Destiny POV
I wear a crystal on a chain around my neck now, along with the locket Alec gave me (which has had a picture of Alec, Faith, and I added to it on the opposite side of the wedding picture). The crystal contains what is left of the elixir Dugan's little army gave us.
Jane and Dustin had been left unharmed by said army, and had been scouring the continent for us since we had been gone (Dugan had taken us to a remote city in France) and were so relieved when we called them and told them to come home. They were utterly shocked when they saw that we were human.
The Cullens had come to Volterra as soon as they heard all that had happened. They had never met Faith, and were quite appalled that I would be so foolish as to make an immortal child, but they still sympathized with me and condoned their sorrow. They were just as shocked as Dustin and Jane when they saw us in mortal form.
When we informed them all that there were remains of the elixir, they had all had long discussions with their mates about if they wanted to become human or not. I had heard bits and pieces from all of their conversations..
"This is what I have wanted since the day I lost my humanity. I am doing it, and I love you and hope you'll join me," Rose had said. Emmett loves his super-strength, but he loves his beautiful Rose more, and agreed to it.
"Do you want to, Jazz? I'm going to be so lost without my visions, and without my speed, but you wouldn't have to crave blood all the time and you would be released from all the emotions," Alice told Jasper. He was more than happy to be set free of his constant blood-thirsty nature.
"I can't. If I do, I will age so much faster than you. I'm not going to be an old lady dating a buff young stud." Nessie had said defiantly to Jake.
"If I stop shifting, I will age just the same as humans." He said.
"You would stop phasing just for me?" She asked in awe.
"I would do anything for you," He vowed, love gleaming in his eyes.
Carlisle and Esme didn't even have to talk. They just stared into each other's eyes for an immeasurable moment, communicating silently, before smiling and linking hands, and joining the others that had already decided to turn back human.
"Bella, love, please be reasonable. Our whole family is changing back. Why won't you?" Edward asked his wife.
"I have barely had any time with my vampire abilities. I don't want to just give them up!" She said sadly.
"We can have a normal, human life. We can finish school as humans, and then get jobs. We can grow old together. Don't you want that?" He asked, staring deep into her topaz eyes. She nodded slightly, and after a long kiss, they headed over by Carlisle and Esme.
Jane and Dustin had discussed rather privately, so I didn't hear much. They decided to turn back human, though Jane seemed a bit unwilling.
They had all turned back human. They looked so different human. So...normal.
"Thank you, Dugan. Thank you for finally giving me the family that I want." I whispered a quiet thanks to him, where ever he is.
10 YEARS LATER...
DESTINY POV
The decision to turn human that I made ten years ago was the best decision I've ever made. I am now living a perfect life. I am now twenty four and Alec is twenty five and we have three children, Jade who is one, Luke who is three, and Claudia who is five. I work as a beautician and have opened up a successful makeup store called Sephora, and I sponsor Claudia's cheer squad. Alec works as a lawyer. I am seventh months pregnant with a little girl we are going to name Kyndal.
Bella is now twenty nine (though she says she is twenty eight), and Edward is twenty seven. They have five children: Alexis who is two, Bridgett who is four, Charlie who is six, Trevor who is nine, and Grayson who is ten. Bella works as a high-school biology teacher. She also wrote a book about her adventures with the Cullens, and then gave it to a close friend named Stephenie who vowed to keep vampires a secret. She gives Bella much of the profits of this book, Twilight as it is called. Edward works as a private investigator specializing in homicide cases, and has released many albums which consist of his work on the piano.
Alice is now twenty eight, and Jasper is thirty. They have four kids: Paris who is three, Dallas who is five, and London who is eight. Alice is eight months pregnant with a little boy who they will name Rome. In case you didn't guess, Alice is naming them all after her favorite places to shop. Jasper doesn't have much say in this. Alice is a fashion designer and opened up a very successful clothing store named ForNever 18. The name developed from her release of the age 18 (yes, I did take the name from Forever 21) and Jasper is a surgeon.
Rosalie is now twenty nine (and dreading her upcoming birthday, when she will officially be out of her twenties) and Emmett is thirty. They have seven kids, much to Rose's delight. William is 10 months old, Chloe and Claire are two year old twins, Rachael is four, Dylan is six, Tyler is nine, and April is nine. Rose stays at home with all of our kids when we all go to work. There is about thirty one so far. I have no idea how she handles them all. Emmett is a personal trainer and part time firefighter.
Esme is thirty six, and Carlisle is thirty three. They have eight children. Abigail is two, Kathryn is three, Elizabeth is five, Cole is seven, Brooke is eight, Trevin is nine, and Lily is ten. Esme works as an interior decorator, and Carlisle is still working as a doctor.
Jane is now twenty five, and Dustin is twenty four. They have three children, three year old twin boys named Hayden and Hunter, and a four year old girl named Kamryn. Jane is a professional hair stylist and owns her own salon, and Dustin opened up a successful restraunt chain and coaches Hayden and Hunter's baseball team. He often talks about how much he misses the rush of vampire baseball instead of slow, human baseball.
Nessie is twenty six and Jacob is twenty seven. They have three kids also. Andrew is three, Michael is four, and Lauren is six. They have opened up a zoo together that contains a variety of animals, but focuses on saving the endangered wolf species of the world.
We all live in Florida, where we can be in the sun all day long. We stay away from vampires as much as possible. We have, however, heard that the Denali clan is running their world. Nobody ever really found out what happened to the King and Queen, or the odd Cullen coven.
"Mommy!" Claudia calls, bouncing in the kitchen of our extremely large beach house. We all live on the beach, and we are all neighbors. Our kids are the best of friends.
Claudia and Kamryn, Jane's little girl, are dripping wet and covered in sand from the beach. They are giggling like crazy as they grab towels to wipe themselves off.
Claudia has Alec's black hair but it is very curly, I'm not sure why, and my green eyes, and is teensy tiny. Kamryn looks a lot like her, since she is the daughter of Alec and I's twins.
"Can we have ice cream?" Kam asks. I smile. They are so cute.
"Sherbert or chocolate?" I ask, opening the freezer. They look at each other for a moment, deciding with their eyes just like Jane and I always do.
"Both!" They said in unision. With a laugh, I scoop a spoonful of sherbert and a spoonful of chocolate into each bowl, handing it to them.
"Wait, I want some!" Dallas hollers as he races up the deck stairs. He looks exactly like Jasper, shaggy blond hair and chocolaty brown eyes.
"Sherbert please!" He adds. I grab another bowl, and add some sherbert. As he hops into a bar stool next to the girls, I hear Jade begin to cry in her room.
"I'll be right back guys," I said, and ran off to get my little girl.
"Oh, shh shh." I whispered, lifting my crying daughter out of her white crib. I rocked her gently against my shoulder, running my hand through her blond hair. Rose walked in the nursery then, William in her arms.
"Did you know you have about fifteen children in your kitchen attacking your ice cream at this moment?" She asked casually, sitting in the rocking chair. I laughed and rolled my eyes.
"Of course. I had just three about two seconds ago," I said as I began to change Jade's diaper.
"Guess what I just saw?" She asked, a little excitement in her voice.
"Spill," I said, sliding Jade's pants back on.
"Lily and Grayson, kissing under the deck." She said with a sly smile. I laughed. Lily is Esme's ten year old daughter, and is absolutely flawless. She is tall for her age, with long golden hair like Carlisle's, and moss-green eyes like Esme. She has blemish-free bronze skin, and a perfect smile though she has never had braces. Grayson is Bella's ten year old son, and looks much like his father with messy bronze hair and vibrant green eyes, and pretty muscular for his age. He has tanned skin and an easy-going smile, but he had braces a few years ago.
"They've had a thing for a while," I said with a small, happy smile. I could already see all of our kids marrying each other, mixing all of our genes together. We all have such beautiful children, if they had kids they would be stunning.
Rose and I head back to the kitchen, which is probably a total mess by now. It always seemed to take forever to get anywhere, even now, ten years later. Of course I miss being a vampire sometimes, I miss the speed and the strength, and the super senses. I miss never having to be afraid because nothing can hurt you, and I even miss being royalty sometimes. But if thats the price I have to pay to have Jade, Luke, and Claudia, I am much more than willing to pay.
I miss Faith too. Sometimes I see her when I look at Jade's curly blond hair and dimply cheeks. But no matter how many children I have, none of them will ever fill that void in my heart that was permanently placed the night Faith died.
I think about Dugan often. Looking back, I see all the signs that told me how madly in love with me he was. And I never even got to properly thank him for saving my life. For dieing for me.
I sigh and shake my head. Those days are over. And honestly, I hope they never come back. I'm more than content to spend the rest of my life with my family and those I care about. This is truly my destiny.
And here is what happened...
Alice and Jasper and their daughter Paris (age 4) were killed in a car crash a year later. Dallas, London and Rome were taken into the care of Bella and Edward, Alice's best friend and closest brother.
Esme developed breast cancer five years later, after giving birth to Jessica and Josh . After battling it for 10 years, she passed away at age 51. Carlisle continued to take care of the children until he was 86, when he died of old age.
Jacob only ever phased once after Nessie turned human. They had 4 more children: Violet, Hannah, Kyle, and Logan. Nessie, ironically, drowned when cliff diving on vacation in Hawaii at age 39. Jacob blamed himself for not going with her that day, and after a year of severe depression, committed suicide at age 41. Destiny took custody of their kids for the next few years.
Jane and Dustin had 5 more kids, Damon, Samantha, Steven, Amanda, and Zack, and they both lived long enough to see their grandchildren. Dustin passed away at age 60 due to a heart-attack, and Jane followed shortly after due to a blood vessel popping in her brain.
Rosalie (62) and Emmett (63) died in a house fire after having 4 more kids: Jared, Melissa, Trinity, and Chris. Their kids were already in college, and were not harmed.
Bella, after giving birth to Matthew, Austin, Ryan, and Caroline, perished at age 65 due to brain injuries after she slipped and fell, banging her head against concrete. Though she had done things like this before, she was old and fragile then, and her weak body couldn't handle it. Edward followed shortly after, also at age 65, due to skin cancer.
Destiny, after having Eva, Tanner, Paige, and Jennifer, died at age 72. Alec died exactly a week later, due to what his children say was a broken heart.
Destiny's Last Moments..
"We did it, Alec. We've grown old together." Destiny whispered out, her weathered skin wrinkling as she smiled weakly while staring at the man she has been in love with for the better part of her life. Her once golden hair is now snow white and thinning.
"Don't leave me, Des. Come one, hang on a little longer." Alec begged, clutching her hand in his as he leaned on the metal railing of her sterile hospital bed.
"If we hadn't changed back human, what do you think we would be doing right now?" She asked him, raising her shaking thin arm to brush his silvery hair out of his eyes, then continuing down to rub the side of his face where some gray stubble had formed since he hadn't left her side for the past couple days.
"We would be young again. You probably would have made another immortal child. We would be throwing some kind of elegant banquet, and all the Cullens would be there." Alec smiled at her.
"Nessie and Jane would still be alive," Destiny croaked out, a tear sliding down her cheek. Alec wiped it away gently.
"We wouldn't have Claudia, Luke, Jade, Eva, Tanner, Paige, and Jennifer," He reminded her. She smiled.
"I love you, Alec Volturi. I've loved you since I first saw you that day in Volterra with your mysterious crimson eyes and stunning black hair. Just the sight of you drew me in. We will be seeing each other again soon, my dear. Don't forget me before then," Destiny said. Her hands slowly reached up and under her hair, unclasping the old, faded locket. She looked inside, marveling at her vampire beauty on the day of her first marriage to Alec, and then staring with longing at the beautiful little Faith.
"I love you, Destiny Volturi. I've loved you since I first saw you that day in Volterra with your gentle smile and compassionate eyes. Just the sight of you made me forget I was suppose to be Aro's evil companion. I could never forget you, love." Alec said, placing his dry lips against hers. When he pulled back, Destiny's eyes were closed. He placed his hand against her heart. Nothing.
A sob choked him as he stared at her face. Seventy-two years old and she is still the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
"I miss you already," He whispered, taking the locket from her hand. He then unclasped the crystal that she still wore to that day. He stuck both in his pocket.
"For all eternity," Alec murmured, kissing her passionately for the last time.
THE END.
Jade, Destiny's daughter, married William, Rose's son
Kamryn, Jane's daughter, married Michael, Nessie's son.
Grayson, Bella's son, married Lily, Esme's daughter.
Luke, Destiny's son, married Kathryn, Esme's daughter.
Alexis, Bella's daughter, married Hayden, Jane's son.
Trevor, Bella's son, married London, Alice's daughter.
Brooke, Esme's daughter, married Tyler, Rose's son.
Claudia, Destiny's daughter, married Dallas, Alice's son.
Trevin, Esme's son, married April, Rose's daughter.
Charlie, Bella's son, married Rachael, Rose's daughter.
Lauren, Nessie's daughter, married Cole, Esme's son.
Eva, Destiny's daughter, married Kyle, Jane's son.
Matthew, Bella's son, married Jessica, Esme's daughter.
Elizabeth, Esme's daughter, married Dylan,Rose's son.
Kyndal, Destiny's daughter, married Rome, Alice's son.
Claire, Rose's daughter, married Hunter, Jane's son.
Chloe, Rose's daughter, married Ryan, Bella's son.
Andrew, Nessie's son, married Abigail, Esme's daughter.
Violet, Nessie's daughter, married Damon, Jane's son.
Samantha, Jane's daughter, married Logan, Nessie's son.
Melissa, Rose's daughter, married Steven, Jane's son.
Austin, Bella's son, married Amanda, Jane's daughter.
Hanna, Nessie's daughter, married Tanner, Destiny's son.
Caroling, Bella's daughter, married Jared, Rose's son.
Josh, Esme's daughter, married Paige, Destiny's son.
Chris, Rose's son, married Jennifer, Destiny's daughter.
Trinity, Rose's daughter, married Zack, Jane's son.
Alec and Destiny
Together For All Eternity
That is the end of Destiny and Alec's story.:(
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