"Renesmee! Come down here, please!"

"Coming Mom!" I called exasperatedly, wishing I could use the homework excuse again. But of course, I was done with my homework. Why did I have to be so smart?! I quickly ran down the hall, brushing my wildly curly hair out of my face. "Yeah Mom?" Both of my parents were sitting at the end on the sofa. I rolled my eyes slightly, knowing that this couldn't be good.

"We'd like to talk to you about something." My dad was the one who spoke this time.

"Yes…? What is it?" I spoke with a slightly exasperated tone. All I wanted to do was get back to practicing my choir music... or singing my own songs. Be that as it may, I didn't want to be sitting discussing something new my parents needed to discuss.

"Your choir teacher got a hold of me today." My mom said, a slight smile behind her voice.

I looked at her and raised my eyebrow. "What did I do this time…?"

"No, darling. It's nothing like that. He has recommended you for a summer program to Julliard for singing. He'd like you to try out the opera program there." My father spoke quietly, as if even calm him couldn't contain the excitement of it.

My jaw hit the floor as they stared at me expectantly. "I-I… what?!" I couldn't believe this. Julliard? Opera? Are they kidding?

"Of course, Renesmee, you don't have to do it if you don't want to. But we think-"

"Don't want to? Are you kidding? He really thinks I'm good enough?!" I was speaking so fast that my dad looked questioningly at Mom before she jumped in.

"Of course, sweetheart! You have the most beautiful voice." My mom beamed at me with pride, and I felt happiness swelling inside me as well.

"I just… don't believe it. " I was just getting to the brink of happiness when a realization dawned on me. "Summer program… so I'd be gone all summer? To New York?"

Both parents nodded. "We talked about this… and we've decided that it would be better for you to stay with relatives than live in a dormitory. I have an aunt in Syracuse…" My mom spoke softly, ordering her thoughts as to how she wanted to say them.

"What about Jake?" I broke everyone's train of thought, stating the first and most obvious hurtle. "There is no way he'd be able to be without me for a whole summer."

My mom smiled. "Well, we'd like him to be the one to go with you. Obviously we can't… not with all that goes on here. We will ask him to take you, and you'll both stay with my family."

I sighed slightly. So he would be coming… and without my parents along. My stomach jumped at that idea, but I shoved it down so I wouldn't lose my head.

"We know you'll be accepted. They'll want an audition though. It doesn't have to be opera to audition, just something you know you can sing well." My dad winked at me slightly, I knew he wanted me to sing Hallelujah again… the song I was known for singing by most of our community. But something in my heart knew that wouldn't be the song I would sing.

"I-I… I can't believe this." I stammered. This still seemed surreal to me. Julliard? Standing quietly, I imagined walking up the steps of that great school and being able to sing with the best. I envisioned auditioning and hearing other voices as well. I stood there awhile, immersed in my daydream.

"Renesmee dear?" My mother interrupted my sweet vision with her ringing voice. "This isn't a far away thought. We'll have to audition you in person as soon as possible, and then in less than a month you'll be off to New York. One of the recruiters is coming to Washington next week…"

"Next week?! I-I… I have a week to prepare an audition piece for Juilliard?" I stammered random thoughts that surrounded my mind. One vampire quality that had not followed my genes was clear thinking. I skittered around the many thoughts in my brain and thought of how to order them.

"You will be fine." My father spoke confidently. "I have no concern about that."

I sighed slightly and smiled. "Well, I should probably start thinking about what I will sing then, shouldn't I?"

My father's eyes caught slightly. "Well I thought you already had an idea…"

"Dad, I want to sing something that I like this time…" I spoke softly, hoping that I wouldn't upset him.

Much to my surprise, my father's face didn't fall as I had expected. "Of course, my darling girl. I want you to sing what you want. Just make it good." He smiled at me gently.

"Now Bella, you'd better get to your music." My mother spoke with a playful, reprimanding tone, but we all knew it was just a parental way of saying 'Go on and have fun.' I smiled at her and ran quickly up the stairs.

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What should I sing? That question haunted me for two days as I struggled to figure out with piece I should attempt to perform to enter this prestigious program.

I sat down at my own personal piano in my large room I had to myself on the highest floor. I pulled out various music books, and started flipping through. I had to find a song today, I needed at least three days to prepare.

For some reason, my Disney fake book caught my eye. I raised an eyebrow at myself, as to why that would be of interest to me anymore. But following my instincts, I flipped open, and landed on page 75. My heart skipped a beat.

"Love Will Find a Way…?" The familiar love song from the second Lion King movie ran through my head. My eyes closed slightly, and my heart rate sped up as I placed the book upon the music stand. I let my fingers follow the familiar tune and tears entered my eyes. In that moment, I saw something I was not quite expecting in my mind. My Jacob… his dark eyes, dark hair, gleaming smile. For the first time, I believed the words. I sang with my gentle voice…

There were tears on my cheeks when the song was finished. It was so beautiful, and so meaningful, I couldn't stand it. I knew now just exactly what I wanted to use as my audition piece. My heart fluttered with the idea that Jacob would most certainly be there for my audition, along with my parents and the rest of my family.

Could this be the moment where he could understand?

AN: I am sooo sorry I haven't updated in so long! Our trial for Microsoft Office ran out and I had to wait until Christmas to get the real thing! :[[[ Hope I can make it up to all you readers by writing a couple songfic one-shots for you... :]]]