The door slammed and I heard the mortar around the hinges crumble and in an instant my father's furious face was in front of me.

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen." My name was all dad had to say; it was more than enough to convey his current state of mind. But, looking into my father's eyes made all of those weeks of longing come back with a vengeance. All those weeks of missing my family and my parents hit me hard and fast and it was almost crippling.

"Dad!" I exclaimed, throwing my arms around him and giving him a huge hug. You could tell he was puzzled and shell-shocked by my reaction, but the anger didn't fade. When I pulled away I looked back at him, and I could see that it had been over a month since he had hunted, and dad could be dangerous and unpredictable in moments like this. I mean, I don't think he would ever hurt me, but it still scared me. Then my head turned to my mom whose head was in her hands with worried relief. I could tell that it had been awhile since she had hunted too. Great. Two thirsty, angry, protective, pissed off vampire parents are exactly what I need. They both looked rugged, like they had been traveling for quite a while. Looking for me no doubt. How had they found me? I made no effort to contact anyone from home and didn't use anything but cash.

"H-How did you find me?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"Your mother searched for you using your Vanessa Wolfe information and found that you enrolled your self here." He said curtly. He was so mad he could have been shaking.

I tried to back away slowly and retreat off my balcony but dad was too fast for me.

"You're not going to get out of this Renesmee," My dad said through clenched teeth.

"Why did you run?" Came my mother's quiet voice from behind him.

"That is my business Mom." I said in a harsh tone.

"Just tell me why. You owe us that."

"I owe you people nothing. Why should I owe something to someone who doesn't care about me?" As the words fell out of my mouth, my mind went directly to Jake. I hadn't seen him yet. Is he here? What if he is? What will I say to him? Should I ignore him? My mom's voice interrupted my silent panic.

"What makes you think that Renesmee?"

"Again, MY BUSINESS" I shouted as my panic grew. Is he going to be here or not? I can't see him. I don't want to. Instead of showing my parents what I was thinking or feeling, I went to my happy, meditative state. In my head I saw the Barnes and Noble inside Deerbrook Mall. Walking with someone, but I kept who it was hidden. When I opened my eyes I saw the confused look on my dad's face.

"Stop invading my head and you wouldn't be confused dad! Don't you get it? I am not the same person anymore. I am not the little girl that you need to protect! I'm not the little girl that will follow you blindly anymore!" I almost blurted out that I knew about the time when my mom first got pregnant, but I kept my mouth shut.

"What are you talking about Renesmee? All we have ever done was try to keep you safe. What with the whole Volturi thing. We thought you understood." My dad said trying to reason with me like I was a child.

"I know that, but they turned out not to be a threat. They are just curious about me is all."

Dad saw that I was going to continue to be bull-headed about this and so he switched gears.

"What made you come here? What have you been doing here all this time? Why didn't you call us and at least let us know you were safe?" The last question spoke of the volumes of worry that my family had encountered on my behalf.

"Well, I came here because I figured you would never think about Texas. And I have been going to school, just like I would have in Forks. And I didn't call because I knew that you would try to convince me to come home, and I couldn't have that." I knew that I was avoiding the questions. Though my answers were truthful, I knew that those were not the answers that they wanted. And I knew all too well what they meant when they asked. But I couldn't afford to be honestly truthful.

"And why not?" My mother asked explosively flying off the couch and coming to stand in front of me.

"Just because." I said quietly. "It's not important."

Mom grabbed my arms, gripping them tightly.

"It is important." She said in a life or death tone. In those three words I could see that I caused her more pain than I would ever know. I pulled away and she watched me walk toward the window. I tried sliding the window open and then I heard my dad's voice in my ear behind me: "don't even think about it." Damn. Plan foiled. Then my father's wispy footsteps stalked back over to the couch. My mom sat down beside him, waiting for me to answer their questions. Just then a beautiful face appeared before me. Kevin. I tried to keep my mind hidden. Time to get out of here.

"Well, I had better get going. Please be gone when I get back. I have told you all I have to say."

"You really think you are getting off the hook that easy?" My father's doubtful face questioned.

"Yes!" I shouted. My dad looked at me doubtfully.

" No... I guess I had hoped, but I didn't actually believe it." I said softly, my eyes falling to the floor.

"Tell us why you ran away."

"No!"

"Please! Do you realize what you have done to this family? To your Aunt Alice, Aunt Rose, Emmett, Jasper, your mother and I, and to Jacob?" The mention of Jacob practically broke my heart all over again but I didn't let it show. Instead I retorted in anger.

"I didn't think any of you would care considering-" I stopped myself before I could finish that sentence. It was getting harder and harder to avoid the issue.

"Considering what Renesmee?"

"FINE! You want to know why I ran? I ran away because none of you wanted me! Jake wanted to kill me! And as if that's not bad enough, my own dad wanted me torn from my mother's womb, ripped apart and burnt! Is that reason enough for you?" I screamed, tears falling from my eyes. They were both shocked. They were definitely not expecting that, but neither of them spoke one word of denial. So it was true! I slammed out of my apartment. When I started down the stairs I ran into something cold and solid. Crap. I was caught. I looked up and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kevin" I said, not trying to hide the happiness in my voice.

"I didn't want to leave because I was afraid you might not be here tomorrow." He said sheepishly.

"I probably wouldn't have been. My parent's minds are pretty set. Speaking of which, we had better go before they unfreeze."

"What do you mean?"

"I said some pretty harsh things to them, and so they are kind of trying to process it."

"Oh." He said thinking for a moment.

"Let's go then Renee" I smiled at the nickname that I had grown accustomed to over the weeks. It was funny though; Kevin gave it to me because he wanted to be different. He wanted to call me something totally new that no one had ever called me before. Renee was his. And I was glad to be Renee. He grabbed my hand and we ran. Ran as fast as we could, masking our scent along the way.

When we came to some mountains, we stopped because I needed a serious rest. So, Kevin sank to the ground and let me put my head in his lap. Hours later, I awoke to a beautiful sunrise peaking over the horizon and Kevin looking down at me, brushing my curls out of my face gently.

"Good morning Sleeping Beauty." Kevin said smiling.

"What time is it?"

"About 6 a.m."

"Should we get going?" I asked, waking up a little more.

"I think we could stay a bit longer." He whispered in my ear, pulling me back into him and wrapping his arms around me, watching the sunrise.

I loved being with him like this. Our thoughts always free flowing and simplistic. We didn't need the extra help of my gift because all I had to do was think it and he knew, and because of the way my gift worked in reverse, I knew what he was thinking too. As day broke over the mountaintops I smiled and got up, brushing off before turning around to find Kevin standing far away from me; a look on his face that spoke of fear and hatred at the same time. I was hurt for a moment until I realized that he wasn't looking at me. He was looking off into the foliage. About the time I realized that there was someone else here, I felt hot breath on my shoulder. Damn! I spun around and backed up to where Kevin was standing. But I couldn't focus on Kevin. All I could see was the giant russet wolf walking towards me, slowly and deliberately. Crap! I'm not ready for this! I thought I would never have to face him again. So what am I going to say to him? Should I run? No, be strong Renesmee. Face him once and for all.

When Jake phased, I was totally unprepared. My head and heart were racing as he continued to step toward me. I kept my eyes trained on his nose. Not in his eyes because one look into their depths and I would lose my resolve. Not his body because one eyeful and my attraction for him would weigh out over everything else. His nose. He hadn't uttered a word yet and already I knew that it would be so hard to resist him. Just then I heard Kevin's voice from behind me.

"Let's go Renee! Why are you just standing there? He is might kill us or something."

"No, it's okay Kevin. Jake only kills babies." I said, my harsh words cutting deep. Jake's face looked withdrawn for a moment then he quickly recovered.

"How did you find out about that?" Jake asked me, obviously hurting. Jake's voice resonated in my ears and reminded me that I had missed him too, not just my family. But I couldn't let that distract me. I was hurting him. I never thought that was possible. Wait! He hurt me too. Let me not forget that part. As much as I wanted for the fairytale of my life to be true and real, it wasn't and I couldn't afford to forget that.

"You know this… thing?" Kevin asked, stunned.

"Yes she knows me. Now mind your own business and run along." I answered Kevin in my head, but he would never hear one word of this uttered from my lips. Yes I know him. He is the man I love and will love until the day I die. The man that doesn't love me back. The man that tried to kill me. The man that has lied to me my whole life. The more I thought, the more my anger grew and expanded and I had to speak.

"Don't you tell him what to do Jacob Black! Mind YOUR own business!" I screamed to his nose. Neither his eyes nor his body. His nose. Damn, this was harder than I thought.

"You are my business."

"Not anymore. And I haven't been ever since I found out exactly how much you 'loved' me."

"I didn't know what I was doing! You have to understand! It's a long story Ness."

" I do understand Jacob. I understand perfectly. Your thoughts seem to tell a different story Jake; you knew what you were doing. You were thinking perfectly clear and you even calculated your own death into the equation."

"How did you find out about that?" He asked again.

"Let's just say that dad slipped up with his thoughts. And speaking of my father, it seems that you two were both on the same team where the 'Kill Renesmee' plan was concerned."

"Nessie, it wasn't like that!"

"Then what was it like Jake? Please enlighten me! Was I a whole meal, or was I only big enough to be dessert?"

"Damn it Renesmee! How can you honestly believe that? After all these years. After all the love that has passed between us." As he spoke those words all I wanted to do was forgive him, go into his arms, lose myself in his embrace, and pretend as if nothing had happened, but I couldn't do that. I would always wonder. I have to do this now.

"What love Jake? You were all I had and so I never knew any different. I didn't get a choice in what I wanted! You and my family chose for me! Did anyone ever think about what I wanted instead of your false ideas of 'safe'? And I obviously wasn't safe even with you and my family there. It seems that you people were a bigger threat than anyone!" I hadn't realized how close I had gotten to him while I was yelling. I only noticed when his nose was before me and I had shoved his chest as I finished my rant. He stumbled back a few steps and I realized that he was shaking. He was close to phasing. Only a few more minuets of this and he would phase and have to calm down before talking more. Which would give Kevin and I time to run. It was only then that I realized that he might not be alone. My parents were probably waiting in the wings. Crap. I would deal with that when I came to it. I got my mind ready, refocused, looked back into Jake's nose and went in for another round.

"Well, now that I know, you don't have to pretend to love me anymore. You should be able to finish what you started. Come one Jake! Finish me off. Rip me out of Auntie Rose's arms like you want to do. Tear me apart piece by piece." I launched my body forward toward him and stopped about a foot away, pushing his chest again.

"Do it Jake! Finish it! You know you want to!"

"No! It wasn't like that!" Jake shouted, fighting the inevitable shaking that was plaguing him.

"Renee what are you doing? Stop!" I wanted to answer Kevin, but I couldn't lose my momentum. So, I ignored him.

"Well Jake? What is stopping you? Or did you want to wait until after the honeymoon was over so that you got everything you could out of me before you killed me?" That did it. As tremors began to run down Jake's spine and he could no longer control himself, the wolf came ripping out of him. I backed up as quickly as I could before Jake was finished phasing, remembering Emily. I grabbed Kevin's hand and practically drug him along with me as I ran as far as I could from Jake and those mountains.

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