Chapter 26: Now or Never

Nessie's POV

Not even uncle Jasper's gift could keep me calm right now. Something really bad was about to happen. I could it feel it in my bones. I could feel it all the way to my core. My heart was beating faster than I would've ever thought humanely possible. I was shaking so hard that I was sure I'd explode into a wolf just the same as my brothers.

"So what are we going to do?" My dad broke the tense silence moments later.

"At this point I think tbat the only thing we can do is try to talk to them," Carlisle said.

"I don't think talking is going to work," Esme replied.

"Then we will have to fight," Emmett said. "That's the only way,"

"The problem is that we are severely outnumbered,"Jasper stated.

"So then what are we going to do?" I asked fearfully.

Dad quickly turned around and faced me. "You are going to stay here with your mom and your brothers. Don't you even think to come looking for us and getting involved. Do you understand Renesmee?"

I let out a very shaky breath. "Yes dad,"

"It will all be okay Nessie," My dad tried to sound reassuring but he failed miserably. He knew the staked were high. He knew that there was a very strong chance that he would not come back alive. I knew that and that's why I started crying.

"I love you dad," I cried. "No matter what happens I love you,"

"I love you to Ness," dad hugged me tightly for what I was afraid would be the last time. "No matter what I love you,"

I couldn't stop crying as I said goodbye to the rest of my family. Afraid that this was the last time that I would ever see them again.

"Mom," I sobbed when they left. She hugged me as tightly as she could.

"It's going to be okay,"

"No it is not mom. Everyone keeps saying that but you know it's not going to be okay. Something really bad is ggoing to happen. I just can feel it,"

"Yeah mom I can feel it too. Something super bad is going to happen," Jr. added on.

"Kids sometimes we just have to have faith. All we can do is hope, pray, and have faith that everything is going to turn out okay,"

"I'm sorry mom but I just don't have that kind of optimism right now. I wish I did but I just don't. I feel so helpless and this is all my fault. If I would've never bit that cop in front of all those people none of this never would have happened,"

"It's not your fault Nessie. None of this is your fault. Why don't you understand that?"

"Because it is mom! Why do you all keep lying to me? It is one hundred percent my fault. I single handedly exposed the vampire world. I'm the reason our family is in danger right now. They should be endangering themselves like this for me. Not after everything-"

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen knock it off right now!" mom shouted. "There's no use blaming yourself for things that you can't control or change. The only thing that we can do now is hope and pray for the best,"

It didn't matter what my mom said to me. The odds of my family coming back were not good. I knew that. There was also the fact that we were still in danger. Once the Volturi were finished off with my family they would still come looking for me. I would end up dying no matter what.

An idea suddenly exploded in my head. Maybe my family didn't have to die at all. Maybe there was a way that I could save them. I jumped up and sprang out the door as fast as I could. Before anyone could stop me.

"Nessie what are you doing?!" Mom tried to chase after me but she was still too weak and she fell over.

I ignored her as I sprinted on ahead and zipped past people faster than humanely possible. It suddenly occurred to me that I had absolutely no idea where I was going. I had no idea where my family was. I couldn't smell them on the current path that I was heading which told me that I was going the wrong way.

"There you are girl I have been looking all over for you!" an unfamiliar male voice shouted. I stopped in my tracks and almost fell over. Fear took over every single inch of my body when I spotted the cloaked figure. Upon closer inspection I could see that it was a boy. Maybe only a year or two older than I was. He had frightening red eyes and skin as pale as the rest of my family. Yet he was beautiful. A very good looking boy.

"Wh-who arree yyou?" I never stuttered so that's how I knew how scared I really was.

"My name is Alec. I'm one of the Volturi guard. Aro, Caius, and Marcus sent me to find you,"

"What are you going to do to me? Where is my family?"

His smile sent shivers down my spine. "Don't fret young one. I'm not here to harm you. I'm here to offer you a proposition on behalf of the Volturi leaders," he said. "One that I think will be mutually beneficial,"

"What kind of proposition?"

"They've agreed to not kill you or anymore of your family members if you agree to one thing,"

Anymore?! What did he mean by anymore?!

"You're obviously not human or vampire. Your a combination of sorts. Something that is completely unheard of. The Volturi are interested in learning more about you and your kind. So in exchange for your life you will join us, the Volturi, in Italy,"

"If I join you then you won't kill me or my family,"

"No we won't,"

"Then I will join you. I'll do whatever you want just don't hurt my family,"

He smiled again. "Welcome to the Volturi,"

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