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Bella's Point Of View

SUNLIT MOON

1. 20 YEARS LATER

"Edward, I think we should tell her. We've waited twenty years just so that we could be sure she could handle being around humans. She does fine when she's with Jacob." I said, standing in the kitchen facing Edward.

"That's because she thinks Jacob smells bad since she's half-vampire and he's a werewolf." Edward said.

"Technically, he's a shape shifter." I corrected.

"That's not the point, you know what I mean. Besides, we weren't only testing her around humans." Edward said in a hinting tone.

For the first few years of my newborn life, the Cullens had kept a close eye on me, just waiting for me to slip up. They always had someone accompany me when I went to Charlie's house, or if he went over to the Cullens. They also kept a close eye on me in public. It wasn't until a few years later that they had really begun to trust me. They thought that I was eventually going to slip up and I was only going to be able to contain myself for a little while. But they were wrong. I haven't, nor do I plan, to taste human blood. There had only been one occasion when I had tasted human blood. It was twenty years ago. I had been pregnant with Renesmee at the time and needed to find a way to keep myself, and Renesmee alive and strong. Jasper had thought I was going to slip up. Or he hoped I would, since it had been so difficult for him starting out in the Cullen family. He always looked like he was in pain when he was around humans. The scent of their blood burns the insides of our throats. So I understood why Jasper had trouble. Even though the Cullens trusted me around humans, it was hard for them to trust Renesmee because they thought her vampire instincts would kick in, and she would thirst for human blood.

Renesmee could eat human food, or drink blood. She liked blood better and that worried the Cullens. It even worried me. Everyone waited for her to slip up and bite a human, but in all the years of her existence, she hasn't tasted human blood. However, when she was just a baby, she would bite people, especially Jacob. That didn't bother me though. Sometimes it was funny to watch him curse as Renesmee bit him with a full set of teeth. Edward interrupted my thoughts.

"We just want to make sure you and Renesmee can handle this. There will be a lot of humans around and it will be very tempting."

"But I can handle being around humans. You've known that since our first hunt, remember?" I said smiling as I remembered the outcome of our first hunt together.

I had smelled human blood and it sent a burning through my throat. However, I hadn't attacked any of them due to my self-control. Before my first human encounter, I had fought a lion and my dress had been ripped so badly that Edward let me wear his neat, unscathed shirt. Apparently, Edward had also remembered, because he took a step closer to me and looked at the shirt I was wearing. It was a red, long sleeve shirt with cuffs at the end of each sleeve.

"Hmmm." Edward said as he traced the sleeve of my shirt with his finger. "Yes, I remember that quite well. You tackled me to the ground and your dress was all ripped. I miss seeing you in that dress."

He smiled my favorite crooked smile. I knew that if I could blush, then that's what I would be doing right now.

"You know, If you wanted, you could easily rip this shirt." I said, hoping he caught my hint.

Edward lifted me up so that I was sitting on top of the counter. My hands knotted in his hair as we kissed. His lips touched mine as we embraced in a passionate kiss.

"Ughh, Mom, Dad, don't make me throw up."

Edward and I quickly pulled away from each other to see Renesmee standing at the threshold of the kitchen. Clearly, she had just woken up because she was yawning.

"Oh please. It's not like we haven't seen you and Jacob kissing." I said as I got off of the counter.

"Yeah, or heard the thoughts going through his mind when you two kiss." Edward mumbled.

Though no ordinary human would be able to hear what Edward quietly mumbled, I could hear him as though he was talking normally. Since Renesmee was no ordinary human, she too, heard what he had mumbled.

Renesmee blushed as the blood flowed through her cheeks. The resemblance between her, Edward and myself was uncanny. She had my chocolate brown eyes, Edward's bronze hair, and his facial-features. However, she had Charlie's curly locks.

"That's different....wait, Dad! You read his thoughts when we kiss?!" Renesmee asked in disbelief.

"It's not my fault. It's like he's screaming his thoughts out loud." Edward replied defensively.

"So...what does he think when we kiss?" Renesmee asked, trying to sound casual. There was no mistaking the curiosity in her tone. Both Edward and I could tell she was anxious to know.

"You're like a school girl who wants to know the latest gossip." I said, vaguely remembering Jessica Stanley.

Since I had been turned into a vampire, I remembered very little about my old friends that I used to go to school with. I remembered some of them, and some old memories, but it was all very vague.

"Speaking of school," Edward said. "Your mother and I have been talking and we think it's time we all start going."

"We?" Renesmee asked.

"Everyone. Jacob will go too." I said. "Your father, your aunts and uncles repeated school over and over again. They did it so that they could blend in and have something to do."

"We never sleep, so it gets boring around here. Do you know how many times she has read Wuthering Heights?" Edward said with a smirk on his face as I hit him playfully.

"What your father is trying to say is that everyone will be going to school with you. Besides, you and I have never been around so many people at once. So your father says we need to be watched." I said nonchalantly.

"But what about Jake? He could look after me and make sure I don't lose control. You know I can handle myself." Renesmee insisted.

"We trust you, but we know that if we left Jacob to look after you, he wouldn't stop you if you got mad or if you were tempted to bite anyone." I said.

Suddenly, we heard a noise that sounded like a whip and turned our attention to where the noise came from. It was Emmett, who had just appeared in the kitchen with a wide smile on his face.

"Yeah, that's because that pup is whipped." Emmett said making another whipping sound with his mouth.

Edward and I bit our lips to keep from laughing. Renesmee's face grew crimson in embarrassment.

"Hey Uncle Emmett." Renesmee said.

"Hey kiddo." Emmett replied, with a smile on his face as he patted the top of Renesmee's head, messing up her bronze curls.

Renesmee fixed her hair and smiled at her humorous uncle.

"Yes, we just told her." Edward said looking at Emmett as he answered one of Emmett's thoughts. This reminded Renesmee of what they had been talking about.

"So," Renesmee said continuing their previous conversation. "What grade are we going to be in?"

Edward looked at me expectantly, so I began to explain.

"Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper will be in twelfth grade. Your father and I will be in eleventh grade with Alice, and you will be in tenth grade."

"But what about Jacob?" Renesmee asked.

"Well, he's really tall and looks older than all of us. So we were thinking about having him in eleventh or twelfth grade." I explained.

"But we think we'd rather he be in eleventh grade so that he can be in school for two years rather than just one year. That way next year, it wont be just your mother and I looking after you. Besides, I'm sure you'd want him to stay in that school for more than just one year." Edward said.

"But, why can't he be in_" Renesmee started to say.

"Because, we don't think anyone would believe him being a sixteen-year old in tenth grade. We don't even know if he could pass for a seventeen year old in eleventh grade, but we're going to try." Edward interrupted.

"You could just say he failed a few times if they don't believe he's in tenth grade. Or we could say he got a really big growth spurt. It wouldn't be lying. Besides, I've seen Television shows where people get really tall for their age." Renesmee stated.

"Renesmee, we know you want to be in the same grade with him. But we are going to stick with the plan and have him in eleventh grade." I said in a light tone.

"Okay. I guess I should just be happy we'll be together in the same school." Renesmee said acceptingly.

"What about the other dogs?" Emmett asked referring to the other Quileutes.

"We were waiting to talk about that with Jacob. Last time we talked to him, he said he needed to talk to the pack." Edward answered.

"All of the Quileutes are very big and we're trying to see what age we think they can get away with." I added.

"They may be big, but I can take them." Emmett said flexing his muscles with a smirk on his face."

"Yeah, and Bella can take you." Edward chuckled.

"Hey! She was a newbie. Now that she's not a newborn vampire, I could take her, anytime, anywhere." Emmett said confidently.

"Okay, so let's go then." I said challengingly.

"Bring it on little mama." Emmett said stepping toward me, accepting my challenge.

Edward smiled as we walked into the dining room and pulled out chairs to sit in. Emmett and I took each other's hands in the ready position for an arm-wrestle. Edward and Renesmee crowded around us and watched anxiously as Emmett and I began. It had been a while since Emmett and I had wrestled, but even so, it was no problem keeping my arm steadily in place as Emmett struggled to push it down. Lines formed across his forehead as he put more pressure and strength into his arm, attempting to force my arm down on the table. My arm didn't waver an inch. It just stayed in the same place it had when we started the arm-wrestle. Suddenly, I added a little strength and pressure into my arm, resulting in Emmett's arm smashing down on the wood-oak table.

"Dammit!" Emmett growled.

Edward and I laughed. But then I looked at the smashed table.

"There goes another table." I said somewhat disappointed.

"What do you mean another table?" Renesmee asked curiously.

Edward and I glanced at each other with a wide smile on our faces.

"Oh.," Renesmee said, catching on. "GROSS!"

Emmett, Edward and I laughed in unison. Renesmee got up and reached for the phone. No body had to read minds to who she was going to call.

"Hey Jake." Renesmee said as she was leaving the dining room, heading for her room. I turned my attention back to Emmett.

"It's about time you two broke something. Hey Bella, remember about the houses I told you about?" Emmett howled in laughter.

I rolled my eyes and Emmett looked at me questioningly.

"How did you get so strong? I don't understand how you are still stronger than me. Have you been working out?" He asked.

"You could say that." I said winking at Edward who was now biting his lip to keep from laughing.

"You may be able to beat me in an arm-wrestle, but you can't beat me up in a fight." Emmett smiled, reaching across what was left of the broken table and punching my arm.

I wasn't going to challenge him to that because I knew he would beat me. Emmett was a strong fighter and anyone who knew him was not stupid enough to challenge him to a fight.

Suddenly, something caught my attention. Apparently, it caught Edward's attention, too because his head snapped up.

"Jacob, I don't think we should say anything yet." Renesmee said.

Bella concentrated harder so that she could hear what Jacob said on the other end of the line. She knew it was wrong to listen in on someone else's conversation. But this concerned lately, Renesmee had been acting strange and it worried Edward and I. Edward told me that whenever we brought up Jacob around Renesmee, her mind would go blank. As though she tried to stop thinking about him. Edward told me that they must be hiding something because Renesmee was determined to not think about it whenever she was around us.

"We need to ask them about it sooner or later. Did Edward, I mean, your dad suspect anything?"

"I don't think so. I try not to think about it when I'm around anyone. I try to think of nothing. Or a color. Anything but this. If they don't hear us explain why we want to do this, then there's no way it's going to happen." Renesmee said.

"But I can't wait any longer. We've been together for a while and any normal couple would do do this if they had been together for as long as we have."

"But that's the thing Jake, we aren't a normal couple. But you're right. We have been together for a while. I guess we could give it a try and ask them. But I have to go, Uncle Emmett is here. I think you should be here when I tell them."

"Okay, I'll be right over. I love you." Jacob said.

"Me too. See you later." Renesmee responded.

There was a click on both ends and the line went silent. Edward and I looked back at each other and I knew we were both stressing over what we'd just heard. I unblocked my shield allowing Edward to hear my thoughts.

"I don't like the sound of this."

Edward nodded in agreement.

It had taken a while for me to be able to remove my mind shield and allow Edward to hear my thoughts. At first, it was very difficult. It took a lot of concentration and I had to touch Edward so that I could focus better and direct my thoughts toward him. But after raising Renesmee while she was a baby, that was when I got the hang of it. When Renesmee turned seven years old, that was when she looked like a full grown teenager. She almost looked seventeen-years-old. She would stay frozen at that age, forever having the appearance of a sixteen, almost seventeen-year-old teenager. Just all of the other Cullens and werewolves, or shape shifters, who were also frozen at the age of their transformation. It was different for the Quileutes though. They would stay frozen at the age of their transformation, but would look much older with their size and muscles. Because of the vampires, and the Quileute's connection to us, they would never age again. The Quileutes were bonded to us, since one of their own, Jacob, had imprinted on one of my own, Renesmee. Since Renesmee was old enough to take care of herself, I was able to spend more time with Charlie and Edward and practice lifting my shield from my mind. I was now able to think a thought and lift my shield without hesitation.

"Why are you guys looking at each other like that?"

Clearly he hadn't heard what Edward and I had just heard. He hadn't been paying any attention to Renesmee's phone conversation.

"Shhh!" I hissed as I heard Renesmee approaching the dining room.

"Can Jake come over for a little while?" Renesmee asked as she got into the dining room

"Yes, of course." I answered

Hopefully they will tell us what they were talking about. I thought, raising my shield so that Edward could hear me.

I liked that I could raise my shield at times so that he could read my mind. It came in handy for certain situations, especially this one. But I also liked that Edward couldn't read my thoughts. It gave me privacy and a sense of security knowing that my thoughts could still be my own when I wanted them to be.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Edward give a small nod informing me that he heard my thoughts. I already knew he had, but since I couldn't read his mind, I liked that he would inform me whenever he'd heard my thoughts.

"Think I can beat him in an arm-wrestle?" Emmett asked.

"Maybe." I replied unsure.

"Yes, I think you could take him in an arm-wrestle." Edward said. "Or at least I hope you can."

"Pshh, no sweat." Emmett said confidently.

Edward and I laughed. It was always fun to be around Emmett. He was always trying to compete and he always made jokes. Edward and I didn't mind his company, so he often came over and found a way to make us laugh. I loved all of the Cullens. They were all very loving, and I enjoyed every second with them. But Rosalie rarely came over. She only came to see Renesmee. That was fine with me, though. Although Rosalie and I didn't fight, she wasn't exactly the nicest sister-in-law.

There was a knock on the door and a few moments later, Jacob and Renesmee appeared in the dining room looking uneasy. I looked at Edward who was more pale than usual. He must have read their thoughts and knew what the get-together was all about.

"Mom, Dad, Jacob and I wanted to tell you something." Renesmee began.

Emmett cleared his throat. "What about me?"

"You too, Uncle Emmett."

When Emmett looked satisfied, I expected Renesmee to continue. Thats when I saw the seriousness in their faces. Jacob and Renesmee were now holding hands and I saw the look they gave each other. Then I realized the intensity that was in the room and wished Jasper could be here to calm everyone down. Fear shot through me as I thought about what they were about to tell me.

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