A New Dawning
By Sesshy's Mistress
Summary: Renesmee's existence is brought to the attention of theVoltouri and Alice goes in search of a witness; however, is Nahuel the only thing Alice and Jasper will bring back to Forks? Or will they enlist the help of someone else as well?
Disclaimer: I own neither Twilight nor Sailor Moon. The character's from their respective places are also owned fully by their creators- not me!
I could actually care less about reviews now. I just want to get a few of my 43 stories finished. Twenty-One of those stories that are finished are all one shots, and the rest are incomplete stories. So, yeah…I hope to finish this one within a month.
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Bella could hardly believe what she was seeing. Alice was dancing and twirling her way towards them. It almost seemed too good to be true. Everyone around her was also surprised, except for Serenity and Edward; however, Bella paid that no attention. Alice was here. Jasper was here. They hadn't abandoned them.
"Some things never change," Serenity's voice was filled with a playful mirth. It momentarily stole Bella's attention from Alice. Golden eyes looked upon the other girl in confusion.
"Did you know?" Bella questioned. Serenity's eyes flickered to Bella, but she gave no answer.
Both sides stood motionless as more footsteps brought three strangers into the field. The Volturi witnesses shifted in unease. Their confusion was palpable to even those who had not the power to read minds or emotions. Bella shifted closer to Edward as she inclined her head in the direction of the three new beings.
They were all obviously vampiric in nature. Their beauty, grace, and eye color attested to that fact; however, as the last member, a tall male, broke through the tree's, the sound of a heart beat. Shock swept through both sides as the male neared.
"Alice, you made it," Serenity abandoned the others to meet the pixie like vampire as she jumped through Bella's barrier. The two met in a tight embrace.
"I didn't think you would be here," Alice spoke softly as she returned the hug from her long time friend. Jasper soon joined in the reunion. His long arms wrapped around both his wife and their friend momentarily. Had it not been for the many eyes boring into their backs from the Volturi, they would have continued the reunion.
"You have a lot of explaining to do, my friends," Serenity smiled as she stepped back and extended her hands in both the direction of the Cullens and the Volturi. The two nodded and raced toward their family. Serenity watched them with a sad smile upon her face, but as the other three arrivals entered the barrier, she quickly welcomed and beckoned them to follow her.
"What's wrong, Bella?" Serenity questioned as she returned to their side.
Bella said nothing as she stood stiff and ready. Her eyes were glued upon the hopeful face of the Volturi. The entire guard seemed pleased with the fact that Alice, Jasper, and the other three had managed to get through the barrier so easily. Serenity followed Bella's line of sight and caught onto the pleased and smug looks that the Volturi guard and Caius sported.
"Don't worry," Alice placed a supportive hand on Bella's shoulder. "Everything will be fine." Serenity smiled and nodded her head in agreement. Bella only slightly relaxed at the assurance.
"Aro!" Edward spoke and moved forward. All eyes now focused on him. "Alice has been searching for her own witnesses these last few weeks, and she has not come back empty handed. Alice, why don't you introduce the witnesses that you have brought?"
"The time for witnesses has passed!" Caius all but snarled. His face was set in a grimace of high agitation.
"Aro has yet to cast his vote," Serenity argued. "He is the deciding factor and he will decide if what you say is true or not." Her eyes narrowed into slits as she regarded the blood thirsty vampire who now focused all of his ill intent upon her. The large, russet wolf now placed himself between her and the vampire. The fur on his back rose as he crouched low and growled in warning.
Aro focused his gaze on Alice and nodded his head once. Caius cursed and began to argue, but Aro held up his hand in a silent order for Caius to cease his actions.
Alice stood next to her brother and waved a hand towards the two beings standing closely together. "This is Huilen and her nephew, Nahuel." The two took silent steps closer as Alice introduced them.
A spark of unease swept through the Volturi side as Alice introduced the two. It was almost as if they could sense the oncoming change to the Vampire world, and how inevitable it was to be prevented.
"Speak, Huilen," Aro commanded. His tone was no longer playful as it had been earlier. "Give us the witness you were brought to bear."
The woman known as Huilen was of small stature. She had olive toned skin and long black hair tied into a tight braid down her back. She took a shy step forward and sent a nervous look towards Alice. She was scared, that much was obvious. Alice nodded in encouragement and the other female that had arrived with them placed a reassuring hand on Huilen's shoulder.
"I am Huilen," She began in a heavily accented English. Her shoulders were stiff but her face was set in determination. "It has been over a century and a half that I was created into what you see now. Before, I lived with my people, the Mapuche, with my sister, Pire. Our parents named her after the snow on the mountains because of her fair features and her beauty. She was so beautiful, too beautiful. One day she came to me in secret and told me of an angel that had found her in the woods. She said he only came to visit her at night. I tried to warn her." Huilen clamped her eyes shut as the memory resurfaced. She shook her head quickly to clear her mind and reopened her eyes.
"There was a legend in our tribe that described such creatures as her angel. We called them Libishomen. I knew it was true the moment she told me of her dark angel. She would continue to visit him, and the bruises on her fair skin only grew worse with each visit." Huilen's hands fisted and shook as she continued her tale. "He had bewitched her."
"She came to me one day and told me that she was carrying the dark angel's child. She was so sure, and I did not try to discourage her from running away. Should anyone find out about the child or it's lineage, it would surely be destroyed along with Pire. I went with her into the deepest part of the forest. I watched as she searched in vain for her demon angel, but found nothing. I cared for her, hunted for her when what little strength she had left failed her. She ate the animals raw, drinking their blood. I needed no more proof. My fears were true. She carried in her the offspring of a true Libishomen. I had hoped to save her life before killing the monster, but she loved the child inside her, even as it slowly took her life. She had already named him Nahuel, after the jungle cat. She continued to love him even after he broke her bones and ripped through her skin to freedom. With her last breaths, she begged me to care for him; it was her dying wish and I agreed." The pain in Hulien's voice was barely repressed as she struggled to continue the tale she had been brought to tell.
"I could not save her, and she died quickly. All the while she begged and pleaded for me to care for her Nahuel. When I tried to pick him up, however, he bit me. I crawled away to die somewhere in the dark jungle, but I didn't get far. The pain was too much, but he found me. The newborn child struggled through the underbrush to my side and waited for me. When the pain finally ended, I found him curled against my side, sleeping soundly. I cared fro him until he was able to hunt for himself. We hunted the villages around our forest, staying to ourselves. We have never come so far from home before, but Nahuel wished to see the child here." With all of that said, Hulien bowed her head and stepped back. She moved so that she was partially hidden behind the other vampiress.
"Nahuel," Aro spoke as his eyes bored into the dark-skinned male. "You are one hundred and fifty years old?"
"Give or take a decade or two," Nauel answered in a clear, beautifully warm voice. Unlike Hulien, his accent was barely noticeable. "We don't really keep track of it."
"What age did you reach maturity?" Aro questioned. His voice was no longer so detached. His curiosity was again beginning to peak.
"About seven years after I was born, more or less. By that time, I was already full grown."
"Have you changed since then?"
"Not that I have noticed," Nahule shrugged his large shoulders.
"What is your diet?"
"I mostly drink blood, but I can survive on human food alone if the need arose."
"And you were able to create an immortal?" Aro motioned towards Hulien who still kept herself behind the other vampire. His voice was growing in intensity.
Bella shuddered and reinforced her shield. She did not like how this was going; it made her uneasy. She couldn't help but to wonder if Aro was merely looking for another reason to execute them all. Bella clung to her daughter and leaned closer to Seth. She needed him as close as possible just incase.
"Yes, I can, but the others cannot," Nahuel answered.
"Others?" Whispers of shock rang through both sides as all eyes stayed glued to Nahuel.
"My sisters," Nahuel shrugged again.
Aro was staring openly at Nahuel with much shock; however, he made sure to quickly school his features and question Nahuel further on his past and his family. Though Nahuel answered his questions, he frowned all the while.
"What is your father's name?" Caius demanded once the story had been finished. His teeth were bared in righteous fury, and, for once, Cosmos felt the same way.
"Joham." Nahuel answered while holding Caius furious gaze. "He considers himself a scientist of sorts. He believes himself to be creating a new super-race." The disgust in Nahuel's voice was easy to detect.
"Is your daughter venomous?" Caius demanded of Bella.
"No." Bella answered stiffly. Her response caught Nahuel's attention for his head snapped in her direction.
Caius turned to Aro for confirmation but the other brother was lost within his own thoughts. He pursed his lips and stared deeply at Carlisle, then Edward, and then his eyes would turn to Bella and Renesmee.
"We should take care of the aberration here, and then follow it south!" Caius urged Aro.
Aro focused his gaze on Bella. His blood red eyes bore into hers, almost as if he hoped to open her mind like a book. His gaze locked with her for several moments and then flickered to Cosmos. She took the stare and threw one of her own towards him. Their gazes remained locked for several minutes.
"Brother," Aro called out to his enraged comrade. "There appears to be no danger. Though this is an unusual development, I see no threat. These half-vampire children are much like us, as it would appear."
Cosmos allowed a smile to flitter over her face. She nodded in approval at Aro's decision.
"Is that your vote?" Caius quickly demanded.
"Yes."
"What of this Joham? The immortal fool so fond of experimentation?"
"Perhaps we should speak with him," Aro nodded in agreement.
"Do what you wish with Joham," Nahuel interrupted. "But leave my sisters be. They are innocent."
Aro nodded with a solemn expression across his face. It appeared that he truly felt sorrow for the ones afflicted by such a monster as Joham.
"Dear ones," Aro turned back towards his guard. "We do not fight today." The guard nodded in unison and straightened out of their readied positions. Jane and Alec recoiled their gifts. The mist dissipated quickly.
"I'm so happy to see that this could be resolved without violence," Aro spoke cordially. He opened his arms as if offering his apology so openly would solve the ill will filtering through the air. "Carlisle, my friend, how happy I am to once again call you that. I hope there are no hard feelings. You understand the strict burden that our duty places upon our shoulders."
"Leave in peace, Aro," Carlisle spoke stiffly. "Please remember that we still have our anonymity to protect here, and keep your guard from hunting in this region."
"Of course," Aro assured him. "I am truly sorry to have earned your disapproval. Perhaps, in time to come, you will forgive me."
"Perhaps if you have proven yourself a friend to us again," Carlisle nodded reluctantly.
Aro bowed his head towards Carlisle and his familiars. Then he turned his gaze towards Cosmos. "Such exquisite powers you hold, my dear. I do so hope to find myself in your intoxicating presence once again. Though, perhaps under better circumstances next time?"
"Do not worry, Aro," Cosmos smiled. "I'll be keeping a close watch on everyone that has been here today, as well as the siblings of Nahuel. I would hate it if Caius' untamed fury were to accidentally be lashed against the undeserving."
"Quite right," Aro's mouth was pinched around the edges. He bowed again and disappeared within the darkness of the forest. With him went the others, including the brothers, the guard, their wives, and the witnesses.
"Is it really over?" Bella questioned Edward as he returned to her side.
"It's over," Serenity spoke without moving he gaze from the line of trees that the Volturi had disappeared through.
Bella turned her questioning gaze to Edward, and he nodded. His face was full of happiness as a large smile spread over his face. "They've given up!" Still, some of the people present were unsure.
Alice laughed. "Seriously, everyone, they're not coming back. You can relax now!"
Silence continued to rain for another moment, and then it suddenly broke. Cheers rang through the air and everyone was rejoicing. Howls of triumph from the wolves made the earth shake, and the cheers and laughter from others echoed it.
Bella couldn't help the tears of happiness that fell from her face as she and Edward held tightly to Renesmee.
"I get to stay with you?" The little girl questioned.
"Forever," Edward and Bella spoke in unison.
Serenity sighed softly as she bathed in the happiness that radiated off of everyone surrounding her. Her silver eyes slowly returned to deep blue as a high wind picked up, carrying with it her hat from earlier. She easily plucked it from the air and returned it to her head. The wind quickly died down and she tilted the hat so it covered the majority of her face.
"Time for me to go," She whispered under her breath and turned to leave. She made it all of two steps before something tugged on her dress, preventing her from moving forward without it ripping. Turning to look back, she noticed it was the large wolf from earlier. It had lightly bit onto the fabric and refused to let go.
"Hey!" Serenity huffed as she tugged. "My dress isn't a chew toy." The wolf answered her with a low growl and a mischievous look in it's eyes.
"Serenity!" Alice yelled as she leaped over the wolf and tackled said girl to the ground. With a surprised yelp, Serenity fell as Alice's body slammed into her. The wolf quickly released his hold on the dress, allowing the two to roll on the ground and to a stop a few feet away.
"Alice," Serenity scolded and bopped the girl on the back of the head. "A little warning next time!"
"I did warn you," Alice laughed. The two laughed together as they realized they were both dirty now. "Oh no, Serenity. I'm so sorry!" Alice spoke without a hint of remorse on her part. "You should come with us and we'll get you something clean to change into!"
"You did that on purpose," Serenity accused as she stood with the help of Alice.
"Well, the whole disappearing without a goodbye is getting pretty old," Alice shrugged and danced away from Serenity's reaching grip.
"Last time I checked, it wasn't the only thing," Serenity hinted as she managed to jab Alice in the ribs lightly.
"You're one to talk, Serenity," Jasper added from next to his still rejoicing family. Serenity had nothing to say to that, so, instead, she stuck her tongue out at him.
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Yeah, it's not long, and I doubt any of you are happy with it; however, the next chapter will make up for this short update. I'm going to be doing a lot of work on it and hope to have it out soon.
Just so ya'll know, there are not many chapters left before this is finished.
Next time: Everyone returns to the Cullen's house to rejoice, but there is some curiosity that needs to be sated. Who is Serenity? How does she know Alice and Jasper? What of her strange powers?
Sesshy's Mistress