Finally! 8 long years of waiting but it had finally come. I reached full growth last year and I had proven myself to be a mature young woman. Now my parents had to keep their part of the deal.
Things had worked out perfectly. Carlisle and Esme had moved to Alaska to start over, along with Alice and Jasper. They were no longer able to stay due to the age they were claiming compared to their appearance. Rosalie and Emmet had gone off somewhere again for another extended honeymoon. We had a bet going. It ranged between 3 to 10 years before we would see them again. The only Cullens left in Forks were my parents and I. I was claiming around sixteen although I had the body shape of a 25 year-old women. I didn't want to leave Forks.
However, I did want to move out but I knew that wasn't going to work. My parents would just run around my apartment all night making sure I was ok. Watching me sleep , like my father had done when my mother was human. So last year when I reached adulthood I asked for one favor from my father. I knew from my mother's stories that he couldn't break his promises even if he tried. I can still feel the tension my request caused.
Everyone had gathered to celebrate my "becoming a woman". We had a huge party which was ok with me. It gave me a reason to buy a new dress. I had gotten tons of gifts from my family and friends and when they brought in the cake and sang me happy birthday. I closed my eyes tight humming a song, trying to make my wish come true but not expose it so that daddy would know, and blew out all the candles in one breath. Lucky me there were only seven.
Daddy leaned over kissing my cheek and staring at me quizzically, "what did you wish for?"
"I wished that you would make me a promise" he went stiff "and keep it".
My mother leaned around his shoulder from where she had been hiding from any type of outside attention and gazed at me with curiosity raging in her eyes. She smiled "Edward." My mother pleaded. She was on my side. Well at least for now she was. I knew that with my mother getting this promise was almost inevitable.
He took a deep breath and exhaled, "what is it you want?"
I stared down at my shoes I knew I had to be precise or it wouldn't work, "well since now that I'm an adult. I thought that maybe I could be on my own. That I could live by myself without the family surveying my daily activities."
I was waiting for the sudden no that was sure to come. But it never did. I looked up and he and my mother were staring at each other; having one of those silent conversations. I never understood them.
The silence didn't last long. My mother looked at me sadly as if I had hurt her. That wasn't what I had wanted. I loved her so much. She was more then a mother. She was my very best friend. I was about to apologize for it all when my father interrupted.
"I understand that you feel the need for your freedom but you must understand that most parents get 18 years with their child but we have only gotten 7."
My heart sank and I was sure it had shown on my face because my father quickly added more. "Please just give us at least another year."
I had agreed to this because I knew that it was only fair to them to grant them that. A year wasn't so bad. They had done so much for me. My mother gave her life so that I could have one. She didn't like telling me about the pain I had put her through while she carried me but I knew that I had broken many bones. She smiled timidly at me, hiding the pain she felt towards losing me.
It had been exactly a year last week. I didn't bring it up right away fearing the hurt I might cause them but I knew that I must do it soon before it was too late. I was an adult and I had proven that I could care for myself. I got a job and bought my own car, with my own money. I had enough money in the bank to last me for years. There was nothing left for them to worry about.
I took a deep breath and tried to come up with an interesting enough song to keep my head filled so my father couldn't try and escape the oncoming conversation. I decided on
Avril Lavignes girlfriend song. It was just annoying and upbeat enough that I knew it would be stuck there for days and I was sure it would annoy him slightly.
I knew I had to do it now before I lost my nerve so I climb off my bed and headed for my parents bedroom down the hall.
I tapped on the door sure that they would here me.
"Come in" my mother said softly. They were sitting on the edge of their bed, together as always, staring at me intently. I focused on the stupid chorus.
Hey Hey you you I wanna be your girlfriend.
Dad frowned. He hated this music. He would rather I pick the classics or something from the 50's if I was going to try and keep him out.
"Umm so I was thinking that…" I didn't know how to say it without hurting them.
"I know what you want to say Renesmee. I have been expecting it for a while now. You have shown that you can handle things on your own but your mother and I have come up with a slight twist to your original plan." he smirked at me.
"You promised, none of the family!" I screeched. The teenager inside of me wanted to take control but I reigned it in again. That wasn't showing how mature I had gotten but he promised and he better stick to his word.
"It's not like that Renesmee. We just thought that maybe you would like the cottage instead."
This caught me by surprise. I didn't understand. "What? How?"
"Well before you were born Bella and I had planned to attend college and since then we never really had the time to go. I think it will be a great experience for you mother and that way you would have the cottage to yourself for at least four years."
I was in shock. This was an amazing idea but I felt like I was kicking out my own parents. I was too surprised to block my own thoughts.
"Renesmee you know we love and trust you but it would be nice for you mother and I to have some alone time. Don't think it is just for your benefit." He smiled his famous crooked smile my mother adored.
"Mom?" dad was strong but what about mom? I didn't want her to be hurt.
She had been staring at my father intently while he spoke. "I believe your father is right. We will be leaving tomorrow. No matter if you agree or not." She stood up and clung to Edward.
This hurt her and I knew it but she would stay true to what she said, she was leaving.
She walked over and embraced me gently and kissed my cheek. My father bent down and kissed my forehead. "Goodnight Renesmee we will see you soon." And I knew that was his way of saying goodbye. They wouldn't be here when I woke up.
I was alone. I would be alone for the next four or five years.
I slept in knowing there was no one waiting for me. But I had this urge to go make sure they weren't still sitting on the bed where I had left them last night.
When I sat up I noticed a note on the dresser:
Dearest Renesmee,
We will always love you. You will always be our little girl.
We promise no family will bother you. We will see you in a couple of years. Enjoy the time alone. When we get back you shall be smothered.
Love Always,
Your loving parents
It was nice to have this little memento but I couldn't understand why they had underlined the word family. Who else would be here?
I walked out into the living room wearing a spaghetti strap undershirt and tiny shorts that had rolled up to make them fit more snuggly.
"Wow kiddo please put on a little more clothing. Maybe Bells was right. I have been rubbing off on you" he snickered lightly at his own joke.
I jumped so high I almost hit the ceiling. I adjusted my shirt and unrolled my shorts in order to cover a little more skin.
"Jacob what the hell are you doing here!" anger pulsed through me. He seemed unphased.(not a pun!)
"I'm the non-family person who is keeping an eye on you." He looked down at the ground while talking. "Go get dressed so I can take you down to La Push."
"I don't have to listen to you; I'm an adult. Why would I want to go there anyway?" I had been there so many times. It wasn't bad but I sure didn't want to go with him.
"Because now that you're free you can go without your daddy pacing around impatiently. There is more to it then just my house and you haven't even been there for the past 3 years." He didn't seem angered or frustrated. This was odd. Just a little impatient.
"Fine," I walked into my room. I don't know why I agreed. Maybe it was curiosity. But why was Jacob doing this. For the last year and a half he has treated me like a ghost. Although he would glance at me on rare occasions he would always snap his teeth together and look away. At first this had hurt. I had loved Jacob so dearly. He was my best friend but when my body started turning into a young women's body, things had gotten weird. I had to admit that I did have a crush on him. But when he started to ignore me I forced myself to move on. We hadn't talked in months although he stopped by the house every few days to check in with my parents.
I started pulling on a thin dark green t-shirt. Like my mother I found anything else unnecessary when we weren't at a formal outing. I was a little hotter then most so I rarely needed a jacket, although, unlike Jacob I couldn't run around everywhere with a bare chest.
I slipped on a pair of tight black jeans that conformed to my shape nicely. I spun in front of the big mirror Aunt Rose had given me last year. I guess I looked ok. My mother always told me that she had passed on her insecurities to me but I don't think I'm that bad. I couldn't believe my mother ever thought she wasn't beautiful even as a human. I still remember her human face. Although it was smudged in blood and weary from weeks strain she was amazingly gorgeous.
I put on my black converse. If I was going to La Push I knew heels weren't a good idea. After putting on some mascara and eyeliner I headed out the door. Jacob was being impatient as always; pacing back and forth like a maniac. I couldn't help but giggle.
His head snapped up and his eyes scanned over my body. Ok. That made me feel slightly uncomfortable.
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