Chapter 6 – Legends

Renesmee and I stayed in the house for the rest of the month. I was able to figure out what I needed to do. I wrote Charlie and my mom a letter. I told them I found out I was pregnant. I knew they wouldn't be happy about that, or more to the fact that I was going to keep her. I took Renesmee's picture when she was still very young, or at least looked that way. In a year or so, I would send it to them, showing them their granddaughter. I told them that I needed more time to myself and that they should not look for me. I would write to them, but it would be a long time before they saw me again. this pained me that I had to hide from my parents, but I had to do this for them. My next dilemma, getting my travel plans arranged. In Alice's things I found the name of their forger, J. Jenks. I contact him and had him create Renesmee's passport. Another thing it pained me to do was I had to borrow some money from Alice's supply. I took several thousands. I was immortal now, so I would save the money to pay her back. I would mail her a check, but she wouldn't know who it came from.

After everything was prepared, I bought some clothing for Renesmee. Now, she was about the size of a one year old. When I took her to the stores, all the women awed at her beauty. I heard some remarks questioning why I was so young with my own child, but I ignored them. I was young, but I was a proud mother. One day while Charlie was at work, I ran to my house. My room had been vacant since I left. I saw my clothes from the laundry were folded on the bed and left there. I placed Renesmee on my bed and gathered some of my belongings. I took my best jeans and plaid shirts and packed them in my bookbag. Hopefully Charlie wouldn't notice the missing items. I took my pictures of my parents and showed Renesmee, "These are your grandparents." She took the picture and smiled. She pointed at my mom's picture, "Gramma?" She spoke and I nodded. It was rare when Renesmee spoke. She lept from the bed and walked towards my closet. She tugged at a black box with frayed wires, "Momma, what's this?"

I looked down, "It was a gift, but I didn't need it anymore." With that, I showed Renesmee the rest of the house. "Grampa's going to be lonely." I sighed, "He might be, but he'll be fine. We'll write him, ok?" She smiled, "Ok." When everything was set, I ran halfway to the airport, then hailed a cab. As we flew to Brazil, I wrote in my journal that I kept about Renesmee's progress. I did this daily, she was changing so rapidly. I did this to keep better tack, not that I needed it. Maybe, subconsciously, I did it to provide Carlisle with evidence of her growth. In some ways, she was an interesting project. As we flew and the passengers slept, I continued my studies of the Portuguese language. I was almost fluent in the language and I also studied some Spanish. I knew I would need to know these languages to find out more about Renesmee's condition.

As we landed in Quito, Ecuador, I studied a map to get us into the jungle. We weren't far from the deep parts of the jungle. I saw that it was late afternoon and the sun was still out. Renesmee and I remained in the airport. As the sun began to set, I took Renesmee into the ladies' room and changed her clothes. After she was dressed and I was changed, we left into the Ecuadorian night and ran towards the trees. As part of our preparation, I purchased a baby carrier where I could run with Renesmee on my back and my hands would be free. As for my bookbag, I strapped it underneath Renesmee's carrier. She didn't care for the carrier much, but she didn't complain. When she was in her carrier, she took my hair and tied it into a ponytail for me. I laughed, "Thank you, honey." When we went outside, Renesmee and I breathed deeply. The both of us were born in Forks and this was the first time either one of us left the country.

I walked to the edge of the roads, into the trees. When I knew we were cleared, I ran into the jungle. It wasn't long until we were deep in jungle. Renesmee patted my neck, she wanted to run on her own. "Not right now. We need to find a camp site so we put our things down." I realized as long as we would be looking for information for her future, we would be living in the jungle. Renesmee sighed, but understood. I found a clearing further in the wild. As I walked through the clearing, I heard animals scurry away as I began to take Renesmee off my back. She stood in the clearing, staring into the trees. As she stared, I began to unpack the camping supplies I picked up in the airport. I pitched the tent and laid out the sleeping bag for Renesmee, "Sweetie, are you tired?" I called out. I heard her skipped over to the tent, "No Momma. I want to hunt."

I got out of the tent, "Alright, sweetie." I didn't want any animals to come into our campsite, so I ran around the site in a large circle, leaving my scent strong around the sight. I knew animals were more aware of our scent, and knew to stay away. When I was done, I held my arms out for Renesmee and she leapt into them. We sprinted into the trees and hunted. I remembered her request from last month; she wanted panther, so that's what I looked for. The smell of the rain was amazing to my senses. I stopped when I caught the scent of a large predator. I stalked through the trees until I saw the black hide of a panther. Renesmee patted my neck, she wanted to pounce it herself.

I smiled and nodded. I heard her growl coming from her chest. I stifled a giggle, it was so cute when she did that. She leaped into the air, landed on the panther's shoulders and bit into the neck. The panther was perched on a branch. It tried to get Renesmee off of its neck, but they tumbled to the ground. I jumped down, "Renesmee!!!" I turned over the animal. It was still alive, but weak. She wasn't there and I scanned the entire area looking for her. "Renesmee!" I called out in a horror-struck voice. "Momma," I looked up and she was still on the branch. I sighed a deep sigh of relief. She jumped down into my arms and I crushed her to my chest, "Oh, sweetie. I was so worried I'd lost you." I breathed in the scent of her hair and she hugged my neck. The panther tried to slink away from us. I turned and finished it off. I turned back and Renesmee leapt back into my arms. I still wasn't over my shock of watching that panther falling and I thought I lost my baby.

I carried Renesmee back to our campsite. She watched my face as I changed her clothes, "Momma, I'm sorry I scared you." I sighed, "No, honey. It's fine. It wasn't your fault. Don't worry about me, you just get some rest." Renesmee snuggled into my arms and fell asleep. While she slept, I measured how much longer her hair had gotten since yesterday and the physical changes in her body. I made a mental note to write them in my journal. As she slept, she brushed her head against my chest. I thought of the reversal in this scenario. It was this time a year and a half ago; I was the one sleeping in the arms of the vampire I loved. Only with this, I was the vampire that would always love the girl in my arms. She was bonded to me permanently and nothing on this earth would severe that tie.

For the next month, Renesmee and I lived in the jungle trying to find information about her kinds. It was becoming very discouraging as the days passed by. One day, Renesmee and I travelled into the closest city to buy new clothes. I overheard some people scrutinizing Renesmee and I. "Libishomen," I heard one of them ask questioningly. I picked up a book on the legends of the Libishomen. I read as Renesmee slept. The book provided a lot of information about the legends of the Libishomen. The legends came from the Mapuche people. They lived in the jungle as well. I would look for them and discuss further about their legends. That would be my goal, to find the Mapuche people.

The next morning, when Renesmee woke up, we went off into the rain to find the Mapuche people. As we ran, we came across a path; it was vampire. I didn't want Renesmee around other vampires. They may not be controlled enough from attacking her and I was not experienced in fighting. All I knew was that I was a newborn vampire and was much stronger than other vampires. I heard someone approaching us and I wanted to run. As I turned, I picked up a distinct sound. It was familiar, a fluttering heart. It was like Renesmee's heart, but it was louder, as if the heart was larger than hers. It was too late, I would have to fight. Renesmee whimpered under my hair, she was nervous. Then we saw them, a man and a woman. The woman was small and had olive-toned skin. Her black hair was in a long braid and her eyes were deep burgundy eyes. The man with her was younger, with rich, dark brown skin. His eyes were the color of warm teak. His hair was also black and braided, but shorter than he woman's.

They appraised me, "Hello," the woman spoke to me in Portuguese. She smiled at me. Renesmee's small hand was on the back of my neck, she was wanted to have a better look at the two people with us. I couldn't make any movements to bring their attention to her. I nodded to her, "Hello," I spoke to her in English. She nodded, "English." I smiled timidly. The woman stared at me, "I'm sorry, but what is that sound?" She cocked her head to the side, "Is that a heartbeat?" I stopped breathing, she heard Renesmee's heart. But I looked to the man with her, I heard his heartbeat. I noticed a faint flush to his cheek.

Renesmee, being very brave, shook off my hair and looked at the two strangers. I looked at her and back to them. I waited for them to gasp, to attack or to snarl. The woman just smiled and looked to her companion, "Well, Nahuel, it seems there are more of you than we thought." I gasped, "What?" She looked at me, "My name is Huilen and this is my nephew, Nahuel. We've lived in this jungle for a century and a half. My sister, Pire, Nahuel's mother conceived Nahuel by a vampire. Did that happened you?" I nodded, "Yes. My name is Bella and this is my daughter, Renesmee." I took her into my arms and she smiled at them, "Hello." They smiled at her, "Hello young one. Where are you from?" After that day, Nahuel and Huilen explained their history and told me about Nahuel's progress. Finding Nahuel and Huilen made me too happy. Seeing them, I knew my daughter had bright and beautiful future.