Heavy Hearts | Quil Ateara [3]

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Stumbling into to the clearing, most of her weight supported by the giant wolf at her side, Andy took a moment to assess the condition of everyone around them.

In the center was a giant pile of burning limbs that caused her stomach to roll with disgust. Surrounding was the Cullen's and wolves as they carried stray pieces to be placed among the flames and purple smoke cloud that burned her throat.

Andy looked to Lynn, the woman's head still dangling from her hair by sharp teeth. She ran a thumb over the fabric still preciously held in her left hand as she reached forward and eased the head from her friends grasp - shuffling her way to the burning pile as people finally turned to focus on them.

Determined, Andy kept her eyes focused as she dragged the head at her side, the woman's ruby gaze staring blankly at the sky.

This is what you deserve, she believed, if you attack what is better than yourself. Strength and power coming from the unity of the people that surround you, making the Cullen's and the wolves, in her mind, an unstoppable force.

Staring ahead, she carefully placed the head on the pile, facing inwards towards the mess that they had sewn. Innocent lives taken to avenge a murderous, despicable man that deserved everything he had received.

A nudge at her shoulder got her to turn around, a grin lightening her expression at the sight of her friend sitting with a wagging tail and a wolfish pant as her tongue swiped at her teeth.

"You were like a super badass," Andy giggled, running a hand through her friends fur. "Bursting through those trees like some kind of epic hero that the legends of old would tell stories about!"

Lynn perked up, shoulders rolling and a pleased, smug air filling the duo by the boost in the shifters confidence.

"If you think that was good then you should have seen me!" Quil crowed, jogging from the trees and sweeping her into a tight embrace. "I was a force to be reckoned with I tell ya, babe!"

Erupting in a peel of uncontrollable giggles, she swung her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist - the peppering of kisses against every part he could reach only furthering her laughter.

A feeling of love, a love so complete and wholesome burst through her veins, washing away the distinct aftertaste of worry she felt the moment she approached the clearing.

"Yeah, but Lynn came at the exact moment for a heroic entry, love." Andy cupped his face and kissed the tip of his nose. "I didn't get to see you in action at all."

"Well you shouldn't have had to be anywhere near any action but somehow two of them managed to go after you," he grumbled, tiltinghis head back to capture her lips.

"What?"Andy asked through the demanding kiss.

Lynn shoved Quil with her head, a grunting noise that sounded sort of like a curse coming from the girl. Andy narrowed her eyes at the two, pouting at the guilty expression her boyfriend sent the other girl.

"What?" She repeated. "What is it?"

Quil faced her and gave her another kiss. "Oh, its nothing really just-"

He froze, dropping Andy to the ground and putting himself in front of her in a blur of movement. Stunned, she blinked blearily before turning back around, a surprised cry leaving the girl as Leah moved to go against a newborn.

She stood to her feet, aiming to push passed Quil as the two scrambled and Leah found herself in an immediate danger.

Cool and petite arms slipped around her, pulling her back against a stone chest and Andy could only watched in stunted horror as Jacob came from nowhere and took on the vampire - a horrifying crunching sound ringing in her ears followed by a muffled howl and shrill cry that sounded surprisingly like her own.