HEART AND SOUL

Chapter 1

Emerald

July 7 2010

Dear Diary,

I went to Canada with mum and daddy last week. We had a lot of fun. I love celebrating Canada Day with them. It's so much fun. We got home around 3 pm today. I had a long week. But I didn't run. Daddy said that I was too slow. I am not slow. But I guess he wanted to see the fire trucks. So he carried me the whole way there and back (I do not know why he carried me back) I know that he is never carrying me when he runs again. He scared me because we almost ran into a tree 10 times. (Which he doesn't do normally only to scare me) I don't even like being carried. Anyway when we got back we saw Aunt Alice and Uncle Edward playing chess. I don't know why they play because after two moves someone always knocks their king down. I mean Uncle Edward read's Aunt Alice's mind on what moves she will make and Aunt Alice can see them moves Uncle Edward makes. Daddy automatically bet on Uncle Edward winning. (Automatically, big word. I'm proud of myself.) He bet right.

"Emerald! Come down please." Daddy called to me as I pushed my bangs out of the way.

Daddy's calling me. I have to go before he gets impatient. I'll write as soon as I can.

Emerald "Emma"

"Coming Daddy" I said as I closed my diary. Daddy must be really impatient. How long has he been calling? Oh well. I started making me way down stairs thinking. Everyone normally calls me Emma but daddy said Emerald. Am I in trouble? I got down stairs to see Uncle Edward shaking his head. Probably to my question I just thought. Thanks Uncle Edward, if that was my answer. He smiled in response.

I'm Emma. Well my full name is Emerald. Emerald Blair Hale-Cullen but I really hate it when people call me by my full name. But I don't get mad at Nama. She is the only person who can call me Annabelle. I have loose waist long red ringlets and I normally let them hang down. I have gray eyes with blue and green tints in them. (Aunt Bella says they look like the water at La Push beach on sunny days (waters still gray she says) and I am proud) I have a really round face and 24 freckles over my nose and cheekbones. Yes I count how many I have, keeps me busy when there's nothing to do. I am only 4"7 tall. It's short for my age. I mean tall for my age I mean tall for my age but short for how old I pretend to be in public. There better. I am only 4 years old but am supposed to be 14 in public. (Although I look 10)

I am half-vampire half-human. I am not the only one in my house who is. There's Renesmee and Edward Jacob ( EJ ) who is 2 years younger than me. I have a special gift to. I can find out your biggest fear I also have telepathy. So I am pretty cool.

I walked into the kitchen to find mum, daddy and Nama. I instantly went and gave Nama a hug. I had not seen her since last week. She must have been hunting by the time I got back. Mum and daddy I saw no more than an hour ago. "Hello Nama!" I said. She's my only Nama, Just like Papa's my only papa.

"Hello Emerald, it's so nice to hear your mouth voice. Not that your head voice is nice to, but I guess that I'm too used to it. Anyway How's my older grandbaby?" She used to say her favourite grandbaby then Nessi came. But I don't mind. Those days are still in my head.

"I'm good, how are you Nama?" I said in what everyone calls my "head voice" I'll talk sometimes but I prefer using telepathy. I use it 90% of the time. The other 10% is when I talk. That's the way I like it. But I have to talk to Aunt Bella. Unless she lets her shield out, then I can talk the way I like to her.

"I am good as well. You have changed since I saw you last, even though it was a week ago. Your hairs a little longer and you got a few more freckles." She pointed to the bridge of my nose and my eyes instantly went crossed eyed. Hmm I'll need to count again. I don't want to many freckles 50 is the amount I want. Maybe they will keep popping up until I get 50. "I can see a bit more blue and green in your eyes –not much but a bit- and you seem a bit taller." She added with a soft smile.

"No way, impossible. I thought I stopped growing last month." I was a little upset but to hide it I added innocently "I like being short." I was even shorter then Nessi. I was the shortest in the house. I liked it that way. I don't want to grow! As for my hair the only time I get scissors is when mum does my bangs. I pushed my bangs out of my eyes.

That's when Nama added (to mum) "I think her bangs need to be cut again." My bangs come down to just below my eyebrows. Makes me look even more innocent then I am. But right now they are hanging in my eyes. Every month they need cutting and I don't like it. My actual hair (other than my bangs) grows much slower.

"Awee I don't want my bangs cut. Nama, mum, daddy can we please not cut them?" It was true. I did not want them cut. But I never get my way and here is the scene that plays every time I ask that. The whole family argues me. Lucky me I just started it again because everyone is now in the kitchen. I sighed and pushed my bangs out of the way, while I tried so hard not to recite the lines with them.

"We have to cut your bangs, or else they hang in your eyes and you are always pushing them out of the way." Uncle Jasper said.

"You would look a lot like me if you didn't" Nessi. Lucky Nessi, she doesn't have bangs. I wish I didn't. EJ nodded in agreement with his sister. (They're twins)

"You wouldn't be you if you had no bangs Emma." Uncle Edward said. Of course he just read my mind. I liked this scene in the living room better so I can sit through their trying to talk about how much my life would be better with bangs.

"All of your outfits I get wouldn't be right without bangs. That's why we don't have the same clothes as you." Aunt Alice.

I opened my mouth to say something but Aunt Alice & Uncle Edward said at the same time "It would be better if you had bangs. You have to get them cut." Ok I was really getting annoyed now. Instead of wasting my breath trying to get my comment in I pulled out my pad of paper and started writing. I was working on my poem. I had written three verses down and I have the fourth. I just let my ears take it all in.

"You look to innocent with bangs and I like it." Mum said. I liked these new comments. So I put the pad away. Plus I still didn't know what to put in the last paragraph.

"People won't realize how tough you are until you show them." Daddy, I did not need to hear the sound of the voice but only the words to know that.

"It'll make you look as smart as you look, and you are really smart." Papa said. The two people who say the most convincing comments are always Nama and Papa. But they wait for last to say there comments though.

"You look like you with bangs. I say you should but if not we get used to it like we will have to get used to your mouth voice." Nama said, hugging me. It bothers me to have bangs. But I know that if I am aloud to let them grow I won't be me anymore.

Aunt Alice must have seen it because before I even said it, she pretty much screamed for mum to stop. I am not going to like this. "Wait, Rose I know a new style of bangs for her!" She was almost bouncing with how exited she looked.

"No please. I just want the normal just-under-the-eyebrow-look. Please don't have a new way." I said aloud. "Please" I added with my head voice. I really don't like when I am used as a lab rat for fashion and other things Aunt Alice enjoys.

"I think I agree with Emerald on this," I rolled my eyes at the use of my full name. "I like her normal to." Mum said.

Thank. You. Mum. I was glad she agreed with me in this one thing. I heard someone chuckle and I thought it was Uncle Edward. Not funny. I don't want anything else. It bothers me to get it cut. I thought. Hoping he would hear it.

"I agree. This look Alice has in mind is where it would bother me –and maybe everyone else- because Alice has an image pasted in her head." He started shaking his head. "You would look to different with short hair" He said.

My hands instantly flew to hold my head innocently. "NNNNNOOOOO" I said aloud. All mum and daddy did was glare at Aunt Alice. Hey everyone did. They agreed with me. My hair stays long. But my bangs get cut. Today. I didn't like it like that, but they out number me 10-1 all the time. No fair.

Mum was already back with scissors in her hand. I knew exactly where to go so I went to go the dining room. Everyone followed. For some reason they like watching me get my bangs cut. Oh well my bangs will soon be shorter and I will look like me, and very innocent. But they forgot adorable. Do I not look adorable with them cut. I looked at all the people in the room. Uncle Edward was nodding. Good, as long as I'm adorable. Uncle Edward then chuckled.

"Who's thinking funny thoughts Edward?" Daddy asked. Oblivious of what's going on.

"Your daughter. She doesn't care about anything but as long as she looks adorable, and big word Emma. I'm proud." Uncle Edward said.

"What, Oblivious?" I asked. "I wrote a bigger one in my diary earlier." I stated in my head talk.

"Oh? What word was that?" Uncle Edward asked.

"Automatically, I like that word." I said. I felt happy, 2 big words in one day. That's a new record.

"Yes it is. Keep it up." Ok so I know I am really smart but I don't like using big word like that. I have a hard time with it. I learned a big word reading yesterday. Uncle Edward tilted his head, curious. I forget the word though. Oh well.

I heard someone enter the house. I wanted to turn around a look but Aunt Alice grabbed my head to keep it straight for mum. This takes too long. I soon enough found out who it was though. Nessi called to Jake. "Jakey your here!" She called. I heard Jake, Ness and someone else? Who?

Jake started saying "Yea I'm here." I heard the third pair of footprints again. Who is that. "Why wouldn't I be here? I'm here every day." Jake concluded. Another big word, wow.