"Neither can I darlin"...
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Isabella Marie Cullen’s time as a human was over but she had never felt more alive, it was like she was born to be a vampire, it seemed like everything was falling into place, even the Volturi seemed to accept her new status even though they’d want proof eventually, it seemed there was only one enemy left. Time… Renesmee was growing too fast. The Cullen’s worried how long they would have with her, but it just made every moment more precious…
Renesmee who now looked at least six or seven was playing in the snow, her mother and wolf-Jacob close by… “Rawr” Addison playfully shouted tackling Renesmee into the powdery snow making the little girl giggle trying to escape her aunt as her fingers skillfully attacked her sides. Addison Cullen had really taken to the title of Fairy Godmother, she loved the little girl and cared for her just like she cared for the girl's mother. “Auntie Addie! Look a snowflake”.
Addison sighed rolling onto her back staring up at the falling snowflakes, “their beautiful… come on, let's go catch some!” Renesmee quickly hopped to her feet, her tiny hand latching around Addison’s wrist dragging the vampire through the snow, their giggles echoing around them making a warm smile tug at the corners of Bella’s lips. Edward thought The Cullen’s could find some answers in Brazil… There are tribes there that might know something…
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Addison’s arms flew into the air as she spun around in a circle feeling like an innocent child again as she stuck out her tongue trying to catch the ice crystals as Renesmee leapt into the air to catch the falling snowflakes. But Addison’s happy spinning came to a halt as she noticed a figure off in the distance watching them, watching her niece and Addison’s protectiveness kicked in…
“Hey Mae, sweety could you come down here please” and luckily the little girl obeyed and Addison pulled her closer to her body as Bella and Wolf Jacob came beside them. “Who was that?” Renesmee asked as Bella and Addison squinted slightly to get a better look at the figure off in the distance, “I think that’s our cousin from Denali”. Addison quietly hummed, staring at the distant woman before calling out, “hey Irina!”.
Irina looked visibly upset at the sight of Renesmee and ran off before Addison or Bella could utter another word… “I really don’t trust her anymore” Addison scoffed before placing her hands on Rensemee’s shoulders, gently squeezing, “come on dove, let's catch a few more snowflakes before we have to go home”.
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“Tanya convinced Irina to come reconcile with us”. “It looks like she changed her mind,” Edward spoke sitting down on the black piano stool watching as Addison chewed on the inside of her cheek, “maybe seeing Jake made her upset… she threw a hissy fit at your wedding about the wolves, suppose I could have been nicer… Do you think it’s my fault?” Addison was unsure what to think, but Carlisle shook his head “she’s family, she’ll come around, don’t worry about it” his finger playfully booped her nose making her smile as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
Quiet but happy hums fell from Alice Cullen’s lips echoing through the hall as she walked towards the living room with a vase filled with fresh water and flowers, everything seemed to be fine, and then as she turned the corner she was thrust into a vision, and the vase fell from her hands, the sharp glass smashing around her… “Alice? Alice, what's wrong? What’s happened?” Addison broke away from the group surrounding the piano rushing to her twin's side, “talk to me Allie-Cat” her cold hands gently touched Alice’s arms breaking her from the vision.
“The Volturi. They're coming for us. Aro, Caius, Marcus, the Guard. And Irina”...
“Honey come here” Bella quickly ushered Renesmee into her arms, “what did Irina see in the woods?” Edward asked, his voice frantic making the three people who were in the woods glance at each other, the confusion clear in their eyes, “we were just walking” Bella started, “Ness and Addie were catching snowflakes” Jacob continued looking at Addison who nodded, “and then Irina showed up” she finished, and then the vision suddenly became clear… "Of course. Irina thinks Renesmee's an Immortal Child".
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“What’s- Who were the Immortal Children?” Bella asked, her hold on Renesmee tightening as Carlisle and Addison shared a look like they were communicating through their golden eyes and after a moment of silence, they both nodded… Addison hoisted herself up on the shiny piano, her legs crossing at her ankles as she began to tell the story of The Immortal Children…
“The Immortal Children were very beautiful, enchanting, to be near them was enough to make you love them”...
Bella unconsciously leaned forward, Addison's voice was both soft and low drawing her deeper and deeper into the story… “Their development was frozen at the age they were turned, they couldn’t be taught or restrained, a single tantrum could destroy an entire village. Humans heard about the devastation, and stories spread. The Volturi were forced to intervene, and since the Children couldn’t protect our secret, they had to be destroyed”...
Bella could see the picture clearly as Addison’s voice remained calm and steady, her voice only adding to the clear image “their creators grew very attached and fought to protect them, long-established covens were torn apart, countless humans slaughtered, traditions, friends, and even families lost”...
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“So The Denali’s mother made an Immortal Child?” Bella asked and Addison nodded knowing the story backwards and forward by heart, she loved listening to all of Carlisle’s old stories, she used to lay on the leather sofa in his study and just listen to him drawl on and on, she dearly missed those times…
“And she paid the price… His name was Vasili, he was born during the plague of Immortal Children long before any of us, and long before Carlisle, he was considered to be a part of the Denali Coven even though Sasha kept his existence a secret”...
“Vasili was discovered after he slaughtered an entire village, and they executed both him and Sasha with Tanya, Irina, and Kate as witnesses, none of them had ever seen the boy before or dreamed of his existence until the day they watched him burn in their mother’s arms. I can only guess that their mother kept him a secret to protect them from the same outcome, and as a result, the three sisters obey the laws without flaw for fear of punishment"...
“The question however, still remains… Why had she created him in the first place? Who was he, and what had he meant to her that caused her to cross the most uncrossable of lines?”
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“W-Well Renesmee’s nothing like those children” Bella spoke, shaking off the chill that went down her spine, “she was born, not bitten and she grows every single day”. “So can’t you just explain that to the Volturi?” Addison sadly shook her head, “it doesn’t matter what we tell them, Aro has all the proof he needs in Irina’s thoughts”. "So we fight?” Jacob’s words made Addison sigh as she glanced down at her hands, “another bloody fight… it never ends”.
“Their offensive weapons are too powerful, no one can stand against Jane”.
“No Alec is so much worse”... Jasper’s golden eyes flicked to his wife in confusion as she glanced back up from her hands “Jane makes you feel the worst pain imaginable and yeah it really hurts, yeah it burns like fire is in every vein of your body gnawing through the marrow of every single bone but Alec… Alec makes you feel nothing… You’re just alone in the darkness, there’s no pain, no sight or sound, there’s just this dark empty nothing, you can’t even feel that you're about to die, you can’t feel that someone is about to tear your head off and I know that you wouldn’t be able to feel the flames touching your skin… At least with Jane, you feel something… So no Alec is so much worse”...
Jasper’s eyes softened knowing that Addison still thought about the time in Italy when Alec took away her senses and she was so so close to death, even Bella and Alice felt a cold chill shoot up and down their spines at the dark memory… “Well then maybe we can convince them" Bella finally spoke, "they're coming to kill us, not to talk". Emmett retorted, “no you’re right” Edward started making Addison furrow her eyebrows in confusion.
“He’s right that they’re coming to kill us or?”
"No Bella's right, they won't listen to us but maybe others can convince them, Carlisle, you have friends all around the world-". “I won’t ask them to fight”.
“Not fight, witness, if enough people knew the truth, maybe we could convince The Volturi to listen”.
Addison thumped her fingers against the piano in the thought, “I don’t know Edward, that's bringing our friends into danger and The Volturi aren’t exactly known for being good listeners… I don’t-” Esme gently patted her daughter’s thigh cutting her off mid-sentence, “we can ask this of our friends”...
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Jasper and Addison maneuvered around their bedroom feeling a tense silence cover them like a thick blanket as they both moved around the space packing clothes and supplies into the black duffle bags, the whole family had chosen to split up into groups to collect witnesses, Addison was going to Alaska with Edward and Bella, and then teleporting to London with Rosalie and Emmett, and then she was to come home to greet their friends.
As Addison tossed another article of clothing into the duffle bag, the overwhelming urge to break the silence suddenly grew unbearable, “Jasper what’s wrong?” her husband’s eyebrows rose as she turned around to face him, her hands falling on her hips, the sight made a faint smile tug at the corners of his lips but then the seriousness of his decision took over. “I need to tell you something”...
The pure seriousness in his voice made her pause, “Jasper what’s wrong?” he stood still unsure how to use his voice, he had gotten this far but now it was like peanut butter was stuck in his throat, Addison stepped closer to him, wrapping her arms snug around his waist, his arms snaking around hers with a content sigh. “Talk to me honey, you’re worrying me” her voice was soft as she stared up at him through her lashes.
“I”... I’m sorry… the words were on the very tip of his tongue…
I’m sorry for being such a horrible husband during Bella’s pregnancy, I’m sorry for talking about you behind your back with Alice, I’m sorry for making you think that I was cheating on you with Alice, I’m sorry for calling you delusional, I’m sorry for accusing you of wanting Bella dead, I’m sorry for breaking your heart when all you wanted was a baby… I wish I could just take everything back… But most of all I’m sorry for what I’m about to do…
But none of those words came out…
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“When all of this… When all the problems are over and everything settles back down, I wanna go somewhere away, just you and me, no Volturi, no werewolves, no problems, just us”. Jasper spoke his words making Addison hum, “any particular place in mind? Our home?” Jasper shook his head pushing a lock of brown hair behind her ear, his hand cradling her cheek making her melt into the touch practically purring enjoying all the affection he was giving her. “No somewhere else, somewhere new”.
“Maybe somewhere away from people, just our own private little place”, “with a hammock?” Addison suggested making Jasper chuckle, “yeah... with a hammock hung somewhere outside so we can stare up at the stars”. Addison nodded in agreement “maybe we can have a campfire”. Jasper could see the vision so clearly, making him yearn for it even more, “and in the daytime, we could go swimming in the sunlight”.
“Sounds like an amazing new adventure” Addison hummed glancing up at him, “I can’t wait”. Jasper pressed a gentle kiss on her forehead with a sad smile, “neither can I darlin, neither can I...
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A/n~ I am so so sorry for what I'm about to do... please don't hate me... I swear I love you guys so please please don't hate me for this...
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please feel free to leave any comments or criticism <3 Jade