Sorry guys! I was going to post this yesterday, but we had a power outage! Enjoy!
Jacob grabbed my arm.
I turned and glared at him.
"Let go of me, dog" I snarled.
Do you really think I'm going to let you go near her? After what she did? Jacob shouted mentally.
Oh. I thought. I now saw why everyone was so nervous. I had my mind so set on Renesmee, I had forgotten about what people would probably think I was going to do.
I sighed mentally.
"I wasn't going to do anything to her. I don't blame her for anything." I said as quiet and soft as possible, so Renesmee couldn't hear.
He glared at me, thinking over it, trying to detect any lie in what I said.
He nodded, letting go of my arm.
But I'm staying close he said mentally.
I nodded absently, distracted by the sudden movement in Rosalie's arms.
I really needed to comfort her, to tell her it was all right.
I took a step, and Jacob went right along with me.
I glared at him, but then i realized it was probably best he was near. My anger might just kick up again, and I really didn't want to kill the only thing keeping me alive.
I thought about that.
Renesmee really was the only thing keeping me from getting on a flight to Italy right now, and begging for the Voultori to kill me again.
I loved her.
No matter how much it pained me that Bella was trully gone, I loved her.
Even though she killed her, I loved her.
I needed her.
I quickly closed the gap between me and Renesmee.
I reached my arm forward to take her from Rosalie's arms.
Rosaile hissed, backing away from me, but I wasn't really worried about her.
I was still reaching when she saw some unheard signal from Jacob.
She hated it, but passed Renesmee over to me.
Watch yourself, she hissed mentally.
I paid her no mind.
Jacob tensed next to me as Renemsee was passed over.
I glanced at him, willing him to relax. I wasn't Jasper, so of course he didn't respond.
Renesmee put a hand to my chest, even though that was unnecessary.
It showed me carrying her, but my face was twisted in rage.
"Of course i'm not mad at you. It wasn't your fault." I mumured softly to her.
Everyone's surprise was obvious. It was funny how everyone thought I was going to snap and crush Renesmee in my arms.
They were all tensed up, ready to pounce at me at a moments notice.
Then I felt her thirst.
Her throat was on fire, and she was trying to ignore it, to focus on anything else.
"When have you last been fed?" I asked.
Her mind briefly rested on Jacob spoon feeding her baby food, trying to feed her banana slices, chicken nuggets, pizza, and mashed up carrots. She was disgusted with the taste and refused to eat such things.
But then, she realized, I wasn't talking about human food.
Her mind went blank, trying to come up with an explanation.
"Renesmee! You must feed." I said strictly.
She sighed, knowing it wasn't worth the effort of fighting back.
She put an unnecessary hand on my neck.
She pictured a human.
I chuckled, and everyone gasped mentally in surprise. I almost gasped along with them. Such a strange sound coming from my mouth since what had happened.
"No, Renesmee." I said amused. Her mind went blank with confusion.
"We're going hunting."
She put another hand to my chest and pictured a small deer.
"Exactly. Come now, we musn't wait any longer."
I stepped toward the front door.
"Wait, one minute." Jacob said, making me stop in my tracks.
"You didn't think you were going to leave without me, did you?" he stared at me, daring me to reject.
It was probably a good idea anyway.
"Alright, just don't get in the way." I said.
Disappointment crossed his face, almost angry that I didnt start anything with him.
I had to stop myself from laughing aloud.
We walked out into the cool, night air.
I ran ahead, making it to the forest in a matter of seconds, with Jacob running right behind me.
I stopped. I had almost forgotten to check the woods for humans.
I passed Renesmee to Jacob, and his eyes widened in surprise.
I smiled a little.
"I need to check the woods for campers. Wouldn't want any accidents."
"Oh, right, I knew that." he said, sort of stupidly at that. I rolled my eyes.
I leaned in to kiss Renesmee's forehead reflexively. Jacob tensed in response.
"I'll be right back Renesmee." I said.
She nodded.
And then, I was off, smiling to myself the whole way.
Renesmee was my new Bella, only I didn't think of her as a wife, of course.
But as a daughter,
I loved her.