Bella's P.O.V

The next day is Christmas, and we spend our Christmas at dad's house. It is just me, Edward, Jacob, and Renesmee.

"The snow is sticking." I say looking out the window.

Edward walks up behind me.

"But we still have today." Edward says.

I turn around and watch as Sue helps dad clean up in the kitchen.

"I'm so glad my dad has somebody to take care of him." I say.

"Bella, no one's giving up here." Edward says.

Dad suddenly walks into the room.

"Alright, present time! Let's go!" Dad yells.

We all walk into the room, and I sit next to Edward on the couch. Also, Renesmee is by the fireplace next to Jacob.

Seth and Leah are still eating next to us. Also, dad is in his seat next to Sue.

"Seth, Leah, stop eating. Jacob, you start. Get it going." Dad says.

Jacob hands a present to Renesmee, and she opens it.

"Well, dad, we didn't have time to wrap yours, but here it is." I say.

I hand Dad a piece of paper, and I sit back down.

"It's a five day fishing to Fraser River. It is for you and Sue." I say.

"You leave tomorrow." Edward says.

"Wow, that's really nice. Thank you. Tomorrow, I can't...I can't leave tomorrow." Dad says.

"I made arrangements for you at work." Sue says.

"Very sneaky, and extravagant."

"And nonrefundable, I'm afraid." Edward says.

"You two trying to get to rid of me?" Dad asks.

He looks at us, thinking that there is something wrong.

"Cause it's working!" Dad yells.

He starts to laugh.

"Fraser River, that means we'll be chasing cutthroat." Dad says.

"We might even hook a rainbow or some bulls." Sue says.

"Woman knows her trout."

I walk over to Renesmee and look at what Jacob got her.

"Hey, beautiful, let me see." I say.

Jacob has gotten her a little bracelet he made her. I always remembered when Jacob got or made me a bracelet.

"Do you want me to put it on you?" I ask.

She nods her head, and I then put the bracelet on her wrist.

"It's so pretty." Renesmee says.

"It is beautiful." I say.

"Thanks, Jacob." Renesmee says hugging him.

"You're welcome." Jacob says.

I turn to Edward, who smiles and I smile with him.

Jacob's P.O.V

As the snow is falling, the next night the vampires and I have set up camps in the woods, I bring some wood and drop it on the ground, and then Benjamin uses his powers to produce fire from his fingertips and throws it on the woods to start a fire.

"That's what I'm talking about a little pre-battle bonfire, telling war stories." I say.

I sit down next to Benjamin, then I look across the fire, and see the other vampires standing.

"They're just standing there like freaking statues." I say.

Suddenly Garrett spins in and sits next to them by the fire.

"Name any American battle; I was there." Garrett says.

"Little Big Horn." I say.

"I came this close to biting Custer, but the Indians caught him first."

Suddenly Kate spins in and sits next to Garrett.

"Try Oleg's assault on Constantinople; he did not win that one on his own." Kate says.

"If you're talking battles, you're talking the Eleven Years War. No one does rebellion like the Irish." Liam says.

"You lost the Eleven Years War." Garrett says.

"Aye, but it was one hell of a rebellion."

Vladimir comes and sits around the campfire with the other vampires.

"When we ruled, everything came to us, Prey, diplomats, favor seekers. Such was our power, but we never put on white hats and called ourselves saints." Vladimir says.

"We were honest about what we were." Stefan says.

"We sat still for a very long time; we did not notice we were beginning to petrify."

"Perhaps the Volturi did us a favor when they burned our castles." Stefan says.

"We have been waiting fifteen hundred years to return that favor." Vladimir says.

Edward's P.O.V

As everybody is sitting by the campfire talking, Dad and I are watching.

"I can't help thinking; all these people are putting themselves in danger because I fell in love with a human." I say.

"You found your mate. You deserve to be happy." Carlisle says.

"But at what cost?"

"Everyone here has something to fight for. I certainly do."

I look over at Bella and Renesmee, who are in their tent.

"Carlisle, I have never thanked you for this extraordinary life." I say.

He puts his hand on my shoulder, and we stand for a little while and keep watching over the others.

Bella's P.O.V

"Renesmee, I have something for you." I say taking a necklace out of my pocket.

"What is it?" Renesmee asks.

I hand her the necklace, and she sees a locket. She opens the locket containing a photo of Edward and I and a message saying, "Plus que ma propre vie" engraved in it.

"It means "more than my own life," and that's how much I love you." I say.

She closes it and looks at me.

"Tomorrow, I am going to need you to stay with Jacob, no matter what. Even if I tell him that...that he has to take you somewhere." I say.

She starts to cry, and I put her into my arms.

"Hey, baby, it is all right. You are going to be safe, always." I say.

The rest of the night, I stay in the tent with her while she falls asleep.