"Good Morning!" I skipped out of my room to the already awake house. Luckily I wake up in a good mood, being in a house full of vampires it would be completely embarrassing if I woke up grumpy.
"Morning Nessie, are you ready for school?" Esme spoke softly, handing me a packed lunch that must have taken hours to make. I am the only girl in my year that is too much of a snob to eat canteen food. Everyone else in the house was older than me. Dad and Alice were in the year above me, and Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Mum are in their senior year. I wanted the full experience of school, where I could make my own friends and learn. We can't stay anywhere for too long, so most of my friends only lasted for a year at the most. But Jake has moved with us to every place, which lightens the burden exceptionally.
"Yep, dressed and ready. Is Jake here yet?"
"He's outside waiting in the car"
"Thank you," I began to run out of the house before I was stopped by the two most overprotective uncles in the world. Jasper and Emmett stood in front of the door, their hands balled into fists around their chests. I moved quickly to each side trying to manoeuvre my way outside of the house, but they effortlessly shifted themselves from side to side with my movements blocking my way.
"Trying to get to school without breakfast, Nessie?" Jasper said in a smug tone
"I already have breakfast plans this morning, Thankyou very much." I smiled smugly at Jasper in response and pulled at the door knob, but Emmett slammed the door shut again.
"Breakfast Plans? With whom?"
"Jacob, now can I please go?"
"Not yet." Emmett smiled, he was loving this, "Now… You have grown into a stage when you're at almost Adulthood, Renesme." Great, now he was using his 'uncle tone'. "And when you are at this stage you have to realise men will see you differently. Now, Jacob is a man and you need to treat him as such."
"I know Uncle Em, Jazzy. Really, I get the message. Don't wear anything too tight, don't hug him, don't touch him, don't even smile in his general direction. Don't worry, it's all under control" I tapped the side of my head and kissed their cheeks, wedging myself through the doorway.
I walked towards a bright blue Ferrari, who had gotten Jake a Ferrari?
"See that's the sort of thing you can't do with him! Don't kiss him on the cheek! We're watching you!" Emmett shouted from the doorstep. I turned around to face them, walking backwards and giving them the thumbs up and rolling my eyes theatrically.
I turned to face Jacob again who was trying to turn the volume up loud enough so he could block my watchful uncle's voices out. I smiled at him, relieved I had finally left the house and he smiled in response for the same reason.
"Nice… Four minutes I think you just broke your record there Ness." Jake studied his stopwatch as I entered the car.
I laughed and leant in to kiss him, but when growls emanated from the doorstep I rethought it and pulled on my seatbelt.
"Can we get out of here? I don't think it's fair for us to tease my uncles any longer. Impossible as it may be, I'm still half scared they'll have strokes if they see us kiss."
Jake laughed and pulled out of the driveway and onto the free-way. The weather was gloomy as normal, clouds plagued the skies like in bruise coloured tones.
"I like the car."
"Thanks, Edward said that if I was going to be driving his daughter around the town I had to own a good car. Really, I only took the car so I could drive you around."
"Aww, so it wasn't the speed, or the colour, or the sound system?"
"Like I said, all for the sake of driving you around safely. You would not believe how much of a danger magnet Bella was when she was human, it could be hereditary. I couldn't turn down the opportunity to make you safe again."
"How very selfless of you, Jake," I rolled my eyes, I was far from being a danger magnet.
"Where to for breakfast?"
"I don't know, anywhere really. You know eating human food still feels weird to me, can you make me something?" I used my shoulder to nudge against his encouragingly.
"I can try, but don't complain if it's horrible. I'm no Esme."
"Don't worry, remember when I was younger and I went to stay at Charlies that one night? He tried to cook for me, nothing is worse than that."
Jacob laughed as he pulled into the apartment garage, "Come on, I'll give cooking a try."
"So hows college? Have you gotten a degree in mechanics yet?" I sat down on the couch, flicking through one of Jake's car magazines as Jake tended to eggs in the kitchen.
"Ness, those take three years, I've only been studying for a few months."
"Oh, that's right. Never mind then."
"What time do you plan on getting to school today? Early, on time or late?"
"Can we go late? I have geography first and I hate geography."
"Sure, sure. What's the excuse this time? You accidentally set my apartment on fire?"
"No, we used that last week. How about a major car accident?"
"And trash my new Ferrari as proof? No thanks, how about traffic?"
"Okay, but trashing the Ferrari would be fun too." I grinned, "Do you think you'll be able to keep you're mind off how nobody's on the roads today?"
"It's worth a try, damn mind reader," Jake laughed playfully.
Jake walked out with two plates of scrambled eggs.
"Here you go," He handed me the plate happily.
Jake grabbed the remote and turned the television on, handing the remote to me. I switched channels until I found Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
"Nice choice Ness. I just love watching Blondes chase vampires around," Buffy kissed Angel and he added. "And make out with them."
"Oh shut up! There's a werewolf in here too, you know." I grabbed my knife and fork and began to eat. Human food really didn't taste that bad any more, I had gotten used to the taste years ago.
"The werewolf gets the nerd. I mean, it's better than the psychopathic blonde, but us real life werewolves get way better girls." He grinned.
"Damn right." I laughed.
At that point Jake's phone began to ring. He rolled his eyes and picked up the small, black Motorola.
"Hello? ... Hey Ed… Yeah, she's right here… she's fine, I made her breakfast… I dunno, there's a lot of cars on the road today, we might be caught in traffic… Yeah, she has geography… French huh? Sure, sure, I'll tell her… Bye." Jake put down the phone and looked back up to me, "Your dad said he'll see you in French second period."
I smiled back to him, "He knew I was going to skip Geography, didn't he?"
"Doesn't he always?" Jake laughed.
I nodded and sat my cleared plate on the coffee table before lying back on to Jake's burning chest. I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat. I could remember the pattern off by heart, like a tune to my favourite song. When my heart was the only one that beat in my whole family it was refreshing to hear Jake's. I didn't feel alone when I listened to Jake's heartbeat, his was the same speed as mine, human's are slower than ours. I smiled at the thought, Jake and I against the world.
"Havin' fun there?" Jake asked, I could hear the humour in his voice.
I nodded and opened my eyes to look up at him.
"We better get you ready for school" He sighed looking to the clock, "We've gotta get you there during first period so you don't miss out on any of second."
"No…" I protested, my fingers clenching his top.
"Yes, Nessie" Jake laughed and kissed my hair.
"Hey Jake…" I let the sentence linger.
"Yes?"
"You know how high school couples like to fool around?"
"No, Ness" He sighed, pulling me away.
"Well, sometimes when-"
"Not no I don't know what you're talking about. No, we're not fooling around."
"Why not?" I pouted.
"You're too young."
"No I'm not, I'm sixteen" I frowned.
"No."
"You're always going to be older than me. I don't see a point in you punishing me because of that!" I felt the icy tears surface atop the lids of my eyes and turned my face to look at the wall.
"I'm not going to take advantage of you Ness," Jake said softly, stroking my hair.
"You're not taking advantage." I sniffled.
"You'd regret it."
"No." I shook my head and turned to face him. "I wouldn't I promise. I love you, please let me feel normal for a minute." I begged.
"There's nothing wrong with taking it slow Ness."
"Seven years is taking it slow. Just once, please… Lets be like ordinary people." I pleaded, "lets be together."
"And we're together now, Ness" He ran his finger along my jaw line affectionately
"You know that's not what I mean," I grimaced. "All the time, growing up, I've gotten everything I wanted. Designer clothes, makeup, expensive toys, CD's, tutors, everything. But not you. I would give everything away, all of it, if you'd just be with me! Or are you still in love with my mother?" I asked with venom.
"How could you even say that? Ness, I love you. I don't see Bella that way anymore."
"Sure," I rolled my teary eyes. "But I bet if she gave you the chance you would have fooled around with her right? I'm giving you the chance and you're blowing me off. Guess you don't love me that much after all."
Before I could think Jake's fiery lips were crashing roughly into mine. I moaned and pulled him closer to me, locking my arms around his neck.
"What was that?" Jake breathed, moving his lips apart from mine for a moment
I smiled and kissed him again, falling back onto the couch with him above me.
I put my hand to Jake's cheek.
'Can I miss second too?'
Jacob laughed and pulled away from me, "Nice try Ness. But no."
"Oh come on! I can speak French already."
"No way, Edward is waiting for you."
"Oh no! No, it's too sunny. Guess I'll have to stay with you, I could get all sparkly otherwise."
"Ness, the sun is hardly even out today."