"Look at this place!" Emmett jumped around once we arrived. No one answered him.
"What did Charlie say?" Edward asked after I called my father to tell him we decided where we were going, and weren't going to be home until the following day.
"He said have fun. Renesmee was sleeping, so he'll tell her in the morning." I sighed.
"You'll see her soon enough." Edward wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him.
"I know, I still miss her like crazy."
"So do I." Edward kissed my cheek. "Lets hunt, so we can get back to her as soon as possible."
I rolled my eyes. "Like Emmett would let us leave any earlier."
Edward laughed.
"Bella, come here!" Emmett pulled me towards a small river. "Look there." He pointed up a tree at a very large snake that was draped across 2 trees and still touched the ground.
"How… nice. Go get it." I hissed lowly to him.
"I already had one. She's all yours!" Emmett pushed me towards the anaconda at the same time Edward grabbed my wrist and pulled me away from the snake.
"She's not wrestling with that!" Edward growled.
"Oh, come on bro! Rose brought one down a few minutes ago. I think she's still drinking. Let the wife have some fun." Emmett pulled at my other arm and Edward let me go.
"You want it?" He asked warily.
"I think so, could be fun." I shrugged.
"You go girl!" Emmett pushed me forward again. I positioned myself to spring into the tree, my muscled tightened as I crouched down. With one swift leap I was on the same branch as the anaconda's head. It hissed at me, and for a brief moment we stared each other in the eyes.
"Emmett, I swear if I have to yank her out of that snakes hold, I'm putting you in it." I heard Edward warn.
"Relax, look, she has full control…" Emmett's sentence trailed off as the snake dove towards me. He knocked me on the chest and I wrapped my arms around it as we tumbled out of the tree. I rolled out of the way before his body wrapped around me. He spun around his head searching for me. I sprang to my feet, and leaped onto the back of his head. His body flopped trying to get me off. I wrapped my arms and legs around him then sunk my teeth into his neck. Once he stopped moving I stoop up balancing as I walked down the length of his body and jumped off landing in front of Edward and Emmett. Both of them wide eyed.
"That was ok. I prefer mountain lion." I shrugged.
"Nice work sis." Emmett punched my arm, and turned to look at Edward. "She's a tough little one. Don't know why you think she cant handle herself. Your wife just wrestled a anaconda, and the damn thing didn't even get a chance to wrap her in his grip. She's good." Emmett said, and ran into the forest to find Rosalie.
"Jaguar time?" I asked taking Edwards hand. I went to walk away, but his feet stayed planted where they were. "What?" I asked stepping in front of him.
"I thought I would be flipping out, but that was sort of… well sexy." Edward pulled me hard so I slammed into him. He bent his head down at the same time I reached up on my tiptoes and our lips met in the middle.
"Race you!" Edward pulled away quickly and was already off running. I immediately turned to follow him. I picked up my pace, but couldn't pass him. We both stopped short when we heard 3 strong heartbeats. I took the lead as we ran towards where the beats came from. We ducked behind a bush as we watched 3 black jaguars. 2 of them were trying to get something that climbed up a tree, and the other was finishing off his hunt. Edward and I both decided to get the 2 by the tree. We moved so we would stalk our prey from opposite sides of the tree. At the exact same time we leaped onto their backs. I heard the other jaguar growl behind me, but I was enjoying the warm flowing blood to realize how close the growling sounded. My prey went limp, and I went to stand to kick the carcass aside. Edward gasped and I looked in his direction.
"Bella behind you!" I turned at the same moment the 3rd cat leaped onto me. I was pinned under his body. His teeth and nails doing nothing to my skin. I grabbed onto his neck and pulled myself up to sink my teeth into him. I felt more weight on the jaguar and noticed Edward was on his back. Both of us sunk our teeth into both sides of his neck. He went limp in a matter of seconds.
"You ok?" Edward asked when he kicked the carcass off of me. He reached out and I took his hand letting him help me to my feet.
"Never been better." I smiled up at him. "I'm full." I patted my stomach.
"You want to come with me, or if you want Esme and Alice are done too. They're by the river where we came in."
"You want me to answer that?" I asked taking his hand.
He smiled widely. "Come on." he said, and we were off running.
I sat on a rock as I got ready to watch Edward go for his prey. My cell phone rang loudly in my pocket. "Bella!" I heard 4 different voices wine around me. I didn't realize Carlisle, Emmett and Rosalie were that close.
"Sorry!" I said to them. Edward was the only on I could see and he turned to walk back over to me. "Dad?" I asked when I saw his number flashing on my phone.
"Mommy!" Renesmee sounded urgent.
"Hi, honey." I looked at my watch and realized it was morning up there.
"When are you coming home?"
"We will be home tomorrow. I'll come get you as soon as we come home."
"Tomorrow! I want to go home now! Come get me." She wined.
"Sweetie, I cant we're not even in the country."
"But, I want to see you now."
"Ness…" I started, but Edward held out his hand for the phone, and I handed it to him.
"Renesmee, we will see you as soon as we get home. Mommy and I miss you very much, but if you keep us on the phone than we wont be able to hunt. Then we wont be able to come home on time."
"Ok…" I heard Renesmee sigh.
"Good girl, we will call you when we're on our way home." Edward said, but Renesmee hung up on him. He growled and handed me the phone. "She hung up on me." He huffed and stomped into the trees to find his prey that got away.
I put the phone in my pocket and followed slowly behind him.
The way Edward's body tensed to spring at his kill was something I could watch forever. Ring!
"Put that damn thing on silent." Edward growled. He stomped his foot on the ground as his prey ran away again.
"What now?" I snapped into the phone.
"Can I go to Emily's and play with Alyssa today?" Renesmee asked innocently.
"I don't care, ask your grandfather. He's in charge." I told her.
"Nessie!" I heard Charlie yell at her.
"What?" She took the phone away from her ear, her voice sounded far away.
"I told you to leave your mother alone." Charlie told her.
"But I wanted to ask her if I can to to Emily's."
"Tell your mother goodbye please."
"Bye mom." Renesmee groaned into the phone.
"Bye, sweetie." I couldn't help but laugh.
"Give me." Edward held out his hand for the phone.
"I'll put it on vibrate." I flipped the phone open again to turn it down.
"Give me." He said more sternly.
I handed him the phone, and watched him swiftly turn it to vibrate and shove it in his pocket. He then reached into his back pocket and handed me his phone. "What are you doing?" I asked overly confused.
"She's going to call again, but this time it will be me she talks to. She wont call my phone, but if we get split up I want you to have a phone on you."
"Cuz you couldn't just follow my scent and find me quicker than flipping open the phone to call me to see where I am." I rolled my eyes.
"Bella, humar me please." Edward took my hand to find his prey once again.
On the way passed another jaguar he decided to go for it. I leaned against the tree to watch him once again. At the same time he sprung the phone in my pocket rang loudly. The jaguar leaped out of the way and Edward clutched the air. He threw his head back and groaned loudly.
"Hello?" I didn't even bother to look at the number.
"Where is my orange rain boots?" Renesmee asked.
"What?! You called me to ask me that! Wait, how did you know I would have daddy's phone?"
"Because I knew I was annoying him and that he would take your phone so he could yell at me for calling. So… he wont leave you without a phone, and he gave you his." Renesmee said proudly. She was silent for a moment. I was stunned that she knew him that well. "Am I right?" She asked when I didn't say anything.
"Yes, that's exactly what he did." I watched Edward storm towards me.
"Did I scare away his hunt?" She asked quickly.
"3 times now."
"He's going to take both phones now I bet. I wont call again!"
"Thank you."
"Wait, mom!" Renesmee was urgent.
"What?" I asked, trying to swat away Edwards hand.
"Do you know where my boots are? I want to go down by the beach with-"
I cut her off speaking quickly, "In the hall closet by the front door at the cottage. Talk to you later love you bye! Oh and be careful down by the water!"
"Thanks, love ya bye!" Renesmee yelled into the phone and the line went dead.
I immediately handed the phone to Edward before he had a chance to speak.
"I think she knows you better than I do." I chuckled.
Edward groaned.
The rest of the hunting trip went smoothly. I was handed my phone as we were getting ready to leave. Sure enough as soon as I was handed my phone it vibrated in my hand. "Yes dear." I smiled when Edward shook his head smiling. His arm wrapped around me as we walked with the rest of our family.
"Where are my pink Barbie shoes? The ones with the jewel on the front."
"You packed enough toys. Don't make grandpa drive all the way to the house."
"We're already there, and I made Quil drive. Claire is with me."
I rolled my eyes. Of course. "They are in Alyssa's doll house. Remember you took them in her room when you girls were playing in there."
"I remember now! Thanks mommy!" Renesmee's breathing went uneven as she ran up the stairs. "Found them!" She cheered. "When are you coming home?"
"We're leaving now, but when I come get you you'll be sleeping." I smiled as I heard her cheering. "When you get back to grandpa and Sue's please have him call me so I can tell him- Ness?" I asked into the dead phone line. "She hung up on me!" I looked wide eyed at my family. They all laughed.
"She got the information she needed." Esme laughed. "Come on mom, she doesn't want to hear useless babbling when she can go play now that she has what she was looking for."
"Right." I sighed and we began running again.
"Bella, race ya!" Emmett called over his shoulder. He let go of Rosalie's hand.
"First one to the airport sits in coach the whole way home!" Alice chuckled.
"Guys…" I heard Esme, but Carlisle stopped her.
"Let them go, they only have a little longer to be together like this." I wish I didn't hear him, but he was right. I put a smile on my face and sped up passing Rosalie, then Jasper. Alice and I stayed at the same pace directly behind Edward and Emmett.