Seraph

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The family sat in the audience as Jessica Stanley gave her speech during the graduation ceremony. Serafina wasn't paying attention. She was thinking about how Rosalie looked fantastic in her new dress. As usual, Rosalie had chosen a couple's outfit for the two, and the two had gotten many compliments, but Serafina couldn't take her eyes off her wife. She tried not to be obvious and only eyed her from her periphery as she stared straight ahead. But Rosalie knew it and would casually adjust herself ever so slightly to give her wife a better peek. Serafina was quickly taken from her thoughts as applause thundered through the gym. She calmly mimicked everyone's actions and clapped along. Only then did she remove her eyes from the blond.

Once the ceremony was over, Serafina was in a complicated mood. She was unhappy because there would be a party at their house, which would mean a bunch of annoying human teenagers invading her territory. But there was a plus side. Rosalie had set up a change of outfits for them. It was not a couple's outfit, but they would look amazing. And the outfit change would make it so they could dance much more comfortably. It was very snug on Rosalie, too, allowing her to enjoy her curves. She decided it was a good thing.

The couple danced in the center of the living room while the high school graduates kept their distance. A few young men managed to work up the courage to approach. The double glare the young men received not only scared them away but also reminded the others to keep an even further distance from them. The two women considered it a victory.

It didn't take long for more drama to happen. They smelled the wolves before anything. Serafina couldn't help her glare. She had heard that the young pup had kissed the girl without her permission, which was how the human had broken her hand before. The girl didn't want him to and punched him to show her disapproval. After hearing about it, Rosalie wasn't a fan of the boy, but she wouldn't let their presence ruin the couple's time. She moved her face before Serafina's glare toward the wolves and turned the couple. Now Serafina could only see the opposite wall and Rosalie. Her glare instantly melted away as her smile returned and followed Rosalie's lead.

But apparently, that wasn't the only mood-killer of the night. Alice soon had a vision, and the entire family soon learned that their trip to Seattle to eliminate the problem had changed. The trouble was going to find them. They weren't targeting the family, though. They were targeting the girl. They were passing around her scent between them was what the couple heard before Serafina shrugged it off. Rosalie had frowned when she heard. But it was Serafina's turn to take the lead to get Rosalie's mind off the trouble. She wanted them to enjoy their night at least. They could think about the problem later.

The following day, the family met up in the forest to meet the wolves for training. They had offered to assist against the invading army. Serafina took her foldable chair and calmly sat down, pulling Rosalie into her lap as they waited. Emmett bounced excitedly behind them while shadowboxing; it was his go-to move because he thought it looked cool. Alice and Jasper held each other, and Carlisle stood beside Esme with his hands clasped behind his back. They were waiting for the reason they were there in the first place. Edward, Bella, and the wolves were still missing.

The wolves emerged from the woods once the human and Edward arrived. Serafina didn't know why they were waiting. They knew the mutts were there the whole time. They weren't as stealthy as they thought. She suspected they only got the drop on some vampires because they didn't know they existed. She wasn't impressed. She became upset when the wolves growled and snarled as they approached and kept their distance. There had to have only been one or two that didn't growl at them. She thought perhaps the only reason one of the two didn't growl was because it was smaller and knew better due to its size, and she hoped the other was just more polite.