Chapter 1: A birthday present
Renesmee's POV
I opened my lids in the morning of 10th September, brushing my eyes. I grabbed my alarm clock with a short movement. It was 10 A.M. Wow. I've never slept so much in my entire life. I mean, in my seven years of life. Today I was turning seven, the age when I should stop growing for eternity. Maybe I was seven years old, but I was acting, thinking and looking like a seventeen-year-old girl. I had curves, and all so. I wasn't really looking forward for this day to come.
For me, eternity wasn't something to be excited about. It meant that I couldn't have a normal life, as normal as my life could be. It meant that I had to cut myself out from all human, forever.
No, it isn't the thirst I'm talking about. I wasn't thirsty at all around human. I've learnt to control myself during the years. But what were we going to do if we had to visit grandpa Charlie, I mean it has only passed seven years and I've grown up VERY much. I didn't really know how he could handle the supernatural things. And mom, dad, Uncle Jasper, Aunt Alice, Uncle Emmett, Aunt Rosalie, they all looked the same. All young, all beautiful.
All frozen in time.
These things have haunted me for quite a while. Just thinking that I had become more vampire, than human. That I will, somehow, separate from the outside world. Stay away from friends and family. From Charlie, from Sue, from Billy, from the pack.
From Jacob, my mind automatically thought.
I haven't seen Jacob from a year now, since we came to live with the Denali coven in Alaska. I was missing him so much that it almost hurt. Just thinking of his spiky black hair, his deep brown eyes, his brownish full lips always so tempting for me to touch, his perfect body, his well-defined pectorals and abs and…
Okay, so I had a little crush on him. What am I saying; I was madly in love with him! I had to congrat myself; I was so good at keeping things from Dad's stupid gift. It is SO annoying having a mind-reader father, imagine just that he could see every time your period came, every image of you when some parts of your body started to grow up, if you know what I mean, and every fantasy of your child when asleep with that "stupid dog". Yeah, I've dreamt about Jacob doing things he shouldn't do very often.
"Nessie, dear?"
It was mo…umm, I mean Bella. She told me to call her like that, because soon enough we will all start high school, and I really didn't want to have myself to explain to a bunch of curious and hormonal teenagers why my mom looked so "hot".
"Yes, Bella?" I could've sworn I heard Uncle Emmett laughing.
"Can you come down for a second, honey?"
If Emmett doesn't break the house. "Sure, coming."
I instantly got out off the bed and walked to the bathroom situated between my and Grandma and Grandpa's room. I grabbed the comb and quickly brushed all my bronze strands of hair which were now long enough to reach past my breasts. I brushed all my pearly- white teeth and splashed a good amount of water all over my face. I went back to my room and got dressed in a pair of skinny black jeans, a blue long- sleeved blouse and white snickers.
I ran off the stairs, still brushing my eyes. What the hell was going on? Dad hissed, probably heard my mental language. Sorry daddy, I thought innocently. They were all downstairs, sitting in front of me. Mom, dad, Rose, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Grandma, Tanya, Eleazar, Carmen, Garrett, Irina and Grandpa, or as Jacob called him "". Man, I really missed having Jake around. Then I realized… Decorations, presents, the HUGE banner that was almost in my face, not that I had an anomaly being too tall or whatever, but they could've lifted it upper.
Alice has thrown me a party. I had no reason to pretend, it was written clear and bold all over my face "I love it". I touched Alice's arm, showing her through my gift just how much I enjoyed this and how anxious I was to open and see my gifts.
"Ok Nessie, but you'll have to wait 'till tonight", she winked at me." By the way, I just looove your jeans!"
I giggled and rolled my eyes. These kinds of replicas were 100% Alice.
"You love him? Who do you love?" She asked while clapping her hands and jumping all over the place. Oops, I was still holding her hand. Guess a thought slipped out.
I turned around only to see my father's face stunned. He was reading my mind, no doubt. Damn, I'd forgotten about that! Stay away from my head, I thought on purposely. At least for today.
He suddenly regained his sassy smile that Mom just adored and approached me and kissed me gently onto the head.
"She meant the party, Alice. She loves the party."
"Oh, OK. I was surely expecting this, she grinned. Don't I know my niece?"
"Aw, so sentimental", Emmett said while miming crying then burst out in laugh. Rosalie slapped him over the head.
"Ouch, what was that for?" He continued.
"Because you made fun of me, on my birthday. Now stay still and sing me Happy Birthday", I answered.
"Fine, but just because I'm your favorite uncle. Sorry, Jazz".
"No worry", Jasper said tapping Em's shoulder.
"So... Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Nessie….Hope Jake kisses you t'day!" The last part he almost breathed out before starting running outside the house in the Alaskan wilderness. I was following him and almost got him, when I remembered that day...
I was sleeping peacefully in my room, thinking of Jacob. I don't really know what I dreamt that night, it's just the next thing I knew when I woke up the next morning was that my dearest ol' Uncle Emmett- who was supposed to take care of me while the rest of the family were hunting- had my hand in his and was laughing. I just removed my palm slowly from his, as he continued to laugh at the blush that was coming up to my cheeks. I knew he was watching my dream, and I was afraid of asking him what it was about. "Wow Nessie, you got quite an imagination in there, don't you?" he said while pointing to my head. "Count a huge number of hormones and a hot wolf and it's just your life", he laughed. I started crying, and didn't know why. I was so upset and annoyed on Uncle Emmett that I wanted to smack him, not to act like a little baby in front of him. He then calmed me down. "Relax Nessie, I won't tell anyone. You can count on me, kiddo" he winked. I reached his hand and said Thank you silently, in my mind. "No worry", he answered.
Then I just felt two cold hands holding my shoulders tight. I turned my head to face Dad's eyes which were, let's say far from happiness.
"Hello Daddy", I whispered ever so silent, but I knew he could hear me.
"Why are you running, Renesmee?" Uh-oh. He called me Renesmee. Bad sign.
"I was just trying to get Uncle Emmett for what he said", I still whispered.
"He didn't do anything wrong, he was just telling us the truth like you should've did a long time ago. You like Jacob." He said this as a remark, not like a question.
"NO!" I shouted. He lied! Fine, so I was acting pretty much like a baby, but I really needed to release my fury now or I was going to burst like this later.
Then I ran to the main house, not even looking back to see if Dad was following me. I inherited his speed, so now I was the second fastest member of the family. I reached the door then shut it close before pushing everybody aside and getting into my room, shutting firmly the door once more. I got in bed and practically ripped the sheets until there was only the mattress left and a pile of torn pinky fabrics on the floor. I started crying, and crying, and crying for I don't know how much time. Then my body started calming as I felt a new blanket wrapping over me and a sweet musical voice singing me until I drifted into unconscious.
