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Ancient Breed, New Breed.
Chapter 3. Safe at Home, Getting to Know Tatsu.
With The Cullens.
Bella was back at the Cullen residence with Esme while everyone else was scouting the country side for our missing daughter. She had been missing for almost 5 days now and they were all worrying where she was, how she was, if she hurt, most-likely scared, but all knew she would not be hungry or thirsty if she was able to hunt with no problems. And Alice couldn't see Renesme cause she can't see halflings or shape-shifters for that matter. So we had to rely on catching her scent anywhere and Edward hearing her thoughts anywhere.
Bella was slightly pacing by the window and all throughout the house where ever there was a window to look though in hopes of seeing her daughter coming her way.
"Bella, come sit and try and relax. We will find Renesme one way or another or she will find us. She's a strong girl; dispite her size and age."
Bella sighed and came and sat next to Esme a little reluctantly. "I just want her home again Esme. And I know she can take care of herself but that's to an extent."
Esme sighed then. "We know. That's why we are all doing what we can to find her and bring her home."
Bella said nothing more and just closed her eyes in thought. Then she heard some strange sound. It was a type of flapping but it was too heavy and there were no bats in Forks. Then she heard a sound that she knew oh so well and Esme heard both sounds as well. The two rushed to the back of the house and towards the baseball feild where they saw the rest of the family and the wolves come to as well. They all looked towards the sky and saw a creature they all knew to be well dead; a large and pure white dragon. It had, what looked like fins, running down its entire spine to its tail of what they could see. And the same fin like skin on its arms and legs but not as big. It had two large horns on its head that went into a spiral form. It had an eagle like face and snout with some scales on its face lifted up like frills almost. The Dragon was lean but muscular.
They watched as the large dragon landed in the middle of the field. But what grabbed all their attention was the child ridding on its back. And not just any child; it was their Renesme. She was safe and unharmed. The dragon walked over towards where Bella and Esme were. The two stiffened a bit as it grew near. When the dragon was only three yards away, it layed down and lowed its head a bit. Then Renesme jumped off its back and ran straight into her mothers arms.
Renesme's P.O.V.
If vampires could cry I knew my family would; especially my mother. But I cried happy tears to be back in her loving arms. I heard, rather than saw, as Tatsu got back up and walked a bit away from me and the my mom and grandmother as the rest of my family and the wolves came to greet me back home. When all was done, I left the comfort of my families arms and walked over to Tatsu. She lowered her head so it was leveled with mine. I wrapped my arms around her snout as much as I could then turned back to my family.
"This is Tatsu; she's been taking care of me for the last few days." I turned to Jacob. "She's also a shape-shifter; just like you and your friends Jacob."
I could see that they were all a bit shocked at that fact. I looked back up at Tatsu and saw that she had taken our packs off her back with her long tail and placed them next to me.
I will be a moment dear onna; let me shift so to better speak with your family.
"Okay Tatsu."
I got into her pack and pulled out the same robe she wore before shifting and handed it to her. She grasped it in her mouth before turning to the right and heading for the cover of the trees cause of the many males here. I closed the pack back up and waited. She didn't take long to come back; she was tying up her robe as she walked out of the forest and back over to me. She smiled at me as she picked up her pack and I picked up mine. I took her hand and led her to my family.
Tatsu's P.O.V.
Renesme led me to her family before releasing my hand as we now stood about 2 feet from one another. She went to her mother and father.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all in person. Renesme has told me a lot of good things about you all."
I said with a small bow of the head as was the Japense way of greeting others.
"Welcome to Forks, Washington Tatsu and thank you for watching over Renesme these last few days." Said a blond man and if memory served, he was Carlisle; the father of the Cullen children.
I smiled at him and everyone else. "Thank you and you are very quite welcome. It was no trouble at all watching over the little onna. I much enjoyed her company."
I could see them all smile at what I told them.
"Would you like to come to our home and relax? That way we can all be comfortable was we speak." The woman known as Esme spoke up.
I smiled. "I would like that very much."
Little Renesme smiled and jumped with joy. She got picked up by her mother and we all took off. I followed them to their home. Once we arrived at the house, I stared for a moment. It was beautiful. It was so open with its many open windows and looked quite cozy for all of them. Though I was sure that Renesme and her parents had their own little home not to far from here.
As I was getting ready to enter their home, the three wolves came out of the forest in human form and fully dressed. I smiled at them then continued inside where little Renesme jumped into my arms. I quickly caught her and laughed as she giggled. I walked into the living room where I saw the rest of the family, minus the wolves, all sat on the chairs and couches but Carlisle chose to stand by Esme and the same with Edward. He stood beside Bella. Carlisle motioned for me to sit next to the pixie-like vampire Alice with her mate, Jasper, on the other side of her. I took the seat gratfully and repositioned Renesme on my lap so she could look at the rest of her family.
When the wolves came in and found a seat some where, Carlisle cleared his throat lightly and looked at everyone then me.
"First of, we would like to get the introductions out of the way. My name is Carlisle Cullen; the head of the house."
"I'm Esme Cullen; Carlisle's wife. It's nice to meet you Tatsu."
And it went in that order for the next 2mins. But when the youngest wolf introduced himself, his tone was in a dream-like trance as was his eyes and he never took them off me; I knew what was going on for it had happened to me the minute I locked eyes with him in our animal forms when I had landed. We've imprinted and I was glad to finally have found my one.
When it came for my turn I gave a small smile.
"As the little one had already said earlier; my name is Tatsu Tsuki. And it is very nice to meet you all."
"It's nice to meet you too Tatsu," Esme said.
"Now on to other things," Carlisle said after a moment. "Where exactly did you find Renesme, Tatsu? We've searched the entire state and had you not arrived when you did, we would have gone out of state to begin looking."
His family and the wolves all nodded their heads in agreement to what he had said.
"Well the storm that has hit this side of the state was still going strong where I lived; which, to answer one of your two questions, is on one of the Hawaiian Islands," They all grew shocked at that. "To answer your other question, I found her being thrown around by the stormy sea about half way between the states and Alaska. Had I known where she lived, I would have brought her straight to you but she was unconscious when I retreived her from the ocean so I took her to my home on the island and had her get well before I took her home."
They were still stunned at the fact that I lived in Hawaii and their halfling was around the oceans of Alaska.
"How long was she out for?" Edward asked.
"Two in a half days. I watched over her while she slept till she woke. Making sure that she would be alright."
The next question came from the wolf, Jacob Black. "How many more Dragon-shifters are there left? Do you know Tatsu?"
I frowned at his question a little as a deep sadness entered my heart and reached my eyes.
"We are dieing out, Jacob. We stayed in clans as is the Japanese tradition to do so but we have become the hunted for centuries now. There are some left but not many. We've all taken to spreading out but keeping in contact with whatever clan you saw coming your way."
"And where is your family Tatsu?" Leah asked next.
I looked her dead in the eyes and said in a clear, calm voice. "Dead; along with the rest of our clan save for me cause I was hidden well out of sight."
They had sympathetic looks in their eyes; the entire Cullen family and all three wolves.
I shook my head. "I am over their deaths; it happened a long time ago."
Jasper cleared his throat a bit and looked at me as I turned to him. "Not meaning to sound rude or anything, Tatsu, but how old are right now?"
I smiled a little. "I am sixteen in a half. My birthday is May 25th."
My eyes began to drop a little and a small yawn made its way past my lips. I gave a small blush in embarrassment. "Excuse me."
Esme smiled. "Why don't you stay for a while Tatsu? You can us the spare bedroom upstairs for your stay."
"If its not to much trouble; I don't want to be an inconvience to any of you."
The Alice spoke up. "It's absolutely fine Tatsu; beside, little Nessie here is quite attatched to you."
I smiled; knowing this to be true for we had our own little bond together.
"Very well. Thank you everyone."
"It's not a problem," Emmett said with a grin. "You're pretty cool and I liked you the moment I saw you in the field."
I giggled at him. Alice stood to show me my room and I stood as well. I kissed Renesme's forehead and smiled at her.
"Sweet dreams little onna; we shall see each other in the morrow."
She nodded her head and gave me a hug and kiss goodnight before going over to her parents and sat on her fathers lap. I bid them all goodnight before following Alice up the stairs and down the hallway. I walked into the room and looked around. It was on okay room; nothing too special and the bed was a good size too. Twin sized if I was correct.
"Thank you Alice; have a goodnight."
"You too Tatsu."
She left after that and I got into my sleeping kimono before climbing into bed closing my eyes for sleep.
'Tomorrow will be an intersting day for sure.'