EPILOGUE

One year later

"Renesmee Cullen." Principle Morgan said and I hear my family cheer as I walked up to him to receive my diploma. I was finally graduating and moving on with my life. After I had heeled I went back to school straight after not wanting to miss anything. There were a few dodgy rumours going around about me and my family but I learned to ignore them. I refused to give them the satisfaction by reacting to them. It was just what they wanted to get a good scoop. Jacob had been perfect looking after me and all of the Cullens had been excellent tutors getting me back on track and bumping my grades up to where they were at the start impressing all my teachers.

I had my life back on track. Sammy had found out about her real family with our help and she was moving back with to Australia as soon as she graduated. I was just as shocked when I found out she was from Australia and I was going to miss her when she moved all the way around the world but we promised to keep in touch. Martin said he was going to wait until he felt it was the right time to find his real family. He didn't feel ready yet for all the drama and just wanted to enjoy collage for now. I could understand his motives but I could help but feel sorry for him when me and Sammy were around our real family. It turned out that Sammy's parents were explorers of the outback and loved to study snakes and other reptiles. I like her parents; they were really nice and welcoming and they adored Sammy to bits and were devastate when she mysteriously vanished one day when they took her on a trip to Sydney to see the city. They had never gone back there since. Not that I blamed them after what happened.

"Congratulations Renesmee." Principle Morgan said smiling at me. He was so proud of what I had become after everything that happened and I had actually grown to respect him. After all he did sort of help me through a tough time; not that I cared to notice at the time. But that was the past and I had learned that you can't live in the past because it only disturbs your future. You can't change the past so it's best to move on.

"Thank you." I said as I shook his hand and took my diploma. I then went to stand with the rest of the crowd where my mom and Emmett were already waiting for me.

"Well done squirt." Emmett said as my mom wrapped her arms around me.

"Thanks Em." I said ignoring his name calling. I watched as everyone else got there diplomas and smiled at all my friends as they walked past. Soon Principle Morgan had got through everyone and we all threw our hats into the air. I just let mine fall to the ground. I was glad to be out of here and couldn't wait to start my life where it was supposed to be right now.

I felt warm arms wrap around my waist and judging by Rosalie's disgusted expression it was my fiancé Jacob. Jake had proposed to me a few months ago but we didn't plan on getting married until around summer next year. We were just going to enjoy being together until then. Only my family and my closest friends knew.

"Congratulations." He said as he kissed my cheek. I giggled.

"Thanks, you too." I replied relaxing into his embrace. He sighed and rocked us back and forth as family crowed their children who were now about to be set free into the adult world finding jobs and starting families. I knew my future and it was right by my family's and Jacob's side.

I had changed a lot over the year as that terrible experience had taught me so much and that was that life wasn't easy. Do I really spoil the good things for the sake of the bad?

Jacob tugged on my hand and led us outside where we sat on a bench looking out into the forest.

"I love you, you know that?" He said looking down at me and smiling.

"I love you too Jake but you already know that." I said resting my head against his shoulder. He rested his cheek against the top of my head and sighed.

"I know." He replied. "So how does it feel to be out of school?" He asked.

I laughed. "I feel free and ready to start my future." I said taking his hand in mine and kissing his knuckles as I symbol that he was involved. I felt his lips pull back into a smile against my hair and he leaned to down to capture my lips with his. I kissed my future husband back with the same enthusiasm and I placed my hand against his face.

I love you. Forever. I said in his head and he smiled against my lips and moved down to trace kissed over my jaw line. He murmured an agreement and then kissed my lips again and I showed him flashes of my future. Of our future. I couldn't wait to get started.

The End