Nessies' Delimma

6 YEARS AGO

Bella's POV

"Wake up!!!" Emmett yelled in my ear. I jumped. Even though I hadn't been asleep. Emmett grabbed Nessie out of her bed and ran out of the room.

"Good morning sunshine!" Edward came in, holding Nessie of course, "How are you this fine morning?"

"I'm as perfect as ever." I kissed him on the cheek and sat up, "You know this is a crazy feeling, never having to sleep."

"Good morning." Carlisle said, heading out the door, "Are you two going to join us for the hunt?"

"Yeah!" I said, "Edward, can I go?"

"Please, Daddy?" Nessie said, happily in his arms.

"Go on Nessie, but stay close to Granddad. I need to talk to Mommy." He put her down and she ran out the door and to Carlisle's side.

"Why can't I go?" I asked disappointedly, but then I saw his sad glance, "What's wrong, Edward?"

He sat down on the couch and I sat next to him, "Everything." He muttered.

"I'm sorry?" I said, leaning in closer. I knew something was terribly wrong if he wouldn't even tell me.

He pinched his eyes shut and put his arms around me, "Okay, Bella. I didn't want Nessie around to hear this, but since she's half vampire, Carlisle thinks it's in her best interest if we put her in an orphanage until she either turns completely human or completely vampire, but that could take up to six years."

My eyes widened, "What?" if I could've cried then, I would have. How could he say such a thing, "We can't…no!"

"Bella, love, I think it's the best thing for her. I want to support you, but if she's in an orphanage, the Volturi can't touch her. I've already got Esme looking for an orphanage in the area." I gave a silent sob with no tears. He hugged me tighter, "Bella, she'll be fine, and she'll be able to be a normal person for a little while."

"You mean the others have known, but you haven't told me?" I nearly screamed, "How could you! She can't go! They'll think she's impossible and ship her across the country, like what happened to Rose's poor child."

"There is no alternative to it, Bella. Look, we've thought this through very carefully. We'll have Alice watching her all the time, she'll be fine."

Then Carlisle came back twenty minutes later with Nessie on his back, "Nessie," I lifted her off his back, "Hey baby girl." I hugged her as tight as she could bear.

"Daddy, what's wrong with Mommy?" she asked when I hugged her again.

Edward sat at the counter and lifted Nessie onto his lap, "Listen, princess. We have a big problem."

"What is it Daddy?" she asked, staring into his eyes.

He held her head on his ice-cold shoulder, "You have to leave, Ness. I don't know where yet, but you have to go, for a while." I could tell this was yanking at his strings and everyone's.

"Daddy?" she asked, tears building in her eyes, "Are you giving me away? Do you hate me?"

Carlisle turned away and Alice sat down next to Edward, "Nessie; we could never hate you, but we think it's in everyone's best interest that we separate, but just for a little while." It was then that Jasper looked away, and that was saying something since he was the former military man.

"Look, sweetie." Alice started, laying a hand on her from around Edward, "We all love you. We'd never hate you. We're just having some problems and we don't want you to get in the middle of it all. I'll be with you always." She handed Nessie a locket in the shape of a heart with her initials on the front.

Nessie opened the locket and gasped. It was Edward holding her up, proudly, only minutes after she was born on the right and on the left was a tiny picture of her entire vampire family.

"Oh Ness!" I cried, no tears, but it still hurt, "You have to go. I don't want you to go. No way, but, I think this may be a life death situation. I just want the best for you." I kissed her forehead, and I felt my throat burn, "Okay, you've got to go, quick." I helped her up off of Edward's lap, "Remember, we all love you and I'll come get you from the orphanage as soon as your powers develop."

"Orphanage?" she said, crying as hard as she could, "You really must hate me!" she ran up to Edward's room and locked the door. Edward and I ran up and I knocked on the door. We both tried to reason with her, only greeting by her screaming, "GO AWAY!!!"

Edward kicked the door down eventually, "Ness; do you honestly think we'll forget about you that easily?" he held her skinny body tight against his own, "Nessie, I can't tell you how terrible I feel right now, but your grandmother and I have thought it through very carefully." He kissed her on the cheek very carefully.

"I don't care. I'll run away, if you don't want me." She stood up only to be stopped by Jasper in the hallway.

"Hey, Squirt." He lifted her above his head and grinned evilly, but frowned when he saw her crying, "What wrong with you, Munchkin?" he asked, putting her down in the hallway.

"I don't wanna go, Uncle Jazzy. I wanna stay here with everybody."

"I know bud, but, you know what? In a couple years, we'll get you and don't you remember that Auntie Alice can watch over you and if anything happens, we'll get you right away." Jasper hugged her, "Hey, come here. I bet Alice can cheer you up a little before you go?"

"Deal." Nessie smiled and I heard her run down the hallway a little ways.