Dusk

(Nessie's pov) ch.1

Moving. Again.

I guess I should have seen this coming, though I'm not Alice. We've moved several times before, and we only came back to Forks to visit Grandpa Charlie.

But, here I am in the back of dad's Volvo for another six hours until we get to New York. Evan when you're half-human, you still have to stretch, so I put my feet on Jacob.

Yes, Jacob had come with us-though mom and dad weren't as happy as I was. My best friend was coming, how could I not be ecstatic?

"How much longer until we get there, mom?"

"A few more hours. And remember, call me Bella and your dad Edward, and don't call Jacob your Jacob anymore."

I frown." But he is my Jacob"

I looked back at the BMW with Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, and Carlisle. Alice and Jasper were in the Porsche. Emmett looked bored.

"Rose won't play tic-tac-toe with him", dad explained.

"Oh..." I stick my tongue out at him.

"He told me to tell you that wasn't very ladylike"

"Who ever said that I was ladylike?" I knew Emmett could hear me.

* * *

Jacob and I woke around same time we pulled up to the house. It was odd, knowing that I would be living there, in New York. Of course, the house was beautiful-I couldn't deny that, but it wasn't in Forks.

"Nessie, will you help me carry these boxes?", Aunt Alice asks.

"Sure."

Though we both know she could do this on her own, we had to practice being human.

Like my mom in her human years, I dread the next day. A new school-joy. I don't want to meet new people, I want to go back to Forks.

But, I have to admit, I didn't have many friends in Forks. Of course, there was Jacob, but he went to school on the reservation. Jessica's daughter, Taylor hated me. Angela's son had a crush on me- but I didn't hang out with him because I knew Jacob wouldn't approve.

"Hey, Alice?", I ask hesitantly.

"Yes?"

"Why is Jacob always with us? Why is he so overprotective and hovering all the time?Why can't he stay away from me?"

"Well... have you heard of imprinting?"

"No...?"

"Well, Jacob is a werewolf. And werewolves imprint on a person without meaning to."

"So, Jacob imprinted on me? What does that even mean?"

"It means that he will be your best friend...and-"

Edward comes into the room.

"Alice we need you in the kitchen"

"But-", she protests.

"Now."

* * *

I spied on everyone in the kitchen after I got ready for bed.

"Alice, why did you tell her about imprinting?", dad hissed

"I figured she was old enough to know that she and Jacob were destined to be together. Why is that such a big deal? Anyway, I didn't even get to the whole thing because you interrupted."

"I don't mind", Jacob said. Well, of course he didn't. We are supposed to be meant for each other!
"Of course you don't, dog." That was Rosalie. I felt... betrayed. Everyone knew about this except me. Including mom and dad. Tears stung in my eyes. But, yet this all explained so much. The pull between me and Jacob, me calling him my Jacob.

I raced upstairs, with all of my speed. That night, I cried myself to sleep.