Chapter 2- Forks
Renesmee's eyes flashed open the moment the plane doors opened. She jumped up the next second, eagerly tugging on Edward's shirt, obviously wanting to get off the plane. Edward chuckled and took her hand as we inched our way into the airport.
It only took me half a second to spot a familiar, short, spiky-haired, vampire among the bustling humans in the airport. The next second, Renesmee's hand was gone from mine, and Jacob, who I didn't notice yet, had her in his arms.
Edward hissed at Jacob, baring his teeth. "Can't you have the slightest bit of patience, dog? She's still our daughter."
Jacob rolled his eyes, otherwise ignoring him. "You've grown so much since I last saw you." He whispered to Renesmee. "I've missed you." He hugged her to his chest.
I sighed, turning my attention to Alice. "How could you drive all the way over here, alone with him?"
"I have no idea. It was torture." She flashed a grin at me. "C'mon, if you want to get home before we all wither and die, we'd better get going." She half-walked, half-danced towards the exit. Edward and I followed, eager to not attract attention. Jacob let Renesmee down, and took her hand. Edward sighed again with irritation.
When we got to the parking lot, Alice's shiny yellow Porsche stood out among the rest. "Since when does Carlisle let you drive your Porsche to Seattle?" I asked, frowning.
Alice shrugged. "Since he told me I could to come get you from the airport. Any questions?" She slid into the driver's seat. "Be careful not to break anything."
Edward grimaced as he sat in the back. "Is this the first time you've driven it since I bought it for you?"
Alice snorted. "You know I can't drive it around Forks. Everybody who's able to will have a heart attack. Plus, the newness helps keep the dog's smell away." She wrinkled her nose. "It was almost impossible to stand the entire trip here."
Jacob didn't seem abashed. He was too wrapped up in buckling Renesmee in the back seat, between him and Edward. I smirked. I only knew too well how Jacob smelled, now that I had vampire-level senses.
"Alice, I think we should tell Charlie we've come home first. Bella told him when we would be home. He'll probably be expecting us." Edward said from the backseat. His voice was nervous, though, as though he was thinking about how much Renesmee had grown since the beginning of the school year.
Alice sighed in exasperation. "What do I look like to you, a taxi?" she muttered under her breath, and Edward chuckled.
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"Hey!" Jacob complained when we finally stopped in front of Charlie's house. The second we had stopped, Edward had unbuckled Renesmee and pulled her out of the car in one swift movement.
Edward snorted. "If you could stand being away from her for one school year, then I'm sure you can live ten minutes." He muttered as he slammed the door in Jacob's face. He didn't mention that Jacob had flown to New Hampshire every holiday and he and Renesmee had talked on the phone for at least half an hour every day.
I took Renesmee's hand as we walked to Charlie's doorstep and braced myself as Edward rang the doorbell.
Charlie was at the door within three seconds. "Bella! Nessie!" he pulled us into a fierce hug, and cleared his throat. "Edward." And pulled him into a slightly more awkward hug. He seemed unbothered by Edward's and my cold, hard skin.
Charlie tousled Renesmee's hair. "Hey, kiddo. You seem to have grown a lot." He grinned at us. "What have you been feeding her?" he joked. Blood. But don't worry- it's animal blood, not human! I thought sarcastically. He seemed to put "Super-speed growth" under the "super special" things about Renesmee.
Edward laughed weakly. "How have you been doing, Charlie?" he asked, flawlessly polite. So Edward.
Charlie shrugged. "Nothing much." He reached down and hugged Renesmee again. "College should be a lot more interesting, than old Forks, eh?" he chuckled to himself.
Edward nodded. "Bella seems to like it a lot. We've been doing very well with our studies." He flashed a grin at me. One semester of college wouldn't kill you. The memory made me smirk. Of all the ways you could kill a vampire, I'm sure college would be pretty low on the list.
HONK! The sudden sound made Charlie jump. I glanced toward the car to see Jacob leaning over poor Alice to honk the horn impatiently. Edward snarled under is breath, too low for Charlie to hear.
Charlie rolled his eyes. "Jacob seems to want to get somewhere." He commented.
"Don't mind him." I muttered.
"Naw, you should get going. I'm sure Carlisle and Esme and the rest will want to see you, too. You can come see me any other time." He patted Renesmee's head before hugging us again. He waved as we walked back to the yellow Porsche.
"Jacob…" Edward hissed under his breath as he buckled Renesmee in. He began muttering threats under his breath. I laughed.
I grinned at Alice, who was gnashing her teeth as she drove away. "If that dog does that again…" she trailed off, not even bothering to finish the threat. She turned slightly to glare at Jacob. Hmm, what was wrong with him today?
When we reached home, I got out of the car hurriedly, eager to be reunited with my family.