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A New Dawn
Chapter 3: A Third Party
Jacob Black
I stopped running as I saw another piece of paper, the 3rd clue.
I've been running for 4 hours and I already miss you… I hope we'll see each other again soon… sooner than I think.
I love you, Nessie
I folded it up and put it into my back pocket. I took a deep breath.
All on her own. I thought. Running with no end or much of a trace of where she's going.
I explored the forest more carefully, trying to follow every step she took. I had 2 more days, according to Seth: Emmett made a deal with the Volturi, I had to find her in 3 days. If I didn't bring her home, or if I didn't find her, Demetri would take her to Italy in vampire form.
I wondered what she would look like as a full vampire. If there was such thing, maybe she'd be more beautiful then she already is. "Beautiful" seemed to be such a weak word to describe Nessie… I couldn't think of a better word. "Gorgeous" seemed a little bit of a corny word though—especially if you use them in a sentence too often--, and "hot" seemed to make me sound like a dumb high school student, or made her sound like a hooker with smeared make-up and drinks beer. I shuddered from the thought.
Would she have red eyes, like a regular vampire? Or would they be golden brown because she's been drinking animal blood for her whole life? Well… almost her whole life.
WAIT! I thought. Why are you thinking about this? She left you clues… chances are that you're going to find her before Demetri and she's never going to be whole!
I ran for a little longer. I was tired, but I promised myself I wouldn't stop until I found her. Nessie would want you to rest. I thought. I'll stop after a few clues.
After about 2 more hours, I found then next clue:
I feel like I'm being followed, by someone other than you or the Volturi or you. A third party. No, this is not a riddle. I would stop, but I have to keep going. The next clue is a mile away from here. You should know the routine by now.
Love, Nessie
So, now she's shortening her closings to "love"? Maybe she was rushing…
Who would follow Nessie? Who else?
Then… I smelt a familiar scent. Not quite like Nessie's but… similar in a way… I knew I shouldn't follow it, to cover her scent; I had to be on her trail. I tried to figure out who it was. I was about to take one step off the trail but then stepped back.
It would be safer for her if I followed this trail... this has to be the third party she was talking about. But then my scent wouldn't be on hers… but, she would slow down if this party is following her… maybe…
I decided to keep following her; this scent would follow if it really was stalking her.
Renesmee Cullen
I ran and ran, not knowing where I was or where I was going. I didn't want to stop, but I had to, sometime. I put up my 5th note for Jake. I ran for another mile and then collapsed to the ground. Tears running down my face.
I couldn't keep going, I had to stop, but I also had to keep going. I missed Jacob already. I missed my family, Bella, Edward, Alice, even aunt Rosalie! I huddled under a tree, it was starting to rain, and I didn't care. I eventually fell asleep, for a long time, it was a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
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When I woke up, the rain stopped, and it was night. I stretched and yawned. I got up, then saw a dark figure standing a few yard away from me . My heart beat fast. RUN! I thought. RUN! GO! But for some reason, my legs refused to move. I hiproventalated as it started moving toward me. I finally started running, and it ran just as fast, if not faster.
Demetri! I thought! I ran faster, but then tripped over my own feet. My knees scraped a bit. GREAT! A VAMPIRE'S AFTER ME AND MY KNEES ARE BLEEDING! BELLA, WHY THE HELL DID YOU HAVE TO BE SO DAMN CLUMSEY!
Demetri was suddenly beside me! Good bye Jacob. I love you forever, I closed my eyes and waited for pain to lash through me… it didn't come.
"Are you okay?" He said. I slowly opened my eyes. It wasn't Demetri; it was… a boy, about my age, impossibly rich dark brown skin, his hair was black and shaggy, rigged like he tried cutting it himself, and… I had to admit, pretty good looking. What surprised me was that his eyes weren't golden brown, red or black, they were… normal; Regular human eyes, a nice shade of green. He looked familiar.
He held out his hand, I didn't take it. I just stared at it, he eventually sighed and put it down.
"Wh-- who are you?" I stammered. He laughed.
"I helped save your life once." He said smiling. "I'm an old family friend." I was a little confused with his words. I flashed back to the last time I was in danger, when the Volturi came. There was… Alice… who brought up a boy named… Nahuel… Nahuel.
I looked at the boy again, my eyes widened in disbelief as he nodded. He was a vampire, half like me! We were exactly the same! Half vampire, half human!
I looked at my scraped knees and wiped the blood on my sweater.
"Sorry I startled you. Edward didn't send me here to scare you." I stared at him.
"Edward? My dad?" I didn't remember asking Alice to send anyone else but Jacob.
"Um… yeah I guess. How many Edwards do you know?" he laughed at his own joke. I didn't laugh with him.
"I told Alice—" he cut me off.
"I know." He said. "Jacob's looking for you. I heard that you left, so before Jacob knew about your plan, Edward sent me to look for you." I rolled my eyes as bandaged my knees with an old cloth from my backpack. I thought I might need it with Bella's clumsiness.
"Are you alright Nessie?" he asked again.
"Please! Don't call me Nessie!" I said. I started limping off, Nahuel followed with no trouble keeping up.
"Do prefer 'Renesmee'?" he asked.
"Why does it matter to you?" I asked, I turned to face him. "Edward sent you to find you. Now, you have. So, go home to your… dear aunt!" I started walking away again, before I knew it, he was standing in front of me blocking my path.
"Well, Edward also told me to look after you until Jacob comes around." I groaned.
I got out my note book and wrote another note to Jacob:
Edward sent a searcher/babysitter to keep me safe. I'm guessing you haven't rested since I disappeared and you're tired. Go ahead and take a break here. Something tells me Nahuel's going to be here a long time. Don't worry, I'll be safe.
Love, Nessie
Something told me he wouldn't follow my direction/order to rest. I put it up on a tree, Nahuel read it.
"Is Jacob your boyfriend?!" he asked. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my backpack from his hand.
"Wow, a werewolf boyfriend." He tried to hold in laughter.
"Are my feelings somehow humorous to you?" I asked rudely.
A deer ran by, I chased it but when I finally caught up to it, Nahuel attacked it and broke it's neck, killing it. I pouted.
"NO FAIR!" I yelled "I saw it first!". He laughed and handed it to me.
"Thanks." I said with no emotion in my voice, I grabbed the deer and drank its warm blood. It calmed me a little. Nahuel killed the next deer that came by, then joined me. While he and I drank, he stared at me.
"What?" I said.
"It's nothing." He said.
"Hey, can I call you… Nick?" I asked. He looked at me with a surprised expression… more confused actually. The he shrugged.
"Sure, why not?" When we finished drinking, I walked off; he followed me deeper into the dark forest.
