Reneesme blew a strand of hair out of her face. She closed her eyes and took in slow deep breaths. She peeked out of her bedroom and down the empty hallway. "Dad? Mom?" She called. "Anyone?" 'Good. They all must be downstairs.' She thought. Her brown eyes wondered back down the hallway again. For all she knew, Edward could be waiting to sneak up on her.

She stood up straight now. Her shoulders perfectly a lined. "Get a hold of yourself, Reneesme. Put your game face on." She told herself. Reneesme sighed and stepped out into the hallway. SHe closed her bedroom door, listening for the latch to click.

Slowly, she skipped downt he wooden staircase. On the way down, she bumped into Jasper. "Hey Nessie." He smiled at her with his always warm features. He patted her arm softly. "What are you up to?" His voice had a new tint of suspicion in it now.

Reneesme shrugged. "Nothing. But... have you seen my parents?" She tried her best to sound innocent.

His eyes met hers. "They're in the kitchen." Reneesme started past him, but he grabbed her arm. "Don't keep bringing it up, Nessie." She gave him a confused look, though she knew exactly what he meant.

She entered the kitchen, noticing something out of the ordinary. Right away, her eyes met Edward's. "Hey Dad. Mom."

Edward sat at the table with his hands placed out. While Bella stood, glancing out the window. "What is it?" Edward was the first to speak out of them.

"I really think that we should talk about this. I know that you want to completely ignore the subject but..." Edward cut her off instantly. "No Reneesme!" He snapped.

"Why not?!: Her voice grew cold and hard. "Why won't you let me? I'm seventeen, Dad. I think that I am fully capable of being a real vampire! I don't want to be this stupid half- breed anymore! The split between human and vampire!"

Edward slammed his fist on the table. "No! You're not ready! We've had this argument too many times."

"Then give in already! Grandpa can change me if you're too afraid!" Her voice was pleading.

"No." He gripped Reneesme shoulders. "I'll let you know when the time is right."

"Ugh!" Reneesme groaned loudly and threw her hands up. "You are unbelievable! And way too overprotected!" She folded her arms across her chest.

"You know something... maybe we weren't ready for a baby. It was too soon. We can't handle this right now. Maybe this whole pregnancy thing was a big mistake!" Edward yelled.

The entired room grew silent. Bella gasped. "Edward!" Reneesme stood frozen in place. It felt like the world had stopped spinning. Her heart beats started racing against her chest. Tears welled up in her eyes. Edwrd realized his harsh words and reached out for her. "Reneesme..." Her response was not friendly. She flinched back away from him.

Reneesme dashed out of the kitchen, running right into Esme. Esme took one look at her granddaughter and gasped. "Reneesme? Honey, what's wrong?" Her cool fingers slid the tears off of Reneesme's face.

"Nothing." A sob escaped her throat. She pushed past Esme adn headed for the stairs.

Esme looked into the kitchen at Edward and Bella. "What happened?" Her tone was demanding. Esme was always secure about Reneesme.

"I should go talk to her. We had an argument and I said some horrible things." Bella stopped him from standing up.

"You should give her a minute or two alone to cope."

He nodded and buried his face in his hands.

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Reneesme slammed her door shut. Tears streamed down her face. 'How could he say those things?' She used the back of ther hand to wipe away the wetness, on her cheeks. A cool breeze suddenly hit her neck. The window was open.

She thought to herslef for a minute. She opened her closet door and pulled out a jacket. Reneesme slipped the jacket on and started towards the window. Her hands felt ice cold when she jumped up on the ledge to push the window open wider. "Bye Dad." She whispered, before jumping out into the rainy night.