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Chapter Eleven

The snow is slowly starting to fall, but they were only the flurries of snowflakes that melt when they hit the ground. Alice said we have time would be time before the snow would stick to the the wet Forks ground.

Time always seemed to be the enemy. Whether it was how long I had to wait to reunite with my family, the short amount of time I had to see Renesmee grow, the short time Emalie will have before she becomes an adult, and the amount of time that was speeding past all of us as we waited for the Volturi to arrive.

Renesmee and Jacob seem to have become closer over the past few days. He's been taking her to La Push for walks on the beach so they could get to know one another. I, along with the others, have to get use to the idea soon, but in the end I just want her to be happy. She's been alone for over sixty years. I also think it's helping her mind concentrate away from the Volturi.

Emmett and Rose have been such a huge help to Edward and I when it comes to questions about imprinting or the wolves. I'll normally answer any hybrid questions they have while they answer mine.

"Mom! Dad! I'm going to La Push with Jake," Renesmee announced as she entered the living room, zipping up her gray jacket. She had a purple beanie covering the top of her head and a pair of matching purple knitted gloves on. She was all ready to face the cold beach.

"Alright, stay safe," I told her. I went to go kiss her forehead lightly. She smiles and goes to give Edward a kiss on the cheek and Emalie a little pat on the head before heading over towards Jacob, who was leaning against the front door.

Jacob sends me a greeting nod and I nod back at him.

"Keep her safe," I warn him, a small smile on my face.

"Always will," He said before heading out with Renesmee.

I head over to Edward who was sitting down on the couch with the others. I go to sit down on his lap and lean forward to peck his lips gently. A goofy smile appeared on his lips as I slowly pulled apart from them.

"Have I told you that I loved you lately?" I asked him, my voice is almost in a whisper.

"Yeah..I love you too," He said as he went to place a gentle kiss on my neck and began to make his way up.

"Keep it G-rated you two," Emmett grumbled from his spot on the rug with Emalie and Seth. The two guys were playing a board game with her at the moment, and little Emalie seemed clueless to what was going on while Seth seemed partially amused.

"Sorry," I said to my brother in a very innocent tone.

"It's okay," Emmett said, sighing as he went back to playing with his daughter. I listen closely to hear him chant under his breath, "She ain't my baby sis anymore. She's a big girl."

"I'll always be," I whispered in Emmett's direction. He looked up at me with an alerted expression, but then his lips tugged upward in a smile. I go to wink at him, a smile on my face as well. Emmett chuckles at me before he goes back to paying attention to his daughter.

I felt Edward's lips kiss my hair so I go to lean against his chest and snuggle up to him. His fingers gently run through my hair and I go to peck his bicep. That's when I noticed Tanya burning holes through me as she starred with an angry look. Kate was next to her, but she was too caught up talking to this vampire, Garrett, who was a patriot and a nomadic friend of Carlisle's that came to witness.

"You two are just so cute," Alice gushed looking at Edward and I, who were currently making loving faces at one another.

I think Edward was just anxious to get to bed, but I on the other hand want to wait until we can find somewhere private. As much as I really want it, I am not having sex with Edward while eighteen other vampires are in the house.

The one thing I hate about vampires is that they have super sonic senses, like hearing.

I giggle at my sister's sweet remark. "Thanks Alice-"

I was then cut off my Renesmee's shriek piercing through the silent forest. My mind is racing as I run off of Edward's lap and dart outside without thinking twice. I had Edward, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Carlisle, and a few of the others right behind me as I run through the woods like a mad person. I followed her scent and Jacob's until I got to a small clearing where Jacob was putting himself in front of Renesmee.

I looked to see Renesmee was shocked as she looked at three figures approaching. I stiffen and get ready to attack.

That's when I notice Renesmee's face turned into a smile. I took a closer look at the figures, and felt myself relax. I could even feel the corners of my mouth pull upwards.

"Nahuel!" Renesmee exclaimed. She escaped from Jacob's protection and went darting at him with full force.

"Renesmee," He said as he caught her in his arms and swirled her around. Renesmee was grinning as she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged tight to him.

"I can't believe you're here!" Renesmee squealed as she looked back at Nahuel.

"Yes, Renesmee. I wasn't going to leave mi hermana favorita alone in this. We're familia."

"Gracias. And really? I'm your favorite?" Renesmee asked, a smug grin on her face.

"Well you and Jennifer, but you get the point." Nahuel grinned at her. The two laughed before hugging each other once again.

I go to take a closer look at the other two figures to see Huilen with Kachiri.

"Isabella," Kachiri greeted me. I let a gentle smile form on my lips as I embraced my friend.

"Kachiri, quite an entrance. We got scared something happened," I said. I noticed Huilen and went to embrace her in a hug.

"It's been long old friend," she said to me as we broke apart.

"Indeed," I tell her.

"So...You um want to introduce us?" Jacob asked all of a sudden, looking at Nahuel and Renesmee embrace each other.

Jacob seemed..jealous? He really shouldn't be. Nahuel and Renesmee only saw each other as siblings, and even though they are close they have no romantic feelings for one another. She was just so excited to see Nahuel because we haven't seen each other in over five months.

"Oh," Renesmee said, blushing as she pulled away from Nahuel to look at her boyfriend. "Jacob this is Nahuel. Nahuel this is Jacob. Jake is my um imprinter..or in other word's he's my um soul mate," Renesmee said flustered, her face was flushing.

I notice when Renesmee called him her 'soul mate' Jacob couldn't help but slip a smug smile.

"I see, so he's your, how do you say, boyfriend?"

"Si, Nahuel. Jacob es muy imorptante...Le amo mucho," Renesmee said to him in Spanish, smiling at Nahuel and then Jacob.

I look at Edward and then back at Renesmee, who smiled softly at us. I think we really do know now how much the mutt's important to her. Even though it's only been a few days, I guess he really is the one. I go to take Edward's hand in mine as we looked at our daughter with approving, reassuring smiles.

I look to see Jacob seemed to be oblivious to the conversation, so he just smiled. I roll my eyes. The mutt has no idea what she just said about him.

"Ah. Estoy muy feliz por ti...I take it he's taking good care of you," Nahuel said like a big brother, eyeing Jacob.

"Si, Nahuel! Vamonos! Let's get back so I can introduce you to mi prima," Renesmee said, laughing, as she tugged on his hand and Jacob's.

"Hello Nahuel," I greeted him as Renesmee dragged him past.

"Hello Bella, nice to see you again," he said to me.

Alice then went over so she could greet him with a hug along with Huilen before we returned to the house.

Renesmee led Nahuel to the living room where Emalie was. I noticed Seth seemed to tense up with Rosalie as Nahuel entered.

"This is Nahuel," Renesmee introduced him to everyone. "He's a hybrid as well. He's going to help."

Rosalie seemed to relax knowing he was safe and went to greet him. Seth went with Emalie to approach the new stranger.

"And this is Emalie," Renesmee introduced Nahuel to her. She gave him a timid smile as he knelt down to greet her.

"It's nice to meet you young Emalie," he said, extending his hand out towards her. She blushed a bit as she went to shake it shyly.

"Nice to meet you too, Nahuel." She told him, her like little bells.

Everyone seemed to relax once again as we all gathered around in the living room to tell Nahuel, Huilen, and Kachiri of the situation. I noticed the whole time Jacob seemed to be burning holes in Nahuel like Tanya does to me, but Renesmee would reassure him once and a while with a peck on the cheek. She was even feeling daring enough to have the need to sit on his lap. It's almost like how Edward reassures me by kissing my neck or pulling me into his arms.

As Renesmee explained to Nahuel about the situation I notice that Alice was frowning in confusion. I take a closer look at my sister as she then gasps, getting everyone's attention. She jumps up and begins to blink furiously. Jasper doesn't wait to go to her side. I saw Edward stiffen, but I ran with Renesmee to Alice's side.

"Alice? Ali? What is it?" I asked her as Jasper and I go on either side of her to support her as if she was going to collapse.

"The Volturi," she whispered, beginning to tremble. "They know about us, Bella. They know about our powers! Irina, she told them! This could screw us all!" She cried out, causing the entire household to become quiet. It was so quiet I'm pretty sure you could hear a pin drop.

But it didn't take long for the whole house to erupt into a wave of panic and fear. Everyone was all over the place, yelling, talking, and freaking out.

"How could she!" Carmen gasped hearing that Irina was the one who told them. Tanya and Kate looked ashamed of their sister while Eleazar went to comfort his mate.

I go to my mate's side to see him stiff as a stone. "Edward, what is it?" I asked him in a whisper.

"I saw the vision in Alice's mind. Now he's going to want not just you, but he'll want Alice. He's using this as a way to get ride of anyone who is a threat to the Volturi," he said icily.

I go to hug onto him as he holds tight to me. I looked to see Renesmee scared out of her mind. I pull her into a hug, right in the middle of us. I had Renesmee wrapped in my arms while Edward was holding the two of us.

Renesmee has her head resting against's Edward chest while I stroked her hair. I could smell the salt forming in her eyes. Jacob came close to us, but not close enough to break Renesmee out of our embrace. I think he knows she needs us now.

I noticed Rosalie was holding Emalie close to her chest while Emmett had his arms wrapped around the both of them. Emalie was sobbing her eyes out in fear. The poor thing should have never heard that.

Emmett sends me a worried look and I sigh. I feel awful. My power was just endangering this family even more.

"This is going to end up in a fight," Alice whispered in the quiet room. "I can't quite make it out, but I am getting flashes since it's not certain yet. The Volturi are angry and they want us to end. They want a fight."

"That's it, we're leaving!" Amun exclaimed as he dragged his mate over towards the door. "Tia, Benjamin, we're leaving."

"Wait, Amun," Benjamin told his coven leader in a stern tone as he stayed put with Tia. "I am not leaving just yet. You may do as you please, but I'm staying."

"Benjamin-"

"No Amun," he said to him firmly, his tone slightly harsh. Amun and Kebi both stop at the door while Tia and Benjamin both are staying put in their spots.

"No, we should leave," I spoke up as I got out of Edward and Renesmee's embrace. I looked at the floor as I spoke. I couldn't face them. This was such a cowardly act to do, but if it is the only way to safe my family and all these people, then so be it.

"I think Bella might be right," Alice mumbled as she looked at Jasper and then at me. Renesmee's eyes filled with fear and looked towards Jacob, who had the same amount of fear.

"He is after Alice and I. It isn't safe for anyone if we still stay here. I'm not doing this to save just my family, but everyone's as well. Maybe it's best if Alice, Jasper, Renesmee, and I just head back to the Amazon or somewhere else. Far away from here. If he wants us then he'll leave the rest of you alone maybe, once he knows Emalie isn't a threat," I said, my voice filled with raw emotion.

"No!" Emmett bellowed.

"Emmett, I am not going to let you all die because of me," I said to him sharply.

"I am not letting that happen. Bella, this isn't just your fight," Edward added fiercely. "This is mine as well. I am your mate and Renesmee's father. I am not going to lose you two."

"Edward, I won't let you die!" I said to him.

"Well I'm not letting you leave either," Rosalie spoke up, agreeing with the two men.

"I won't allow it either, I'm sorry Bella," Jacob said as he looked at Renesmee. "I know you don't like it, but it's my job as well to protect Nessie, and I won't let you take her away."

"And I'm not going to leave Jacob either," Renesmee said firmly as she went to Jacob's side. She held tight to his arm. "I'm sorry, mom."

"Isabella Marie McCarty, I am your big brother and it's my job to protect you. I already left you all those years ago. I'm not going to let you leave me or this family," Emmett told me sternly. "I already failed you once."

"Emmett, you never did...Look, I just won't let you, or the rest of this family die because Aro wants Alice and I," I said to him firmly.

"Love, I'm not going to let you do this on your own. I won't let you die either," Edward told me, taking my hands in his.

"Edward, if I lost any one of you I'd...I'd...I'd lose it. If I lost you or Renesmee I couldn't bare to live myself," I told him, a dry sob escaping my lips at the thought.

"Shhh, love," Edward hushes me as he pulls me into his arms, gently soothing me.

I couldn't lose any of them. They are my family. Family protects each other. We always protect one another. No matter what the cost is.

"You won't lose us, love. You'll never lose us," Edward whispered to me, kissing my hair as I burry my face into his chest. I felt like a wreck right now.

"Bella," Carlisle said gently, looking at me with soft topaz eyes. "Even if you did leave, who says Aro won't stop until he has you or Alice."

"He's right, Bells," Jasper said, agreeing with Carlisle. "Maria told me about the Volturi, briefly, but I know they're trained guards and they won't hesitate if they are ordered to kill. What if he uses Renesmee as a way to make you join...He could kill her."

I heard Jacob growl as he pulled her closer to his body. Renesmee goes to kiss a spot on his chest before she looks at me with sadness in her eyes.

"Or you," Alice said softly as she touched Jasper's arm gently. "I can see Aro's decisions, he'll kill you too."

Jasper sighed. He went to kiss Alice's forehead gently before pulling her into a tight embrace.

"Fine, we'll stay," I said, slumping against Edward. I felt the awfulness fill me up once I said those words.

"But what about us?" Alistair asked. "If it comes to a fight I do not want to. I'm leaving if it comes to that."

"As are we," Amun said as he stared down at Benjamin, who didn't flinch a bit by Amun's tone. He still stood put with Tia.

"Just because he wants Alice and Bella doesn't mean that he won't stop there," Edward spoke up as he went to stand up in front of everyone to confront them. "What if he wants Benjamin next? or Zafrina? Kate? Who says he will have enough with just Alice, Bella, or even me. Even Emalie, he could want for her power...I know Carlisle isn't asking you to fight, but I will. For the sake of my family's and for the sake of your own."

Jacob stood up with Seth and they both share a nod before speaking. "The packs will fight..we've never been afraid of vampires." Edward sends him a grateful nod.

I go to stand up next to my mate with my daughter. Alice and Jasper stand tall with Carlisle and Esme. Emalie even stands up with Rosalie and Emmett behind her, but they both looked scared. I don't blame them. I was scared out of my mind about Renesmee's safety. I know she'll want to fight, but she is not as strong as a regular vampire. She is half human and even though Jasper trained her in combat, she wasn't ready for something like this.

"This isn't the first time I fought against a king's rule," Garrett said softly as he came over. Peter and Charlotte, who arrived about two days ago, both nod in agreement with Mary and Randall, the other two nomads.

"We are with you," Sibohan spoke for the Irish coven. Maggie and Liam stood by her side and nodded in agreement. "Alice, Jasper, Bella, and Renesmee are our family and we protect family."

"We will stand with our family as well," Senna spoke up for her, Zafrina, and Kachiri.

"We'll fight," Tanya said, speaking on the behalf of the Denali coven. "You're our family, too. What Irina did was wrong..telling the Volturi about Alice and Bella's powers." She winces a bit when she says my name, but I go to send her a grateful smile.

"We will fight with you to the very end," Kate added.

"Huilen and I will stand with you. Renesmee is my sister and your family is my family...maybe this means that we could all live in peace," Nahuel spoke for him and his aunt. Renesmee sends them a smile and Nahuel smiles back.

"We will stand as well," Benjamin said and Tia nodded in agreement.

"Benjamin-"

"Amun, you can leave if you want, but I will stand for what is right," Benjamin told his coven leader. Amun sighed and gave into his coven member.

"That didn't take much," I heard Stefan, from the Romain coven, muttered to Vladimir. I send them a frown along with the others. If there was one coven out of all these people I dislike the most, it's the Romanians. All they care about is getting revange with the Volturi.

"Let's hope it doesn't come to a fight," Edward said, glaring at the Romanians.

"If Aro does want to fight, he's going to get a hell of a fight," Emmett said, rubbing his hands. Some of the others nodded as well.

"Well at the moment, I think that's what its going to come too," Alice said softly, rubbing her temples as if she was sore from her visions.

I looked to see Rosalie seemed nervous as she looked at Emalie. I don't blame her, now that there could be a fight she didn't want Emalie involved as much as I didn't want Renesmee involved.

Edward goes to wrap his arms around me as I look at all these people. It amazed me how these people were so willing to fight for our family. I was scared and I could tell a lot of us were as well, like Rose and Emmett.

I know my brother and he doesn't like the idea that all these people are willing to put their lives at sake for them. Maybe many of us were just sick of the Volturi and wanted a new royalty. One that was less cruel and maybe one that would respect the idea of all of us living in peace. I know I wanted to live in peace. After spending years in hiding from the Volturi, I wanted it to be over.

As Emalie clung to Rosalie a plan came to my mind. A genius plan, one that hopefully would only be safe with me considering my mind is the safest. I would have to bring this up with Rosalie possibly in privacy, but only give her a brief summary of what I was planning. I'll be the only one safe from Aro and Jane, or anyone who might try to invade my mind.

I head over to Jasper who was trying to comfort Alice. I go to pull him to the side, making sure the others can't hear.

"What is it Bella?" he asked me, frowning in confusion.

"Do you have J. Jenk's number?"

A/N: Ohhh! Aren't I evil with all the cliffhangers. Mwhahaha. Not really the best one, but I love leaving chapters off like this. Anyway, how did you like the chapter? Any thoughts? Anything you'd like to say at all? Also, the part where Nessie and Nahuel were speaking Spanish, if I made a mistake I'm sorry. I do know how to speak spanish, but I'm not the best, so if I screwed anything up please pity me. Also i hinted off something when Renesmee spoke Spanish about her feeling for Jake. Just saying. Anyway, I don't have anything else really to say. I guess follow me on twitter for information on updates and other FanFiction/Twilight related things, or just check out my blog for FanFiction. In the meantime please review and be on the lookout for the next update :)