RENESMEE

It was coming closer and closer to the end of October. Nothing had happened out of the ordinary. We were starting to think that maybe it was just Alice. Her visions were fading. I didn't think that it was possible to lose your gift as a vampire. Especially after nearly one hundred years of having them but my grandpa assured me it could happen. My aunt was upset. She thought she was losing her gift and that she won't be able to look out for us anymore. Of course everyone tried to reassure her we would all be fine but it was still terrible to watch her cry in frustration as she tried to see past October.

I made my way down the long corridor to the cafeteria. I was in my own little world but I was aware of Chloe telling me something. She was getting more and more excited for the Halloween party her cousin was throwing. I tuned her out and as we made our way to the cafeteria something in the corner of my eye caught my attention. I stopped and turned to look at the girl bent over next to her locker. Her friend was trying to help her up but the girl wouldn't stand. Chloe caught onto what I was looking at and tried to tug me into the cafeteria.

"Come on Ness. She's just sick," Chloe said. "Ness! Stop staring!" She hissed at me when I didn't move. My eyes were fixed on the girl hunched over. Something inside of me was telling me she wasn't sick. Something was terribly wrong.

"Emma! Come on. Let's go to the nurse's office." Her friend was telling her. I looked to her friend and noticed it was Casey. Both Casey and Emma were in my History class. I had never spoken to them and I didn't know much about them except their names. Emma seemed like a sweet girl who was really smart. I remember her answering a question about World War II that nobody else in the class knew.

"Emma," Casey cried. "Come on," she said as she tried to drag her. Emma didn't move, she remained hunched over. I loosened Chloe's grip on my arm and walked over to Emma.

"Emma are you ok?" I whispered as I got closer. She still didn't move. I reached her and I heard Chloe call me back. I ignored my best friend and knelt down so I could see Emma's face. Her eyes were squeezed closed. She was pale as a sheet and she was breathing deeply in and out of her nose. I stared at her for a while before I lifted my hand to her shoulder.

The moment I touched her her eyes shot open. I had never seen anything so shocking in my life. Her eyes bore into mine. Her irises had grown twice the size of normal and were completely black. You could barely see the white surrounding them. They were burning into mine and I felt the need to look away. "Emma?" I asked, I tried to control my voice. The fear inside me was growing. She didn't move, she just continued to stare into my eyes. It felt like she was looking into my soul. Her gaze was starting to make me very uncomfortable.

"Vampire," she whispered so low I had to strain to hear her. It came out as a hiss. I sucked in a breath and stood up. I started to back away from her. I had seen many things in my short life but this was entirely new. I felt a sudden urge to run home to the protection of my mother and my family. Emma straightened up; she didn't take her eyes off me. Her face was indescribable, she was pale, as pale as my vampire family; the skin around her eyes was black too. It looked like she had applied way too much eye makeup, only I noticed from the previous times I had seen her she never actually wore makeup; her lips were dark too, a very dark red. It blended out onto her skin like veins. Her face was not that of a human. I heard Chloe gasp behind me. I backed up until I was next to her and gripped her hand.

Emma was slowly stalking towards us. She hadn't once taken her eyes off me, they were boring into mine still, and they were eyes ready to kill. We also now had an audience. There were kids surrounding us. Some grinning and chanting 'fight'. Some were just watching with fear on their faces. I had to think quickly. I had no idea what to do. My heart was hitting my rib cage faster than it ever had. I prayed that Jacob could sense my fear. I needed him here to help me. I didn't know what would happen when Emma reached me. I thought about running, but stopped myself and decided to hold my own. She was only human after all. Or at least she used to be. I thought about what I needed to do. I didn't know if this was over reacting but the way Emma looked it had me more scared than I've ever been in my whole life. I feared what was coming towards me now more than I did the Volturi, I knew Chloe could feel it too, this girl was dangerous, and so I did the only thing I knew that would save my life and possibly the people around me. I took advantage of the fact I was holding hands with Chloe. I silently sent her a message.

Chloe, please don't freak out. It's Nessie. I need you to slowly make your way into the cafeteria. When you're in there ring my house. Tell whoever answers the phone to get to the school. Now Chloe! Go! I felt Chloe flinch with shock before she recovered and pulled her hand out of mine.

The sudden movement of Chloe running into the cafeteria set Emma off. Emma snarled and ran straight for Chloe. I intercepted her and used all the strength I could gather to push her hard on the chest. She flung backwards and fell into the lockers at the far end of the corridor. The kids cheered around us. Emma fell into a crouch and snarled. The vampire in me took over and I matched her position to hiss back at her.

"Renesmee!" I heard from behind me. Jacob sprinted to my side; he followed my gaze to Emma crouching ready to pounce. "What the f-" before Jacob could finish his sentence I heard a bang from inside the cafeteria.

I was about to run into the cafeteria when Emma leaped at Jacob. Jacob gripped her arms before she reached him. Her teeth were bared and she was aiming at his neck. Was she a vampire? I had no idea. Jacob restrained Emma easily and locked her arms behind her back. I watched my Uncle Jasper and Uncle Emmett come and help to restrain her.

"Don't hurt her. She's only human." I heard my grandpa shout from behind.

"Human?" my uncle Emmett said, his voice rising. "She doesn't look like it to me!" he said and tightened his grip.

"Just get her out of here!" my Aunt Rose hissed. My grandma and aunts were ushering the students who had been watching out of the corridor. They were reluctantly doing as they were told. Casey was protesting violently.

"No! She's my friend! What's wrong with her?" she was asking my Aunt Rose. My Aunt placed her hand on her shoulder and pushed her back.

"She's going to be fine. We will help her, just please leave the corridor," my Aunt Rose said to her. Casey slowly moved out of the way, she didn't take her eyes off of Emma who was struggling in Jacob, Jasper and Emmett's grasps.

"Renesmee you might want to come with me," my grandpa said and I followed him into the cafeteria. My parents and my brother were all kneeling on the floor. They were hovering over Chloe. I gasped and ran over to her. Her eyes were wide and she was breathing roughly.

"Her asthma!" I cried. My parents made way for my grandpa to aid her.

"Chloe!" the scream echoed in my ears. I scanned the room and found Zac running towards us.

"Bella," my dad said in a quick low whisper. My mom jumped up from the floor and ran to meet Zac halfway across the room. She wrapped her arms around him to restrain him from coming closer.

"No I have to see her! What's wrong?" he shouted, trying to get free of my mom's arms.

"Shh, Zac. Calm down. She's having an asthma attack," my mom said to him.

"No! She can't! She's going to die if you don't help her," he cried. My mom tried to comfort him and my attention was drawn back to my grandpa who was taking Chloe in his arms. He took her out of the crowded cafeteria and into an empty class room. My dad, Eddie and I followed him in. I heard my mom address the students who had stopped to stare in the cafeteria.

"Everything is fine, go back to your lunch. She's being taken to the nurse." She said. I closed the door of the class room and ran over to Chloe.

"Chloe where is your inhaler?" my grandpa asked her. She was just staring at him wide eyed as he placed her onto a desk. She couldn't talk, her breathing was too erratic.

"Eddie," my dad hissed. My brother had been holding onto Chloe's hand the entire time. Chloe had only met my brother once and they hadn't exactly become friends but she was holding onto his hand with all her strength. At the moment he let go, her breathing became more uneven. It was horrible to watch. It was like Eddie's hand was the one thing that was keeping her breathing. My brother stood up and ran out of the room. I didn't know what I could do. I took her other hand in mine and she turned her head to look at me. Tears were streaming down her face. I stared back at her and the tears started to fall from my eyes.

"You're not going to die Chloe. You will make it through this. We're not going to let you die." My dad whispered in her ear. Her breathing became less frequent –but still uneven- and her eyes were shutting.

"Chloe! Don't close your eyes! Please!" I cried to her. Her eyes opened again to look at me. Her chest was barely rising. My grandpa sat there helpless. He stared at Chloe, I reached across to him. Don't let her die. I insisted. He shook his head at me.

"I can't change her Nessie," he said to me sadly.

Why not? She's my best friend! Please grandpa, I don't want to lose anyone else. I said to him, my eyes burning into his as I remembered Lauren. He looked from me to my dad. My dad nodded at him and both of them bent forward to my nearly dead friend on the table. I closed my eyes and gripped my friend's hand, waiting for the screams as the venom filled her veins.