A/N: Long chapter! sorry for taking longer then usual, but hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 11
Weeks later…
Annalise's POV
I toss and turn in my bed. Grunting silently. I half sit up and punch my pillow for no reason and throw my head on it. Why can't I find a comfy stop? I give up with a sigh and look at the ceiling. I think my body is just tired of being trapped inside the house; yeah that's it. It also majorly sucks that Embry couldn't stay over because he needs to patrol. I roll my eyes because they patrol non-stop for a ghost. Nothing has happened since that day my parents showed me the resting place of Mary.
The moon shinning from my window is the only light in my room. I close my eyes and stay still to try and see if that does the trick. All of a sudden I feel something. I can't quite put my finger on it. My eyes open and I look around the darkness pulling the covers closer to me.
"Experiment…" a hush voice says carried by the wind.
My scalp prickles. My skin fills with goosebumps, the little hairs standing. My head pulsing, eyes wide still looking for who said it. My heart feels like it will burst out of my chest.
My eyes quint when I see the lights turn on. At the exact same second I see Momma sitting next to me. "Sweetie, are you alright? Your heart was beating fast," she wipes away a piece of my hair from my face tucking it behind my ear. She looks directly at my eyes trying to read it off of me.
I look around but everything is the same, no intruder. Like I should worry about that, I'm pretty sure my parents would took care of that if someone was to ever break in and enter. I see Daddy leaning against the door frame with a worried expression. I sigh and look down at my lap playing with my fingers. "I just had a nightmare I guess," I shrug explaining in my little girl's voice.
"What was it about baby?" Daddy asks running full speed towards me. He sits on the opposite side of Momma, on the other side of me. He takes a hold of my hand; with his thumbs, very gentle, starts to massage it. This is one of the ways he and Momma have kept me calm when I was afraid.
I look up at them. "I-I really don't know." I whisper. "I just know it really…really scared me,"
Momma wraps her cold smooth arms around me and sways side to side. Her palm soothingly rubs circles on my back, "Everything is alright honey. I won't let anything happen to you,"
I nod on her shoulder. I am a very lucky girl to have such amazing parents. "Thanks Momma." I smile and she returns it.
She kisses my head. "Anytime, baby. Now go to sleep, it's very late."
"Momma, Daddy can you stay here with me?" I ask sheepishly but I don't want to stay alone.
"Of course honey," Daddy smiles and lays bringing me down with him. Momma runs to the light switch and turns it off running back immediately. I feel the bed shift when she lays were she previous was.
Momma wraps her left arm over me and Daddy wraps his right arm over hers. "Is this better?" Daddy asks playfully.
"Much," I sigh happily. Then I feel their ice cold lips on my cheek at the same time. I giggle. "Goodnight,"
"Goodnight baby," Momma whispers.
"Goodnight Annie pie," I giggle at that as I close my eyes. "Don't worry baby. I won't let anything or anyone hurt you… promise," I hear Daddy whisper low that I almost didn't[B1] catch it. With that I fall into a deep sleep with a smile on my face; my hands placed over theirs.
"Rise and shine!" I jerk away from my mattress. Aunt Alice comes bouncing in with a huge smile on her face. Morning person… ugh! Well she doesn't sleep… it still isn't pleasant.
"Alice," Momma scowls. She is still laying down next to me her head turned towards the door.
"Sorry," she apologizes after she almost gave me a heart attack.
I chuckle, "It's ok," I stretch that wonderful stretch in the morning and yawn in the process.
"What's going on Alice?" Momma asks siting down gently after she looked me over; always worried about me.
"We're going-"
"Shopping!" Nessie barges in skipping in her step. She laughs at my shock but obviously happy expression. "Grandpa gave it a go," she bounces on top of my bed.
"Really?"
"Yes! Edward and Emmett were against it but Carlisle said it was fine. I'm with Carlisle," Aunt Alice eyes gleam at the idea as she looked between me and Momma. Her eyes rest on me. "Now go change. And fast before they change their mind."
They don't have to tell me twice as I fling the covers off and run to the closet. They laugh and begin walking out. I slowly walk backwards into the room. "Nessie," I call out.
She turns and looks at me. "Yeah?"
"Can you help decide what to wear?"
"Sure, sure," I look at her and start to laugh. "What?"
"You've been hanging around with Jake way to long," I chuckle ad walk back into my closet.
She laughs as she begins moving the hangers to look at the choices. "I know. I've been saying his favorite line all the time, drives Daddy crazy"
I smirk, "That's why you do it,"
"Yeah, pretty much," and we begin laughing even more.
Looking at a green dress that ends below the knee I contemplate if should tell Nessie what I heard yesterday. I take off the hanger and look back at her. She's concentrated looking at this shirt and matching it with a tank top. I take the time that she's busy to walk back to my room. Opening the top drawer of my bedside table I take out a purple notepad and pen. I begin writing:
Ness, pretend you're not reading the note. I don't want anybody to listen to what I have to tell you, this is the only way. Keep talking like normal. Can you do that?
I take a hold of the note pad and walk back to the closet. "Nessie what do you think about this?" I hand her the note. She looks confused. "With a brown belt at the waist?" I keep the conversation going.
She takes the notepad form my hands and looks between it and me. I eye it and with my expressions I tell her to read it. She looks down at it. I see her perfect eyebrows crease. "Ah, yeah. I like the idea of the dress with the belt. Umm… with some brown flats?"
She takes a hold my hand. What's going on Annie?
I remove the notepad from her hands.
I heard something yesterday.
"The brown flats will look nice with it. Or what about just jeans?" I suggest to make the conversation casual. She leans in next to me and reads it over my shoulder.
She places a hand softly on my left arm. What, what was it? She clears her throat. "Maybe jeans are better. Something comfy and casual. But you better put on a nice shirt,"
Experiment.
She begins choking. What?! The whole family knows what the simple word means to me. It reminds me that a cruel man; he's voice I've been trying to forget. What have to tell someone-
"No!" I look around making sure my accidental outburst didn't cause suspicion. "I mean no on the jeans. I prefer the dress."
I walk away and head to the bathroom. Nessie stands at the door frame to block my way. She touches my chest to stop me from entering. Annie, this is serious. We need to tell them.
I stomp my way back to the note pad and fiercely write:
No, Renesmee. I don't want to tell them. I don't want them to worry about something that probably is all in my head.
She looks at me wide eye. This is the first time I ever call her by her full name. She frowns angrily at me. Then why tell me?
I sigh while writing:
I needed to tell someone. I couldn't tell my Momma, Daddy, not even Embry. They'd make a big deal about something small. But if you don't want me to tell you then fine. Sorry I did.
"I'm going to change now," I turn to walk away but her gentle hand stops me from taking another step.
Baby Annie, don't be mad at me. I worry about you like everybody that loves you does. I don't want you to fear in telling me anything. I love you and I'm here for you; for anything.
I turn around to look at her and hug her hard. Hard that is she was human I probably would've broke some ribs. We begin smelling Aunt Alice scent closer and I rush inside the bathroom.
I close the door behind me when I hear her coming in. "Come on girls. We need to get going." I hear steps closer to the door. She knocks softly on the door. "Annie hurry."
"Yes Aunt Alice. Almost done."
"Good. Oh, and we have two wolves downstairs waiting on two girls," Embry! I hear Nessie rush out of the room with Aunt Alice giggling after her. "Don't take long Annie, we'll be waiting," she walks out my room and I get busy in changing fast.
Embry's POV
"Are you sure this a good idea?" I question. I can't let anything happen to her. We need to make sure it's 100% safe.
"Yes," Edward scowls crossing his arms over his chest.
"You think if we weren't sure I'd let my daughter out?" Emmett half yells. Well I guess he has a point. His eyebrow shoots up waiting for my response.
"Err… Of course not Mr. Cullen," Edward Along with Jake stifle the laugh and look away. I glare at them both. Nessie just giggles along with Fortune Teller and Blondie.
"Embry!" A little girl screams and jumps into my arms. Anger; forgotten. It stuns me that I don't see her one day and the next time I do she's bigger. She can pass for a five year old, even a little bit more. I do know her little brain is more advanced.
"Hey there princess. I heard you're going to the mall," I raise my eyebrows.
"Yes, and Grandpa said the ok so you can't say no,"
I laugh hard. "I can't do anything then?"
She shakes her head. "Nope,"
I chuckle and hug her, "Just be safe, ok?"
She wraps her small arms around me. "Yes Embry, don't worry about me." Her little voice assures me. But I still worry.
I help her into the car. Only the women and the girls are going. The other will stay here to hunt. I kiss her in the cheek and close the door waving bye at her. She waves back energetically as Blondie drives away.
I'm looking at the back of the car drive farther when Jacob punches my arm. "What the fuck?" I rub my arm.
"Dude c'mon. Let's go to the cliffs,"
"What?"
He rolls his eyes. "We've done a good job. True, we haven't found anything…" he trails off and we stay silent. He pats my shoulder. "Well anyways we deserve at least some minutes of fun before we go patrol the borders," he smirks while running and phasing in the process.
I laugh, phase and run towards him and indicate a race. It's very childish but like my Alpha said we deserve some fun before we go back being the overprotective wolves.
Annalise's POV
"How about this?!" I gush over a pretty blue dress. I'm just happy to be out of the cottage and main house. I thought for a minute there that I was going crazy.
"Oh my gosh! You have to take it," Nessie says touching the very soft material on it.
I take the dress and walk to Momma. "Can I take this Momma," I poke my bottom lip and bring out my puppy eyes.
"Yes honey. You can get whatever you want." Oh right, I keep forgetting my family has so much money that they afford islands.
"Thanks Momma," I hug her quick and skip towards Ness.
"I still don't know why you ask." She giggles.
I shrug and look for some more clothes. The saleswomen are very attentive and a little annoying. Momma only had to say that we're the Cullen's and they dropped whatever they were doing and started talking about latest designs and said they were there for anything we needed.
I take five dresses into the fitting room. The saleswoman that was pretty much following me around had the rest. I started with blue one Nessie approved off.
I started taking of my green dress I previously had on.
"Experiment…" I hear the hush voice. As it came it left.
My head snaps in that direction and nothing. I look around the rest of the fitting room. I open the door and look side to side; no-one. I frown and close the door. Maybe it is all in my head.
"Annie, honey, are you done?" Momma asks. I can hear her sitting on one of the couches they provided for you.
"Yeah Momma just a second." I practically put the blue dress on in a flash. I open the door and step out.
Aunt Alice claps her hands walking in. "I love it! Take it," I nod my head smiling but in my head it keeps repeating the events form yesterday and a minute ago. I shake my head to get rid of them and walk back in to try on the rest.
We walk in the mall, to all the stores. But I'm on edge. It feels like they're watching me. I'm going crazy, yeah that's it. "Annie look," Nessie points to a movie store. She runs towards it while Momma and Aunt Alice walk towards Macy's they're so caught up over some coat that they don't notice we're not following. "We should get it," Nessie grabs a movie box and lifts it up so I can read the title.
"The Vampire Diaries?" I laugh so hard that tears start coming out my eyes.
She laughs too. "Yes. Oh wait! It's a TV series!" she walks up to the guy behind the cash register. "Excuse me, how many seasons are there in this show?" She points to the box.
Then man runs his fingers over beard and seems amused by Nessie. I stand close to her. He doesn't seem threaten by me but I can back a mean bite if I wanted too. "There is four so far. Season five hasn't come out in the stores and season six is about to start," He explains in his thick smoky scent voice.
"Alright, I'll buy all of them," She proclaims.
"Do you have enough money little girl?" He questions looking between me and her. I start feeling rage. How can I bite him and make him feel pain but without drawing out blood?
Nessie narrows her eyes. "I have enough,"
"No, go away," he shoos us away.
"But I want to buy it," she protest.
"No. Now I said go away,"
"Wha-" I begin but get cut by a deep growl.
I turn around and see Momma in all her beautiful glory growling at the disrespectful man. The man looks at her in awe. It's as if he's seeing the sun for the first time. "Is there a problem?"
He opens his mouth to talk but no words come out. He is even drooling and has goo-goo eyes. "No Momma," I say and his gaze falls to me and back to her embarrassed. "We just want to buy this show," I hand her the season 3 DVD's.
She looks at them then back at him. "Is there something wrong for them to buy them?"
"A-a… um…" poor fool. Cat caught his tongue.
"This gentleman was helping us find the rest of the seasons and we're about to pay Aunt Rose," Nessie glares at the guy who scrambles to his feet and comes back with the rest of DVD's.
"Here it is," he says cheeks red and drops of sweat roll down from the side of his face. He checks them out and Momma pays and walks out elegantly. We follow her trying to hold our laughter. "Momma?"
She smiles but scowls. "You two were supposed to be behind us. What happened?"
Nessie and I look down. "We wanted to buy it," I whisper.
She laughs. We look back at her confused. "I can't believe you want to watch that show. Oh by the way you're in trouble, both of you."
Yeah, thought that much. We head into Macy's and find Grandma looking at an elegant dress and Aunt Bella looking at a watch. Aunt Alice is probably lost somewhere in between the clothes. Besides what just happened I'm still glad we had a chance to come out.
"Vampire what?" Grandma questions looking at us amused.
"The Vampire Diaries," I correct.
"So Grandma, can we sleep over and have a marathon here?" Nessie gives her the puppy eyes.
"You girls are so adorable but you will have to ask you grandfather,"
"I'll go!" I jump off the kitchen stool and run towards Grandpa's study.
I stand by the door. "Come in Annie," he calls out. I walk in and Grandpa is behind his impressive desk with reading glasses.
I giggle. "Why do you were reading glasses grandpa?"
He places me on his lap. "Makes me feel older and smart," he whispers. I can hear the smile in his voice.
"But grandpa you are very old and beyond smart," I laugh at his fake hurt expression.
"Did you just call me old?" He tickles me.
"Grandpa… stop," I laugh. "Grandpa" he laughs. A few seconds later he stops.
"So what is it I hear that you and Nessie want to sleepover and have some marathon?" he smiles with his perfect eyebrows raised.
"Please Grandpa! The TV in the living room is so much bigger," I look at him with my puppy dog eyes.
He chuckles. "Of course sweetie. I'd do anything for my baby granddaughters,"
I gasp excited. "Anything? Even cliff diving?"
He stays quite for a few seconds. He smiles. "Yes even cliff diving."
"You're the coolest Grandpa ever" he laughs as I fling's myself at him. "You have to come cliff diving with me someday. Promise," I let out my pinky.
"Promise," he nods and hooks his pinky with mine.
Nessie and I have some cute footsie Pajamas and are sitting on the couch. Grandma made us braids and I love it. Grandpa pops in the first season and kisses our foreheads before he leaves.
We hear footsteps nearing the house. Grandpa appears at the front door all of a sudden and opens it. "Embry!" I jump up and runs towards him. "What are you doing here?"
"Well I went to say goodnight and your father, very angrily may I add, told me you were having a marathon with Nessie here,"
"We are. Want to watch it with us?" And being Embry he never says no when I ask him with my little girl voice.
Jake joined later. The four us watching the very cool show. Even though they have the information about Vampires wrong I still love the show.
"Stephan is so dreamy!"
"And Damon is dangerously hot!" We both gush.
We see the guys roll their eyes but don't say a word. I giggle. I know Embry hates every minute of the show but I'm glad he's here. He is always here and I hope it stays that way.
Before I know it I'm waking up in Momma's old bedroom. I rub my eyes and look around. I notice the sun peeking through the window. How did I get here?
I didn't have time to do anything when Aunt Alice barges in. "We have many things to do today first-"
I cut her off. "-Aunt Alice come here please," She looks confused and walks towards me. I look at her straight in the eyes. I place my hands on her shoulders. "You will let me sleep a little longer and go with Embry when I wake up for a few hours,"
She looks even more confused. "What are you doing?"
I hear laughing. That's when I realize Nessie was sleeping next to me. "She tried…" she can't even talk because of the laugh. "To compel you!"
I hear everybody laugh. Aunt Alice smiles. "Sorry kiddo that doesn't work. Now we have too many things to do! Your birthday is almost coming." She laughs while walking out.
"In a few months." I mumble.
"Exactly we're losing time. Now up!"
I grunt and throw myself back into the mattress with Nessie still laughing uncontrollably next to me. "What it was worth the try," and she laughs harder.
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