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A/N: Hello there! Hi to the guys who are back for more FailCullen - Fiction, and to the Newbies, who have clicked on this story :) Well, I hope you guys like this. The start may seem rubbish, but I have now written the first five chapters, and it gets better, so stick with it guys, you know I love you ;)

My beta for this story is loubylou96. She rocks.

SUMMARY: What if Alice hadn't found Nahuel in Breaking Dawn? What would the Volturi have done without proof that Renesmee wouldn't turn into a monster? Alternate ending to BD. My second Twilight Fanfiction. Please Read and Review x

Forgotten Past, Unfolding Future.

Chapter 1

(Before the end of Breaking Dawn)

(Words in italics are quoted from the book)

Bella's POV:

' Aro's eyes narrowed. "She is absolutely unique. Her future can only be guessed at." '

He was right, no one knew what lay ahead for our daughter. I remember thinking, 'Today – this minute – could change her life forever'. And it did. . That it did. It changed all of us.

Aro's POV:

The little girl Isabella held in her arms stared up at us inquisitively. Her power was. . remarkable. I imagined the possibilities of such gifts, the power she could have was endless. Edward growled angrily, probably hearing my thoughts.

"Please," I began, "we don't mean her any harm. I am however curious, as to see how her ability can stretch. . Grow."

"You do mean her harm," Edward barked back, "You want to take her from us."

Three things happened at once.

First, one of the wild beasts ran forward to where Isabella stood.

Second, Isabella turned to give her child to the wolf.

And third, we attacked.

While the Cullens all made sure their soul mate wasn't in danger, a couple of us – Caius and I – took a detour, travelling through the trees at an alarming speed, fast even for us. If this were to work, we had to be fast.

We caught the wolf off guard; he wasn't expecting us to come from the side. We could hear fighting going on from behind us, but we weren't distracted. Caius leapt for the werewolf (a terrible smelling creature) while I kept my eyes on the child.

Caius struggled with the beast and I waited for the right second. The right millisecond. I lunged, grabbing the child swiftly and running.

I closed my hand over her mouth as she began to wail. If anyone heard, or plan wouldn't work. The tears pooled in her eyes but she was silent.

I knew what direction I was going in, the others would follow later, after Caius had finished the werewolf off, and the others had 'surrendered' to the Cullens, giving them the false hope that they could actually defeat us, just to shatter their dreams when they found we had the child.

I ran to the coast, preparing mentally for the long swim that awaited. It would be prolonged by the extra weight I now carried, and the fact that the child didn't have our lung capacity, or the ability to stop breathing entirely.

I took my cloak off and left it on the cliff side. Jumping into the ocean, I shielded her face, stopping her from swallowing the water as we entered it.

For being partially immortal, her skin was freakishly warm, and within minutes of swimming, holding her head just above the water, my hands felt hot for the first time in centuries.

Jacob's POV:

The words Edward spoke sent daggers through my heart, leaving it a pulpy mess.

"You want to take her from us."

I didn't think, I just ran. I remembered what Bella had told me: If anything went wrong, I'd to take Renesmee to safety, whether it meant leaving the country for weeks.

I reached Bella in a second and took Renesmee out of her arms. She clung onto my neck as we darted towards the forest edge, disappearing in the trees.

I phased into my human form about a mile into the forest, dragging on the denim pants attached to my leg, and lifting Renesmee back into my arms, I kept running.

I was only running for a few minutes, when the leeches struck.

They were fast, for vampires. Much faster than any of the Cullens – even Edward. They caught me effortlessly.

I knew immediately that fighting back was futile. They were so strong, and there was two of them. I was protecting Renesmee, it was a weakness. And if they got me, Renesmee would be taken, but if I let them hurt Renesmee, nothing in my world would matter ever again. Life would be meaningless to me.

Regardless, I fought back, as best I could. But I was clumsy, careless even. The one with the black hair took Renesmee from me while the other attacked me.

The black haired one – their leader? - ran of into the forest holding my precious Renesmee, further away from the clearing, where the others surely fought.

I tried to fight off the other leech, but to no avail. It was hopeless. They had Renesmee. I had failed. All I'd had to do was protect Renesmee. It shouldn't have been hard; she was my imprint, it was in my nature to protect her. Yet I hadn't achieved it.

The bloodsucker continued to rip my body apart, and I couldn't fit back. I didn't want to fight back, they'd taken her from me. I didn't want to fight any more. There was nothing to fight for.

He had me by the neck, and blood – my blood – was covering his hands.

"Listen to me," He whispered, barely audible. At first I wasn't sure he'd even spoke, but his eyes were engaging mine, full of seriousness. "Aro told me to kill you, to rip you to pieces. But that's what you want, isn't it?" My silence gave away my answer – If I couldn't see Renesmee every day of my life, I didn't want to have a life. "Well I won't give you it. The Volturi do not do favours. We are not a charity." The way he spoke, sounded like a well learnt line, as if he'd been taught it in parasite pre-school.

"Do not tell Aro. And warn the others. If they come looking for the child, they will not succeed. We will know when they are coming, we have our ways. We would simply move location, hide her if necessary. Any plan you can come up with is hopeless, understand that."

"Just kill me." I muttered, not wanting to live to see Bella's face, when she found her child had been taken. It would crush her, perhaps as much as it was crushing me – maybe more. . .

"Nice try, dog. You're not getting out that easy. It will be fun to see you suffer. You are, after all, a freak of nature. You shouldn't live."

"Your more of a monster than I." I growled at him, and my body shook, threatening to phase.

"Don't tempt me, hound. I could kill you in a second."

"What do you think I'm trying to do? Stupid parasite." He hauled me to my feet, still holding my neck in one hand.

"Go back and tell the others you were too week to save the child. Isabella's going to love that." He pushed me in the direction of the clearing, and I stumbled, wincing as I put weight on my left leg. Must be broken, I thought.

He ran off, in the same direction that Aro had went.

I fell to the ground, too desperately sad to move. I didn't want to – or deserve to – live any more. How was I going to tell Bella?

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