I'm not going to do a big set up here, so I'll just give you the basics. Renesmee's seventeen and hasn't yet learned of Jacob's imprinting. She is a hybrid, but has no special powers. Those of you who know the Twilight Saga, know the characters, so I didn't take time to introduce them, and not all are incorporated into the story.

All characters belong to Stephanie Meyer.

1.

My upbringing was not like anyone else. I was a hybrid, which meant I wasn't allowed to go to public school until my growing had slowed down. I was home schooled until my ninth birthday, which in my case, made me technically seventeen. I grew faster then everyone else, both physically and emotionally. As much as I loved my family, I was eager to meet new people, and experience as much normalcy as I could.

Today was the day I was finally going to public school. It had taken a long time, but my parents had finally agreed to let me, so long as Jacob enrolled and kept an eye on me. Since Jacob had started phasing, he had stopped growing, freezing him in time as a sixteen year old. I had known him my whole life and he was my best friend.

I wasn't too thrilled to be watched over, but knowing Jake would be right there if I needed him was a comfort to me. Ever since I was born, he has been my protector. I wasn't too sure why I needed such close supervision, though my being a hybrid was apart of it. Whatever the case, I hoped to one day be free of such attention.

I threw my long auburn hair into a ponytail and quickly applied some light mascara to my lashes. I had no idea what to expect as far as what the other girls would dress like, but Alice had picked out and purchased an entire years supply of clothes for me. I winced at the outfit she had picked out for me; skinny jeans and a black sweater that showed off a bit of my right shoulder. I rolled my eyes at the jeans which to me were ridiculous.

"Renesmee, you're guard dog's here!" I heard Rosalie yell at me. I smiled at her bluntness. Despite her rudeness towards my best friend, she was my favorite aunt. I grabbed my new backpack and ran down the stairs.

Jacob stood next to her smiling ever so sweetly at her. She rolled her eyes and turned towards me.

"You look great Nessie, are you nervous?" I shrugged.

"I'm nervous about these stupid looking pants. What the hell was Alice thinking?" I asked while pulling on them. Alice flew around the corner and frowned at me.

"I was thinking that these are all the rage right now and the last thing you want to do on your first day, is look like...well you." I smacked her stone arm.

"Watch it Pixie." I warned. She hugged me and gave me a kiss.

"Have a great day Ness!" I rolled my eyes and grabbed Jake's arm.

"Come on, let's get outta here." He grinned and gave Rosalie a little wave.

"Later Satin!" He said cheerfully. She snarled at him as we walked out the door.

"Are you nervous?" He asked me once we got in his truck. I shook my head bravely.

"No, I just don't know what to expect. It's not like I've ever really hung out with humans before." He smiled at me.

"It's going to be fine, we have most of the same classes. If you start weirding people out I'll let you know." I returned his smile and rested my head on his shoulder.

"Thanks Jake."

It only took me an hour before I realized that high school was not something I should have pushed so hard for. The school was old and smelled the same, and the students all looked like they were miserable to be there. I spent most of my time with Jake and tried my hardest to stay out of everyone's way. I met a few girls in my English class who seemed nice, but the second they were out of ear site, automatically starting talking crap about me.

In math class, I noticed the guy next to me kept looking at me. I glanced at him and saw that he had a friendly smile and excited blue eyes. I gave him a smile before looking back down at my notes.

"Excuse me miss?" I felt my heart flutter at the sound of his voice. I turned to face him. His hair was light brown and his eyes were a dark blue. I had never had a crush on anyone before, but by the sudden race of my heart, I could tell he would be the first.

"I'm Eli, what's your name?" He asked sweetly.

"I'm Nessie." His raised an eyebrow at me.

"Nessie? Like the Lochness monster?" I laughed at him.

"Ya I've gotten that my whole life, thanks. It's actually short for Renesmee." He nodded at me.

"Ah I see, that's an interesting name. Are you new here?" I nodded.

"Yeah, I was home schooled until now." At this he cocked his head to the side.

"Do you like it so far?" I shook my head.

"Honestly no. I haven't met anyone nice yet. That is until just now." He grinned at me and then leaned forward.

"Who's been rude?" I pointed at the two girls from my last class. He looked at them and then laughed.

"Jessica and Lauren? I wouldn't worry about them, they hate anyone prettier than them. I think jealously is playing a hand in their behavior." I felt my face turn beat red.

"Well that's nice of you to say. I'll keep that in mind next time." I blushed. He winked at me as we turned to face the teacher.

After my last class, I ran out to meet Jake at his truck. He was talking to the same two girls who had made fun of me. They were giggling at everything he said and one of them, kept smacking his arm. I felt my eyes roll as I walked towards them. Jake's eyes lit up when he saw me.

"Nessie!" I smiled as he pulled me into a huge hug. The girls took a step back but their eyes never left Jake. He put his arm playfully around my shoulder.

"Girls this is Nessie, my best friend. Ness, this is Jessica and Lauren." I nodded.

"Yes, I met them already. They seem a bit more chatty with you though." One of the girls, Lauren I think, raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well Nessie, we'll have to talk more later. It's hard to talk to anyone when you're in the middle of class ya know." I smiled extra sweetly at her.

"You two didn't seem to have that much of a problem continuing the conversation after we parted." Jessica's eyes were full of concern as she realized that I had heard them. Lauren jumped in to distract Jake.

"Jacob, you have to come to my party next weekend, only the who's who will be there." He laughed at this.

"The who's who of Forks huh? Well we couldn't miss that now could we Ness?" I shook my head. Lauren started to protest when Jessica grabbed her arm and began to pull her away.

"See you guys there! Let's get going Lauren." She waved at us before turning away. I groaned and opened the truck door. Jake eyed me suspiciously before getting in himself.

"What was that all about?" he questioned.

"Those girls were talking shit about me after I met them." I shrugged. He shook his head disapprovingly.

"Ness you can't eavesdrop like that, it's not fair."

"I can't help it that I can over hear everything! I don't mean to do it, it's just my sensitive hearing. Besides, they shouldn't be saying things like that anyway, they don't even know me." Jake sighed.

"They are teenage girls Nessie, they all do that, trust me." I huffed.

"So that makes it okay then?"

"Once they've gotten to know you, I'm sure it will stop. Maybe at the party you should try talking to them." I frowned at him.

"First of all, my parents wouldn't let me go to a party, secondly, you actually want to go?"

"They will let you go if I'm with you, and yes, I do want to to go and you should too."

"Why should I want to go?" I pressed.

"Because your whole argument for going to public school was to get the whole high school experience. Guess what Ness? This is it." I nodded.

"You're right, I just think those girls aren't worth my time or yours. But then again, I can see why you would want to go." He smiled.

"Oh yeah? Why's that?"

"Well they obviously were into you. I could practically hear them fighting over you already." He laughed.

"Here we go, more eavesdropping!" He teased. I crossed my arms.

"I'm serious Jake! They were flirting with you and were pissed when I showed up."

Jake rolled his eyes.

"I have no interest in either one of them. I'm not going here to meet girls, I'm here because you're here." He tugged my hair before turning on the truck and pulling out.

Once we got home, Alice came flying out of the house.

"Renesmee! How was it?" She opened my door for me and yanked me out. I laughed at her enthusiasm and followed her inside.

"It was okay, nothing like the movies though." She winked at me.

"I saw that you met a boy..." I blushed and shook my head.

"It was nothing, just a nice guy who introduced himself to me." She grinned at me before jumping up and down.

"I can't wait to dress you for your first date!"

"First date?" I heard Jacob inquire. I turned to see him standing in the doorway with a concerned expression. I sighed.

"No, Alice is just overreacting to some guy I met." She shook her head back and forth.

"Nope, he's going to ask you out, I saw it!" She giggled. I pushed her and walked away.

"Knock it off Alice, I don't want you telling me my future. The whole point of my going to school is to experience it on my own. No more peeking into my future okay?" She pouted before nodding. I rolled my eyes and headed up the stairs.

"Who's this guy?" Jake asked as he followed me into my room. I threw my bag onto the window seat and kicked off my shoes.

"His name's Eli, he's in my math class. He was just being friendly, nothing more." Jacob stood up straight and crossed his arms.

"Alice didn't seem to think it was nothing. He's going to ask you out, how are you going to handle that?" I shrugged.

"I don't know. I guess I'll just have to convince mom and dad to let me go." His eyes grew wide as he walked over to me in just a few strides.

"You are going to say yes? How can you just go out with some guy you just met? He could be a major creep for all you know."

"Jacob I'm not an idiot! If he's a jerk I won't go out with him again. God, how am I supposed to meet anyone if you are always watching me like a hawk and trying to order me around? Besides, isn't dating supposed to be apart of the high school experience?" Jake sat next to me, shaking from anger.

"If you go out with this guy, you know I'll have to go too." I shot up and glared down at him.
"Jacob Black don't you dare even think about following me! If I go out with Eli, or anyone else for that matter, you are not to spy on us! That is my business and you have no right to..." He stood up to face me.

"No right to what? Make sure you aren't raped? Make sure you're safe? I have an obligation to fulfill and there's no way you are going to.."

"Going to what Jake?" I interrupted him. "Grow up? Make my own choices? Date? I have every right to do go out with Eli and I'm going to!" Suddenly my dad was in my room glaring at Jacob.

"Jacob, why are you yelling at my daughter?" His voice was filled with venom as he starred Jake down. I ran next to him.

"Dad would you please explain to dense Jacob, that I am fully capable of making my own choices?" Jake starred back at him, his eyes black with furry. I waited for dad's response but he continued to lock eyes with Jake. They continued their silent conversation before my dad eventually nodded and turned toward me.

"Renesmee, Jacob is simply looking out for your welfare. I don't think there's cause for anymore yelling, from either one of you. As far as this boy is concerned, I will have to meet him before you go anywhere with him. Do you understand me?" He waited for my response as I glared at Jake.

"Renesmee Cullen?" He asked again. I crossed my arms and groaned in defeat.

"Yes dad."

He nodded at Jake before leaving the room. I threw my hands in the air.

"What did you tell him? How is it that my own father takes your side over mine?"

"He simply took my concerns as a sign that I care. I don't mean to overreact Ness, I just don't want you to get hurt. I'm sorry." I watched his guilty face and it melted my heart. For being such a tough guy, he certainly had a soft side. I closed the gap between us and put my arms around his waist.

"I know, I'm sorry too. It's just hard being watched over constantly. I'm just never going to be a normal teenager." He brushed my cheek before bending down to kiss it.

"You are perfect. It's a good thing you aren't a normal teenager, you wouldn't be you if you were one." I smiled at him and laid my head against his chest.

"Jake?" I asked quietly.

"Hm?" He breathed. I bit my lip, a little confused as how to ask.

"Have you ever had a girlfriend?" I asked. I felt his body stiffen as he cleared his throat.

"No, not yet." He answered flatly.

"Why not?" I pried. He shrugged his broad shoulders.

"Not sure, I guess the right girl hasn't taken notice yet." I pulled away from him to look at his face. He seemed lost in thought and I hoped I hadn't wounded his ego by asking.

"Are you shy when it comes to girls? I mean asking them out?"

"No, I just haven't met anyone who I was interested in enough to ask. Why are you asking me about my love life?" I shrugged and placed my head back on his chest.

"No reason, I just have never heard you bring up a girl."

"Well, how could I talk about another girl when I'm hanging out with the best one?" He joked. I gave him a tight hug.

"You are the best." I said into his neck. He pulled me in tighter.

"So are you."