at me.

"Anytime little sister." Quil says putting an arm around me and slapping me on the back. "So what's it feel like to be an adult, I don't notice any difference except that your much hotter." Jake growled trust him to be my older brother. I smile twice in one day people had thought me hot and that was with the scars still visible, but they had become faint lines.

"But I'll never be as hot as you guys." I reply and they laugh the old joke between us makes Jake relax. I smile and grab a drink from the cooler, Mike's Hard Lemonade. Nahuel takes a bottle as well and I sit down to drink it with him. The lemonade is really good and I feel pleasantly warm but not too warm. Someone put on classical music and I smile at Nahuel taking his hand we dance together. My family is also dancing elegant and I smile at my mother as she glides by, Mom was a bit of a klutz at first but now she was graceful in the dancing department.

"Present time!" Alice practically shouts. "Then the pizza will arrive." I smile as the pack cheer. "I hope fourteen larges is enough."

"You got fourteen larges?" Seth asks. "I love you!"

"Afraid she's already taken." Jasper says and kisses Alice bending her backward.

"Go Jasp!" I say and laugh.

"Hey Nessie, can I talk to you in private?" Jake asks and I nod.

"Sure Jake." I reply and smile at him. We walk outside together.

"So, Nessie there isn't easy way to say this but I..." He says he looks uncomfortable about it.

"I know Jake." I tell him smiling.

"You know?" He asks astounded. "How?" I hear the hurt behind his voice.

"I heard you and Leah talking about it and pieced it together, we can still be friends can't we? I'm alright with it now because of Nahuel, he asked me to marry him isn't that great?"

"Yeah great." Jake replies and he smiles but it looks like more of a grimace. Then a car pulls up advertising pizza deliveries, Alice smiles and the pack descend upon the truck, 'helping' the delivery boy with the pizza.

"Why don't you go and join them?" I ask and he nods, I walk over and take a piece from one of the boxes. I smile going inside and see Nahuel arguing on the phone, I drone him out over the loudspeakers. It seemed as though it was his business.

He finishes the phone call and sits beside me with the air of one who is exhausted. "That was Abigale." He says. "She isn't going to come back." I put an arm around his shoulders and he leans his head against me. I smile down at him and gently stroke his hair, it feels wonderful under my fingers. I stop when I hear a soft snore and smile down at him. Embry comes and sits beside me, I smile at him.

"Done with your glut?" I ask him and he nods shaking slightly. I put my other arm around him, two young men shattered by one woman's stupidity but then again women have been stupid since the dawn of time, as have men and yet the human or partially human races survive. The party ends at twelve, I enjoyed watching the dancing and feel warm inside and out. Embry has fallen asleep his cheek resting on my shoulder he snores with his mouth slightly open. I smile as Alice comes over and gently puts a blanket over all three of us.

"Are you alright?" She asks and I nod.

"I'm comfortable." I reply smiling before closing my eyes and letting the sound of my friend and the man I am in love with carry me into sleep.

AN: Jake winds up being hurt, but its necessary to the story, it will work in every ones favor in the end. I was thinking of doing a chapter from Jacob's point of view after the next chapter, which I have had planned out for basically like forever. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story I really like your comments. I am trying to decide whether or not to involve the Volturi in this story, tell me what you think about it.