I woke up to the sound of my father playing piano. It was a song that I knew better than my own name by now, his own composition - my lullaby. It was the second best way to wake up in the morning, the first being a kiss from my true love. But I knew that Jacob was patrolling in La Push now, and he wouldn't be coming up to Alaska for another few days. My parents and family insisted that we move so we could all go to high school together now. It had only been seven years since I was born, but now I was 17. Mom and Dad, or Edward and Bella as I would be referring to them at school now, knew I was feeling anxious about going to high school, and didn't want me to have to do it alone. I wanted to go to Forks High School, I wanted to be near Jacob, but I knew that was impossible. People would recognize the Cullen's and our secret would be blown. After seven years of peaceful bliss, we didn't want a visit from the Volturi anytime soon. So I was stuck here, and Jacob could only come see me for a few days at a time.
"He'll be here in no time, Nessie", my father said standing in my door frame, hearing the distress in my thoughts. He and my mother had both been worrying about me since we moved here. They knew how much I missed Jacob when he was gone, they even insisted that Esme make him his own guest room for when he did come to stay. I would prefer if he were able to sleep with me, but my dad would never allow that.
"That's easy for you to say, you're loving the house without a dog in it", I said in a mocking tone.
"Well, I always have been a cat person myself", he smiled. It was hard not to laugh and I tried my hardest to cover up my giggles, only to fail. I walked closer to my father and placed my hand on his face, letting the rush of emotions of worry fill his head.
"High school won't be that bad, Renesmee. You will learn new things and meet new people", then he smiled his half crooked smile that my mother loved and kissed my forehead. I knew so much more than most, and new people held no interest for me. I had all the friends I needed, I had Jacob and the pack back at home. I had my Grandpa Charlie and Sue, and Billy. I didn't want to be around mere humans, people who wouldn't understand me. I want to be back at home. I wanted to be in Jacob's little red house, I wanted to be sitting at First Beach in La Push. I just wanted to not have to go through all these stupid human rituals.
Just then, I heard the sound of my mom's ferrari pulling around the bend to our house, and I heard the carefree sound of Aunt Alice's laughter. I took in a deep sigh, preparing for the clothing that she thought would be appropriate for my first day of school. I ran down the stairs to greet my mother and Alice, and my father was looking ecstatic that I finally came out of my room. I missed being away from my mom, and at that moment I realized how relieved I really was that she would be accompanying me to my own personal hell.
The door swung open and before I could say anything, Alice was scrutinizing my outfit, looking very sad that I'd inherited my comfortable fashion sense from my mother.
She clicked her tongue a few times before saying, "That shopping trip really was desperately needed."
My father kissed my mothers head and then they grabbed me in for a long embrace. There, I thought, it's finally starting to feel like home again. My father just smiled and nodded in agreement. My mother looked at him with a puzzled look and he replied by saying, "We both just missed you very much."
"When's Uncle Jasper and everyone else going to be back from hunting? I could really use a good fill of calm right now," I thought out loud.
Alice took a few seconds to look into their future, then quickly responded, "They will all be back in an hour and thirty six minutes, so we have plenty of time to try on all your new clothes first!" I gave my mother a pleading look, and she laughed and gave me a look that said she couldn't do anything about it either.