~~~~Two Months Later~~~~

Renesmee was sitting in our bedroom reading out of a book she'd gotten from Marcus's library. It amazed me and scared me about how fast she grew. Now she looked about four year's old and getting bigger every day.

Heidi, Gianna, and I have been doing fashion shows with her trying to get in a half decent baby book made. Her bronze colored hair was now five inches from her waist. Kaure would give me grief if I cut it.

Aro had put Heidi in charge of Renesmee's wardrobe. Of course I confirmed everything that went in her football field closet.

Today she was wearing a peach colored dress with ribbon and bows in her hair.

I looked around the room we were given. It had a high ceiling with big, open windows. It had blood red walls and black-brown, polish, wooden floors. It had three different bedrooms. My room was simple as I requested a sea theme. Light blue walls, white wood floors, and a canopy bed with a blue bedspread.

Renesmee's was a princess theme: pure white floors, pink walls, and a tower that overlooks all of Volterra. Her bed is a small canopy and she has every toy any child could ever want.

Kaure was up late last night and was sleeping in her room that she decorated with pictures of her old home. We had to be quiet or else she'd wake up. And not even the fearsome Volturi guards wanted that.

"Mama!" Renesmee came running up to me. I smiled down at her and pulled her up to sit in my lap.

"Yes, Renesmee?" I asked. She smiled.

"It's cloudy outside today. Can we go into town?" Renesmee was bouncing with excitement. I glanced out the window.

"I don't see why not." I said. Renesmee jumped from my lap and grabbed her coat. I pulled my long, ivory trench coat over my ice blue, spaghetti strap dress. Then I took my purse with all my new credit cards and Italian money in it.

I opened the door to our room and held Renesmee in my arms. Once we reached the throne room Jane opened the door and announced me. Aro smiled at us and Marcus was watching Aro then looked back at me. Caius was nowhere to be seen.

"I'm going to take Renesmee out around the town." I glanced up at Aro. "Do you want to come?"

Aro shook his head, no. Renesmee's face fell and she wiggled from my grip and walked over to Aro. She climbed onto his lap and put her hand to Aro's face. Aro shook his head.

"You'll have much more fun with you mother." Renesmee pouted and I smirked. "I have a surprise for you when you get back."

"Okay." She said, before given Aro a kiss on the cheek then running back to me.

~X~X~X~

Renesmee looked around the crowded market in awe. I smiled at her. She pointed out random stores that we went into and bought food for her. When I was paying for the food Renesmee wandered off.

"Renesmee!" I looked around wildly. Then I spotted her talking to a man who was selling flowers. The man smiled and took Renesmee's hand then started leading her towards the houses. I pushed through the crowd and was there in a second. The man looked up at me in annoyance and I glared at him.

"Is this your mother little girl?" He asked. Renesmee nodded and ran behind me, looking terrified. I raised a dark eyebrow. It was taking all I had not to kill him now. "Flower?" He spun a rose in from of my face.

"No, thank you." I quick picked up Renesmee and started walking away. The man fallowed close behind. "Renesmee why'd you wander off? You scared me half to death."

"Sorry mommy. I was standing next to you when I saw the flowers. I told him I wanted to buy one for my mommy and he said, 'Oh, little girl you must be lost, I'll take you to your mommy.' And then you came."

"Renesmee you should talk to people like that when I'm not around."

"Why?"

"They'll take you away and you'll never see mommy or Aro ever again." Renesmee looked horrified, but this was something she had to hear. "If anyone ever does that again, scream." She nodded and muttered apologies over and over.

I sat the on a bench and gave her an apple. "It's okay you didn't know."

"Mistress Isabella!" I heard someone call. I quickly located it and saw Demetri jogging towards us.

"Hello, Demetri." I said.

"I was up in the tower and I saw Renesmee wander off. Sadly Aro heard me and his ready to send out an entire guard to look for her."

"She wandered off, but I found her." I stood and whispered to Demetri. "The man right behind you, the one selling flowers tried to kidnap her." Demetri's jaw locked. "Bring him to Aro."

Demetri nodded and turned to face the man. He was watching us from a far, but we could still see him.

"Oh, boy you shouldn't have done that." Demetri hissed. The man looked terrified as Demetri started after him.

~X~X~X~

Later that night I could faintly hear the man who tried to steal my daughter being killed by an angry Aro. A few moments later Aro appeared at our door.

"Bella, that scum who tried to hurt Renesmee is dead." He whispered to me, so Renesmee wouldn't hear. She was watching cartoons in her pajamas with Kaure.

"Thank you Aro." I hugged him then noticed he was holding something. "What's that?"

"A present for you and Renesmee." He walked into the room and Renesmee jumped from the coach to see him. "I have something for you."

He opened the box and pulled out a small, silver necklace for Renesmee. The charm on it was a key, with a rose engraved into it.

"It's so pretty Aro," Renesmee fingered it. "Thank you." Aro stood and turned to me. He handed me a small music box. It was silver like the key and had a keyhole in the side.

(QueenVamp- Yes it's just like the one in Anastasia, except this one plays Bella's lullaby.)

"Oh," I traced the silver roses going around the sides. Renesmee ran over and I knelt down as she put the key in. The small music box opened and a ballerina started spinning around and around gracefully as a lullaby played.

"Lala." Renesmee smiled at the music and started to spin like the ballerina. Kaure watched her as Renesmee took the music box in her hands and started to spin around. Looking like an angel.

I watched Aro smile as Renesmee danced. I kissed his cheek, like I'd done many times before when he did something nice for my daughter. This time Aro turned to me and smiled; then left.

Something inside me snapped and I followed him, walking as briskly as he was.

"Aro," I jumped in front of him. He looked at my distressed face and put a hand on my cheek. I leaned into it and smiled. "Why do you do these things for Renesmee?" I asked.

"Sometimes I think of myself as her father..." I cut him off.

"In a way you are."

"Well I'm sure when you tell Edward about her, he'll..." I cut him off again, this time with my lips.