OOOK people here is the new chapter, so sorry it was so delayed but I thought i had sent the chapie to my beta when i hadn't lol and then i had to go to a village for Easter and then HP came back in my muse's mind and blah blah i can give you so many excuses lol

This shot is dedicated to my friend Little Elf aka Fervore aka Annie as she participates in this one as Ms Brown

HUGE thanks to my friend and Beta Marla1 for her preciouuuus help with my fic :)

Enjoy...

Chapter Nineteen

A True Cullen

I sighed, content as Emmett smiled down at me, his massive body curled around mine, our breathing was ragged but not out of exhaustion. I smiled up at Emmett and he grinned back at me as he kissed my breast lightly, his lips feeling like velvet against my skin. I had drove Emmelie to her school and when I returned home, Emmett was kind of needy so as a good wife I made sure my husband was satisfied.

Emmelie, as a normal ten year old had been scared of school at first but when Emmett with me and Carmen with Eleazar made sure our children would attend the same school, Emmelie was much more comfortable having Alex there, she and the Denalis' little son had become friends ever since they were infants and it was a nice thing to have another family just like us and Emmelie having another child like her by her side.

When we moved here after Forks we made sure our story would be slightly different this time, even as adopted children Emmett with me and Edward with Bella showed up to the people as married couples, we earned the weird stares and words of things being improper in the family but we didn't care as Nessie with Emmelie deserved a normal family, I was glad we had taken that decision back then as now my daughter was free to call me Mummy in front of people like when she was in her school. Of course we had said that Nessie and Emmelie were adoptive children of us as we looked way too young to have children of this age. Carlisle was doing –as always- a fantastic job in the hospital here in Denali so after the first five years, the people around had become tired of us and let us live in peace.

We knew that the next time we would be moving from Denali, things would be different so we had decided to represent Emmelie as mine and Jasper's little sister, when the time was right for her to be like us, we'd made sure everything was normal even with her being a full vampire.

The thought of her being a full vampire brought me memories of the day Carlisle told me Emmelie was having the vampiric DNA, sometimes I wondered if, for now, she was kind of an immortal child, so sweet and cute with so many virtues and beauty and a mysterious way of making people obey in anything she wanted. I once thought it was because she was my adorable little girl but later on, when I learnt about her DNA I couldn't but wonder if it wasn't just her beauty and cuteness that made her irresistible. When Emmett learned about Emmie's DNA he had the reaction I expected from my husband, he shrugged, hugged me and kissed my lips, promising that we'll be by our daughter's side no matter what. I felt Emmett's lips close to my ear and that pulled me out of my thoughts.

'I hate that frown on your face, after our sex you should always look happy and cheerful.' I heard him whisper playfully and I smiled and kissed the side of his face as he kept his lips close to my ear, making me shiver. 'Maybe after so many years of marriage you've gotten tired of your teddy bear.' He said even more playfully and bit lightly on my earlobe; I laughed and looked up at our newly destroyed headboard, and shook my head.

'This is so not gonna happen; I just can't get tired of you, Em. I'm addicted to the happiness you cause me.' I said and he grinned and this time he kissed my earlobe, my neck, my jaw and then my lips, I responded wanting to show him how much I love him. The sun came out of its hiding place behind the clouds and I marveled at my husband's beauty above me. His hair, slightly cut again had the curls I adored, his eyes were a light topaz, almost golden color as we had fed the night before and his smile with the dimples made me smile for all life was worthy, the same dimples and curls that our little girl had inherited along with my colors of eyes and hair. I smiled up at my husband and he smiled back, leaning in and kissing me again.

'You're so beautiful, Angel,' Emmett said softly when we broke the kiss to absorb the completeness we gave each other. I smiled and let my hand brush against his familiar face, how many times he told me I was his angel or I was beautiful over the years we were together? I didn't know, I lost count from the first year we met.

'I love you so much Emmett, my teddy bear,' I said and he grinned and kissed the tip of my nose. How many times I had confessed my love for him? How many times I had told him I need him by my side just like humans need oxygen and how many times he had grinned and kissed me, wordlessly promising he would never leave me?

'I love you too, Rose, more than anything.' He said with his voice husky as our lips were half an inch away, I smiled and closed that little gap and kissed my husband with need and passion, two feelings that had been flaring inside of me from the moment I saw his pained face the day I saved him.

My cell phone rang inside the pocket of my skirt, somewhere on the floor and both Emmett and I groaned. Alice and Jasper had decided to go to Isle Esme for a few days and I so hoped Alice wasn't on the phone, needing to ramble about every single thing to me. If she came to the point of calling me, I was sure Bella had already hung up on her first. Emmett groaned and moved from above me, I hated it when he did so; his weight was always comforting and nice. He took my skirt from the floor and gave it to me, I took the phone from the pocket and pushed the button as I placed the device close to my ear, not really recognizing the id, Emmett moved on top of me again and started kissing my neck.

'Hello?' I said as I tried to keep Emmett and his teasing lips away from my weak spots.

'Ms Hale? I'm Ms Brown, I'm calling from your daughter's school about an emergency that occurred with little Emmelie.' The now familiar voice of Emmelie's teacher answered and both Emmett and I stopped and looked at each other, we sat up on the bed at the same instant and I brought the phone between us so we could hear even clearer.

'Yes, Ms Brown, what's wrong with my daughter?' I asked impatiently and looked at Emmett, his worried eyes mirroring mine.

'Well, you should come around here, Emmelie got in a fight with some other children and it'd be better if you came to take her for the day. It wasn't really her fault so don't confront her.' The voice of the human said in the phone and I tried to get out of my state of shock, Emmelie wasn't the kind of girl that would get in a fight, she was always calm and harmless.

'Of course Ms Brown, I'll be there in a few minutes,' I answered and got off the bed as the woman thanked me and hang up the phone. Emmett was still on the bed when I came out of our wardrobe wearing a long sleeved, purple dress with a V neckline.

'I'll go and take her from school, maybe it'd be easier for her to talk to me alone,' I said and Emmett agreed, we knew Emmelie was starting her preteen years and we knew it'd be easier for her to talk to me than her dad, Emmett smiled at me and kissed my lips as he stood up and approached me.

'Go and take as much time as you need with her.' He told me and I nodded and kissed his lips a last time before I left the room.

I explained briefly what happened to Esme who crossed me in front of the big house and I left our property in my Ferrari, while I moved, I saw the familiar little town of Denali but my mind was far away to my daughter's behavior. I tried to imagine what could have set her off to get involved in a physical fight; she was normal this morning, cheerful and happy. She was excited to collect leaves with Alex for their essay on trees and she was also glad as Emmett had gotten her a lot of different kinds of leaves during our hunting trip the previous night while she was asleep back in our cottage.

When I turned around the corner I saw my daughter and her teacher waiting in the front gate of the school. Emmelie looked warily at the car as she knew I was in, I stopped the car before them but didn't get out of the car as the sun was playing hide and seek with the clouds, the windows of the car sealed me from the light so I was safe as long as I was in the car. I lowered the window of the passenger's side and Emmelie's teacher bowed her body and smiled at me as she brought Emmelie a little closer. My daughter didn't look up at me but my eyes were glued on her bruised cheek and swollen lip, her hair wasn't the beautiful mane I had brushed the morning as now it was messy and her blouse seemed a little tortured too.

'Thank you for coming Ms Hale, she asked for you when the fight was over and she was taken to the infirmary, she has nothing major, I think she's just scared of what happened.' Ms Brown said and I smiled and nodded my head as she smiled at me, her dark eyes pronounced by her long, dark hair that framed her face. I could see she was stunned by my beauty, like many humans were but I could also see the disdain for me not getting out of the car. Well she'd be much more than worried if I came out and sparkled so I just smiled and thanked her for calling me.

'Goodbye Ms Annie,' Emmelie murmured as the kind woman opened the door for her to get in and my daughter moved quietly to the seat next to me, putting on her seatbelt as she knew the rules for the car Emmett and I had set ever since she learned what the car was and did. After a last wave and goodbye I started the car again and left. I didn't speak for a long time but I turned the CD player of the car on, Edward's gift for Christmas was inside and classical music dedicated to Emmelie started playing. I knew my daughter needed her time to think so I decided to go home the long way, when we got out of town I opened the windows slightly again, letting the sun caress my skin.

My daughter all the while had her head lowered and I knew this time I had to start the conversation first. I slowed down the car and lowered the music as well as I looked at my daughter, my right hand moved close to her and I caressed her long, messy and slightly curly head as I kept the control of the car with my left hand.

'You want to tell mummy what happened? You know I'm not going to shout or punish you, sweetie, I just want to know why my little angel is covered in bruises and pain. Dad and grandma are so worried back home, like grandpa, aunt Bella and aunt Edward will be when they learn you were hurt, and what about poor Nessie and Jacob?' I started mentioning all the family members that were close right now. Emmelie looked up at me for the first time and she sniffed as she started talking slowly.

'I was waiting for Alex, collecting leaves and then two older girls came close and tried to take the leaves daddy brought for me and I tried to tell them the leaves were mine but one pushed me on the floor and the other pulled my hair and I cried and they laughed and I got mad, mummy and I stood up and hit one on the stomach, like I had seen uncle Jasper doing with daddy when they play and the other girl got mad and hit my face and then the girl I hit pushed me again and hit me. But then, Alex came and started shouting and pushed both girls away from me and they tried to hit him and I hit them again because I wanted to protect Alex and then Ms Brown came running to me and Alex.' Emmelie said in a breath and then burst in tears of relief and shame. I sighed and pulled over as we got inside our property, close to the big house. I stopped the car right out of the big front door and unhooked Emmelie's seatbelt; I took my little girl in my hands and kissed her head as she cried her relief out.

My cool hands probably soothed the irritated skin of her face as she leaned to my touch, we remained in the car for a long time, the music playing the "Emmie-Bee", Edward had titled the slow yet cheerful track. I held my daughter close and kissing her little head and Emmelie hiding her face in my chest.

'You acted like a true Cullen, Emmie,' I said after those minutes of letting her cry out her worry. 'You shouldn't be ashamed or worried as we all would do the same to avoid those kinds of people. I'm proud of you, sweetheart.' I spoke the truth as I knew how is to be beaten for no particular reason and I wanted my daughter to know that she did nothing wrong by trying to defend what Emmett had given her. She hadn't provoked anyone and she fought only when she was attacked by those girls whose names were going to be told to me first thing tomorrow. Emmelie looked up at me and I smiled as she had stopped crying. I hated seeing my little girl in tears, or in any kind of pain.

'You're proud of me mummy? Even if those girls hit me?' Emmelie asked and I melted on my seat at my child's innocence and worry.

'Of course I am, love, we all are actually, we have been in your shoes too, you know, and we acted like you did, fought only necessarily as a last choice, we didn't provoke yet we proved that we're not here to take every blow without fighting back. That's what you did and I know you very well to believe that you handled things properly; you're different from all of those girls and boys. Emmie, you're unique in so many ways that many people can't understand but I do, and I know you are the best girl in the world.' I told my child and she smiled at me truly, through her tears.

'Come on, I want to show you why you're exactly like the rest of the Cullens, a true one.' I got out of the car with my ten year old in my hug and entered the big house where I could listen all the family members apart from my father who was probably still at the hospital.

Esme gasped when she saw Emmelie with the bruises and the scratches, just like the rest did but I shook my head for them to act like nothing happened, they all greeted Emmelie cheerfully and Emmett approached last and hugged our baby girl, taking her from my arms and into his.

'What happened Emmie-bee? Who did this to you? Should I arrange them?' Emmett asked playfully and Emmelie laughed and shook her head, looking at me.

'No daddy-bear, I did and mummy told me I did the right thing because they hit me first and were trying to take the leaves you gave me.' Emmelie said and Emmett hugged her even closer and kissed her unharmed cheek, she smiled and hugged him back.

Whenever she was in the house with the rest of our family, she was always more calm than ever. When Edward, Bella, Esme, Nessie and Jacob were done with the hugging and encouraging, Emmelie came closer to me again and took my hand; I nodded to everyone and let Edward explain as I took Emmelie up to the second floor of the house where her grandfather's office was.

We entered the room and I hoisted my daughter in my hug again, her legs locking around my waist as I placed her on my side, supporting her with my hands as she wrapped her arms around me. Emmelie always looked mesmerized around Carlisle's office, she knew the family wasn't an average one and she had to keep secrets, like the family sparkling or never aging, being cold and hard skinned, or camping meant trips in the forest as we hadn't told her yet we hunted animals, it would be kind of a shock knowing that the family hunted down creatures like Winey the Pooh and Bambi the little elk for food but still there was a lot of weight on her little shoulders and I found great that my girl could cope with all the strange behavior of the family.

I sat on the sofa Esme had brought in the room and smiled at my daughter who snuggled closer to me and waited for me to speak. I pointed at the paintings that covered the wall opposite us, she looked at them and I started explaining.

'Emmelie, you know mummy and daddy and the rest of the family aren't like other families, the same stands for our extended family, the Denalis, right sweetheart?' I started and Emmelie nodded her little head and smiled at me.

'I know mummy, we keep secrets so we can be peaceful from people that don't understand, people like that Kaure,' Emmelie said seriously the truth that we had explained her when she was even younger, I nodded my head and gave her a small kiss.

'Exactly, and that happens as to keep us all safe because some people are afraid of us and when people are afraid they become aggressive and we could face problems.' I started and Emmelie nodded her head, she had been explained why she couldn't talk to her friends about what was going indoors and she understood that we all had to be careful with the truth of our lives. I pointed at the painting with Carlisle's hometown back in England and smiled at my girl as I started explaining –as easier as I could- to my girl the history of the coven, keeping out all the details that would shock or scare her. Emmelie listened to me as she heard the mild version of our family's tales. About Carlisle being our adoptive father indeed and about Esme losing a baby but gaining six children and two granddaughters.

'And then, Emmie, I was beaten like you were today, but I was close to dying,' I said to my child and Emmelie's eyes widened. I wasn't going to tell her what exactly happened to me, no, it was way too soon for my little innocent girl to learn what exactly Royce and his friends had made me endure.

'Mummy…' Emmelie said in a small voice but I smiled at her bravely and caressed her hair.

'Yeah, because some people were weird and found it funny to hurt me, and they did so and I was close to die but thank Gods, grandpa saved me and I survived and I lived two more years with your grandparents and uncle Edward till I saved daddy from an animal that had attacked him.' I said and Emmelie seemed even more shocked, she knew the family was old, way too old to be normal but she never knew details. Yet I wanted her to know the truth through the years if she was to be one of us in the physical way as well.

'And I brought daddy-with great effort- may I add, to grandpa and he saved daddy too and ever since, daddy and I never separated because I found my love like he did.'

'That's why daddy-bear calls you his Angel, mummy?' Emmelie asked as she had been out of her shock and I smiled and nodded as my girl was catching up really fast.

'Exactly, love that's why I'm his big angel and you're his little one, because you completed both daddy and me when you arrived in our lives, Emmie.' I said softly and my girl hugged me tightly.

'I'm so happy grandpa saved you and daddy, mummy; I don't want to be away from you, ever.' Emmelie said as she hugged me desperately, I smiled as I could feel my tearless crying approaching; I hugged my girl back, careful as always not to hurt her by the pressure on her little body.

'Tell me more, mummy.' Emmelie said from my hug and I nodded my head slowly as she looked back at the paintings and I pointed my finger on one old picture of me with Emmett in a hug, Jasper's hand on my shoulder and Alice's wrapped around his other arm with Edward by our sides, slightly aside from the couples.

'Then, aunt Alice and uncle Jazz came in the family and as we moved in new places we decided to change our story slightly as to keep our lives a secret, ever since, uncle Jazz and I were like twins and we made sure everyone believed we're siblings, in a way we are as we have shared so many things.' I said and Emmelie nodded.

'But we're lying, mummy,' Emmelie sighed and I did too, indeed we have been lying.

'Some lies, Emmie-Bee that don't hurt anyone but also keep us save are fine, we do this only out of need so it's fine, on the other hand, lying as to keep secret that you ate too many candies for your little stomach is another matter.' I said and she grinned sheepishly but nodded her head, knowing I had found the empty boxes of chocolate back in our cottage.

'And then, aunt Bella came in our lives and she and uncle Edward had Nessie and Jacob who was best friends with aunt Bella decided that he would dedicate his life to Nessie as he loves her from the moment he saw her and he became a part of the family as well.' I said the easy version of the torture the family endured during Bella's pregnancy and the times after and before it.

'Jacob smells like dog, but he's good.' Emmelie pointed out and I grinned and nodded, I was slightly shocked to have Emmelie smelling Jacob like the rest of us did but I hid my surprise as her DNA probably allowed her some vampiric stimulants.

'Yeah, he's good, if he wants to.' I said and Emmelie grinned and nodded her head.

'Mummy? Can I ask you something?' Emmelie asked after a few minutes of the two of us staring at the wall with the paintings and the pictures.

'Anything, love.' I said and Emmelie smiled and spoke.

'Grandpa and grandma got together, and then you and daddy-bear, and then aunt Alice and uncle Jasper, and then Uncle Edward with auntie Bella and even Nessie and Jake, will I have someone like you all do?' Emmelie asked and I smiled at her and kissed her little hand which was resting on my neck.

'Yes darling, you're so adorable and cute and kind, I'm sure you'll find someone unique for your heart.' I said honestly and Emmelie grinned and nodded.

'And this will happen after I will be like all of you and sparkling?' she asked and shrugged with a smile.

'Well I don't know that, you will be like the rest of us when you'll be old enough to handle the change but I don't know when you'll find your soul mate, Emmie, some of us are lucky like Nessie and had her soul mate from the day she was born, others, like daddy and me had to see death in the eye as to have the change in happiness but I'm sure you'll find someone eventually. We all did, even uncle Edward with his strange habits and funny behavior.' I said and Emmelie giggled and nodded.

'Uncle Ed isn't irritating, you just push his buttons,' Emmelie said and I looked at her surprised, 'That's what aunt Alice said,' Emmelie went on and I laughed and nodded my head.

'Maybe…' I said playfully and Emmelie giggled again.

'And I'll be married to a nice man like grandma, the aunties and you are mummy?' Emmelie asked hopefully and I smiled at her. I remembered slightly my mother promising me I would be married to a wealthy man with power and I would have a house full of servants and new furniture, all which now seemed so stupid and meaningless before the happiness I had found in my family, husband and daughter.

'You'll find a man who will be there for you, who will be watching you during the night and will hold your hand during the day, a man ready to give everything to you. And you'll be there to help him too; you'll find someone who will be your sun in the darkest times of yours and someone that you'll be ready to give your life for. When you'll find that one man of your heart, yes you'll be happily married to him and you'll be as happy as grandma, the aunties and I am now.' I said honestly the words that I wished I would have heard from my own mother when I was at Emmelie's age.

Emmelie smiled and nodded her head thinking over what I just told her, I wanted her to be able to recognize true love before she did things that could turn into mistakes, mistakes that could kill her like they almost did with me.

'So you see, Emmie, all your family has been through many things to find happiness but we all stood on our feet and fought back like you did today, that makes you a true Cullen. You didn't only defend yourself but also tried to help Alex, who tried to help you too. That's love, sweetie.' I said quietly and Emmelie's face lit up, her swollen lip not so swollen anymore.

'But you're a Hale, like uncle Jasper,' Emmelie pointed out and I smiled at her smartness once more, she was cunning.

'Indeed, but I feel like a Cullen, like uncle Jasper do, you see Emmie, I struggled to accept some things from the moment I was saved but after a long time I came to terms with my life and the Hale surname is the last thing that keeps me from being like every average person out there, like the ones that don't understand.' I said but Emmelie didn't seem to follow me all the way, I smiled and kissed her little head.

'But it's ok, one day, when you'll be older you'll understand much more than you do right now.' I said kindly and Emmelie nodded her head and hugged me closer.

'You know I love you mummy, right?' Emmelie said and I smiled and hugged my girl again.

'Of course I do, baby girl, just like I and daddy do, don't ever forget that, angel.' I said and Emmelie nodded her head against my shoulder, that moment I heard her little stomach growling and I chuckled as she looked at me grinning.

'I think a special plate of macaroni and cheese is in order for my brave fighter, isn't it?' I asked playfully and Emmelie nodded her head happily and clapped her hands.

We stood up and moved out of Carlisle's office, leaving the paintings and the pictures of the family's past as I held onto my family's future with the growling tummy and the long curly locks.

Sooo? what u think of it? I wanted to make a chapie dedicated to Rose and Emmie as i think they need time together like every mom and daughter do and i also wanted the Cullens to make sure Emmelie would be familiar with the whole vampiric element before she could be one of them, that's one more reason for Emmelie not being scared or worried of turning into a vampire :)

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