Nessie's Life!
Marisa Weeks
1. Learning
I woke up one night, my throat burning with thirst. It stung worst tonight because I had gone longer without hunting. "Daddy!" I whispered, I knew he would hear me, he heard everything, as did my mom. My dad, Edward Cullen, came into my room, reading my thoughts.
"You want me to come." I nodded, confirming my thought. I was still a little tired but I didn't mind. My dad picked me up, carrying me quickly on his back, into the forest. As I hunted in the night, I thought about this coming weekend. I was excited and nervous. Well, nervous because I was afraid of who Alice would invite to my "Sweet Sixteen" party. Most people at my school call me freak and other names I shall not mention. Also, I had to pretend Carlisle and Esme adopted me and that I was Edward's biological sister. I knew why, but I was so close to my dad, I couldn't call anyone else that. Yeah, Carlisle was my grandfather but, I just don't know. It's awkward.
"Ness, you finished?" Dad said stepping through the bushes.
"yes," I said quietly, guaranteed he heard my thoughts. Sometimes I wished I was like my mom, Bella Cullen, a shield. My father smiled. I hugged him for no reason.
"Daddy, I love you." he chuckled at my diversion. By this time we were home.
"I love you, too, Renesmee." Mom opened the door, waiting.
"You really love your father, don't you?" she laughed.
"I love you, too, mom!" They looked into my eyes which were now pink with love. Ever since my fifteenth birthday my eyes started changing color depending on my mood. Alice noticed this when she handed me a present from Rose, last year. I touched my mom's face telling her, in my special way, that I wanted to go back to bed.
"Alright, Nessie." she smiled. "The sooner to see Jake right?" I grinned from ear to ear at the sound of his name.
"yeah. Goodnight, see you in the morning."
I fell asleep quickly, dreaming of Jacob Black, the other wolves, and my family. I got nervous again when I unconsciously realized that Jacob was going to take me to meet his father for the first time. So many questions bombarded my dream. Will Billy like me? Is it alright if I cross the treaty line, because I am part vampire? Will that break the treaty? I wouldn't find out until tomorrow.
I woke up at around nine in the morning, later than what I usually woke up at. I sat at my desk, looking in the mirror. I heard a knock on my door. "come in." I sighed, still at my desk. My mom and came in and stood near me.
"Ness, don't worry. Billy will love you. Everyone does!" I rolled my eyes. Everyone except the girls at school. I thought to myself. I started for my closet. She followed. "Talk to me Ness." I touched her cheek, showing her a memory from about a month after I was born. Telling her that I'm afraid. Afraid of being disliked or hurt. "Don't worry, Nessie, he'll love you. Anyway, Jacob imprinted on you so he must love you." she said, putting her arm around me. I smiled and showed her a picture of Alice. She smiled too and nodded. Before mom could call her Alice was here. Alice could see the future, but she couldn't see mine or the werewolves. No one knows why, but there are a lot of theories. Alice came back out of the closet quickly and held out an outfit.
"You like?" It was an outfit I had never seen in my closet. Aunt Rosalie or Alice must have bought it last night.
"Yes! Thanks Aunt Alice!" I hugged her and she laughed a beautiful, musical laugh.
"No problem, Nessie." My mom smiled smiled at us. Once they left I changed and sat back in front of the mirror. I concentrated on thinking of something else, like Jake, while I pulled out some make-up I stole with a close friend, (though she thought it was a bad idea so she left me alone). I wanted to experiment. I started, lightly, putting on eye shadow. A knock on the door sent me into a rush of panic, but I composed my thoughts, shoving the make-up into the drawers. I opened the door.
"Why are you so jumpy?" My dad asked. "I just wanted to see if you were finished." He scrutinized my face.
"Daddy..." I sighed and gave up. I touched his face, though I didn't have to, showing him what I did and that I was sorry. His face was hard.
"Bella!" he yelled, which was not normal. I sat on my bed, my knees up to my face. They whispered about it, quickly and quietly. Dad sat near me, his arm on my shoulder. "We'll let you go this time, but please, please don't do it again." I tried to look away from his gaze but couldn't.
"Can we just go?" I asked, bitterness in my voice. Both my parents looked at me astonished. I had never "back-sassed" them or fought with them.
"Okay." My mom said and quickly left. I got up.
"Ness." My dad stopped me. "why are you trying to hide your thoughts?" I frowned and left. I ran quickly to the main house, fighting tears. I'm sorry daddy! I thought loudly, running into the house, slamming the door behind me. "Sorry, grandpa." I said when I saw him confused. We did our daily measurements to see if I was still growing at a fast speed.
"Good news." Carlisle said to daddy and mom. "She is growing at human rate now." I smiled. Finally. I thought. My parents smiled silently, still confused by my behavior. The doorbell rang and I knew who it was. I quickly ran and opened the door. I jumped into Jake's arms, he smiled big.
"How's my Nessie?" he asked, carrying me to the couch, then sitting me on his lap. I buried my face in his neck and put my palm on his cheek. "Worried, huh?" I nodded against his skin. He kissed my cheek. "Everything will be okay, Ness." I looked him in the eyes, mine lime green with truth.
"I believe you, Jakey." I told him. He looked at my dad, a question in his eyes. I touched his face again. What are you asking him? I thought showing him a picture of him and then my dad then him again.
"Nothing." I frowned.
"Liar! I may be a freak but I am not stupid!" I told him. He frowned and my family now understood my behavior.
"Who called you that?" He said, getting mad. I tried calming him down with pictures of different colors. Then I kissed his lips.
"No one you need to know about." I smiled, feeling better automatically. He smiled for a moment, then looked at my parents unsure. Dad nodded to his thoughts. I showed Jake another picture, one of us together, then leaned my head on his shoulder.
"I love you, too, my Ness." he said, putting his hand on my hair. "You ready to go?" he asked. My stomach knotted and my heart, already to fast for just human speed, sped up.
"Nessie, you'll be okay, Billy is nice. You'll be fine." my mother repeated. I nodded and smiled a little. I looked back at Jake and showed him a wolf and me running; race? He laughed and nodded. I got up and hugged my family.
"I'm sorry. I was really stupid, wasn't I?" they all shook their heads.
"You were just afraid." My dad said, he seemed to understand me more than anyone, and I don't think it was just because he could read my mind either. I followed Jake outside. He phased into a huge russet-brown wolf and looked at me. I smiled.
"Go!" I yelled and started running. He wouldn't let me win, even if I asked him to. We always finished races in ties. I was faster than ever today, though. My worries going away. "I'm going to win!" I bragged as he struggled to keep up. Then I started slowing, getting closer to the finish line. I turned around, smiling at Jacob. "I won!" He smiled a wolfey grin, his tongue lulled out as he rolled his eyes. My eyes were green with excitement. Jake ran into the forest and came back in human form.
"You cheated!" he yelled, laughing. I giggled.
"How can I cheat?" I said grabbing his hand. "I'll let you win on the way back." I smiled big as we walked to his house. He held the door open for me and I walked in, he followed.
"Dad?" Jacob called, going straight for the fridge.
"How can you eat that?" I asked, making a face. Carlisle said I should start eating human food, but they didn't force me.
"It tastes good. Try some." He held out a cookie that I just stared at. I shook my head. Just then I heard wheels on the hard-wood floor. I turned around and saw a man in a wheelchair, he had long black hair and russet skin. His eyes were black and his voice was majestic when he spoke.
"Hello, how are you?" he said, speaking to me, but looking at Jake. "You must be Renesmee, Bella's daughter." I nodded.
"You're Jake's father." It wasn't a question. He smiled and nodded, confirming my assumption.
"Call me Billy." he said.
"Cool." I couldn't think of anything more proper to say. I touched Jake's cheek, showing him nothing. He looked at me confused. It was quiet for a moment.
"I'll let you two kids go now. It was nice meeting you Renesmee." he smiled, first at me then at Jake, then left.
"Does he like me?" I whispered. "How did he know my name?" I looked at Jake suspiciously.
"Well, when you imprint you really can't keep your mouth shut. And, he does like you." he smiled. I rocked back and forth on my heels. I had left my hand on his skin and showed him the beach. He took my hand and we walked down to First Beach. Jacob kept smiling big and I giggled quietly. I watched out towards the sea.
"Can I stay here all day?" I looked at Jacob. "It's so beautiful." He shrugged.
"Depends on what Edward and Bella say." He smiled at me. Just then Seth and Jared approached us.
"Jacob! We need to talk." They said, Seth smiling excitedly and Jared masked.
"Sure, sure. Then talk." Jared glanced at me, unsure whether to talk or not in front of me.
"Well, Jake, there was vampire on our land and it wasn't a Cullen. A new scent. Sam wants us to do a run around the perimeter." Seth said. Jake looked at me worried.
"I'll see you later." I frowned then kissed his cheek. "Be safe." I started to walk but he grabbed my arm.
"I'll take you home." I rolled my eyes.
"Jake I am half vampire. There is no need to worry about me." I waved and ran home before he came. I looked back into the woods then opened the door to the main house. I sighed. "Where's mom and dad?" I asked Rosalie, a little confused.
"They're at the cottage." I nodded and sat on the couch.
"Hey Ness, where's Jacob?" Alice said coming down the stairs like a ballerina.
"He's on patrol. There's a vampire in town." I sighed, resting my head in my hands.
"Well, you are welcome to help with the party planning if you want?" she started towards the couch.
"Sure!" I smiled, she sat near me. "where do we start?" I already had a mental list of people to invite. She smiled back.
"You can start the invites. I'll plan everything else." I rolled my eyes at her then started my work. I knew I was going to invite all the werewolves, Tanya's family, Zafrina, Senna and Kachiri, Carina and Lexie (the only two girl friends I have), and Zack, Codie, Justin, and Nick. I quickly finished the invites and handed them to Alice, who would send them out. Just then my parents walked in, smiling. Then daddy frowned.
"What's the matter?" I asked him, curious. My mom looked at Edward and he told her something that sounded like 'later.' "Daddy I am going to find out sooner or later, just tell me. I'm not a baby anymore." he frowned at that.
"Fine. Alice saw a vision of Jane coming here. Checking to make sure you are still not a liability."
"I'm not!" I almost shouted. I didn't like Jane or any of the Volturi, no matter what.