When lightning strikes
As I attempted to focus on the school work in front of me I looked down at the locket sitting gently above my chest. I picked it up and opened it to see the picture of my parents. 'More than my own life' was the inscription inside it. My mother had given it to me the day the Volturi came to kill us.
So many strangers ready to lay down their life for me. The thought alone took my breath away. The joy and relief that gushed through my mother as she picked me up in her arms
"Nessy, Nessy, and Nessy!" she cried. That was the first time she called me by my nickname and it stuck.
The Volturi focus changed when they found another torched sole to persecute.
I smiled. Then frond as my stomach grumbled. Lunch time I thought to myself.
It was a rainy Saturday afternoon in Forlks as I raced down stairs to the kitchen. Mom and dad had gone hunting in the nearby woods. So I was alone in the cottage. I got what I needed from the fridge and started to make myself a sandwich. I was nearly done when there was a knock at the door.
'It's open' I said. This place being so isolated it could only be one of a handful of people.
"Hi" the familiar husky voice said. I turned around
"Jacob Black!" I smiled "Do you just roam about your friends places till you smell food or do you have some kind of system?"
"Did I say I was hungry?" He smirked
"I'm just saying, it's little coincidental," He looked down at his bare feet sheepishly. "Help yourself" I sighed
He eagerly grabbed himself a plate and some bread as he stacked on the fillings. I sat myself at the kitchen table with my plate and started eating. As I watched him wolf down (pardon the pun) his lunch I noticed how big jakes arms were, even when he was just holding his sandwich. How perfectly soft his skin looked. I wondered what it would be like to touch..."You goanna eat that?" his mouth still full of food.
"Yes!" I hissed "You're such pig sometimes!" Irritated that he had interrupted me I scoffed what was left of my food. "Sorry Ness" He looked at me with is big brown eyes. How could I say no to that? "Your forgiven" I said with a smile as I grabbed both our plates and put them in the sink.
"How's your school work going?" he asked "O.K I guess, just having a hard time..."I winced as a dull ache came across my stomach.
Jake jumped to his feet." What's wrong Ness?" His voice was strong with concern. "I'm Fine, I think I just ate too quickly" I said as I regrouped my thoughts.
"As I was saying, I'm just having trouble staying focused." "
I could help with that" He said with an arrogant voice.
"You?" I scoffed. "You barely finished high school and have been working as a grease monkey ever since!" I knew my words would hurt him but I didn't care. I was so mad at him right now. He shrugged it off.
"Actually I'm wise beyond my years" he grinned "Just ask Bells" I hated it when he called my mother that. I was so, so, wrong, so disrespectful! Usually I would let it go but not this time, anger overtook my body.
"JACCOB BLACK, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU FILTHY MUTT!" I bellowed. His eyes met mine, so full of hurt, he spun around and fazed. I didn't know if he would ever come back.
Almost instantly I was overwhelmed with feelings of remorse and regret. I wanted to call out to him but my face was burning up as tears started to poor down my cheeks. I have never spoken to any one like that before.
With that I ran to my room and flopped myself on to the bed. How could I have been so, so, vile! To Jake, my best friend! I lay there sobbing for what seemed like hours, wallowing in self pity, until the fog in my head cleared. The dull pain in my guts began to return and I had a sudden urge to go to the toilet.
I figured I had better go to the bathroom anyway and clean myself up before mom and dad got home.
I cupped the ice cold water in my hands and splashed it on my face. As I dried off I took a good hard look in the mirror. Once I had cleaned myself up I was going to find Jake and beg for his forgiveness. Would he forgive me? I pulled my pants down and sat on the toilet.
My head started to spin and my heart skipped a beat. Like déjà and a panic attack all at once. What was happening? There was blood everywhere. My body was at the front door before my head caught up. I knew my grandparent's house was only a short run away what with my super human speed. Maybe Nahuel was wrong, maybe I wasn't going to reach full maturity like him. Maybe, I was dying. I was so caught up in my head I didn't notice the voice calling my name.
"Ness!" It was mom "Ness, what's wrong? What happened? Edward heard you thoughts and we came running. "
"I...I..." I stuttered "I think I'm dying Mom" My voice was shaking. "Was having lunch with Jake and then we had a fight and..."
My dad cut me off "WHAT did that flea bag do to you! "
"Nothing dad nothing, it all happened after he left..." I couldn't explain it with words any more so I reached out and touched my mother on her chest. She saw it all, the fight, the crying and then what happened in the bathroom.
"Oh" Mom said as I took my hand away. She smiled an understanding look, "Your fine sweetheart. There is nothing wrong. You're not dyeing." I frowned. "I don't understand" "Neither do I" said dad.
"Edward, with everything we have taught our rapidly growing daughter, there is one minor yet crucial detail we forgot" Dad and I looked more confused than ever. How could mom know more about the supernatural world than dad? He'd been in it for over a century. And she not quite a decade." How old does our baby girl look?" Mom asked dad.
"The same age as you and I do?" He said it as more of a question than an answer.
"So what are you trying to say mom? I asked impatiently. She looked at me, holding my face in her hands
"Your becoming a woman Ness You're growing up my baby girl" She smiled so proudly at me. "It's a normal human thing" she added.
Still slightly confused I looked over at dad; the expression on his face was relaxed
"Well I'll leave you ladies to it then" With that he kissed us both goodbye and zipped off to the main house.
Mom rolled her eyes and smiled. "Now," she said t as we linked arms and began to walk.
"You know when a man and a woman love each other a lot, or in your father and mine's case, when a vamp and a human..." She went on like that for a while. I won't go into the details but she explained a lot to me about my body, about sex, and about being a woman in general. I felt so relived, and stupid for letting fear overtake my mind with irrational thoughts.
As we walked and talked, my thoughts turned to Jake. "Mom, I feel horrible about the way I was to Jake. Do you think he will forgive me?"... Mum looked at me with a 'you've-got-to-be-kidding' look "It's a physical impossibility for him not to forgive you honey. Remember what your father and I told you about imprinting? Jake will always be whatever it is you need him to be, forever."
That word 'forever' lingered in my head as my thoughts drifted back to earlier that day, before all this mess, when I was fascinated by Jakes arms. "Mom, do you think it would be too soon for me to beg for jakes forgiveness? Like right now?" Mum shook her head and then nodded in the direction of Jakes place. I squizzed her tight, gave her a quick peck on the cheek and ran. I had to get to him. Fast.
I had to get to him, to tell him I was sorry and that it was just P.M.S and I didn't mean it. And I was sorry. I couldn't wait to see him again, to feel his warm strong arms around me. Like my very own giant hot water bottle. I always felt so safe in his arms.
The woods seamed rather quiet. The rain had stopped. I was starting to shake and it wasn't because I was cold and wet.
I suddenly froze. The smell was one I was unable to erase from my memory. I turned around, slowly. There they were, three hooded vampires, and fear paralysed me. The Volturi.
'DDDddddaaaaaaaddddddd!'
I screamed it my head. I had no idea if he could still hear me.
The one in the middle started to walk towards me and removed her hood.
"Jane" I gasped as some of my earliest memories began flooding back. Her angelic face such a contrast to devastation I knew she was capable of.
"Yes. And you are, Renesme Cullen?" I nodded and swallowed, too scared to speak. I resented the way she said my name, like a snake hissing before it attacks its prey.
" Haven't you grown? Don't you look just like your mother?" She said bitterly, her face as hard as stone.
"What do you want?" I managed to spit out through clenched teeth.
"We want You." She said coldly I blinked. What could she possibly want me for? The Volturi had already decided I was of no threat to them. Jane slowly raised her arm up with her hands stretched out as if she was about to grab me even though she was still six feet away from me, menace in her eyes. "Your gifts are of interest to my family. As are those of your parents "Her words chilled me to my core. I "Now hold still, this will only hurt a little" She smirked; looking back at the other vamps at her sides. I closed my eyes, bracing for her attack.
From behind me I heard a stern familiar voice "Get out of here Jane, you have no place here."It was my grandpa, Carlisle. My fear began to easy.
Jane's face tightened and she sniffed the air. Nose scrunched up in disgust... Still unable to move my legs I wisped "Mom?" "I'm right behind you..." I felt mom's hand on my shoulder. She must have had her shield up because I no longer felt alone.
A bellowing howl broke the silence. The pack I thought to myself.
"You know you're out numbered hear Jane, go home" My father growled. She paused for a moment.
"We will be back...soon" I opened my eyes. Jane's crimson irises were staring right back at mine.
Suddenly, with a snap of her fingers the three of them turned their backs in unison and vanished as quickly as they appeared.
I suddenly gasped for air. I must have forgotten to breath.
Next thing I know I was in my father's arms, the Forrest a blur.