Summary: Sequel to Beautiful Imprint. The story continues with Jacob and Renesmee's twin daughters. Please Review!
Renesmee
My life was transformed ten times over after the birth of my girls. At first, we were not sure what to name them but one thing was certain. We wanted normal names. We settled for Emma and Ella after much debate. Jacob was beyond happy when our girls came into the world but he never went back to being the boy my mother knew. He was a man now and too much had happened but he had also completely changed from the beast I first encountered. The pain was gone but the burden of leadership still fell upon him and fatherhood was no exception. I had never seen Jacob so scared as when he held our baby girls in his arms for the first time. He kissed their heads tenderly with tears in his eyes before he said "Happy Birthday Emma and Ella" in a soft whisper. They united us. Suddenly we went from being wolves and vampires to being one family of supernatural beings.
Emma was the first born and she was spirited. Ella was quiet but observant. They were both born within nine months but they were both supernatural. We noticed this on the very first day when grandpa tried to get some blood samples. Emma's tiny wound healed instantly. Ella on the other hand… Grandpa was never able to take a sample of her blood because her skin was impenetrable.
Our entire family was in love with our girls with one wolf in particular. After only hours of their birth, Seth imprinted on Emma. For a moment, I thought Jacob would kill him. I saw the beast roar in his eyes but the man looked at his little girls and hesitated. He knew hutting Seth would mean hurting our precious daughter and there was no way he would do that. Instead, Seth became a part of our family. He imprinted on Emma but he loved both girls. They were the lights of his life in every way because they were connected to one another.
My girls could share their thoughts with one another, their emotions, their joys, and their pain. Ella's skin was impenetrable but she could still feel pain, through her sister. Thankfully, nothing could hurt Emma for long. Her ability to heal was almost instantaneous as if her body absorbed any physical attack and abolished it. More importantly, she was able to share her gifts with others. My girls were not venomous, but Emma's bite was healing like an extension of her powers. Instead of releasing venom, her bite released a property that could heal wounds. She could also absorb mental powers. Nothing could hurt her. Not Kate, not Jasper or Zafrina. Emma would feel the power go into her and then she could expel it out through her hands. It wasn't permanent but at least she could not be attacked by any mental power.
While her sister seemed to absorb physical and mental attacks, Ella could repel them. Her skin was impenetrable to any physical. She had no scent and, therefore, no one could track her. Her mind was also impenetrable to any mental attack. My father couldn't read her mind and my mother could not penetrate her shield. Other than her sister, the only person that was able to break through her shield was me. I shared my mind with my daughters from the moment they were conceived allowing me to form an unbreakable bond with them. Jacob was always a little jealous of this but when our girls turned 15, he finally got share himself with them.
The girls got the fever only a few short months after their birthdays. They had never been sick before and it was terrifying, especially for Ella. Emma was able to phase into a beautiful amber wolf within the first few hours of her fever. Ella, however, was never able to phase. Her skin would not allow her to change her form. She felt a horrible pain for weeks until she was finally able to get it under control. We knew the wolf was inside her, waiting to escape, because she could hear the wolves whenever they phased. She was connected to them, but her skin would not allow her to transform. My heart broke for my daughter. She was the un-imprinted one, the unyielding one, the outcast and soon the bitterness began to take over. It was hard to see the light in her soul dull until I could only see a shadow of my beautiful baby girl.
Her sister tried to help her but no one could understand what she was going through. Ella had to learn to deal with this aspect of herself and I could only stand aside helplessly waiting for her to figure out how amazing she truly was.
Ella
My sister cried herself to sleep every night that week. Seth was furious with me but what the hell was I supposed to do. I couldn't live with them for the rest of eternity. She had to learn to be out on her own. She had Seth. She was our next tribal leader and matriarch of the new breed of shapeshifter that would be born to this world once she and Seth got married. I however was a genetic dead end. I always wondered why no wolf ever imprinted on me. For 18 years, I saw and felt the love Seth had for her and vice versa. It was so confusing because in some ways I also loved Seth. I didn't know how not to love him. It was almost impossible when I could feel the love my twin sister had for him. I yearned to be loved that way and to be able to give that kind of love to someone but no one imprinted on me. It wasn't until after I turned 15, that I realized why.
My skin was unyielding. I couldn't be pinched or poked. It was like marble, like a vampire's, only stronger because not even vampire teeth could penetrate my skin. My wolf was stuck inside me somewhere, roaring like a beast in a cage with nowhere to go. So of course, that meant that it would be impossible for me to phase and to have children. My skin would not allow me to grow a child in my belly. Like aunt Leah, I was a genetic dead end. Like aunt Leah, no wolf had imprinted on me or vice versa.
I couldn't exist in this world of imprints anymore. I needed an escape. I was sick and tired of living in the shadows of my sister's imprint. I loved my sister more than I loved anyone else on this planet. In many ways, she was my imprint or the closest thing I would ever get to experience to it, but it wasn't enough. When the time came, I packed my bags and went to college on the other side of the country.
My sister and Seth planned to go to Stanford, like my mother had. I decided I needed to go off on my own so I applied to Harvard instead. I didn't tell her about it. It was the first time in our lives that we would ever be separated and I knew that she would talk me out of it. I had this really bad tendency of doing anything for her. This one time, I was going to do something for myself, so I closed my mind to her and I waited until the week before I had to leave before I told her.
Emma was livid but she had Seth to comfort her. I resented her for that. It was easy for her to adjust to living without me because she had one of the sweetest men in the world to help her through it. Who the hell did I have? Who would hold my hand when I was hurting? My family offered to move with me but I refused. I wouldn't be in danger. I had no scent and I was impenetrable. More importantly, I had to learn how to be on my own. That was my fate. I was meant to be alone like aunt Leah and I had to learn to live that life.
Aunt Leah was very supportive of my decision and she helped me convince my family that this was what I needed. I knew my family would always be there for me, but I had to learn to be there for myself. I had to learn to be enough. I was enough… So I packed my bags and left our home with my sister so furious she refused to speak to me. Only my parents and aunt Leah accompanied me to help me get settled. My sister, my other half stayed back with her imprint.
"Looks like everything is unpacked." Mom said as she looked around the apartment. Leah sat on the sofa and leaned back.
"This really is a nice place." She said as she put her legs up on my new coffee table. Dad grunted.
"It better be for what I'm paying for it." Dad mumbled in the kitchen.
"Oh please…" Mom said and rolled her eyes at him. We were millionaires several times over but dad liked the simple life. I had to admit that so did I but aunt Alice was the one who made the arrangements for my apartment. Daddy came over to me. He looked at me seriously for a moment before he gave me a sad smile.
"You're sure this is what you want?" He asked me. I nodded.
"This is what I need." I corrected. He glared at me again before he sighed and nodded. He glanced back at Leah who nodded at him.
"Well... I'm going to get going. Our flight leaves in a few hours." Leah said as she got up from the couch. She went up to me and gave me a hug.
"You'll be fine." She whispered into my ear before she kissed my temple. She smiled at me and then she walked out the door to give my parents and I some privacy.
"You're sure you have enough food?" Mom asked me as she looked around, trying to find a reason to stay.
"I'm fine mom." I assured her. She looked at me worried and then she looked at dad.
"I still don't feel right about this." She said again. She kept saying she had a bad feeling about leaving me on my own but dad and I convinced her it was just her worrying. Dad went over to her and put his arm around her.
"She'll be fine. She's stronger than all of us and I don't mean your powers." Dad added as he turned to me.
"Thanks daddy." I told him. He gave me another sad smile and I could see anguish in his eyes. He didn't want to leave me here anymore than mom did but he knew this was what I needed. He was being strong for both of them. He knew better than anyone what it was like not to be enough and to have to step aside to let others have the happiness you could never have. He did it for all of his life until he met my mother.
My parents hugged me and my dad peppered kisses on my face while mom showed me all the love she held for me. I let them go and I saw the tears in their eyes.
"I'll be fine." I reminded them. Mom nodded and kissed my head one last time before they both walked out. And there I was. Alone.