Full Sum: There is a prophecy that claims that a child of a human and a cold one will posses so many powers that it will cause uproar with mythical creatures. Most of those creatures want one thing; power and they'll stop at nothing to get it. But the Cullen's are unaware of that prophecy and when a pregnant Renee shows up at their home, asking them to take her child, they agree.
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Renee
"I don't really need this much," I told Alice. "Carlisle says it'll only be a week or two at the most."
"It's not every day that I get to shop Maternity," Alice said. "Just let me have my fun, okay?"
I sighed, "Have at it."
"Thank you," she gave me a smile before busing herself by looking through the racks.
"I'm going to go to the bathroom," I said.
"I'll be right here," she promised.
I walked, well no waddled, to the bathroom and relieved my bladder. I have been with the Cullen's for two weeks now and each day I seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
I could pass for seven months pregnant now and let me tell you, it was shocking. I felt like whenever I went to sleep my belly doubled in size and despite me constantly telling my little girl to slow down and stay in there as long as she could, she didn't seem to want to listen.
Of course, I didn't know if I was having a girl or a boy yet but I felt like I was having a girl. Esme agreed with me, Alice thought it would be a boy, and Rosalie wasn't sure.
But they've started picking out names for the baby. I let them do it because it would be their child in a couple weeks. They tried to include me but I'd also find a way to get myself out of the situation.
I wasn't into the baby naming and the decorating as they were. I couldn't get excited about her impending arrival when I knew I would get to keep her, watch her grow, or even hear her call me Momma.
But I faked a smile, though I'm sure they all saw through it, and counted down the days until I would be back in Volterra.
On my way back to Alice, I passed the baby clothes. As much as I didn't want to look, I did anyway.
My fingers trailed over the cute outfits and I smiled and envisioned my daughter in them.
I imagined her having my curly brown hair and Aro's blue eyes. She'd have my nose but his lips. She'd be the perfect combination.
Before I could stop it, a sob ripped through my lips. Alice was by my side in a second.
"I'm okay," I told her.
"Renee,"
"I promise," I said. "It's just...baby stuff is so cute."
Alice smiled at me sadly, "I know this is hard."
I wanted to be mean and tell her that she had no clue but she had been so nice to me, they all had. I just didn't have the heart to do that to her.
"I'm fine," I told her. "Many women give their babies up for adoption. I'm just like them," I said. "And at least I have solace in the fact that she'll have a good home. I won't ever have to worry if she's cold, hungry, if someone's hurting her."
"We'll take good care of her, no matter what. Even if she's an immortal child, we'll figure out a way."
"I know," I said. "God, I'm sorry I'm so emotional."
"You're pregnant," she said. "That's what happens."
I smiled at her and let her lead me back to the Maternity wear.
We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping for clothing. I wouldn't ever wear it all but Alice was a little fashionista and loved to shop and so I allowed her to have her fun.
When we were able to go home, I was hungry and tired.
Esme chastised Alice for keeping me out so long before bringing me a cup of blood.
The cup of blood was what I had to drink. Carlisle and Edward came to the conclusion that I needed it. You see, after eating normal human food, I usually throw up and so Carlisle tried and IV to give me the nutrients that I needed but it wasn't working. It wasn't until Rosalie suggested that it may need blood when things started to get better.
If I drank some blood, waited an hour, and then ate some food, I was able to keep it down and both the baby and I were happy and very healthy.
After eating, I took a small nap then changed into one of the new outfits that Alice had bought for me. It was a white sundress with yellow flowers on it. It was very feminine and very me.
I turned around in the mirror and smiled.
Alice has great taste.
After pulling on some sandals, I padded down the stairs to find that the house was empty, except for Carlisle.
"Where'd everyone go?"
"Hunting," he said. "I want everyone to make sure they're full before the baby comes. Since they'll all be here for the delivery,"
I nodded.
"I'm going to go for a walk."
"Would you like me to come with you?"
"No, I'm okay," I said.
I headed out the front door and walked toward the middle of town. It was a long walk, and it was tiring but it was nice to get out. I was soaking up the scenery as much as possible before I go back to Volterra.
When I got into town, I window shopped for a while and bought a few things. I found an adorable pair of purple bowed ballet flats for infants and I bought them.
If I had a girl, they'd look adorable on her.
I just wish I was able to see it...
There was a lot I had to come to terms with in these last few days. I've tried to prepare for what would happen in the coming weeks but no matter how much I prepared myself for leaving my daughter behind, I knew that when the day actually came, I wouldn't be ready.
On my way back to the Cullen house, Alice picked me up. When we got home, Esme had made a wonderful dinner for me.
After eating, I showered and then went to bed.
The days went by fast after that. Each day, Carlisle measured me, weighed me, and tried to do an ultrasound. He estimated that on Friday, It would be safe to take the baby out, which was a whole four weeks after I had found out I was pregnant.
If I had my baby on Friday, I planned to head home either Saturday night or Sunday Morning. I didn't want to stay to long and possibly get attached to the baby, well, even more attached then I already was.
As much as I wanted to believe that after I had the baby, I could just go back to Volterra and pretend like none of this ever happened, I knew I couldn't.
My daughter would forever leave a mark on my heart. I'd always love her, and want the best for her, no matter what happened or where I was.
The Cullen's, on the other hand, were excited for the newest addition to their family. They've even made the nursery, er...well, they were in the process of making it.
Since the majority of them thought it would be a girl, Rose and Esme were designing the room for a girl. If it happened to be a boy, they'd just change it.
After all, they did have the money for it.
So far, the room was coming along greatly. It was truly a work of art. They went with the traditional pink girl theme only they jazzed it up a bit. One of the walls had pink and silver damask wallpaper, the other three walls were pink as well only it wasn't as bright as the damask wallpaper.
One of the light pink walls housed a beautiful white mirror with intricate designs on it and just under that was a long white dresser with a changing table map on top of it.
The crib and the rest of the nursery furniture would be arriving tomorrow morning while Esme, Alice, Rose, and I were out.
I had reluctantly agreed to go clothing shopping with them tomorrow morning. I wanted to but I didn't want to. Nevertheless, I wasn't going to spoil the occasion for them.
And as happy as I am that they included me, I wish they would've made it a family thing and went themselves. I would've been fine staying here, eating or watching TV.
But I knew why they were doing it. They wanted to be nice and not leave me out. They wanted me to have a good experience with this pregnancy even though it was ending in heartbreak for me.
When Thursday rolled around, I got out of bed and dressed for my day. I put on a pair of black lounge pants, a pink and green t-shirt, and a pair of gym shoes. I tied my long brown hair up into a messy bun and trudge downstairs to get some breakfast.
"Good Morning, Renee." Esme smiled as she set a glass of blood and a plate of pancakes in front of me.
In the short time that I've been here, Esme has become a mother to me. She was just so sweet and I knew that I wouldn't just miss my daughter when I left. I would miss the Cullen's as well.
"Morning," I said.
"How do you feel?"
"I'm feeling okay," I told her.
I did feel like I had cramps but it was nothing major so I brushed it aside and ate my breakfast.
"Good Morning," Rose said, placing her hand on my stomach. "How are you?"
"Good," I said.
"You ready to go baby shopping?"
"Yeah," I said, my smile faltering a bit. "Are you sure you want me to come? I could stay behind and let it be a family thing."
"Of course we want you to come," Alice said. "You're giving us a great gift, Renee. You have no idea how thankful we are. This is the closest any of us will get to having children of our own."
I smiled, "I'm happy I can help."
And I truly was. If anyone deserved to have a child, it would be Esme, Alice, and Rosalie but since they can't, I was happy that I was making two good things happen.
"Alright, let's go," I said. "Thank you again for breakfast, Esme. It was great."
"You're welcome, dear," Esme placed the dishes in the sink and quickly washed them before joining us by the front door. I watched as each couple embraced and kissed before leaving.
The one thing I was looking forward to was seeing Aro again and becoming like him. I wanted to be his equal and even though I was losing one thing, I was gaining another.
Shopping was exhausting but surprisingly fun. They included me in everything. Whether it be choosing the blanket that she'd sleep with to the toys that she'd play with, I got to help.
They really went overboard with all the things they bought but it was nice to see that they cared so much and that they wanted to spoil her.
"Have you thought about what you wanted to name her?" I asked as I looked at a monogrammed bath towel.
"Yeah, we finally came up with something," Alice said.
"What is it?" I asked, smiling back.
"Isabella Marie Cullen," Rosalie said. "We'll call her Bella for short."
"Bella means beautiful," I smiled, tears in my eyes. It was such a beautiful name. I couldn't have come up with something better if I tried and the fact that they included my middle name, and my grandmothers, as her middle name was amazing. "It's perfect."
"You'll be surprised to know that Emmett came up with it," Alice said. "We were all throwing out names like Tiffany, Megan but Edward said it should be unique because she is."
I nodded, "It should."
"And so we Emmett threw out Isabella and we just fell in love with it," Rose said.
"And what if you have a boy?"
"Xander," Alice said. "His full name would be Alexander but we'd call him Xander."
"I thought Alex was better but if he happens to be a boy, he'll have multiple nicknames," Rose said.
"So will Bella," Esme said. "Isa, Izzy, Bell, Bells...the list of nicknames she'll have is endless."
"True."
We continued to shop for clothes even though I was certain that we had plenty. When noon finally rolled around, we paid for our things and left for another store.
I was the silent observer in Babies r us because I was starting to get bad cramps. The pain was enough to make me want to double over and cry but instead I just froze and closed my eyes, waiting for it to pass.
"I have to go to the bathroom," I said. "I'll be back."
"Okay, we'll be here."
I rushed to the bathroom and just as I made it into the stall, I felt a gush of liquid rush out of me, soaking my pants.
"Oh shit," I gasped. "Oh, shit."
I was in labor!
I rushed back to Rose, Alice, and Esme as fast as I could. One look at me and they all knew what was happening.
"I'll get her back to the house," Esme said.
"We'll be there in a couple minutes," Alice said as they push their stuff toward the register.
Esme rushed me outside but instead of leading me to the car, she took me toward the forest and as soon as we were out of the view of humans, she scooped me up and raced me back home.
All the while, I want panting and cringing from the pain.
Everything went by too fast after that. I remember getting back to the Cullen house to find Edward and Carlisle waiting. They took me upstairs and dressed me into a hospital gown.
I felt another pain, this one far worse than the others, and screamed out.
"She's trying to get out," Carlisle said. "Edward, we have to hurry."
I felt more painful contractions and couldn't to scream.
Esme stood by my side, holding my hand as I felt a scalpel be dragged down my bulging Belly.
I bit my lip and hissed in pain.
I guess I was doing this all natural.
Fuck!
I squeezed my eyes shut tightly as Carlisle lowered his head. I knew that the only way to get her out was for a vampire to use its teeth and I kind of found that gross. I didn't want to throw up on him so I didn't focus on that.
However, there wasn't much else to focus on beside the pain.
"Ow, Ow!" I yelled.
"It hurts," I screamed.
And then I blacked out.
When I woke up, I was in my bed, dressed in a pair of stripped pajama bottoms and a loose white t-shirt.
I felt like I had been run over by a train a couple times.
I groaned as I struggled to pull myself into a sitting position. Nope, this wasn't comfortable.
"How are you feeling?" Carlisle asked.
"I've been better," I croaked.
"You should lie down," he said.
I nodded and he helped me lie back down.
"How is she?" I asked. "Is she okay?"
"She's perfect," he smiled.
"C-can I see her?"
Esme appeared in my room with my baby on cue. "Would you like to hold her?"
Tears welled in my eyes as I nodded.
Carlisle helped me sit up again and despite how painful it was, I managed to stay upright. Esme passed me my baby and I let out a sob. God, she was beautiful.
"She's incredible," I whispered.
The little girl in question was wide-awake and staring at me with her wide brown eyes. She was the spitting image of me. She had a little tuff of brown curls on her head, my button nose, but she did have Aro's full lips.
"Hi, Bella," I cooed. "You're so cute, baby girl."
I stroked my finger down her cheek and her eyes fluttered closed.
I lifted her closer to my face and pressed my ear to her chest. I could hear her heartbeat. It wasn't a normal heartbeat though. It was fast, like a hummingbird.
"She's part human," Carlisle said. "She inherited your beating heart. She's also go blood running through her veins. She is a tad on the warm side though. She runs a hundred and ten degrees."
I could feel just how warm she was.
"She definitely has vampire in her though," he continued. "She will only drink human blood. We tried animal but that didn't go so well. Her skin is hard like ours as well."
I could feel that as well.
She was a perfect mixture of both but the future was still uncertain and no matter how much I wanted to take her with me, I knew I couldn't.
"She's beautiful," I said.
"She is," Carlisle agreed, wrapping an arm around his wife.
"It's not too late," Esme said, quietly. "If you want to leave with her, you can."
"She's yours now," I told her, handing Bella back to them. "I can't just take your daughter away."
Esme smiled, kindly at me, "Thank you, Renee."
"No, thank you." I said. "You're doing so much for me, for her." I wiped my tears away and looked away from the baby. "Can you...can you take her back downstairs?"
Esme nodded and disappeared with my heart.
"When can I leave?" I asked.
"It'll be a couple days before you can even managed to walk," Carlisle said. "So a week, maybe two at the most,"
I shook my head, "I can't stay that long. Do you think I could leave tomorrow?"
"Renee, you need time to heal,"
"I'm leaving tomorrow," I said, sternly. "Please, just let me leave."
"At least wait until Sunday," he begged.
"Saturday," I agreed.
He sighed but didn't fit me any longer.
I left two days after I gave birth to Isabella. In those two days, I spent as much time with her as I could. I knew that made it hurt worse but I wanted to spend some time with her.
On Sunday Morning, I left for the airport with Alice and Jasper. They waited with me and made sure that I got on the plane safely before leaving.
Alice gave me a parting gift, even though I tried to refuse it, she made me take it and told me to open it whenever I felt like it.
On the flight back to Italy, I grew curious and opened up the present.
I couldn't stop the tears as I pulled the paper away to reveal a baby book. On the cover was a picture of Isabella and I. I opened it up and a paper fell out.
Renee
You'll never understand how grateful we are for Bella. It's truly a dream come true. I know this is hard, honey. but just know she's in great hands and that she'll be taken care of, and spoiled, for her whole life.
Whenever you miss her, just look at this book. I know you just want to forget everything but you can't. Trust me, I'd give anything to have the pictures of my son when he was still alive but after he died, I tore apart everything that reminded me of him.
It hurts worse that way.
We love you, and thank you so much.
Love Esme and Family.
I cried as I looked through the pictures. It may have only been two days worth of pictures but I knew I'd treasure them for the rest of my life.
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