A/N- it really has been too long, and I apologise! I've been so busy with school, and the end of year exams, but I have only three weeks left and over the Summer i should be able to post a lot, lot more of forever! Enjoy this chapter, and please, review!
Chapter seven- Runaway.
I sighed, defeated. Without Jacob here, what did I have to live for? But whenever this beautiful stranger was around, I always forgot Jacob's existence. I let him do as he wished to me, not really caring, unlike this morning.
Suddenly it all came rushing back. I loved him, and he loved me! I was convinced of this. We made out for a bit, like there was no tomorrow. I loved him, and that was all I could think about.
"I love you." He whispered suddenly.
"What?" I gasped. This was too soon... We had only met once before, but I still couldn't picture when.
"I love you." He smiled at me, grasping onto my wrists, though his smile was slightly strained.
"Oh! I love you too!" What was going on? Everything seemed so confusing now. Not like it used to be... with Jacob.
"I'm sorry, I have to leave." I cried out, trying to get away from all this madness. He released his grip on me and looked ashamed. I didn't like this, but being around him felt... wrong. It was beautiful, but not perfect.
I searched around to find the front door, and stumbled out of it. The light came as quite a shock, and I squinted. I looked down, trying not to get blinded, to find myself in a new outfit. It was a pretty dress, floral, and floaty. I wasn't very girly though; jeans and a t-shirt was the outfit of my choice.
After my eyes were used to the light, I spotted what I needed at the end of the street. I walked up to the phone box, to find it occupied. I sighed and sauntered about for a bit.
As soon as the woman had finished her conversation, I rushed in. I scrabbled around in my pockets for a bit, trying to find change. I eventually found about £3.40- amazingly- in some hidden pocket. I was very, very relieved. I wouldn't have thought a dress like that had pockets!
I knew who I was going to call, and unsurprisingly they picked up on the first ring.
"Hello, who is it?" A voice called out. It sounded quite hoarse, and I started to worry.
"Mom! Oh, mom, I'm so glad to hear your voice. You've got to help me!" I tried to sound calm, but the words came out barely making any sense.
"Renesmee! Oh, darling, where are you?" She shrieked. The truth was, I didn't even know. I looked around, trying to find a road sign. I eventually spotted one as her cries grew ever more anxious.
"Mum, don't worry, I'm on Evergreen Road." I breathed. Surely Carlisle would know where that was. I had heard his story many times before- he had come from London.
"Alright honey. Remember, I love you. We'll pick you up, when you know where you are." I smiled at her warm voice, missing her.
She hung up and I sighed to myself, staring through the glass at the rain which, once again, poured down brutally and relentlessly. The streets were completely empty, as I waited for it to subside.
"Hello, Nessie. We meet again I see." I spun round in shock. Through the glass were three vampires, their scarlet eyes glowing in the harsh lamplights.
I recognised only two of them. One had long, scarlet hair, flowing in waves past her waist, tied messily in a plait. Her stance was almost catlike, her eyes, which burned with fury, left me feeling threatened; alone. I didn't have my Jacob to protect me this time. She was the woman from my visons.
The other was clearly India- Jacobs new imprint. She laughed, sending a harsh shrieking ringing through my small glass cubicle. I cowered into the corner, praying hopelessly that the glass would keep them out- but they were vampires, they could penetrate even steel.
The other one, a man, with scruffy brunette hair and a cheeky smiled hushed India. She stopped immediately. I guessed that he was the leader of this coven.
The glass shattered around me, sending my heart racing as they came closer and closer, ready to charge- ready to kill. The whole of the telephone box collapsed around me, narrowly avoiding me. They were poised, eyes bright and ready to tear me to pieces. I shut my eyes. Nothing happened.
I opened them. They were gone.
The glass was intact, along with the whole structure of the little glass box. I shuddered, collapsing to the floor with a mix of shock and amazement. I heard a tapping on the glass, and stood up, neatening out the clothes the strange man had dressed me in.
It was that very same man who stood in the pouring rain, tapping on the glass, his beautiful face full of concern. My heart melted as he opened the door and sat beside me, wrapping his dripping arms around me.
"You're soaking!" I shrieked as he laughed beside me.
"You're cold!" He giggled as I playfully punched him on the arm. We messed around like this, eventually cuddling under the lights dotted around the streets.
This was heaven to me. Eventually, our fun turned to romance. And when our lips met, it was just like in a perfect romance movie. Sparks flew, the whole world alight with our passion. This was my perfect escape from the real world, to be with the man I loved... The only man I would ever love.
We were disturbed as his phone rang. He groaned and got up, muttering something under his breath that I couldn't quite hear.
"Love you baby." He smiled before walking out into the moonlight, taking his mobile out of his pocket. I could vaguely hear what he was saying, straining to hear but trying not to make it look too obvious.
"You've gone hunting? You said you wouldn't! Not until the plan was complete! You know this is going to hold things back! What? You won't be back for three days! She's going to realise what we're doing!" He sounded angry, and his words puzzled me. Who was she? What plan?
He didn't mean me, did he? He couldn't. We loved each other too much... but I felt less sure than before, like the beautiful moment we had had passed, and faded.
"She is going to realise! You have one day at maximum! You know what I will do!" he argued and threatened. This was a new side of him. I felt intimidated, and I knew I had to escape.
He had finished o the phone now, and was coming back. He didn't look very happy. But as he saw my frightened face, he smiled warmly, his face softening. He took me in his arms, but I still felt uneasy.
"Look, this... it doesn't feel right. I'm sorry. I've got to go. I'll be back." I whispered. He scowled at me, grabbing onto my wrist. He seemed vicious, a true hunter in his senses. He pushed me against the glass forecfully, not quite hard enough to smash it. My heart rate increased, my breathing speeding up. He moved his fist back, ready to punch.
"Stop." I murmured, just a second too late. I fell to the floor, looking up to see his eyes blazing with... guilt. He looked at his hand in shock, his face a mask of both shock and guilt.
"I'm so, so sorry." He whispered. He crumpled to the ground, tears spilling down his cheeks. How could I not forgive him? It was an easy mistake to make. But in my mind, there seemed to be a war going on. Could I really trust him?
I shot up, convinced for a moment the answer was no.
"I'm sorry, but you can't stop me from leaving. I have to go." I raced out into the clear night sky- the rain had stopped- hoping to clear my head. I had to confront Jacob- sudden it all seemed perfectly logical.
I searched around the streets, shivering in my thin dress. Eventually I came to what I wanted- a cash machine. He had put everything in one of the hidden pockets- strangely, along with some extra money. I would thank him later, but for now I had only one thing on my mind.
I took out a lot of money- my family was very rich so I always had plenty of money. And then I ran.
I loved the feeling of the wind pushing my hair back, the feeling of being free, at peace with the world. I ran through a dense forest, and as I reached the end of it, I found myself right back where I had started. Great.
I gave up, pacing around, wondering where on earth someone would buy a map at half two on a sunday morning.
I heard shouts and jostles as a huge crowd of very drunk people charged their way down the road. I snuck off, back into the forest, trying not to think about the mess I would cause if I got in their way... and with my terrible luck, something would have happened.
I mean, I had escaped from my horrible father who didn't want me to love, had lost my Jacob, had horrible visions that caused Jacob to leave me in the first place.
My vision blurred as I thought of him. I came to a clearing, lying down and huddling against a the fallen trunk of a tree, the tears escaping. I had no idea what to do now.
I awoke, a few hours later, with the sunlight streaming through the trees, shivering with cold. There where grass stains marking my sides like green blood had trickled its way down my body.
I sat up, confused, not really remembering much of last night. But then it hit me like a storm. I got up, feeling dizzy and light-headed. I stumbled around for a while, trying to find a footpath or a sign of some sort of human civilisation.
I heard the faint sound of cars, as they whizzed past noisily. I ambled towards the noise, my head throbbing painfully, once again confused. The days seemed to blur by in a strange concoction of confusion and pain. This is why I had to find Jacob Black...
In the distance, I saw the cars go by in a blur of colour. As I kept walking, the road appeared, as ordinary people sauntered up and down the busy road. Not one of them so much as glanced in my direction. I must have looked a mess. I felt like a mess.
That beautiful stranger... He had slapped me, he had loved me, and I had loved him. Emphasis on the had... now, it all felt wrong, somehow, but i couldn't explain why. I sighed and kept on walking towards a signpost, shaded a dark blue.
The trees parted now to reveal a small path running along the side of the woods. There were just ordinary people here, and as one woman glanced in my direction her jaw dropped in what looked like shock and bewilderment. I could feel my cheeks burning scarlet in embarassment and turned around to flee back into the depths of the forest.
But before I could turn she started pacing towards me, and I slowly realised who it was. I hadn't seen her face in so long my memory of her was so vague.
"Nadia?" I whispered, instantly calming down in her presence.
"Nessie?" She squealed as I nodded, running forwards to wrap her in a friendly embrace.
A/N- Hope you enjoyed! Please review, and favourite this story. Thank you to all the people who have reviewed, and favourited! You give me the motivation to write so much more! 'Til next time =]
