Renesmee POV
We walked in silence towards his home, I felt silly for following him, my mother would kill me if she knew I was doing this. But I was so hungry and for some reason I felt like I could trust this stranger named Jasper.
He was the first one to speak up, just after we crossed the river, "My family is quite large, I live with my mom and dad, my two brothers and my sister and my girlfriend"
That was quite a large family, or coven so to speak. The quantity of his family should have scared me, but for some reason it didn't.
I could see a large house in the distance when Jasper spoke at a pace that he probably thought I couldn't hear, "Esme, could you start making some pasta, I've brought some company"
I almost laughed, I wasn't surprised that he was asking her to start cooking now, it was quite obvious she wouldn't have been making lunch. We started to climb a small hill being making it to a clearing behind what was obviously his home.
And by home I mean mansion. I hadn't seen a house like this before, well on movies and in books but never in real life, "You live here?" I marvelled at the size of the house.
It was 3 stories and was covered in large floor to ceiling windows, letting in all the natural light. He chuckled as we neared the glass sliding door on the patio, "Everyone is home, so you'll get to meet everyone"
He opened the door for me and I stepped in, toeing off my shoes and shrugging the backpack off my shoulders and placing it next to them.
"How - How can you afford this house?" My mouth quickly shut, I knew it wouldn't take me long to bring on some work vomit, "Sorry that was rude" I muttered.
He chuckled next to me and he kicked off his own shoes, "Don't be, my father is a doctor and my mother an interior designer"
My eyes almost bugged out of my head, A doctor? His father was a doctor? How could that even be possible. "Come, lets go meet everyone"
We climbed a set of stairs that took us to the second floor, this house was so open and bright, the artwork that donned the walls were like nothing id ever seen. My feet pattered on dark oak flooring and I was suddenly feeling nervous. Jasper walked a few paces in front of me, I could hear murmurs as we got closer, to a human it would have been almost silent, but to me it sounded like they were in the same room.
One was furious, I could tell by the tone of her voice, "A human Jasper are you kidding me? Don't tell me your turning into Edward now"
I didn't know what she meant by that, but its obvious she was frustrated I was here. We rounded the corner into the kitchen and was met by 5 curious eyes. All a shade of gold. I was thankful we all shared the same diet.
A woman who was behind the kitchen counter when I first entered moved towards me, she had kind eyes. She was beautiful, her caramel coloured hair was just past her shoulders and full of volume, she smiled and me and bent down to my level.
"Hello darling, I'm Esme, Jaspers mom" She spoke softly, I took notice of her name now and how close it resembled to my own.
"You guys don't look alike" I stated, there I go again being rude. I was nervous, I had never been around this many people at once before and I was saying stupid things.
But she didn't seem offended at my statement, she only laughed and returned to her cooking, "All of my children are adopted"
I knew this wasn't a lie, it was obvious she was the mother figure in the household. And the man with short blond hair next to her was obviously the dad. He smiled at me when we made eye contact.
"I'm Carlisle" He introduced himself before motioning towards the blond haired model across the room who's eyes held nothing but distain, "This is my daughter Rosalie, My son Emmett" The big bear looking fellow was next to her, his curly brown hair and wide smile made him look like a huge harmless teddy bear, although his arms were probably the size of my entire body. He waved slightly and wrapped an arm around Rosalie's shoulder, they were obviously mates.
He motioned to another small girl, who would have only been a few inches taller then me, she had short black hair that was styled into a spiky bob. She took her place next to Jasper and gave me a soft smile, "This is my daughter Alice and you've obviously been acquainted with Jasper" I nodded and smiled at everyone I had been introduced too.
He sighed slightly,"My other son Edward is upstairs in his room"
Was something wrong with this Edward? Had he not come down because I was here? Jasper motioned for me to sit at one of the stools by the kitchen counter.
"Lunch will be ready soon" He informed me, placing a hand on my shoulder before sitting at the stool beside me, "I found her out past the river alone" Jasper informed everyone around me.
Carlisle came closer and rested his elbows on the counter in front of me, "Do you have a name honey?" I couldn't help but laugh at his silly question.
"I'm Renesmee" I introduced myself, trusting the kind doctor in front of me.
"Weird name" I heard Emmett mutter from his spot beside Rosalie.
"Your one to talk Emmett" I shot him a look which he grinned at before making his way over to sit beside me at the counter.
"I think were going to get along just great squirt" I giggled at this new nickname.
"So Renesmee, where is home for you?" Carlisle asked, he looked concerned, they all did as they gathered around me. I felt crowded.
Maybe they could help me, I felt safe here and its obvious they didn't want to kill me. Unless they always make their victims lunch first. I decided to keep my secret for a little while longer, I didn't want them to think I was an immortal child.
"A long way from here, I ran away from home" Esme sighed as she placed the bowl of food in front of me. It was just simple spaghetti with some pesto, it smells exactly the way mom use to make it.
"Maybe we should try and contact your family" I shook my head rapidly, trying to get the point across that, that was something I didn't want to happen.
"I can't go back home, after I eat ill get out of your hair and you won't have to worry about me anymore" I said in between bites, Esme looked frantic as she gazed at Carlisle.
"Nonsense" He said, smiling down at me, "You'll stay with us whilst you figure out what you need to do, I'd rather you be here then in the wilderness alone"
I nodded slowly, slurping the pasta into my mouth, "Maybe you'd enjoy to have a shower after your lunch, maybe get some clean clothes?"
This was the first time I had heard Alice speak up, her voice was like bells, when she asked, it sounded like a question, but I knew I didn't really have a choice, I was staying here with them whether I liked it or not.
I thought about how good it would feel to clean the dirt from my skin and run a brush through my hair. I agreed and finished up my lunch, Alice directed me to the guest bathroom and told me they'd be right in the kitchen if I needed anything and that their were clean towels, soap, a hairbrush and a blow drying if I needed it under the cabinet by the sink. She brought back some pyjamas a few moments after she had left, if I was human I would have questioned how she was so quick to fetch them, but I knew she was up in her room and back down to me in seconds because of her speed. "Call if you need anything" She blew me a kiss before closing the door and leaving me alone.
I could hear them talking outside, something I wouldn't be able to hear if I was a human.
"Jasper why did you bring her here?" Rosalie snarled, I could hear Emmett calming her down, "We're just going to be a danger to her, she's just a human"
"Cant you see that she's different, she doesn't small human and she sure as hell doesn't look like one" They were all silent for a moment before I heard Carlisle speak up.
"Your right Jasper, she does seem different, maybe we ought to keep an eye on her for a while, its obvious she had been away from home for a while, her hair was mattered"
I heard Alice sigh, "The poor thing, I grabbed her bag from downstairs and she only had a few salvageable clothes that I could wash for her, I didn't touch her books or her other belongings" I instantly relaxed at that, "But... I smelt vampire on the bag and on the letter that was in there"
I stiffened, it would have been moms scent all over that letter, "A vampire, are you sure?"
I assumed she nodded, because she didn't say yes or no to his question, "It wasn't a scent I recognised"
I realised I had been standing here eavesdropping for to long and soon they would get suspicious, I stepped under the flow of the warm water and groaned when it came in contact with my skin. It had been weeks since I showered, all the places I stayed it never had any running water so the best I could do was swim in the lakes and rivers I found along my travels.
The white tiles below my feet were turning to a murky brown from the dirt and dried blood that was running off me. I poured a hefty amount of shampoo into my hands and massaged it into my scalp, it felt amazing to be clean, I could feel my hair becoming less mattered under my fingers. I grabbed one of the poofs that were hanging on the wall and squeezed some of the strawberry scented body wash on it before scrubbing my entire body, the poof came back brown every time I pulled it away to rinse it. When I was satisfied with my newfound cleanliness I stepped out and wrapped one of the fluffy white towels around my body before grabbing another and ruffling over my wet hair.
I looked at my curls in the fogged mirror. They had returned to its original colour, the dirt and mud, along with the leaves that got stuck into my hair had masked the colour, turning my hair into a brownish red then my usual colour. I felt clean and happy for the first time in weeks, finally seeing myself as I use to be.
I took the brush through it and was satisfied when I finished, my hair was knot free and soft once again.
Alice had left me some flannel pyjamas and some clean underwear on the toilet seat and I quickly chucked them on, loving how the clean fabric felt on my skin.
Maybe I could stay here for a little while. It couldn't hurt, could it?
