Chapter 10

Winds of Change

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The front door of the cottage slams open with the wind thrusting the wooden object into the wall. The door knob clouts into the wooden wall with a loud ringing thud. The wind breezes into the kitchen, conquering the warm air. Ebony sprints into the kitchen from the sitting room with an alarm expression.

Her worry face furrows with her eyes staring at the four vampires approaching her house. Soon, her face softens at the sight of her grandchildren running from behind the two adult vampires and towards her. Their hair whirls around by the wind as their clothing softly tugs behind them. A content smile develops on her lips when they scream 'grandma' in unison.

A large smile breeds on Renesemee's lips as she widens her arms out before leaping into Ebony's loving embrace. Immediately, wraps her tiny arms around her grandmother's neck with Ebony's arms wrapping protectively around Renesemee.

"Grandma! Grandma!" Renesemee squeals with delight, voice is high pitch. She loosens her hold on Ebony's neck but keeps her hands firmly on her shoulders. Leans back to looks up at grandmother's curious and tender features. Ebony couldn't help but smile at her granddaughter's cheerful reaction.

A surprising 'oh' comes from Ebony when unexpectedly; Luken crashes into Ebony's thick leg and tightly wraps his arms around them. Ebony tilts her head down to look at her carefree grandson. She chuckles softly when releasing one arm from Renesemee to gently pat Luken's head. His curly short hair brushes softly against Ebony's cold skin.

"Grandma!" Renesemee squeals again, instantly regaining Ebony's attention. "I hunted! Mommy let me hunt!" Her voice is shrilling excitement.

"Me too, Grandma!" Luken chimes in with a bright dazzling smile while staring up at Ebony.

"See" Renesemee places her index finger on Ebony's chin allowing her to see their first hunting experience. After a few minutes, Ebony smiles widely to their hunting practices before gently wrapping her finger around Renesemee and removing it from her face.

"That wonderful!" Ebony appraises, voice is proud.

"Did you show her my hunt?" Luken asks Renesemee with an accusing voice. His eyes stare intensely at Renesemee with hope.

She nods exuberantly with a large grin; the apples of her cheeks grow largely.

"You both did wonderful." Ebony appraises again, glancing at both children with a loving gaze.

As soon as their fast conversation is over, Bella walks in a brisk walk into the house and storms upstairs. Ebony eyes gazes over her with a worry expression as her eyes follow her up stairs. When Bella disappears from her sight; a loud slam echoes down stairs from her harsh force.

"Are we going to need another door, Grandma?" Luken asks dubiously, voice is curious and amuse. His eyes stare in the same direction as Ebony with his eyebrows lift and his eyes widening.

Ebony shifts her eyes to Renesemee who is unmindful about Bella's sudden change of mood. She shrugs her shoulder innocently, "Mommy knows."

Ebony slowly nods with understanding follow by an unemotional smile.

Julian appears at Ebony's side with a plain expression. "Ah, I see you're alive. That's good to know." Ebony jests with a soft chuckle and slightly shifts her body to face Julian.

Julian returns a smile with no humor then looks down at his feet. His purses his lips and softly nods his head to himself.

"Ok, you two, time for school." Ebony announces voice full of authority. Golden eyes glance at either both, expecting both to obey.

A groaning 'aw' comes from both children. Renesemee wiggles herself from Ebony's embrace and sulks to the cabinet to retrieve their home-schooling supplies. "Do we have to?" Luken moans annoyingly with his shoulders slouching and his head tilting up at Ebony with a pleading face.

A content smile forms on Ebony's lips, "Yes, you do." Ebony replies firmly. She gestures her hand towards the table to do his school work.

Luken pouts his lips and moans loudly. He stomps his way to the table, murmuring under his breath. His shoulder continues to slouch with his arms daggling in front of his body.

Ebony smiles with amusement at Luken's sulking before softly shaking her head side to side. Then, she shifts her attention to Julian before walking towards the sitting room with Julian following closely behind.

They sit on the couch, sitting across from each other. Ebony's sits with a graceful movement then gently folds her hand in her lap. Julian leans back into the cushion with one arm behind his head and the other resting in his lap. His eyes glare up at the ceiling, unconsciously. His left ankle leans against his thigh, his boot drips moist dirt.

"So how did it go?" Ebony asks carefully, tilting her head to the side. Her eyes stare all over his plain face.

"I didn't tell her the whole story; I want Renesemee there when I tell them." He says with no emotion in his voice, tone is lower then a murmur. His lips barely move when he speaks his words.

Ebony eyebrows furrow curiously and in confusion. "Why?"

"It not a story I like repeating Ebony," His voice is deep, sounding hollow and a hint of regret in his tone. "I just want her there because…..they can both judge me and choose whether or not to have me in their life…"

Ebony is taken back by his strange words as a sensation of confusion swells in her chest. Her eyebrows furrow deeply then sighing deeply and dropping her eyes to the floor. "Julian." Her voice comes with feeling and motherly. Looking back up at Julian's face who continues to stare up at the ceiling. A soft and remorseful feature lingers in her golden eyes. Wanting him to look at her but receives only an abruptly serious face. "You need to stop blaming yourself for what happen, it wasn't your fault!" She begins forcefully, trying to hide the tremble in her voice. "I don't blame you."

Julian snaps his head up to look forcefully at Ebony, his eyes express many emotions. His lips tighten in to thin line, trying desperately to hold his emotions in tack. "Well, you should." His voice is dark, suppressing his anger. A deep part of him begs her to blame him and make him suffer.

A hurt feature crosses Ebony's face as her face falls into a wound one. Her eyes stare intensely, distress at her figure-son as her lips part. She swallows a lump in her throat before composing her face. "Well, I don't." She says firmly, regarding him with her emotions.

His face softens dramatically as he immediately regrets his harsh words. He runs his cold, pale hand through his short curly hair as he sighs hard and deep. "Ebony." He begins softly, his regret reflecting his word, "I sorry."

Ebony sighs inwardly to Julian's sorrow follow by a forgiving smile. An olive hand reaches over to gently rest on Julian's pale hand, Ebony softly strokes tenderly with her thumb. "It's ok….And I won't say a word about our past until you're ready." Ebony says softly with a genuine smile which forces Julian to return a half-smile. "So what did you tell her?"

"About Renesemee." Julian simply says, shrugging his shoulders.

A soft chuckle bellows from Ebony as she slightly tilts her head forward before returning her gaze at Julian. "That explains Bella's stormy entrance." She jests friendly with an eyebrow rising momentarily. Softly patting Julian's hand with her free one, "I sure when Renesemee is older, Bella be more opened to the idea."

Julian huff in amusement, nodding his head once. "Yeah…I nearly thought she was going to tear my head off….I can't help it anymore than Paul loving Mildred."

"True"

Julian feelings are no more than caring and tender. No doubt when Renesemee does reach an older age, Julian's feelings will grow more into a greater love. But for now, it's no more than protectiveness and friendship.

Several months pass on as the season begins to change into winter. The season of winter brought it flaky snow as it coats the landscape. Icicles point down deadly from tree branches. The cottage roof is swathe with snow and tends to roll off and pile on the ground. Cold winter brushes through the land sending more snow around their home.

Bella did the math and realizes her second anniversary of being a vampire has past several months ago and edging towards the third year. She sits on the cold snow with the wetness slipping through her clothing. Luckily, the cold doesn't bother her. Wrapping her thin arms around her knees as she hugs her legs tightly, Bella watches her children experience their first snow.

Both children have been growing quickly, it'll be several more years until they are fully grown, but none of the less they grow quickly. Renesemee curly hair has grown to her collarbone with small beautiful curls. Her face has mature a bit, thanks to her vampire looks, her cheeks are sharper. Both children have grown taller. Luken keeps his dark brown hair short and now adds tiny curly spikes. Bella even notice both children's eyes changing slightly, into chocolate brown. Renesemee has a light tint of emerald green in her right eye, the green swills in her chocolate brown eye. Luken eyes still have a tint of gold but not as strong as an average vampire. But after hunting their eyes display a strong force of golden before adjusting to their natural eye color.

Even with the information Bella receive about Julian and Renesemee, Bella still trusts Julian to be a gentleman and respect her wishes. Although, in small way it still bugs her.

Bella's golden eyes watch her children try to make a snowman. Unfortunately, the snowman constantly tumbles over receiving a disappointing 'aw' from the children. A small content smile grows on her lip at this sight. But the kids eventually succeed with Mildred's help and of course, Luken couldn't help himself but tackle it.

"Luken!" Renesemee scolds, voice is disproving. Her eye widen with anger as Luken punches into the snowman leaving many holes.

Bella releases a humorous sigh as she shakes her head side to side. Many things have change, good and bad. A gut feeling bellows in her stomach and rises to her chest. The sensation is skin crawling and what makes it worse; she doesn't know what it is. Something in the back of her mind tells her something is coming…. Soon. This peaceful life is going to change in a matter of years.

To be continue........

OK, i know that this chapter isn't long like the others but its all I got right now. But soon the story is going to change, so yay!

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