Here is my new story. I give thanks to fanpire4ever for helping me out. Read and enjoy!
Chapter One-
I was in my room when somebody knocked on the door.
Who would be at our door? I thought as I descended the stairs. Nobody even really knows where we live, let alone how to even find the hidden driveway.
I heard Carlisle welcome the people at the door, then he called for Jasper. I went to the doorway to peek at the visitors. There were three of them. One man and two women. Well, it was more like one woman and a teenager. The two older adults seemed familiar. I've seen them before….but where?
Jasper and Alice appeared then. "Peter, Charlotte!" Jasper seemed surprised.
Why did those names sound so familiar?
"Come in, come in." Jasper continued.
The man seemed to notice me. "Who is that? Is that…no, it couldn't be…Renesmee?"
I stepped out from the corner. "Hello?" It came out more like a question.
"Oh, Nessie, don't you remember them?" Alice asked "It's Peter and Charlotte. They came when you were born when the Volturi came."
"Kind of…." It was all starting to come back to me. I walked over to Alice and placed my hand on her cheek and showed her a memory of my family and many other vampires and werewolves standing in a protective line with a younger me sitting on Jacob's furry shoulders. Then I zoomed in on two people in particular: the faces of the visitors.
"Yes, Nessie. That's them." She answered.
I replaced my hand on her cheek and showed her the same vision of the protective line, then the face of the new, odd visitor.
"I don't know, Nessie."
I turned back to the guests. "Hello." I said more confidently.
"Hi, Nessie." Charlotte said "You've grown so much. You're how old now?"
"Seven."
"You look fabulous."
"Thanks." I muttered. Like my mother, I don't like being in the limelight.
"Who's this?" Carlisle asked, gesturing towards the unknown girl.
"Oh, I nearly forgot. You don't know her." Peter said "This is Desiree."
"Hello, Desiree." Carlisle greeted the girl.
She smiled in response. Well, it was more like she curved her lips slightly without showing her teeth.
"Actually," Peter said "I'm sorry to intrude like this, but we need your help."
"What is it, Peter?" Jasper said "We owe you one for helping us out."
"Desiree was in Italy. She was one of the Volturi's human victims. But, somebody thought she would be a good addition to the vampire world. So, they changed her. Demetri was watching her, and she took him by surprise, I guess. Impossible as it seems, she actually killed Demetri."
"She…killed...Demetri?" Alice stuttered.
"Demetri?" I asked "Isn't that the…tracker?" I still wasn't sure on all the Volturi members and their special talents.
"Yes, Demetri is---was---the Volturi's tracker." Carlisle answered.
"But, how did she even get a chance at beating a highly skilled Volturi Guard member?" Jasper asked.
"We…don't really know. Desiree doesn't communicate with us much." Charlotte answered "But, that's not all."
Everybody went mute in response to hear what else the newborn had gotten herself into.
"Well, she ended up escaping. And, when she got out, her kill was a…well…" Peter stuttered. "Well, technically she changed a human being…a toddler to be specific."
"She created an immortal child?"
"Yes. And this is why we need your help. Now Desiree is wanted. The Volturi have two reasons to kill her."
"So…what do you want us to do?" Alice asked.
"We're going to clean this mess up. But we can't have Desiree with us while we're doing that. Could she…stay here….just for a little while?"
"We'll be harboring a captive." Interrupted a new voice. Rosalie entered the room. "So we keep the culprit here and give the Volturi a reason to kill us to? You know they want our family dead. Our coven is too big for their liking."
"Rosalie, Peter and Charlotte and friends. Friends help friends." Said Carlisle.
"But there's a limit, Carlisle. We can't do everything. One day, we won't win."
Everybody frowned at this. Just the thought of losing anybody…
My whole body shivered.
"Rosalie," Carlisle said softly. His eyes were to the floor, still reeling from Rose's harsh words. "When all of the family is here, we will discuss this and decide."
Rosalie walked out of the room.
"Peter and Charlotte, Desiree, you all may stay here until the family decides. They won't be too much longer." Carlisle said.
"Thank you." Said Peter.
Peter went to talk with Jasper. Charlotte and Alice left together. Carlisle walked out, probably chasing after Rosalie. It was just me and the newborn left, standing in the living room.
Desiree was looking at me. Staring me up and down, like she was trying to decide on something.
"Hello." I said "I'm Renesmee. You can call me Nessie."
She just kept staring.
I smiled.
Nothing.
"How old are you…physically I mean. Normal vampires don't grow, so…"
Nothing
"I was just asking, because you look very young to be a vampire. Physically, you look younger than me. But you're probably actually older.
Nothing
I waited a few seconds.
Nothing
"Do you have a last name?"
Nothing
"I guess it's just Desiree." I mumbled.
Nothing
"But…that's a pretty name. Desiree, I like that."
Nothing
Wow. Peter and Charlotte were right. She doesn't talk.
"Your eyes are red. Is that just because you're a newborn, or because you fee on humans?"
Nothing
"I don't eat humans. Nobody in my family does. We feed on animals."
Nothing
The rest of the family came back home then. Emmett, Esme, Mom, and Dad all came in. They stopped before passing us. They stared at the newborn.
"Who's your friend, Nessie?" Dad asked.
"Desiree." I answered.
Desiree turned her head to look at them, to take in the new people. I heard Esme gasp. They must've noticed just how young she appeared to be.
"Hello, Desiree." Dad said.
She just looked away.
"Peter and Charlotte brought her. They're here now. We all have something to discuss, as a family." I said.
They are in trouble. I thought to myself, well, for Dad's benefit actually.
He raised his eyebrows at me as I thought about what had just happened when they arrived.
Everybody else walked into the room then. When everyone was settled, Carlisle started speaking.
"Peter and Charlotte have come to us, asking for our aid. Whatever you may think about the situation, you must remember we owe them for helping us out seven years ago."
Carlisle stepped to the side as Peter took his place.
"As Carlisle says, we come for help. Charlotte and I ask for you to care for our newest member of our coven, Desiree."
I looked over at the newborn. As a human, she must have been Asian. Her eyes were shaped very skinny and they did not bore into her head like an American's. Her hair was very fine and straight and as black as the midnight sky. Her skin though, obviously, no longer had a tanish tint to it as Asians do. It was alabaster white, just like any other vampire's is.
We saved Desiree from the Volturi in Italy. Desiree is wanted for the creation of an immortal child, and she is held responsible for the death of Demetri."
Of course Mom would be the one most surprised "She…how did an unskilled newborn kill a member of the Volturi?"
"But, she looks so young." Esme interrupted "She is nothing but what…a teenager?" Just like Esme, taking things from a mother's point of view.
"We don't know how old she was when she was changed." Said Charlotte "Or even how long she's been a vampire."
"Would you please explain, Desiree?" Mom asked the newborn, very politely.
"No." Dad said in a flat voice "She says no."
Desiree looked over at Dad. Her head was turned and her eyebrows crinkled. She was looking at him like she had been with me before: like she was deciding something.
"Desiree," Alice said "Edward has a special talent, as do some others of us. Edward has the ability to read anyone's mind," She paused and muttered "With one exception."
"She wants to know the 'exception'." Dad said.
"Me." Mom whispered "He can't read my mind. He's never been able to." She paused "I'm Bella, by the way."
"We would like for Desiree to stay here, temporarily." Peter continued "We need to go clean this up and protect her. But, for our plan to work, she can't be with us."
"So, yet again, we come back to harboring a criminal. We could very well die for that." Rosalie said.
"Well, Rosalie, you might not be the only one who believes that. We will put it to a vote." Carlisle said.
"Okay." Said Emmett. "Anyone who thinks we should keep the kid, raise your hand."
Rosalie, Carlisle, and Jasper did not raise their hand.
"And anyone who thinks we should get rid of her."
Only Rosalie raised her hand.
"And anyone who doesn't give a damn whether she stays or goes…"
Everybody sat still.
"Going once…"
The room remained motionless.
"Going twice…"
Zippo
"Um, Carlisle, Jasper, did you forget to vote?"
"No, Emmett." Said Carlisle "It's just that…if we decide to let her stay, we put the family at risk. But if we don't help, we would be betraying our friends in their time of need and who knows what they would do with the three of them."
"So…should we just leave now?" Peter asked.
"No, Peter. Stay for now. Let us have the night to think about it."
Everybody left the room but Mom and I. When it was quiet, I spoke first.
"What do you think?" I asked her.
"She's just a child."
"But what do you think we should do?" I asked
"I think…that if the family votes to let her go, I'm going to help her anyway.
"Yeah." I said "Me too."
There is Chapter One! Please review! Let me know if you think I should continue the story of not.