2. Stranger Buddy

Jacob: Hey, Ashley! I am so glad you are here.

Ashley: Same here! So.. When are we going to meet? I am getting really excited.

Jacob: Me too! I think we should meet in California since you live a couple miles away. How about, at 6:30 next Saturday?

Ashley: Sure, no prob.

Jacob: Great! See ya later.

I am so eager to meet Ashley. I really can't believe this. I think I have too much on me right now and I need to spill. This calls for my journal.

Dear Journal,

So much has happened and I am terribly excited. First of all, I want to say that I am relieved to finally have Bella out of my head and heart, well at least most of her. I'm kind of scared o f what the Cullens will do to me if they find out that I never really imprinted on Renesmee and it was all because I still couldn't forget Bella. (By the way, what kind of stupid, weird name is Renesmee or Nessie, seriously?) Now, I'm all over it and I am so ready to move on. Can you believe it? I got so lucky as to finding an almost girlfriend before I started to get lonely. I mean Ashley is so much more than I could ever ask for. Who would believe that I could actually meet a girl werewolf just when things were about to get lonely. Now I'm going to actually meet her in person at a club in California! I am totally exhausted from all of this so, later.

With that I hid my journal (which I hope nobody will ever find out about) and fell asleep.

When I woke up Friday morning ready to leave, I had absolutely no idea what kind of drama was waiting for me. I told Nessie to meet me in the forest and I just had to check with Ashley before I left.

Ashley: Jacob, are you there?

Jacob: Yeah Ashley, why? Anything to check before I leave?

Ashley: Don't you think we're missing something important? Something like the fact that I don't know what you look like and you don't know what I look like.

Jacob: I completely forgot! What are we going to do? How are we going to recognize each other if we don't know who we're looking for?

Ashley: LOL! Email me your picture right now! I already sent mine.

Jacob: Oh, right.

I quickly sent it to her, wondering why I didn't think of this situation before?

Ashley: I got it, thanks. I guess I'll see you there.

Jacob: Later.

I printed her picture and just stared it. She was so stunningly beautiful! When I realized I was getting late I left to go see the big drama queen. When I got there she was sobbing, horribly. I can't believe it! Wait, yes I can, but I wish she would get away from me so I can focus on my new life to come!

"Nessie, what's wrong?" I quickly rushed to her side, picked her up gently, and began to rock her.

"Jake, why do you have to go?" she sobbed.

"Nessie, we've been through this a lot of times this past week. I will be back you know."

Yeah right.

"Just don't forget to call when you get there, K?" She slowly ceased her crying and tried to kiss me.

I hope she didn't feel that I wasn't responding back to her as she'd have wanted me to but I still tried as this may be her last.

I don't know why but this made me feel a bit mean and guilty. But I soon let her go, and whispered to her, "Goodbye." I turned and shifted to wolf form but when I tried to run I felt that I was being held back by something. Nessie.

"Please let go. I won't be gone forever you know."

"But Jacob…"

"NESSIE!" I said that with a little bit more anger in my voice and she let go.

Finally, I was free from her clutches. I hate it when she goes over the limit to do something. Running past the trees I began thinking of ways to try getting Ashley to help me get Renesmee to understand and get off me so she can move on just like I did. Ashley could probably put it in a nice way. It was difficult trying to picture me doing that. I don't know why but somewhere deep down I felt empty, it was like I was missing something.