Awakened

Reception Party

I looked around seeing everyones faces as they talked and greeted each other most stayed away from the Volturi of course, I didnt really want my parents here anymore but I didnt really have a choice. It seemed that everyone wanted to start speeches I knew this was going to turn out terrible, Jasper had taken my hand and lead me to the main table in front of the stage smiling as he growled comfortingly into my ear, I looked up to see who was going to go first: Emmett of course.

To Lilith what can I say youve been stubborn for the better of this family I havent seen Jasper this happy since him and Alice had found us you're always going to be a piece to this family he walked off the stage as Esme stepped doing one for both her and Carlisle,

Lilith youve been such a great gift to our family and to my son you have been such a fighter for us and we couldnt be more thankful to welcome you to the family I cant tell you how much Carlisle and I are ecstatic to have you she smiled as Jasper kissed my cheek and stood up to go the stage,

To my beautiful wife since before day one, Alice always kept who my mate was even though she had seen it coming but the years it had taken us to find you were all worth every last bit of suspense. The troubles you have faced alongside me has made this day even more special. Its an extraordinary thing to meet someone who you can bare your soul to and accept you for what you are. Ive been waiting, for what seems like a very long time, to get beyond what I am. You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope. So Id like to propose a toast to my beautiful bride. No measure of time with you will be long enough. But lets start with forever he was tearing up as he said this,

I looked at him as he sat beside me kissing me deeply I got up heading to the stage myself, lighting a smoke I looked around not sure how to start this I fixed my dress before beginning I set my glass down.

There are so many people here tonight that deserve the biggest thank yous that I could ever give to Carlisle and Esme you both have given me such a wonderful life a brighter future but most of all loving parents youve shown me true love and compassion over my time with you through the things I have gone through I had one reason to fight everything you have given me a family my mate everything I always wanted so please grab the two boxes underneath your chair I smiled,

They had both looked at me oddly as they found two boxes both velvet black with golden ribbons, I nodded at them to open the boxes smiling as they began to open them Carlisle was in shock but Esme was in awe. They both seeing something they both never thought they would see again, Carlisle saw his mothers wedding ring along with some of his first medical books that he had lost in Chicago. Esme had saw adoption papers along with the baby blanket that she was never able to give her son as she had miscarried as well, they both were hugging me in tears i smiled hugging them both back,

My next to thank are Rosalie and Alice, over the years youve both been there by my side like everyone else but I've more then grown to think of you as sisters, Alice you all those years protected and cared for my mate even when I had no clue of who he really was you brought Jasper to me I couldnt be more thankful, Rosalie youve always been my shoulder to cry on when I had my problems you were always the first to step up excluding Jasper you helped me through my most painful and unforgettable times you gave me so much hope that Id make it to this day without you I wouldnt of had the strength to keep going you both deserve so much appreciation so I hope this will help please under your chair I smiled tears beginning to form,

Alice and Rosalie pulled out their black velvet boxes with purple ribbons this time I looked at them as I watched Rosalie had opened hers first before Alice even got into hers, the box inside was wooden with her name engraved with special symbols only Rosalie and I would understand her, she lifted up the lid to the box a few things sat. A few jewelry pieces from her human life newspaper and documents on her family and a picture of her and Emmett that she had lost along time ago, she was balling her eyes out waiting for Alices hers was a slightly bigger box she looked up at me and then back down as she saw Cynthia pictures and newspaper clippings of her wedding and the birth of her daughter, along with Alices files from the mental asylum, but what struck her was the other velvet box inside Alice began to open it slowly as she saw her mothers necklace that she had ripped from her stepmother's neck and was destroyed it was now back in perfect condition, both of them were nearly tackling me to the ground crying i hugged them both tightly them both sobbing small whispers of thank you, after they both had sat down there still was Emmett Edward and Jasper to go,