Author's note: Thanks to everyone who read the first chapter! I wasn't planning on making this a series, but when people asked for more, I thought about all the little things I imagined between Edward and Nessie. You guys inspired me to write more, but I doubt its going to be as good as the first chapter, I'm sorry but I'm no Meyers when it comes to writing. And with that, on to the chapter!
Chapter Two: Nessie's Web
A soft hum escaped my lips as I watched my daughter in her crib, asleep. She was dreaming of me and her, I was reading her story from the giant bookcase in the living room, and as she listened her Mommy played with one of her curls, just as interested as her in the book. This was just a recap of last night, but I knew Bella had other interests other then the book. I could see her reddish amber eyes looking into mine, I look at her out of the corner of mine. Her eyes had become much more less frightening, but Renesmee wasn't scared for a moment, our brave child. She just wanted her Mommy and Daddy, after waiting patiently for four days until she woke up. She of course wanted Bella much more when she just came back to life. If she could say she was living now. I stopped myself, knowing I was being to harsh on myself for my monstrous being. I now thanked Carlisle every day for saving my life, for changing me. If he hadn't, I would have died at the age of seventeen, and I would have never met my beautiful wife Bella, or even dream about our perfect daughter.
A lot had happened in the past few months, Jacob had told Charlie about him being a wolf, and almost ruined our secret by telling him Bella was back, with a child. Of course, Renesmee was our 'adopted' child, that had Bella's curls, heart shaped face, brown eyes and my hair color and crooked smile. Charlie could easily spot the obvious, but he chose to ignore it, he didn't even want to know, which made it easier on all of us. Jacob still hadn't earned my forgiveness since then. Then, as if things had finally settled down for a bit, Irina had seen Renesmee and flown to the Volturi, thinking she was unsafe and a child that was not allowed by vampire law. A child that had been changed. So we soon made a plan and my family went all separate ways to find people who would help us, be witnesses that our child was not a abomination. Everyone but myself and Bella, and Renesmee of course, left to find these others. And mostly everyone had begun to love our child just as much as we did. Which gave myself and Bella the only time to be with her at home. Not even Jacob could take her then.
Jacob had been slipping into my daughters dreams more and more now, and I was growing tired of it. I didn't want him apart of my family for now, I wanted her to grow up like a normal child, not have her significant other picked for her a birth. I knew he was right, that he would be her perfect lover, that he was made for her, but I still didn't like the idea. I wanted it to be Bella, Renesmee and me for as long as possible, but it was seeming to become a harder task as more and more people began to fall for her charm. No one could seem to say no to this child, she was just too adorable.
"Daddy!" called a voice that only belonged to my daughter. I was pulled out of my thoughts to find my daughter reaching her small arms up to me. She resembled a three year old now, and was beginning to talk more and more each day. Her voice was much like Bella's vampire one, like little silver bells. It made me melt inside and smile widely every time she called my name, Daddy.
"Hello angel, how did you sleep?" I asked her as my hands slipped under her arm pits, picking her up into my arms.
"Perfectly Daddy. Except that I'm too big for my bed." she giggled and stretched her body in my grip.
"Well Mommy is gone out to get you a new bed and clothes today with Aunt Rose. They should be home in a couple of hours and I'll set up the bed with Uncles Emmett as soon as it gets here. We don't want our princess to feel uncomfortable for one second!" I said and my free hand flew to her stomach tickling her. She squealed in my grasp and squirmed, trying to stop me from tickling her. I stopped a moment later and she looked up at me crookedly, her arms crossed around her chest.
"That's not very funny Daddy." she said crookedly, she was obviously not pleased with me.
"I'm sorry Angel. Can you forgive Daddy?" I asked her, kissing her forehead gently.
She thought for a moment then nodded her head. "Of course I can!" She giggled as I kissed her cheek and placed her on the ground, one of her hands immediately shot up to mine and I held it tightly without hurting her. She led me into the living room and sat me down on the couch, walking over to the bookcase. She had taken a love for reading already. Her favorite pass time, besides breaking things like silverware, was getting me to read to her, which of course I did in a blink of an eye.
"So Daddy, we have the rest of the day to ourselves?" she asked pulling out book after book, trying to find one she liked the best.
"That's right sweetheart, the whole day just to ourselves, everyone else is busy with other things." I told her, watching and chuckled every time she pulled out a book, shaking her head and putting it back on the shelf.
"Yay!" she shouted and giggled as she finally picked her book and scurried over to me. I helped her on to the couch and wrapped my arm around her.
"So what's Daddy going to read you today?" I asked taking the book from her.
"It's called.. Charlotte's Web.. I think." she said. I had started to teach her how to read and she was picking up on it quickly, just as I thought she would be, a faster learner.
I looked at the cover and nodded. "Very good Renesmee." I smiled down at her, but a soft pout reached her lips, just like her mothers. And it of course had the same affect on me.
"What is it sweety?" I asked her, one of my hands moving to her face.
"I don't like my name. It's too long. Can't you call me Nessie like Jake does?" she asked sighing gently. I knew he name was too long, and as much as I knew if Bella caught me calling our daughter Nessie I would be killed, I nodded my head.
"Okay, but you have to give Daddy a smile." I laughed, taking my index finger to one corner of her mouth and my thumb on the other corner, forcing her to smile. She giggled and pushed my hand away and I chuckled, pulling her into my chest and wrapped my arms around her, opening the book. She cuddled into my chest, resting her head and one of her arms on me. I smiled crookedly down at her and she returned my smile as I began to read. I read a few chapters of the book before stopping, tell her we would save more for later. She seemed to be in deep thought, so I had to ask her what she was thinking about.
"I was just thinking, you are like Charlotte and I'm like Wilbur!" she giggled, but I didn't understand, so she explained for me.
"Well, Charlotte is really nice to Wilbur and helps him out and stuff, like you do to me! And when I worry, and Mommy worries, you help us through it, and tell us everything is going to be okay, like Charlotte does!" She giggled and I smiled at her.
"I'm glad for that dear." I said kissing her forehead. She squirmed in my arms and I laughed, and I began to tickle her again. This time she got away from me and began to run about the house. Our game soon turned into hide-a-seek, and like any three year old would, she would hide in the most obvious places. Soon she got better, understood that those places were to easy to find, and I found myself beginning to take awhile to find her, not because I was faking, but because I actually couldn't find her.
"Nessie, Nessie, Nessie, come out, come out where ever you are!" I called crouched as I began one of my searches in the living room. "You couldn't have gotten too far could you?" I asked myself as I searched behind one of the armchairs. As soon as I said it I heard a bag drop and turned quickly to the door. Bella was standing there, awe stricken.
"You. LOST. Our. Daughter?!" she said, her voice filling with emotions like worry and angry. She looked like she was ready to kill me and ready to cry all at the same time.
"Bella, look you don't understand, see-" I tried to explain in a hurry, but then I heard running footsteps that came from the study.
"Mommy!!" it called an a blur of bronze curls entered the room running to her mother. Bella opened her arms and let her daughter into them, hugging her.
"Me and Daddy were playing a game! It's called Hide-and-Go-Seek!" she giggled as Bella looked at me. I planted a kiss on her lips gently, calming her down. I tried my hardest not to laugh. Did Bella really think I could lose our precious baby?
"Do you want to play Mommy?" she asked so innocently. Bella nodded and we played a few more rounds before I told them I would give Emmett a call so we could set up Renesmee (Even Nessie knew that she couldn't be called Nessie while Bella was around) new bed. Bella took Renesmee into our bedroom so she could try on her new clothes that her aunt's had bought her. Rose came with Emmett so she could spend some time with Nessie, and once Emmett and I finished the bed, we watched as Renesmee pranced around the living room wearing her new clothes. But the yawn at the end of the fashion show told us it was time for bed. I took Charlotte's Web into read for Renesmee and Bella was slightly surprised that our daughter had picked this book out. After a few more chapters, Renesmee was out like a light and we both returned to our bedroom.
"Charlotte's Web was the first novel I read, Renee read it to me before I went to bed every night." she told as we situated ourselves on our bed. I wrapped my arms around her and smiled.
"Renesmee compared me to Charlotte." I laughed gently and Bella gave me a puzzled look. "She told me it's because I'm 'really nice' and 'help out with stuff' and make both you and her feel better when needed." I chuckled and Bella laughed with me.
"Well its true, you do all those things, and so much more..' she said as she began to kiss my jaw. I stopped her for a second, there was still something I needed to discuss with her.
"Earlier, you thought I had lost Renesmee. Do you really think I could lose our pride and joy?" I asked, slightly hurt. She bit her lip, and I knew she was thinking. She was getting better at this proving she could act like a human thing better every day.
"Its just that, the Volturi, its really starting to scare me Edward. I.. I don't want us to see us losing our baby, or anyone from our family. And most importantly.. You." she said in nearly a whisper. I wrapped my arms around her tighter, give her a small comforting squeeze.
"Bella, I promise you, that won't happen. Whatever comes down to it, we will always be together, there is nothing stopping us from that love." I told her kissing her gently, pushing her chin up so she could look at me. Her face became like stone, she had picked this up as soon as she became a vampire, and it annoyed the heck out of me. But a wide smile grew on a face and a soft laugh left her lips. I had to ask.
"Renesmee was right, you are like Charlotte." she giggled and I kissed her passionately, all my other thoughts leaving me like usual.
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And just like that. It was the day of the battle. Vampires and werewolves, and a half breed, were all assembled on the battle field, our supporters on one end, the Volturi on the other. We watched as the approached and I was frightened. Frighten for my friends, the other vampires, my cousins the Denali's, my family of Cullen's, and of course, my Bella and Renesmee. I feared the most for my daughter, who was perched on a large russet wolf, Jacob Black to be persisted.
And the talking begun and we tried to persuade the Volturi to let our angel free. We even showed them her amazing talent, and Bella's. I knew how hard this was for her, trying to get her shield everyone now. I knew it was definitely around myself and Renesmee, but I wasn't sure who else. I sighed with relief as Jane tried to attack my wife, with no succession, and my tone was a bit smug when I had asked Aro to ask Jane to stop it.
But they would not call it off, so Bella and I knew what had to happen. We turned to Jacob and looked at our daughter, who had tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry sweetie. Be brave for us." I told her and she sent me a soft smile. I returned it and looked at Jacob.
"Jacob.. I don't know, I always knew you would be with my daughter, but I'm just not ready to give her up yet." I looked up at her. "I won't be ready for a while, even at her pace." She smiled a little wider now and then her mother began to talk to her, encouraging her. "I just want you to promise me you will do everything in your power to protect her." I said. Jacob just sent me a nod.
I promise Edward, even though I would do it anyways, I promise you that I will take care of your daughter. He thought to me. I gave him and nod and returned my head to Bella's and leaned up to kiss my daughter's cheek. She wrapped one arm around my neck and whispered in my ear.
"I love you Daddy." she told me and I moved closer to her ear.
"I love you Nessie." I told her and turned back to the Volturi, who were looking even more frightening. I knew if I was human tears would be pouring out of my eyes. And then it flashed through my head, Alice and Jasper found the boy, we would be alright. And the talking began again and after awhile, the Volturi left, to my pleasure. And we had won. We could still be a family. And the rejoicing begun.
We celebrated all day and people began to leave that night. Which was good for us, because all Nessie seemed to want to do was sleep. Jacob walked home with us, which was good, because after that scare, all I wanted to do was spend my time with Bella. The thought of even losing her for a few seconds scared me. Even though I told Jacob I trusted him with my daughter's life, I couldn't help but watch them. Bella noticed it, but didn't say anything about it.
Then all of the sudden Renesmee shrieked and the three of us were at her side, stroking her hair, her cheeks her back, all asking the same question, what was wrong.
"Something white and something cold." she cried. I looked up to the sky and saw the flakes beginning to fall.
"Its snowing." I whispered and Bella looked up with me, and we both seemed to have the same thought.
"We'll have our first christmas." Bella smiled and Jacob and me nodded. Renesmee looked utterly confused.
"What's Christmas and snow?" she asked and I chuckled as I picked her up, Jacob not even protesting, just said goodbye and headed to La Push.
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." I said and Bella kissed my cheek. My first Christmas with my new family, I just knew it was going to be perfect.
And that's the end of this chapter. I'd like to thank levi-blessings for helping me with the children's story, Charlotte's Web, that I had to pick. Thanks Levi! Also, I have a few idea's I want to put into this story, but if you have any idea's of your own, please share! I'm sure you all have the general idea of what the next chapter is going to be about. I'll try to get it done before I leave (a week till my trip!!), which I should achieve, unless my teachers plan to pile the homework on everyone before Easter. Anyways, please R&R! Thank you all for reading.