A/N: I'm so happy that people seemed to enjoy the first chapter; here's hoping this one makes you smile too. Once again, feedback is welcomed and appreciated and ownership of Twilight does not belong to me. Enjoy!

Volturi Sister Ari

Chapter 2

(Renesmee's POV)

It only takes a glance at my mother's worried face for my annoyance to die. I know they don't mean to bother me with their hovering; they only want what's best for me after all. Still, it's getting harder to deal with when all I want is to either be by myself or alone with Jakey. Speaking of Jake, I wondered how things are going with him and the others downstairs. Even after everything our families have been through, it's still rather hard for Jake to get along with certain members of my family; Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Jasper being the biggest two he struggles to not rip limb from limb.

Just thinking of my family makes me sigh longingly. My mother is immediately by my side, tucking my bronze ringlets behind my ears. She says nothing but smiles lovingly and I grin at her in return, even though I'm positively sick of solitary confinement by now. I place my hand on her cheek and allow memories to flash in her mind. All are of the earliest points of my childhood; moments spent in her lap or in Daddy's arms, playing with the other family members. When I pull my hand away, I don't even have to voice the question I want to ask. Momma leans in and kisses my cheek. "You'll be perfect, Renesmee; much better than me, for sure." I shake my head but still smile as she places a hand over mine so that both are resting on my heavily swollen stomach.

"Bella, don't say such things about yourself." Grandpa Carlisle joins us in the room and wraps Momma in a hug. "You are a wonderful mother," he says before placing a soft kiss on her head. Her gentle smile lit up the room with its sheer splendor and I know that if she were still human, she would be blushing. "And you are going to be a fantastic mommy as well, Nessie."

"Thanks, Grandpa. It should be any time now, don't you think?" Currently, we were staying at Grandpa Carlisle and Grandma Esme's home in Alaska, and we would continue to stay until Grandpa deemed the baby was okay to travel. It's not that I didn't enjoy having the family together again, but I missed Jake and I's little two story house tucked away in the forests of La Push. I had been whisked away to Alaska so quickly for the safety of both the baby and myself that I didn't even have a chance to get the nursery ready. I could feel my bottom lip protrude slightly as I pouted over the thought. I must have been a sight because both Mom and Grandpa laughed.

A blush blossomed across my cheeks and I quickly hid my face in the worn baby blanket next to me. It had been mine when I was younger, made by Grandma Esme. It was more of a gray than pink now from all of the washings it had needed over the years, but it was still special to me. I planned on making one after the baby was born. Speaking of my little one, a strong, sudden kick made me moan.

The reason I had been rushed to Grandpa's house was so I could be cared for in case this pregnancy turned out to be anything like when Momma had me. After all, this was the first ever half wolf, quarter vampire and quarter human child to ever enter the world so carrying it was unknown territory. Thankfully, it didn't seem to be as dangerous as mine. Actually, the biggest challenge through this whole thing was TRYING to get pregnant in the first place. For a long time, I thought having a child wouldn't be possible for me.

Shortly after my tenth birthday, Jake and I were married. My father had been furious, saying I was too young to consider marriage, even though I had settled into my forever seventeen body years prior. In every sense I was an adult; bodily, mentally, emotionally and in all of the other ways that counted. Thanks to Mom, October 27, 2016 saw Jakey and I joined as husband and wife. It was one of the happiest days of my life and the three week honeymoon on Isle Esme to follow was simply amazing. When we returned to La Push, things settled into a nice routine, but I could tell something was missing.

Jacob was sad of course; his father was getting older and more of the wolves that he had been such good friends with were refusing to phase since that would mean staying young while their imprints grew old. Jake would be forced to continue to phase forever so that we could be together. He assured me that he was okay with that and that he would rather die than live without me, but it was obvious it still hurt him to lose those that were his friends and family. It wasn't long after that when the idea struck me to see if I could get pregnant. Of course, the idea had been on my mind before, but still….

I had missed my family too, since they all had moved away to avoid suspicion. Also it seemed that everywhere I turned, I was seeing women with big bellies or strollers and it affected me. I had gone through so much in my short life that it seemed I had done it all, save for experiencing the joys of motherhood. So we talked about it and we gave it a go, with months and months of no success. I called Grandpa one day and asked him for both medical advice and to keep it quiet that Jacob and I were trying for a baby. His knowledge, more of a theory at the time, is what led to me being able to conceive.

When I was growing up, he noticed that if blood consumption dominated my diet, than I acted more like a true vampire; I was faster, more alert, territorial, and needed less sleep. On the other hand, if I had more regular food, than I was more human like. I was not as fast, tended to tire earlier, and my skin, which was naturally harder than a human's but not rock solid like a vampire, would soften slightly. He suggested trying to go a month or so with as little blood as possible.

It was an absolute nightmare since most food, no matter how it was cooked, tasted bland at best. I hated how it changed my lifestyle, but Jacob supported and encouraged me the whole time. He even stopped phasing for almost a month just so that he could be with me every moment of the day. Finally, one day, I experienced my first menstrual cycle. It was extremely light and lasted for less than a day, but it was all that I needed to see to confirm that Grandpa's idea was working. We kept at trying and I continued to limit myself to human food.

Then one day, it happened. I was moodier than normal and positively refused to cook breakfast for Jake; something I never did. All I wanted to do was sleep when I wasn't running to the bathroom to vomit. Around that afternoon, it dawned on me that I might be experiencing morning sickness. I called Grandpa, Mom, and Dad right away. By that night they all were there, once Jake got things cleared with Sam's pack to let them onto the reservation. A quick check from Grandpa confirmed that I was indeed pregnant.

I was beyond thrilled and so was my mom; naturally Jacob was too and he ran out of the house with the most adorable, goofy grin on his face, saying something about having to tell Billy right away that he was going to be a grandfather. The only ones who looked somewhat concerned were Daddy and Grandpa. I knew they were worried about how the pregnancy would treat me, but I was too excited to care. My happiness didn't last long however; Grandpa insisted on me moving to his and Grandma Esme's home in Alaska immediately so that my health could be monitored.

Naturally Dad agreed and after some persuasion so did my mom. Strangely, Jake didn't need much convincing at all. Once the shock and happiness wore off, he seemed to remember how hard it was for Momma to carry me and how neither of us would have probably survived if it weren't for Grandpa's medical care. So, against my wishes we moved and have been in this house for the entirety of the pregnancy, which was just under seven months; I attributed the somewhat rapid growth to the vampire side of the baby, even if it was small.

"Nessie… Nessie!" I shook my head to clear my thoughts and realized mom was looking at me in concern.

"Hmm?" She sighed in relief and chuckled at my response. "What Momma?"

"You sounded like you were in pain and you didn't respond when I asked what was wrong." Hot embarrassment spread across my face as I caressed my tender womb. Lately, I did tend to tune everything out when I felt my little treasure moving around inside me.

"Sorry… I just got lost in thought, but no, I'm fine." I smiled down at my bulge. "My little wolf is just getting restless… he wants to join the rest of us out here."

A/N: Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I do not know why it was such a pain to write, but it was. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it. Special thanks to the following for people for reviewing:

Alexc1209: Thanks for the review! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. The concept of Sulpicia wanting a baby does seem quite odd at first thought, but truthfully we never really knew what her personality was like in the books so she's pretty much open to interpretation. Also, for this story, she was a mother in her human life that lost her child not long before being changed so that mothering instinct is still there, much like with Esme.

With that being said, I think I kept both Aro and Cia in character- I somewhat picture her to take after Aro in many ways since the guide says he had a certain type of woman in mind to be his mate and Sulpicia met his expectations- in their reasoning for wanting a child. Their motives are not entirely right, but it's the Volturi; they make choices based on questionable motives throughout the series. Sorry for the long explanation, but thank- you for bringing it up; it is a very good point!

Marie: Thank-you for the kind review!

I've started on the next chapter but I make no promises on when it will be up. Hope you enjoyed this chapter; later!

Volturi Sister Ari