"What did you do to her?" Was I could hear. I didn't open my eyes because I really didn't want to see what was going on. I knew that it was Alice speaking and I couldn't bear looking at her face.
"I-well…I-" Jake stuttered somewhere above me. I felt warm hands under me. He must've carried me to my house.
"Put her onto the couch! He's on his way! What happened?" She hissed, demanding an explanation.
"Well, he called. And then Nessie kind of spoke into the phone on accident. And he asked what she was doing at my house. And…well…. she told him about the imprinting thing," Alice gasped "and now he's on his way." Jake finished.
"Of course he's on his way! Wait, I'm seeing something." Alice said, and I could practically image her squinting her eyes shut.
"When is he coming?" Jake asked timidly.
"Edward will be here in thirty minutes. The rest of my family will be here in an hour." Alice said, sounding a thousand years old. I felt cold hands on my shoulders.
"Renesmee, darling, I know you're awake and that you're listening. Open your eyes." Alice said sternly. I gulped and peeked out of my eyelashes to see Jacob on the other side of the couch, near my feet, staring at me. I opened my eyes fully and turned around to see Alice death-staring me.
"Do I even have to say 'told ya so'?" She said. I grimaced and felt dizzy.
"How ya feeling?" Jake asked. Alice shot him a glance. She clearly didn't want him here.
"Like I'm about to die, be brought back to life, get bitten as punishment, feel the intense pain, and then die again." I muttered. Alice laughed lightly and Jacob seemed furious.
"Oh have some humor, she's going to be fine. I won't let anything happen to her. And I would suggest you leave." Alice warned.
"I'm not afraid about my ass. It's Renesmee's that I fear for." Jacob said.
"Heaven forbid my ass be injured." I said, shaking my head.
"Watch the language, young lady." Alice said sternly. I grinned at her but she didn't grin back. I sat up straightly on the couch and stretched my arms. I sighed and slumped back into the couch.
"Alice, do you think…uh…" I said, shooting an embarrassed look at Jacob. Alice saw me look at him and nodded. She disappeared upstairs where I assumed Carlisle's study would be.
"When did you get more?" I asked in a tone that would be used for normal conversations, but I knew she could hear. Jacob was still staring at me, asking for an explanation.
"Thought I'd stock up when you were gone." She answered, coming back down the stairs with a pouch of blood.
"Thanks!" I said and glugged the whole thing in enthusiasm, draining it and savoring every drop of-
"URGH!" I said and almost spit the damn thing out. Alice was giggling like a maniac. I ran to the kitchen sink and spit the damn food-colored liquid into the sink. I washed it away and shot a death glare at Alice.
"Oops, wrong pouch." She laughed, handing me a plastic cup. While I took it gingerly and being drinking, she explained the whole prank thing to Jacob. He just shook his head and then stared at me.
"Alice, this is animal blood!" I complained.
"Shut up and drink it." She commanded. I rolled my eyes and finished the vile liquid, throwing the cup into the sink.
"Thank you." I said in annoyance. She smiled and then disappeared upstairs.
"How much time do we have until he comes?" Jacob said.
"Twenty. By the way, I'm going to go out and get more animal blood for her. I'll be back in time before he comes. Do you mind watching her?" Alice asked. Jacob nodded and she disappeared.
"Well, what do ya wanna do, Nessie?" Jacob asked, a little sleepily. This gave me an idea.
"Let's just watch a movie." I said, a devious plan forming into my head. Dammit for me being so similar to EJ.
"Okay." Jake replied, leaning back into the couch. I got up and put on some slow, sappy movie and sat on the floor, resting my head on the couch.
Within minutes, Jacob was asleep, allowing me some free time in the forest. Running upstairs, I sprinted into Dad's room, grabbed my iPod and went back downstairs. I grabbed a notepad and pen and wrote a note, Went into the forest for a quick jog. Be back soon. ~R
I ran out the door and kept running in the opposite direction that I saw Alice heading for. I kept running and running and running, smiling for once. Plugging the buds in my ears, I blasted music and slowed down to a walk.
Something a little louder than my music cracked and I immediately shut my iPod. I turned around and saw nothing. Nervously, I started walking back in the direction I came, but I didn't really know which direction that was.
Another loud crack made me jump and I started running. I could sense someone following me so I started sprinting.
I didn't notice the tree in front of me until I smacked right into and fell backwards onto the wet ground.
"OW!" I screamed. I put my palm to my forehead and luckily saw no blood.
"Are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you." A voice said sweetly.
"Wh-who-who are you?" I said shakily as the whole forest seemed to be tilting.
"Oh God, you idiot! Jeez I thought you were a camper or something! Great. I was going to kill you! Why are you in the forest?" The voice screeched. Everything was still spinning and I couldn't exactly find the face of my pursuer. Hell, I couldn't even recognize the voice.
"Whooo….a..ree…youu?" I said again, looking blindly.
"Shit. Did you seriously hit your head that hard? Your dad's gonna kill me!" The voice was feminine and annoying and familiar…
"Alice!" I screamed in realization. "Crap." I added when I realized that I disobeyed her.
"Why. Are. You. Here." She snarled. I whimpered and she grabbed my legs and hoisted me, holding me like a mother would hold her newborn infant. I was surprised she didn't start rocking me and cooing a lullaby.
"I…well…I just had to get away for a few minutes and just think about what the hell I'm supposed to say. I literally was going insane in that house." I said under my breath. Alice just shook her head and started running faster than the speed of light. My hair was whipping across my face and flying everywhere.
We finally reached the house, but there was no sign of life anywhere.
"Where's the mutt?" Alice asked, clearly pissed at him for letting me get away.
"Look. It's not Jacob's fault, okay? I saw that he was getting sleepy so I put on a movie and waited for him to fall asleep…" I trailed off, feeling guilty.
"Leave it to you. You're just like your mother. Reckless when she wants to be." Alice said, shaking her head she dropped me and we both went inside.
"Jake?" I called, entering the room. He was still sleeping, but startled awake when he heard my voice.
"Huh? What?" He said, falling off of the couch. He groaned and then spotted Alice and me. I glanced at the mirror on the opposite of the room. Alice had an angry face while I had leaves in my hair and a small bruise on my forehead. I brushed my hair to hide it. They both noticed.
"What happened?" Jacob said.
"She ran off! How could you fall asleep?" Alice hissed at him. Jake did a double take and looked hurt at me.
"Alice! It's not Jacob's fault! I told you! He hadn't slept for at least three days! I had to get away from everything! I needed alone time." I threw my hands in the air in exasperation.
"Fine." Alice muttered.
"I'm sorry, Jake." I said.
"It's okay, Ness." He said, smiling. I did a feeble grin back. His smile faltered as he saw the fear in my eyes.
The screech of tire tracks outside made Jacob and I jump and Alice, worried.
He was within the house faster than you could say, "I'm screwed" which is exactly what I thought as I saw him enter the room. We made direct eye contact and he saw the mortal fear in my eyes.