Chapter One
159 years later….
"We'll see you guys later," called Renesmee. She and Jacob were heading out for another date. They started dating 93 years ago. It was after Nahuel decided that he'd find someone different then her. Jacob starting loving her since she was born, but it wasn't like what it is now. Jacob imprinted with Renesmee within minutes after her birth. He's my best friend, Jacob Black, and he's a werewolf (the Alpha of his pack). He loved her like a brother at first, but then it changed with age. He became her best friend. It lasted a long time, but his feeling increased more and more. He has barely left her side. Now it's like they're inseparable.
Jacob asked Edward about a week ago to marry Renesmee. He didn't want to push it too soon, but I'm surprised that he waited this long! I thought that he would have asked decades ago. I guess that Jacob was being careful.
"Take care of my little girl, or you'll be sorry, Jacob Black," Edward called out of the front door after them. He's so protective of our daughter. She really isn't a daddy's little girl, but she loves him all the same. It's nice seeing my family all together.
"I will, Edward," Jacob called back. Edward shut the door, and ran towards me. We didn't totally have the house to our selves, but we kind of did. He scooped me up into a big kiss then.
I met Edward 162 years ago in Forks, Washington. I was the clumsy kid, and he was the outsider. I found out a couple months later that he was a vampire, but I was barely fazed by that. I was too much in love with him to even care. He hated that fact though, but he lived with it.
"Okay, that's enough you two," stated Esme as she came down the stairs. Edward sighed, but he did as he was told. Esme's our mother. We aren't really related; she's more like she 'adopted' us. She's mates with Carlisle, our 'father'. No one truly in this family is related except for Edward, Renesmee and me. She was conceived when I was still human, and I gave birth to her as a human. It only took a month to go through the pregnancy, but it was painful. Edward turned me into a vampire after he got her out of me.
"Sorry Esme," I stated. I gave her a smile while Edward just frowned.
"It's okay, Bella. I know what it's like." We laughed both laughed at that. It was true. Boys can be a handful sometimes."
"They're home," said Edward instantaneously. I didn't know if he meant Renesmee and Jacob or not, but I found out soon enough. Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle, Alice and Jasper just then. I felt relieve once I saw them. They went hunting for a long while this time, but at least they were all safe.
"Where's Renesmee," asked Rosalie when she didn't see Renesmee.
"Out on a date," I replied. I don't think that Edward could talk about it without letting something slip. Jacob wanted it to be a secret from everyone except from Edward and me. The family barely got any surprises any more, and he thought that this would be a nice one. An engagement was sure to spark some life into this house. The only way to keep it a secret was so that Alice wouldn't know. She couldn't see Renesmee or Jacob with her visions. It was troubling sometimes, but right now, I thought it was the best ever. I wanted my daughter to be happy, and if Jacob made her happy, then I'll be happy.
"No wonder I don't see the dog around," stated Rosalie, "The house smells terrible though." She plugged her nose for effect.
"Go unpack," Alice ordered. Everyone did as she ordered them to do, and Jasper was dragged behind Alice. She was so funny like that. Everyone of us except for Renesmee and I were going to collage this year. We were decided to be the freshmen this year. It usually switched from Alice and me who was going to be freshmen, and I was chosen to be it. I had most of my classes with my daughter, which was nice because we were the only ones left of the Cullen's to be in high school. We were coming to the end of summer. Summers are mostly boring, but the good thing is that I have Edward with me always. I love him so much. We always fight about who loves more (it's kind of funny).
"Can we train," asked Edward hopefully. He loved when we trained with my shield. He always wanted to know what I was thinking. It was getting easier and easier to train with it. At first it took a lot of effort, but the more I trained, the easier it gets. It also helped to have Emmett around also. If he didn't use his strength to make sure that Edward doesn't distract me, I don't know what it would be like now.
I nodded. He practically ran over to the couch. I walked over and warned him, "No distractions." I nodded like a child waiting for his candy. I placed my hands on both sides of my head, and slowly pulled the shield away from me. I heard Edward gasp when he was able to read my thoughts. I threw all the love that I could at him. I should him every precious memory that I could remember into the mix of things that I sent him. I was only a fourth of the way through Edward pulled me in for a kiss. The shield snapped back like spandex. "Lost it!" Edward whined a little, but he didn't stop kissing me. He got like this sometimes when it was about love, or when I was in danger, and he asked me to show him what happened. He hated those ones the most. Emmett has to restrain him every time! It got annoying sometimes. I still love him at least.
"I will have Emmett restrain you if you want to continue," I stated once he stopped kissing me.
"What was that, Bella," Emmett called down from downstairs. Emmett liked to restrain Edward because he can do whatever he wants to stop him. It's his favorite part about the training. He thinks it's boring when I train, but Edward still goes on bragging about the time I saved everyone from being defeated by the Volturi. He loves to brag about it.
"Nothing Emmett," Edward called back. He always hates when I do that. It's quite funny though.
The front door opened, and Leah walked in with Seth. They were still in Jacob's pack. After Jacob decided to become an Alpha, he couldn't go back to not being one. Sam and Jacob tried to play nice for a while, but it didn't work out. Seth wanted to stay with us, and Leah wanted to stay with her brother (and away from Sam). Embry and Quil joined just before we left forks. The pack came with us because of Jacob being imprinted to Renesmee. To our surprise though, Quil brought Claire along with when she was eleven. Quil and Claire asked after Claire was eighteen if she could become a vampire (to our surprise). So now they're married, and they stay with us. We've taught Claire how to become a 'vegetarian' vampire, and she seems more comfortable about living forever with Quil and all the rest of us.
It's been 151 years ago when we left forks. Charlie came to visit us when we did. He even came to live with us when he retired. He died at the age of 87. We went back to Forks to bury him. It was a sad decade for us. I could barely take it. I still feel sad when I think about it. Renesmee was as torn apart about it as me. She loved Charlie a lot too. She loved spending time with him. They're favorite activity together was fishing. They would go fishing together each time he came to visit.
"What's wrong, Bella," Jasper questioned as he came down the steps. He could pick up my emotions with his ability.
"I'm just thinking of Charlie, that's all," I replied. Edward got up and wrapped his arms around me. He always did that when I thought of Charlie. I loved him with all my heart (even if it didn't beat).
"You know he's in a good place now," Alice stated as she came running down the stairs.
"Just remembering the memories of him." Claire and Quil came inside then holding hands. Embry followed behind them. I was surprised when Quil and Claire didn't mind the smell of each other. Claire still thinks that it's intoxicating. I don't see how she thinks that, but I guess I would never know.
"Where's Jacob," Embry asked when he noticed his best friend's absence.
"Off on a date with Renesmee," I replied.
"He's got the ring, right," Quil asked. I just nodded. Everybody but Claire and Renesmee knew about what Jacob was going to do tonight. Claire would tell Renesmee in a flash if she knew that he was going to propose to her tonight. They've become best friends because they both are 'wolf girls'. They tell each other everything basically. It's quite entertaining unless if you are the meaning of that topic. Jacob and Quil are usually the means of the topic.
"What ring," Claire asked curiously. Quil was going to get yelled at for this one. I don't think that Claire will even touch him for a whole year thanks to what she doesn't know.
"The engagement ring," Rosalie informed her. Rosalie always got a kick out of one of the werewolves' pain. It didn't happen often though.
"Did you know about this," Claire asked Quil sharply. He was definitely in for it now.
"Jacob asked that no one would tell her or you because of how close you two are," Quil stated trying to defend himself. "Jacob did the same thing when I told him that I was going to propose to you. What if you were in Jacob's case and Renesmee was told that you were going to be proposed to. Would you rather know, or would you rather have a surprise?"
Claire thought over what he was saying, and then decided that he was right. She gave him a kiss on the check which meant he was doing a good job. Rose looked disappointed now because of what was up.
"Where are we moving to this year for school," Leah asked after a couple of minutes.
"Do we have to move again," Rosalie complained. She always hated when that happened. She always wanted to stay a little while longer instead of move to a different school every six to eight years. It was six years ago that we moved to this house. Our time was running short here.
"We're moving back to Forks," said Carlisle. I didn't know what to think. I was happy that I'd be able to move back there and be able to be normal more than I was when out of it, but I was sad also. It was where Charlie was buried, and I didn't know if I could face the little town of forks right now.
Edward must have read Jasper's thoughts because he tightened his grip on me and whispered in my ear, "It'll be fine. I'll be with you every single second." He kissed my cheek. It sent an electrifying current down my body, and I couldn't help feeling it. It happened so often that I tried to ignore it. Everyone seemed to perk up just a little bit when Forks was mentioned. The pack could see the others, and we can be outside more often. I couldn't wait until Renesmee and Jacob heard where we were going. They knew we were going to move soon, but they hadn't heard where.
"I'll start packing," Leah stated while she rushed up to her room. She became different when she started living with us. She used to not be so close. She use to hate being around us, but over the years she's grown closer. She still doesn't fully trust us, but she's closer to it every year.
"When will they're wedding be then," Claire asked us. We knew that she would be the maid of honor, but we knew that they wanted to have the wedding soon. Edward wanted to stall it though. I got annoying after a while, but I couldn't help but be anxious either. This was another step for my baby girl. If I could cry, I would.
"We still have to figure out the grading and all that first," stated Carlisle.
"It will be soon though," continued Esme. Edward seemed to be not happy about that fact. I squeezed his arm to make sure that he knew my feelings also.
"Yeah! It's been years since I was able to plan a wedding," Alice chimed, "I can't wait!" We all knew that she would plan the wedding. She plans every birthday since she can with the werewolves around. They can't grow anymore, but she still does birthday parties for each one (even if they're small).
"I'm going to laugh when Bella has a dress for the wedding," stated Embry making me confused. Edward hissed at his thought for some reason.
"She's look beautiful, just like she always does," Edward stated as he defended me.
"She'll look like an old lady, that's what," Embry laughed. Emmett's booming laugh joined in with him. I saw that some of the others couldn't keep from laughing at the thought of me being in an old lady's dress. I was out of Edward's grip then. Embry started running away, but he didn't make it into the forest before Edward caught up with him. He was the fastest runner of all of us, so Embry didn't even stand a chance in the first place.
"Take that back," I heard Edward hiss out in the back yard.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry," Embry whined. "She's gorgeous, and she can never look like an old lady, I swear!" When Edward came back in, he had a smirk on his face. I didn't know what happened to Embry, but I had a feeling that I didn't want too.
"I'll go check on him," Quil sighed before walking out the back, "What the HELL, Edward!" He was just standing in the back porch. Then he burst out laughing. He seemed to take whatever Embry's state was as funny. I walked toward the back with the others to see what he did. When I looked, I had to try to smother a laugh. Embry was tied with a rope with his butt sticking in the air. To add to the effect, he had an apple in his mouth. Emmett's laughter was heard though out the whole house probably. Maybe even down the street if that was possible.
"I'll get the camera," Rosalie giggled as she saw what state Embry was in. After a second, there was flashing coming from behind us. I wasn't even sure if she could get it on the camera, but it would stick in our memory forever.
"I'll get him untied," Leah sighed from up above. Apparently, she didn't find this amusing. Esme didn't either. It's too bad that Renesmee would miss this. At least we have the picture for her to see.
"I'll help you, Leah," Esme stated while she glared at Edward. Then she walked towards Embry.
I stood on the tips of my toes to meet his eye level. When I got his attention, I kissed him as forcefully as I could. He seemed a little surprised which I found amusing. I never thought that he would miss one of our anniversary dates. Once I was done, he gave me a confused look. I pushed my shield away from me, and in turn, I gave him a memory (even though it was quite blurry). It was the day that I meet the love of my life, Edward. It was the first day of school during our biology class. We had to sit together because that was the only sit available for me to sit at. He stared at me with hatred, and I stared at him with confusion.
Once he finally got what I was meaning he took his turn to kiss me fiercely. It was quite amusing for me. I lost my concentration on the shield, but he didn't seem to care this time. The memory must be playing in his head because he was in this view from a different way. We detached from our memory kiss soon, but it was too soon for the both of us.
I decided to play with his mind for just a tad bit. I gave him my shield and put up a memory of Mike Newton. Edward always loathed Mike because he had a crush on me when I was human. Edward hissed at the memory of Mike, but I continued on just for fun. I remembered when he asked me to the dance before Edward and I started dating. It made Edward hiss louder. To calm him down, I thought, 'I was the one who chose to date the love of my life, and no one could have changed that.' It made Edward have that crooked smile that I always loved.
Quil came up to us and stated, "Bella, the phone call is for you." I didn't even hear the phone ring. Alice must have seen that the phone has rang.
"Hello," I stated curiously as I slipped out of Edward's hold.
"Mom," Renesmee questioned.
"I'm here."
"Mom, guess what."
"Hmm," I insinuated. I probably already know what she's going to say next. It was so cute of my daughter to call me first though.
"I'm getting married!"
"That's great sweetie! I'm happy for you."
"Guess what else?"
This I hadn't expected. I thought it was just going to be about the proposal. "What," I asked curiously.
"I want you to be my maid of honor." That just floored me. I couldn't even speak. Me, the maid of honor at my daughter's wedding. I thought that it would be Claire.
"Mom, are you there," Renesmee asked me anxiously.
"Yeah, I'm here," I stated once I could speak again.
"You don't sound that happy."
"NO! No, I am; it's just that I'm surprised. I thought that Claire would have been your maid of honor.
"She was close, but you're always there for me, and I always could depend on you the most. Jacob was close to you for being my most dependent person, but you always came first. So, will you be my maid of honor?"
"Yes, I'd love to do that, Renesmee."
"Great! I'll see you when I get home, okay?"
"Guess what." It was my turn to surprise her.
"What?" I totally had her on this.
"We are moving back to Forks!"
"We ARE! Oh my god! I have to tell Jacob! Bye Mommy." She hung up on me then.
"Now that she's off the phone," Alice stated, "Let's get packing."