A/N: Here's the 4th chapter. I hope you like it. I have tons to study, so I don't know when I'm going to update my story.

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Strategies

Jacob and Renesmee got home in no time. We were waiting for Jasper and Emmett - they were coming home to listen about the new vampires. My mind was trying to see the implications about other vampires living here: they may try to hurt us; they may try to hurt Renesmee and this can't happen again - no one is going to hurt my daughter. But there was another line of thought in my head: maybe it was a little coven just passing by and there's no problem at all. I'm just worrying for nothing. I looked to see the face of my husband having the same battle in his head. He glanced at me and smiled. He was trying to calm me, but he didn't look so calm himself.

Jacob was peeking through the window, while Renesmee looked at each face, worry in her eyes. I tried to calm my face for her; maybe there was no need to get so worked up? Five minutes passed and part of my family, the ones we were waiting for at least, came to the house, the rest: Carlisle, Esme, Alice and Rosalie, were working and they couldn't come.

"Okay, tell us what happened." It was Jasper - he already was wearing the mask he always wears when there is some kind of trouble.

"Nessie and I were walking in the woods, not too far from the highway, and I smelled some other vampires. I think there were two of them, but I didn't stay long enough to figure it out, 'cause the trail wasn't that old, maybe ten, fifteen minutes tops. And I didn't recognize any smell, so they aren't anyone we know."

"You did the right thing. Alice saw that the other vampires smelled your trail and started following it, but you weren't there anymore. She said she saw one man and one woman, with eyes pitch black - maybe they were attracted by the smell of Renesmee, or they became interested in your smell, Jacob? That's something you don't smell too often."

"Maybe," Jacob said.

"I think they got curious," I chimed in, speaking for the first time since Jacob got to the house. "The smell of both Jacob and Renesmee is something that you don't cross very often. One smells like an animal, but not appetizing at all, no offence."

"None taken Bells."

"And there's the smell of Renesmee, too sweet even for a human, but with the clear smell of a vampire. No one who has smelled her has tried to drink her blood, so if they were looking for food, they surely weren't trying to find it following the trail of Jacob and Renesmee. Right?" I looked up at every face and apparently my logic was making sense.

"Yes, I think you're right, love," said Edward. "But they will try to find out the origin of that smell and I think we should try to find them first."

"Yes, you're totally right, we need to find them first. If they find Renesmee, without a previous explanation, they could hurt her and they could hurt Jacob too," said Jasper.

"Let those leeches come," Jacob said, in alpha-werewolf mode now. "They don't know what I'm capable of. If they dare to even come near Renesmee, they won't last long to regret it."

"Jacob, don't!" said Reneesme, fear clear in her eyes, "I don't understand why you are talking like that, and why are you so sure they will try to kill me?"

"Nessie," I said, taking her hand and looking into her eyes, "do you remember the trouble we had with the Volturi?"

"Of course," she said, giving me a re-run of the incident with her unique ability, "but they didn't hurt me and not one of you was hurt... well, except Aunt Irina."

"Yes, but that was because the Volturi are too respectful of their own rules. They couldn't hurt you because they didn't have anything against you. With the appearance of Nahuel, they knew that you wouldn't be a problem."

"But what about the other vampires, the ones who came to help?" she asked, showing me the faces of the ones who came to witness for us.

"Yes honey, but those vampires knew us and we explained to them your special situation." It was Edward doing the talking now. "These vampires, on the other hand, don't know us. If they find you, without a previous explanation, they could hurt you; they could hurt us too. We don't know how hostile those vampires are."

"Oh," was all Renesmee could say. Jacob came to sit by her and took her hand. "Nessie, don't worry 'bout a thing - it is my job to protect you."

"Our job," I clarified, stroking her cheek. "We won't let anyone hurt you."

"I know that, it's you am afraid for! What if something happens to you, or to my dad, or to Jacob or…" she touched us, Jacob and me, showing us who she meant: the rest of our family. "...what if something happens to them?"

"Don't worry about us," said Emmett, "I'm strong enough to protect us all, and Jasper and Edward are the best fighters that I know... not that the girls need any protection. You know how strong we all are."

"Yes, I know Uncle Em," she said, looking a little ashamed, "but I'm always getting you all into trouble." When she said that, every pair of hands came to comfort her.

"You only bring us happiness, honey," I said. "The problems come from time to time; it is something that comes with being a vampire."

"Besides, we got used to protecting Bella when she was a human," said Emmett. He was always trying to make a joke about everything. "Protecting you will be a piece of cake," he said, while patting her shoulder, a wide grin on his face.

"He is totally right," said Jasper, starting to pace around the living room. "Now we have to talk strategies. I think we should start looking for them tonight."

"I think it will be best if only a few of us go," Edward said, "Maybe you, Emmett and me."

"I think I should go with you," I said. Before Edward could argue my decision - always too protective to put me in the line of fire - I continued, "We don't know if they have any special abilities; maybe you'll need my shield." Edward was going to argue again, but this time was Jasper the one to argue back, "I think Bella is right, Edward, we should be prepare for any case."

"Yes, I guess you're right," he said to Jasper and then he turned to talk to me. "It'll kill me, you know, if something bad happen to you."

"I know, but I'll be fine! I'll have you by my side, and Jasper and Emmet will be there too," I said, stroking his cheek and giving him a little peck on the lips. "Nothing bad is going to happen".

My phone started to vibrate and quickly glanced at it; Alice was on the line - this time I answered without delay, "Alice what happened?" I asked, the worry was clear in my voice.

"Relax Bella, you're always worrying too much. I saw you finding the other vampires - they'll be in the forest that is crossing town. There are three though; there's another female," she said, speaking fast. "Rose and I are going to take care of Nessie; Esme and Carlisle will be at our house, just in case the vampires cross with a trail that lead them there, but I don't see that happening," she shared, obviously trying to look ahead. "Nope, I don't see that happening. I'll see you tonight." I shut my phone and I looked at my family, all of their faces looking at me.

"That's it - we'll go hunting tonight."