Renesmee smiled as she read the neat words on the crumpled post card. It was from Alice and Jasper, they were travelling through Greenland and meeting up with old friends. The family didn't usually communicate through post as it took so long to get to the destination but, Alice enjoyed the act of creating something special for someone and having it sent to them as a surprise. She read it through once more before placing it on the old oak table for Jacob to read when he got back from hunting.
Jacob was about ten minutes away so she grabbed a book and a woollen blanket to snuggle up on the couch to read a couple chapters. A while later she glanced at the clock on the wall. Gosh it was half an hour past the time Jacob was supposed to be back, was he alright? Renesmee was filled with a feeling of dread. She threw off her blanket, panic overthrowing the dread.
Renesmee was out the door and flying through the tall trees of the forest within seconds. Terrible scenarios filling her head of what may have happened to Jacob. It usually took her five minutes to reach their typical hunting spot but today it only took her two minutes. She came to a jolting stop and strained her ears for any sound. She heard distant sounds of crashing and then the unmistakable sound of Jacob snarling. Renesmee started running again at speed thought not possible.
She appeared at a scene of broken trees and terrible snarling. Jacob and a mysterious vampire were entangled, each trying to rip the other's throat. Suddenly a hazy shimmering mist was released into the air and Jacob stumbled back swinging his head from side to side as if trying to get something away that wasn't there. The vampire crouched ready to leap for his throat but Renesmee was faster. She leaped through the air viciously snarling as she landed on the vampire. Shock flashed across his face and he lost his focus, the hazy mist disappearing. She lashed out with her teeth just as he did. Her teeth connected with his arm and she ripped it off then jumped back. He roared with rage. Jacob flew through the air just then and got a hold on the vampire's throat ripping it right out. Killing the mysterious invader.
Renesmee quickly got to work starting a fire to burn the remains of him while Jacob transformed back to a human. He came up and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. "You okay?" he asked, gazing into her eyes with worry. "Yes, I'm fine thanks" she quietly answered. "Do you know who it was?'' She asked, walking over to the body. Jacob replied "I didn't check, sorry". Renesmee went to check and gasped her pale hand covering her mouth. Jacob rushed over "what is it" he urgently asked. She pointed a shaky finger at the vampire "that's Alec from the Volturi, Jane's brother. What is he doing here?" Jacob carefully reached down and pulled a piece of paper that was sticking out from the pocket of his pants. Renesmee glanced over his shoulder to read what it said. The paper said; We will find you, you filthy immortal child, Volturi. Jacob clutched Renesmee's hand reassuringly as dread filled the small clearing.
Once back at their cottage home they sat down to talk. "What do we do?" Jacob asked, nervously chewing his nails. Renesmee had been thinking about that question the whole trip back as they ran through the quiet forest. She had come to one conclusion. "You need to leave" she barely whispered. A crinkled line appeared on Jacobs brow, "what?" He said his voice filled with confusion. Renesmee took her chance before Jacob could object "the Volturi want me not you. Today you were almost killed because of me and only because you got in the way. I can't have that happen to you Jacob-" "No" he interrupted, "I can't leave you Nessie. I can't have you hurt. I don't care if I get hurt but I will always be here to protect you. I'm not leaving." Jacob said his voice was like steel. "But Jacob," Renesmee pleaded hopelessly. "No, I will never leave you, never." He answered, ending that option. "Fine" Renesmee admitted defeat, "but we still need to have a plan to keep us safe because if the whole Volturi comes looking for us we don't stand a chance." She got up needing to do something so she started to pace. "First thing we need to do" pausing as she thought "is warn the others just in case the Volturi are after them as well. Then we have to leave, we can go to the house Carlisle and Esme own just outside of Anchorage and lay low for a while." She stopped, she was so scared for her life, for Jacobs life but most of all for the life they've tried to build.
The next morning they had gotten up half past five to pack their bags and leave. Renesmee had just finished writing an email to let the others know what was happening:
Hello everyone,
I'm just writing to let you guys know that me and Jacob are going off grid for a while and won't be contacting anyone for the time being. I'm also warning you, Jacob was out hunting yesterday and was attacked by Alec. Jane's brother from the Volturi. The attack was so ruthless that we had to kill him and burn the remains. But, before we burned him Jacob found a note in his pocket that read; We will find you, you filthy immortal child, Volturi. So just be alert and watch your back. Please stay safe everyone and don't try to contact us if we don't contact you first. Also don't worry we will be fine,
Love from Nessie and Jacob.
She closed her pink laptop lid and got up sliding it away into a drawer. Looking up she saw Jacob waiting by the door for her, she went up and hugged him. "We will be fine," she said. He answered "As long as we've got each other."
They easily ran the whole way to the house in three days with no need for stopping. As they arrived Renesmee grabbed the old key from under the doormat and smiled. It was the most ridiculous thing ever as the doormat said; Come on in, we don't bite. But, it made her smile every time she saw it and she was thankful for that at the time being. The house obviously had not been used for a long time as there were cobwebs in the corners and dust on the shelves. The purple house was one of Renesmee's favourite places as it allowed her to escape for a while and feel like she was a normal human on holiday. She had so many heartwarming memories here and maybe she would be able to make some more while her and Jacob stayed here she wistfully thought.
It had been five days since Bella and Edward had received the email from Renesmee and Jacob. Despite being told not to worry that's all Bella could do. She wouldn't know what to do if something happened to Nessie and Jacob. So, Edward and her were now at their house hoping they could find some hint of where they've gone, if not to see them but just to be reassured. They approached the front porch but something didn't feel right. The birds had gone silent and the atmosphere felt wrong, lost almost. Then Bella saw something that made her heart race. She grasped Edwards hand, "look, the door." she pointed. It had been completely smashed off of its hinges and was lying in small splinters all over the front room. They rushed forward stepping through the hole where the front door used to be. The house was a complete mess, the book shelf had been overturned and there were pages of books ripped out and lying all over the floor. The beautiful oak table and chairs had been completely smashed to pieces. Bella and Edward turned to look at each other, each with horrified faces. "We need to find them," Edward whispered. They ran outside to find the most recent scent possible so they could trace Renesmee and Jacob.
For over a week now all Jacob and Renesmee had been doing was hunting, pacing, and reading. Today Renesmee had gone out to hunt some moose. She jumped through the treetops scanning the ground for moose. Just as she was about to go home she spotted one. She lowered herself to the ground and moved into a stalking position. She slowly creeped up and the animal, moving silently through the under growth of the forest. Then she lunged and easily sank her teeth into the animal's throat, killing it quickly. After she had drunk all she needed she headed back to the house but was stopped halfway there as she picked up a scent. It was a vampire's scent. Extremely carefully she started to follow it but she lost it as it went into a stream. She then ran the rest of the way home to warn Jacob.
Aro had been planning his vengeance for years. After the Cullens had stopped him for destroying the monster immortal child he had plotted and planned how he would finally complete this task. Now he was about to succeed. He had the girl Renesmee who was no longer a child but did not deserve life but he also had the chance to kill her partner the dreadful werewolf Jacob Black. Tonight at midnight he would finally get his vengeance after all this time.
Bella and Edward had been following the scent trail of Renesmee and Jacob for two and a half days now and Bella could feel they were getting closer. But, the closer they got the bigger the feeling of dread grew inside her, almost totally consuming her. Suddenly, beside her, Edward slammed to a stop. He tensed sniffing the air. And, distantly she could smell something, it was familiar but not in a good way. "Volturi" Edward said, his eyes going black from the rage he felt. "Come on, we can't waste time" Bella grabbed his hand and ran.
Renesmee had been on edge all afternoon and she didn't know why. It was now eleven forty five at night and she still couldn't get to sleep although Jacob was snoring like a machine gun beside her. Suddenly out of the dark knight she hears a twig snap then another and an angry whisper. She sits straight up in bed, her heart feeling as if it's going to beat right out of her chest. She gently shakes Jacob beside her, waking him up. "Uuuh" he mumbles. She puts his hand over his mouth to cover the noise. Jacob was now fully awake and suddenly another twig snapped somewhere in the darkness. Wide eyed they stared at each other, the room radiating fear. Then a dark shape came hurtling at the window and crashed straight through landing on the bed. Renesmee quickly jumped up and tackled the vampire to the ground. He was wearing one of the hideous Volturi coats. She quickly tore off his head and threw it out the shattered window. "They found us" she whispered as twenty more shapes came crashing into the room. All they could do now was fight for everything they had, everyone they loved, and their own lives.
The wind howled around Bella and Edward as they ran after the scent trail of their only daughter and their old friend. Bella strained her ears and heard a crash in the distance then much ferocious snarling and screeches. She ran faster than she had ever ran before, fury filling her veins pushing aside the fear she had been feeling for days. Her thoughts and emotions were a whirlpool of rage and anger towards the people who dare try to hurt her daughter, towards the people who let monsters like them live in this world and, towards herself for not being there to protect Renesmee. But, now she was here and she would destroy anyone who got in her way.
There were bodies everywhere and all of them were trying to kill her. Renesmee was in extreme pain for the bites and cuts she was covered in but the fear for life drove her on and the fear of losing Jacob. Someone was on her back, she twisted and slashed with her teeth biting at her eye. Then she was on fire but there were no flames. Just excruciating fire burning and eating her alive she screeched and could hear Jacob doing the same. In the back of her mind behind all the pain she could comprehend someone standing over her laughing. Jane. The fire got hotter and hotter it consumed her mind, her body, and all reasonable thoughts. All she could think of was escaping the acid burning. There was a loud bang in the distance yet right in front of her. The pain hurt so much. Someone yelled, another snarled. And, suddenly the pain stopped, there was someone there saving her. Two people ripping at throats saving her, no, saving us. Where was Jacob, was he okay? She sat up and furiously looked around. Something heavy bowled into her, a flashing pain sinking into her shoulder but that was nothing compared to what she had just experienced. She threw her off, right through the wall. Then the strangest thing happened. The Volturi started running and they were running away. But something was wrong, Jacob wasn't getting up off the floor. He wasn't even moving. Renesmee ran over to him and cradled his big wolf head. "No" she cried "no!" Bella and Edward came over and held her. But she couldn't believe it, Jacob couldn't be dead, he had to live. She closed her eyes and cried after fighting for them going through all the pain and fear. And he was dead. But then Jacob took a breath.