Chapter 11. My side of the story
I could tell that the friends were still recovering from the shock of me. They had taken a second to compose their selves and then just like before started asking daddy questions.
Daddy was talking to the only man that had come. He looked a little scared of me actually. "Surely you see the resemblance." I heard daddy said. The man who was called Eleazar stared at me. He was still standing in front of the women I assumed was his wife. She however, didn't seem scared of me at all. She stepped around her husband and scooped down to my level. I decided that I liked her instantly. She had such a friendly face and incredibly beautiful. Her eyes were the same gold as the rest of my family. She was watching me carefully.
"You seem to have your mother's eyes." The women whose name was Carmen whispered, "But your father's face." I was actually surprised she wasn't reacting how her husband was; she was reacting as if she had known me for many years. She smiled down at me lovingly. I really did like her so I smiled back. I wanted to show Carmen that I wasn't any danger to her family or to anybody. I touched mommy's face asking if I was allowed to show Carmen the truth. I didn't want her to react like Eleazar. I didn't really like him very much.
"Do you mind if Renesmee tell you about it herself?" Mommy asked when I had taken my hand away from mommy and returned my look to Carmen. "She has a gift for explaining things." Mommy added. Carmen hadn't stopped smiling since she had gotten down to my level. I didn't concentrate on the rest of her family as I knew this would be a slow rocky road if it helped us at all.
"Do you speak little one?" Carmen asked. I wasn't so shy around Carmen anymore and I just wanted them to believe us.
"Yes." I answered. Carmen looked shocked at the tone of my voice. It wasn't normal for someone my age to be able to talk so well. The rest of her family flinched slightly at my voice. "But I can show you more than I can tell you." I added.
I slowly moved my hand to Carmen's cheek to show her that my family were being truthful about me. Carmen's mood seemed to have changed as she stayed as still as she could. I thought here and then it was all over. If they wouldn't let me show them then what else could I do to help? I Eleazar came to her side instantly ready to pull her away from me. Carmen locked her eyes to mine and took a deep breath. "Wait." She said to Eleazar.
I leaned my hand in again pressing it against Carmen's ice cold skin. I showed her everything starting from mommy being pregnant with me to the birth daddy had to change mommy and all the way up to now with all the details in between. Surely they couldn't deny us now we had so much evidence. I didn't even realise that Daddy and Jacob were talking; I was too busy convincing Carmen that I was safe.
I finally dropped my hand away from Carmen unsure of her reaction. I smiled at Carmen again waiting for her to talk. Everyone else stared at Carmen who seemed to be frozen to the spot. After a few minutes she said."She really is your daughter, isn't she?" Her eyes were focused on daddy's face as she said this. "Such a vivid gift! It could only have come from a gifted father." I could feel mommy and daddy relax slightly as Carmen had believed every word we had said. I felt a little happy but I wasn't getting my hopes up yet. I still had many people to convince and who knows how many friends would be coming?
"Do you believe what she showed you?" I heard daddy ask. This was the big moment. It seemed obvious that she did already but it would be better for her to say. I squeezed mommy's hand.
"Without a doubt." Carmen smiled at us. I felt like cheering, inside I think I was cheering. I just hoped all the other vampires would believe us so easily. I turned around to Eleazar who looked horrified at Carmen's decision. I knew he would be a little harder to convince. I wanted to show him myself but he made me feel nervous. Carmen tried to reassure Eleazar that daddy was being truthful. She slowly brought Eleazar close to me. He looked as nervous as I did. "Let the child show you." She said. She nodded to me as they got close enough. "Show him, mi querida." I grinned at her. She had accepted me completely. This was great. I just hoped Eleazar was the same as her. I touched Eleazar on his head lightly pressing my hand getting my thoughts ready.
"Ay Caray!" Eleazar moved away from her looking angry. I sighed impatiently. I really just wanted to get this over with. Why was he making it so difficult?
"What did she do to you?" I heard the blonde girl say. She and the other girl slowly crept forward to me. She's just trying to show you her side of the story." Carmen said. She was still holding Eleazar's hand. I was getting really impatient now I just wanted him to believe us. He needed us to show him so he could help us. "Watch, please." I said.
I lifted my hand to the air waiting for him to move closer to my hand. Eleazar stared at me making me feel shy again and then looked over at Carmen. Carmen smiled at him. Eleazar looked back at me taking a deep breath and moved so there was no space between us.
I pressed my hand to him again hoping he wouldn't pull away this time. He didn't. He watched everything I shown him, closing his eyes in concentration. I pulled my hand away nervously waiting for his reaction. "Ah." Eleazar sighed when he finally opened his eyes "I see." I smiled at him happy that he finally let me show him. I was a little surprised when he smiled at me. I held my breath wondering if he finally believed me.
The blonde girl stepped forward and said. "Eleazar?" She hadn't been shown so she was relying on everyone's opinion. "It's all true Tanya. This is no immortal child. She's half human. Come see for yourself." He said. I was even happier now that he believed me. I was a little mean to say I didn't like him. He was scared it was a natural reaction to me. No one had ever seen anyone like me.
The blonde women whose name is Tanya came close to me. I slowly lifted my hand to her cold face. She silently watched all the images the same as her family. Last to come to me was Kate. Kate didn't take as long to come to me as everyone else did. Probably because her family had already believed me. She waited as I shown her the images then reacted as the rest of them did. I couldn't believe they had all stopped and listened to us and they believed us. I wanted to scream and shout as happy as I was. There was more to come though. The other vampires still all needed to believe us too. This was just the start.
"Thank you for listening." Daddy's face didn't look so troubled anymore. He relaxed slightly and smiled.
I leaned into mommy actually pretty tired after I had shown everybody. I heard daddy talking to the other's about the Volturi. They seemed like they knew quite a lot about them. I didn't like hearing about them. They already sounded so scary. I hoped they would stop and listen like this family had. Then none of the vampires would have to die. No one I loved would have to die.
I heard daddy mention Irina to the vampires. I wondered if they knew her. Did they know that she had caused us lots of tension and stress? I heard hissing and spun my head around to see the blonde women Kate. "Irina did this? To you? To Carlisle? Irina?" She whispered. I then discovered that Irina had been a part of this vampire clan. I felt a little sorry for them all. Being betrayed by their friend and even family. I didn't quite know how they were related. They sounded like they had a lot of respect for my granddaddy though.
Daddy told them all that we only had a month before these Volturi were coming. Alice had seen them all coming. It was weird how no one asked where Auntie Alice was or granddaddy.
"There's nothing we can do about Irina's choice now. It's too late. Alice gave us a month." He said.
I looked at all the vampires wondering what they were all thinking. They seemed furious that Irina would do something like this. It was obvious that Irina was close to these vampires.
"They are all coming." Daddy said. I didn't know what all was but I wasn't exactly feeling very lucky anymore. Any happiness I had ten minutes ago was fading fast. Eleazar looked shocked and horrified that they were all coming. Mommy had told me because they never all came so this was very serious. I wasn't very convinced that we would live after all. "The entire guard?" Eleazar gasped.
"Not just the guard. Aro, Caius, Marcus and the wives." Daddy whispered. I looked at Eleazar who was in so much shock. He held his wives hand tightly as he realised just how desperate we really were.
