Chapter 11
Renesmee's POV
The sunlight is bright today against the blue sky. My family has taken cover in the manor this morning. I awake to the sound of silence ringing through the cottage. I gather myself out of bed and get dressed for school.
After last night I've decided things have to change. Edward won't tell me, Bella won't tell me, and Jacob hasn't told me yet. I'm going to find out with their help or without them.
As I'm dressing for school my eye catches the family photo we had taken a few months ago. Before Jacob. Before the secrets and lies had begun. Before everything.
The wind rushes behind me as a run to La Push. The sky is still clear and shining. My family won't come looking for me. I dodge the seeing eyes of the humans and reach La Push in record time.
It isn't long before I see some Quileute boys on the beach. The three I see are lounging on the beach in swim trunks. They all look up when I come closer; their faces are confused and distant. "Hi?" I say gently and keep approaching them. The noticeably youngest one smiles slightly and nods.
"You aren't welcome here," a boy stands up and says to me. He is almost as tall as Jacob. I don't break my stride. The other boys stand up and ball their hands into fists.
"Why not?" I say with a smile. No boy has ever not fallen under my spell. Or even denied me something I wanted. I want to talk to them. "I haven't done anything wrong. I just wanna talk," I say calmly.
"You aren't welcome here." This boy is really starting to annoy me.
"So I've heard. Now, can anyone give me some answers? I'll leave," I promise them. The youngest boy grins widely and steps past the leader.
"You must be Bella's kid. I'm Seth," The boy holds out his hand. I grasp it firmly and shake it.
"I'm Renesmee Cullen. Do you know my mom?" How does everyone seem to know her? Seth nods and leads me away from the others.
"Hey!" The leader yells at us. I turn to glance at him. "If you need any more info, lemme know." I nod and follow Seth away.
Seth takes my hand and pulls me into the forest. The trees are compact and I have to maneuver more than I'm used to. Humans must get lost in here a lot. We come to a place where the trees are sporadic. Then nothing, only a clearing. "What brings you to the Rez, Nessie?" Seth says. I smile at the nickname. Jake must have mentioned me.
So many questions come to mind. Who is he? How does he know my mother? Is he a wolf? Am I in danger by being here? I choose the question I really want to know: "What happened?" Seth sits in the grass and gestures for me to join him.
Seth sighs, "A lot has happened. You have to limit it or we'll never finish." I smile at him and shrug. "I guess you have missed a lot. Okay, what do you want to know really?"
"I have to show you something. I don't want to scare you. So I will tell you first. My parents and I have special abilities. My dad can read minds. My mom is a shield. I can show people what I want them to see. It doesn't hurt. Can I show you?" Seth nods gravely and I place my hand on his face. He is surprised by my touch but then relaxes as I show him the argument yesterday. When I pull my hand away he nods.
"That's a lot to throw on someone y'know! Does Jake know about this? I bet if he knew how bad it was for you he wouldn't bother with this…" Seth's eyes dart around the field uncertainly, "I don't know if I should tell you…maybe Jake was just protecting you…"
Anger flares through me. I jump from the ground and pick up a rock. I throw the rock into the trees and wince when I hear the splintering crack of the tree receiving the rock. I plop back to the ground and let tears flow from my eyes. "Please Seth, just tell me." Seth lifts my face to his. He surveys it carefully and smiles.
"It wasn't really anything. Not really. Jake just had this crush on Bella. That pretty much consumed his life and nearly destroyed both of them. Nothing really."
I feel my jaw drop and the tears instantly stop. What? I didn't just hear that. I lift myself up from the ground and push myself across the clearing on the border between trees and no trees. Sanity and no sanity. Seth is already by my side holding my elbow to support me.
"I told you it was nothing. He doesn't care about her like that anymore. He loves you. Trust me. You are all he thinks about," Seth tells me soothingly.
"How do you know? Can you read his thoughts?" I spit at him. I know my anger is displaced I'm mad no one told me this. Not that it really matters. It only slightly does.
"Duh, I can read everyone's thoughts when I'm in the wolf form. As long as they are wolves too…and in the pack," Seth rolls his eyes largely and smiles. "You knew that didn't you?" I shake my head and shrug.
"Now I do. I know a lot…now."
"I'm sorry, Renesmee. Do you want to know anything else? This may be too much for you to handle right now," Seth takes my hand again and pulls me to the center of the field.
"Why aren't I welcome here?" Seth smiles at me and chuckles.
"It's actually a bit stupid. A freakishly long time ago we made a deal with the Cullen family stating that they won't come on our land and we won't kill them. Forks is neutral. Oh, the Cullen family can't bite human. We have a treaty line and everything. Pretty stupid, huh?" I nod numbly. I'm in love with the enemy.
Seth doesn't speak anymore. I don't prompt him to. I watch the muted diamonds in my skin glitter. At least that hasn't changed.
Jacob's POV
I slam open the Clearwater's front door. Sue was in the living room and released a curse when I stepped through the threshold.
"Jacob! What do you think you are trying to do? Kill me?" Sue scurries from the kitchen and shuts the door behind me. I grunt an apology and sniff the air deeply.
"Where's Leah?" I ask Sue trying to keep my voice level. Sue shakes her head quickly and returns to the kitchen.
"I'm not getting in the middle of this, Jake! Leah is my daughter and I'm not getting in the middle of this!" Sue says as she stirs the soup she had been making.
"Well, what about Charlie? Don't you care about Charlie? This will affect him!" I roar back at her. I watch her flinch.
"You know I care about him but that doesn't matter. He doesn't trust anyone after Bella died. You know this Jake!" Sue screeches and throws her hands up in the air. At this moment I hear the door slam and a familiar scent wafts into the house.
"Jacob, what are you doing here?" Leah says innocently. I growl and turn to see her. She looks beautiful. She always does. She has a mischievous glint to her eyes that wasn't there before.
"I heard what you thought. About Renesmee." Leah's eyes grow big and a tear falls from her eye.
"I didn't mean it! Jake you know I don't want to hurt you! I cant believe you think I would do something so low!"
"I'm sorry Leah, I must have misheard you last night. I know you. I'm sorry." Maybe it was a rogue thought. Leah is my friend she wouldn't do anything to hurt me.
"It s'ok, Jake. Can I talk to you later? Mom needs my help," Leah says as she brushes past me to reach her mother. I nod and leave them. I can't believe I confronted her like that…
Leah's POV
Sucker!
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