Can you see me? (Cullens x B.fem reader)

Chapter 29: Confrontation

            (Azira's POV)
A few days have gone by since the whole James fiasco and prom is only a day away. Am I going? Not sure, Would i like to go? Of course not, but I might have to for the sake of keeping up appearances and whatnot.

That aside, it seems that my plans are coming into place just as I intended, this hunt is nearly over. Standing on a tree branch high above the ground, concealed by the shadows as I observed the burly man giving orders to a group of men, his henchmen most likely. The man is none other than Maxwell Davison, one of the right hand men specified on the list, indicated to be working for Vincenzo.

'I'll have to make sure to hand him in alive.. a few of the others too.' My thoughts work on a plan of action as I continue observing the scene below, taking count of every person present in and out of the camouflaged shack. Picking out which ones of importance to keep alive and which to get rid of, after deciding on the best course of attack, I get active. Jumping down from the branch and landing with a soft thud, I stalk towards the group casually, alerting them into defensive stances in the process.

'Time to get to work..' I smirk with an amused glint in my eyes and I continue my leisure approach despite the guns aimed at me..

      [Meanwhile; Cullens household]
               (Emmett's POV)
"Hey, did any of you ask Azira to be your prom date?" I asked out loud as I relaxed on the couch in my shared room with Rosalie, watching her pick out different suits to choose what I'll wear to prom. Being vampires has its perks, knowing the others will hear my question no matter what part of the house they're in.

"I haven't asked her, but Jasper and I plan to." I here Alice reply with her usual enthusiasm, sounding to be in her room, doing the same for Jasper as Rosalie is doing for me. "Guess we had the same plans, but that doesn't mean Emmett and I aren't still gonna ask her." Rosalie says as she gestures for me to go over to her so she can see which of the two suits she's holding will fit the occasion.

"True, we're not passing up the opportunity to spend some quality time with Azira." I agree with Rosalie, giving her a kiss to steal her attention away for a moment as I watch her furrow her brows in serious thought of which suit to pick, "I'm okay with anything you pick, Babe. No stress." I reassure her softly as my arms circle her waist.

She sighs in defeat and playfully jabs me in the stomach with her elbow, warranting a feigned groan from me as I grin, "Neither are we, Alice and I look forward to spending time with her as well. Looks like we'll just have to wait and see what Azira decides on." I hear Jasper comment, accompanied by the ruffle of clothing, 'Sounds like Alice is making him try on another suit.. that's the fifth one in the last 20 minutes..' I shake my head with a chuckle at his predicament, though it's cut short when Rosalie looks up at me with an expression i know all too well and I sigh in resignation as I take the three suits she's picked up and begin trying the first one on, hearing the amused snicker from Jasper in the other room.

Amidst our outfit search, we hear Esme chime in humorously from the living room, "Well atleast you five get the chance to go to prom with her, not to mention you already spend a full day of school with her five days a week.", "Hey, it's not like we see her throughout the day at school, stupid separate classes and schedules.. besides, you and Carlisle get her to yourselves every weekend, two whole days.." my words elicit a triumphant chuckle from Esme, Jasper agreeing with me with an exasperated sigh.

Before our banter can progress, we hear Edward question from his room, "Is Azira even going to prom in the first place?" There's a thoughtful silence at his question, a moment later Rosalie responds with a huff, "We're not sure but that's a simple matter of asking her, even over a text is fine. I don't even know why you're so concerned with her when you've clearly got something going on with that Swan girl.. whatever it is." The dissatisfaction in her voice is palpable, 'Looks like she's still mad..' I opt to stay quiet, knowing saying anything now wouldn't be the best action to take understanding how upset Rosalie is with Edward's decision.

"Rosalie.. please, not now." Edward grumbles from his room, Rosalie having been on his ass for days now ever since the whole James incident, with good reason too but a little aggressive in the way she's approached him on the subject. "Suit yourself, Edward. Whatever you decide to do is your choice but keep in mind that Azira is ALL our mate and even though she makes it clear she can protect herself for the most part, she was still in as much danger as Bella was simply because your human couldn't use her brain and nearly got herself killed." A tense silence follows after Rosalie's blunt words, not wanting to escalate the situation but I can't help but agree with her reasoning.

"Babe.. maybe we should go for a hunt, calm your nerves a bit.." I suggest softly as I pull her into my arms, rubbing her back soothingly as she leans into my hold and says, "That sounds nice but I still stand by my point. Azira has done more than enough not only accepting without complaints Edward's choice of being with Bella but also protecting and saving Bella when no one even asked her to, imagine the feeling of having someone who is meant to be one of your mates in the most intense connection possible outright tell you that they want to pursue someone else during the time that they were supposed to spend getting to know and grow familiar with you?" Her words have me thinking deeply on the situation too,

"Not to mention, the said girl who he's with has been nothing but nosy about anything to do with Azira. She didn't even say thank you when Azira literally saved her fragile self from the same vampire she foolishly delivered herself to when everyone else was working to keep her alive." She adds with an exasperated sigh, "James tricked her with the threat that her mother was in his captivity, what did you expect her to do!?" I hear Edward grumble a retort as he sounds to be standing near of his room windows but Rosalie isn't having it, she immediately snaps back "She could have told Jasper and Alice who could have figured out a plan for the situation! No matter how stupid fear can make someone, it doesn't completely strip a person of common sense, especially not in a situation dealing with things that are completely unfamiliar. What did she think she was gonna achieve by going alone? If he really had her mom, he would have still killed her after killing Bella, he's a vampire for crying out loud."

"She has a point, Bella acted very recklessly." Jasper chimes in, "And just because Azira was able to save her doesn't gloss over the fact that anything could have happened. Edward, if this doesn't tell you that you can't always be there to protect Bella like you think you can, then what will?" His question seems to frustrate Edward further cause in the next second, there's an audible shuffle of glass and Edward speeds out of his room into the forest.

"Well.. he took that better than I expected.." I mutter after a tense silence befalls the rest of the household, Esme sighs from the kitchen and tries to lighten the atmosphere, "He's just going through some internal struggles, give him some time to figure himself out." She doesn't sound too convinced in her own words and Rosalie grumbles "Well he better figure himself out without causing unnecessary drama for the rest of us." I give her a hug and try to cheer her up by trying on the suits she picked out which seems to work a little, 'I hope Azira isn't too affected by Edward's behavior..'