Nessie POV
I woke up with the sun in my face. I looked around and noticed Aunt Rose's vanity. I guess Uncle Emmett carried me to their room when I fell asleep during the movie last night. I woke up to find my clothes and personal stuff on the chair of the vanity. Aunt Alice, thinking of all that of course. I got up and used Uncle Emmett and Aunt Rose's bathroom. It was huge and beautiful. My Aunts have great taste when it comes to décor and wardrobe. I took a shower, using Aunt Rose's shampoo. It smelt so good, like citrus fruit and lavender. As I was showering, I thought about who to ask first about Aunt Rose. I decided to start with Uncle Emmett. It made more sense to ask the other person she loved so much besides me. I put on my true religion jeans with a white cowl neck cashmere sweater and my long brown boots. I blow dried my hair down and made my way downstairs to the kitchen. Grandma, Uncle Jasper and Aunt Rose were the only ones there.
"Good Morning ", I said giving them all kisses on the cheeks.
"Morning Nessie", Aunt Rose and Uncle Jasper said.
"Good Morning Reneesme", Grandma said. Grandma handed me some pancakes and Aunt Rose handed me a mug of blood. Uncle Jasper was reading the paper of course.
"So how was the movie, I'm mad I fell asleep", I said eating.
"It was romantic and tragic", said Grandma as she sat down with me.
"It didn't do a terrible job at shooting the war scenes, it could of have been better", Uncle Jasper said.
"Yeah, you would say that", I said laughing.
"It was sad but I loved the green dress, Alice and I couldn't get over it. We googled it on the web." Aunt Rose said.
I smiled and shook my head at the typical-ness of my family with movies. My Aunt's admiring the wardrobe, Uncle Jasper noticing the historic parts to them, Uncle Emmett talking about the funny parts and Dad trying to find the intellect of them. Grandma and Grandpa wouldn't really care, as long as its family time. Mom and I seem to be the only neutral ones. I finished my breakfast and headed to find my father. He was in the backyard with Uncle Emmett arguing. They were arguing about the rules to some game they were going to play. Uncle Emmett saw me and smiled.
"Hey Nessie, you want to play", he said excitingly.
Dad, give me moment alone with Uncle Emmett please", I asked. Dad looked at me curiously.
"Bella is calling me so I'll be back in a little bit", dad said and ran off vampire speed.
"Your parents I swear….", Uncle Emmett said shaking his head.
" Uncle Emmett, you want to go play paint ball?", I asked.
His face lit up. " Yeah! Sounds great let's see if anyone else wants to come…"
" NO!.... I mean..... I just want me and you, we are the ones that have the most fun anyway"….I said batting my big brown eyes…" Please…", I asked with my best angelic look.
" Oh Nessie, you know better to do that to me…but okay kid…we'll go. I'll tell the others.", he said.
" Yay! I'll go wait by the jeep". I said. Uncle Emmett was back within a minute. We drove to the place and got down. Everyone there, which was mostly guys, looked intimidated looking at Uncle Emmett. We suited up and played a few games. I won one, knowing that he let me and he won the other 2 games, but we had a lot of fun. I really did try to win, but its Uncle Emmett. We took a break for lunch. He got me a burger and fries and we sat laughing and talking about the times I had got him.
" I can't believe you would get your own niece, after I fell tripping on my own feet….so mean!", I said shaking my head and taking a bite of my burger.
" Well all's fair in love and paintball", he said charmingly. We laughed, and had small talk while I ate. The conversation died down when I begun. I swallowed my last bite.
" Uncle Emmett, how did you and Aunt Rose meet?", I asked. He smiled.
" She saved me from a bear. I was on the verge of dying when she found me and took me to Carlisle. We've been inseparable ever since.", he said gushing. I smiled. For a big guy, he was such a softie.
"Aww your such a softie", I said teasing. He chuckled shaking his head.
" So when you guys first met, did she tell you about her past?" I said drinking my water. His face got sad.
" Yeah she did", he said looking down.
"And…", I said impatiently.
"And it's horrible and has nothing to do with you. Why the sudden interest of her past Reneesme?", he asked a little upset.
" I'm just wondering…" I said quietly. I didn't want to tell him about what I saw.
" Stop wondering, it's in the past so leave it alone, please", he said raising his voice. I swallowed hard my last gulp of water. " Okay sorry", I said. He's never had that tone with me. Silence fell through.
" I didn't mean to raise my voice, let's just go home", he said getting up. We got up and went to the jeep. I was quiet on the way back, thinking of how I just used Uncle Emmett to get information. I felt bad, sick to my stomach in fact. We got home, I was practically out of the jeep before he even parked it . I went inside. Aunt Alice was shopping with mom and Grandma. Uncle Emmett grabbed Aunt Rose's hand and they went up to their room. I turned to Uncle Jasper who was sitting on the couch.
"Where's Grandpa?", I asked him. I saw Grandpa's car in the garage so I knew he was home.
"In the study, geez Ness, can you tone down the anxiousness.", he said.
" Sorry", I said knowing he felt it. I went around the corner of the house to Grandpa Carlisle's study. I knocked on the door.
" Come in", he said.
I opened the door and he was sitting at his desk with paperwork scattered.
" Hello, Reneesme", he said getting up and kissing me on the forehead.
" Hi Grandpa", I said hugging back.
" Take a seat, what's going on?", he said leaning against his desk looking down at me as I sat on the chair.
" Well, something has been on my mind and I can't let go of it till I get to the bottom of it", I started. He nodded. " Like what", he asked. I showed him, just the part where I saw Aunt Rose in her room writing in her diary and crying. He looked at me and gave me a weak smile.
" Reneesme, you have to understand that the answer you seek isn't going to be what you think.", he said gently.
" I don't know what to think, no one will tell me", I said loudly.
" Renessme, sometimes you can't figure it out. You need to get past this. Rosalie has, and she is happier than she has ever been and a lot of that is because of you. She fought for you when no one else was sure about you, trust me when I say, she is okay.", he said smiling. I nodded and he waited for my response but I took it as my cue to leave. I got up and gave him a hug.
" Thank you Grandpa", I said. " No problem", he said.
I closed the door behind me and thought about what he said. She fought for me. I knew she did, but I never knew why? I knew no one will give me answers so the only thing to do is what I said I would never do. Steal the diary. I hated to do it but no one else was giving me answers. I had to plan it though. Aunt Alice can't really see my future unless it involves other people in my family and she can't see Jacob's either. Good, that means he can help me. So I needed to pick a time when Dad and Aunt Alice (just in case) , Aunt Rose and Uncle Emmett weren't here. Great, who knows when that'll be. I have to talk to Jacob, he could help me devise a plan. I decided to go to get him in the attic. I knocked on the door and he yelled for me to come in. he was laying on his bed, watching TV.
" Hey, let's go to the beach", I said anxiously. He got up quickly.
" Okay let's go….", he said hesitantly. We walked to the beach which wasn't too far away.
" We have to steal the diary", I said bluntly. He turned and looked at me in disbelief.
" What?! Really?", he said surprisingly.
" Yeah, no one is going to tell me and the more they are pulling me away from it, the more I want to know. I asked Uncle Emmett, Grandpa, and my parents, and they all beat around the bush. Something tells me, no one is going to tell me." I said defeated. I looked at him and he nodded his head. We were quiet for awhile until he spoke.
"If it means that much to you, than I'm with you all the way". He said looking at me right in the eye. I smiled. " Great, now let's brainstorm of how we can get my Dad, Aunt Rose, Uncle Emmett, and Aunt Alice out of the house." I said thinking. We sat there for a moment throwing ideas out that weren't good enough.
"Well since Alice can't see our future, I think the only person we need out of the way is Rosalie and Edward", he said as he stood up. I looked at him to see what else was coming out of that brain of his, his face lit up.
"I got it! The car show in Portland. It's in two weeks, and I know they will love to go", he said.
I smiled and hugged him.
"Who knew you were a genius, ok so you get the tickets for them actually get 6 so they all could get out of the house, I know how they like do that triple date thing. Tell them you are taking me out and it's a surprise", I said.
"What about Esme?", he asked. " Well, she'll probably go out and shop, being that no one else is going to be home and Grandpa will be at work", I said happily.
" Okay, then we have it planned out and let's hope everything falls through", he said. He had his arm around my shoulders as we made our way back to the cottage.
I was so happy we came up with a plan and I had to remind Jacob not to think about it when he is near my Dad. I hate my Dad's gift, well, sometimes I did, like now. We let the day ride out with all of us playing games and watching movies. The typical stuff we did every day. I laid my head down on my bed, ready to go to sleep. I look out the window, a crescent moon tonight with a gazillion amount of stars. I heard crescent moons were an indication of change or renewal or movement in your life. I fell asleep watching the sky, and I could have sworn I saw a rose made out by the stars.
Emmett POV
" No Eddie, that doesnt make sense, Why cant you just run around the woods each time you hit a base", I asked impatiently.
" Emmett that makes no sense, We'll just play the regular way", Edward said very conceited.
" Why not make it interesting? Baseball needs an upgrade anyway...", I said. I could hear Nessie coming and I knew she would see things my way.
"Hey Nessie, you want to play", I said excitingly.
"Bella is calling me so I'll be back in a little bit", Edward said and ran off vampire speed. He always did that, and I never hear Bella call him. I guess its a telepathic thing or whatever.
"Your parents I swear….", I said smiling and shaking my head. Ever since Bella was turned, they seem to "disappear" together alot and it's about time if you catch my drift.
" Uncle Emmett, you want to go play paint ball?", Nessie asked. I havent played paintball in months and I could feel the excitment on my face. Jasper would love to come too.
" Yeah! Sounds great let's see if anyone else wants to come…" I said about to run off and ask.
" NO!.... I mean..... I just want me and you, we are the ones that have the most fun anyway"….Nessie said batting those big beautiful brown eyes…" Please…", she asked with the cutest face. She knew how to play her cards on all of us and she was right, we are the ones that have the most fun. Plus, I couldn't be happier that she wanted to spend time with her Uncle Emmett.
" Oh Nessie, you know better to do that to me…but okay kid…we'll go. I'll tell the others.", I said.
" Yay! I'll go wait by the jeep". she said.
I went and told Rose to tell everyone that me and Nessie were spending the day together. Rose smiled at me, I knew she loved it when me and Nessie hung out. I kissed her goodbye and came back to the jeep. We drove to the place and got down. Now, People always stare at me because I'm huge. Guys are intimidated by me and they were staring at me when we walked to the counter. I noticed this guy checking out Nessie and I moved to guard her, while giving that guy a " What the hell are you looking at" glare. He quickly turned around and ran off petrified. I loved scaring humans, they were so gullible. We suited up and played a few games. I let Nessie win one, poor thing already knew that I let her and that the next 2 games, I wasn't going to let her win which she didnt. She was such a cluts. She tripped on her own feet many times, and she accidentally shot her self, when she tried to fix her gun. I cracked up the entire time, she did give it her all though. We took a break for lunch. She needed to eat, so I went and got her a burger and fries. We laughed and talked about the games.
" I can't believe you would get your own niece, after I fell tripping on my own feet….so mean!", she said shaking her head and taking a bite of her burger.
" Well all's fair in love and paintball", I said jokingly. We laughed, and had small talk while she ate. The conversation died down and I could feel she wanted to ask me something. Oh boy, please don't let it be........
" Uncle Emmett, how did you and Aunt Rose meet?", she asked. I smiled for one, she wasnt going to ask about Rose's past and two, its one of my favorite memories.
" She saved me from a bear. I was on the verge of dying when she found me and took me to Carlisle. We've been inseparable ever since.", I said sincerely.
"Aww your such a softie", she teased. I chuckled, I guess I was but when it came to Rose, I'll be whatever she wants me to be.
" So when you guys first met, did she tell you about her past?" she asked.
" Yeah she did", I said thinking about the day Rose told me.
"And…", Nessie said interrupting that memory. I knew what Nessie was egging on.
"And it's horrible and has nothing to do with you. Why the sudden interest of her past Reneesme?", I asked feeling my temper increasing.
" I'm just wondering…" she said timidly.
" Stop wondering, it's in the past so leave it alone, please", I said raising my voice. She gulped hard and looked frightened. " Okay sorry", she said. I felt horrible for raising my voice like that to her, its a tone I never use really.
" I didn't mean to raise my voice, let's just go home", I said getting up. We headed back to the jeep, the ride home was quiet. We were both thiking about what just happened. I just can't believe she's already starting to ask questions. Why was it so important to her? We got home, Reneesme practically flying out of the jeep. I walked inside to see Rose standing near the staircase. I went up to her and lead her to our bedroom.
" Em, Whats wrong?", Rosalie asked concerned. I saw down on the bed, pulling her to sit with me.
" Nessie, asked me about you, its why we went out", I said sadly. I didnt like to be use and taking advantage of, especially by my own family.
Rose got up and straddled me, looking me dead in the eye.
" Emmett, I know you feel hurt she used you like that, and I'm sorry. You didnt tell her anything, you did fine.", she said sweetly.
" I feel like I did something wrong Rose, I don't understand why she is so curious about your past", I said looking at my wife lovingly. She looked down and frowned.
" Neither do I", she said. We stared at each other for a moment and then she smiled and kissed me. She knew how to make me feel better and we spent the whole night doing exactly that and more.