AN – PLEASE READ IMPORTANT INFO
Alrighty, so I'm trying out writing a Nessie and Jake fanfic! There are a lot of people out there who don't like the paring.. That makes me sad… :( I mean, sure, it's awkward when she's a child and he's all grown up, I don't like that part of it either, but when ness is also grown up, I just think they'll be so adorable together! Anyway, my inspiration for this fanfic came from the movie 'Wanted' that I watched a few weeks ago. I was just like, OMG! What if I made Jacob the totally cool awesome assassin dude??! And a crazy plot began forming in my head.. so I present to you this chapter.. let me know if you like it and if I should continue or not… Also, before you start reading, let's get some plot points down first so you're not confused.
Setting: A world where supernatural and inhuman powers are normal things. Not everyone has special powers, only the few special ones. The Fraternity members are linked by their minds and can communicate mentally and Leah (the leader/boss) can force a person to do what she wants with her thoughts (kind of like the alpha thing from twilight)
Longer version of Summary: AU Jacob Black is part of a top secret, extremely powerful circle of assassins called 'The Fraternity'. Years of the dark profession has changed him to a cold, emotionless killer who pulls the trigger without a second glance. When his next target is Vanessa Wolfe, a poor, homeless orphan, one moment of hesitation is all it takes to turn their worlds upside down and thrust them into the chase of their lives. Secrets are revealed, pasts are dug up again, and new things are discovered. Could love thaw out a cold heart, in the end? JxR
I won't be putting things like JPOV or NPOV/RPOV, you guys can figure it out. Things in italics are thoughts shared through the mind link thing.
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Chapter 1: Silence
From behind the backstage curtains I watched silently as the actors and dancers moved swiftly across the stage. Their words were just toneless buzzing I tuned out. I focused on the target. This was way too easy. Couldn't Leah give me a better assignment next time? Like a challenge? Oh, that's right. She doesn't want me getting hurt.
I rolled my eyes.
As if.
I pushed out the distracting thoughts away from my mind as I slowly reached under my pant leg behind my calf, producing a small, smooth, silver gun. It felt cold in my hand. I steadied it and aimed.
She was a very attractive woman, but I felt no attractive pull toward her. It's been too long since I've really felt any emotion actually. From my position, I saw her pale alabaster skin glowing smoothly under the lights, her cheeks flushed red from her dedicated performance. Finally her lips stopped moving and her chest moved up and down as she breathed heavily. A roar of applause swept through the theatre, but I did not hear it. There was my cue. The applause would drown out the gunshot.
I didn't feel anything for this stranger. A normal person would have felt compassion, regret, shame, guilt… but I'm not normal. Far from it. I'm Jacob Black, best in the Fraternity, everyone's idol, Leah's boyfriend… if you can really even call it that. Thinking about Leah made me feel slightly sick to my stomach. I shook it away. The Fraternity is a secret organization of powerful assassins. I was recruited at 14. I've been in the killing industry for 3 years now. It's my life. It's what I do.
I felt nothing, just cold and emptiness as I positioned the gun at the beautiful stranger. I tried to will myself to feel something. Anything.
Nothing.
'Goodbye, Isabella Swan…Whoever you are.' I thought as I pulled the trigger.
I saw the bullet pierce her back, and soon her heart. I was never off in my aim. The stranger staggered once forward, her red lips opened in an 'O' shape, but no sound was heard. I had completed my mission, there was no point to stay and watch as the panic unfolds.
Silently, I crept out the back door and into the night.
I closed my eyes and searched for the part in my mind that activated the link. I found it, mentally grasped it with my mind, like holding onto a microphone, and transferred my thoughts over to the head of the Fraternity.
Leah. Mission accomplished.
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I was humming to myself as I half walked, half skipped down the dark street. It was only lit by a few dim street lights. I headed to the hidden part of an alleyway which was my 'home', the secret corner I discovered almost a year ago. A few days after I ran away. I hated my parents. Well, if they can even be called my parents. I was adopted by Ilse and Jared when I was almost 14. I used to live in an orphanage before that and those childhood years were some of my best and most blissful memories.
When I was just a little kid, I met another boy at a campfire party. He introduced himself to me as "Jake" and I told him my name is Nessie. It was actually my nickname. My birth name was supposed to be Renesmee, but no one bothered to call me by that name because apparently it was too difficult to say. Jake had the most intense, black eyes and the most beautiful russet coloured skin. I was actually secretly jealous. He was so funny and kind and always knew how to cheer me up. He was practically the happiest person alive. We became inseparable after that. We hung out every day and never got tired of each other. He was really smart and creative too and could build lots of little things. I was jealous of that too. But it all changed when I was 13 and a half. I found out that someone actually wanted to adopt me. At that moment I was overcome by happy and excited emotions because no one had wanted me for so many years. I was curious at first as to why now, but it was soon replaced by joy again. I was going to have a family!
Of course, me being the stupid naïve little girl was too blind to notice other things at the moment. Like how it meant I would be moving with them. How I would be separated from Jake. They told me that they were in a rush and had to leave immediately. I didn't understand what the rush was and I asked if I could tell me friend goodbye. They told me there was no time. I didn't give up though. Eventually they gave in and took me to Jake's house so I could let him know. He wasn't there. It was one of the worst feelings ever. I was going to leave for who knows how long, and I couldn't even let my best friend know or say good bye. There was so much I didn't get to say. I wanted to keep searching but my new parents made me leave.
At first, they were sweet and kind and everything that I wanted. I felt like I had a real family who loved me. After a few months, they began to be rude and mean to me. Ilse would frequently yell at me and make me do countless chores every day. Jared was very cold towards me spoke to me like I was nothing to him. I was very hurt. I kept thinking, 'Was this the life I traded my best friend for without so much of a goodbye?' But I knew it was too late. He probably couldn't ever forgive me. My new parents weren't fond of my name either, so they got it legally changed. My name is now Vanessa Wolfe. My nickname can still be Ness or Nessa so at least it's a bit similar to my old name. I never told Jake my real name. He just called me Nessie and I called him Jake. He was curious about my nickname at first but I didn't tell him, being the childish kid I was. I figured it gave me a sense of mysteriousness. Now I doubt he could ever find me even if he tried, as a Renesmee Cullen doesn't exist anymore. I secretly tried to find Jake once by searching up Jake Black in whatever book or database I could find. None came up. I fell into a depression soon after being adopted. I hated my new life.
I finally snapped last year when Ilse kept bitching and screaming at me and instead of enduring in silence, I looked straight in her eye and said, "No." She looked like she was ready to explode and that was when Jared started to yell at me too. I ignored them and started to walk away. That was when Jared threw the chair. As I thought this, my mind automatically strayed to the thought of the huge scar on my back.
I stopped skipping and walked over to my secret place. I crouched down and pushed aside the little cloth flap I put at the entrance of the secret crook in the alley. It was just enough to fit maybe 2 people lying down side by side. I usually just come back here to sleep. It was quite inconspicuous as it was hidden by some old stairs that no one uses anymore. I got inside and sat down. I sighed and reached behind my shoulder and felt the ragged line that stretched from my right shoulder to my left lower back.
I ran away soon after that incident. I gathered some little things I thought I would need from my bedroom and snuck away during the night.
So here I am, 17, homeless, and an orphan, living off the streets.
Yep, this is my life. The handy dandy life of Vanessa Wolfe.
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AN
This first chapter was short, but it was meant to be to give you a little background info of the characters. There is still a lot more to be revealed about Jacob as this chapter mainly concentrated on Ness but next chapter will be dedicated more towards Jakey's life. Note: Ness thinks that Jake is Jacob's real name.
What do you think so far? Should I continue? Do you like it?
Please review! :)