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Chapter Eighteen
*Bella's POV*
"So Ava and Carolyn are talking?" I asked Elaine, looking over to where the mother and daughter were chatting in the kitchen.
"A bit," Elaine replied, shrugging. We were currently back home. All the kids, but Abby and Lizzy, went out to celebrate the graduation.
"So...Carolyn likes us now or no..." Zach looked at Elaine for answers, who just shrugged again.
"I really don't know. To be honest, I don't even know what she's telling Ava right now." Elaine groaned.
"I'm sure it'll be okay," I said, trying to comfort her. Elaine's become a good friend over the past year. I guess it's nice to have someone else who's a mother to talk to besides Rose and Alice. Someone outside of the family.
"Oh wait, they're coming," Robert muttered, eyeing them carefully. We all tried to play cool as Ava and Carolyn entered the room.
"So...Are you guys ready to hear about the Lux Lamia twins?" Ava asked, noticing us all gather up.
"That would be ideal," Jasper said.
"Alright. I guess I can tell you what I know about them," Carolyn said, taking a seat on the couch. She paused for a moment, "Well, for starters this was the 60s. I haven't heard from them since. But when my late husband, Alexander, and I came to America we met them. Alexander and I were out late, trying to get ingredients for a potion. We saw two figures feeding from two humans in an alley way. We couldn't ignore it, so we took action. The vampires came after us and would've killed us unless it was for these two girls. Alexander and I were shocked by their power. The first girl to introduce herself was Hazel. She tore one of our attackers into pieces. After that her sister approached us, the very lively Violet. She practically disintegrated the other. When our attackers were killed, we thanked the girls and then asked what exactly they were. They told us they were Lux Lamia."
"So they saved your lives?" Ava questioned curiously.
"Yes. They did," Carolyn responded, smiling a bit. "I know, quite ironic for the vampire hater."
"So what happened next?" Rosalie asked.
"Well, we befriended them. They told us their life story. How their parents tricked Meredith into creating the magia piscina, the magic pool in which to conceive the children. Meredith then killed their parents out of anger for their betrayal. You see, Adam, the twins father, pretended to be in love with Meredith. Begged her to create it and then left her the moment he and his wife were pregnant. After Violet was born, Meredith killed Adam and his mate, Clara. Feeling guilty afterwards, Meredith raised the twins. Since then, they've been wandering the earth. Trying to stay out of the Volturi's eye. They were simple souls. Very powerful though," Carolyn explained.
"What kind of power?" My husband questioned.
Carolyn bit her lip, "Well for starters, Hazel is the first. It's mind control, almost like Cordelia's but not really. Cordelia's involves complying people to do what she wants. Hazel's power is very deadly and complex. She controls one's subconscious. She can't read your mind, but she can see your fears. She can trap you in a dream, she can make you believe you're somewhere else, she can learn possibly everything about you. All your darkest secrets. That may not sound destructive in battle, but she can destroy minds. Just by looking you in the eye she can make someone loose their mind. You'd practically be a vegetable by the time she's done with you. If you ask me, it's something worse than death itself. Not to mention her fighting skills are some of the best in the world. She's probably more skillful and tactical than any guard of the Volturi...Then there's Violet, who's main ability is everything nature. She controls the weather-"
"That's kind of a lame power," Emmett remarked.
Carolyn raised her eyebrows, "It's not when she can cause a twister to happen. She controls the weather, so that also includes air. Rain. Hail. She can cause a flood to occur or spontaneous fire to pop up without even lifting a finger. It's a lot more dangerous than you perceive it to be."
Emmett winced, "My bad..."
"Anyway, in the 1950s, Meredith was murdered by an unknown force. I don't know who, the twins didn't tell me. Since then Meredith's mate, Jamie, twins have been trying to find him ever since because Jamie and Meredith also have a son, the twins adopted brother. He's the child of a witch and a warlock, very powerful. They were our friends for about a year until they disappeared. I don't even know if they know if their mother is truly alive now..." Carolyn trailed off.
"So if we find them, can they help us? Against Aro and maybe get their mother back?" Alice asked.
"I'd say that finding the twins is a main key. You find them, then maybe your next step will make much more sense. They're very valuable allies to have, especially against Aro. Problem is, finding or convincing them to join you," Carolyn said.
We nodded. "Well, thank you for helping our family, Carolyn. We appreciate it greatly," Carlisle said.
Carolyn nodded, "This involves my family too now, so I guess it involves me."
Carlisle gave her a small smile before the meeting was dismissed. I sighed, getting up and heading out. I then felt the feather light touch of my husband. I looked up at him and gave him a weak smile.
"When did fighting off Victoria become one of the simplest things we've done?" He remarked.
I chuckled, leaning against him, "I don't know. I think we always knew this day with the Volturi would come, I guess now it's war...Why does it always come down to a fight?"
"Because, no one wants to reason anymore. The Volturi are proof of that," Edward mused, running a hand up and down my back. "Don't worry. We'll figure this out. The kids are going to college. Everything will be fine."
"I'm just worried about that," I muttered, sighing as I looked to where Elaine, Ava, and Carolyn were talking.
"They're talking about Grace's immortality," Edward filled me in quietly. "Carolyn isn't sure if Grace will be able to be immortal..."
I closed my eyes tight, "There has to be a way..."
Edward nodded, "There is...Carolyn has an idea. She's thinking about giving her powers to Grace."
I looked up at my husband with wide eyes, "That's possible?"
Edward nodded his head, "Maybe it'll make her powerful enough...I don't know, but it looks like Carolyn will make sure of it. Maybe we don't have to worry about our son going off the deep end now."
"Oh thank god," I said, burying my face in my husband's chest. I then cocked my head towards one of the walls. On there I could see an assortment of pictures Carlisle and Esme had hanging up. Ever since the kids were born there has been a lot more family pictures. The Cullen's had pictures of themselves, of course, but it was never something they used to broadcast in their home very much. Ever since Renesmee was born, wherever we went there would be some sort of photo hanging up. Alice made scrapbooks for all the kids since their growth rates are so fast, so Renesmee's from birth to seven is filled to the brim.
On the wall there was one big group shot in the middle, from Abby's first birthday. My eyes wavered to the left where one from Renesmee's first birthday hung. Edward and I were on one side, Jacob on the other. She had a big sparkly birthday crown shinning on her head. Then there was one of Lizzy, Renesmee, and Masen on Masen's first birthday. They surrounded their brother from either side. He had a big toothy grin as Alice placed a bright green birthday cake in front of him.
From there I saw one of the kids our first weekend on the Isles de Cullen. I chuckled. Lizzy was still a baby, sitting in the wake of the water. Renesmee, Masen, Lily, and Aidan all had their arms wrapped around each other. They were all so young. To think, that photo was taken only five years ago...
I sighed, looking back up at my husband. "I'm going to miss them, Edward. I wish they didn't grow up so fast."
He nodded, holding onto me tightly. His topaz eyes showed the same kind of bittersweetness as mine, "Me too, love. Me too."
*Aidan's POV*
"I can't believe you guys graduated," I remarked, swinging my arms around my cousin's shoulders. "Time goes by so fast."
"Thanks, Buddy," Masen replied, giving me a pat on the back.
"Leaving Lily and I alone the next year," I added, trailing off to look at my sister. She nodded her head in agreement.
"Aw Aide, it's not too bad. We'll all see each other a bunch," Renesmee insisted, giving me a side hug. "Anyway, we have all summer."
"True, but it doesn't mean we won't miss you three a ton," Lily chimed, looking at our cousins and Grace.
We were all currently at Bryan's house where he was throwing the biggest graduation party, possibly, ever. Only a few juniors were invited, including me, Jen, Lily, and Carly.
"Well let's have a bunch of fun then. Come on," Masen insisted, walking over to Lily and grabbing her hand. "Gotta make sure you remember my dance moves."
"That's something I'll surely remember forever," Lily replied, chuckling as the two headed off to party.
"And we should enjoy our time with Lisa, Dylan, Bryan, Tori, and the others. Don't know how much longer we'll have with them," Renesmee announced, looking at Grace.
"Yeah," Grace agreed sadly. They both then turned to me, "You don't mind us leaving you alone, Aide?"
"Nah. I'm all good ladies. Go have fun," I told them, winking.
Renesmee rolled her eyes laughing while Grace chuckled as well. I then watched my cousins all begin to have fun while I picked up a red solo cup with beer. I began to bob my head up and down to check the place out.
Everyone was all over the place. Silly string was being sprayed, just dance was being played, and I'm pretty sure most of the rooms in this house were occupied. I'm surprised how Bryan always lets his family throw these whacked out parties.
I then found a nice spot against the wall and leant against it. I could see Jen. She looked amazing tonight. She was in a little polka dot blue and white dress she designed herself. Alice helped her make it a reality.
Jen was talking to a few of our classmates, enjoying herself. I smiled at this. She deserved so much happiness.
"Hey, Aidan!" I look to see Carly make her way over to me. She looked pretty tonight. Her hair in a ponytail and a nice pink summer dress. As pretty as Carly is, I couldn't help but think of Jen's face. Her bright blue eyes and pale blonde hair.
"Hey, Carls," I greeted her. "Pretty sick party, am I right?"
"It is," She agreed, nodding her head up and down. She gave me a small smile. "Hey Aidan, can I talk to you about something. Since it's the end of the year..."
"Yeah. Sure. What about?" I asked her, still bobbing my head up and down to the music.
"About us," Carly stated simply. I bit my lip, looking to where Jen was preoccupied.
"Sure..." I trailed off, looking at her curiously.
"I'm going to decide this for you. Right here and right now. You are in love with Jennifer Peterson and I want you two to be together," Carly declared, placing a hand on my shoulder. "You make her smile, wider than anyone else can. Ever since her sister died in that car accident and her siblings left for college...I can't help but think you're the only reason she's not sad. You seem to lighten up her whole world."
"Um...Carly?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows. "Are you serious?"
"Yes. Very. I had no right to kiss you like that at the party," Carly added.
"Are you sure?" I looked at her with a confused glance.
"Yes! Look, I like Joe now- no offense. You're a good guy, Aidan. That's what I like about you and you deserve to be with Jen," Carly told me, smiling brightly. She then placed a kiss on my cheek before whispering, "Go get her, tiger."
I frowned, watching as Carly then strutted over to Joe. I blinked a few times and turned around to see Jen, now starring at me with wide eyes. I knew that face, she was going to walk away.
"Jennifer Moria Peterson! Don't you dare walk away from me!" I called out, causing everyone to turn and look at her. Jen's cheeks turned bright pink.
"Aidan Hale, what the hell are you-"
"No! Let me explain myself before you walk away and we have another episode," I exclaimed, walking towards her. "Because Jen, I don't want to lose you. So please, listen."
Jen bit her lip, still flushed, but nodded her head for me to continue.
"You are my best friend. My partner in crime. I don't want to see you upset. Seeing you upset, kills me," I confessed to her. "And people don't think I can be serious. I'm crazy Aidan. I'm never rational- but you of all people know I can be when I need to. You treat me like I can do things. I know you'll always be there, and I'll always be there for you. Just like the Friends theme song; "I'll be there for you-" yada, yada. Okay Jen, you're not just my best friend. You mean the world to me. Okay, you're the Scully to my Mulder. The Pam to my Jim. The Rachel to my Ross. The Monica to my Chandler. The Lucy to my Ricky. The Lorelai to my Luke. The Joey to my Pacey. The Meredith to my Derek. The Topanga to my Cory. The Marge to my Homer. The-"
"Just get to the point, goofball," Jen remarked, chuckling. I could see tears welding in her eyes as I walked further over to her.
"My point is, I'm in love with you, Jennifer Peterson. I always have and I always will. I know I'm still a kid and I don't know where this'll end up, but I don't want to live another day knowing that I'm hurting you. I don't want to hurt you because I love you. I love you very, very much. You make everything better. Okay, and I'm sorry-"
"Oh shut up," Jen said, walking straight over to me. She then planted her lips onto mine and I felt my eyes go wide, but I smiled. I then closed them blissfully, bringing her into my arms as our lips locked more.
When we pulled apart, everyone in the party was cheering for us. I could see my sister giving me a thumbs up while Renesmee, Masen, and Grace clapped their hands for us. I turned to see where even Jacob, Ethan, and Seth were hanging out.
"That's my boy! Woo! Go Aidan!" Seth cheered, jumping up and down. "And that's my girl! Jennifer! Slayyy!"
Jen and I both shared a look with one another and began to burst out into laughter. I then brought her into my arms, giving her a tight hug. I then look back down at her and kiss her lips one more time.
"Come on, let's go somewhere more private," I said, taking her hand. She nodded in agreement as we both ran outside. It was a really clear night and I brought her to the corner of Bryan's backyard, probably right by the spot I fell off the fence last year.
"I never thought that it would be so public," Jen mused, chuckling as I wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Eh, neither did I- but I couldn't wait any longer. It's better to seize the moment than to never even try," I said.
Jen chuckled, cupping my cheek in the palm of her hand. "I love you, Aidan Hale. More than sitcoms, ice cream, Elton John, and UFOs."
"More than sitcoms, ice cream, Elton John and UFOs," I repeated, chuckling. We both then pressed our lips together one more time.
Jen and I were always a team. I just don't have to worry anymore about losing her forever, because I know the two of us were going to be together...Forever.
*Renesmee's POV*
I chuckled watching Aidan and Jen begin to dance with each other outside. Their bodies swaying back and forth to the music, even though it wasn't very slow.
"I'm so happy for them!" Lily chirped, running into Ethan's arms. "Now everyone can be happy!"
"Yeah." I agreed, chuckling. I looked to Jacob who gave me a small smile. He reached out for my hand and I took it, holding it tightly.
"I can't believe Aide finally hooked up with Jen," Masen remarked, wrapping an arm around Grace's shoulders.
"I'm so excited," Lily sung, prancing all around.
I couldn't help but smile. Today was absolutely one of the best days of my life. I looked around at everyone, the smiles shinning. Everyone looked so carefree tonight. Happy. I liked seeing them like this. I turned to my best friend to see how she was. That's when my smile faltered. Grace seemed a bit tired. Her complexion still not one hundred percent. "Grace, are you sure you're feeling good today?" I asked her curiously. Masen was currently talking to Lily, so I don't think he was paying much attention.
She nodded her head, taking my hands. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a lot happened. I probably want to hit the hay soon."
"You should. I don't want you to be overtired. We have a lot of partying to do still," I said, grinning at her. Grace chuckled, giving me a hug.
"We do. Now, I'm going to try to get as much time as I can with Lisa and them. You know, this is it," Grace told me, her eyes tearing up.
I felt my heart break a bit for Grace. They were still her friends. Lisa was her friend ever since Grace moved to Manhattan. I know how there was attachment there.
"Go have fun, sweetie. Don't wait up for us," I encouraged her. Grace gave me one last smile before heading over to our friends. I would miss them too, a lot. It sucks that I can't keep any of them as friends. That's the price of immortality. At least Grace would still be in my life after all of this. The tears began to weld up in my eyes at the thought of ever saying goodbye. I didn't want the day to come. I just wanted to be stuck in this moment forever.
Suddenly, I felt the arms of my boyfriend wrap around my torso.
"Now we just got to wait for Seth to find a certain someone," Jacob mentioned to me quietly, looking towards his friend who was now the only single one.
"My sister needs time," I retorted, trailing my hand up his arm. "She's physically thirteen. She doesn't know what she wants yet."
"I can't see those two not ending up together," Jake remarked.
"I don't know. Liz feels pressured to be with Seth. She shouldn't feel pressure. I should know, I felt pressure when you and Nahuel were fighting over me. I don't want my baby sister to feel that," I told him softly.
"She won't. We'll make sure of it, but I just hope they do. I don't want him to feel like a third wheel," Jacob pointed out.
"And he won't. He'll still hang out with my sister. They'll just get together when she's ready. Everything will be fine. Promise," I declared, turning around so I was facing him. "Look, we're going to California in two months. We have an entire summer to just enjoy ourselves. It's going to be great. Nothing is in our way."
Jacob smiled, "You're right, and I can't wait to spend every second with you."
"Me too," I reciprocated. We both then shared a kiss before turning back to the party.
I was so set on making this the best summer of my life and my future plans. Little did I know something would be hitting us like it always does and that something would be huge.
A/N: Yay! Happy chapter! Jen and Aidan are together! My babies! I'm so glad they're a couple. Literally Jen and Aidan are goals, and that's coming from the person who created them. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed! Sit tight for the next update! Thanks!
