A/N

Hello everyone. I am updating this story as a thank you to all of those who took the time to review, or to message me regarding the last chapter.

For those of you who have been dying to read the rest of Midnight Sun, I recommend the story Meadow of the Midnight Sun, By HeartOfDarkess, she is an amazing writer, and she really lets you see how Edward thinks and feels when he is with Bella////wow!

Thanks go out to my beta Cullenfest, she is amazing, and deserves the recognition.

Chapter 33

I do not own Twilight, or any of its fabulous characters. They are all from the intriguing mind of Stephenie Meyer.

As Bella stood there facing Jacob, I experienced a brief worry that this was not the best way for Bella to meet Jacob. Bella had never taken well to being challenged and even though I was aware that Jacob was just looking out for my daughter's safety, I had no doubt that Bella would not see it the same way, especially if she were aware of his newfound affection for our child. I could hear the thoughts of Leah and Seth in the woods nearby, they too were concerned, and Jacob's forcefulness was bothering me deeply. Bella stood watching him from where we stood.

"Carefully, Jacob," I said, my voice worried because I didn't think he realized how dangerous a position he was putting himself in. Leah growled her agreement to my words. "Maybe this isn't the best way –" I started to say when Jacob interrupted me. "You think it would be better to let her near the baby first?" He said harshly. Any concern I had been feeling towards him was quickly slipping away under a flood of annoyance. Jacob continued, "It's safer to see how Bella does with me. I heal fast."

I listened to Jacob's thoughts for a moment

I'm not moving until I see what she does when she is close to a beating heart Edward

Bella's face seemed to fall as he spoke, and I thought about it for a moment. Jacob was worried that Bella might be drawn to him, but I was sure that she would find his damp canine smell as repulsive as the rest of us. If I let this pass, then surely we would get to our child sooner than if I tried to reason with him. Jacob seemed to think that he was providing a fair test, but I assumed he had forgotten how his kind smells to our keen senses. I looked at Bella's distraught face, and thought about how she had turned from fresh human blood. This was sure to be extremely easy for her.

My worry vanished, and I kept myself from breaking into a grin at my own thoughts. I shrugged my shoulder's in response, and responded, "It's your neck, I guess." Leah growled more deeply at my words this time, not liking my referral to the possibility of a vampire biting Jacob's neck. My patience with them was wearing thin, and if they pushed me too far they would have harsh consequences to deal with. I saw Bella glance my way, her eyes belying confusion at my interactions with her friend, but I pretended not to notice.

Bella glanced back at Jacob, her eyes searching his features for something, some hint of what he was thinking. He smiled at her, noting her lack of movement in his direction. He was pleased that she hadn't stopped to focus on him, or his blood, and he felt it boded well for Renesmee, and for the hope that she might be able to be near our child. For a moment fury rose up in my chest as I listened to his possessive thoughts. He seemed to feel that he had the role of keeping my daughter safe from my wife. He had no idea what she was capable of, that damned mutt, and if he honestly thought that she might hurt our child, the fool knew nothing.

Bella didn't notice my anger, so instead I focused on her and on remaining calm for her sake. I waited, watching for her to show the pup what she was able to do. Jacob's smile widened as he looked at her, and his thoughts showed that he was comparing this Bella to the Bella he had loved as a human. He could see the similarities in her features, the shape of her bone structure, and her facial expressions, but he was also extremely aware of the differences in her. Her eyes disturbed him. Even with him knowing that her eyes would be red, he had trouble seeing the bold crimson eyes on the face he knew and cared for. His mind connected those eyes with human feeders, and even knowing that that was not the reason for the color in her eyes, it made him uncomfortable.

"I gotta say it, Bells. You're a freak show." He said with a slight shudder. She grinned back at him, and old jealousy welled up within me that he was on the receiving end of her glorious smile, when he didn't deserve it. "Watch yourself, mongrel." I hissed at him in annoyance. Bella took a breath as a breeze passed by us, and she spoke, "No, he's right. The eyes really are something, aren't they." She said apologetically. Even now, amidst all of the newness of her situation, she was trying to make him feel at ease.

"Super-creepy. But it's not as bad as I thought it would be." Jacob admitted to her with a sheepish look on his face- a look I wanted to wipe off for him. "Gee- thanks for the amazing compliment!" Bella cracked at him, and he rolled his eyes in response. "You know what I mean. You still look like you--sort of. Maybe it's not the look so much as…you are Bella. I didn't think it would feel like you were still here." He said, this time his smile was one of honesty and happiness, and even I could not hold his delight against him. He laughed and continued, "Anyway, I guess I will get used to the eyes soon enough."

Jacob's thoughts were thinking of how much time he would be spending around us as he watched over our baby, and I could see the sudden look of confusion that broke out over Bella's delicate features. "You will?" she asked him questioningly. Suddenly Jacob's smile faltered, and his eyes shifted nervously to me as he realized that she had no idea what he was talking about. His eyes focused to me, and it was impossible for me to keep a smirk from creeping onto my lips.

He was speechless for a moment before he spoke again. "Thanks, "he said, "I didn't think you would be able to keep it from her, promise or not. Usually you just give her everything she wants." His thoughts now wished that I had been the one to break the news to her after all. "Maybe I'm hoping she'll get irritated and rip your head off. "I said offhandedly, hoping that it might in fact come true. Jacob snorted at my words, but he noticed that Bella had fallen silent and he stopped still in his place.

"What's going on?" Bella demanded suddenly. It was clear that she was annoyed and upset. "Are you two keeping secrets from me?" She said. Her voice rising with her emotions. I was not about to respond to her accusation, for I planned to let Jacob have every bit of the retribution she would dish out when she found out what had happened. "I'll explain later, " Jacob said quickly trying to change the topic. "First let's get this show on the road. "He said, grinning as he started to move forward in our direction.

I heard the whimper from the bushes and the other two wolves emerged from the wolves, intent on keeping him safe. "Cool it guys, "Jacob said. "Stay out of this." He didn't want them to interfere, and I saw Bella glance at them apprehensively. He moved closer, "C'mon, Bells. Do your worst." He challenged, drawing a hiss from Leah behind him. Bella didn't move an inch, her eyes still on his form, and as always her thoughts closed to me. What was she thinking?

My hands still lingered on her arms, and I felt no hint of her that spoke of any intention to move forward. "I'm getting older here, Bella." Jacob teased. "Okay. Not technically, but you get the idea. Go on, take a whiff." He prompted her. "Hold on to me," Bella said in a small voice as she leaned back against my chest. I tightened my hold, and inwardly growled my annoyance at the mutt for making her doubt herself again,

I felt Bella stiffen in my arms and then she tentatively took a tiny breath through her nose. I watched her as she interpreted the scents that that small breath had given her, and her rigidness eased somewhat in my arms. She took another breath, this time deeper, and more regular, and much to my delight her nose wrinkled up in distaste, and her body fully relaxed against me. "Huh. I can see what everyone's been going on about. You stink, Jacob." She said making the most adorable face as she tried to clear his scent from her nose. I chuckled at the sight, knowing that I had expected as much.

A burst of laughter escaped my lips at her admittance of his unpleasant odor and I let my hands slip from her arms to circle her waist, drawing her frame against mine so I could inhale her delicious aroma to drown out the unpleasantness of his. The other wolves visibly relaxed, Seth laughing at Bella's response as hard as I had, but Leah just happy that all heck hadn't broken loose. I could even hear more distant laughter from my family in the house nearby..

"Look who's talking," Jacob said plugging his nose. His words belayed a joke, but his thoughts echoed the truth behind what he said. He thought we all smelled equally awful. Bella watched Jacob's theatrics and I just couldn't resist pulling her closer, wrapping my arms fully around her and inhaling her heavenly aroma deeply, laughing that Jacob would never got to enjoy her scent as I did, the explosion of strawberries, freesia, and muted tones of vanilla. "I love you," I whispered in her ear happy that she , and her luscious scent, were now all mine.

"Okay, so I passed right?" Bella said. "Now are you going to tell me what the big secret is?" She asked with her eyebrows raised. Never had I been so glad to be where I could not read Bella's facial expressions. I watched as Jacob's face developed a nervous look that let me know he was at the receiving end of her intense stare. "It's nothing you need to worry about this second…" Jacob replied nervously. I heard Emmett's hearty chuckle resound from the house.

Suddenly Bella's attention changed. She turned towards the house and I realized that she must hear the frantic beats of our daughter's heart. Bella's face softened with wonder at the very sound. "Renesmee," she whispered. Her voice held such reverence, such adoration for the small being we had created, and I felt the longing she must be feeling from having missed so much time with her. "Come and see, "I softly murmured in her ear, "I know you can handle this." I told her confidentially. She was amazing, and I knew she could handle anything.

"You'll help me?" She whispered through almost frozen lips, even with her desperation to see our daughter, she refused to put her at risk, andI was in awe of this amazing woman. "Of course I will." I replied encouraging her. She still didn't budge. "And Emmett and Jasper—just in case?" She questioned, her voice tinged with a hint of panic.

I ran my hand over her hair soothingly before responding. "We'll take care of you Bella. Don't worry, we'll be ready. None of us would risk Renesmee. I think you'll be surprised at how entirely she's already wrapped us all around her little fingers. She'll be perfectly safe, no matter what." It seemed that my words had done what I had hoped as Bella finally took a step in the direction of the house, but Jacob jumped in her way screaming at me.

"Are you sure, bloodsucker?" He asked, his voice beseeching. "I don't like this. Maybe we should wait—." He said his voice becoming louder, more insistent as we tried to move forward. Bella glanced at us again, puzzlement written once more over her features. He was wearing my patience thin. , I had done everything he asked, and as far as I was concerned, it was much more than he deserved at this time. "You had your test, Jacob." I growled. "But.." He began once more. "But nothing." I snapped at him. "Bella needs to see our daughter. Get out of her way." I made sure to heavily emphasize the fact that it was our child, daring him to question me again. Jacob looked at Bella, his face barley hiding his concern and panic and then he bolted for the house at top speed.

I growled at him as he departed, unable to maintain a level of calmness at his lapse in judgment. I took a breath and calmed myself, reminding myself that this moment was about Bella, and not about anyone else. "Shall we?" I asked her softly. I watched as she nodded her response, and I took her hand in mine, leading the way to the house.

When we arrived at the house our family was waiting for us in a line. This was meant as a form of protection for Renesmee, but also to let Bella see that they were all here to help her through if she needed them. I could see Bella immediately focus on Rosalie, who was behind the line. Bella watched as Jacob moved over near Rose, his stance protective, and uncomfortable. But it was the small figure in Rose's arms that drew her attention more than anything else in the room.

Bella gasped in surprise as she took in the small form of our daughter in Rosalie's arms. "I was out just two days?" She said, her voice barely a whisper. I nodded, but Bella didn't seem to notice. She watched the child intently, scrutinizing her. Renesmee reached up to Rose's throat and touched her. "She was asking Rosalie if that was her mother. " My daughter's mental voice curled possessively around the word "mother". Her thoughts full of question, and want.

Rosalie patted her hand soothingly, her movements gentle and reassuring. "Yes, that's her." Our child was watching Bella without wavering, and suddenly she smiled at her. Bella instinctively took a step towards our daughter, and everyone responded by moving to protect her. Emmett and Jasper formed a wall in front of Bella, barring her way, with Carlisle and Esme backing them up. I instinctively grasped Bella's arms to keep her from reacting to their movements. I knew she could do this, but I didn't want them to make her unsure of herself, Jacob had already done that once.

I could read everyone's protective thoughts, and knew they only meant to help, but they were actually making the situation more tenuous than it needed to be. Only small Alice held her place. "Oh give her some credit," She admonished them all for their actions. "She wasn't going to do anything. You'd want a closer look, too." She chastised them with a frown.

Bella looked at the faces around her, and as she did she seemed to be taking in the sight, smells and sounds. Her face seemed inquisitive as she processed the information around her. "I'm okay," she told me patting my hand on her arm as if to assure me that she spoke the truth. Then she stopped and added, "Keep close, though, just in case." She said, more as a question than as a comment.

I could feel Jasper's uneasiness at her actions. Reading her through him was interesting, I could sense her want, and her worry. He was going crazy with how closely he was monitoring her, waiting for an explosion of uncontrollable emotion. I freed her arms, refusing to be the one who kept her from our child any longer. Renesmee started to move in Rose's arms, and her thoughts reached me, she wanted Bella, and she wanted her now, she was impatient to finally be allowed to see her mother.

"Jazz, Em, let us through. Bella's got his." I said firmly. "Edward, the risk--" Jasper hissed at me, he was trying to remind me of how unpredictable newborns were, but I knew that Bella was not like every other newborn any of us had ever seen, and it was time for him to hear how amazingly different she was. "Minimal. Listen Jasper—on the hunt she caught the scent of some hikers who were in the wrong place at the wrong time…" I started to say

Everyone collectively reacted, holding their breath, or moving a step. "Edward!" Carlisle Scolded. "How could you be so irresponsible?" I was not about to explain that I had been driven to distraction by my amazingly stunning wife, and that I had been too busy watching how her body moved to pay attention to our surroundings. Instead I focused on what he needed to know. "I know, Carlisle. I know. I was just plain stupid. I should have taken the time to make sure we were in a safe zone before I set her loose." I said admonishing myself for everyone to see, but that was not what was important here - what Bella had done, or not done, was what mattered.

"Edward." Bella said, her eyes downcast in shame as she listened to those around her. "I interrupted her before she could finish speaking. "He's absolutely right to rebuke me, Bella." I said smiling suddenly at everyone. "I made a huge mistake. The fact that you are stronger than anyone I've ever known doesn't change that." I said with a smirk on my face.

Alice responded both in words and thoughts, "Tasteful joke, Edward." What exactly are you getting at favorite brother of mine….If you don't tell them I will…

I glanced at Alice shaking my head subtly. "I wasn't making a joke, I was explaining to Jasper why I know Bella can handle this. It's not my fault everyone jumped to conclusions." I had known they would, that was part of what made this so funny. No one would have been able to imagine a newborn like Bella, they all were recalling their own turbulent newborn days, and from those memories they had drawn their own assumptions.

"Wait, "Jasper gasped. "She didn't hunt the humans?" His mind reeled with the shock of such a concept. "She started to, " I said with a smile. I was thoroughly enjoying the fact that my wife had stumped them all, as she had often done with me. "She was entirely focused on the hunt." I continued. "What happened?" Carlisle questioned intently."She heard me behind her and reacted defensively. As soon as my pursuit broke into her concentration, she snapped out of it. I've never seen anything to equal her. She realized at once what was happening, and then……." I said drawing out the tale, "she held her breath and ran away." I continued nonchalantly while my family reeled with the shock from what they had just heard.

They had heard tales of newborns killing entire villages, taking down fleets of sailors, newborns unable to control their powers, and some who could not stop themselves from killing any living thing around them, no matter what the species, but never a newborn who refused to harm something because it might be someone she knew.

"Whoa," Emmett said with awe, "Seriously?" I was just about to nod when Bella spoke up. "He's not telling it right."She muttered, ducking her head even lower now that the family was focusing on her so intently. "He left out the part where I growled at him." She said softly. "Did you get in a couple of good swipes?" Emmett asked, always eager to hear of a fight. "No! Of course not." Bella exclaimed. "No, not really, you really didn't attack him?" Emmett asked in confusion to clarify. "Emmett!" Bella complained.

"Aw, what a waste." Emmet groaned. In his head he was picturing Bella throwing me around the woods . "And here you're probably the one person who could take him—since he can't get into your head to cheat—and you had a perfect excuse, too." He grumbled pouting at her. "I've been dying to see how he'd do without that advantage." He sulked

Bella glared at him indignantly. "I would never." She protested at the very idea. I noticed that Jasper was frowning as he watched the interaction between Bella and Emmett. I gave him a human light punch on the arm to get his attention. "You see what I mean?" I prodded. "It's not natural." He argued as once again he tried to understand the conundrum that was my Bella.

"She could have turned on you-she's only hours old!" Esme exclaimed partly from frustration, and part from confusion, "We should have gone with you." I tuned out everyone else as I felt Renesmee's thoughts. She was reaching for Bella, they both wanted this but neither were getting what they desired. Why was everyone making this so hard? Bella was leaning forward, peeking over Jasper's shoulder."Edward," she murmured, "Please?" My dead heart tore for her, for her need.

I glanced at Jasper, but he didn't budge. I was just about to lose my temper when Alice spoke up. "Jazz, this isn't anything that you've seen before. Trust me." She said softly to him. Jasper's eyes sought out his wife, and I turned my thoughts away from the gaze they shared, granting them their moment. Then Jasper nodded. He stepped back, and placed a hand on Bella's shoulder, than he followed her towards our daughter.

Bella's steps were slow and deliberate as she moved forward bit by precious bit. Closer and closer to our miracle child. I followed directly behind them, not wanting to miss a moment of this meeting.. Renesmee watched Bella's progress and struggled in Rosalie's arms. Suddenly, for the first time ever our daughter let out a piercing wail that ripped through the air. We all moved forward wondering what was wrong. Reaching out to touch, stroke and sooth her. She had never made a single sound of distress, and only I was aware of the cause.

My little girl was mad, she wanted her mother, and no one was letting her have what she wanted. In her short life everyone had given her everything, but this was the first time that she felt such heart felt desire for something. This was her mother, the one whose voice had lulled her, the one who had rocked her to sleep in her womb as she grew, the one who she had wanted from the beginning, but who everyone kept telling her that she would meet soon. Well now she was here, and she wanted her, and she wanted her now.

"What's the matter? Is she hurt? What happened?" Jacob's voice rang sharp and loud over the soothing murmurs around the room. He pushed his way forward, and Rosalie said,"No, she's fine." Then she handed the baby to him without hesitation. I saw the look on Bella's face as our child was given to another set of arms that didn't belong to her. Renesmee turned in Jacob's arms, twisting to see Bella. Was everyone in this room blind to what they both wanted, what they both needed?

"See?" Rosalie told Jacob. "she just wants Bella" Rosalie said with matter-of–fact knowledge, making me want to hug her for stating what I felt was so obvious. Bella's eyes widened with surprise. "She wants me?" she whispered fiercely, her voice possessive. Renesmee stared at Bella, and since she still didn't move, I put my hands on her arms gently . and guided her forward to our daughter.

"She has been waiting for you for almost three days, I reminded her. I noticed Bella watching Jacob as we got closer. "Jake-I'm fine." She told him. He was shaking, and I knew that Bella could see it too. Jacob frowned at Bella, his thoughts clearly stating that he did not wish to hand over our child, just in case we were all wrong about her so called amazing control. Renesmee leaned towards Bella, she clenched her tiny fists and reached out with grasping hands towards her mother.

Suddenly Bella moved, she stepped forward, allowing Renesmee's hands to connect with her body, she wrapped her arms around our daughter, holding her close. Renesmee snuggled into her chest with her head snuggled into the crook of Bella's neck, as if she had never been anywhere else. The sight was awe inspiring, mother and child reunited finally. Two souls that had fought for one another, now existing in harmony.

Jacob hadn't relinquished his hold on Renesmee, and had been pulled towards Bella as she embraced our daughter. I watched as they snuggled, and as Renesmee, desperate to communicate with her mother, touched Bella and showed her everything that she had missed. Bella had stiffened as she watched the visions the Renesmee shared with her, and the whole room fell silent as the two shared this special moment.

"What..was…that?" Bella spluttered once it had ended. "What did you see?" Rosalie asked, wondering what her niece had shown her mother. "She showed me that?" Bella whispered in an awestruck voice. "I told you it was hard to explain, " I reminded her of our earlier conversation, "But effective as means of communications go." I said, smiling at the amazed look on her face.

"What was it?" Jacob asked curiously, he recalled how surprised he has been when Renesmee had done the same thing to him. "Um. Me. I think. But I looked terrible." Bella said. "It was the only memory she had of you," I explained gently knowing that she had shown Bella the images she had of her from her birth. I cringed seeing the images afresh from Renesmee's mind, but I continued letting Bella understand why I thought our child had shown her those images. "She's letting you know that she's made the connection, that she knows who you are." I finished.

"But how did she do that?" Bella pressed me further, trying to understand. I had to smile, for there was no direct answer. "How do I hear thoughts? How does Alice see the future?" I asked her rhetorically. There was no proper answer, so I shrugged my shoulders. "She's gifted." Carlisle interrupted. He had been running theories about her gift in his mind and he felt that he had arrived at a plausible one. "It's an interesting twist," He said to me as Bella looked on. "Like she is doing the exact opposite of what you can." I hadn't thought of it like that. "Interesting." I agreed. "I wonder if she carries any of Bella's talent as well, or perhaps a revised version of her abilities?" I said to Carlisle.

I listened to his response, but didn't fully pay attention as Bella interacted with our child. I watched as she spoke with her, and exchanged a tender kiss. She nuzzled her, smelled her, and simply enjoyed her. The picture of her holding our daughter for the first time, her lips delicately pressed against her small forehead, would forever be burned into my memory.

"She's fine." I heard Alice tell Jasper, but I tuned them out since I already knew she would be fine. Everyone was talking and starting to move about when suddenly a deep voice rose up above the din of the room. "Haven't we experimented enough for one day?" Jacob said in a wavering voice. "Okay, Bella's doing great, but let's not push it." He said in a halting voice. Jacob still had not released his hold on Renesmee, and he seemed to be incredibly uncomfortable in his current position, not that I cared. Jasper sensed Bella's irritation with Jacob rising, and he moved closer to them. Suddenly Bella's patience snapped.

"What is your problem , Jacob?" She demanded trying to distance herself , and our daughter from his grasp, but he held on and moved closer, refusing to let go. He moved so close that Renesmee was pressed between them both. I hissed at him angrily, clenching my hands in anger. "Just because I understand, it doesn't mean I won't throw you out, Jacob. Bella's doing extraordinarily well. Don't ruin the moment for her." I growled seething in anger. "I'll help him toss you, dog." Rosalie promised all too gleefully. Her thoughts flashing back to when he had thrown her out of the room as Renesmee was being born. She owed him, and she would get her payback, even if he had been right to do what he did at the time. "I owe you a good kick in the gut." She reminded him.

Jacob was frozen, his eyes on Renesmee's small form. I could read from his thoughts how uncomfortable he was. He could feel the bodies of all of the vampires in the room pressing in on him, and their touch repelled him. Bella seemed angry and confused as she watched him, how he stayed so close to our child, how he gazed at her…and suddenly a small sound pierced the air.

"No!" Bella gasped. Everything seemed to h happen at once Japer felt something in Bella as it snapped. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her backwards as Jacob grabbed Renesmee and held her protectively. "Rose!" Bella hissed as her chest heaved in and out against my arms. "Take Renesmee." She snapped. Rosalie held her hands out, and Jacob handed over the baby instantly.

I had never seen Bella like this. Through Jasper I could feel the anger boiling within her, her control was barely hanging on as her anger burned through her mind like molten lava. I watched Jacob and Rose back away in opposite directions. "I felt every muscle in Bella's body stiffen and saw her jaw clench down hard. "Edward, I don't want to hurt you, so please let go of me." Bella spoke each word carefully through clenched teeth. I didn't want to release her, but I knew that as a newborn she would be a force of destruction if she lost control. I wondered if I could soothe her until she spoke once more. "Go stand in front of Renesmee." She said, her voice sounded restrained, and so unwillingly I did as she asked me, and moved in front of our child. Jasper followed my lead, and came to stand near Renesmee.

The moment I released her she dropped into a deadly crouch, moving haltingly towards Jacob. "You didn't!" She snarled at him, each word heavy with rage and irritation. Jacob backed up, holding his hands up in surrender as she moved in on him. His thoughts screamed for help.

Edward….Edward! You know I had no control over it….Tell her…. She looks so angry.. why don't you explain it to her….you understand….

I didn't move, he had asked me to leave it up to him, and now he was going to have to answer for it. Yes I understood that he hadn't chosen it, but I didn't have to like it one bit, and I definitely did not have to explain it to my very newborn, very angry, very powerful wife. I shook my head in answer to his silent pleadings.

"You know it's not something I can control." He said as he back up to the front door.

"You stupid mutt!" Bella screamed, venom spattering from her mouth with the force of her words. " How dare you? My baby?" Bella continued moving forward with each word that fell heavily from her lips. Jacob backed out through the door, and was now backing down the stairs of the porch. "It wasn't my idea, Bella." He protested

Bella growled at him, and the whole house shook with the power of it. "I've held her all of one time, and already you think you have some moronic, wolfy claim to her? She's mine." Bella rampaged as she followed him step by step. The whole family followed at a distance to watch what would happen.

"I can share." Jacob pleaded as he backed across the lawn. As she moved I ignored Emmett talking to Rose about some sort of bet. I was too busy watching my wife in the role of destructive goddess, and the sight was very arousing.

"How dare you imprint on my baby. Have you lost your mind?" She screamed, her voice rising now as her anger seemed to level off. "It was involuntary!" Jacob insisted as he backed away from her wrath. Suddenly Seth and Leah emerged from the woods, one on either side of Jacob. Leah snapped at Bella, and Bella snarled at her in response. "Bella, would you try to listen for just a second? Please?" He begged her. Bella stopped moving for a moment. "Why should I listen?" I heard her hiss at him.

Jacob's thoughts were racing, but suddenly he recalled something she had told him once. "Because you're the one who told me this. Do you remember? You said we belonged in each other's lives, right? That we were family. You said that was how you and I were supposed to be. So…now here we are. It's what you wanted." He blurted out

Bella continued to glare at him. She seemed to be mulling over his words, and Jacob's thoughts cheered at his success in halting her, but just as quickly his thoughts fell as she spoke up. "Bella's shoulders heaved as she spoke, "You think you'll be part of my family as my son-in-law?" She screeched. Emmet started to laugh and I heard Esme talk quietly in my ear. "Stop her, Edward. She'll be unhappy if she hurts him." she said. But I didn't move. He deserved whatever she gave him, and as Renesmee's mother, she deserved to give it to him. I was just going to enjoy the show.

"No!" Jacob tried to explain to Bella. "How can you even look at it that way? She's just a baby, for crying out loud!" Jacob argued, trying to make her understand. "That's my point!" Bella yelled back at him. "You know I don't think of her that way! Do you think Edward would have let me live this long if I did? All I want is for her to be safe and happy—is that so bad? So different from what you want?" Now Jacob was shouting back at her, and I had to keep myself from going out there to pin him down for her.

Bella growled at him, a deep feral sound from within her chest. I couldn't help but admire her power, for even now she hadn't actually laid a hand on him. "Amazing, isn't she" I murmured to myself, not caring who might hear. Carlisle was stunned. "she hasn't gone for his throat even once" he responded to my comment. It was true; Bella still was exuding amazing control considering the situation.

"You're going to stay away from her." Bella hissed at Jacob. She was setting him straight. "I can't do that!" Jacob pleaded, and for the first time I felt some sympathy for him as I felt his panic at not being allowed to be near Renesmee. "Try. Starting now." She spat at him.

"It's not possible. Do you remember how much you wanted me around three days ago? How hard was it to be apart from each other? That's gone for you now, isn't it?" He asked her. Pleading with her to understand how he felt. Bella didn't reply, but simply glared at him, taking in his words. Jacob took that as an opportunity to continue. "That was her. From the very beginning. We had to be together, even then." He explained breathlessly. Bella stood still watching him, her eyes slightly less intense as she took in his words. I had to admit that even if he was a mutt, he was brave to have faced her- I wasn't sure if I would have been able to, but then, I didn't have an important part of my life depending on the outcome of this argument.

"Run away while you still can." Bella said through clenched teeth. "C'mon, Bells! Nessie likes me, too" He chided her.

"Uh, oh…"Jasper said softly, "Now he's done it."

Bella's shoulders had stopped moving altogether. "What…… did you call her?" Jacob sensed the immediate change in her body language and he stepped back once more trying to increase the distance between her. "Well, the name you came up with is kind of a mouthful and—" Jacob started to say, but Bella cut him off. "You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?" She screamed and suddenly she lunged for him.

Bella moved so quickly that we barely had time to get out of the house before she reached Jacob. I didn't plan on stopping her though, just keeping her from hurting him too badly, I didn't want her to kill him after all….did I?" I shook my head and kept running as she grabbed hold of Jacob and slammed him into the nearest tree, pinning him there. Bella released him and drew herself up to launch herself at him again, and narrowly missed him as he rolled off to the side with a groan. Her eyes were blazing, and she looked like a wrathful goddess ready to punish those who disobeyed her.

Bella landed on the tree as she missed Jacob, and sprang off its trunk in a graceful flip, landing just across from him. "I'll fix you, you mongrel…."She hissed launching herself at him once more. The speed with which she launched herself was incredible, but she was moving too fast to stop herself fully when Seth stepped in front of Jacob to protect him. The sickening crack that resounded from his form as he collapsed to the ground snapped her out of her rage with a startled, "Oh!"

Bella had run to his side, ignoring Jacob who lay panting on the ground, he was not injured, only stunned. Bella had swept up Seth's still form and raced with him back to the house uttering apologies the whole way to his immobile form. I caught up with her as she carried him into the house. "What have I done?" She cried, "What on earth have I done?"

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