Thank you deltagirl74, Smiley Alice, AliceD21BallerinaGypsy, note4,Marshmellow, ja4ever, Lindsabelle, Ashleyrheanna and Twilightgirl1724 for your reviews.
Lindsabelle- I can't really answer your question at this stage. With my other stories I only knew how many chapters I would be doing as I got to the last ten or so. I can say my idea and plan list is still long so there will be a lot more yet. It will probably end up being somewhere around the length of Midnight Shadows. And I do have tentative plans for a final story after this one if people will want it when this is finished.
Ashleyrheanna- I won't be doing a separate story about Rosalie's pregnancy but I will be covering her pregnancy in this one (and actually I do a bit in this chapter).
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"How is it all going?" Bella murmured as she sat down beside Edward, Renesmee in her arms. She had just returned from taking Renesmee back to the cottage for a nap and now the child was fresh and awake and she slid from Bella's arms and went searching for Brandon.
"Getting there," Edward smiled.
"There are a lot more red circles up there than there were when I left," Bella commented.
"We've done nothing but make calls," Edward nodded.
"And the list has got longer too," Bella pointed out.
"Yes, I think now we have everyone all of us ever knew up there," Edward agreed.
"And will it be enough?" Bella asked.
"It has to be," Edward sighed. "We are asking everyone we speak with to tell everyone they know so hopefully more will come."
"Hopefully," Bella echoed and glanced around the room at the family still furiously making phone calls to draw their friends to their side.
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"Rose, Emmett, can I see you two in my office," Carlisle asked and Rosalie handed the phone she was using to Esme and got up and walked with Emmett into Carlisle's office.
"What is it?" Emmett asked worriedly once Carlisle had shut the door behind them.
"Nothing serious," Carlisle assured them. "I just wanted to check you over Rose and make sure everything is going okay."
"Everything is fine," Rosalie smiled. "Well, except for the obvious, you know, the 'Volturi want to kill my nephew and probably my baby' thing. Physically I feel fine."
"Your eyes are starting to darken," Carlisle murmured.
"I haven't hunted in a few days," Rosalie shrugged.
"Rose, we really need to get you started on human blood," Carlisle suggested. "You have only been pregnant for five days but by the end of her first week Alice was getting side effects from Brandon craving human blood. We have to get you started on it before your baby starts craving it."
"Jasper and Alice were going to wean Brandon onto animal blood," Rosalie answered. "I know they are sidetracked. I'll wait until they have time. They have enough on their minds now."
"That has nothing to do with whether you drink it or not," Carlisle chided gently. "I can get enough for Brandon and you. He won't miss out because you are drinking it if that is what you are worried about."
"I don't know that I really need it," Rosalie shrugged. "I feel good."
"Rose, you need to drink it," Emmett sighed.
"I don't think I do," Rosalie smiled.
"Rosalie!" Carlisle snapped lightly.
"I don't need it," Rosalie said, more firmly.
"I see," Carlisle sighed. "Okay, well wait here." He turned and walked out of the office and Emmett glanced at Rosalie, a frown on his face.
"Do you want to go through what Alice did?" Emmett demanded.
"No, of course I don't," Rosalie replied.
"Then why won't you drink the human blood?" Emmett asked.
"Because I don't need it," Rosalie snapped. The door opened behind them again and Carlisle slipped back into the room, this time with Alice behind him. She glanced at Carlisle and then walked over to sit down with Rosalie and Emmett.
"Rose, I've had a vision," Alice announced and leaned over and took her sister's hands in hers. "You have to have the blood. Your baby will hurt you if you don't and it could even kill the baby."
"You saw that?" Emmett gasped.
"No," Alice admitted. "I saw why Rose won't drink the blood."
"Why?" Emmett demanded as he looked between both of them.
"It will make me a monster," Rosalie whispered.
"No it won't," Emmett sighed. "Alice drank it while she was pregnant."
"Emmett's right and look at me now Rose," Alice smiled. "I'm back on the vegetarian diet and I don't have any more trouble with my control than I had before. Once the baby is out of you the craving lessens."
"It did for you anyway," Rosalie whispered. "What if it doesn't for me?"
"There is no reason you will be any different to Alice in that way," Carlisle assured her.
"There is one difference between Alice and I," Rosalie murmured.
"Oh," Alice gasped softly and she squeezed Rosalie's hands gently. "I didn't think of that. But I really don't think it will be a problem."
"What won't be?" Emmett asked.
"Rose has never tasted human blood before," Alice sighed.
"What if I get the taste for it and don't want to go back after the baby is born?" Rosalie whispered. "It could happen."
"I wouldn't let it babe," Emmett promised. "I really don't think you'll have a problem stopping but if you do I'll help you. So will Alice and Carlisle and the rest of the family. We wouldn't let you turn into a monster."
"You promise?" Rosalie murmured.
"I promise," Emmett nodded.
"Okay," Rosalie said weakly. "I'll try it."
"Good," Alice smiled. "I'll go get a bottle from our fridge now. You can help yourself whenever you want. There is always plenty on hand."
"And I'll go get more later today," Carlisle added. Rosalie nodded her head and Carlisle followed Alice out of the room to give Emmett and Rosalie some privacy.
"It'll be okay Rosie," Emmett sighed as he moved to put his arm around her shoulder.
"I hope so," Rosalie whispered and snuggled into him and they stayed together in silence until Alice walked back into the room.
"I left it in the bottle," Alice smiled as she held out a baby bottle with the top off to Rosalie. "I thought it would be easier for you to drink that way. I drank from the bags and it got messy sometimes."
"Thanks Alice," Rosalie whispered and took the bottle carefully.
"I'll leave you to it," Alice added. "Emmett be careful. When we drink this way we still get a little territorial. I snapped and snarled at Jazz a few times when I drank near him."
"I'll move away," Emmett nodded and Alice slipped from the room to give them privacy again.
Once they were alone Emmett leaned over and kissed Rosalie's cheek and then he got up and walked over to the other side of the room. Rosalie watched him for a moment and then she turned so her back was to him, not wanting him to see her devouring human blood, and before she could think it through too much she put the bottle to her lips and began to drink the blood. The bottle drained quickly and Rosalie dropped it to the floor but kept her back turned on Emmett.
"Rose?" Emmett whispered finally.
"Give me a minute," Rosalie murmured back and then she got to her feet and drifted across the room to a mirror Carlisle had on the wall. She looked into it for a moment and then her head dropped but she still didn't turn to face Emmett.
"Rose?" Emmett whispered again and this time he raced to her side. She turned to him and slowly lifted her eyes to his and he couldn't help but gasp when he saw her normally golden eyes were now a light red colour.
"I look like a monster," Rosalie sighed.
"Of course you don't," Emmett said quickly.
"Don't lie to me Emmett," Rosalie snapped.
"I'm not," Emmett murmured. "You look just as stunning to me as you always do. You have never judged me when I've slipped and walked around for weeks with bright red eyes. Why would I judge you when you have done nothing wrong and your eyes are pink. You're doing this for our baby, it doesn't change how I feel about you Rosie."
"Thank you Emmett," Rosalie whispered, his words overwhelming her and she snuggled into him as he wrapped his arms tightly around her.
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Jasper snapped his phone shut and looked over to where Esme was circling another name in the list on the board.
"Esme, circle Marcel and Angelina too please," Jasper told her.
"Of course," Esme nodded and did so.
"Are they coming?" Carlisle asked.
"Yes," Jasper nodded. "They were quite disturbed that Alice and Brandon are at risk. Marcel said he would organise flights straight away and be here as soon as they can. They don't have any experience fighting and want me to train them."
"Some of our other friends may need training too," Carlisle mused.
"Once Peter and Charlotte arrive we could start holding nightly training sessions," Jasper suggested. "They can help me teach the others."
"Good idea," Carlisle agreed.
"Something else we haven't thought of," Edward added. "Where are we going to put all these people? I know they won't need places to sleep but there are going to be a lot of different people here. They will need some kind of space to themselves."
"We could give our cottage to one of the bigger covens?" Bella suggested.
"Maybe Tanya and her coven," Carlisle nodded. "We know they will care for it."
"What about all the others?" Esme murmured. "Especially once the southerners come. They will have newborns with them and some of them have been mortal enemies for years, if not centuries."
"That is a very good point," Jasper nodded. "Some of the southern covens will need to be kept apart. They aren't used to the same luxuries we are but they will need somewhere to retreat to."
"I have an idea," Edward grinned. "What if we build some wooden huts around the house, on the edge of the forest. We can make sure enemies are housed away from each other and with Emmett, me, Jasper, Jackson and Oliver it shouldn't take us too long. We can even get some of the others to help if they arrive before we are done."
"That is a good idea," Carlisle nodded.
"What about their feeding habits?" Bella asked worriedly.
"As each person or coven arrives we will remind them of our treaty with the wolves and include Forks in the safety net," Carlisle told her. "We have many vehicles and will insist that they travel out of state to hunt. It worked last time."
"It will just be on a bigger scale this time," Edward nodded.
"Well, we have finished all these phone calls," Esme smiled as she added the last red circle to the white board. "I guess now we should start working on making our guests as comfortable as we can."
They all agreed and Carlisle and Edward decided to take Jackson and Oliver into Seattle and get as many building supplies as they could for the huts. Esme grabbed Bella's hand and pulled her upstairs so they could organise the spare rooms and once he was alone Jasper checked his senses for Alice and realised she was sitting outside. He walked quickly to the front door and stepped outside and he smiled when he saw her sitting on the stairs.
"What are you doing out here sweetheart?" Jasper asked as he walked over and sat down beside her.
"They wanted to play out here," Alice said and nodded her head towards where Renesmee and Brandon were kicking a ball in the yard. "I didn't want them out here alone, not with….." She trailed off unable to even voice the threat against the children and Jasper nodded his head in understanding.
"I know sweetheart," Jasper murmured as he moved his arm around her shoulders.
"Someone is coming," Alice hissed suddenly and Jasper turned his head and he could make out the sound of car tyres turning into the driveway down near the highway.
"There are a lot of someone's coming," Jasper soothed her. "It may be the first of our visitors."
"Oh, I guess so," Alice nodded. They sat together and a few moments later the car appeared and Alice grinned when she saw it.
"It's the Denali coven," she announced, seeing in her visions who was hidden behind the dark windows. By the time the car had pulled to a stop Alice had jumped up and raced down the stairs and stood beside it.
"Alice!" Tanya smiled as she jumped from the car and immediately hugged Alice.
"Thank you so much for coming," Alice gasped as she hugged her tightly and the others gathered around them.
"You're welcome," Tanya assured her and pulled back and nodded at Jasper. "Jasper."
"Tanya," Jasper greeted her. Alice and Jasper greeted Kate, Garrett, Eleazar and Carmen and then Tanya drifted back to Alice's side.
"Is that Nessie?" she gasped as she looked at the two children standing watching them. "My, she has grown."
"She has," Alice nodded.
"And this must be the little man," Tanya added and Brandon looked at her with big eyes before moving to stand beside Jasper.
"This is our son Brandon," Alice introduced with a smile. "Brandon, these are some more of your aunts and uncles."
"Hello," Brandon mumbled shyly and when Tanya smiled at him he shrunk behind Jasper's legs and hid his face.
"Oh isn't he adorable," Carmen gasped.
"Well, come inside," Alice grinned. "The rest of the family will be dying to see you." The coven followed Alice quickly and Renesmee raced after them and Jasper waited until they were gone before he turned and bent down to face his son.
"It's okay Brandon," Jasper smiled softly at him, feeling the shyness and fear in his little boy. "They are friends, family. It's okay to be shy when you meet new people but they won't hurt you."
"Come play with me Daddy?" Brandon asked.
"Umm, oh," Jasper stammered for a moment, knowing he should get inside and help with the preparation for their guests but when his eyes locked with Brandon's begging, green ones he knew he was lost. "Of course I will son." He stood up and Brandon slid his little hand into Jasper's and together they walked over to where Brandon's ball was sitting and began to play catch.