Disclaimer- All recognizable characters are the creation of Stephenie Meyer, and therefore not mine.

Author's Note: I loved everyone's feedback on the last chapter! Half of you are on Bella's side and the other half are on Renesmee's! That's great because it means that my writing isn't unintentionally biased one way or the other. Thanks for the feedback!

Alice's POV-

It's been a month since the ball, and since I had last spoken to my darling niece. I've never been able to see her future clearly, so I didn't know what was going on with her and her mother. I had hoped she would call though. I missed hearing her voice, and I wanted to make sure that she was okay. I worried for Bella as well. I couldn't imagine what she was going through. I was so torn. I know that Bella has every right to be mad at us, but I missed her so much! I just wished that she would forgive us so she, Nessie, and the rest of us could be a family. I knew it wasn't that simple though.

Since we'd left Volterra a month ago, everyone was a mess, especially Edward. We were barely able to get him to leave Italy in the first place. It killed him to leave, feeling as if it was the past repeating itself. He didn't want to make the same mistake again by leaving. None of the family wanted to leave per se, but we knew it was for the best. It would be a while until Bella, or the Volturi, would forgive us for all that we'd done. Staying in Italy would have just made it worse. We tried to convince Edward to leave but he refused and fought. It wasn't until I had a blurry vision of him sitting at what I think was his piano, smiling with another figure that we were able to convince him to leave. We suspected that the other figure was Renesmee seeing as the vision was fuzzy, and that's normally what happened when I tried to look into her future.

He was still reluctant to leave, but knowing that the time would come when he would be reunited with his daughter calmed him a bit. Upon arriving home, he went into the same pattern of sulking and mostly staying in his room as he had for the past hundred years. I don't know if I would describe it as better or worse than before. Knowing that Bella was alive and he had a daughter who loved him gave him some life, but at the same time, everyone could see how painful it was to be away from them. I could only imagine how hard it would be to stay away from Jazzy. I couldn't even picture how much it would hurt to be in Edward's situation.

The rest of the family was upset too. Everyone had figured out the big secret after Jane and Nessie battled it out with their words. Everyone was shocked but happy to learn that Nessie was Edward's daughter and Bella was alive, but at the same time, they felt horrible for the situation Bella had been put in. We had to keep Rosalie away from Edward for his own safety. She always wanted a baby, and she could kill Edward for wasting a hundred years he (and she) could have spent with his.

All in all, the discovery had taken it's toll on the whole family. Everyone felt the same sadness as they did when we left Bella the first time, but this time, it was worse because we had to leave Renesmee too. Jasper could barely stand to be in the room with everyone at the same time. We spent a lot of time out hunting or shopping so Jasper wouldn't explode from all of the excess emotions flying around, and there were A LOT of them according to Jasper.

Nobody really knew how to feel about the situation. There was regret and guilt for leaving Bella initially, in addition to the fact that we now know that by leaving, she had to raise a baby basically on her own, and ended up being changed as a result. There was an overwhelming amount of love for both Renesmee and Bella, but also sadness because they weren't with us. There was worry over the fact that Bella didn't want to see us, and nobody knew what was happening with either of them in Volterra. Last but not least, there was some hope. Nessie said she loves us, although we had given her every reason to hate us. I could only hope that everything was okay in Volterra, and that Nessie and Bella would join us soon.

I was currently curled up in Jazzy's arms on the love seat in the living room. Emmett and Jazz were watching something on the TV, but I wasn't paying attention. I was thinking about Renesmee and Bella, which I found myself doing a lot of in the past month. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs at a next to human pace, and tried to hide my thoughts. That would be the least I could do considering that I robbed him of the opportunity of talking to his daughter, with the knowledge that he was her father, in Volterra. I could tell he still hadn't forgiven me completely for that.

He walked toward the door slowly. His eyes were pitch black. I figured he was probably going to hunt. I suppose today would be as good a day as ever. It had been a month since we'd seen Renesmee and everyone was probably thinking about her. I'm sure that was agonizing.

"It is. Thank you for reminding me." He said. I apologized in my head and he sighed, walking out the door and taking off into the woods.

Renesmee's POV-

It was a lot more simple to sneak out than I thought it would be. Without my mother and Jane hovering over me endlessly, I doubted anyone would even notice my absence until I was well on my way to Seattle. It didn't keep me from feeling nervous though. It wasn't until the plane actually took off that I was able to breathe a sigh of relief. I was hoping to sleep during the plane ride, but seeing as I had just woken up a few hours ago, I wasn't that tired. I listened to music and watched movies the entire fourteen hour flight. I didn't want to allow my mind to wander about all the things that could go wrong with my little escape plot.

Within minutes after the plane touched down in Seattle, I found myself seated in a taxi on my way to Ovington, Washington. I'd never heard of it before, so I looked it up. It would be about a three hour drive. Right now it was about 5:30 in the evening with the time changes. Back in Volterra it was 2:30 in the morning. I could feel that I was tired, but I didn't want to fall asleep. I was too anxious anyway.

When we passed a sign that said 'Welcome to Ovington' my heart began to race. It would be only minutes until I came face to face with the Cullens again. I wonder how they'll react. I probably should have called first and let them know I was coming. The thought didn't really occur to me until now. I've been in such a rush, I didn't think to stop at a payphone or something to warn them. I suddenly grew nervous. I hope they wouldn't be mad. The driver asked me again for the address I had told him, and continued driving through and then out of the town toward the forest. After a few minutes, he stopped when a small side road met the main road we were traveling on. It had a mailbox with the number of the Cullens' address on it.

"This is as far as I can take you, Miss. The rest of the road is private property.I hope that'll be okay." The driver told me. I grabbed my bag from beside me and pulled out my money to pay him.

"That'll be just fine. Thank you." I handed him the money and stepped out of the car, taking a deep breath. I didn't know how far back the house was, but I couldn't see it from here. It was dark out, but I wasn't really worried.

I waited until the car pulled away before I started running down the road toward the house. When it finally came into view, I slowed down. It was beautiful. It wasn't as big as the castle, but I didn't expect it to be. It was three stories tall and was made of stone and brick. I couldn't help but notice the numerous amount of gigantic windows as well. It seemed so open, unlike the castle, which had barely any windows at all and seemed like a prison.

I made my way to the door, and my nerves peaked. It's okay, Renesmee. You can do this. It's only the Cullens. I told myself. At this moment, I wondered if my mom's shield was still up. I guess I'll find out soon enough. I went to lightly tap on the door, but before I could, the door swung open to reveal a very excited Alice. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head and she squealed when she saw me.

"Oh my goodness, Renesmee!" She pulled me into a tight hug and then pulled away to look me over, probably to make sure that I was real.

"Hi." I said. That was all I could come up with. On the flight and in the car, I tried to prepare something to say to them, but now that the time came, I had nothing. I felt the wind blow and goosebumps covered my skin.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! Come in, come in. You must be cold. It's much colder here than in Italy." She told me, pulling me inside with her. She guided me up a set of stairs, never letting go of my hand. Her cold hand reminded me of what I remembered of my mom's gentle touch and eased my anxiety. "Everyone get your asses down here! We have a visitor!" Alice half-yelled. I'm sure it was just for dramatic effect as they could hear her in a normal tone just fine.

Seconds later, everyone ran down to the living room, and I was met with the same shocked and happy expression as each person entered. The only one I didn't see was my dad.

"Renesmee, darling! It's so good to see you." Esme pulled me into a hug and I relaxed into her embrace. It was so good to feel wanted.

"It's good to see you too. I missed you all." I said, looking at everyone around me.

"We missed you too, Squirt!" Emmett said, lifting me off the ground in a bone crushing bear hug.

"Emmett put her down before you break her. She is half Bella, remember?" Rose said. He put me down and she took her turn hugging me. "Oh, Renesmee. We've missed you so much, honey. We were so sad when you didn't call. We thought you were mad." She admitted.

"I'm sorry. My phone was taken away." I told her and she smiled in relief.

"Ness, honey, don't get me wrong, we are so excited to see you…but why are you here?" Esme asked. She was so kind, trying really hard not to offend me. I thought about how to answer her and rolled my eyes thinking about my mom.

"I just can't deal with my mother right now." I admitted. They looked sad at my confession.

"Ness, what happened?" Alice asked. She and everyone else looked concerned.

"I mean, I don't even know. The whole situation is just a mess. I try to talk to her and she just doesn't even care." I explained, the sassy sixteen year old girl in me showing through. As I thought about it, I grew even more frustrated. I felt a wave of calm hit me out of nowhere, relaxing me quite a bit and looked to Jasper. He was trying to hide his smile. "Anyway, since she seems to be trying to forget the fact that she has a child, I was hoping I could stay here for a bit." I looked at my hands, worried about how they would respond, when I heard Alice squeal again.

"Really? Oh, this will be so exciting! We can go shopping for clothes and stuff for your room! Esme and I could design it for you. Do you like the color—" Alice began, but Esme cut her off before she go too carried away.

"Alice, calm down. Renesmee, you are welcome to stay with us for as long as you need. You are family after all." She smiled at me, and a huge grin covered my face.

"Ahhh! Edward will be so excited!" Alice told me. I heard the door open and close quickly.

"About what?" I heard my father ask. I'm sure the question was unnecessary as surely by now, he could hear everyone's thoughts. I turned to look at him, and I saw him freeze as soon as he saw me.

Author's Note:

Don't hate me. So, as with all of the chapters I write, I had this chapter generally outlined so I would know what to write. This time, however, I kept thinking of more stuff to add to the chapter, so it turned from pretty short to very long, so I decided to split it up.

I hope you all aren't too upset with this chapter. I know not that much happened, but I wanted to upload, and I didn't think I'd be able to finish the extended chapter until like next weekend because this week is super busy for me.

I still hope you'll review! I got some really amazing suggestions and predictions in the last few chapters, which I will be sure to take into consideration. I also like hearing your general opinions.

The goal for this chapter is 480 reviews. Some ideas for reviews if just don't know what to say:

1. Predictions you have / suggestions

2. How will Edward react?

3. How will Bella react?

4. Opinion on Nessie's behavior. (I love reading these! Half of you think she's being a brat and the other half sympathize with her. I don't even know which side I'm on to be honest!)

Happy Easter! Until next time, Taylor

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