Chapter 19: We will fight.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT, SO SUCK ON THAT ROMANIAN MARSHMALLOWS!
The strength of a blade hold us,
defends us.
The shield.
The one who sees.
The one who reads the action.
The brawn.
The beauty.
The child.
The empathy lord.
The creator.
The mother.
The broken one.
The strenght of a blade holds us,
It binds us.
- Cullen War Ballad
We all stood asembled in the living room, saying our goodbyes. It was like a bad dream, everything crumbling before my eyes. Even the kings were saddened to some extent, even Marcus. Coven mates reduced to dry cries as they clung dearly to people they have known for centuries, mates taking in each others faces for the last time. Renesmee was saying goodbye to Bella and Edward, all three crying. I was clinging to Alice and Jasper, who were hugging me gently. They were like my parent's in a way, everything they did were like the way my parents used to.
"It'll be ok kitten..." Jasper soothed. Alice kissed my head and whispered in my ear.
"Go say goodbye to Ness." She said. I looked up to see my best friend smiling gently at me, her eyes heavy with tears. I walked up to her smiling sadly, embracing her in a hug.
"If you and Jacob have kids, I am expecting one to be named after me." I joked. She laughed loudly, whacking my shoulder. She kissed my cheek and let go of me reluctantly. We stared at each other, realising we might never see each other again. We both smiled, sadness lurking in our eyes.
"Be careful out there." She whispered. I nodded, my smile slipping away. Like time, all of our time was slowly slipping to the bottom of our hourglass.
"I will. Take care of yourself Nessie." I said. She smiled and picked up her suitcase, giving me one last hug. She said goodbye to everyone and headed out the door with Jacob, heading to the airport. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion, everyone stood tall, weeping fits over. We all looked at each other and nodded, the final acknowledgement. We will fight for everything, we will fight for our lives.
I felt someone grab my hand and I looked up to see Alec. We shared a small smile, squeezing each others hand. I looked deeply into his ruby eyes, everything unfolding into place. He was the only one for me.
"It's time." Alice called. Everyone looked towards the door, no one daring to move. Well we can't stay here can we! I sighed and with Alec, headed out the door. They soon started to follow, in exact formation. Cullens, Denalis, Amazonian, Irish, Volturi, Egyptians and Nomads.
We drove through the forest in our fleet, determination on all our faces. We started to walk faster, then we broke into a jog. A jog soon become a run, a run turned into a sprint. Vicious snarls erupted from every coven, echoing around the mountains and caves, sounding through the forest. We heard the howls of the wolves and the soft padding of their paws against the freshly fallen snow. They appeared next to us, bounding alongside the angry army that we are. The wolves' dark eyes were filled with anger and hatred, their dagger teeth glinting in the nights darkness. We wove through the night air, jumping gorges and avoiding fallen trees as we got to the furthest clearing in Washington open forest. We saw the moons light ahead and we slowed our pace to a walk. The trees thinned as we reached our final destination. We prowled out of the deep depths of the darknes, snarling and growling like animals. We let our vampire side truly show as we got into battle formation.
Once we were all settled Bella put her shield up, as did I. We all stood strong and I could feel in the distance the vibration of many feet.
"They're coming." I whispered loud enough for everyone to hear. They glared ahead as we waited for the Romanians. Sure enough, they strided out. Stephen and Vladimir led at least thirty newborns out of the forest. They stopped a few feet away from us, grinning like the fools they were.
"Well, well..." Vladimir chortled.
CLIFFY!