Emmett's POV
In the morning, after last night's events, the entire house has finally calmed down. I wasn't expecting to see them anytime soon, not this soon. Sure, it was a little expected for Alice to try to find me, because I tried my best for her not to find me, but Rosalie... I was not expecting for her to set off the alarms or break anywhere near the house.
I couldn't really look at her, so I ran upstairs before she could take a good look at me. Isabella had asked me what my problem was and I told her it was Rosalie. She promised me they wouldn't kill her or hurt her, she just wanted to know why she was in the house. Turns out Rosalie had followed my scent by running in the forest. She was hunting and she kept running, wanting to get away from the house for a while. She ran straight into Shelton, was planning to keep going, until she smelt my scent.
I listened to her story, while she was wondering where I was. Isabella asked her why she wanted to see me. Rosalie simply replied she had screwed up and wanted to talk to me. I wanted Isabella to tell her that I had gone off somewhere else, that this is a place I had stayed for a while. Though, I wanted to know what Rosalie had to say to me. So I maned up by asking Isabella to send her upstairs in the morning. Rosalie was given a room and she stayed the night.
Not it was morning and I was sitting here, trying to fight my internal conscious. Finally, Dominic had sent Rosalie upstairs so we could talk.
I was sitting on the bed and had just asked Scarlett to either stay in the room or go if she'd like. She thought it was personal and didn't want to intrude, so she went out the room... Right when Rosalie was about to open the door.
Rosalie stepped in and looked at the girl who just had left. I could see in her eyes that she left betrayed, but something was off. There wasn't that small gloss in her eye, or the sadness that was there. There was something else, but I wasn't going to ask her. She had hurt me, she didn't deserve anything from me. I know it seems harsh or rude, but she had made me felt this way for a long time... ever since we were together.
Rosalie looked at me, shocked to even see me in the house.
"They had told me you only stopped by." she whispered.
"No, I told them to tell you that." I said. "Think about it Rose. Why would we want to see each other? We just had a divorce."
She made her way over to the bed, barely sitting on the edge. "I just... wanted to tell you, you were right. About me. I didn't care about you, I didn't pay any attention to you other than myself. It was wrong for me to act like I was."
"So, me leaving you finally made you realize that Rose, now?" I asked.
"Yes and Edward." She said. "He... He got on me. Told me everything you said, but more... detailed and more... mean. And he's right. I am a worthless bitch who only cares for herself."
"He called you that?" I asked.
"Ha, no. Everyone would've beat the hell out of him." She said. "It's what I've called myself."
"You're not a worthless bitch. You're worth millions, let's get that straight. Yes, sometimes you can be a bitch, but I'd never call you that. Rose, you need to change. Not just for others, for yourself."
"I know. Emmett, I came to apologize. I'm sorry for everything I've done to you. I'm sorry I never appreciated the things you've done for me. I'm not asking for you to come back to me. I'm asking that you forgive me. Forgive me for the hurtful things I've said, for the times we've argued over something completely stupid. I do realize now that I should be grateful. I should be grateful that I'm 'alive'. Many girls and women don't get to see the next minute, but I did. And I've shot everyone down because I wasn't human." she said. "I'm sorry, Emmett. I love you, really I do. I mean this, to the bottom of my undead heart, I am sorry. I hope that one day, we could make this relationship into brother and sister."
"I'd like that also." I said. "But it's going to take some time for me to forgive you Rose. I'm going to text Esmé everyday, since that was the deal we had. I'm expecting for you to be there. Don't leave, not like I did. I'll be back, but I'm not staying."
"I understand." She said. "And yes, I'll be there."
Rosalie and I hugged each other for what would be a long time. As much as it hurt, I could finally say that I have left go of Rosalie. We pulled apart and she planted a kiss on my cheek. I led her downstairs and watched her leave into the forest.
Rosalie's POV
I ran back to the house, remembering the conversation I had with Emmett. He had told me he would forgive me, though I didn't know when. I was telling the truth when I said I had changed, realization hitting me like a concert floor.
I remembered what Edward said to me, feeling worthless and responsible for Emmett leaving. He had narrowed it down to the point where he said he lost his favorite brother because of me. And it was true, I had pulled out Emmett from the family because I didn't love him like I should have. It was hard for me to hear that Jasper agreed with Edward, they both felt like they lost their brother. And then Alice, she felt like it too. Carlisle and Esmé wanted to say they agree, but they knew I would feel like complete crap and try to drag him back home. Which I wanted to do at first when I smelt his scent, I had ran kept running, thinking to help the family instead of myself.
Now after our talk, he didn't want me to tell anybody where he was, he wanted to be alone for a while. I thought he was happier that way, and he seemed like it. I didn't want to spoil his happiness all over again, he would definitely hate me for life.
When I finally got home, Esmé started questioning where I had been. I just told her I went out, to get things off my chest. Then I went upstairs, but Edward had followed me up.
"What are you doing?" I asked. I grabbed a shirt and some jeans to change out my old clothes.
"You're hiding something." He whispered.
"It's fine Edward, don't get your panties in a twist. I just... had an epiphany."
He chuckled and looked at me like I was lying. "You talked to Emmett. You followed his scent, you did something, you were able to talk to him, that's all I know. You're horrible at hiding your thoughts."
"Yes, okay. I talked to him. He wants to be left alone, he's fine." I said.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yes." I said. "He just wants to be alone for a while. He said he would be coming back."
Edward nodded and looked around the room. I had started to pack my things in boxes, wanting to get a new room. So, with that, we were getting a new house somewhere in Oregon. Thankfully, it wasn't far.
I looked at a picture of Emmett and I. We both were smiling, holding each other. I knew this picture would soon be staying down in a box for a while, until both of us was comfortable with each other again.
Edward was still standing there, watching me.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Thinking." He said.
I just stared at him, then turned back to pack. About ten minutes later, of him just standing there as I was packing, I finally had enough and turned back around.
When I did, he kissed me.
Emmett's POV
Isabella was standing behind me, watching Rosalie leave as well.
"I've heard everything." Isabella said. "Sorry, but I like to be in other people's business."
I chuckled a little. "No you don't. You're only in my business to protect the family."
She giggled. "He may be cute, but he's smart." She teased. Then her smile fell. "I know she saw Scarlett."
"She didn't say anything." I said.
"What if she did?"
"She wouldn't. She finally realized that she was wrong for her doing." I said. "Come on, let's go inside."
She walked in the house and Scarlett was starting at some girl. I assumed it was Makenzie because she had a disgusted look on her face.
"Scar." I said.
She looked at me, wondering if I was talking to her. I nodded at her and told her she could pick out my outfit for today. It was something to distract her while I talk to Isabella. I told her about what Scarlett said about Makenzie being selfish. Isabella took that into consideration and went to talk to Makenzie.
When I finally dressed, I walked around the house, trying to slow things down for a while. Then Isabella came out of the house, drying her hair with a towel.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Just thinking." I said. "Are you flirting with me?"
"No."
"It's alright if you are." I said, smirking.
"Oo, look at you, flirty boy." She said, smacking my arm.
I grabbed her waist with more than a smirk on my face. "I said, it's okay if you are."
She chuckled a little, then brought my face closer to hers. "Not in a chance."
I frowned when she pushed me away, teasing me. She was hard to get, that's a fact. Chandler and Hollow were walking towards me, laughing.
"Dude, don't even try. Isabella doesn't date." Chandler said.
"We've tried." Hollow said. "She doesn't date. She doesn't do anything that involves men other than being close friends. She's not that type of person."
"Well, I'm the type of person who loves a challenge. The girl is flirting with me, teasing me. I'm not letting that one go." I said.
The guys laughed and we walked in the house. Most of the girls were doing each others hair and I immediately thought we were going somewhere. To the beach. The girls getting dressed, putting on various colors of bathing suits. Some bathing suits weren't even bathing suits, they were strings. But you know, I had no problem with it. But luckily, the had a bathing suit cover up on them. Scarlett put me in some dark trunks and a black muscle tank. Then Isabella handed me some keys.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"Out. We're not always cooped up in the house." She said. "You're driving."
"Who else is driving?" I asked.
"It's you, Dominic, Quentin, William, and Axel. Chandler, Hollow, and Stephen aren't driving." She said. "You'll be also driving me. You're the lead car."
The guys and I waited until the girls were getting dressed. It took another hour, but they were dressed. There were five black suburbans. There were five others in each car, expect for Dominic, he only had four girls. Isabella was my passenger, the other four was Trinity, Baylee, Mia, and Amber.
Amber was sitting behind me, reaching in front of her to wrap her arms around me.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Relaxing you, you're so tense." She said.
I chuckled and leaned my head down to kiss her hands. "So, Queen Isabella, where am I going?"
"Pacific Beach." She teased. "Do you know where that is?"
"Yes, I know where it is." I mumbled.
The girls laughed at me, then they wanted to listen to music. Almost the entire way there, they were singing and laughing, dancing in their seats, flirting with me. It was four Alice's in the car. But I didn't mind. These girls had been through hell, I was glad they were happy for once.
I looked behind me to make sure the other four cars were following me, and they were. It only took an hour with our driving to head out to Pacific Beach. They had a vacation house next to the beach, in case the sun wanted to shine while they were there. Luckily with Washington, it's not that sunny. Not all the time.
We finally reached the beach and the girls piled out of the car. They were staying by the car until Isabella told them they could leave. She wanted us to make sure nothing was off, that she felt comfortable. The guys told me she was always like this. She loved the girls, like they were her daughters.
Isabella was relaxed though, thank everything. If she was uncomfortable, we would pack up the car and leave, immediately. Though, it wasn't the case.
We walked off to the beach, all in this huge pack. The girls were being stared at as I was walking behind them all, but they weren't noticing other people. They were talking to one another, laughing, everything. They didn't mind guys whistling and making comments. One guy, who I almost threw to the floor. He had stopped Abby by pulling at her arm, but I stepped up to him and threatened to kill him if he ever grabbed another girl like that again. Let's just say, the girls were fighting over who gets to see in the room tonight with me.
We claimed a spot and set down the towels, the many beach umbrellas, all in one big space. The girls started taking off their covers and running into the water. I took off my shirt and sat on the towel. I watched the girls go into the water, pushing each other, laughing. Isabella was watching with a smile on her face, then she sat next to me.
"How's it going Emmett?" She asked.
"Pretty good." I said. "You?"
"Happy. Relaxed. They deserve it." She said.
"Yeah, they do." Hollow said. He sat next to Isabella and laid down on the towel. The girls were calling me to come out there and join them in the water. When I said no, jokingly, they all came out of the water and dragged me to it.
Now I was chasing them in the water, "capturing" them, and placing them on the sand. The less girls there were, the harder it was to catch them. Then they all started to gang up on me and then, out of nowhere, it was girls versus boys.
"Hold on, there's eight of us and twenty-one of you. I think that is an unfair count." Stephen said.
"I agree." I said.
"Oh well, girls rule sweetheart." Isabella said.
For the next twenty minutes, we were tackling each other, pushing, fighting- well, play fighting. I'll admit, the girls were quick. They would do things I didn't know they were capable of. They were fast, stealth-like. Then I started to think, Isabella and Dominic train these girls. No wonder they were able to defend themselves, they were trained.
Finally, I had enough of their beating and laid back down on the towels. Those girls could whoop anybody's butts if they wanted to.
Soon enough, the rest of the guys laid down next to me.
"Damn, that hurts." Stephen said. He was rubbing his forearm. "Abby bit me. She knows how to be mean when she wants."
"Ha, yeah she does." Hollow said.
"Hollow, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why do they call you Hollow?" I asked.
"I'm quiet out of all the guys. More sincere, more trustworthy. The nicest." He said.
"But... Hollow means empty."
"Eh, there's no evil in me." He said. Then he sat up and shrugged. "Isabella took me in right when she found me. The Volturi was chasing me, accusing me that I killed one of their guards, which I didn't. They wanted me dead. If you know about Isabella and Dominic being in the guard, they saved me. Told them that I was good, that I hadn't killed their guard. If you know Aro, he loves Isabella. Loves that woman to death. He trusts her and her good judgement. He listens to her. They let me go and Isabella knew I needed a place to stay. Ever since then, I've stayed. I like helping people, it's something I've done when I was human as well."
"That's an interesting story." I said.
"Yeah. I've been thankful ever since." Hollow said.
Then Mia came running to me. Mia was a small girl, but she wasn't like Alice, she was quiet. Thankfully.
"Emmett." Mia said. She just plopped right on my lap and laid back. She wrapped my arms around her and closed her eyes.
"Everything okay?" I whispered in her ear.
She nodded. "The girls are fighting over who gets to sleep in the guys' room tonight. The first battle was for you. I won."
I laughed and looked up to see the girls fighting over.
"Who do you think their fighting for now?" Stephen asked.
"I bet it's for Axel. Or Quentin."
"Ha. You're on." I said.
At the end of their little game, I was right, Zila was with Hollow (which I was worried about because Zila has a strong personality), Eliza was with Dominic, Juliet was with Axel, Harmony was with Quentin, Baylee was with Axel, Crystal was with Chandler, Fay was with William, and Maya was with Stephen. I was with Mia, who was still sitting in my lap.
Soon, the girls started to call over Mia so they all could talk. Of course, the guys and I were listening to their conversation.
"So, who do you think Emmett's gonna kiss first?" Roxy asked.
I held in my laugh and laid back, looking in the sky. For the next hour, we played games, talked, just relaxed. Any other vampire would be amazed to see the girls get along with each other- other than Makenzie and Scarlett.
"My guess is..." Mia said. "Isabella or Scarlett."
"Whoa." Isabella said. "You girls know me; I'm not going to date any of the guys. Including Emmett. And he knows that. So drop it."
"Fine." they said.
Around 8, we started to load into the cars to head back to the house. As vampires, we sleep but we never get tired. It was sort of a bonus, otherwise I'd be dead beat while driving. The girls know how to wear out a man. Mia was sitting in the front seat with me, laying her head on my shoulder. I patted her back as her eyes started to flutter close.
Finally, we were able to arrive at the house. The night was cold, usually the nights were never this cold. I carried Mia upstairs to my room. The girls were piling out of the car. Another ten minutes, the girls were inside the house. We only locked down the house, so no one could leave out. The girls wanted to take showers, get the "ocean water" off of them. I laughed a little then went upstairs to Mia. She was changing into one of my shirts. It was all black and silk.
I changed into some shorts and laid down for the rest of the night. During the night, I would hear Mia mumbling to herself. The first time she did it, I thought she was awake. Turns out she's just talking in her sleep. She'd mumbled my name every once in a while, but other than that I couldn't pick up anything she said.
In the morning, she was lying head towards the foot of the bed, her feet was next to my face. I freaked out a little bit, then laughed. She had the sheets wrapped around her, her arms were everywhere, and her hair was a complete mess.
Mia's head shot up and she looked confused.
"You know, I would be a little more comfortable if you're feet weren't in my face." I chuckled.
She sat up, trying to make her hair look good. I laughed at her and grabbed her waist.
"What are you doing?" She asked as I sat her on my lap.
"Moving on." I said. Then I kissed her.
And I have to say, I was feeling very good for once.