Powerful

Chapter Two

Jacob's POV:

"Nope! I will so beat you!" Renesmee countered, playfully taunting me with a game we had played when she was younger. I phased and ran ahead of her, tossing a short bark over my shoulder. Nessie giggled and sprinted to me, jumping onto my broad back while we were still moving. We had done this for forever now, and it ever failed, she never missed my dark gold fur, always landing perfectly between my wide shoulder blades.

We raced through the forest, taking random turns so we could hunt somewhere new. We hunted and talked all day. After some time, we followed our own scent home. We entered the Cullen house, still chuckling.

"Renesmee! How was it, sweetie?" Bella greeted her at the door. She waved to me.

"It was awesome! I caught a bugger elk than Jake!"

"Ya, but I caught two, and you only had one, so if you compare it, mine was better."

"Enough you two! What am I going to do with you guys?" Bella laughed. Edward appeared at her side and wrapped an arm around her side while pulling Nessie in for a quick hug.

The blond psychopath whooshed past and then doubled back. "Nessie, you're home. Come on, you have to practice your ballet."

"Rose, she's got to have piano practice first." Edward chided her.

"Renesmee has homework from Friday to do though. School first. She was lucky to get into St. Elaine's Academy, so she has to do well in school," Bella reminded us.

I looked between Blondie, Edward, and Bella. They all wanted to turn Nessie into what they wanted. A prima ballerina, a piano genius, the 21st century Albert Einstein. Typical of them.

Renesmee peered up at them from long thick lashes. "Guys! I'm gonna do it all, I promise. But one at a time!" Nessie looked pointedly Edward. After a small moment, Edward nodded in response to her thoughts. "Thanks Dad!" She pecked him on the cheek and bounded gracefully up the stairs to her room. (She had one her and one in the cottage.) She motioned for me to follow, but Edward shook his head. Nessie stopped too. "What?" she asked.

"Jacob can go home now. You have too many things to do without and distractions and I see no reason for him to stay any longer," Edward stated.

"But Dad! That's not fair. I'll do my homework, I promise."

"No. That's final."

"Ness, your Dad's right. I'll see you tomorrow, 'k? Bye."

I headed out the door. I phased in the forest quickly and called out a quick hello to see if anyone else was in wolf form. No one. I ran patrol, and then simply ran to let myself think.