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Chapter 29
Bella POV
I remember thinking This is not going to be good and only know do I realise the full truth of it.
Renesmee's palm was against my arm for support - and restraint on my behalf - and I could hear the angered thoughts flowing. To be honest, I can't blame her. Her ex snogging the face off the girl who told her he was cheating? The girl who has been a complete cow to her the entire time she's been here. I had half a mind to go over there. In fact, I was so angry myself, I could've done Jasper and Emmett's job.
I took Renesmee's palm from my arm and immediately felt more relaxed, though evidently, the need to keep her restrained was still there.
I watched as the two burly vampires made their way to the still oblivious couple. They looked up when they noticed the shadow. Ian stared - wide-eyed. Tina gulped and shifted in her seat slightly. I glanced at Renesmee who was smirking, obviously pleased that her uncles had gone to the rescue. I knew the two of them wouldn't do anything too horrific. A few stern words. Some more fear. That should do it. Well, what else could they do?
"Urm.. Hi." Ian was nervous, it was written all over his face. His hands were shaking, his face was pale. I smiled. Oh Jasper, he does work wonders! Tina was looking around, obviously Jasper hadn't "unleashed his power" on her. Yet. She saw us standing there and sent daggers Renesmee's way. I growled, but it was nothing to her human ears. Rosalie and Alice stood up, next to Renesmee and sent scowls, 10 times the intenstity of hers, back.
Right now, it all seemed like small childs play, personally, I didn't think either of them were worth it, it's not like Renesmee will see them again, especially with this new move. To the one and only Forks!
But if Renesmee wanted her revenge, then she would get it.
By now, Tina had been brought on to the fear, her face was just as white, her eyes were just as wide and her hands were just as shaky. Emmett and Jasper were towering over them, talking in hushed whispers, although we could still hear everything.
"Ever come near her, talk to her or do anything which involves her in any way, I swear, nobody will be able to save the two of you." Emmett spat. It was times like these when you could count on them to help if you needed it, but it was odd to see Emmett as anything other than his usual, mischevious self. Ian and Tina nodded carefully.
"Now guys, there is only one more thing you need to do." They looked pleadingly up at him, as if wishing it was over. To any outsider, this confrontation would simply look like two men joining them at their table, rather than two men threatening them. "Apologise." Renesmee snorted beside me. Obviously enjoying the show. But still, the two of them nodded and followed Emmett and Jasper over to us, I held on to Renesmee's arm again, just to make sure she didn't hit either of them. Both of them looked sheepish, so much so I almost laughed.
"We're sorry." Tina said. Ian nodded in agreement. Jasper must've let his powers down because they quickly snapped out of their shaky, sheepish mood and looked around. "Wierd." Tina whispered under her breath. She gave one last look to all of us and walked off back to her table, Ian in tow.
Renesmee POV
That's it, off you go. Skank. My hand was itching. All I wanted to do was slap her. If mom hadn't been holding my arm, that slag wouldn't be standing. I took a deep breath as I watched their figures retreating. I wanted to leave. Now. I didn't care about anything else, I wanted to get out of this place, get out of Cambridge.
But I wanted to see Layla. Tell her everything. Have a girls night at Cambridge.
If I stay, I die. I kept telling myself that over and over again. Knowing exactly how true it was. Only now did I feel like I actually wanted to leave. Right. Now. "Let's go." I told the others and I marched off in the general direction of the car park, everyone followed. I was focused. Determined. It bothered me, of course it did, but I'd be damned if I was going to give them the satisfaction of making a scene. It's not my thing.
Back in the car, not a word was spoken. Mom would occassionaly glance my way, checking to make sure I was okay. But all I did was sit. Think. Stare at my hands. The scene playing over and over again. The way she kissed him. The way he kissed her back. His hands tangled in her hair. It would be at that point that the image would abruptly stop, only to be replayed again. Over and over and over and over and over...
"Renesmee?" A soothing voice called. All I saw was blackness. "Renesmee?" It called again. My eyes fluttered open and I came face to face with my mom. I sat up and looked around, taking in the surroundings. I was still in the car, the rest of the family was outside and all I could see was moms face through the open door.
"How long was I out?" I grumbled.
"Not long. We've only just got back, though there was a fair bit of traffic." I nodded before climbing out the car. Stumbling slightly, only to be caught by mom.
"Be careful honey." I nodded.
"Still tired."
"I know. It's been a long and... weird day." Weird, that doesn't even begin to cover it. Tomorrow, I'll begin my journey to a fresh start, I don't care how cheesy that sounds, it's true. I stumbled into my house, noticing the many packing boxes around the place. Most of which were mine, filled with clothes - plenty of which, Alice had bought. But some were filled with mom's books and a couple with her own clothes. She has even packed some of those that we bought when we went shopping with Alice and Rosalie. I was shocked to say the least.
"Renesmee are you hungry? I can fix you something to eat?" I shook my head.
"Sleep." I mumbled. Everyone laughed and I trudged up the stairs, collapsing onto my bed. I hadn't been sleeping properly for the last couple of nights and I guess it was catching up with me.
~*~
The Foo Fighters were playing. My phone. I rolled over and searched for it, putting it to my ear.
"Hello?" I mumbled.
"Sorry did I wake you up? I didn't know if you'd be asleep or not!"
"Layla? Hey! Yeah it's okay, I don't mind. What's the time?" I asked her, immediately brightening up from hearing her voice.
"7 in the morning. I wasn't sure when you were leaving and I've got to get ready for school in a minute, I just wanted to talk to you before you left and to remind you to make sure you call me as soon as you've got settled. Or before then, you know, if you want." She said cheekily. I laughed.
"Don't worry about it. I will do, promise. I'll need someone to share my problems with!" It was her turn to laugh.
"Urm, Ren, I got a really weird text off of Tina last night. Did anything happen yesterday?" I had a funny feeling she already knew what happened, but wanted to hear it from my mouth instead. Whatever I don't care.
"Yeah! I went last minute shopping for a new outfit to wear today with everybody, we went to go and get something to eat at the food court and who should be sat in the corner snogging the faces off each other? Tina and Ian." She gasped.
"No way?!" Okay, maybe she didn't already know.
"Yep. So Emmett and Jasper went over to them and gave them a piece of their mind." She laughed.
"I can imagine their faces now. Emmett and Jasper are pretty scary." It was my turn to laugh.
"They're not that bad. Once you get to know them they're like giant teddies really. But if you tell anybody that, they'll kill me. Apparently they have a "rep to protect"!" We both laughed and talked for a few more minutes. We bitched about Tina, she told me how everyone will probably disown her at school and we talked about how much of an idiot Ian was. It was nice to have this final girly chat with her. But before long, she had to go and get ready and so did I. I had a long day ahead of me, I was off to Forks.
~*~
Bella POV
"Bella, love. Calm down. It's all going to be okay." I took a deep breath to calm myself. I wasn't sure whether I was ready for this. I was going back to the place where everything began today. By early hours tomorrow morning we'd be in Forks. Charlie was there. Jacob was there. How would they react? There is no way they wouldn't know who I was. I wanted to see my father. I wanted to see my best friend. If they knew who I was, then surely so would everyone else? The Cullens aren't that forgettable! But Jacob, he was a werewolf. Supposedly built to destroy us. He wouldn't want to see me again, ever.
Oh god!
Edward was doing his best to reassure me that everything would be fine. The two of us were sat on the sofa and I had buried my head in his chest. Every so often he would press his lips to my hair and tell me everything would be fine. And I hoped to dear god it would. Over and over again I would remind myself that I had to do this. For Renesmee. She needed to survive. We needed to make sure she survived and the only way to do that would be to go back to the place where it all began.
I lifted my head up and looked at Edward. "Okay. I'm ready. Let's get things sorted."
"Well there isn't a lot. Everything's packed and on the way. I booked the flights yesterday and made some calls to check cars and things to get there. All we need to do is get ready and get Renesmee ready." I stood up and nodded. Determined to get through this without a hitch. We'd get a plane to Port Angeles and drive to Forks from there. All First class of course. The Cullens wouldn't have anything less.
"Morning mom. Hi Edward." Renemee's voice broke through my daydreaming. She walked into the living room fully dressed and with a bag packed to take on the plane with her. I was impressed, it was only 9 o clock. We had another 2 hours before we had to leave.
"Morning Renesmee." I went over to her and gave her a quick hug. "You're up early. I was just about to wake you up." She shrugged.
"Layla called me to say goodbye and I thought I might as well get up. When do we leave?"
"11 o clock. The plane leaves at 2pm. We need plenty of time to get checked in et cetera." She nodded.
"Sounds good. Is anyone else here?" I shook my head.
"They're all still at the Cullens place. Just us three here. They'll be coming later on though. But we need to hunt before we leave, a plane for so many hours can be hard." She nodded in agreement before sliding on her trainers. She had Alice's new outfit on that we managed to buy yesterday, but she was able to hunt without making a mess. The three of us left the house and headed for the wooded area behind the house, crouching as we smelled the fresh, thick animal blood.
An hour and a half later and we returned back to the house, all of us full and pleased with how the hunt went. But now, it was time to say goodbye to the house. Edward went to the car as Renesmee and I gathered the last of our things. Renesmee had her things and stopped by the door. I walked over to her and stood beside her.
"I'm going to miss this place you know. Out of all the ones we've ever been to, this has to be the most memorable. I made it on my own. Got through it on my own. Well, with a little bit of help from Jasper and Emmett towards the end-" She laughed a couple of times before continuing. "I met my family here, met my real family. There are so many memories here mom. We will come back though right? When everythings sorted?" How could I say no? When she's safe again I'd be happy to go anywhere and do anything she wanted to.
"Of course honey. As long as you want to."
"Why wouldn't I?" I shrugged.
"You never know. Anyway, we should go. We have a pyschotic vampire to get away from." Renesmee turned towards me and gave a sarcastic look. "What? It's true." She laughed and pushed me lightly towards the door.
"Come on. Let's get out of here. Forks, here we come!" Indeed, here we come.
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