Clouded Moon

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AN: Well, I know lately, most of you have been quite bored reading my story, and I'm sorry about that. But I needed to make it boring, so that when the ACTION comes in, it's very BOOM. So here it is, CHAPTER TEN! And since it is a special number, it is a special chapter! I'll make it as long as I can- but the main point is, that Nessie's life is about to drastically change!

Hey, by the way, I read Stephenie's new book yesterday, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. It nearly made me cry. For all of you who think that nothing can be added ONTO the Twilight Saga, especially BREE'S story, of all people, I'd rethink that, because THIS BOOK WAS FREAKISHLY AMAZING. More than I thought it would be, I personally will admit. It completely makes you rethink Eclipse's battle at the end, in the newborns' perspective. So to those who haven't read it, I suggest, GO READ IT!

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Hey, really sorry, but I seem to have made a tiny mistake in the story. Jacob mentions before that they're in SENIOR year, but I'd like to change that now- let's say they were in junior year, alright? Cause I need it now to work... sorry again, and thanks! I'll go back and fix it later.

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10. My Eighteenth Birthday.

Renesmee Cullen.

As I pushed back the covers of my bed, my eyes shot wide open as I took in the yellow room. It took me a few seconds to realize where I was.

It had been ten months since I'd moved in, and I still wasn't used to my room.

I still remembered that day- Charlotte and the rest of the female population of our school- they destroyed my house with graffiti and toilet paper. A couple of crazy ones managed to get in- they broke everything, tore it apart, from my couches to my closet. It was Jacob who'd hugged me close, and Alice who'd suggested I'd move in.

Since then, I'd loved them like I would my own family. They had become my family.

September 10th. One week into senior year. (AN: Check the top!) I yawned and got out of bed.

Hold on a second. September 10th. Why did this day sound so familiar?

A knock on my door destroyed my thoughts. "Come in!" I called.

The door opened slowly, and I saw the faces of seven people who lived with me, grinning happily. In the centre, in Jacob's hand, something brown, on a plate.

No. No.

"Happy Birthday, Nessie!" he mused, running over to me.

Right. September 10th. My birthday.

Oh no. September 10th. My birthday.

"Jacob!" I scolded. "I thought I told you it was just a day."

"Oh, shut up. I'm not going to listen to you when you say something like that."

"But I don't want anything!"

He glared at me, and I shut up. Then his face broke out into the same grin, and he kissed me sweetly on the cheek. I smiled as Emmett groaned.

"So, you want to eat this now, or later?" Jacob gestured towards the cake.

"Later!" I said, laughing.

"Oh, hey, Nessie!" Emmett said. "Did you forget about us?"

I laughed again. "How could I ever, Emmett?"

He chuckled. "Happy Birthday!"

I rolled my eyes. "Thanks, I guess."

I got five more 'Happy Birthdays' in the next two minutes. Alice hugged me until I couldn't breathe, Jasper kept his distance, yet smiled, Rosalie delicately hugged me, as I would've wanted Alice to, Edward smiled, and Bella held my hand and told me how she hated birthdays as well. We had so much in common. I found myself laughing through her stories.

A loud squawk from my phone made us all jump, and everyone stared at me strangely.

Embarrassed, I tried to laugh. "My late for school alarm," I explained.

"We'd better get going then."

I could now do my makeup by myself, as well as my hair. Preparing them, I pulled on my uniform and found a waiting Jacob downstairs, who was trying to act like he was a rotting corpse as he teased my perfection in cosmetics. As usual, he looked perfect, though his hair was messy and uniform was... untidy.

"Everyone already left," he said. "Can we go?"

"Sorry," I said.

"Don't apologize on your birthday!" he exclaimed, appearing guilty.

We made our way into the garage, and I climbed on the back of Jacob's bike as he handed me my personalized helmet. Taking the driver's seat, he also slid his own helmet over his jet black hair, and turned on the engine, causing the bike to angrily whirr beneath us. Then he skilfully took a u-turn out of the garage, and drove down the round driveway, around the fountain and onto the road. I could now wrap my hands around him without any embarrassment, doubt, or regret.

While on the bike, resting my head on Jacob's back, I realized something particularly strange.

I had forgotten to put on my contacts this morning.

And yet, everything was so clear. Unusually clear.

Had my eyes healed? Was it possible to have lost all the bad vision so quickly?

Well, they do say that contacts are good for your eyes...

We turned into the school parking lot so violently, that the bike went almost horizontal, and I could maybe have reached down and touched the pavement.

Story of my life.

Every student in the school seemed to know the sound of Jacob's bike that indicated that Jacob and Renesmee were here. They turned as we found a parking space, girls literally drooling over Jacob, and guys grinning that grin at me, that made Jacob say he wanted to rip their heads off.

My best friend, Alexandra, looked at me from a close distance. "Hey," she greeted.

"Hey!" I said back.

She glanced at Jacob. He nodded back in acknowledgement.

"Jacob!" a couple of guys called from far away. "Give us your girlfriend!"

Then they ran away, squealing happily, as Jacob glared at them.

"Nessie," Alexandra said. "You're looking especially nice today. Did you cut your hair?"

I shook my head. "Maybe I'm pregnant. I hear that gives you some kind of glow."

Alexandra stared at me with wide eyes.

"I'm kidding!" I laughed.

She sighed in relief, but took a step towards Jacob and grabbed his collar. She was short, so she pulled him down until their faces were barely centimetres apart.

"Don't try anything," she said. "It's bad enough you're living together. If you make her cry a drop, I'll make you cry buckets."

Jacob raised an eyebrow. Normally, he would've contradicted something like that, that questioned his strength. But today, he simply pulled away (rubbing his neck a little) and gave her a small nod.

"But not even after we're married?" he grinned.

My jaw hit the ground.

"You plan to marry her?" Alexandra asked.

Jacob laughed like that was an obvious question. "What did you think? I'm going to dump her and run off with some other girl?"

"Nope, I figured she'd eventually dump you. Good luck with your dream."

Jacob laughed, yet Alexandra looked serious. She was one of the few girls who weren't head over heels for Jacob. She was the only girl who hated him. Imagine that- the one who loved Jacob the most, and the one who hated Jacob the most- best friends.

I guess opposites really do attract.

A group of three girls approached me. "Hey, Renesmee, happy birthday."

"How did you know?" I asked.

"Jacob told the entire school yesterday. Didn't you catch it?"

I turned to look at Jacob. He grinned at me, and then shrugged. After glaring at him, I turned back and thanked them, right before the bell rang. The bell ringing in the morning means you have five minutes to get to class. In our school, at least.

"Jacob," I scolded. "If you do one more thing for my birthday-"

Right before the end of the hall, at the first 'intersection,' as we called them, something I saw shocked me to pieces.

A giant banner fell from the ceiling, rolling down to reveal the words, Happy Birthday, Renesmee Cullen!

My face went hot as two guys on ladders- obviously controlling the fall of the banner, held their thumbs up to Jacob. He returned the gesture, grinning once again. The passing people stopped and let out a little whoot or whistle.

"Oh, Jacob," I said flirtatiously. "You shouldn't have." I lost my expression immediately. "Seriously."

Jacob laughed. "Sorry."

"Tell me now, how many more surprises are hidden in the school?"

"If I told you, the surprises would no longer be surprises, and I would no longer have the element of surprise, which I need to surprise you with, and so, you will not be as surprised as you would be if the surprises were left surprises."

I blinked. "What?"

He laughed again. "See you later, Nessie." And then he went off to his class as I went to mine.

At lunch, three very pretty girls in matching outfits delivered a cake to our table and the entire cafeteria sang 'Happy Birthday' for me as I blew out the eighteen expensive candles on the biggest cake I'd seen in my life. And they all sang so loudly. It was like my ears had gotten wider- I could hear the kid sitting the farthest away from me.

"What did this cost you?" I asked Jacob when the singing stopped.

He smiled. "It wasn't too much. The girls were free. They volunteered when I went to go pick up the cake."

"Those poor girls. They would never have known the cake was for your girlfriend."

Jacob sighed dramatically. "What a shame."

We both laughed.

As the last bell rang, Jacob and I met outside near his bike. I was with Alexandra, of course, as we had the last class together. As I came closer to him, Jacob's eyebrows pulled together in confusion. No, frustration.

"What's wrong, Jacob?" I asked.

He coughed. "Uh, nothing really. I think it's just... my imagination."

I raised an eyebrow, but nodded, and climbed on the black vehicle, hugging Jacob tightly. "See you then, Alexandra."

"Mmm... I'll come over later."

"Okay."

Jacob sped off with unnatural speed. It wasn't normal for him to go this fast with me here. Usually, I'd seen him do it, but I was never on when he did. He was probably racing me home for another embarrassing event.

But then it got very strange. Charlotte's car showed up, and she honked twice. Jacob and I would usually say hello, as we had forgiven her when she begged, but Jacob continued to speed just as fast as he was going, and we surpassed Charlotte's moving car in milliseconds.

The wind cut through my hair like knives. I squeezed my eyes shut too, the speed was frightening. We took an old road no one used anymore- not a single car in sight. And it lead straight to our house. This is where Jacob tried to teach me how to drive.

I couldn't see the lines on the road. Well, I could, but they seemed like one big white stripe instead of many little lines.

I had no idea anything could go this fast.

Jacob finally slowed down- but only when we turned into the driveway and garage. By then, my arms were squeezing him so hard I could feel his abdominal muscles through his shirt and sweater.

As we finally stopped, my mouth was dry with thirst, all saliva ripped from my mouth. Jacob took me by the hand and pulled me inside as if... as if we were late for something. Extremely late for something extremely important.

Throughout the house I was pulled the same way, until we found everyone gathered in the dining room. There, he gently let go of my hand, but didn't look at me. Instead, he was intensely staring at Edward, who stared back.

"Do you smell it?" Jacob asked.

"Yes," Edward replied. "But it's not... us. It's different."

"That doesn't matter!" Jacob said, tone rising. "Her scent is changing!"

My scent? I smelt my hair, making sure it wasn't dirty or anything. Of course it wasn't. At least, it didn't feel dirty.

"I wonder why that could be," Bella said quietly. "Edward, have you ever heard of something like this before?"

"Never."

"Jasper?"

"No."

Bella looked at me with large eyes. "She's... getting stronger. She has the same presence as us."

"But her heart is beating!" Jacob cried.

Of course my heart was beating. It was impossible for it to not be beating. Didn't everyone's heart beat? My mouth was still dry, and my throat burned.

"I'm so... thirsty," I said. "Can I please get some water?"

"Water's not going to cure your thirst, Nessie," Emmett said, standing up.

I stared at him, confused. "Then what will?"

"Blood."

OHHHHHHH!

You guys all know what that means.

So... the next chapter will explain everything.

I really hoped you guys liked it!

I know that it's a SERIOUS change, but this is supposed to be part of 'Renesmee's evolution into Nessie.'

I love this cliffhanger. It makes me feel evil. BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAH!

Soo... anyways... I was nice, right? Fast-ish update. Long-ish chapter.

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