Carlisle

Violetta had stayed around the largest number of people at a time all night so that I wouldn't talk to her about Friday night, or Carmen's talk with her. She never met my eyes for longer than a few seconds. She smiled and laughed as much as she could, but I knew it was forced.

Today, we stood out in the forest and watched as Kate worked with her. Bella had tested her shield with Violetta's gift, but Bella fell in agonising pain, just as the rest of us would have done.

Right now, Garrett was nominating himself to be her guinea pig as Kate worked with Violetta to control the heat that was emitted from her hands.

"I don't normally use it unless I'm upset or angry." Violetta said a she failed again to burn Garrett.

"Think about the conversation you're going to have with Carlisle sooner or later. Think about how we all know about your suicidal thoughts and self-harming behaviours."

"Kate." I warned.

"She can take it." Kate said to me, her eyes still on Violetta.

Mason was standing beside me, staring intently at her.

Violetta took a breath and placed her hand on Garrett's wrist. It burned quickly, and painfully, judging by the way Garrett jumped back and yelped.

"Good. Now, do it again but picture how it flows through you. How it transmits from you to the victim."

Violetta looked at Garrett who was rubbing his wrist.

"Here." Violetta stepped forward and used her other hand. She held it on the burn for a few seconds. "It'll go away soon."

"Thanks. Emmett, you're up." Garrett said, stepping backwards.

"What? No."

"Emmett." Rosalie pushed him forwards.

"Fine." He walked over to take Garrett's position in front of me.

"Ready Emmett?" Kate asked.

"Yeah, I guess."

She nodded at Violetta. She held her hand out and placed it on Emmett's wrist. He swore and jumped backwards.

"Sorry, sorry." He apologised.

"I thought you said you could already control this when we first found out about it." Jasper said.

"Not really. I can stop and start when I'm upset, but I can't really choose to use it if I'm in an okay mood."

"Not yet." Kate corrected with a smirk.

Edward and Bella walked into the clearing where we all were after another hour of Kate and Violetta working and arguing.

Violetta stopped and looked straight to Edward. He shook his head after a moments silence and walked over to me. Bella stood beside Alice and Jasper.

"You're losing focus." Kate said, bringing my attention back to her.

"I give up." She said.

"No, you don't. Keep trying. I'll be back soon." I said as I walked towards the direction of the reservation. Esme followed behind me, with Bella and Edward.

"Can I take a break?" She asked.

"No."

"She hasn't hunted in a while Carlisle…" Mason said quietly to me.

"I thought you hunted this morning…"

She stared at Mason, "You really know how to get on my nerves, don't you?"

"Sorry, I didn't know you told him that you did."

"You can take a break to hunt, but someone go with her please and actually make sure she feeds? Thank you."

"Come on." I heard Jasper say to her. She groaned but her footsteps followed his and Alice's.

"Renesmee, you need to get over yourself. You are just as moody as she is." Bella said.

"I am not!" She exclaimed.

"That tone isn't really helping your side, babe." Jacob said quietly.

"Can you shut the hell up!" She yelled at him.

Bella was hiding her smirk.

"This has got to do with something else, doesn't it?" Esme asked.

"…The pack likes her better than me."

"Oh, how unfortunate…" Bella said sarcastically.

"Can you not?" Renesmee snapped at her.

"Don't speak to her like that." Edward said.

"That's not true, you know." Jacob said.

"Yes, it is. Every time we see them they continually ask if she's coming with Mason, and whenever Mason is around, they insist that he brings her next time. Leah and Seth prefer her company a lot more."

"I wonder why…" Edward said.

"Stop." Esme scolded him quietly.

"Why do they even prefer her? She's messed up!"

"Renesmee!" Bella scolded.

"She is!"

I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed. "That isn't her fault, Renesmee."

"No, she blamed it on you."

"She hasn't blamed anything on anyone." Esme said. "She knows what she is, and she's not doing anything you haven't done."

Leah and Seth came in, at a bad time, as per usual. "Oh, sorry. We'll wait." Leah turned back around.

"No! Wait. Honestly guys, do you prefer Violetta over me?"

"You sound like Rosalie when Bella was human." Edward rolled his eyes. "Don't answer that question guys." He said to Leah and Seth.

"No, answer the damn question." Renesmee said.

"Don't you think you're overreacting? She didn't really do anything." Leah said. "It's not her fault that Jacob couldn't take a little insult."

"Can it Leah." Jacob warned.

"She asked." Leah raised her eyebrows before walking back out. Seth followed behind her.

"How about you both just get over it? She feels like shit for no reason." Edward said.

"Why are you taking her side!? I'm your daughter; you're supposed to support me."

"I support you when it's something worth supporting. This is just ridiculous."

"Urgh, go back home." Renesmee rolled her eyes and stood up. She walked behind the couches of Jacobs' fathers' house and into the small kitchen.

"Remember when you used to do exactly that?" Jacob asked Bella, motioning to Renesmee's move.

Bella smiled and stood up, walking over to Renesmee. "Are you seriously doing all of this out of jealousy?" She asked her quietly.

Renesmee stopped cleaning and stared at Bella. "You all like her so much more."

"No, we don't. We 'like' you equally."

"Really? I used to be Grandpa's little girl, Grandma's best friend. Jasper had never spoken to me like he does with her. Alice and Rosalie are always jumping at the first opportunity to do her nails or her hair. They stopped doing that stuff with me when I grew up. Emmett doesn't even speak to me anymore!"

"Maybe he would if you weren't always out." Edward said quietly.

"Sweetheart, Alice spends so much time with her because Jasper does. Rosalie does because Violetta is a permanent child. She's everything Rosalie wants. Emmett doesn't speak to you as often because you're not around as much anymore. Jasper speaks to her more because she needs him to. She needs someone to understand, and make her feel like she's worth something." Bella explained, "And you cannot blame Carlisle and Esme for loving their own daughter. They were without her for years; of course they're going to spend as much time as possible with her, especially because of what she's…going through, as well. You're expecting too much of them all."

"Is it too much to ask to feel loved by your aunts and uncles? I don't think so."

"Then you need to talk to them about it."

"No way."

Bella groaned, "You're not going to get anywhere if you don't speak to them."

"You know, Jacob and I were looking at a place of our own. I don't need to be a part of their lives at all."

"Don't be like that." Bella said. "You know you want to be a part of their lives, and they want you to be."

"Whatever. Jacob and I have somewhere to be soon."

"Fine, but I would really appreciate it if you actually said goodbye to your grandparents properly, not just a grunt as they leave."

Edward, Esme and I stood up. Renesmee walked over and hugged me and Esme. "Bye."

I walked out behind Edward. Bella followed me but Esme didn't move. "We never meant to make you feel unimportant, Renesmee. We're sorry."

Renesmee didn't reply to her, so she kissed her forehead and said goodbye to Jacob before walking out to us.

"We'll, that didn't go as I had expected…" Edward said.

"And you were not help." Bella said in an irritated voice.

"What do we tell Violetta when she asks?" Esme asked me.

"The truth."

"No, she'll just want to leave again." Bella said.

I shook my head, "She's got Mason. Renesmee will come around and they'll talk about it."

"I think it's funny how they both really like the other, but for some reason refuse to get along." Edward said.

"They're young." Esme said.

"Do you think they'll get along eventually?" Bella asked.

I nodded, "I'll bet on it."