"Okay, so I've got to run to an Elders meeting but you're more than welcome to go in the house. Paul, will you introduce her to everyone?" Paul agrees, picking up the box of pies from the trunk. Primrose looked at her granddaughter, fixing and smoothing her hair. "I'll be in in just a minute I promise. Don't you worry."
"Grandma, I'll be fine. Go." Cecilia reassures her, squeezing her hands gently. Primrose nods and walks toward the woods, easily finding a path.
"Ready to go meet the tribe?" Paul asks, giving her a kind smile. Cecilia smiles back and hugs herself, nervous but trying not to let it show. "They'll love you, promise." He leads her inside the house "hey guys! I brought a guest!"
"Bringing another woman home? Should I be jealous?" A young woman with long black hair jokes, taking the pies from Paul and putting them on the counter.
"Never" Paul assures her, pulling her to his chest and laying a kiss on her lips. Cecilia lightly blushes and looked away, studying the kitchen/entrance hall they had just walked in to.
"Sorry about the two loves birds" another woman with black hair says. Cecilia tries not to gasp at the large scars across her face. "Hi I'm Emily Young, Sam's fiance."
"H-hi. I'm cecilia. I'm Primrose's granddaughter" Cecilia shakes Emily's hand.
"We've heard a lot about you in the past month. Let me introduce you to everyone. You know Paul. He's currently kissing Rachel Black, his girlfriend." Emily leads her through a hallway and into a living room where five young men sit with two young women and a little girl. "Everyone. This is Cecilia." All eight eyes dart up and access her. "Be nice and introduce yourselves."
"I'm Claire! This is my Quil!" The little girl announces first, climbing on his lap. Quil chuckles and hugs her, giving her a wave.
"As Clair said, I'm Quil. Nice to meet you." Cecilia nods and gives a small wave back.
"Hi, I'm Kim" a young woman sitting on a large man's lap says.
"I'm Jared, Kim's boyfriend" the man says from underneath her.
"Hi. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Sam Uley. I see you've met my fiance." Cecilia nods again, hugging herself.
"Hi! I'm Renesmee Cullen!" The youngest woman of the group, about sixteen, jumps up and grabs Cecilia's hand, shaking it vigorously. As soon as cold skin meets warm, Cecilia gasps and begins to see things. First she sees a fireplace and a pale blonde woman smiling down on her. Then she sees snow flakes falling and a large auburn wolf standing next to a pale woman with brown hair and red-gold eyes. As she jumps to catch a snowflake the scene changes to her facing a group of people with red eyes in cloaks as she stands among a group of people, some with red eyes and others with gold, and a pack of giant wolves.
Cecilia gasps and let's go, pulling her hand away. Everyone, minus Quil and Claire, are on their feet at once. Jacob stands at Renesmee's side, his hand on her lower back. Cecilia surveys their faces, her hair racing. "Cecilia? Are you okay?"
"Y-yeah, why wouldn't I be? Jacob, why are you looking at me like that?" Cecilia didn't know why she knew his name or how but she did. She gives them a shaky smile, trying to calm herself and not let her fried nerves show.
"You just blanked out for a solid minute. Your eyes rolled to the back of your head" Jacob explains, his voice layered with concerns. "Just sit down, I'm going to get your grandma and my dad." Emily guides Cecilia to a seat while Jacob walks outside.
"I-I'm sorry. I don't know what happened" Cecilia begins to apologize.
"You're fine. You're not the first person this has happened to. I think… How do you feel?" Renesmee asks, sitting on the other couch. "How did you know Jake's name? He hadn't told you it yet."
"I feel fine, my heart is racing but I'm fine. And I really have no clue, a lucky guess?" The door opens again and Primrose runs in, followed by Jacob and a man in a wheelchair.
"Cecilia! How do you feel? What happened? Should we call Doctor Cullen?"
"No, I'm fine. Honest." Primrose and the man in the wheelchair share a look.
"Everyone but Jacob and Renesmee out." Everyone follows the order from the man in the wheelchair. "Tell me exactly what happened Jacob." Jacob recounts how Cecelia met everyone, shook Renesmee's hand, and froze. "Cecilia, this may seem like a weird question but did you see anything when you touched her?" Cecilia's heart rate spikes again, her palms beginning to sweat.
"We won't think you're crazy. Your mother used to as well. I promise it's okay." Primrose reassures her, gently touching her hand.
"I-I did.. But they make no sense, what I saw I mean."
"Tell us anyway." Primrose gives her a supportive smile, urging her granddaughter on.
"Um, a blonde woman holding a baby by a fireplace, snowfall and a giant auburn wolf standing next to a woman with golden-red eyes. A group of people in cloaks with red eyes. There was also another group, wolves and pale people. Some had golden eyes and some had red eyes. I told you, it makes no sense. Just like my dreams. It's fine. I'm sure it was nothing. I'm sorry for making you worry. I promise you, it's probably nothing."
"Billy, she's just like her mom. Maybe stronger" Primrose, full of excitement, tells the man in the wheelchair.
"We must tell the rest of the Council." Billy agrees with her, spinning himself around. "Come with us Cecilia." Cecilia swallows her spit anxiously, feeling out of breath. Primrose gently takes her hand as they walk outside toward the dark woods behind the house.