A/N: Hey guys! I am actually amazed at the response last chapter got :) Bellaheartstwilight your review made me laugh so much, have fun screaming out of excitement :D creamsoda159 dont worry, NAF has got a lot more chapters left til the end :) LissyCullen, I hope that this little installment of Jacob being a dead puppy is enough, unfortunatley I couldnt quite bring myself to kill him :(
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I dont own Twilight, or the characters.. actually I own Erin ;] but yeah. I don't own Twilight, The wonderful Stephenie Meyer does!
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I might not know what imprinting is, but it doesn't bother me not knowing as much now. I knew that Jake would tell me if he could, and he would when I was finally old enough. It felt so good finally having Jake know about my feelings towards him, and he felt the same way back. It felt good, nice.
There was a loud growl and a crash that came from inside the house. I quickly pulled away from Jake and stared deep into his dark brown eyes. I blushed when I noticed how loud I was breathing. It had been an amazing first kiss- it may not have been the most perfect time and in the most perfect place, but that didn't matter- not to me. He was so beautiful- from his coppery colored skin to his perfectly white teeth. Unfortunately, my thoughts were interrupted by my father roughly pulling Jake to his feet. Before anyone could say anything, Jake was slammed back into the big old oak tree we were leaning against. It rumbled behind me and I sprang to my feet.
"Dad!" I yelled.
"Edward!" I heard my mom shout from inside the house. In seconds, she was at my dad's side.
"Stay away from her." My dad growled.
"Edward, you know I can't do that!" Jake said quickly, tripping over his words. My dad pulled his fist back and slammed it into Jakes nose. I cringed when I heard the crack. I looked away, not wanting to see the damage. I heard the bones crack back into place and I glanced up at Jake. Other than a single drop of blood that was rolling down his face and off his chin, all traces of any breaks were gone. I sighed in relief, happy that there wasn't any serious damage.
"Well you're going to have to." My dad snarled in Jakes face. Jakes pain filled eyes met mine. I'm sure my face was a mask of horror - I was so scared for Jake.
"She knows Edward!" He blurted. My dad spun around to face me.
"You know?" he asked. I nodded, afraid to actually speak.
"Edward, you scaring her!" My mom told him, placing her hand on his shoulder. My dad released his grip on Jakes shoulder, and pinched the bridge of his nose- something he did out of anger. I started to run over to Jake, to throw myself into his arms but my dad caught me. I looked up at my dad and saw many different emotions in his usually topaz eyes- pain, anger . . . sadness.
"Dad, get off of me!" I screamed at my dad. When he didn't let go, I tried to push past him, but to no avail. It was like pushing against a brick wall- he wouldn't budge. My anger flared again-like it had been doing at lot lately- and I growled at my dad.
"Renesmee." My mom warned. I looked up at her.
"You're siding with him?" I yelled, jabbing a finger in my dad's direction.
"Listen to me, I'm not siding with your father, I'm simply warning you." My mom replied calmly. I growled in frustration and spun around. I saw Erin peering through the glass doors with Seth. A single tear slid down my cheek. Why could they be so happy together? Was it unfair for me to want the same thing with Jake that Erin seemed to be developing with Seth? I hated my dad. He was far too overprotective of me, it was unnecessary. He got his happy ending with my mom- despite the warnings- yet he wouldn't let me have mine with Jake.
"You don't understand, Ness." My dad said. I turned and narrowed my eyes at him.
"Oh don't I?" I said mockingly. "I'm too young to be told about imprinting. I'm too young to be trusted with anything. When will I be old enough?!" I screamed, erupting into tears. I spun around and ran flat out back to the house. I ignored my name being called by a number of people and ran up the stairs. I carried on going until I reached my bedroom. I kicked the door open and stormed in. Uncle Jasper was sitting on my bed and I assumed Alice was in my closet. Aunt Alice looked around in surprise and her eyes nearly popped out of her head when she took in my appearance.
"Ness…" Uncle Jasper started.
"Get out." I said, as calmly as I could. When they made no effort to move I growled in annoyance.
"Get out!" I shouted. Alice looked from me to Jasper and I saw Jasper nod ever so slightly. He got up off of my bed and walked towards me, with his arms raised in front of him- like he was defending himself.
"Please, just go." I sobbed, sinking down to the floor, and leant against the wall. I pulled my legs up too my chest and hugged them tightly. I broke down, and cried for everything. I cried out of anger, I cried for everything I had been crying about before. I cried because I was scared- scared of the Volturi. I cried because I hated my dad- and that terrified me. I cried because I hated the way everyone undermined me. I cried because I couldn't be trusted to understand imprinting.
"Ness…" Uncle Jasper said soothingly, and sat down next to me. I turned and buried my head in his chest. He held me tightly whilst I cried myself to sleep.
I woke up when I felt myself being moved. I opened my eyes to see Uncle Jasper prying my fingers from his shirt. He smiled down at me, and I pulled my hand away from his shirt. He laid me on my bed and turned to go out my door.
"Wait." I croaked, sitting up. I swallowed. My throat was sore from all the shouting and crying I had been doing beforehand. He spun back around and smiled at me. I motioned for him to come and sit back down next to me. He walked over and sat down, the bed dipping slightly from his weight.
"Uncle Jasper, what's going to happen?" I asked. His eyebrows bunched together as he thought over my question.
"I'm not sure Ness." He finally said.
"How long are we going to have to stay in the Amazon?" I looked over at the photo of me and Jake I always kept on my bedside table. It had been taken when I was physically 7. It was in the winter when the annual snowfall always arrived. Jake always took me out in it, and this picture was taken by my mom. We both looked so happy, so free. I smiled and looked back at Jasper.
"I'm not sure Ness. Erin told her mom it was for three weeks, but none of us know how long we are going to have to stay." He said. I nodded before lying back down. I was so tired, I just wanted to sleep.
"Go to sleep Ness. I will come wake you up when we have to leave." Uncle Jasper said. He leaned down and kissed my forehead, before jumping up and walking out of my bedroom door. Within seconds I fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
I woke up to a bright light. I opened my eyes, to see my bedroom door opening; the light from the hallway shining in on me. I squinted through the light to see Jasper coming through my door. I sat up sleepily, rubbing my eyes. Jasper came to the edge of my bed and smiled at me.
"It's time to leave." He said. I nodded and jumped out of bed. I wandered into my closet to find some appropriate clothes to change into; I was still in my black bikini and cover up. Most of my clothes were gone so I pulled down some old light blue jeans that were hanging up. I pulled them on and noticed they had a rip in the knee. I laughed at how this was now in fashion- it had appeared from hunting with Jake once. I walked out of my closet and found Jasper sitting on my bed reading my history exercise book. He was frowning at it. I laughed at his expression as I pulled out a light pink long sleeved top and pulled it over my head. I went and sat down next to him and read over his shoulder.
"What's wrong? Have they got something wrong?" I laughed. My uncle Jasper loved the civil war. He had been a solider before he had been turned into a vampire.
"Yes, there is actually." He said. I laughed before looking where he was pointing.
"You've written: The civil war began in 1862. When it started in.."
"1861." I finished for him. He grinned at me a ruffled my hair.
"I've taught you well." He said, looking at me proudly. I shook my head at him, before jumping up and walking into the bathroom. I stared at my face and barely recognized myself. My eyes were a flat brown, not my usual chocolate brown. They were surrounded by black bags that were probably caused by lack of sleep. My eyes were also bloodshot- from all the crying I had done, just a few hours before. My hair was a mess on my head. I took my hairbrush from the cupboard and tugged it through my curls. A few minutes later the hairbrush was full of hair and my curls were somewhat tamed. I shoved a hair tie onto my wrist, just in case I wanted it later. I splashed my face with cold water before walking back into my bedroom.
"You ready?" He asked. I nodded before grabbing my cell phone from the bed and I pulled on some socks. We walked out of my bedroom and down the stairs, where everyone was waiting. When we walked into the living room, everyone suddenly went silent. I blushed when I realized everyone was staring at me. I refused to meet my father's gaze so I looked over at Erin. She smiled at me, and I quickly returned the smile.
I turned and walked into the hallway. I rummaged through the shoe cupboard before I found my white converse. I sat on the stairs and pulled them on. I could hear the hushed talking off my family in the living room. It was obvious they were talking about me and my little episode.
"Edward, leave her." I heard my mom say. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water deciding not to listen to their conversation. I heard footsteps and looked up to see Erin walking into the kitchen. She stopped and leaned against the wall.
"You okay Ness?" she asked. I put down my glass and quickly washed it up, before placing it back in the cupboard. I took a deep breath before answering.
"I've been better." I said. I smiled weakly at her.
"I'm sorry Ness." She said. I looked up in shock.
"Why are you apologizing? You haven't done anything." I told her.
"I overheard your dad talking to your mom. He was saying what your thoughts had been, about me and Seth." She admitted. I blushed. She smiled at me. My mom entered the kitchen.
"You two ready?" she asked. We both nodded before walking out into the car. We all piled into the jeep and somehow stuffed our entire luggage into the car. We drove at a vampire speed, which terrified Erin. The journey to the airport didn't take long because of the speed we were driving at. When we got out, Alice handed Erin and I our hand luggage. I peered into the bag to see my iPod and book. I smiled. Alice knew me well; I couldn't be without my iPod and I hated long flights when I didn't have a book. We went through check in pretty quickly seeing as we were flying first class. It's amazing what you can get the staff to do if you show them some cash. Erin was excited to be flying first class; she hadn't ever flown first class- unlike me, who had never known anything else.
"Nessie? Hello, can you hear me?" Erin said in my ear as we were walking onto the airplane.
"Hey. Yes sorry, I was just thinking. About… stuff." I replied looking at her. I handed my passport and boarding pass to the young flight attendant who was staring at me. I immediately felt self conscious and blushed a little. There was a low growl behind me, which I assumed was from my dad. We made our way to our seats and I sat down next to Erin. My dad sat next to me. No way was I sitting next to him. I stood up hoping to trade seats with someone, but a cold hand grasped my shoulder and pushed me down back into my seat. I narrowed my eyes at him, but plopped back down into my seat, pulling my legs up to my chest. I turned and began making small talk with Erin. I'm not sure when I fell asleep, but I gladly accepted the peace and fell into a deep sleep.