A/N: Renesmee is 6 years in human years at the start of the story. It starts just prior to her 1st birthday.

1st year - Born - 6yrs
2nd year - 6yrs - 10yrs
3rd year - 10yrs - 13yrs
4th year - 13yrs - 15yrs
5th year - 15yrs - 16yrs

Hopefully this wil help you follow the story better.

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Chapter 1 - Goodbyes

"Renesmee, sweetie. It's time to go." mum called from the front door.

"I know. I'll be there in a minute." I replied. I looked at the house that had been such a huge part of my life so far and wondered when I would return. It was not the first time that we had left but this time was definitely the hardest….

The first time was six months after the Volturi visit when Carlisle had said it was time to move on. He could not stay at the hospital any longer. He was way too young looking and could no longer pass for a thirty three year old. So Carlisle had taken a position at a hospital in Lebanon New Hampshire near where Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett had been accepted to go to Dartmouth College. Esme was going to renovate their new home which was just outside Lebanon in Mascoma.

Carlisle and Billy had convinced both of the wolf packs to go back to a normal life but when Mum and Dad told Jake we were going too, Dad and Jake got into a huge fight. I did not understand why only that Jake was furious they were going to take me away. Jake told them if they wanted to go he would be going to. So Mum, Dad and I stayed in Forks and Grandpa Charlie told everyone that Mum and Dad were taking a year or two off to travel before starting their college experience. Jake went back to school on the reservation but he came to visit every afternoon with Seth.

We did not travel much the first year. Mostly we went back and forth between Forks and Mascoma to see the rest of the family. Mum wanted as much time as she could with Grandpa Charlie since she knew we had to move on. Grandpa visited every chance he got since we could not go to his house. He taught me how to fish. He also taught me all the different types of fauna and flora that were scattered around Forks just like he had with Mum when she was little. Most weekends I spent alternating between La Push with Jake and fishing with Grandpa.

On the weekends I stayed with Jake we spent hours at the beach swimming, collecting shells and building elaborate sandcastles. Jake would let me ride on his back when he was a wolf and we would run through the wood hunting animals. We did not always catch them I just liked the chase. It was fun. This was our special time. It did not matter what I wanted to do Jake would say yes. If I wanted to sit and watch movies all day in my pyjamas then we did. But I liked the outdoors. I liked the rain and the sun, I loved the woods and the beach. I even helped Jake out in his garage while he was building cars.

When we went to visit the family in Mascoma, Rosalie and Alice would take me shopping to update my wardrobe. Jasper and Emmett taught me how to play baseball and Emmett bought me my own bat. Dad insisted I get a glove as well since I was not as strong as the rest of my family. I also loved ice hockey. I loved watching the players crashing into each other and the speed at which the game is played. We would sit and watch the games on TV and Jasper and Emmett would explain the rules to me.

The second year was vastly different. Mum and Dad decided it was time to travel. I had grown so much, at the start of the year I looked like I was nine years old by the end I looked like I was thirteen. We spent a month away and then two weeks in Forks. That was the compromise Dad and Jake had come to.

Our first trip was to Denali to visit with our cousins. They taught me to hunt polar bears and penguins. I got to swim with whales since they weren't afraid of me but as soon as anyone else got in the water they left. We went snowmobiling and skiing throughout the National Park and Wildlife Preserve

Then we started my international travel. First we visited all our friends who came to bear witness for the family. I got to see Ireland, Egypt, Africa and South America but we avoided Italy. Then it was wherever we decided to go. We saw the Great Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and the Mayan and Aztec ruins. I found the ruins fascinating. I got to see more than anyone else because my family could jump, leap and climb to places that had no paths. Plus we had great night vision. The rest of the family joined us when we went to the Amazon but I knew Emmett and Jasper really wanted to come for the hunting.

I enjoyed the trips for the first couple of weeks but then I started to miss Jake. The last week was unbearably long and dragged as if it would never end. Jake was always eager to hear what I'd been up to and I always had a souvenir for him. It did not matter how small it was he always made a big deal out of it. He put them on the mantle in the lounge room for everyone too see. Mum and Dad even took me to Isle Esme where they had had their honeymoon. After our month was up, Mum and Dad decided to stay and had Jake come get me. Jake said they were having a second honeymoon. I spent a whole month with him before they returned.

As the second year came to a close Dad said it was now time to join the rest of family. Mum had been to see Grandpa to let him know about our departure. We were packing up the main house getting ready to leave when Jake arrived. The cottage had already been done. He had been oddly absent the last couple of weeks, only visiting for an hour or two every couple of nights. He had also had been very quiet and did not say much. I assumed it was because Mum and Dad had told him we were leaving. I missed the happy Jake that I always had fun with.

When I saw him I could tell immediately that something was wrong. His eyes were red and swollen like he had been crying for a long time. His head was down and his shoulders slumped. I ran up to him and jumped into his arms giving him the biggest hug I could manage. Usually it cheered him up but today he just hugged me back, I felt tears falling from his face onto my hair.

"Jake, what is wrong?" I asked concerned.

Mum and Dad came rushing into the room.

Dad must have read Jake's thoughts because he said "I'm so sorry Jake."

"Billy is really sick Ness. They say he does not have long left to live. I can't stay long," he said quietly to me. I hugged him even tighter.

"I am sorry," I managed to say my eyes now filling with tears.

This was the first time in my life that someone I knew was dying. No one had even told me that Billy was sick. When I looked up, Dad was outside talking to Carlisle letting him know the sad news.

His phone rang and he listened briefly before he hung up and kissed my cheek. "I have to go." He said suddenly giving me to Mum. He was shaking to phase before he got to the door.

"Edward!" Mum called running for the car. Dad was right behind us.

We raced to Billy's house. Sam let Mum and Dad onto the reservation despite the treaty because it was what Jake needed. Everyone was there, both wolf packs, Grandpa Charlie and Sue Clearwater. It was crowded. People coming and going all day. Emily had cooked and brought food around for everyone to eat. Mostly they just picked at it. The rest of my family arrived later that day. Carlisle checked Billy and said there was nothing he could do. Billy was too far gone. It was a long day and night. I fell asleep curled up on Dad's lap but I woke up in Jake's bed. Jake never left Billy's side.

The next morning Dad asked Seth and Quil to take us youngsters down to the beach for a while to give us a break from all the sadness. It was whilst we down there, collecting shells, that I heard the saddest sound I have ever heard. The harrowing sound of a wolf crying out in pain. It raised the hairs on my arms and gave me goose bumps all over. I shuddered.

It was Jake, Billy had died.

"Renesmee!" It was Mum. She had come to get me. I realised I was crying. She swept me up in her arms covering me with kisses. If she could have cried tears, they would have been flowing down her face too.

Seth and Quil had disappeared and other wolves were now adding their sorrow filled howls to Jake's. It was a haunting chorus but a fitting tribute to an elder of the tribe. It went on for hours.

When Jake had finally come back he picked me up and hugged me his tears still flowing. We sat on the sofa not moving. He was so sad. Carlisle and Dad stayed to help Jake with the funeral arrangements and Mum stayed with Sue to help comfort Grandpa Charlie. It was a sombre mood when we arrived home. No one said much and I did not understand everything that was happening but I knew everyone was sad because I was too.

Three days later they attended Billy's funeral. I wanted to go but Mum and Dad said it was best if I did not. Rosalie stayed home with me. She did not like funerals anyway. She took me hunting to try to take my mind off things but I was not hungry. I just wanted to see Jake. We had just crossed the river on our way home when I caught hold of a scent I knew. It was Jake, he was here.

I raced ahead of Rosalie excited to see my Jake but he was not there. I did not understand. I looked around confused. I had smelt his scent right? So where was he?

"Where is Jake?" I asked close to tears now as the disappointment set in.

"Ness honey, Jake needs some time to grieve, he'll come see you soon," Dad said in a quiet voice. "He left you this," he handed me an envelope with my name on it.

I may have been born just on three years ago but my development was not like other kids. In human years I was almost thirteen years old. I took the envelope from Dad and went to the sofa to read it. I opened it carefully and found a note and a picture of Jake and me collecting shells on the beach. Mum had taken it a couple of months ago.

My Beautiful Nessie,

I know you do not understand everything that is happening

right now but you will some day. I do not want to leave

and it breaks my heart but I need some time alone.

Please do not be sad. I promise to come and see you real soon.

Love you always

Your Jake.

P.S. I miss you already.

The tears started to flow the minute I saw the picture he had left me. He was right. I did not understand. I just wanted to hug my Jake. Now I did not know when that was going to be and it hurt. It hurt more than I imagined.

"Jake," I cried over and over again.

Mum held me on her lap, rocking me back and forth whispering, "He'll come home soon, I promise."

I heard Alice say in the background 'Jasper'. A feeling of calm washed over me and my eyes got real heavy. I felt Mum carrying me up the stairs but I do not remember being put into bed.

The next thing I knew it was morning. Everyone knew I was awake but no one came in. I sat in my room staring out the window letting the silent tears fall down my face hugging the stuffed wolf he had given me this last Christmas. I sat there trying to think of all the thinks Jake and I had planned to do when we moved but it made me even sadder. I stayed in my room all day. No one came to see me, they let me sit quietly. Eventually I cried myself back to sleep and when I awoke again it was dark. I rolled over. My clock said it was three o'clock. I could hear sounds coming from downstairs so I got up, washed my face and went downstairs.

"Hey sweetie, feeling any better?" Dad asked when he saw me. He crossed the room and picked me up.

"A little," I managed to say.

"Can I get you anything to eat?" I shook my head.

"I am thirsty though."

"Do you want me to take you hunting?" I nodded.

So Dad took me hunting. Emmett came along too, challenging me who could find the biggest deer. But it was not the same. He was not Jake. I finished off a stag and we headed back. The sun was just coming up as we entered the house. Nearly everything had been repacked.

"Are we still moving?" I asked. Panic starting to set in.

"Yes, it's time to leave," Mum replied.

"But how will Jake know where we have moved? How will he know how to find me?" I cried, fresh tears appearing.

"Renesmee," Mum said softly, "Jake already knows. We told him before he left."

So that morning we said our goodbyes to Grandpa Charlie and moved to Mascoma with the rest of the family.