Alice's POV:

So far, my plan was working perfectly. Bella and Edward didn't suspect a thing. All the rest of the Cullens were in on it, and everyone (Emmett especially) was made to swear an oath that they would not let Nessie' secret slip to her parents. When Renesmee was ready, comfortable with the idea, she would tell her own parents. They were a lot less likely to be as furious with her for it than if any of the others were to suggest it.

We Cullens split up to hunt after checking carefully for any nearby humans. Having got the A-OK from Carlisle, I directed everyone in their ways to go. Although the Cullens knew that Nessie loved Jacob, they didn't know that she was within a few miles of their current hunting spot. Although I thought it wisest to let them in on part of the plan to help Bella's daughter discover her true feelings for the werewolf, if they knew where she was, they would have simply disregarded the plan, despite the consequences, in their desperation to see her. Yes, we all truly loved her that much. Nessie had learned from Emmett, one of the best of us, to hide her thoughts from her dad. She was an expert already - Edward wouldn't possibly know that she was sobbing her eyes out a few miles from where he stood, calmly discussing where to find the juiciest mountain lions.

Thankfully, all went without a hitch. Jasper and I turned towards our designated hunting area, as did everyone else. Sure enough, Jazzy ran into some game instantly. I leaned casually against a tree, watching as he gracefully took it down. Suddenly, I gasped as a vision hit me full-force. My eyes blanked out, and I dimly heard Jasper questioning me, holding me gently. Although he was used to this by now, I knew that my state of mind still partially worried him.

Shutting out the rest of the dim fragments of the forest, I concentrated on my vision.

After a few seconds, I blocked my thoughts from Edward, pulling myself back into the present, and growled.

"How could he!"

Jasper looked worried, but I just shook my head.

"Tell Edward to tell everyone that we're going home and that us Cullens need to talk, as a family. I'm going to grab something to eat quickly, and kill Emmett, then I'll meet you at the house." Too furious at Emmett to care, I sprinted off, leaving the love of my life standing behind me in confusion.


Emmett's POV:

I did exactly as my smaller vampire sister instructed, with only one small change. Rose had asked to come along, and how could I possibly deny her that? She was practically Nessie's second mother. It was only a small change, anyways. It couldn't possibly make a difference to the future.

We found Nessie, right where Alice had told us. Well, actually she only told me, but whatever.

Rose gasped. "Nessie! Are you alright?" and instantly swept gracefully towards her. "Baby, what's the matter?" Rose's face darkened. "Whatever's hurting you, sweetheart, I'll kill it. Especially if it's that dog, Jacob. In fact, I'll even take pleasure in it. How could he possibly have been so stupid as to fall in love with a vampire? And you, of all the vampires in the Cullen family! It's like he was deliberately trying to kill himself. Not only is it against his own culture, but he knows we're mutual enemies!"

Wincing slightly, Nessie wriggled. Slipping out of Rose's embrace, in a flash she was on her feet and out of the clearing before Rose had even got to her feet. Looking down at my wife, I saw that her face was composed in a mask of shock.

"Crap," I muttered.

Alice was gonna kill me.


Alice's POV:

I stalked the vampire who we previously called the big teddy bear of the family.

"How. Could. You!" I growled. "She's gone again! Do you have any clue what you ruined? I told you to leave Rose behind!"

"Sorry, Rose," I added as an afterthought to the gorgeous woman standing off to the side. "But I just needed Emmett to talk to her alone. I still love you like a sister, and I'm not mad. I, and anyone else in this family, would have done the same, but I knew Emmett wouldn't have. That's why I needed just him to do this."

Rosalie nodded at me, and smirked. "He should know by now not to disobey the Alice. I'll just watch, if you don't mind. I'll need to know where he's injured so I can kiss it and make it better later." She winked at me, and I grimaced at the direction her thoughts were obviously taking already, then turned back to Emmett, who gave a mock pleading look at his wife. I groaned.

"Please, please, please don't start that. I need to kill you first, Emmett," I begged. My older brother grinned.

"Hurry up, then," he said.

"With all haste," I promised, and dove, tackling him to the ground. The slight oomph as he hit the ground was oddly satisfying to me to know that a tiny pixie like me could tackle someone of Emmett's build and weight.

For you, Nessie, I thought to myself as he flipped me off and I catapulted against a tree. This is for you.