The snow was thick when everyone started making camp at the clearing where they would meet with the Volturi, Jacob dropped some firewood and Benjamin lit it using his gift.
"That's what I'm talking about," Jacob says as he sits down on one of the logs. "A little pre-battle bonfire, telling war stories." He looks at all the vampires standing around. "Or just standing there like freaking statues." Garrett sits down on a log.
"Name any American battle, I was there," Garrett says, Jacob thinks for a second.
"Little Bighorn," Jacob says.
"I came this close to hitting Custer, but the Indians got him first," Garrett say, Kate takes a seat on Garrett's lap.
"Try Oleg's assault on Constantinople, he didn't win that one on his own," Kate says, Liam takes a seat on another log.
"If you're talking battles, you're talking eleven years' war," Liam says. "No one does rebellion like the Irish."
"You lost the eleven years' war." Garrett points out.
"Aya, but it was one hell of a rebellion," Liam says, soon everyone was sitting around the fire telling their stories to everyone, AJ leans against a tree watching them around the fire as she waited for Carlisle to join her by her side after he had spoken to Edward.
"When we ruled, everything came to us, prey, diplomats, favour seekers, such was our power, but we never put on white hats and called ourselves saints," Vladimir says.
"We were honest about what we were," Stefan says.
"We sat still for a very long time, we didn't notice that we were beginning to petrify," Vladimir says.
"Perhaps the Volturi did us a favour when they burned our castles," Stefan says.
"We've been waiting for 1500 years to return the favour," Vladimir says. "We had been ready to battle for ages." Jacob stood up and walks up to AJ as he listened to the story.
"So uh, Dracula one had a thing for you?" Jacob asks, AJ looks up at him.
"Do you mean Vladimir?" AJ asks.
"Yeah," Jacob says, AJ nods her head.
"Yes, he did," AJ says.
"Think he's over it by now?" Jacob asks.
"Hopefully," AJ says. "His minds is currently set to burn the Volturi to hell, which is much better." Jacob nods his head.
"Do you like them?" Jacob asks, she could hear the disgust in his voice.
"I lived with them for decades, Jacob," AJ says. "Stefan is like a brother to me, but I realize I can never have a friendship with them because Carlisle is jealous of Vladimir." Jacob slowly nods his head. "And they prefer humans."
"Dracula one is the brother, what's Dracula one?" Jacob asks, it almost seemed as if he was stirring the pot.
"A friend," AJ says. "Nothing more, nothing less, my heart belongs to Carlisle." AJ pushes herself off the tree. "I will do whatever it takes to protect him, even if it means losing my own head in battle."
"You really love him, huh?" Jacob asks.
"You just realized?" AJ asks, she sees Carlisle stepping away from Edward. "I'll talk to you a little later, Jacob."
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The One Thing • Carlisle Cullen
Fanfiction"If I Manage To Mess Everything Up Someday, I Won't Hide My Head In Shame, Because He Is The One Thing That I Managed To Get Right." - AJ Skye Cullen. {[I brought this back after I deleted this two years ago, so many of you guys asked me to bring it...
