Dark Illusions 23/01/2009 02:05:00

A/N: Hi everyone, thank you for the reviews. Keep them coming! Obviously I do not own twilight or the characters… enjoy!

Renesemee's POV

My heart stop for just a moment, until my brain could catch up. The husky arms were familiar and warm. My Jacob.

"Oh, Jake," oops, it came out a little more disappointed then it should have.

"Who did you think it was?" he whispered with a laugh.

"I figured you wouldn't be able to go right home…"

Jacob continued but I had no idea what he was talking about. My brain was buzzing with this new in-put of information and the contradictions that followed it. Had I just imagined it all? It had to have been real because my ribs still hurt. Who was that guy and why was he so familiar? The questions flew through my head that I started to get dizzy.

"Nessie? Are you alright? You don't look so good."

Jacob's voice was filled with concern.

"Come on, I'm carrying you home."

I was quickly off the ground, but I made the mistake of letting out a squeak of pain when he touched my ribs.

"Nessie what did you do?" he said a bit harsher.

" I tried to lie down on that pile of leaves and moss over there, but I must've fell too hard and onto some rocks. I'm fine." Worst lie ever.

"Edward is going to kill me."

That's right my dad. My dad would believe me about what had happened. He would be able to see it before we even got to the house. I knew I wasn't crazy.

The forest was zooming by faster then before and in no time at all I could see the glass mansion. I would need to calm my emotions so that I would not draw any un-needed attention to myself. There was an eeriness around the house that was not usually there. The quiet of the environment was pierced once again by the howl of a wolf, Leah.

"What could they want now?" Jacob muttered, annoyed.

"Jake, you know Leah doesn't call you unless it is really important. You don't have to carry me, I'll be fine." I said in the most cheerful voice I could manage. This was my attempt of drawing attention away from my pain.

"Like hell you will. I know you, you're just going to try and downplay it. Renesemee, you could have broken your ribs. Don't you want them to heal properly?"

"It's alright. I will talk to Carlisle, I promise," I whispered in the most innocent voice that I could muster, but I could no longer protect us from my over-protective father's concern-laden rage.

"JACOB BLACK WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY LITTLE GIRL?"

I didn't even hear him coming and the next thing I see is my vampire dad growling inches away from my werewolf husband. My father was usually very calm and pensive, but when his family was in danger he went a little over-board. Leah howled again. Jacob and my dad looked off into the woods for instant, as if they were both getting the message.

"I will make sure she is taken care of. Go find out what Leah wants," my dad whispered calmly to my Jacob. It was so strange how erratic my father's emotions could be.

"I will inform you of it later, I would prefer this to be hush hush."

I hated it when dad and Jacob would communicate like that. I always felt like a little kid being left out. Jacob looked at me and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. For whatever reason, I'll call it momentary insanity, I decided to show the two "old" men how much I had grown up.

Before Jacob could pull away, I pulled him closer. My fingers became intertwined in is black hair as I mustered up all of the passion that I could. Then there was a low growl.

"Renesemee Cullen, in the house now. Jacob I will chat with you later," dad spoke with authority.

With that my Jacob was off into the woods again. I could hear his human foot falls gently turn into the graceful rhythm of the wolf's gait. My mind started to drift off to our time in bed together earlier in the day, when my dad made an uncomfortable cough.

"Sorry dad," I peeped as I came back to reality. I quietly walked into the house, trying not to move to much because of my ribs. Dad was right behind me.

The old house looked as it did when I was a child. Grandma Esme's antiques were hung with care. The light and airy color schemes of the rooms made a relaxing and safe retreat for the Cullens. Everyone was in the living room, speaking in hushed tones.

"Look who finally decided to show up!" Emmett boasted with a chuckle and a playful grin.

Emmett got up from the floor where he was sitting and rushed over to his niece.

"BEAR HUG!" He shouted as he grabbed Renesemee.

"Ah! Stop, Stop," Nessie yelped and Edward let out a low growl.

"What's wrong with you?" Emmett questioned.

"It seems that my dear daughter has some of her mother's former gracefulness. Carlisle, will you give me a hand?" Edward whispered quietly.

Confusion flooded my head. That's not what I had been thinking at all. I was going through the scene with the mysterious vampire. Dad had to have seen it. I know that he wouldn't hide that sort of thing from the family. Maybe if I showed him again.

I cautiously removed my hands from my sides and placed one arm on my father and one onto my grandfather. I replayed the whole scene from start to finish, but all I got from them were slight chuckles and grins.

"Well Nessie, it would seem that you are like your mother," Grandpa said with a grin.

More confusion. What the hell was going on? Why could they not see what I was showing them. I let out a hushed snarl, that got my dad's attention.

"Nessie, what's wrong?" he said with concern.

"Nothing, my ribs just hurt," I whispered.

Maybe I had imagined it. Alice would have foreseen something happening to me, and I was close enough to the house for Jasper to pick up on my emotions. Not to mention that everyone would have heard me yelp in the first place. Then there was my Jacob. He didn't smell anything unusual and neither did I. Great, I'm a klutz and crazy, sweet.

A/N: That's Chapter 4. Thank You guys for the reviews. I have the whole story planned out and outlined, I just need to get motivated to type it. I'm super excited though so keep reading and reviewing.