"You have my valedictorian speech for me?" Looking at Mike in disbelief as Angela is holding Daniel, its finals week and after this week we're going to have one full week of nothing before graduation. It's so exciting and nostalgic. I can't believe this day is here. I never thought this day would happen. Hope is also graduating with us mainly because she took the GED and passed, so she'll be walking down the aisle with me.

"Yes" he smiles

"I can't believe we're graduating" jealousy and bitterness is in Jessica's voice as she looks at me "and you completely deserve the valedictorian speech. The speech everyone will remember"

"Hey guys" Eric smiles seeing Bella and Edward join us, Hope is between me and Edward but then again there are two chairs keeping us separate.

Everyone knows Hope and I are living with the Cullens since Demetri and Felix are the Cullens distant cousins, Jessica is very much bitter about that "You guys are here just in time" Mike smiles "check it out" he waves his pencil like a wand "see we've got. My fellow students, right? Right?"

"Just tell me the speech" thanks to someone the Ash knows, everyone forgot about the video they saw at the party.

"We are the future" he continues "anything is possible if you just believe" Hope and I share a bit of an irritated look since there is no way I'm using this in my speech.

"I love it" Jessica encourages "you should totally use it"

"This will be my cousin's graduation speech" Hope tears up the paper "when monkeys can grow wings and fly" you know, I could always turn the La Push wolves into flying monkeys.

"You got to embrace the clichés" Mike gives me a look

"They are" Eric agrees "the bread and butter of all valedictorians"

"And that" Angela points out "is why you are not valedictorian" Angela hands me back Daniel who began to fuss and wanted me.

"Oh" my son's blue eyes look into mine, Daniel is a mix of me and Demetri. He has a head of blonde hair while he has blue eyes with light colored skin "mommy's speech won't be a cliche"

"It'll be epic" Hope smiles "at our old school, there was this emergency and while everyone was all hectic and panicking my cousin was the only calm one. She had everyone listen and she was nothing more than a natural born leader, like our moms"

"What?" Jessica asks

"Our moms" I motion to me and Hope "married one another, we're cousins by her dad and my mom. Her dad is my mom's older brother"

"Really?" Eric asks

"I bet your dad" Jessica looks at Hope interested "was all taken aback and angry, like jealous or"

"No" Hope shakes her head no "it was a one night stand between my mom and dad, they actually had a good friendship"

"Oh" Jessica sits back uninterested, I swear if she starts making up shit I'll kill her before graduation day "well epic speeches will change lives..."

Alice and Jasper sit down next to us "I've decided to throw a party, a graduation party"

"After all" Jasper asks "how many times are we going to graduate high school?"

"A party?" Angela asks "at your place"

Jessica looks at them intrigued "I've never been to your house"

"No one" Eric reminds her "has been to their house before"

"Not true" Hope motions to Bella "Bella has, Mal and I live there at the moment, some of Mal's friends"

Edward looks at Alice irritated "Another party Alice?"

"It'll be fun" she insists

"Yeah" Bella agrees sarcastically "that's what you said last time"

Alice sits back going into a vision while I look at Angela who asks "So should we bring anything?"

"No" they look at me "trust me, this will be a dry party"

"Dry?" Mike asks "like as in"

"No alcohol" Alice got out of her vision and our friends don't say anything, I think they'll go since they are interested about what the house looks like but since there isn't any alcohol? I don't know how long people will even stay.

By the time school ends, Alice runs over smiling "No" Hope and I both say

"You don't know what I was going to say!" She exclaims

Her yelling woke up Daniel, Felix comes over "Demetri is out hunting still" Carlisle called Aro who called Demetri and Felix saying no killings given how many people have already died in the area "I can take him"

"Okay" Felix takes Daniel into his arms and I bite my lip watching as Felix holds Daniel, god my mate is so hot. Felix has been very open about everything, including the fact that before me he wasn't sure he wanted a mate. I was very hurt but Demetri had me stay and listen to his reasons and when Felix told me, it was romantic.

"No" Hope growls at Alice who apparently asked her something that Hope didn't want to listen to "I'm not going to help fix your mistake"

"But with your help and Mal's" Alice pleads

Hope looks my way "That Victoria is coming this weekend, she wants us to help destroy the vampire" holding my hand out, Alice screams grabbing her head, her mate tries to help but he falls grabbing his head in agony.

"Please" Esme pleads when the other Cullens appear, Felix manages to keep Daniel calm through the screaming.

"I'll be very fucking clear" looking at Carlisle "I'm not sticking my neck out for Bella or for you Cullens, I appreciate you letting us stay here but if I must I'll leave. We both know that having me or my cousin as an enemy is a very bad idea and I'm still pissed off that you made a decision on my behalf without even thinking it through" looking to Alice and Jasper who are holding their heads in complete agony. Cracks forming all along their skin.

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"Hey" I walk into Karen's Cafe with Felix behind me, Felix follows me everywhere since he doesn't trust Victoria and he needs to stay calm. He is afraid I'll disappear, I don't mind since I also fear that he might disappear "what's this I hear Mouth needs help?"

"Yeah" Nathan hands me Skill's phone "he sent this"

"Honey Grove, Texas" Felix and I both say "send help, need ass?"

Handing the phone back to skills as I ask "Why would he need ass? Is he in a stripper club dancing and needs extra bodies to help pay off a debt?"

"Assistance" The guys all clarify

Brooke and Peyton appear and Nathan asks "How are they doing since the attack?"

"Some days are better than others" he looks at me "that herbal mix that you have them helps them both sleep at night" they've been sleeping with Lucas at his place, like they both are on either side of him sleeping.

"Hey" Brooke asks "is Mouth okay?"

"We got a text saying he's in trouble?" Peyton asks

"It doesn't sound like he's okay" Felix sits down and brings me down to sit down next to him, I look up where Honey Grove, Texas is.

"Honey Grove, Texas?" Peyton asks

"Need ass?" Brooke furrows her brows "I don't get it. He left with Rachel, shouldn't that all the ass he need? Why would he need ass?"

"Assistance" the guys in unison say

"If Mouth needs help" Peyton looks around "then one of us needs to go down to Honey Grove, Texas to get him"

"One of us?" I ask "it's basically going to take two days to get down there, three if Haley is coming along and needs to pee every other stop"

"Unless you rent an RV?" Felix suggests

"Yeah" Haley comes over "they are right, we should all probably go since the trip is going to be about forty hours"

"We could always take a train?" I suggest

"Train would be too long" Skills shakes his head "Mouth need help now"

"Oh, Victoria is coming this weekend" they are confused "the Victoria that wants the Cullens to pay?" They make faces of realization "we should all go, I'll find an RV and we can take that down to Honey Grove"

"This" Haley claps her hands together smiling "will be so much fun"

"Hales" Nathan gives her a look "I love you for caring and all but your pregnant and we've got finals"

"Oh" Haley begs us "come on, we're all graduating soon and this could be a last hurrah"

"Hey" holding my hand out "We all finish our finals on Friday, it'll take a few days and next week is basically a full week"

"Aren't you breast feeding?" Lucas asks

"We'll bring Demetri, Hope and Daniel too" waving my hand "Hope needs a distraction from her love life and I know Demetri won't be fine with Daniel leaving the state without him" looking over at Felix "what do you say? Want to go on a road trip?"

"With you?" He kisses the side of my neck inhaling my scent "always"

"Alright" Haley fist pumps smiling when we all agree.

"Oh" I stand up clapping my hands "and we can all go take a small trip to LA while we are down there, Race Wars is coming up and you guys will love it" I high five Lucas and Nathan when they smile agreeing with me.

|Felix's POV|

"Have you told Jane yet?" I ask Demetri as Lucas is driving the RV to Honey Grove, Texas. Demetri shakes his head no "You need to tell her before she finds out from someone else, she'll be livid and embarrassed if the ancients found out from anyone but her"

"I know" he looks down at Daniel who is sleeping "I'm just not ready to tell her, you know how she is around immortal children and I say I have a son Jane will want him dead"

"Or she won't" I say

Jane and Alec are in the area with Santiago and Renata, they are keeping an eye on the newborn army here for the Cullens. The Cullens haven't figured it out yet, they are possibly the slowest and dumbest coven to exist.

My mate being her amazing and beautiful self sent out notifications to all vampires about how the Cullens are responsible for the army and that it will be their responsibility to end the newborns. She also added what they did and according to Santiago vampires are coming to the Volturi and demanding why the Cullens aren't being destroyed. How they can just get away with multiple rules.

Hope comes over and looks at me "I haven't had the time to say this but I'm warning you" she grabbed my chin harshly "if you hurt my cousin I'll end you, no one hurts my family and lives. No one" she leaves then and I look at Demetri who is laughing.

"Between the two of them" Demetri leans forward placing his arms on the table "I'm pretty sure Hope will be more of a bomb than Mal" no kidding, with all that anger Hope hides and doesn't bother show she is like a ticking time bomb.

By the time we get to Honey Grove, Mouth is released from prison with Lucas and the girls "Mouth?" Mal asks "what happened?" Pointing to Hope "this is my cousin Hope from my maternal side"

"You're the other Tribrid?" Mouth asks

"Hi" they shake hands

"What happened?" Haley asks

"You didn't tell us what happened" Brooke asks "where's Rachel?"

"Kind of a long story" he doesn't look at any of us "she's just...um...she's gone. I tried texting you guys but my phone died, I just want to go home"

"The RV we have" Hope explains "needs something that needs to be done and won't be ready till tomorrow"

"After we're heading to LA" Demetri explains

"LA?" He looks around confused

"LA" Mal smiles "for Race Wars, trust me Mouth. You'll love it. Nathan and Lucas did—we'll be staying in the motel for the night since the RV is out of order"

"Sorry guys" Mouth apologized

"Don't apologize" Nathan shakes his head "your our friend and we would have come regardless"

"Besides" Haley smiles "I'm sure there's something we can do that is fun, like go to the prom!"

"Prom?" Peyton asks

"Yeah" she laughs pointing to a sign "Honey Grove's prom is tonight, we should go. Come on! Our prom sucked, our car broke down"

"And we got attacked by a psycho" Brooke adds

"What?" Mouth and Hope ask

"It's a long story" Peyton shakes her head "yeah, crashing the prom sounds like fun"