SORRY for the length of time this took! :S I have no other excuse than I am lazy... :(

BIG thanks to Donna (Pixie-Tinks83) because she never shouts at me when I haven't written anything :) she also finished her AMAZING fic 'So Much For My Happy Ending', its a Alice x Jasper fic and its so sweet!!! I seriously suggest you go over to her page (I've favourited it on my profile) and read it!

So yeah...enjoy :)

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It felt like I was flying down the faultless tarmac; bike roaring between my legs, air rushing through my hair with a force that would have bothered a normal person. I knew I'd regret not wearing a helmet when I got off, my normally wild curls would be even wilder, but I had no intention of stopping. Scents and scenery whirled past in a heliotrope blur of the senses and for the first time since we'd moved I felt free. Free of constraint. Free of cares. Free of my overbearing family. Free of my problems. Free of fucking Forks.

I slowed a little as I turned off the freeway down a long winding road, which was heading into forest. I knew I'd only just come from forest, and was trying to escape forest, but this was different forest. It didn't smell of vampires…and wolves.

I sped up and I'm sure a fly the size of a fucking beaver hit me right in the middle of the forehead. It would have hurt too, if I weren't half vampire. I wiped at the mark it had most probably left on my head and got a whiff of a camp site I must have just zoomed past; charcoal, humans, a dog…gasoline…it'd gone faster than it'd hit me.

I loved the speed. I loved not being stuck in one place. I loved not looking too closely into unfamiliar surrounds. Fleeting, wonderful and free.

Deeper I flew into the forest. The tarmac turned to gravel, the bike then felt slightly sluggish. I turned up the gas and sped on. The light started to diminish…not because it was getting late; it was only mid afternoon and the sun was still quite high here; I'd set off early so it wasn't that late. The light was fading because of the trees; they were getting thicker and closer together. I was heading further into the vegetation and even the air seemed to get closer.

Not quite Alaska…but it would do…for now.

The gravel turned to dirt and was a little less laborious on the worn out tires. Seriously, this bike was a hunk of shite. It was fast, but it just didn't seem fast enough.

In the sheer rush of it all I didn't notice the shadow of something moving along side me deep in the undergrowth…well I didn't notice until it moved a little closer…

I whipped my head round quickly when I did see it but had to look quickly back to the road, it not being familiar, and me not having developed such a confident driving technique as my parents. Sometimes I hate my human heart as it was pounding, sending the blood to my ears in a rush of heat. Whatever it was, it was keeping up with me, and I was going almost full pelt on a motorcycle.

Shit.

I kept trying to make out what the shadow was but I couldn't lock my eyes onto it for long enough and it was weaving through the trees, threatening to come into focus and then moving further away. It was starting to piss me off, instead of the fear I'd felt when I first noticed it.

I slowed down a little and the figure slowed too. I hadn't caught its scent yet because I'd been moving so fast and the air had been rushing in the opposite direction. I was desperate to catch one sniff. What the hell was it?!

Then it dropped back entirely and I almost swerved off the road. I'd been following it with my eyes instead of keeping them on the road and lost it.

Shit shit shit!

Then it appeared on my other side.

Shit!!!

I almost swerved again but that's only because the shadow got bigger, having moved closer. The distance between us closed and the amount of foliage between us lessened. From what I could fathom with my glances it was big…and quite obviously fast and dark…and so obviously toying with me.

My mind may have been racing faster than the bike at this point but maybe not as fast as my heart as I tried to figure out what to do. I couldn't out run it, that's was for sure, I doubted it would let up and the gas tank was less than half full, I'd not get too far going this fast. If I stopped would it come after me? If I stood to face it down would it take me out? Was it actually stalking me? If I turned real quick and headed back to the freeway could I make it to civilisation, and would it leave me alone if I got around people?

What the hell did it want?!?!

I could try and call dad. He'd be there as fast as possible, consequences and all…he didn't know where I was…well he might have done, but yeah, him and mom where hunting somewhere far from home, 'a romantic weekend away'…eating animals…romantic as fuck. It's the only chance I get to be completely free to wander off on my own, when dad leaves. He's always one step ahead of me.

I padded my right hand jeans pocket for my cell but it wasn't there. Fuck! Desperately I replaced the right hand on the handlebar and began to lift my left off in order to check my other pocket and almost had a freaking heart attack as the shadow suddenly jolted out of the trees and into full view.

"FUCKING HELL!"

I managed to steady the bike but not my heart as it had made a dramatic bid for freedom up my throat. It was a wolf. A fucking wolf. And not just any fucking wolf. Jacob fucking Black is who it was. Bastard.

His feet were hitting the edge of the dirt road with a hollow thud and his fur was slicked down his body from the force of the air though his head was facing me and if a wolf could smirk he was smirking his fucking ass off.

"Fucking asshole!" I shouted as I slowed slightly so I could regain some balance and composure.

He lolled out his long tongue and the smirk got wider.

Irritated as hell I sped up again. Fuck the gas situation, I wanted to out run the bastard. I increased the gas and the bike shuddered but slowly gained more speed. I didn't know how far I could push the clanking old thing but I knew however fast it was, it only needed to be a little faster than the daft prick running along side me.

The air rushed once again through my hair at tremendous force and I gave him a quick glance. He winked and turned his head to the front, lowering it to minimise resistance and he sped up with me.

So we were racing? Bastard.

I yelled at the hunk of junk I was sat on to move faster and it shuddered its protests. Jacob was edging out in front and I could do nothing but watch as he slowly passed me…

And then suddenly he pounced in front of me and……CRASH!!!

I would have gone straight into him if I hadn't seen what he was about to do and swerved at the last second. The tires, on the other hand, knew nothing of what I was telling the handlebars and the bike slid, me on it, full pelt across the hard dirt road, through some gravel and I just missed a boulder with my head by mere inches. I must have travelled at least ten feet, the bike not making it quite as far.

When I finally came to a stop I lay in the dirt looking directly up.

The canopy of leaves was lime green in the sunshine far up ahead and it took me a few seconds to think about what just happened and where I was. I slowly moved my right leg, and then my left, making sure they were still attached. When they both worked I lifted my arms then put them back down, satisfied they'd not been ripped off.

Suddenly my soft dappled light was abruptly cut off by a huge russet brown blur. I refocused my eyes and made out the unmistakable noggin of the wolf that had just knocked me clean off the bike.

"You know my dad is going to fucking kill you for that shit, right?!" I said in a low calm voice.

Jacob shrugged, well, as much as a wolf can shrug and lolled his tongue out of the side of his mouth again.

"That shit isn't funny."

He sniggered, I'm sure he fucking sniggered.

"And FYI…you're a dick."

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I walked slowly up the steps to the house. The porch lights were on and all the many windows were bright. They knew I was there, they couldn't not know, so if they weren't coming out to greet me I knew I was in trouble.

Jacob ran up the steps behind me, having just phased and put some trousers on in the bushes. His smile was big and his hair was all over the place. Wonderful. He looked like he'd just been in the back of the movies with an overly hand'sy date. This would make everything a hell of a lot worse…

…although.

I turned around to Jacob who was about to push past and stopped him with a hand on his arm. "Try not to think." He creased his brows in the middle and I rolled my eyes, "Though I know there's not much chance of that happening…"

"Har, har, very funny." he deadpanned rolling his eyes now. "You might want to use your brain once in a while…I mean how did you think you could outrun me on that tatty old thing?!"

"Piece of fucking junk." I muttered under my breath.

"Then why take it?"

I rolled my eyes again and pushed open the door, which was always unlocked. "It was the only bike in the garage."

"Blondie's convertible is there. You could have felt the wind through your hair in that!" he mocked, lifting up one of my bedraggled curls and blowing on it.

I folded my arms and raised my eyebrow. "Take aunty Rose's car? You want me dead? Actually, after the stunt you pulled earlier I'm kind of guessing you do."

"What stunt? Where have you been Renesmee?"

Mom…shit.

"Oooh Sunday name…your in trouble Nessie." teased Jacob, knocking my arm and pulling a face. It's safe to say I wanted to twat him one.

"You don't get off scott free either Jacob Black." she answered, tapping her foot.

I smirked at him and turned to face my quite pissed looking mother. "When did you get home? Enjoy yourselves?" I asked in my most sweetest of voices.

"Where were you all day?" she asked again flatly.

"Who told?" I countered, unfazed.

Alice glided into the hall and the look of shock on her face was fucking priceless. I wish I'd have had a camera. She lifted up a finger and pointed to my jeans. "Nessie! What have you done to your Dolce & Gabbana jeans?!"

I looked down at the once immaculate dark denim jeans…now with a huge rip on the left knee, a hole in the right and a huge long scuffmark down the right buttock. "I'm going for the rock chick look?" I said struggling to come up with a plausible excuse.

She didn't seem too impressed. "What were you doing?!"

Feeling ever so slightly annoyed I replied with, "It wasn't my fault ok? If this lump hadn't have knocked me clean off the bike I'd have got the precious jeans back to you in one piece!"

"BIKE?!" mom piped up, and she turned to Jacob with that dangerous look on her face. "You let her ride your bike?!"

"I didn't let her do anything! She stole my bike this morning. I was just retrieving it." he replied as though he was speaking to a very small child.

"You stole his bike?" asked mom, definitely mad now. She then turned to Alice "She stole his bike? Why didn't you tell me?"

Alice rolled her eyes. "We couldn't be sure if she had or not. Its too confusing with Jacob in the picture, I can't see so well! We thought Jacob had taken it to go look for her."

Mom turned back to me with a finger wagging "You missy are in trouble."

I didn't reply, I just stood there. Why argue. I knew I'd be in trouble. But it was worth it so I didn't care.

"Ah come on Bell's…" interjected Jacob with a grin on his face. "No harm no foul. The bikes a bit scuffed but that's my fault."

"Damn right that's your fault." I muttered and he chuckled.

"Lay off her, yeah? It can't be good for her, being holed up here all the time. You didn't like being babysat by these guys so why should Nessie?" I ignored his obvious referral to my mom's human life, life before becoming a vampire, life before me, life here in Forks, but kept it to mull over later. Maybe she'd been as miserable here as I am?

"Yeah, I'm bored as hell!" I added with a slight whine.

At this moment dad walked in.

"Edward it's ok I've got this." said mom quickly, a little too quickly. Even though she was mad she was still trying to protect me from his anger too.

"Renesmee…Jacob…" he began…

I tried not to think about what I was doing. It's a little difficult but I kind of had to develop as I grew up. I was intent on winding my dad up just a little bit more and so forgot I was doing it to boil his blood and just went with it. I reached a hand to Jacobs' arm and laid my hand on his bare skin, right on top of his bicep. "Dad, don't be mad at Jake, it was my fault."

"Jake?" asked mom quickly. I knew I'd never called him Jake before, always spitting out the name Jacob in repulsion, but I was going all out.

I ignored her and continued, "I stole the bike, I went for a ride; Jake came to get me." My hand stayed where it was.

Dads jaw was clenched. There was strain in his features. I knew he was less than pleased with this situation but I desperately tried to keep these observations out of my mind.

"Jacob…is that how it happened?" he asked with a level voice, smooth like silk but you knew it could turn deadly at any moment.

I don't know what was happening in Jacob's brain but it took him a few moments to answer. "Sure thing Ed. It's cool though, Nessie can ride my bike whenever she likes."

I don't know why dad sighed, he doesn't technically need to sigh, but he did. "You know stealing is wrong Nessie."

Rolling my eyes I took my hand off Jacob and folded my arms. "Come on dad, I knew what I was doing."

"That makes it worse."

"It was Jacobs!!! He's cool with it. I knew he'd be cool with it. Like he said, no harm, no foul!" I shot back.

Raising an eyebrow dad motioned to my jeans. "No harm?"

"Yeah well that was nothing to do with me, ok? Jake knocked me clean off the bike! Like, stopped right in front of me! He scared the life out of me, then we were racing and then BANG, I'm sliding across the floor and he's doubled over more like a hyena rather than a wolf!"

"You knocked her off the bike?" asked dad, now looking dangerously at Jacob.

"Hey man, its not as if she can break. She's not made of china you know. She's made of stronger stuff." replied Jake, and he didn't even hesitate. Like, I know I've called Jacob Black big headed in the past, and I stand by that statement, but he is very sure of himself. Dad would usually have people faltering, but not him. He said it all matter-of-factly and like he believed every word. He'd be right too. I'm not made of china like my family seemed to think. I know I'm not quite as indestructible as they are, but I'm not exactly a human now am I? In support of him I smirked at dad and edged a little closer to Jacob seeing something flicker in my fathers eyes.

"That being so, she's very precious to me, to all of us. Her being out on a motorbike is one thing, you knocking her off is another."

And Jacob only went a fucking shrugged didn't he?! Like, 'am I bothered?' it was fantastic! I wanted to laugh. I really really did. Dad saw too. He saw how impressed I was and it seemed to irk him even more.

"Nessie your grounded."

"WHAT!?" I protested loudly.

"Ah no way! Edward come on, it's ok, it's cool!" added Jacob quickly.

Dad ignored Jacob and spoke to me with that air of finality that did my head in daily. "Renesmee you cant just take something that isn't yours, you know that. You were asked to stay close, and you didn't. You're attitude right now is appalling. Everyone has been worried sick wondering where you'd got to."

"I'm not a child." I answered levelly. Once upon a time I would have shouted. Not now though, shouting got me nowhere. Reasoning was more likely to get me at least somewhere.

"Then why act like one?"

I used my ammo then. Fuck it, I thought, what's the worst that can happen?! "Is this because I've been with Jake?"

Everything went deathly quiet. I desperately tried to keep the triumph I felt out of my mind. I was quite good at shielding some things from him by thinking of others, because unlike normal humans I tended to have a couple of inner monologues running at once. Even mom said nothing. She was stood watching, trying to make up her mind as to whether this was true.

Of course it was true.

Dad hated Jacob. He kept civility for mom's sake but it was always there. He was almost as ecstatic as Aunt Rose when we all showed up and I took my instant dislike to him. Maybe I was too hasty though. Maybe Jacob and me could be friends. If it wound dad up to this extent it could be worth it. And it might be nice having another friend like Seth, who didn't think I should be wrapped in cotton wool.

Finally dad replied, cool as a cucumber but his eyes betrayed him. "This has nothing to do with Jacob."

"Oh come on!" I bit back, starting to believe my own spiel. "If I'd have taken off with Seth and rolled in like this you'd have laughed. You'd not have battered an eyelid and you'd have chided Aunt Alice for being more bothered about the state of the jeans! But because I stroll in with Jacob you're going to punish me?!"

Again silence.

I was too close to the bone with this one, I knew it, and it was funny as fuck.

"Nessie…"

"No dad, it stinks! There's no difference. I'm going to bed. I'm going to go sleep and let you think about it. Then you'll realise you're being unreasonable."

"Nessie don't scold your father." Interjected mom a little half-heartedly. I knew she agreed with me. I knew it.

"Then you talk some sense into him yeah?" I replied as I moved from where I'd been stood all that time. "Good night everyone. Night Jake, I'm gonna get you back, you know."

He must have been biting the inside of his cheek and took a few seconds to reply. "Night Ness. See you tomorrow yeah? You can fix my bike."

Dad would have stomped a foot if he'd have been that way inclined but as it was he huffed as he folded is arms. I stood on my tiptoes and planted a soft kiss on his cheek, the final blow to show him I was being the mature and reasonable one. "Night dad."

Having kissed mom and Alice goodnight and waved a little wave at Jacob I left them to it, humming as I walked slowly out of the house and across the river in the direction of our cottage.

At first I'd been a little pissed that Jacob had shown up while I'd been riding but to be honest I'd have never gotten back to the gas station if I'd have carried on. And even though he'd knocked me off the bike, he was right, it had hurt the bike more. I'm a hardy little thing.

Then he'd stayed as a wolf all the way home, only changing when we got back to the house, so he didn't annoy me as much.

As I turned the handle to the front door I'd made up my mind. I was going to cut Jacob some slack from now on. He didn't want to sweep me off my feet, that was clear, and I supposed that's what I'd been so set against in the first place.

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Yesterday had been fricking awesome!

Not only had I spent all afternoon with Nessie but she'd even defended me against Edward. I know he doesn't like me. He never did. He puts up with me for Bella's sake and now he might have to put up with me for Nessie's too. Nothing…absolutely nothing could have knocked me out of my good mood! I was bouncing as I got out of bed, humming as I brushed my teeth and was all out singing as I fixed breakfast. Dad laughed and asked me if I'd got lucky. Maybe it might seem strange to other people but this was a big step in he right direction for me and Nessie. And I was going to revel in it.

I'd left my bike at the Cullen house and so headed on over there as early as I could without looking too eager. Seth was already there when I showed up and winked at me from the dining room table as Nessie put down a plate of pancakes covered in syrup.

"Hungry?" she asked as she picked up a fork and dug in.

I tried not to grin too much as a nicked a pancake from Seth's plate and then helped myself to the stack…well, who am I to pass up free pancakes!?

It turned out that Edward had had to concede defeat on the subject of Nessie being grounded. It seems Bella had argued the toss with him about it and his mood apparently reflected this. Not that it bothered me none.

The three of us spent the morning in the Cullen's big garage with my poor beaten up bike. When Bella had brought me the two bikes all those years ago they'd been junk then, now mine had taken a right thrashing, and I was surprised it still ran! I loved it though. It had sentimental value. All those hours spent in my garage with Bella when she was human, and I was (sort of) human. Simpler times…well, you know, as simple as it could be with me and her anyway.

Nessie had a go with the spanner but made a bit of a hash of it. Seth had never really been too good at fiddly technical things so he sat on a stool at the work bench and threw a ball at the wall. He claimed he was supervising. I told him he was annoying the fuck out of me so he went off to play video games.

I found out at that point, that Nessie could in fact swear like a trooper. I'd seen her in action when she was angry but in normal conversation she was away. It was funny to listen to her and I knew she'd gotten it from Seth; he talked just the same way.

At one point we had a bit of a moment where I think I could have died happy, which makes me sound like a pansy I know but I don't care. I'd said I needed a tool, she'd reached for it at the same time as I did, I clasped at her hand that'd got there before mine…she looked at me, like, right in the eyes…my heart stopped, she blanched slightly and withdrew her hand, sitting back where she'd come from now with a blush in her cheeks, looking everywhere but me… I just turned back to the bike and bit my lip to stop myself from laughing that nervous laugh that gives me away.

Yeah…I know…pansy.

By lunchtime I'd almost done. Nessie made sandwiches as I washed up and we all stood in the kitchen eating as I'm sure Esme wouldn't be too pleased if we got oil all over the cream leather sofas in the lounge, or the expensive looking chairs surrounding the dining table.

"NESSIE!"

We all whipped round to see the blur that was Alice leap on Ness and then jump up and down like a jack-in-a-box.

"Alice what's up?!" asked Nessie grinning.

"I've got some neeeeeews!" she replied in a singsong voice and I rolled my eyes, I couldn't help it.

"Good news?"

Nodding Alice took a step back but kept a hold of Nessie's forearms. "Now try not to freak out too much!" she teased.

This time Nessie rolled her eyes. "Alice spit it out! What's gotten you so wound up?"

"Ok…" she took a deep breath. "Nahuel is coming."

I expected Nessie to roll her eyes again. I mean seriously, all that who-har for the announcement of someone coming to see them?! But I was proved wrong when Ness just sort of stood there, mouth open in a little 'o' as her face reddened with blush, up her neck and bright in the cheeks. It looked good.

"Nessie did you hear me? Nahuel! He's coming, here! To see you…well us… but yeah, isn't that exciting?!" Alice started bouncing again.

I looked over at Seth who was looking at Nessie with a frown. When he turned to me he pulled a face and my stomach clenched. "Seth what…" but I didn't get chance to finish as Nessie had begun to speak.

"Oh my god oh my god oh my god Alice!!! What am I gonna do???"

Edward entered the room then, with Bella slightly behind and he headed straight for Alice. "Nahuel's coming Alice? When? When did he decide?"

I looked about the room slightly confused. Was I supposed to know what this meant?

Alice seemed to revel in the attention and grinned widely. "He'll be here next week and he's coming to just say hello…see Nessie now she's all grown up!"

A sickening feeling hit me and suddenly I sort of understood why Seth had pulled a face.

Nessie seemed to come back to her senses and looked slightly panicked. "Alice! We have to go shopping! I need my hair doing, I need some new jeans and…and…Alice!!!"

Alice laughed and stroked her hair affectionately. "Don't worry Nessie, we'll grab Rosalie and have a girly day shopping, we'll get some stuff and Rose can do your hair; we'll have you looking drop dead gorgeous for when he gets here, not that your anything less than perfect anyway."

Then Nessie giggled. She giggled. It would have been really cute if I hadn't felt like I wanted to throw up. Whoever this 'Nahuel' was, Nessie wanted to make an impression.

"Alice." chided Edward, though he looked as pleased as punch. "You shouldn't encourage vanity. Renesmee doesn't need all that stuff."

She just stuck her tongue out in reply and guided Nessie away, half eaten sandwich in her hand, talking so fast you could hardly hear it. Edward chuckled then his eyes locked onto mine. He just smirked and left the room without another word. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to hit the smug bastard.

So there was me, Seth and Bella left in the now silent, pristine kitchen.

Seth made a noise like a dying animal. "This is not good dude. Not good."

I managed to speak through my nausea "Who's Nahuel? Who the fuck is this guy?"

Bella sat on a stool and sighed. "Remember back when the Volturi came to take us all out? And Alice and Jasper showed up at the last minute with the hybrid vampire who had a human mother, just like Nessie?"

I cast my mind back to the battle and nodded. From what I could remember, he had been an anomaly everyone had been interested in, a being just like Nessie.

"Nessie erm… Nessie likes Nahuel…" added Seth, which, you know, was kind of fucking obvious. "Last time he visited she was about…say thirteenish, fourteenish…something like that. Major crush, sorry dude."

I looked at the crust of my sandwich on the kitchen counter top and mulled it over. They were the same. The same creatures and now near enough the same age…

Fuck.

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