Chapter 20

Renesmee's POV…

Slowly, I started to somewhat regain my consciousness. I began to catch the over-whelming amount of concerned voices surrounding me. A dull twinge of pain crept over my body. I moaned in protest and buried my face in what I hoped was Jacob's chest.

"Renesmee? Nessie, honey, wake up," I heard Jacob plead. "Jane. She isn't waking up. What did you do?" He snapped towards Jane.

"She's fine, you over-reacting mutt," Jane hissed. I felt Jacob growl deep within his body.

I cracked my eyes a little, allowing some light in. When I realized there was no excruciating pain following, I opened them all the way. I carefully turned my head to see Jacob and reassure him that I was alright.

"Ja-cob?" I squeaked. He jumped in surprise and squeezed me tight.

"See. Your precious wife is fine, Jacob. Now that both of you are conscious, I will allow you to say your goodbyes to Allysen and Rachel," Aro smiled and offered a hand to me as help up. That was it. He'd done it now.

I pushed myself out of Jacob's arms, stood up, and marched to Aro. I stood on my tip-toes to the point of us being face to face. I squinted my eyes and pursed my lips.

"Now you listen, Aro. Don't even pretend to be courteous and polite any longer. We all know that you're an evil, conniving, power-hungry monster. Your family is the same! And we're not the ones who will be saying goodbye to the twins. I believe that would be your family," I spat. Aro just grinned. We were so close I could smell his breath that still remained in his mouth.

I rested my feet back to the ground as Aro just remained silent. Finally he spoke, "Well if you want to be difficult."

And with that he turned quickly, and left the room. In unison, Jane and Aro's two other comrades stood up and followed him out the door. Panic stirred in my head and I looked to my family. We silently decided to follow them.

Quickly and quietly we shuffled behind the caped Volturi through the castle and outside. I thought we were going into the crowded city, but we ended up behind the massive castle where not a soul wandered. Was this where they planned to kill us all? No one would hear, after all. Or maybe this was where the two covens would clash in a gruesome battle. Honestly, I didn't have a clue. I quivered as we came to a stop and both families separated in two groups.

Aro was the first to speak. He glanced around at us and announced, "Since you refuse to abide by our reasonable compromise, you force us to use these measures."

Jane quickly ran to a nearby tree and nestled the twins safely underneath it. She returned and assumed a crouched position like the rest of her coven.

My gaze grazed over the infamous Volturi. They all were crouched in an offensive position. I stopped at an unfamiliar member that was still standing straight. He was short, but a little taller than me, and slim. He flipped his hood back, as the rest of his family had, revealing his bright crimson irises. His hair was a fiery red, almost coordinating with his eyes. And his face made me stare so long I almost felt guilty. He was beautiful in his own eerie way.

There was something that stood out to me aside from his looks, though. When I looked past his flaming hair, or his burning eyes, I saw something disturbing. He smiled softly at me, but his eyebrows furrowed suggesting such an evil grin I couldn't bare. I flinched away from his glare. He chuckled quietly. This must have been the one called Theophilus.

I turned to Carlisle who solemnly nodded and apparently was telling us to follow suit. One by one, my family hunkered down and barred their teeth. Jacob and Seth morphed into snarling beasts beside me. This was it. Now was the time. We would fight as best we could in this very field, not knowing who in our family, if any, would make it to see tomorrow. I wasn't worried for myself, which was odd. I was deeply concerned about my two beautiful children. If I and Jacob both died in this battle, they would be raised by these treacherous creatures who were responsible for murdering their only family.

I felt a tear trickle down my face, but shook it off and tensed my muscles. I just couldn't die. Not here, not now. My children needed me, and I had to be there for them. I wouldn't let them kill me.

I focused on Aro who slowly inched ahead of his coven. The beginning attack was about to occur. I glanced to Jane. She was crouched beside the young one named Theophilus. She was mine. After all she had done to my children, she would pay dearly. An unforced growl escaped my lips and I gripped the ground beneath me.

"I'm sorry it had to end this way, Carlisle," Aro apologized, still crouched. He inched a little closer. I started to breath a little quicker. Jacob nudged me softly. I looked up at his reddish-brown, canine-self. He gently bent over and licked my cheek, obviously saying his goodbye. Another tear fell down my face and I mouthed a shaky goodbye in return.

I was shaking in sobs by this point. Quickly, I straightened up. Not only to be strong for myself and my own well-being, but for my daughters who still sat beneath a distant tree. I could hear loud wails coming from Allysen, and soft, muffled cries from Rachel.

I winced and turned my attention back to Aro. In no longer than a split second, Aro snarled ferociously and lunged for Carlisle. From that moment, chaos spread like wildfire.

Carlisle swiftly defended himself, launching Aro backwards a good fifty yards. In return, the rest of Aro's coven sprang into action going for any Cullen in sight.

They were just so strong and powerful. All of them. Jane, Caius, Demetri, Aro, and even Theophilus. It was ten to five, we had the advantage, and it was still an even match.

Mother had taken on Theophilus. She was so angry and full of frustration because her powers were yielded. Every powerful blow my mother threw at him, he retaliated with an equal hit. She kept fighting, however, with the same strength as her first attack.

As I said, I had claimed Jane for myself. Right when Carlisle and Aro began the war, I jumped for her. I took a hard blow to the gut as Jane quickly defended herself. She sent me flying. A massive boulder abruptly stopped my flight, and I fell limp to the ground.

"Oh," I groaned quietly. I just laid there, motionless. My whole body ached severely. My muscles throbbed to the point my heartbeat was probably audible. I felt the warm blood begin to ooze down my face. Maybe it was best if I didn't move. I didn't even know if I could move. I looked up from where I lay and was disgusted with what I saw.

I could see my mother, still fighting the young Theophilus. Mother dodged a hit from the young vampire and returned with a hard blow to the chest. Theophilus fell hard to the ground, unmoving. Mother crept over to his still body. Slowly, she inched closer. She apparently thought he was finished, so she grabbed his head with both hands, preparing to decapitate the vampire. Just as I thought he was done, he grabbed mothers arms so quickly and slammed her into the hard ground. With his vampire speed and strength, he had her pinned in the blink of an eye.

"No," I whispered weakly. Suddenly I gasped with surprise. I saw another figure standing menacingly behind the newborn vampire. My father.

With one quick strike, Theophilus was once again on the ground. All in one breath, my father had dismembered the young vampire piece by piece.

I rested my head back to the cold soil. With any strength I had left, I wiped the blood from my face and felt around to find the wound where it came from. I had a good sized cut on my forehead, but nothing that couldn't be healed.

I listened to the battle raging across the field. I heard deafening cries of angst and rage being released through combat. I shut my eyes hard and tried to push out the heart-wrenching scene occurring not too far from myself.

In the midst of my pain, I suddenly was cradled by a large, warm body. It kissed my forehead, and sprinkled kisses down my injured arms and legs. I whimpered as I was slowly lifted up.

"Shh, Nessie. Its gonna be okay," Jacob reassured me as he quickly paced for Carlisle. I grew confused when I heard no ear-splitting collisions of immortal bodies fighting. Was it over? Were we the only two to make it? My heart sank to my toes. I think I started crying, but I was so weak that I couldn't tell.

Suddenly I heard Carlisle bitterly confronting Aro. I heard Mom and Dad, Esme and Alice, and Emmett and Jasper still fretting over the battle I guessed they had just won. I listened closer and heard Rosalie and Seth cooing to what it seemed two small children. But not any children. My children. They were safe.

As Carlisle was examining me, my heart was overflowing with joy. If I had any strength whatsoever, I would've have been smiling. But I just laid there, rejoicing in my head. We won. I couldn't believe it. I get to go home with my daughters and loving husband. I get to live with my large, beautiful family for eternity, and I get to never worry like this again. It's all over.

I was swimming in bliss when Carlisle brought me back down to Earth. Well, almost anyways.

"Nessie, honey?" I opened my eyes slowly. There was a large white bandage around my forehead. I could already see this was going to get very aggravating as time went on.

"Hmm?" I moaned. I wasn't particularly up to speaking. But I felt like running around, screaming and dancing. My body just wouldn't listen.

"You're fine. Just a little head wound. You're going to be very sore tomorrow though. And since I know you're wondering, everyone's fine. Things went smoothly. Theophilus was terminated, thus causing Aro to forfeit. Isn't that wonderful news?" He asked as Jacob carefully picked me up.

I mustered a smile. "Mhmm."

And we left. Everyone in my family who went into the Volturi castle came out in the end. Even Seth. Jacob carried me to what I guessed was our limo and carefully laid me in a seat. As everyone piled in, Jacob sat right next to me, laying my head in his lap. I heard everyone chattering excitedly about how it's all over and gushing at Rachel and Allysen.

I slowly turned my head to see my two little girls fast asleep. Rachel was in Seth's arms and Allysen was in Dad's. Seth was gently bouncing her up and down and humming. I had completely forgotten how just three days ago he told me he had imprinted on her. It was hard to imagine this little baby he had in his arms already having her soul mate chosen for her. But that was another story for another day. I smiled warmly and looked back up to Jacob. He smiled at me and kissed my nose.

"Let's go home, Ness," he whispered.

"Sounds good," I whispered back. Home sounded very good.

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AN: So there it is! The final fight scene! Okay, that was the first fight scene I had EVER done. So if its too cliché or sounds awful please just let me know and I'll do a rewrite. This was my last chapter, I'm sad to say. The only thing left is the epilogue.

BUT! I think all my readers will be happy to know that I plan to do a sequel. This one is in Rachel's POV. Probably her teenage years with Seth. But you never know. Haha.

Oh and one other thing. I also plan to write a whole new story. This one is going to be funny. I think I need a comedy. You know, a break from all this drama! But you all will just have to wait to see what that one's about. I love you all and please, please, please review!

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