After Time [Twilight Fan Fiction]

42. Request

42. Request

Canada

February 2011

Peter

Whenever I felt worried about the coming battle with the Volturi, I would think about the vision of shimmering lights. Apparently it was something Robyn could see when she could control her gift. Lights that reflected our gifts where only she could find ways to manipulate or turn so low she could make a vampire go crazy. The vision of those colors was the furthest vision I'd had so far. I knew, just knew that it was past the battle with the Volturi. Whether it was during the battle or after, I wasn't sure. It was as if I wasn't meant for that vision as if Robyn had coaxed the future in her hand.

I winced as I heard the tree crack. Robyn slumped on the ground before pushing up. One thing about her, she never gave up. No matter how many times Jasper would push her into a tree or trip her up, she would never give in to despair. In fact every time she got up, there was even more determination in her eyes. Even though she had the advantage of using her gift now, she hadn't, probably never would. At least in some ways Robyn was playing fair.

We all knew that Jasper was going easy on her for now. He wanted to train her, not hurt her beyond repair. As I watched my mates fight and train, the ground and surrounding trees their only casualties, I thought back to Robyn's request. Now that the days were drifting even closer to March, I was certain that Robyn's request with the Major would happen before the battle, if only in a few days. When the flowers began to bloom, I could imagine only one single area in the forest surrounded by trees as their oasis.

Neither one of us had brought it up with Jasper, but I knew time was coming closer. Robyn wouldn't broach the subject with him, that much I knew because she couldn't handle the rejection. Though Robyn would take it in stride, it would be something only Jasper and I shared. When I thought of it like that, I didn't like it. It felt like distancing ourselves from her and it was something I didn't want. She deserved to share in that moment with him.

"Maybe we should take a break!" Garrett said, voice piercing through through the huffs of fighting.

Robyn suddenly flew backward, landing on the grass, trailing her hand through the earth. Her eyes flamed in irritation, but she didn't let the anger fuel her. Kate's words during their training had stuck with her. She didn't let anger fuel her motives, from her fighting to using her gift. Jasper and I quite enjoyed that the strongest emotion that she could use for controlling her gift was her love for others and protectiveness. It wasn't even about us either, she gave Kate back her gift because of Garrett, knowing that Kate is his mate.

"As fun as this all us, we do need a break," I said to both of my mates, pushing up from the ground. They had been doing this for a week. Robyn had learned a few things, but overall Jasper had taken to her training on most days. Their sparing usually lasted half the day. Robyn hated to call it quits always going longer than anyone suggested.

This time, however, she sighed, looking down. While she had made progress every day with Kate, there wasn't much progress with combat training. She just wasn't the fighting type and her newborn emotions made her chaotic and predictable. Jasper had been surprised when she asked that he not control her emotions during any aspect of training. If she was going to be a vampire forever, she needed to learn to control herself on her own. It just made me realize just how strong our mate actually was.

"I think he's right, Jas. Maybe a break would be best." Robyn turned on her heel accepting Rose's arm as they walked into the house. Even without Jasper's gift or my visions, I knew she was taking this to heart. Her training, she didn't want to be a weak link. Yet, she couldn't seem to understand that she was the strongest among us.