AN: I never knew how hard it was to write two chapters in tandem, never doing that again. But I hope you enjoy the update! :D

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Willa's Day

When Willa officially graduated Emily and Sam practically demanded to hold the celebration at their house, which Jeff instantly agreed to because that meant he could keep his home clean. I helped Emily with the party and so did Quil, when he could. Willa was not very excited about it, but had agreed to still at least show up.

Seth had spent the past two weeks with her, keeping her away from the planning and the secrets and they were still trying to fix what had been broken. Willa wasn't one to talk about her feelings but from what I had seen from the two of them, they were working through their issues as best they could and I was happy. They both deserved a peaceful life.

"Did you ever get a graduation party?" Emily asked me on the day of the party as we were getting her house ready for the gathering.

It was almost noon and the only people there was Quil, Emily, Sam and the twins, along with myself. "No, not really. I'm not a party person." I said shaking my head.

"We can make this party for you too." Emily offered with a smile.

"Oh god no. I need to be able to hide." I said shaking my head.

Emily chuckled. "Claire, you so much like Jeff its scary." She said with a smile.

I grinned a little and continued helping her sweep the house.

Quil and Sam were outside making the outside of the house ready for the amount of guests that were going to fill the home. The rest of the pack was getting their families ready, or getting Willa a present. They had all left getting her anything to the last minute since she was so hard to buy for. I had a feeling they were going to do something big for her but my suspicions weren't going to be confirmed by anyone because they wanted it to be a surprise.

Jeff was part of Willa detail with Seth and they would be showing up with Willa around dinner time. Emily had several dishes waiting to be prepared to serve the people coming. She felt bad that there wasn't anything she could do for the Cullen's but serving animal blood in cups seemed a little much.

The rest of the pack started arriving just after lunch time with their wives and families in tow and began helping as well. The men took the kids outside and played with them rather than helping, but no one seemed to mind.

I had taken to helping arrange furniture and chairs in the living room and dining room with Lena and Kim while everyone else was helping took.

"That little brat better be thankful, I think I threw out my back." Lena grumbled as we pushed the large couch against the far wall of the living room.

"Why aren't the guys doing this?" Kim asked with a huff.

"I like a little manual labor every now and then." I said with a shrug.

Lena looked at me like I was crazy. Most of the pack wouldn't let their imprints move anything heavier than a book at times and it was nice to accomplish something without help was nice every once in a while.

When seating was completed we all returned to the kitchen and continued the meal that would be required to feed half of the reservation. The kitchen was filled to capacity and it wasn't very easy to move around. We all got around each other well for the most part though.

Before I knew it the front door was opening and Nessie came rushing through, throwing her arms around me in a breathtaking hug with Jake close behind her. The other Cullen's followed in behind her and began to mingle with everyone. After everyone gave their hello's they all looked to me.

"So where is the girl of the hour?" Esme asked with a smile.

"Seth and Jeff are bringing her once she's ready." I answered to the best of my ability.

"Which will be?" Emmett asked annoyed.

Alice bounced into the room with Jasper close to her side. "Soon," She cheered.

I smiled seeing her again and wondered how close Willa actually was. I felt Quil walk up behind me and pulled me away and into the hall bathroom.

He was wearing one of his nicer black shirts and jeans which made up for the fact that he didn't have nice clothes. He still looked amazing.

"You look tired." He said as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"A little." I sighed. I had been working the whole time, but I didn't mind the work at all.

"Just making sure." He said with a smile. I was still amazed with how thoughtful he was toward my every move and need.

"How do I look?" I asked, really not caring since I already knew I could do no wrong in his eyes.

"Ready for a party." He chuckled.

When we went back into the living room no one noticed or said anything, mostly because Willa was in the room. I could only tell because I saw Seth's head above everyone else's. I rushed over, knowing Willa would be near him and wrapped my arms around her disgruntled form.

"Congratulations, again." I said laughing, knowing she wasn't enjoying the attention.

She grumbled something to me before Emmett pulled her away with one hand for one of his famous bear hugs. I laughed at the both of them and enjoyed the company of all of my family and friends. It was strange to think that not a year earlier I didn't know any of them existed and wouldn't if it weren't for a trip to a comic book store.

The party mostly consisted of everyone asking Willa questions about what was next. She rolled her eyes and gave a different answer every time. I think she enjoyed the positive attention a little bit but still greatly enjoyed exaggerating as well.

The pack had gone through half of Emily's fare when the door rang and Paul answered, since he was sitting closest to the door, to show Dana and a tall, thin, pale man next to her.

Everyone silenced and Willa squealed, launching herself at our oldest sister. I stiffened a little bit and felt very awkward. I had only had a few conversations with Dana on the phone and seeing her in real life was highly intimidating. She was just as tall as I had imagined with long dark, silky hair and perfect caramel skin and bright eyes. I felt like hiding when Quil pushed me out of my seat and on my feet where Willa grabbed my hand and pulled me into the hug with Dana.

I was comforting to be with my sisters again, knowing that I really did have two and we all had to share our crazy mother and lovable father. I heard Dana mumble something before our dad joined into the hug and soon the rest of the house did. I got pulled out by Quil just as the air became thin and we were faced with Dana and her boyfriend. He was good looking, and the difference between them was strikingly beautiful. But I didn't know how much of my opinion mattered being the lost sister.

Willa made her normal comment. "Is this him?" just to embarrass Dana I'm sure.

I groaned and was about to try to smooth over Willa's general attitude when my dad started walking toward him with his hand extended. "Jeff Asher, Dana's father." He introduced himself politely. I wondered what it was like for him for a daughter of his to be dating a human.

"Hello, I'm Wes." He responded, shaking my dad's hand as well as he could while looking unsteady on his feet.

The rest of the party did what they could to make Wes feel at home or at least less like he was under inspection. I found everyone was using cover stories that had once been used on me and I did what I could to follow with them. Dana had told Wes that I had been taken by my mother when I was younger and had just returned recently but that was the most drama he was privy too.

Quil and the rest of the pack liked him a lot since he knew so much about cars, Jeff was pretty taken too. I had helped him get a plate of food, pointing out the best dishes in my own opinion before going back to sitting with Quil.

I gave Dana a supportive smile as she stood near Willa, who didn't look very excited. I sighed and hoped for the best for both my sisters. I kept myself tucked under Quil's shoulder easily and wondered when Willa was going to announce our plans. I had only told Quil and Jeff and they both kept it a secret as best they could since Willa wanted to wait until the party and I really didn't mind either way.

Once I saw Dana was laughing I kissed Quil on the cheek and walked over to them. I felt a little silly asking but I wanted to know.

"So, when did you want to announce?" I asked, trying not to actually say what she was going to announce.

She looked unamused for a moment before she remembered. "Oh, that."

Dana looked at us with a raised brow. "What?" She asked.

I was going to say something when Willa piped in. "Nothing life threatening or ending." She said in her normal dry manner.

Dana and I watched as Willa walked away to stand on a chair, causing a few people to look at her. She whistled when no one else looked and the rest of the party gave her their attention.

"Thank you for your undivided attention." She yelled. All eyes were on her. "Alright, Claire and I have an announcement to make." She said and looked to me.

I blanched when I realized that she was making me carry the news. I coughed awkwardly and then gathered myself. "We're going to college next semester, together." I said blushing.

Applause and cheers sounded from everyone and Quil smiled at me while Dana hugged me and Wes congratulated me. Willa was handling her own fanfare while Quil and my father hugged me as well. While Quil was holding me I heard the front door open. I peered around Quil to see who it was when I saw my mother.

She was wearing one of her party dresses and she looked beautiful. If I still wasn't upset with her I would have complimented her. Dana froze near me and before I could do anything, almost everyone else had noticed. Quil had wound his arm around me and I'm sure it was just to make sure she didn't take me. He still feared it deeply, I had heard his nightmares at times.

While I wondered what to do I saw my father join the group around the door. I felt a pain settle in my jut, knowing how hard it was for him but he handled it a lot better than I thought he would and way more like Willa.

"You always knew how to crash a party Hannah." The dry tone was undeniable and even my mother was affected.

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