Nightfall came much too soon. I was excited to find out more but knew
that as soon as we did these stolen moments with us would have to end.
I didn't want to be the one to break this moment, as much as I needed
to. It's as if he knew exactly how I was feeling and what I was
thinking. He stood up and gently lifted me up, grabbing my hand as he
smiled at me.

"Time to go Rosepetal." he said softly.

I nodded and followed him. We went by foot; we ran through the forest
hand in hand, not at our fastest but at a pace that was still
exhilarating. The wind blowing through my hair, his heart beating
faster and faster. It was fun, every now and then he would look over
at me and we would both start laughing for no reason whatsoever. Today
was just a day of joy for me.

He started to slow his pace to a walk. I knew we must be close; I
could smell them. I could vaguely hear the heartbeats nearby. It
sounded like three or maybe four. We started to walk even slower as we
got closer. I heard footsteps approaching close by.

"Greetings, Rosalie," said Nahuel, in his most welcoming tone. He
embraced me as long lost family.

"Hello, Nahuel. Thank you so much for meeting with us. You have no idea
how much this means to me," I said smiling at him.

"It is no trouble at all. Come please, I would like for you to meet my
sisters," he said as he lead the way down the path to a little hut.

I couldn't believe this was all happening. I had Jake at my side
still, it all felt so perfect. He had let go of my hand as soon as
Nahuel approached us. I guess it seemed appropriate but my hand felt
empty without his. We were a team; we were making this happen
together. We entered his small dwelling and I was surprised by how
spacious it actually was on the inside. I was even more surprised by
how nicely it was decorated. Alice would love this. Sitting around a
table filled with fashion magazines were three beautiful women. As we
walked in their attention all turned to us.

"Sisters, this is Jacob and Rosalie. They are a part of the Cullen
Coven I have told you about." he said motioning to us.

They were all similar yet unique. I felt oddly insecure around them.
They were shockingly beautiful. The smallest of the three had long
soft caramel colored hair, full peach lips and chocolate brown, deep
set eyes, framed with perfectly arched eyebrows. She could have been a
model, exotic, soft and beautiful as she was. The girl to her left was
beautiful in her own right too, but a little less soft. She had harder
features and a more structured frame. Her hair was cut to her
shoulders in a very straight black bob. Her expression very serious, I
could tell she was probably the eldest. The one in charge. Finally the
last sister, the one who made me question my own beauty. She was tall, model tall, with the most perfectly statuesque body I have ever seen.
Her long deep brown hair fell gently down her back in soft waves. She
had the most exquisite cheek bones, beautiful deep brown almond shaped
eyes, eyelashes that seemed impossible to be real, full lips in a pout
that made me want to cry. These sisters were a sight to be seen.

Nahuel introduced us to each of them. Briefly telling us a little
about each. The smallest one was named Amarisse. The one with the bob
was Ahn and the tall statuesque one was Yara. There were other sisters
who were not here, these were the only three who were interested in
meeting with us. It was Amarisse who first spoke to me.

"Nahuel has told us of your troubles and said you had some questions
for us. Please, do tell." Amarisse said in a soft accented voice
almost as beautiful as she was.

"Thank you again for meeting with us, it truly means a lot," I said
smiling. "I guess, I was wondering if any of you or your other sisters
have had any offspring of your own?" I asked not really sure of how to
begin or where to even begin. It was Ahn who answered me.

"None of us have had any children of our own. As we were all scared
of the consequences for so long. The only stories we had ever heard
about our kind having children was through our births. If it was
possible which we were uncertain we thought it would be deadly to even
us. It wasn't until we had heard of your Renesmee that we knew there
could be survivors. Even so, we thought it was still a dangerous road.
A few years later, one of our youngest sisters Adara had become
pregnant herself. We were all frightened for her, we did not know what
to expect. We had all prepared ourselves for the worst. Even Adara
had, she asked us to care for her child for her when she was gone. It
was a promise we all took on with heavy hearts. We were not prepared
for the actual outcome," she said, looking up at me. I could not read
her face. She spoke with a very calm and slow, deeply accented voice,
pausing every now and then to make sure I understood.

"What happened to them?" I asked impatiently.

"They both survived. There were no troubles at all. The birth happened
almost as naturally as a human birth may be. It was a slightly
shortened process as she only carried the child for three months but
everything else was normal. We couldn't believe it. The father was a
human, and he is no longer with us. The child is very different from
us, it is more human than vampire. It is strong and intelligent and
grows at an accelerated rate but not quite as quickly as we did. I
would guess humans grew about half as quickly? If that makes sense. It
seemed like she reached a year's age at six months. She survives on
almost all human food, but she does need blood as well. She only feeds
on blood monthly, however. This seems to be adequate for her. Adara was
so happy with her child and we were all happy to have the child in our
lives. But then things changed," she said suddenly, looking sad.

"What happened?" Jake asked, concerned.

"Nothing happened to the child. She was and is as far as we know still
doing great. It was Adara, motherhood changed her. It became almost
like an obsession to her. She was a great mother but raising Annalise,
who was more human than vampire, made her forget who she was. She
started to withdraw from the family. She started to live among the
humans more. She ended up moving into the city, which we warned her
may not be safe. She did not care, she started to think she was human.
She ended up having another child not too long after, but after that
she cut off all contact with us and moved away." Ahn said as her eyes
filled with tears.

"We are all very much content in our lifestyles and in who we are. If
one of us were to have a child again, we would want to raise it as a
family. Adara just didn't share our beliefs," Amarisse said, as she
wrapped her small arms around Ahn.

Ahn was a lot like Esme she seemed very family oriented. Adara leaving
the group had a big effect on her. I felt for her, I understood her
pain.