LADIES AND GENTS. HERE IT IS, THE FINAL CHAPTER OF RR. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT WHILE WRITING THIS STORY. I HOPE YOU LIKE THE END OF IT. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE LAST CHAPTER OKAY? LOTS OF LOVE.
P.S NEXT WEEK I'M GOING TO START WITH A NEW STORY CALLED: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. SO IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE RENESMEE/JACOB FICS YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT!
Jacob's POV
I called Edward and asked him to come over. Within 12 minutes he was at my door. When I opened it and he read my distressed thoughts he let out a curse.
'Are you certain?' He asked me as his eyes drilled in mine uncomfortably. I nodded, yes I was absolutely certain now that everything was so clear.
'Oh sweet lord.' He said as he sat down on my couch. 'I can't believe this. Not again. How many times do we have to fail her.' He muttered more to himself than to me. I sat down next to him and wanted to offer him a glass of water, my mind was still a little hazy with sleep, but then I realized he didn't drink at all. He let out a small chuckle when he noticed but we both didn't say anything about it.
'This afternoon while we were hunting her, we almost killed her. It's a good thing she escaped.' He whispered bitter.
I nodded. 'She is resourceful, she'll be fine. We just need to find her.'
'She must have lost all trust in us completely.' His hands were clutched into fists and his nails were digging in the skin of his palms. He was frustrated, but more importantly he was disappointed in himself.
'What is our plan now? ' I asked. 'What are we going to do with the other one?'
He seemed to think about that for a while. We both tried to figure out some course of action.
'I think it's best to keep up the façade for a while.' He started at I looked at him with a surprised look on my face.
'Excuse me?' I asked him trying to get more clarity.
'Now that Milly thinks that Renesmee is dead, she will lower her guard. If she suspects that something is going on, she will disappear. If she body swaps with someone else it will be almost impossible to ever track her down again, which means that Renesmee wil not be able to control her own body ever again. Then she is trapped inside the body of a stranger, and a different stranger is trapped in hers. That is something that we need to avoid, to do so means we have to keep up this picture perfect lie until we track down the real Renesmee.' He explained. His words made sense now that I thought about it, of course it would be best if Renesmee could inhabit her own body again. However for the Cullens it was much easier to keep it up, I had to pretend to be in love with someone that I didn't even knew. I needed to pretend to love this girl which I despised and that was going to be really hard. It was going to be the hardest role I had to play in my life. But whatever it takes. I would do anything for Renesmee, the real one.
RPOV
'Shit.' I mumbled as I kicked one of the wooden crates that was standing in my way.
'Shit, shit, SHIT' I screamed much harder now as I destroyed everything that was within reach. It didn't make me feel any better. This was all so fucked up. I needed to think. I needed to think of a way to make this all right. But I was angry, angry at the Cullens that once again they didn't see which of us was the real me. But I was angry at myself as well. I put too much faith in them, I should've known from previous experiences that the only person you could rely on was yourself. It was my own fault, I can't expect them to know me so well after just a couple of months. Milly probably was having a blast, it was the easiest role she ever played.
There was not a chance that the Cullens would listen to me, I'd tried to make them listen these last couple of days. But they wouldn't listen to me, their one and only objective was killing me as soon as possible. They were dangerous and I needed to make sure I wouldn't fall in their hands. I needed to figure out a way to stop all this before the Volturi would use them to fight their battles. I couldn't let that happen. They were still my family and I refused to let them get used like that. Aro could fuck off. We weren't puppets who did his bidding, no I would make sure he would pay for this.
But I had no idea how I was supposed to stop them on my own. It wasn't like I had the manpower or the means to stop them. I was just me. I didn't have any contacts that could help me, neither did I have to funds to buy those contacts. I sighted and chewed on my lip. I was useless. I was hiding out on the docks. Darkness had set in and surrounded me peacefully. I had time and space to think. But I was so angry, so enraged that it clouded every thought I had. Hours passed and slowly I stood up. I'd made my decision. If I couldn't have my life, Milly couldn't either. But first I needed reinforcements and I just figured out how to get those.
I was going to do the only thing I was good at. Running a drug kartel.
It didn't took me long to find out their hiding spot. I was in Seattle, the town which brought my such misfortune last time. But this time it was going to be different. This time I had to succeed or I would lose everything. I made sure I didn't leave any trails or leads. The Cullens would find me eventually, but I needed to postpone that moment for as long as possible. I needed to make the right preparations before they found me. I pushed open the door to the warehouse and walked in. Guards noticed me and grabbed me.
'No trespassing.' One of them growled as he tugged at my arm. But since I was a full vampire now, I was stronger than I ever was and I wasn't going to let him intimidate me.
'I'm not trespassing meathead. I have an appointment with the boss.' I said and pulled my arm back in a swift move. Confused he stared at me and then exchanged looks with the other guard. I just ignored them and walked up the stairs and I threw open the door to his office. With a playful smile I walked inside and closed the door behind me.
'Hello Aaron.' I greeted him. He was doing some administration and irritated he looked up. His red eyes wandered over me with a hint of interest before he answered.
'Who are you?' He asked unimpressed.
I grinned and sat down in the chair before his desk. Then I swung up my legs and laid my shoes on his desk, right on his papers. 'I am your new business partner.'
Annoyed he looked at my shoes, which were of course black heels. 'And why do you think that?' He asked me as he glared at me. The irritation was noticeable in his every word as he spoke.
'Well I know for a fact that your business model could use some advice, now that the traffic routes have been compromised. The morgue business isn't what it used to be isn't it?' I pouted.
He was speechless as he looked at me. He narrowed his eyes 'Who are you?'
'Like I said, I am your new business partner.' I said as I rolled my eyes. I took a lock of hair and started playing with it, twisting it around my finger. After a few seconds of silence I grinned.
'I wish I could give you some references, but since the old kartel is dead. I'm offering my advice to the next best thing, and well that's you. You probably know me as the mastermind who created the trafficking routes for Victoria.' I smiled sweetly.
'That was you?' He asked as his eyes grew bigger. I was certainly having his attention now. It was the truth that I was responsible for our trafficking routes, but not all of them were my work. Like I said before, I was working with someone else. Hugh was a genius when it came to figuring out new routes and finding just the right people to buy of.
Hugh was dead, killed off by the Volturi. But after working so closely with him, I knew all his accounts to the encrypted cloud servers he always worked on. Once I decrypted the new plans I had enough to offer Aaron a trade. Now I just had to hope it worked out as I planned.
'What are you offering?' His voice was soothing and the look in his eyes told me he was tempted. Good.
'I'll provide you with the information for two new systems, including the right people that you need to buy off. I'll provide the information but you are responsible for setting up it to your wishes.'
He glanced over to my shoes one more time before he stood up and walked over to the window.
'And what is your price?'
This was the most important of our deal. I tried to keep my face neutral, but I had no idea if it was working. I had no idea how much this information was worth exactly. As Victoria's daughter I never really took interest in the finances surrounding these transaction. Because we always had enough money to get everything that my heart desired. So I had to be cautious that the amount I was going to request wasn't too high or too low. I had an indication how much it was going to cost to put my plan in motion. I decided to put two million on top of that.
'7.5 million dollars.' My voice was uninterested, I tried to make it look like I was doing these kind of proposals daily. Aaron let out a amused chuckle. '7.5 million dollars? Have you lost your mind?' He turned around to face me. I was afraid he was going to say that, it was hard trading something like this. Aaron had no insight in these infrastructure plans I was offering him. It was a gamble, a big gamble.
'It's an investment.' I smiled sweetly. 'If you're not willing to invest I will take my business elsewhere. Because on this rate your profit this year will decrease with 55%. I need to do business with someone who is willing to take risks. I need someone who wants his business to grow, not someone who is afraid for change. Your call.'
'It's a lot of money.' He groaned.
'With your current cashflow, yes it is. But if you play your cards right, you will triple your profit within two years. We talking about millions profit. '
'And what's stopping me from just killing you to make sure the other kartels don't get their hands on this information?' He was testing me.
Annoyed I took my feet of the desk and stood up. I needed to improvise and bluff my way out of this one. 'Listen you stupid piece of trash, do you really think you can intimidate me? I am 175 years old, so please little boy don't make me laugh.'
We stood face to face as Aaron slowly let my words sink in. Our ruby eyes were locked and I could see the hesitation in them. 'You have five seconds to decide before I take my business elsewhere.' I hissed.
2 months later.
Jacob's POV
'I can't do this anymore!' I exclaimed frustrated as I sat down in Carlisle's office. Milly was seeing a movie with Rosalie in Port Angeles and the Cullens and I had a meeting about our progress. Finding Renesmee was our number one priority, but months had passed since our last encounter. She completely vanished in thin air. She was good, she did it before and now she possessed vampire abilities, which gave her an even bigger advantage.
'I know it's hard to keep up this façade, but we have to!' Esme groaned. I'd never seen Esme chagrin, but whenever Milly walked out of the room her face turned grim. I was certain the hate for that girl was deep with Esme Cullen.
'It's very important that we do Jacob.' Edward agreed with her.
'It's different for you guys, I need to pretend that I am in love with her. I need to lie about some undying love that I feel for her, which I don't. I need to hold hands with her, kiss her and she even wants to have sex with me. I can't keep this up, I just can't!' My frustration took over and annoyed I threw the glass of water Esme had given me on the floor. It broke in hundred pieces and immediately I felt guilty. Esme hurried to clean it up, making me even more guilty. They couldn't help it either.
'Jake, I understand. But it's for the best. We can't let her know that we know.' Bella whispered as she reached out to take my hand.
'We should just lock her up in your basement until we find Ness!' I growled as I pulled back my hand. I didn't feel like it, I didn't want to share my emotions with them. They didn't understand how I was feeling anyway.
'We can't take that risk. What if she hurts herself? Then Renesmee wouldn't be able to return to her own body.' Alice said as she stared out the window.
'Or what if she swaps with someone else, we won't be able to ever find her again. Then Renesmee is forced to inhabit this body that she is in right now.' Carlisle added. I knew they were right, but this lie was taking it's toll on me. It had been months. We needed to do something, anything at all that would bring her back to me. I just wanted to hold her in my arms and sleep for a very long time.
'I just can't anymore, it makes me sick to my stomach even thinking about spending one more day with her.' I shouted. There it was, the frustration took over.
'Trust me, you are not the only one.' Jasper said to me. And I knew there was truth to those words, but for me it was different. It was effecting me much more than them. I needed to make her believe that I had unconditional love for her. I needed to hug her, kiss her. And every time she wrapped her arms around me I wanted to grab her and scream that I knew. That I knew she wasn't Renesmee and that she would never be able to replace her.
'Are there any new leads?' I started, but before I could get any response all eyes turned to Alice who was completely zoned out.
'We are getting company.' Edward hissed. 'Assemble the pack.'
The next second Rose called Emmett. He put it on speaker as Rose explained that they grabbed Renesmee and that she couldn't find them anymore. She wasn't hurt, but they did kidnap Renesmee, or well Milly.
I closed my eyes as I let the words sink in. War was coming our way, a big one so it seemed. And the worst thing was that it was probably a set up. We couldn't trust Milly, maybe she was working with them. But we had to keep up this lie and we needed to face them, to reclaim her body. We needed to pretend that we were worried and that we would rather die than to lose her.
It was two hours later when we first laid eyes on them. Like we expected, Renesmee was with them. She was cuffed and blindfolded, but that didn't mean anything. The Cullens and the Pack were ready to fight, but a bitter taste came into my mouth when I realized their numbers. There were a lot of them, with the coven and the pack we reached 25 right now. But the coven that stood before us contained more than 40 vampires.
'Jake, there are too many of them.' Seth growled inside my mind. The others agreed and I noticed there was hesitation among most of them. AS pack leader I needed to take away there doubts, I needed them to have faith in us.
'We have to take them out quick and efficient. That's our only chance.' I answered. 'But we have to try, it's our duty as shapeshifters.' I said. If we didn't and this coven would reach Forks they would leave a true massacre. All our family, friends and loved ones would be murdered. We couldn't let that happen, even if it was a set-up we had to try. They needed to die.
Carlisle, being Carlisle tried to talk to the other coven. But their minds were filled with lies, lies that were planted inside their heads by the Volturi. We had no idea what we did to piss them of so much. But they seemed to hate us with every cell in their bodies.
'There is no need for war.' Carlisle spoke trying to calm down the other coven.
'We just need our daughter back.' Edward added. 'Then we will leave you be.'
Their leader, a woman who was around 35 with strawberry blond hair showed her teeth at Edward when he spoke. Instead of answering she jumped up and went straight for Edwards neck.
That was when the war began.
There were vampires everywhere, I had to be careful that I didn't get bitten. The pack worked as a team and slow but steady killed of the Vampires. For a while it seemed we had the upper hand, but that soon changed when Quill broke one of his legs during an attack. Seth got the vampire of his back by ripping off its leg, but got rewarded with a broken jaw.
I looked around at the battlefield. The Cullens couldn't move, they were surrounded by a circle of vampires. The only thing they could do right now was defend, until the numbers gone down. But they needed the pack for that. The pack was fighting aggressively. But was still forced back by them. This wasn't going well, we were slowly losing territory and with that territory we were slowly losing the fight as well.
'JAKE!' Seth screamed inside my mind and I noticed at the corner of my eye that a vampire was going for Elouise. I jumped up, sprinted and snapped my jaws around his torso. Because I grabbed him mid air we took a free fall down together. When we smacked down on the ground he punched me on the ribs and I heard one of them break. I let out a howl as I jumped backwards. The vampire grinned and slowly stood up. He dusted off his clothes and I tried to find some kind of defensive stand that didn't hurt so much. I let out a growl, but I was sure that he was coming for me and I wasn't strong enough to fight back right now. The world was slowly starting to spin and even breathing hurt. I knew that I didn't had a fighting chance, this was going to be the end of me. He jumped up and I knew I was done for. I closed my eyes, waiting for the last blow. But it never came. When I opened my eyes he was forced down by a familiar vampire. An other vampire came to help her and together they decapitated him.
'Quick. Go' She mumbled to her friend and he sprinted into the field.
She turned around to me and my heart filled with joy. She came back, she came back to save me. I let out a small howl and I crawled closer to her. The battlefield around us slowly seemed to vanish. My only priority was reaching her right now. I needed to make sure she was real, I needed to tell her that I was sorry. Sorry for everything.
'Tell your pack that they can't attack my vampires, just them.' She hissed before she jumped up and sprinted into the field. Leaving me alone with the pain.
The mercenaries she brought were a welcome surprise. We soon had the upper hand again. I phased back and struggled to get dressed. When I finally had my jeans on I stumbled to the fire that they lighted up. Bodies were dragged onto it and slowly burned to ashes. Removing the evidence of the fight that just took place.
'Ness.' I whispered as I forced myself to keep walking. I needed to speak with her. After months of looking for her, she was here right in front of me. I couldn't believe it, so I needed to reach her. I needed to make sure this was real.
She was surrounded by mercenaries who were glaring at me. I tried to push them away, but they didn't let me through. I didn't want to use force, because I didn't knew how they would react. Also my ribs were broken, which hurt like hell. So I couldn't afford another fight right now. Just a push would be enough to make me scream in pain.
'Renesmee!' Edward shouted as he sprinted towards us. The mercenaries took a step forward and didn't let him pass as well.
'Let me pass. That's my goddamn daughter.' He growled at them, trying to claw his way into the circle. But they didn't move an inch, not letting either of us pass.
'Renesmee, please hear us out. We need you to come home. Please come home.' Esme cried out.
'Miss Raven?' one of them eventually asked. When we kept trying. The Cullens were applying force now, trying to reach her desperately.
'No.' She whispered. She didn't even bother to look at us, she was just staring at the woods in the distance.
'Ness. I need to see you.' I growled at her. 'Let me through.'
Her red eyes wandered over to me, but just for a second. Then she went back to staring at the woods.
RPOV
Come on Tim where are you? I thought to myself as my eyes darted over the woods. It was taking too long, something must have gone wrong. I needed to sent a search party, something had gone terrible wrong.
'Mike.' I barked and he sprinted my way. 'Yes miss Raven?' I never gave my mercenaries my real name, they didn't need to know. They were just an army that I needed, not my friends or trustees. It was better now knowing, it was safer for them. Before I could answer I noticed movement. Oh Thank God. I ran towards Tim and his companions and jumped into his arms.
'I thought something happened to you.' I whispered as he wrapped his arms around me as well.
'It took a little longer than we expected, but we got them.' He said as we broke our embrace. My eyes went to the two dark figures that were captured. Alec & Jane. 'Because I was the only one who was protected by the vail we needed a little longer. I hope I didn't worried you too much.' Tim said.
'Are you sure you want to do this?' Tim whispered and I nodded at him.
'Blood for blood.' I whispered and I knew it had to be me. So slowly I walked over to them, Tim had put bags over their heads so they weren't able to use their gifts. They were held down by two vampires each, making sure they couldn't escape. I grabbed Jane and after exchanging one more look with Tim tore of her head. Alec was struggling when he heard the head of his sister fell to the ground. I was feeling sick to my stomach, I repeated the process once more with Alec and he reunited with his sister in the grass. When their bodies went limp and fell into the grass, their heads displayed into the grass next to them I turned around. I was going to be sick, but it had to be me.
This is how it ends. 'Burn them.' I ordered with a dry mouth before I grabbed Milly and we headed out leaving the Cullens and the Pack behind.
Four days later
Jaspers POV
It was her birthday today. I stared at her notebooks and I couldn't stop thinking about her. Thinking about what happened. She didn't come home. After she beheaded Jane and Alec she took Milly and fled. She didn't even stop to talk to us, It was our own fault, she couldn't trust us anymore and I could understand that. But still it hurt, knowing that we lost her trust like that.
Alice sat down beside me and climbed on my lap. She didn't need to ask what was going on, because she understood. She was struggling with the same emotions.
'We are failures.' I whispered with a bitter undertone.
Her golden eyes found mine and I prayed she would say it was going to be okay. Because if she did, I knew it was going to be. But she didn't. She didn't say anything. She just pressed her lips on mine very carefully. We sat there in silence for a while. Just enjoying each other's company but we both didn't feel to need to talk.
'Jazz.' Alice said suddenly, breaking through our silence. I found her eyes and noticed that they were glazed over.
'The Volturi is coming our way.' She whispered as her golden eyes grew bigger and bigger.
'How much time do we have?' I asked her.
'A hour maybe.' She whispered back. We both knew that wasn't long enough to get reinforcements here. There were no other covens that we could contact that would be here in such a short amount of time. It was just us, and I didn't like that at all.
'What do they want?'
'I can't see.'
It happened as Alice predicted. One hour later Aro, Marcus and Caius arrived at our home. They were accompanied by their guards who were waiting outside for a change. I didn't need to count to know we were outnumbered.
Carlisle was the first who spoke.
'How dare you come here? How dare you bring your treachery to our home' He hissed. I knew my father was doing the best he could to control his anger, but his body was shaking and his fangs were out dripping venom. Even Carlisle Cullen couldn't be calm all the time. After what happened with Renesmee I couldn't blame him. The person responsible for the most dark times in our lives was standing right before us.
'We are here to talk about the death of our beloved Jane and Alec, Carlisle. Aro seems to think that your coven has something to do with it.' Caius said. Caius always had been the most ruthless of them all. He usually didn't go on these business trips except when there would be bloodshed.
'Jane and Alec?' I asked. 'What about what you did to Renesmee. Let's talk about that first.' I extracted my fangs as well. We weren't going to put up with their crap any longer. It was time that their crimes came to light.
'What are you talking about Jasper?' Marcus asked. It was the first time in all those years that I've heard him speak. After his wife died, Marcus was just there for show. His input was minimal. He was a walking zombie, manipulated by Aro to do his bidding without him even knowing it.
'Why don't you tell them what happened Aro?' Esme said bitter. My mother could be fierce sometimes, this was one of those times that her mother instinct kicked in and she would do everything to protect this family. She would fight like a lion who protected her cubs.
The backdoor opened and clicking of heels got my attention. Renesmee walked into the room with a starbucks coffee in her one hand and her keys and a plastic bags in the other. Surprised I looked at her, wondering if this was the real Renesmee or not. I glanced over to Edward, who was wondering the same thing. We all stared at her at loss for words. A few days ago she didn't want to come home with us, and she choose this moment to return to the mansion. She couldn't pick a worse moment.
'Tsk. Tsk. What happened with my fangs is already forgotten.' She smiled as she laid her keys on the shelf. 'Please excuse me, if I'd known we had guests I would have come sooner. I heard what happened, my condolences by the way.' Her brown eyes locked with Aro's red ones. She choose to ignore the rest of us completely. I didn't know how to react or what to say, because I had the feeling she was planning something.
'You.' Aro hissed. 'You are responsible.'
'Me? Responsible for what?' Renesmee beamed as she walked past me and dropped on the couch.
'You killed Alex and Jane.' Aro whispered as he glared at her. There was pure hate on his face, everybody knew that Jane and Alex were Aro's favorites. He treated them like his children, probably because their abilities to torture everyone who crossed him.
'Me?' Renesmee frowned. 'I am just a part vampire, I could never kill Jane or Alec. Don't be ridiculous.' She stated as she took another sip of her coffee. She was playing her role well, she didn't look nervous or scared at all. She just sat there, confident like nothing was going on and this was just a friendly visit.
'Or is there something you are not telling us?' She challenged him. Whatever game Renesmee was playing it was a dangerous one. Challenging the Volturi was never a smart idea, but there was not much Aro could do right now.
'I mean, how could I kill Alex or Jane?' She said again. Aro glared at her and with a smug face she smiled back.
'But I can see you are still not satisfied.' She said and stood up.
'Renesmee' Edward warned her. At the moment she was a loose cannon and because of the vail we had no idea what she was planning or what she was thinking. It was completely out of our hands. Their eyes locked for a second before she bend over to reach for the bag. She just put on a bright smile and grabbed the plastic bag. She put her hand in it, and threw a round shape towards Aro who caught it. It was Milly's head. Aro was clutching to Milly's long black hairs. His red eyes went from the head to Renesmee and back.
'The head of the girl who killed them.' Renesmee smiled sweetly. 'Like I said before. My condolences. But are we done now? Because I have matters to attend to.'
'And how do we know that this is indeed the killer you speak of?' Caius asked her. His uninterested eyes wandered over her and could see he was disgusted by her. Probably by the fact she was a hybrid, she wasn't superior enough for them.
'Because we've all seen it happen.' Carlisle interrupted him. We all nodded agreeing. We indeed saw it happen, we saw the body of Milly who was inhabited by Renesmee at the time behead two of the most loved guards of the Volturi.
'Do you question our honesty?' Edward added in a bitter tone. We all knew this was a matter of life and death, they needed to believe us otherwise it would be war all over again. And this was a war we certainly wouldn't win. This would mean the end of our coven.
Renesmee took out her Iphone and unlocked it. 'I can see I didn't convince you yet, but no worries. We got it on film.' She said as she showed him a video of the beheading of his favorite guards. Renesmee was staring at Aro with that smug look on her face once again. She wasn't afraid of him, it was more like she was challenging him. Suddenly I realized what she was planning, and it was bloody brilliant. She tried to prevent another war, knowing we could never win from the Volturi. So she was giving Aro a choice.
Keep his treachery a secret to the rest of the leaders of the Volturi, because they both knew that this was a bridge too far. Caius and Marcus would never accept the fact that Aro went so far behind their backs. No, they would not accept such a thing. Aro could never prove that Renesmee was their killer without spilling this secret. Since Carlisle was befriended with the Volturi so long it would probably seen as treason, maybe even an act of war.
'Aro, it seems there is some of miscommunication at play here.' Caius sighted. 'We are befriended with the Cullens for years, I think we can take their word for it.'
Aro was still glaring at Renesmee. 'Yes, so it seems.' He finally whispered.
'Thank you for making sure the killer of Jane and Alec was punished.' Marcus nodded at Carlisle. 'I'm sorry for the misunderstanding with the fangs. But please don't let the hybrid unsupervised again.'
'It's forgiven, all we request now it to be left at peace.' Carlisle said. It was hard for him to get those words out, because I knew that deep down he didn't mean it at all. He wanted to rip Aro's throat out. But we all knew what was best for our coven, and to maintain this lifestyle we needed to make sacrifices once in a while. Swallowing his pride and need for revenge and agreeing with the terms Renesmee came up with was Carlisle's moment of making that sacrifice.
'It's time we head home now.' Caius nodded and within seconds the garden and the house was clean from Volturi members. Only Aro stayed behind.
'I underestimated you young Cullen.' He hissed through his teeth. 'I won't make that mistake again.'
'It seems we agreed on my terms then. We keep our mouth shut about what you did to us and you leave us alone.' Renesmee's face turned chagrin. The sweet smile that played on her lips just minutes ago vanished completely.
'Yes, so it seems.' Aro whispered.
'Good. Than get the fuck out of my house.' Renesmee bitched as she stood up. A few seconds later Aro was gone in a flash, leaving us be.
'For fucks sake, about time' She sighted and walked over the shelf with Carlisle's whiskey collection. She poured herself a glass, then on second thought took the bottle as well, and walked over to the couch.
'Is it really you?' Edward asked her as soon as she sat down. She looked up, locked eyes with him and took a sip of her whiskey. Slowly I could feel the anger, relief and grief radiate from her. I realized she just removed the vail and quickly sent her a calming wave. Edward who was now able to read her thoughts, found what he needed to confirm that this was indeed his daughter.
'It's really you.' He whispered and walked over to her.
'Not that it really matters, you don't seem to know the difference.' She said and she gulped down the rest of her whiskey. She immediately poured herself a new one.
'Renesmee. We are so sorry.' Esme whispered as she stepped forward as well. 'Can you please forgive us?'
She didn't responded, but just kept staring at her glass. 'It was brilliant what you did with Aro.' I whispered, sincerely impressed.
'Yeah thanks.' She responded not making any eye contact. I knew it had something to do with the fact that I tried to torture her when she was in the body of Milly. I needed to take distance for now, give her some space I decided.
'I am going to change.' She said and walked upstairs.
'What just happened? are we outsmarted by our own niece?' Emmett asked.
'She is pissed isn't she?' Edward asked me. I didn't even needed to answer to confirm, because all the stuff Milly touched in the time Renesmee was gone flew out of the window. Everything that was unfamiliar to her was thrown out and landed in pieces on the patio.
'Yes, she is pissed.'
RPOV
In a fit of burning rage I threw out everything that wasn't mine. I dragged everything to the window and threw it out, the picture frames which displayed my face but contained unfamiliar memories were the first to go. Second all of the horrible clothes she bought. All the clothes that screamed 'Look at me I'm such a sweet and good girl.' They disgusted me, so I made sure they were ripped apart before throwing them down. The room I was standing in wasn't even my own, it had been the library but they turned it into a bedroom in the time that I was gone. I grabbed the things that were important to me and dragged them to the guestroom, which felt more as my room than this bedroom would ever be. The guestroom was the place I stayed when I arrived here, where they treated me for my illness. It was the room which contained my memories and I was going to stay there.
Both rooms were a mess right now, but I didn't cared. I was still mad at the Cullens for what happened. I wanted them to know and feel that as well. I laid down on the bed and sighted. It was somehow good to be home. I worked so hard to get back here, but now that I was back I couldn't let go of the anger. I just needed some time to acclimate and I would be fine I told myself. When I was all settled in my room I changed and walked downstairs. My body was tired and after going so long without needing sleep the feeling was almost unfamiliar for me. The things I missed most were eating and sleeping, I loved to sleep. It offered me some peace and quiet time. It was like a reset for your body. I was certainly going to take a nap after I was done.
The Cullens were waiting for me in the living room. Waiting until my rage fit was done.
'Grandpa, can we talk in your office?' I said from the kitchen as I raided the kitchen. With a chocolate bar, a can of cola and a bag of chips I walked to his office without even waiting for his response. I sat down in the chair and as I waited for him I stuffed my face with chocolate. He soon arrived and closed the door behind him.
'I am glad you've returned to us.' He said before he sat down in his chair.
'Thanks.'
'I hope that one day you can forgive us.' He whispered as he reached for my hand. I looked up and our eyes met. 'Not today, but I will.' I whispered back. My answer seemed to satisfy him because he nodded understandingly.
'How are you feeling now that you are back in your own body?'
'Good, it's just..' I started to roll up my sleeve to show him the burn marks on my left arm.
'What happened?' Carlisle asked concerned when he took my arm into his cool hands. His touch felt good on my burned skin, it was such a relief for the heated skin.
What happened was that after Tim snatched Milly I needed to force her to switch us back. I needed to trick her into swapping us, because she wouldn't comply. So I've pretended to be alone and started to torture her. I would use a poke to burn the skin on her arms, just like Jasper tried to do with me. Eventually she swapped us back, but when she tried to escape Tim killed her. We had a password, that only we knew, when she wasn't able to give it to him he was certain that we swapped back and killed her instantly. Karma is a bitch.
'Milly needed some more persuasion' I concluded as we both stared at the burns.
'I will get you some cream and some cooling bandages.' Carlisle said as he glanced over my arm one more time. He scribbled something down on a notepad and put his signature on it.
'Great. Thanks. There is something else.' I said as I cleared my throat. Carlisle's golden eyes found mine and I glanced over to the closed door, making sure nobody could hear us.
'Of course, what is it you need?' He asked me concerned. His eyes wandered over me, looking for any physical harm. But there wasn't any. My body was perfectly healthy.
I ehm..' I didn't really know how to put this so I just blurted it out. 'I need a fucking pregnancy test as well. I have no idea what that skank did in the time I was away. I just need to make sure.' So there it was, it was out of my system.
'I understand. I will make sure you receive one as soon as possible.' Carlisle said as I broke our eye contact. It was fucking awkward talking about such things with your grandfather. I let out a sight and stood up. 'Okay, thanks'
'Renesmee?' He said before I could open the door and walk out.
'Yeah?'
'Please sit down, we are not done yet.' He gave me a half smile as he gestured to the chair. I walked back and sat down again. His golden eyes locked with mine once again.
'What you did with Aro..' He started. I bit my lip. Here we go, I was about to get lectured. I was sure of it. But his next words surprised me. 'Was very brave, I am sorry we put you in a position where you felt like you needed to do such a thing.' He let a silence fall between us for a few seconds. 'But the thing you did with Alex and Jane. I do not approve, you are way too young to make such harsh decisions. But overall you held your own, you've proven that you are a clever and resourceful young girl and I am proud to call you my granddaughter.'
I didn't know how to respond, nor did I know what to do now. I just stared at him and narrowed my eyes. I was upset, angry and enraged. But his words hit a sore spot and I felt how a soft sob escaped from my chest. My body started to shake and I couldn't fight the tears any longer. Longer and louder sobs escaped me and hot tears welled up in my eyes. Carlisle stood from his chair and hurried over to me. He wrapped his cold arms around me and I sobbed against his chest, I didn't care that I was staining his shirt with my mascara and foundation. I let him hold me, letting me cry as long as I needed to. The crying turned more intense and I was crying so hard it hurt my chest. When I started to struggle for breath he released me and kneeled down.
'It's okay, let it out.' He gave me a sad smile and handed me a tissue. I blew my nose and tried to calm down a little. It was just not that everything was over, all the feelings came flooding in.
'Why don't we go make you a cup of tea?' He offered when my tears were dried up.
'How about some whiskey instead?' I muttered under my breath.
He grinned and stood up. 'Nice try, but I think you had enough of that for today.'
'Whatever.' I answered as I stood up to follow him. He slowly opened the door and lead me to the living room. They put lighted the fire place and it was comfortable and warm inside the mansion. When I walked over to the couch I noticed Alice already put a cup of tea down. I realized my life was going to change a lot now that I didn't had to vail to provide me privacy anymore.
'How are you holding up sweetheart?' Esme asked me as she sat down next to me. Softly she laid her hand on my arm. It was clear as day that I was upset, my eyes were all puffy and my face was all red.
'I don't really know.' I said as I shrugged my shoulders. I picked up the cup and warmed my hands on it. 'Now that it's over I feel tired, empty. It weird being back here. '
'Yes, I imagine it must be weird.' She gave me a comforting smile. The alcohol I consumed earlier was starting to work. It was kicking in, my eyes grew heavy and I yawned.
'Why don't you take a nap for a little while?' Bella offered.
'Yes. I should take a quick nap.' I agreed and put down my tea. I walked upstairs and crawled in my bed. My own bed. When I laid my head to rest I fell into a deep peaceful sleep immediately.
I woke up hours later. It was the first time in a long time that I was relaxed. There was no need to look over my shoulder all the time. There was no anxious feeling that I could be hunted down any minute now. I washed my face and headed downstairs. When I walked out of my room I bumped into Jasper. He sent me a relaxing wave and quickly distanced himself from me.
'Ness.' He started but he didn't knew how to proceed. 'I am terribly sorry, I was supposed to be your protector. But instead I became you executioner. I know there is nothing I can do that even can make this right. I will pack my things tomorrow and give you all the space you need.' He whispered as the guilt sparked in his eyes. Before I could even answer he was gone.
I walked down the stairs and annoyed I noticed it was way too dark in the mansion. I couldn't see a fuck. Now that I was back to being a hybrid I had to get used to my senses once again. I couldn't see the details I could when I inhabited the other body. I couldn't hear as much, and my smell was different too. But I loved being back inside my own body. It was mine and mine alone.
When I walked into the kitchen I noticed the burning flicker of candles. In the dimmed light my father stepped forward. He was carrying a cake. He offered it to me and I frowned. What the fuck? Why were they offering me a cake? I wanted dinner, not cake.
'Happy Birthday Renesmee.' Edward whispered. For a second my brain was dysfunctional. My birthday? Then I slowly realized he was right. I never thought about it, I was so caught up in everything else that I never realized that today was indeed my birthday. It was another offering.. I slowly bend over and blew out the candles in one long breath. Esme turned the light back on and Edward put the cake down.
'We didn't have time to get you any presents, but you can request whatever you want and we'll get it for you. You deserve to be spoiled.' Alice cheered. Everyone nodded and I knew they meant well.
'All I need is time. Please just be patient with me.' I answered. I felt everyone's eyes on me. Edwards golden eyes locked with mine as he read my thought as well.
'I promise we will.' He whispered.
I gave him a weak smile and he gave me a half smile in return. My eyes went over all of them and I knew it was going to be okay. They hurt me and I hurt them, but we were going to get through this. The only way we could go was up. I knew they would be there when I needed them to, and I would do my best to let them in.
'On second thought, there is one thing that I want.' I said. Edward gave me an approving look before I turned around to face Jasper.
'Stay.' I whispered as I reached out for his hand. His eyes locked with mine and I could see how the guilt was eating him from the inside. 'Stay.' I repeated again. 'You still need to help me with my essay.'
A careful smile played his lips as he pinched my hand. 'Do you mean that?'
I nodded. 'We can't be a family when you are not around.'
Jacob
I used the spare key that was under the flower pot and let myself in. The house was quiet and it was my guess that he was probably in bed since he was still recovering from the broken ribs. Carefully I walked upstairs, making sure I didn't make too much sound. I didn't want to startle him.
Slowly I opened the bedroom door and slipped inside. I was right, he was sleeping. I walked closer and took a second to take in his innocence. He looked so peaceful and innocent when he was asleep.
I cleared my throat and the wake up call worked. Because he jumped up and with eyes that were still thick with sleep he looked around the room.
'For Fucks sake!' He groaned as he grabbed his chest. The sudden movement much have caused him much pain.
'Hello to you too.' I said dryly. His eyes went over me and he rose until he was leaning against the headboard.
'Ness!' He exclaimed and his eyes lightened up. 'It's really you.' He whispered as he did his best to get out of bed.
'Stay down.' I ordered but he didn't listen. He stumbled out of bed and pulled me in his arms.
'Oh thank god. It's really you.' He whispered in my hairs. A little annoyed I pushed him away as softly as I could.
'Listen..' I started as I put some distance between us. Jacob nodded and waited for what I was going to say. When I left home I had it all figured out, I knew exactly what I was going to say. But now that I was standing here right before him.. It was different.
'Shit.' I sighted when I completely lost track of what I was supposed to say.
'Just say it. It's okay.' Jacob said with a sad look on his face. 'I knew I failed you. I do. I would be angry as well.'
'How could you not see it? You of all people..' I whispered. 'For fucks sake.'
'I know.' Jacob just said.
'I can't believe you had sex with her. It wasn't supposed to be like that. It was supposed to be special and…' I bit my tongue, because otherwise I would start screaming.
'Trust me it wasn't special. Because she wasn't you. There was something missing. '
'But you still slept with her and it was supposed to be me. Because you are mine goddammit. And I don't even know how to feel about this, it's all very confusing. I have no idea how to handle this at all.' I muttered angerly.
'What did you say?' Jacob frowned.
'That it's all very confusing?' I repeated. Jacob frowned again and struggled to stand up. He slowly rose to his feet and walked towards me. I took a step backwards, but my back met with the wall. Jacob cornered me and closed in even more, until his face was just inches from mine.
'I am yours?' He whispered while his dark eyes drilled in mine curiously. His voice was nothing more than a raw whisper, but it made me shiver when it reached my ears. I could feel how the blood flushed my face, turning my cheeks red. My heart fluttered and my breathing was rapid. I was afraid to maintain eye contact, but I couldn't make myself look away.
'I ehm..' I stuttered.
'Are you jealous that I slept with her?' Jacob challenged me.
How dared he? I wasn't jealous, but I was furious that he didn't noticed the difference.
'It's not like that.' I whispered as I glared at him. But I couldn't deny that it hurt my feeling when I found out. I realized in the time I was gone that I really missed Jacob, he was constantly on my mind. I knew I said before that it was too quick, but after everything that happened I wanted to be with him. I needed him. I had no idea how to go on without him. He was my burning sun in all of this darkness.
'Trust me Ness, you're the only person who haves my heart.' He whispered in my ear and I shivered again. I forgot how good he smelled. I took in a deep breath as I tried to calm down a little.
'Oh fuck you' I muttered under my breath. I was supposed to be mad at him, but being here with him just made my heart fill with pure joy. I knew I could fight it all I want, but at the end of the day I had to admit that I was in love with Jacob as well. So I pressed my lips against his and he welcomed me immediately. He pressed me up against the wall and I wrapped my arms around him. He was eagerly exploring my mouth and I almost melted under his touch. I felt his hands on my hips as he lifted me up, I wrapped my legs around his hips and he slowly guided us to the bed.
'What are you doing? Your ribs are broken.' I whispered breathlessly.
'Yes.' He growled and carefully put me on the bed. He crawled next to me and took a few moment to catch his breath. I kicked out my shoes and put my head on his chest, the side without broken ribs.
'I know I have to work very hard to make it up to you. But I'm happy you are home.' He whispered as he laid his arms around me. He was right, I was still mad and hurt. But I couldn't put all the blame on him. I knew we had to work very hard to work this out. But for now I was happy with the fact we were together. After all that happened I had made my choice, I choose him. I realized just in time that the people who deserved my gratitude the most, the people who fought for me when no one else would were the ones who surrounded me. My family, friends and Jacob. I needed to appreciate them more. I took for granted what they offered me, but fortunately I had my wake up call just in time. Of course it was terrible what happened and I still held a grudge. But if I wanted to make this work I had to give in. I needed to forgive them to go forward. It was my choice, it was in my hands how we would proceed. But I wanted to be happy, I wanted to call Forks my home. I wanted to call the Cullens my family and I wanted to call Jacob my boyfriend. I wanted to find my much deserved peace.
'Can we just stay like this for a while?' He whispered as he caressed my hairs.
'Yes.' I whispered.
'Do you think you can ever forgive us?'
'Not today, but someday I will'
THAT'S IT. That's the end of our story. Not everything is well, but Renesmee is home where she belongs. She knows that everything is going to be okay eventually. So what are your thoughts? let me know!
