A/N: I don't own anything..Stephenie Meyer does!!!!

Ok, so I know I've been gone for a WHILE, but my school is driving me crazy. I have four tests between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday… I don't know how that's gonna go, but we'll see..

Anyway, I missed Nessie and Nahuel, so I decided to dedicate some time to them..

Chapter 10

Nessie POV:

Preface:

The time has come. What I had feared since the beginning. My time was finally beginning to run out and before I knew it, it was gone. I had been here for more than two months and the days had gone by way too quickly. I could begin to see that deadline I had traced for myself since day one. The end was around the corner and I wouldn't be able to face it. I needed more time.

One day earlier…

I woke up early today and the first thing on my mind was Nahuel, as usual these days. I smiled. He was so great, even the word "great" couldn't describe how he was. How in the world I had been so lucky? I'll never know.

I went downstairs after I got dressed. Everybody was home, which wasn't really usual in this house. Especially in the morning. But I was happy. I had began to feel like I had set Zafrina and her sisters aside to be with Nahuel.

"Hey, everyone!" I said happylly. "What's up?"

"Hey, girl. How are you doing?" Said Senna.

"I'm great." I could feel the huge grin stretching across my face.

"Huh, I bet you are." Replied Kachiri with a smile of her own. "You and Nahuel have been inseparable."

"And we are very glad about it." Clarified Zafrina giving her sister a significant look.

"It's okay, Zafrina. I'm not offended." I assured her. "It's true anyway. We have been inseparable."

"What have you done lately?" Asked Senna.

"Well… Lots of things, to tell you the truth." I said. "Practically everything you can do here, I guess. And that's saying something, because this place is unbelievably fun. So I'm more than pleased."

"Just pleased.?" She said amused.

"Just kidding." I said nonchalantly.

Everybody laughed and so did I loved when we had time together like this. It felt like I was part of their family. It was such a strange feeling. I mean, I already had a family, but this one was so different and yet so inviting.

"Hey, you know what's going on in town?" Asked Kachiri. I gave her a confused look.

"Um… No." I answered.

She smiled." There's a party!" She squealed.

"A party?" I said eyeing Zafrina.

"Every year there's a party in town organized by the Egenboggen family to raise funds for the Museum of History. People who have antics can donate them for auction. The money goes to the museum so they can renovate it." Explained Zafrina. "The party is a big event."

"Sounds pretty great." I said.

"It is." Said Senna. "Last year's was very good. There were all kinds of things going up for auction."

"I wonder if people have anything left for this year." Said Zafrina reluctantly.

"They must have!" Said Kachiri. "Everybody knows this is an important event. I doubt thay anybody would something so foolish like giving up everything for last year."

"I hope so." Said Senna giggling.

The phone rang. We all turned to look at it. Zafrina sighed. "I wonder who that will be." She muttered. "Probably one of those representatives begging us to donate." She mumbled as she picked it up. "Hello?" It was Nahuel. I could hear him clearly from where I was standing. On vampire ability I was actually good at.

"And I was wrong." Said Zafrina as she passed the phone to me. "You can go upstairs, it's wireless."

"Thanks." I said as I took the phone with me to my room. "Hello?"

"Hello beautiful." Said Nahuel. "How are you?"

"I'm great, thank you." I said. "You?"

"Never better." He said. I smiled wider.

"What's up?" I asked him. It was weird that he chose to call me, normally he would just show up in the door step.

"I missed your voice." He said. "And I realized I have not called you once since you have been here, so I decided to do so."

I giggled. "You never cease to surprise me Welito." I said.

He laughed. "I knew that would come up eventually."

"Of course." I said. "Of all the nicknames I could've thought for you, that has to be a winner."

"Ha." He said.

"What does it mean, anyway?" I asked, genuinely interested.

"It is short for 'Nahuelito'". He answered.

"Is that you?" I said.

"Not really." He answered. "There's a lake in Argentina called Lake Nahuel. Some inhabitants have claimed that they have seen a creature that resembles the Loch Ness Monster swimming in that lake. So people called it Nahuelito."

"Oh. Is that why your mother called you Nahuel?" I said.

"No. She called me Nahuel because of the wild cat." He said.

"Alright… Well we have nicknames in common." I said happily. "Mine is like the Loch Ness Monster and yours is like the Nahuelito."

He chuckled. "Two souls meant to be." He said. I laughed.

"I guess so." I replied. "So… when am I going to see you?"

"Whenever you want." He said. "I do not a very tight agenda for today."

"How about now?" I said as I bit my lip.

"Perfect." He said. "I will be there in no time."

"Okay, bye." I said.

"Bye, Loch Ness Monster." He chuckled and hung up.

I rolled over on the bed and stared at the ceiling for a while. I had a bad feeling, but I didn't know why. It was a strange prick in the pit of my stomach. The kind of feeling you get when you forget something. I was extremely uneasy. A month or so ago, I was a the kind of person who would be jumping around all the time, singing my lungs out and filled with energy. My friends have always told me I have an incredible amount of energy. But right now, well, ever since I got here, it's been like my whole personality changed dramatically. I haven't singed once since I've been here, I haven't joked that much, or danced around. It felt so weird. Something in me was missing, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

The doorbell rang. I could hear Zafrina opening the door and greeting Nahuel, but I didn't move. He would come up, or someone would come get me. But I wasn't going to move on my own. I sighed. What was happening to me?

My bedroom door opened. Nahuel. He stopped on his tracks when he saw me. He stood there for a second examinating my posture, I guess. Then he closed the door slowly. He sat down next to me, without taking his eyes off me. I turned my head around so I could look at him in the eye.

"Hey." I whispered. He looked at me intently for one more second before responding. He was confused and worried at the same time.

"Are you alright?" He said softly. "You seem… Distracted."

I blinked. Distracted. I supposed that was exactly the way I felt at the moment.

"I'm okay." I said mechanically. "I'm… Thinking."

"About… ?" He trailed off waiting for me to answer.

"Uh… Me?" I said, but it sounded more like a question.

He blinked at me. "You?" He asked confusedly.

"Yeah." I said. "Weird, huh?"

"I suppose." He replied.

I grimaced. "Well." I said. "Thinking's over. You're here." I sat up so I could face him completely and smiled. It felt weird to smile right now, but it seemed like the right thing to do.

Nahuel kept staring at me as he spoke. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"I'm listening." I said.

"I am almost one hundred percent sure that certain ladies downstairs already talked to you about this, but I wanted to know if you are planning to go to the Egenboggen family's party." He said. I shrugged.

"I wanted to know if you would like to go with me." He said with a shy smile.

I grinned. "I… don't even know why I'm pretending to think about it. Yes, yes I do." I said. "I'd love to go with you."

His smile was breath-taking. "Good. It is a date."

"Okay." I laughed.

He leaned forward and kissed me. It felt like we hadn't kissed since forever. He placed his hand in the back of my neck and moved closer. I placed my hand on his chest gently. He moved his lips against mine and I mirrored him perfectly. I couldn't even remember what I was thinking about earlier. All my thoughts turned into mashed potatoes inside my head. That happened frequently when Nahuel kissed me like this.

I giggled against his lips and I could feel him smile. I grabbed his collar and pulled him down until he was on top of me. I kept giggling. But then I pushed him gently apart, but just enough so I could say something.

"No." I said between giggles. "That's not how I want it." He gave me a confused look, but before he could ask me anything I rolled him over until I was on top of him. "Now that's how it's supposed to be." I kissed him again. After a while, Nahuel seemed to regain consciousness and pulled away. He pulled me off of him gently and modified my position until I was nestled in his chest.

"I am sorry." He said after a while of silence. "That was getting a little bit too…"

"I know." I said. "It's okay."

"I did not mean to hurt you." He replied. "Just so you know."

"I know." I said, again. "You didn't offend me. "

We were silent for a little while longer and then I decided to change the subject.

"So tell me." I started. "What are you wearing for the party?"

"I always wear a suit." He said. "You?"

"I don't know." I said, thinking about the practically half my closet I had brought with me. "I didn't know it was a formal event."

"It does not matter if you do not dress formally for it." He said. "It was short notice and you are not familiar with the traditions in town."

"Yeah, I don't think so." I said. "This is something important and I need to be presentable. And I will be. Besides, if Alice finds out I went to a party underdressed, she will probably have a heart attack, if that's even possible."

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"One hundred percent." I smiled."But at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if I find something in one of my bags. Alice likes to be prepared for the unexpected ever since I came into her life."

"Alright." He said. "I will let you surprise me."

"And I will let you surprise me." I said. "I can't wait to see how gorgeous you must look in a suit."

"Huh." Nahuel said. "I hope I fill you expectations."

"I'm sure you will." I replied. I snuggled into his chest. I was going to have to call Alice. She gave me a golden credit card just in case I needed to buy anything. I've only used it to buy gifts for my family, so I haven't gotten anything or me. She would accept immediately. I knew it.

I felt Nahuel kiss the top of my head. We were so close that his scent was all I could smell. I loved his scent. It was so different from anyone else's. I can't explain how it smells, but I am one hundred percent sure that it's good.

"This is nice." I murmured. Nahuel held me tighter.

"What is?" He asked quietly.

"This." I said while I wrapped my arms around him. "I like it."

His chest rumbled with his chuckles. "Me too." He said.

After Nahuel left I proceeded to call Alice to ask her if she had packed anything formal. She apologized a thousand times when she realized she hadn't. I said it was okay, but she insisted in saying over and over how sorry she was. She gave me permission to buy a dress and shoes had anything else I wanted. So next morning I went to a store and bought myself a dress and a pair of shoes.

The day of the part I was getting ready. And I heard Nahuel Knock on the door downstairs.

"Nessie… Nahuel's here!" Called Zafrina.

"I'll be down in a minute!" I answered. I put on my shoes, grabbed my purse and checked my reflection one last time. Everything looked perfect. I smiled. This was the first time I would go out with Nahuel and the others. It was always just the two of us.

I opened the door to my room and headed for the stairs. I was so nervous. I felt like I was being presented in society and I had to go down the stairs while everyone watched. It was nothing like that. The minute I caught a glimpse of Nahuel. Everything turned into nothing. He was gorgeous. The word gorgeous was an insult compared to how marvelous he looked. He was wearing a black tuxedo that put every single angel to shame. He was beyond perfect.

I met him at the base of the stairs, where he was waiting for me. He had a huge smile plastered on his face and I'm sure that I had one of my own. As soon as I was at arm length, he circled me in his arms.

"You look absolutely beautiful." He whispered.

"Thanks." I whispered back. "You too."

"Shall we?" He said while offering me his hand.

"We shall." I replied with a huge smile.

When we got outside, I noticed a huge navy blue Chevrolet Avalache and that surprised me, because I had never seen that car here and I didn't even know Zafrina owned a car. But then I saw Nahuel strolling up to the truck really confidently as if the car was his and he even opened it!

"What are you doing?" I asked completely bewildered.

He gave me blank look and shrugged. "Opening the car." He said casually.

I blinked at him. "Who's car is this?" I asked in the same confused tone I had used before.

He gave me a lopsided grin and said. "Mine." My eyebrows met my hairline.

"You own a car." I said. He chuckled.

"Yes, I do." He answered. "Why is it such a surprise?"

"I don't know." I said. And it was true, I didn't know why it would be so weird for him to own a car, but it still was. "It's just that life here seems so… simple. And I just assumed that you didn't have one, and you never mentioned it so… that's kind of it."

"Well, I am sorry if I never said anything." He said. "But you are right. Life here is pretty simple. I just have this because we are supposed to… mingle. Every once and a while."

I just nodded and got in after he opened the passenger door for me. Zafrina and the others followed. It wasn't such a long drive, since the house was pretty far from town, just like Zafrina's house. When we got there I could really look at it. It was huge! No wonder they chose this place to hold a party. It reminded me of my own house back in Alaska. I felt unease in the pitch of my stomach when I thought of home. I pushed the thought aside and concentrated in the night before me.

Nahuel took my hand as soon as we got out of the car and gave my finger a gentle squeeze. I smiled warmly at him and he returned the gesture. How beautiful he looked when he was happy like this! We went inside and of course, everybody was speaking Portuguese so I didn't understand a word of it. But that didn't exactly make me uncomfortable, what did make me uncomfortable was that there were people, girls, watching me and giving me the evil eye. Apparently those not-so-frequent-mingling had an effect on the feminine population. I ignored them as best as I could. That wasn't really what I wanted to do, but since Nahuel was with me, I decided to void any confrontation that might lead to causing a scene, especially with a bunch of people who don't even understand me.

"Let's find a table." Nahuel whispered in my ear. We walked through the dancing floor all the way to the other side of the room until we found an empty table. All the while I felt eyes on me, watching my every move. When we sat down –I was next to Nahuel- I turned around so I could face him entirely.

"So you seem to be pretty popular." I said in the most casual tone I could master. He gave me a confused look.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Haven't you looked around?" I said. "If looks could burn, I would be the same color as coal by now."

He paused and looked around, when he did several girls turned their attention to something else after being caught. Nahuel chuckled and shook his head. I couldn't help but smile at his amusement. It took a lot of maturness to take it like that.

"Do not worry about that." He said, still smiling. "You know you are my only one." The last part he said it in a low murmur that only I could hear. I smiled conspirationally. Of course I knew.

The auction started and finished really quickly, or at least that's how it felt to me. I wasn't even paying attention. I was… busy, with other things. That included playing with Nahuel's fingers and talking in whispers. This generated more attention from his fan club, but it wasn't as bad until diner started. I wasn't in the mood for human food, but I did circulate a little. Went to the bathroom, like any normal person would do, and then came back. On my way to the table this blonde girl walked past me and basically tried to knock me over with her shoulder. That ticked me off. You see, I'm not the fighting kind of person, but sometimes humans tend to ask for it. I spun around and grabbed the girls shoulder and spun her around till we were face to face. I was taller than her, and that gave me advantage.

"What the hell is your problem?" I snapped. She seemed surprised. I guess she wasn't used to being challenged. She mumbled something in Portuguese and I narrowed my eyes at her. "Listen, blondie, I don't care if you understand me or not, but whatever it is that you have against me, drop it." With that, I turned around after giving her a deadly look and walked away.

Everyone was looking at me when I sat down. "What was that all about?" Asked Zafrina. I sighed.

"Some blonde chick wanted to run me over." I replied, as simple as I could. I could feel Nahuel's eyes on me. I kept looking at the napkin that was neatly folded in front of me on tpo of the plate that I was supposed to use. "So I gave her a piece of my mind."

I finally decided to look at Nahuel and see how much damage I had caused. When I locked eyes with him I found something completely different from anger, it was something else, something I had never seen before.

"Could you come with me?" He asked while standing up. I didn't even get the chance to say 'okay' before he grabbed my wrist and pulled me out of the room.

He dragged me to the living room and to the far corner. I was completely bewildered. His kind of behavior wasn't like him.

"Nahuel, what are you-"

I was cut off by his lips crushing onto mine. I was so surprised that I didn't kiss him back until a few seconds later. He was kissing me so urgently as if there wasn't any time. I felt his hands on my hips and then he moved one to the side of my neck and left it there as to secure me in place. I couldn't help but place my hand the side of his face in return. I was aware of what might be happening right now with my thoughts, but at this point that was the last thing in my mind. What was really bothering me was that we were in a public place and anybody could catch us,so I pulled away just enough for me to be able to talk.

"Someone could see us." I said quickly. He looked from left to right and then back at me.

"I do not see anybody." He said and then went back to kissing me. I really didn't mind, but I was a little shocked at the way he was acting. So carelessly, so… impulsively. This was something I was most likely to do that than him. I pulled away again.

"Not that I mind" I said. "But… What has gotten into you?" We were both panting. He seemed to calm down a little. When he looked like himself again he backed up a little until he was leaning against the wall.

"I am sorry." He said in a low voice. "I do not know what overcame me."

"Neither do I." I replied while I laughed softly. "You had this funny look on your face."

"I should have not done that." He said, looking at the tiles in the floor. He seemed… ashamed?

I rested my hands on his chest. "It's alright." I reassured him. "It's just that next time you want to make out, you can just ask." I gave him a warm smile for the second time tonight. It was weird switching roles with him.

He caressed my check and finally smiled back. I took a chance and kissed him again, but this time he was calm and gentle. We were in the middle of it when I heard someone walk past us. Nahuel immediately pulled away, so he obviously heard it too. I looked at the source of our interruption and found out it was the same blonde chick that had ticked me off earlier. She was trying not to look at us, but she couldn't control herself and she did. I locked eyes with her and gave her a smirk and wink. She accelerated her pace and went out the door without looking back. I then noticed I was leaning onto Nahuel completely and it looked as if I were pinning him against the wall. His hands were on my waist.

I felt his eyes on me and I looked at him. "Did I miss something?" He said. I shook my head.

"We better go back." I took his hand and guided him back into the ball room. People were dancing. It was Latin dance. Something new. I liked it. I noticed Zafrina and Huilen weren't at our table when we came back. I then saw them dancing. Some guys were interested, I suppose. Good for them, I thought, they should have fun too. I placed my chin in my hand and continued to look at the dance floor. The steps weren't as hard I would think they would be. After looking for a few minutes I had practically mastered the dance.

Nahuel was looking at me again. I gave him a look that said 'what?'.

"Would you like to dance?" He said. I smiled brightly.

"Sure." He stood up and offered me his hand and I took it. A few seconds later we were in the middle of the dance floor and we looked exactly like the other couples. Nahuel was a great lead. He was an awesome dancer. Something else to love about him… Wait, what?

Finnally another chapter done!!!! Hahah Hope you like the cliffhanger!!

It took me a while to get this one done because I've been incredibly busy with school and stuff… But I hope you like it!!!

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See you next chapter,

Nicky-2890

P.S: I saw "This is it". AWESOME !!!!! There is no other word for it =D