Chapter 1: A day alone.

I woke up from a long night sleep, I had been completely and utterly exhausted.
Jacob had taken me cliff diving the day before, who know you would be able to find cliff diving in London, England? I would say my body ached but that wasn't the case.
We had done every physical activity known to mankind yesterday and I was too tired mentally to continue.
I nearly collapsed in Jacob's arms at the night's end.
I was half immortal, but my human body wasn't going to be ignored.

Despite the extremely fast speed, and my ability to show people my thoughts by touching them, I was more human than anything else.
I had actually liked eating human food! Jacob seemed pleased that I preferred actual food to animal blood. I had a heart beat, but the only thing very unusual about me was my growth. I was 6 years old, and already I was fully grown and had mentally passed 16 a few weeks after I was born. Oh, and I wasn't venomous, which was a good thing; I wasn't as much of a threat as people thought I would be.

I could hear everyone downstairs talking, including Jacob, and I had became pretty good with keeping my dad from reading my mind.
When he was around though, he did give me a lot of privacy when it came to that. Did I hear Jacob? Damn, apparently I was the only one that had to sleep in this house hold.

"Yeah, Jacob she's awake" My dad said. Of course he could hear me thinking. I sighed as I rolled over on my side, I could hear Jacob coming up loudly over the stairs. Seconds later I saw his head peeking into my room. An uncontrollable smile took over my face. He was my best friend.

"Morning Ness" Jacob grinned and I moved over patting the bed, motioning for him to come sit next to me.

"Did you sleep at all?" I asked, kinking my eyebrow, after a day like yesterday I was sure that he would be sleeping soundly in the room next to mine.
Clearly I was mistaken but it wasn't out of character for Jacob to go a good week without sleep.

"Yeah, not as much as you did" He said as he brushed my curly hair out of my face, which was probably more bed head than curly at this point. "What do you want to do today?" I could see the eager smile on his face, and in his eyes I could see the thoughts and ideas about the day a head for us.
God why did my best friend have to be ridiculously charming with that smile? I sighed.

"Honestly, lay in bed and watch T.V.
You made me so tired yesterday I... I need to relax" I said, letting out a tiny laugh as I saw all of his crazy ideas in his head dissolve.
But he didn't look upset which was good. I knew he could guilt trip me if he wanted to.

"Okay, no problem" Jacob said stretching out in my bed.
Holy Cow! He was huge; he took up nearly half my bed. I scooted over resting my head on the pillow.

"We're leaving now.
" I heard Aunt Alice say from the garage, I let out a tiny sigh as I got out of the bed.
Fixing my pajamas, I rubbed my eyes and made it look like I wasn't completely exhausted. I'm sure they would all be able to tell the difference.

"Look its sleeping beauty" Uncle Emmett, of course, who else would say something like that. I just rolled my eyes and pretended like I didn't hear what he said but obviously I could hear him, I could hear everyone in the house sometimes that sucked. "You could have put on some normal clothes you know" his booming laughter filled the entire garage.

"Hey, I...I-" I paused for a moment, trying to think of some very good sarcastic come back but I had nothing. Nada.
"I got nothing" I said shaking my head in defeat and I walked over and punched him in the arm.
I'm sure it hurt me more then it hurt him it if hurt him at all.
He laughed and pretended to look hurt.

"When will you be back?" I said looking around at everyone; I knew where they were going.
It was simply just a way of life for our family. At least they didn't have to worry about me, when Jacob was around.

"Two days, tops" I heard my mom say as she came over and kissed the top of my head.
I nodded, and let out a tiny sigh.
Nothing was the same when they were all gone. It was like living in a different house, and different.... life actually.

After rounds of hugs, and the usual loving family type bickering with Uncle Emmett, they were gone. As I walked back into the house I could hear the sound of Jacob snoring. Great, my company for the day was sleeping. I shook my head and laughed, heading for the kitchen.
I cooked up my usual breakfast: eggs, bacon and toast, which were normally made by Grandma Cullen. Hum, hearing the snoring coming from upstairs I figured he'd be hungry when he woke up so I cooked some for him too.

I sat down on my bed, turned on the T.V and ate my food. I was almost finished when Jacob woke up. "Hey kid" he said, I could see that he was still tired, but I was more concentrated on the fact that he called me Kid, God did I ever hate that. Sure, I was 6 in years but physically and mentally I passed that a long time ago. I was forever 17 technically speaking. "Where's mine?" I saw the look of shock on his face that I was eating, and he had no food, or so he thought.

"Right there" I pointed to the food on the night stand beside him.

He went silent as he gobbled down his food, which took a matter of seconds.
Damn did Jacob know how to eat.
I'm sure if you gave him a never ending supply of food, he'd consume it all never once stopping to think about resting.

"Jake – ob. " I said taking a quick pause realizing that I almost called him Jake, I hated calling him Jake, it was what my mom called him. "You're not allowed sleeping in my bed anymore, you take up the entire bed" I said, putting extra emphasis on the words entire bed.

I heard him laughing, I shook my head.
"Nessie, your bed is to comfortable."

"Sure, Sure" I said as I finished the rest of my food, and brought the two plates back down stairs.
It was weird, there was never only two people eating in the house.
And there was year's supply of food, in a house where practically no one ate well except for me, and the occasional Jacob that showed up.

I turned around to see him sitting on the island in the middle of the kitchen of course he didn't have a shirt on.
Jacob's one mission in life was to make me think about him constantly but know that he's completely and utterly off limits. So. Not.
Fair.
"Geeze put some clothes on, J." I said as I shook my head.

"Calm down Renesmee, You never used to have a problem with it." I looked over and saw the big grin on his face; I shook my head and sighed.

"Yeah well..." I paused for a moment thinking about what I would say next that wouldn't give it away that I had a crush on Jacob.
God, did that ever feel weird thinking it. Let alone... saying it out loud, I had to wonder how crazy it would sound to him. "Would it kill you to wear a shirt?" I asked, curiously. Positive that it wouldn't.

"Yes" He stated matter-of-factly.

"Sure, Sure." It had to be his mission to make my mind full of him, completely and utterly and undoubtedly he wanted me to suffer, suffer really bad. I glanced outside, the rain had subsided which was good thing but it hadn't completely stopped. "Swimming?" I was more than positive that Jacob and I were the only two that actually used the pool. I, myself loved swimming.

As I turned to see Jacob as he spoke he was already outside by the pool waiting for me. "I'll be there in a second.
" Quickly I went into my room grabbed one of the many bikinis I had thanks to Aunt Alice.
I had the best wardrobe of any 17 year old around. I shared that with her, the passion for clothes... it was something that brought us closer I was sure of that.

I changed into the bikini and walked down stairs and smiled and I saw Jacob by the pool, yes I missed my family but this ... this definitely made up for the lack of family members being around. His huge biceps, his great body, it made me weak in my knees so to speak. Damn you Jacob Black.

"You should really wait an hour after eating before you swim, you human." Technically, he was only half human but he was the closest thing I had to a human friend. I didn't get close to humans at my school, because I was different, it wasn't something I could easily explain besides I wasn't allowed to explain it even if I wanted too, or could for that matter.

"You're just as much human as I am Renesmee Carlie Cullen" And with that I dove into the deep end of the pool and swam all the way to the bottom, I knew I couldn't go out with breathe indefinitely but I also knew it was impossible for me to die from drowning. As I resurfaced to the top I saw Jacob at the side of the pool.

"Are you not interested in swimming?" I asked, I pushed my hair out of my face, wringing out the water.
I didn't like the feeling of tiny droplets of water falling down my back.

"No it's not that Nessie." I could hear his sigh; he looked as if he was in pain as he sat at the edge of the pool. Was it something I said? I hope not.
"Okay. Then get in" I said cheerfully, hoping that I could change it suddenly glum mood.

"Nes—" He began to say, I could see the seriousness in his facial expression. Could I die, right now? Had he realized that I had a crush on him? Dear God. I grabbed his arm and before he could say anymore I pulled him into the pool.

I wasn't willing to have that conversation, not now, not ever. I took the opportunity underwater, to swim around and hope by the time I resurfaced he forgets all about whatever he was thinking. By my second lap he grabbed me by my waist. Damn guess he hadn't forgotten after all.

My back was against the cool tile of the pool.
I was trapped between Jacob and a wall, with no way to move.
Sure I was strong and probably could push him out of the way but when Jacob was annoyed, it was hard to get him out of his moods. I took a long deep breath as I looked into his eyes and cocked my head to side with a smile upon my face. "Yes?" I asked innocently as I looked at him biting on my lower lip.

"Renesmee, I need to talk to you.
" I could tell that he meant business, the way he said my name with so much authority made me stiffen up.

"About... what?" I asked incredulously, truth being I had no real idea what he wanted to talk to me about, I could have possibly jumped to conclusions. Please, dear God say that I jumped to conclusions.

"Well, how do you feel about me Nessie?" I looked at his face, trying to read his emotions, trying to understand what it was he was trying to get at; he didn't seem angry which was good. I swallowed hard, and just as I was about to speak he began to say something else. "I didn't mean to phrase it like that, maybe I should.." He stopped, I stared at him. "Damn it, I shouldn't have brought this up." He moved away, I stayed where I was.

He hadn't had a chance to speak again, before I began talking. "You're my Jacob.
" I said nodding my head, I didn't know if that was specific enough for him, or if that was what he was even looking for.

"You're right, I am your Jacob." I looked at him; I still couldn't read the expression on his face, okay ... since when was he so good at hiding his feelings? Or was I just not as good at picking up on his emotions? UGH. I felt like screaming.

"Nessie, let's just forget this okay?" What was up with him? His mood swings were going to give me whip lash.

"Sure, Sure." I said as I shrugged my shoulders, so the swimming idea was completely crushed. I pulled myself up out of the water.

I was about to speak when I heard Jacob's voice. Suddenly his hand was on my waist pulling me back. I turned around and looked up at him with a smile on my face. "Yes?" I asked as looked at him, why in the world was he acting so weird for?

"You're not mad, are you?" I looked into his face, he looked like he had just suffered one of the most terrible bone breaks in the world, and was suffering a huge amount of pain.

"Of course not" And I wasn't, just slightly confused.

He nodded, and I went to my room to get changed.