Hi, guys! So, Its 9:45 PM my time, but I'm writing anyway. This chapter is all about Renesmee and Bella learning more and more about the other… enjoy!

TPOV

My stomach suddenly turned over itself. "Uh… no." I answered honestly. My face told my story. Easy. In fact, I had found that secrets were dumb. I spoke my mind, and that was that.

Renesmee sighed. "Well, I have."

"Renesmee, can't you just tell me? Who would I tell? Who can I tell? I know only you and a few others in the area- but trust me, they barely know I came. I promise that no one will know your secret. I don't care what it is!" I cried, more desperate than I had ever felt before. What this emotion was like was crazy… but what was even more absurd was that Renesmee wouldn't tell me.

"I'd tell you, but then… then my family might… be in danger. We could die. Aside from that, I'd be thinking about the vol-" She stopped, pausing, and rephrased her words. "What I meant to say was that I'd be thinking about the vulnerability of the thing I would do…"

"You were going to say something else." I pestered.

"Um… no, not really." She said, blushing.

"Yes, you were. Something that started with the prefix "Vol". The only thing I can think of is…." I trailed off in thought.

"What was that?" She asked.

"The time my family went to Volterra, Italy." Renesmee froze.

RPOV

One million thoughts ran into my head.

One, for sure, was that Tessa knew about the Volterra. That was bad- more like horrible, even. If she discovered the Volturi, I… I'd be dead!

Two, she was trying to get my secret out. If trying to tell someone you are a vampire is hard, try telling them you are a hybrid- and even though you eat, sleep, have human colored eyes, and aren't bulletproof, you still are eternal. That's not hard, right? Yeah, as if life would be so easy.

"I'll… have to talk to Carlisle… I have to go." I said quickly, and ducked out her door and grabbed my bag. Without a sound, I was at my own front door, and I jumped up to the deck that was my room.

"Carlisle. Esme. Bella. Edward. Rose. Emmett. Alice. Jasper. NOW!"

They were down in a blur. Everyone looked shocked at my harsh tone, which might have scared me before, but I was mentally prepared- you know, from that experience I just had two seconds ago. Carlisle was the first to regain composure and to break the ice.

"Renes, honey, whats going on?"

Before I could answer, the rest of my family snapped out of their "epiphany's" and started in with the questions.

"Nessie, baby, what wrong?"

"Is she hanging out with werewolves again? My daughter, my daughter…"

"NESSIE! Are you not behaving?"

"Ness, whats wrong baby?"

"Renesmee, please honey. Stop worrying. I'll-"

"ENOUGH!" I shouted. I played over the incident in my head and projected it across the room, using my gift.

There was a lone "Oh." That came from Edward. He was used to mind images. I kind of felt bad for the rest of them, but whatever.

"You can't tell Tessa, Renesmee! If the Volturi finds out, you could die, and your mother and I would be punished with our own death, too. How do you think that would affect our family? Besides, she doesn't need to know about vampires, and not only vampires, but also vampire hybrids? How do you think this will play out?" Edward groaned, glaring at me.

"She has every right to know, Dad."

"No, she doesn't! And she never has. Bella only knew because of that imbecile Jacob Black! You don't need more humans to get in trouble!" Edward shot back.

"Edward, can you go a little louder? I don't think Canada could quite hear you." Emmett joked, high fiving Jasper and Bella.

Carlisle stepped forward. "Now, Renesmee, this is your choice." Edward growled at that one, and I rolled my eyes. "However, does it not end well, you must be prepared to have her be changed, or to die. Do you understand my meaning here?"

"Yes, Carlisle, I do. I just need some time, and for her to stop pestering me and just relax a little!" I cried out in frustration.

Jasper smiled. "I can help with that."

I sighed. "PLEASE do. I'd be fine with it, I swear." Said, with a follow up Edward chuckling. Seriously, did everything I say sound so funny? Oh, right, he could read my mind. Sigh.

I said my thank you's and goodbye's and walked out. Then, I turned to Tessa's house. Time to explain my cover story… or my REAL story.