Chapter 13 – Fight to the Finish

As we ran towards town I could feel myself getting more and more anxious, I tried to breathe to calm myself down but it didn't help. I felt so bad for Carlisle, all these years he'd been trying to keep our existence a secret and as soon as we all entered people's lines of sight it would be over. They'd know we were different, after we passed the Thriftway we stopped and split into three's. I went with dad and Jacob, after mum and dad had said goodbye I heard several screams coming from the centre of town.

"They've started killing" dad said in disgust.

"We need to hurry, I love you mum, bye" I shouted over my shoulder.

As dad, Jacob and I reached the centre of town we saw Caius, Marcus, Heidi and Corin causing a riot, Heidi and Corin were biting anyone in their reach, throwing objects through shop windows and growling ferociously.

I saw Heidi eyeing an elderly lady who was struggling to run away, I began to run towards her, Heidi lunged towards the elderly lady but I stopped her just in time, somehow what happened at the beach happened again but it came from me. My hands were raised and Heidi was frozen in mid-air. I gasped; I must've used this gift to push myself from under the water.

"That's new" I heard dad call as he stopped Corin from throwing a small motorcycle into the laundrette.

"Sure is" I whispered to myself, I shook my head slowly as I entered back into reality and suddenly Artemis was standing next to me.

"Try moving your arm like this" he said as he grabbed my arm gently and swung it to the right, Heidi went flying. I turned to thank him but he was gone, I hadn't noticed Caius running towards me either. He grabbed my arm and lifted me up above his head, I tried to struggle but before I could get free he'd thrown me through the window of the bakery.

As I sat up I heard dad growl loudly but as I examined myself with my hands I hadn't received any of the marks or scratches I'd expected. I got up and climbed through the broken window. As I was brushing the dirt off of myself I saw some of my classmates watching me from the crowd, it was summer term and I suppose they'd been out shopping or something. I sighed and ran back towards Caius, I hadn't expected it but I'd gotten pinned down by Marcus, I growled and tried to raise my hands up. Suddenly I felt his hands let go off me and he was floating above me, I gasped and then moved my arms just as Artemis had and Marcus went flying into Corin.

Dad was staring at me wide eyed and I pretended not to see him, I tried to ignore the people I saw everyday looking at me with faces of shock and horror. It was bad enough that I was a vampire but now I had this psychic thing.

"Go on, you can do it" I heard someone shout from the crowd behind me.

I turned around and saw Mike Newton, a friend my mum had told me about smiling enthusiastically.

As I was still staring at Mike dad and Jacob ran over to me, "Renesmee, we need to go, we can't beat them with just the three of us" dad said as he grabbed my arm and started to pull me.

"What about everyone else, we can't leave them" I said trying to release myself from his grip. He stopped and stared at me coldly, I stopped struggling and followed him as he begun to walk again.

"Where did Caius go?" I asked curiously.

"Aro's coming, Caius knows he isn't strong enough to kill him yet so they've retreated, we just need to hope that Aro decides to spare us" dad said as we started to pass the Thriftway.

We stopped a few miles away from the Thriftway and I watched anxiously as my friends and family begun to arrive slowly.

"We need to re-think this; I don't think we can put up any more of a fight" Rosalie said.

Jasper nodded and dad sighed, "Aro is coming to fight Caius, I don't think Aro will be anymore understanding than Caius so the only idea I have is to keep running" he said looking down.

Mum grabbed his hand and kissed his cheek, "Maybe we should wait until Aro has finished taking care of the problem and try to reason with him" Carlisle said sounding surprisingly calm.

"I'm not going to risk Renesmee and Bella's lives' Carlisle" he said angrily.

"Dad its fine, me and mum will be completely fine" I said trying to reassure him.

He sighed and then pulled mum closer to him by her waist; I smiled as Jacob grabbed my hand and whispered in my ear, "It'll be fine".

We split into larger groups and decided to wait at Charlie's and down in La Push, I'd gone with Jacob and his pack whilst my family decided to wait at Charlie's. Dad had obviously been against me going but I assured him I would be fine.

"Come on, I want to talk to you" Jacob said as he towed me away from the crowded living room.

"What's the matter Jacob?" I asked curiously.

"Nothing at all, we haven't really spoken since you got back and I don't know . . . I suppose I just missed you" he said quietly, Jacob wasn't really one for expressing his emotions.

"Your right, I'm sorry, I wasn't counting on getting locked up as soon as I got home" I said scratching my head. Jacob smiled and begun towing me again towards the forest.

"Jacob, are you sure that this is safe, I want to spend time with you alone too but maybe under better . . . circumstances" I said smiling.

"We won't go far, I promise" he said as he pulled a branch out of the way.

We walked for another 2 minutes until he stopped and turned around, "Renesmee, I know there's a chance that one of us might not make it out of this alive, I hope we both do but just in case" he said as he pulled something out of his pocket, "I want you too wear this, it's nothing special but I'd feel better if you had something to remember me by" he said.

It was a small necklace in the shape of a J and next to it was a little charm in the shape of a paw print, "It's lovely" I said smiling brightly.

"I love you Renesmee Cullen and that's why I want to give you something else.." he said as he got down on one knee, I gasped and stepped back.

"Jake, please don't, I'm hardly old enough and, and . . ." I stuttered.

He laughed a little and then shook his head, "I'm not proposing . . . I just want us to be . . . official, so if one day you decide to marry me, we'll be ready" he said as he slid the ring onto my finger.

"How did you afford this, it looks way too expensive" I said admiring it.

"It was my mother's" he said sadly.

"Oh Jake, thank you so much, so does this mean that were . . . engaged?" I asked feeling slightly awkward.

"Only if you want it to be but we have nothing but time so take it and besides I don't think your dad would be very happy if he found out that were engaged" he said smirking.

"Well for now, let's just say it was a present" I said winking.

Jacob got off of his knee and kissed me, the kiss lasted for at least 5 minutes until we heard Seth shouting our names.

We ran back quickly and froze as we reached Jacob's front yard, "Who are you" Jacob demanded loudly.

I let go of Jacob's hand and walked forward, I grabbed Artemis's arm gently and pulled him towards Jacob's garage.

"I said I'd come at the end of the week" I hissed quietly, Artemis laughed and tucked a loose strand of my hair behind my ear.

"Calm down, I know you won't go back on your word otherwise that would mean you wouldn't see your uncle again" he said smugly.

I raised my eyebrow curiously, "What have you done to Jasper" I said clenching my fist.

"Not him, your other uncle" he said sounding a little agitated.

"I don't have another . . . what" I said shocked.

"Now your catching on, we must work on your intellect when you come to stay with us" he said, "But yes, we can guarantee that you'll get your uncle Emmett back if you do us a little favour before you come" he said.

"Your sick, my uncle's dead" I spat at him and then begun to walk towards the door.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me back, "We have a way of bringing him back" he said.

"Really?" I asked as a tear rolled down my face.

Artemis nodded and then smiled, "Now . . . this favour, will you do it" he asked.

I nodded slowly and wiped away the tears that were falling down my cheeks.

"Good, we just need you too make sure your boyfriend out there doesn't try to find you when you come with us, you have our word that you'll be returned in perfect condition but we do not want any problems." He said releasing his grip on me.

I looked up at him, "That's it?" I asked suspiciously.

"Renesmee, your one of us and we do not let our own suffer and we can clearly see the death of your uncle has somewhat thrown you off of focus and we need you in a good state of mind when you come to stay with us" he said smiling.

"What am I actually going to do when I come with you and where am I going?" I asked curiously.

"We have a large residence in Dublin and we'll teach you how to use your gift, explain all of the rules to you and train you to be able to take care of yourself because . . . the Volturi are very powerful but there are some other's that could take care of them in a heartbeat and we need everyone we can get to help us against this new threat" he said as he stared off into space.

"How long will that take?" I asked again.

"As long as it takes you too fulfil all of your tasks" he said smiling.

I turned around and started to think about a million questions to ask him but when I turned back to ask him something he was gone. I sighed and walked back out into the front yard.

"Who was that Ness" Jacob asked anxiously.

"Just an old family friend, he was just making sure I was doing ok" I said forcing a smile.

Jacob and the rest of the pack sighed a sigh of relief but Sam stared at me with an intense look on his face, I tried to ignore him but the stare was piercing.

We all went back into the house and I sat next to Jacob and cowardly hide my face out of the sight of Sam's piercing stare. They sat talking about the newest cars and how much homework they'd been given from school to do over the summer. It continued like this until my phone started to vibrate, "Hello?"

"Renesmee, its dad" he said brightly.

"Hey dad, what's going on?" I asked anxiously.

"Well Aro has taken care of Caius and has decided to spare us for now" he said sounding relieved.

"That's brilliant dad, I guess you want me to come home now" I said.

"Not right now but soon if you don't mind, goodbye, I love you" he said and hung up the phone.

I put the phone back into my pocket and reassured the staring anxious faces that everything was fine. They all cheered and Jacob leaned into kiss me.

"No more Volturi then?" Jacob asked me cheerfully.

"Well . . . Aro is still alive so I think he'll still have some power" I said regrettably.

Jacob sighed and rubbed my leg softly as he pulled me onto his lap, "Maybe you could come over tonight?" he said winking at me slyly. I smiled and shook my head, "Maybe tomorrow, I haven't slept in days" I said as I kissed his cheek.

"And I have to go home and show everyone that I'm alive, knowing dad he probably thinks I've been killed on the way home or something" I said teasingly.

After I'd said my goodbyes I began to run home, I smiled the whole way home and practically skipped through the door.

Everyone was in the living room staring at a letter; as soon as I stepped through the door I could feel the tense atmosphere.

Mum walked out of the room sobbing tearlessly and dad stared at me fiercely. "What's going on?" I asked slightly scared.

"We just got a letter; it says you're going to be leaving in two days" dad said slowly.

"Dad . . . I'm sorry, I don't really have a choice" I said slowly.

"What do you mean you don't have a choice, were you even going to tell us when?" he spat at me.

A tear rolled down my face and everyone else left the room leaving me and dad staring at each other.

"Of course I was going to tell you, I just didn't know how too" I said, "There's others, like me who have been bitten, they only want me to go for a few weeks so they can explain the rules to me and teach me to use this new gift I have" I said.

"Who are these people, what have they said to you" he said.

"I've only met one of them, he's explained most of it too me. It's just a rule that I have to go and be trained for a little while, I'll be home in no time at all" I said trying to put a brighter spin on it.

"I don't care; you should have spoken to me and your mother about it".

"I'm sorry, I need to go, I don't really understand it myself but if they can tell me what I am, I need to go, I will ring you every day, I promise" I said pleadingly.

Dad shook his head and then left the room; I sighed and grabbed my phone as it started to vibrate.

"Hello?" I asked curiously.

"Don't talk, just listen Renesmee, it's me Artemis. I've just heard the conversation with your father and it does not look good, I'm afraid that you're going to have to leave tonight, I know this seems like an odd situation but trust me, it will be for the best, there will be a car waiting for you a few miles down the road towards Seattle" Artemis said and then hung up the phone.

I sighed and then nodded to myself; I ran into the kitchen and started scribbling a note.

Mum, Dad, Everyone.

I'm sorry but I have to go, do not try to find me or it will just make it worse, I will ring you as soon as I can, this is just something I need to do, please believe in me for once, I'm not a little girl anymore. Artemis said that after I've done a few weeks of training I'll be able to come home and not be in danger but . . . I'm afraid you wont forgive me, I'm so sorry.

P.s: Tell Jacob that I love him.

I love you,

Renesmee x

I sighed as I put the pen down and headed towards the door, I'd been careful enough to apologise several times to dad in my thoughts so he wouldn't suspect anything. I hated myself for leaving like this but I needed to show them how much better it would be than if I didn't go.

I wiped away the tears as I began running down the dirt road, I headed in the direction that Artemis had told me to go and smiled slightly as the car came into view.

I climbed in and smiled as Artemis nodded at me, "You done the right thing" he said as we begun driving towards Seattle.