Not Quite Normal.

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Chapter Eight - hitchhiking

I ran non-stop for about two hours before I had to stop to catch my breath. The bottom half of me was soaking wet from walking -and running at times- through countless rivers in an attempt to throw them off my scent.

School would finish soon and Alice and Rose would start to wonder where I was. Mum and Esme had both ended up going hunting with the guys. They claimed they both really needed to hunt. Esme really did, her eyes were pitch black. But mum… Well mum just really hates Alice's idea of fun.

I sank down onto a large rock and pulled my Ipod and a muesli bar out of my bag as I scanned my surroundings.

I was surrounded on all sides by thick trees. It had been slow –even for a vampire, or in my case half vampire- because I constantly had to weave my way through the trees only accelerating when I came to one of the few clearings.

I could faintly hear a few cars off somewhere to my right which was good. There weren't many cars though which was also good. I think.

I reckon if I were to hitchhike my way to Forks I wouldn't have to harm anyone.

But right now I just really needed to rest. I was physically and mentally exhausted. Last night I had only gotten about an hours sleep because I was so high on my emotions. Jasper ended up getting suspicious about all the different emotions dancing around in my head so I just told him I was excited for the 'girls only' weekend which thankfully he seemed to buy.

Plus running for two hours without a break wasn't really helping. I just really wanted to curl up right here and sleep for a while. But I could only allow myself ten minutes at most before I had to continue on my way.

I put my Ipod on shuffle, ripped open my muesli bar and leaned back resting my back on a large boulder behind me.

I started singing along as You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift came blaring out of my headphones blocking out all of the background noises.

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
She doesn't get your humour like I do

I'm in the room, its a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Walking the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I cant help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on the park bench thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy?

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in awhile, since she brought you down
You say you find I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by, waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favourite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.

Can't you see that I'm the one who understand you?
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by or waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that
You belong with me
You belong with me

Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me

I sighed and slowly climbed to my feet as the song came to an end. I shouldered my bag and started running again.

I'd ran for another two minutes before I'd reached the road; a narrow gravel line that stretched along between the trees as far as I could see to both sides.

I had now been sitting on my jacket by the side of the road for about an hour and no cars had even come past yet. Oh except for one but I'd had to let it go.

Well I couldn't really come running out of the trees with deer blood all round my mouth and all over my hands could i. I'd probably give the occupants of the car a heart attack.

So I had just ended up finishing off a couple of deer, cleaned up in a stream and headed back to wait for another car to come by.

About half an hour later I heard it. The faint sound of a car engine and the crunch of tires on gravel.

Turning my head toward the sound I saw lots of dust and amongst the dust a shiny black Ute.

I packed up my stuff and watched as the Ute quickly advanced on me. I stepped forward closer to the road as the car slowed to a stop in front of me.

"Hey," I said as a man with short messy blonde hair possibly in his early twenties stuck his head out the driver's side window.

"Hey," he replied looking me up and down his eyes lingering for a bit too long on my chest. "What you doin by yourself out in the middle of nowhere kid?"

"I had a fight with my boyfriend." I hadn't given much thought to my cover story I had just hoped that who ever I got a ride with wouldn't be too nosey.

"Oh bugger. Anyways… Ya wanna ride?"

"Yeah that would be good thanks." I walked round and climbed into the cab next to him the smell of cigarette hitting me like a wall.

"What's ya name?" He offered one of his big hands to me, which I hesitantly shook.

"Renesmee. But everyone calls me Ness."

"Renesmee? Well sure aint never heard that one before."

"Yeah my mum kinda got creative." I didn't mention how much I wished that she hadn't gotten creative and had just named me something simple instead. Or even if she just swapped my first and middle names round. I mean lots of people had weird middle names. Sarah's middle name was Millicent, and one guy in my gym classes' middle name was Evander. Carlie Renesmee Cullen isn't as bad as Renesmee Carlie Cullen.

"Sweet. Mines Jim. So where ya headed?" I was starting to feel slightly uncomfortable under his penetrating gaze. He wouldn't stop staring at me.

"Forks."

"Well I'm heading down Seattle for a friends twenty first so I can drop you off on my way past."

"Oh um yeah that would be good thanks." I wasn't really sure if he was planning on stopping at all or just continuing without a break but for some reason now didn't seem like the time to ask.

"Yup. We gonna have this massive big piss up. S' gonna be awesome as. Ya welcome to come if ya want. Could find ya a new man. How bout it?" He gave me a lopsided grin that sent shivers down my spine. Sure he was good looking 'for a human' –even more so than Luke- but I only have eyes for one man.

"I really shouldn't. I need to get home anyway."

"Well you got plenty a time to think bout it girl so don stress." He started the car up and pulled back out into the middle of the road.

"No it's okay I shouldn't."

He grunted and concentrated back on the road. The conversation seemed to be over for the time being so I pulled my mobile out and flipped it open. I had one message from Rose, three messages and a missed call from Alice, one message from Maddy and one from Luke.

I opened Rose's message first...

Where r u? Hav u got
A detention or summin?
Want us 2 wait? :D

Next I opened the first of Alice's...

Where are you Ness?

The second one was slightly more desperate...

Where are you? Please
Hurry up! I have planning
Preparations for the
Weekend still to do!!

And the last one even more so...

Why didn't you pick up
When I called you? Have
You decided to ditch us?
God I wish I could see!!!!
Anyway please don't! Oh
honey it won't be as fun
with only Rose and me!
COME HOME!

I quickly replied...

I am so sorry Al but Mad
is in th middle of a major
Crisis! She really needs
me so I gonna hav 2 give
this weekend a miss sorry!
Oh n I gonna spend th
weekend Mads TTYL XOX
P.S Tell Rose

I replied to Maddy's message –which just asked where I'd been in last period- with...

Sorry I wasn't feelin well!
Can't talk now sorry bout
2 chuck! TTYL!! LYLAS!! xo

Yes I konw very dramatic and somewhat disgusting but still sometimes you just have to do these sort of things.

I couldn't be bothered with Luke so I deleted his and waited for the replies.

Alice...

Oh you kidding! Well…
Another time then. Give
Maddy my sympathy!!!
Luv ya xox P.S Rose
Says bugger plus a
frowny face :(
P.P.S You owe me!!!

Maddy...

Oh Ness that sucks!!
Well hope u feel better
soon!! TTYL! LYLAS XoX

I replied, put my phone back into my pocket and waited whilst trying to tune out from the Adam Brand blaring out of the car speakers.


"Oh Ness," Jake muttered into my hair as he scooped me up into his warm thick arms crushing me to his chest, "I missed you."

"I love you," I whispered clinging to him as hot salty tears streamed down my face.

"I love you too! I love you too!" He brushed the tears away gently with his fingers before leaning down and pressing his lips softly to mine once, twice and then kissing me passionately.

That one kiss was everything to me. It showed me that he wanted me the same way that I wanted him.

"I love you Renesmee Cullen."

"I love you too Jacob Black."

"I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"I thought you would never say that." This was the perfect reunion. Better than I could have ever dreamt.

"Wake up."

"I love you." Wait! What?

"Wake up."

"I am awake Jake," I frowned at him.

"Hey that rhymes," Jake laughed. But… No… That wasn't Jake's laugh. It wasn't the deep rumble I remembered so well and loved so much. It was too… Well it was… Just… It just wasn't his laugh.

"Wake up." It was so strange. I could see his lips moving but the words coming out just didn't sound right.

"I am," I insisted.

"No your not."

"What's wrong with your voice?"

"Nothing," he replied as he reached forward grabbed my shoulders and roughly shook me.

My eyes flew open and suddenly I was no longer standing in front of Jake's house with the sun beating down on us. I was sitting in a dark unfamiliar car with a stranger grinning down at me.

It took me a second to get my bearings and work out where I was and who the stranger was but once I did I wished I hadnt.

It had all been a dream. Just a stupid dream. I suppose that explains why there was no awkwardness. But it had been perfect.

I glanced at the dashboard clock and saw the numbers 3:02 glowing back at me. It was dark out so it must be AM.

"Welcome back sleeping beauty," Jim laughed.

I felt the sharp stinging in the back of my eyes and my vision started bluring. I squeezed my eyes shut trying to hold back the tears.

"You right?" He asked sounding slightly worried.

I nodded not trusting myself to speak.

"Well sorry to wake you. I really hated too do so cos it sounded like ya were having a real good dream but I just had ta."

Oh god. "Was I talking in my sleep?"

"Yer," He smiled at me. "So who's this Jacob Black guy? He ya boyfriend?"

"I wish," I muttered slightly embarassed. Talking in my sleep was a habit I had supposedly picked up from mum even though she can't sleep anymore so she can't talk in her sleep. But yeah I inherited it and hated it.

"Well anyways the reason I woke ya was cos I'm gettin pretty drowsy and well... Can you drive?"

"Um yeah."

"Well you can take over while I get some shut eye."

"Wait." I grabbed his arm as he went to get out of the car. "I don't even have my licence. I'm underage."

"Ah don worry. She's cool. Just wake me if some cops come. Oh and don't crash." He got out into the dark and walked round to my side of the car.

"slide Over," he said as he opened my door . I did as I was told and he climbed in behind me and settled into the seat I had just vacated. Within seconds he was snoring his head off.

"Well," I sighed to myself. This was kind of weird. I did know how to drive. I was an awesome driver. It was just well. This man was letting some kid he hardly even knew drive his car while he slept. It was weird.

Oh well. This way we would get there faster.


Hope you liked that chapter! Jake fans were probably getting excited back there! And I'm sorry it had to turn out 2 be a dream but It was just really 2 show some more of how Ness feels about Jake and 2 show how she wants their reunion 2 go!!

Anyway keep reading in the next chapter Ness will arive in Forks then either that chapter or the one after or the one after that will be the real reunion! lol no more dream reunion I promise! Anyway it will happen in 3 chapters at the most probably 2 at least maybe 1 not really sure! Wow I'm kinda babbling here! :)

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