RENESMEE
"What do you want?" Eddie asked the vampire, the vampire tilted his head over to Chantelle and me.
"I'm here for them," he said.
"You're not getting them," Eddie said. The vampire then turned to look at Chloe.
"Mmmm, a snack," he said smiling mischievously. Eddie let out a furious growl, warning him to stay away.
"What is she to you?" the vampire asked.
"She's mine," he hissed at him.
"She's your mate? But she's human…" he asked tilting his head to the side, trying to get a better look at Chloe.
"It doesn't matter what she is. You will not touch her," Eddie said. I saw the muscles tighten in his arm.
"What are you going to do?" the vampire asked, looking back at Eddie.
"If you lay on finger on her I will pull your head off," Eddie snarled. I saw Chloe close her eyes, her hands resting on Eddie's back. I saw her drop them and thread them around his waist pulling her body closer to his. I saw the vampire look towards me, I cringed behind Jacob. Jacob snarled and I could feel his body starting to shake.
"Don't look at them," Eddie snarled. The vampire turned to Eddie questioningly.
"She looks like you," the vampire said tilting his head towards me.
"She's my sister," Eddie hissed. The vampire turned to Eddie.
"Is she now?" he asked. Jacob pushed me further into his back. Chantelle clung to my arm; she was holding back sobs of fear.
"Why do you protect the hybrids?" the vampire asked Jacob. Jacob didn't answer, he just stood there, I couldn't see his face but I knew his expression wasn't one of happiness. "Hmm," The vampire murmured walking slightly towards us.
"Nessie! Eddie!" I suddenly heard my mom shout from somewhere in the forest. Seconds later my mom was in between Jacob and Eddie, her shield expanded around us. The vampire smiled menacingly and stepped towards her, he was thrown back by the force of her shield. He scowled. Milliseconds later the rest of my family and the rest of the wolves came into view. They all surrounded the vampire, restraining him. Chloe and Chantelle burst out crying. Chantelle ran into the arms of her mother and Eddie caught Chloe in his embrace. Chloe's breathing was erratic. She was going into an asthma attack, I was about to run over to her but my grandpa was quicker than me, he was over by her in seconds.
"Where is your inhaler?" he asked. Eddie answered for her.
"In her bag in the living room," he said and my grandpa ran into the house. Chloe was clung to Eddie, her hands gripping the back of his shirt. He stroked her cheek and moved the hair from her forehead, trying to comfort her. He knelt down onto the floor pulling her onto his lap. My grandpa came back within seconds and handed Eddie the inhaler. Chloe took the inhaler, finally breathing again. I turned to Jacob who was watching me, I felt like crying. I just climbed into his arms and I wrapped myself around him. He hugged me tightly and brought me over to my mom still burning with fury at the centre of the room.
"Bella?" Jacob asked using one of his hands to stroke her cheek. When he finally got her attention her face relaxed and the shield dropped from around us. Jacob smiled. "Thanks for coming to save us," he said, she smiled back.
"You knew I'd be here," she said. He nodded and pulled her into him. She wrapped her arm around my back and used the other arm to hug Jacob. Jacob kissed her forehead then rested his head against hers, his eyes bore into mine. He still had hold of me in an iron grip. I kissed his shoulder and rested my head against it. He finally pulled away from my mom and my dad took her in his arms. As if Jacob knew what I wanted he took me over to Eddie and Chloe still sitting on the floor. He knelt down so I was close to them. I pealed myself off him and reached for my brother. He hugged me with his spare arm.
Thank you for protecting us. I thought to him.
Always Nessie. He thought and kissed my head. I smiled and pulled back looking at Chloe who was curled into Eddie. She wasn't crying anymore but her face was all puffy and red. She looked at me with sad eyes.
"I was so scared," she whispered. I saw Eddie tighten his grip around her.
"I know, so was I," I told her, I leant forward and she pulled me into a hug. Jacob still had his hands on my waist. I didn't think he wanted to let go of me just yet.
"Jacob, Eddie, can you take Renesmee and Chloe to the cottage please? A few of us will follow you shortly." Carlisle said. Jacob and Eddie nodded. "Can you go with them please? We have it under control here," Carlisle said to the wolves that now surrounded us. They all nodded. I pulled away from Chloe and Jacob pulled me into his arms as he stood up. He cradled me, holding me close. Eddie did the same, he picked Chloe up as if she was a baby and both Jacob and Eddie began running towards the cottage.
We arrived at my old home minutes later. Jacob set me on my feet but kept his arm tightly around my waist. He pointed to the wolves and then to the forest. Signalling them to run patrol.
"And don't let anyone get through this time!" he snarled after them. He walked over to the door and he opened it. Jacob led me over to the couch and pulled the white dust sheet off. He sat down cradling me in his lap.
"Sit with them, I want to check the area," Eddie said leading Chloe to the couch, she nodded weakly and sat next to us. Eddie came back soon after and took a seat next to Chloe.
"All clear. It's late. If you want, Renesmee and Chloe can sleep in my parent's old room. Jake you can sleep in Renesmee's, I won't be sleeping tonight," Eddie said. He extended his arm onto the back of the couch, just behind Chloe's back. She looked down at her hands, as if she was nervous. I touched her arm.
You've just been through a traumatic event, he's saved your life twice, I don't think he'll mind comforting you. I thought to her, she looked up at me and smiled weakly. I nodded in encouragement. She turned to look at Eddie, he looked down at her. They stared at each other for only a few seconds before Eddie let his arm slip down and circle Chloe's waist. He pulled her against him. I relaxed my head onto Jacob's shoulder and smiled at them.
"I wonder if this still works," Jacob said and got the remote out of the drawer. I stood up and pulled the sheet off the TV and switched it on by the plug. I took my seat back on Jacob's lap and he pressed the on button on the remote. The TV flickered on; it came up with a message saying it was connecting to the TV Company. Within minutes it was working and Jacob was switching through the TV channels.
Just as Jacob settled on watching CNN the door opened. Eddie and Jacob moved so fast even I had trouble keeping up. I knew Chloe would have been startled. Jacob had me pressed into his back standing in the middle of the room; Eddie was standing next to him, their arms touching with Chloe behind him.
"It's only us, don't kill us," my Aunt Rose said and walked in with Chantelle, Alice and my grandmother. Jacob and Eddie relaxed their protective stances, letting Chloe and I free again. Rose, Alice, Esme and Chantelle walked in closed the door.
"We're safe for the time being, no one is coming after the girls again. The vampire ensured us he would be the last. For now." My grandma said.
"Where are my parents?" Eddie asked.
"They're still with the others; they need Edward for his talent and Bella for precaution." Alice said. Eddie nodded. I walked away from Jacob over to my grandma. What I really wanted right now was a hug from my mom but my grandma was just as comforting. I reached her and as if she knew what I wanted she wrapped her arms around me and kissed my head. I rested my head against her chest. She was at least six inches bigger than me so it was easier to cuddle her. I let out an involuntary yawn as they continued to talk about what was happening over at the other house, as if it was contagious Chloe yawned too, followed by Chantelle.
"Looks like the girls need to sleep," Esme said reaching over to stroke Chantelle's long hair.
"Chantelle can sleep in Renesmee's old room. I'm going to run patrol with the others. I won't be sleeping tonight I don't think," Jacob said and walked over to me. I stepped away from my grandma and he pulled me into his chest and bent down to my ear. "I won't be far," he whispered. "Get some sleep I'll be here when you wake up," I squeezed his waist and he placed a kiss on my head. I looked up and moved my hands to his face. I didn't care that my family were watching us at this point. I brought his face down to mine and pressed my lips against his.
I love you. I placed in his head. He smiled against our kiss before he pulled away.
"Love you too Ness. Sweet dreams," he said and pulled fully away from me. "I'll see you all in the morning," he said and walked out the house. I took Chantelle's and Chloe's hands and after we said good night to my family we headed down the hall to the bedrooms. I pointed to my old room.
"Chantelle that's my old room," I said, she nodded but looked at me with sad eyes.
"I don't want to be alone," she whispered, I squeezed her hand and pulled her into my parents old room. They did have a queen sized bed after all. I was pretty sure the three of us could sleep in it. Chloe pulled the dust sheets from the bed and the wooden posts. I pulled my sweater and shoes off and looked through the bag to see if my mom had packed pyjamas. I pulled the two pairs out and handed one to Chantelle. Chloe went into her own bag to get hers.
"Is there-" she began to ask but I cut her off knowing what she was going to say. I pointed over to my parent's en-suite bathroom. As she walked in I heard her mutter 'why do vampires need a bathroom?' I laughed a little stripping down into my pyjamas. I didn't make a fuss that Chantelle was in the room as I changed and neither did she, we were sisters and had grown up together; it didn't bother us. Chantelle and I were done before Chloe came out of the bathroom. I pulled back the quilt and climbed under. I had so many memories in this room. When I was younger I used to get nightmares of the Volturi a lot. I remember knocking at the door and climbing in between my parents on the bed. I had slept in this bed a lot; it even smelled like them still and I could smell traces of my own scent, even after the sheets being washed. Chantelle climbed in behind me and Chloe got in the other side of me. It took a while for us to finally fall asleep but we did.
My sleep wasn't dream free however. I woke up around four am to a bad dream. Chantelle was curled into my side with her arm placed over my waist and Chloe was on the edge of the bed, one more turn and she would fall onto the floor.
"Bad dream?" Someone asked in the dark. I jerked up in the bed searching the room. "Calm down Ness. It's only me," Eddie said as he walked into the room. "I was just checking on you."
"Oh," I said lying back down.
"You didn't answer my question," he said taking a seat in the arm chair that was placed in the corner of the room.
"Yeah," I answered him. He nodded.
"The Volturi?"
"Mhmm," I said.
"It's a shame you're not a vampire like me. I don't dream," he said in the dark.
"You don't dream?" I asked in disbelief. He slept so surely he dreamt.
"Not that I know of. If I do, I never remember them."
"That's kind of sad. I have nightmares but the good dreams are nice," I said, he laughed.
"There is only one thing I'd dream of if I could anyway," he said, his eyes flickering to Chloe's sleeping form.
"Are you guys going to get together now? I mean saving her life twice has her head over heels for you," I joked. He grinned at me then shrugged.
"I don't know. I always thought I'd wait until she was older…" he said trailing off. He was watching her now, sleeping next to me.
"She's ready Eddie." I said in complete confidence. It had been a couple of months, she was nearly sixteen.
"She might be but I don't know if I am," he said. I could hear his voice cracking slightly.
I sat up in the bed, moving Chantelle's arm off of me. I climbed slowly out of the bed, careful not to move it too much and walked over to my brother in the corner of the room. I could tell he was scared, he wanted to be with Chloe but he didn't want to hurt her, or force her into anything. I reached Eddie and sat down onto his lap, snuggling into him.
"I know you're scared, but you have to ignore the bad and remember the good," I whispered.
"What good is there in a vampire loving a human?"
"Mom and dad worked it out."
"Dad was petrified every time he touched her that he would rip her throat out or accidentally break a bone in her body if he held her too hard." He said.
"Mom was dad's singer though; it was much harder for him." I said my voice cracking as I remembered my best friend. My singer. I missed him, even the burn in my throat that accompanied him when he was close.
"I guess… but it's not as if her blood doesn't tempt me Renesmee. She's human; there will always be a part of me that thirsts for blood whilst she is craving chocolate. I can't be human with her."
"Then she can be a vampire with you," I said simply. Eddie sighed.
"There is that," he admitted.
"Do you not want to be with her forever?" I asked.
"Of course I do. I'm not even with her now and I know that, I'm not like dad. I don't believe that in changing her we are risking her soul. I just want her happy. If that's what she wants then that's what I'll give her, if she wants to stay human, then she can do that. I won't push her into anything."
"That is wise brother," I said, he laughed.
"Why thank you sister," he said and I giggled.
"Either way, you need to give it a go. Otherwise you will regret it forever. She doesn't have a boyfriend anymore, you've saved her life twice and I know for certain she thinks you're hot," I said nudging him a little with my shoulder, he let out a small laugh.
"Yeah, I know. I think I'll talk to her tomorrow," he whispered. I squealed quietly in excitement.
"I can't wait to finally see you guys together," I said sighing, just imagining it.
"You saw us together today."
"No I mean really together. Like you call her your girlfriend together. Like Jake and I together." I said looking up at his face in the dark. He looked down and smiled at me.
"You have no idea how it felt to hold her today. I can't wait either," he said and winked. I laughed, a little too loud. Chloe stirred in the bed, rolling over towards the ground. Eddie reacted like a flash of light; he had stood me up from his lap lightly on my feet and ran over to the edge of the bed, catching Chloe in his arms. She sighed lightly in her sleep, not waking up. Eddie placed her back in the bed. Closer to the middle.
"I'm not going to get back in there now," I moaned. There was no way I could fit in between them both.
"Sorry," he muttered walking back over to the chair and sitting down. Holding his arms out for me to sit back down.
"It's okay, you'll do," I said resting my head on his shoulder, closing my eyes. He laughed and kissed my forehead.
"Goodnight Renesmee," he whispered.
"Night," I said before I dozed off into a dreamful sleep.
I jerked awake, I hated nightmares. Eddie's arms tightened around me, I sighed and opened my eyes. The light was shining through the curtains.
"What time is it?" I asked hearing my voice muffled by my sleepiness.
"Around eight am," he said. I shifted my weight to look at my cousin and friend in the bed. Chloe was turning every few seconds. She was clearly waking up. Chantelle however was still in a deep sleep.
"Are mom and dad back yet?" I asked looking back at Eddie. He shrugged.
"I don't know, I haven't moved from this spot. I heard a bunch of people come in about five am but I'm not sure if mom and dad were with them."
"Oh," I said, feeling a little guilty. I stood up from his lap and stretched my arms above my head as I yawned. My muscles ached and I felt stiff. My brother wasn't that comfy to sleep on. Chloe's eyes fluttered open and caught sight of me standing at the foot of the bed. "Morning," I greeted her with a smile.
"Hey," she whispered looking at me.
"Would you girls like some breakfast?" Eddie asked, standing up from the chair. He sounded so much like our father as he said that it was scary. I remembered all too well the times I used to fall asleep in my dad's arms.
"Sure," I said walking over to the door to pull my hoodie over my head.
"Okay," Chloe said and climbed out of the bed. She slipped on her slippers and we all walked out towards the kitchen.