Epilogue

7 years later…

"Can you see him yet?" Jaq asked Embry. "All these students are too tall for me to see anything."

"Lucky you got me then eh shorty?" He laughed. "Wanna jump up on my shoulders?" He offered.

"Yes actually I think I will."

"Can't believe he's finished his first year of college already." Leah smiled as Jaq climbed up onto Embry's shoulders. "Seems only yesterday he was that little 12 year old in Emily's kitchen."

"You think that's weird." Nathan said. "I've known him since he was nine."

"Well I've known him since he was born so nehh." Jaq grinned. "I trump you all." She settled herself on Embry's shoulders and looked around the car park. "Whoa! You can see everything from up here!"

"Welcome to my world baby." Embry laughed.

"Urgh why was I born small? It's so inconvenient."

"I never went to college." Leah mused.

"Me neither." Jaq grinned happily.

"Nor me." Embry joined in.

"Now see I don't understand that." Nathan said. "You could've all gone to college with Connor and been in the same year as him but you didn't."

"College is for dorks." Jaq laughed. "High School's way more fun!"

"Are you calling my boyfriend a dork?" Leah joked.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not…"

"Boyfriend for how long, Leah?" Nathan winked. "I'm pretty sure he's ready to pop the question anytime soon."

Jaq and Embry exchanged a knowing glance. Fact was, only a few days ago Connor had written to Jaq asking for his mother's wedding ring. The ring was now sitting in Jaq's right pocket unknown to Leah.

"You don't know that." Leah blushed. "He might not even want to get married."

Embry snorted. "I'm sorry but what? Connor not want to get married?"

"Oh!" Jaq jumped. "My phone's ringing." She pulled the phone out of her pocket and put it to her ear. "Hello?"

"Jaq? It's Alice."

"Oh hey Alice! What's up?"

"Jaq, I just saw…you need to…"

"Sorry I can't hear you. The receptions really crap here. You'll have to speak up."

"Get…or…car…"

"I still can't hear you." The phone went dead. "Hello?" She looked at the phone but the signal had completely gone. "Well that was weird…"

"There he is!"

Jaq forgot completely about the phone call and squealed. She looked over to where Embry was pointing. There, stood a tall, muscular 19 year old boy in black skinnies, a tight tee, cardie and Vans. His dark brown hair was long and straightened to cover his eyes. Colin and Brady had certainly had their influence on him.

"Connor!" Jaq shrieked and waved.

He turned around hearing her and grinned. Seeing the sea of people between them he shouted for them to meet him out the back. He said goodbye to his friends and sprinted back though the doors.

Jaq gave him a thumbs-up and they began to weave their way through the crowd.

"He's going to make it there before us." Nathan muttered.

Finally the crowd began to thin out.

"Just a few more metres!" Jaq grinned. She looked over the sea of people from her perch on Embry's shoulders. She scanned the empty streets until she noticed a figure about to cross a road a few blocks away. "I can see him!"

She watched as he began to cross the road - without looking and part way through writing a text – she'd scold him for that later. He accidently dropped his phone in the middle of the road and bent to pick it up.

The rest seemed to happen in slow motion. She noticed a van speeding towards him and shouted for them to move faster.

"Quick! Quick! Run! There's a car! He's going to get hit!" They got the message and tried to move faster but the sea of people was too thick.

Just as they broke from the crowd the van hit him. Connor was catapulted up into the air at 80mph and hit the floor in a crumpled heap. He didn't move.

"No!"

"Connor!"

By the time they'd reached him the van was long gone. Stupid hit and run…

Jaq jumped down from Embry's shoulders and cradled Connor's head in her arms. Leah took his hand and lifted it up to her face. Nathan looked him over. After working for a while with Carlisle in the hospital he'd picked up quite a lot of medical knowledge.

"He won't make it." He said quietly.

"No!"

Leah started to cry.

"Jaq," Nathan said looking at her. "His heart's still beating. If we change him we can save him."

"No…" Jaq wailed. "We can't… we can't do that to him."

"Jaq we have to."

"Change him." Leah choked. "Nathan, change him."

Nathan looked up at Jaq. Slowly, she nodded.

"S-save him."

Her face crumpled up and Embry pulled her into his chest.

"Shh…" He whispered into her hair. "It'll be okay… It'll be okay…"

Go ahead, cry, that's what i did when i wrote it.... then smile, because he survives (as a vampire) and he gets to live forever with all the people he loves :)

Okay so that's the end :( Sniff it's been great....

So i just want to say thanks to..... (brace yourselves) ....... Shideh, Mercury-Serenity, stonecoldheart27, Crazy-Kid-Parker, IRunWithWolvesX, SilverGoldSun, 666Angi, pherrancullen, renesmee44, silvergoldsun, jane-vivian-volturi, adicted2twilight, hannapam, gabiwoods, J3LLY83AN, LollyDudetteHaha, TwiHardFanWendi, 'A-l-I-c-I-a-H-o-L-l-I-e', MyGhost31, Lexi Roxi Lauren Chipsterz xxx, lluvialpz, MrsLautnerCullen, xXAMBERXx, checkers1, Graciemayoreilly, Diva Roweled, Lalita, Harry-Potter-Fan-Girl, moviefreak12, jay-loo, Sasha88, shire, elleminnowpee, Mrs Ali, takethis2urgrave, MyGhost31, sullyy, Kats and Twilight, Terra-Cullen, Sammiebaby703, werewolfwithaheart, JoeBob1379, a-lil-angel, hybrid & salma-cullen.....

But most especially to Mercury-Serenity whose stuck it out the whole way through, Pherracullen who joined up a little later but has been so awesomely useful and SilverGoldSun who has also been there a while...

And then of course to Stonecoldheart27 and a-lil-angel, I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH 3

Now, next I'm going to be putting up a KimxJared one which will only be about 6 or 7 chapters.... then after that it'll either be a PaulxRachel or a LilyxJames (harry potter) tell me what you think and I'll see ya there :)

Thanks guys, love you all :)

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PepperX