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Chapter 6

The rest of the morning went by quickly and without incident. I'd started to recognize a lot of the kids from my classes and they would greet me as I passed by them in the hall.

The bell for lunch rang and I jumped out of my seat and dragged Jake out of the class room behind me. I couldn't wait to get to the cafeteria to see everyone and talk to my Dad to see if I've screwed up in anyway verifying if anyone had any suspicions about what we are.

"Woah, Ness. Where's the fire?"

"I just want to get to the lunchroom," I pulled on his arm. ""Come on already."

"I need to drop my stuff off at my locker," Jake laughed. "Unless you want me to use yours."

"Mine? Yes do that. It's on the way."

"Geeze, it hasn't been that long since you've seen everyone, calm down."

"I need to go talk to my Dad. I've been so nervous about what people are thinking all morning."

We stopped at my locker so Jake and I could stuff our things into it and then rushed to find the family.

"Not that you'll believe me but you've done awesome today," He kissed my forehead before opening the door for me.

"Thanks," I smiled shyly before entering.

"I'm going to go get some food. You comin' or are you going to sit at the table?" Jake pointed toward the area at the back where my family sat apart from everyone else.

I smiled impishly.

"Okay, I'll be there as soon as I'm done."

"Thanks again Jake. I can't imagine doing this without you."

"I'd do anything for you, you know that," he laughed. "And going back to high school proves it. Now go."

We parted and I turned to join everyone as Jake made her way to the lunch line.

"Hi," everyone said in unison as I sat down.

"Hi," I replied with a giggle. "What's up?"

"Nothing, Edward's just telling us what people are saying about the new Cullen family," Uncle Emmett said with a roll of his eyes. "I must say they're not very imaginative."

"Is everything okay?" I asked. "I haven't given anything away have I?"

"No, no everything's fine," Dad sighed making a face.

"Then what was that face for?" I started to panic.

I'm just not used to people thinking about you in any sexual way… and well most of the filthy minded little boys that go to this school are." A low growl came from his chest. "And then there's the girls, they aren't thinking anything nice about you either. Jealousy is a terrible thing."

"What are you going on about Edward?" Aunti Rosalie groaned.

"These girls," he gestured around the room, "they're all looking at Nessie as a threat to steal their boyfriends or their crushes or whatever," Dad shook his head. "Children."

"Yeah, I'm sure it's me they're either fantasizing about or feeling threatened by," I placed my hand on Dad's cheek flashing the faces of my beautiful mother and aunti's before stopping on my very average one.

"You are anything but plain," Dad scolded.

I laughed, "You kinda have to say that, a father's bias."

"Do you want me to pass around a survey?" Dad asked totally seriously.

"Don't be absurd," I shook my head in disbelief.

"I know, why not ask a completely neutral third party who's not your father," Mom interjected. "Why not ask Jacob?"

"Ask Jacob what?" He asked sitting in the chair beside me.

"Is Nessie plain?" Alice, now joining in to the conversation asked bluntly.

Jake almost choked on the mouthful of food he'd just stuffed in his mouth, he turned to face me. "You think you're plain?" He took a deep breath. "You, Miss Renesmee Carlie Cullen are anything but plain. You are the most beautiful creature on the face of the Earth."

"See," everyone said at the same time.

"Right," I dragged out the word. "Cause none of you are the least bit prejudice," I said sarcastically.

Jake rolled his eyes and wrapped his arms around me. "Prejudice, maybe, but it doesn't mean it isn't true," he kissed my forehead.

I pulled away laughing as my cheeks burned red. "Whatever, anything else going on, I should know about?" I asked diverting the attention back toward my father where it belonged.

"Eat this," Jake tossed me an apple.

I grimaced but took a bite anyway, "gotta keep up appearances." I muttered distastefully.

"So, Edward," Uncle Emmett pointed towards a rather good looking boy who was surrounded by a bunch of other guys goofing off. "What's going on in his head? He's been glancing over here every five minutes or so."

"Not much actually. Apparently he's in Nessie and Jacob's gym class and he wants to know if they're together," Dad chuckled. "He starts thinking about how Ness looks until one of his buddies starts talking about basketball and his focus shifts."

"Boring!" Uncle Emmett sang. "How about her," he points to a blonde haired girl crossing the room.

"Jake," dad chuckled. "And something about his bare chest in gym today."

"Aah," Jake put his head in his arms on the table. "I was only wiping the sweat off my face after Nessie and my basketball game today."

"Well you've left quite the impression on some of the girls in P.E. That one in particular," Dad smirked.

"Oh god," Jake mumbled from in his arms. "How bad is it?"

"Lets put it this way, Bud," Dad said between bursts of laughter. "If it were at all possible, I'd be blushing right now and it's not even me she's fantasizing about."

There was a sudden roar of laughter at the table, with everyone laughing but me and a slightly bashful Jacob.

Mom patted Jake's arm. "Don't get yourself too worked up about this; it wasn't that long ago Edward had an unwanted admirer back when we were still in Forks. Remember Alice?" Mom turned and looked at her sister and best girl friend.

"How could I forget?" Aunti Alice's tinkling laughter picked up again.

"Are you talking about…" Aunti Rosalie asked.

And at the same time all three of them said, "Jessica Stanley," followed by more laughter.

The rest of our lunch period continued on much the same way, my family just enjoying being together.