Chapter One: After the New Moon-Bella
It had been six years now since he left. Since I had Renesmee. Since I had turned into a vampire.
I was living the life I wanted before. But now, it seemed meaningless. We had just moved to Alaska. Renesmee looked about sixteen, and I was frozen forever at eighteen. I played my motherly role when we were alone. But at school, we were supposedly sisters.
Every time I looked at her, she reminded me so much of her father. Her bronzed hair. Her smile. If I could cry, I would have.
Renesmee was oblivious to who exactly he was. All she knew was that he was a vampire. She used to think she was to blame for his leaving. But I told her over and over again, he left me not her. He didn't even know about her. No one did. I was changed when she was born by Victoria. Then, she left right after. I hadn't seen her since either.
"Morning, Mom!" Renesmee greeted me hopping down the stairs into our new kitchen. She was already dressed and ready for school where she was starting her sophomore year along with me. We were posing as twins.
"Morning sweetie." I laid her breakfast down on the table. Though she was half vampire, she was still half human which meant she could eat regular food too.
I glanced over at her as she ate. Her beauty reminded me so much of his. I couldn't bear to say his name. It still hurt. Even six years later.
I didn't know where he and his family ended up. If they were still out there even. I had always dreamed of meeting back up with them. Seeing him again. Showing him what he did to me. But I knew that wouldn't happen. It was impossible.
We arrived at Juneau-Douglas High School in the nick of time. We walked over to the front office to receive our class schedules and other information needed. Then, we headed off to our first class.
"Be good," I told Renesmee before we parted out ways.
She smiled. "You too."
I rolled my eyes and walked down the hall to my first class. English. Luckily, class hadn't started yet. Students were still sitting on the top of their desk and throwing paper wads across the room. They all stopped to look at me when I walked in. That was normal. Humans always found vampires attractive. I remembered my days of experiencing the same. That's how my daughter came to be after all. How my new body came to be.
One particular guy seemed familiar. I hadn't seen him before though. I knew that. But the way he stared at me reminded me of someone in my human years. I looked back and remembered. Mike Newton. He was beyond attracted to me and that was before I turned into a vampire too.
"Hey," the guy said standing over me. "I'm Nick." He held out his hand. But I didn't bother shaking it. Humans always started to freak out when they felt a vampire's temperature.
"Bella," I told him simply.
"Nice to meet you." He pulled his hand away slightly confused. "Are you new?"
I knew that was obvious. But I wasn't going to be rude.
"Yes." I nodded. "My sister and I moved here not too long ago from North Dakota."
"Cool."
Before he could say anything else, class started. That was when I smelt a familiar scent. Vampire.
It obviously wasn't me. And Renesmee didn't smell like that. Were there other vampires around here? Then, I noticed the back of a head that sat toward the front of class. I had seen it so many times.
Black spiky hair, pale skin, shorter stature.
Alice.
