What We Are

I gasped and pulled away from Edward. This couldn't be happening, I thought he had moved to Alaska. For fishing, and hunting. I didn't think he would ever come back. What was I going to say? I looked the same six years ago as I did now! I cleared my throat and looked at everyone, their faces were lathered in shock.

"Dad," I whispered. Stepping forward slowly. "I-I though you were in Alaska."

"I was…" my dad said, his hair was gray and he had more wrinkles. "But, I heard about the carnival, the annual Forks Fishing Carnival, and I decided to come. I haven't heard from you in…" He stopped, tears coming to his eyes.

"Dad," I choked again, I ran forward and hugged him. His warm blood smelled delicious. I shook my head, clearing that though out of my mind. "I missed you."

"You haven't changed at all Bells. What's going on? You look exactly the same. That shouldn't be happening. Are you okay?" He pulled back to look at me.

"Um, dad I a-"

He interrupted. "Your eyes." I shut my golden eyes that were supposed to be chocolate brown.

Edward sighed behind me coming up to my side. Carlisle did the same. "Dad, remember when…" I paused. "When, you first met Renesm-"

"Renesmee? My grand daughter? Where is she?"

On cue Renesmee stepped next to me, Jacob was still on the swings, "Grandpa?"

Charlie stopped breathing. "Renesmee?" He whispered.

"Um, yea."

"You, it's…it's only been six years, you look seventeen. Who are you?"

"I-" no one could say anything. Not even Renesmee or Edward.

"Charlie." Edward began.

"Edward? What is going on? You all look exactly the same, you haven't aged at all. This is weird." He breathed.

"Dad," I had to tell him. "Remember when you first met Renesmee, and Jacob showed you he was a werewolf…" Charlie shivered but I continued. "and you saw how fast Renesmee had grown, and how she is Edward and I's daughter. Well, we are something different. If you want to know, we w-"

"No, I don't want to know. I know you are something different and that's all I need to know."

"Thank you, dad." I hugged him again. "Would you like to go out to dinner or something, I am pretty sure Jacob and Renesmee are hungry."

"I'm starving!" Jacob chimed in, joining the group. Seeing Charlie for the first time. "Ch-Charlie is that you? HEY!" He hugged Charlie.

"Hi Jake. I haven't seen you in forever."

"I know! Are you coming to dinner with us?"

He looked at me, then the rest of the Cullens. "Um, yea. I think." He raised an eyebrow and I nodded, smiling.

We went to The Lodge, of course. Renesmee got a French Dip sandwich, Jacob got the 16 oz. steak, and Charlie got a cheeseburger. Of course, the vampires got nothing.

"How come I have never seen you eat Edward?" Charlie asked, chewing his food.

"Well…" Edward said, not finishing.

Charlie understood, he cringed. I looked down. All the Cullen's were silent.

"Charlie, did you know Renesmee and I were dating?" Jacob revealed. Charlie choked on his water. I glared at Jacob.

"Thanks Jacob." I hissed, kicking him under the table.

" OUCH! Shi-" he almost cursed, but stopped himself and bent down to rub his shin. "Sorry, Bella."

"You are dating the one you used to love's, daughter? And the person you loathed's daughter?"

Renesmee choked on her water, too. "Forgot about that." She coughed.

"Shit." I hissed.

"Watch your mouth young lady," my dad said sternly.

"Dad, I am not a young lady anymore." I hissed.

"Whatever. Anyways, you are dating Renesmee?" He asked Jacob.

"Yes," Renesmee answered. "We are dating."

"Oh."

Jacob grinned and continued eating. I groaned and layed my head down on the table. Edward rubbed my back. "It's okay," he whispered in my ear. "I love you."

"I love you, too." I nodded.

I looked up at Charlie, he was talking with Carlisle about recent stuff happening in Forks. Rose, Alice and Esme were talking about the Thanksgiving feast, planning. And Emmett and Jasper were playing some kind of game with the Sweet N' Low packets. Renesmee and Jacob were talking about how Renesmee would be going to school soon. Jacob seemed to be figuring out some way he could go too.

Edward had his head on the table too, we were looking at each other. I pushed my shield away and opened my eyes. Edward I said in my mind, he opened his eyes, telling me to continue. I can't tell Charlie about what we are, vampires. Do you think this is good enough? Do you think he will find out more? What will we do? The Volturi… My "voice" was hectic now, my eyes frantic. He assured me with a kiss, and whispered in my ear. "We won't tell him." The Cullen's, the only people (er, vampires) who could hear us, looked at him, confused faces.

He just shook his head and rested his head back on the table, his face an inch from mine. I closed my eyes and before I knew it, everyone was done eating. We left the table, and Carlisle put a generous tip on the table, Charlie's eyes popped.

When Charlie was back at the hotel he was staying at, Emmett suggested something before we all got back in our separate cars. "Hey! Let's play ninja tag in the park."

My eyes lit up. Ninja tag was a game you played when it was dark, it was especially fun with vampires because you were able to climb trees and hide in places no human would think imaginable. It's basically like hide and go seek, but the "ninja" or seeker had to close their eyes while searching and the people who were hiders had to climb on either the jungle gym or a tree or something of that matter.

"But won't there be people there?" Renemee asked.

"No, silly." Alice giggled. "Humans aren't able to be fully rested with only three hours of sleep, like you. They need at least eight. So most of them are in bed by now." "It is a very fun game." Jasper enthused.

"You vampires are weird." Jacob snorted, Renesmee smacked his arm.

"Oooh, let's play it!" Esme said.

"Okay! Sweet! Let's go, baby." Emmett grabbed Rose's hand and walked to the jeep.

When we got the park, Jasper was the "ninja." He found Esme first, who was clinging to the bottom of the slide.

While Esme was seeking, I was perched in a tree. Someone came up behind me and almost knocked me out of the tree, but he caught me. "Edward!" I hissed. He laughed and pulled me into his lap. He kissed me passionately, trying to make me moan so Esme would hear me. Then I heard Esme walking by the tree. I pulled back, jumped out of his lap and pushed Edward out of the tree.

"Sucker!" I snickered.

"Found you Edward." Esme laughed. "You are it."

"I will get you, Bella!" Edward hissed.

I giggled and leaped to the big maple tree next to me. I climbed to the very tippy top and sat on the branch, dangling my legs. When I heard Emmett climbing up the tree.

"Emmett," I hissed.

"Oh, hey Bella!" He sat next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"What do you want Emmett?" I asked.

"I thought of a way tom settle the sex argument between us." He whispered.

"What?"

"You should have sex with me," he suggested.

I almost fell out of the tree. "EW! NO! GROSS!" I screamed.

"That's my girl," he laughed and Edward was next to me. Emmett was gone.

"Found you, love." Edward whispered sinfully in my ear.

"EMMETT!" I yelled. "That is so not fair." He made me yell so I would get out, so Edward would find me.

Edward grabbed me in his arms and jumped out of the tree. He set me on my feet. "You're it." And he was gone.

I sighed, but began looking. I found Renesmee and she was it, then she found Jacob and he was it. Everyone had there turn to be it when we decided to lay on the grass and watch the stars. Emmett had brought his iPod and the speaker thing you could connect it to. Surprisingly, he played modern slow songs, and then asked me to dance. I laughed but agreed to dance with him, Edward asked Alice to dance, and Jasper asked Rose. The next song we rotated, Jasper and me, Alice and Emmett, Rose and Edward.

Carlisle, Esme, Jacob and Nessie joined eventually. Nessie and Edward dancing, Carlisle and Alice, Esme and Emmet,, Jasper and Rose, again, while I danced with Jacob. We had all danced with each other, a Cullen family tradition.

When we decided we were done Renesmee and Jacob fell asleep against the big maple tree. Emmett was swinging with Rosalie on his lap. Jasper and Alice were laughing on the slide, Carlisle and Esme had found a bench to sit on and Carlisle was reading a newspaper with his arms around Esme, who had her eyes closed, her head on Carlisle's shoulder. Edward and I were laying on the cool grass, watching the stars.

"Shooting star!" I gasped, pointing. "Make a wish."

He laughed and looked at me, he rolled on top of me and kissed me. "I have nothing to wish for. I have a beautiful wife," he tapped my nose with his finger, "a beautiful daughter. And a amazing, loving family."

I kissed him. "Same here. Well, I have a beautiful husband not a beautiful wife."

He laughed, and kissed me again.