Title: Two of a Kind
Author: Seph Meadowes
Category: Book – Twilight
Rating: K+
Pairing/s: Alec/Renesmee, EJ/Renesmee, Alec/Jane
Warning/s: Implied incest. Some angst.
Summary: "We're two of a kind." A conversation between EJ Cullen and Jane. Slight Alec/Renesmee.
Music: The Plastiscines - I Am Down
I thought I was the only one
Maybe for a day
or just tonight
-The Plastiscines, I Am Down
Edward Jacob Cullen doesn't know exactly how he ended up there. Specifically in Volterra to attend a ball with his family who don't seem to care that his only sister in the world is currently dancing with one of the most deadly vampires in existence.
He only watches in bewilderment as Renesmee laughs at something Alec says while the dark-haired male is actually, dear God, smiling back at her.
His granddad was wrong. Hell can freeze over.
"Well, aren't they sweet?" The petite blonde beside him scoffs, obviously disgusted with the display. Her eyes, the most terrifying ones he's ever seen in his life, are focused on the merry couple dancing on the ballroom floor. "I hate sweet."
"I didn't think you did, Jane." He remarks stupidly. EJ Cullen isn't the type of guy who listens to warnings. So when his parents gravely told him on the plane to by no means upset any of the 'Demon Twins', he doesn't exactly follow orders.
"You've got a mouth for an infant." There's a twinge of amusement in her voice and he's summed up that he isn't going to get vamp-tasered that night. He can effortlessly see why people were so afraid of this innocent, sweet-looking little girl. She had the whole Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde dynamic down pat.
"I'm ten years old, I'm not that young."
She gives a small smirk but the effect is immediate and it makes him want to go and hide behind his mommy. But of course, he doesn't…
…he'll just do that later.
"Do you think it'll go anywhere?" Her attention is back on the new golden couple, eyes narrowed disapprovingly. It's clear to everyone that Jane is close to her brother and there were some harsh rumors about them being erotically co-dependent on each other. If there is any shed of truth in those rumors however, he didn't know. But mind you, those foolish gossips met a very painful end.
Watching Alec twirl Renesmee around on the dance floor makes his stomach recoil and he could feel himself empathizing with Jane's disapproval. He's protective of his own twin as well. It isn't something he can help. He's always been the one to protect her. He's her guardian. Not Jacob. Not even their dad.
"Well?" Jane asks almost impatiently, raising a blonde eyebrow at him. She really is quite small, she barely reaches his shoulder and she has to crane her head back almost all the way to look at him but something, her reputation or the way she held herself gave her those invisible few inches.
"I hope not." His reply makes the dread inside him grow even more and he feels like puking. He's never seen Renesmee smile like that at anyone. Not their uncles, not their dad, not Jacob…not even him. That look in her eyes, that light, he's only seen that with their mother. Their mother who smiles the same way at their father…
He suddenly feels lightheaded, the realization of it becoming too much for him.
"You know what, Cullen?" He turns to look at Jane but her attention is still on the dance floor. "We're two of a kind."
He stares at her in confusion before she turns at him. He looks straight into her blood red eyes and sees his own sadness and heartbreak in them.
Yes, they were one and the same.
So what do you think? I found myself wanting to ship EJ/Jane for some reason after writing this.