Chapter 2

A Crying Shame

How many years has it been, too many…? I ache for you today as much as I always have, I grow tired of my host its powers are barely discernable, weak, but the fates are on my side a powerful sister has found me. A researcher into our heritage an 'Ancestral family tree' she calls it, as I had suspected our blood line is almost non-existent, but I have a plan…

The sun light shone through the east window, waking me up before my alarm clock, I immediately peered out of the window to see a large expanse of fields and woods, this wasn't how I had imagined New York, I had pictured an apartment with a view of the empire state building not a warehouse in what appeared to be the middle of nowhere a rustle caught my attention and I watched the huge russet wolf running towards the door, I hoped Jake hadn't been out there all night but I knew how overprotective he was and he probably had been.

After breakfast, I wandered through to the bedroom where my Dad was laying something out that looked suspiciously like a school uniform, I heard my Mum growl from behind and my Dad laughed as he took her in his arms.

"A private school Edward" She said aghast "Why? Renesmee is the only one of us not to have already gone through high school and she is a genius, we don't need any private school, it's just a waste of money"

"It was Rose's school" Dad explained "when she was human, she really wanted Renesmee to go to it, and it is after all her choice of location. Besides I want the best for my little girl"

My Mum didn't reply merely muttering about the uniform and insisting she was wearing jeans underneath.

As we approached the school I didn't understand what my Mum was worried about she looked beautiful her golden eyes and dark hair contrasting beautifully with her pale skin, in the uniform of blue plaid, white shirt and black blazer.

I knew she was sulking that Alice had foreseen she was going to try and wear sneakers and had hidden them all so my mum had been forced to wear the black heels Alice had laid out for her. Esme had insisted on taking pictures before leaving the house and when we stood together I couldn't help but notice the alterations Alice must have put into the uniforms for them to fit us all so well, Rosalie's skirt had been shortened to show off her long legs and there was absolutely no way the school made blazers large enough for Emmett and Jacob.

I had most of my hair pulled back from my face apart from some bronze ringlets framing my pale face and dark brown eyes; I knew it wasn't vain to know that I was pretty, in comparison to the rest of my family I didn't compare. However I was more approachable and people always seemed intrigued by me. Dad had a hard time with it, I was still a child to him, yet grown men would stop and stare at me in the street offer to buy me drinks and take me out, the others in the family was just as protective but Dad and Jake were the worst I knew it was because Dad could read their thoughts so nothing was ever harmless but I didn't understand why Jake acted the way he did.

Mum reached for my hand, gripping it in her ice cold fingers "You remember the story?" She asked earnestly.

"Yes, Bella" I replied with a smile.

I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek then ran off to join Alice, it had been decided that Alice due to her diminutive height would be the most believable as a sophomore that way I had someone with me in every class, although Dad had enrolled me on a couple of advanced courses so I would be studying with him and mum once a day, Dad, Mum, Jazz and Rose had registered as Juniors, whereas Jake and Emmett could only pass as Seniors. Not that Jake had complained about only having one year in school, he had fidgeted with his tie for the whole journey and complained that he looked 'pompous' I had disagreed and told him I thought he looked handsome.

Jake was currently wearing his dark black hair short but styled, his native American skin glowed next to the pale of my family's and I loved his eyes that where so dark they where almost black, but a warm black. He was almost seven foot tall and muscled all over, I knew girls would fall in love with him as he had a bad boy look to him (helped massively by the huge motorbike mum and dad had bought him for his birthday on the condition he never took me out on it) Jacob was stood next to Jasper at the moment and they had an imposing look to them, yet every girl who walked by stopped and stared, nudged each other and giggled, I fought the impulsion I had to walk over and scream that he was mine, wondering where that thought came from, I turned instinctively to dad who had a strange look on his face from the car he was parking, I blushed when I realised that he had just heard my thoughts on Jacob, sometimes I wished I had Mums ability.

"Don't worry Nessie" Alice smiled as she linked her arm through mine "I'll be with you all day…"

"…And if all else fails I'll help you kill them all" Jacob muttered walking behind me and taking my bag as we walked through the school gates, mum sniggering on his other side.

The morning passed as I had been forewarned by Mum, people looked and openly stared, Alice took care of most of the conversations and I smiled along too scared to say something that would contradict the story or make mention of Mum and Dad instead of Bella and Edward, I smiled along and tried my best to think of anything but Jake and the spark that had gone through my arm when he had given me my bag back before class.

I immediately shifted my thoughts and tuned into Alice as she was retelling the story.

"…so there are eight of us now, Carlisle wanted to come and work for the new free clinic and Esme loves New York so here we are"

I smiled at the enthusiasm in her voice when answered each person as if they where the first that day to ask, and it was the first time she had explained the situation of a young couple with so many older foster children. They had tried to make the story as uncomplicated as possible, it made sense that Rose and Jazz were related both being tall and blonde and I looked too much like Dad (apart from my mum's human eyes) So Rosalie and Jasper Hale were twins and in the custody of their aunt Esme, Edward, myself, Emmett and Alice were adopted by Carlisle after they realised that they could have no children of their own, but I was my Dad's younger sister. Bella Swan was the daughter of a friend of Carlisle's and was staying with him for the school season, and Jacob Black was fostered while his Dad was away, originally Jakes Dad was supposed to be working away but Rosalie had changed it so that his Dad was in prison for murder, Jacob didn't seem to care and had laughed about it with Billy, jokind about killing blonde leeches.

I giggled recalling the conversation, attracting Alice's attention she glanced at me puzzled, I dropped my pen on the floor and as I reached for it I touched her hand so she could see my thoughts and she joined me in my giggles.

Her current audience drifted away but I could make out their voices as they talked about us, my stomach rumbled and I blushed as someone sniggered behind.

"Is your hybrid appetite kicking in?" She asked, and I nodded in reply.

"You and Jacob could eat enough for twenty, don't worry it's only this period then lunch"

I showed her a picture of all of us sat together and she smiled and nodded her head, I showed her a picture of Jacob again and she momentarily dropped her smile.

"I can't imagine anything keeping Jake away from food" she said the smile back on her face.

"This place is terrible" Jacob said slamming his tray down on the table next to mine ignoring the fact that Rosalie was already sat there, bits of salad flew up and landed in her hair. She snarled under her breath and stalked out of the cafeteria her hair flying behind like a cape.

Jake sat down in her empty spot shoving a bunch of fries into his already full mouth.

"What's her problem?" He asked spitting fries, I laughed and threw a tomato at him

"You're a pig Jake!" I accused reaching for his burger as he did, instead he grabbed my hand and the jolt shocked me for the second time that day like a pull to move closer to him. Jake's hand was pulled from mine from across the table and he let out a little yelp as my Dad snapped his wrist. I sat there for a moment shocked before Alice pulled me from my seat and walked me away from the table; Mum already had a tight grip on Dad as she looked on as confused as me and Jacob was now standing with Emmett and Jasper standing either side as a teacher approached. I also noticed how silent the room had gone with people staring at the table, I tried to turn back but Alice had a strong grip. As soon as we were in the hallway I used my ability to ask her what happened, she smiled though her eyes were strained, and mouthed later. My stomach let out a mournful growl for the lost meal, but my heart was beating faster than usual with the pull I felt to be near Jake