We're done! Last chapter for Eclipse- I will start on Breaking Dawn, sometime in the next week or so. I will be out of town in June, the day after my birthday, so I won't post until after that.
Standing outside the house, I lean into Jasper's arms, Bree, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Pandora, Esme, and Carlisle all stand on the porch, Bree is in backpacking clothes, a green jacket, khaki jeans, black hiking boots, a heavy black bag on her back, her wavy brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. "Now, make sure your tell them who sent you, okay?" Rosalie asks.
"Yup, I understand Rose." Bree smiles, her blood red eyes are about as unsettling as Garrett's were, when he first moved in. Bree tried the Cullen way of life for a few weeks, but she ended up relapsing, feeling guilty, so Esme and Carlisle suggested she live with the Irish Coven.
"And make sure you call, as soon as you and Alice land, okay?" Rosalie insists as she readjusts Bree's bag, stalling as Bree lets out a laugh, and the rest of us follow.
"Yes, mom." Bree teases, causing Rosalie to playfully slap her arm, before drawing her into a hug.
"I'm going to miss you." Rosalie murmurs, causing Bree's face to crumple in sadness as she hugs the blonde vampiress back.
"I'll miss you too. I'll miss you all." Bree answers, Rosalie lets the smaller vampiress go in time for the giant vampire to swoop in, picking Bree up, rocking her back and forth so that her legs sway from side to side.
"Don't forget to add me on Xbox, yeah?" Emmett growls, causing Bree to let out a nervous laugh, he drops her as she pats him on the arm.
"I won't. Who else will be able to kick your arse at Soul Calibur?" Bree taunts, causing Emmett to boom with laughter, the Esme steps up, hugging her, followed by Carlisle, and Jasper, finally it's me. "Thank you, so much, for giving me a chance to live."
"It's thanks to Jennifer and yourself, not me." I tease as we pull apart. "You were able to see right from wrong, despite your thirst, and because of that, Jennifer was able to save you."
"Still, thank you." Bree smiles up at me, and I nod softly.
"It's not problem. I hope you live to the fullest, and we cross paths again." With that, she and Alice bound down the steps, climbing into Alice's yellow porsche, driving away as we wave to them, I can feel a sorrow digging into me, as the porsche disappears from view, taking my new friend with it.
"You know we're doing the right thing." Jasper whispers in my ear.
"I know." I answer, causing him to smile down at me, pressing a kiss to my neck, while I lean back in his arms, relaxing in the cool breeze as the others go inside. "You know," I look up at him. "you asked for my hand, and I agreed, but you really should get a blessing." I tease.
"Oh? And how do you suppose I do that?" Jasper asks softly.
"A summoning." I answer, causing him to look at me in confusion as I turn, slipping from his arms, leading towards our house, he waits a moment, before following me. It's a game of cat and mouse, all the way home, which ends as soon as we get there, as I run inside, he follows as I climb to the highest level in the house, which has become my lab, and pull out my grimoire, setting in on the book stand, setting up the summoning circle. Jasper lurks in the door as the close my eyes, focusing as a wind whips through the room, out of nowhere, flickering all of the candles out, and when my eyes open again, my biological parents are stand in the dead center of the candles.
"Whoa." Jasper breathes, coming to my side.
"They can hear you." I whisper to him, causing him to chuckle, my parents watching us in surprise. "Hi mom. Hi dad." I wave at them, suddenly feeling very nervous.
"Lily?" My mother breathes, she reaches for me, before drawing back with a sigh. "You're so big. Who's this young man?"
"Oh, this is my… fiancé." I bite my lip, looking down as my cheeks burn. "Jasper Whitlock."
"I see." My mother murmurs softly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mister and Missus Michaelson." Jasper tucks his hands behind his back, attempting to prevent himself from reaching out to shake their hands, a force of habit.
"Tell me, Mr. Whitlock, how old are you?" My father asks.
"Young enough to be with Lily, old enough to know it's what I want." Jasper smiles at me.
"And you love her?" My father asks.
"With all my heart, and soul." Jasper answers, look up at my father. "Sir." He adds.
"Seeing as you're standing here, you haven't gone running from her magic." My father quips, look at me as I wrinkle my nose at him. "You do know she'll never age, correct."
"Neither will I, sir." Jasper answers truthfully.
"Good good." My father doesn't question it. "I trust you could provide her with a healthy, and fine life?"
"Yes sir." Jasper nods.
"Alright. You have my blessing for your marriage." My father says, causing me to smile up at my fiancé, who wraps his arm around my middle, holding me close, looking at me with love.
"We're so happy for you, darling." My mother murmurs, before they vanish, the summoning dying as Jasper lifts me into his arms, kissing me sweetly, before he sets me down, and I nuzzle my head against his chest.
"I love you." He murmurs.
"I love you too." I answer, taking his hand in my own, and we walk down the stairs, entering the living room, when I pause in thought, Jasper looks at me in concern.
"Darlin?" He asks.
"Do you think Carlisle would walk me down the aisle, in place of my dad?" I suddenly ask, causing him to smile at me.
"You you want to go ask?" He offers, causing me to nod rapidly.
"Yes!" He chuckles, leading me outside, down the steps, through the field, and back toward the house, once we get inside, Jasper walks over to talk to Emmett, and I head up to Carlisle's office, knocking softly on the door.
"Enter." He calls gently, I open the door, finding Esme and himself both in the office, Esme is dusting, while Carlisle reading. "Lily, can I do something for you?" He asks softly.
"Uh-huh." I bite my bottom lip, looking down for a moment. "Since both of my dads are kind of… indisposed…" I use the most delicate term I can think of. "And you're are like a dad to me, I was wondering if I might ask something of you."
"Of course, Lily, anything you need." Carlisle answers, placing his book down as I look up, swallowing thickly.
"When Jasper and I have our wedding, would you mind… w-walking me down the aisle?: I ask softly, knowing his vampire hearing can pick up on it. Esme looks tearful as she smiles at her husband, who sits in surprise, looking up at her, then look back at me.
"Of course, Lily. I'm honored!" He answers, causing me to let out a relieved breath, and the two of us smiling at each other. He nods, and he crosses over to me, wrapping me in a hug, which I return, just as softly.
"Thank you. Thank you so much." We both pull back from the hug, and I smile tearfully. "Thank you both, for treating me like family, and taking me in, when I would've had nowhere else to go."
"Of course, Lily! We love you." Esme smiles, hugging me as I smile, wrapping her in a hug in return, happiness filling me.
"I love you guys too." I murmur softly, wandering out, back down the stairs, into my waiting fiancé's waiting arms, he kisses me softly, and I know now, things are going to be okay, everything's going to be perfect.
"I love you." Jasper murmurs.
"And I love you." This is my perfect ending, and hopefully, nothing will ever ruin it.
Please, enjoy, and review. I'm happy that we're done on yet another adventure, but are preparing for another. ^-^ Please keep in touch with the series, and feel free to message me, with suggestions for the next book, or to vent, even just to chat. You are all fabulous people, and I look forward to hearing from you all.