Chapter 20

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Ruby's pov.
I wake up feeling arms around my waist and think back to what happened yesterday.

"Good morning" Seth's sleepy voice spoke noticing I was awake.

"Yeah it is" I cuddled further into his chest. He kissed my forehead.

"Best Christmas ever" He sighed causing me to giggle

"Definitely not what I was expecting. You're so...Shy on the streets sexy in the sheets."

"I wouldn't say I'm normally shy"

"Well your definitely not like you were yesterday"

"Maybe you bring out the worst in me"

"Well maybe I'll have to do that more often"

"Definitely" Seth leaned in to kiss me. "Ruby?"

"Yeah"

"You never told me what happened to your parents. You don't have to if you don't want to."

"No it's ok. I want to tell you." I said laying my head back down on his chest and looking up at him.

"Remember how I said I got turned" I asked.

"You got in a car accident and An alpha named Jackson Kenner bit you and saved you."

"I wasn't the only one in the car I had a cheerleading competition it ended pretty late. I was meant to get a ride home with my friend but she got hurt during the competition and had to leave in an ambulance. So I called my mum. Her and dad where on their way back from a business meeting and said they could pick me up. They came and picked me up, they didn't get the deal they were trying to and they were fighting. So I got mad and told them to shut up that my friend was injured and they didn't even ask about it. They stopped fighting and started to talk to me about the competition and my friend. They were actually listening and talking to me about myself. We were pretty happy.

We stopped at a red light and dads buzzed and phone fell in the back so I took my seatbelt off and got on the floor to find it and the light went green so dad started to drive again. I found his phone and got up back up into my seat, leaned over the front to give the phone to my mum so she could check dads message for him. I got back in the back and was about to put my seatbelt back on but when I looked out window I saw a truck coming at us, I screamed for dad to stop but it was to late. The truck hit the front right side of the car I didn't have my seatbelt on so I flew out the window. The car rolled over and over again. I was screaming and Jackson heard but before he got there the car caught on fire and my parents were gone. I had deep cuts all over my body and I was bleeding out the paramedics wouldn't have been able to save me so Jackson did.

He took me home and when the police came to tell me about my parents I had to pretend I didn't know what happened because I couldn't explain to them that I had gone through the window and a werewolf had saved me, they'd think I was crazy. Jackson took custody of me and when he died his wife Hayley became my guardian. And now uncle Charlie is my guardian." I explained

"I'm sorry you had to go through that"

"It's ok. It's over and now I have you to cheer me up" I said and kissed him

Edwards pov

As the snow is falling, the vampires and Jacob have set up camp in the woods, Jacob brings some wood and drops it on the ground, then Benjamin uses his powers to produce fire from his fingertips and throws it on the woods to start a fire

"That's what I'm talkin' about. A little pre-battle bonfire. Telling war stories." Jacob said and sits next to Benjamin, looks across the fire and sees the other vampires standing

"Or just standing there like frickin' statues." Suddenly Garrett spins in and sits next to them by the fire.

"Name any American battle. I was there." Garrett confirms

"Little Bighorn." Jacob thought.

"I came this close to biting Custer. But the lndians got him first." Garrett told. Just then Kate spins in and sits next to Garrett

"Try Oleg's assault on Constantinople. He didn't win that one on his own."

"If you're talking battles, you're talking the Eleven Years' War. No one does rebellion like the lrish." Liam said.

"You lost the Eleven Years' War." Garrett teased.

"Aye. But it was one hell of a rebellion."

"When we ruled, everything came to us. Prey, diplomats, favor seekers. Such was our power. But we never put on white hats and called ourselves saints." Vladimir preached

"We were honest about what we were." Stefan said

"We sat still for a very long time. We didn't notice we were beginning to petrify. Perhaps the Volturi did us a favor when they burned our castles.We've been waiting 1,500 years to return that favor. We have been ready to do battle for ages." Vladimir states

"I can't help thinking, all these people are putting themselves in danger because I fell in love with a human." I sighed.

"You found your mate. You deserve to be happy." Carlisle said

"But at what cost?"

"Everyone here has something to fight for. I certainly do." I look over at Bella and Renesmee in their tent

"Carlisle, I've never thanked you. For this extraordinary life." I said Carlisle puts his hand on My shoulder as we stand and keep watching over the others

Bella's pov

In their tent, Renesmee opens the locket containing a photo of Bella and Edward and the message 'Plus que ma propre vie' engraved in it

"This means "More than my own life." That's how much I love you. Tomorrow I'm gonna need you to stay with Jacob. No matter what. Even if I tell him that... That he has to take you somewhere." I said Renesmee starts crying and I take her into my arms.

"Hey. Baby, it's all right. You're gonna be safe. Always." I comforted cuddling her

"I'm here. Sorry I'm late" I hear Ruby's voice outside the tent.

Ruby's pov

"So did you two have fun?" Jacob says cockily

"Shut up Jacob. We had I few things we needed to do today that's all." Seth grunted.

"Not what it sounded like yesterday" Jacob teased.

"Yeah next time warn us so we can evacuate the building before you do... That" Leah said with a disgusted look on her face.

"You make it sound like there was a fire or something" I laughed.

"No much worse than I fire" Leah groaned.

"Not for me" Seth smiled.

"Gross" Leah said, as I lightly smacked Seth on the shoulder.

"What?" He questions. I just laughed and sat down.

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