Did anyone actually want Breaking Dawn to end? Because I know I didn't. This is my first Twilight fanfic, yay! This takes place after the end of the fourth book. You read the summary so hopefully you know the idea behind what I'm trying to do here. Please read and REVIEW! Thanks and hope you enjoy!
Full Summary: They assumed it would be thirty or forty years before the Volturi would try their hand again, maybe even longer, but it wasn't fact. So how would a second battle go if there were someone who could match Bella in ability or at least give the Volturi the upper hand they had been dying for. Not literary of course.
Sparkling Light
Chapter 1: Relaxation
Edward sighed in contempt. It had been three weeks since the encounter with the Volturi and the whole Cullen family was in high spirits. Who wouldn't be with a win like that? Although everyone would admit it was a close call, you still couldn't deny the fact that it was a Cullen victory nonetheless.
Bella leaned over and kissed Edward on the nose. He opened his eyes to peer down at the gorgeous woman in his arms; the woman that he really would get to spend eternity with. His grip tightened on her, but he had no fear of squeezing her too hard anymore. When she was a human he had always been worried about hurting her, but now everything was fine. If anything she had to worry about injuring him, but for a newborn she was completely in control.
Neither one of them had been asleep of course, but both were lying in the bed peacefully. When you didn't have to worry about being attacked, protecting someone, or always alert, it felt nice to close your eyes and relax. Bella rolled over to look at the clock. It read seven-thirty am. Renesmee would be up soon and that meant Jacob would be coming to spend his quality time with her.
"We'd better get up soon, Edward."
He groaned in frustration, pulling Bella tighter into his chest, "Do we have to?"
"We'll if you want Renesmee and Jacob spending time together, all alone, it's fine with me."
Edward sat up slightly, letting the protective father roll kick in. He wasn't too fond of the idea of Jacob imprinting on Renesmee, but it wasn't like he had much of a choice now. It seemed like Bella was more excepting now then the first time she had realized it. Edward chuckled at the memory of Bella hissing at Jacob. The first time she had really gotten angry as a vampire.
"What's so funny?" Bella asked while she jumped out of the bed with feline grace.
Edward watched his wife's hips swagger as she made her way to the closet. She still wasn't too thrilled with the outfits Alice had chosen for her wardrobe, but he could tell it was growing on her.
"I was just thinking about the first time you realized Jacob imprinted on Nessie."
Bella still gritted her teeth at the sound of the nickname. Everyone had picked up the annoyingly stupid name, but she couldn't fight it now. It was so embedded into their brains that there was no way to change it. She supposed it wasn't so bad; it just bothered her for some reason. Maybe it was just her mother's instinct to protect her child or something.
"Well I guess you would find that funny," she shot back.
Edward could tell she was only half-joking with him so he decided not to push his luck on the subject. He pulled on jeans and a long sleeved gray sweater. The clothes fit snuggly against his rock hard skin. Then he watched Bella slip into a pair of tight fitted jeans and a silky netted sweater top. She ran her hands through her chocolate brown hair and then glanced over at Edward. He couldn't tear his piercing gold eyes from her.
When she noticed him watching her, "Didn't get enough last night?"
He let a grin spread across his face, and pulled Bella into his arms, "I thought I was the one who read minds."
"You'll get plenty more tonight," she winked and slipped out of his arms.
"I waited ninety years just so you could tell me later?" he teased.
"Well I didn't tell you to wait ninety years, but I'm so glad you did," she pecked his cheek with her lips and then sprung away. She giggled cutely at him then bounded down the steps. Bella just couldn't put into words how much she loved Edward.
Life was so much less time consuming when you didn't have to stop to cook food every four or five hours, but it left you with a lot more free time. Bella stealthily slipped into her daughter's room and picked up the sleeping girl. When Renesmee's palm landed on her neck visions of Jacob entered her mind. First he was holding Renesmee on his lap on the Cullen's couch. Then he was pushing her on a swing in the backyard. It was the swing that Emmett and Edward had put up just for her.
Bella sighed and guessed she shouldn't be surprised that Renesmee would be dreaming of Jacob. He did spend so much time with her, but Bella couldn't help but feel a little jealous. What parent wouldn't? Isn't their young childhood the only time the parents really have to enjoy their child's innocence? By adolescent they have their own ideas and opinions. Then when they're adults they have their own family. Not that Bella expected this exact thing to happen because her family wasn't like any other family in the world, but still.
"Anything the matter, my love?"
Bella glanced at Edward as they shuffled through the trees silently. She smiled at him reassuringly, "No, I was just thinking about how big she's getting and so fast."
Edward delicately took the hand Bella wasn't using to prop her daughter against her chest, and gave it a squeeze. He was just trying to let her know that he was going through the same thing that she was.
They reached Esme and Carlisle's house in no time. When they entered Rosalie and Emmett were snuggled together on the couch, but when the beautiful blonde vampire caught sight of Renesmee she jumped to her feet. Bella reluctantly handed her small daughter over to Edward's sister. Emmett instantly had Rosalie curled up against his side once again, this time with the young girl in her lap.
"Ah good morning Edward, Bella."
Bella turned cheerfully to the eldest vampire in the family, "Good morning Carlisle."
"Bella!" Alice flitted down the steps and was at her side in a second. "Oh how you look so dashing today."
Bella knew Alice was referring to the silk sweater she decided to wear today, "And you look as wonderful as you always do."
Alice grinned playfully at her new sister. She loved clothing and was wearing long silk black pants and a dark purple shirt that made her white skin seem even more luminescent that usual.
"Did you see anything useful today?"
Alice glared up at Edward, "I'm not a dog you know."
Edward looked surprised, "You're not? I really thought you were." Then after a pause he continued, "If you hurt me, just think of what that would do to Bella!"
Bella laughed, "Oh Alice, I don't mind, do whatever you want."
"See look, I have her permission!" Alice prompted.
"Traitor," Edward whispered under his breath.
If a normal human had been in the room standing right next to Edward they wouldn't have been able to hear the uttered word, but even Rosalie and Emmett on the other side of the room could hear it.
"Alice sees nothing in four minutes, so I guess that means Jacob will be here soon," Edward stated.
As if on cue, four minutes later Jacob barged into the house like he owned it.
"Good morning bloodsuckers," he greeted cheerfully, like the statement wasn't an insult. He instantly knew exactly where Renesmee was sleeping and was at Rosalie's side in a second.
"Mutt."
"Leech."
Bella shook her head side to side; it was their normal greeting anyways. She watched Rosalie regretfully hand over the half-vampire, half-human child to Jacob.
"Gosh you act like I'm going to eat her the second you give her up," Jacob huffed.
"Who knows, you might," she shot him a dirty look.
"If anyone should be worried about her being eaten it should be me."
"Enough you two," Bella cut in.
She couldn't bear to hear Renesmee be talked about like food around all these vampires and a werewolf. Well she guessed Jacob couldn't really be called a werewolf, he is actually a 'shape-shifter' but the werewolf name kind of stuck with him.
Jacob quickly reached Bella's side in less then a minute and smiled sweetly at her.
Before he could even speak Edward cut him off, "No."
"I wasn't going to ask you Edward," he spit the name like it tasted disgusting, "I was going to ask Bella."
"Her answer is no too."
"My answer can't be decided before I hear the question like yours can, Edward," Bella commented lightly.
Jacob let a smug smile cross his features, and then turned back to Bella, "I know you've never let Renesmee off the Cullen property before, but don't you think I could please please please take her to La Push for a day?"
Before anyone was even aware that Renesmee was awake, she pushed her hand to her mother's cheek. Bella saw a picture of Jacob running across the Cullen border with Renesmee in his arms. They both looked ecstatic. So Renesmee really wanted to see other places? She wanted to know what it was like away from the only place she'd ever known? Bella couldn't blame her. She had always been the quiet and curious type as well. Like mother, like daughter, they always say.
"Ok Jacob she can go for a few hours. But I want her back at twelve o'clock sharp. If she's even half a second late–"
"I got it, I'll be dead. She'll be home before twelve! Thank you so much Bella!"
Edward was too stunned to react for a moment, "Bella… she's…"
"She's curious. She wants to know what it's like outside of the forest, outside of this house. Can you blame her?" Bella defended her choice.
Edward sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right."
"If it was anyone else."
He still couldn't believe that she had said yes. "Yes, I trust Jacob the most too."
"You both are awesome. We'll see you in a few hours," Jacob included Edward, and then promised Bella.
"Thank you, Momma," Renesmee's whistle high, sweet voice rang out.
Bella put her lips to Renesmee's forehead and pressed down for a short second. "Be safe," she breathed.