Spoiler Alert: Pieces taken from the Breaking Dawn book in this chapter
It was now night and Alice and Jasper never returned. What was worse was Skylar and Anabell also went missing. Everyone was in panic. Carlisle could barely speak to retell everything to Jacob.
After Jacob told Sam and now the wolves are all on alert mode for what is to come-not that it would help.
Ashton was walking everywhere, mumbling incoherent words about the fact that Anabell is gone as well. Leah is having a tough time calming him down and it is also making her feel the pain.
Edward and I were staring at each other the whole time. The one thing we never wanted to lose: each other.
"You guys," Seth came running in with a frown. "Alice, Jasper, Skylar, and Anabell left." We all looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Ashton asked.
"The four were granted permission to cross on La Push land by Sam. He took them to the ocean and they left and didn't come back. They left this note." Seth handed it to Carlisle. I looked at the torn paper to realize it came from one of my favorite books The Merchant of Venice.
"The four decided to go."
"What?" Ashton shouted.
Carlilse turned the paper around so we all could read it.
Don't look for us. Remember: Tanya, Siobhan, Amun, Alistair, all the nomads you can find. We have Anabell and Skylar to help us. We'll find Peter and Charlotte as Anabell and Skylar say they have found someone named Zane. We are deeply sorry for leaving with no explanations. It's the only way. We love you.
P.S. Isabella
Everyone was frozen with shock, I was frozen with anger. "I'm sorry you guys." Seth said.
"It had to do something with her vision," Leah suggested. She was absolutely right.
"We don't know what she saw but it had to be important to bring Skylar and Anabell along."
Ashton frowned. "I guess it's a good thing that she left. I didn't want her fighting anyways." Down his cheek came one blood cheek.
"Why does it say Isabella?" Rosalie asked, pointing to the name. "Does it mean something about you Bella; could she be looking for something about you?" Before I could answer I saw Isabella outside, looking at me. I handed Renesmee to Edward and walked outside.
"What did you do?" I didn't care if they heard me inside, and they could.
"Relax Bella." I shook my head. "That is my family you sent out there. My daughter. You better have a damn good explanation."
Isabella sighed, "I can't tell you Bella until they return." Return? So they were coming back. "I'm sorry Bella it had to go down this way but this is another secret that needs to be unraveled."
"I'm through with the secrets Isabella. I have something bigger to deal with."
"Bella?" I turned to see Edward with Renesmee. Renesmee smiled and waved at Isabella. I turned back to her. "She can see you?"
"She has your blood so of course she can see me."
"Bella, who are you talking to?"
I sighed. "Isabella."
He blinked and looked confused. "Isabella was Isabelle's human child that she killed. She's been coming to me since the night before our wedding. She sent Alice and them out on some stupid mission." I glared at her as I said it. She just shrugged.
Edward walked up, still confused, and pulled me to him. "I thought it was over."
I shook my head. "I'm sorry for keeping it from you, there was just other important things going on." He sighed and kissed me. "No more secrets anymore." I nodded.
"You have to prepare for their arrival." With that she left.
I told everyone everything since I spoken to Isabella. About secrets, about the council, the king, Isabelle's secret. That pissed Ashton off. The one thing I kept a secret still was the information about Heather. How could I tell her that she's the one that cursed Isabella?
It took just a few hours for this to sink in before we started our plan. "We're staying here," Edward asked again, still unhappy.
"Yes, Tanya's family will be here in the morning with no clue why. You need to persuade them not to react the way Irina did and then try to get them on our side. Remember Alice said to ask Eleazar about the Volturi." Carlisle replied.
"Rose and I will be hunting nomads." Emmett added.
"Good luck." Edward told them.
Carlisle put his hand on his shoulder. "As to you."
I watched them all leave except for Heather and Jacob. Ashton and Leah were going to hunt down an Original couple that Ashton and Anabell came across 30 years ago.
Renesmee twisted in Jacob's arms and touched his cheek. "I don't know if Carlisle's friends will come. We all hope they will." Jacob murmured to her.
So she knew. Renesmee knew much more than I wanted. I looked at her face to see she was not scared but anxious and very serious as she talked with Jacob.
"No we can't help we're staying here. People are coming to see you not the scenery." Renesmee frowned at him. "I know you'll be nervous but I'm here." He turned to Edward. "Right?"
Edward hesitated. "The thing is the vampires who are coming are not like us, only Tanya's family is like us and even they do not like werewolves. I think it might be safer.."
"I can take care of myself." Jacob interrupted.
"Safer for Renesmee if the choice to believe our story is not tainted by how close we are with werewolves," Edward continued.
"And what about her?" He pointed to Heather. "She's allowed to be here?"
"Because Nessie is half my kind, it shouldn't matter if I'm here or not." Jacob growled.
"Please Jacob. Renesmee has to be incognito for the next few days and only stay in the cottage before we introduce her. If you stay a safe distance…"
"I can do that. People will arrive in the morning."
"Yes. In that case you can stay here as they met you before. Talk to Sam to inform him strangers will be in the woods." Jacob nodded and left.
I stared out the windows at the trees when Renesmee held her arms out to me. She launched herself into my arms and snuggled into me, smelling fresh of werewolf. I was scared of this feeling in me. I was scared for mine and Edward's and the whole family's lives but for Renesmee, I was in pain from the fear. I had to find some way to keep her safe. Not end like Isabella.
She touched my cheek and showed me everyone's face, lingering on Anabell's. Where's her sister? "I don't know where sissy is but I'm sure she will appear again." What was so important that Isabella came to Alice in a vision and took the four of them on some quest? What secret did she want unraveled next?
I felt my cheek get wet as blood tears came out. Renesmee looked at them and showed my face in her mind. Her eyes became glassy as small tears with the color of water-down red came down her face. I kissed them away and smiled. "Don't cry, everything will be alright."
If there was nothing left I would at least save Renesmee. Isabella helped all this way so that Renesmee stays safe.
For Isabella.
