Chapter 1
Renessme's P.O.V:
Great. It's Sunday already. Why do they even have Sundays? Nobody ever gets anything done on them. They're just an excuse not to do stuff on Saturdays. Like "Geography homework? Eh, I'll just do it on Sunday." And then when Sunday finally comes, everyone just sits around waiting to get the sudden urge to do it when obviously they never will.
"That's an interesting thought, Ness. You'll just have to remember that this Saturday, on your first school weekend." my dad said through the door.
Why he was standing outside my door all stalker like, I have no idea. It's not like he can intrude on my thoughts any easier from right outside my door than in the living room, anyway. Probably just trying to make it easier on my -oh- so- weak baby ears. Newsflash: I'm 16. I've been alive for 7 years, but I have the same brain and body as any other 16 year old girl, so he should start thinking of me as one. Well, except for the whole "half vampire" thing.
Also, I am so NOT going to school tomorrow!
"Yes, you are." Dad sighed. He was in the kitchen now, though. Huh. Maybe he listened to me.
"You forgot the "not", silly! I think you meant 'Yes, you are NOT going to school tomorrow.'"
"And, while you were drawing that very unwise conclusion about a subject that has already been closed, did you happen to check the clock?" he responded. I could practically hear the smirk on his face.
Oh crap! I over slept to 10:35! Jacob was coming to pick me up at 11:00! Why didn't anyone wake me up? Oh yeah. Everyone was on a hunting trip in the Rockies, except for Dad and me. It probably isn't a coincidence my alarm clock didn't go of, then, was it, Edward?
"Please don't blame me for your technical inabilities, Renessme. And you will be respectful, or you won't be seeing Jacob at all today."
I couldn't help but noticing the way he said "Jacob". I mean, come on! What is he, a swear word or something? And was he bluffing about not seeing Jacob? I've seen him every day since I was born. Heck, even before I was born I heard him talking to Mom, Dad, Grandpa Carlisle, Auntie Rosalie, Uncle Emmett, Auntie Alice, and Uncle Jasper. I tried not to think about that, though. Being called "nothing" by the one you loved wasn't necessarily the best experience of my life. I pushed the thought out of my mind. If Dad knew how much it bothered me, he would tell Jacob for sure. And that would hurt Jacob, which would hurt me.
With a huff, I grabbed a towel and headed into the shower. Having super human speed definitely helped in a time crisis like this. Still, I was pretty angry with my dad. Just because he doesn't like Jacob doesn't mean that I can't love him. And he knows that it won't prevent me from seeing him.
By now I was fingering through my extremely unnecessarily oversized closet, trying to decide what would be good for an amusement park. As if magic, my iPhone rang Auntie Alice's ringtone, "Last Friday Night" by Katy Perry.
"Help me!" I answered eagerly. I heard Uncle Jasper laughing in the background. This was shortly followed by his grunt as Aunt Alice probably smacked him.
"Wear your flowered blouse with your red sweater and ripped jean shorts. For accessories wear your black glass beaded necklace and bracelet. And seeing as you're going to argue your stubborn little butt of about wearing mustard pumps to an amusement park, I suppose I'll allow your black keds instead." she said with a strained voice at the end.
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you!" I rushed out. Quickly I found the clothes she was talking about and put them on. Next I had to curl my hair. That part you couldn't really rush. My hair was pretty curly to begin with, so I just had to make the curls more defined. I didn't really need make up, but I still touched up with it a little bit just to make sure my half-vampire looks didn't suddenly decide to fail me.
After I was done I faced another fashion dilemma: Alice hadn't said anything about bags. Just to make her happy, I picked my mustard colored purse. A glance at the clock told me that I had 5 minutes until Jacob was here. I quickly tossed my cell phone, wallet, gum, breath mints, and water bottle into my bag. Then I ran downstairs to inhale a banana, since I obviously didn't have time for a deer. After that I sprinted into the bathroom to brush my teeth. I only got a glance in the mirror to double check my appearance before the doorbell rang. Time to go!