Story Title: A Moment of Silence
Character/Relationships: Edward's POV but has some Renesmee in it
Rating: PG
Warnings: Takes place moments before the Volturi show up in Breaking Dawn (un beta'd)

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice, but no one knows for sure. For those of my kind, we know that our world will end in pain. But for us to say when; well not even the gift of foresight could help you with that.

Today was the day we had been working hard to prepare for. None of us really wanted to see this day end in a battle, but we were prepared to fight to protect the child. Not just the child, but my child. A child given to me, a vampire, by my wife and love Bella.

Of all the things I imagined, of all the ways I thought of having a life with Bella; never did I think that this was possible. But yet here it was. The perfect combination of angel and monster in one tiny little being. Her mother's chocolate brown eyes and familiar blush and heartbeat, combined with my bronze colored hair and vampiric abilities.

Half human, half vampire. A miracle, as she was dubbed by both Carlisle and Rosalie.

Yet this miracle was about to start a war, or so we feared.

I took a deep, unnecessary breath. The thoughts of those around me, as of late, quite deafening; had become eerily quiet. Normally I longed for such solitude, but today, today I didn't want to be alone to my thoughts. My fears.

"Edward," the soft voice of my Bella called to me. I looked beside me and smiled. The sight of her holding our child, made my dead heart feel as if it would skip a beat.

"Yes Love?"

"Renesemee wants you," she smiled, handing our daughter over to me.

I took her into my arms, trying my best to hide the trepidation I felt from her but knowing with the single touch of her palm, she would know my darkest fears.

She wrapped her tiny arms around me, placing her head into the crook of my neck. I understood why the Volturi had to come. She looked like that of the immortal children, forbidden amongst our kind. But she wasn't. She was close to four months of age; growing more and more by the day.

Daddy? Her little voice whispered in my head.

Yes Nessie?

Everything will be okay. She tried to assure me as images from the last two weeks floated through her memory. She showed me moments of her laughing with the Tanya and Kate from the Denali Clan, the times she helped Zafrina teach Bella to fight, and all the times Carlisle's measured and kept logs of her growth. See?

I smiled and pressed my lips to her forehead in a soft kiss. You're right Nessie. Everything will be okay.