Ding-dong._
Was it Jacob? It had to be. Why was he so early? I had to get things settled with Charlie and Renee first and foremost, if they're going to be dining with werewolves, vampires, _and_ vampire-human-hybrids-werewolf-imprintees.
This _had_ to be Jacob. Since we started dating, Dad kicked him out due to his old-fashioned ways. I understood, though. But Jacob would never make me go farther than I wanted to go. Since he moved out, I looked forward to seeing him more and more each time. Especially tonight.
I opened the door.
"Jacob!" Charlie said from a few feet away, thrilled that he was going to be here. I think he still wanted my mom and him married. Well, he was in for the shock of his life.
"Is that you, Jacob? God, it's been so long!" Renee said.
"Um, Jacob, who is this young woman exactly? I thought _you_ might tell me something, since no one else has..." Charlie asked Jacob.
I looked at him and put my hand on his back, telling him that I'd answer. He looked over at me and nodded. "We should sit down. Jacob is early. I wanted to use this time to tell you a bit about myself."
We gathered in the grand living room.
"So what the heck is going on here??!!" Charlie demanded.
"I'm kind of...Renesmee." I said.
"Re--re_nesmee_? My _granddaughter_?" Charlie asked, baffled.
"We have a granddaughter? Bella? Edward? In high school, did you--"
My dad cut in. "No, it's not like that. But she _is_ our daughter. And we kept this secret from you for seven years while she was rapidly growing. But since Nessie's seventeen now, we think you have a right to know everything."
That's when Renee cut in, smiling. Flattered. "'Renesmee?' Did you name her after me and Esme? Oh, Bella, is her middle name... Carlie? That's so sweet!"
"Yes." Mom answered quickly.
"Aw! And Bells, you're _so_ beautiful!"
"Anyways," I cut in. I think I have to say this right out. I'd rehearsed it in my head all day, and Dad gave me a nod of approval. "I'm a vampire. Bella, Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice--"
"_Alice?_" Charlie asked. He liked Alice best.
"Yes, Alice. Jasper, Carlisle, Esme...we're all vampires."
Charlie: "Oh, no, not _this_ again!"
They stared in shock, not sure whether to believe or to laugh. Charlie just sat in shock. "And Jacob's a werewolf."
"Ew, please don't say that word. I at least knew that much."
"Can I tell the part about--your, um, childhood? And me?" Jacob asked me.
"Yes, Jacob." Carlisle said.
"Okay, so, I'm a werewolf, they're all vampires...well, Nessie isn't really a vampire, she's half-human too. But anyways...okay, the beginning. Bella was pregnant for only a few weeks with a vampire child, boom, Nessie was born, she aged really fast, she turns seventeen, BOOM! immortal. And you know, to keep strong...wolves, werewolves meet their soul mate or whatever, and for me, that was Nessie." When Jacob said this, he looked at me with the same expression I remember the first time I saw him. "When she was born, I looked into her eyes, you know, planning to kill her for killing Bella in childbirth, but really, Bella was becoming a vampire, and then it was like...I was blind for my whole life and had just seen the sun."
Everyone sat in silence for a minute, but that minute seemed like eternity.
"...That's a lot to take in." Charlie said, after a while. "But let me get this straight--you fell in love with a _baby_?!"
"Well, yes. But no. Um...it goes like this. If a wolf imprints on a baby, that is; finding their soul mate..." He sighed. He was going to repeat himself now. The same explanation he gave to the family every time. "It's not like love at first sight, really. It's more like... gravity moves.... suddenly. It's not the earth holding you here anymore, she does.... You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that's a protector, or a lover, or a friend. For me, that was Renesmee."
I cut in, knowing he was in need of a steady explanation. "At first, Jacob was to me an older brother I loved so much. That's the side you saw, Grandpa. Then, he was my best friend in the world. Later, we developed..._feelings_ for each other. Now, well, we're dating. I love him. And he loves me too."
"Well, the vampire's out of the bag." Emmett said. I rolled my eyes and Charlie gagged.
Renee was the most supportive through all of this. "Wow. I'm very happy for you two." And then she cried. "I have a _granddaughter_, oh, Bella, Edward, _Charlie_, why didn't you tell me?"
"Jacob, when you...did that thing in the forest...and told me Bella was..._changing_ too, I wasn't thinking..." he shuddered. This hurt me a little bit. "_vampire._"
"Give me a hug, 'Nessie.'" Renee said. I was a little surprised that she didn't call me Renesmee, it being half of her name anyways. So I gave her a hug. She felt like a feather in my arms so I hugged tighter.
"OOF!" She said.
"Oops. I'm sorry, Grandma. Sometimes I do not realize my own strength."
"Wow. You're a vampire. I can't--even--wow, Bella. I'm a little disappointed that you never said anything. But I still love you."
"Seth and Leah are here!" Alice said.
_Ding-dong._
"How'd you know that?" Charlie asked Alice.
"Psychic." was all she said. Charlie nodded, in awe.
"So...is Seth a... _vampire?_" Charlie asked.
"Werewolf." Jacob said. "Leah, too."
"Oh, hell." Charlie put his head between his knees.
Was it Jacob? It had to be. Why was he so early? I had to get things settled with Charlie and Renee first and foremost, if they're going to be dining with werewolves, vampires, _and_ vampire-human-hybrids-werewolf-imprintees.
This _had_ to be Jacob. Since we started dating, Dad kicked him out due to his old-fashioned ways. I understood, though. But Jacob would never make me go farther than I wanted to go. Since he moved out, I looked forward to seeing him more and more each time. Especially tonight.
I opened the door.
"Jacob!" Charlie said from a few feet away, thrilled that he was going to be here. I think he still wanted my mom and him married. Well, he was in for the shock of his life.
"Is that you, Jacob? God, it's been so long!" Renee said.
"Um, Jacob, who is this young woman exactly? I thought _you_ might tell me something, since no one else has..." Charlie asked Jacob.
I looked at him and put my hand on his back, telling him that I'd answer. He looked over at me and nodded. "We should sit down. Jacob is early. I wanted to use this time to tell you a bit about myself."
We gathered in the grand living room.
"So what the heck is going on here??!!" Charlie demanded.
"I'm kind of...Renesmee." I said.
"Re--re_nesmee_? My _granddaughter_?" Charlie asked, baffled.
"We have a granddaughter? Bella? Edward? In high school, did you--"
My dad cut in. "No, it's not like that. But she _is_ our daughter. And we kept this secret from you for seven years while she was rapidly growing. But since Nessie's seventeen now, we think you have a right to know everything."
That's when Renee cut in, smiling. Flattered. "'Renesmee?' Did you name her after me and Esme? Oh, Bella, is her middle name... Carlie? That's so sweet!"
"Yes." Mom answered quickly.
"Aw! And Bells, you're _so_ beautiful!"
"Anyways," I cut in. I think I have to say this right out. I'd rehearsed it in my head all day, and Dad gave me a nod of approval. "I'm a vampire. Bella, Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice--"
"_Alice?_" Charlie asked. He liked Alice best.
"Yes, Alice. Jasper, Carlisle, Esme...we're all vampires."
Charlie: "Oh, no, not _this_ again!"
They stared in shock, not sure whether to believe or to laugh. Charlie just sat in shock. "And Jacob's a werewolf."
"Ew, please don't say that word. I at least knew that much."
"Can I tell the part about--your, um, childhood? And me?" Jacob asked me.
"Yes, Jacob." Carlisle said.
"Okay, so, I'm a werewolf, they're all vampires...well, Nessie isn't really a vampire, she's half-human too. But anyways...okay, the beginning. Bella was pregnant for only a few weeks with a vampire child, boom, Nessie was born, she aged really fast, she turns seventeen, BOOM! immortal. And you know, to keep strong...wolves, werewolves meet their soul mate or whatever, and for me, that was Nessie." When Jacob said this, he looked at me with the same expression I remember the first time I saw him. "When she was born, I looked into her eyes, you know, planning to kill her for killing Bella in childbirth, but really, Bella was becoming a vampire, and then it was like...I was blind for my whole life and had just seen the sun."
Everyone sat in silence for a minute, but that minute seemed like eternity.
"...That's a lot to take in." Charlie said, after a while. "But let me get this straight--you fell in love with a _baby_?!"
"Well, yes. But no. Um...it goes like this. If a wolf imprints on a baby, that is; finding their soul mate..." He sighed. He was going to repeat himself now. The same explanation he gave to the family every time. "It's not like love at first sight, really. It's more like... gravity moves.... suddenly. It's not the earth holding you here anymore, she does.... You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that's a protector, or a lover, or a friend. For me, that was Renesmee."
I cut in, knowing he was in need of a steady explanation. "At first, Jacob was to me an older brother I loved so much. That's the side you saw, Grandpa. Then, he was my best friend in the world. Later, we developed..._feelings_ for each other. Now, well, we're dating. I love him. And he loves me too."
"Well, the vampire's out of the bag." Emmett said. I rolled my eyes and Charlie gagged.
Renee was the most supportive through all of this. "Wow. I'm very happy for you two." And then she cried. "I have a _granddaughter_, oh, Bella, Edward, _Charlie_, why didn't you tell me?"
"Jacob, when you...did that thing in the forest...and told me Bella was..._changing_ too, I wasn't thinking..." he shuddered. This hurt me a little bit. "_vampire._"
"Give me a hug, 'Nessie.'" Renee said. I was a little surprised that she didn't call me Renesmee, it being half of her name anyways. So I gave her a hug. She felt like a feather in my arms so I hugged tighter.
"OOF!" She said.
"Oops. I'm sorry, Grandma. Sometimes I do not realize my own strength."
"Wow. You're a vampire. I can't--even--wow, Bella. I'm a little disappointed that you never said anything. But I still love you."
"Seth and Leah are here!" Alice said.
_Ding-dong._
"How'd you know that?" Charlie asked Alice.
"Psychic." was all she said. Charlie nodded, in awe.
"So...is Seth a... _vampire?_" Charlie asked.
"Werewolf." Jacob said. "Leah, too."
"Oh, hell." Charlie put his head between his knees.