Renesmee's POV

"Renesmee?" I hear a voice from the door call my name. I look up to see Elyse in the doorway. "Oh my goodness! Are you hurt?" She rushes over to me. "What happened?"

"I'm not physically hurt."

"Then what's wrong?"

"I'd really not like to talk about it." I say wiping the tears away from my face. "What time is it?" I ask wondering how long I had been here.

"Almost 11. I was hoping you would be here though." I look at her a little bit curious on why she would say something like that. "I was wondering if you would be willing to watch me and give me some pointers. I mean you dance like perfectly- all the time. And I-I-I'm just like not really as good as you and some of the other girls. I'm not even really sure that I should be in this class, but I really want to be and I want to be en point and I just want to be good-" She rambled and I really wanted to stop her embarrassment.

"Sure."

"What?" She looked at me with a look of astonishment.

"I'll help you if you want."

"You really would?" I nod slowly.

"Get dressed and we can work for a while." She smiles brightly before running to the dressing room to quickly change. I look in the mirror while she is gone and see that my eyes were a bit red and my bun had come undone a little bit. I pull my bun out and run my fingers through it to get some of the tangles out of my curly hair, as I hadn't taken the time to straighten it.

"Your curls are really pretty. You should wear it naturally more often." Elyse's voice says and hearing those words make me flashback to one of the many days that He and I had sat around and He had talked about my hair.

*FLASHBACK*

The sun shone down on us as we sat together looking over the top of the hill.

"Everything looks so pretty from up here." I say softly as Jake plays with one of my many curls.

"You do look pretty from up here." Jake said and I smile at him.

"That's not quite what I said Jake."

"I know but you look pretty all the time, especially with your curls down and the sun hitting them at just the right angle."He leans down to kiss the top of my head.

"You just like my curls, that's why you brought me up here isn't it?" I smile while jokingly pointing my words at him.

"Oh, I like many things, your curls, the way you like my jokes, your smile; but I love you."

*FLASHBACK STOPS*

I quickly pull my hair back into a bun. "Thanks, but I don't like them that much."

"I would love to have curls like yours. My hair is straight naturally and for the longest time I thought yours was too." Elyse said and I wish at this moment mine was.

"Let's get started. I don't know how long I can stay."

"Sure!" I move to the barre and we start with échappés, as she did need work on a lot of things. We practice for almost an hour before my iPhone goes off.

"Hello?" I say as I pick up, knowing that it would be Felicity.

"Hey, it's me. I think we should get going if we want to get some good shopping in, especially if we need to go get ribbons for you Miss I-like-to-pracitce-at-7-on-a-Saturday-morning."

"Yeah guess so Felicity. I see you soon."

"Ok." We hang up.

"You have to go?" Elyse asked. I nod and notice a little disappointment on her face.

"How about we meet tomorrow at maybe 10? We can get some more practice in then." Her face brightens up and she nods, smiling. "See you then."

"Thanks Renesmee. See you tomorrow!"

"Bye Elyse," I say before walking towards the door. I make the short trip back to our room, where I see Felicity sitting around on her bed already dressed and ready to go. "Hey, I'm going to change and then I'll be ready to go."

"You going to straighten your hair?"

"No I'll just leave it in the bun."

"I don't see why you don't like them." She said as I started to change. "Most girls would kill to have curls like yours. They are super pretty and totally manageable too."

"I just don't like them. I wish my hair was straight."

"You practice on a Saturday, you don't like the fact that you have hair to die for, and you are one of the most modest people I know… You're really something, that's for sure."

"Thanks…?"

"It's a compliment somehow," She shrugs and smiles. I change into a pair of denim shorts and a cream tank top before grabbing a navy cardigan and navy flip flops since the weather is warm, but still has a cold breeze every now and then. As we walk out the door the crowds of New York seem to just let us blend in with our surroundings. "I can't wait for summer break. My family is going to spend half of our break at my family's lake house."

"It's going to be weird not sharing a room with anyone though." I mention, trying to keep focused on acting like a full-human.

"You have your own room at home right?" I nod. "My sister and I share a room when we are at the lake house, so I was used to the idea when I got here, but it must have been kind of weird for you wasn't it?" I shrug.

"Sort of, but now I can't really imagine it any other way." We cross the busy streets as we make our way to Capezio. "I can't wait to spend some time with my sister though. I miss her a lot when I'm at school."

"You and her are close right?"

"She has been one of the most important things in my life since I was a baby. I know that she would be there for me in a second if I needed her, and she makes me feel safe."

"It's a good thing that she's your guardian then." I nod in agreement as we walk into Capezio. I pick up a couple pairs of ribbons and some thread before Felicity finds a new leotard that she wants to try on. We spend a little less than a half an hour there before paying and leaving. "Where do you want to go Renesmee?"

"I don't really care. Didn't you say something about wanting to see the new bags at Louis Vuitton?"

"Yeah, but I don't have the money for it anyway so why look at a store I know I can't afford. What about Forever 21 instead?"

"Sounds good to me." We walk towards the colorful store, ready to look at the clothing that, to be completely honest, would not be acceptable to Aunt Alice since they were not top designer brands. Felicity flew around the store once we were inside; reminding me of the aunt I hadn't seen since I left for school. She pulled out many things for both of us, the patterns ranging from floral to animal as well as stripes to polka dots.

"Oh my god! This is so you Renesmee!" She says excitedly as she holds out a gold and black sequined strapless leopard print dress to me, making me wonder how she thought it was a dress that I would wear, but I smile and take it anyway knowing that I would end up trying it on anyway. I tried it on and when it didn't look as bad on me as I thought it would I nodded when Felicity said, "Promise me you're going to buy that, it looks fabulous on you!" And I know that when I wear it at home in a month, Aunt Alice will kill me.