Chapter Twenty-Seven: Visions, Vsions, and More
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight Saga; I'm just screwing with the characters. Have fun with whatever happens and characters I make up.
AN: Well there wasn't much comments on my last chapter—it kind of scares me a little. Makes me think y'all didn't quite like it. Here's the next chapter, though.
Marie's POV
I awoke to giggling and snickering outside my bedroom door. Embry was still snoring next to me with his arms wrapped around me. I had turned the temperature down in the house so his body temp wouldn't affect me. I could still feel how hot he was though with the coolness of the air, it didn't bother me anymore though. It just made me snuggle more into his arms. But with the giggling at my door, I had to get up to see what the girls were up to. I lifted Embry's arm from my side and laid it gently on the bed where I was. I walked to the door and stopped to listen to what Lynda and Aleya were saying.
"Can you hear anything, Aley?" Lynda asked her giggling.
"No, it is as though she soundproofed the room in case they wanted to get it on...you know what I mean, Lynda?" Aleya commented snickering.
"Well, let's see if we can fix that," Lynda said as I opened the door.
I gazed at Lynda and Aleya suspiciously.
The girls fell on the floor and Lynda looked up at me with her mouth agape, ready to say a spell.
"Now what were you girls going to do?" I asked them.
Lynda opened and closed her mouth a few times like a fish out of water, looking for an excuse.
"Two-way soundproof spell. Ingenious," Aleya pondered as she sat up off the ground.
"Yes, I created it myself," I told her with a smirk.
Lynda quickly sat up also and crossed her arms as she pouted. I glanced over my shoulder to Embry and saw he was still sleeping through all this ruckus. I left him to sleep as the girls and I walked into the kitchen where they already had coffee made up.
I got me a cup with my caramel creamer in it and sipped on it. I pulled the eggs, diced ham, ground sausage, peppers, onion, and shredded cheese out. The girls looked excited knowing I was making omelets. I pulled out a sack of potatoes to make my special taters. I made Lynda's regular cheese omelet, and was cooking Aleya's fully loaded omelet when Embry came downstairs.
"I thought I smelt something good cooking down here," he said as he pulled me into his arms and kissed me.
I heard a knock on the back door as Embry put me down. He smelt the air and went to see who it was as I gave Aleya her omelet and taters. Embry walked back in with Seth right behind him, his tongue hanging out.
"I knew I smelt something good," Seth said as he pulled Aleya into his arms. He turned to Embry and told him, "Sam said for me to switch patrol with you while Paul trades with Jacob."
"Okay, let's eat and then I'll head out there," he told Seth.
I quickly made the three of us plates, and we sat with the girls to eat. Everyone was quiet as we ate, steadily stuffing our faces. I smiled knowing everyone enjoyed my cooking. Once the guys were done, Embry took his and Seth's plates and cleaned them off before coming back to me and kissing me goodbye. I watched as he left before turning back to my food.
I need to go see Bella today. She graduates in a few hours, and I have a dress for her to wear. It was knee length, royal blue, with short sleeves that had swirling silver beaded design on the bodice. I had a pair of silver ballet flats for her to wear as well and a silver inlaid sapphire and topaz hummingbird hair comb our grandfather had acquired for our grandmother before she passed, then gave me as the oldest granddaughter. I packed everything in my satchel, got dressed, and asked Aleya to transport me to Bella's house.
Once we made it there, I had to steady myself, because I suddenly felt light headed, which was new for me. That never happened before when I had Aleya take me places. Uncle Charlie was up and drinking coffee when I walked into the kitchen leaving me to believe Bella was still in bed. I said good morning to Uncle Charlie and made my way upstairs to get Bella up.
"Rise and shine, sleeping beauty," I called as I came upon Bella's room.
"I'm up," she called out. "Just trying to find something to wear for graduation."
"Look no further for your salvation has arrived," I boasted as I barged into her room, arms wide open and satchel across my chest, trying to look all grandeur.
She looked at me unimpressed and shook her head as she went back to searching her drawers. I felt my face drop as my arms fell and I blew a piece of hair from my face.
I placed my right hand over my heart, elbow propped in the air and threw my left hand in the air as I asked, "Does thou lack faith in moi?"
"Oh, quit the dramatics and show me what you have, if you have anything," Bella demand looking frustrated now.
I lowered my hands with a smirk on my face and pulled my satchel off me. Bella looked bewildered at me at first, then looked as if she came to an agreement with herself. I pulled the dress out first and got the satisfaction of seeing her eyes bug out of her head. I had to pull myself off the floor, before I could get the rest of her ensemble, from all the laughing I was doing.
"This is wow, Marie," Bella told me as she examined what I had laid on the bed.
"I thought it'd look good on you for graduation and the party tonight," I told her as I started to setup the make-up.
"Marie, this is all too much. I can't have this," she told me blushing.
"No worries, dear cous, you're borrowing it," I assured her with a smirk. "Now, let's do your make-up first."
I sat Bella at her desk as I pulled a make-up kit out of my satchel and put it on her desk. I applied the base and little blush, before I put the sunshine yellow and blue eyeshadow in a smokey fashion on her eyes. That really brought out the golden flecks in her eyes and the blonde and red streaks in her brown hair. It'll looked good with the graduation gown, too.
Once we got her make-up all done, I began on her hair which I braided. After finishing the braid, I put it in a bun. I inserted the comb and curled the fly-away strands to fall around her face. Bella glanced at her reflection and looked closer at the butterfly comb.
"This hair comb is very beautiful. Where did you get?" Bella asked curiously.
My eyes suddenly filled with tears. I wanted to tell Bella so bad but she wouldn't understand yet.
"I got it from our grandparents," I told her as I pulled her up to get her dressed.
Bella started to get undressed while I unzipped the dress and took it off the hanger. I helped Bella get in the dress and zipped it up. She pulled the flats on and grabbed her gown. We walked down stairs and greeted Uncle Charlie and Aleya. Charlie noticed the hair comb and smiled sadly thinking of Avia.
"Bells, are you hungry or anything before we leave?" Uncle Charlie asked her as he cleared his throat.
"I'm so nervous, I can't eat a thing," Bella told him.
We heard a knock at the door and I ran to get it knowing Edward would be there. His eyes popped when he saw Bella.
"You look beautiful, love," he told her as he wrapped his arms around her.
The sweetened smell of Edward's scent made my stomach churn and twist. I quickly turned and ran upstairs to the bathroom. I heard Bella, Uncle Charlie, and Edward call my name as Aleya followed me. She stood in the doorway worried as I vomited my breakfast up. After the shock wore off, she came and grabbed my hair. When I finally stopped, I sat down on the floor and took a breath. Aleya looked at me worried before helping me up. I went to the sink and cleaned my mouth out.
"Are you alright, Aunt Marie?" she asked me as we made our way downstairs.
"I feel alright now, just a little clammy," I told her.
"Did you take your moonflower-mandrake root potion this month?" she asked curiously.
I thought for a moment. That potion is the witch's version of birth control. I actually don't remember if I did or not because of everything that's been happening this month.
"I actually don't know," I told her.
Edward gazed at us curiously. I walked into the kitchen and got a can of Sprite out of the fridge to help my stomach settle.
"Are you alright, Marie?" Bella asked me worried when I walked back into the living room.
"I'm not sure yet. I'm going to go back to my house and take a look at something in my potions cabinet," I told her as I grabbed Aleya's hand.
Bella looked like she was thinking about something. "Why aren't you graduating with me? You did go to the school for a little."
"I did that for show but made it look as if I got expelled afterwards. I was checking in on someone else," I told her with a smirk.
"Who?" Bella and Edward asked me curiously and frustrated because I was blocking my thoughts.
"No one for you to worry about. Now I need to go. I'll meet you at the school," I told as Aleya orbed us out of there and to my house.
I rushed to my bathroom and opened my potions cabinet. I searched it for my moonflower-mandrake root potions. But there was none there, I had no more of those potions. I turned to Aleya alarm coloring my face and she became worried.
"I think I'm pregnant," I told her shocked before everything turned black.
Aleya's POV
I rushed forward to catch my aunt and out of shock I orbed us out of her house. I was thinking of where Lynda was, and we landed at the Cullens house. Emmett saw us first and flitted to us, looking frightened.
"What happen?" Emmett asked as he looked over Aunt Marie.
His question drew everyone else's attention towards us. Uncle Darien and Aunt Vera rushed down the stairs and stood next to Emmett, while the Cullens, Lynda, and Henry gathered around us.
"We're not quite sure yet. We were over at Uncle Charlie's house helping Bella get ready for graduation. Aunt Marie went to answer the front door and ran to the bathroom, sick, after Edward walked in," I explained in a rush.
It was silent for a moment before Emmett commented, "Edward can be a little sickening."
Emmett snickered at his own joke, until Rosalie slapped him in the back of his head and Lynda glared at him. This was serious, not a time to joke.
"Take a breath, A, and tell us what exactly happened after that," Lynda told me as she helped me move Aunt Marie to the couch.
"She passed out after she figured out that she might be pregnant again," I whispered, not even sure of what I was saying.
"What?!" my family screamed together as the Cullens became frozen in shock.
Carlisle was the first to move and rushed off somewhere.
"He's getting his medical bag," Aunt Alice told me as she wore off from the shock.
Carlisle was suddenly next to me again, and I nearly jumped out of fright; not expecting him to come that close to us. He kneeled next to me and Aunt Marie as he began to care for her. He touched her head to make sure she didn't hit her head when she fainted. Carlisle gestured for everyone to back away and give her some room while he got a warm, wet rag to put on her head. I saw my aunt stir before anyone else noticed. Carlisle was checking her stomach now.
"Funny, all the years I took care of you and now here you are taking care me," Aunt Marie giggled as she sat up, smiling down at Carlisle.
Carlisle looked at her quizzically. Lynda giggled probably remembering when they were younger and spent time together. Aunt Marie tried to get up but Carlisle pushed her shoulder down.
"Carlisle, I'm fine now. We have to get to the school for the graduation ceremony," my aunt told him.
She turned to the other Cullens and our family and told them to start preparing for the party Alice had planned. No matter what was happening, we were still going to have fun. Esme, Carlisle, and Alice got into Carlisle's Mercedes while Aunt Marie and I went back to her house to get her midnight blue Audi R8 coupe. We sped off to the school to watch Bella graduate.
Afterwards we went to house to see how preparations were coming along while Bella went to dinner with Uncle Charlie. The house looked like a dance club inside the living room and the kitchen had all kinds of snacks that Esme, Rosalie, and Aunt Vera probably made together. I couldn't wait for the party to start. I stood against the wall with a red solo cup, watching as cousin Emmy was moving the couches around when suddenly my head felt like it was splitting open. I grabbed my head, forgetting my punch was in my hand, and fell to my knees screaming in pain as I watch scenes of the future flashed across my eyes.
Marie's POV
I was in the kitchen drinking a bottle of water and talking to Rosalie and Vera. I helped set up the food they had made earlier in the day, when I heard an ear piercing scream and a thud. Mine and Vera's eyes connected worriedly before all three of us rushed into the living room. We found the couch that Emmett must've been moving, discarded in a corner, and he was holding Aleya as tears rolled down her eyes. She was holding her head in pain and curled up in a ball. Her eyes moved quickly, not seeing us. Rosalie walked over to her husband and placed her hand on his shoulder as she kneeled down next to them.
"What's happening?" Rosalie asked as the rest of the family made their way in the living.
"Aleya can also see the future like our grandmother once did and her Aunt Alice can. But like all abilities, they can't be duplicated in the same way and so when she sees the future it causes her great pain. She can see the immediate future, up to maybe five days," I explained to them.
Alice fell to her knees worried for Aleya. If I could, I would make her pain go away during these visions but I can't. We heard a sigh come from within the small group, let me know Aleya had come out of her vision.
"What did you see, Aleya?" I asked her worried.
"Many things—fire, fighting, and red hair," she answered panting.
Alice ran off to the kitchen and returned with a glass of water. Aleya drank the water down quickly before she spoke again.
"I saw to separate fights happening at the same time," Aleya told us. She closed her eyes to collect her thoughts. "My visions flickered between the both. I saw one battle in an open field, the sun was high, and there was a red head fight with Edward and a wolf on somewhere else. That's all I could see," Aleya told us, shaking her head sadly.
"Cryptic as always," Emmett chuckled, trying to joke with Aleya as he rubbed her back.
Aleya gave a small smile before standing up and looking at the floor. She cringed and gazed up at Esme apologetically.
"Sorry about the mess, Mrs. Esme. I'll get it cleaned up quickly," Aleya told her as she walked toward the kitchen.
"It's alright, Aleya," Esme told her as she placed a hand on Aleya's shoulder stopping her. "I'll get it cleaned up, you take care of yourself."
"Are you sure?" Aleya asked her.
"Yes, dear," Esme said as she ran to get a towel and cleaned up the mess.
Edward and Bella walked in the house and everyone rushed back to what they were doing. I quickly explained to Edward what happened and told him to come talk to me and Aleya. He followed us into the kitchen as the doorbell rang and Aleya showed him her visions but he cringed when he felt the headache she got from having it. He confirmed what she saw and growled when he realized that Victoria would be coming directly for him.
"But the problem is, I sensed two other beings there besides Edward, Victoria, and the wolf," Aleya whined at weakness of her ability.
I watched as she rubbed her head and laid my arm around her shoulder. Edward seemed to be thinking about something but as more people started coming, we had to hold off on discussing this. I walked out to where everyone was dancing with Aleya and started dancing with her like when she was younger.
I stopped though when I heard Bella arguing with someone. I turned to see Embry, Jacob, Quil, and Seth were here but they were surrounding Bella and Alice, and Jasper had his hand on Jacob's arm. Embry and Seth seemed to be trying to calm Jacob also while Quil appeared confused. I walked over with Aleya to see what the problem was.
"What's goin' on over here?" I demanded in a stern voice.
Embry, Seth, and Quil stood still while Jacob tried to fight my order. I looked apologetically at Embry before turning to Jacob.
"Back away from Bella and Alice right now Jacob," I commanded in a deep alpha voice.
I watched as he looked angrily towards me then dropped his arm and backed away from them. He appeared defeated when he gazed back at Bella.
"Now does anyone mind telling me what happened here?" I asked them.
"It's Jacob being Jacob and Alice tried to get between us," Bella told me as if she was blowing it off.
I wasn't having that though and turned to Jacob. "Until you can clean your act up and show me you truly care for Bella like you did when y'all first started hangin' out, I don't want you stepping 10 feet near her," I commanded him.
Jacob's shoulders slumped and he trudged outside, disappearing into the forest. Everyone stared at me wide-eyed and mouth agape.
"What? I'm not letting him mistreat my family and the same goes for anyone else who tries," I told them.
"Remind me not to get on her bad side," Quil told Embry.
Everyone laughed at them as Embry pulled me into his arms and kissed me. Seth pulled Aleya close to him for a hug and kissed her. Embry and I went to dance while Aleya and Seth went to the kitchen.
"Did you explain to Seth about the full moon tonight so he doesn't freak out like you did?" I asked Embry.
"Yes, I figured he needed to be fully warned," Embry snickered.
The party was awesome and there was no other disturbance. After everyone left except the three wolves, we congregated back in the kitchen to discuss what Aleya's visions meant.
"I also had a vision, earlier during the party, that may help explain one of Aleya's visions," Alice's piped up. "When she said that one of the battles would be "in an open field, the sun was high," my vision showed us battling the newborns in our baseball field. It was around noon so the sun was high," Alice explained but then her face fell. "But my vision soon disappeared because of the wolves so I don't know what else could happen. I do know that it will be within the next couple of days."
"It's alright, Alice. You did great," Carlisle told her as Jasper pulled her closer to him.
We planned to train and practice the next night like we have been. I plan to have all the wolves attend constantly. Bella was going to stay here and be well protected especially since Uncle Charlie gave up his magic. Tomorrow we were going to the field to make a battle plan up. We know how many newborns there are, we know when they're coming, and some of Victoria's plan. We're ready for them.
AN: Well, there's some drama in this one, isn't there? It's getting close to the end, just a couple of more chapters to go. Let me know what ya think...love it, hate it, or don't know? Tell me, review.