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Chapter Forty-Seven
*Masen's POV*
I was tossing and turning. I could hear the howling of wolves from the pack, many of them were out patrolling right now. The entire reservation and Cullen lands were on high alright. Grace and I were on the boarder between both lands so in a way, we were right smack in the middle of this all.
I turned my head and looked towards Grace. She was sound asleep, her eyes shut tightly as she faced towards me. I couldn't believe that my fiancé, in the last two years, has transformed into this amazing, all powerful witch. The Lexington's and Elaine helped her control her power. Elaine's even been practicing again. Many of us have improved with our powers, which as really good. Robert and Cordelia even gained more control considering the Volutri's methods back when they were in Italy consisted of using their powers only when they needed so their training was very limited and odd. I think they've been able to harness it in a new, interesting way.
I wondered if they were making Lizzy and even Abby do the same. Abby, who we're not even sure has a power.
That's also why I've been up lately. Thoughts of Lizzy swimming in my head. Whatever she's been so worried about recently has been making it's way into my mind. I don't get images, just thoughts and feelings. Thoughts about Felix, something about him pissing her off to wanting to be home….It made my heart ache.
Slowly, without wanting to wake up my fiancé, I got out of bed and headed out of the bedroom. I then quietly put my boots on and went outside.
The air was still tonight and the stars were blazing. I shoved my hands in my pockets and headed out to go for a walk. I just wanted to clear my head for a bit. Try not to think about Lizzy or the Volturi. Or being in Italy for that matter.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?"
I turn around to see my father behind me. His eyebrows raised as he walked towards me.
"I'm kind of past that age, Dad," I remarked lightly.
He chuckled, shaking his head, "No…I don't think you'll ever be."
I rolled my eyes, chuckling though as he approach me from the side. "Why are you out here?" I asked him.
"Just for a walk," He explained. "I should be asking you the same."
"I'm walking too," I replied simply, shrugging. "And…I couldn't sleep. I haven't been sleeping recently and I know I don't need it…But I don't…I don't feel rested."
"It's because you visited Volturi, isn't it?" my dad asked. "You're thinking about Lizzy."
"A bit," I answered, sort of muffled. "I just feel like a part of me is torn out…I can't describe it."
"I know the feeling, son," My dad replied, shaking his head. "I feel the same way…"
Being a father myself now, I couldn't imagine what my father and my mother are going through. Things are different when you have children and when I think about losing Tyler, in any possible way, I want to tear myself to pieces. I can't imagine what sort of raging war is going on in my dad's head. I know he almost lost it when he and mom broke up…Who the heck knows what's going on in that brain of his now.
"I never thought I was going to be a parent," My dad continued, his eyes still. "I thought for the longest time I was going to be damned to this life for the rest of eternity. Then your mother happened and I thought that was all I needed…Never in a billion years thought that I could have a child…Let alone three. And now with Lizzy's gone…It doesn't feel real."
"I know, Dad. I know," I said, placing a hand on his shoulder. He chuckled and wrapped an arm around me.
"What are my boys up to?" I look to see my mom in the vicinity now. She had a soft smile on her face as she trotted towards us.
"Just bonding," I replied, causing my dad to shake his head. Mom chuckled as she came over to place a hand on my shoulder.
"How are you doing, baby?" she asked me.
"Fine. Just restless, that's all," I told her, shrugging.
She nodded, brushing my hair back. Mom sighed, "Why don't you go back to Grace before she gets worried. I have a feeling that she doesn't know where you went."
"That, and I think someone followed you here," my dad added.
"What?" I questioned in confusion.
"Tyler Edward Cullen, we can smell you from here," My mother spoke up.
Suddenly, my son peaked out from where he was hiding behind a tree trunk. He looked ashamed as he walked forward, "I'm sorry about that, Gran."
"Don't apologize to me, baby," my mother said, picking him up in her arms. "I think you should really be apologizing to your Daddy."
Tyler then looked at me tearfully, "I'm sorry, Daddy."
"It's okay, buddy," I said, picking him up so he was cradled in my arms. "Now, come on. Let's head back to the house before Momma starts to wonder where we are."
"Okay," Tyler replied sleepily.
"Say goodnight to Gran and Grandpa," I said, motioning to my parents.
"Night night," He said as my parents each gave him a kiss goodnight on the top of the head.
"We'll see you tomorrow, sweetie," My mom said, kissing my cheek.
"Try to get some rest," My dad added, patting my back before running back to the cottage with my mother. I then looked at my boy who was starring at me with his bright blue eyes and a sheepish smile.
"I'm not mad, but why were you out here?" I asked Tyler. "It's dark and freezing."
Tyler shrugged, "I just wanted to follow you."
"Well, don't follow Daddy like that again," I told him warningly. "You could've gotten lost."
"I wouldn't have," My son replied, rolling his eyes. "I know the woods very well."
"Still, don't. It worries Mom and me," I told him, brushing the hair out of his eyes.
"But you were sad, Daddy," he said, his eyelids dropping. "I don't want you to be sad. I know you miss Aunt Lizzy, but we'll find her. We'll find her and Aunt Abby, Uncle Lucas, and Auntie Dru…We'll find them all."
"That we will," I said, patting my son on the back. He sighed as he leant against my chest, his breathing evening out. Gently, I covered my jacket around the two of us, holding him close to my body. I know my body was cool, but at least hoped this would give him some warmth.
When we got back to the house, Grace was waiting for us on the couch. Leave it to my mother to be right.
My fiancé was sitting there, legs crossed as she stared off into the darkness. The moment she saw me and Tyler though, I could see the pure relief on her face.
"There you two are!" Grace exclaimed, jumping up. "I thought something terrible happened! I went to see if you where you went and I thought maybe you went into Tyler's room, only find out both my boys were gone."
"Sorry about that, love," I told her, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I needed to go for a walk, and somebody decided to follow."
Grace chuckled as she looked down at Tyler. "What are we going to do with him?" she mused out loud, pressing a kiss to his head.
She then looked at me and ran her hands through my hair, "And what am I going to do with you, Mason Anthony Cullen."
"It was Lizzy again," I explained.
"I had a feeling," she said softly. Grace then grabbed my hand, "Come on, let's go to bed. Rest while you can."
"Okay," I agreed, following her up the stairs to our bedroom. Gently, I placed Tyler in the middle of the bed, right in between Grace and I. My fiancé smiled as the two of us looked at each other and our sleeping son.
"I have a feeling things are going to get better for us, Mase," Grace whispered. "They just have to."
"I hope so," I responded, grabbing onto her hand tightly. Even though I didn't get any sleep, it was relaxing just to be in the company of Grace and Tyler. The only things holding me together lately, but I was lucky to even have them.
*Renesmee's POV*
I quickly looked over some flashcards for my anatomy class. I had to go back by Tuesday and I wasn't looking forward to it. My mind was too occupied. I wanted to stay here and help out, but I knew I wasn't going to be much help if I didn't go back to LA. I knew I would be fine if I missed a few classes, after all I was probably top in the class. I was only really doing this to be certified as a doctor and learn all the tricks of the trade, but that could easily be done with the help of my grandfather. I mean, not to get cocky, but I doubt any of my classmates delivered their nephew by c-section before.
"Are you all packed, babe?" Jacob asked me, snaking his arms from behind me. "We have an early flight on Monday morning so we'll be back just in time for your three-thirty class."
"Yeah. That suitcase is always moving back and forth between LA and Seattle," I muttered, looking at the darn thing in the corner of my room.
Jake and I were currently staying in my parents old room back in the main house. My bedroom back in the cottage was reserved for Lizzy. Most of her stuff was moved into that room because when we got her back she'd be right there.
I sighed. My dad's old bedroom has changed drastically in the last couple of years. It used to be CDs and some stupid leather couch. Now we had a bed, a T.V, and a few family items since it was a family sort of room. Pictures of me and my family were on some shelves while some childhood toys also lay around. There were even some old boardgames, some of our favorite movies and CDs, and other stuff we've collected over the years. Being in here was sentimental and nice to come back to.
"You know, we could stay up here," Jake pointed out, his hands rubbing my neck. "You're always stressed out. I hate that you're going through this and if living in LA-"
"Jake, I'm fine," I insisted, leaning against his hand. "Anyway, I'm on break in a month. Hopefully, by then everything will be sorted out. I graduate next year, might as well keep doing this since I excelled in everything."
"I wonder if you'll be even able to pass off as a doctor," Jake teased. "You're eighteen."
"I can pass off for someone in their twenties," I insisted. "After all, that one time Olivia, Lily, and I got into that bar was pretty awesome."
"Yeah, until Ethan, Jim, and I had to drag you our girlfriends back home because they got super wasted," Jake teased, chuckling. "And that only worked because you charmed them with your good looks."
"Did not," I said, nudging him playfully.
"Oh yes you did, babe," Jake replied, chuckling. "That was a good night. Someone was very horny when they got home, and then they vomited in the bushes in front of the apartment before passing out."
"Jacob Black, we can always talk about the time you got drunk with Ethan and ended up-"
"Okay, stop right there. I know where you're going with this and I'm gonna stop you right there!"
I giggled as he pressed a kiss to my cheek. "Anyway, Lily's in the body of a twenty two year old and the two of us look around the same age," I said.
"You're not wrong. You do look quite mature," Jake mentioned, running a hand through my hair. "Hmmm…You could pass for twenty one. You don't look like some dumb kid. You look like a mature, beautiful, adult who also happens to be young looking."
I chuckled, shaking my head. "And to think, you could've been waltzing around like some stupid sixteen year old."
"Hey, I aged a bit for that reason," Jake shot back, laughing. He then walked over and took a seat in front of me on our bed.
"I would love to do something with you right now, but there's a ton of vampires downstairs with super hearing that are probably listening to this conversation very closely," I said, causing him to laugh.
"You're not wrong," he said, sighing. "Did Alice and Jasper leave to help find Dan's dad?"
"Yeah," I answered, my voice melancholy. Alice and Jasper decided to leave home to help Daniel try to find his father while Maysun and Jackson went to find her niece, Jo. Maybe one of them will have an idea of what to do. "I think it's because Abby's birthday is tomorrow. It's their second one without her, and not to mention her big birthday…Neither of them even know what she looks like or how she is now…The same goes for Lizzy."
"How old do you think Liz is?" Jake asked me curiously. "Physically, I mean. Looks the same? Acts the same?"
"I think she's still Liz," I replied, chuckling. "She's always been stubborn…And she's got heart. Lizzy wouldn't abandon our family values for some stupid Volturi B.S."
"You're not wrong. Boy, I miss bantering with her." Jacob chuckled. "I keep trying to picture her and Abby as adults…But I can't. I just see those kids…"
"Me too," I answered honestly. I sighed and leant against my boyfriend's shoulder now. "Let's try to get some shut eye…I'm exhausted and I'm sure we're going to have to talk about a bunch tomorrow."
"Probably," Jake said, wrapping his arms around me. I took a deep breath and buried my face into my boyfriend's chest. His heat flooding around me like a wave as I fell into deep sleep. My mind wandered to what Lizzy would look like now. Her red hair, if it was longer or shorter and how tall she was. Was she taller than me?
Soon, an image of her flooded inside my head. Before me was a girl. I felt like I knew her, but at the same time I didn't. She had fairly long bronze hair that went to her mid back. Her bright green eyes twinkled at me hungrily with longing and desperation, as if she was trying to take in every drop of this moment. The bright green matched with a fitting dress she was wearing that went up to her knees. She was beautiful, breath taking. She was something truly out of a dream.
"Ness!" the girl cried out. "It's me! It's Lizzy!"
"Liz?" I questioned, my voice quivering.
Suddenly, she held up the silver locket I gave Felix. When I saw that, my heart dropped and looked back at my sister. Flashbacks to two years ago hit me like a brick as I then felt my mouth twitching into a small smile.
"Lizzy," I repeated. It was her! It was really my sister! But…How is this happening…Again?
A/N: Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed that! Keep on a look out for the next update and thanks for reading :)
