Chapter 3: Moving
The day came when were moved. Not only did Jacob come, but everyone in the Clearwater family came as well to support Jacob for he was losing me and for Grandpa Charlie for he was losing my Mom. Sue Clearwater was the mother of the family and the love interest in Grandpa Charlies life right now. When the stood outside they held hands and Sue rubbed her fingers along Grandpa Charlies to comfort him. Sue Clearwater was the daughter of the family and she was a shape shifter as well as Jacob and was actually in his pack as long as her younger brother Seth. The two of them come around the house time to time to visit, but Jacob is the only one who really comes here. The two of them have come to support Jacob and say goodbye to the Cullen's.
I was sitting under a tree with Jacob holding me in his arms. I was wearing a jumper with a pink shirt underneath with white sneakers. Aunt Alice was the one who bought me clothes for she loves to go out and shop. My Mom isn't too big on it, but sometimes she does go out with Aunt Alice to help buy things for me. The only problem with my clothes is that I get so big quickly and I need new clothing all the time. Jacob was playing with my hair like he always does and I could hear him let out sad sighs once in a while. I touched his hand with mine and did the same thing Sue Clearwater was doing to my Grandpa Charlie. Jacob did enjoy that.
Uncle Jasper and Uncle Emmett were carrying final boxes to the moving truck and the cars. Aunt Rosalie and Grandma Esme were making sure the truck was packed and secure. My Grandfather Carlisle and my Dad were back at my house in the woods helping my Dad get the final remains. My Mom stayed back to keep an eye on me and to talk to Grandpa Charlie before we left. It was less then an hour till we were all going to get onto the road and head off to Chicago. We were to start a new life and try to help this vampire Amber out. It would be nice to have a little playmate around my age.
"I got this for you." Jacob said to break the silence between us as he was pulling a little gift box from his pocket. He opened it in front of my eyes and I saw in the box was a sliver locket necklace. "I bought this for you." He opened the locket and inside was a picture of the two of us. It wasn't taken too long ago, because my Aunt Alice got a hold of a camera and wanted to do a baby vampire book of me. In the picture I was behind Jacob and hanging on him as I hugged his neck. My smile was wide, but I think his smile was even wider then mine. Jacob then turned the locket around and behind it said engraved, "Renesmee + Jacob" He took the locket out of the box and put it on me. It was the right kind of length and it was a beautiful silver.
"Thank you." My little voice told him and it made Jacob just cling to me and hug me tightly. We didn't talk anymore till Grandfather Carlisle and my Dad came back. My Mom took me away from Jacob so I could say goodbye to Grandpa Charlie. Grandpa Charlie took me in his arms and gave me a big hug.
"You be safe now, kiddo. I expect see you for Christmas and such. You hear me?" Grandpa Charlie told me. All I did was nod, because deep down I knew this would not happen. I would come back to Forks as three year old, but look eight. This would never happen. "As for you, Bella. I better get phone calls and letters from you. I'll even learn the computer to get emails. Don't lose touch with me. You also better call your Mom once you get there." Grandpa Charlie took both of us in his arms and gave us a tight squeeze. I could tell from his hug he was very sad to let us go. My Mom never responded to what he said, she just hugged back.
When all the goodbyes were said everyone was going in their cars. My Mom, Dad, and I were left out and Jacob stood in front of us.
"I would really like to come with you." Jacob told them as he stood still. It was his last cry of not losing me.
"Jake, we can't have you tag along. You have your Dad to take care of and you need to make your wolf pack stronger." My Mom said as she gave him a hug. I was being held by Dad as I watched Jacob and my Mom hug each other. "We will be back, Jake. I'm not sure when, but we will be back." My Mom let go of him and my Dad handed her me to hold.
"Jacob my family is very sorry for all of this. I know you have imprinted my daughter. She is still a little child right now. I know losing her is going to hurt you very much. I know what it's like. Bella can even tell you, but you have to be strong. Don't get in a stage of depression or anything. You understand me? Our family will come back, just not right now." Edward took out his hand and him and Jacob shook.
Finally my Mom handed me to Jacob and he held me close to him that I couldn't even breath. I didn't care. I hugged him back with all of my strength as well. I felt him kiss my cheek and play with my hair. He looked into my eyes and I looked right back into his. He was crying which was the first time I ever saw Jacob cry. I hoped I would never have to see him cry again. I placed my hand on his face and smiled at him.
"I promise I will be back. Don't cry for you are not losing me. I will be back for you." Then as I said that in my thoughts to him I played all the events and memories we shared with each other since I've been born. This made me smile and give out a chuckle.
"I know, Rene. You better be safe. You understand me?" He gave me one last squeeze.
"I be safe." I told him in my normal speaking voice and he gave me one more kiss on the cheek before he handed me back to my Mom.
"Bella, please make sure nothing happens to her. Edward, please watch after her. I expect everyone in your family to make sure she is safe and nothing bad ever happens to her. I want phone calls as well or letters. I don't want to lose touch. I want to know she is still safe and I don't have to worry about her while she is gone from my life. Do you guys understand? If I do not get letters or phone calls I will find you guys in Chicago. I am not afraid to come out there and look for her." Jacob was wiping the tears from his face as he spoke.
"We promise, Jake. We will have her write you letters once we teach her how to write. She can read right now, so she is almost there. I also promise to have her give you a call once in a while. We will be back. We promise." My Mom gave him a smile. "Now we must go." My Mom walked me towards the car leaving Jacob behind. I turned around and looked over my Mom's shoulder to see my Jacob standing still not moving as he stared right back at me. My Dad opened the back door of the Volvo for my Mom and she put me right in the child seat of the car. She then buckled me up for safety. My parents sat in their seats with my Dad at the wheel. Everyone else in the family where in there own separate cars for we were all not living in the same house like we did in Forks. It was going to be strange to move from apartment to apartment as I grew rapidly.
My Dad started the car and I kept my focus on Jacob as we were pulling out of the drive way. My Mom was focusing her eyes to Grandpa Charlie for I know she felt awful for leaving him behind. Jacob stood still as we pulled away and started to cry like a little child does when they do not get there way. Jacob then ran after our cars as we drove. It wasn't till long that Jacob turned into his wolf form and was chasing after the cars. My Mom turned to look at me as I cried.
"It's ok, Renesmee. Please don't cry. You are too young to even understand what love is. You'll see Jacob in time." My Mom tried to calm me down, but I cried till I couldn't see Jacob anymore and I cried in till I fell asleep.
It took sometime to get to Chicago, but not as long as a normal human for my parents don't sleep and can go on without eating for a while. My Mom has supplied me with human food for we couldn't go hunting in the areas we were in. Human food can be tasty, but animal blood is always the best. I do fall asleep unlike my family, because being part human I can become very tired. I hate falling asleep, because I feel I miss out on things my family talks about and I feel I'm weak when I sleep so much. We drove through the whole day and my Dad said that the driving would be a day and a half drive due to traffic. My Mom told me when we move to the city we have to be careful around the sunlight for our skin tends to glitter in the light. My skin doesn't glitter as much as my family, because of me being half human. When we live in Chicago we have to just be careful around the neighbors and how we show ourselves. Living in Chicago is going to be nerve wrecking for me.
The drive was completely boring for there was nothing for me to play with and my parents were busy talking about when they were going to try and find Amber. I stared out the window and counted all the cars that drove by us. My Dad must have been driving slowly, because when he drives he speeds quickly on the high ways. My Mom most likely told him to not drive like a nut case for I was in the car with them. I hate when my Dad drives fast for it is very scary for it feels like he could be out of control of the car in any second. My Dad says that there is nothing to worry about, because he has been driving since cars were invited. That makes my Mom laugh, because she forgets how old my Dad really is.
My Mom got a phone call from Aunt Alice when we were a couple hours away from Chicago.
"What do you mean you are already there? How did Jasper drive that fast? Are your at your apartment now?" My Mom waited for her to answer. "How is the area you live in?" My Mom looked at my Dad and smiled. "A park? That is nice for Renesmee to play on and a tea shop near by? That is sweet. Edward and I are a couple of hours away from the apartment. Renesmee will start off by living with us. Then she will live with you guys, then Rosalie and Emmett, and finally Esme and Carlisle. Then we hope to move out of Chicago, because we should have Amber trained and ready." My Mom sounded happy, but she knew that we would be living in Chicago for a long time and that it could be a while till they see me.
Once we entered Chicago it took fifteen minutes to get to our actual apartment. My Dad found a spot to parallel park in right near our apartment complex. My Mom opened my door and unbuckled me out of my seat. She carried me as we walked into the apartment complex and up the stairs. We were on the tenth floor and my parents walked up each flight without breaking a sweat. When we finally reached to the door to our new home, my Dad pulled the keys out of his pocket.
"Home sweet home." My Mom muttered softly which she hoped my Dad didn't hear.
My Dad placed the key into the hole and turned it to have the door unlock when he opened the door and we walked in my Mom was breathless. I at the time most likely didn't care for the apartment was just a place we were living, but now I knew that the apartment was beautiful. When you walked into the apartment complex it was a small living room with a grand fire place with a white marble mantel. To the right of the room was a dinning room with a wonderful crystal chandler that hung. The kitchen was all new stainless steal applicant's. The counter tops were black marble and the cabinets were beautiful hardwood. In the living room was a spiral stairs case that took you to a bedroom and a bathroom. The odd thing was that the house was full with furniture that we never seen before. This means that the house was fully furnished for my family.
"Edward! Look at this place! This apartment must of cost a fortune!" My Mom placed me down on the floor and of course my first action was to run around the apartment like crazy.
"Don't you worry about the cost, Bella. I know you didn't want to move away from your Father and I felt so awful. So for the times we are living in Chicago I will treat you as my queen and Renesmee will be my princess." My Dad took my Mom's hand in his and kissed it softly.
After my Dad brought all the boxes that we packed in the car he wanted to show me something. I was confused at the time for I couldn't find my bed room.
"Daddy, bedroom? Sleep?" I looked at him puzzled and all he did was let out a laugh. He picked me up off the ground and gave me a smile.
"I saved the best part about this apartment for last." He carried me up the stairs to the bedroom that my Mom and Dad would share. I looked all about the room confused, but I could not tell where my bedroom was.
"I don't see." I spoke up and thought that maybe I wasn't going to have a bedroom in my parents house.
He then walked over to the book shelf in the bed room and pulled the book shelf open like it was a door. It was a door that was disguised as a book shelf. When he opened the book he walked me into the room to see a room that was perfect for a little girl. The walls were pink with ballerina's all about the room. The room had a small little bed in the middle of the room, stuff animals to one corner, a doll house in another, and a shelf of books. The room was wonderful.
"Daddy! Thank you!!" I squealed and gave him a hug around the neck.
"I love you, sweetie." My Dad hugged me back and gave me a smile.
Later that night my parents and I sat in the living room. My parents sat on the couch reading and I was playing with a 'doll of mine. There was a knock on the door and my Dad got up from where he was sitting to answer the door. When he opened the door my Aunt Alice skipped in without saying hello. She ran to me and picked me up quickly. She swung me around and gave me a huge hug.
"Renesmee!! I've missed you so much" Aunt Alice squealed as she hugged me tighter.
"It's not like you haven't seen her in years." Uncle Jasper walked in and spoke with no emotion like he always did. Aunt Alice put me down and she smiled to my parents. She then skipped over to Jasper and held his hand.
"You guys may have a seat. What brings you here?" My Mom told them from where she was sitting.
"Carlisle has found Amber. She is in a alley way. He doesn't want use to go after her just yet." Aunt Alice told them as she sat down. "Carlisle feels it's best for us to know our surroundings before we go after her. He also believes she has only been a vampire for a couple of days. She has been attacking people."
"Wouldn't that mean we should go get her right away?" My Mom asked them.
"That's what I though." My Uncle Jasper replied. "Carlisle feels this is the best way. All I know is if she keeps attacking humans we need to do something. We all know how the Volturi feels about new vampires."
The Volturi was a coven that lived in Volterra, Italy. They are considered "royalty" because they have been around for over three thousand years. They do not like humans to know that vampires exist and will kill the human and vampire who knows. They also do not like new vampires that have no experience and do not keep there self hidden. Back when I was born a vampire thought I was a immortal child which is a very dangerous kind of person. Even know I am immortal I am not the kind of threat they thought I was. I have met The Volturi and they scare me very much. I hoped to never run into them anytime soon when I was little.
"Who made this Amber a vampire? She is ten years old. It's really sad." My Mom said softly.
"Who ever did it was very sick. I couldn't believe taking the mortal life of a child away." Alice shook her head.
Everyone looked in my direction and they all smiled, even Uncle Jasper. I smiled back even though I knew I was not like most children. They all thought that I Must have been insulted or something. I know I wasn't normal and I wasn't even like my family. That is why I always felt I was out of place or a freak.
"How is everyone else with the move?" My Mom asked once they stopped looking at me.
"Everyone is great. Rosalie and Emmett have a hot tub in there bathroom. There apartment is bigger then all of ours. Carlisle isn't too pleased, but those two always want to live larger then life. Jasper and I we have a small cute little apartment. It is somewhat like this only a little smaller. When Renesmee moves in with us she will have to sleep on our pull out. Of course she can sleep in our bed for Jasper and I never sleep anyway. Though this will be a while from now anyway, right?" Alice laughed and sounded so chipper.
The rest of the night the family just talked about random things like the move, Amber, me, how Jacob may be holding out, and how fast I may grow. I held onto the necklace that was around my neck. I walked over to the kitchen and climbed up onto a chair and looked out the window. The few was very beautiful. I could see the buildings that were fool of lights and see some cars drive by down the street. Chicago was a very busy even during the night. I let out a soft sigh and thought of Jacob. I wondered how he was doing and wished I could see him. Then my eyes focused on a figure that was right down below that was out my window. The figure looked to be of a young ten year old girl. She came out in the light and I saw a ten year old girl with red hair that was short, just to her chin. She was wearing jeans and a long sleeved shirt that looked to be ripped apart. Her eyes seemed to be sad as she stared up at me.
"What are you looking at, sweetie?" I heard my Dad asked. I turned to look at him and I smiled.
"Nothing, Daddy."
When I looked back out the window the young girl was gone.