Chapter 8
So it's Christmas! I love Christmas! By Christmas Eve, I'm acting like a six year old.
"Stop bouncing!" Benjamin says.
"Oh. Sorry. I didn't realize I was bouncing."
"How do you not know you were bouncing?"
I shrug.
The Cullen's didn't normally do Christmas, but they are for me and Renesmee.
Esme and Carlisle get me a bracelet, Benjamin a cuff, Kebi a ring, and Amun a watch, all with the Cullen family crest engraved on them.
"Now you're a part of the family," Calisle says with a smile.
"Not that you weren't before," Esme adds.
I walk over to them and hug them both.
"Thank you so much," I say.
"You're welcome darling," they say.
After presents, Jasper and I go hunting and have a Christmas feast of deer and turkey.
After hunting, we perch ourselves in a tree.
"Merry Christmas," Jasper says. He pulls a box out of his pocket and hands it to me.
I open it and there's a necklace with two intertwined hearts.
"Jasper, it's beautiful. Thank you." I hug him, kiss his cheek and put the necklace on. "I feel like I should have gotten you something."
"It's fine. Your presence is enough for me."
We kiss again and it starts to rain.
We curse Forks and run home.
When we walk in the door, everyone starts laughing.
"What?" Jasper and I ask.
"You guys are soaked!" Emmett laughs.
Jasper walks to where Emmett's standing shakes his head, spraying Emmett with water.
"There. Now you are, too," Jasper laughs.
I go to my room, change into dry clothes, and dry my hair.
Jasper comes up behind me and starts braiding my hair.
"You know how to braid?!" I laugh.
"I live with Alice and Rosalie. What do you expect?" Jasper laughs back.
We look at each other and start laughing and keep laughing.
All the laughing reminds me of the giggle fits my friends I would have, when I was human.
And in this moment, we are humans.
Not blood sucking demons, but care free humans.

I don't know how long we laughed, but it was a long time.
I look over and Benjamin and Alice are standing in the doorway.
"How long have you guys been there?" I ask, between laughs.
Benjamin looks down at his wrist, at a watch that isn't there.
"Half an hour."
Jasper and I look at each other and laugh harder.
"What are you two on?!" Alice gawks.
"I want some!" Benjamin chuckles.
"I can't do anything to help. It's too strong," Jasper laughs, although I know, at any other time, his fists would be clenched and he would be talking through his teeth.
Alice and Benjamin watch us, look at each other, and then watch us some more.
After a while, Alice speaks first.
"CARLISLE!" she calls.
"No need to be loud; I could have heard you from China. What's wrong?" Carlisle asks.
"Make them stop!" Alice and Benjamin whine.
"I'm a doctor; not a psychiatrist."
"Why would they need a psychiatrist?" Benjamin asks.
"They're crazy. Nanu, were you ever tested as a human?"
"Nope."
I look up at Carlisle and try to keep a straight face, but I fail, epicly, and start laughing again.
Carlisle shakes his head, grabs my wrist, and drags me out of the room.
He turns to Alice and Benjamin and says, "Try and do something about Jasper."
Carlisle leads me down to the second floor and into his office. He points to the chair at his desk and tells me to sit. I do and keep laughing.
Carlisle stands in front of me and watches me.
"What?" I ask between laughs.
"I'm just waiting for you to stop."
I pull my legs up to me chest, rest my head in my knees, and take deep breaths.
After a few minutes, I abruptly stop laughing.
I look up and Jasper's standing beside Carlisle.
"It felt like you could use some help," he smiles down at me.
"Thanks," I smile back.
"Either of you have the number for the crazy house? I need it on speed dial," Carlisle chuckles.
"Alice might," Jasper whispers.
"That's mean," Carlisle scolds.
"She's the love of my life; it doesn't count."
Jasper's eyes flicker over to me and he runs out the door, gets Alice, and they run into the woods.
Carlisle and I go into the living room and we all tell Christmas stories from our human lives.