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Chapter Three: Headaches

It's amazing what one hour, two aunts, a Mom and a Grandma can do. My hair had been washed and dried, and Rosalie had clipped the top section back, letting my light brown ringlets hang loosely below my shoulders. I never wore make up, and as both myself and everyone around me had a highly sensitive sense of smell, perfumes and lotions were a no-no. Alice fussed while Mom and Grandma stood in the corner looking all maternal, and cooing over Jacob's gift. I was used to a fuss. Up until now I was the only Cullen who aged, therefore the only one whose birthday's actually had much meaning. This was the last time I would appear different than I did the year before, and everyone knew it.

The five of us slipped into our dresses, each of us had chosen our own, though that was little freedom when Alice would see any of our intentions, and correct us if she didn't approve. We had all agreed not to go for pink, as it had been the bridesmaids theme at Emmett and Rose's wedding back in Forks, (This rule was mainly enforced so my Mom would have no excuse to re-use her dress.) I was glad, because what she wore now was stunning; it was black chiffon and hung loose everywhere but the waist. Where the neckline was, there was a clear layer of material that was decorated in a cascade of beads and sequins. Alice was dressed first and helping Grandma with her zip. Alice's dress was very Alice. It was the shiniest Black silk, and in the flapper style of the 20's with beaded details on the shoulders. My Grandmother's green dress brought out the red tinge in her hair and made her golden eyes sparkle. The neckline was high on her shoulders, and there were different shades of green silk sown onto the full skirt that made me think of leaves. Aunt Rose looked like a goddess. She had swept her golden hair to one side and was wearing a tight, red satin dress, which was overlaid with black silk, and had a train of red flowing down to the hem just above her ankles. All eyes were on me though; even Alice who'd probably seen this dress in her head a thousand times was staring. I knew this dress was for me as soon as I saw it. I'd taken my Dad with me; I figured he would see it in Alice's head anyway so there was no point trying to surprise him. He'd just fell silent when I came out of the dressing room, I didn't need his ability then to know he'd realised his little girl wasn't little anymore. The neckline was similar to my grandmother's, and the bodice was light blue with silver flowery patterns, and the skirt was white silk chiffon.

I was rescued from the barrage of emotional hugs and kisses and "I can't believe you're all grown up" by a knock on the door of my bedroom, that sent an angry growl through little Alice. On hearing this, Jasper laughed and pushed the door open.
"Just thought I'd let you know ladies, everyone's arrived." Alice was at the door, wrestling Jasper back out of it before he could finish, but Jasper still craned his neck into see us all.
"Oh yeah Jasper, and there's no way I could have known that." Jasper was grinning as Alice jabbed her fingers into his ribs to get him to leave,
"You all look beautiful!"
"Jasper get out!" Jasper swooped down and planted a kiss on Alice's nose before disappearing back behind the door.

Jasper had been right, everyone had arrived. I came down the stairs and took a second to take everybody in. There were around thirty of my friends from school here. Though there was a general rule that our family kept to themselves at school, my first educational year had been at middle school with Alice, so we were free to socialise all we liked. This got harder since we'd joined our "older siblings" at high school, but it was still nice to see them all. All the girls I'd invited had dressed up due to Alice's constant assurance that it was necessary, and the boys all looked quite uncomfortable in their starchy shirts and ties. My family was gathered round the two huge plant pots at either side of the staircase. We had invited the Denali's and spent months weaning Grandpa Charlie onto the idea that there would be "some other people… like us, at the Birthday Party." Jasper, who was tucked safely behind Emmett and my Dad, gave me a wink, letting me know my friends were safe I think. Towards the back of the room, far away from the gathering of vampires to my left, were the guests Jacob had gone to meet this morning. Charlie and Sue each leaned on a handle of Billy's wheelchair. According to Jake it had been hard to convince Billy to come tonight "What with all the Bloodsuckers", which probably explained the unease across his face. Jacob and Seth stood close by them, and Seth raised one hand to give me a little wave. His other was draped over the shoulder of a pretty girl in a pink dress; the poor thing just looked completely lost to find herself in this house of mythical creatures. Carlisle came to stand just a couple of steps before me, and handed me a champagne glass. One of my friends from school, who like everyone else, was holding a similar glass asked,
"Are ours alcoholic?" He obviously didn't mean for anyone to hear, but Uncle Emmett laughed and yelled,
"No, but find me later dude, and I'll hook you up." Esme elbowed Emmett in the ribs for even saying such a thing, and my Dad stifled a laugh. No doubt the boy's thoughts were as panicked as his face; Did Nessie's creepy older brother just call me dude? Carlisle raised his glass and said,
"To the Birthday Girl!", as everyone else repeated and knocked back there glasses, I suddenly witnessed why my family and the Denali's had gathered round the huge plants. When nobody else was looking, the mass of vampires threw the contents of their chutes into the mud, emerging without a giving any clue.

The party went better than I could have dreamed. Music raged in the dining room, from which Emmett had single handedly carried out the grand, antique dining table, showing off before everyone arrived. I danced with all the girls from school, then giggled at Jake's face when I danced with the boys, pulling the chain from beneath my dress and pointing to the heart on it when none of them were looking. I danced with my uncles and my Dad, standing on each of their feet as they spun me around the room. I danced with Jacob; trying to keep a straight face as he did his best to look like the "family friend" everyone in town had been told he was. It had been a long discussion, deciding how we would explain Jake to everyone in Alaska. Everyone had thrown in suggestions that someone else had a problem with. My father's suggestion of "Rosalie's twin brother" had resulted in my aunt launching four vases across the room; Two at my dad for saying it, one at each of my Uncles for laughing. In the end it was decided he was a "close family friend". Few questions were asked, as most people didn't become affiliated with the family enough to delve deeper. Then I danced with my Aunts, my Grandma and my Mom. Everyone in the room was watching us as we span each other around, laughing wildly, but we didn't care.

It was my Grandpa Charlie I danced with now. He wasn't much of a dancer, so we were just kind of swaying a little. Whenever we talked, my Grandpa couldn't look away from my eyes, they looked too much like my Moms had, and they entranced him. I noticed Seth sat on the couch with that girl I was yet to meet, so I passed Charlie on to Nanna Sue, and skipped over. There was a game of virtual tennis being played on the TV, and it was hard to talk over Uncle Emmett's constant whooping as he wiped the floor with each of my classmates.

Louise was nice, if not a little shy, and it was obvious Seth doted on her. Every time I tried to talk to him about himself he'd say something like
"Yeah, I'm fine but Louise is……" or "Louise is going to….." or "Louise does….." It got a little exhausting, so I politely took my leave. I made my way through the crowds, stopping every so often to be social, but I was looking for my family. Apart from the noises I could still hear from Emmett, there was no trace of them, or the Denali's. I went back through the house and sunk into Charlie's lap who was sat with Billy and Sue.
"You enjoying your party sweetheart?"
"Yes thanks Grandpa, but have you seen Jake or Bella?" Despite the fact I was allowed to call Charlie Grandpa, Mom insisted I refer to her as Bella in his presence. "We don't wanna push his nerves too far Ness"
"No, not for a while now." Charlie looked around to Billy and Sue, but they just returned shrugs and shaking heads.
My search took me back out to the entrance hall, when both covens and Jacob came flowing down the stairs. Alice was at the front, and her arms were being held up by Jasper and my Dad, like she would collapse if they went away. She had that same look on her face that had passed in an instant in the closet this morning. In fact each of the vampires looked pained, so did Jacob, who came to my side, clamping his hand into mine. The Denali's moved straight for the front door. Carlisle exchanged a few brief words with them and they were gone. Alice slumped into a chair behind me, and everyone gathered around her.
"Renesmee, the Denali's send their apologies but they had to leave, something came up." I couldn't reply to my Grandfather I was just staring at Alice. She sat perfectly still, her eyes were squinted and Jasper was stroking her arm as though trying to comfort her. As a rule, what worried Alice worried all of us. But of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and as usual this exception was Emmett. He was still stood before the TV yelling,
"Yes, I totally killed you…again!"

When all the guests were gone I was exhausted. I'd only managed to say a few personal goodbyes, promising the visitors from Forks I would visit them all in their hotel before they left, and then I passed out on the couch. However hard he'd tried to avoid it, my Dad woke me up when he placed me into my bed. Mom was with him so I took my chance to find out what had happened to Alice.
"What's going on?"
"Nothing sweetheart, go to sleep" My eyes were heavy, and my mothers words chimed like a lullaby, so I had to fight to disobey them.
"No, what was wrong with Alice? Is she ok?" Dad sighed and sat on the covers beside me, he'd been on the receiving end of my tenacity before, and knew he could not win.
"She's fine Ness. Just some visions giving her a headache." I'd witnessed countless numbers of my Aunts visions, none of which had looked anything like tonight.
"Why, what's wrong?"
"We're not sure. It's very hazy." My father's eyes were far away now, whatever Alice had seen, he'd seen too, and was no doubt struggling to decipher it.
"Hazy? Like when Alice tries to see me?" Suddenly my father's eyes were back in the room, and I understood. I understood why Jacob had grabbed my hand so protectively earlier, this was about me. Something in my future was giving Alice headaches.

I woke up in the morning, remembering that my parents had left quite quickly after my revelation. This morning my door was wide open. There was not outfit set out for me by Alice, and I couldn't smell my Mom cooking me and Jake breakfast. I was still in my dress from last night, so I slipped on a pair of sweatpants and a vest, brushed my teeth and went downstairs. The house was empty, and there were still all the remnants of the party. This was strange; as I was sure Esme would have spent her night cleaning up. For the second time in less than a day, I stood in the dining room looking for my family.
"Hello?"
"I'm here Ness, I'm coming" It was Grandpa in his study. I could trace his steps as he sprinted down the stairs and came to me, giving me a hug. "Good morning. Sorry, I was concentrating on some stuff, didn't hear you wake up." Grandpa looked a little dishevelled and uneasy, I was worried by how fast he'd raced down to me.
"It's ok. Where is everybody?"
"Hunting."
"Again? But they all went just before the party." He'd answered my question too quickly for me to fully believe him. "So, where's Jake?" Grandpa didn't answer. He'd turned his head and was staring out the open window in the hallway, his nose raised like he was sniffing the air. "Grandpa?" His head whipped back round to me, he appeared startled at first, then relaxed his face and took me by the hand, leading me into the kitchen.
"Renesmee, I want you to wait right here ok, against this wall so I can see you." He was gone before I could question him, throwing open the front door. He stood sideways in the entrance, his body facing me, but his eyes fixed down the driveway. I could feel my heart thumping in my chest. I wasn't afraid, but this was all so strange. I nearly jumped out of my skin when the back door crashed open, and my father raced through it. He planted himself in front of me defensively, his eyes scouring every inch of the room. When he saw Carlisle, who still stood in the doorway, he spun round to face me and cupped my face in his hands.
"It's ok Nessie. Everything's ok." His soothing voice had my heart beating steady again, only for it's pace to sky rocket, when a big brown werewolf crashed through the window with a deafening roar.

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