EDDIE
Renesmee was in shock too, none of us had expected it so soon. I hadn't even perfected my shield yet. I would be no use without my mom by my side. Even then I didn't know if we could produce that power again.
"Thank you for the information Anne. We really need to get going. We didn't realise how soon the battle was," I said to her.
"Okay. It was nice to see you both again. Will you promise to call?" she asked. I nodded.
"Thank you again," I said standing up from the couch with Renesmee's hand still in mine.
"You're welcome. Hope everything goes well," she said sincerely.
"So do I," I answered honestly and Renesmee and I left the shop.
Before Renesmee and I headed back we decided to spend a little longer in Seattle. Renesmee dragged me around all the clothes shops. I swear Alice was really her birth mother. Either way she was done before I knew it. We were walking through one of the shop lined roads, Renesmee was drinking a milkshake and I was carrying her bags.
"So what shall we get mom and dad for their anniversary?" she asked me. It took me by surprise. We had never really gotten them anything specific. It was normally just a day that they spent with themselves back at our old cottage. I shrugged.
"No idea. Why are we getting them something?" I asked.
"'Cause I want to surprise them, plus dads been extra nice to us with the rule system and now we're really old enough to actually get them something I want to." She said to me
"Alright then. But do you have any ideas?" I asked her.
"Nope," she said. I laughed, well that was helpful.
"You do realise they have everything right?" I asked her. It was the same with us. It was getting harder and harder to buy presents for everyone on birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas's. Most of the time presents were not handed out. Unless of course it's a special birthday or event.
"Yeah… that's why I was thinking something completely unique, something special to us or made by us." She said taking the last sip of her milkshake and throwing it in a bin as we passed it.
"We could ask Aunt Alice, she's pretty good with the creative stuff," I mentioned.
"Yeah but I'd rather if just me and you knew. It's easier to hide then. Dad can't get in your head and I know I'll be able to hide it."
"You sure?" I asked her.
"I can," she answered confidently.
"Okay well, we can always come back to Seattle when you think of something. I really need to get to the warehouse," I said looking at my phone for the time, I noticed I had two missed calls, both from Chloe.
"Yeah alright. Come on," she said and we walked back to my car.
"One sec," I said as we climbed in. I redialled Chloe's number. She answered on the second ring.
"Hey," she said.
"Hey babe, what's up?"
"Nothing, I just missed you." She said. I laughed and turned the keys in the ignition of my car.
"I missed you too. Hold on a minute," I said to her and handed the phone to Renesmee. "Loud speaker," I said to her and pulled the car out the parking space.
"Hey Clo!" Renesmee said down the phone.
"Hey Ness, you guys still in Seattle?" she asked.
"On our way back now, you're on loud speaker so you can still talk to Eddie."
"Alright. Well I was wondering when you would be back 'cause I can come over again tonight."
"You can?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah. My mom is going out with this guy. I don't like him but he makes her happy. She said I could invite Renesmee over but I'd rather come to yours. That's if your parents let me," she said. Renesmee and I let out a small laugh. Our parents saw her as their own daughter; Chloe didn't need to ask to come over.
"Of course Clo. You don't need to ask to come over anymore," I said to her
"Yeah it's your home too now," Renesmee said. Chloe laughed on the other end of the phone.
"Alright I won't ask," she said, I smiled as I watched the road.
"Well I'll be back in about half an hour. Eddie has to go to the warehouse but he will be back a little later."
"I'll be back as soon as I can," I answered.
"Okay then. Well I'm gunna be another hour or so, so I'll just see you when I do."
"Okie dokey," Renesmee said.
"Okay, bye guys."
"Bye," I said, even though I wanted to hear her voice for longer.
"Bye," Renesmee said and hung up.
I dropped Renesmee off at the house and made my way to the warehouse. Renesmee was going to fill everyone in while I confronted Lizzy and Sara. I walked straight through the lobby and into the large room; I scanned the whole place for any signs of the two leaders. I saw Jeremiah sitting with Harry so I marched over to them.
"Where are Lizzy and Sara? I have to talk to them," I said.
"Hello to you too," Jeremiah said standing up from the floor. "They're through there," he said pointing at the door at the far end. I made my way over, ignoring anyone who said hello to me or stared.
I walked into the room to find couches set up and a kitchen. I saw Lizzy getting a drink from the fridge.
"Why didn't you tell us the battle was on Saturday?" I said to her walking right up to her.
"Excuse me?" she asked.
"The battle is happening Saturday," I said to her, my anger was still burning.
"Where did you get this information?" she asked taking a sip of her drink.
"A very reliable source," I said.
"Your aunt?" she asked.
"No, someone else."
"Oh. Well we were not aware of how soon it was. I must get some sleep and find this out for myself. Thank for the information Eddie," she said walking over to the couch. She seemed sincere enough. Maybe she really didn't know how soon the Volturi had decided to intervene.
"Is that is? Are we actually ready?" I asked.
"Yes we'll be ready. My brother David will be training you with your shield. Of course we don't have as much time as I once hoped but you can start today as planned," she said. "Excuse me, I need to go to sleep," she said and left my sight. I turned back into the warehouse where I was greeted by Lizzy's brother David.
We spent the entire afternoon training. He had a shield himself, he was a purely physical shield, much like my mom's but his froze people in place if you touched it. It was impressive; he showed it to me on a few volunteers. I was aware mine burnt anyone who touched it but I simply could not throw it out from my body.
"Chantelle, come here sweetie," David said to Chantelle as she came into the room. Chantelle did as he asked and walked over to us.
"Now, I want you to try and protect Chantelle. Imagine the Volturi are centimetres away from you. They are about to grab hold of Chantelle, burn them!" he ordered excitedly. I tried, I really did but I knew Chantelle wasn't in danger so I just couldn't do it. I loved Chantelle as a sister; I just hoped that if that situation really did occur that I would be able to project my shield. I let my thoughts be known by David.
"No no no! That's not enough. You have to be able to do it now and control it. This is very important. You can't be with your mother all the time," he said to me. I sighed in frustration. I just didn't know how to do this.
"Eddie," I heard from behind me, my mom was standing there I hadn't noticed her come in. "I'll try and help you. When I was training to project my shield it was Edward. For you it's going to be me. I'm not letting Chantelle get hurt." I had no idea what she was talking about. "David, I need someone that can hurt me physically, not mentally with their ability. Apart from Harry do you have anyone that can do that?" she asked. I stared at my mother in shock. No! She wasn't hurting herself.
"Mom… no," I said to her.
"Eddie it will work. It's called motivation," she said with a smile.
"Yes I believe I do. One minute," he said and walked away.
"Mom seriously…" I said worried for her.
"Eddie it worked with me. Your father was my motivation, I had to try and expand my shield to protect him. It worked Eddie, so it will work for you. I would never suggest Chloe to do this as she is only human or Renesmee and Chantelle but I'm pretty sure it will work the same with your mother," she said with a soothing smile. I sighed, she was right, if this was going to work I'd rather one of my indestructible family members to be the bait than Chloe or my sisters, even if it was my own mother. I reluctantly nodded.
"Okay," I said. I could do this. I could protect my mom; I loved her more than my own life. It would destroy me if anything happened to her. I would do this.
"Eddie, Bella. Meet Imogen. Her ability is to cause internal bleeding of organs on single targets. It's a long process that takes time. It's not going to kill you but it's going to hurt," David said introducing us to a tall blonde vampire, I remembered her from when we met the various vampires that were staying here to help.
"And my shield will protect her from it?" I asked, I was unsure how that worked.
"Yes. Your mother's and your shields are part mental and physical. Meaning you two can protect people from every possible harm. What Imogen does isn't an illusion but you won't be able to expand your physical shield without your mental one anyway. Abilities can't pass through your shields, or so it seems." He said. "Just try it," he said. I nodded and my mom placed her hand in mine.
"I'm ready," my mom said. I nodded too; signalling Imogen to do whatever it was she does. She stared intently at my mom. Staring at her for a full minute before my mom gasped. She squeezed my hand. I used all my will power to expand my shield around my mom.
"Do not withdraw power from your mother. Use your own strength to protect her," David ordered as he watched closely. I nodded and bore my eyes into Imogen's face. My mom continued to cry in pain next to me, she soon dropped to her knees and let go of my hand.
"If it gets too much just expand your own shield Bella and Imogen will stop," David said. I looked down at my mom who was nearly lying on the floor. I watched her struggle and scream. I used everything in me at that moment to protect her, and I did. For a brief moment, I saw my shield expand and engulf my mom. She gasped and looked up at me. But the shield wasn't up for long and it faltered causing my mom great pain again.
"Well done Eddie!" David said placing his hand on Imogen's arm. "Stop now my dear," he said and she looked away from my mom to nod at David. I fell to my knees and pulled my mom into a hug.
"Sorry," I whispered to her. She was breathing deeply but brought herself to look at me, she was smiling.
"You did it!" she said wrapping her arms around my neck. "I'm so proud of you," she whispered. I held her until she was breathing normally and the venom had healed all her insides.
"Not for long I didn't. I couldn't keep you protected," I told her.
"No, that's good. It means you're nearly there," she said pulling back to smile at me.
"I guess," I said to her. She continued to smile and brought my forehead to her lips so she could kiss it.
"Well done," she said and stood up, I followed her, taking hold of her hand.
"I think that's enough for today, I'll be back tomorrow though, thank you," I said to David.
"You're welcome, and yes. I'll see you then," he said. I took my mom's hand and led her out of the warehouse. In all honesty I wanted to get back to Chloe; it was starting to get dark. Chantelle also followed us and we made our way back home.