Butterflies & Moths | Renesmee Cullen's Twin Sister

18 Years Alive - Prologue

I let out a deep sigh while focusing on myself in the mirror not even hearing Alice calling me from downstairs. We were at my grandparent's house while the night was as dark as ever but the moon was shining tonight, sending a smile to my lips since nature was a truly beautiful thing that I marveled at the moon most of all.
" Anna! Did you not hear me call you?" Alice asked me clueless while I stood in the room me and Renesmee shared at our grandparents, her side being filled with white and pink along as Alice was as chipper as ever and I couldn't be happier that I was finally 18.
" I'm sorry, aunt Ali but I was too busy making sure that I looked as best as I could." I joke in a cocky manner as wide grin few on my lips as Alice let out a small chuckle at my cockiness.


" Well, you'll always look your best when I style you, Anna. But hurry up! Jacob and Paul look like they're about the eat all the cake before you and Nessie can even blow out the candles." Alice exclaimed loudly with a chipper smile on her lips and dressed in her best outfit of the year before slamming my door loudly.
I rolled my eyes at aunt Alice and the thought of the pack eating all of my and Nessie's cake before we even blow out the candles, I had glanced at myself for a more moments before turning on my heel as I left the room with a loud door slam. Surely everyone heard me slam the door and I was surprised that the door wasn't slammed off but it was our birthday party and aunt Ali would've said: "make an entrance". I let out a deep breath while standing above the stairs, I always made sure to tell myself to end our parties happily not in an argument or violently to say the least.


As I began to walk down the stairs with everyone's eyes on me with every step down the stairs but they all held smiles that sent comfort my way, my sister Nessie was smiling the brightest and looked like a princess in her dress as I reached the crowd of beloved friends and family as I wrapped in the comforting and loving embrace of Nessie. She embraced me for a few moments before pulling away as her warm hands held my cold ones with a warm and gentle smile on her lips and happiness in her brown eyes, I couldn't help but feel a smile a grow on my lips.


" Happy birthday, Mira! You look ... different but in a good way and I never knew that you wore dresses." Nessie congratulated me before coming at me with friendly banter as I let out a chuckle before coming back with playful banter.


" Hey! I only wear dresses when I need to but otherwise, I'm stuck in jeans and shorts." I fired back as Nessie laughed before wrapping her arm around my shoulder as I stared at the decorations, the delicious cake, the people who surrounded me and with love and support.

" Happy birthday, Anna! It's great to see you being able to see the day that you would turn 18, meaning your no longer a little girl." My mother exclaimed with a loving smile and happy tone, while my father also held a bright toothy smile, I glanced between him and my mother before wrapping my arms around my mother, happily. While Nessie had been congratulated from grandpa Carlisle and grandma Esme along with the rest of our family.
" I love you so much, my dear. But me, Alice, and Rosalie had chosen both your dresses and a few of your gifts." My mother told me, closely in my ear before slowly pulling away out of my embrace with a comforting smile, I couldn't help but feel excited and more than happy besides who is unhappy on their birthday? I soon ran to my father, wrapping my arms around him as I could feel his cold hand caress the top of my head as I stared up at him while still embracing him as he let out a chuckle before kissing the top of my forehead.

" Happy birthday, Esmira Annabella Cullen. So, you're eighteen now? How does it feel being an adult now, Esmira?" My father asked me jokingly as I let out a small laugh at his words.

" Yeah! I'm an adult now, dad but does that mean I can drink now?" I had asked him curiously with a smile on my lips.


" Not yet but hopefully you never set your fingers on a bottle of alcohol, you already have a tattoo. You don't need anything else troublesome." My father joked causing me to laugh as unwrapped my arms from his waist as we both shared a loving gaze along with smiles of joy and love. I turned around to be met with my excited uncle Emmet who had stood tall over me, he had picked me up as I felt unstoppable giggles and laughs come out being high in the air as he twirled me around in the air like when I was a kid. I couldn't stop laughing and smiling as he spun me around for a few moments before putting me back on the ground, uncle Emmet held a goofy grin.


" Happy birthday, Mimi! You're no longer a little girl ... you remind of your mother a lot. But that doesn't mean that we won't have fun in the years and decades to come, you'll probably be drinking and getting in all kinds of trouble in years to come." Uncle Emmet exclaimed goofily but also in a mature manner, as I put my hands on my hips and a devilish grin grew on my lips.

" Oh yeah, uncle Emmet! But there's one thing I'd like to do with you in the upcoming years." I said jokingly as he crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows, waiting for an answer.

" To ... fight you!" I shouted in a witty tone as he laughed at me before responding back to my proposal.


" Oh yeah? You sure you want to end up hurt badly, Mira? You sure that I can't take on a little girl like you?" He asked me with a smirk on his lips and a chuckle soon coming from his lips as I nodded, he stood there waiting for me to do something but I wasn't in the mood to ruin my makeup. I had turned on my heel before feeling uncle Emmet wrapping his arm around my neck and pulling me towards him as I fought to get out of his grasp, hitting him everywhere.

" Ha! You're still a little girl aren't you Mira?" Emmet teased as his grip was tight around my neck as I fought for air, to be let out of his grasp as it felt like blood was rushing to my head and it felt like my head was going in circles and squares. He soon let go, seeing my face as red as a beet as I stumbled a bit before finding myself back on my feet, I let out a nervous chuckle as I walked without paying attention and bumped into my aunt Rosalie.


" Are you okay, Mira? I guess you got your clumsiness from your mother ... but happy birthday, Mira. How are you feeling?" Aunt Rosalie commented before congratulating me as I was used to her sarcastic comments but it was just who she was and I enjoyed every part of her sarcasm.

" Thank you, Aunt Rose. But I'm doing pretty good, pretty great. I'm glad that I was able to make it to eighteen and hopefully, I'll make it to twenty-one." I joked with her as she let out a chuckle before wrapping her arm around me and kissing my cheek as she mellowed yellow eyes showed happiness.
She soon went over to the table filled with presents wrapped in many different colors, she chose one of the gifts in the front filled with black and purple.

As she turned back to me with a happy and bright smile as she handed me the small box as I held the box in my hands before sitting myself down on the couch next to Nessie who sat with Jacob happily as they had both changed over the years, Jacob had longer hair that rested messily on his shoulders.
Nessie had grown like from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly, I never really cared too much about my appearance but I always thought I was rather tomboyish and different than Nessie. I couldn't stop smiling as I opened and unwrapped the gift, a small black box filled with a golden locket with a bird encrusted in diamonds, I thought it was very beautiful and I couldn't be thankful enough for it.
" It was picked out by Bella, Alice, Esme, and me and we thought it was perfect for you. I hope you like it, Mira." Rosalie said happily while I felt all the eyes of my family on me and I questioned who wouldn't like this for a gift.
" Are you joking? Who wouldn't like it but thank you, guys. I cannot thank you enough for this gift." I thanked them grateful for the necklace, I thought that I was even lucky to get a gift considering how much they would spend on Nessie but still I couldn't stop thinking of what they could've gotten her.
Nessie had gotten up and made her ways towards the pile of presents, grabbing the first one with her name on it as her "friends" couldn't make it but we're sure to deliver gifts while my friends had already given me my gifts earlier today since they all had something to do. I wished my friends could've made it but being immortal had to be kept a secret, meaning spending birthday parties with the only family.