A/N: Hey guys! Sorry this took so long, I intended it to be alot longer but decided to split it in two or possibly three, to make the idea last longer and also make the chapters shorter; this chapter would have been at least 7000 words long.
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The week passed quickly and soon it was Friday. The week had been uneventful- Mollie kept her distance which was good, but I was still avoiding questions. I mean seriously, it was nearly week ago; do you really need to know what happened? Judging by the rumors going around, surely you must have a clear idea on what happened- why do you need confirmation from me?
"Renesmee honey, don't let it bother you." My dad said from the front seat. I rolled my eyes at him. Privacy?
"Oh Right, Yeah. Sorry, I still have to get used to the compromise." My dad muttered. I rolled my eyes, and laughed at him.
We were in the Volvo on our way to school. It was Friday and I was looking forward to the weekend. Schools great- don't get me wrong but it sure was draining. I didn't really understand human teenagers- the majority of them anyway. My dad pulled into the school parking lot and I was glad that people pretty much ignored us now. When we had first arrived here, all they did was stare, like they had never seen a human before- not that we were human, but the concept is still there. I hopped out of the car and noticed Erin waving at me from the other side of the lot. I waved back and mouthed 'meet me at the cafeteria?' She nodded before walking off. Erin and I had become very close, and she was extremely nice. I was spending the weekend at her house- which I was very excited about.
My family was off to LA for the weekend. They were going to do a spot of hunting, and Alice was dying to go shopping at the huge mall there. Apparently the weather was going to be abnormally cold- no sun apparently- which would mean it would be safe to go. I had begged to be allowed to go- I had always wanted to go to the mall there- but my parents wouldn't let up. They were going to be back early Monday morning and had insisted that I stay in Forks so I wouldn't have to take Monday off school to sleep. I had tried to change their minds everyday this week but I had failed. Either way, I was looking forward to staying at Erin's. I hadn't been to Erin's house yet, but she had been to mine. In fact, she had been to mine every day after school this week. She had been shocked to see the size of my house, but I assured her it really wasn't that big. We spend most of our time in my bedroom, mainly chatting. We could talk endlessly about anything.
"Okay I'm off to go meet Erin now. I'll see you later." I said to my parents before grabbing my bag from the back seat and walked off to go find Erin.
"Hey Ness!" Jake shouted. I turned around to see him standing by his rabbit waving at me.
"Sorry Jake, Erin's waiting for me! Catch you later!" I shouted back, before turning back around and making my way to the cafeteria. I found her sitting at our usual table, she looked up when I reached the table, and smiled.
"Hey." I said, sitting down in the chair next to her.
"Hiya, looking forward to this weekend?" She asked excitedly.
"Yes! I can't wait for school to be out this week." I replied, grinning. Erin's hair waved down her back as usual, but I noticed it was slightly shorter.
"Hey, did you cut your hair?" I asked. My cell phone vibrated in my pocket so I pulled it out.
"Yeah, only a little bit though. How did you notice" She asked. I shrugged.
"Just looked shorter." I said, trying to escape her confused stares. I glanced down at my phone.
'Hey Ness, what are you doing tomorrow? Wanna hang out?'
It was from Jake. I swallowed. I had been avoiding him lately, I didn't want to have to talk to him about the feelings I have been having towards him lately. Sure, I felt bad for rejecting him like I had been doing, but I had been with Erin for practically the whole week. She was my best friend now- but of course Jake was still my wolfie best friend. I sighed.
"What's up Ness?" Erin asked.
"Nothing. Just Jake wanted to hang out this weekend- I've kinda been avoiding him lately." I said, sighing. Erin could obviously sense there was more so she went on to say something but I cut her off.
"I see him practically all the time anyways, it's no big deal." I insisted, but I could tell that this conversation wasn't over. It really didn't feel right talking to Erin about Jake, seeing as Erin thought we were the average human teenagers. I was dying to tell Erin the truth about us, and then I could really have a proper friend that I didn't have to pull off a whole human charade with- and someone who I really could tell all my problems too. I looked down at my cell and began typing out a reply.
'Sorry Jake, I'm at Erin's for the weekend. Didn't mom and dad tell you?'
I bit my lip and pressed send. The bell sounded out through the school so I grabbed my bag and gave Erin a quick hug before rushing of to Calculus. This was the class I hated most- I had to sit next to Mollie. I had tried unsuccessfully to move seats, and I always felt extremely uncomfortable in this lesson. My phone vibrated again and I pulled it out, hiding it under the table, trying not to get caught.
'No, they didn't. Your there the whole weekend?'
I sighed and typed a quick reply, trying hard not to get caught- if someone read this message then it could well mean that everyone finds out our secret.
'Yup, everyone is going to LA to do some hunting, and Alice wants to shop. The weathers going to be cold so it will be safe to go. I've begged mom and dad to let me go but they won't let me. It will be fun to stay at Erin's though :)'
I clicked send and was relieved that it didn't make a sound to tell me that it had sent- that would have been the last thing I needed. Thankfully Mollie didn't say anything and the class passed in a blur. I met Erin by the lockers and we walked to Spanish, chatting lightly. We took our seats in Spanish, and my cell vibrated again. I ignored it because my assigned seat was right in front Senora Nolan's desk. I tried to concentrate on the lecture, but my mind kept wandering to the text. I was relieved when class was dismissed. The rest of the day passed quickly, and soon I was walking through the parking lot with Erin and Zoey. I spotted my dad waving to me from across the lot.
"Guys, I have to go. Edward's waiting for me." I said, before hugging each of them.
" Bye Ness." Zoey called.
"Cya at around six!" Erin yelled after me. I turned and grinned at her. I walked over to the Volvo and gave my dad a quick hug before climbing into the Volvo. Seconds later my mom came over to the car and she and my dad both climbed in.
"How was your day?" my mom asked.
"Uneventful." I replied, staring out of the window. My mom sighed before exchanging a look with my dad. I knew that look- it was a she-needs-to-learn-some-manners-look. I sighed and rolled my eyes, and pulled out my iPod, and lost myself in the music. We pulled up outside the house and I hopped out of the car. I went up to my room and put on the radio. My favorite song came on so I turned the volume up high and sang along to it. My bedroom door opened and I spun around to see who it was. Jake walked in grinning like an idiot.
"What?" I asked, smiling.
"Nothing. You just have a beautiful voice." He said, walking towards me with his arms open. I blushed, and murmured thanks, and walked into his embrace. I pressed my head against his chest, and breathed in deeply, inhaling his scent. I pulled away and turned around, and begun to pack my things. I grabbed my backpack and emptied it of all my school stuff. I walked into my huge closest- courtesy of Alice- and grabbed some clothes. I took mainly shorts and tank tops seeing as the weather was supposed to be nice this weekend. When I walked back out Jake was sitting on my bed.
"Hey Ness, Do you and Erin want to come to the beach tomorrow with me and Seth? The weather is meant to be nice, and I doubt Erin has ever been to La Push beach." He said, so fast I barely caught it.
"That would be cool. I need to ask Erin though. Let me ring her." I said as I searched for my cell. I found it sitting on my dressing table. I picked it up and scrolled through names until I found Erin's. I hit call and waited for her to pick up. It rang a three times before she answered.
"Hey Ness, What's up?" she asked.
"Hey, Erin. Jake invited us to go to La Push Beach tomorrow with him and a friend. You up for it?" I asked.
"Yeah, sure. The weathers meant to be nice so it will be cool." She said.
"Yeah it will. Okay I'm going to go finish packing. I will see you soon!" I told her, smiling.
"Okay bye!" she said, before hanging up. I smiled before putting my cell back on the table, and walking back into my closet to go find some swimwear.
"She said yes." I yelled to Jake from my closet.
"Excellent!" I heard him yell back. I smiled to myself- now I get to spend Saturday with my three best friends!
"I'm going to go find Seth and tell him that he has to get his butt out of bed tomorrow!" Jake called.
"Okay!" I shouted back, "I'll see you tomorrow!"
"C'ya Ness!" He replied. I heard him shut my bedroom door behind me. I searched around my huge closet for a while and eventually I found my black bikini. I rummaged through more piles of stuff and I came across my white cotton cover up dress. I grabbed it and stood up, walking back to my room and stuffing it into my back pack. I picked up my camera and cell phone charger and stuffed them in too. I walked into my bathroom and started up the water, adjusting it to the right temperature. I hopped in and quickly washed my hair and my body and then climbed out. I used my hairbrush to attempt to tame my wild curls and after a few minutes, I grabbed the hairdryer and dried my hair. Once my hair fell in its usual ringlets down my back, I reached for my toothbrush and grabbed my hairbrush and shoved them into my backpack. I couldn't fit anything else into it so it was good that I had everything I needed in it. I walked back into my bedroom and slipped on my old blue jeans. I pulled open one of my drawers and grabbed the first thing I laid my hands on, and that happened to be a black long sleeved shirt. I pulled it over my head and then made my way downstairs.
I walked into the living room and plopped onto the couch. I picked up the TV remote and turned the TV to a music channel. I sat there for an hour or so, just singing along to the songs that came on. At around quarter to six, my mom and dad walked in holding hands. They had been at the cottage for the last two hours doing god knows what... I really didn't want to have that kind of visual in my head. I shook my head as if I was trying to shake of the image. My mom and dad came to sit on the couch either side of me.
"So are you ready to go to Erins house?" my mom asked, trying to sound enthusiastic. I had to stifle a laugh, because my dad was frowning at me in disapproval.
"Yeah. I'm all packed and everything." I smiled.
"Good. Have you got everything you need?" my mom asked, opening my bag and checking.
"Yeah I think so." I replied. "Hey, did Jake tell you that he's taking me and Erin to La Push Beach tomorrow with him and Seth?" I asked, worried that they weren't going to let me go.
"Yes, he came and asked us if it was okay before he asked you." My dad said, whilst my mom was still rummaging through my bag which was rather annoying. She pulled out my black bikini and my dad narrowed his eyes at it.
"She's not wearing that." He growled. Both me and mom sighed.
"Edward, its fine. It's nowhere near anything what I wore on Isle Esme." My mom told him, and I knew if she was human, her cheeks would be bright red.
"I guess not." My dad said, smiling.
"Okay. Ew. I really don't want to know about this." I said, jumping off of the couch. My parents laughed at me before standing up also. I walked into the kitchen to find everyone sitting at the table. I hugged each and every one of them and they told me to go have fun with Erin.
"Nessie, remember to be careful and don't do anything that could endanger our secret." Grandpa Carlisle told me before I walked out of the front door. I threw my bag into the car before climbing into it. I waved goodbye to my family before me dad pulled away. Now the fun can start. I thought smiling to myself.