Nessie

Car after car proceeds down the driveway leaving me with all the other imprints. I know exactly what I am to do for the next few days, but it just doesn't seem fair that I should be stuck here. I'm strong enough to fight if not vampires, then at least the two half breeds. I should be able to go.

I wipe the tears off my cheeks and stand up straight. I will hold my head up and be strong. I'm not the only one here who is without her wolf. I glance around and find that everyone is trying to put on their brave faces. So this is what we do. We pretend everything is fine when, in reality, we are dying inside.

Lizzie comes bounding up to me with a look of utter fear and confusion bleeding through her eyes. I don't know how much Seth has told her, but I brace myself for whatever is coming. I won't blame her if she is a little scared of me. "Seth told me I need to talk to you if I want the entire story," she sniffles.

"Yeah. Um, come in. We'll talk in my room." Lizzie walks toward the house and I follow close behind. The rest of the woman can make themselves at home without my help.

Once we are both situated on my bed, I wait for Lizzie to start. I don't know how much she knows so I need her to fill me in first. "Seth said that he is a werewolf," she begins after a moment's thought. "And he said that Jacob, Leah, and all those other guys are too."

"Yes," I say because she is waiting on a reply.

"But he also said that I'm his imprint. And he told me that it means that I'm now the most important thing in the world to him." She blushes a crimson red. "And he said that you're family and all the werewolves are going away to fight an enemy clan. But that's all he would say. He said he thinks you should tell the rest because it's your story more than his."

I think this through. Seth is giving me the opportunity to tell my best friend about my family. Am I relieved? Or do I feel more stressed now? I have no idea where to start. I guess I should just start at the beginning. "Carlisle Cullen was the first of our clan," I begin. Lizzie's eyes widen just the tinniest bit at the way I'm starting it. "He was alive hundreds of years ago. And at the time there was a search going on for vampires.

"One night Carlisle went out on the search and he found them. He was bitten and left to turn. After the transformation process, Carlisle hid. He hated what he had become and wanted nothing to do with his new abilities. After many years of isolation, he re-entered the world. He pushed aside his thirst for human blood and fed only on animals—a trick he learned in his solitary confinement."

I make a point to look only at my sheets as I talk. I find that I am embarrassed of what my family is. I'm scared Lizzie will run away scared and never look at me again. She is surprisingly quiet. "Carlisle learned that he could still help people as long as he ignored the cravings. So he did. He became a doctor. Years went by. One day Carlisle was working in Chicago. He met a woman and her son. They were both very sick. The woman asked Carlisle to do whatever it takes to ensure that her son lives. Carlisle agreed, and the woman died. Soon after, Carlisle bit Edward Anthony Mason. And that's how Edward joined the Cullen clan.

"More years went by. And then one day Carlisle was walking when he smelled blood. He found a woman at the bottom of a rocky cliff. She had tried to commit suicide. Carlisle tried his best to save her, but soon realized that she was going to die. He thought she was beautiful though. So Carlisle bit her. Immediately the venom started working. After a few days of agonizing pain, Esme was a vampire too. She didn't have the same control that Carlisle did and could not read minds like Edward, but she learned to fight the cravings as well.

"A few years later Carlisle found Rosalie Lillian Hale lying on the ground dying. He knew that changing her would be risky because of her social standing in the town, but he did anyway. He saw how lonely Edward was and wanted him to have a mate as well. Edward did not want Rosalie as a mate, but it was too late. She became a vampire too.

"Rosalie, like Carlisle, never drank human blood. She showed extraordinary strength as a newborn vampire when it came to controlling her urges. She was deeply unhappy though. And then one day while she was hunting she found Emmett. He had been mauled by a bear and was dying. She carried him back to Carlisle and begged him to change Emmett. Carlisle obliged and since then they have been inseparable.

"Eventually they moved to Forks, Washington. When they got their, they found a rival clan. The werewolves of La Push reservation were ready to kill the Cullen's. But Carlisle convinced the pack that they were different. A treaty was made in which vampires must stay of reservation land. Also, the vampires were not allowed to bite a single person or else the wolves would attack.

"Eventually the Cullen's had to move on. One day two new vampires found them. Alice and Jasper had heard about the Cullen's alternative lifestyle and wanted to be a part of it. Carlisle allowed them to join. And everything was fine—until about nine years ago you see."

I pause here to breath. I look up and see Lizzie staring at me with such intensity I blush. "What happened?" she stutters.

"The Cullen's moved back to Forks. And then Edward met Isabella Swan. The two of them fell in love quickly. The problem was that Edward didn't want Bella to become a vampire. And Bella wanted nothing more than to spend an eternity with Edward.

"Edward eventually left Bella because he thought that it was for the better. She ran into the loving arms of her childhood friend, Jacob Black."

"Wait! You're Jacob?" Lizzie exclaims.

"Yes, my Jacob." I flinch at the way I said it. He is no longer my Jacob. "They became best friends. He picked up the pieces Edward left behind. But then Jacob became a werewolf. His relationship with Bella became complicated, but they made it work. That is until Edward came back.

"Edward came back for Bella, but not until after informing the Volturri of his relationship with Bella. The Volturri are a powerful clan of vampires in Italy. They enforce the one rule vampires must obey—never let humans find out what you are. When they discovered that Bella knew they told Edward that she either dies or changes. From that point on it was known that one day Bella would be a vampire too.

"When the Cullen's returned to Forks, the werewolves once again had to cope with vampires. To make it worse, Jacob was in love with Bella. When it became known that Bella was going to become a vampire, Jacob threatened to kill the Cullen's because they would have broken the treaty by biting her.

"Meanwhile, Bella and Edward were planning a wedding. They got married in August before they were to leave for fake college. They went on a honeymoon and consummated their relationship. What they didn't know was that Bella could get pregnant. And she did.

"Bella got pregnant with a half-vampire baby that was stronger than her. The baby also grew incredibly fast. Jacob stood by her side even when the rest of the pack was ready to attack. She had the baby after a month of pregnancy and it nearly killed her. Edward then had to change her to ensure she lives.

"Jacob imprinted on Renesmee Carlie Cullen the minute he saw her." Here I pause to judge Lizzie's reaction.

"You're the half-breed?" she whispers.

"Yes. Edward and Bella are my parents. I'm stronger than the average human. I'm weaker than the average vampire. I eat human food and drink blood."

"Have you ever killed a human?"

"No. I have only ever hunted animals. Recently I started drinking human blood to build strength. But I get the blood from blood banks. I would never hurt a human."

"Are you still aging?"

"No. I stopped my growth. This is how I am going to look for the rest of eternity."

"So where are the vampires and wolves going?"

"They are going to take down the power of the Volturri. As of recently, the Volturri has taken a keen interest in me and the werewolves. My family will not allow them to take over our lifestyle and use me as a lad rat. Jake won't stand for it either. The rest of the wolves went voluntarily as well."

"Are they going to win this fight?"

"I sure hope so," I reply.

"What if they don't?"

"Then I am ordered to make sure all of you get home safely. They will come for me. And my parents told me that I will go willingly. They said that it is better for me to live a sad existence than die. I disagree. If the Volturri come for me, I will fight them to the death."

"Are you scared?"

"We all are," I admit. "But they are gonna fight their best out there. I'm gonna think positively because it is better than worrying."

"This is all so weird," Lizzie says.

"You'll get used to it. You just have to accept the fact that the world is a very different place than you realized."

"Yeah. No kidding."

I lean in and hug Lizzie tight. Much to my surprise she doesn't pull away. Maybe this can work.