I've been on a writing kick lately and can't seem to cut myself off. This is from Bella's POV.
Obviously this isn't how things happen in the book. Bella and Edward are way too worried about their eminent doom for this to actually happen. But let's say for now the Volturi aren't coming to destroy them all. It would make the story too confusing if they were worrying about both things. I'm still going to go with the 'everyone's worried about Nessie's growth rate' thing though, just so they have something to worry about. Also, I know the timeline is a little screwed up, but just go with it lol.
Btw…I am not Stephanie Meyer and I don't own Twilight or anything that goes along with it…unfortunately.
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"Night dad, and thanks again for watching her for me…for everything." I waved my hand back to where Jake stood with Renesmee asleep in his arms, and smiled up at him. I wish I could tell him how much he meant to me, without embarrassing both of us. "Jake, are you sure you're gunna stay here? You know you're more than welcome at home."
"Ehh, its fine. I gotta run home soon anyways. My dad says Rebecca is cooking dinner tonight and he doesn't want me to miss it. I just think he doesn't want to have to be there alone with her and Paul." He smirked at me and turned to open the front door. I turned to thank Charlie again before we left. I heard the car door open and Jake setting Renesmee inside.
"No problem Bells, anytime." He pulled me into a hug, hardly shuttering at my ice cold skin. I smiled to myself, he was getting used to this. I heard a car close by and absent mindedly turned toward the sound; just to make sure there was nothing dangerous approaching my sleeping angel. For a split second my eyes locked on a huge pair of blue eyes staring in our direction. Then, faster than I thought was possible for a human the car was speeding down the road. It all happened within a matter of seconds but Jacob turned with me to stare as the car sped away.
"Uh-oh" I breathed as I tried to organize my thoughts. That was most definitely Mike, and I knew why he reacted the way he did. I was supposed to be on the verge of death on the other side of the country right now. And of course, instead of seeing the Bella I was, he now saw the outrageous beauty and perfect features that were now mine. And by his face, he knew something was wrong. I didn't even know how to proceed. I had only been a vampire for a very short time, definitely not long enough to know what to do. Again, it had only been a few seconds from the time Mike's car disappeared around the corner to now, but my mind had already thought up a hundred horrible things that could happen. Jacob looked like he was thinking the same thing. Charlie just looked confused.
"What's wrong kid?" He asked with a nervous edge to his voice. He may have human reflexives, but he was still a parent, he could tell by my face something had just happened.
"I have to get home and talk to Edward." I looked over at Jacob and nodded, and he finished getting Renesmee settled in the car. Without a backward glance he ran into the woods, I could hear him phase and run off in the direction of the reservation. "Mike Newton knows I'm back from Florida…and I don't think he's going to keep this to himself." Jessica and Angela's faces swam into my thoughts, along with half the student body of Forks High School. I need to get home now. I wonder why Alice didn't see any of this? Maybe she's just too preoccupied with Renesmee. "Dad if anyone calls, just stick with the story, I'll call you later with an update." I hardly registered his response and final hug, my thoughts were too busy going over every possibility I could think of. I drove home without any thought other than getting there as fast as I could.
I pulled up in front of the house, not bothering to take the car around to the back. Obviously Alice didn't see anything, because no one came running out to meet me. I could hear Rose and Emmett back in the garage, and Edward was at his piano. Everyone else must be out hunting. I dashed up the stairs of the porch and into the living room eager to be in Edward's arms. He would know what to do. The Cullen's have handled much worse things than this, I was sure. My face must have been a mask of horror and confusion, because as soon as I burst through the door Edward was across the room, and had his arms around us before I even had time to open my mouth to speak.
"What is it? What's wrong…is it Renesmee?!" He looked down at her, worry distorting his angel face. He looked back up at me when I didn't speak. I just couldn't find my words; my brain was still going over every possible thing that could be done. His eyes were tight with questions but the molten gold still sent my head in a billion other different directions. But my baby was in danger, and her safety kept me in the moment. He took her from my arms and set her on the couch directly behind him. He turned back and took my face in my hands, looking deep into my eyes, trying to figure out what had happened. If I were still human my heart would have begun to hammer in my chest. "Is it Charlie? …Jake, the pack?" He questioned, searching for some answer in my eyes.
"No everyone's fine…I think." I paused briefly, this was all my fault. "I should have been more careful, I should have been more alert!" I threw my hands into the air in frustration, breaking his hold on me. "It was stupid, irresponsible, and now everyone will have to pay for my mistake, Edward, I'm so sorry." I finished looking at the ground. I felt his hand on my chin and for a second I let his touch and his almost-honey-lilac-and sun sent take over my senses, but a second after, when I looked into his eyes again I was focused. I would help save my family. I would take responsibility for being so careless.
"We were leaving Charlie's…Jake was putting Renesmee in the car, and I hugged Charlie, and then when I turned around a car was flying past the house, and…well, I'm positive Mike Newton caught a glimpse of me, the new me, and he definitely noticed the difference." I looked up into his eyes again, during my confession they were focused on the floor. I expected to see his golden gaze harden and see planning and calculation.
His reaction was not what I expected at all. His whole body seemed to relax, and the corners of his mouth twitched like he was about to smile. I was baffled. He was supposed to start flying around the room, packing everything he touched, like my human memories of him on Isle Esme. I was certain he would call the whole family back, and we would move away, or come up with a plan to keep Mike quiet. My frustration must have showed on my face because he did start to smile at me.
"Love, we knew this would happen eventually. It was only a matter of time before someone saw you and started talking. It's sooner than we had hoped, yes, but unavoidable all the same. You've been going back and forth from Charlie's so often now you were bound to be seen by someone. We'll have to think up a story for your recovery obviously, and still keep you out of the public eye, but it's nothing to be worried about. I'll take care of it." He wrapped his arms around my waist and brought himself closer to me. I knew he was trying to distract me, or make me feel better, but not even his kisses could make me forget my worry. I pulled away and stepped back.
"So…we're not going to move away? We're not going to disappear overnight? I thought you said that when someone suspected you, you just disappeared, like a dream…" I was frustrated, and confused. He has always told me of them vanishing is someone got to close to the truth, and here Mike saw me and he was laughing it off! My vampire emotions took me off guard again, the anger I felt was so much more powerful that I expected. I knew I was being a bit irrational, but he wasn't taking me seriously at all. This was our lives we were talking about! Renesmee's life!
"Bella, clam down…" He closed the distance I had put between us, and put his arms back where they were around me. "If they did suspect something close to what we were, we would leave, in a second; we'd be gone by morning. But believe me love, Mike Newton has no idea what's going on. He'll probably spread the news your back, but that's about it."
"But…he saw the new me, he saw Renesmee-" He put his hand to my mouth and cut me off.
"We planned on people seeing her eventually, he only got a glimpse of her. We'll circulate the story we had prepared for Charlie, she growing too fast for the public to know, but they'll have to know of her existence. And as for you, people will assume whatever ridiculous story they want to regardless of what we tell them." His voice was soothing, and his reasoning was starting to win me over. I let my rigid muscles relax and laid my head on his chest. He stroked my hair and said "We'll let the word spread your back, and by the time everyone's heard we'll be off to Dartmouth for the fall semester. Well, at least that's what everyone will believe. No need to worry. We still need to think about Renesmee, and find someone who can tell us more about her. " I had all but forgotten the Mike problem when Alice and Jasper sprinted through the back door.
"Ah, Alice…We have some unavoidable news. It seems that Mike New-" Edward began when she had entered, but she cut him off before he could finish telling her what happened.
"Mike Newton saw Bella and Renesmee leaving Charlie's, I know…but we have a little bit more on our plate than you thought." Her bell like voice proclaimed and she glanced down at the still sleeping Renesmee. "I didn't see it actually happen…I wasn't paying attention, but the second he decided to involve Jessica, Angela, and Ben, it showed up. They called Charlie to ask how you were, and he told them you were still in Atlanta. They know something is wrong. I don't know exactly what they're going to try and do, they're still arguing about it. But one thing is for sure…"
She paused, looking around the room. Rose and Emmett had heard their return and were now standing at the archway to the kitchen listening. Jasper was standing behind Alice. Edward's calm expression froze and his body tensed against mine as he heard the words in Alice's head before she said them out loud.
"…They know something is wrong, and they're going to try and come to investigate. It looks like our trip to Brazil is on hold for awhile…Bella is going to have to go out in public. I sure hope Carlisle has a good story to go with this…"
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I'm not sure who I'm going to write as next. I have some ideas for a bunch of characters, but it's always nice to hear what everyone else thinks, and if people have any ideas as to where you'd like the story to go from here. Let me know if you like it, or if you want to hear from a particular someone.