#~You Won't Even Notice You Are Alone:: Renesmee~

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

What if Jacob did kill Esme in A Leech in the Rain?

Leech in the Rain by me and @therealvinelle

Interesting question.

Let's dive in.

The Immediate Aftermath

We'll say Jacob hasn't been grievously injured by Esme in the struggle. He's able to burn Esme's body and does his best to double back and cover the scent trail such that Edward won't notice Jacob and Esme having gone off alone together and only Jacob coming back.

This is likely... poorly done but Edward's a bad tracker so he might be bad enough that it works.

Edward returns and Esme's not there, Bella notes that neither she nor Jacob have seen her all day, they think she went out to hunt.

Edward accepts but becomes increasingly agitated by her absence. She could have been kidnapped by the Volturi as Charlie was. She might even have been murdered by them. They have no way of knowing where she is when she didn't take her phone.

Bella hints that Esme may have run off to them of her own free will as she's been acting mighty suspicious recently. That freaks Edward out and he goes on his search, what Bella didn't account for was that his search radius would be enough to find the remains of the pyre.

It's possible it was another vampire, but doubtful given the Cullens and their recruits are the only ones in the area. Odd though is that Edward isn't catching familiar scents. Something has been sprayed everywhere to try to cover the scents so he can't make out any of the Volturi or even Esme's scent very well.

Bella tells him this must have been the Volturi method but even Edward is confused as to why Aro wouldn't take credit. He's in such a state of grief, though, he doesn't think to question it.

Now his family is that much closer to breaking, Esme is gone and Carlisle will return to nothing. The Cullens can't be the Cullens again when one of their number is dead.

Edward enters a deep depression.

The Army Buildup

Now, Vlad and Stefan get a little more time than they did in the fic and things are going relatively well. In the fic, Esme's flight to Volterra immediately gave the information of where Vlad and Stefan were, the army they'd raised (which mostly being new vampires, Demetri couldn't track at the time), and Caius immediately launched an assault and wiped them out to a man (Vlad and Stefan barely escaping, and Bella, Edward, and Renee escaping for Jacob's funeral).

In fact, if they're careful, they can do quite well. They can avoid spies if they refuse to accept any more vampires/don't let them near the troops and purposefully keep themselves out of the way. This is somewhat easy as they're out of the recruiting phase and can have some of the vampires they created patrol the territory to catch anyone attempting to spy.

However, Aro will look at the uptick in violent death in any given area, and even as Vlad and Stefan have the troops spread out they won't be able to send them far enough safely enough (might run into another vampire) to spread the nubmers enough that Aro wouldn't notice.

Likely, what they do, is in order to distract Aro and make sure at least some of his power houess are out of Volterra in time they set Renee loose in some city. "You go buy your body lotion, Glenn Coco!"

They do this with several newborn vampires in several major cities across the United States.

While it blows their cover, as Aro will know they intend to move, Aro will either have to sacrifice a city and his secret or else divide his forces.

What they don't count on, of course, is Bella.

Bella Fucks Up Vlad and Stefan's Groove

The Renee plan is great, except it is Bella's mother, and while for a while it looks like Bella would be glad to be rid of the woman and is scheming to do it herself, then Vlad and Stefan send her off, bon voyage, and Bella freaks out.

They've sent her mother to be murdered by the Volturi.

"You'll save your daughter though," Vlad and Stefan point out, not realizing this makes it worse as Bella's turned on her daughter completely and it's Jacob that wants Renesmee back.

Bella refuses to go to Volterra until they save her mother and Vlad and Stefan (as in the fic) do not know if Bella can use her gift unconsciously (e.g. if they cut off her head and tote around her body, does she still work).

They end up having to kidnap Edward to get Bella to accompany them, as they're certain Bella will at least choose Edward (which she will) but what they don't count on is Bella's unbelievable ability to flip sides when convenient to her.

Bella goes along with it right up until they're at the gates (Bella having to be there as her radius doesn't extend quite far enough, at least she claims, to not be in the battle herself) at which point she drops the shield and offers her services as the enemy has kidnapped Edward and torn off his head. They uh can keep Renesmee and Carlisle, Bella hates them both.

Unfortunately for Bella, Aro doesn't trust her and has her executed.

The army is subsequently wiped out, Vlad and Stefan fleeing for their lives once again, and murdering Edward in a fit of rage in the aftermath.

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What signifies a good fic to you? What is it about your favorite fics that made you like them?

This Q has been sitting a little while but this post on my dash today made me think of it.

Anne Lamott has always been one of my all time favorite writers; I read Bird by Bird in middle school, and I used to talk about her a great deal with my irreverent, very witty, funny role model 9th grade English teacher. This is how I write, and have always written (you'll note that my profile on FFnet and the name of my tumblr both come from her.

I write from character. What I understand myself to be doing as a writer is giving life to characters, whether they are mine, or someone else's. It's getting to know someone, intimately--what is their biggest fear? What is the thing they most love? What are their hopes and dreams? What is their fatal flaw?

I wrote my own stuff for many, many years before starting to write fic, and my reason for writing and reading fic is from exactly that same root. I want to see the same characters from the source, and I want to see them in a way that sheds new and interesting light on who they are. This is a major part of why I don't write, and generally don't read, out-of-universe fic--I'm just not interested in reading about a generic human lead with some characteristics of Edward Cullen. I want to see an author show me something I didn't see before about Edward. My favorite fics do that. By virtue of the situation the characters are in, or the alternate POV they are from, I see something different about the characters, their dynamic with one another, the things they care about most. Going through my FFnet faves to give a couple of examples of what I mean. Going to stick to one-shots so they are easy to grab (which is most of my faves)

Three Men and a Baby by Kristen Elizabeth.

Stephenie Meyer doesn't give a rat's ass about the fact that other people in the family probably also would've liked to have a kid. She sets up this horrific backstory for Esme but then waves it under the rug with "oh well she has her vampire kids now." This story grapples a little bit with how Edward's siblings (and importantly his male siblings!) deal with their own feelings--it sheds interesting light on all four Cullen men through their interactions with an infant Renesmee.

Mamihlanpinatapai by Writing Ficariously

Edward as a father. Enough said. But also thinking in a more complicated way about Renesmee growing up with Jacob around, and how she feels about her parents' relationship and its perfection. This is a running theme that is even more beautifully explored in A Federation of Cassandras but with that one you're signing on for a full (very excellent) novel so beware.

Caterpillar Wine by gallantcorkscrews

Nobody in this fic is with the people they are with in canon and yet. It really thinks hard about the permanence and lack thereof of relationships, questions that canon brings up and never answers. Most haunting to me in this, with a tiny spoiler, is that Carlisle ends up alone, which is revealing in this particular scenario and very in character in my opinion.

Funny that all of these recs happen to at least loosely contain Renesmee--I think she does important work in revealing a lot about others' characterizations. I find her to be an immensely useful character to think and write about.

Anyway. For me, it all comes down to character. Always down to character. With the tiny add on that my brain frustratingly won't let me not be a snob about the writing--I notice how the words work on a page, and if the author has made a homonym error, if the narration is too much "tell" or the characters are saying things for the reader's benefit. I would like to not have that problem, because I have a great appreciation for the fact that there are many people learning about writing itself by writing fanfiction. But I find it difficult to get myself lost in the story the writer wants to tell when my brain is noticing the writing itself instead. So that's always a piece of it, too.

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New Friends || Renesmee and Amir

Continued from HERE.

Once the teacher moved away, Renesmee nodded and looked at her companion.

“Yes, I was practicing in the music room and I lost track of time. I was worried that I wasn’t going to make it in time when I saw the clock.”

It was partially true.  She had been immersed in her music, but she was usually a good judge of how long it would take her to get some place with her speed. This morning she had cut things a little too close.

She extended her hand.  “I’m Renesmee, but if that’s too much, you can call me Ren.”

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- Cassie Blake from "The Secret Circle", - Maria DeLuca from "Roswell", - Sura from "Spartacus", - Freya Mikaelson from "The Originals" - Lucy Pevensie from "The Chronicles of Narnia", - Kitty Pryde from "The X-Men" - Renesmee Cullen from "Twilight", - Marley Rose from "Glee", - Phillipa Russell from "Charmed"

[romanceandnothingelse]

Paris, France.

10:43 pm

Dear Alice,

Its been twelve years since Renesmee was born. Twelve years since I married Edward. Twelve years in the face of forever.

If I were still to age I would be thirty now.

It's strange to think of such an amount of time both short in the reality of my having forever, and so long and everything I had feared such a short time ago. In three days time comes my worst nightmare. My thirty-first birthday. Edward tells me that I shouldn't count, but how can I not when I look at my life now, and see in it what could have been. What could have been if Edward had his way and made me age and get old. What could have been if I got to this day naturally and saw myself as a grown woman, standing next to my husband who looks seventeen. My husband who will look seventeen forever as I would have died a little each day slowly watching the creases on my face deepening.

Oh, Alice. I'm sorry. the trouble with letter writing instead of emailing is there's no way to undo what you've written- except for scrapping the whole thing and starting over, but I won't do that, you've waited long enough for my reply.

I haven't told Edward about your letter, and you know he wouldn't be happy with you if he knew in advance, but I think it's a good idea. I haven't seen Renesmee since she and Jacob visited two months ago. I still can't get used to the idea of my daughter being with my old best friend. But luckily I've got the rest of my life-which will never end- to come to terms with it. I've missed them while we've been here. I hate not seeing her so much but what can we do? Jacob lives with his pack and Renesmee is wherever he is. But maybe it's for the best, the less I have to see them together the less I have to think about what exactly that means.

I'm looking forward to seeing the old house again after so long. I hope you've stocked the kitchen for Renesmee, I've missed you all so much, Edward has too, despite what he'll say when he sees you all. We'll see you in a few days. But you already know that.

  

All my love,

                   Bella

Returning to our townhouse after sending my letter, I found Edward where he had been sat for the past 3 days straight; bent over the grand piano in our 'living room'. Without much need for typical human comforts we kept pretences for just that. Pretences.

Drawing closer I sat beside him on the small bench and tapped his arm gently. Nothing. I rolled my eyes; we needed to be back home at Faulks in two days, but he was completely absorbed in the new piece he was writing.

"Edward." I cleared my throat, raising my eyebrows.

He doesn't even know I'm here right now. I sighed, heading into the kitchen to resume by activities of the past week. Authentic Italian cooking. Every year since I became a vampire I've taken up a new interest and this year I was inspired by one of my moms old cooking books. She, of course never used it, or any other cooking book but when Edward and I 'vacationed to Italy' after we were married she gave me an old book full of Italian recipes when we returned. And so, after falling in love with the recipes I decided I wanted to be able to perfect them in the real Italian way; installing everything I needed into our modest French townhouse and buying every cookbook I found, and lastly being tutored by an Italian chef. It's been amazing. But I missed being able to cook for the people I loved who could actually enjoy it. Renesmee left too soon, I sighed to myself, but was gently consoled by the fact I was going to give Charlie a shock when I got home with a proper Italian meal for him and Sue. I couldn't wait.

After practicing my signature dish- which I was told by the locals was 'très magnifique'- I followed the music coming from the living room and found Edward, perfectly content, leisurely playing a composition I'd never heard before.

"You're done?" I asked.

He turned from where he was sat and looked at me serenely, his gentle smile slowly turning into the one reserved only for me.

"Yes." He smiled softly, rising to meet me.

"Would you like to know what it's called?"

"What?" I grinned, throwing an arm around his neck as he leaned down to meet me.

"I don't know yet." He confessed in a whisper.

I laughed, "Well, you can think about it on the way to Faulks." I said as I watched his face intently for his reaction.

To my surprise, he frowned and the rest of his features softened, eyes straying from my own, wonderingly.

"That's a good idea." He said slowly. "Yours?" He asked.

Oh god. I don't want to lie to him but...

"Yes." I tried to smile without wincing, but somehow I didn't think it would escape his notice.

He narrowed his eyes at me. "Alice's?"

I straightened my already unnaturally straight back (vampire posture had me looking more graceful than I could ever feel. In this life or my human one), and looked him in the eyes challengingly.

"No." I said firmly. "My idea. It's almost my birthday and I want to go home for it. I want to see our family again."

A half truth. I thought to myself. An omission isn’t really a lie.

He arched an eyebrow casually down at me, obviously seeing through me, but pressing no further.

"I've packed for both of us already. You were busy." Thankfully.

"Okay," He said, dropping the subject before taking my hand and leading me to the piano. "Let me play for you before we leave."

"But we're not leaving until tomorrow." I objected instinctively. "Wait no." I laughed, "that doesn't matter.” I shook my head, smiling up at him. “Play for me." I corrected myself, sitting on the chaise opposite him where he sat at the piano.

He smiled and rolled up his sleeves and read from the creased papers standing tall above the keys.

"Pour toi, mon amour." He said softly as he began to play the most beautiful melody I had ever heard. It reminded me of one of my favourite chopin pieces he would play for me... something in E flat. I sat perfectly still with my eyes closed as he played, hearing his fingers stroking the keys, the quiet movements underneath the music adding something much more intimate to the practice.

As he stilled to a close, I opened my eyes only as I felt him beside me.

"That was beautiful." I breathed.

"I'm glad you like it." He murmured. "It was written for you."

"The next thing I take up after my Italian kitchen ventures, will be something that will benefit you." I promised. "This isn't fair, you being so perfectly considerate and me...learning to cook in a household where nobody has any need to actually eat food."

"Just because I don't need to eat food doesn't mean I don't enjoy whatever you make." He said softly. "And for your information... just you being here... just your existence alone... benefits me. I don't need anything else."

My heart fluttered as he slowly smiled down at me. I looked into his eyes and I blushed as I realised this was never going to get old. I was going to keep feeling like a teenager hopelessly in love forever. And, to my embarrassment, forever in our world really meant forever.

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The Girl With Two Strings

(Jasper x Sorceress! Fable! Reader)

I was watching Kubo and the Two string while writing this. I couldn't help myself. Hope you like the crazy idea! Write in the comment on what you thing about this.

(Y/n)'s POV

"Looks like everyone needs a story to tell." Jasper and as he saw me with my shamisen. "No. No!" I said causing him to laugh. "Who has story's?" Jacob asked getting everyone's attention. "I hate you." I said to Jasper playfully causing Emmett and Edward to laugh.

"Find. If you want a story gather around." I mumbled causing all the vampires and wolves to come around me. Renesmee stood close to me as I started to play my shamisen.

Then a pieces of paper, leaves, and grasses started to fly around in a circle around us. They started to fold itself turning into a shape of a Wolf. "This is a true story of the Big Bad Wolf." I said as twigs covered the wolf like it was in the woods.

"He wasn't in control of himself. To lose inside himself to even realize the things he was doing. And it all started when his father left his weak mother alone. His sibling followed there father leaving the little wolf alone to protect his mother."

"And when she died he tried to protect her body only for the pray to feast on her. He was angry causing him to have a deep hatred toward his father." I said as they watch the little wolf try to protect a bigger wolf. "And when he killed his own father he became the Big Bad Wolf." I said softly as Jacob, Seth, and Leah looked at the wolf in awe and understanding.

"So when he saw Little Red Ridding Hood. He didn't meant to scare her. He was just hungry. And all the treat she had in her basket was caught his attention." I said as I change the cords showing a little leaf girl walking by the wood with a wolf walk beside her in the shadows.

"Then out of nowhere the Red Ridding Hood stopped and smiled at the wolf. Bigby was shock and surprised how the girl didn't fear her. So she kindly asked him 'Are you hungry Mr Wolf? I made these Treats for my grandmother and I'm sure she wouldn't mind sharing some.' She smiled as the wolf slowly stepped out of the shadows." I said with a fond smile as Jasper sat next to me.

"Ever since then the Wolf she named Bigby promised to company the girl to her grandmothers house knowing it wasn't safe for her to be alone. They instantly click and became attach to on another but of course Red Ridding Hood never told her Grandmother about Bigby." I said as everything started to become darker.

"Then one day a man with an ax was walking into the woods when he saw the little girl walking alone. Bigby was to busy protecting Red Ridding Hoods grandmother to notice. And when the Ax man followed the girl he heard her scream." I said sadly as I made little creature appeared around the Grandmother as Bigby tried to fight.

"The darkness killed Red Ridding Hoods Grandmother. And when Bigby heard Red scream he saw that the Grandmother was died. The darkness tried to get Red only for Bigby to push her out the house scaring her. Not of him but those thing that kill her Grandmother." I said as I saw everyone look at the wolf and girl in awe.

"The ax man heard Red's scream and saw Bigby thinking he was gonna kill the girl. 'You have to run! I'll be behind you!' Bigby yelled at Red as she cried. 'I don't won't to lose you too! Your the only family I have left.' Red told him then scream as the man with the Ax named Woody hit him." I said as they gasp seeing the Woodsman running towards Bigby with his ax raised.

"'Get away from her!' Woody yelled protecting Red thinking he'll get a lot of rewards for it. Then Woody fought Bigby as she tried to stop them." I said as I strummed my shamisen softly.

"The fight didn't last long for Bigby was already weak from trying to protects Red's grandmother." I said as they saw Woody cut opened Bigby.

"Woody cut Bigby open and filled his belly full of stones before dumping him into the lake knowing his body will sink." I finished as Renesmee sniffed sadly.

"What happened?!" Jacob asked causing me to smile sadly. "Nobody knows. They just know that Bigby survived the attack." I said as I stopped play my shamisen causing everything to drop to the ground.

"That is beautiful." Benjamin said with a smile as he looks at me. "So your A witch?" Garrett asked causing Jasper to slightly hissed at him. "Love its fine." I said to Jasper as I nudge my nose to his cheek calming him down.

"I'm a sorceress. Witches are much more weaker then me. And they use wands to control there magic." I told him as he nod his head in understanding. "Auntie (Y/n). How do you know so much about the Big Bad Wolf?" Renesmee asked me causing me to smile at her sadly.

"I was a close friend of his before I moved. I saved him from dying in the lake." I said softly and it was true. Bigby is a very close friend of mine. "We where like each others partner in crime when we where together." I said with a smile.

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Multimuse indie RP blog featuring the ladies of Red vs Blue, Xena: Warrior Princess, Star Trek, Leverage and more!

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- Agent Connecticut from "Red vs Blue" - Annie Cresta from "The Hunger Games" - Gabrielle from "Xena, Warrior Princess" - Kara Danvers from "Supergirl" - Lily Luna Potter from "Harry Potter" - Lissa Dragomir from "The Vampire Academy" - Marley Rose from "Glee" - Meredith Sulez from "The Vampire Diaries Books" - Nyota Uhura from "Star Trek AOS" - Parker from "Leverage" - Phillipa Russell from "Charmed" - Renesmee Cullen from "Twilight" - Tilda from "The Hobbit" - Wanderer from "The Host"

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