After Time [Twilight Fan Fiction]

45. Victims

45. Victims

Canada

April 2011

Peter

It was the first week of April. For the first time in a few days, it was raining, the night before our confrontation with the Volturi. Turning my head as I sat on the couch, my fingers curled into Robyn's hair. She immediately moved into my embrace sighing as she continued to read. If only everyone was as much at ease as the two of us. In fact the Major had come out of Jasper yesterday when I told him that I was certain the day of our battle. He didn't even give Jasper much choice in the matter. Even in the rain, he had the others in combat training. It being the day before our fight, I made sure that it wasn't as hard or as long. These vampires needed to know what they were fighting for.

The Major stood against the wall, arms crossed over his chest as he watched the room. Garrett had discovered through decades of practice that hard liquor could get him drunk. Being a vampire, I don't think he had to worry too much about a hangover. With the rain outside coming down in sheets, we all gathered in the sitting room in front of the fireplace. Even though it was lit none of us truly felt the heat or liked it much. Yet at times I could feel Robyn staring into the flames, a contented smile on her face.

Ever since our tryst with the Major a few weeks ago, there had been a new dynamic I hadn't noticed before. We truly had been with each other in a variety of ways, but that seemed like our last hurtle. Nothing could get past us now. Robyn was the one that decided we weren't going to hide in the forest or in the basement loving each other the night before the battle. She had declared that everyone was going to be together and told me that her family needed to know what they were fighting for. I hadn't realized that I must have known she would say that earlier in the day.

Damn girl could still surprise me. In all honesty, I hoped she never stopped. At the moment Garrett was telling a very bizarre story of the revolutionary war. Kate bumped his hip and shook her head, pushing him down into a chair. Robyn giggled beside me watching the look on Garrett's face as Kate sat on his knee, her arm around his neck. Looking over at the Major, I saw a smirk on his face as he met my eyes, before looking over at Robyn. Obviously she was enjoying Garrett's displeasure and it was only gonna get worse after tomorrow.

"Why is the Major so far away?" Robyn suddenly whined, her gaze settling on the Major. Pouting, I knew she was pulling his strings by using her emotions. Instead, the Major seemed to like the game, smirking back at her and remaining in his place.

Robyn then narrowed her gaze on him. "Major, the night of relaxing includes both of my mates. Not just one."

The entire room went half silent. Tanya and Irina looked between us and the Major. Sometimes I still felt Irina's gaze on me, but Jasper had once assured me, she was just showing over-protectiveness. Her feelings for me were changing as they were meant to. Eleazar and Carmen snickered as the Major hung his head. That was one thing I loved above everything. The Major was a hard man, couldn't get him to budge on his ideals but one determined look from our little mate, had him quaking in his boots.

She had him twisted around her finger now. Not that it had been much different before, but now I saw the softer edges in him. Robyn brought out a different side of him, one I'd never really seen before. It was almost a combination of The Major and Jasper together. Though Robyn was on his case whenever the Major was out, she loved his rough edges. Couldn't exactly fault her for that one.

As the Major took the other side of the couch, he lifted a brow, trying to contain his smirk at the lust he felt. I shook my head trying in vain to get my stiff erection to disappear. Robyn immediately moved her body into the Major's arms before pulling me closer as well. We share a look at how she couldn't been far from us even by a few inches.