I'm so sorry that it has taken me this long to post something, I have to blame College again. I wanted to thank all of my amazing reviewers, readers and everyone else for supporting me, it means the world. Hope you like the chapter XD
The room remained quiet and I was unsure if my previous break down had altered their look on anything at all. The whirlwind that was my thoughts seemed to spiral out of control and I needed some sort of point to start at.
"Where?" I asked- though still staring at the floor- and stood up slowly.
"Where what?" I wondered if my mother knew exactly what I meant, and was playing dumb, or if she was actually clueless to the thought.
"Where did you tell him to go?" My eyes ventured up into the faces of my family; each one as pale as the other, each one as shocked and obviously distressed by the past twenty four hours. If it was any other situation I would have felt the pang of guilt in my stomach, but right now I was far too worried about what Jacob was going through. It did make me wonder though... I knew that I was his imprint- my family wouldn't have reacted like this if I wasn't- but maybe he was going against his feelings...maybe they have faded with the years he has waited for my growth. Is that why he couldn't tell me? Is that why...
"We never told him to go to a specific place...just as far as he could get before..."
"Before what!" I hissed, there was something they weren't telling me, and now it was too late for secrets. I wanted to know what was going on, and I wanted to know now.
"Before your father searched for him and...hunted him down" A deep growl erupted from my throat as I pushed myself off of the frame. I would never physically hurt my family, but I was well and truly pissed.
"You were going to kill him" I softened my voice "You would have honestly done that to his family? To us? To me!" I blocked my thoughts from my father and ran up stairs. Though I did not live here, I still had a room that was filled with multiple amounts of clothes and accessories for me. I grabbed the largest duffle bag I could find and rammed it full of the clothes nearest to me; making sure that I had at least two more pairs of jeans and a few t-shirts. With one final swoop, I lifted my hair brush, toothbrush and a few other bits before slinging the bulging bag over my shoulder and making my way back down the wooden stairs.
"What are you doing Renesmee?" I knew that they all had an idea what was going to happen. I'm sure Alice saw this coming. You didn't have to be physic to know that I was going to do something about what had happened.
"I'm leaving. I'm going to fix this"
"We may have made a mistake, but we are still your parents, and we are not letting you leave this house without even knowing where you're going. Anything could happen to you." I rolled my eyes and turned around.
"What do you want me to do? Huh? Jacob has got a day's start. I can't just wait for something to happen to him either. I won't be the reason that he is hurt" Jasper appeared from around the corner and walked up to me. He put his arm around my shoulder and I was powerless to not argue. The feeling he was sending through me was calming, but in the end, it was fake and the last thing I needed right now was something that I didn't want. I didn't want to make due.
"Ring Billy and see if Jacob went home to say goodbye, Nessie. It won't do you any good to make rash decisions. He wouldn't want that, and you know it. Powers aside, you know what I am saying, is as true as what you are feeling" He pulled away and joined Alice in the corner. I nodded and walked into the kitchen. Billy's number was engraved into my memory so much so I didn't even realise I was calling the number, until I heard his voice on the other end.
"Hello?"
"Hi Billy...i-is Jacob in?" I knew what the answer was going to be...but there was always hope.
"No, I haven't heard from him since yesterday. He said he was going on patrol. Is there something wrong?" a deep sigh ran through my body. I knew Jacob wasn't stupid enough to put himself in danger, but it still didn't stop me from thinking the worst.
"No...It's okay. Would you do me a favour and call him as soon as he comes home?" There wasn't any time for me to start explaining things, unfortunately, it seemed that Billy had a bigger idea on what was going on.
"He told you, didn't he?" I bit my lip and leant against the counter; the cool rim pressed against the small of my back.
"Well...he didn't actually tell me it straight out...but he didn't say no when I asked him" I heard Billy sigh at my comment and I suddenly felt guilty about calling him. I'm sure the last thing he needs is me harassing him about it.
"I'm guessing that he took off afterwards. I told him that he should have been careful. What did your parent's do?" My presence was not the only one in the room. My mother and father walked into the kitchen and stared at me. It wasn't hope in their eyes. I bet they were wishing to the gods that Jacob wasn't there, and that he had actually left without any thought of returning.
"Just like they said they would. Did Jacob ever mention where he would go... if this was ever to happen?" My father squinted his eyes slightly before looking at the wall.
"Nessie..." I interrupted him. I didn't want any more excuses, I didn't want to be left in the dark, and I certainly didn't want to be the only one who didn't know what to expect.
"No, Billy, please. Regardless of my feelings for him, I need to find him. I need to make him understand that I can't do 'this' without him...please" My voiced cracked slightly, but I was in the most control over it, that I had been all day.
"He never said an exact place. But he did mention something about heading south...
"Jacksonville...Carolina...Virginia. There's no telling where he is. Okay, thank you, Billy. I'll call you if we... I find anything" After a quick and brief goodbye, I put down the phone feeling no more confident that what I had done to begin with.
I threw the bag to my left over my shoulder again and proceeded into the living room.
"What did he say?" I looked at Carlisle and shook my head in despair.
"Jacob hasn't been in touch with him since the other morning. He's in the dark too" My father looked like he was going to break free of his stone cold apparel and say something, but it was cut short by a soft gasp in the corner. Alice was kneeling on the floor- with Jasper now in front of her- with her head bowed.
"Alice? Alice, what is it?" My initial reaction was to run forward, but I knew that Alice liked her space whilst having visions. It was nothing personal; it was just so that the future of those around her didn't cloud her current thoughts.
"Shadowed creatures...circling something...getting ready... to kill?" Shadowed creatures? Surely she couldn't mean...
"Alice, are they shape shifters?" Her head lifted up as Jasper pulled her against him; he was protective...it was sweet...
"I'm sorry Renesmee, it was clouded, but, if I was to guess, then I would say shape shifters. But they were strong. Carlisle, are there any known packs that threaten less powerful groups?" I watched Carlisle's face crinkle in the slightest way, it was clear to see that he had been around humans for a long time; their actions and expressions have rubbed off on him.
"There are many different packs, but very few of them prey on the weak. However, if a member of another pack was to cross over a group's territory, they may be inclines to take drastic measures, just in case of a higher threat" I watched the rest of my family exchange worried and shocked glances. It was clearly something big, or they wouldn't look so worried.
"What?" I asked; my voice had returned to its normal state, but my hand still clung to my chest, I just couldn't shake the hollow feeling. My eyes widened as I realized what they meant. It only took one glance from my mother. It was apologetic and regretful. "No!" I gripped a hold of my top even tighter and moved backwards; in an effort to get close to the door.
"Renesmee, don't" I shook my head and continued to back up. "It was unclear; it may not have been him. Things change Renesmee, hunni you know that" I nodded slightly and proceeded to leave the room, but instead of going out the front door, I returned upstairs and shut my bedroom door behind me.
I rested on my bed and pulled a box from underneath before removing the lid and peering into the wooden walls. Green silk protected some of my most precious keepsakes including a silver pendant given to me by Esme and Carlisle on my 'first' birthday, and a ring moulded around a blue jewel. I fiddled around and pulled out a very special treasure of mine. A white square of lace protected something that I have hidden for a long time.
A twine bracelet was threaded through a hand carved wooden wolf. Jacob had given it to me last Christmas without my parents knowing, he had tried in his best efforts not to think about it around my father, or seem conspicuous, although, to be honest, I think they knew all along. I tied it around my wrist and flopped against my pillows. He had told me that it was a way of us always being together, even if we weren't. It was clear to me now what he meant. He knew that something was going to change with me and that he was leaving. "I always love you Nessie" I remember his words so well, but then I only thought of them as a way a brother would love his sister. The urge to get up and leave was almost too much to handle. I felt tears hover in my eyes and I buried my head in my duvet; The smell of fresh cotton filling my senses.
A small knock at my door made me sit up and wipe at my cheeks feverishly. I had never liked to cry in front of my family, I suppose it was because they couldn't show emotion as well as I could, and in a way, it made me look weak.
"Come in" My voice scratched slightly; making me groan and shake my head. My mother's face appeared from around the corner with a small and slightly nervous smile plastered across it.
"Renesmee...can I talk to you?" I nodded and moved up as she came to sit near me.
"I know this is hard for you...it's unfair for you to go through something like this at your age. I know how you feel" Her eyes never sat on me. She was clearly uncomfortable about going through that period in her life. I know, because it was making me feel uncomfortable too.
"Then...why?" I pulled my legs up and rested my chin on them as I asked.
"When I found out I was pregnant with you, everything changed. I wasn't going to get rid of you and I certainly wasn't going to let anything hurt you. The moment I saw Jacob look at you like you meant the world to him too...I got protective, I didn't want a boy ruining your life before you had even started to live it, you were my baby...and you still are" There was something about what she explained...it make sense, in a way, but I still couldn't help but be slightly angry.
"I will always be your baby, but you have to let me grow up, and sending Jacob away due to something he feels isn't fair. What would you have said to Granddad if he'd of made Father go away?" I hated to do it, but I was right and she couldn't deny it.
"Renesmee...I know it's hard, but..." The door barged open to show Alice; her eyes were wide and burning.
"Alice, what is it?" I asked; shooting up and holding onto her hands.
"It was Jacob, it's clearer, the pack know, they're coming here. Sam, Embry and the others"
:O Cliff hanger XD sorry, hope you enjoyed it!