I Do Not Own the Rights to the Twilight Saga, Nor any of its canon Characters. This is a fan fiction.
Chapter Thirteen: Reunion
Renesmee, who is closest to the door, opens it. To her surprise, there in front of her is indeed Charlie, smiling, with hazel eyes. He appears no older than Forty-six.
"Wow Alex that is an impressive illusion." Renesmee notes, "You got the eye color wrong though. They are supposed to be brown, like mine."
"Who in the world is Alex?" Charlie asks Renesmee.
"Mr. Swan? Who did this to you?" Edward asks surprised sprinting over to him.
"Hah ha, Edward, Alex, thank you. You can let go of the illusion now." Bella told me, smiling.
"Bella, I don't know how to say this, but I am not doing that. He isn't an illusion." I gasp. "He is really here."
Bella and the others jaws are hanging well below where they should be. I stand up and I stare into his eyes. I begin to walk over.
"I am one of the Cullen's newest family members, as you might be able to tell. My name is Alexander Girralo. You must be Charlie…Swan I believe." I introduce myself, extending my hand in a kind of peace offering. "The reason they don't think you are here is because my ability allows me to create illusion of such detail that one could walk up to it, touch it, and believe it was real. If you have anything I wouldn't know to prove it is you that might help."
"Well here is one. Hey Bella, that need to know basis we had way back when. I don't think it applies anymore. I got pretty much the whole story now. Glad that Seth and Leah sort of tamed the beast in me. They had me hunting animals ever since, and once they knew I was under control, I moved, onto the Rez of all places. I was the last one Billy saw before he passed on. He said something along the lines of 'like father, like daughter.'" He says in his worn and tired voice.
I could tell he was hurting from the loss of his friend. I could understand that kind of pain. I watch as Bella jogs over and hugs her father.
"Don't worry about it Dad. He must have lived a full and happy life." She says comfortingly.
"Bella, you truly are beautiful. You are what, ninety-nine now?" He asks jokingly.
"Yeah, something like that."
Just then Esme comes in from the forest and is surprised by seeing Charlie.
"Long story Esme. I'll tell it when Carlisle gets back."
"He went to pick up Eleazar, and possibly the other Denali's." I inform Esme.
"Jacob, your nephew would like to meet you. He is the new Alpha of the Quileute pack and I must tell you, he is impressive. He and Seth are the best of friends. I have got to say, I am surprised how well," Charlie smiles walking over to Jacob as an old friend.
"My nephew? I've been gone longer than I thought." Jacob responds shaking his head. "Well it's good to see you Charlie. Are you going back to the Rez?"
"I am planning on it, later though. They consider me a part of the family, despite the fact that I am a vampire. I am surprised still that my head is still attached, Jacob. Oh and Bella…" Charlie coughs awkwardly. "You kind of have a half-sister from Sue and me… An immortal half-sister at that, so try not to eat her. Sue would like to see you again as well for old times' sake."
*A/N: If you can honestly say you saw that twist I congratulate you. Sorry for it not being what you expected.*
"Is it just me, or is our family getting larger by the second?" Emmett asks.
"Oh it is getting larger, in fact we added a whole three just now Emmett." Jasper answers.
We, and by we, I mean Bella, Edward, Jacob and Renesmee; spend the last hour and a half before the arrival of Eleazar, catching up with Charlie. The various happenings where we have been these past few years. He was recalling everything since his transformation with the same flawless detail that any of us would. Charlie was actually at the inauguration of President Leon H. Kennedy, a descendant of President John F. Kennedy. He also met President Leon Kennedy's father, Washington State Senator Leon S. Kennedy.
*Not a very covert cameo, still a Fan-Fic, don't sue me Capcom.*
He was finishing up just as Carlisle walked through the door with the Denalis.
"Charlie. This is certainly a surprise." Carlisle starts.
"Yeah, but that is certainly beyond the point. The point is I am here now. I assume this is the reason for the public story."
"Yes. Oh I'm sorry where are my manners? Charlie, these are our friends from Alaska, the Denalis. This is Carmen, Eleazar, Garrett, Kate and Tanya. Denalis, this is Charlie, Bella's biological father. Most of you may remember him from Edward and Bella's wedding."
"Yes, I remember him quite well. Ah… There, you!" Eleazar exclaims pointing directly at me. "Come here, so I can be sure I'm reading you and your ability."
I stand up cautiously, the slight color change in my eyes becoming visible. I walk over to Eleazar careful not to move too fast or too slow, as not to appear to be a threat. I stand a few feet in front of him.
"Kate, Tanya, Garrett, Carmen. Why don't you go out and relax for a bit while I talk to Alex here." Eleazar suggests.
Eleazar leads me outside, and I hear the others begin to talk, to catch up on past events. He examines me and stares intently at me.
"You are a newborn. No more than a month old, correct?" He asks me, his hazel eyes glaring into my red.
"If you are talking about this second life, then yes. About two weeks now."
"You started your diet on day one?" He inquires.
"I had to bust a sixth floor window open to avoid human casualties, but yes. I have not drunk a drop of human blood."
"Impressive. A day one newborn, running away from block after block of humans and human blood, it must have been very difficult. Bella did something similar, even though it was only one small group of humans she ran from."
"It was difficult, but now, this may just be my arrogance speaking, I think I could run through New York City without incident."
Eleazar laughs, "That would an impressive feat for even an aged vampire like me. Now, could you show me what you saw in the woods that day, the illusion?"
I focus hard on the feeling of loss. It wasn't difficult because I now had a limited amount of time with my family. My mother's form coalesces from the dust and dirt. Her five foot nine frame, her forty-eight year old face, her deep blue eyes. Her long black hair was tied into a pony-tail. The scar the back of her right hand. As the last detail fell into place, the air feels crisp and clean. She gasps and Eleazar touches the clothes on her being, her skin, sniff and listens to the faint pseudo-heartbeat that she had.
"Very good Alex, I just wanted to see for myself what everyone was talking about. Your ability is clearly an illusion, but it is so impressive that if I didn't see you create her like that, I would have thought she was human."
"Thank you." I shiver slightly as the figure of my mother smiles, returning to dust.
"Pay up," I hear Edward chuckling from inside the house.
I simply laugh as Eleazar and I head back, while I explain what that was about.
A/N: So tell me. Do you want to bite my head off? Or do you think this was a twist the right direction? So honestly, who predicted the mentioning of potentially two more OCs?