Valley of lilies

Chapter 23

At the forest Alice's eyes glazed over, intently watching something in her mind. The woods are all mist and shadows, Emmett was standing, then Jasper. Then the other Cullens, Carlisle, Esme, Nathaniel, and Rosalie. They were spreaded out, still as statutes, waiting for Alice, ready for spring "You sure this is where you saw her?" Jasper asked Alice making sure she saw the vision right "she's almost here" .

Another part of the forest a pair of female feet in boots running in the rainy wet mud. But they falter, slowing to a stop, it was none other than Victoria! She inhales, and relizes Something smells wrong. She abruptly bolts in another direction. Alice feeled it, and spins to Emmet "on your left" she yells, and Emmett explodes to his left, Rosalie right behind him. Jasper and Carlisle go wide, looking to cut Victoria off, Nathaniel, Esme and Alice following up the rear. They were racing through the forest after Victoria, she was tense, but not afraid. Escaping is what she's good at. She reaches a ravine, but she doesn't break stride, just leaps across it Carlisle pulls up short, yells to Emmett, and Rosalie "wait, she is in their territory" "she will escape " Rosalie said, but Jasper didn't agree with her "no she won't "

On the other side of the ravine three gaint wolves were chasing after Victoria after smelling her in their territory, the leader is black, and enormous. It was Sam's wolf. A parallel chase ensues, the wolves and the Cullens keeping to their sides of the ravine, which was the line that demarcates the territories, Victoria leaps back over "all ours now" Emmet said then grabbed a hold of her shoulders, and hair. They roll head over keester, Victoria uses the momentum to her advantge and flings Emmett off and over her into a tree, she takes the split second he's down to leap back over to wolf-land and keeps running. Esme knew what Emmet will do, so she yells at him "Emmet don't!" But Emmett seeing red flies over the ravine, the second his feet hit the other side Paul's wolf turns to face him, and There's a moment of standoff. It would be simple enough for Emmett to defuse the situation by jumping back, but that's not his style. Paul growls with bravado. That just makes Emmett smile. Victoria was at a safe distance now. She slowly looks back, surprised to see what is happening. She studies the conflict with curiosity as Paul, and Emmet charge at each other, and they roll in a dozens of yards in dirt.

Lily was gardening as usual, and that day Embry decided to pay her a visit after some time "Lily how are you?" Lily left the sprinkler down, and went to greet him "hey Embry, it's been a while" Lily hugged him after that took a look at him "and you grew muscles too, is that normal?" Embry laughed at her question "Yeah, it is. Don't worry " Embry looked at her for some minutes then asked her the question he always wanted to have another answer to "you still with him right?" Lily sighed at him "Embry I told you he won't hurt me" "yeah yeah i know. anyway, we spotted the red haired vampire, but she slipped out again few days ago, and that big Cullen almost crossed the territory while chasing after her, but Paul stopped him, so i think you should know that there's a heated confrontation between us, and them now"

Lily shuddered at the thought of Victoria trying to kill her last time, but when she repeated the whole thing Embry said she relised that the 'vacation' she went with Jasper to Los Angeles was was just to bring her away from all of this, and protect her "i also wanted to check on you if you are okay" "thank you Embry, I am okay" Embry nodded at her "well, I should go now, you know wolves duty. See you Lily " Embry waved at her, and she waved back "Bye Embry, be careful" Embry gave her a thumbs up, and leaved.

Lily was a little angry on Jasper for not telling her the truth about the supposed 'vacation', but she knew it was to ensure her safety, so she will let it slide, and only confirm it with him the next day. Lily slept deeply that night as she was tired unknowingly to the newborn who entered her room, and stole her flowery white summer dress.