Nessie bounded forward with huge strides, chasing after Jake; she took no notice of our warning about running slowly

"Renesmee, stop" I shouted firmly "Come back here"

Nessie stopped in her tracks and looked back at us, pouting adorably. She looked at Jake, then back at us and started to walk slowly and stubbornly back to us.

When she was stood in front of me, I knelt down and looked into her chocolate eyes, just like her mothers used to be. For the first time my daughter noticed my murky brown eyes.

What's wrong with your eyes? She demanded silently

"They're fine" I tell her, but she wasn't convinced. "No running fast, remember, you've got to act human" I say in a voice so low no human could hear me.

"Okay daddy" she chimed happily, taking after Jake again, but slower this time.

I turn back to my wife, who seemed very tense and on edge. I guessed it must be the hunger, and being surrounded by humans whilst hungry isn't a good idea for older vampires, let alone a newborn.

I turn my head to look at jasper, who was waking next to Emmett. He was staring at Bella, his expression concerned

I zoned in on his thoughts, reading Bella's emotions alongside him. She was stressed and hungry but was exercising enough control to refrain from hurting anyone…for now anyway.

"Its okay love" I said as I squeezed her arm reassuringly "You won't hurt anyone"

She smiled lovingly at me; it was the kind of smile that made my cold, unbeating heart melt.

"I know" She replied calmly, as if there were nothing wrong

"Of course you do" I mutter under my breath.

The streets were fairly busy for a Sunday, and I could hear the gushing of the waterfall in the background. I swept my eyes around me, looking for anyone that looked different, anyone that could be immortal.

Alice was heading towards one of the many old buildings, immediately I recognised it from her visions.

The faded neon sign said The Mystic Grill and inside was busy, it was full of people. I grabbed Alice by the arm

What is it? She thought as she took in my worried expression

I looked towards Bella.

What? I saw it in a vision! We have to go here! It might help us!

I looked left then right with my eyes; no

She'll be fine, she can control it she reassured me if she can stop hunting a hiker, then she can handle this!

I sighed, she was right. Bella could handle this.

I nodded swiftly and she beamed at me before grabbing jasper by the arm and dragging him forwards and through the door

"Nessie!" Bella shouted towards our daughter, who was dipping her fingers into a fountain and squealing with delight; she was really enjoying our time away.

Jake scooped her up and brought her over to us; it was hard to believe that there had been a time when I had hated this perfect child, a time I wouldn't have thought twice about killing it. Now, she was the most precious thing in my world…aside from Bella of course.

I put my arm around my sweet, darling wife and followed the others through the door and into 'the grill'.

Inside it was bustling with people, and I watched as Nessie flinched at the noise level. She sent Bella a clear message on her opinion about it, which I watched as well, naturally.

"Remember what we told you Nessie" I tell her sternly, watching her hungry stares at the people in the bar.

She pouted again; she really was like her mom when she did that.

Bella's face was a calm mask, though I knew that underneath she was nothing but. I may not be able to read her mind, but I know when my wife isn't happy. The warm stuffy air didn't exactly help the matter either.

We took our seats at the far end of the bar, by the pool tables. It was the perfect spot as it had a perfect view of the whole bar.

"You truly are amazing Bella" I whisper into her ear "Have I ever mentioned that?

"Yes, my dear husband, I do believe you have" she giggled back.

I leant over and picked up Bella's bag; withdrawing the opaque bottle full of blood for Renesmee; I didn't think Bella would want to smell it anymore than necessary.

"I'm just going to warm this us for Nessie" I tell her, kissing her gently on the lips; I don't think she will ever know how fantastic it feels to be finally equal, how finally I don't have to hold back on her, suppress that burning desire I now felt running through my empty veins.

I walk quickly (well, human quickly) over to the bar maid, not wanting to leave my wife for long in a place that potentially contained other vampires.

"Excuse me" I ask, interrupting her conversation with a fellow barmaid "Is there anywhere I can heat this up for my daughter?"

I can hear her heartbeat pick up as I smiled; Bella always said I dazzled people, and I always wondered if I dazzled her.

OMG! He is so hot! And he has a kid….so mature….

Her thoughts were focussed around me, around the beauty designed to lure prey to us, prey we would then kill. I always regarded myself as a monster; a creature that starred in children's nightmares. But since meeting Bella my view on myself has shifted somewhat, she taught me that even if the blood didn't run through my veins, it doesn't mean I am a monster. Besides, how could a monster create something so pretty, so beautiful, and so perfect like Bella?

"Ermm...yeah…" She stammered, slightly dazed "Let me take it for you"

She held her hand out expectantly. But I bet she wouldn't if she knew what were inside

"No, I'd much rather do it myself. My wife's a bit fussy over hygiene" I lied convincingly

Hmmm, I suppose we could make an exception

"Go on then, the microwave's just through there" she said, pointing towards a door on my left

"Thanks" I said gratefully, flashing a smile. I saw the blood rush up into her cheeks as she bushed a deep red.

Xxxx

As I came back with the bottle in my hand, Nessie came bounding up to me

"Mine!" she said excitedly, holding out her hand for the blood

God, he worries too much; Elena will be fine once she controls her cravings.

This thought singled itself out; but I dismissed it, they were probably talking about something normal like stopping smoking or something equally as human.

As I headed back to our little table with Nessie and Jake (who had followed her) I suddenly heard a bit of a commotion to my right, and moments later I smelt the familiar rich scent of blood.

Immediately my throat burned intensely and I could feel the venom flow freely in my mouth. I whipped my head around to locate the source of the smell; a guy had fallen over a table, and had made a deep gash in his arm, the blood was oozing out.

Kill him the monster inside of me said go on…

"Edward" a voice said, and elbowed me in the ribs; it didn't hurt but it brought me back to my senses. I turned away from the scent and back to my family. Jake was staring at me intently; he must have been the one to elbow me

"Edward" Carlisle said calmly, I looked toward him and saw he was trying to keep hold of Bella, who was struggling against him and Esme's grip

"Bella" I said as I sped over to her, not even bothering if anybody saw "Bella, its okay. Snap out of it" I took over from Carlisle and he immediately went over to the accident and told the he was a doctor; he needed to get rid of the blood as soon as possible. "Emmett, some help please" I ground out, so low a human couldn't possibly hear.

Emmett was beside me in an instant, helping me forcefully escort Bella outside and round the corner. Minutes later we were joined by Jasper who was escorted by Alice; I had forgotten he struggled with his control

"Bella, listen to me" I told her, looking into her blood-crazed eyes "It's okay, snap out of it. Come on love, it's okay, you won't hurt anyone" I murmured into her ear urgently, watching intently as the haze left her eyes; the extra venom caused by the scent of blood had dissolved the contacts, revealing her amber eyes. They had yet to turn gold, that would take another couple of weeks, but at least they weren't bright red anymore.

"It burns so badly" she whimpered into my shoulder as I hugged her to my body

"I know love, we'll hunt tonight" I promised

I looked towards jasper, and seeing that he had regained control, I asked him silently to calm Bella down. Half a second later I felt her relax in my arms, she brought her head up to look at me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I'm just so thirsty!" she apologized sincerely.

Damon's P.O.V

I watched the strange yellow-eyed people intently, I had followed them out of the grill, leaving Stefan inside to worry about precious little Elena.

The tall dark haired male was murmuring to a rather pretty brown haired woman, she looked completely out of it. His murmuring seemed far too low for human ears, but I couldn't be sure. I stayed hidden in the trees just behind them, trying to eavesdrop

"Its okay love, it doesn't matter." The dark haired male said to the girl. I would have assumed she was his girlfriend if she didn't have the same unusual yellow eyes as him.

More of them appeared; there was a blonde haired man who looked older than the others with a woman, I guessed they were the parents. There was also a very nice looking blonde girl with a shorter, more muscular guy. Finally, a tall boy with darker skin and short black hair carrying a small brown haired toddler, he looked out of place compared to the pale skinned perfect family. I could have sworn they were vampires, if it weren't for the fact that their eyes were bright yellow, and they were walking in broad daylight, with no sign of any rings.

"We've got ears" the tall brown haired one (who was holding the brown haired girl) said to a small, pixie like girl.

I hissed…how could they know?