Renesmee

When I got home my favorite foods were waiting on me, and I could smell the pack from the front yard. My father came out of the house and hugged me, then he looked me up and down like he was searching for scars or bruises.

"Welcome home, sweetheart."

"Hi dad."

"Alec."

"Edward."

We all went into the house and the first person to scoop me up and an extremely warm bear hug was Seth...followed by Quil, Embry, and Jacob. Everybody else bombarded me with a big group hug, my mom seeming to hug me the tightest!Leah was on the couch, I waved to her and she gave me a tiny nod. She was feeding the baby. He had gotten big.

"Everybody, you know Alec, right?"

"Yeah... we know him alright," said Jacob is an annoyed tone, he sounded just like my dad.

"Jacob Junior... hi, you've gotten so big. Can he say my name yet," I asked Leah.

"He would be able to if he saw you more."

I picked up the little boy. He had chubby fingers and a wide little smile. He looked at me and laughed as I talked to him, telling him how cute he was, and how much trouble we would get into as soon as he was old enough to run and talk. My talking entertained him for a minute but before long he started to look at Alec. Not with a smile, but with question.

"Alright, enough of babying my baby," said Jacob. "You're going to make him soft."

"Oh no I won't..."

Jacob took er...Jacob, and threw him in the air. The baby laughed and giggled loudly. I went into the kitchen and helped myself. Like I said...all over my favorite dishes were there and I wasn't going to miss out on any of them. Including the black bear blood that I'm sure Emmett had secured for me and placed in a red solo cup with a straw.

I ate like a wolf... plain and simple. Everything was good. Surprisingly good to be cooked by people who don't even eat. Afterwards, while I sat on the couch, sandwiched between my mom and dad I felt myself dozing off, that was until Alice came and pulled me up.

"What's going on?"

"You have clothes to try on missy! Now get in there!"

I went into her studio. I knew there was no use arguing. She's aggressive when it comes to anything based on style. It's her passion, after all. I stripped down to my undies and she handed me the first dress. It was beautiful... it was red, ruby red, and silk. It touched the floor and the back was completely out. I don't know where I'd wear something like this, but boy would I like to.

When I came out she held her chin and she looked puzzled.

"That's weird."

"What?"

"I made this dress specifically for your measurements Nessie. You've lost weight.. whi"

"That's impossible," blurted my father."

"Dad, don't get all freaked out. I'm sure Alice just measured wrong. Right Alice?"

"Alice Cullen...does not measure wrong. But I will re-measure you, if you'd like."

"Call me when the measurements are in," said my father.

Alice took out her tape measure. She had to have measured me at least ten times but the result was the same. I'd lost weight.

"This should be impossible," said Alice.

"Edward! We need to call Carlisle!"

They are fussing over me. I like being spoiled but I hate being fussed over. Now everybody is all upset because I've lost weight. It's not a big deal... is it?

A few hours later my grandfather's shift at the hospital had ended. There wasn't much he could do. I'm the first female of my kind, that they know of. For goodness sake, for all they know I could turn into some giant, Godzilla-thing with wings when I'm one hundred.

My grandfather measured my hair, examined my fingernails, and after asking all those not in control of their bloodlust to step outside, he bit my arm to see how it would heal. It hurt. My father was against it and my mother understood... it was like taking a baby for vaccinations.

"Interesting."

"Interesting, what Grandpa? Am I dying?"

"No... for us venom doesn't regenerate lost tissue, it simply acts as a filler, a cement of sorts for bonding. However, you just generated new tissue Renesmee...it's like with humans only instantaneous."

"So...that means I'm aging?"

"No. We are frozen, but perhaps you are not. I think you might regenerate."

Everything went silent for a minute. My father stared into nothing, my mother looked at me, Alice closed her eyes to try and see a vision and my grandpa scribbled in his medical journal. I decided to go outside where the party seemed to have moved. The pack had started a bonfire. Rosalie and Emmett were holding hands and talking among themselves on a log, while Jasper talked to Seth. Alec was just sitting on a log, taking it all in. I went and sat beside him.

"So, are we burying you anytime soon?"

"I don't know... everyone's in a stupor. Grandpa thinks I'm not frozen, he thinks I'll just regenerate and maintain immortality that way."

"Interesting."

"Why does everyone keep saying that?"

"Because it is... you're an anomaly Renesmee. Does Nahuel regenerate as well?"

"We don't know, but I'm sure by noon tomorrow he'll be here and Grandpa will be testing him too."

"Do you... like Nahuel?"

"He's a nice guy."

"I mean romantically?"

"No... he liked me. I caught him a few times watching me undress, or get dressed. He tried to kiss me too, but he's not my type."

"Oh," said Alec, cracking a tiny smile that I coincidentally caught from the corner of my eye.

I started to think about my future now. I usually don't think about the limitations of being what I am, however I'm now starting to realize there are serious pitfalls to being combined from the best of both worlds. I don't know what to expect. Sure, Nahuel is one hundred and seventy something...he's a guy though. Half vampire guys have venom and girls don't according to Nahuel. Maybe half vampire girls have something the guys don't have. I just wish there was someone else like me. Then maybe I'd know if I was going to die, just very slowly... or if I was just going to keep regenerating everyday.

I didn't realize I was panicking until Alec grabbed my hand. It was like touching a cool marble floor, his hand. So smooth and cold. He brought my hand to his lips and he kissed the back of it.

"It will be okay. You're not dead yet, are you?"

"I'm afraid."

"Don't be."

The moon was rising in the sky, the fire was going, and his blood red eyes were locked with mine. I felt like we might kiss again, except this time I wouldn't be caught off guard. I don't know why I want him to kiss me, I just do. He placed his hand to my cheek and I pressed my face against it. We moved closer. He lightly pulled one of my curls, and we moved closer... our noses were less than an inch away from touching and my father called me.

"Nessie... come here a moment please."

I groaned before responding, "Coming dad!"

I got up and went to my father who was standing in the doorway looking angry. I know him calling me into the house wasn't coincidence. He knew what was about to happen and I was gonna catch hell in a handbasket for it.

"It's not a good idea to become romantically involved with him Nessie. He's part of the volturi, that means duty over everything else. You won't have a place in his life and you'll be heartbroken... It would kill me to see you like that."

My dad's voice sounded weighed down with sorrow and guilt, almost like he'd been heartbroken before or he'd witnessed it. I just nodded, I didn't say a word. I hid my thoughts so that he wouldn't know that I still wanted to kiss Alec, no matter if there will come romance and sure heartbreak.