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Chapter Twenty-One

*Renesmee's POV*

I woke up the next morning to find Jacob laying next to me in the bed. To say yesterday was shocking would be an understatement. I was really excited to be an aunt, but it was just such a big surprise. Masen and Grace already having a kid. They just got of high school themselves. It was kind of a scary thought. They love each other though, that's what matters. As long as they love each other and they'll love this kid- I think everything is going to be absolutely fine. Perfect, even.

"You okay?" I heard Jacob mutter into the pillow.

"Yeah, why?" I asked, turning my head so I could face him. Jacob's eyes were closed and he looked asleep still.

"You have that face you get when you're thinking about something a lot," He said, opening his eyes up a bit. "Is the whole Masen and Grace baby thing bothering you?"

"No," I replied, shaking my head right away. "I'm happy for them...It's just...I don't know."

"What?" He asked again, wrapping an arm around my torso. "Come on, Ness. I know you. Something is clearly bothering you."

"Fine," I confessed, sighing. "Masen's my little brother. The youngest, yet he's having a kid before me."

"You want to have a kid?" Jacob asked me, his eyes going wide. "Now?!"

"No!" I replied quickly. "I mean yes- No! Not now, Jake. I'm just saying, I always thought we'd have kids first. Then he'd have one and finally...I don't know..."

"It's possible for you to get pregnant, right?" Jacob asked me curiously. "I mean...It's just-"

"I think so," I replied, nodding my head. "I mean I get my period. I don't see why not. I talked about it once with Maysun."

"Really? You and Maysun?" Jacob's lips quirked into an amused smile.

"Yes," I said, rolling my eyes. "She's a nice girl. She's just shy. Anyway, May said I'll stop eventually. After Serena had Abby, her period stopped. May believes since we live forever we can keep having it for many years. Serena was two hundred years old and part witch, so her period lasted for that long. It's going to stop eventually. May still gets hers and she's almost two hundred. So maybe around two hundred my menstrual cycle will stop. Who knows, so as of now we have all the time in the world."

"Alright. For now, I'm just happy to start a life with you," Jacob said, cupping my cheek.

"Me too," I agreed, pressing my lips to his.

We went down stairs to see Lizzy sitting by the kitchen isle. She was dressed out of her pajamas, a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Her bronze hair halfway up. I noticed she looked a bit different today. More stoic.

"Hey," I greet her. "Where's mom and dad?"

"With Masen and Grace," Lizzy explained, taking my hand.

"Are you okay?" I asked her curiously.

"Yeah," She answered right away. "Why?"

"You seem off about something," I mentioned quietly.

Lizzy shrugged, "It's nothing. Come on."

I nodded as I followed her into the main house. By now, I could tell everyone in our home knew Grace was pregnant. It wasn't long until I reached my grandfather's office.

"I'll wait outside," Jacob told me, pressing a kiss to my cheek.

"Alright," I replied before parting ways.

When I got inside the room, Grace was propped on the examination table. Her shirt was lifted halfway so her stomach was exposed. Now I could see there was a bit of a bump forming. Masen was right next to her, holding tightly to his girlfriend's hand.

"Hello, Renesmee. Lizzy," Grandpa greeted us first. Besides us, my parents and Lily were seated on the side. My mom and Lily were holding on tightly to each other's hands while my dad squeezed my mom's shoulder.

"So...What's going on?" I asked.

"The baby is growing fast," Masen explained, sharing a look with Grace.

"Around the same rate Bella's pregnancy was with Masen," Grandpa added. "It's a possibility this child could be a Lux Lamia."

"But how?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.

"It's possible because Grace is part witch. My theory is since Lux Lamia were created by witches, then the child could be 100% of either. It could be possible...I was hoping to maybe get Ava's help since she is a doctor as well and a witch," Grandpa mentioned.

"Which we need to tell them first exactly what's going on," Grace added, covering her stomach up.

"Is this going to be dangerous?" My mother asked, her voice laced with worry.

My grandfathered paused, "It could be. I'm not guaranteeing anything yet, but by the looks of it if we're not careful it could be just like carrying a hybrid. Grace, you may be part witch, but it won't be like a full witch carrying a vampire's child. In cases like those, a witch's body is strong because of her magic. That's the only reason they survive after those kinds of births. You are part human. Your body may not be strong enough to carry this child..."

Grace's eyes grew wide, "So...What does that mean?"

"What that means is, I need your aunt's help. Very soon because she may know witch remedies that can keep your body strong. I have experience from Bella's pregnancies and Gwen's pregnancy...But I could do so much in this case. You're going to have to drink blood. It's the only thing the baby will eat. The longer we post pone that, the weaker your vitals will get. And at this point- your vitals are starting to drop. We're going to have to be very careful about this," Grandpa explained. "And if we want to stay safe, we'll have to start precautions now."

"Okay," Grace replied softly, sharing a look with Masen.

"And we need to find a safe place for you to give birth in. The city may be too suspicious right now," Grandpa said.

"Alright. First we have to tell Grace's family and then we'll decide on that," Masen declared, nodding in agreement with Grace.

"I'm going to get you blood. If your body accepts it, that means that's a good start," Grandpa stated.

"Alright," Grace agreed, nodding her head.

"Kids, I don't know if you should be in the room for this. It'll be human blood," Mom spoke up quietly. "Anyone who doesn't feel like they have control, you should stay out. It's not an easy thing to tempt yourself from."

"I'm staying," Lily announced firmly. "I can do it."

"As will I," I added.

Lizzy bit her lip, "I'm going to see how the others are doing."

As Lizzy left, I sighed. "Is she okay?" Masen asked me, "She's been quiet all morning."

"I don't know," I said, looking back to where my little sister just left.

"I should talk to her," My mother muttered, biting her lip as she debated with herself. "She's normally not like this..."

"She's fine, love. She just had a disagreement with Seth this morning," My dad explained softly. "I think she just needs some alone time right now."

"Alright," My mother agreed warily. I frowned. Fight? With Seth? Since when?

Before I could say anything else, my grandfather came into the room. In his hands was a mug of blood. I felt the burn in the back of my throat get greater, but I controlled it. I had this. My best friend needed me. I had this. Even though I felt like it felt like my throat was on fire. I had this. I can control my lust.

Grace looked at it warily, but once sniffing it she took a sip. Soon, she drank the whole thing right now. "As what I thought," My grandfather murmured, taking Grace's pulse. "The baby needs blood. Your vitals are ten times stronger."

"I need to tell my mom," Grace whispered. "I want her here."

"I'll call her, sweetheart," My mom said, getting up.

"Thank you," Grace replied as she turned to Masen. He gave her a comforting smile before pressing his lips to her cheek.

Somehow all I could say was this is going to be a bumpy ride.

*Jasper's POV*

I closed the door behind me tight while everyone else stayed inside. I couldn't be in there. Carlisle was giving Grace human blood and even though I've gotten better with my self control, I'm still not the best one in the family when it comes to that. I spent at least a good couple of decades feeding off humans. It's not an easy thing to shake off. The others always had it easy since they were turned. They were able to have immense self control. Meanwhile, I was stuck here.

I decided to occupy myself by reading outside. At least here all the different smells of the city occupied my nose so it wouldn't be in a frenzy.

As I turned around though, I spotted Lizzy. Automatically I felt a strong wave of frustration and sadness hit me. There was also a hint of jealously. I frowned. Why was Lizzy feeling this way?

"I'm a mess, Uncle Jazz," Lizzy spoke up, looking over at me.

"Wanna tell your uncle about it?" I lightly asked, walking over.

She shrugged, "I don't know. It's kind of a long story."

"Eh, I got time darlin," I said, taking a seat next to her.

She chuckled, shaking her head at me. As a child, Lizzy found my accent amusing. I remember she'd always try to impersonate it but fail miserably.

That was when we were living on the islands. Things were different back then. This was before Abby was even present in my life. When Alice and I didn't have a child of our own to dote.

Before our daughter, we would spoil our nieces and nephews like crazy. It was always a ton of fun. I know Alice was just happy buying them the latest outfits and toys, watching the smile's light up on their faces. I used to play with them a lot. Emmett and I used to pretend wrestle with the kids because they'd get a kick out of that. All sorts of games like that.

Out of all my nieces and nephews though, Lizzy used to be my little buddy back on the islands. All the kids have some sort of special relationship with us. For example, Rose and Renesmee have a special bond because Rose helped take a big part in the raising of Renesmee the first two years of her life. Of course, she then had her own children to worry about, but she never lost touch of the maternal feelings she has for Renesmee. Renesmee made her feel like a mother, so not that she doesn't worry about her other nieces and nephews; but she just has a deeper bond with Ness. In a way, Rose was always kind of Renesmee's unofficial godmother.

Back on the island, whenever Aidan and Lizzy would play games, Emmett and I tended to join in on them. Aidan and Emmett would verse Lizzy and I. Besides that, Lizzy used to read to me a lot. We'd talk books. I used to buy her books. Teach her new things. She was always interested in learning, which caught my attention and caused me to just have a special bond with my niece. It's what prepared me for my own child.

"Alright, so tell Uncle Jasper what happened," I said, looking over to her.

"Seth and I had a fight," She confessed lamely. "I got mad at him...I've never gotten mad at him before. Ever."

"Ever?" I repeated.

"Yeah," Lizzy said, nodding her head. "We fought and I was already upset with him for some other things, but I guess I might've taken out my anger on him..."

"Okay, start for the beginning. Why are you upset with Seth?" I asked her.

"The whole imprinting thing. I don't know, and I guess..." Lizzy paused, shaking her head. "But I lashed out on him today because I'm jealous."

"Jealous?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows. "Why are you jealous? Or who are you jealous of?"

"Masen," Lizzy confessed quietly. "Renesmee. Lily. Aidan. They all got to grow up together. Go to high school by themselves. Aidan and I used to play together all the time, now he's growing up and leaving me behind. They all found love. Masen is younger than me, yet he grew up faster than I did. He is five years old and he's about to have a kid. I'm five, going on six, I am still in middle school. Seth is making the imprinting thing weird..."

I paused, looking at my niece. She suddenly looked a lot more grown up, "Liz, no one's leaving you behind."

"It's not just that," Lizzy muttered, biting her lip. "Look, I...Uncle Jasper I can't be with Seth...I don't think I can give him what he wants."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean...I can't have children," Lizzy stressed, looking at me with sad green eyes.

"Lizzy, you don't know that," I pointed out. "I thought that wolves imprinted to keep the pack going so there has to be a way."

"I thought so too...But then Grandpa did some tests today. The only people on this planet that know about them right now are you and my parents," Lizzy explained to me quietly. "I didn't even tell Ness or Abby, I...He did tests and I'm barren. There's no way I'm going to be able to carry a kid...And it's not something I thought about. I mean, I'm physically thirteen why on earth would I want a child now- but it's just a possibility that can never happen..."

"Liz." I sighed, looking at my niece.

"Don't tell anyone else. I don't want to put too much fuss on it. I already screwed things up with Seth," Lizzy whispered, wiping the tears from her eyes. "And I don't want to worry my parents right now. They have to deal with Grace and Masen. My dad knows about the fight, but only by coincidence. I told him it was about something stupid, nothing to worry about. I lied straight out to him, pushed him away and I just- I just don't want them to worry about me right now. This is the last thing anyone needs."

I felt all of her sadness hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt awful. I wrapped an arm around my niece and hugged her to my side.

"Lizzy, things will get better. I promise," I told her sincerely.

"That's what everyone keeps telling me, but I just can't believe it. Not now when everything is changing." Lizzy cried softly.

"You'll be okay, Lizard." I looked up to see Aidan making his way over now. I was shocked to see him and so was Lizzy.

He sent me a smile before taking the other seat next to her. "You'll be okay."

"Aidan, please don't tell anyone anything I said," Lizzy pleaded, trying to control her tears.

"I won't. I promise. But Liz, you can't be keeping these things in," Aidan whispered.

"Look, I can stomach this until the baby is born. Just promise me to not mention a word of this to anyone else," Lizzy asked.

I bit my lip. I should really tell Bella and Edward, but she was right. There was way too much stress right now. This'll only make things chaotic.

"We won't," I told my niece, sharing a look with Aidan. He nodded in agreement.

The three of us sat in the garden as the tears of Lizzy's face greatened. A sob broke out from her and I brought her into a hug while Aidan held on tightly to her hand. I tried to send her a few waves of calmness, but all I could do was feel heartbroken for my niece.

A/N: So surprise surprise surprise! I've been writing a lot so here's the next update. Poor Lizzy :/ Well there's more to that. I hope you guys all enjoyed and be on the lookout for the next update!