Violetta

Everyone had left me to grieve except for Mason. The other wolves had phased back and were now inside talking quietly with the vampires, but I could still hear them.

I had been out here for at least an hour and a half, and the flames were slowly starting to die down.

I felt eyes on me, "Is someone watching?" I whispered. Mason lifted his head off his paws and looked behind us. He looked back and nodded before lying back down.

"Thank you." My voice was almost inaudible.

"Hmm?" He asked in his rough wolfy tone. He was asking what I was thanking him for.

"For staying here with me and always being here for me." I expanded as I lay my head against his.

I looked behind us to see Carlisle standing on the porch with his arms crossed. He was too concerned for me to stay out here any longer. I sighed and stood up.

I kissed the fur between Mason's ears. "Go phase." I smiled.

He ran into the trees and I waited for a few seconds. He came back out quickly and returned to my side. I kissed him once before I took his hand and we walked back towards the house.

I let go of Mason's hand when we reached the top of the porch steps. He walked inside and I walked to Carlisle, putting my arms around him. He returned the gesture and kissed my head.

"You smell like a dog…" He whispered.

I let a small laugh out through my tears that started running again, "Sorry."

I pulled away from him and looked up.

"Your eyes get really extraordinary blue when you're upset…" He said as he wiped my tears from my cheeks. He kissed my forehead, "Now, can I ask you something?"

"I assume you're going to…"

"What did you mean when you said you would never be one of us?"

I feared this question.

"Um…I'm just not like any of you. I don't fit in here."

"Please don't tell me we're going to go through the whole "I'm leaving", "No you're not" thing again, because that was difficult."

I smiled, "I'll stay here as long as you want me to, but that doesn't change the fact that I will never belong here."

"See, how things usually work is, you belong where your family is, assuming your family loves you, and we all love you and we're all your family, so yes, you do belong here."

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, trying to control my tears as I wiped the ones away that had already escaped.

"You're allowed to cry."

"I've cried enough. At least, enough for what I am willing to outside of my bedroom."

"Are you and Mason going to go and lie down now?"

"Actually, I was hoping you would."

He smiled and nodded.

I smiled weakly and walked inside. I kissed Mason's cheek as I walked passed and went upstairs.

Carlisle asked Esme if she was okay for what must have been the 50th time. She assured him, again, that she was fine. He followed me up the staircase and grabbed a book from his office before coming into my room.

He closed the door and lay down on my bed. I lay with him underneath the covers and closed my eyes, "What book is it?"

"Wuthering Heights."

"It's good." I said.

"It's one of Bella's favourites, and to be honest, I had never read it, so I am now. Every day she asks if I've finished it yet." I could hear the smile in his voice.

"Do you think it's strange that this number of vampires is able to live together in peace, for the most part?"

"Yes." He answered quietly, "Personally, I think it has to do with our diet, and how Esme and I have brought them up in the vampire world. Did that make sense?"

"Yes. How you taught them about it." I said.

"Correct. Although, the Volturi is quite large, and they feed off human blood, so I'm not entirely sure."

"The Volturi doesn't live in peace."

"They did when I was with them…" He said.

"Not when I was. There was always an argument happen between someone. Peace never fully fell over them. Not the guard, at least."

"Hmm, a peculiar bunch."

I propped myself onto my elbow, "Do you think they'll come back?"

"Not for a while. Aro knows when he is beaten."

"Let's hope that's still the case…" I said quietly as I lay back down.

He kissed my head, "Don't worry yourself. Get some sleep."

"Read to me?"

I knew he was smiling, "Okay, but you have to close your eyes."

I woke up to the familiar laughter of my family downstairs. I smiled instantly. They were all okay. They were all intact, and that was because I didn't give up.

"Good morning." Carlisle greeted me with a smile.

I sat up and moved my shoulder. It felt fine now. That was a relief.

I stretched my arms out behind me and my back cracked. It was really needed.

"That didn't sound very good…"

"It felt great." I smiled at him. "You didn't have to stay all night."

"When I attempted to get up, you yelled at me in your sleep."

"Did I? Sorry."

He smiled again, "It's okay. I was just going to check on Esme again anyway. She's was probably relieved."

I smiled again and yanked my hair out of its knotted pony tail. "Ow!" I exclaimed when it got caught.

Carlisle laughed, "Here." He sat up and got it out of my hair with no effort and minimal pain.

"How did you do that?"

"It's a lot easier then you can see it, I think."

I ran my fingers through my hair and shook it a little to try and loosen some of the knots. How did it even get this bad?

When I moved my body again, all of it ached. "Ow…"

"What?" Carlisle sat up straighter.

"Nothing, I'm just a bit sore."

He thought for a second, "Bath?"

I stared at him for a second, "Sure."

He smiled and stood up, walking into the bathroom. He started the water.

I got up and walked to the dressing table. I sat on the stool in from of it and stared at myself in the mirror. I got my hairbrush and dragged it through my long blonde locks which were growing too long for me to keep tamed. I would have to cut it soon. My hair was the same colour as Carlisle's. It was the same thickness and had the same curls. I thought that if I cut to the same length, I could just look like a more feminine Carlisle, with a more graceful nose and a more slender face.

Edward was standing at the door then, "I can see it now, 2 Carlisle's roaming around our house."

I laughed and put my hairbrush back down.

"What?" Carlisle asked as he exited the bathroom.

"She was just thinking about how similar she would look to you if she cut her hair to your length. I was just imagining it."

"Don't do it! Your hair is magnificent!" Alice called up.

"I like how she actually thinks I'm considering cutting my hair that short…"

They both laughed.

"Your bath is ready, and I even put bubbles in it." Carlisle smiled.

"Oh, bubbles, how great." Edward said sarcastically.

"Hey, bubbles are freaking amazing." I said, "Thank you daddy." I kissed his cheek and walked to the bathroom, closing and locking the door.