Nessie's POV
Chapter 2 (Running)
"If there's anything fun you'd like to do, you better let me know. I don't know when your parents are coming and I should really be out of here before Edward sees what's playing in my head over and over," Jake told me. We were sitting on the couch in my room, watching T.V. I was snuggled close to him, but this was usual behavior. I knew my whole family had to know about this 'imprinting' thing, but I didn't know how they had kept it from me.
"Hmm… Maybe we should go hunting. I mean, we always do that but I want to stop by The White House."
The White House is what Jake and I call the main house, or the house that he rest of my family lives in.
"How about we go by The White House, and then go visit Charlie. He hasn't seen you in a while, I bet he misses you."
"We saw him last week."
"That's like a year for Charlie." I giggled along with him, and agreed.
We ran together, side by side like always, but not holding hands, to my family's home. Alice was waiting for us on the porch. She wasn't smiling, so that wasn't a good sign.
"Hey, Alice," Jake said to her, and she glared at him. He backed away automatically. I shot her a look.
"Alice," I almost hissed. She looked at me.
"Can I talk to you for a minute, Nessie?"
"Sure," I answered, and Jake went inside. I heard Rose groan. "What's up?"
"Why do I see your future disappearing?"
"I thought you never saw me well. With me having 24-"
"Not that. You disappeared. What did that dog tell you?"
That was something I wasn't used to. Sweet, tiny Alice was always very perky and nice. Now, she actually looked like a vampire with the frown on her face and her skin paler than usual.
"Nothing," I mumbled, looking away.
"Exactly how much is nothing?"
"He just told me about imprinting and-"
"That moronic, mindless mongrel! He took advantage of Edward and Bella gone. Did he think I wouldn't know?" She turned around and was headed for the door when I grabbed her arm. "Nessie, I don't want to hurt you, so please let go of me!"
"Not if you'll hurt him! I'd rather you hurt me instead."
My own words surprised me. I'm guessing she heard how honest they were because she immediately stopped trying to get out of my grip and faced me again. Rose was at her side in seconds. Duh, she had heard. They all had.
"I hope you're not talking about the same mongrel I know, and that this one you're speaking of is more good looking and has actually been educated," she said most of the words towards inside, where Jake would surely hear.
"Jake is more than good looking, okay? He's perfect to me. By the way that you two are always fighting, I'm pretty sure he is educated because he can come up with better words than you," I snapped, and turned away. Jasper was blocking my exist. "Jaz, please. Out of my way."
He put his hands on my shoulders, and calmed me.
"Jake, let's go see Charlie!" I called. He was at my side, and placed my hand in his, intertwining our fingers. I ignored Jasper, and ran with Jake. We got to his car, but I put my other hand on his neck and told him that we weren't going to see Charlie anymore, we were going back to the cottage.
He followed my orders without question and let my hand drop when we were already in my room. I put both of them on his chest, and his eyes grew. I had heard my parents talking to humans seductively to get what they wanted, but I didn't know if I could do it and if it would work.
"I want to run away," I said, my voice sounding velvet smooth.
"That's not a good idea." His breathing was stuttering and I didn't know how I had never tried this before. It was so fun! "You can get hurt."
"No, silly. I want to run away with you."
"Edward, Emmett and Jasper will kill me. Plus, I'm sure your mom will join them, too. You know Rose will go on their side, and after hearing Alice's words earlier, I'm not so sure she's an ally."
"They won't do anything to you if you're with me," I stated. "You don't ever have to leave me alone."
I knew this offer was just too tempting for him to resist so when he nodded his head and gulped, I wasn't surprised.
* * *
"You do realize I'm dead after this, right?" Jake asked me again.
"No one is going to kill you. I won't allow it. Besides- didn't you used to say 'who's afraid of the big, bad wolf'?" I giggled. "Who's afraid of the beautiful, wicked vampires?"
"Me," he slumped his head down and I stopped running. He did, too. I put it on my level with my hands.
"Why? They won't do anything to hurt you if they know it'll hurt me. My dad won't be able to do it when he can read my thoughts, and I'll be shouting them. My mom knows how it feels when the one you love incalculably leaves you. She wouldn't let anyone hurt you, either."
He sighed, giving up. I let my hands drop from his face to my sides, but his hands were now around my cheeks.
"Nessie, I love you."
"Jake-"
"Don't worry. I wont do anything you're not ready for. I will only kiss you when you want to kiss me."
Did I say now? I wanted to. His lips looked so soft, smooth, and warm. Desirable. But he was right. I wasn't ready for it. Not yet.
"Let's just go before they catch our scent and follow us."
We arrived at the Port Angeles airport half an hour later, and everyone stared at us. Really, why wouldn't they? Jake was 6'7 the last time he agreed for me to measure him and that was 2 years ago, and he is the most gorgeous guy I have ever seen.
We were standing in front of the ticket printing machine, and I was filling out the slots. We had called earlier and reserved flight tickets for tonight. I put them on an old credit card Esme had given me as a gift, and asked if they could remain the destination private. I printed the tickets, and Jake and I headed for door C. We were traveling to Spain, and we already had reservations in a hotel in Barcelona. Under different names, of course.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Jake asked me.
"Completely."
"Are you sure about me?"
"I'll answer that when we get to Spain."
A very long 14 hours later, we were getting off the plane in Barcelona. Jake had fallen asleep during the plane ride, so I had nothing to do, and airplanes scared me. Ironic, isn't it? Of all the things I could and should be scared off, with my family being vampires having allies with packs of werewolves, I'm afraid of planes.
We didn't have any luggage because I wanted to leave fast, so getting out of the airport was both fast and easy. We passed by people without touching them, and were soon outside. At least five taxis stopped at my sight, and 3 of them already had passengers inside them. Jake insisted we rent a car, so we did. A very fast blue Ferrari. The hotel was just around the corner, and checking in couldn't have been faster. Luck was on our side.
When I opened the door of the room was when I noticed that there was only 1 bed. In the corner was also a heart-shaped Jacuzzi. I was the one that made the reservations so that was pretty stupid of me.
"That was an accident," I said, apologetic.
"'S okay. I'll sleep on the couch."
"No, you won't. Jake, it's not like we've never slept on the same bed before."
"Yeah, but that was before I… well, you know."
"I don't care. I mean, I don't mind. Do you?"
"No."
"Then, let's get some rest."
I got his hand and dragged him to the bed. He laid down the farthest he could on the left side of it, as I placed my phone on the nightstand on the right side. After, I lay down, closed my eyes, and fell into unconscious.
Jacob's POV
Chapter 2 (Spain)
"If there's anything fun you'd like to do, you better let me know. I don't know when your parents are coming and I should really be out of here before Edward sees what's playing in my head over and over," I told her. He sure wouldn't like it very much when he found out that I had told his 'little girl' about me imprinting on her.
"Hmm… Maybe we should go hunting. I mean, we always do that but I want to stop by The White House."
The White House is our nickname for the other leeches home.
"How about we go by The White House, and then go visit Charlie. He hasn't seen you in a while, I bet he misses you."
"We saw him last week."
"That's like a year for Charlie." We laughed in unison.
We ran to The White House, and I spotted Alice on the porch. She was glaring straight at me, so I was sure she knew I had told Nessie already.
"Hey, Alice," I said. We usually had a pretty good relationship. Way better than the blonde bloodsucker. She glared fiercer and I thought she was going to attack me. There was no way I would hurt Alice so I backed away.
"Alice," Nessie said. It sounded like a hiss. She looked at her.
"Can I talk to you for a minute, Nessie?" Alice asked.
"Sure," Nessie answered, and I knew that was my cue to go inside. As soon as I stepped through the door frame, Blondie groaned from all the way across the room.
"Hey, Blondie," I called her to.
"Hello, Dog."
"Where's Emmett?" I asked.
Emmett's very competitive and so am I, so we bond well. What we do the most together are arm wrestles because he's scarred since Bella beat him, way back. We always end up close, but I let him win.
"Upstairs," she shrugged.
"So, why did the blonde have tire tread marks on her back?" I asked her, smiling. I knew she didn't know the answer. She didn't even try. "Not gonna guess, Rose?" She growled at me because I called her Rose. She hated that. She was good at pretending to ignore me, but I knew better. "From crawling across the street when the sign said 'DON'T WALK'." I laughed, but she just stared at me.
"Hilarious, moron," she said.
"I got another one: Two blondes were driving along a road by a wheat field when they saw a blonde in the middle of the field rowing a row boat. The driver blonde turned to her friend and said "You know - it's blondes like that that give us a bad name!" The other blonde replies "I know, and if I knew how to swim, I'd go out there and drown her!"
I cracked up, but Blondie didn't even crack a smile. I don't know how she stayed so composed because she had to find these jokes funny. Almost 7 years that I've known her and have been telling her new ones every time I see her. I'm running out.
Rosalie got up, and ran outside to where Alice and Nessie were. I tuned out most of their talk. I stayed inside, but paid more attention this time.
"I hope you're not talking about the same mongrel I know, and that this one you're speaking of is more good looking and has actually been educated," Blondie was saying the words louder so I could hear them, even though she didn't have to.
"Jake is more than good looking, okay? He's perfect to me. By the way that you two are always fighting, I'm pretty sure he is educated because he can come up with better words than you," Nessie disagreed with her aunt to defend me! My smile could've damaged my face but I wouldn't care. Or notice. "Jaz, please. Out of my way."
I hadn't seen Jasper going outside. I was too distracted.
"Jake, let's go see Charlie!" At the sound of my name my head snapped up and I ran to her. We locked our hands together and ran to my car. Before I opened her door she placed her hand on my neck.
We're not gonna visit Charlie today. Let's go to the cottage.
I agreed with her, and we ran to her house. Once we were in her room, I let go of her hands. She placed them on my chest and I felt my eyes widen.
"I want to run away," she finally said, using the voice she has heard her parents use many times to humans when they want to get something.
"That's not a good idea. You can get hurt." My breath was jagging and she knew it which made her little game all the more exciting.
"No, silly. I want to run away with you."
I wanted to tell her yes. I wanted to be with her alone, and no one there to disturb us, but I knew that if I did, I would die.
"Edward, Emmett and Jasper will kill me. Plus, I'm sure your mom will join them, too. You know Rose will go on their side, and after hearing Alice's words earlier, I'm not so sure she's an ally."
"They won't do anything to you if you're with me. You don't ever have to leave me alone."
She knew I couldn't say no to that, and she was happy about that, because she would once again, get it her way. I nodded, and her beaming smile in return was almost worth it.
* * *
"You do realize I'm dead after this, right?" I asked her… again.
"No one is going to kill you. I won't allow it. Besides- didn't you used to say 'who's afraid of the big, bad wolf'?" She giggled. "Who's afraid of the beautiful, wicked vampires?"
"Me." I put my head down, and she stopped. I did, too. She took my face with her hands and put it on her level.
"Why? They won't do anything to hurt you if they know it'll hurt me. My dad won't be able to do it when he can read my thoughts, and I'll be shouting them. My mom knows how it feels when the one you love incalculably leaves you. She wouldn't let anyone hurt you, either."
I sighed, not being able to argue with her. She dropped her hands to her sides, and now I put mine on her marvelous face, and high cheekbones she inherited from Edward.
"Nessie, I love you."
"Jake-"
"Don't worry. I wont do anything you're not ready for. I will only kiss you when you want to kiss me."
She was hesitating and arguing with herself in her head over and over, until she finally spoke again.
"Let's just go before they catch our scent and follow us."
We got to Port Angeles airport almost two hours later. As we walked inside, people stared. I'm used to that; we both are. After getting our tickets we headed to gate C. Spain was were Nessie wanted to go, and as long as I was doing this for her, she would have her say in it.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" I asked her.
"Completely."
"Are you sure about me?" After I asked her I mentally slapped myself. Very hard. I'm such an idiot!
"I'll answer that when we get to Spain."
I fell asleep on the plane, even though it would've been a good time to talk to Nessie and get her to call Bella or at least Esme. I know she would cry if she could. They all would. Then, they'd kill me.
After we arrived at Spain, I insisted on renting a car I had spotted and Nessie agreed. I didn't really mind going to the hotel in a cab but when 5 of them stopped as soon as they saw her, and 3 of them already had passengers in them, I decided it was best to have our own transportation mode.
I drove to the hotel, which was easily spotted and not far from the airport. There was no line in the front desk when we walked inside, so checking in was easy and fast. They gave us our room key and we went to the it. Nessie opened the door, and got the first look at it. I peeked in and saw why she was standing still.
"That was an accident," she told me. It sounded like an apology.
The thing was that the room only had one bed, and the tub was shaped like a heart. It was just… wonderful.
"'S okay. I'll sleep on the couch," I said.
"No, you won't. Jake, it's not like we've never slept on the same bed before."
"Yeah, but that was before I… well, you know."
"I don't care. I mean, I don't mind. Do you?"
"No."
Did she think I minded? I mean, honestly, was I that good at hiding my feelings? Well, I thought, it was good enough for 6 years.
"Then, let's get some rest."
She grabbed my hand, and walked me to the bed. I laid on the left side of it, as far as I possibly could from her. I thought I wouldn't be sleepy, with sleeping 14 hours on a plane and all, but in truth, I was dying of tiresome.