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A/N: Last chapter people and then an epilogue and hopefully, most likely a sequel! So keep your eyes pealed! :D
Chapter 9
"Good to have you home." Daddy mumbled into my hair. "Don't do it again."
"I won't. I promise." I chuckled as I inhaled my parent's scents, like I had forgotten them completely and doing this reminded me of them. All the time I was away I never forgot them at all. "I am definitely staying. Forever."
We walked into the house at a human speed. I could tell the rest were anxious to see me as I was anxious to see them. I could hear Rosalie shifting her weight a lot. A lot more than usual. Ha! She is anxious to see me. "She is." Daddy spoke softly.
"Right." I nodded. "Let's get this over and done with." I could feel Jake close behind me. "It'll be all right Jake. Hopefully Rose hasn't blamed you. A lot."
"She did." Jake laughed. "For a whole week, everything to do with you was my fault."
We walked inside and I took in the familiar sounds and smells of my grandparents' house. Right now I even wanted to eat some of Grandmother's food. Daddy laughed next to me. "What? I'm that hungry. I have been travelling for, like two whole days." I chuckled as I jumped into my father's arms, just to be closer to him.
"You smell like dog." He smelt my hair.
"So?" I quipped with a grin as I snuggled into his grip. "Sorry Daddy." As I, by accident, slipped in the memory of mine and Jake's encounter from the night before. "Shoot! Sorry again." Butterflies, daisies and the colour brown. "Better?" I laughed as dad carried me inside at a human pace.
"Much." He groaned as he put me down inside the house. "Go and see her. She's been driving us around the bend."
"Have not!" Rosalie's voice spoke a few feet from them.
My eyes flickered up to my adoptive aunt. "Hi." I spoke timidly, knowing she was one of the many I hurt the most with my flight. "Sorry." I mumbled and before I knew it, I was wrapping my arms around her beautiful body. "Aunt Rose. I am truly sorry."
Her slender arms formed a circle around my body. "Don't worry about it sweetie." She spoke clearly into my curls. "As long as you don't do it again."
I laughed. My laughter like wind chimes again. "Definitely." I held her tighter.
I was home. I knew it. Everyone was here. Momma, Daddy, Jake, Granddad, Grandma, Aunt Alice and Rose and Uncle Jazz and Emmett. I now realise that running away from my problems made me feel empty and incomplete. My family was my everything. I was never leaving them. Ever.
Slowly. Very slowly did things fall back into place. Like school work! Three days after I got back Momma and Daddy insisted I started my school work again. Not fair. They said and I repeat, "Must get you ready for when you go to a real High School."
"Ugh!" I grimaced as I did my homework at the house. I sat in the dining room at the table with history set in front of me. American Civil War. I tapped my pencil impatiently as I thought of an answer. I was annoyed as I wasn't allowed to ask Uncle Jasper for help. He had lived through it! "Ugh!" I said again and threw my pencil on the table lightly. I sniffed the air lightly. Everyone was home. Momma was reading. Probably Wuthering Heights. Again! Daddy was hovering nearby her. Grandpa was in his office. Grandma cooking. Rose and Emmett in the garage as Rose tweaked her car. Alice and Jasper were just in each other's company.
I was sorted of grounded. I was banned from seeing Jake at certain times, like the times I was doing school work. We were restricted from 7 to 9 in the evening. For us it was not enough. We craved each other badly especially in a sexual way. My dreams were about our previous encounters and to ones I wanted, much to my father's displeasure.
My frustration about the history work was annoying me. I jumped up and walked to my window. "Hi you." I smiled at my fiancée, I opened the window to lean out.
"You ok?" He frowned and stood underneath the window.
"Do you know anything about the American Civil War?" I sighed heavily.
"What about...?"
"Nope. I've been banned from asking him." I grumbled, knowing what his question was going to be.
"Then no. Sorry baby. Never listened in history." He grinned up at me. "If you were doing English, we could re enact Romeo & Juliet."
"True." I smiled. "Which version? The play or the Leonardo DiCaprio version?"
"Hmmm..." He put a finger on his chin. "Well the Leo version, he climbs up to kiss Juliet. I like that version."
"Renesmee Carlie Cullen! Back to work!" Carlisle shouted up the house.
"Yes grandpa." Speaking heavily and looking at Jake's eyes. "Sorry baby." I smiled. "See you tonight Romeo."
"Of course, my Juliet." He smiled as he moved into the trees to phase and still watch over me.
Turning away and closing the window to return to work. Grumbling when I still couldn't finish my history. "Grandpa! I give up! Please can Uncle Jasper help me?!"
He only chuckled and continued to do his own work. "No." He chuckled the evil word.
"Not fair." I jotted down a few sentences on nothing relevant to the subject but it was something to do and to relieve my boredom. "Finished!" I shouted as I ran to my room before the complications began. Those complications being Grandpa telling me to do it again.
"Nessie, I know you haven't finished." He called.
When I wasn't having lessons I was with Momma, Rose, Alice and Grandma planning my wedding to Jake. It was still too fast but I knew it was right. The one thing that would bind us together for good. It was my dress fitting today. It was the exact one from my dream that I had in England. It was short but appropriate. Alice and Rose had designed and made it from my description. It was prefect. Correction. It was amazing. "Guys..." Tears filled my eyes. "This is...." I gasped as I twirled and checked myself in the three mirrors.
"She's speechless." Alice smiled. "Our work here is done." She grinned at Rose. "Bella...?"
"Oh Ness." She walked up behind me and put her hands on my upper arms, stroking them gently. "Can't believe you're all grown up."
I smiled as I wiped my tears. "Thank you Momma." I leaned back against her. "Is nearly everything finished?" I looked at my aunts in the mirrors.
"Everything is finished." Alice laughed. "We're in charge, not you. You've got to just look beautiful, wear this magnificent creation and be yourself." She smiled and played with my hair.
"Jake?" I said nervously.
"If the wedding was tomorrow, he would be there waiting now." Momma leaned her chin on my shoulder. "You look beautiful." Standing up straight. "Get out of that dress. The wedding is 6 weeks away. I don't... Your aunts don't want you ruining it." I looked at them and they nodded.
"Fine." I chuckled as Alice walked forward and undone the zipper behind the dress. "Oh I can't wait." I jumped up and down, not caring I was in my underwear.
For the next few weeks I barely did anything not because I couldn't. I wasn't allowed. Alice and Rose would not let me. I spent my time with Jake and my parents. Not at the same time because Daddy was still not happy about mine and Jake's fast choices.
"Jake?" I spoke softly as we lay on the couch in each other's arms.
"Hmmm?" He said softly and his hands rubbed my arms.
"Nothing. I love you. That's all." I kissed his arm. "Can't say it enough." I giggled.
"I love you too. Not long now. The two of us permanently." Kissing the top of my head. "We will be. I have a few things to do before the wedding."
"Aw." Pouting. "Leaving me already?" I giggled as I sat up.
"Yep. You'll have to wait until after the wedding." Pushing me off and kissing me. "I'll be back for hunting tonight." We walked to the door, arm in arm.
"You better because you'll just be jealous when I get the biggest one and you don't." I turned in his embrace. "And you know I will." I smiled.
"Of course baby." He bent his head down and captured my lips in his. "You always do." He whispered as he pulled away. "I'll see you tonight love." He left my company at those words. Sighing heavily as he disappeared into the trees.
((A/n: Sorry for late update. Got a new job so I've been distracted. :D Epilogue coming up. Started it and it's nearly done. Give me a few years and it might be up! Hee hee!
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