Nameless OC POV
She shall have a name soon I promise, I know it's exhausting without one. Believe me I do. Try writing a story where the main character doesn't have a name, seriously go try.
Benjamin and Tia had been quick to follow after their coven mates, Amun and Kebi, anxious to let them know the outcome of the conflict; I was sure we would see them again-Benjamin and Tia, at least. I liked them, Tia rarely talked but she was soft spoken and kind when she did and Benjamin was funny and all around fun to be near. He had shown Vivi and I his gift after I had asked Edward who caused the ridge in the clearing and it was truly amazing. Vivi had begged for more, until he had fore on his fingertips and panicked. Then thinking he was going to get hurt, she started crying. Benjamin let the wind blow the fire out and had to convince her that he was okay before the tears stopped. I had panicked myself at first, but Edward, who was standing right next to me placed a hand on my arm and stopped me from swooping her into my arms. Needless to say, Vivi was sad when they left. But they promised to return and visit all of us.
The reunited Amazons had been anxious to return home as well, they had a difficult time being away from their beloved rain forest, though they were more reluctant to leave than some of the others. I could see that they had grown close to the Cullen child in their time there.
"You must bring the child to see me," Zafrina had insisted. "Promise me, young one." she said to Bella.
Renesmee had pressed her hand to Bella's neck, pleading as well. I hadn't known what to think of the little ones gift other than it was very unique and it suited her well.
"Of course, Zafrina," Bella had agreed.
"We shall be great friends, my Nessie," the wild woman had declared before leaving with her sisters- but not before embracing me and my own daughter and making us promise the same.
The Irish coven continued the exodus.
"Well done, Siobhan," Carlisle complimented her as they said goodbye.
"Ah, the power of wishful thinking," she answered sarcastically, rolling her eyes. And then she was serious. "Of course, this isn't over. The Volturi won't forgive what happened here."
My gaze hardened, they had not only seen me, but my daughter as well and that didn't sit well with me. Especially considering what I did to them.
Edward was the one to answer that. "They've been seriously shaken; their confidence is shattered. But, yes, I'm sure they'll recover from the blow someday. And then . . ." His eyes tightened. "I imagine they'll try to pick us off separately."
"Alice will warn us when they intend to strike," Siobhan said in a sure voice. "And we'll gather again. Perhaps the time will come when our world is ready to be free of the Volturi altogether."
I'd be glad to help with that. The Volturi could survive on the moon right?
"That time may come," Carlisle replied. "If it does, we'll stand together."
"Yes, my friend, we will," Siobhan agreed. "And how can we fail, when I will it otherwise?" She let out a great peal of laughter.
"Exactly," Carlisle said. He and Siobhan embraced, and then he shook Liam's hand. "Try to find Alistair and tell him what happened. I'd hate to think of him hiding under a rock for the next decade."
Siobhan laughed again. Maggie hugged both Renesmee and Bella, and then the Irish coven was gone.
The Denalis were the last to leave, Garrett with them, as he would be from now on. I found that they had only just met- Kate and Garrett that is. The atmosphere of celebration was too much for Tanya and Kate. They needed time to grieve for their lost sister.
I apologized for their loss, and silently wished I had done something about that but Edward caught my eye and glared and I pushed those thoughts away.
Huilen and Nahuel were the ones who stayed with Vivi and I, like promised.
Carlisle was deep in fascinated conversation with Huilen; Nahuel sat close beside her, listening while Edward told the rest of us the story of the conflict as only he knew it.
"So it was a combination of things there at the end, but what it really boiled down to was... Bella," Edward was explaining. The Cullen family and the four remaining guests sat in the Cullens' great room while the forest turned black outside the tall windows. "And you." He looked to me.
I raised a brow, silently questioning this.
"Alice gave Aro the excuse he needed to get out of the fight. If he hadn't been so terrified of Bella and her, he probably would have gone ahead with their original plan."
I roll my eyes, hugging Vivi to my chest.
"Terrified?" Bella said skeptically. "Of me?" we exchanged glances and I shrug.
He smiled at his mate with a look I didn't entirely recognize, it was tender, but also awed and even exasperated. "When will you ever see yourself clearly?" he said softly. Then he spoke louder, to the others as well as to Bella. "The Volturi haven't fought a fair fight in about twenty-five hundred years. And they've never, never fought one where they were at a disadvantage. Especially since they gained Jane and Alec, they've only been involved with unopposed slaughterings. Then you put up your shield and she pinned Jane and sent Alec to God only knows where.
"You should have seen how we looked to them! Usually, Alec cuts off all sense and feeling from their victims while they go through the charade of a counsel. That way, no one can run when the verdict is given. But there we stood, ready, waiting, outnumbering them, with gifts of our own while their gifts were rendered useless by Bella. Aro knew that with Zafrina on our side, they would be the blind ones when the battle commenced. I'm sure our numbers would have been pretty severely decimated, but they were sure that theirs would be, too. There was even a good possibility that they would lose. They've never dealt with that possibility before. They didn't deal with it well today."
"Hard to feel confident when you're surrounded by horse-sized wolves," Emmett laughed, poking Jacob's arm.
Jacob flashed a grin at him.
"It was the wolves that stopped them in the first place," Bella said.
"Sure was," Jacob agreed.
"That was hilarious by the way," I nodded, "I saw that." Vivi twisted in my arms to look at Jacob Black, I had been shocked to learn he was the wolf who had stood by Bella and her little family. Vivi was only just grasping that the giant puppies she saw earlier were actually humans.
"Absolutely," Edward agreed. "That was another sight they've never seen. The true Children of the Moon rarely move in packs, and they are never much in control of themselves. Sixteen enormous regimented wolves was a surprise they weren't prepared for. Caius is actually terrified of werewolves. He almost lost a fight with one a few thousand years ago and never got over it."
"So there are real werewolves?" Bella asked. "With the full moon and silver bullets and all that?"
Jacob snorted. "Real. Does that make me imaginary?"
"You know what I mean." she rolls her eyes.
"Full moon, yes," Edward said. "Silver bullets, no-that was just another one of those myths to make humans feel like they had a sporting chance. There aren't very many of them left. Caius has had them hunted into near extinction."
"And you never mentioned this because... ?"
"It never came up."
Bella rolled her eyes again, and Alice laughed, leaning forward-she was tucked under Edward's other arm-to wink at Bella.
Bella glared back.
I smirked at that, Alice had some explaining to do. She had told me weeks ago when she found me and Vivi, about her family all about her family. And how she'd have to make it up to them. That's how I knew to give Vivi to Rosalie and Emmett if there was a battle.
Alice sighed. "Just get it off your chest, Bella."
"How could you do that to me, Alice?"
"It was necessary."
"Necessary!" Bella exploded. And I backed up a few steps away from the couch they sat on. "You had me totally convinced that we were all going to die! I've been a wreck for weeks."
"It might have gone that way," she said calmly. "In which case you needed to be prepared to save Nessie."
Instinctively, Bella held Nessie, as they so kindly nic-named her-asleep now on Bella's lap-tighter in her arms.
"But you knew there were other ways, too," Bella accused. "You knew there was hope. Did it ever occur to you that you could have told me everything? I know Edward had to think we were at a dead end for Aro's sake, but you could have told me."
She looked at Bella speculatively for a moment. "I don't think so," she said. "You're just not that good an actress."
"This was about my acting skills?"
"Oh, take it down an octave, Bella. Do you have any idea how complicated this was to set up? I couldn't even be sure that someone like Nahuel existed-all I knew was that I would be looking for something I couldn't see! Try to imagine searching for a blind spot -not the easiest thing I've ever done. Plus we had to send back the key witnesses, like we weren't in enough of a hurry. And then keeping my eyes open all the time in case you decided to throw me any more instructions. At some point you're going to have to tell me what exactly is in Rio. Before any of that, I had to try to see every trick the Volturi might come in with and give you what few clues I could so you would be ready for their strategy, and I only had just a few hours to trace out all the possibilities. Most of all, I had to make sure you'd all believe that I was ditching out on you, because Aro had to be positive that you had nothing left up your sleeves or he never would have committed to an out the way he did. And if you think I didn't feel like a schmuck-"
"Okay, okay!" Bella interrupted. "Sorry! I know it was rough for you, too. It's just that... well, I missed you like crazy, Alice. Don't do that to me again."
Alice's trilling laugh rang through the room, and the Cullens all smiled hearing that. "I missed you, too, Bella. So forgive me, and try to be satisfied with being the superhero of the day."
Everyone else laughed now, and Bella ducked her face into Renessmee's hair, embarrassed.
Edward went back to analyzing every shift of intention and control that had happened in the meadow today, declaring that it was Bella's shield and my ability to teleport people that had made the Volturi run away with their tails between their legs. The way everyone looked at me made me uncomfortable. Even Bella looked uncomfortable with the attention. I tried to ignore the impressed looks, mostly keeping my eyes on Vivi and sometimes staring at Jacob's unchanging expression, he looked at me funny a few times but for the most part he didn't seem to care- he knew Bella and he was trying to get to know me as Edward had so kindly pointed out, apparently everyone was trying to get to know me and Vivi.
From the constant shift of Bella I could tell the looks Nahuel was giving her were making her uncomfortable. So I grabbed a pillow from the couch beside me and lodged it at him- he barely had and second to reach for it before I was waving my hand and sending it through a small black hole and straight into his face. The others laughed as he sent me a glare. Huilen, who sat in front of me speaking with Carlisle still reached over to hold my hand and give it a squeeze.
"He started it." I grumble, earning more laughs.
Eventually, the others ran out of questions for Edward, and the discussion dissolved into a bunch of smaller conversations.
I felt tired. The day had been too long. I wanted some peace, some normality. I wanted to be in my own bed, Vivi snuggled up to me; I wanted the walls of my own home around me.
"Should we take Nessie..." Bella turns to Edward, her thoughts on my wavelength apparently.
"That's probably a good idea," he agreed quickly. "I'm sure she didn't sleep soundly last night, what with all the snoring."
He grinned at Jacob.
Jacob rolled his eyes and then yawned. "It's been a while since I slept in a bed. I bet my dad would get a kick out of having me under his roof again."
Bella touched his cheek. "Thank you, Jacob."
"Anytime, Bella. But you already know that."
He got up, stretched, kissed the top of Renesmee's head, and then the top of Bella's. Finally, he punched Edward's shoulder. "See you guys tomorrow. I guess things are going to be kind of boring now, aren't they?"
"I fervently hope so," Edward said.
"Me too." I sigh, earning another squeeze from Huilen.
Suddenly Jacob had an arm wrapped around my shoulders and he was grinning at Vivi. I absentmindly noticed that he was my temperature.
His eyes turned to mine, and I frowned, "we're going to be good friends." He nods.
"We'll see about that, wolf." I snort. He gives me a look that I can't decipher and I turn to raise a brow at Edward as Jacob leaves.
Edward shrugs and looks away to Bella but the smirk he had stated otherwise. They got up when Jacob was gone; Bella shifted her weight carefully so that Renesmee was never jostled.
"Oh, Jasper?" Bella asked as they turned for the door.
Jasper was sandwiched tight in between Alice and Esme. "Yes, Bella?"
"I'm curious-why is J. Jenks scared stiff by just the sound of your name?"
Jasper chuckled. "It's just been my experience that some kinds of working relationships are better motivated by fear than by monetary gain."
Bella frowned and nodded and then they were kissed and hugged and wished a good night to their family. Edward promised to see me soon and Bella agreed fervently, wrapping Vivi in a one armed hug. And then they were gone.
"Well then, Vivi," I said, "we should head out too. Let's go get some rest and you can visit with Alice tomorrow." I added quickly, seeing her pouting lips.
"You could stay here if you'd like," Esme offered immediately, "we have more than enough room and it won't be a bother."
I smile, shaking my head, "you are to kind, thank you. But I already made reservations. We are staying in town so we don't have to go far."
"And you promise we'll come back in the morning?" Vivi asked innocently, putting her clasped hands under her chin and staring up at me with wide blue eyes.
I nod, "I promise."
Esme and Alice embraced us and we received goodbyes from the rest of the family as well. I turn to Nahuel and Huilen,
"When will you leave?"
They exchange glances, "tonight." Nahuel answers.
I nod, pushing away my grimace.
"You must come and visit us soon." Huilen stands, "before your baby is grown okay?"
I nod in agreement, embracing her back as she pulled me in.
"Goodbye," Vivi whispers, she hadn't known what to do with Huilen and Nahuel but she quickly picked up on the fact that I knew them and we were close. So by default Vivi decided she liked them and could trust them as well.
"Make smart decisions." Nahuel says sternly, clasping my shoulder. I glare and he smirks, "don't forget to visit. If you need help with-" my glare deepened and he cut off, "-you know where to find us."
I nod, breathing out deeply.
"Goodbye." I called finally to all. Carlisle walked us to the door and told us to let Alice know when we were in for the night. He then proceeded to tell us to come by at any time, that they would be waiting.
After nodding one last time I managed to escape to my car and buckle Vivi in.
"You hungry yet?" I ask, clicking her tightly into the infant seat. She shakes her head, "you want to go explore then?" Her face lights up and she nods enthusiastically.
"Alright then," I mumble to myself, getting into the driver seat and starting the car, "let's find a beach why don't we."
First Beach was quiet and cold when we got there, the sun still had two or three more hours of being out and Vivi wanted to watch the sunset over the ocean. We chose this beach because it's close to where Vivi decided we should stay, the Quileute Oceanside Resort. Which was funny because she chose that place because she wanted to go to First Beach. It made sense to her and it made her happy so I went with it.
And as I sat on a large piece of driftwood a part of me felt bad for lying to sweet Esme earlier. Because we hadn't actually found a place at that point, but still it works out. We weren't thirty minutes away from them and if running, then half that, maybe even less.
Vivi squeals and jumps away from the water that hit the sand and drifted towards her, she spun and jumped to a piece of driftwood before realizing it was moving with the water and she had to leap away quickly. I laughed softly at that, sliding forward onto the sand and leaning my back against the wood.
"Don't go far Vivian." I called as she started skipping.
I couldn't help but think about how happier she looked. The last few weeks were stressful for her. I knew it would take its toll but I didn't think the fog would be so easy to lift. She liked the Cullens. I didn't trust the Cullens, it was easier from my experience to just move away from people before they left you or hurt you in some other way. I didn't know how to break it to her that we couldn't stay longer than a few days. She was just to stubborn, she knew Alice, and now her whole family and she had grown attached. We could visit, that was one way to convince her without to big of a fight. But she also liked Renesmee, and by default Jacob too. I didn't understand the relationship, it was odd how he cared for her and I couldn't fathom a reason for it either. But she wasn't my child and her father was a mind reader. There shouldn't be anything to worry about there.
Suddenly a scream pierced through the chilly night air interrupting my thoughts.
That's my daughter's scream.
I cursed myself for losing focus. The only thing I could think of was protecting her. With my gaze seeing red, I imagined Vivian in my head and in a hot flash I had moved to stand in front of her.
Looking around for the threat and sucking in a long breath to taste the air the only thing I found was the smell of wolves.
Three of them sat at tree line where trees met sand. They looked torn between wanting to seem threatening and wanting to run out- though I didn't know if they wanted to come say hi or attack. I was planning on picking my child up and running so that they wouldn't have to make a decision when a very tall and very buff man stepped out from between them, holding out a hand to tell them to stay as he came towards us. The only thing I could read from him was he too looked torn as well.
With every slow step he took my nerves stretched that much more thin, "wait, please," I hold out a hand, pushing Vivi further behind me.
He stopped dead in his tracks. "I just want to talk to you for a moment."
I slowly look his form up and down, looking for any signs of decit. In my experience men always hid something. Never giving the full truth.
"I just want to talk." He repeats, holding up his hands. My eyes follow his motion. "My name is Sam Uley, I'm the alpha of this pack. We saw each other earlier.. do you remember?"
I nod, pulling in a small wiff of and then putting a scent to the wolf, "you were the black one. Are you friends with Jacob Black?"
He smiles, and nods, "yes. Did he by any chance mention a treaty?"
I cock my head to the side, "no, what treaty?" Had I been tricked into something by the Cullens. It made me want to hiss. One of the wolves laid down and the other two slunk back into the covering.
"Alright, can we talk then?" He asks, letting his hands fall.
"We already are talking." I replied smoothly.
He half smirked, "right. I'm not going to hurt you," he says before moving closer.
Vivi tightened her grip around my thigh, burying her face in the back of my leg.
"Is that a wolf thing?" I ask suddenly as he stops a few feet from us.
"Is what a wolf thing?" His eyes brows turn in.
"Tall and buff," I elaborate, I raise a brow, "a wolf thing?"
He half nods, holding in a laugh, "yes, we are the protectors of our tribe."
"Protectors from what?" I frown deeply.
"Vampires."
I resisted the gulp of fear, "This is your treaty with.. the Cullens then? That they don't hunt?.."
"They don't come onto our lands, they don't hunt humans, and we coexist this way." He nods slowly.
"We don't hunt humans- we really don't hunt at all." I whisper, hating how weak I sounded.
"Mommy."
Sam's eyes flashed down to her and softened.
"I didn't know about your treaty." I said, "and I'm not a Cullen and I apologize for trespassing, we will leave immediately."
Sam nods, "that's probably for the best."
A grey wolf, the one who laid down to watch earlier, suddenly whined, rubbing his paws over his eyes and snout.
Vivi gasped, "is he o-okay?" Her eyes widening in fear and worry for the wolf she didn't know.
"Vivian." I say, shaking my head at her, not understanding why my chest started to ache at the cry. I rubbed it softly.
Sam eyes my action and I tense. He analyzes me for a moment before seemingly finding what he was looking for and turning to Vivi. "He's pouting." He chuckles, glancing back towards the wolf. He let's his head fall and shake side to side with a sigh. "If.." Sam said slowly, "if you allow my wolves to escort you while you're in La Push, you may stay."
My eyes widen, "no, it's okay. I truly am sorry for this. I didn't know-"
Sam raises a hand, "Jacob trusts you. So can we. Can they follow you?"
I swallow thickly, before glancing to Vivian who stared up with wide trusting eyes before I nod. "Which form will they take?" I ask quietly.
"Wolf." He answered without a beat. "Maybe one human sometimes." He adds after another whine from the wolf.
"Curfew?"
"None." When I raise a brow he snorts, "you're a big girl, you can decide when it's time to go to bed."
I nod, feeling the tense atmosphere starting to lift.
"This is Quil and Jared. They will follow tonight." He waves a hand back to the trees and two more wolves step up next to the grey one. "It's late, don't expect a human visit."
I nod in return, examining the wolves as Sam starts to step forward hand outstretched. I silently take it.
"We have an agreement then." He says and I nod once more,
"We do." Vivi nodded into my leg as I said that and Sam turned and left. Him turning his back was a sign of trust that I definitely had not earned yet, but apparently it was him making the first move. I simply had to not break the trust and maybe even I could return it, should the time or need come.
"Mommy?" Vivian asked when Sam was gone.
"Yes?" I glanced away from the shadows the wolves disappeared into.
"Is that wolf really okay?" She asks, tears pooling in her eyes, "he sounded really sad."
"I don't know Vivi." I said, the grey wolf flashing across my visage. "I don't know." I sigh. "Let's get back okay?"
"But it's almost sunset! Just a few more minutes please?" She begs, tugging the end of my jacket.
I sigh again, nodding. This time I do not sit against the driftwood. But walk close to Vivian as she silently skips around the waters edge.
"Look mommy! There it is," Vivian gasps in awe, the sun was finally gone over the edge of. I pause my pacing to look out over the water, "it's so pretty." She whispers.
I nod in silent agreement. It truly was.
No Embry I know. Next chapter I promise.
I'm so excited! We are out of Breaking Dawn officially now and treading uncharted waters! We can take this any where! Yes!
Next update is soon, and I am so ready for Embry meet OC. I think we might have to give her a name in the next one too. Any ideas?