Chapter 1 - Forever
Forever: What a wonderful word that I never really thought about. I could think more clearly now that things had settled down and the Volturi, who are like kings of the Vampire world, had returned back to Italy. Their threat against my family was gone at least for the moment and I wanted to enjoy my husband, my daughter, and my new family. I never thought two short years ago I would have even dreamed of these words so soon, but that all changed when I moved from Phoenix and found my soul-mate Edward Cullen. He was so unapproachable and strange that everyone stayed away from his entire family, everyone except me of course!
I had my suspicions but then Jacob Black, an acquaintance of mine at the time, told me a legend about the Cullen's, they were Vampires. I had my own opinion but it all clicked into place and it made getting to know Edward Cullen more fascinating. He begged me to stay away from him, but we were so drawn to each other that I couldn't. It was then I knew that Edward and I would be together forever. I could feel it and I knew it was just right.
We were engaged and we got married right after we graduated High School. It was my first graduation and probably Edwards 80th time. I never did find out how many diplomas he had laying around. I was still human than and Edward wanted to me experience these things that way, so they would be more enjoyable to me. I really didn't understand it but as long we were together it didn't matter to me. I did demand that before I was "turned" I would able to experience all of him, in the delight that I knew him. I did not want my Vampire self to cloud my feelings, it was one experience I was not willing to give up and it scared Edward to death. Because of his strength I did end up battered and bruised over my entire body the first time but we practiced a lot on our honeymoon and we did get it right. Instead of my body being the punching bad, anything material in the room during the event was destroyed or shattered. It was kind of funny looking back now to think something so passionate would cause so much destruction.
I ended up pregnant from our "practice" and the baby almost killed me had Edward not turned me in a Vampire right after her birth. She grew very fast inside of me and I gave birth to her only 4 weeks after conception. She was a full grown baby and she was our daughter! I will never forget the events of that day. It was the day that I was reborn!
Renesmee, or Nessie, as everyone calls her is half human and half vampire, she is not venomous and she grows at a tremendously fast rate. Even though she is about to turn 1 year old now, her body has grown into a beautiful 8 year old young lady. From what we understand she will be fully grown at the age of 6, a body of a 20 year old and should not age past that point. Her mind has always been advanced and she learns at the speed of light. She is so intelligent that we did not have enough to keep her busy around the house, so we had to finally venture out to join the local library to get her new books to read every day or two. She is gifted as well and can touch you and show you her thoughts. We have not decided if this will be something that is beneficial besides letting others see inside her head. There are others like her, half human/half vampire, but they are very rare which makes her a very special child! Not only because she was our daughter but even the Volturi did not know of her kind even after the 2,500 years they had been in existence.
So here I am Isabella Swan an 18 year old vampire, never aging, with a beautiful husband Edward and a beautiful daughter, Renesmee. My father, Charlie is on a need to know basis only about what I am. He knew there was a difference but we had protected him from the truth for fear our secret would leak, and he would be killed because of his knowledge. He understood that fact and he didn't want to know more then he needed. My mother, Renee, does not know what I had become or even know there was a difference about me. She was oblivious that I was now going to live for centuries instead of years. I liked it that way because she was so observant when it came to me. She knew when she met Edward we were destined for each other and that had scared her. The one thing she regretted is that she married very young and she didn't want the same thing to happen to me, but when she met Edward her fears were calmed because she knew it was forever with us. She could not have been any more right!