Renesmee's Three Wishes

AN: This prologue... is meant to help you understand who Renesmee is, what she thinks and what she wants. I've decided this is going to be the oneshot and the three branch stories will be seperate. I decided that because, all three stories are going to pick up at different points of that first year after she reaches maturity. Simply because it works best that way.

I hope the plot is original and keeps you all entertained. Also, I'm using WordPad and there isn't a spell checker... so i've read this over a ton myself and I hope I caught everything.

Oh another side note. The song that popped into my head when I decided she was going to have three different destinys was "Three Wishes" by The Pierces. I am not including lyrics, because the actual lyrics of the song happen to go better with one of the branch stories. So look out for it there. :]]

Growing up I knew that Jacob would always be apart of my life. It was something I knew without a doubt. I can remember very clearly everything that has happened to me since the day I was born. I know that isn't a luxury many people have the benefit of claiming, and some wouldn't call it a luxury at all. I however, dont take it for granted. This focus, and this awareness of what I've done and where I've been is what allows me to know exactly who I am and what I feel.

I remember the day my family had sat me down to explain what imprinting was. That it meant Jacob would be who ever I needed him to be. At that time I'd needed him to be the best big brother in the face of my over protective parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. I had needed him to be on my side no matter what rebellious thing I was looking to do.

I remember quite well that stage in my development, the pre-teen angst that seemed to flow through every part of me. I never did anything that could have hurt me, or anyone else... I just rememer being tired of being so watched over all the time.

I remember being glad that my Aunt Alice couldn't see me, couldn't see my future. Couldn't see when I grabbed the scissors and took them like a knife to a chopping block, slicing through the hair everyone refused to let me cut. It had grown back down to my waist, but I remember the shock that had crossed everyone faces. It had been priceless. Jacob, though, he'd just laughed and said they should have taken me to get it cut professionally like I asked. He had been the best brother anyone could ask for.

Its August now. In one month I will have reached full maturity. I have to say it that way, "Reached Maturity" because "I'm turning 7," doesn't really jive with what you see standing in front of you. The point here is that I'm at a point in my life where everyone is waiting for me to redetermine what I want Jacob to be. Although, I already know I just want him to be my friend. I just need to make sure he's clear on that.

A friend is all I'd ever want Jacob to be... in fact if he wanted to stick with the big brother role, and just tack the best friend role in there too, that would be perfect. Because I dont look at Jacob and see a lover. In fact I try hard not to look at him that way at all. It kind of makes me nauseous. In all seriousness though, I've never looked at him that way, and he's never looked at me that way. Not even in the last year when all my womanly parts started to become much more prominent. No, Jacob only looked at one person with the eyes of a lover. The only person I think is good enough for him anyway!

Leah Clearwater was the love of Jacob's life, or at least since i'd been around. I remember... (your going to hear that a lot i remember just fair warning) so I remember the day my powers expanded. The day I learned I could choose to hear what someone was thinking by touching them. It had been a year ago, the family was sitting around the living room telling old stories. I loved to hear them, finding out what life was like before I existed. It was very exciting.

I remember Leah was sitting next to Rosalie. (Although her eyes kept darting to Jacob) I had been sitting between him and my Mom, and Leah had said it was a great thing I came around and saved Jacob from being the other man. I had looked at mom and she had smiled and then turned to my dad laughing at the small pout on his face, bringing the hand she had in hers up to her mouth and kissing it.

It didn't look like anyone was going to elaborate, so I had turned to Jacob knowing he would spill, all I had to do was ask. I had touched his arm, asking how he was the other man, and suddenly it was like I was experiencing my own gift for the first time. I saw my mom and Jacob in a kiss. Only it was all from Jacob's point of view. I had released my hold on him, turned to my mom and said "Mom you kissed Jacob?" Everyone had looked at me shocked. My Dad had been crouching in front of me in the next second, attacking me with twenty questions.

We realized I could only hear the passing thoughts of whom ever I was touching, and only when i wanted to know. Like my other gift, it wasn't something that happened all the time. I could touch someone without putting my thoughts in their head, it was only when I was trying... or sleeping, where my mind was completely unguarded. Only my mom knew this though, and I had asked her to keep that to herself. Didn't need people prying into subconcious thoughts I was having... talk about embarressing.

Okay my mind keeps getting off track. I was explaining why I didn't want Jacob as a lover and that I was one hundred percent positive that he was madly in love with Leah. I knew they were meant to be together and that they only reason they still weren't at this point was because of me. They were sure I was going to want him all for myself. So today was the day I set the record straight. I wanted them to have a happily ever after. Seven years seemed too long to wait, but its also what made me sure about my choice. The fact that they had waited. That they hadn't stopped caring despite the uncertaintly of the future.

Today was the day for many things actually. I was finally making it clear to Leah and Jake that they could be together. That was huge, but if things went according to plan, I would be getting something for myself too. My parents were over at the main house. I liked to sleep in and as they didn't need sleep, so naturally their days started a lot earlier than mine. Which actually suited my plan perfectly.

I left a note that I was heading to La Push. I needed to make it there before they decided to come check on me, espically my dad, because I was positive I wouldn't be able to keep my excitement about my plan in check. Not with today being the day.

I reached Leah's house and didn't let my anxiety go until I was safely through the door. Jacob, and her both lived here. He had taken over Leah's old room when she had moved into the mastersuit. That had been three years ago, when Charlie and Sue decided to get married. She had moved in with him, figuring her grown children could take care of themselves.

The two of them were sitting in the living room. It looked like Seth was out, which was probably for the best. I needed to have this conversation with just the two of them.

I'm not even going to bother telling you all the details of that conversation. It had taken me a full hour to convince them that I just wanted to be friends. Then finally, when she realized I was serious, Leah stood up and hugged me. When she pulled back she looked me in the eye and thanked me, telling me I'd just given her the greatest gift anyone could ever possibly give. I had smiled and said "Well you can pay me back by letting me borrow your car."

That is how I ended up parked in front of my Grandpa Charlies. I took in a deep breath to calm my nerves and hoped out running up the walk way to the door. It was a saturday so I knew he was home. I rang the door bell and waited. I could only hope he and Sue would be on my side with this. They were my only hope.

Sue answered the door smiling at me, and welcoming me in. I glanced around loving how much Sue had changed this place. I remember how it had been when Grandpa was still a bachelor. Now the place had so much life, so much color. I smiled remembering the day Sue had called my Aunt Alice, knowing she was the only person who could get the job done. I really loved how much everyone around me got along now. I remember the awkwardness that used to be in every interaction. I remember how Sue had clung to Charlies side not really associating with the rest of my family.

Leah had been the one who mended the gap. Another reason I felt she was the only person worthy of Jacob. Leah who had been the most hostile had finally let that anger go. Her and my aunt Rose had found they had much in common, and that friendship had lightened Sue's wariness. Now we were all one big family. Sue was my Step-Grandmother, and Leah was my Step-Aunt.

Sue lead me to the living room, and she went to join Charlie on the couch. I smiled when he wrapped his arm around her, they were so cute. "Hey Ness, what brings you here?" he asked, and I decided to stay standing. I began to pace, "Grandpa, I have something to ask of you, and I'm really hoping you'll help me convince Mom and Dad that its a good idea. Well I hope you'll think its a good idea..." I broke off still pacing. I saw Sue and him look at each other wondering where this was going.

"Ness, what's going on?" He asked, this time curiousity in his tone. I stopped walking and look at them both trying to stay calm before the word vomit could hit, but it did and I couldn't stop myself. I was too excited at the idea. "Grandpa, I want to attend Fork's High School, as a transfer senior! I want to see what its like going to school by myself. I want live here with you for the next school year. I could pretend to be your niece or something, and I could stay in moms old room. I wouldn't get in the way, I could help out around here. I just really want to know what its like to be a regular teenager. I want to have homework, and classmates, and go to the prom, just know what its like to hang out with people who aren't my family. Please, please, please!!!" I was on my knees in front of them by the time the please mantra started. I looked up at them with desperate teary eyes, hoping it would be the final cincher.

It was quiet for almost a full minute, as I watched the wheels turn in their heads. Then they looked at each other and smiled, and I knew I had convinced them.

Now I just had to hope they could convince the parental units. I sat nervously in the passenger seat of Leah's car. Sue was driving it to the main house and Charlie was following in their car. I knew that my Dad was already going to know what I wanted before we even walked through the door. I just hoped that they would be reasonable.

We walked through the front door and everyone was standing around waiting for us. When I say everyone I mean everyone. It looked like Jacob and Leah had come over after I left them and were the only ones sitting down. They both waved, but didn't say anything seemed to sense that something was about to go down.

My Dad had a serious look on his face, my Mom looked curious, everyone looked curious actually. It looked like Dad was going to let me tell them all. He caught my eye with that thought and nodded. I took a deep breath, then said "Well can we all sit down at least?" Just like that before I could given take a step toward the couch everyone else was sitting in various spaces around the room. I grabbed Charlie and Sue's hands and we walked over to the couch in the center of everyone. I sat in between them.

I glanced around at everyone and I was about to ask their permission when my Grandpa Charlie spoke for me. "Ness is going to come live with me for a while, she wants to go to Fork High like a regular student and Sue and I think its a great idea." No one said anything. It was completely silent.

I glanced at all their faces, taking in what they all seemed to say. My Aunt Alice had a look of restrained excitement on her face, and I knew she was thinking about school shopping. My Uncle Jasper looked amused, and beside him my Uncle Emmett was grinning from ear to ear. My Aunt Rose looked scared at the thought of me going to school alone.

Jacob and Leah were both smiling, and I knew with what I gave them today they would totally be on my side. My other Grandparents looked enthusiastic about the idea. Lastly, I glanced at my parents. My Mom's expression was now serious like my Dads. They were looking at each other, seeming to have a long conversation with their eyes and I was almost positive they were going to say no, when suddenly my Aunt Alice jumped up clapping her hands. "We are going school shopping today! This cant wait!" I had smiled realizing this meant she saw them saying yes.

I spent the next month preparing for school. I was going to be Carlie Swan, Charlies niece who was staying with him while my parents were going through a horrible seperation. (That horrible seperation being from me.) My Aunt Alice had taken my wardorb very seriously, insisting on putting together complete outfits for me to wear, in seperate garment bags, with little polaroids on the outside to show what I had to pick from.

I was the only person in the family who could get away with telling my Aunt Alice no. The only reason I agreed to let her put together outfits was because I had made her promise that she would shop at a few of my favorite stores, and that one week each month I could put together my own outfits. She had pouted but agreed, saying that because I had inhereited her sense of fashion she could live with that.

Then she had decided to redecorate my mom's old room, which was something I actually got excited about. We redid the entire room with furniture and accents from my favorite store, Anthropologie. I felt more like a college student living on my own than a first time High School attendee. I looked around my room my excitement tangible in the air.

Tomorrow was my first day at school... I didn't see how I was going to sleep tonight. I sat down in the center of my bed. I pulled knee's up to my chest and smiled again. So happy, I could burst. I looked at the table I had beside my bed, there was a family picture that I had taken sitting there. I loved photography. It was something I really got into. I had a portfolio and everything. That wasn't why I was looking at the picture though. It was from a week after we had the discussion about me going to school. I had said I wanted to have a end of summer barbeque.

At the beginning of the summer, I had asked my Grandma Esme if I could have a pool and pool house installed. A week later I was able to lounge by the pool in big shades, a floppy hat, the adorable bathing suits I had ordered from Betsey Johnson. It wasn't exactly sunny, in fact it wasn't sunny at all, but I didn't care. It was summer and I was going to enjoy it anyway.

So that's where we had been when I'd taken this picture. I had made everyone sit around the pool with their feet in the water. It was the cutest picture. All the couples with their arms wrapped around each other. It hadn't been until I was developing the film that I started to wonder when I would find someone.

I rolled over away from the picture looking toward my window. I had decided that I wasn't going to fall in love this year. I was in no position to get attached to anyone. The only people I was allowed to fall for were vampires, werewolves, and other half vamps.

I wasn't in love with the werewolf I had. I was definately not intereted in Nahuel. We were pen pals, but it was strictly platonic, and the only vampires I knew were all family... So my love pool was nonexistant. I wish I could know how much longer I had to wait until I was in love. Until someone made me weak in the knees, or made my heart pound in my ears, or took my breath away. I turned off my light, and slipped under the covers, dreaming of what my happily ever after would be like.

tbc...

AN: Okay people. So please review and then keep an eye out for one of the crossroad, or all of them. Her life has three different out comes. She's happy in all of them, and doesn't know what she's missing in the others. So I hope you all enjoy each one for what it is. :]]