Spoiler Alert Warning: There is kind of a spoiler if you haven't read Hunger Games. Some of the story is mentioned below.
This is Nessie's POV leading up to when her parents come to get her at her car.
NPOV
Great. Mr. Know it all teacher and me, alone in a classroom. Fun. Except part of me was excited to be alone with him. I wanted to be mad at him. This whole thing was his fault and if my Dad found out I would be pulled from my only "alone" experience I would ever get, but those brown eyes and strong jaw made me calm. I felt safe with him. I couldn't explain it, but something inside of me was telling me that I would always be safe with him.
I walked past his desk and noticed he was reading my favorite book. My mom loved reading and her favorite was a classic, and although my favorite could be considered juvenile, I loved the plot and the strong female character. I wanted to be able to kick butt like Katniss. Not that I have had to fight, but I am pretty sure I would never get the opportunity to be the heroine. I would have to push aside an entire coven of full vampires. Half Vampires do not compare to them, but I was sneaky and cunning. It took me many years but, I have been able to beat my uncles in capture the flag.
I sat down and put my bag on the floor. Mr. Black looked up and locked eyes with me. I was sucked in. It was startling to think that those eyes yielded so much power of me. I blinked.
"Umm. Ms. Swan, you are the only one here. I am going to read the instructions left to me by the office. I am going to begin our thirty minutes. Please feel free to do any homework that you have to do. Please refrain from talking with any of the other students."
I stifled a laugh. What students? I was the only one dumb enough to fight back with a teacher.
He looked up. "Right, that one should be easy."
This made me laugh harder. He smiled at me. What an amazing smile. I wasn't sure if he had it in him. He looked tortured most of the time and frankly like he didn't care about anything that was going on around him. But when he smiled his eyes showed something else. It was like there was happiness in there, it was trying to get out, but he wouldn't let it. He smile was gone as quickly as it came.
He cleared his throat and finished the directions. "I will let you know when the thirty minutes are up."
I fished my book out of my backpack and picked up where I last left off. I tried to focus on the book but I found myself looking up to see what Mr. Black reaction was to the book. Did he like it as much as me?
He caught me staring. We both started laughing.
He held up his book. "Great book."
"I agree. It is one of my favorites. I like a book where the girl doesn't need the guy to save her."
"What? This book is all about the guys helping her. She needs to have the white knight come and rescue her. She doesn't even know how to pick who to love."
"So you think she doesn't end up with the right guy? Even though it wasn't exactly hidden who she favored throughout the entire series?" What was he smoking? I don't know who burned him so bad to think that Gale would be the right guy. I shook my head. He was not going to bait me into another fight so I can get expelled. "No disrespect, Mr. Black but I don't think we are reading the same book. I am going to agree to disagree. I don't want to argue with a teacher. Aren't you supposed to be encouraging students to read?"
He looked into the distance and took in what I said. "I am sorry Ms. Swan. You are right." He glanced down at his watch. "It appears detention is over anyways."
Good. That went by fast. I put my book away and grabbed my bag and headed for the door. I wanted to tell him one more thing. I wanted to make him see my side of the book. The beautiful love that was in the book, but I didn't want to push my luck for the day. But I was not one to walk away without the last word. I stopped at the door and turned around to face Mr. Black.
"Mr. Black, books are kind of like art, everyone relates to it differently. Only the artist/author can tell us what they meant all along." I opened the door and headed towards the car. My mom texted me that she left the keys for me on the tire.
How could someone be so jaded and angry? This was a long first day of school, one I will not easily forget. Maybe Mom can block my thoughts. I need to reflect on what is going on in my head. I don't know what has come over me. Why can't get that teacher out of my head. He is infuriating.
The sound of someone clearing their throat stopped me.
"Um, Ms. Swan."
"Yes Mr. Black?"
"I just wanted to apologize for today. It was rude of me to say that about your name. I also apologize for sending you to the principal. You are right, I am the teacher and I should be encouraging my students to read. I am very sorry for everything."
Where was this coming from? I can't get a read on him. But he is not fully to blame.
"Wow. I never expected that. I accept your apology, only if you will accept mine. I was out of line and rude. My name is hard and no one gets it right on the first time. I am sorry that I lost my cool and ended up getting you in detention as well." I smiled at him, which caused him to smile back.
"Let's just call it a draw and we can start over tomorrow. Drive home safely. Lock your doors you never know what is out there."
This caused me to laugh. I nodded, like a lock would stop what was out there. If he only knew. I could protect myself.
"Renesmee!"
He called my name out, almost like he was scared. I didn't know what he wanted but I needed to get home before my family came looking for me. I waved at him. "Good night Mr. Black."
All of sudden things went into complete chaos.
He ran over to me, too fast for a human. He pushed me into my car and wedge me in-between it and him. He was warmer than a human. He was a little warmer than me. I could feel his muscles flex under his shirt. I tried with all my strength to push him off of me. He was strong. I started hitting his back. I sniffed the air and recognized the scent. Fudge. Hi Dad.
"Let me go! What are you doing? I am okay!" Was Mr. Black trying to protect me from my family?
"Trust me, you are not safe." He was shaking.
I expected my Dad to start yelling at me. I expected my uncles to rip both of Mr. Black's arms. I never expected the following events to unfold.
"Jacob. I know that you think you are protecting her from us, but if you don't calm down you are will lose both of your arms before you can phase. You will not hurt my daughter." My Dad said. Jacob?
Do you know him? I tried to talk with my dad, but I don't know if he heard me. I couldn't see them. I all I could see was Mr. Black's back.
"Seth is in the clearing or at least that where I smelled him last. And the monster you are referring to is behind you. Renesmee is my daughter."
Monster? He thinks I am a monster? I tried to escape again. He turned around and looked at me. He was looking at me as if I held all the answers. I looked into his eyes and they were full of sorrow. Like he didn't want to believe what my Dad had just told him. He was shaking harder. I was getting scared. What was he planning on doing that warranted my entire family coming to get me?
"Renesmee is our daughter. No one needs to get hurt. Please let her go Jacob." My mom tried to get him to let me go.
He quickly turned looking for her.
I heard him whisper. "Bella?"
It wasn't much, but he let his guard down for a second. He was strong, but I was fast. I ducked under his arms and ran to my Dad's outstretched arms. He gave me a quick hug and pushed me into Aunt Alice's hand.
"I'm sorry sweetie. I didn't see this. With both you and Jacob blocking my visions, it was no wonder. You are okay though, right?"
What did she mean me and Jacob? Why would my teacher be blocking her vision?
I tried to sneak a peek at Mr. Black. I didn't want him to get hurt. He was shaking so violently I thought he was having a seizure.
"Jake, you need to calm down. There are still students around. Quickly run into the woods and leave us alone. We don't want to hurt you." My mom was pleading with him.
"Isabella Swan, you were thought dead. On that day, I made a vow. To kill the Cullens, all of the Cullens." He turned to my Dad. "You broke our treaty, the original treaty made between my ancestors and you. You might out number me now, but I will not rest until I complete my vow."
He looked back at me and my heart broke. He didn't look like a killer. His body was rigid, he was ready to run, but his eyes were sad.
"And leech, stay out of my head." With that he pushed through my family and left. My uncles were getting ready to chase after him when my mom stopped them.
"Don't. We don't know how many of them are out there. We need to pack and get out of here. You heard him; he is on a death march. He might be older, but he is still the hurt teenager we left all the years ago."
"We can't let him get the others Bells! What if they find us again and Renesmee is by herself? What then. You heard Edward, he thinks she is a monster!" Uncle Emmet was up in arms, but I think he liked the idea of wrestling with a wolf more than anything else.
"Bella is correct. We should go back to the house and pack. We need to know more information if we are going to attack them." Uncle Jasper said.
"No!" Everyone looked at me.
"It's okay little one. They don't stand a chance against us. We won't get hurt." Uncle Emmet ruffled my hair.
He, like almost everyone else, thought my outburst was because I was scared for them. They were half right. I was scared, but I was scared of them hurting or worse, killing Jacob. My Jacob
I shook my head. He was not mine. He thought I was a monster. He was trying to kill my family. I wasn't really sure what was going on. Who he was, how he knew my family, but I could tell you one thing. My dad knew the real reason for my outburst. And I was going to have to talk to him about everything that happened today.
No more school for me.
Crappy first day.
