Sorry guys, there are excuses for why I haven't been on, but I'll only give you one and spare the rest: I got a really bad bout of the flu, and have been sleeping and not much else for a long time, it hurt my head just looking at a computer screen. But here you go anyway! Sorry again because I left you with a pretty bad cliffy, but I think it's pretty obvious what happens here.

Here's a long one, and please read the A/N at the bottom. Thanks always to faerie kitten, who puts up with me and my extremely strange writing!

Bella

I swiftly followed half a step behind Edward on the way home, my mind processing all he had told me. It didn't make any sense that Jake could still be alive, unless…

What if Renesmee was the antidote to vampire venom? What if the human in her was enough that, though she couldn't create a new vampire, she could save a dying werewolf? It wouldn't work for a human- Too strong, my mind reasoned- but a werewolf was strong too. Likely they would be able to heal from her, after she cooled the fire from a full vampire's venom. Mine, I thought with a surge of remorse.

My thoughts left their inquiries about my daughter for the moment, and returned to Jacob. If Edward were right, he would be fine in a few minutes, likely by the time we got there. Still, how could he forgive me? Nothing could make this all right. Being Jacob, he would blow it all off in an attempt to make me feel better, and everyone would agree with his mindset. But I couldn't deny that it was my fault, I had lost control for only a second, and this was where it had led! I couldn't be trusted around my daughter, or any of them. Edward had said that I was unusually strong, and I had avoided the humans during our hunt, but there was no excuse for this.

Edward had left me alone with my musings whilst we ran, but we were close now, and he fell back to run next to me, taking my hand in a calming gesture. I leaned into his touch, the full weight of what was about to happen settling in.

Edward

Bella and I ran in silence, I knew that she had a lot to think about, but I was also fairly sure that many of those thoughts would berate her and the control she had shown, which was undeserved. She had been incredible when she caught the human's scent, not even thinking twice about following them once she broke her control. Still, she would take all the blame upon herself, and that wouldn't do.

As we neared the house I slowed my pace to Bella's, and reached out for her hand. She stepped closer to me, and that made me think that things might be all right.

There was no one remaining in the front yard, where we had left them; I could hear them inside. I squeezed Bella's hand, and led her into the house.

Bella

I could hear everyone inside the house, the vampires breathing, as well as Jacob and Renesmee's heartbeats. It all sounded normal, which gave me hope.

Edward was in front of me when we entered, which was good, as I had no idea what to expect, or how to react. I only needed a fraction of a second to analyze everything in the room, but it felt like so much longer.

Jacob was the first thing I noticed. He was lounging on the couch, looking out of place but perfectly fine, I noted in severe relief. Carlisle and Esme were standing by the doorway to the kitchen, conversing in low voices. The rest were nowhere to be seen, but I could hear then throughout the house.

When he saw me Jacob immediately began to rise, but I dropped Edward's hand and ran over to stop him.

"No, Jacob, just stay down," I pleaded, and he complied, rolling his eyes as he relaxed back into the couch. He looked up and smiled at me, but I could only force a half-grimace in return. I opened my mouth to apologize, but he quickly cut me off.

"Don't start that Bells, no one blames you for how you acted." His tone made it clear that I shouldn't argue, but that was pointless.

"Well you should, Jacob. I almost killed you!" I noticed that Edward, Carlisle, and Esme had slipped into the kitchen, giving us some degree of privacy.

"So would any mother. Hell, if any of the guys in the tribe were to tell their imprint's mom everything, you'd have a bunch of women wishing for your strength, and not half of your control!" I had to smile at this, although it didn't decrease my guilt. "Really Bells, I feel great. Ness-Renesmee somehow cured me. The doc probably has a dozen theories about it already."

"I have a few of my own, too," I confessed, and then I sighed, unable to hold it off any longer. "Will you please just let me apologize properly and get it out of my system?"

"Alright," he allowed reluctantly. "But only if you agree to drop it"

"Deal," I agreed, knowing it was the best I would get. "And I'm really, really sorry I lost my temper."

"And you know I don't blame you."

I decided it was best to change the topic, to a degree. "How do you feel, honestly?"

"Perfectly fine," he insisted. "I'm only lying down because the 'all-knowing vampire' insisted on it." The vampire in question entered the room at that moment, the other two still with him.

"You should be set to go, your normal rate of healing has picked up it seems," Carlisle chuckled, ignoring the sarcasm in Jacob's words.

"Good, it's my turn to feed Nessie," Jacob joked, pulling himself quickly off the didn't bother to correct himself, and I found that the nickname didn't irritate me as much anymore. I didn't like it, but I could tolerate it.

Jacob exited, and the four of us were left standing in the living room. Carlisle gestured to the couch, and we all sat facing one another.

Esme spoke first, "What do you think happened?"

Her question was directed toward Carlisle, but I answered, explaining my theories about Renesmee's venom being the antidote to ours. They were silent while I talked, and I could almost hear the wheels turning in Carlisle's mind.

"That's a good theory, and very likely," he mused when I had finished. "I would guess that there was something almost wolf-like about her, in the sense that her venom, or whatever it is, is like an anti-venom to them. It would take some more research, but my guess would be that their genetic structures are almost identical, both being part of two different beings."

We agreed on this, and continued to discus theories, the rest of the family eventually joining us. The topic continued late into the afternoon, when Jacob finally stopped us, insisting that it was time for our lives to get back to normal. That was enough for us, and we broke apart. It was time for me to learn what normal was for a vampire.

That is a terrible chapter, and the end felt so awkward to write! I won't blame anyone who wants to flame me, really. Thanks faerie kitten again with the edits, although neither of us could make Carlisle say just the right thing. Anyone here a doctor who could find a super intelligent explanation for that?

This could be the end, but it feels incomplete. However, I have no idea where to go from here, so if you have any suggestions, now's your chance! I'm planning to write another one-shot, and I have a story idea in the works (another one-shot that is going out of control) but I'm not going to post them until I get more done on Vampire Witch, it's been neglected too long! And please drop a review, who knows, I got the main idea for this story from a review, I might get another inspiration! Does my reasoning for how Nessie's venom works make sense?

Love you all, Claire