Written for a Stephenie Meyer facebook fan page, for the competition Imprinted. Came in at first place.
I couldn't believe how fast the years had gone by. Before I knew it, it was Renesmee's fifth birthday and she was going to school like any other ten year old she looked like. And then just last year she finished high school and was starting college in Seattle at seventeen. Ness always came home on the weekends and through the holidays, so it wasn't like we didn't see her anymore just because of college, which I was glad about. I always missed her greatly if I didn't see her even for a couple of days. She hadn't aged as quickly as we first thought she would, which helped greatly with the Cullens' trying their best to give her a normal human life.
Ness and I had always been close, like brother and sister, but that never seemed to change . . . for her. For me it was different. I started to fall in love with her when she was around twelve – in human years of course – but I was sure she didn't feel the same way, which kind of hurt. But I wanted her to be happy, and I didn't care who she chose in the end, I just wanted her to be happy and have a happy life. That was the whole reason behind my not pushing the issue any farther.
Though, it wasn't until tonight she had ever gone on a date with someone. It was her eighteenth birthday and some guy from her college was taking her out to one of the Seattle clubs. I didn't like the idea of her going clubbing, but I disliked the guy even more. There was just something I didn't like about him, about Alex. He seemed nice enough though.
I sat on Renesmee's bed watching as she did her makeup to go out with him. She was beautiful, I had to say it. Her hair was done up with tight curls of her dark brown hair hanging down from her pony tail. Her light pink eye shadow glistened in the light of the room and her light pink, full lips completed her look. She wore a golden sequin backless dress and golden high heels. Alice had taught Ness to always dress nicely and showy without being over the top like most teenage girls her age. I watched as she put on the necklace I had bought her for her birthday - her birthstone in a shape of a wolf.
Of course, with my being a Cullen's watch dog – as Paul puts it – I came to keep an eye on Renesmee as well as spend time with her while she was around her little apartment for her birthday. I often hung out with Ness in Seattle, so she wasn't really suspicious to seeing me here, especially tonight.
The Cullens' as of late, let Ness go out on her own and allowed her to look after herself, but tonight, Edward wanted me to keep an eye out for her, with it being her eighteenth birthday. He knew just how wild the teens of this century could get when turning eighteen. She was all grown up, but she was still daddies little girl. I couldn't blame him for thinking of her like that either. With or without Edward telling me to watch out for her tonight, I still would have still been doing so.
"So, how do I look Jacob?" she asked with excitement, after putting on a little mascara and golden eyeliner. She really didn't need any make up. She was perfect without it all.
I smiled up at her and stepped closer. "Perfect, as always Ness," I whispered, looking down into her eyes. Within that moment I hadn't ever felt so in love with her before. So connected to her, like I could read everything she was feeling and thinking.
A sudden sound of a car tooting outside broke me from the dazed state I had been in while staring into her perfect chocolate eyes. Ness stepped outside and onto the balcony, looking down to the street she said excitedly, "He's here!" I smiled half-heartedly with seeing her so excited. She ran back over to my side and kissed me on the cheek like always.
She then ran to the doorway of her bedroom, then stopped and turned around to face me again. "Are you going to be okay here? Do you want to come too, Jacob?" she asked softly and sweetly. I smiled and sat back on her bed. "No, I'll be fine. I won't rain on your parade. You know me Ness. I'll watch the game, have a few friends over . . . have an open house party," I teased. She giggled with hearing what I had said. I could have sworn I saw her blushing in the cheeks now. Or was that just more makeup?
"Be good," she smiled and left quickly. Soon after that, I heard Alex's car leave as I stood out on the balcony, looking out to the horizon of the sun setting quickly.
It was an oddly warm autumn night and the breeze blew nicely around me. I sighed, knowing what I had to do now. I hated spying on her, but I had the orders . . . – so much for me being the Alpha! But I wanted to keep her safe and sound. I shook my head and went back inside and into my room. With grabbing a hooded jacket and my glasses, I headed out the door and went down to the club I knew Ness and Alex were at. She hadn't stopped speaking about this day for the past month to me, so it wasn't hard to find.
Before I stepped inside, I pulled the jacket and its hood over my head and put on my glasses so no one would recognize me – Edward's idea of course . . . The lights of the club flashed all the colours under the rainbow around the huge room. The music was loud and electric. I thought I could feel each and every beat of Pitbull's song, Hey Baby. The perfect party and club music, I thought as I headed into the darkened part of the club. I leaned up against the wall in the corner and looked upon each and face until I found Ness and Alex with a couple of Ness's friends. That was reassuring. At least there were a couple of Ness's friends around to watch out for her too.
I bit my lip, watching them dancing and having fun. I enjoyed the sound of the music, but it was stopping me from hearing what Alex was saying to Ness, which annoyed me a little. With not being able to hear what he was saying, I watched Ness's face.
At times she would light up and smile widely, others she would burst out laughing, but once I actually saw fear come to her face. There had been only once I saw fear come to Nessie's face and that was the day the Volturi came.
The very instant I saw the fear come to Ness's face, my inner wolf was threatening to come fourth. I could tell it was warning me, but still I watched closely to what Ness's expression was and how Alex was looking at her. I growled at a cocky smirk he gave her. I knew what he was planning. It was written out in his face.
I was about to step forward when I saw one of Ness's friends from college, Jen, walking up to me. How did she know I was here? Of course she knew, she always found me before anyone else, even Renesmee. If I didn't know better, I would have sworn she was a vampire. She was just as observant as one and just as pretty too with long bronze, wavy hair and tall as a supermodel with the looks to be one in her red-orange dress.
She stepped up to me and stayed in the darker part of the corner next to me. I took my glasses off to speak with her. "What's going on?" I whispered. I noticed she was biting her lower lip before looking up to me. "I think you better step in Jake," she answered. "Alex has a known reputation of being a womaniser. " That was all I needed to hear to confirm what I had thought all along. I knew I didn't like him!
"Thanks Jen," I murmured and walked towards them while pushing the hood off of my head and unzipped the front. Damn I hated jackets!
Neither Ness nor Alex had noticed me yet. Ness stood to her feet calmly just as Alex took her wrist. She glared back at him and said something I couldn't pick up on because of the music, and then yanked her wrist back from him. "Leave me alone Alex," I heard her shout with a threatening tone. Her gaze then went to me as I got to her side.
"Jake," she murmured, only loud enough for me to hear. She looked relieved to see me. Her body language spoke clearly to me. I could sense she had been worried until she had seen me.
"Ren, come on. Don't be that way baby," Alex said in a begging tone. All too well, I knew that tone. The tone which tried to tried to make someone like Ness feel bad and given into whatever he wanted of her.
It took everything in me to keep my voice level when I looked back to him to speak. "She said leave her alone," I half growled in my Alpha tone, making him sit back in his seat with a slight amount of fear coming over him. Ness looked up to me, slightly worried with thinking I was losing it, but I was perfectly under control. "Come on," I whispered and wrapped my arm around her waist while walking for the exit.
I was so glad once we got outside. It was far too hot in that club. I quickly took off my jacket and hung it over the side of my arm. The breeze was cooler now to how it had been. I was grateful for that.
I looked up to Ness, slowly walking away from me, down the footpath and into the direction of her apartment. I ran up to her and touched the side of her shoulder with remembering everything which had happened in there.
"Hey, what do you think you were doing with him Ness?" I asked softly, looking into her eyes and wanting to the truth of what she had been thinking. She had to have known better than that. "Didn't you know he had a bad rep of being a womaniser?"
She shook her head and nodded without saying a word. "I just wanted someone to love me," she whispered weakly as a tear streamed down the side of her face and her gaze slipped from mine. I touched her chin, making her look up to me. I smiled, looking deep into her eyes. "I love you. I'm in love with you Ness," I whispered softly. I should have said it sooner. I knew I should have now.
Her eyes went slightly wide with hearing me. "Y-you do?" she stuttered. "I love you too Jacob. I always have."
That was all I needed to hear. My arms wrapped around her waist, bringer her closer to me as her arms wrapped around my neck and her lips touched mine in a gentle but passionate kiss. I knew I would be in huge trouble later with Edward for kissing her like I had, but I didn't care. I had waited so long to kiss her like that. She was finally mine. All mine.