RENEMSEE POV
I stare out the window of the train, my heart beating fast. The baby should be coming any time now, and suddenly this morning Alice is hit with a vision of the Volturi coming. They're learning how to get around her visions, which is worrisome.
But it's not our biggest concern. We have a bunch of major ones though. First of all, the Volturi are coming with intentions to kill considering the entire guard has left Volterra. We didn't have time to gather numbers, and it's doubtful we even could considering a crime has really been committed this time.
But the most troubling thing to me is that Alice saw Alec on the guard. My Alec. As a vampire. Floating along in a black cloak at the tip of the arrow they form, next to Jane. I'm confused and scared. Alec was changed into a vampire? Alice's vision a while back had more significance than we thought. I swear on my life I would be tracking down the Volturi right now and ripping them to shreds for taking away from Alec the thing I always tried to ensure he kept, his humanity and normality, if I wasn't carrying our child.
But even more worrisome than Alec being a vampire is him being on the guard. Why would he join forces with the Volturi? Is he angry with me? Granted, I would be angry with him if the positions were reversed, but not angry enough to team up with a powerful clan seeking to destroy me and my entire family.
My heart shatters in my chest. The worst thing about the whole situation is not knowing. I have no idea what's going on. I don't know where everyone else is, where the Volturi are, and what the hell is going on with Alec.
Since we didn't have time to gather numbers and we have no excuse against the crime I have committed, we have gone on the run. We split up, dividing couples so they wouldn't be distracted be each others safety, and joining the powerless with the powered for better safety. We all took off in random directions to try to confuse them, not telling even each other where we were going so that if the Volturi found us they couldn't use us to find the others. We are to meet up in Rio, a new common meeting ground I guess.
My mother went with Carlisle, my father went with Jasper, I went with Alice, and Rose went with Esme and Emmett. Emmett, Rose and Esme are the least protected. None of them have powers, a couple was put together, and Esme is fearful of fighting, but Demetri has never gotten a good feel of any of their minds and therefore has no way to track them. He has also never gotten a good feel of my mind or Jasper's mind. He has gotten a feel of Carlisle's and my mother's power will block his ability out. He has also gotten a feel of my father's and Alice's minds, leaving him and Jasper and Alice and I the most in danger of being followed. Mom has tried to put a shield on their minds also (she has been practicing her gift a lot in the past seven years) but no one knows how long she can keep it up or if distance will pop it. Also, the only time Alice ever saw Demetri outside of my mother's protection was so brief we are gambling on the hope that he didn't have time to get a feel of her, or even bother to.
Alice and I are on a train to who knows where. I was given Alice because she is the most useful in seeking the Volturi, and she is a fast little thing that will try her hardest to get me out of danger. She might not be that great at controlling her blood lust, but I have faith in her that if my baby comes before we make it to Rio after making random pit stops along the way, she will be able to safely deliver my baby.
"I'm scared, Ali." I whisper, my cheek pressed against the cool glass window pane.
"Me too." She whispers from the seat across from mine in our little cubicle. "But I will protect you, Nes. I'll do the best I can." She promises.
"I know you will. And even though I'm not as fast or strong and pregnant with a species that has never existed before, I will try to protect you." I vow with a small smile.
"I'll do my best to make sure it never comes down to you protecting me." She smiles back.
"What do we do if the Volturi find us before we catch up to the rest of them?" I ask her. She ponders for a long time, so long I'm scared she isn't going to answer.
"Aro will not kill us immediately. I think he will be curious as to your offspring. He might want to keep you around. If that happens I will plea to spare my life in return for joining the guard. If not, I will plea for both of us to join the guard to spare our lives." Her voice is shaky.
"No.. Alice, we can't join the guard!" I exclaim in a whisper-yell.
"It's our only chance of survival if it comes to that. Besides, Alec is on the guard. It won't be too bad for you if he's there." She assures me with an encouraging smile.
"Obviously Alec and my relationship isn't what it used to be, considering, as you just said, he's on the guard. And what about Jasper?" I ask her, my heart breaking for her. For everyone. Because of me, our lives are jeopardized and everyone is split from their other half.
"I think Jasper would rather me be alive and far away than dead and never coming back." She says, face sober.
"What if they think we're dead?" I wonder, having the insane idea in my head that if Alice and I ended up having to join the guard my family would rescue us.
"I know that if Jasper was dead, I would feel it in my heart. I wouldn't be the same. I would be altered. I think he would feel it too." She says. "Let's stop talking about this. It isn't going to come down to us joining the guard. I'm going to protect you." Her golden eyes are hard and determined. I nod and return to gazing out the window.
ALEC POV
We arrive at a large, castle-like house in Ireland. Demetri led us here. It's vacant though. Everything is in pristine condition, no toppled chairs or crooked frames like you always expect in a house that was probably fled from in a hurry. The scents are not even a full day old.
"Demetri, where are they?" Aro barks.
"I don't know, Master. This must have been the last place they were. I can't get a feel of them outside of this area." Demetri says, looking more scared than I have ever seen him. We all expect Aro to be furious, but he just chuckles quietly.
"Of course. The Cullens have always been witty. Looks like we are going on a goose chase, everyone. There are nine objects, each of vampiric abilities and more. The grounds for this game are the entire planet. All I have to give you will be the scents of this house and anyone photographs you might find and your memories, for those that have been here longer. Search the house, we'll divide up in twenty minutes." Aro instructs.
Everyone takes off, scavenging the house for clues. I head upstairs, going through bedrooms. There are a variety of scents that I commit to memory. One scent in particular jumps at me. Strawberry with a tint of vanilla. It tugs at my memory until an image of the girl with curly hair appears. Does the scent belong to her? Is she a member of the Cullens?
I follow the scent until the other scents are weeded out and it's just her. I open the door to the back bedroom. It's large and spacious, the balcony doors open and the closet light on. The bed is a mess, and sitting on it is a red leather diary and an ink pen.
I pick it up and flip to the first page. My quick eyes begin to read. It is the first-hand account of a young couple in love, one a half-vampire and one a human. Their names are Renesmee Cullen and Alec de Luca.
My hands are shaking as I continue to read. Some of the scenes she describe match the images in my memory of the curly haired girl. She describes Alec de Luca's family, and their description matches the image of the Italian woman and blonde haired child.
I read the whole thing in three minutes. As I read, new memories sprout up in my head. They aren't pictures her writing created. They belong to me, seen through my eyes. Human eyes. I know the things she is talking about.
As I near the end, she reveals that she is pregnant. My world pauses. Pregnant? She's pregnant? I can't be the father. I'm not the person she is talking about. This girl doesn't even exist. She is a figment of my imagination. Oh, God, please let that be true. Please tell me I'm not on a mission to kill the girl carrying my child.
I slide the small journal into the pocket on the inside of my cloak. I continue going through her room. As I'm going through the mess of random objects in her nightstand drawer, my hand hits the bottom of it. A hollow thunk sounds. Curiously, I hit it again. It sounds like.. I lift the bottom of it up, spilling out the content of it. There is a secret compartment below where a small silver box sits with a padlock on it.
I easily yank the lock off and open the box. Inside there are pictures. Pictures of me with the curly haired girl. Kissing, smiling, laughing, dancing. Being in love. Also pictures with the clan of vampires from my memory, looking like a huge, happy family. Pictures of the curly haired girl with me and the Italian woman and the blonde child. My hands are trembling so hard the pictures fall and cascade to the floor.
Also in the box is a bracelet made of silver and purple amethyst. A hazy image flashes through my head of myself clasping the bracelet on the beautiful girl with big brown eyes and curly hair. Also, there is a ring. Engraved in black letters are the words Alec & Renesmee. Another dazed picture strikes me like a bolt of lightening. The girl, her hair straight, wearing a skimpy costume that shows off her body, her make up smudged and her cheeks ruddy, with tons of other humans surrounding the two of us as I slide the ring onto her finger. She is beautiful.
I stare at the picture of us kissing on a bench. I raise my fingers to my mouth. I can practically feel her soft lips molded against mine. The sizzle of the electricity sparking my veins..
Who am I?
Obviously I'm not the Alec who was nearly killed by Renesmee and the Cullens. I was a part of their family. I was in love with Renesmee. When she began to turn into a vampire, she left me. And then found out she was pregnant with my child.
I am Alec de Luca. And Aro has a ton of explaining to do.