Soulmates

Macy Doesn't Want To Lose Anybody

Training continued like that for the next three days, though the Cullens remained on the edge around Macy now that they knew the truth about what she really was. She had even given herself a small cut to show that she had no worries about dying since she was immortal and bled gold ichor to prove it. In the second day, Edward had informed them that he would not be fighting at the request of Bella and would be taking her up into the mountains to camp out, which Jacob would carry her to while Seth would be playing 'guard dog'. The rest of them would be camping out in the clearing that Bella had laid a scent of trail for the newborn army to follow into. Day three had been a bonfire at the beach, which had basically been a pack meeting where Billy told Macy's favourite tribal story about the Third Wife, which had left Bella intrigued.

"Are you sure you're gonna be warm enough? It's gonna be cold tonight."Paul asked as she set up a small tent with a sleeping bag and quilt. 

Macy smiled at his concern as she exited the tent.

"I'll be fine. If I need more warmth, I'll call my cuddly wolf heated. Bella's gonna be the one freezing her ass off since it's supposed to snow up there."Macy said, accepting his hug with no problem.

"Jacob's gonna be there for the night before Seth takes over, so Bella may have her own heater. I just wish it wasn't Jake, she's got him messed up enough as it is."Embry said, plopping down on the ground next to them.

Macy could see the looks of mild annoyance on the Cullen's faces but ignored them easily enough.

"Yeah, we'll find his imprint eventually."Piper shrugged as she plopped down herself, glad that her armour was inside the tent.

"Hey, Macy, you said that you'd take care of dinner, what are we having?"Jared asked, coming over the rapidly forming circle to sit down, making Macy smile.

"You'll see, just give me a minute."Macy said, reaching into her pocket for the lighter from Aunt Hestia, who had come to me in a dream the other night to let her know she would provide them a meal once she found out they were camping.

Clicking the lighter, a jet of hearth fire lit the small pile of twigs that had been gathered for the bonfire tomorrow to burn the newborns. Once the fire was lit, the familiar form emerged from the flames, wearing her usual brown dress.

"Greetings all, I am Hestia, goddess of the hearth." Hestia introduced, smiling kindly at everyone before she clapped her hands and a picnic dinner appeared in front of them all.

"Thank you, Aunt Hestia."Macy said, taking her portion and walking over to the fire, throwing in a buttery roll and a bushel of plump grapes.

"Hestia and Nike, please bless us in our battle tomorrow that we may come out victorious."Macy murmured, smiling at Hestia's accepting nod in acknowledgement of the offering she had given her.

To her surprise, members of the pack came up one by one to give their own offering to the goddess of victory, and a few even given another to Hestia, who smiled with each offering made to her. Macy smiled as she watched her walk over to Saphira while they ate, conjuring a box of doughnuts.

"Doughnuts! Boss, can you thank her for me?"Saphira's happy voice echoed in Macy's head, making Macy laugh and earning confused looks from the Cullens before realisation dawned on Carlisle, while the pack just looked between her faithful companion and her wondering about the conversation.

"Saphira says thanks for the doughnuts, Aunt Hestia."Macy told her and received a smile in return.

"It's my pleasure, Saphira, I'm glad I could be assistance to you."Hestia said, gently patting her neck, much to her delight.

"This one's an awesome goddess, Boss."Saphira telepathically said to Macy, leaning into her hand.

"Saphira says you're an awesome goddess."Macy translated, smiling at the childlike giggle she let loose.

"Thank you, Saphira, you're an awesome dragon."She told her, making the dragon preen with pleasure before she looked back at them.

"Good luck in your battle tomorrow, all of you. And Macy, Piper, Jason, I've left some ambrosia and nectar in your tents. I should go, the hearth at camp needs tending."She said, coming over to give Macy a hug before doing the same to Piper and Jason and then disappearing into the flames.

"Was that really a goddess?"Emmett asked as the pack and Macy, Piper and Jason continued to eat, making Macy roll her eyes in exasperation.

He watched her appear and disappear in the flames and hear her introduce herself as a goddess and he still wanted to know if she was one. How this clueless vampire had survived for so long was beyond her.

"You just heard her introduce herself as one, you idiot."Rosalie snapped, smacking him upside the head.

Macy ignored him and continued eating, smiling at the looks of delight on the pack's face as they scarfed down the food in front of them. She watched in curiosity as Paul snatched up an apple before Leah could grab it, and set it aside, earning a glare from her in response.

"What? I might need it tomorrow."He said, shrugging off the glare.

Leah rolled her eyes but grabbed an orange instead, scowling when the peel vanished midair when she threw it at him while the rest of them just laughed. By sundown, even the Cullens had light enough moods to join them around the fire as Piper, Jason and Macy told a few stories of battles they'd been in, by the request of Seth, who wanted to have a least a story about some action since he'd be missing some tomorrow, his words. After Macy finished the story of her first quest, Paul wanted her to tell the story of how exactly she and Percy bested Ares at the age of twelve, she decided it was late enough to head to bed, to the disappointment of a few members of the pack.

"Seriously, guys, we need to rest. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you should always be as rested as possible for battle. Fighting tired makes you sloppy, and sloppiness is enough to get you killed. I'm not gonna burn anymore shrouds or bury anymore bodies if I can help it. Rest."Macy said before heading into her tent, feeling only somewhat bad for snapping at them like that.

A few minutes later, after she settled into her sleeping bag, the sound of the tent zipper opening sounded and she looked up to see Paul slipping in.

"They're not mad about you snapping, if that's what you're worried about. In fact, if anything, they feel bad."He said simply, moving Macy to where her head was now pillowed on his chest.

"Why would they feel bad?"Macy asked, looking up at him and startling slightly at the indulgent smile on his face.

"Because they know how stressful it is for you to be going into battle again and they weren't taking it seriously. They feel bad because they know you've lost friends in battle and don't want to lose anybody else."He whispered, rubbing her back comfortingly with one large hand.

"I nearly lost Leo during the last war. He was the one to close the doors of death but he managed to come back. That's still very fresh to me, I don't want to lose anyone else, Paul, I don't. I've lost too many people, been by their side as they took their last breath, I can't do it with any of you."Macy said, looking at him with tears in her eyes as memories of Zoe and so many others flooded her mind.

"Hey Macy, it's okay. We will all come out of this, okay? I promise. Every member of the pack made an offering to Lady Nike to come out victorious, you won't lose any of us, Princess."He soothed, pressing gentle kisses into my hair.

"I promise, Macy, you won't lose anyone tomorrow."He whispered again and Macy nodded slowly, trusting him as she drifted off to sleep, praying she didn't have nightmares.

A/N So I hope you'll like this chapter. So why do you think Paul kept the apple? Anyway, enjoy reading it.