Afternoon Sun

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AN: OKAY! Before you kill me, let me tell you I have been SUPER-BUSY!! SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY!!!! I can't say sorry enough!! I know you guys told me to update soon and everything, but I tried so hard, it just wasn't working. I'm going to be super-busy until the end of November, and then completely free in December (for most of it, at least) so just bear with me people!! Also, I'm going on vacation for four days today, and I'll be back on the 30th, so I won't be able to update for another four days!! Really, really, sorry!!

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fuzzy jam: Yes, I don't exactly know what occultism means, but definitely supernatural!!

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Sorry the chapter's kinda short, but enjoy anyways!!


9. What's wrong with Jake?

Renesmee Cullen.

I threw off my covers and flew off my bed. It was Sunday. Today, we were tracking Vanessa and Jake. Jacob had some serious explaining to do. First things first, I looked out my window to check if there was any traces of the Aston Martin Vanquish. None.

I ran downstairs, and everyone looked normal today. Emmett watching the game, Edward helping Bella in the kitchen. Carlisle was probably in his office, Esme probably doing something else, and Alice and Rosalie were probably shopping. Jasper might have been with them, he's the only guy who gives in.

I wondered if they had finished tracking the phone number. "Yes, Nessie, we're done," Edward said, surprising me. I would never get used to the whole "mind reading" thing. "Oh, and by the way, Nessie?" Edward asked.

"Hmm?"

"I didn't tell you yesterday, you looked so heartbroken, but you're grounded for a week because of what you wore to the movies with Howard."

"What?!" I shouted. "But it was your fault I did it! I didn't like Howard!"

"Too bad. I wanted you to give him a chance, but no, you have to go scare the poor kid."

"He asked for it," I mumbled.

"He likes you a lot."

"Liked."

"Right, liked. And that's why you're grounded. End of conversation," Edward turned back to helping Bella. That really meant end of conversation.

"So when are we leaving?" I asked Emmett.

"Right now!" Emmett exclaimed, turning off the TV. It played it's fancy turn-off song. "Let's go!" Emmett rushed for the door, and Bella stopped him.

"Nessie will have breakfast first, and we need Alice, Rosalie and Jasper to get back."

I groaned, pulled the cereal Bella had laid out for me closer, and lifted the sloppy pieces into my mouth. Ew. Corn Flakes.

The door opened. "We're HOME!" a joyful voice said. Alice! I flipped around. Jasper and Alice were holding hands, their free hands full of shopping bags. Rosalie looked no luckier. She had double the shopping bags- two hands free. She dropped them immediately, and slumped on the ground, exhausted. I was about to giggle, but my face fell suddenly. Jacob would have cracked a blonde joke if he was here.

I finished the last spoon of my cereal, and everyone jumped to their feet.

"Let's teach that mutt a lesson!" Rosalie said.

Everyone laughed, and we piled into Emmett's Jeep, then drove to the address set on the GPS. We got out of the car to face a white house, metal calligraphy indicated that it was 152 River Avenue. I rang the doorbell, as planned, as my family silently waited outside. The door opened, and I was face-to-face with Vanessa. Her face twisted into a scowl when she saw me.

"Hello, Vanessa," I said.

"Renesmee," she said quietly. "Come in."

I followed her into her messy house. And then I saw him. Jacob. He was sitting on her couch, watching TV. When he noticed me, his eyes widened in alarm. Alarm. No relief at all, no sadness, no happiness, just a smile. Like he had never seen me before.

"Jacob?" Vanessa said. "This is Nessie, a...friend from school."

"Oh, hi," Jacob said. His husky voice rang in my ears.

"Hi," I said. It came out softer than I had imagined. He smiled again, which sent my heart thumping, and turned back to the TV. I looked at Vanessa. "What's wrong with Jake?" I asked her.

"Jake?" she asked. "Only his friends and family call him Jake." I was about to raise my voice, but I held it in.

"What's wrong with Jacob?" I asked again.

"Nothing," she said. "What could possibly be wrong with him? He's fine."

That strange emotion ran threw me again. Note to self, Nessie, I thought. Ask Jasper about that. "Why is he acting like that?" I asked.

"Like what?"

"Like he's met me, but he doesn't like me very much."

She looked puzzled, but it was obviously fake. "Because you tried to hit on him in Chemistry."

"What?" I exclaimed. "What have you done to him?"

"Nothing!" she said, acting innocent now. "Jacob's in love with me, and I'm in love with him."

"No!" I yelled. "This can't be happening!" I had to get in a room alone with Jacob! I had to show him everything! I could show him everything! "Hey Vanessa?" I asked. "Can I get something to drink?"

She looked at me suspiciously. "Okay," she said finally, and disappeared into the kitchen. I rushed into the living room, and sat right next to Jacob on the couch. I mean, right next to him. He moved over, looking a little confused. I reached for his face, and he pulled back. Of course, stupid werewolf reflexes.

"What are you doing?" he asked cautiously.

"Please!" I said. "I just need to see something."

"No!" he said, as I reached for him again. He shifted across the room. "I love Vanessa," he said. "Stop it." I wondered if he knew he was a werewolf. He had forgotten me. What had Vanessa done? Wiped him clean of his memories?

"Jake-"

"Don't call me Jake."

"Fine, Jacob," I said. "Vanessa's done something to you. I just need to check what she's done."

"Don't be stupid," he said. "Vanessa's done nothing to me. We grew up together, and fell in love a few years ago."

I stared at him in disbelief. I had understood what Vanessa had done. She had somehow hypnotized Jacob into thinking that I was her, and she was me. Vanessa came in with a glass of Coke. She looked at Jacob, and then back to me. I looked at Jacob, and he gave me a glare that made me feel like I had just been stabbed. Then he left the room swiftly.

"What did you do to him?" Vanessa asked me.

I smiled mischievously. "Nothing, nothing at all," I said, but then could no longer hold my pain in. I ran out of the room, and then out of the house, just before the tears spilled out. I ran straight into Edward's arms. He read my mind.

"Oh," he said. "It's alright, it's going to be okay."

Then Alice's eyes widened, and she gasped as she grasped Jasper's arm.


Oooh...Alice had a vision...

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