Jacob carried me upstairs, back into the room where Sara-Bell was still sleeping soundly. Jacob sat me down next her on the bed and left the room. I lifted her up into my arms and rocked her gently, though she awoke as soon as I touched her.
“Good morning my lovely, beautiful, baby girl,” I said smiling down on her.
She yawned. “Good morning mommy,” she replied, kissing me on the cheek. “Are you feeling better?”
“I am now. In fact, I could probably walk now since you just kissed me.” She just smiled back at me, as if to say that it was “A job well done.” Jacob walked back into the room with a tray of food in his hands. He set it down on the bed next to us and kissed Sara-Bell on the forehead.
“Good morning baby.”
“Morning daddy!”
“How about a little breakfast in bed?”
“Yeah!”
Sara-Bell hopped out of my lap and grabbed the bowl of cereal in front of her, gobbling it down immediately. Jacob wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck once. Maybe this was finally my happily ever after.
***
“Goodnight baby,” whispered to Sara-Bell as I tucked her into her bed.
“Goodnight mommy. I love you.”
“I love you too.” I kissed her forehead and left the room. Jacob was downstairs on the couch watching TV… I think. (Usually he would turn the television and not even pay attention to it.) I walked over to the couch and sat on his lap, putting my arms around him and kissed his neck repeatedly.
“Ness?”
“Mmm…”
“What are you doing? Not that I object or anything.”
“What? I can’t kiss my own husband?” I said pouting playfully.
He rolled his eyes but began kissing me passionately. I kissed him back, leaving the world completely behind me. He pulled me closer to him as my hands slid down to the bottom of his shirt. I lifted it over his head and he pulled me to him again.
Throughout that moment in time, I felt as if something was… wrong. Not what we were doing now, but something else. I stopped kissing him and took a moment.
“What’s wrong?”
“Shh.”
This time he whispered, “Ness! What’s going on?” He grabbed my face with both hands, making me look at him. “Renesmee?”
“Something’s wrong. I can’t explain it, but something’s just…” That’s when a loud scream broke out. Jacob and I both acted immediately, not even caring about anything else. Jacob broke into Sara-Bell’s room, stopping in the door. I did the same.
“Well, well, well. Look who came to the rescue, Aro. Dog-boy and his rightful companion Hybrid Freakazoid.”
“Ha ha,” I said rolling my eyes. “Very original Marcus.”
“Enough, Marcus! We came here for a reason.”
“Why are you here? Where’s Sara-Bell?”
“Your daughter is safe. At least for now.”
“Don’t you dare—”
“You broke the rules. You killed members of the Volturi.”
“Because you tried to kill us just because I had a baby!”
“I know. But now we can take care of that little problem. No more child, no more fuss.”
Tears filled my eyes, my voice became weak, causing me not to speak. So Jacob did. “How about no more Aro?! How does that sound?!”
I looked over at Jacob as soon as he started screaming out. His body began to shake in outrage, which scared me. He started to go toward Aro and Marcus, but I stopped him soon enough.
“Jacob,” I whispered. “Stop.”
He didn’t look at me. “Why should I stop? He has our baby!”
“If you get too angry right now you could hurt me and Sara-Bell. Just calm down.”
“No. I’m trying to protect you. To protect Sara-Bell.”
“You won’t be if you go all werewolf and have a chance of hurting us. Please?!”
He took a moment to think it over. He finally met my eyes. His expression turned from full out rage to regretful sadness. He brushed his hand across my cheek, wiping a tear from my face.
“Okay,” he whispered.
I smiled and rose on my tip toes and kissed him softly. “I love you.” I turned my attention back to Aro and Marcus. “What’s it going to take for you to get out of my house?”
“I’ve already told you,” Aro replied. “The child. She shall join us in Voltera and grow up to be a part of our… force, I suppose you could call it.”
“Are there any alternatives you could consider?” I asked hopeful.
He pondered it for a moment. He seemed to glance along the entire room before saying, “You.”
“I’m sorry?”
“Besides your lovely, young daughter joining us in Italy…” He walked slowly toward me, without continuing. He stopped only half an inch away from me. His hand came toward my face, but I looked in a different direction. I felt his cold skin brush across as a shiver ran up my spine. “Perhaps you could serve us my dear.”
I heard a low growl behind me. Aro glared at Jacob behind me, but neither of them said or did anything. “What will it be?”
A tear trickled down my cheek. I had no choice.
“Leave my home, along with my child and promise never to come back. If I serve you, you must never come here again.”
“Done. You have until the end of the week. If you try to run, we will find you and kill you, your husband, your daughter, and all of those you love and care for. Goodnight.”
I didn’t move. I silently let the tears fall, along with my world… along with my heart.
søndag den 10. januar 2010
24
“Sure. What do you want to talk to me about?”
“Well,” Rosalie said, putting the eggs and beacon on a plate that she had made for me. “First of all, we wanted to apologize for being so rude last night. I mean, that was way out of line. By the way, how did you get down here like that?” she asked, referring to the cast on my leg.
“Limping helps. It doesn’t hurt that bad. And you don’t have to apologize, I forgive you. You may be my aunts, but you’re both like sisters to me, best friends.”
“Okay, which are we?” Alice asked, laughing.
“Sisters, friends, aunts.… Is there really a distinction?”
“I guess not!”
“Yeah, well. I hope you feel better,” Rosalie said lightly patting my braced leg.
“Thanks. And thanks for making breakfast.”
“Of course.”
They both left without another word, but with smiles spread across their faces. I ate my breakfast silently in the kitchen for a moment. When I finished I limped over to the living room and sat down on the couch with my unfinished chocolate milk.
I sat there wondering how long it would be until Jacob and Sara-Bell woke up. I glanced around the room until Sara-Bell’s sketchbook caught my eye. I picked it up and started leafing through the pages. I smiled at the sketches she made. There was one of Mom and Dad, Esme, Kelsi, Me and Jake… I couldn’t be happier or more proud then I was now.
Seconds later I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked up to see Jacob, with no shirt which really distracted me, come over to me and sit next to me on the couch. He kissed me on the forehead and held me close.
“Morning Ness. How are you?”
“I’m fine,” I said stroking his chest absent minded. “Where’s Sara-Bell?”
“She’s still asleep; I didn’t want to wake her. Why?”
“I was looking at her drawings,” I said happily handing the sketchbook to him. “Have you seen them?”
“No.” He opened the book and started flipping through them. I put my arms around him and smiled as I saw the same amazing sketches my lovely daughter had done. She was so talented.
“Wow. These are beautiful.”
“They are.” I kissed his cheek and a smile spread across his face as I whispered in his ear, “I love you.”
He put my face in between his warm hands and kissed me lightly on my lips. Everything seemed to be perfect for me. Happy family, gorgeous husband, lovely and talented daughter… I just wish it could stay like this forever.
“Well,” Rosalie said, putting the eggs and beacon on a plate that she had made for me. “First of all, we wanted to apologize for being so rude last night. I mean, that was way out of line. By the way, how did you get down here like that?” she asked, referring to the cast on my leg.
“Limping helps. It doesn’t hurt that bad. And you don’t have to apologize, I forgive you. You may be my aunts, but you’re both like sisters to me, best friends.”
“Okay, which are we?” Alice asked, laughing.
“Sisters, friends, aunts.… Is there really a distinction?”
“I guess not!”
“Yeah, well. I hope you feel better,” Rosalie said lightly patting my braced leg.
“Thanks. And thanks for making breakfast.”
“Of course.”
They both left without another word, but with smiles spread across their faces. I ate my breakfast silently in the kitchen for a moment. When I finished I limped over to the living room and sat down on the couch with my unfinished chocolate milk.
I sat there wondering how long it would be until Jacob and Sara-Bell woke up. I glanced around the room until Sara-Bell’s sketchbook caught my eye. I picked it up and started leafing through the pages. I smiled at the sketches she made. There was one of Mom and Dad, Esme, Kelsi, Me and Jake… I couldn’t be happier or more proud then I was now.
Seconds later I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked up to see Jacob, with no shirt which really distracted me, come over to me and sit next to me on the couch. He kissed me on the forehead and held me close.
“Morning Ness. How are you?”
“I’m fine,” I said stroking his chest absent minded. “Where’s Sara-Bell?”
“She’s still asleep; I didn’t want to wake her. Why?”
“I was looking at her drawings,” I said happily handing the sketchbook to him. “Have you seen them?”
“No.” He opened the book and started flipping through them. I put my arms around him and smiled as I saw the same amazing sketches my lovely daughter had done. She was so talented.
“Wow. These are beautiful.”
“They are.” I kissed his cheek and a smile spread across his face as I whispered in his ear, “I love you.”
He put my face in between his warm hands and kissed me lightly on my lips. Everything seemed to be perfect for me. Happy family, gorgeous husband, lovely and talented daughter… I just wish it could stay like this forever.
23
Both of them began pouncing on top of one another, clawing and biting (literally) and pulling each other’s hair. A few things smash on the floor, like an old lamp that Esme was trying to sell for the past few weeks, one of the chairs, and two legs were snap from under the coffee table. Emmett and Jasper continued trying to break it up but there didn’t seem to be any way of stopping them.
Wow. All of this over my Sara-Bell? (Sigh) I have to break this up before it gets any uglier.
I ran over to them and tried my best to break up the fight. They didn’t seem like they ever wanted to stop. The just continued toward each other no matter how much I tried to intervene.
“Hey! Stop! Enough you guys! Come on! STOP IT!”
They suddenly stopped at my loud shriek but at the same time I felt a horrible pain in my leg and cheek. I ended up on the floor, both of them looking down on me, with eyes wide and their hands over their mouths in shock. I touched my cheek and found it bleeding. I tried to get up but the sharp shooting pain in my leg came again and tears began falling down my face.
“Nessie!” I heard Jacob call as his footsteps came toward me. He knelt down beside me and touched my cheek and wiped some of my tears away. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”
“Why the hell did you do that?”
“Jacob! Stop. It wasn’t their faults.”
“Nessie, they hurt you.”
“I know. But I’m the one who intervened.”
“Yeah, but —”
“Jacob? Nessie? We’re… we’re really sorry,” Alice broke in. “We didn’t mean to get anyone hurt. We weren’t thinking.”
“Yeah. Please forgive us!”
“I forgive you,” I said easily. Jacob just looked up at them as we waited for an answer. “Jacob? Baby, come on. I’m fine, just please forgive them.”
He let out a huge sigh. “Yeah, alright. I forgive you guys.”
“Awe. That’s my handsome guy,” I said before I kissed him lightly on the lips.
“Alright, alright! That’s enough you two! Ugh, how can you actually enjoy kissing that mutt?” Rosalie commented.
“Rose!”
“What? I’m just saying!”
“He’s my husband.”
“I know. It just seems so gross!” I rolled my eyes. “By the way, I’m sorry about your leg. I knew I grabbed something that seemed to crack, but I thought it was Alice.”
“Yeah, and I’m sorry I slashed you across the face,” Alice apologized.
“It’s okay girls. I know you didn’t mean it. But honestly, what really came over you two? I’ve never seen you guys fight like that before, especially over…Sara-Bell.”
“Yeah, um....We’re really, really sorry. Maybe we should talk about it later. Though, for now, I think Carlisle should go ahead and fix you up.”
“Okay. Jacob, will you please take me upstairs?”
“Of course.”
***
I sat in dad’s old room on the bed he got for mom when she was human. Carlisle spent only a few minutes cleaning my cuts and bracing my leg. He asked me if I wanted some crutches to have for about a week or so but Jacob jumped in and refused and said he could just carry me everywhere, winking at me.
I lay down on the bed with Jacob as he kissed me and stroked my hair. I was beginning to fall asleep from such a long night. Sara-Bell was in between us sound asleep with my arms around her. I fell asleep for only a few hours and woke up at six n the morning. Jacob and Sara-Bell were still lovingly sound asleep so I went downstairs to cook them breakfast and find Esme for assistance.
I entered the kitchen but instead of finding Esme cooking, it was Alice and Rosalie.
“Morning Renesmee,” They said simultaneously.
“Morning.”
“So…” Alice said. “Do you mind if we have a little talk with you?”
Wow. All of this over my Sara-Bell? (Sigh) I have to break this up before it gets any uglier.
I ran over to them and tried my best to break up the fight. They didn’t seem like they ever wanted to stop. The just continued toward each other no matter how much I tried to intervene.
“Hey! Stop! Enough you guys! Come on! STOP IT!”
They suddenly stopped at my loud shriek but at the same time I felt a horrible pain in my leg and cheek. I ended up on the floor, both of them looking down on me, with eyes wide and their hands over their mouths in shock. I touched my cheek and found it bleeding. I tried to get up but the sharp shooting pain in my leg came again and tears began falling down my face.
“Nessie!” I heard Jacob call as his footsteps came toward me. He knelt down beside me and touched my cheek and wiped some of my tears away. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”
“Why the hell did you do that?”
“Jacob! Stop. It wasn’t their faults.”
“Nessie, they hurt you.”
“I know. But I’m the one who intervened.”
“Yeah, but —”
“Jacob? Nessie? We’re… we’re really sorry,” Alice broke in. “We didn’t mean to get anyone hurt. We weren’t thinking.”
“Yeah. Please forgive us!”
“I forgive you,” I said easily. Jacob just looked up at them as we waited for an answer. “Jacob? Baby, come on. I’m fine, just please forgive them.”
He let out a huge sigh. “Yeah, alright. I forgive you guys.”
“Awe. That’s my handsome guy,” I said before I kissed him lightly on the lips.
“Alright, alright! That’s enough you two! Ugh, how can you actually enjoy kissing that mutt?” Rosalie commented.
“Rose!”
“What? I’m just saying!”
“He’s my husband.”
“I know. It just seems so gross!” I rolled my eyes. “By the way, I’m sorry about your leg. I knew I grabbed something that seemed to crack, but I thought it was Alice.”
“Yeah, and I’m sorry I slashed you across the face,” Alice apologized.
“It’s okay girls. I know you didn’t mean it. But honestly, what really came over you two? I’ve never seen you guys fight like that before, especially over…Sara-Bell.”
“Yeah, um....We’re really, really sorry. Maybe we should talk about it later. Though, for now, I think Carlisle should go ahead and fix you up.”
“Okay. Jacob, will you please take me upstairs?”
“Of course.”
***
I sat in dad’s old room on the bed he got for mom when she was human. Carlisle spent only a few minutes cleaning my cuts and bracing my leg. He asked me if I wanted some crutches to have for about a week or so but Jacob jumped in and refused and said he could just carry me everywhere, winking at me.
I lay down on the bed with Jacob as he kissed me and stroked my hair. I was beginning to fall asleep from such a long night. Sara-Bell was in between us sound asleep with my arms around her. I fell asleep for only a few hours and woke up at six n the morning. Jacob and Sara-Bell were still lovingly sound asleep so I went downstairs to cook them breakfast and find Esme for assistance.
I entered the kitchen but instead of finding Esme cooking, it was Alice and Rosalie.
“Morning Renesmee,” They said simultaneously.
“Morning.”
“So…” Alice said. “Do you mind if we have a little talk with you?”
22
WORLD WAR 3: CULLEN-STYLE!
We got to the Billy’s not shortly after Jacob called. Both Billy and Jacob greeted us at the door with hugs and kisses. Billy hugged me as tight as he could, probably because he hasn’t seen me in a long time, and picked up Sara-Bell and put her on his lap. We spent the night eating dinner together and entertaining the kids while Billy enjoyed the game once all the other wolves came over. Kelsi and Leah went home when Jessie came to pick them up so they could leave early for some family vacation time. Billy got tired and went to bed as soon as the game was over, Sara-Bell falling asleep just a few minutes later in my lap on the couch, and all the guys left to go home.
Jacob and I sat in the living room alone, with TV on, though I wasn’t paying much attention to it, with my arms around Sara-Bell and Jacob’s around me. Jacob buried his face in my hair and kissed the top of my head. I was too tired to move and I’m sure he was too.
“Do you want to go home now?” he asked after a long silence.
“No. Can’t we just sleep here tonight? I’m really tired.”
“Yes. We can stay in my old room if you like.”
“Sure. As long as I don’t have to —” I was interrupted by my cell phone vibrating in my pocket. I quickly answered it so I wouldn’t wake Sara-Bell.
“Hello?”
“Nessie?”
“Mom? What is it?”
“You need to get down here… and fast.”
“Why? Mom, what’s going on?”
“Alice and Rosalie are —” There was silence for a moment, which worried me.
“Mom? Mom!”
“Ow! Geez Nessie. No need to yell!”
“Alice what’s going on?”
“I had a vision!”
“Wow, Alice. That’s amazing! I mean, it’s not like you don’t do that everyday!”
“Okay, your sarcasm is noted.”
“Alice, what did you see?”
“Just get down her!”
“Alice!”
“NOW!”
“Okay, okay! No need to be all snappy! We’re on our way.”
“Good!” the line went dead and I snapped my phone shut.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know, but we’ve got to get to the house. Come on.”
***
We pulled into the driveway. Sara-Bell was still asleep in my arms as we pulled up, though I’m not sure how since Alice and I were yelling at each other on the phone, but woke up as soon as we reached the doors. We ran in and found the most surprising thing you could ever see, especially in this house. Rosalie and Alice we bickering, and quite loudly, at each other. Jasper was holding Alice back and Emmett holding Rosalie. I’ve never seen the two loving sisters fight before, at least not like this.
“What’s this about?” I yelled, silencing the whole room.
“Rose-is-being-a-totally-over-obsessive-creepy-jerk! She’s-gone-completely-insane!”
“Shut up Alice!”
“What are you two fighting about?”
They both began shouting at once to where I couldn’t understand a single word they were saying. Sara-Bell looked up at me with a puzzled look on her face as I shrugged. I handed her to Jacob and ran over to the two of them.
“O… Oka… OKAY! STOP IT!” There was silence in the room again.
“One at a time!”
“Can I go first?” Alice asked.
“Oh sure. Let her go first because she’s always right because of her stupid future seeing!” Rose said sarcastically.
“Rosalie…”
“Okay. Sorry.”
“Go on ahead, Alice.”
“Well, I just have one question for you, Nessie.”
“Yes?”
“Did you by any chance feel like you, today, you were maybe being, oh I don’t know, kind of stalked?” My eyes widened, as well as everyone else in the room.
“What?” Jacob asked confused. “What is she talking about?”
“You had a vision about that?”
“Yep.”
“What happened?” I turned toward Jacob with concerned eyes.
“I’m sorry, Jacob. I meant to tell you… well actually I didn’t, but I didn’t want to worry you. I just thought it was no big deal.”
“Why wouldn’t you tell me something like this? You could have been hurt.”
“Chill out Jacob,” Alice interrupted. “That’s why I’m asking. I’m getting to the part where I tell you that you don’t have to worry about it… sort of.”
“What do you mean, Alice?” I asked frustrated.
“Your little ‘stalker’ wasn’t really all that much a stalker as you might think. It was Rose.”
“Rosalie? Why were you following me?”
“I wasn’t!”
“Yes you were!”
“Alice, shut up!”
“Why? Are you afraid of me telling them why you were ‘stalking’ Nessie and Sara-Bell today?”
“I wasn’t stalking her!”
“Yes you were…. Actually…. No you weren’t”
“Thank you!”
“You weren’t really following Nessie around.”
“Alice…. Don’t you dare!”
“Ah ha! So you know what I’m going to say and you know I’m right!”
“Shut up!”
“You were following Nessie because she was with Sara-Bell!”
“SHUT UP!”
“You know I’m right! You are obsessed! I knew it! You’re jealous!”
“Oh and you’re not?”
“What?”
“Remember that little talk we had after Sara-Bell was born? And eve after Renesmee was born? You said you were jealous too! Just like me!”
“Don’t cross the line with me, Rose!”
“Ooh! I’m so scared!”
“Rosalie!”
“You know I’m right Alice! You’re just too afraid to admit it!”
“THAT’S IT!”
Then both girls let out an ear-piercing shriek and charged for the other, breaking Emmett and Jasper’s grasps on them, and all hell broke loose.
We got to the Billy’s not shortly after Jacob called. Both Billy and Jacob greeted us at the door with hugs and kisses. Billy hugged me as tight as he could, probably because he hasn’t seen me in a long time, and picked up Sara-Bell and put her on his lap. We spent the night eating dinner together and entertaining the kids while Billy enjoyed the game once all the other wolves came over. Kelsi and Leah went home when Jessie came to pick them up so they could leave early for some family vacation time. Billy got tired and went to bed as soon as the game was over, Sara-Bell falling asleep just a few minutes later in my lap on the couch, and all the guys left to go home.
Jacob and I sat in the living room alone, with TV on, though I wasn’t paying much attention to it, with my arms around Sara-Bell and Jacob’s around me. Jacob buried his face in my hair and kissed the top of my head. I was too tired to move and I’m sure he was too.
“Do you want to go home now?” he asked after a long silence.
“No. Can’t we just sleep here tonight? I’m really tired.”
“Yes. We can stay in my old room if you like.”
“Sure. As long as I don’t have to —” I was interrupted by my cell phone vibrating in my pocket. I quickly answered it so I wouldn’t wake Sara-Bell.
“Hello?”
“Nessie?”
“Mom? What is it?”
“You need to get down here… and fast.”
“Why? Mom, what’s going on?”
“Alice and Rosalie are —” There was silence for a moment, which worried me.
“Mom? Mom!”
“Ow! Geez Nessie. No need to yell!”
“Alice what’s going on?”
“I had a vision!”
“Wow, Alice. That’s amazing! I mean, it’s not like you don’t do that everyday!”
“Okay, your sarcasm is noted.”
“Alice, what did you see?”
“Just get down her!”
“Alice!”
“NOW!”
“Okay, okay! No need to be all snappy! We’re on our way.”
“Good!” the line went dead and I snapped my phone shut.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know, but we’ve got to get to the house. Come on.”
***
We pulled into the driveway. Sara-Bell was still asleep in my arms as we pulled up, though I’m not sure how since Alice and I were yelling at each other on the phone, but woke up as soon as we reached the doors. We ran in and found the most surprising thing you could ever see, especially in this house. Rosalie and Alice we bickering, and quite loudly, at each other. Jasper was holding Alice back and Emmett holding Rosalie. I’ve never seen the two loving sisters fight before, at least not like this.
“What’s this about?” I yelled, silencing the whole room.
“Rose-is-being-a-totally-over-obsessive-creepy-jerk! She’s-gone-completely-insane!”
“Shut up Alice!”
“What are you two fighting about?”
They both began shouting at once to where I couldn’t understand a single word they were saying. Sara-Bell looked up at me with a puzzled look on her face as I shrugged. I handed her to Jacob and ran over to the two of them.
“O… Oka… OKAY! STOP IT!” There was silence in the room again.
“One at a time!”
“Can I go first?” Alice asked.
“Oh sure. Let her go first because she’s always right because of her stupid future seeing!” Rose said sarcastically.
“Rosalie…”
“Okay. Sorry.”
“Go on ahead, Alice.”
“Well, I just have one question for you, Nessie.”
“Yes?”
“Did you by any chance feel like you, today, you were maybe being, oh I don’t know, kind of stalked?” My eyes widened, as well as everyone else in the room.
“What?” Jacob asked confused. “What is she talking about?”
“You had a vision about that?”
“Yep.”
“What happened?” I turned toward Jacob with concerned eyes.
“I’m sorry, Jacob. I meant to tell you… well actually I didn’t, but I didn’t want to worry you. I just thought it was no big deal.”
“Why wouldn’t you tell me something like this? You could have been hurt.”
“Chill out Jacob,” Alice interrupted. “That’s why I’m asking. I’m getting to the part where I tell you that you don’t have to worry about it… sort of.”
“What do you mean, Alice?” I asked frustrated.
“Your little ‘stalker’ wasn’t really all that much a stalker as you might think. It was Rose.”
“Rosalie? Why were you following me?”
“I wasn’t!”
“Yes you were!”
“Alice, shut up!”
“Why? Are you afraid of me telling them why you were ‘stalking’ Nessie and Sara-Bell today?”
“I wasn’t stalking her!”
“Yes you were…. Actually…. No you weren’t”
“Thank you!”
“You weren’t really following Nessie around.”
“Alice…. Don’t you dare!”
“Ah ha! So you know what I’m going to say and you know I’m right!”
“Shut up!”
“You were following Nessie because she was with Sara-Bell!”
“SHUT UP!”
“You know I’m right! You are obsessed! I knew it! You’re jealous!”
“Oh and you’re not?”
“What?”
“Remember that little talk we had after Sara-Bell was born? And eve after Renesmee was born? You said you were jealous too! Just like me!”
“Don’t cross the line with me, Rose!”
“Ooh! I’m so scared!”
“Rosalie!”
“You know I’m right Alice! You’re just too afraid to admit it!”
“THAT’S IT!”
Then both girls let out an ear-piercing shriek and charged for the other, breaking Emmett and Jasper’s grasps on them, and all hell broke loose.
21
er spending the day with the family, we headed on home. Sara-Bell fell asleep after Leah, Jessie and Kelsi left. I held her in the car while Jacob drove us home. When we got to the house, I went upstairs to but Sara-Bell in her bed. She was sleeping soundly, so I carefully put her in bed. She began tossing and turning as soon as she was under the covers, she must have been having a nightmare. I gave her a kiss on the cheek and tried to sooth her as much as I could. I stayed there with her, waiting for her restlessness to come to an end. I held her in my arms humming to her and rocking her back and forth. I wasn’t sure how long I was there for; all I know was that it was long enough for Jacob to come up to her room to see why I hadn’t left yet.
“What’s wrong?”
“She’s just been restless this whole time and I’m afraid she might be having a nightmare. I decided to stay up here and wait until she settled down.” He came and sat on the other side of her on the bed, kissing her on the forehead.
We stayed with her all night, all three of us cramped together on her bed, and both Jacob and I eventually fell asleep.
***
I woke up the next morning in Sara-Bell’s bed. She was still asleep in my arms, the sheets completely off her body, but Jacob had left the room. I got up and put the sheets on top of her, quietly walked out of the room and went downstairs.
I found Jacob in the kitchen making breakfast for three. I walked up behind him, put my arms around his him and kissed him on the neck. He turned around to face me, putting his arms around my waist, and kissed me passionately for a long moment. I missed kissing him this way. Ever since we had Sara-Bell, I haven’t had as much alone time than before we had her, not that I wasn’t grateful for having such a beautiful baby girl. He lifted me up and sat me down on the counter, crushing his lips harder to mine. He then cuffed one hand behind my neck and the other on the small of my back, pulling me closer to him.
“Um… Jacob?” I said against his lips, trying to gasp for air. He didn’t stop, didn’t even hesitate for a second, he just continued kissing me non-stop.
I tried to pull away but he was too strong that I wasn’t even sure he knew I was struggling against him. Finally I was able to pull away from him when he began to relax a little. My breathing became heavy and we both started laughing together. His body shook against mine, for we were still fairly close together, my arms still around his neck and his still around my waist. I gave him one last kiss on the lips before he let go of me and went back over to the stove where he was cooking. I jumped off the counter and went over to him, putting my arms around him.
“Um… what exactly was that?”
“Sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I’m not going to be around today so I wanted to get to kiss you as much as possible today,” he said turning his head as he blushed.
“Why? Where are you going?”
“I’m going to go to my Dad’s. I haven’t seen him in a while and he wants to go watch the game with Charlie. I don’t have to go if you don’t want me to tho--”
“No, no! It’s alright. You haven’t seen Billy in a long time and you should go.”
“Really? Are you sure?”
“Yeah. You go have a good time with Billy and I’ll stay here with Sara-Bell. Maybe I’ll call Leah and we can go see a movie or something with the girls.”
“Okay.”
“And we’ll come by later tonight since I haven’t seen Billy in a while either, and neither has Sara-Bell. Okay?”
“Okay. That sounds good.”
“Great.” I gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked into the living room. Sara-Bell was sitting on the couch watching cartoons and laughing. I went over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, putting my arms around her.
“Good morning, sweetheart.”
“Morning, Momma.”
“Hey, what would say if I told you that we were going to have just a ‘Girl’s Day Out’? Just you, me, Leah, and Kelsi?”
“That sounds like fun, Momma!”
“Really?”
“Yeah!”
“Great.”
“What about Daddy?”
“Well, he’s going to go visit your grandpa Billy today and then we’re going to go over later and hang out with them. Is that okay?”
“Sure.”
“Okay, sweetie. Go get dressed and I’ll call Leah.”
“Okay, Momma!” She jumped up from the couch and ran upstairs with a huge, tiny grin spread across her baby-face. It just made me wonder how such a happy, little, baby girl could have been like she was all last night.
***Jacob left and Leah arrived with Kelsi soon afterward. I dressed Sara-Bell in a cute, little sunflower dress that Alice got for her. Kelsi was growing faster than any of us had expected, she already looked about Sara-Bell's physical age of five years old. She was also wearing a dress that Alice gave her, for her birthday. We left to go down to Port Angeles to have linch and go shopping. The whole day went by, though not in a blur. Spending a day with my best friend and my beautiful daughter seemed to be something I really needed all along. No more stress about the Volturi, no more drama. No more. Just being happy with my friends and family.
We stopped by the last store for the day, looking at clothes for Sara-Bell and Kelsi, before we were supposed to leave. As Sara- Bell and Kelsi tried on their last dresses they picked out I went over to the checkout counter and put the clothes on the counter.
That's when I felt it. Something inside me, some feeling, made me feel like something or someone was shadowing me. Watching me. I turned to see no one there. I shook my head to get it out of my mind. Just forget about it. It's probably nothing. We left the store and continued to walk the long way back to the car. I gave Leah my keys so she could go get the car while I waited with Kelsi and Sara-Bell.
Leah and I took them to the park since we had more than an hour before we were supposed to meet Jacob at Billy's. They ran across the park chasing each other. Sara-Bell chased a few puppys that, which we had to stop her because we were afraid she would start hunting it and sucking its blood. We spent our last few minutes together by doing nothing but lying in the soft grass and staring up at the clouds. Finally, my phone vibrated in my pocket and I had to get up to answer it.
"Hey, are you girls coming over soon?"
"Yes. We'll be there in just a few short minutes."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you, too." The phone line went dead and I shut the phone.
I was about to go join the girls again when I saw it. I saw, in the corner of my eye, a strange, dark figure was hidden in the trees of the park, watching. I snapped my head in the direction of the figure, but as soon as I did, it was gone. Disappeared. What's going on? Who could that be? It can't be one of the Volturi. Could it? No. Why would they come back? You know what, just don't worry about it. It's probably... hopefully nothing.
“What’s wrong?”
“She’s just been restless this whole time and I’m afraid she might be having a nightmare. I decided to stay up here and wait until she settled down.” He came and sat on the other side of her on the bed, kissing her on the forehead.
We stayed with her all night, all three of us cramped together on her bed, and both Jacob and I eventually fell asleep.
***
I woke up the next morning in Sara-Bell’s bed. She was still asleep in my arms, the sheets completely off her body, but Jacob had left the room. I got up and put the sheets on top of her, quietly walked out of the room and went downstairs.
I found Jacob in the kitchen making breakfast for three. I walked up behind him, put my arms around his him and kissed him on the neck. He turned around to face me, putting his arms around my waist, and kissed me passionately for a long moment. I missed kissing him this way. Ever since we had Sara-Bell, I haven’t had as much alone time than before we had her, not that I wasn’t grateful for having such a beautiful baby girl. He lifted me up and sat me down on the counter, crushing his lips harder to mine. He then cuffed one hand behind my neck and the other on the small of my back, pulling me closer to him.
“Um… Jacob?” I said against his lips, trying to gasp for air. He didn’t stop, didn’t even hesitate for a second, he just continued kissing me non-stop.
I tried to pull away but he was too strong that I wasn’t even sure he knew I was struggling against him. Finally I was able to pull away from him when he began to relax a little. My breathing became heavy and we both started laughing together. His body shook against mine, for we were still fairly close together, my arms still around his neck and his still around my waist. I gave him one last kiss on the lips before he let go of me and went back over to the stove where he was cooking. I jumped off the counter and went over to him, putting my arms around him.
“Um… what exactly was that?”
“Sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I’m not going to be around today so I wanted to get to kiss you as much as possible today,” he said turning his head as he blushed.
“Why? Where are you going?”
“I’m going to go to my Dad’s. I haven’t seen him in a while and he wants to go watch the game with Charlie. I don’t have to go if you don’t want me to tho--”
“No, no! It’s alright. You haven’t seen Billy in a long time and you should go.”
“Really? Are you sure?”
“Yeah. You go have a good time with Billy and I’ll stay here with Sara-Bell. Maybe I’ll call Leah and we can go see a movie or something with the girls.”
“Okay.”
“And we’ll come by later tonight since I haven’t seen Billy in a while either, and neither has Sara-Bell. Okay?”
“Okay. That sounds good.”
“Great.” I gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked into the living room. Sara-Bell was sitting on the couch watching cartoons and laughing. I went over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, putting my arms around her.
“Good morning, sweetheart.”
“Morning, Momma.”
“Hey, what would say if I told you that we were going to have just a ‘Girl’s Day Out’? Just you, me, Leah, and Kelsi?”
“That sounds like fun, Momma!”
“Really?”
“Yeah!”
“Great.”
“What about Daddy?”
“Well, he’s going to go visit your grandpa Billy today and then we’re going to go over later and hang out with them. Is that okay?”
“Sure.”
“Okay, sweetie. Go get dressed and I’ll call Leah.”
“Okay, Momma!” She jumped up from the couch and ran upstairs with a huge, tiny grin spread across her baby-face. It just made me wonder how such a happy, little, baby girl could have been like she was all last night.
***Jacob left and Leah arrived with Kelsi soon afterward. I dressed Sara-Bell in a cute, little sunflower dress that Alice got for her. Kelsi was growing faster than any of us had expected, she already looked about Sara-Bell's physical age of five years old. She was also wearing a dress that Alice gave her, for her birthday. We left to go down to Port Angeles to have linch and go shopping. The whole day went by, though not in a blur. Spending a day with my best friend and my beautiful daughter seemed to be something I really needed all along. No more stress about the Volturi, no more drama. No more. Just being happy with my friends and family.
We stopped by the last store for the day, looking at clothes for Sara-Bell and Kelsi, before we were supposed to leave. As Sara- Bell and Kelsi tried on their last dresses they picked out I went over to the checkout counter and put the clothes on the counter.
That's when I felt it. Something inside me, some feeling, made me feel like something or someone was shadowing me. Watching me. I turned to see no one there. I shook my head to get it out of my mind. Just forget about it. It's probably nothing. We left the store and continued to walk the long way back to the car. I gave Leah my keys so she could go get the car while I waited with Kelsi and Sara-Bell.
Leah and I took them to the park since we had more than an hour before we were supposed to meet Jacob at Billy's. They ran across the park chasing each other. Sara-Bell chased a few puppys that, which we had to stop her because we were afraid she would start hunting it and sucking its blood. We spent our last few minutes together by doing nothing but lying in the soft grass and staring up at the clouds. Finally, my phone vibrated in my pocket and I had to get up to answer it.
"Hey, are you girls coming over soon?"
"Yes. We'll be there in just a few short minutes."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you, too." The phone line went dead and I shut the phone.
I was about to go join the girls again when I saw it. I saw, in the corner of my eye, a strange, dark figure was hidden in the trees of the park, watching. I snapped my head in the direction of the figure, but as soon as I did, it was gone. Disappeared. What's going on? Who could that be? It can't be one of the Volturi. Could it? No. Why would they come back? You know what, just don't worry about it. It's probably... hopefully nothing.
20
I woke up the next morning from the dim light shining through the tall window. Jacob was still asleep, but Sara-Bell was calling my name upstairs.
"Momma!" I ran upstairs and into her room to see what was wrong.
"Sara-Bell, sweetie! What is it? What's--" I stopped in the middle of the doorway to see her walking away from her tall, canopy bed and over to me. "Oh my gosh! Sara-Bell, sweetheart! You're walking!"
"I am?"
"Yes, you are!" I walked over to her, picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. "Oh, I'm so proud of you!"
"Are you proud of me enough to make me breakfast, Momma?" I laughed as she smiled back at me.
"Of course." I carried her downstairs and turned on the TV for her. "I'll make you breakfast and you can watch some cartoons, okay?"
"Okay, Momma."
I made her eggs and bacon that morning. I heard her giggling the entire time I was cooking, clapping her hands again and again. Just as I was putting her food on a plate to take to her, she called me.
"Momma! Momma!" I ran into the room, with her food in hand.
"What is it, sweetie?"
"Look! Daddy's waking up!" I looked over to see Jacob's eyes fiinally opening, as he gave a low groan.
"Jacob, honey. Are you alright?"
"How long was I out?"
"Only a couple of hours."
"Where's Sara-Bell?"
"She's here. She saved your life."
"Really?"
"She's a talented little girl."
"Where's my beautiful baby?"
"I'm right here Daddy!" she said with a mouthful of bacon.
"Come here, baby girl." She ran over to him, giving him a hug as he picked her up to give her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much, my beautiful Sara-Bell."
"I love you, Daddy."
"I love you, too."
"Can I finish eating, Daddy?" Jacob laughed at her, probably from the bacon she still had in her mouth.
"Yes you can," he said putting her down.
"Thank you, Daddy!" She ran back over to the TV and continued eating her food.
"How do you feel?"
"Better. I'm still a little sore. Though I would feel a lot better if you--" I put my finger to his lips to silence him.
"You don't even have to ask." I leaned down and pressed my lips to his. He kissed me back, cradling my face in his hands. I broke the kiss to look at him.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"So, tell me. How exactly did Sara-Bell save my life?"
"Like I said, she's talented. Carlisle said she has my power, but since she also has a gene from you, she got another ability. He said that since you can heal quickly, that she can too, but she can also heal others."
"Okay. But, what about Alice? She somehow helped clear her visions."
"Carlisle said he had a theory about that. He said that since she has they ability to heal, then she can clear Alices visions somehow. He thinks it has something to do with also having my ability, since we can show our memories we send a message to whoever it is we're showing it to, then he thinks she can combine her two abilities to heal someone who's just around her in the room, just like she healed Alice's visions so she could see better."
"Wow. Where is everyone?"
"Back at the house. I told them we'd be there after you wake up and Sara-Bell's had her breakfast, but only if you're up to it."
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Are you sure? You're not too soar or anything?"
"I'm fine," he said getting up from the couch.
"Okay. Get dressed and we'll leave. You too, Sara-Bell," I said, as I put her dishes away.
"Yes, Momma!" She and Jacob ran up the stairs together.
***
We got to the house, Sara-Bell running in, going over to Esme, who was drawing on the couch. Mom and Dad were at the piano, Dad teaching Mom a new piece for her to play, Alice and Rosalie were lying across Jasper and Emmett's laps as they were watching the game. Esme was now showing Sara-Bell watch she drew, Sara-Bell taking her pencil a starting to draw on her paper, Carlisle who I heard in the other room. Jacob went over to Esme and Sara-Bell, picking up Sara-Bell and putting her on his lap. I wento over to my mom and dad, giving them both a kiss on the cheek. Dad gave me a kiss on my forehead. I sat next to my mother, playing with her, as my dad went to the kitchen where Carlisle was. After only a few minutes, they came out to join everyone. My mom and I stopped playing, walking over to where everyone else was. I sat next to Jacob and Sara-Bell, who was drawing beautifully on Esme sketch pad, as Alice, suddenly, began to have a vision.
"What is it?" Jasper asked.
"Nothing. Just Jessie and Leah coming over with there newborn baby. Turns out the future changed and they had the baby late last night."
"That means I get a new best friend!" aske Sara-Bell excitedly. Everyone in the room laughed, as Sara-Bell went back to her drawing, and I kissed her on the forehead.
"They'll be here in less than three minutes."
When Jessie and Leah got to the house, they were carrying their littke baby girl. Her name was Kelsi. She had straight, dark hair and blue eyes. She reached for Sara-Bell, still drawing in Esme's sketch book, when she saw her, so Leah handed Kelsi to me. Sara-Bell showed her what she was drawing and even tried to teach her by giving her the pencil, although she only drew squiggles and lines. I never really had a best friend before Jacob. Leah and I have definitely become very close, and apparently so have Sara-Bell and Kelsi. I had my wonderful family, my beautiful baby, my best friend, and my amzing husband that I loved.
There couldn't be a better feeling of life than how I was feeling now.
"Momma!" I ran upstairs and into her room to see what was wrong.
"Sara-Bell, sweetie! What is it? What's--" I stopped in the middle of the doorway to see her walking away from her tall, canopy bed and over to me. "Oh my gosh! Sara-Bell, sweetheart! You're walking!"
"I am?"
"Yes, you are!" I walked over to her, picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. "Oh, I'm so proud of you!"
"Are you proud of me enough to make me breakfast, Momma?" I laughed as she smiled back at me.
"Of course." I carried her downstairs and turned on the TV for her. "I'll make you breakfast and you can watch some cartoons, okay?"
"Okay, Momma."
I made her eggs and bacon that morning. I heard her giggling the entire time I was cooking, clapping her hands again and again. Just as I was putting her food on a plate to take to her, she called me.
"Momma! Momma!" I ran into the room, with her food in hand.
"What is it, sweetie?"
"Look! Daddy's waking up!" I looked over to see Jacob's eyes fiinally opening, as he gave a low groan.
"Jacob, honey. Are you alright?"
"How long was I out?"
"Only a couple of hours."
"Where's Sara-Bell?"
"She's here. She saved your life."
"Really?"
"She's a talented little girl."
"Where's my beautiful baby?"
"I'm right here Daddy!" she said with a mouthful of bacon.
"Come here, baby girl." She ran over to him, giving him a hug as he picked her up to give her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much, my beautiful Sara-Bell."
"I love you, Daddy."
"I love you, too."
"Can I finish eating, Daddy?" Jacob laughed at her, probably from the bacon she still had in her mouth.
"Yes you can," he said putting her down.
"Thank you, Daddy!" She ran back over to the TV and continued eating her food.
"How do you feel?"
"Better. I'm still a little sore. Though I would feel a lot better if you--" I put my finger to his lips to silence him.
"You don't even have to ask." I leaned down and pressed my lips to his. He kissed me back, cradling my face in his hands. I broke the kiss to look at him.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"So, tell me. How exactly did Sara-Bell save my life?"
"Like I said, she's talented. Carlisle said she has my power, but since she also has a gene from you, she got another ability. He said that since you can heal quickly, that she can too, but she can also heal others."
"Okay. But, what about Alice? She somehow helped clear her visions."
"Carlisle said he had a theory about that. He said that since she has they ability to heal, then she can clear Alices visions somehow. He thinks it has something to do with also having my ability, since we can show our memories we send a message to whoever it is we're showing it to, then he thinks she can combine her two abilities to heal someone who's just around her in the room, just like she healed Alice's visions so she could see better."
"Wow. Where is everyone?"
"Back at the house. I told them we'd be there after you wake up and Sara-Bell's had her breakfast, but only if you're up to it."
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Are you sure? You're not too soar or anything?"
"I'm fine," he said getting up from the couch.
"Okay. Get dressed and we'll leave. You too, Sara-Bell," I said, as I put her dishes away.
"Yes, Momma!" She and Jacob ran up the stairs together.
***
We got to the house, Sara-Bell running in, going over to Esme, who was drawing on the couch. Mom and Dad were at the piano, Dad teaching Mom a new piece for her to play, Alice and Rosalie were lying across Jasper and Emmett's laps as they were watching the game. Esme was now showing Sara-Bell watch she drew, Sara-Bell taking her pencil a starting to draw on her paper, Carlisle who I heard in the other room. Jacob went over to Esme and Sara-Bell, picking up Sara-Bell and putting her on his lap. I wento over to my mom and dad, giving them both a kiss on the cheek. Dad gave me a kiss on my forehead. I sat next to my mother, playing with her, as my dad went to the kitchen where Carlisle was. After only a few minutes, they came out to join everyone. My mom and I stopped playing, walking over to where everyone else was. I sat next to Jacob and Sara-Bell, who was drawing beautifully on Esme sketch pad, as Alice, suddenly, began to have a vision.
"What is it?" Jasper asked.
"Nothing. Just Jessie and Leah coming over with there newborn baby. Turns out the future changed and they had the baby late last night."
"That means I get a new best friend!" aske Sara-Bell excitedly. Everyone in the room laughed, as Sara-Bell went back to her drawing, and I kissed her on the forehead.
"They'll be here in less than three minutes."
When Jessie and Leah got to the house, they were carrying their littke baby girl. Her name was Kelsi. She had straight, dark hair and blue eyes. She reached for Sara-Bell, still drawing in Esme's sketch book, when she saw her, so Leah handed Kelsi to me. Sara-Bell showed her what she was drawing and even tried to teach her by giving her the pencil, although she only drew squiggles and lines. I never really had a best friend before Jacob. Leah and I have definitely become very close, and apparently so have Sara-Bell and Kelsi. I had my wonderful family, my beautiful baby, my best friend, and my amzing husband that I loved.
There couldn't be a better feeling of life than how I was feeling now.
19
I thought that maybe I would die peacefully, but all I felt was pain, and all I heard was my name being called over and over, but none of them were Jacob's voice. I heard my mother calling me, apologizing for not doing anything to help me. I heard Leah, screaming, telling someone to do something. I heard Carlisle trying his best to fix my wound. How could I still be alive? Where was Jacob? Why was Leah here? Was Sara-Bell with her? That's when I heard a miracle, something I thought I would miss since I was dying. The one thing that I thought wouldn't happen for a while.
"Momma?" I heard the sweet voice of my baby girl calling me. "Momma? Wake up."
"Sara-Bell." It was my Carlisle who spoke. "We're going to do the best we can for your mother and father, okay?"
"Carlisle," my dad said. "I got the venom out, but nothing seems to be helping."
"I'll do what I can with them. Sara-Bell, would you like to say something to your mother before I have to take her home and make sure she gets better?" I felt her touch me with her small hand and lean down to kiss me on the cheek.
"I love you, Momma."
Suddenly, I felt a strange energy come through me. I could hear, smell and feel all around me. Then, I was able to open my eyes, and as soon as I did, I saw everything as cleary as before. Everyone had shocked faces, shocked to see that I was alive, and so did I.
"Renesmee? Are you alright?" My mom said. "I'm so sorry I couldn't put my sheild around you, I couldn't consentrate, I was being attacked by three other vampires at once and--"
Mom! It's okay, I understand! But... what just happened?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," Carlisle said. "How do you feel? What did you feel like before?"
"I thought I was dead, or dying anyway, but then when Sara-Bell gave me a kiss, I just felt an energy come through me and I now... I'm alive."
"Really?"
"Yes. But I don't understand. Maybe she has more than one ability, and that's how Alice was able to see Jacob.... Jacob. Where's Jacob?"
"He was bitten just like you. We got the venom out but we're not sure what to do." I saw him, in his werewolf form, just laying there, motionless. I looked at Sara-Bell and thought for a moment. If she could make me come back, then maybe...
I picked her up and carried her over to Jacob.
"Sara-Bell? Would you like to do a litlle something for me?"
"Sure Momma."
"Would you mind giving your father a little kiss on the cheek like you did with me?"
"Okay!" She leaned down to put her tiny lips to his fur. I watched him, waiting for something to happen. It took only a short moment before Jacob finally moved, letting out a groan. "Daddy!" Both Sara-Bell and I put our arms around him, hugging him as long and as tight as we could.
"Amazing!" Carlisle said. "She not only has your ability Renesmee, but she also has the ability to heal."
"That's my baby girl," I said kissing her on the cheek. "Jacob, are you okay?" He gave out a low whine.
"He said he still feels some pain in his body," my dad said.
"Then let's get him to the house," Carlisle said.
As my mom and dad carried him to the house, I picked up my daughter and said, "I'm so proud of you."
***
We were at the house, Jacob on the couch, sleeping. I was holding Sara-Bell and everyone was gathered around us.
"I still don't inderstand Carlisle. How could she have my ability but also have the ability to heal?"
"I have a theory. I think that her genes were so evenly divided between you and Jacob, that she got a little bit of both of you. In other words, if she could have your ability, then she could ahve Jacob's as well."
"What ability? Jacob doesn't have an ability."
"The ability to heal quickly. But for Sara-Bell, I think it was put into a sense that she can heal others as well as herself."
"Wow. My baby's special."
"Yes, she is."
"Wait! What happened to Jane?"
"After Jacob pulled Jane off of you, we shred her up and burned the pieces."
"What about the others? Did they get away?"
"We let Aro and Marcus go. Jacob killed Caius and Edward killed Demetri."
"Finally," my father said.
"Wow. And Jacob will be okay, right?"
"Yes. He just needs to recover from the pain. He was hurt pretty bad before he was bitten, so he's probably really soar."
"Okay. Thank you so much, Carlisle. Thank you all."
"Of course."
"I'll take Jacob and Sara-Bell home now."
"Bye. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, everyone! Say bye Sara-Bell."
"Bye!" She said, waving back as eveyone else did.
***
I took them both home, putting Sara-Bell to bed and leaving Jacob on the couch. I didn't have any idea what to do except wait. I sat down next to him on the couch as he slept. After a while, I lay down on top of him and fell asleep, happy that I was here with him and he was here with me. I so happy and I don't think anything could change that. I had my baby, safe and sound, and my amazing husband, who I know I loved and cared about. Then, my eyelids became too heavy and I fell into unconsciousness.
"Momma?" I heard the sweet voice of my baby girl calling me. "Momma? Wake up."
"Sara-Bell." It was my Carlisle who spoke. "We're going to do the best we can for your mother and father, okay?"
"Carlisle," my dad said. "I got the venom out, but nothing seems to be helping."
"I'll do what I can with them. Sara-Bell, would you like to say something to your mother before I have to take her home and make sure she gets better?" I felt her touch me with her small hand and lean down to kiss me on the cheek.
"I love you, Momma."
Suddenly, I felt a strange energy come through me. I could hear, smell and feel all around me. Then, I was able to open my eyes, and as soon as I did, I saw everything as cleary as before. Everyone had shocked faces, shocked to see that I was alive, and so did I.
"Renesmee? Are you alright?" My mom said. "I'm so sorry I couldn't put my sheild around you, I couldn't consentrate, I was being attacked by three other vampires at once and--"
Mom! It's okay, I understand! But... what just happened?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," Carlisle said. "How do you feel? What did you feel like before?"
"I thought I was dead, or dying anyway, but then when Sara-Bell gave me a kiss, I just felt an energy come through me and I now... I'm alive."
"Really?"
"Yes. But I don't understand. Maybe she has more than one ability, and that's how Alice was able to see Jacob.... Jacob. Where's Jacob?"
"He was bitten just like you. We got the venom out but we're not sure what to do." I saw him, in his werewolf form, just laying there, motionless. I looked at Sara-Bell and thought for a moment. If she could make me come back, then maybe...
I picked her up and carried her over to Jacob.
"Sara-Bell? Would you like to do a litlle something for me?"
"Sure Momma."
"Would you mind giving your father a little kiss on the cheek like you did with me?"
"Okay!" She leaned down to put her tiny lips to his fur. I watched him, waiting for something to happen. It took only a short moment before Jacob finally moved, letting out a groan. "Daddy!" Both Sara-Bell and I put our arms around him, hugging him as long and as tight as we could.
"Amazing!" Carlisle said. "She not only has your ability Renesmee, but she also has the ability to heal."
"That's my baby girl," I said kissing her on the cheek. "Jacob, are you okay?" He gave out a low whine.
"He said he still feels some pain in his body," my dad said.
"Then let's get him to the house," Carlisle said.
As my mom and dad carried him to the house, I picked up my daughter and said, "I'm so proud of you."
***
We were at the house, Jacob on the couch, sleeping. I was holding Sara-Bell and everyone was gathered around us.
"I still don't inderstand Carlisle. How could she have my ability but also have the ability to heal?"
"I have a theory. I think that her genes were so evenly divided between you and Jacob, that she got a little bit of both of you. In other words, if she could have your ability, then she could ahve Jacob's as well."
"What ability? Jacob doesn't have an ability."
"The ability to heal quickly. But for Sara-Bell, I think it was put into a sense that she can heal others as well as herself."
"Wow. My baby's special."
"Yes, she is."
"Wait! What happened to Jane?"
"After Jacob pulled Jane off of you, we shred her up and burned the pieces."
"What about the others? Did they get away?"
"We let Aro and Marcus go. Jacob killed Caius and Edward killed Demetri."
"Finally," my father said.
"Wow. And Jacob will be okay, right?"
"Yes. He just needs to recover from the pain. He was hurt pretty bad before he was bitten, so he's probably really soar."
"Okay. Thank you so much, Carlisle. Thank you all."
"Of course."
"I'll take Jacob and Sara-Bell home now."
"Bye. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, everyone! Say bye Sara-Bell."
"Bye!" She said, waving back as eveyone else did.
***
I took them both home, putting Sara-Bell to bed and leaving Jacob on the couch. I didn't have any idea what to do except wait. I sat down next to him on the couch as he slept. After a while, I lay down on top of him and fell asleep, happy that I was here with him and he was here with me. I so happy and I don't think anything could change that. I had my baby, safe and sound, and my amazing husband, who I know I loved and cared about. Then, my eyelids became too heavy and I fell into unconsciousness.
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