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So far I have written one with Jacob and Renesmee, no lemons (sorry lol but that WILL happen in Negative Exposure…eventually ) but it is a sweet little moment between the two. The second story, for those who are interested, is about Billy Black after his transformation into a vampire, and how he feels about himself, and what has happened to him. I won't spoil for those who want to read it, but does Billy Black finally find love again after losing the mother of his children, Sarah? We shall see To be honest guys this story probably should have been a chapter in Negative Exposure, but I didn't think of it until after the fact, so MY BAD! But Jacob's sister and niece and nephew who lives in Hawaii (Rebecca) with her husband is introduced in this One Shot and they move to live with your favorite mythical family….so kinda important lol, so you guys don't go, "Hey whatsername21018, when the hell did Rebecca get here, this is completely out of the blue!" lol sorry this Author's note was kinda long, but the two stories are worth the read. Thank you, LOVE you guys!

Chap 33
1/16/13

Cassie's POV

I awoke to the sunrise warming my face. My head hurt, and my eyes were very heavy. I heard some people talking around me but I couldn't make out any clear voice. I was able to lift my arm and felt my surroundings. I was being cradled by somebody. I used the only sense of mine that seemed to be working, my nose. Cinnamon and Evergreen's….

"Daddy?" I said feebly, still unable to regain my focus.

My tongue felt heavy, hard to move.

"Shh baby girl, I'm here." I heard him say clearly, feeling the vibrations in his chest against my head. My eyes began to water, I hadn't any idea what had happened to me and I still couldn't see. I reached for the spot on my head that was aching to find it was covered in gauze.

"Whadapened?" I mumbled as coherently as I could. "S'Mom?" I tried getting up but my father gently pushed me back against his chest, just as he did when I was smaller.

"I'm right here Cassie." I heard my mother say quickly becoming closer to me. She caressed my arm; I could see her bright blonde hair in front of my eyes. At least I wasn't completely blind.

I nodded my head to let her know I knew that she was there, and then I let out a deep sob, causing my head to pound further. Dad held onto me tighter and rocked me gently.

"I can't see!" I managed to choke out clearly to the both of them.

"It's okay Cassie; Carlisle said that may be a side effect from your injury. It will wear off. You hit your head pretty badly there kiddo." Dad finished kissing me on the head.

"God Emmett thank god she's alright." I heard my mom say burying her head into dad's shoulder just above my head.

"Of course she's alright." Dad said more fiercely than he should have, I could tell he had been worried for a moment or two. He laughed proudly, causing me to jump slightly. "I hear you fucked up quite a few people out there Cass."

I hadn't any clue what he was referring to the last thing I remember happening was Uncle Jasper telling us all to stop because he smelled someone.

"Emmett!" My mother exclaimed playfully slapping him, I giggled, my vision was starting to clear and I had seen my dad mock his best scared face.

"Too bad the people you fucked up were mostly on our side." He finished jokingly.

"Did I hurt anybody?!" I exclaimed, still unaware of what had happened to me, starting to tear up again. Panicked by my reaction daddy quickly tried to reassure me, and explain the course of events that happened last night, mom correcting him where he was wrong every so often. I couldn't believe that I had caused all of that damage. I felt horrible for what I caused.

"I didn't mean it." I said as if I were in trouble.

My mother growled. "It was not your fault. If I could have done anything to help you I would have." She said angrily. I knew she was angry with herself, she shouldn't be though. She couldn't control what that Jane girl did. I don't think anyone can from the sound of it.

"How long was I asleep?" I asked finally realizing the sun was high in the sky.

"11 hours, 23 minutes and 38 seconds." Dad said. I think that was the first time dad had ever kept track of something so menial as time. He had been worried about me; I could see it all over his face. I hugged both of my parents very grateful that I had woken up. It would have killed them to lose me. I knew it.

Edward's POV

I stared at him as he waited for her to awake. He had been standing in the hallway outside of her room ever since we had gotten home. He had poked his head in once or twice but he left Bella alone with Renesmee while she slept, healing. Jacob was trying to heal himself.

He was torturing himself, replaying everything that had happened last night, from taking the children out shopping, up until the moment we found Cassie. Especially the part when he found Renesmee completely enveloped in Alec. He wasn't blaming himself for just Renesmee he was blaming himself for everything. I wish I knew how to help him, to help her.

The fact that Jacob Imprinted on my daughter was what laid down the foundation for our family to integrate and finally stop fighting each other's existence. As hard as it was for me to accept he loved Renesmee. Jacob has proven himself time and time again, not only to protect my family, but to protect one of the greatest gifts I have ever received.

I always dreaded the day where I would have to give that gift to him but I had always known that day would come. Jacob had had his doubts over the years, nothing ever said that Renesmee ever had to reciprocate his feelings, yet she did. She had always been so close with him, ever since she was a baby. Her aging process wasn't ideal to anybody really, but it was what we had to endure.

Renesmee wanted to be with Jacob last night. She had tried telling him how she felt. Jacob wasn't ready for a physical relationship with my daughter though, and for that I was understanding and grateful. He wanted her to live her life before she was to be tied down, much like I did with Bella before we were married.

That's why I understood, but Jacob also felt that mentally she wasn't ready for their life together and that I wasn't so sure of. Immature and naïve at times yes, my children were still advanced beyond their years. Even beyond the physical age of 17 that they were now. We had enrolled them in school for the first time this year, but I highly doubted that there would be something new they would learn from going there, other than social skills. I was torn.

My baby girl was ready to enter that part of her life, and she was going to do it with or without Jacob by her side, as much as it pained the both of them. It wasn't fair to Jacob though. To be asked to wait so patiently for the love of his life and suddenly have it thrust upon him. He most certainly viewed Renesmee as the greatest reward and wanted nothing more than to finally have his chance at a long deserved love, he just wanted to make sure that it was the best thing for her. Like he always has and always will.

Narrator POV

Edward sauntered from his eavesdropping spot towards the man he had long considered his son-in-law. Jacob didn't acknowledge him. He ascertained Edward had collected most if not all of his, and everybody else's thoughts from last night. He didn't need Edward to remind him that Renesmee should remain as childlike as she can for as long as she can. Regardless of her intelligence or appearance, she was only shy of seven years old.

One thing both men wanted more than anything was for her to have a larger numbers on the list of things she'd done in her life. The number of breaths she has taken, the number of times she has dreamt, watched a sunset, cried, slept, laughed, or even thought. They wanted her to experience more of these little moments in life before she was tied down to a destiny. Unfortunately for these men the girl in question didn't want any more of these moments without knowing the conversation, touch and affections from who she was meant to be with, whom she was meant to love.

"Jacob. We need to talk." Edward stated as a formality.

"You need to talk. You have already heard everything I have to say about the situation." Jacob said with a sigh.

"She didn't intend to hurt you." Edward looked towards him, hoping he would return the gesture. He did not.

"Well, it is certainly a funny way to act after you try and tell someone that you love them. But I guess I should be used to that by now." He spat recalling a time when Bella falsely professed her love for Jacob, a few months later marrying not Jacob.

Edward shook his head. "Those situations can't be compared. You know that." Edward said somberly.

"You're right, I do. I didn't think it was possible for me to feel this shitty again." He looked angry and began to shake. Jacob had enough control over the years to restrain himself from phasing, but sometimes the restraint manifested itself in this way.

Quietly he stated. "It shouldn't have been him." Jacob finished recoiling at the thought of Renesmee half-naked in Alec's arms. "I'm too old for her." Jacob laughed sarcastically at his situation.

Edward finally had enough. "Jacob, out of all the people in the world there are two people who can rival your concern for Renesmee's early life. Myself, and Bella, your best friend." Edward paused waiting for Jacob to finally lock eyes with him, and he did.

"We are her parents, as cliché as this sounds you truly will not know the loves and pains of caring for something so deeply, until you are a parent yourself. As her parents we have had to accept a not so long time ago that she, and Masen as well, would be ready to start exploring…new avenues…in their lives when they reached this age. It was inevitable." Edward continued almost awkwardly.

Jacob looked at him skeptically awaiting his next choice of words. "I think that it is time that you accepted this fact yourself. Believe me, if I didn't have to be discussing this with you right now I wouldn't be. But she is my daughter and I love her more than…More than anything I could describe with known language. I want to do what is best for her. What happened to her last night is far from that. And…and it would have been prevented if you were there, that I am certain." Edward finished finally looking as if he could breathe again.

Jacob looked panicked, like a child in trouble. This broke the tension as Edward couldn't help but to laugh.

"Edward…what if…what if she realizes that I am not who she wants to be with. I just got her. I don't want to lose her." He admitted hanging his head.

"What are you saying Jacob? Why would she not want to be with you? There is nothing she has wanted more since she learned of your Imprinting. She was actually ashamed of it for the longest time before we told her that it was normal." He finished with a chuckle.

It didn't lighten Jacob's mood, but he continued. "I just…she's the reason I wake up every day. Just seeing her smile, knowing she is happy. You know how Imprinting works, I don't need to repeat all of this…I just don't want to have that taken from my life if she realizes that she doesn't want me. I could even tolerate her dating." He paused, almost choking on the words. "As long as I knew she still needed me in some way I'd make it through the days. But starting something with her, and losing her completely. That would be worse than death."

Edward looked towards Jacob admiring how much respect and though he put towards his daughter and decided that Jacob needed some more time to think alone. He stood up, Jacob looking towards him expectantly.

"That's it, you're leaving? I pour my heart out to you willingly and you are going to walk away?" He said almost angrily.

"Yes." Edward stated amused.

Why Jacob thought to him. He smiled and looked towards the man he was finally ready to entrust completely with his daughter.

"There's nothing more that I can say to you. She however as a world of things she wants to say to you. She's dreaming of you now, of what you'll say to her when she wakes up. You're not angry with her, but understanding."

"I already am!" Jacob interrupted quickly.

Edward didn't mind and continued. "You're telling her how much you love her, and that you respect the fact she has grown quicker than you would have liked." Edward finished emphasizing the last part.

"Why are you telling me this?" Jacob said overwhelmed with what the right thing to do was.

"Because I think it's a good start for when she wakes up. It's time Jacob. And you have my blessing." Edward said sincerely.

Jacob chuckled. "I thought I had gotten that years ago?"

Edward nodded with a smile. "You did, but tonight. Tonight I've given her away. That was something that took much more preparation, and yet, I still wasn't ready." He finished casting a bittersweet look towards his sleeping daughter.

"I don't think I'm ready either Edward." Jacob said almost pleadingly, to which again all Edward did was smile.

"I'm inclined to believe that means that you are then." Edward hugged him and departed down the hallway.

Before turning the corner he cast a look back to Jacob. He was smiling very slightly, thinking about just how nervous and excited he was to speak to Renesmee when she was awake and feeling better. To have the conversation that was going to change their relationship one way or the other.

Well Edward thought to himself. That's one child taken care of hopefully. Now to find Masen, and get a better read on this Aria girl.


Masen's POV

Grandpa Carlisle was really angry when he first saw us all making our way back to the castle with the company we were keeping. Nahuel, Maysun and Serena were thrilled to learn that Aria's mother was Anahi. They shared a tearful reunion in the lobby before being ushered so a more secure room for questioning. Even Demetri was alarmed and surprised to see the vampires he had spent a few centuries with. Grandpa allowed Demetri to stay with him in the Castle thanks to mom. She saw the good in him. I could only hope they would see the good in the vampires before them today.

Anahi pleaded that Aro forced himself upon her. Her pregnancy was unwarranted but she loved her daughter none the less. She was apprehensive to even accompany us; it took many threats from my parents to convince her and to allow herself and Aria to come to the Castle. Anahi had only come looking for her family when she heard Cassie's explosion, she was worried for her daughter.

The Entire wolf pack, with the exception of Jacob was helping to detain Alec, Jane, Anahi, and Aria while they answered Grandpa's every question. I decided to stay and keep Aria company, she looked nervous, I don't think her mother shared with her all of the things her "family" had done to us. I nodded my head towards Aria and we walked to a corner so sit by ourselves as the adults talked.

"What exactly are your hopes in seeking us out today?" I heard Grandma ask one of them. Alec began to answer. I saw Anahi look back towards me worriedly when she saw I was taking her daughter. I was only taking her a few feet away.

"I think this is as alone as we are going to get…so about last night?" I said to her with a smile. She seemed distracted.

"Why would you assume I want to be alone with you?" She asked perhaps colder than she intended. If so, she didn't bother to correct her mistake.

It stung. "I didn't mean to…I'm sorry I wasn't trying to be presumptuous." I said trying not to sound wounded.

She seemed to be drawn into another conversation and didn't bother answering me. She had a scowl on her face.

"What's wrong?" I asked her. Finally she looked towards me.

"Nothing. I just. I'm trying to figure some things out and I can't hear what they are saying, and my dad and you all at the same time!" She finished closing her eyes. Her lips parted she seemed to do that a lot. I loved it.

"Your dad? Aro?" I asked her confused. How could she be talking to him? She didn't answer me for a moment, looking just past me, at what I assumed was nothing.

"Yeah." Was all that she said when she finally did answer me.

"Aria I don't understand, your dad is dead. My…" I stopped my sentence short, my heartbeat racing, finally connecting something I hadn't done yet.

"Your parents murdered him?" She finished my sentence for me, hardly any inflection in her voice.

That was it. My chances were absolutely over with this girl. I was worried my family would disapprove based off of the fact her family tried to kill us. Tried. My parents actually killed her father. I didn't know what to say to her. No combination of words I could find possibly fit into this moment. Somehow, by some God she was going to continue this conversation, and not walk away from me.

"Masen." She said softly, no anger of malice in her voice. "You didn't do it, don't look like that." She expressed concerned.

What a girl. She was concerned how I felt; I had both of my parents.

"No, I didn't but…my family." Was all I managed to say.

Aria sighed. "I don't hate your parents or your family. Believe it or not my family is made up of good people, and told me all about what happened before I was born, every gruesome evil detail. Well almost everything." She said casting an aggravated glance towards the table where both of our families sat.

Then she looked directly beside her, just a few inches above our heads. I stared as hard as I could around the spot she was looking at but nothing was there, I was certain of it.

Again she sighed. "But I don't hate my dad either. He is my dad." She said pitifully, perhaps adorning the most vulnerable expression I had seen yet. "And if it weren't for my gift, I may not feel the love for him that I do. Mom hates it. She hated him. But she loved me and knew she couldn't stop me from having a relationship with him."

She hadn't really answered anything I was still confused. "Aria how can you have a relationship with him?"

She smiled at me tentatively, like I was a deer she was trying to keep from fleeing. "I can see the dead Masen. Speak with them, call upon them, stumble upon them, and be interrupted by them!" She finished adamantly again facing her left.

"I know that's a lot to take in, Aunt Jane didn't believe me for a long time. Until daddy started telling me things, things only he would know." She finished casually. As if all of this was normal.

I understood as unique beings, some of us had talents. But what a rare one. "Wow." I muttered stupidly. She laughed and I regained my composure. "So that's what you meant in the forest last night. When you said is Nessie had been in any mortal danger, you would know?"

She nodded smiling, happy that I wasn't freaking out. Maybe I was a little bit, realizing that her dead father was who she had been communicating with the entire time. But I wasn't going to let her see that.

"If something had happened to her, she probably would have seen me with you. I tend to make it easier for the dead to see the living. It's not as easy as you think, being different planes of existence and all." She finished knowledgably.

Aria just continued to amaze me. She laughed; I registered it as my new favorite sound.

"It's like they are drawn to me." She finished.

"Do they ever leave you alone?" I asked her.

She shrugged. "I don't really mind them, they can't hurt me. But if I ask them to go, they go." She turned again smiling at what could only be Aro. "Dad stays with me a lot. He watches over me."

"That doesn't depress you ever?" I asked not intending to be too blunt.

Her smile faded and she looked back towards me. "Sometimes…Sometimes it does. When I wish I could hug him, or I speak to someone who can't handle what has happened to them, who desperately try and find their loved ones. That's why I was so distant earlier."

She nodded her head in the direction of our families again. "There are a lot of dead among your family. Some have always been there, which is quite impressive, others just arrived, they saw my light." She finished smiling.

"I see it too." I said adoringly.

"That's not possible." She said assuming I was being literal.

I shook my head. "I do, I promise. You light up the entire room. You're amazing." I finished suddenly less courageous than I was when I started speaking. I hadn't even noticed I was doing it but I changed reality as I was saying it aloud, and Aria was now glowing, lighting up the room. She blushed reverently as many at the table started to stare at us. Maysun and Serena even giggled.

Anahi did not. Unaware of what I was doing to her daughter she hissed at me causing several of my family members to growl themselves in retaliation. This was not going to be easy. But every second of getting Aria to be mine, to kiss her again. Oh it was all going to be worth it.


Author: So I finally did it. I gave Jacob the push to take Nessie seriously. I hope I portray the next few chapters well. Anybody a fan of Aria? And yes a sigh of relief to all Cassie is safe and sound. So direct question instead of review plug. Is there anything you guys want to see next? Any one shot you would like to see covered or any characters I haven't shown any love to in awhile that you want to see more of? As and you shall receive. Thank you guys so much for the reviews please leave more! Yummy Yummy Yummy reviews!