Wow, for the first time since I started writing I've managed to publish two chapters without a single comment. Ouch.

-Blaine POV

Emmett surprised Blaine by being relatively calm throughout the explanation. At the end of it he smiled and kissed Blaine's forehead. Then he walked over to Edward and punched his brother in the face. Edward hit the ground, hard. Blaine's mouth fell open. He knew Edward wouldn't be hurt, but the older vampire still snarled from where he he landed.

"What the fuck Em?" He snarled.

Emmett just walked back to Blaine and put his arm around his mate. "I told you to look out for him. I'm not mad about Blaine talking to Paul, I'm mad that you let him leave alone. Watching out for my fiance includes making sure that wolves can't just walk up to him."

"I didn't get hurt babe." Blaine supplied, "Paul just wanted to talk."

"Yes, and that's the only reason you didn't get hurt. If he had decided to attack you he could have. Edward knew you were going outside, he should've watched you." He turned towards Blaine and looked into his eyes. "I can't lose you babe. It's not a cliché or anything, it's a simple fact. I cannot lose you. The good news of course is that I won't need to hunt again until after you turn."

Later that night after Emmett had taken Blaine upstairs for some much needed rest, Blaine spoke softly to his fiance.

"Em, I'm sorry..."

"You have nothing to apologize for babe." Emmett said kissing the top of his head.

Blaine sighed, he didn't understand why Emmett wasn't mad at him. He had put himself in danger."Yes, I do. You were right, I should've stayed here. It really wasn't Edward's fault, if you were going to hit anyone, you should have-"

Emmett stopped him. "Blaine I don't ever want to hear you say that again. I would never hit you, and I don't care what you do, you would never deserve that. Do you understand me?" For the first time in their relationship Emmett had yelled at Blaine. It was a little bit shocking and unfortunately, Blaine couldn't help but flinch. When Emmett Cullen yelled at you, it wasn't something that you just waved away. His voice brought a chill to Blaine's blood and he hung his head.

Blaine didn't say anything, he just nodded his head meekly. Emmett kissed the top of his head again and spoke in a much more calm voice.

"Babe, please don't be mad. I just don't want you thinking that you ever deserve to be hit, because you don't. It's not something that I'm going to debate. As for punching Edward, one, he'll be fine and two, I had asked him specifically to look out for you. Even if you had still had the conversation with Paul, he should have been with you the whole time. I may have overreacted, but...if he had wanted to kill you, he could have. The thought that I could have lost you tonight...I was more scared than angry."

"So...you're not mad at me?" Blaine asked, his voice was still quiet, worried that Emmett was going to yell at him.

"Honestly? Yes-" Blaine braced himself, but Emmett continued and it made him ease. "I am a little mad at you, but only because you think that you deserved to be hit. I'm a little angry with you, but I'm pissed with Edward and I'm livid with Paul."

"Paul didn't do anything wrong though. Didn't you say that you were glad that all he wanted to do was talk?"

"Yes, but at the same time, he knows that this is our land. He shouldn't have been here without permission in the first place. He shouldn't have talked to you without me there. Even he admits that he has anger issues, what if you had said the wrong thing? Paul is too unstable for you to be alone with him. He knows that, and he's fucking lucky that I don't go over there and kill him."

Blaine was sleepy, but he wanted to get his point out before he shut his eyes. "Em, Paul...Paul can be a good guy. He just wants his tribe back to the way it was before Jacob fell in love with me. I also wonder if he...I think that he might have been in love with Jacob before he imprinted on me."

Emmett shook his head. "No, you're close but you have the wrong person. It was Seth that loved Jacob." This confused Blaine, Paul wanting what was best for Jacob made sense, but only if the older wolf had loved their alpha. If it was Seth...

"Why is he so worried about Jacob then?"

"In most cases, when a wolf imprints, they would do anything for the one they love. Jacob seems to be the exception. When Paul fell in love with Seth though, Seth rejected him. It was similar to what you did to Jacob. Seth wanted to be with Jacob, and here was Paul with the imprint. In the end though, Paul wooed his mate. He still tries to make Seth happy though. Seeing Jacob happy makes Seth happy. Seeing Seth happy makes Paul happy."

It made sense...kind of. It seemed like an odd thing to make someone else happy for the sake of the one you loved. Though at the same time he had to admit, it was like the wolf version of impressing your boyfriend's father. Blaine wanted to bring this up to Emmett because he thought it was a good analogy, but his eyes slipped closed and he fell into his dreams.

-Emmett POV Two Days Left

Emmett smiled as Blaine's breathing evened out. Their conversation hadn't properly ended, but Blaine had to be tired and that was okay. He mulled over the fact that he had yelled at Blaine and wondered if it had been a mistake. Granted, he was not going to let Blaine ever think that low of himself. At the same time however, he didn't want to be abusive towards Blaine, and that included verbal abuse. It was odd, he and Rosalie had fought all the time. He had had no problem yelling at her. Blaine was different though, it was like yelling at a puppy.

He let out a chuckle at the comparison. Blaine was like a lion to him and yet at the same time he was like a puppy. So innocent and young. Naïve and ready to face the world, but he was also too fragile. Emmett could jostle in the wrong way and shatter half of the humans' bones. If Paul had lost his temper he would have lost Blaine. That was the reason he had hit Edward and the reason that he was going to have a nice long chat with Paul after Blaine was safely turned.

Knowing that Paul knew about the plan made Emmett consider it himself. Frankly, he didn't like the idea. He had never had contact with magic before and it left him wondering if it was safe. Blaine might be a man, but he was a novice witch. He couldn't help but worry that something bad might happen. It would be so much easier if Jacob just gave him an excuse to kill him.

If everything worked out though, what would happen to Jacob? Would he attempt to make reparations for his actions? Would he forget everything and allow things to return to normal? In forty eight hours they would find out. It was an amazing concept. In just two days time Blaine would be safe, to top it off there wasn't a real threat. Jacob was currently at home with his torso cut open, he wasn't going to be able to do anything until after Blaine had turned.

Carlisle had put aside some venom in a syringe and prepared some morphine for the procedure. They were going at it with a similar approach that they had used on Bella. This time though, Carlisle had suggested that Blaine go into a controlled coma to lessen the pain. This was one part that Emmett was unsure about. If something went wrong they might not be able to revive Blaine.

Emmett decided that he was going to contact Constantine before the procedure in order to get his input. He may not trust magic, but if it could be used to make the process less excruciating for Blaine, he was willing to try it.

He decided to wait until morning though. It was too peaceful laying here with Blaine and feeling the human breath against his chest. There were crickets chirping outside his window and for a moment he wondered if this was what heaven was like. People always had their vision of angels and harps or spending time with the Gods. To Emmett though, there was nothing that could be more perfect than holding Blaine in his arms.

Could anyone really blame him for snapping at Edward? Having perfection in his arms one moment and then feeling as though he had lost it...anyone would hit their brother. As if he needed further proof, Edward had not retaliated. Which had been a good thing, he didn't want to scare Blaine anymore than he already had. Soon after Blaine turned though he was going to be classic Emmett and be a little cocky. Take his man out hunting and show him why he was the strongest vampire in the Cullen coven.

He could only imagine what powers and skills that Blaine was going to have. However, he knew that no matter what happened he was sure to be proud of his mate. Even though he knew the Volturi had to be avoided at all costs, he couldn't wait to show the world his boyfriend and what he could do. Their first stop would be Japan, where Emmett had set up a honeymoon for a month. Then...it didn't really matter. All that matter was that wherever they went Emmett would be holding his husband's hand and nothing would tear them apart.