3. Special

It was like a supernatural-functioned family reunion once the Volturi were gone... like the lights went out for the precautions that all vampies took when they knew the risk of the ancients were still nigh. Now, it's like they were celebrating. Like they don't give a damn.

Only I seemed to be the concerned about why the conflict didn't feel over to me. No one else was even slightly bothered by the stirring feeling I was starting to get. Well, honestly that was mainly because I haven't told them. There wasn't an actual reason to involve them right now. Was there? Not really.

So, I kept my mouth shut.

most of the vamps were well on their way to their homes except for Tanya and Kate's coven who were still grieving the loss of their sister; and Nahuel and his aunt.

Speaking of whom, Nahuel's staring bothered a few of us. Though his eyes seemingly remained on me nearly the entire time. But there was a moment when one of the Denali sisters captured his attention, grief-stricken or not. Tanya was just a spectacle that way.

This once when she captured attention, she was the one to call for it. And she turned to face the half-vampire man with glossy amber eyes that looked as if they were attempting in desperation to shed tears and she said, "Have you ever been mistaken as an immortal child, Nahuel?"

It wasn't a flirtatious comment or anything, but for reasons unknown, I felt something snap inside of me. Does she really need this attention? Shouldn't you be grieving? The latter of my thoughts I directed more toward her as I scowled deeply in dissatisfaction.

"No, I'm afraid not..." and that's how their conversation had begun while I sat in the far corner of the Cullens' 'living' room.

Now I sit in one of the ten mahogany chairs in their family meeting room with the large mahogany table set out in front of me as Edward cooked for myself and Nessie, who was seated in the seat across from me and directly near Bella.

"Are you sure you want to cook, Edward?" I'm sure he knows the worry behind my question, because instantly he faced us from the stovetop that held my favorite dish; oden.

"I'm used to it, Kagome; Bella was recently human, remember?"

Bella giggled as she seemed to recall the memory, meeting Edward's gaze, "It feels like it was ages ago. But he did cook amazingly."

Edward winked at her before turning to me again. "Besides, our daughter is still half-human... and honestly I'm slightly shocked that she actually a wants to eat human food tonight..."

I really couldn't blame him for being surprised at Renesmee's behavior. From what I knew of the girl, she had been on an insistent diet of animal blood, claiming that it fills her stomach better.

The only readpoon she decided to eat human food now is because I told her about my ancestry and my favorite food.

We all glanced Renesmee's way after a moment of thinking before she decided to offer up an excuse for her change.

"Oden sounds yummy."

I offered a chuckle while Bella and Edward smiled at their daughter.

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Edward ended up making the dish perfectly; he made the best oden I've ever had, if I'm being honest, and I'm perfectly sure that my mother's would run second. Now Edward and Bella had gone off to spend some time alone after I had agreed to stay and keep Nessie company.

"Mama said you have a power," Renemee's soprano voice brought me out of my reminiscing thoughts, and in surprise, I smiled down at the young girl. "Daddy said that it was pretty interesting for a human to have..."

"What is it that your mother has told you?" I gazed off as I tried to remember the most recent power upgrade that I was put through. The Powers That Be, and such decided it was time for me to grow, so I was handed more responsibility as well. In all rights and purposes, I became a full High Priestess at the age of seventeen. It would be smart to actually know what Bella had told Nessie so that I could leave the unimportant facts out.

"Just that your powers have a holy origin."

The understanding in this child's voice is a gift, I smiled again. She really is maturing fast, even for being half-human. "Most of ours do. But mine has other bases as well. I don't take it that you want to know exactly what my powers are do you?"

To prove me wrong, she nodded her head faster than any human could without the worry of getting a concussion, or at least whiplash, I finally decided to cave since she was starting to make me nervous with how fast she seemed to move.

"Alright; Besides my purification power, the 'energy-power' that you witnessed first-handedly, I can erect a more physical and spiritual shield. No one can get past that barrier unless I allow them to," I paused to see if she was following, only to see that I had her complete attention. "I also used to be a skilled archer, my arrows easily eliminated my targets."

"But you're still special," she told me quietly as she looked expectantly at me.

I didn't want to talk any more about myself, and I could see that Renesmee wasn't done questioning me, but in that moment her intended, Jacob Black decided to enter the kitchen, saving me from having to continue a tale that seemed hard to swallow, even to me.

"Hey, Nessie, Kagome," Jake greeted as he made his way toward Renesmee, lifting the girl up. It was interesting to see; the girl being about four feet tall in general to fit perfectly with his 6'9".

"Hey, Jake," I smiled. "Did you just get in?"

"Yeah," he answered with a grin. "Hell of a mess with the others; had to sort things out about the Cullens-moving-around-thing."

I wished them luck with that as I made my way back to the "living-room" where I knew Nahuel and Tanya were still talking even though I hoped that they would have stopped by now. Fat chance, I rolled my eyes.