Swan Goin' Wolf

Seventeen

 "Sunny." Someone whispered and lightly shook me.

"Sunny." They whispered again and shook me a little harder when I didn't wake. I groaned and flung my arm out.

"Come on, Sunny. Your the one that wanted to give Bella her gifts before school. Get up." The voice belonged to dad and I groaned again as I tossed the covers back and sat up rubbing my hands over my face.

"Why did I say that? I should have known I would regret this." I said and slowly got up out of bed. Dad chuckled before walking out of the room. I walked to my dresser and pulled out some clothes and put them on. I ran a brush through my hair before grabbing the locket from my jewelry box. Bella had insisted on no gifts, since she and Edward came back she suddenly had a fear of aging and her birthday became a sore spot. I didn't care what she thought about her birthday, but I wasn't going to let her blow off her eighteenth birthday. This was a big milestone in every person's life. Becoming an adult, the right to vote, the birthday before leaving for college. This could be the first and last birthday that dad and I get to spend with her before she disappears with Edward or goes off to college and never comes back.

I met up with dad in the hallway. He was holding the camera and had placed a red bow on it, the wrapped scrap book from Renee was in the other hand. We quietly opened Bella's door. She was still sleeping. I thought was strange that her window was open, her room was really cold, goosebumps rose on my arms. For someone that hated the cold it was ironic that she loved a person with skin icy to the touch and slept with a window open in a town that the temperature rarely reached the over fifty degrees. Dad walked over to the bed and lightly shook Bella's shoulder to wake her.

"Happy Birthday, Bella." We said as she stirred. She jumped and sat up straight in the bed, her eyes wide open. She checked the rocking chair and looked at the window in a slight panic before she looked over at us, calming down a little. That was odd.

"I thought I said no gifts?" Bella asked as she tried to smooth out her chaotic hair.

"Yeah, but why did you think we would listen when we spent the time and thought to get you these awesome gifts?" I said with a smile and Bella gave both of us a slight glare before she took the wrapped package from dad and carefully opened the wrapping paper. She seemed to like the scrap book and thanked dad for the camera.

"My gift has a little meaning to it." I said and pulled the box from behind my back and handing it to her. She opened the box and gasped at the locket.

"The sapphires are your birthstones." I said and gently moved the locket from her hands to open it.

"The pictures inside are us when we were younger and a picture of the three of us. No matter where the future takes you, this will always represent the family you will always have." I said and there looked to be a few tears in her eyes. Bella leaned up and wrapped her arms around my neck in a hug.

"Thank you." Bella said as I hugged her back.

"You're welcome." I said as I pulled back. Dad cleaned his throat gathering Bella's and my attention.

"You might want to start getting ready for school Bells." Dad said awkwardly.

"Your birthday isn't an excuse to miss school." He said sternly and I had to laugh at the act that he was warning Bella about going to school. We both knew she wouldn't miss school because then she would have to miss a day with Edward.

"Such an old age." Dad mused. I wondered where he was taking this with the gleam in his eye.

"Is that a grey hair?" Dad asked and pointed toward Bella. She sprung from the bed and ran to the mirror to check. I smacked dad on the shoulder as he chuckled. Bella glared at him from the mirror and smiled at her while pushing dad toward the door.