Yeah, so this goes for the other chapters as well – Love ya, Stephenie Meyer, and because of this, I borrowed your characters. I don't own them, unfortunately.

Think of this as a happy bonus because of the love I'm feeling with so many hits to my story. Yup. I'm talking about you, faithful readers. Keep reviews coming my way. Keep favoriting me. I love the love. It's almost like having my own cheerleading squad of anonymous Alices. :)

Renesmee

Stupid South American knots. This guy hadn't learned his stuff through the Boy Scouts, that's for sure. I'd read the Girl Scout and Boy Scout guides as I grew up, and none of these stupid knots were in either handbook. They were combinations of a number of knots. I frowned. Not that I had a hand free to work the knots, either...

Wow. Epiphany. Was I half-vampire or not? I rolled my eyes at my own stupidity and began to gnaw at the fabric with my teeth. Not too bad. Some of the fibers began to fall away, and I felt as though I were making progress. Until the screeching began.

I looked down and groaned. Some sort of metal core in the middle of the rope? You had to be kidding me. I mumbled some choice words and began anew. The stuff wasn't budging.

He'd be back soon. I attempted to stand and nearly fell on my face. Arms were important for balance. I'd read that in an anatomy and physiology textbook when I was young. I'd asked my mother why we needed toes, and she'd told me to look it up. I was probably pretty annoying in my "why" stage, since I my family loved to indulge my whims. I thought back. Steady, steady...

I'd made it. On my feet. Now I had to be careful to stay that way.

Bella

I was completely sick of this. The phone was finally ringing, and my hopes were up. Again.

"Jasper?" Edward's tone wasn't friendly.

"No, it's Alice." I could hear her annoyance through the line. "Just what did you do to your phone?"

"Not now," he growled.

"Does Bella know how many electronic devices you've destroyed?" Alice teased.

"You can tell her later," he snapped. "What's going on?"

"Well," Alice said, slowing her cadence, "We've got good news and bad news."

I always hated these games.

"Good news first." Edward said, his eyes narrowing.

"We found the trail." Alice's voice didn't sound happy anymore. I dreaded what was next.

"And the bad news?"

"We've got a real problem."

"What?" I begged.

"What is it?" Edward echoed.

"Jake found the trail before we did. He's hot in pursuit, and he's way ahead of us. We doubled back on the banks of the stream and discovered where Nahuel had jumped out. Nahuel has a talent for jumping, and we finally found his scent 40 yards or so from the banks."

I felt my eyes open in surprise. 40 yards was nothing for a newborn, but Nahuel must be incredibly strong for a leap that large, not to mention carrying another person. He WAS carrying another person at that point -...

"Did you find Renesmee's scent with him?" Edward pressed. I held my breath.

"Yes," Alice said, allaying my fears. "We found their scents together, along with pine needles that were apparently in Renesmee's hair. We've found strands of hair she's left. It's helping Jasper a great deal along the trail."

"How far ahead of you do you think Jake is?" Edward asked, suddenly urgent.

"Like I said, he's way ahead of us. I couldn't say anything other than that." Alice's voice became smaller as she spoke. Edward wasn't exactly being his usual friendly self right now, and I felt bad for her.

"Thanks, Alice," I said into the reciever. "We appreciate all the work you've done to help us out." I flashed Edward a Look.

"Yes, thank you." His words sounded sincere. I gave him an encouraging smile. "Let us know when you have anything more."

"Sure thing." Alice hung up.

"So, what do you bet that Jake screws this one up?" Edward said, tight lipped.