Quick Author's Note, this story is set sometime after the last one, and if you are a new Reader, you should read my other Story, Renesmee's Saga: Shooting Star as it will explain some of the new characters! Happy Reading!

Chapter One

Violent Flowers Bloom

When a man's heart is full of deceit it burns up, dies, and a dark shadow falls over his soul .From the ashes of a once great man has risen a curse, a wrong that must be look to the skies for a vindicator, someone to strike fear into the black heart of the same man who created battle between good and evil has an army of shadows comes the Dark Warrior, the purveyor of good, with a voice of silence, and a mission of justice.

-Sting

10th February 2012

Madison Cullen

Today was my fourth birthday, I was finally an adult, finally able to make my own decisions and choose what I wanted in life.
Firstly, I had to tell my parents that I expected to be treated differently now. My party was in a few minutes, I took one final look at my short hair, it was perfect. I remember the day Henrik had ripped half my hair off. When I got home, I shaved it all off... from then on I had always had it short for as long as I could remember.

I looked at my black dress in the mirror and sighed, Alice always dressed me. Not anymore. I looked at the ridiculously high heels and opted to change them, just in time for the party.

The loud roaring of people from my school to celebrate my '16th' birthday caused me to have a head ache, and the vampires and wolves didn't help. Time to put on the human facade and act like I loved parties, of course I didn't love them, and I hated been centre of attention in big crowds, but with nearly all my year there waiting for me, it was a little hard to get out of it now!

I sighed walking down the stairs, the dim lights gave a beautiful glow to my skin, and I knew in every male's eyes, I would be one of the most beautiful creatures they had ever seen. The female's would envy me.

I walked with my head high, acting as if I didn't care about the lustful looks and envious stares I seemed to be getting. I acted like I liked the stares, truth was I did, it made me feel special and unique, but I hated been a vampire. Especially a witch blood vampire. It made me a freak amoung freaks.

I liked the stares from the boys, yet I had never had a boyfriend or my first kiss, Renesmee had an assortment of boyfriends but seemed never to kiss them. I knew who she really wanted. Smiling at the thought I true love, I only hoped one day I would find it, in which ever form it may lie.

"You look beautiful, Maddie!" Renesmee yelled at me over the loud music. I smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"Hey, Maddie!" Mary ran up to me, she had grown so fast after the first two years of her life, she had quickly caught up to us all now, she looked almost 14. She was my best friend.

"Hey, Mare" I smiled half heartily.

"Come on! It's your party! Act happy!" She grinned enthusiastically and I couldn't help but been influenced by her. That was the main difference between me and most of my siblings and cousins. Where as they were all Charismatic, I was Enigmatic. I was mysterious yet I drew people. Figures that now I had to act like the most Charismatic out of us all.

"I'm trying!" I laughed with her, her laugh sparkled, her black curls bouncing as she jumped up and down.

The song '2012' came on by Nicki Minaj and Jay Sean. I quite liked this song, I danced with the rest of people, swaying my hips to the beat of the music.

Disco lights came on in the dim room and as night drew the patio lit up and people started to flock outside as well as inside. I walked between them, getting a range of 'Happy Birthdays' from people as I walked past them.

My dad stood at the end of the patio, dancing to slow music with my mother. "When are we opening presents? " I asked. That was always my favorite part of parties, getting pressents of my family because they were always thoughtful, sentimental gifts. I didn't ask for gifts of others, in fact I specifically asked against the idea.

"When everybody leaves, we want that to be a family affair!" My Mom yelled over the music.

I smiled for the first time, genuinely, I would prefer that. Aunt Alice would be fuming. I didn't really care.

I turned around, another chourus of 'Cool party, Maddie!' and 'Happy Birthday!' came from a various number of people. I tried to find Leo, he was undoubtedly flirting with some innocent girl. He was a lovable rogue... I smiled. Leo was just funny. He was also the one who was most like me besides from my brother.

"... And then I just kissed her!" Leo was bragging to his friends about yet another girl he had kissed. I frowned.

"Heeeyyyy hot stuff, you wanna join out little gang?" His friend Simon asked with a cheeky wink.

"Um, no." I said sarcastically.

"Simon, don't hit on my sister, it's weird. What's up Mads?" Leo asked me, flipping his blonde hair out of his eyes so he could see me better.

"I'm bored. But seen as you have company..." I gestured to his friends.

"Hey, I can always make time for my sister." He smiled genuinely, we had all been brought up to be brothers and sisters, not really cousins. I smiled at him.

"Well come with me then... I'm bored and I wanna dance with somebody!" I laughed.

He grinned, and followed me to the dance floor. People were dancing in the centre, and just as I was about to dance with Leo, one of the wolves tapped my arm. I turned to see Embry stood there smiling at me. "Wanna dance?" He asked.

"Go ahead, I'll ask Mary!" Leo said enthusiastically, he knew about my small but obvious crush on Embry when I was physically 12 years old. Now he was just a good friend, and I didn't fancy him what so ever.

"Yeh, sure." I smiled at Embry and took his red hot hands as he lead me onto the dance floor.

Leo and Mary had joined hands and were dancing beautifully together, Mary smiled at me as she passed me. I chuckled at her expression which was all dreamy and lovey. She loved dancing. She loved dancing with Leo. That was another small but obvious crush we had in the Cullen family, the only one who was oblivious was Leo himself!

Me and Embry danced around, and as we finished, he kissed my hand like a gentleman and then walked away.

I smiled, looking after him, smiling like a nugget to myself as I wondered over to Charlotte. She was dancing with Seth, no surprise there. And Renesmee with Jacob. Another no so surprise.

Renesmee was too beautiful for words tonight, her long hair hung to her hips and with every twirl or sway of her hips, danced like flames.

Charlotte white hair moved with her too, but that was more like a shimmering waterfall. She looked about 15 now, Renesmee looked about 15 1/2.7

I was smaller than Renesmee though, she was 5'1, I was 5'0. She said it was the curse of being the youngest. I would always tell her been short was not a curse. I smiled as I played the childish conversation through my head.

Though my childhood had been far from perfect, it had been mine, and I would not have changed it for the world.

Life as I knew it was wonderful, but not enough.

Small town life, it wasn't enough for me.

I wanted the world, and now with the world at my fingertips, I felt I was finally able to take the plunge and stand up to my parents.