The Imprint or the Blood Singer

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Emma and Masen sat at the kitchen counter watching Edward cook dinner. He laughed into the pot of pasta, children's thoughts were always so random and funny. Maisie was in the master bedroom on a conference call with a buyer for one of her portraits. After finalizing the buy, she joined everyone downstairs for dinner.

Maisie enjoyed watching Masen play with her friend. It was such a simple, normal life. She and the girls went out to the circus in Seattle before they dropped Emma back to her house to parents that were very grateful to have a tired, ready to go to sleep child on their hands.

The next day it had started to snow and Masen wanted to catch snowflakes. Embry agreed to come with them since he was already on patrol. Edward took the time to go hunting with his family. Masen was jumping around trying to catch the flakes. She finally caught one and went to show Embry, who was in wolf form. Maisie and Embry both laughed a little when Masen frowned once she realized the snowflake had melted in her hand before she reached them. Embry's head shot up and Maisie looked in the direction he was. Up on the cliffs was a figure.

"Mommy, who's that?"

Maisie stepped a bit closer. "I think that's your cousin from Denali? Irina!"

Irina ran off. Maisie and Embry looked at each other. They decided to go back to the Cullen house and inform them. Carlisle came back from the phone.

"Tanya convinced Irina to come reconcile with us."

"Well, it looks like she changed her mind," Edward said.

"She must've seen Embry and gotten overwhelmed. She's family, she'll come around."

Everyone watched as Maisie and Masen started to paint in the windowsill. Masen had Edward's talent for playing the piano but she still enjoyed painting with her mother. Maisie would draw something on the canvas for her and Masen would color it in. Alice's gasp brought everyone to her attention.

"No, whatever you're thinking honey, no," Edward said, reading his wife's thoughts.

"What is she thinking of?" Embry asked.

"Going to the Volturi."

Embry was up in an instant. "No."

"They think Masen's an immortal child, we prove to them that she's not," Maisie argued.

"They'll kill you."

"I will go alone if none of you are willing, but it's a risk I'm taking for our child."

Masen clung to Maisie as they all waited. Carlisle had invited the Volturi to come have a meeting. Everyone was against the idea but Maisie had held her own so much that they caved. Edward was first to cave when she had threatened to go to Italy. If they were going to meet the Volturi, it would be in his house and on his terms. The pack was in the kitchen, Masen was one of their own.

Aro was not pleased at the scent of wolves but couldn't do anything about it. They understood that technically this was wolf territory and since everyone was supernatural there was nothing they could argue about. Aro grabbed Edward's hand to see the vision. He pulled back with a stunned look on his face.

"It's all true, remarkable."

"Where is the child?" Caius asked, wanting to hurry it up.

"She's upstairs."

"Bring her."

Edward raced up to get Masen and brought her back down. Maisie pulled out her phone to show them photos of Masen's growth.

"You can see that she's growing everyday. She was born not bitten."

"I don—"

"Believe it." a growl ripped from Maisie's throat.

Aro knew when his welcome was overstayed, even if Caius didn't. The Volturi left with no more than a good afternoon— except Marcus who very fondly left a note and parting gift. Marcus was the only vampire in the Volturi Maisie trusted.

Maisie was sitting on the front porch with Embry. Edward was waiting in the car with Masen, the four of them were going on a vacation. It was supposed to be five but Embry's boyfriend had work and would be meeting them on a different day, taking a plane instead of roadtripping with the small family.

"It's a couple years away but you know we'll have to move, you know."

"MaiMai, what's with the face?"

"I can't ask you to leave the pack, Em."

Maisie wouldn't do that to him, it would be selfish to ask him but they had to move. Masen would grow but she and Edward wouldn't, the town would notice. Embry threw an arm around Maisie's shoulder and pulled her in, resting his chin on the top of her head.

"The pack will understand. You're my imprint, I go where you go, okay? Now I think your husband and child are getting antsy about getting on the road."

Maisie laughed and took Embry's hand to stand up. He threw his arm back around her as the two walked to the car. Edward smiled watching as they approached. There was always a possibility of trouble occurring especially with how unpredictable the Volturi could be and as much as he was worried about anything happening to him, he was glad Maisie and Masen had someone else there to pick up any pieces.