Daddy and I were in the house in no time. We walked in with me hanging onto his left arm and he had his right hand patting mine the whole time, just like the gentleman he was. I was replaying the previous events that happened prior to his attendance. He had gone hunting with Poppa, discussing my slowing growth rate. He told me that Poppa knew someone who could have some knowledge about my kind. It wasn’t enough to see me happy and healthy I guess. Everyone always had a fear of me dying just because they didn’t have the proper answers. I couldn’t blame them, though, because they were my family and they loved me too much to gamble with the half unknown.
We were just entering the living room when Uncle Emmett picked me up and threw me across his broad shoulder. He was nearly as tall as Jacob. “Uncle Emmett!” I squealed. “Put me down!” Daddy just chuckled and started making his way to my mom who was planted on the white leather couch.
“First you gotta tell me who your favorite uncle is.” I quickly obeyed him and exclaimed, “You’re my favorite uncle!”
He started to tickle me but placed me gently on our dark, mahogany floor with a huge grin on his face. “That’s what I like to hear.” He tousled my hair before kissing my forehead. “You know you just forced it outta her,” Uncle Jasper said from the top of the staircase with his arms crossed. “I think it’s pretty clear that I’m her favorite uncle.” I giggled and quickly got out of the way because I already knew what was coming. I always got a kick out of them fighting over me. I faintly heard them go out to the backyard to continue their little argument. All I heard after that was a mute thud and a chortle. I smiled even wider just thinking that their playful banter was next to nothing compared to how Aunt Rosalie and Aunt Alice fought over me. Of course, they would never physically fight each other but still, it was equally if not more comical when they did bicker over dressing me and whatnot.
“Oh, Nessie…” dragged on my petite aunt as if she knew I was just thinking about her. Her pixie-like self strode gracefully towards me by the dining room table. We were just about the same height. It won’t be long until I’d be a little more taller than her.
“What’s up, Auntie Alice?”
“Oh nothing,” she replied as she began walking in circles around me, “just thinking about going shopping. We haven’t gone in like forever!”
“You two just went to Port Angeles two weeks ago,” mom retorted from the couch. She and daddy were watching TV but you can hear the amusement in her voice. I just smiled and nodded. I loved going shopping. Aunt Alice was ecstatic when I told her this because my mom never was as keen to it as much as we were.
“Aren’t I invited?” Aunt Rose came into the living room as Aunt Alice was playing with my dark bronze curls. She was faking being hurt and I laughed. “Of course, you’re invited Aunt Rose!”
“Yay!” Just then she was at my side and kissed my cheek. “Hey sleeping beauty,” she cooed. I touched her neck. (Hey sleepless beauty.)
“Okay, it’s decided. We’ll go tomorrow, right after you’re done with school, Nessie,” Aunt Alice said with her arms snaking around my waist. “We’ll pick you up,” chimed Aunt Rose. I stifled a groan. Darn. I’d completely forgotten it was going to be my first day of school. I was going into the 8th grade. Forks Junior High was an even smaller version of Forks High School. I could easily get into any college of my choice with the knowledge that I had. But, of course, since I looked 13, I had to be enrolled in the 8th grade just so attention wouldn’t be drawn to me. I would pass all my subjects with flying colors all thanks to being home schooled by Daddy. The only bright side of going to school is being around other kids my age. I would never admit it, but sometimes I would get really lonely and bored ion this enormous house. I was never alone her, not once, but if you think about it, there isn’t that much to do. It’s a good thing that humans are drawn to me. I don’t have to make such a huge effort to get friends. As I thought of this, I started getting excited about school.
I was oblivious to the sudden warmth on my face but I was quickly awaken from my reverie. The sun had come up and school would be in 2 short hours. Mom and dad were in the music room, playing a duet version of her lullaby. My aunts had evidently wandered off to find their husbands.
“Nessie, honey?” Esme called from the kitchen.
“Yeah, Gramma?”
“What would like to eat for breakfast?” she asked gathering utensils and some basic ingredients from the cupboards.
“A cheddar cheese omelets with sauteed mushrooms, please!” I responded as I skipped into our always clean kitchen. “Coming right up.” Eggs were one of the few human foods I ate. I preferred hunting but I couldn’t object to Gramma’s enjoyment in cooking for her one and only granddaughter. I sat on one of the stools from the island table with my hands resting on my chin, patiently waiting for my meal. For someone who dark animal blood to survive, Gramma cooked like an iron chef.
A light green china plate with my omelet neatly placed in the center was in front of me in record time. I took in the exquisite aroma before digging in. I brushed my fingers on hers before she turned away to thank her.
I was halfway done with my breakfast when my parents came into view. Momma briefly greeted Esme with a good morning and a smile before leaving my father behind to be by my side. The next thing I knew, daddy was on my other side. I took my last bite before he had the chance to sit down.
“You should really slow down when you’re eating, Renesmee. Humans might notice that you have such a big appetite that you can eat a bear,” he said scolding me with a smirk. (Har, Har) I thought. He chuckled this time.
“We need to have a little talk,” my mom said on my right. Crap. My almost first kiss with Jacob in the garden.
“Don’t worry, that’s not what we’re going to discuss with you. We’ll save that for another time,” he claimed with a hint of fierceness in his voice. My mom looked at him questioningly for a moment but just dropped it and continued. “You remember the cover you have to say, right?”
I replied with a nod. Poppa and Grammma were my adoptive parents with Aunt Rosalie, Aunt Alice, and Uncle Jasper as my adoptive siblings. Uncle Emmett and Daddy were my ‘real’ big brothers with momma as daddy’s wife.
“Since this is your first day, I’ll be in the forest, not too far away, keeping an eye on you. So if you need anything, you know what to do,” daddy said as his fingers were twirling my curls. With another nod, I got up to dump my plate in the sink. My mom got up with me and was about to tell me something when Aunt Alice came rushing in, interrupting her.
“Now way, Bella. You’re not going to dress her up. It’s the first day of school, for heaven’s sake! She has to make a good impression and with your sense of style, you’ll bruise her reputation,” she remarked playfully. I heard a small growl from my dad and Aunt Alice just stuck out her tongue, looking younger than me for just a second.
“Calm down,” momma added. “I just thought you were busy doing something else so I decided I’ll dress her,” with a hint of laughter in her voice.
With that, Aunt Alice grabbed my hand and before I knew it I was in her huge, white and blue tiled bathroom. All the makeup you needed to look like a runway model was on the counter but of course it wasn't like the vampire beauties in this house needed any of it. I heard my mom say that she'll gather my school stuff from the cottage and will be back in time to drive me to school with my dad. They were probably gonna be a while for some "alone time." I immediately pushed that disturbing thought out of my head to relax into the swivel chair as cold hands brushed all over my face. I hope she wasn't going to go overboard with the makeup I mean, it was just the 8th grade.
We got to FJH 10 minutes before school started. I quickly did a once over on my outfit. I had on a navy blue semi fringed tube top with dark gray skinny jeans and a pair of light gray boots. It wasn’t cold to me but I had on a cozy white pea coat anyway. My hair was in a ponytail, with a few stray hairs sprawled gracefully around my face. Momma and daddy would be coming in with me to check in with the office. After that, daddy would patrol around the perimeter, just in case I needed him since the girls decided to go hunting. The school was buzzing even before we entered the hallways. Some of the kids that were leaning on their lockers, chatting with their friends, gasped as my parents and I ascended down the hall to the main office. Daddy said humans would act this way because we looked so beautiful and intimidating. My father opened the office door and gestured for my mom and I to enter first. Such a gentleman, I thought with a smile. We could still hear the whispering in the hallways when my mom said “Excuse me.” She got the secretary’s attention immediately. Her eyes widened just a little and it took her nearly a whole minute to compose herself. I saw my dad from the corner of my eye, trying to hide his my dad from the corner of my eye, trying to hide his growing smirk. I guess whatever the gauche 30-something-year-old brunette was thinking amused him. him.“It’s Renesmee’s first day of school and we were wondering if you can give her a map of the campus and her schedule,” momma added. "Of course, of course," the secretary replied. Her ID said "Mrs. Julia Wayne." I wonder what her husband would do if he caught her gawking at my dad like that. "Ah, Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Pretty name. She must be you're little sister," she announced looking at daddy and continued,"her homeroom is with Ms.Leila Hill. Her classroom is just 3 doors down to the left from here. So here's her schedule and the map. It won't be long for the first bell to ring so run along now, hon," she said sweetly to me but I felt like all she cared about was my god-like father.
"Vapid human," momma muttered under her breath as we headed out, obviously a little jealous. All that daddy did was snicker at my mom's sudden negative attitude but gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. That broke my mom's iciness almost instantly.
They stopped me from entering my very first classroom to hug me good-bye and to bid me good luck. My dad reminded me to stick to our cover and that he won't be far away if I needed him. He also mentioned that all the girls would be gone for the day to go hunt just so that my aunts' eyes' would have that golden tint to them when we'd go to the mall up in Seattle.
I inhaled a deep breath before opening the door. Inside, the room was half filled with boys and girls my age. I went straight to the teacher's desk to hand her my schedule for her to sign. Miss Leila Hill was very beautiful, gorgeous even. She was medium-built, not too fat but not too skinny, a perfect balance. Her hair was silky blonde and it fell a couple inches past her shoulder. "Okay, here's your schedule back and you can take any seat you want for right now. We'll get into permanent seats as the week progresses," she said with a wink. I timidly smiled at her and hurriedly took the first seat I laid my eyes on. Luckily, it was also the nearest seat in the front to the door. I tried to ignore the piercing stares I felt on my back due to the gawking of my fellow classmates and started daydreaming about the events that would happen after school. Jacob would most likely be at the house when we'd get back from shopping in Seattle...
The bell ran, perturbing my reverie. I shook it off and composed myself. I knew some of the kids were still staring but I refused to say anything to save me from an awkward situation. I don't know how my family did this without going insane. Humans were so strange.
My classes passed by with a blur. After homeroom was American History and Honors English followed after that. That was the highlight of my day because not only was English one of my best subjects, I guess I get that from my mom, but I made a friend there. Mia was her name and it just so happened that we were chosen to be partners. We had to do an activity were we'd talk about ourselves but the other person would recite the information in front of the class. We hit off pretty fast. I found out that she lives with her mom not too far away from the main house. Her parents were divorced but there was no visitation right for her father. She was perfectly content with her mom and was extremely close with her grandparents who lived in Boston. I frowned a little when she told me this because I couldn't imagine my life without my large family. We also found out that we had the next 3 classes together! Mia was, without a doubt, a very bashful girl. She had light coppery auburn hair that was significantly medium length. Her face was lightly tanned, she, too, was from Arizona like my mom, and was evenly coated with freckles. In my opinion, she was very well one of the prettiest girls here. She was smart, too, because our next class was Advanced Algebra and only a handful of students were in Mr.Greenburg's class. I had confidence that this class would be a breeze because I'd already learned Calculus a month ago.
Lunch finally came around but I was brought up short when I became immensely light-headed. I had to grip onto Mia's right arm. "Whoa, you don't look too good, Nessie," Mia observed. The ladies room was right across the cafeteria and she ushered me into it. I went into one of the stalls and sat down. I felt some moisture in my private area and that was odd considering I didn't need to use the bathroom like humans do because I was half vampire. I swiftly pulled down my jeans to check anyway. I was appalled to see what was in front of me. Blood had stained merely the surface of my underwear. Thankfully it didn't seep through my jeans. I cursed under my breath. Of all days to start my period! I stepped out of the stall to wash my hands.
"You okay, Ness?" asked Mia as she eyed me carefully.
"Yeah, I'm good. I just started my period though."
"Oh, that sucks," she replied sympathetically. "Well you should get something to eat. That's probably why you almost fainted back there. Are you anemic or something?"
We were barely out the door when my dad suddenly appeared. "Renesmee, what's wrong? Are you hurt? I smell blood," my dad asked all too low and quick for Mia to hear.
"Umm, are you Renesmee's brother?" Mia asked from my side. Daddy rapidly composed his concerned face to answer my new friend.
"Yes, I'm Edward. Nice to meet you. I was just checking on Nessie here."
I couldn't find the words to say it and Mia probably sensed it because she answered for me. "Oh. Well she almost fainted a while ago. She, uh...has...her period."
"I see," daddy hesitantly replied. "I think I should take you home then, Ness. Don't you have cramps?" He gave me a look that told me to answer yes.
Mia sounded a little hurt when she said,"Oh, okay. I'll tell our teachers where you went when they do attendance. I'm going to head off to eat now. I hope you feel better." My dad smiled at her thoughtfulness and thanked her. We left school immediately but the drive home didn't come fast enough because the awkwardness was deafening.
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