Disclaimer - I do not own any of these characters, they belong to our beloved SM. This is simply my story of Renesmee and Jacob.


Ch. 2

Changes
JPOV

After hanging up the phone with Nessie, I knew I had to hurry with my goodbyes to everyone and head home as soon as I possibly could. I needed to see and speak with her; it had been way too long since I'd seen her.
Could I possibly be going through withdraws from her? I couldn't help but chuckle to myself. She's my imprint, of course I'm having withdraws.

"Hey, old man. How are you holding up?"

"Doing okay…better day today." He managed to mumble. I could definitely tell today was a better day: his speech is a little clearer and his color is coming back to him.

"…You leaving me already?" He inquired.

"Pops, you will be fine without me. Besides, Rachel and Paul are here now, and you know I'm only a phone call away."

"I know. It's just that I miss you, at times." He reached out to me with his one good arm and I couldn't help but give him an enormous hug, in return.

"I know pops – I'll miss you more than you'll know, but I have to get back to her…"

"Son, there's something I want to give you." He reached into to a leather bag that was tied to his wheel chair. He fumbled with it, so I helped him. Thankfully, he stopped being stubborn and accepted the help. With his good hand, he poured something into my palm, from the bag. "This, here, belonged to your mother. I made it for her as a promise of our love. I was a simple man – I still am – so, I couldn't afford anything special, much less a ring." I saw a tear escape his eye and make its way down his cheek.

I looked into the palm of my hand and saw an amazing, handmade carving. It was a wooden pendent on a gold chain. My father had made a round, flat charm with a wolf's face engraved in it. I thumbed over the wood as memories of my mother flooded my mind.

I remembered lying in the forest, with her, while she hummed an old tribal lullaby to me, and I would rub the wooden pendant as I fell asleep in her arms. That was one of my earliest memories of my mother, and one that I'd forever remember. I could fell a lump grow in my throat.

"Dad..."

"Son, I want you to take it and give it to Nes, if you should choose to do so. I want to pass it down to you; I know she would have wanted you to have it. "

I couldn't fight back the tears anymore; my vision became blurred with tears. My mother, the pendant, my father, and now Renesmee... I bowed my head and accepted it with pride. I reached over to hug him.

I whispered, "Thank you." My father nodded his head and we shared a silent moment together.

Before I left the house, I placed my father into his bed. Today's talk had been huge for him and made him exhausted. I said my goodbyes to the rest of the family, tied the leather pouch to my leg, and then headed to the forest to morph and head home. I had already said my farewells to the pack the night prior, so it was time to return home to my beloved.

Moments later, I was in shifted form and dug my claws into the soft, moist soil. Voices automatically drowned out my own thoughts.

Hey man! Come back soon! And, give the Cullens and Nessie our love. Seth – gotta love him. He was still close with the Cullens, and especially with Edward and Nessie.

I wouldn't go as far as say love but, yeah, tell the bloodsuckers hi for us. Oh and, Jake, it's beautiful. Leah had finally come to terms with me imprinting on Renesmee and saw the Cullens as second family. Boy, that was definitely something.

We'll miss you. Quill and Embry said this in unison.

No worries guys, I'll be back soon enough! I, then, pounded the ground harder and with more force than usual. I needed to get back; I could feel change happening all around me and it was a welcoming change, indeed.


A/N – I know this was VERY short, bare with me… another chapter will be up this week. I just needed to get this back story up out there =)
I promise some goodies will come soon! 3