AN: Sorry it took so long. I was working on my Harry Potter and the Half Blood Vampire story that everyone keeps telling me to update. Also this was a long chapter and I was waiting for a few more reviews. Also I was kinda lazy to type it up. I was on a cruise in the beginning of summer when I wrote this. It was a little fun :) I was addicted to writing this! I'm not so crazy about typing it. It's like homework, copy and paste. Enjoy, don't own anything.

A New Dawn

Chapter 9: Presents

Jacob Black

"Um… thanks." Nessie said as she hugged Esme back. I just smiled and chuckled a little at her face with the "awkward moment".

"Alice, did you plan—," she started. Alice shook her head.

"Nope." She said, and then she pointed at me. "It was mainly Jacob's idea!" she jumped up and down and clapped that she wasn't the one who was going to get yelled at. Nessie glared at me and I just laughed like everyone else.

"C'mon! We didn't forget your birthday, we couldn't!" Edward said as he hugged her as well. Nessie rolled her eyes.

She was like Bella when it came to parties, she was the downer. Sure, she liked a nice party, just not when it was all about her.

"Where's mom?" Nessie asked. I stopped laughing. I didn't notice that Bella wasn't there.

"She's out for a bit." Alice said. "She'll be home soon, we didn't know that you'll be home this early, we thought you were going to be late."

Oh yes you did. I thought. Edward looked at me from my thought.

"Actually Jacob, Alice can't see 'werepires', as you call them, in her visions. They're little flickers, like flashbacks, but nothing else." He said.

"Really?" Nessie asked. Edward nodded.

"Open your presents!" she squealed jumping up and down. Edward gave her a glare and her jumps turned into little bounces and her smile faded.

"Oh… right." She said. Edward and Alice communicated with each other for a moment.

"No!" Edward said out loud. "Bella's not home yet… okay... Alice we can't! That would be…" Edward then sighed and rolled his eyes. "Okay, fine." He said, giving up.

Alice started again with her little victory dance then went back into bouncing. "Nessie, you come with me!" Alice grabbed Nessie's –now as warm as mine—hand and zoomed up the stairs to her room. I wondered if Alice gave her something she would actually like. Nessie was never really the girl for makeovers. Lipstick was the only make up she's wear, unless Alice threw a fit and put on makeup herself. Same with her hair, she wouldn't straighten it if it turned out bad in the morning; she would just put it in a pony tail, and perhaps a headband, and leave it. I didn't really care what she did with herself; she was beautiful no matter what she did.

"You stay there and I'll be back!" I heard Alice say. Then she zoomed back down stairs and she went into the living room. I followed.

She was waiting for me, and that surprised me. The "pixie" stared at me for a second, holding a blue box with a matching ribbon.

"Did you come here to try the spinach dip?" she asked casually. I rolled my eyes; food wasn't really the first thing on my mind.

"Where's Bella?" I asked.

"She went to pick up Charlie." She said starting to walk out of the room. I knew there was more to it so I blocked her way.

"Go on." I said. She sighed then shoved my arm aside and ran back upstairs. Edward was at the door way though, knowing what I wanted to know. I knew he was going to answer.

"She's a little upset that her 'personal' part of Renesmee is gone and replaced to save her life." He said.

Of course. I thought. Then there was a knock on the door. Then there was a turning of the knob, a creek, and then the sound of someone walking into the house.

"Hi, everyone! Where's my granddaughter?!" Charlie boomed with a big smile on his face, with a little worry hidden in his voice. Charlie's been getting really good at hiding worry, I guess it comes from practice working in a police station 24/7.

"Hello Charlie!" Esme said with her own smile.

"Hey Jake, no surprise to see you here." I leaned on the living room door frame and waved.

Charlie knew all about imprinting, Billy told him about it one day when he was asking him if it was necessary to arrest me for hanging out with someone who was so much younger than me. He said something about the way I was looking at her, that it looked like she was a prize I just won. Even though Charlie didn't want "too much information", he wanted an answer from Billy and he just "let the cat out of the bag." Charlie still gives me glances whenever he sees us together. I wondered if he used to do that when Bella and Edward were still dating and saw them together. I knew it was his job, but he always seemed to forget that we were family—well, I wasn't yet, but one day I will be and it would be official. Charlie wouldn't have to say "the Blacks are practically family", he'd say that we are.He also seemed to forget he wasn't in the station and that he had no badge on to make any order official.

"Hey, Charlie." I said.

"How's Billy?" he asked. I shrugged.

"He's fine. He wants to go fishing with you this weekend, if that's okay."

"We'll see. I'll call Billy later." Charlie took a deep breath as in preparing for something. "Bella tells me Renesmee is… different." His smile disappeared. "Exactly, how different is she? Don't tell me my granddaughter got a nose job!"

I patted him on the shoulder. "It's a need to know Charlie." I said. He rolled his eyes and shook my hand off. He still wasn't used to the way my hand felt after 16 years. He was also a little freaked from my… form.

"Where's Bella?" I asked. I really wanted to apologize to her for her loss or whatever you could call it.

"I'm out here's Jake!" she called from outside. "I'll be in soon!"

I shrugged. I turned from the door toward Charlie again. Carlisle was whispering something into his ear. I only caught parts of it.

"Are you… freak out… positive?... calm…" Charlie nodded and shook himself off.

"Alright," Carlisle said at last, he stood back a few steps to give Charlie some space but stayed close to make sure Charlie doesn't get a heart attack I assumed. "Alice! Bring her, Charlie's ready!" he shouted.

Alice came out first, she looked at Charlie for a second then pranced down the steps to meet up with Jasper. Then Nessie came in.

She was wearing a purple sun dress that went up to her knees. It was spaghetti strapped, I could see that the dress wasn't that formal, it was casual and for playing. Like for everyday use. That was more Nessie's style. She blushed a little and came slowly down the stairs, I wasn't sure if it was just me though. I stared at her in awe the whole way. She was so… perfect, beautiful… gorgeous! God, my heart was beating so fast that I was sure even Charlie could hear it.

I always wondered what I did to deserve a girl like Nessie. I mean, I kissed a girl who was 2 years older than me… without permission, I've lied, I've killed, been selfish, what was it that I did right to deserve her? Maybe I didn't have to be such a nice guy after all to get what I wanted, huh. Didn't have to be Mr. Nice Guy or Mr. Perfect. Just… me. But did she deserve someone like me? Maybe she should be with someone better looking than me, like a male model or a famous actor. She was always perfect. Too perfect.

Nessie gave a shy smile. I didn't notice but everyone was looking at me, except for Charlie.

"Well…" he said, throwing off the moment into reality. "She is different. But there's not much of a difference… just her skin, really." He cautiously walked up to her slowly. Then he hugged her when he was close enough.

"Happy birthday kiddo." He whispered, and then he kissed her hair. Everyone started breathing normally again.

"Hi grandpa Charlie." She said when he let go.

"You look… a little more like your mom and dad… and…" he bit his lip not wanting to finish, but I knew what he was going to say. Like me. Like a werewolf.

Bella came through the door then.

"Hey Jacob." She said.

"Happy birthday to you too, Bella!" Alice said. I forgot about Bella's birthday?! Damn it! I thought.

"Thanks Alice." She said, rolling her eyes. "Jake, can you help me get something out of the car?"

"Sure, sure." I said. I was a little confused. Why wouldn't she ask Edward? Probably it would look more human to Charlie. All these years, and Charlie still know about Bella and the Cullen's secret. He knew she wasn't human, just not what she was.

I followed her to the garage; she paced from the left to the right in the area. I waited, she wanted to talk.

"Jake…" she said after a minute that felt like hours to me. "You do know how his really upsets me. About, what you did to Renesmee."

"I know Bella." I said calmly. "I'm sorry about that. I mean," I snorted. "At least she's alive, right?" she rolled her eyes.

"You're missing the point!" she stopped pacing and looked at me. "She's not human! She has no part of me left!"

"Well, I'm half werewolf, half human, aren't I? So, technically she is human… a quarter that is." She folded her arms and pursed her lips, not looking at me, considering this for a moment.

"She still has your eyes." I said brightly. My favorite feature. I said mentally.

"Did you invite the pack?" she said changing the subject. "Seth? Sam and Emily?" she grimaced before she said the next name. "Leah?" she cringed, trying to hide the disgust and hate in her voice unsuccessfully. Even as a vampire, she couldn't lie to anyone.

"No," I said. "But if you want, I could call Seth and—," she cut me off.

"No no! It's okay, this is a family party." I could've pointed out Seth is family, since he was Edward's best friend. But now, calling Seth for a party wouldn't be the best idea. Calling him meant calling Roxanne for a party as well. I could've asked him not to invite her, but that would probably be offensive to him. I knew I wouldn't like it if someone told me not to invite Nessie to a good party.

"Good call." I said. She laughed, it sounded like a chorus of bells.

"You're right Jake. She's alive, that's all that matters. Thank you." I sighed in relief. "But…"

"What?" Bella started laughing.

"It's just that Edward has a bigger share of her then me." I laughed. "And… I guess she's part my enemy now."

"Bells! That's no fair!" I said. "You know we're not really enemies! Technically, we're not werewolves we're shape shifters!"

"You still stink." She teased.

"So do you." I reminded her.

"But she doesn't, not to me." I shrugged.

"Okay, so let's so what's 'so big and heavy that you need help carrying in'?" I knew there wasn't really anything, but for Charlie again, it had to look a little human.

Bella handed me an empty box, I frowned.

"Not only it doesn't feel heavy, it doesn't look heavy." I said.

"I know." She said. "Her real present is over there." She pointed on the other side of the garage. My eyes widened.

"Wow that… wow." I said. She shrugged.

"Edward picked it out. I told him it was a little much but he bought it behind my back." I heard her curse under her breath. It kinda made me wish that I got Nessie something. But she insisted "no gifts", apparently I was the only one who listened. She might thank me for that later.

"Bella!" we heard Alice call. "I'm getting very impatient about her opening the rest of her gifts. Come on or we'll start without you. You too Jake!" Bella sighed.

"We're on our way!" she called back. I grabbed the box and took it into the living room with no trouble. I knew if Charlie noticed, he would take my size and werewolf strength as an excuse of why it looked so light and probably wouldn't even try.

I put the box down beside the—to my surprise—little pile of gifts. Nessie was sitting legs crossed on Edward's seat.

"Okay," Alice said. "Rose, Emmett, Jazzy! Your gift first!" Nessie groaned but took the gift from Jasper's hands and thanked him.

"We decided to share what we got you so we didn't spend much money on your gifts." Carlisle explained as she tore apart the wrapping on her gift.

The gift looked fancy—too fancy for her taste—to tear, but she did, gently. There was a tap on my shoulder, Esme handed me a plate full of food. I took it, mouthed a thank you and dug in slowly. Like always, it was good despite of the vampire smell.

Nessie got about 10 of her favorite CDs from Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper. She smiled, she was a fan of music.

"Thanks." She sounded like she really meant it. The three just nodded and Emmett mumbled a you're welcome.

There was a sound of something shaking against something. A cell phone, it was Charlie's. He opened it to read the text he just got and his face fell.

"Open mine next Nessie." He said reading it. Charlie also liked to call Renesmee "Nessie". He also liked the name, not that he had anything against "Renesmee"—if he did, it would probably be because his she was half way named after his ex—but he found "Nessie" a Bella side of the family name. Even Renee sometimes called her that.

Bella looked worried at her father's expression while he read the text, it was probably from the police station.

"Sure" Nessie said grabbing another gift this time, in a bag without tissue paper. Obviously showing that Charlie didn't put much effort into making it presentable, even at a party.

She pulled out a red motorcycle helmet out of the bag. It didn't look new, he probably bought it off e-bay or a garage sale or something. Did he know about Edward and Bella's gift?

Charlie put down his phone to talk.

"Billy once told me that motorcycling is one of your favorite past times." He put some disgust in his voice with the words "motorcycling" and "favorite."

"Gee, thanks grandpa." She said. He just shrugged, then got another text from the station.

"Okay okay!" he mumbled getting up. "I'm on it!" he closed the phone and turned to Nessie. "Sorry, I can't stay kiddo. The station keeps bugging me about some crime scene they say I have to check out myself. I don't know what it is yet but I oughta go." He grabbed is jacket and headed toward the door.

"Should I come along as well?" Carlisle asked politely getting out of his seat. Esme tugged his sleeve back down.

"Well it would be a good idea but you should stay here for Nessie. I'll call if we need anything." Charlie then put on his jacket, he was officially Chief Swan now.

"I would appreciate that, thank you." Carlisle said.

"Happy birthday Nessie." Charlie called as he rushed out of the door.

"Bye dad! Thanks for coming!" Bella called after him. We all just stared at the door for a few minutes in silence. I was the one to break it.

"Well… that was… quick." I said slowly. Everyone nodded in agreement.

Nessie opened the box from the garage next—apparently there was something in there, another box from Renee and Phil. They gave her a video camera and a new cell phone.

"So Jake!" Alice said taking a seat beside me and scarring the hell out of me. I jumped, she giggled. "What did you get Renesmee?"

Everyone was staring at me. Alice squealed, she obviously couldn't see that I didn't get her anything. I just shrugged and sat up.

"Nessie suggested that I don't give her anything. Apparently, I'm the only one who listened." Everyone just shrugged except for Blonde—Rosalie. I thought I heard her mumble to herself. "Not so romantic at all. Dumb dog."

"Carlisle, Esme." Edward said. "How about you?"

"Ours is in the garage along with Edward and Bella's." Esme said. Everyone ran to the garage. I walked with Nessie at human speed holding her hand.

"Thanks Jake." She whispered, smiling. I laughed.

"You're welcome." I said, and then I kissed her head.

Carlisle and Esme got her a Lamborghini. Nessie said she would drive me home in it for a test I wanted. I accepted of course. Or maybe she would want to take that new motorcycle that Edward and Bella got her. She was really excited when she saw it, I suggested her riding it but she said she would try it some other time, when it wasn't so dark.

Nessie and I were exploring the blue motorcycle when Charlie called Carlisle to check out the scene, but the info was "classified" so he wouldn't tell us what it was. Were there aliens on earth? Zombies attacking Forks? More vampires in town? Whatever it was, Carlisle couldn't tell us because Charlie wouldn't tell him. It probably wasn't that big though. After all, how much trouble could there be in Forks?

When Carlisle left, Nessie suggested that she should drive me home. We were silent when she drove. She was probably enjoying her gift, it was no Ferrari but it was new. I did feel a little guilty for not giving her anything. She was 16 forever, like me! Like Edward and Bella, we could still be together forever. Some boyfriend I was, I was the worst. But… what if that crime scene was from a vampire?

"Hey, Jake?" Nessie said, interrupting my thoughts and flashing into reality. "Are you okay? You look really deep in thought. What is it? Is something bothering you?" She saw that?

"I'm just enjoying the ride." I said. "Just observing the car, it's nice." I commented.

"Do you… want to drive it?" I stared at her.

"Are you serious?" I never even got to drive the Ferrari, I've always wanted to. Even as a kid, I use to try to imagine myself driving an expensive car.

Nessie shrugged. "Why not?"

"Sure, sure." I said. She then pulled over at the side of the road and took off her seat belt.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Do you wanna drive or what?" she smiled.

"Now?" I asked.

"Well, yeah if you want." I had the thought that I should be a gentleman. It's her car, her gift. She shouldn't give it up so quickly.

"Nessie, I don't want you to give up your gift. It's your birthday." I said. She rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, it's my gift. It's just a drive Jacob. It's called 'sharing.' If you don't want to drive now—," I wasn't going to give up my opportunity.

"No no! It's okay." She laughed and we switched places. I was about to turn the key when we had our seatbelts on, but then I thought about my gift. One that I didn't have to give. I put my hand down and sighed.

"If you were to have one thing, what would it be?" I asked. She stared at me for a minute with a confused expression.

"What?" she asked.

"One thing, what would it be?" I repeated.

"You." She said instantly. I rolled my eyes.

"Other then something you already have." She bit her lip then glared at me.

"I said 'no gifts', Jake."

"Then, something I can give right now." I offered. "Or, I'm not turning this car on. I'll wait all night if I have to."

"Okay," she said. "Kiss me." I smiled—the one that always left her breathless—I put my hand on her face. She blushed; when she did her skin became warmer. Then I leaned in and kissed her warm lips.

It still kinda freaked me out how she's not ice cold and she was about my temperature. Only when she kissed me, she was the same temperature as me. It made me go nuts all the time.

I held her neck so she wouldn't escape me, she didn't even try. That was good. When I knew for sure she wouldn't let go, I slid my hand down to her arm to her left wrist and put it on my shoulder. With that hand, she pulled me closer and did the same with her right hand. I knew she wouldn't want things to go this far but I knew we only had a few seconds left before she pulled away. So I made the best of my time and traced my tongue on her bottom lip, and my head was spinning. I felt her shiver, and then her lips went still and she pulled away.

"Sorry," I said, and then again, I wasn't. "I got carried away."

"It's okay, we both did." She said. She wasn't looking at me; she was looking out the window. I heard her mumble "every time."

"Well, happy birthday." I said, but I may as well be talking to the wall. She just shrugged. I wondered if she was smiling, I thought I saw a small smirk in her reflection.

I just nodded. God, that was incredible. My heart was racing and pounding against my chest, I wondered if Nessie felt that way as well. I waited a few minutes to compose myself from the mind blow, and then I started driving home.

Nessie didn't walk me to the door, we were both—well, not embarrassed—but felt weird from my gift. At least I got her something and my stupid conscious left me alone. It was also, because of Billy. Sure he knew about my imprint but it would be embarrassing if he saw us. Just the thought sent an unpleasant shiver down my spine.

"I'll meet you tonight in your room." I said as I handed her keys back.

"No Jake, get some sleep. I can take care of myself. Besides, I won't be alone in the house anymore. Edward and Bella will be home if something ever happened."

"I slept last night." I said.

"It's time you had more daily sleep then weekly. Since you've turned into a werewolf, you haven't gotten a good night's sleep. I know, Bella told me."

"No way." I said. "Nahuel's still loose. Who know what he'll do next."

"Please?" she begged. "For my birthday?"

"Is this an addition to the kiss?"I joked.

"Maybe." She said. "But it's more for your sake then mine. The addition, I mean."

She sounded a lot like Bella when it came to my lack of sleep, but I was tired.

"Okay," I did a fake yawn. "Happy Birthday Nessie!" she laughed and hugged me. I kissed her head again and she shivered. I let go and stepped back heading for the door.

"G'night Jake." She said climbing into her car.

"I love you!" I called.

"You too Jake." Then she was gone.

When I walked inside, I heard Billy snoring. A good sign and bad. I ran upstairs, when I finally made myself comfortable in my bed, the phone rang. I groaned and picked it up.

"Hello?" I said tiredly into the phone. I hoped that it was important and not some damn telemarketer.

"Jake! Big problem! BIG problem!" I heard. I sat up identifying who it was.

"Seth?" I groaned. "Can't it wait until morning? I promised Nessie that—,"

"No! It can't! It's Leah! C'mon Jake! I'll come over if—," Leah was really the least of my problems.

"Can't Sam take care of it?" I asked.

"He's not home, remember? JACOB! PLEASE! IT'S ABOUT NESSIE, I KNOW IT!" I was suddenly wide awake.

"What?" I asked. "What's going on Seth?" he was quiet. I heard a deep breath on the other end before he answered.

"Leah… she's… I… I think he… she's…"

"Dead?" I asked in shock.

"No Jacob!" Seth said. "She's hurt! Charlie called Carlisle to take her to the hospital! You have to help us Jacob!"

AN: Don't u like this cliff hanger? the longest chapter i've written! Mush gush hey? For the makeover part, I kinda based Renesmee on me. Yeah, I don't like to wear makeup and I don't straighten my hair. If I do, my sis does it. I was too lazy to re-read this whole story so don't pick on me about things not making sense. I was also watching a movie ("Ghosts of Ex-girlfriend's past" awesome.) Review review!