*All characters except Esmerelda are the intellectual property of Stephanie Myer. Esmerelda is the intellectual property of me.*

It was dark out as my daddy gently slipped me out of the car seat. The sky was littered with stars and they twinkled as if winking at me. A grin spread across my face and I stretched my arms towards the stars. I heard Daddy laugh slightly as he watched me.

The world is so beautiful Daddy! What are they?

"They are called stars my little angel. They are like our sun but are very far away so they appear small. I am glad you like them" He smiled at me as he began to walk towards a very large building. They had told me that my Grandfather was coming to help me. Apparently there was something wrong with my leg.

People were rushing around the building talking on weird objects and pushing each other out of the way to get wherever they need to go. The brightness of the area was making my head hurt so I turned and buried my face into Daddy's chest. He smelled like gunpowder and saddle oil. His scent was comforting and even though I barely knew him, I loved my Daddy more than anything.

I began to doze off just as I heard Momma squeal and begin jumping up and down. I quickly lifted my head and glanced in the direction of Momma. I saw a golden haired male with a beautiful brown haired lady walking quickly beside him. She sped up and wrapped Momma in a hug. The man stopped and hugged her as well.

Who's that? They are just as beautiful as you and Momma.

I didn't wake my eyes of the new couple but spoke to Daddy. He smiled and walked over to them.

"Carlisle, I would like you to meet out daughter, Esmerelda." Daddy handed me to the man and I felt my heart begin to race. He gently took me into his arms and gave me a big hug.

"Hello little one. Welcome to our family. I am Carlisle, your grandfather for all purposes, and that" he turned towards the lady, "is Esme, your grandmother." I smiled up at him and reached for my Grammy. A stunning smile spread across her face as she took me into her welcoming arms. She gently began rubbing circles on my back as we all began walking towards the car.

Esme began humming a song and I felt my lids growing heavy. I settled against her shoulder and quickly drifted off to sleep.

I awoke in Grammys arms a while later. We were all in the hotel room. As I pushed myself into a sitting position I saw that everyone was sitting or standing as still as statues.

Grandpa quickly walked over to me. With a rather sad expression, he took me into his arms and turned me so I was looking at me.

"Esmerelda, I need you to understand something. When you were born, something happened and one of your legs was broken. It got turned around and then it healed. I am going to have to re-break and turn it back around. Do you understand?"

It hurt when it happened, so I assume it is going to hurt but I trust you. Can daddy hold me?

Carlisle smiled at me and handed me to Daddy. I grabbed his free arm with both of my hands and held on as tight as I could. Grandpa clutched my leg and suddenly I felt it snap. He turned it as fast as possible then began wrapping it with gauze. I gasped as my little fingers dug into Daddy's arm. I did my best to not make a sound. As soon as it was done, Momma had me against her, hugging me with all her might.

Momma I am fine! Grandpa went so fast I hardly felt a thing.

"Are you sure sweetie?" Her concern was etched all over her face.

I am sure Momma.

I nodded as I allowed a smile to break across my face. I began trying to reach Momma's short hair when I heard a small hiss escape from Dad. I tried to look behind me, but Momma held my head against her body. I could feel every muscle was tense and she slowly began to back up.

Next thing I knew I heard glass shatter and Grandpa yelling for us to run. I wrapped my arms around Momma's neck and held onto her as best I could. The wind was cold and as I was just wearing an onesie I was very cold. I began to shiver but decided to say nothing. If Grandpa had felt that there was danger and that we needed to leave, I trusted his instinct.

I heard a strange sound behind me as Momma suddenly stopped running. I slowly lifted my head and turned to look.

What is that huge dark thing Momma?

"It's the Ocean sweetie and I am afraid we are going to have to swim. Daddy is going to take you and you have to hold onto him and not let go. Understand?" She handed me to Dad and jumped into the waiting waters below.

I took a deep breath and the water was over my head. I held onto Daddy's neck as he swam, quickly passing Momma and Grammy. I found that I did not need to breath and held onto Dad as the amazing world of the ocean flashed by.

Suddenly Dad surfaced and clutched me against him as he walked out of the water. My family quickly followed and Momma swiped me from Dad's arms. She held me against her and began to sob. Tears did not fall yet I knew her heart was filled with anguish.

Momma what's wrong?

She gently began stroking my hair as she took a deep breath.

"There are enemies of our kind in the world and not all of them understand that we mean them no harm. I am afraid that they caught our scent while we were at the airport picking up Carlisle and Esme. They tracked us to the hotel and were most likely going to kill us. So we ran". I felt her fear, for me, run through her body.

Grandpa, what are they?

He smiled as he sat down next to us.

"They are shape shifters little one. Different places have different kinds and they came about to hunt our kind, vampires. Most vampires drink human blood. We are different as we drink animal blood because we fell that human life is valuable. The shape shifters hunt vampires for hurting humans. There is a tribe here that we were unaware of and they came after us." He grimaced as he finished speaking and turned to Esme. She sat in his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck.

It's because of me isn't it? I drew them to us because I am human aren't I?

"No little one, you are half human half vampire. It is not your fault sweetie, rest now little one, and do not blame yourself. Nothing is your fault."

I snuggled into Momma's arms as everyone stood and began walking into the woods. Dad wrapped an arm around both of us and began to sing gently as I drifted off to sleep.