One last time everyone, join me in yelling "SM OWNS THE CHARACTERS" etc

Fluffs ahoy!

BPOV

I stood in front of the double oak doors waiting for the music to start. The ceremony was about to commence, it was our special day. I couldn't wait to see Jasper, he was waiting on the other side of those doors looking sexy as hell. I could picture him standing in front of Aro who was officiating, while Peter and Emmett stood at his side. Aro was currently addressing our guests.

We had been Volterra for a year today. Our time here had started out pleasantly enough, getting to really know the ways of our kind. Vampires in general were completely different to what I had encountered previously. True, there was a wide variety of personalities in every culture, but the Cullens and Whitlocks differed as much from "mainstream vampires" as real sparkly vampires differed to Hollywood's version. This new level of socialisation kept us on our toes, frequently requiring us to strategise as much as we had in our past life where we stood on the cusp of the human world.

Thankfully all our time in Volterra had been less dramatic. Admittedly it was frustrating talking with other females, they romanticised Jasper and I as the pinnacle of mates, and as a consequence insisted on Jasper and I getting married. Unfortunately, I was unable to remove limbs as the main perpetrators were the Volturi Wives. I kept trying to explain my lack of faith in the institution of marriage and they kept trying to coerce us. Fortunately, I had Rosalie, Charlotte, Jane and Esme by my side.

I had seen the occasional "other" Cullen roaming the halls. They would nod in greeting and move on to what ever trite crap they were doing. Since arriving most of the Cullens had managed to socially alienated themselves. Carlisle, Edward and Alice had recently learned to stop trying to convert others to the animal diet, of course only after they had been confronted by Caius. Now they kept to themselves scurrying around the Castle.

Esme had no such difficulty. She had immediately befriended the wives, enjoying the company of other vampires immensely despite the differences in diet. She was still married to Carlisle, but made it clear she didn't support his preaching. She tried to help me when the Wives became persistent in discussing my relationship, often trying to change the topic of discussion whenever it veered to Jasper and I. Esme became like a sister, no longer having to nurture those around her. Rose, Esme and I began hunting together, referring to it as "secret women's business" or "Vegetarian Vamps Anonymous" often driving our menfolk crazy. Jane and Char would often join us, but would keep their distance while we sucked on the local wildlife.

Jasper and I had reached a plateau in our lives, while the meet and greets at the Palace were great we itched to get out in the world. We had started meeting with Caius, offering our assistance in minor scuffles in the immortal world. A Vampire in Arizona was rumoured to be creating newborns having heard the 'legend' of Benito, Maria and the Southern Major. We had taken care of the problem ourselves. The young vampire, Joshua, had nearly shat himself when he came face to face with the legendary Southern Major himself.

Before he was even able to ask for Jasper's autograph we had him dismembered and burned, along with his army. Caius had been grateful to us, he was sickened by anything to do with the Wars. We joined the extermination squad, but only specialised in Newborn armies. Peter and Char would join us in dealing with the more prolific fuckers and we were able to bring Jane with us when necessary. She had become our close friend along with Alec and Demitri. We were able to liaise between all the teams due to the extent of our experience and abilities. Aro would also look to us on occasion, Jasper's expertise in warfare and newborn creation was proving essential in debriefing the stealth squad.

Emmett and Rose were now considered part of the Volturi family, often assisting the guard and brothers in dealing with human matters. Emmett had begun to study with Aro, he had a simple view of the world and was incredibly insightful in his observations. Aro was ecstatic to have a different perspective to bring to his research. Rose advanced her knowledge in mechanics, expanding from vehicle maintenance to a wide variety of Engineering disciplines. She was more at peace now and many of the guard found it difficult to believe she had been called an "Ice Queen" at Forks High.

We successfully maintained contact with Petey and Char with weekly phone calls, emails and skype. They had finally taken their first steps into Volterra last week. They were here for today's ceremony. Char had helped in organizing the guests and decorating the hall, while Jane took care of the attire and ensuring our requirements were followed exactly. The Cullens would be attending today, along with the guard, friends and Family. Aro, Peter and Emmett would be the hosts of the evening, taking care of speeches and music.

The music started, that was my queue to enter. Our song of choice was by the Sex Pistols. We had received a lot of criticism for it, especially from the Wives, but it was a song that summed up our lives. I entered the room. Rustic, simple wooden tables were dotted around. They held our honoured guests, all of which wore jeans and plain cotton shirts. They had been given the choice of wearing simple sneakers or cowboy boots, our guests were dressed similarly to Jasper and I. Jane had dressed me in a set of dark jeans, sneakers and red long sleeved t-shirt while Jasper was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans and cowboy boots.

Aro introduced Jasper and I as our eyes met. I crossed the room to meet my mate, the "Un-Wedding" was in full progress. He held me close as we swayed to the music and kissed me as Sid Vicious' voice rang out:

'There were times,
I'm sure you knew,
When there was fuck, fuck
Fuck all else to do
But through it all,
When there was doubt,
I shot it up or kicked it out
I faced 'em all and the world
And did it my way'

The End

*Waves* Thank you so much for your support during this story. I have left the story a little open ended so I can return to it in the future, I already have a few ideas for one shots and a prequel (essentially Jasper's history with Petey and Char included).

I have a lot of plans to write more, not just about this story but other characters etc, but I wont be uploading much over the next few months. I'm wanting to play around a bit with writing privately and see what I can do. This story is my second attempt at writing ever and it's been incredible reading all the feedback you guys have given.

My initial plans for I Did It My Way changed completely with your reviews. I only had two violent scenes planned (the initial confrontations with Edward and Alice), I wasn't going to include the Volturi and there was not going to be any lemons. It probably would have only been 30k words in total. So thank you for helping and supporting the story and making it a hell of a lot more interesting in the process.

Epic hugs to all, Adios!

~Nads