A Vampire's Love - Edward Cullen (Twilight saga)

Chapter 49 - A New Threat

I was able to come back to the pack the next day, although I didn't patrol due to my period starting this morning.

No matter how annoying having periods were, this time, it allowed me to have my thoughts to myself. Nana's words were still fresh in my mind. Had I patrolled with any of them, especially Ricky, and they would have caught the glimpses of images I had formed in my mind while listening to Nana's story.

This wasn't a story worth sharing with anyone. If Nana kept it to herself, I had no right to walk around and tell everyone about it.

And to be honest, I didn't think it mattered now. What happened in Nana's youth should be past us, and shouldn't affect us today. Ricky was probably oblivious to this story just like I was a day ago. Just because his family and mine had a conflicted past didn't mean that it should stay this way generations after generations.

Ricky and I were in the same pack now, and I promised him that we'd be there for him to help him get used to this new lifestyle that he had been chosen for. I wasn't going to take my word back.

We were at the beach for a picnic, and most importantly, for Ricky's second welcome ceremony. It was the one we made on our own.

I laid the blanket on the sand and let Emily sit on it first.

Thankfully the weather was with us today. The sun was shining on top of us which made the atmosphere warmer than months before, even though the temperatures didn't exceed 10°C

While we were dressed lightly, Emily had multiple covers under the blanket that Sam put on her shoulders. It wasn't that cold to be honest, but Sam's overprotectiveness couldn't let Emily go outside with only one layer of clothes. Love did that to him.

I sat in front of Emily, while Sam sat behind her, serving as her backrest.

"Okay Ricky ! Welcome to the Cliff ceremony !" Paul hosted our reunion while he lightly tapped Ricky's shoulder.

Ricky was actually aiming to sit on the blanket as well, when Paul talked. He stopped himself and looked up at Paul, confused. "What do you mean ?"

"You wanted to jump when you first turned, right ? Now's your time to shine."

"It's still winter, the water's going to freeze me to death." Ricky contested.

Paul shrugged. "You're going to have to see that for yourself."

Ricky looked at all of us, as if he was trying to find someone to save him from this. However, our eyes were all impatiently waiting for him.

The Cliff ceremony was actually my idea.

I remembered when I first did it.

It was at a time where it was only Sam and I, when we didn't really know what we were actually protecting. Until this day, the only activity in La Push and Forks was the transformation of new wolves. There were no signs of threats, which was reassuring.

However, we were quickly getting bored by the lack of activity. Like today's weather, it had been sunny Tuesday. There was nobody on the beach, so technically no witnesses panicking at the sight of two people jumping from such a height into the dark ocean.

At that time, I wanted to test my abilities. Test the limits of my body.

I remembered how underneath the courage shown in my body expressions and my words used to convince Sam, there was also fear. Fear that this was the limit not to cross.

It took us a few minutes for us to actually jump but eventually, the rush of adrenaline in our bodies got the best of us, and it pushed our feet forward until our bodies crashed with the water.