mmett had been lucky; from the moment that he had been rescued from the bear and had opened his newborn crimson eyes he had known that Rosalie had been an angel sent for him, and that he loved her. There had never been a moment of doubt or second thoughts. It was exactly like they had been made for each other out of the same fragment of the earth during the big bang. For others of course, they hadn’t been so lucky. Some had to roam the earth doomed as a vampire without their soul mate, wandering around hoping to find someone to bond with and spend eternity with. Most of the Cullen’s had too, been lucky. Carlisle had found Esme and fell in love with her after saving her life and Alice and Jasper saved each other from desolate lives wandering with no purpose or hope. Then there was Edward. Emmett wanted nothing more than for his brother to find someone to love like he did, Rose. And for awhile, it looked like he had.

Automatically, Emmett had accepted Bella into the coven; despite the fact that she was human and they were not. Others, specifically Rose, had worried what would happen if things ended badly – which Emmett secretly wondered if that stemmed from events that Emmett had caused himself when he had come across a human whose blood sung to him and he had had a laps in restraint. But Emmett being Emmett decided to be positive and be extremely happy that his brother had found his mate. Honestly the family had wondered if there was something wrong with him. Sure, there was a little bit of tension when a triad of nomads took it upon themselves to hunt Bella for fun, but to this burley vampire; it was just as much fun stopping them… well at least killing one of them anyway. Plus… it was kind of fun having a human around, with their strange eating habits and odd behaviours.

Forks was one of the only places in the continental united states that Emmett actually genuinely liked to live. With the near constant cover of cloud, it meant that they rarely had to hide away... plus, they were within close distance to a mountain range which had a consistent supply of brown bears for Emmett to feed on. Packing up and moving on was never a fun thing to do, but of course before long it became necessary in order to avoid humans becoming suspicious about their lack of aging. However, Emmett hadn’t been ready to move on – not yet anyway. But after the party fiasco, which almost resulted in Bella being vampire chow, Edward had insisted. Usually the brawny vampire was carefree and happy to go with the flow, but this time he had made it clear that he thought leaving wasn’t a good idea. Sure, it hadn’t been the best party, but on the bright side, they’d manage to restrain Jasper and resist Bella’s blood and she was still alive. There was no need to leave.

But alas, they made the short journey to Denali, staying with Tanya and her coven until they made plans where to go next. Minus Edward, who had wanted to be alone; Emmett had tailed him for awhile, but eventually gave up and went back to Rosalie. Emmett couldn’t understand how his brother would have been feeling; the very thought of not being with Rose made him feel weak. Thing stayed calm, Emmett had whisked Rose away to Africa on safari for a couple of weeks, giving the coven time to recoup. That was until Alice had that vision and darted off to comfort Chief Swan, thinking that Bella had succumbed to her clumsy nature and had died. Edward had been checking in with the coven every few weeks… and of course, the vision had gotten back to him… thanks to Emmett’s beautiful yet tactless wife.

And all hell broke loose. Again. Emmett rarely worried; he was a firm believer that he could fix anything with his strength. But not knowing what was happening to his family in Italy without him being there to protect them didn’t sit well with him. Rosalie had had to stop him from flying over there after them; if anyone could make Emmett do – or not do something – it was Rosalie. There hadn’t been a doubt in Emmett’s mind that if they managed to save Edward that he and Bella would have been reunited and they’d be able to move back to Forks and continue as if nothing happened. That the past few months would just be a story that Emmett would make jokes about for the rest of eternity. But of course, that hadn’t happened. The dog had made sure of that.

Now the Volturi were alerted to the fact that a human knew of their world, the Cullen’s had a target of their back. That excited Emmett though; any excuse to fight and bring the royal family down a peg or two. But Bella on the other hand was another kettle and fish. She knew too much about them, specifically the Cullen’s. She could realistically cause a lot of trouble for them and more heartache for the more sensitive members of the Cullen’s – like momma vamp, Esme. Emmett was saddened by the fact that Bella was no long one of the family, because he did like her; she amused him. But he was more saddened by the fact that his brother was once again a recluse.

Since returning from Italy, Edward had kept to himself and Emmett had hardly seen or spoke to him. He kept a close eye on him though, just in case he decided to go back to Italy and get the job done properly. Emmett was tinkering around with him jeep when he caught the scent of his brother. Dropping his tools onto the work bench and wiping the oil from his hands onto a rag, he tugged off his overalls – which Esme would castrate him for if he wore them into the house – and made his way into the main room. His vampire vision caught movement in the distance out through the open door at the end of the clearing. Without missing a beat, he broke into a casual jog and closed the distance between him and Edward. ”Hey Bro,” he called as he got closer. ”Fancy going on a hunt? I’m in the mood to fight me a bear.”

mmett had been fascinated with Edward and his relationship with Bella Swan from the beginning. The fact that she was human was enough entertainment for starters. He, himself had come across a few humans whose blood had sung to him and he had been unable to resist temptation. He had had a laps in control and had given in to his vampire instincts. But his brother not only was able to restrain himself from sinking his teeth into Bella’s neck on several occasions, but had also been able to stand being in close proximity to her for long periods of time. It was something that this vampire just couldn’t wrap his head around or really understand, no matter how much he tried.

But that was all in the past now. Bella had made her choice and Edward had to live with it, as did the Cullen’s. While they weren’t really affected by the break up, they were going to be affected by the consequences. Not that Emmett minded; he’d been looking for an excuse to knock the Volturi down a peg or too and maybe this would give him the chance.

After their departure from Forks, Emmett and Rosalie had taken some time away from the family. They had taken a trip to Africa on Safari; both to see and feed on exotic animals – as long as they weren’t protected obviously. As a result, Emmett hadn’t really spent much time with Edward and since he’d returned from Italy, he’d kept to himself a lot; which Emmett of course expected. He had spent a lot of time himself comforting Rosalie; who still felt horrible about the mix up in the first place. Emmett tended to laugh it off; what was done was done, nothing could be changed now, so in his opinion what was the point of brooding over it? But nevertheless, he knew that his wife was effected by it and he’d be damned if he didn’t at least try to ease her guilt. One way Emmett thought may help the situation was talking to Edward about it all. He wasn’t sure whether his wife and brother had actually spoken about it since it happened, but he knew once they did, it would soon blow over.

Emmett himself hadn’t spoken to his brother about it actually, he didn’t really know how he was doing. So a hunting trip seemed like the perfect plan. ”Alright, bro. Get your gameface on. We’re gonna go catch ourselves some bears and lions.” Emmett chuckled loudly before sprinting off into the forest towards the mounting that was known to be home to bears and lions. He let his vampire sense take over, picking up scents as he tore through the forest, never hitting a branch thanks to his perfect vampire vision and agility. It wasn’t long until he came across the scent of a mountain lion. Without slowing down, knowing Edward would hear him, he called out over his shoulder; ”First one to find it, gets dibs.”