Title: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

Rating: T

Preface:

Now come one,
Come all,
To this tragic affair,
Wipe off that make up,
What's in is despair,
So throw on the black dress,
Mix in with the lot,
You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not,
If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see,
You can find out first hand what it's like to be me,
So gather 'round piggies and kiss this goodbye,
I encourage your smiles,
I expect you won't cry,

"I'm coming with you." She said, starting to follow me out the door. I stopped immediately, and spun around to grab her shoulders, to stop her as well.

"Emilie, no," I commanded, gently pushing her back a step. "You can't come. You have to stay here."

Her eyes widened in horror. "No!" she snapped. "You are not going after him by yourself!"

"He already took Bella," I retorted sternly. "He is not taking you, too."

She stomped her foot. "And then what? Do you expect me to sit here alone, wondering if the next time I see you, you'll be ash?"

"I will come home." I said. "I promise."

"Laurent!"

"Emilie." I responded. There was no compromise in my voice.

Her eyes were wide and innocent. "Laurent, I'm coming with you, and that is final. I'm your partner, remember?"

"I have to do this alone," I told her, dropping my arms from her shoulders. "This is what all of this has been leading up to. Just me, and the killer. You need to stay here with the rest of the family, where it's safe."

"Just like Bella was safe?"

I winced. "Emmett won't take his eyes off you for a moment." And right on cue, Emmett touched her shoulders from behind.

"Take care of her," I ordered.

And I ran off to settle this mess, once and for all.