A/N: Hey everybody. As you may have noticed, I've brought over a couple of characters from another famous book; my favorite perhaps of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo. In the novel TCoMC, it is thought that perhaps Edmond is a vampire. So here we have him. He and Haydee are the characters of the illustrious Alexandre Dumas. Hope no one minds.
**Edmond**
After finishing with Renesmee, Edmond led them all back to the western wing of the mansion and bid them enjoy themselves, everything was at their disposal. Most of the boys went to play video games, while the ladies retired by the pool. Edward for his part accepted the offer of the Count to go for a stroll in the gardens.
The sun had set and the stars were overhead as Edmond and Edward passed along through the garden on the southern end of the estate.
Edmond was an impressive figure, handsome in appearance and mighty in form. His long velvet coat swung freely as he strolled with his golden handled cane.
"You have many questions about me, I know Edward." Edmond said with a smile. "It is not usually my custom to entertain questions, I find them impertinent. However, in your case, yours is a special case, since my thoughts are open to you, it is better if I just allow you to ask your questions, so that any misunderstandings can be avoided."
"I thank you Count first of all for your hospitality. It is not my custom to invade the privacy of one's mind, however, you understand given the ordeal of my daughter, I am now suspicious of everyone, especially people unknown to me or my family."
"I understand you completely. Perhaps in my telling you a little about myself, we can begin to know each other better."
Edmond sighed and a cloud seemed to have passed over his brow. "It seems you are familiar with a story bearing my name… "
"Yes. It is a wonderful work of literature."
"I would say it's all lies, however the painful thing is that the events are true, however embellished or romanticized. I believe that tale gives me a happy ending…when in truth, I was tortured long after I was released from the chateau d'If. I had been given a treasure and I did seek revenge on those who had stolen my life from me; however what is not known, is that my actual life had been stolen from me when I was in Rome working through some of my plans. I was bitten by a beautiful woman but she didn't kill me… I will never know why. I couldn't figure what I was, or what had happened to me. I realized I had an insatiable appetite for blood. I despised myself immediately, but I hadn't the heart to quit my enterprise so I continued with my plan of revenge, realizing I had so much more capacity for completing my task. My days were filled with my plan, and my nights were filled with learning everything I could about what I had become. I found a lot of my desires remained with me and my desire for retribution only increased.
"After finishing with my ghastly plan, I offered Haydee what I had… it seemed that I could hold an infinite store of knowledge and I could feel the fact that my body wouldn't change. My research confirmed it, after I found a horde of Vampires in Rome…but not the one who bit me. I offered Haydee to change her. She accepted and has remained with me as my soul mate. Our travels led me to Italy where of course I met Aro… My gift allows me to wipe a person's memory clean; from specific events, to total erase, and replace them with something else. Haydee and myself had spend several years with Aro in Italy, but when I came to see who he was and the things he was doing. He would kill vampires and take what he wanted. He would destroy a coven to get a single member, should anyone ever question him, he would destroy them…He plays at ruler only so long as there is no one to challenge him… I wanted nothing to do with him. So I systematically took form his mind the fact that he had known me. I stole my memory away from every single member of his court.
"After that I went to South America where I met Joham. I believe my son has told you my dealings with him. Now I'm dedicated to the breeding and training of intelligent creatures."
"Why?" Edward asked at last.
"Simple. Aro needs to be stopped. I'm going to stop him."
"What do you mean training?" Edward asked as they circled back toward the house.
"With certain gifts, they can be trained, honed, sharpened. For instance with your gift, Damian has shown you a broader scope, has he not?"
"Yes, he has."
"When he began a hundred and fifty years ago, he could only read minds." Edmond said proudly, "watch, train with him and you will see your abilities improve dramatically."
"Bella has practiced her skill, and has grown in her ability as well," Edward remarked.
"Yes, Damian told me. I believe with more training she should be able to shield remotely over great distances, I really can't fathom what her maximum potential is."
"How many children do you have?"
"Many, but only seven of them have remained with me. The rest have gone off about in their lifestyles. I don't hear from them. Damian's gift you know, I have four girls and two other sons. I know you have many more questions, they will all be answered in due course, but for now please grasp my hand in friendship."
"One last thing…" Edward said, "What do you want with my daughter."
"Ah, I see," the Count sighed, "yes, I am very interested in her. I am interested in the type of children she will have with the shape-shifter. I'll admit that I am hoping we shall be friends, so that I can observe her without subterfuge."
"I appreciate your honesty." Edward said deep in thought.
"It seems we have a mutual enemy, and that by working together we should be able to overthrow him."
"But we are not interested in power."
"The size of your coven would suggest otherwise."
"But you're mistaken, we are simply family…" Edward defended.
"Well as long as we are friends, my family will always be happy to be of service to yours. Ah, here are the women, and your Jacob," Edmond said as they approached the pool.
"You ladies glow brilliantly under the stars." Edward said with a smile seeing his lovely ladies taking a midnight swim. "Bella, Jake, Nessie. May I have a word please?" he asked.
"I'll leave you." Edmond said and retired, Haydee following him.
"What is it?" Bella asked wrapping a towel around her dripping figure.
Edward explained what he had learned about Edmond and his request.
"So he just wants to 'observe' her?" Jake asked, "That's bull. He's just like the rest of them."
"I don't think so Jake… I've seen into his mind. He's not sinister about it. He was open, he's simply curious about us, and about Renesmee and you and the type of children you will have."
"But you said yourself, he wants to start a war, and he wants to use my unborn children!" Jake said getting upset.
Edward scratched at his head, wiping his face with his hands…"That's what it sounds like, but Jake think about it. The Volturi have already begun this fight. They tried back at the clearing remember? They were looking for whatever reason then… Now with Renesmee's abduction, they've crossed the line!"
"You want this fight too, don't you." Bella asked Edward, but he looked away from her gaze.
"They took my daughter…"
"What would your father do?" Bella asked taking his face in her hands.
"It wasn't his daughter they took… Renesmee is my own flesh… she came from us…and issued forth from you…Carlisle wouldn't understand."
Edward looked Jake in the eyes and they seemed to communicate the same thing.
"Jacob, I'll do it." Renesmee said finally.
"Do what?" Jake asked looking down at his wife in surprise…they hadn't asked her to do anything.
"I'll stay, and let him see what happens with me, with our children…Daddy, you know we can't make the Volturi pay for what they did to me on our own… "
"Okay. Then we're agreed." Edward said grimly.
…
The next morning Renesmee awoke with a piercing cry… "Jake, the babies…"
Ghosting through the house, Edmond was at her door within moments of the cry…
"Come in!" Jake called at the knocking on the door.
Edward, Bella and Edmond ran into the room, with the rest of the family in the hallway.
"What's happened Renesmee?" Edmond asked. Looking at her body, then his face took on a ghostly parlor. "How long have you been pregnant?"
"I don't know exactly… maybe a month and a half or two months." She said in between gasps. "I don't know how long I was gone."
"It was the twentieth that we were married, and you were taken on the twenty second of December. You were gone for exactly six weeks." Jake said filling in her gaps.
"Today is the fifth of February." Edmond said, "You've been pregnant for almost two months then…"
Another scream ripped through Renesmee and the sound of a crack.
Edmond scooped her up and they all ghosted behind him as he placed her gently on the bed in his operating room.
"They've grown bigger, much bigger than yesterday… they are too big for her body…" Edmond said feeling her stomach. "This doesn't make sense… they are growing too fast… Edward can you hear them?"
Renesmee screamed another painful cry.
"They are breaking your ribs Renesmee, but your pelvis is still intact…I am going to give you a shot and induce your delivery… Hold on to Jacob, this is going to hurt… Now listen very carefully, they may break your pelvis coming out, but don't worry, your body will heal. I am going to give you something to bite on… it will be over soon." Edmond coached. "Haydee, now," said he.
Edmond's beautiful wife Haydee came, and placed the wood between Renesmee's teeth, turned her to the side and stuck her with a huge needle in the back, causing Renesmee to cry out again clutching at Jacob's hand.
"Edward, come." Edmond said quietly, ripping the garment from Renesmee's body and placing a sheet over her legs. Within moments the cracking of Renesmee's pelvis sounded and she screamed out squeezing and breaking some of Jacob's bones in his hand.
Renesmee sobbed loudly then hollered again as Edmond reached under the sheet and a moment later handed Edward a child that was in a sac, then a moment later handed Bella the other child a red headed girl without a sac.
"Haydee, go ahead." Edmond said calmly. Renesmee's cries subsided and she drifted to sleep while Edmond bent over the first child and using his teeth opened the sac, revealing a beautiful raven haired boy.
"Let me take care of your hand, Jake." Edmond said wiping his hands off and going to Jake.
"It's alright, it's already setting." He said brushing the hair from Renesmee's dewy face.
In another moment, Edmond had measured, weighed and wiped off the babies and handed each one to Jacob.
"Congratulations… you're a proud father of a son and a daughter."
"They're so tiny…" Jake said looking at them…
"They didn't have enough space to grow, I suppose you could call them premature… from their size they look like they needed another few weeks perhaps."
"Will they be okay?" Jake asked, tears welling up in his eyes, overjoyed and overwhelmed.
"I'm sure they'll be fine Jake." Edmond said with a smile.
A/N: WOW! That was a surprise even to me! Hahahahaha! Who knew they would be born so soon? I didn't! :D
