"HOW COULD YOU?" A beautiful ornate vase flew through the air at great speed, past Rosalie's head, causing her blonde hair to ruffle slightly in the breeze the throw had created. "How could you do that Rosalie? After everything that happened to me! You were there, you saw!"

"But we didn't know Bella, about the blood. You drank blood and you were better. She may be okay" Rosalie pleaded with her sister-in-law.

It had been 7 years since she had married Edward and her body had gone through the awful trauma of giving birth to her niece Renesmee that leaded to her transformation. Although biologically Renesmee was that age, her physical build and mental capacity was that of a 17 year old, and she would age no further.

"She's just a child!"

"She's 22 years old Bella, and she has chosen to do this for us"

"You forced her though!" Bella seethed with anger.

"Do you know how hard this has been for me Bella. Do not forget when you needed help, I stood by you. I cared for Renesmee when you were changing and now you won't do the same"

"I wasn't coerced into this Rosalie. I am married to Edward, we are a family. You want some girl to have Emmett's baby so you can live out some fantasy that you too are in a family" Bella held on to the corner of the brown leather coach in a tight grip, knowing full well that she needed to contain her anger or she would be quite tempted to lift it into the air and throw it.

"Even if the baby was just Emmett's, I would always be their Mother. Did you all think that I was never in pain, watching Renesmee grow, being so close yet so far" She flashed her questing eyes towards her family. She knew coming clean about what they had done would be received this way. It had been such a dark time in the Cullen household and they had rejoiced when it was over. Now Rosalie and Emmett were re-opening healed wounds. "I was happy for you Bella. I could never shake the feeling though that even though you threw your mortality away...you still got everything one could ask for"

Edward stared at Emmett. He sensed that although his desire to be a Father was almost as strong as Rosalie's motherly instinct, he didn't agree with her method, or even the situation in it's entirety. They seemed to stare eachother down for the longest time, although this went un-noticed to the warring females.

Bella's grip loosened. She wanted to throw her arms around her sister-in-law and cry for her. She could feel the tears welling up as she listened. They'd had a rocky start. Rosalie had shown an open dislike to her despite Bella's best efforts to persuade Rosalie that she was happy to give up her life to be with Edward, and that he was the only thing she ever wanted. She'd voted no to Bella becoming a vampire, but explained that she wished someone had done it for her.
Upon learning her reasons later on and Bella's pregnancy, they were bought together. Rosalie was right, she did stand by Bella when it was important. Bella wasn't sure she could return the favour this time. She thought of how ironic the situation was. Since the day she had discovered Edward was a vampire, all she wanted was to become what he called a 'monster' and Rosalie detested her for willing to give everything she had up. Yet she could not bring herself to agree that an innocent girl be changed and subjected to torture because a barron female vampire wanted a child herself.

"Its my fault..." Alice's tiny musical voice piped up. "I should have been watching you, but I never knew you were capable of this"

"Alice, it's not your fault. I wasn't planning on feeding on her"

"You were planning to kill her whatever the circumstances" Bella growled.

"No! Well, not intentionally. I have already started her on the blood diet. It could all be okay, couldn't it Carlisle?"

"Bella, I hate to say this because I do not agree the path Rosalie has chosen here is right in anyway but she's right. Had you been taking in your blood from the beginning, chances are things would have been very different for you. As soon as you had taken the first few sips your heart rate began returning to normal and you were even well enough to stand"

"See Bella, she will be..."

"Silence Rosalie" Esme snapped. Rosalie's eyes cast downwards to her feet. Esme knew how to make her feel so small, although the kindly mother hen in the family did not utelize this gift often.

They had been arguing for almost an hour, that nobody had noticed for at least the past 20 minutes, two of the family members had exited the Cullen house and had arrived at the cottage where Melody was staying.

The door knocked loudly, it made Melody almost jump right out of her seat. She knew that Rosalie and Emmett both had keys. She decided to sit very quietly and wait for whoever was behind the door to go away. Several knocks later, they still hadn't decided to give up. Perhaps they had left their keys somewhere, were vampires so flaky? Surely they had decades to remember to pick up your keys wherever you went.

She edged closer to the big wooden door, toying with the idea that a chain would be sufficient protection for her while she shooed the person away.
After what seemed to be the fiftieth knock, she chained the door and opened it a fraction.
Two older looking teenagers stood side by side behind the door. They both had intensely bronzed hair. The males eyes were the same vivid gold as Emmett's and Rosalies. She was in no doubt that he was a vampire. Yet the female did not bear the yellow fire in her eyes, instead her eyes were a warm chocolate brown. She wondered if it had been wise to answer the door now, if they were truly vampires, the chain alone would be nothing short of an annoyance if they were here to kill her.

"We're not" The male spoke.

"I beg your pardon?" Came the stunned reply from Melody's lips.

"We aren't here to kill you Melody" Edward smiled his crooked smile.

"How do you...how do you know my name?" The confused girl choked out.

"Uncle Emmett sent us" The stranger's accompanying female answered. "We needed to speak with you. "I am Renesmee Cullen and this is my Father, Edward Cullen"

Moments seemed to pass before anyone spoke again. Melody unchained the door. They may have been lying, they could really be there to kill her, they could even be the Volturi, yet she trusted them instantly. Especially the female, she found her particularly hard to resist. Immediately Renesmee rushed to Melody's side, ushering her into a seat and sitting down next to her.

Melody observed without even looking too closely that they were both devastatingly gorgeous. Renesmee even more so. They were both slender, yet Edward had muscular tone and his daughter's curves were soft and feminine. They both shared the same aqualine nose and facial structure.

Edward sat opposite from them. He knew exactly what his daughter was doing as she observed her pink palms grasping the shocked girls ever paling hands. She was projecting images into her mind, images of who they were, assuring Melody that they were indeed who they claimed to be. By the end of it Melody felt a wash of calmness, and even had a peaceful smile on her face. Renesmee was truly a miracle, a gift to all...like her child would be.

"You can't think like that" Edward interceded. "Renesmee is unique, your child will be too but I want you to see that even having a miracle child will not save you from what could happen"

"I know..." Melody stammered clumsily "I know that Emmett has sent you here. Maybe to talk me out of this. I have been told of your powers. I know that you can read whatever thoughts I am thinking. You can read my mind. You'll know my life, you'd see for yourself. I ask you now Edward. Read me, look into my thoughts and tell me this is not what I want" Melody's pitch inched higher with every word she spoke.

"I don't want to do that Melody" He looked at his daughter, wondering why she wasn't doing more to keep the increasingly hysterical woman calm. "I don't want to have to read your mind"
"Read it!" Melody snapped back, desperate for someone to see. Someone who could see things how they truly were for her. Uptight Mother, controlling yet neglectful childhood, broken heart, humiliation and eventual yet eternal lonliness.

"Just do it Dad" Renesmee's questing eyes pleaded for him to do it quickly. She was projecting words that provoked Melody into thinking about her life. Words like childhood, mother and lover swarmed her head. How she longed to leave it all behind, not necessarily for a better life, but just any other life.

Edward stared at Melody, he saw flickers of memories, everything that haunted her and the things she tried to block out. Her Father had many affairs that her Mother tolerated. A childhood sweetheart named Penn that broke her heart. He winced when he realized that she loved him just as much as he loved Bella. That was a hard pill to swallow, he knew he wouldn't know what to do if Bella did not return his love. He would do anything to forget, in fact, once he did just that.

Edward's face began to crumple. He had never felt so much emotion in all of his life, the raw anger of the fact she may be denied an honorable death or a new life shook his entire being. He now knew that indeed she was not crazy. This woman was absolutely in her right mind and had very strong motives for doing this for his adoptive brother and sister.

"I am sorry that we had to do this Melody. I had to know for sure. I now see that this for you is the only way to have a new beginning, be it in heaven or as a vampire. I can see that you have thought this through the best you can, even though I believe your decision has been heavily influenced by your desire to escape this life, I do also sympathise. I will now return to my family, Rosalie and Emmett and tell them what I know"

Renesmee and Edward rose to their feet. Without warning Renesmee turned on her heels and embraced Melody. She pulled away and smiled the most beautiful smile Melody had ever seen. Neither of them spoke again, just turned and walked out of the door.

A few minutes later, despite the cottage being a mile and a half away, Renesmee and Edward walked in through the Cullen's front door. Somebody was awaiting them

"So how did it go...I erm, can't see her because of the baby. I just knew once you had decided to go. I thought it was a good idea so I didn't say anything. They've only just realized you two had gone a few minutes ago" Alice laughed impishly. Twirling around to gracefully leap back up the stairs. "They're back!" She called up to the family.

"So?" Bella enquired, channelling much of her frustration towards her husband. "Is she beaten and gagged, begging to be set free?" She shot a filthy look towards the still shamefaced couple.

"On the contrary actually. I went there, as you well know. I read her mind. She knows absolutely what she is doing. She is committed to life as a vampire and she knows she may die. She will need all of our help, although she hasn't asked. Bella...she'll probably need you the most"

Rosalie and Emmett displayed obvious relief on their faces. Although mildly irritated by her brother's urge to get to the truth, Rosalie was also pleased that Melody had indeed meant every word she had said. She had a chance to plead naivety, that she was being forced but there it was, she was going to have their baby, willingly.

"Have her move in immediately" Carlisle's voice ended the dispute. Later that day, Melody was collected and driven to the Cullen's household.