Bella's POV

"Alright Carlisle, how did it go?" Charlie had been in surgery that morning and Carlisle had just come out.

"He's recovering Bella, but until he wakes up, we won't know about his sight."

"Thanks Carlisle."

I looked over at Nessie. She had curled up on the couch with Jake on one side and Edward on the other. Some thing was going on. In the past couple of weeks Edward had been even more watchful of her and Jake seemed like he was on pins and needles. Edward saw me staring and looked away – there was definitely something going on.

"Hey guys, I'm going home to let everyone else know what's going on."

"Okay Mom."…..no answer from Edward or Jake.

"Fine." I stomped out and got into the car. I thought of all the conversations I had with Renesmee in the last 2 weeks and didn't come up with anything. I realized that my little girl was on the verge of being a woman, but that was natural. From birth, Renesmee was more mature than her years. If I had a normal life, my daughter would just be starting Grade School, not able to enter an ivy league college.

I drove as fast as a dared back home. "Anyone here?" I could still smell their scents, they were around.

"Hey Bella!" Alice streaked down the stairs.

"Where is everyone?" I saw Jasper make a more human entrance from the dining room.

"Rose and Emmett are packing up and Esme ran to Port Angeles"

"Oh right, when is Rose and Emmett leaving?" In my worry for Charlie I had completely forgotten about Rosalie. She and Emmett were leaving to go to Esme's Island. They were due for some alone time and finally had gotten Esme to agree that they could stay on the Island. When Rose and Emmett went somewhere for alone time, you'd always wonder if the house would still be standing by the time they left. Loving Passionately was an understatement when it came to those two.

"Rose and Emmett should have left this morning, but they changed their minds. They're leaving tomorrow night – just in case Nessie needed anything."

Who could believe that Rose and I would still share such a tight bond when it came to Ness.

"Hey Alice, can you come up to my house and help me with something?"

"Sure" Alice started going to the back door.

"Umm Bella, you okay?" Jasper. Damn! I knew I was missing something. He could feel my tension.

"Sure Jazz, just a little worried about Charlie"

"Oh. Is he okay?"

"Yeah, Carlisle finished up, but he's in recovery now. I need to get back, but I needed some help from Alice first."

"C'mon slowpoke!" Alice was already leaping off the back porch.

We ran over to my house. Alice beat me there and was already sitting in my living room by the time I came in the door.

"Okay Bella, I don't get to be your 'sister' and not pick up on things. What's going on? You've been walking around like a zombie for the last couple of weeks. You know Carlisle is the BEST and that Charlie couldn't be in better hands right?"

"Alice, I need you to concentrate. Something is going on with Renesmee and Edward and Jake aren't saying squat. Can you see anything?"

"You know I can't see anything when it comes to Nessie! Don't remind me."

"But can you see anything at all? Try real hard. When you found Nahuel, you looked for the 'blind spots' can you try and do that this time?"

"I can try, but no promises. Be quiet and let me concentrate."

Alice was gazing off into the distance and I saw her looking at possible futures. A small gasp escaped her lips. Her face became pale and she shook her head.

"What's going on Alice?" If I could I'd have Goosebumps down my arms, I could feel that something was about to happen.

"I see you in Italy Bella. Why would you be going to Italy?"

"I don't know. Look back and see what the deciding factor is."

"I've been trying, but I don't see anything. It's all blank."

"Blank……Like Renesmee or Jake."

"Oh no. You don't they take Renesmee do they? The Voluturri haven't even thought of us in the last few years. I would know."

"Something is going on Alice. Do you know when I'll be in Italy?"

"It's not firm yet Bella, but if you do go, it would be in about a month."

"Last thing Alice. Is Edward there?"

"Let me see." I waited impatiently as Alice's eyes glassed over. "Strange"

"What???"

"I can't see him Bella. I can't see Edward, at all. Not in Italy, not anywhere. It's as if he disappeared."

I cringed. If I was going to Italy and there was no trace of Edward, I could guess what the Volturri had in mind to make Edward 'disappear'. "Thanks Alice, I'd better get back to the hospital."

"No problem Bella. Does Edward know you're worried?"

"I'm not sure, but make sure you think of something else when he comes around okay?"

"Sure, no problem. We'd better get going."

Renesmee's POV

I know my Dad knows that something is going on. Could I betray her trust though? Who would have thought that my new 'friend' would see everything and understand what I was going through. Carlisle had called to Dad and so they both went to see Charlie. I walked outside for some fresh air. Jake was sitting on a bench nearby eating a sandwich. I knew I had a little time to think about my friend until my dad down.

I looked back at the last 2 weeks. When I ran off from Jake, who knew I'd run into the scent of something so compelling I had no choice but to follow it? A scent that I had never smelled before? I followed the scent until I could hear another person breathing. She turned around and looked at me. I was so startled I didn't move. I wasn't startled to note that she was a vampire. I was startled to note that when she looked at me, her eyes were Golden. Just like my family and I, that meant that she choose to be a 'vegetarian'.

"Hello" I suddenly found myself aware that I was far from home and no one was around. I might be able to think that I could take care of myself, but I know I hadn't been trained to defend myself. I didn't know what I could do against a full vampire with fighting experience. Still, she didn't seem dangerous.

"My name is Renesmee, but you can call me Nessie. What's your name? Are you lost? Are you okay?"

She just stared at me and smiled. I felt better. At least she knew I didn't mean her any harm.

"Hello. I'm not sure where I am. Maybe you can help me."

"Sure, where are you heading?"

"No where in particular. I'm running to my freedom!"

"What? You lost me."

"Well, can you keep a secret?"

"Sure" I couldn't help myself, she looked like someone who could be a great friend, as well as someone who could use a good friend right now.

"Well, my coven is so suffocating. They always baby me since I'm the youngest. They also think that I have something wrong with me since I prefer a different type of meal than what they're used to."

"You know, I understand exactly what you're talking about." Who would have thought I'd find someone who understands?

"Well, I'm just going off on my own for a while. I'm going to teach them a lesson. I CAN do things on my own and I WILL be fine."

"I understand. My parents, Jake, my whole family always hovers over me like I'm a fragile little doll."

That was the start of our friendship. We talked for a couple of hours and I lost track of time. When I looked up I realized how late it was. The moon was overhead and I checked the time. "Shoots, I gotta get back. Someone's probably out looking for me already. Do you want to meet my family?"

"Well, can I just meet you here tomorrow? I just started out on my own and I don't want to be with another coven yet."

"Sure. Same time tomorrow?"

"Okay!"

"By the way, you never told me your name,"

"My friends call me Anna"

"Alright, see you tomorrow Ann!"

Every night, my parents thought I was out with Jake. Jake thought I was at home. I had never lied to them before, but my friend didn't want to attract any attention. After the first night I was afraid that my parents would smell her scent and ask them what was going on. So far, they never noticed anything out of the ordinary. Weird. I already knew how to hide things from my Dad. Living your life with a mind reader prepares you for all kinds of ways to make your mind blank.

One night when I was out talking with my friend, she told me that one of her powers was that her scent never stayed in one place long, or on anyone else for a long period of time.

"Well that explains why my parents never smell your scent when I go back home."

"Yeah, it's probably already gone by the time you get there."

When she asked about my life, I gladly shared my stories with her. She understood a lot of what I was going through. She was able to be sensitive to my feelings and she never treated me like a kid.

Last night she finally told me about her life. How she had worked in different jobs around the world and how at her last job, she was turned into a vampire. She never realized her boss was a vampire. Since then, she had lived in his coven. Since she was the newest vampire – not even 2 years old – though not necessarily the youngest, they always kept an eye on her. Our similarities made us close companions very quickly.

Anna was still not comfortable meeting my family and so she stayed in the woods while I went home. I couldn't wait until I saw her tonight. We were making plans of our own. Rose and Emmett would be leaving soon. That meant less people to look for me. I was going to leave and travel with Anna. Alice couldn't see me and if I was real careful, they wouldn't be able to track me. Anna was going to try and hide my scent as well. Jake never knew what was going on. He just took my word and did what I wanted him to do.

I looked into the sky and closed my eyes. I remembered making the plane reservations this morning. Before anyone came downstairs I had gone onto the computer and made our reservations – Two first class tickets to Paris, one reservation for Renesmee Cullen and one for Gianna Imbroglione. In a week we'd be on our way.