Before you read the story …
Let me say that I do not own any of these characters; they are creations of the amazing Stephanie Meyer who wrote the twilight saga. This is a fanfiction which I wrote because I was inspired by her books. Please do not copy my fanfiction because it took me a long time to write and edit.
The story starts the day after breaking dawn ends and is about what happens to all of the twilight character when they are once again thrown into a dangerous and emotional situation.
Please read and review and I will be adding more chapters soon!
Enjoy
Sophie x
Bella's POV
The cold winter sun was low in the grey yet cloudless sky and a thin layer of snow surrounded our small, crumbling cottage. I traced the perfect lines of Edward's chest with my forefinger and I could feel his lips brush over by forehead. I smiled inwardly as I made a shield around our heads and thought about last night.
"Good Morning" he said as I looked up at him. I lost concentration and the bubble-like shield popped. His eyes still glimmered at me, his unspoiled face still shocked me and to think that I owned it, forever, was still a lot to take in.
"Did you have a nice sleep?" Edward asked, his words did not mock me; it was a mild joke of his.
"No" I smiled, "but I had an amazing dream"
"Oh?" he grinned.
"It was you and me, in here, all night, together …"
Edward smiled as he pulled my body on top of his and before I knew it, his kisses covered my skin. Then, suddenly he stopped and gently lifted me off of him.
"Bella, get dressed" he said, quickly getting up and rushing around the room getting into some casual clothes so quickly, he merged into a blur. I sat there for a second, dumb struck at what he ment and then quickly slipped my silk night gown on over my body. We sat together in bed again and shortly after, Renesmee lightly skipped into the room, her waist-length curls springing wildly.
"Hello darling" I said, happy to have her now by my side. Her sweet honey-like smell overpowered my nose yet I pushed the thirsty burning to the back of my throat and I knew I was in control. I would never even consider biting my young, fragile daughter.
Renesmee nestled in-between Edward and I. We both looked down at her, she had not changed much and although her growth was a constant worry, I tried not to think about it. Her face was slightly not as round and her legs were a small bit longer but other than that, she still resembled a child.
Renesmee clutched my hand and I felt Edward stiffen. Renesmee was thinking about the volturi, and it didn't take a mind reader to figure that out. I shuddered too, the pale, paper-like people in the black cloaks with burning red eyes was enough to make even a grown man cower. She started to lightly whimper and I kissed her forehead.
"Everything's fine honey" I said softly, "They're not coming back, ever. We won't let anything ever happen to you again"
"You promise?"She questioned.
I glanced at Edward quickly who had a solemn look on his face and then I looked back at Renesmee, tears gathered in her bright eyes she started to anxiously bite the skin around her thumb.
"I promise" I smiled reassuringly.
Edward then started to tickle Renesmee and a burst of high-pitched giggles escaped her mouth as she rolled around on the bed. I joined in until the three of us collapsed in a laughing heap on the floor. Edward wrapped his arms around both of us and we lay there for a moment, wrapped up in our love, bliss and relief. I took a deep breath and realised that our troubles were over and I could spend the rest of forever with my family.
The doorbell rang and I scooped Renesmee up in my arms and walked toward the door. Edward followed behind me, sighing every time the doorbell rang.
"Alice" Edward muttered just before I opened the door.
"Nice to see you too Bella!" Alice screeched as she barged her way into the living room and sat down on the sofa, "I don't suppose you guys have been thinking about coming over to the house and spending time with your family after yesterdays big do! I've only just arrived and you don't make the effort to come and see me! I bet Edward is stealing you away, he's being selfish again …"
"Alice!" I said, sitting down beside her and holding one of her hands, "calm".
Alice gave me her worst look and then a small smile spread across her lips.
"Alice, please go and annoy someone else now, just your presence is giving me a headache" Edward said.
Alice scowled at him and then turned back to me, "I missed you Bella"
"And don't think I missed you, silly! Alice, how many times do I have to tell you, you're the best sister ever, I was just spending a couple of minutes with Edward and Renesmee, that's all"
That seemed to appease her and she stood up, a wide smile now framing her face. "Well then you've got to do what I say. You and Edward have exactly one minute to get dressed and by the time Rosalie gets here you should be gone. Rosalie and I are going to dress Renesmee and then we will all spend some time at the house, okay?"
"Fine with me" Edward said as he walked back to the bedroom.
"What about you, darling?" I asked Renesmee.
She rested her head against my chest and then smiled and nodded when Alice took her in her arms.
"And I'll be watching you Bella! I have foreseen what you're wearing and trust me, it isn't old sweats!" Alice warned.
I went to join Edward who was already dressed in a white shirt which loosely clung to his body and faded jeans.
I looked through the wardrobe and settled on black tights, a floral above the knee skirt with a white vest top and a black cardigan with a white lace trim. It was a bit adventurous for me but it was spring and I knew that it would please Alice.
"You look beautiful" Edward said, wrapping me in his arms. I blushed and we stood there, quiet for a moment. We both could hear Alice's shrill voice and Renesmee's giggles.
"She'll be fine" Edward reassured me. We both knew that nothing would happen to her - she was with Alice! But I was still adamant to leave my little girl behind.
I looked up into Edward's deep topaz eyes and smiled, how was it possible that I get to look into those eyes every day for all eternity?
"Let's go" I said.
We passed Rosalie on our way out of the cottage, she was anxious to see her niece who she cared for so much; this reassured me even more that we could leave her.
"Good morning" Rosalie said and hugged me. I sighed inwardly, sure that the thick ice was finally broken between us. I opened the rustic door of our small cottage and Edward and I walked out into the open air.
Edwards POV
I wrapped my arm around Bella's waist and she rested her head against my shoulder. She smelled lovely and sweet yet not edible anymore, the smell just made me want to kiss her and to take her home and never let her step out of the front door again. But I knew Alice would never forgive me if I took Bella hostage forever! The snow lightly crunched under our shoes as we walked at a human pace - we had all the time in the world. Suddenly, a giant snowball raced through the air and hit Bella and I with uncanny accuracy. I wiped the snow off Bella and although her designer clothes were ruined, she laughed.
In the distance, booming laughing echoed around the forest and Bella and I both said in harmony, "Emmett".
Oh Jasper! You should have seen the look on their faces! And I hit Bella! This is so funny, come on, help me Jazz! - thought Emmett.
"I am so going to get him back!" Bella laughed and started rolling up a huge snowball. I made another one and about two seconds after we had thrown them we could hear Emmett's cursing and Jasper's laughing from the other side of the woods.
"Come on" I said and set off into a run. Bella quickly caught up with me and both of us fired snow balls on the way which made Emmett's language get even ruder, especially inside his head.
We had reached the house by now and I was trying to block out Emmett's thoughts as we set about on our 'plan'. Jasper held Emmett in a firm grip whilst Bella and I worked around him, darting around like rockets.
When we had finished, all three of us stepped back and admired out work. We had made a snow-woman out of Emmett! He was blushing and furious but he half-heartedly tried to break free.
"I'm going to kill you three!" said Emmett who made us laugh even more - a big, muscular man like Emmett was trapped inside a snow-woman!
Suddenly Alice appeared at Jaspers side along with Rosalie with Renesmee, dressed in a baby blue dress and navy coat, on her back. I leaned over and took Renesmee in my arms, she was wondering why everyone was laughing.
"Where's Uncle Emmett?" she asked in her sweet voice.
"Look there" I pointed. And Renesmee burst out in a fit of giggles.
"Oh great" Emmett said sarcastically and looked away.
"Aw, my baby!" joked Rosalie, "don't be in a mood".
Renesmee started to wriggle in my arms and so I put her down. She gracefully walked towards Emmett and started to pull away the snow around him with her bare hands.
"Don't spoil your dress" said Alice, "he can get out by himself, look"
And Emmett casually shook and all the snow fell back down to the ground.
"At least somebody likes me" he said, picking up Renesmee. She pulled a small flake of snow off his nose and giggled.
Alice crossed her arms, "speaking of dresses, Bella, what on earth happened to yours!?"
I wrapped my arms around Bella and chucked.
"Well ... we were having a snowball fight … and … I'm sorry Alice" Bella smiled.
Alice tutted and walked inside the house.
It was exclusive Prada and everything; it's not even in stores yet
Alice, the kill-joy, was off again, would it help if I paid for your flight to New York, you could go shopping there? I thought to her.
"Yes!" Alice squealed out loud and then said, "Whoops" when everyone was wondering what she was going on about.
Any thing for a quiet life
Alice prodded me in the back.
We all walked into the kitchen where Esme and Carlisle were busy making an -all-you-can-eat breakfast for their granddaughter.
"What happened to you?" Carlisle said to Emmett.
Esme's POV
I took Renesmee from Emmett's damp arms as soon as they set foot in my kitchen. Poor girl, she'll probably catch an awful cold. I gently sat her down on one of the kitchen stools and gave her a cup of hot chocolate. She was ever so sweet and was the spitting image of her parents.
Edward smiled at me; he was looking into our thoughts again.
I laughed after Bella had finished telling us about the Emmett-the-snow-lady fiasco and put a plate of warm pancakes in front of Renesmee.
The sun was setting in the dark sky and most of the snow had melted. Today had been so care-free and fun for everyone, unlike yesterday when the only thing on our minds had been death and our dark fate. I looked around the living room at my family. Carlisle was doing a jigsaw with Renesmee which they finished in record timing. Jasper and Emmett were playing poker whilst Alice was laughing because she already knew who was going to win. Rosalie was flicking through the latest copy of vogue though she was thinking about how much prettier she was than all the models in the magazine. Edward was tuning his piano and getting angrier every time a note was off-key, (as pay-back Emmett decided to make Edward's prized piano sound like a dead cat being run over rather than a beautiful instrument and Bella was standing over him, patiently trying to help.
Sweet Bella, she has been through so much, made some hard choices and came close to death many times even when she was stronger in her vampire life. She caught me staring at her and came and sat beside me.
"She is beautiful isn't she?" I said, looking once again at my granddaughter who I had so much love for.
"Yes, she is" Bella said, "I'm scared Esme"
"Ah, that"
"I don't know what to do. I don't want her to grow up too quick. I want her to have a normal childhood that lasts years, not months. And what are we going to do about schooling her, she can't go to a normal school because people will notice her rapid growth spurts. But she needs to make friends. How can she do that?"
"Bella, darling. Don't worry. We'll figure this out, she can be home-schooled and then, when the growing stops she can go to a normal school, like us". I know it's hard, watching your child grown up too soon. But at least you have a child to watch"
I didn't mean for my words to come out like that, I love my family more than anything and I know I wouldn't be able to live if I lost one of them, especially Carlisle. I love Alice and Edward and Emmett and Rosalie but some times I wonder what it would be like if I had a child of my own flesh and blood.
Bella didn't think I sounded ungrateful, I think that she, now being a Mother, understood what I mean. We both continued to watch Renesmee, she started to yawn and become less energetic.
"Right" said Bella, "I think its time I got her off to bed"
"Yes, dear" I said and hugged Bella, "thankyou"
"No, thankyou. Thanks for taking me in like your own child and supporting me and …"
"Bella. You have always been my child" I said fondly.
Bella smiled at me and stood up and went to get Edward who was steaming with anger.
"If you really want to know …" said Emmett, "the only thing I did was put some gum inside it, take that away and your precious piano will be just fine"
Edward playfully growled and then when he saw Renesmee asleep he scooped her up in his arms, took Bella's hand, said goodbye to us all and they left.
I am so lucky; I love my family so much. And to me, they are my flesh and blood.
Bella's POV
We said goodbye to our dear family, very quietly of course because Renesmee was sleeping in my arms. I am so grateful to them for everything and I even thanked Alice for her great fashion sense. They have stood by us through everything and I know they will keep on doing so, whether we protest or not. It was nice getting out of the house, lovely as it is, it was nice to be just us three, out in the open. Edward took Renesmee from me and delicately carried her. I put my arm around his waist and he wrapped his other hand around mine.
As we walked at a slow pace, I realised that we did have all the time in the world. Renesmee would grow up but I wouldn't be able to help that and then she will stay the same age forever. I will be able to be with her every second of every day if I wanted to. I promised myself, there and then, that I will never let anything happen to her, she has been through enough.
"I love you" I said, pulling myself closer to Edward.
He lent down and kissed my head, "Which is more than I deserve"
"Please don't start this again"
"I am stating the obvious" he smiled, "And just to let you know, I love you too and I will never stop loving you until the day, if it comes, where I am chopped up into small pieces and burnt"
"That day won't come" I said.
"That last bit didn't sound very romantic did it?"
"No" I said, "But the bit before did"
And we continued to walk back to our own little house and I knew that everything would get better.
