Sora Jang
Student ID:1069377
When the situations calm down, Bella and Edward decide to travel around the world as a second honeymoon – since the first ended up as a disaster with Bella getting pregnant – while Renesmee stays in Folks with Jacob and Charlie. However, the trip lasts longer than they expected and Renesmee gets worried when there’s no news from her parents for 10years…
Renesmee woke up with a start. Another nightmare, she shuddered. It was only dawn, and as always, she could hear the rain softly hitting the grass. Where are Bella and Edward? Are they aware that she, their one and only daughter – although she has turned the same age as her mother 4hours before, which is a year older than her father - even existed? She knew that they did, because they always sent a birthday present for her. Last year it was a new mp3 player with latest design from Japan, filled with music probably selected by Edward. His taste of music never changes, she thought, he probably doesn’t know the word ‘trend’ or just ignores it. Two years ago, she found a BMW standing beside Charlie’s cab. She knew it was from her parents because there were Edward’s choice of CD’s and Bella’s choice of books inside the car, but she never found out how it got to her place. There were no notes, let alone a letter. In fact, there hasn’t been any ‘words’ from them since at least five years ago.
No mails. No posts. Not even a tiny parcel standing outside the door. Renesmee has waited till it’s time for the posts to arrive, but there were none for her. Jacob has come, with a huge birthday cake probably baked by Emily(his boss’s wife), and a HUGE bear-hug that would have killed a normal human. Charlie is not up yet, so the two of them are having breakfast, of Emily’s special chocolate fudge cake.
“Where do you think they are now?”
“Huh?” Jacob paused, with mouth still full of cake, trying to figure out who Renesmee’s talking about.
“Do you think they are so far away that their post didn’t arrive in time for my birthday?” which she doubts. Edward is perfect in that way.
“Maybe. You know that they won’t forget your birthday- the present might be held up somewhere because there’s a problem.”
She knew that Jacob too, doubts his idea. If something happened, Alice would have seen it ahead.
Suddenly, Jacob’s hands caught Renesmee’s, and her emotions flowed into his mind.
“You don’t like this,” he stated.
“No. I feel like there’s something going on, but I don’t know what it is.”
She was also a bit disappointed with her parents by their forgetfulness-and was embarrassed by feeling so- but gladly Jacob did not mention it.
That was when the phone rang.
“Renesmee, you need to come. Alice needs to talk to you.”
The two of them ran to the Cullen’s. They did not say anything, but were both worrying about the same idea. Alice needs to talk to Renesmee. She must have seen something, possibly related to Bella and Edward. At the thought of this, Renesmee could not run anymore. Jacob held her tight, practically carrying her all the way to the Cullen’s old house.
They were sitting at the dining table, all of them looking glum.
“Alice? What is it?”
“Renesmee, sorry that I interrupted your birthday breakfast with Jacob,”
Of course she saw that.
“But I needed to see you urgently.”
“It seems that something has happened to Bella and Edward, but Alice couldn’t see exactly what has happened, or what is going to happen.” Carlisle explained briefly.
“One thing I am certain is that we are all going to be flying over to Renee’s.”
Indeed they were
During the flight, Renesmee thought about thousands of possibilities that could have happened to her parents, which made her feel worse and worse. She reached for Jacob’s hand. It always made her feel better. He squeezed her hands.
“You have never been to Renee’s, right?”
“No. She always came to Folks.”
When Renesmee walked out of the toilet, no one was to be seen except Jacob.
“Where is everyone?”
“Dunno, no one was here when I came back from the toilet.”
They looked everywhere, back in the toilet, souvenir shops and even asked the helpdesk lady to make an announcement, but no one came.
“What should we do? We’ve waited for an hour already. “
“Hm…”
“Jacob, I’m scared. What’s happening to us? Where have they gone?”
Renesmee looked as if she was going to cry. Jacob thought for a moment, and stood up taking her hands.
“Let’s eat something. I'm starving.”
After finishing off five chilli dogs in a row, Jacob looked satisfied.
“Let’s plan our next action, then. Do we know Renee’s address?”
“No, but it might be written in my diary.”
When Renesmee opened her bag, she found something that she did not recognise before.
[Renesmee, you must go to the store marked on this map. Ask for Benjamin. –Alice-]
There was a map drawn under the note.
The store was shabby, with various antiques placed in a casual, but neat way.
A mirror caught Renesmee’s eyes. It was a small, portable mirror with winged shapes on both sides.
“A mirror that reflects the true beauty. Said to be dropped by an angel.” A voice explained.
Renesmee looked up with a start. Jacob was staring at the shadow that just appeared from the counter.
“You could have it for free,” The stranger offered.
“Benjamin,” Jacob sneered. He seemed to know the man.
“You are Benjamin? I was told to come here…” Renesmee hesitated, not knowing what she should say. There were no other directions from Alice.
“I should’ve known it was you when I heard the name,” Jacob interrupted.
Benjamin looked up, as if he just realised the presence of Jacob.
“Ah, you are that werewolf. What was your name…?”
“Jacob,” It was Renesmee who answered, “But how do you know each other? I”
Jacob looked away from Benjamin, resisting the urge to tear him up into pieces.
“It’s a long story.” Benjamin smiled.
“Let’s go, Renesmee.” Jacob pulled her towards the door, but was stopped by Benjamin, who blocked the door in an instant. Renesmee realised.
“You are like us.” Suddenly, she was tense.
“More like ‘you’ I’d say.”
“What do you mean?”
“He is half vampire, like you.” Jacob said, trying to pull Benjamin away.
Renesmee’s eyes went wide. She stared at Benjamin, the first creature of her own kind she has met in her life. Then she turned to Jacob.
“Isn’t he a friend? Why are you glowering at him?”
“I don’t like him,” Jacob did not take his eyes off the half-vampire friend, who, despite Jacob’s stare, looked comfortable.
“Well, let’s get to the business, so that you could leave me as soon as you can.”
They stopped at a small cottage. It was beautiful; with gardens of all sorts of flowers-daisies, lilies, roses…Renesmee loved them.
“Now, could you wait outside for a minute?”
After exactly one minute, Jacob pushed Renesmee in.
“OK, boy. One minute’s up!” He shouted.
BOOM!!!!
Renesmee blocked her ears, not knowing what in the world has happened.
“Happy Birthday, Renesmee!”
When she uncovered her ears and opened her eyes, she could not believe her eyes; her parents! They were suppose to be in somewhere far away-like Japan or Egypt- if not in any danger. Does that mean they are in danger? It doesn’t seem so…Her mind turned blank. She was so confused. At last, she yelled,
“What are you guys doing here? I was worried sick…”
She could not finish, as her families-Alice, Rosalie, Charlisle, Esme, Emmet, Jasper-and even Charlie! -strolled in, with friends she remembers from her childhood, Zafrina from the Amazone, Tanya and her family…then she remembered.
“Benjamin!”
There he was, with sly smile on his face, certainly satisfied with himself.
“I remember you now. You helped us when the Volturi came.”
“I was a bit disappointed that you forgot me, although I guess that made it easier for me to trick you.”
Renesmee turned to Bella.
“Mum,”
“Yes, honey.”
“You’re not hurt?”
“No, not at all.”
“And Dad?”
“He’s fine, as you see.”
“You two tricked me!”
Edward smiled.
“Ah, it was hard. I had to ask Alice to help as she could see what we’re up to, and we had to resist writing to you for few years…”
“Which made me worry so much!”
“Sorry, Renesmee, but we wanted you to be surprised.”
He apologized, and turned to Jacob.
“Now, for the present. I did not like the idea but Bella insisted.”
He walked towards Jacob, whose hands were still on Renesmee’s back.
“Jacob, take care of her or I’ll fly here and kill you in the most cruel way you can imagine.”
Than he turned to Renesmee, taking out a set of keys.
“Happy birthday, Renesmee. This place is yours. You can give one of the keys to Jacob, IF you want him to live with you. Of course you can live alone, if you prefer.
Renesmee giggled.
“Nice try, dad. I can’t live without Jacob. We’re bonded to each other.”
“I already designed her wedding dress,” Alice joined in excitedly.
Bella sighed. “Go on, Alice, we won’t disagree, you saw yourself doing it.”
Renesmee was in white, looking as if she is the happiest person in the world. She looked up at the person – werewolf, to be exact – standing next to her. He looked handsome in black suits, although his expressions said that it was deadly uncomfortable.
“Yes” he answered to the preacher. The preacher turned to her, and asked the same question.
“Yes” she answered, the same way as her husband-to-be-in a minute.
She knew, that her story will be ‘happily ever after’, forever without an end.
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