A/N: Thanks for reviewing my first chapter, I kinda milked the reviews on that one, haha. This time, I'll post a third chapter as soon as a fifth additional review is posted. This chapter isn't really as great, but it's the beginning. This story moves pretty fast, though. Read & review!

Chapter 2: The Falls

2 YEARS LATER

One night, Renesmeé and I tucked in, she sharing her thoughts with me. Bella and Edward allowed us to sleep in the same bed because even though they distrusted me, they knew we wouldn't try anything funny because Edward would hear what was going on. So the best I could do was warm her cold skin by wrapping my arms around her. She was so cold, it sometimes scared me. As we lay there, the soft rhythmic beat in her heart slowly put me to sleep with a smile on my face.

When I woke up, Renesmeé was gone. I walked down the stairs, greeting my friends, and glanced out the kitchen window. There I saw her, the most beautiful girl in the world, standing outside. Edward looked uneasy when he heard these thoughts. Ignoring the look, I grabbed a water bottle and after chugging it down in one gulp, I headed outside, wiping the excess water off my mouth.

When I got outside, I crept silently up to Renesmeé. She was humming the tune of her favorite song, which was my my favorite as well. I quickly grabbed her and held her like a baby. She gasped, and upon seeing it was me, her face became relaxed.

"Hey, J," she said, caressing my cheek with her hand.

"Hi," I replied. "So what's up?"

"Not much," she said boredly. "Just waiting for you to get up." I grinned.

"Well, I'm here now, aren't I?"

She replied, "Yes, yes you are," and kissed the tattoo on my arm.

RPOV

I woke up to the sun streaming into our bedroom. It was a nice day. So I wiggled out of Jake's vice grip and planted a kiss on his sleeping face. My jacket was hanging by the door, and I grabbed it and headed outside. The wind greeted me gently. I had no doubt it would be a great day.

Fall was my favorite season. I loved watching the brown, red and yellow leaves rustling on the ground. As I stood there observing scenery, I thought about Jake. We had so many great memories together. I started dancing around, humming our song. Out of nowhere, I was grabbed from behind. I was pretty much in shock until I smelled that familiar woodsy smell that I called nature's cologne. I looked up into Jacob's dark eyes. He greeted me and we talked, and eventually he set me down. The fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt made it hard not to admire his excellent abs. His familiar chuckle brought me out of my daydream as he realized I was staring at his abs. I blushed.

"Do you wanna go somewhere?" he asked.

"Sure," I replied softly. He crouched down.

"Get on." I obliged, and held onto him tightly as he carried me through the woods.

JPOV

I had the whole day to spend time with her, so I decided to take her to the pack's favorite place to relax. I ran, Renesmeé on my back piggy-back style, fueled by her breath on the back of my neck. after a short amount of time, we arrived at Candid Falls.

"Wow," Renesmeé gushed as she looked at the falls. "Jake, this is beautiful." I set her down.

"Come with me," I said, taking her hand. Together, we walked down the path to the river. It was a quick walk, and after she took off her shoes, we sat with our feet in the water, still holding hands. She laid her head onto my shoulder.

"So, you like it here?" I asked her.

"Yeah I do, although you know I'm happy anywhere if you're there with me. But I like beig here. It can be our secret getaway."

"Yeah, our secret getaway," I replied, feeling free like a little kid again. We watched the falls in silence for a few minutes.

I stood up and jumped into the water. Renesmeé giggled.

"Come on in, the water's fine!" I said, grinning. She stood up, took a few steps back, then ran and dove into the water with me, squealing with delight. She glided towards me, and when she got close, I picked her up and held her in my arms.

"So, Jake," she whispered, looking up at me with glistening eyes. "Tell me a story."

RPOV

As Jacob was searching his mind for a story, a droplet of water ran down his face. It fell from his chin and landed on my face. I licked it off my cheek as he began his story.

"About 5 years ago, my father informed me that a childhood friend had returned to Washington," he began, his eyes distant in the memory. "It was, of course, your mother, Bella. I remembered the days when I last saw her. We had been about 6 or 7 years old, making mudpies in the yard. Your grandfather, Charlie, called and suggested I come visit, so I had my dad drive me to Forks. When I looked at Bella, I was immediately attracted. She was no longer that little 7-year-old she was when I had last seen her. She had become quite a beautiful." It made me jealous to hear Jake speak of someone else this way, even if it was my mom. He chuckled, seeing the uneasy expression on my face, yet he continued.

"We began to spend time with each other more often. But then, things got strange real fast when she started hanging out with Edward. She started to ignore me. I only remember being with her once or twice during that weird period of time." Looking at him, I saw that his eyes had hardened upon remembering his anger. "It was when we went to La Push beach, and I told her a story about the cold ones and my ancestors."

"The cold ones?" I asked.

He replied, "Well, at the time I believed it to be a myth. The cold ones were vampires, mortal enemies of my kind." He pointed to himself. Abruptly, Jacob's expression lightened, and formed a smile.

"That's all for today." I pouted, making him laugh. He set me back down into the water.

"You are so cute," he said, kissing my cheek.

Soon after, we walked back to the house. I loved the warm feeling of his hand in mine, a small gesture from the outside that meant so much on the inside. I squeezed his hand, causing him to look over at me. A smile instantly formed on his face. Oh, God, with that smile, how could I resist anything? I pulled him closer and gave him the biggest hug, then as I came back, kissed the dark skin right next to his ear.

"You know what, J? You have a great smile. Use it more often and I'll do whatever you want," I remarked cutely, flirting. He immediately blushed, making me chuckle and then hug him once more.