"What are you doing here, Jacob?" I asked.
Jacob looked at me and, in seeing my new eye color, started to shake. I could tell that he was trying to calm down so that he could talk, but he was losing the battle. I focused on Jasper.
"Calm him down, Jasper. We need to be able to talk to him." Almost immediately, Jacob's shuddering stopped.
"Thanks." Jacob nodded toward Jasper. "Bella…" He took a step toward me, and Edward growled. "What happened to you, Bells?"
"Well, let's see…" I handed Elsie to Alice. "Take her up to her crib and stay with her. I don't want her left alone if Jacob goes wolfy." She nodded slightly and was gone. "I gave birth to a half-human baby, I had an aneurism that would have killed me if Edward hadn't bitten me, and I was just released from the hospital."
"So she's only half human," Jacob repeated.
"Yes. I didn't feel the urge to bite her, and nor did any of the other Cullens. We think it's something about her blood. She has part vampire blood, but no venom. She's not a vampire, but she doesn't smell like food because her blood smells more like vampire than human."
Edward stepped forward, grabbing my arm. "I don't see how this is any of his business."
"It is the business of the pack."
Edward started raising his voice, and Jacob started interrupting him. I did the only thing I could think of doing.
"ENOUGH!" I concentrated on the both of them. They both jumped and looked at me. "Now that I have everybody's attention, I'd like to remind you that there is a newborn upstairs asleep. If you wake her up, you both will be running genital-less from this house. So here's what's going to happen. Edward, you are going to take Jacob to the meadow and you will not say one word to each other. If you do…" I tapped my head. "I will know, and you will both be in trouble." They stared at me, dumbfounded. I had never taken charge like this as a human. I knew now that I was equal, if not greater, in strength as them no that I was a newborn vampire. I knew I had power, and I was going to make use of it. "Go now." They both ran outside, and I cold see Jacob burst into his werewolf form from the window. I turned to the rest of the Cullens.
"OK. I'm really hungry." I pointed towards the kitchen. "Is there any blood in the fridge?" I knew they always kept some in there in case of an emergency…or late night snacking. Emmett nodded, and I headed toward the kitchen, concentrating on Alice.
"I'm going to meet them after I eat. I'm sure you heard all of that. Did it wake Elsie up?"
"No. She stirred a bit, but she didn't wake."
"OK, just make sure she's all right while I'm gone, please."
"Sure."
I finished eating and headed back to the living room, where the other Cullens were talking quietly. "I'm sorry if I seemed a little…bossy, or whatever. I was just getting a little ticked off at those two." They nodded. "All I'm asking you to do is make sure nothing happens to Elsie while I'm gone. I've got Alice looking over her, but I don't want her to be alone. I'm sure you've all got other things to do, but just please keep an eye on her?" They nodded again. I turned to Emmett.
"Now, didn't you think something about wanting to take Rosalie upstairs and do some things to her?" I smiled at him as I thought this. He grinned back, and took Rosalie's hand and led her up the stairs. "Don't be too loud and wake the baby!" I added.
After waving to the remaining Cullens, I took off in the direction of the meadow. I was used to the speed, after being carried by Edward while he was running, but it was nothing compared to running myself. I got to the meadow in less than a minute. I looked at Jacob and Edward.
"I could get used to this vampire thing."
Edward started laughing, and Jacob did a sort of snort.
I turned to Jacob. "So, why are you here?"
"Well, I heard from Billy, who heard from Charlie that you had the baby. I had orders from Sam to see what the baby was…and he and the rest of the pack says 'Congratulations'. Quil and Embry have a bet going. Quil's betting she looks more like you, and Embry's betting she looks like Edward." He took a step toward me, and I could see the tears in his eyes. "I think she looks like you."
"Oh, Jake." I was grateful to hear from the pack. Even thought they were werewolves and hated the Cullens, they always felt like part of my family.
"They wished they could see you, but you're…" Jacob stuttered and stopped, looking at the ground.
"Well, maybe someday we can meet. Maybe in the clearing or something. If they promise not to arrive in their wolf form, I could bring Elsie and they could meet her."
"No way am I having our daughter around werewolves." I turned to Edward.
"Edward, if something were to happen, something bad…they are the only other people that I would trust with her. If something or someone was after us, Charlie wouldn't have the strength to protect her. They do. I know they wouldn't hurt her." I grabbed Edward's hands. "I trust them, Edward. They stink to high heavens, but I still love them like family." I looked up into his eyes. "Accept my family."
Edward bent down and kissed me. "You're still as lethal as ever, Bella." He turned to Jacob. "All right. You've got a truce. You don't try to kill us, we won't try to kill you." He held out his hand, and Jacob slowly stepped forward and shook it.
I smiled. "Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?"
Edward turned to me. "Love, I'm going to have to wash my hands at least twenty times to get the stink out." He then ducked a blow from me and laughed.
A/N: OK, so things are winding down for this story. I'm trying to think of a way to end it, but there's still going to be a few more chapters. I'm getting ready to start writing the first chapter of a new Twilight story. I already have a title for it, and a story line, i've just got to figure out a way to put it from my jumbled thoughts onto the computer. I've decided that it's going to be in Edward's point of view. It's going to start after he leaves Bella in New Moon. The title is going to be "I Will Remember You". I'm not gonna put a full summary here, I'll wait until I have the first chapter written. I have also decided that after Sunrise is finished, I'm going to make another story as a sequel to this one, and it will begin when Elsie is the same age as Bella was when she first met Edward. I've got a couple ideas for it, but nothing solid. So just wait, watch, and comment.!