A Rising Sun
Renesmee's POV
I love this time of day. The sun has just begun to set. The soft rays that have managed to appear through the clouds of Forks, bounce off my porcelain skin creating the appearance that I am glowing. The small amount of sparkling reminds me that I am special. Not that I need much reminding with a family that constantly tells me. I just appreciate it when I can believe it for myself.
The sun eventually goes down and my eyelids start to droop. Sleep. That's what I need. I stand up from the ground and start to walk, yes, walk toward my family's cottage. Running may be easier and quicker, but the sun is still slightly showing and I want to remember how beautiful it is.
"Renesmee, where have you been?" My mother, Bella, asks as soon as I walk through the door.
My mother, Bella, is just as beautiful as all the other vampires in my family. With her pale skin and topaz colored eyes she bears the look of a 'vegetarian' vampire. Even though she hasn't aged a bit since her transformation she still looks like a mother. A young mother but a mother nonetheless. Her eyes show wisdom that most eighteen year olds do not have. She watches me curiously as I walk further into the cottage. If I just answer how she wants me to she may leave me alone.
"I was watching the sun set, Mother. It was just as beautiful as it was yesterday, but I had to make sure," I murmured as I walked to my room.
"It will always be beautiful, Renesmee. You have forever to look at it. You should have been home sooner."
I love Bella, I really do, but lately she has been getting anxious whenever I am alone for too long. I try to ignore her sometimes but my father can tell I am not listening.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I need to get some sleep, is there anything you need before I retire?" I ask sweetly. Too sweet. She can see through it, I'm sure.
"Good night, Renesmee. I hope you had time to do your history project before you decided to waste the day staring at something you can surely see tomorrow."
Crap. I forgot I had that project. Dad's going to kill me if I get another bad grade.
Bella's POV
I watch sadly as Renesmee walks to her room. She hasn't been right since she reached this age. She tries to hide her sadness but her half-human betrays her.
"Bella, my love, are you alright?" Edward's smooth voice cut through my worried thoughts. I smile at him and kiss him gently on the lips. He returns my smile with his own crooked smile. My previous thoughts are fuzzy, after all these years he still dazzles me.
"Renesmee isn't acting her usual. I fear she is alone too often," I give in to my thoughts and let Edward in.
"Renesmee is hardly ever alone, Bella. She is sixteen now, she is just acting like a teenager. They prefer to be alone. And not be pestered by their parents. Don't be anxious," Edward whispers and then moves his lips to caress my jaw line. I push away slowly.
"She is not sixteen. She is not sixteen, Edward. She is still a child."
"With the maturity of a sixteen year old now. Bella, I promise you she is fine. This is a phase. C'mon lets go play chess with Alice."
Renesmee's POV
Why do I even bother going to school? I'm sure I can learn everything they are teaching me better at home. I have history from Jasper, physical education from Emmett, social studies from Alice, home economics from Esme, music from Daddy, biology from Grandpa Carlisle, and mechanics from Rose. Mom wouldn't be much help…she hasn't been through school enough. So why am I here? Oh yea, I'm a half breed who needs to blend in. Great. Here I will be until the end of time. The same classes with the same species. Great.
"Renesmee? Did you hear me? Skylar asked about you today in gym! He wanted to know if you had plans for Friday night! Do you? You better not, Renesmee! This is Skylar Smith we are talking about here! The god of Forks High!" my best friend, Gwen, chirped at me.
"He asked about me? Really? Why?" I asked confused. I haven't been going to school long but I was pretty sure Skylar would only ask about the more popular humans. Ha. I'm not popular or human.
"Yes! Of course he asked about you, silly! Renesmee Cullen, beautiful, mysterious, smart, and totally irresistible! Why wouldn't he?" Gwen's eyes got misty like they always did when she was having a day dream. "If you two got married your children would be like super-super models! They would be unstoppable! Just like their parents would be if they got together!"
"Alright, Gwen, don't have a heart attack. I'll think about it," I lie to her easily. Of course I can't think about Skylar. I'm a freak. He can't be with a freak. I could hurt him with one wrong move. I've heard the stories about how my parents got together. Daddy was always afraid of hurting Mom. If I messed up our family would be outed.
"Good. I'll see you later at First Beach, right? I bought the perfect swimsuit for this party!" Gwen grabs her books and rushes out of the cafeteria. I'm pleased she believed my lie. Lying is a good trait to have in my family. The others are better at it though. They are better at everything.
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