JAKE POV

Powerless. That is how I felt, completely and utterly powerless. To watch my imprint struggle to make it through each and every day in so much pain was agony. It tore my sole apart. I love Renesmee more than anything in this whole world and to see her in pain cripples my heart. For years I've searched every part of this cruel horrid cold world for my daughter. Sometimes I wonder if she is even alive but Nessie has magical abilities and she told me that in her heart she knows that Scarlett is alive so I just have to believe her and hold on to that. I had often wondered if them vile low life leeches that they call the 'volturi' have her but Carlisle assured me that they would never do such a thing and that he had called Aro and Aro had kindly had his whole guard search for Scarlett. I didn't believe it for a second. But where was she? If she was alive where on earth was she? I didn't even know my daughter and I missed her terribly. I missed Renesmee. The beautiful playful little thing she used to be, I missed when she would get angry with me and then hit me and when we made love she'd drink my blood and it would feel amazing. We don't even make love anymore hardly and when we do it just feels like I'm 'doing her.' I can't feel any response, no magic, and no spark like it used to be. If we could never find Scarlett we would spend an eternity like this and I'm not sure I could deal with that.

I bent down to stroke the curls falling over her face. Even when she's sleeping she doesn't look peaceful. She stirred in her sleep and I kissed her gently on the cheek.

'Jake' she sighed tiredly.

'Nessie, I'm right here, sweetheart.'

Content, she snuggled back into my chest and fell asleep. I can never be apart from Nessie these days. She goes crazy without me.

I can't help but feel I've ruined everyone's lives, not just my Nessie's. Bella and Edward, the rest of the Cullen's. No one has any life in them. I think it's because of the unanswered questions. If we knew Scarlett had died we would be able to grieve, accept it and move on but not knowing is agony, it's even worse.

I suddenly decided I could no longer take it anymore; I couldn't sit around waiting for Scarlett to walk through the door. It had been six years and I was going to find her. And the first place that I was going to start was that scummy volturi and I didn't give a damn about what Carlisle had said.

SCARLETT BLACK CULLEN'S POV

I twirled around in my fancy new dress mommy had bought me. It was sparkly and grown up. She had let me wear my hair all down aswell, it was really long now almost to my bum and it was wavy. It was black though. And I had bright green eyes like emeralds. I looked absolutely nothing like my mother, I guessed I must look like my father but mommy told me I didn't need a dad in my life and she was right. All I needed was my mom. We lived in the biggest prettiest castle ever and occasionally I would see my uncles and aunts, Aro, Marcus, Caius, and Demetri ECT. I always got the feeling that Jane didn't like me very much though. I didn't know why. I hardly ever go out of the castle though and I long to see the grass and the beaches that I see in all the films I watch but my mommy says outside is dangerous and there may be people that want to steal me. Did I mention today is my birthday? It's my sixth birthday but I don't look six, I look about ten, nearly eleven and my mind is way ahead. It's weird. Mommy says it's because I grow really fast but sometimes I'm unsure. Sometimes if I close my eyes really tightly and think really really hard I can see a girl. A pretty girl with beautiful long bronze hair and brown eyes and she's kind and pretty and I don't know why but I know that this beautiful girl grows fast just like me. Did I mention I was weird?

EVA GRIMSHAW'S POV

I had decided to let Scarlett dress up and let her hair down for her birthday. We always have a quiet afternoon on her birthday in our room in the castle. Aro popped in for her 2nd birthday. I always invite Linda, she's a maid, she cleans the east side of the castle and she's human. She lives here to. Linda is my only friend in this wretched place.

After observing Scarlett for six years Aro and the others had agreed she was certainly not a danger and in fact a beautiful talented normal girl and that she should be returned to her parents. I was the hold up and I did not want to let her go. I knew this was selfish but she was mine. I had told Aro it would confuse her and he said I could keep her for a while until he had made a definite decision. I looked at her beautiful face, I was so afraid of losing her. She was the very best thing in my life. Aro had decided not to tell her about what she was or about the existence of vampires in case it influenced her behaviour. She remained in the dark. Sometimes though she would do the odd thing that would remind me that she was not full human. Like when she lifted up a whole sofa before with ease to move it to the other side of the room. She was wise beyond her years. She was only six but she looked around eleven. Aro assured me that this happened to Renesmee except when Renesmee was six she was nearly fully grown. The same thing was happening to Scarlett just a little slower. Sometimes I feared Scarlett would remember, because of the vampire abilities she had but Aro had told me that her vampire abilities were not strong enough and she could only remember certain images, she couldn't put a name or place or time to them and she misplaced the memories she had as dreams or imagination. But it was indeed memories she remembered. She remembered Renesmee's face. Very clearly. Aro had told me that when he had read her mind he saw Renesmee's face, not a distortion, her actual face. She knew what Renesmee looked like and it scared me. Even if she had no idea who she was she still knew her. I was afraid as she grew older she would remember more and be able to make the connection. I didn't want to lose her. I loved her more than my own life and I knew she loved me aswell. Just then Aro knocked and walked in, Scarlett was brushing her hair in a corner and didn't notice.

'Eva, I assure you and Scarlett are well' he asked politely looking around.

'Yes thank you' I replied, a little too coldly.

'Well I was thinking, since it is Scarlett's birthday you may leave the castle and take her to the beach or something. You must stay in Volterra, obviously and be back before midnight. You shall be safe. Nobody will even recognise Scarlett now.'

I thanked him and he walked out of the room.

I went to tell Scarlett the news; she'd be so thrilled to be able to get out for a day!