Rosalie Hale's little sister

Defending my imprint

"He's absolutely right to rebuke me, Bella," he said with a grin. "I made a huge mistake. The fact that you are stronger than anyone I've ever known doesn't change that."

Alice rolled her eyes. "Tasteful joke, Edward."

"I wasn't making a joke. I was explaining to Jasper why I know Bella can handle this. It's not my fault everyone jumped to conclusions."

"Wait," I gasped. "She didn't hunt the humans?"

"She started to. She was entirely focused on the hunt."

"What happened?" Carlisle asked.

"She heard me behind her and reacted defensively. As soon as my pursuit broke into her concentration, she snapped right out of it. I've never seen anything to equal her. She realized at once what was happening, and then... she held her breath and ran away."

"Whoa," Emmett murmured. "Seriously?"

We were looking at each other again, happy than we've won the bet.

"He's not telling it right," Bella muttered. "He left out the part where I growled at him."

"Did ya get in a couple of good swipes?" Emmett asked eagerly.

"No! Of course not." Bella said.

"No, not really? You really didn't attack him?" Emmett asked.

"Emmett!"

She then turned to Edward. "Edward. Please?"

"Jazz, this isn't anything you've seen before," Alice spoke. "Trust me."

Jasper moved out of the way, but he had his hand on her shoulder just in case.

Renesmee started crying.

"What's the matter? Is she hurt? What happened?" Jake asked.

He reached for Nessie, who went to his lap and stopped crying.

"No, she's fine," Rose reassured him.

Even in Jake's lap, Nessie turned and started squirming and stretching towards Bella.

"See? She just wants Bella." Rose said.

"She wants me?" Bella whispered.

"She's been waiting for you for almost three days," I said.

Bella took Nessie from Jake, and now the little girl was not impatient anymore.

Renesmee put her little hand on Bella's cheek, showing her her first memory of Bella.

"What... was... that?" Bella asked.

"What did you see?" Rose asked curiously. "What did she show you?"

"She showed me that?" Bella whispered.

"I told you it was hard to explain," Edward murmured. "But effective as means of communications go."

"What was it?" Jake asked.

"Um. Me. I think. But I looked terrible." Bella said.

"It was the only memory she had of you," I explained. "She's letting you know that she's made the connection, that she knows who you are."

"But how did she do that?" Bella asked.

Nessie seemed unconcerned of Bella's worries, she was smiling and pulling her mother's hair.

"How do I hear thoughts? How does Alice see the future? She's gifted." Edward said.

"It's an interesting twist," Carlisle said to Edward. "Like she's doing the exact opposite of what you can."