"She's dead," Jacob stated.
"What? Oh no, Kagome is with her right now healing her. I'm worried about Kagome, she's using a great deal of power, that's why I had to leave the room." Carlisle explained.
Jacob let out a sigh of relief, "Good, listen, Doc, I know how to stop this with the pack, but I need you to promise you'll look after Renesmee."
"Of course, Jacob, but what are you going to do?"
Jacob smirked, "Remind Sam of pack law, an imprint can't be hurt no matter what." Jacob tells him as he hands the baby over to Carlisle.
"Someone imprinted on Renesmee?"
"Yep, she's safe now," Jacob said as he ran towards the door.
"Who imprinted on her," Carlisle called out.
"I did," Jacob said as he opened the door and ran out.
Carlisle looked down at the baby, and smiled, "Well that's an interesting turn of events."
Jacob leaped off the porch into the fray of fighting that was still going on. He landed in front of Emmett who was fighting off both Embry and Sam.
"Stop, it's over if you kill her you kill me!"
Sam shoved Jacob aside causing Jacob to shift. He stood in front of Sam and willed his mind to connect with Sam's. Suddenly, Sam saw everything that happened, He saw Jacob's intention of killing the baby until he saw her, He saw everything shift for Jacob, and how he had imprinted on the half-vampire baby. Once Sam saw that he knew that everything was changed, Renesmee couldn't be touched.
*Now you know.* Jacob thinks to Sam.
While this is going on everyone else had stopped fighting and had come to an uneasy truce, they waited to see what would happen next. Suddenly the wolves turned and melted into the forest, but before Sam left he stared at Jacob for a moment. Jacob, Leah, and Seth let out vicious snarls and Sam turns to leave.
Everyone else stood around confused until Jacob ran into the forest. He had stashed some clothes for himself just in case something like this happened. He came back to fuming.
"What just happened?" Alice asked.
"Renesmee is safe, I imprinted on her. It's our most absolute law, no imprint will be harmed, ever. We have another problem, though."
"What now?" Jasper asked.
"Edward. Sam told me that he had made arrangements with Edward for him to bring Bella out here so he could rip the baby out of Bella and let him turn Bella."
Everyone gasped, Esme had tears in her eyes, "Jacob are you sure?" She asked him.
"I saw the memory, heard the conversation, Esme, he wanted Renesmee dead. That would explain why he attacked Kagome."
"What?!" Emmett exclaimed, his eyes flashing red.
"He didn't hurt her, Emmett, but when we came into the room, Edward was pounding on Kagome's barrier screaming for Kagome to give him his blood singer. Whatever the hell that means."
"Blood singer, are you sure he said blood singer, not mate?" Kostas asked.
"Yeah, he looked completely insane, what does that mean anyway?"
"A blood singer or La Tua Cantante is the Italian expression for a human whose blood particularly appeals to a certain vampire in an extreme sense." Jasper explains, "We knew Bella's blood sang to Edward, but he had assured us that she was his mate as well. That's why he wanted her so much."
"Apparently not, if he called her his blood singer not mate. That would explain what Bella said earlier." Kostas tells the others.
"Then that means they're not true mates," Emmett concludes.
"He made her suffer for nothing," Jacob growled.
"Yes, but if they hadn't have been together, your imprint never would have been born." Kostas reminds him, "Everything happens for a reason, Jacob."
"So where's Edward?" Esme asked.
"I don't know, I tackled him, he threw me off and I was knocked out, I came to when Kagome called me to take the baby, he must have run off."
Jasper turns to Alice, "Alice, do you see anything?"
"No, wherever he is, he hasn't decided what to do."
"As long as he's gone, let's go inside, I need to check on Kagome."
By this time Rosalie had gone into the house to see what was going on and was holding the baby when the others came in. They all crowded around her wanting to see the baby, Emmett looked around for Kagome.
"Where's Kagome?"
At that moment Carlisle came out of his office with an unconscious Kagome in his arms.
"Kagome!"
"She's alright, Emmett, just exhausted. She used everything she had to heal Bella. I even had to leave the room."
Emmett takes Kagome from Carlisle, "Just put her to bed, she needs a great deal of rest."
"Are you sure she's alright?"
"Yes, she merely fainted. A good night's sleep will do her good. Rose, Bella's awake and would like to see her daughter."
Rosalie nodded and takes the baby in to see her mother with Jacob following behind. Meanwhile, Emmett takes Kagome up to their room and puts her to bed. Lying her down, he takes her shoes off and changes her into one of his shirts. Then he undresses down to his boxers and lies down with her, wrapping his arms around her torso. He kisses her head and slowly falls asleep, it's been a long day.
The next morning Kagome woke up to an empty bed, she stretched her tired muscles and looked around.
"Emmett?"
Instantly Emmett was beside her, "Yes, my love?"
"Where were you?"
"Getting breakfast for you, Carlisle said you needed a hearty breakfast after you spent all that energy last night. I was about to bring it to you when I heard you call for me."
"How long was I asleep."
"You've been asleep for 12 hours."
"What happened after I fainted?"
Emmett proceeded to fill Kagome in on everything that happened. From Jacob imprinting to Edward's plan, in the end, Kagome just sat there stunned.
"So, Bella's okay with the fact that Jacob imprinted on her daughter?"
"Yeah, she was a little upset at first, but Jacob explained that all he wants is for the baby to be safe and happy and that he would protect her with his life, she got over it."
"What about Edward, what are we going to do about him," Kagome asked.
"Personally, if I ever see him again I'm gonna kill him for attacking you. But as far as the family goes, Carlisle decided to kick him out. It was a little hard on Carlisle at first, seeing that Edward was his first creation, but in the end, he realized that for the good of Renesmee and the family Edward can't be allowed back. What he was going to do was wrong." Emmett tells his wife, "Carlisle even called him and told him never to return."
"I don't know how much good that will do, but it's a start," Kagome says.
"So shall I bring you your breakfast or do you feel up to eating with the rest of us?"
"Why don't you and I eat up here then we'll go down and see Bella and Renesmee?"
"Okay, I'll be right back with breakfast," Emmett says with a smile and kisses Kagome.
Kagome and Emmett have a nice breakfast then get ready. Hand in hand they go downstairs to the den where Bella was moved and go inside. Bella has just finished feeding Renesmee. Bella had tried breastfeeding her, but it was discovered that the baby didn't want breast milk, she wanted blood. Carlisle had left early and bought a fresh supply of O negative blood and everyone else had gone hunting. Kagome smiles at Bella who still looks tired but happy. She comes over to the bed and looks at the baby.
"Oh my goodness, Bella, she looks just like you. She so beautiful, and big."
"Thank you, Kagome, for everything. If it hadn't have been for you I wouldn't be here to see her. Do you want to hold her?"
"Of course."
Bella hands Renesmee to Kagome, she cradles the baby in her arms and starts cooing at her. Emmett smiles at the sight of his wife with a baby in her arms. A sense of longing fills him, he hopes now that he isn't a vampire that he can safely give Kagome children.
Kagome walks around holding the baby and softly talking to her when suddenly the baby reaches up and places her hand on Kagome's neck. Kagome gasps as images begin to flood her mind. Kagome sees Renesmee's birth but from the angle of the baby's, how the could see Carlisle handing her to Kagome. How happy Kagome looked when she saw her. And when she saw her mother for the first time. She showed her when Jacob imprinted on her, the look of complete and utter adoration on Jacob's face.
"What did she show you?" Bella asked.
"That was her? She showed me her birth, she showed me, Carlisle, you and me. And the dopey look Jacob had when he saw her for the first time." Kagome said with a giggle.
"Hey!" Jacob said.
He had been sitting quietly in a chair close by slowly dozing off when he heard Kagome's comment.
"How did she do that," Kagome asked.
"Carlisle thinks she inherited her father's gifts but instead of reading minds she projects into people's minds," Emmett tells her.
Kagome smiles at the baby as she closes her eyes and falls asleep. She puts the baby down in the bassinet next to Bella's bed and sits down on the chair next to Bella.
"How are you feeling,?" Kagome asks Bella.
"Surprisingly good considering everything that has happened. I'm not even upset that Edward left, I'm actually relieved."
"You are?"
"Yeah, after what he said and did last night, I want nothing to do with him. Kostas has already talked to his attorney friend about filing for divorce from Edward."
"I thought you were going to get it annulled?"
"There is no annulment in Washington State, we looked it up on the internet."
At that moment Kostas and Rosalie come back into the den. Kostas has a serious look on his face.
"So what happened?" Bella asked.
"We started the divorce proceedings for you, but it's going to take 90 days for it to be finalized."
"Why so long?"
"It's the minimum waiting period in the State of Washington."
"What if they Edward won't sign the papers or they can't find him?" Kagome asked.
"The judge will do it for him, we're not going to mention the baby, it will only complicate things," Rosalie tells her.
Bella sighs, "I guess we have no other choice, we have to wait."
As they were talking the phone rang, it was Charlie calling to check up on Bella. No one bothered to answer the phone, they didn't know what to tell him. Bella bit her lip and stared at the phone.
"What are we going to do about Charlie?"
"I don't know, we eventually have to tell him something," Carlisle said.
"I think we should tell him the truth," Kagome tells them
Everyone in the room turned and stared at Kagome in disbelief.
"Don't give me that look. He has a right to know what's going on and that he's a grandfather."
"Kagome, the Volturi will kill any human that knows about vampires," Bella tells her.
"Oh, please, my entire family knew that Emmett was a vampire, and they're safe I made sure of it. Don't you think I would do the same for Uncle Charlie?"
"What did you do?"
"I gave them all bracelets that will purify any vampire that isn't like you all. If the vampire has any ill intentions of any kind, they are instantly purified. I also put sutras all around the shrine, Uncle Charlie's house already has that, and I already made his bracelet."
Everyone turned to look at Carlisle, he sat down on the sofa and thought for a moment, then nodded. "I think it should be fine, he does have a right to know what's going on."
Bella and Kagome beamed at Carlisle, "Thank you," Bella said
Carlisle smiled, "You're welcome, let me call him and tell him to come over."
"Should we tell him everything?" Jacob asked.
"You mean about the wolves too, that's up to you. It's your pack." Kagome said.
"Are you going to tell him about Youkais?"
"In general, yes, specifically about Sesshomaru and the others, no. I can't without Sesshomaru's permission."
"Then how are you going to explain Emmett's transformation?" Jacob asked.
"I'm not using names, simple as that, besides Uncle Charlie know some of the legends.
"He does?" Bella asked.
"Yeah, my mom told me that my dad used to tell him about Japanese folklore, now I just have to tell him it's real."
"Well then, if Charlie is going to be here shortly, we should get the house ready, and you should get ready," Esme said looking at Bella.
"I'll get Renesmee ready," Rosalie said as she takes the baby from Kagome.
Bella heads up to what used to be Edward's room to go shower and change. Alice Jasper and Esme worked all night to get rid of any evidence that Edward had ever stayed in that room and turned it into Bella and Renesmee's room. Over the next few days they would turn the extra bedroom next to Bella's room into a nursery for Renesmee, but for now, they would share a room.
Bella quickly showered and changed then went downstairs with Renesmee who was now wearing a pink dress. Kagome, Emmett and the rest of the Cullen family all gathered in the living room and kitchen along with Jake, Leah, and Seth. They guys were all watching football on TV while Esme, Kagome, and Leah were in the Kitchen making lunch. Ever since the battle with the newborns Leah had gotten used to being around the Cullens and as long as they wore their necklaces that dampened their demonic aura, their scent was also dampened and was more tolerable to the shifters.
They all stopped what they were doing when they heard Charlie's police cruiser turn off the main road and come up the drive. They heard when he got out of his car and made his way to the door. The doorbell rang, Carlisle got up from the kitchen table where he was reading a medical journal and went to answer the door.
"Hello, Charlie, won't you come in?"
"Hello, Carlisle, how's Bella doing?"
"Much better, Charlie, but I'm afraid there were some things we left out about her condition."
"Like what, she wasn't dying was she?"
"No, but it wasn't exactly an illness."
"What was it," Charlie asked anxiously
"I'll let you see for yourself."
Carlisle leads Charlie into the living room where he is first greeted by Kagome and Emmett. He smiles brightly at see his niece and new nephew-in-law.
"Kagome, Emmett, when did you two get back?"
"We got back a while ago, about the time that Bella got sick."
Charlie frowned, "I thought Carlisle told you two to stay away until Bella was better."
"I know but Bella needed my help and I couldn't stay away."
Charlie's frown deepened, "Just what's exactly happened?"
"A lot of things happened, the first thing you should know is that Bella and Edward are getting a divorce, Edward's gone," Kagome tells her uncle.
"What?! What happened, I thought he loved her?"
"Not as much as we thought," Emmett said.
"I knew something like was going to happen, I never trusted that bastard, sorry, Emmett."
"No, that's okay, I totally agree."
"How's Bella?"
"She's taking it better this time than she did the last time," Emmett tells him.
"Can I see her?"
"Of course,"
Kagome led the way into the living room where Bella was sitting down between Jasper and Kostas with a bored look on her face as they went nuts over the football game.
"Bella?"
She turned when she heard her name, and her face lit up when she sees Charlie, "Dad, I'm so glad you're here."
Bella gets up off the sofa and runs to her dad, he wraps his arms around her and squeezes her tight.
"Bella I was so worried about you, I'm so sorry this is happening to you, Kagome told me you're getting a divorce. That, that little shit abandoned you, what happened?"
"He couldn't handle being a father," Bella tells him.
"You're pregnant?" Charlie asked as he holds his daughter at arm's length and looks at her.
She giggles, "Not exactly."
"I don't understand."
Carlisle comes into the room and puts a hand on Charlie's shoulder, "There's a lot we need to explain to you, Charlie, but we need you to keep an open mind, can you do that?"
Charlie looks at Carlisle, then Bella, then finally Kagome, "Yeah."
"Good, have a seat and we'll begin, first I was born in London is 1640…"
Carlisle began to tell the story of his life and how he became a vampire. Charlie didn't believe him at first but as the hours passed and each person told their story and how they have turned the truth started to sink in. Once he believed them they moved on to Bella's story and all the things that happened to her which included Jacob and the shifters. Kagome and Bella looked at Charlie concerned, he had yet to say anything.
"Uncle Charlie, are you alright?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, this is just a lot to take in, my daughter and niece are married to vampires and a bunch of kids I have known all their lives turn into large dogs."
"Well, technically I'm not a vampire anymore, Charlie," Emmett tells him.
Charlie turned and stared at Emmett, it was then he noticed that Emmett had blue eyes instead of gold. "Now, how is that possible, didn't you say you were turned after being mauled by a bear?"
"Yeah, I was but that all changed three days before our wedding," Emmett tried to explain.
"Oh, I can't wait to hear this story," Charlie said sarcastically.
"Well, how about you meet the newest addition to the family then we'll have lunch then we'll continue?" Kagome suggests.
"Good idea, is she up yet?" Bella asked.
Rosalie smiled, "I'll go get her."
"Her?"
"My daughter, dad,"
Before Charlie could ask what she was talking about, Rosalie brought Renesmee into the living room. She already looked like she was 2 weeks old instead of a day. Charlie's heart melted the minute he laid eyes on her, she was the spitting image of Bella when she was a baby, there wasn't a trace of Edward in her at all. Rosalie hands Renesmee over to Charlie and he coos at the baby in his arms.
"I don't understand you've only been married a month."
"Because the baby is half vampire, she developed exceptionally fast." Carlisle explained.
"I'll say she did, how old is she?"
"She was just born yesterday." Bella tell him.
"She looks like she's 2 weeks old, what's her name?"
"Renesmee Carlie Swan-Cullen. I named her after her grandmothers and grandfathers."
"She's so beautiful, Bells, she looks just like you when you were born."
"Thank you, Dad."
"So what exactly happened, why did Edward abandon you and the baby?"
"Let's have lunch first and then we'll explain." Bella tells her dad.
The wolves, Bella, Charlie, Kagome, and Emmett go into the dining room where Esme has already served lunch and sit down to eat. When they finish lunch they stay in the dining room so that they can tell Charlie what happened. Rosalie takes Renesmee to the other room to feed her a bottle of blood so that Charlie doesn't see. Kagome takes the opportunity to explain about being a Miko and her powers. She explains what happened to Emmett and how it was done, though she doesn't use any names. Then they get into what happened after Bella and Edward returned from Rio. By the end of the story, Charlie is seething with anger.
"I'm gonna kill him if I ever see that little shit again," Charlie said through gritted teeth.
"Get in line," Emmett tells him.
Charlie gets up from his chair and goes over to Kagome, he motions for her to stand then gives her a hug.
"Thank you, Kagome, I would have lost Bella and my granddaughter if it wasn't for you. And thank you to the rest of you as well."
"Uncle Charlie, you and Bella are my family, I will always protect my family. Speaking of which, I want you to wear this and never take it off."
Kagome reaches into her pocket and takes out the bracelet she made for her Uncle.
"This is a sutra that will protect you from any vampire that might want to harm you." Kagome tells him, "Any vampire with malicious intent will be purified instantly, they won't even be able to come near you. I made one for Mom, Souta, and Grandpa as well. As a matter of fact, Bella, I made one for you and Renesmee as well."
She puts on Charlie's wrist and he feels a warmth spread through him and a sense of peace. Kagome puts the other one on Bella and she feels the same way.
"Thank you, Kagome, I promise, I'll never take it off," Charlie assures her.
Now that Charlie knew everything, and had come to terms with it, he spent the rest of the day sitting on the sofa holding Renesmee watching sports with Emmett, Kostas, and Jasper, with Jacob hovering nearby. He did think it was weird that Jacob had imprinted on his granddaughter, but he was grateful for the extra protection.
Charlie eventually left for the La Push with Seth and Leah to go visit Sue and have dinner with her. Everyone let out a sigh of relief once Charlie was gone.
"I think that went well," Carlisle said.
"Yes, he took the news a lot better than I thought he would," Bella tells everyone.
After that Bella and Kagome made dinner for Emmett and Jacob while everyone else went out hunting.