Family

“Damian?!” Alice called out hugging him expecting an return of a hug but not receiving anything apart for him stiffening his body Alice smiled as she comforted, “Gonna have to work on your hugging ability” he nodded sheepishly and sighing in her head Alice thought, “Great job Cullens. Great job!” “If you don’t want to talk to Esme… we can talk!” Rosalie offered and glaring at her Damian replied, “Oh that will be nice… comparing which cell was better” “We can do that… I was locked away for being “insane”, I just didn’t realise I could see the future” “Well I was and am insane” Alice went to reassure him but Rosalie jumping at him said, “I lost the man I loved twice, so if you need to talk; I’m here” “At least there’s someone with a worse record than me.” Damian muttered causing Emmett to laugh and Rosalie to retaliate with, “Not funny. I’m trying to help you and you mock me. Asshole” “Shut up woman. He is just trying to inject some laughter. Nothing was meant by it” Bella snapped and glaring at the room Rosalie growled, “For you yes, it must be funny for you since men have literally died for you, whilst you cheated on him with my mate” “I shouldn’t have said that. I’m sorry. Esme I told you to fix your family not me!” Damian immediately retracted to which Esme replied defensively, “Well I’m sorry family but I thought a guy locked in a cell for 50 years with nothing going for him was more important than your little squabbles” “Little. Little! That whore took my mate and it’s little!” Rosalie fired at Esme who replied, “Compared to his yes” Carlisle responded but shaking her head Rosalie fired at Esme, “That’s not what this is. It’s her “I feel guilty so I must fix it” routine. She hasn’t moved on from him entirely and this is her conclusion to it all. Tanya is better at this stuff than you because let’s face it for her entire life she has no love interest and gone through this depression. For you Esme it’s your penance. Damian subconsciously knows this and won’t open to you” “That’s not it!” Esme protested but Alice agreeing said, “50 tapes of you prodding a bear and getting nothing from it apart for the odd outburst. That’s real progress all you have done is found out what he thinks but nothing on a solution or on why he thinks like that apart for an vague answer”

“I was trying my best!” Esme growled and firing back they were interrupted by Damian who yelled in between tears, “Everyone just shut up. I don’t care all you just leave it alone. Please. I don’t need this!” “Damian I…” Esme tried but turning the group moved out of the way as the wolf once again ran from the family and sighing Esme muttered, “Every time he gets too stressed he leaves and no one can stop the wolf. I think despite what he claims the wolf does look after him; has to really because he doesn’t trust anyone else” “He’s just like a big kid” Emmett responded, “At least he has an excuse to be like that, what’s yours?” Rosalie fired back and stopping another argument from taking place Alice explained, “Well yes he would. You forget he started becoming a wolf at a young age and wasn’t told about it; just a part of “growing up.” Then when he became a wolf didn’t have time to process it instead was thrown here where he just had to trust his natural enemy. Then he gets his heartbroken and is hunted by every bounty Hunter, vampire and Volturi. The he gets the bond broken and before he can even deal with it he is thrown in a cell. He probably hasn’t matured from his child like state because he hasn’t had time to and hadn’t even had time to reflect on the events in his life; it’s all run before something else happens” Esme looked down and nodding Emmett shrugged and said, “So what? We get him a toy train or something?” “He’s not 5. Just 14 or 15 age maturity” Emmett shrugged before asking, “What do kids at that age like?” Bella shrugged being the most recent change before saying, “For guys it was women, sports, doing stupid shit and video games” Esme contemplated it before stating, “Women… A no go at the moment. He has said that, sports potentially but playing for a team where he over powers everyone could be an issue. Stupid shit… I don’t want to go down that road with him considering who he is. Emmett get your PS6 out.” “I wanted to watch tv…” Bella snapped but shaking her head Esme replied, “Watch it in your room!”

Two hours later and taking an breath Damian walked in to hear an controller get thrown at him an instinctively catching it Esme said with her old glow, “Pick a game, it’s yours to play for however long you wish. I want to play against you though!” Esme brought the drinks in but stopping watched as Damian has dug through the games and was playing a game called Horizon Zero Dawn. “Move over… what are the controls?” Esme questioned and looking back at her Damian explained, “It’s single player. It means I can play alone” “Horizon… nice! Aloy is a looker!” Emmett joked jumping over the settee back to join him, “What’s it about?” Esme questioned and Emmett looking behind Damian so he could answer Esme directly said, “World comes to an end because of a businessman’s greed. The world is saved by a group of people who basically want to restart the world. Aloy finds a old world device and starts seeing stuff from the old world and sets on her journey to find her mother and the truth about the old world. Also there is robotic animals to take down!” “Do you mind if I watch?” Esme asked and not answering Emmett opened a bottle and joined in, “Why not? I could give him pointers” “Always hated the tutorial parts especially for sequels that hasn’t changed anything from the first game. Should have an option to skip it!” Emmett agreed and pouring blood into his beer and swilled it Esme glared at him before Damian explained, “When I was locked up I suggested a theory that a vampire could consume ****, not get drunk just consume if they mixed 1/3 potent animal blood in the ale. Apparently it works!” “it does Damian but only on the weaker Ales. The good ones don’t react well to it!” Esme nodded before picking up on a comment Damian made earlier asked, “You used to play games?” “Yes… when I was younger and my brother was done with his Xbox 360 I played games on there. Some games like dragon age and mass effect were my favourites” Emmett nodded approvingly of the choices before asking, “Okay… answer this! Sorry Esme a nerd moment. Save the council or let them die?” “Save them better dialogue in 3” “Best romance?” “Tali and Garrus” “Mmm I always like Miranda more. Cure Genophage or not?” “Cure it. Dialogue feels hollow if you don’t. Same as peace between quarians and Geth” “Ending?” “Destroy so there’s hope for my Shepard and Garrus/tali being brought back” “Andromeda good or bad? And romance” “Andromeda is alright. Didn’t flop as hard as cyberpunk did at the start. Vetra, best one in the game” “I liked Cora maybe because she was like Rosalie and Rosalie was there at the time. Even made me mod her name into the game” Damian chuckled before hearing Emmett ask, “Dragon age time. Backstory?” “City elf or Dalish elf, I always prefer elf story” “elves or wolfs?” “Got peace” “Templar or Mages?” “Mages, Templars couldn’t handle a few mages, never going to be able to deal with the Darkspawn plus mages have fire in their fingers… enough said” “Harrowmont or Bhelen?” “He did bad at the start and to get to power but Bhelen does better for the people at the end. I also saved all the Arl family despite wanting to kill Isolde soo many times for what she does” “Romance and ending?” “Either Morrigan or Leliana and dark ritual ending. Morrigan romance is really done well when you throw in the dlc and then inquisition basically gives it an ending.”

“The second game: romance, who survived and what happens to your sibling and ending?” “I hated carver so always non mage, also I prefer rogue gameplay anyway. She joins the circle of Magi and Isabela is my canon romance but I did play it on PC and Modded in an Aveline romance. Always side with the Mages!” “Aveline really? Interesting” “What’s wrong with Aveline?” Esme interrupted and trying to paint a picture for her Emmett explained, “Big knight type character, red hair, bossy” “Looked good in armour though” Damian replied and laughing Emmett questioned, “Cassandra in inquisition” Damian nodded before saying, “Elf, mages, Cassandra” he chuckled before mocking, “Sounds like you have a woman in uniform problem or is it muscular woman in uniform?” Esme giggled and hearing Damian start something grew frustrated when he immediately stopped it, “Funny enough my brother said something like that “You and…Never mind” “What was it?” Emmett asked and looking down Damian said, “I had an obsession with muscular women or women knights because I needed to balance my scrawniness with the oppposite” Emmett laughed before punching his arm which Damian didn’t really feel, “They would look like dwarves in your arms… gods imagine Merrill in them” “Almost as bad as Alice…” “There’s a difference though. Alice has her ways to slip through your grasp and pin you to the bed Merrill would be just clueless” “I thought Rosalie was more Isabela?” “You wish, more like Aveline without the muscle or red hair” “So nothing like her?” Emmett shrugged before saying, “She has the attitude” Damian shrugged before dodging the robot deer laughed as he took the first one down, “There you go, you’re getting the hang of it now!”

A few hours later and taking a break from gaming Damian wiped his eyes ignoring the sounds the others were making, “Got you some pizza. I remember from the bond that you liked double ham, double chicken and double cheese. I got… 3 because I don’t know how big your stomach is?” “Esme it’s never full. Thank you all the same” she nodded attempting to put her hand on his shoulder but moving back Damian responded with, “Better not!” he walked back to the room and sitting back down to focus on the game Esme muttered, “Going to be hard giving him affection like do for the others” “Just have to be more careful in the way you approach it” Alice responded looking for a pair of scissors, “You were his imprint so of course affection will feel wrong for him. He doesn’t want to get involved again. Weird considering” “Considering what?” Alice shrugged before pointing out, “Bond or not, he doesn’t want you to put your hand on his shoulder or hug him but before this you were gladly riding his cock and getting filled up by him” “Your point?” “My point is you couldn’t get any closer and now you repulse him; it makes me question if there is more to an broken imprint or if he is just doubling down on not getting involved with anyone” “You are wondering if there will be a permanent hatred for me? I expect so… I just hope I can make it up to him.” “And if you can’t then at least you tried.”