Chapter 2

The Truth

"What's going on Edward?" Mum and Jacob said at the same time as they walked in through the door.

"Sit down, please. I'll explain everything." Dad used his irresistible voice when he spoke those words. Mother was always mesmerised to hear him speak like that. It had no effect on Jacob but he did as he was asked when it involved me- as always.

"Bella, you remember when we went to see Nessie last night because she had a nightmare." Dad reminded her

"Yes, and." Mother replied eager for him to get to the point.

" Well, when she was talking to you I read her mind and saw her nightmare."

"What do I have to do with any of this? And why didn't anyone tell me Nessie had a nightmare." Jacob suddenly asked

"Well. I was getting to that dog until you interrupted me."

"Dad, don't call Jacob a dog. He's a shape shifter." I interrupted annoyed

"Well, does anyone else want to say something so I can get to my point?"

"I knew you were hiding something." Mother said playfully. Dad laughed at that.

Dad told mum and Jacob about my dream and they suddenly understood why dad had called them over. Jacob and mum were staring at each other wondering how to tell me what happened.

"What are we going to tell her? How do we start?" Jacob asked to mum

"Well, I guess we'll give her the short version." Mum looked at me and said "No need to bore her to death."

"Well, Mum I'm already technically dead." I responded.

"Very funny dear. Well, a few years ago your father left me because he wanted me to live a human life." She reminisced

"Well, I didn't like it, so went into a state of depression. Jacob was there to help me. Edward needed my help so I had to go to Volterra and help him. I'll tell you about that one day. Me and your father were once again together but the there was a newborn vampire army being created and I didn't want your father to fight so he stayed with me. I didn't want Jacob to fight either but I knew he would say no." I really didn't know what to think of it but I wanted to know what happened so I listen very closely to what she had to say even though I didn't have to.

"Well a few days before the army was meant to arrive in Forks your father proposed to me and I said yes. Your father was jealous of Jacob so he decided to upset him by telling me about his top ten favourite nights and he happened to mention that I said yes. Jacob heard this conversation and walked off. I followed him and he was really upset. So I wanted to calm him down. He wanted to get himself killed. I knew that there was a possibility that I would never see him again." Mother suddenly looked at father and then and Jacob with an apologetic look. She looked at me with the same look and continued with her story.

"Well, I asked him to kiss me and he did. He then went to fight the newborn army and got hurt because an incident happened with Leah but that's another story. So that's all. Jacob do you want anything to that." Jacob didn't say anything he just shook his head and then I realised I had my hand on the small of his back. He heard everything that I was thinking. I moved my hand from his back with a little too much speed. I didn't want to upset him but, I wasn't thinking about hurting him at the moment. He had a plain unfathomable expression so did my parents. Well at least it explained why my mother looked human but, why could I see what happened. I knew it was just a dream but still I was curious but I didn't want to think about that now and I didn't want to be around this sadness and feelings of love and pain of hurting me so I got and went to my room. I didn't want to be around them so I called Alice to come and get me for school.

Alice came with unnecessary speed but didn't ask about what had happened. She quietly strained my loose golden brown locks. She then grabbed the side of my hair and tied it up but left the back of my hair loose. Aunt Alice always overdressed me in designer clothes but, I didn't mind so much because she had to do it a lot when I was younger because I was growing so fast they had to make a scrapbook of my 'years' of life. Since I'm seven I'm fully mature so I look like a sixteen year old but I wanted to start school from a sophomore stage to understand what school life was like and to learn something different but, I'm sure that-thanks to my dad-I will be smarter than the teachers or any other student but there's no need to boast.

"Are you ready to go Renesmee?"

"Yes, let me just get my bag and books. I'll meet you in the car" Alice left without another word. I didn't know how I would go through the day without thinking about it but, I could think freely at school as everyone else in the family -besides Carlisle and Esme, they were my adoptive grandparents- are attending University and I am in high school. The only problem now was what to do about Jacob without hurting him. I didn't like to see him hurt but, right now I didn't like the information I got this morning but one way or another I would have found out.

"Seatbelt please Renesmee." Alice always made me use a seatbelt because I was only half a vampire and Alice liked, not let me make that loved to drive fast. I would get hurt sometimes because of whiplash or something else even if it was in the most minor way. Mother hated it when I got hurt but, we would hardly ever tell mum unless Alice thought I got seriously hurt.

"Okay." I replied as I put my seatbelt on.

"So do you want to talk about what happened or not. You seem really...worried."

"I'm fine Alice but, thanks for asking. I know you worry but it was in the past and Jacob loves me and not mum."

I admit I hated to know the truth but now I know why mum still acted a little weird around him. What if she went back to Jacob? What if she still loves him? Even if it's the tinniest amount of love I wouldn't know what to do if I was right. Maybe I could ask Alice to see of it was a possibility even if it was the smallest. I know I sound like an obsessed overprotective girlfriend but, to have the thought of my mum kissing my boyfriend and possibly liking it, I don't know if I could come back from that. It feels like ever since I was born I just caused trouble. First the Volturi came because they thought that the Cullen Clan changed me into a vampire. Then mum couldn't see Renee because I got lost. Then Charlie got sick and we went to see him but I broke the kitchen table because I got angry. And the time after that... Well, you get the idea.

Bad luck runs with me. I have tried so hard not to hurt anyone or break anything. We have to keep hidden from humans. So people had overly imaginative minds and would put our existence in danger.

"Renesmee, we're here." Alice said suddenly anxious at my blank expression

"Huh. Oh. Nothing just thinking." I put my hand on the door and stepped out of the car quickly so she wouldn't ask about my quietness. "Thanks for the ride. I'll see you after school." I walked away before she could say something. I knew she was watching me even though I didn't look behind my shoulder I knew I had a pair of eyes on me. I was about to look back but then I heard Alice's drive away.

When I walked into class it had not commenced yet. So I went to my assigned seat and sat down. My nose suddenly wrinkled up. I smelt something but I wasn't vampire or werewolf. It kind of smelt like...both but that's impossible right. The smell was becoming more distinct. It still smelt like both but maybe, like me, this person had been around vampires or werewolves as I have.

The person walked into the room a new student maybe. I have never seen this student I was sure I knew everyone in this school but of course they didn't know me. The new kid sat next me. Jacob didn't like science so I had a table to myself ironically enough my father had his own table for science too.

"Hello, my name is Daniel Jackson." I wasn't suspecting him to talk to me but he did. Wow, what do I say?

"Hi, I'm Renesmee Cullen." The expression that crossed his face confused me. It was like he knew me. He composed his features so no one would notice but no doubt I did notice.

"Did you just say Renesmee Cullen?"

"Yes, Why." I started to wander what he would ask next but I had to remember not to say anything about my existence and what I was. He started talking softly so that human ears could not heat our conversation.

"Renesmee Cullen, the child of Bella and Edward Cullen." No one knew that Bella and Edward were my biological parents they we're told that I belonged to a distant relative and my 'parents' had died and Bella and Edward took me in and are now my adoptive parents.

"How much do you know?" I tried to not be so obvious but no one knew Bella and Edward were my parents.

"Meet me near the student parking lot after school."

"I can't my Aunt is going to pick me up and if I'm late she will be really worried." I was very careful not to say names. He didn't need to know his statements were true.

"Well how about I come to your place?"

"No!"

"Why not." I was so happy when the teacher brought the class to his attention. I didn't know what to say or what to ask. I would have to call Dad or Alice. I don't know what to do. Maybe I will ask Jacob. Class finally ended and I got up a bit too rudely but I didn't care I had to talk to someone about this but there's something iffy about him. I walked out of the room with a bit too much speed so I had to slow down in cause of watching eyes.

Jacob was at our usually table. When I got to him he knew something was up.
"Jake come take a walk with me." Jacob got up and followed me he knew I needed to talk to him privately. He took me to our own on meadow. It wasn't far from school but it was far enough for me to get back to school on time.

"What's the matter Nessie?"

"Have you noticed a new kid named Daniel Jackson?"

"No why? What did he do?" Jake was really protective over me so before he did something irrational. I could see him shaking so I had to calm him down and fast.

"Jake relax! He didn't do anything. He just knows stuff that no one else knows about us."

"What do you mean?" Jacob was confused but he calmed down which was my first priority but now my first priority was to tell him about Daniel.

"Well this guy Daniel knows that Bella and Edward are my real parents. If he thinks he knows that then what else does he know? What am I going to do?"

"Huh. That's a tuff one."

"We'll talk to Edward when we get home and stay away from him. Come on we better get going. Pretend you're sick so that I can take you home and we'll talk to Carlisle as well."

Jacob and I went back to school and then went to the sick bay. The teacher allowed Jacob to take me home. When we got home no one was there so we decided to go to the Forks University to talk to my family.

Dad was already waiting for us because Alice saw my idea before.

"What's wrong? What happened? Why are you out of school?"

"Dad, relax. I'll tell you everything. Calm down."

"Well." Dad could sometimes be impatient but besides that he was partially calm.

"There's this student named Daniel Jackson and he knows that you and mum are my real parents. I didn't tell him if his statement was true but here, take a look for yourself." I reached my hand out and touched his arm. He saw the whole thing.

"I don't know who he is and you are right about the smell it's very strange. Well maybe you should invite him over but we won't be in the house we'll be nearby but he doesn't need to know that. We'll act like a human family. We will be in our rooms, cooking, gardening and doing others thing to seem normal."

"Invite who over."

"Bella there's a student who knows a bit too much about us so we're going to go home and talk to Carlisle about it."

"When am I going to invite him over?" I questioned him.

"Tomorrow. Ask him at school and be very cautious as to what you will be saying and don't answer any questions that will expose us."

"Okay. " I was suddenly worried about this Daniel and what he was inflicting on my family. How much did he know? Who was he? Is he a vampire or a werewolf?