Chapter 4: Unfair Punishments

Mom started her spanking and lecture as soon as I was in position. "I can't believe how you are acting Renesmee. Stealing and drinking that blood is one thing but then to be that disrespectful to everyone when you got caught was the limit. You know better than to steal anything from anyone let alone steal blood that was going to go to people in dire need of it. You also know that in this family we do not drink human blood regardless of whether you had to attack or kill a human for it. Human blood awakens our animal instincts and makes us act impulsively which is really dangerous. It can also put our family in danger if you lose control of those animal instincts and decide to attack a human to satisfy your need for human blood."

This was one of the worst spankings I had ever gotten and from the sound of things it was far from over. The promise I made to myself however, would not be broken no matter what.

"You know better than to speak to any of us the way you did downstairs. Instead of owning up to your actions you were very rude and disrespectful to everyone in there. In fact, everything you did today was disrespectful to everyone in this family. Your selfish actions put our family at risk and you disrespected everything we stand for and value. We are very disappointed in you and this will not happen again, do you understand me?" Mom asked as she finished the spanking, focusing on my sit spots, making it hard for me to answer without breaking my promise.

"I understand." I said through gritted teeth. She put my clothes back on and let me up. She pulled me in for a hug but I shoved her away, earning myself another three swats. She tried to pull me in again and I shoved her away again, glowering at her. She fixed me with what I call her "mom look" but nothing could make me hug her right now.

"Take a little time to calm down and then I expect you to come downstairs within a half hour. Don't make me come up here and get you." She said before she closed my door.

Part of me wanted to punch a hole through the wall but that wouldn't accomplish anything. Instead, I spent my half hour plotting my revenge. For one I was not going to admit to something I didn't do and I was not going to talk to anyone unless I absolutely had to. If they wouldn't believe me then I would make them pay for it and not talking to them was one way I could do that, I don't really have any power in the house since I'm just a kid so I have to do what I can.

I arrived downstairs at the last possible second just to be annoying and was told where to sit by the finger my dad pointed at the couch. I sat in the corner as far away from Aunt Alice who was sitting on the cushion next to me and crossed my arms, glaring at everyone. I could feel Uncle Jasper trying to calm me down with his gift but when my anger got worse and I turned to fix him with my glare he stopped trying.

"We have some things we need to discuss as a family…" It was Grandpa who started the "family discussion" which was really a lecture on why what they were convinced I had done was wrong. My parents and Grandma spoke next with special guest appearances by Uncle Jasper, Auntie Alice, and Auntie Rose with small comments and the occasional mistimed joke by Uncle Emmett. In the end the only thing that "family discussion" accomplished was some great sarcastic jokes I thought of to myself and a rise in my anger level. I wasn't paying that much attention anyway, I was trying to formulate a plan to prove my innocence and to piss them all off in the meantime.

When everyone had put in their two cents and I was ready to punch them all in the face, I was "excused" to go to bed. Being "excused" was their way of telling me I had to go to bed early politely or some crap. Either way I was grounded indefinitely with the usual restrictions plus not being allowed to go outside for a few days and after those few days I had to have an escort, just in case I lost control of my "urges" and "vampire nature" and went after a human. If they would listen to me and believe me they would know that I don't have any urges or vampire nature that I would lose control of because I didn't steal or drink the blood, but no, I got spanked and was now grounded because of their stupidity.

When I woke up the next morning I did my usual morning routine to get ready and went downstairs to make myself breakfast. It seemed like everyone was still mad at me because the good mornings I got were not their normal chipper greetings. I didn't bother to return the greetings for two reasons, one being the promise I made to myself that I wouldn't talk to any of them unless I absolutely had to, and the second reason is because I am not at all a morning person. When I wake up it is best to leave me alone for the first hour or so unless you want to piss me off. Most of the times that I get in trouble for my attitude are in the morning because nobody can seem to fully understand that I am not a morning person which means that I am already in a bad mood so it takes even less to piss me off.

Thankfully everyone just ignored the fact that I didn't return their greetings as I was in no mood to fight with them and would surely get myself into ten times more trouble if they would have confronted me. After I ate breakfast and brushed my teeth I remembered that I was supposed to hang out with Jake today and as that was not going to happen I had to ask one of my parents to call him to tell him I couldn't hang out. I chose to talk to Dad because I felt less betrayed by him somehow, even though both my parents didn't trust me enough to believe me and they both chose to believe what they saw over what I told them.

"Dad, can I use the phone to call Jake and tell him I can't hang out with him today please." I asked trying to sound polite.

"No, you may not. You are grounded remember Renesmee." Dad replied. "Your mom already called him and told him everything that happened. He is as disappointed in you as we all are."

That was enough to send me over the edge. "Are you serious?" I shouted at him, obviously not caring that I was setting myself up to be spanked again. "That wasn't even what happened and nobody around here will believe me."

"Renesmee, do not take that tone with me, you are already in trouble." Dad warned. My stubborn pride and anger made me continue though, I couldn't help it.

"If you retards pulled your heads out of your asses for two seconds you would see that I would never do that! Thanks to you now Jake thinks I am some kind of monster too! Thanks a lot asshole!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I was well aware that the rest of my nosy family could not only hear everything I was saying but those jerks had also come into the living room and were watching the interaction between me and Dad.

"Would you all please leave? Renesmee and I need some one on one time together, alone." Dad said calmly. The room was empty in seconds as my family left the house to grant us the privacy my father asked for. "Come over here Renesmee." He said sitting down on the couch. I reluctantly obeyed and he began to spank me, thankfully leaving my pants and underwear on.

"You are starting to get out of control and that is not going to happen. You know better than to raise your voice at me just because you didn't get your way and you also know that cursing is not allowed." Even though this spanking wasn't bare, it hurt badly enough that it could have been. I kept myself from crying out and crying just like I had promised myself and Dad let me back up after my short spanking. When it was over I went to my room and avoided everyone until lunch. When I did come down all I did was make myself a sandwich for lunch and then returned to my room to read one of my numerous books.

This was my going to be my plan for the rest of my grounding, until I cleared my name, or until I ran out of books or crafts to do in my room. Just my luck though, my parents decided to force me to come out of my room and spend nearly every waking moment in the company of one of my family members probably as another form of punishment because they knew that I was giving them all the silent treatment and that I was avoiding them.

After my tenth day of house restriction, I was finally allowed to go outside with a chaperone of course, as if I really needed one, what was I going to do? I asked Aunt Alice if she would watch me while I was outside and she immediately agreed, bringing Uncle Jasper along. After being cooped up in the house for ten days all I really wanted to do was just walk around the backyard and take in the fresh air. I walked around for a little bit and then lay down in the grass and watched the clouds go by. Aunt Alice and Uncle Jasper were deep in conversation about their next vacation together on the porch. They hadn't noticed that I had moved so when Uncle Jasper looked up and couldn't see me he overreacted.

"Where is that kid? She is on my last nerve, I've about had it with her silent treatment and little kid games. Bella and Edward need to get a handle on her and this blood problem she has now." Uncle Jasper said.

"Excuse me? I'm standing right here or were you too blinded by the fact that you are all crazy and still believe I am guilty of something I would never do? I am so tired of this, I'm out of here." I said and ran toward the forest. I wasn't going to run away, just get a little distance and have some rare alone time.

"Don't you dare leave this yard Renesmee, you are already in enough trouble." Uncle Jasper warned. Instead of stopping I ran fasted and punched the tree I was running by, my fist going through the middle making the tree fall. That made me feel better, I was finally able to get some of that pent up rage out. I wasn't doing myself any favors by acting like this and disobeying Uncle Jasper but a person can only take so much and I had long since passed my breaking point.

I ran along a path in the forest, gradually slowing down to a walk when I didn't hear anyone following me. I knew they would be along shortly so I intended to enjoy my few moments of freedom for as long as possible. Although I didn't inherit my mother's clumsiness she had when she was a human, I wasn't paying attention and I tripped over what I thought was a log and fell. When I got up and brushed myself off, I stared down in horror at the body of a woman with puncture marks on her neck, the kind of puncture marks that would be left by a vampire.