Book 1: Renesmee
Chapter 1: Ten
I was seeing clearer, and I was moving faster and becoming stronger. Soon I would be as strong as Uncle Emmett and as fast as Daddy! I followed Mommy to the big, chestnut colored house with many large glass windows. It was bigger than ours, and much prettier.
"Mommy? Where's Daddy?" I asked.
"Oh! Daddy's in the big house. They're all waiting for you!"
"Why?"
"Sweetie, you'll find out soon."
I hate being kept in the dark. Nobody ever tells me anything! I walked closely beside Mommy until I spotted Uncle Jake.
"Hey Jake!" Mommy greeted Uncle Jake.
"Hey Bells. And hello Nessie!" Uncle Jake called me!
"Hi Uncle Jake! Let's go play!" I ran towards him.
"No Nessie, we're not staying outside today. We're going in early!" When he said that I was puzzled, and he was smiling with his white teeth at Mommy. I didn't get a thing! I pulled a long face.
I tugged on his grayish black shirt, and he pulled me up onto his shoulders and walked into the gigantic house. When we reached the living room, everyone was talking and smiling. What was the occasion? I saw presents on the table.
I heard Uncle Jake cough, then everyone in the room looked at him. Seth was talking to Daddy when we walked in. Daddy nodded at Uncle Jake and hugged Mommy, then kissed my forehead. Daddy's lips were as cold as usual, like Mommy's hands. Well, we were vampires. Why was I different? Part human part vampire, but at least it was easier to go to school without being identified as weird and being ostracized from society by my schoolmates. They would not be able to feel any cold touching my skin, because it was not, it was as warm as normal human flesh. However I still had that light glitter on my skin when bright light of the sunny days shone on me.
Aunt Alice, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Emmett and Uncle Jasper turned to look at us.
"Renesmee! Happy birthday sweetie." Aunt Rosalie and Aunt Alice said. I then remembered that it was my 10th birthday. My birthdays passed so fast. Anyway, I was growing twice as fast as usual right now, and I would be seventeen when I stop growing, which would be in three years time. Uncle Emmett gave me a big bear hug while Uncle Jasper smiled at me. He was still a little uncomfortable with human blood.
"Hey Nessie! Happy 10th birthday!" Seth exclaimed with a wide grin on his face.
"Open your presents! I know you'll love it very much." Aunt Alice said. She had seen the future again, trust her for that. She handed me a box that was wrapped in pretty, lacey paper, tied with a big pink ribbon. I touched her hand, letting my memories flow in my head, letting her see what I was feeling.
The scene in my memories I showed her was that of us all in the living room, the walls all pale colors, and the room with beautiful decorations and smelling very fragrant with many lilacs, and wildflowers. The amazement I felt when I saw all that, she saw it too, then she smiled sub-consciously while enjoying my memories in her own head. Then there he stood, stiffening up, forcing a smile. I felt hurt, not because it seemed like he did not like me, I knew he loved me very much, but because he was in pain.
Daddy told me about the time he met Mommy for the first time when she was still human and how much it hurt him, in his throat and his conscience. The little demon that rejoiced whenever he thought of drinking her dry would prick his conscience. He loved Mommy very much, thus their marriage, but before that, I remembered that he had told me before, that he had to try with much difficulty to keep himself from hurting her while standing so close to her every day. I could imagine the pain he felt.
I took her present and opened it. While I was doing so, I could see her looking worried walking back to Uncle Jasper. Then, she started whispering something and he smiled.
Daddy walked towards me, with a smile on his face, while Mommy and Uncle Jake were talking about some stuff. "Sweetie," he whispered with a low chuckle and some amusement in his voice,"Today is your big day, don't worry about Jasper. He's fine."
I smiled back at him, half-hearted. The rest of the day was spent celebrating my 10th birthday. Aunt Alice, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Emmett and Uncle Jasper gave me a very pretty dress. It was lacy and frilly, and best of it was that it was light pink! I loved that dress, and Aunt Alice could see the happiness on my face when I opened the present. Grandpa Carlisle and Grandma Esme gave me a meadow full of my favorite flowers. I loved that meadow. It was so bright and so lovely. Mommy and Daddy gave me a bracelet. The bracelet had a diamond heart dangling from the metallic band. It symbolized love and purity, and exquisiteness. It was just like the one Aunt Alice, Grandma Esme and Mommy had. However, I loved what Uncle Jake gave me the most. It was a beautiful amethyst colored crystal in the shape of a wolf. He said that Seth had made the smooth, fabric necklace band. Uncle Jake's present was the most beautiful out of everything. He placed it around my neck gently.
"Do you like your presents?" Uncle Jake asked while we were walking in the forest to my meadow.
"Yeah. But yours is still the best. I like yours the most." I touched the necklace.
There was no reply for awhile, and I could not hear any breathing anymore. I turned around, anxious and worried about Uncle Jake. A gigantic werewolf appeared, his fur chocolate-brown. I climbed onto his back, his large head offering to support my legs when I could not pull myself up his tall body. Hems have been at least thrice as tall as me!
"You're so tall, and I still can't climb onto you without your help, after all these years. That stinks!" I said sadly.
I heard a soft bark through his teeth. He was laughing at me! We were soon traveling so fast, a little faster than me when I was running on my own legs. He had four, that cheat! Luckily Daddy was not here, or he would be laughing insanely at my stupid remark in my head. We were there, when I snapped out of my thoughts, my meadow, from Grandma Esme and Grandpa Carlisle. He was gone for awhile again, this time seeing him walk into the woods. He was not gone for long. He came back in his human form, and lay down on the meadow floor. I followed.
"Hey, Uncle Jake," he looked at me, "I was thinking, and I have a few questions."
"What are they?" He replied, closing his eyes and relaxing.
I started shooting questions out of my mouth.