Afternoon Sun

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21. The Lies.

Jacob Black.

I burst through the now-wolf-sized door and up the wolf-sized stairs into my room. Alex wasn't there, thank god. I raided my closet, grabbing whatever I could in my mouth, and stepped into the bathroom where I phased back, and put on my clothes. Then I ran back downstairs, in search of Nessie.

"Ah, Jacob returns," Emmett said. "I only noticed when an oversized wolf broke into the house and ran up the stairs. An average person doesn't see that every day!"

I ignored him. Instead, I turned to Bella. "Where is she?"

"Carlisle's office," she said. "He's got a bed in there and everything. We're not going to need to move her to the hospital, thank god, because she's a half vampire and survived the fall. A human wouldn't have."

"Is she unconscious?"

"Not anymore," Carlisle's voice said. We turned to see him stepping out of his office, winding a stethoscope around his neck. "Go see her, Jacob."

"I don't think that would be a very good idea."

"Why not?" Edward asked. It was obvious he knew everything.

"You know that."

"Do I?"

"Nessie hates me."

"Because you kissed Alex, correct?"

I looked up at him, surprised. "No!" I defended myself. "Nessie just thinks-"

"She's been thinking about that the entire time," Edward said. "You touch her hand, and the same vision goes into your head, every time. It's disgusting, Jacob."

"Where is she?"

"In the office."

"Not Nessie! Alex."

"Alex has gone hunting."

"Well, wait till she gets back," I threatened. "You know everything she's done, and you're still blaming me?"

"What has she done, Jacob?" Rosalie interrupted. "She liked you. You broke her heart."

"Is that what she's told you?"

"That's what happened. What else would she say?"

"What exactly happened?" I asked. "How did you find out Alex was a girl and everything?"

"Nessie," Alice explained. "Nessie was trying to tell us, when she slipped and fell."

"I heard it," Edward said. "Continuously. It was just "Dad. Alex is a girl! Dad!" the entire time. And then we went to Alex's room-"

"My room," I corrected.

"Yes, whatever," Edward continued. "She admitted everything to us, said she loved you, but you were constantly putting her down and ignoring her for Nessie- which I don't mind- but ignoring people is very wrong, Jacob."

"Edward," I said sternly. "She tried to kill Nessie. That bite was meant to be! It was done purposely!"

Edward was silent for a moment. "Nonsense," he finally said. "That was an accident."

"She admitted everything to me too!" I said. "And her power- it's persuasion! She makes you want to do things you don't want to do! Like the kiss, for example."

The entire Cullen family stared at me. "I think it's possible," Carlisle said.

"But it could also be a cover-up for the terrible thing Jacob's done," Rosalie debated.

"Rosalie," I said. "You have to believe me. Forget all the hate you have for me for just a second. Think of Nessie!"

"If Nessie supports what you're saying-"

"Jacob!" a voice suddenly called out in spasm from Carlisle's office.

Nessie.

"Nessie?" I said. "I'm here!"

"Jacob!" she said, in the same tone.

I rushed inside the dark, sophisticated room, lined with bookshelves covered in fat, medical books. "Nessie?" I repeated, taking the pale girl's hand.

"Jacob!" her voice was not in spasm this time, and her eyes opened suddenly.

"Nessie," I breathed out in relief. "I'm here."

She was sitting up all of a sudden, and her arms were around my neck, her head pressed into my chest. "Jacob," she said. "Jacob, I'm so sorry!"

"Why are you apologizing?" I asked, wrapping my hands around her. "It's my fault!"

"No, Jacob," she said. "I misjudged you. I thought you were a terrible person. But then I found out everything. And I regretted it more than anything I've ever regretted."

I smiled to myself. "I love you," I said. "My steel cable."

I felt her face muscles move into a smile against me. "I love you too, Jacob."

"How sweet," Alex's voice said behind us. I whirled around, positioning Nessie behind me.

"Alex," I said. Behind her were all the Cullens, looking ready to murder me on the spot. "Coward," I said. "Afraid we'll beat you, so you're turning the Cullens against us?"

Alex frowned. All the Cullens discharged themselves from their position, their eyes wandering in confusion. They started to act normal again. "They're not paying attention to us," Alex said. "Happy now, Jacob?"

"Delighted." I was being sarcastic.

"Ready to fight me now, Jacob?"

"I'm not going to fight you. You're a girl."

Alex's eyes moved off of me, and to my side. "How about Nessie and me, then?" she asked. "One-on-one. Single combat."

"Ha!" I said. "You've got an offensive power, and you're not the one who's just fallen down the stairs! I wonder who's got the upper hand?"

"Jacob," Nessie said weakly behind me. "I want to do this."

"Too bad," I said. "I'm not going to let you."

"Alex," Nessie now spoke to the girl who wanted to kill her. "I will, if you promise not to use your power. I win, and you leave. Let Jacob be mine. I lose, and you take my place. You can have Jacob forever. I'll disappear, and never return."

Alex seemed to consider this. "No, Nessie!" I said to her. "Don't I get a choice to who I want to love?"

"Please, Jacob," she said. "You have to trust me."

"Nessie, you could get hurt-"

"Alright, Renesmee," Alex said. "I agree to your terms."

Nessie smiled, and slid off the bed, immediately crumbling to the ground. I helped her up, glancing at Alex. "Tomorrow," I choked out.

And that was the most difficult thing I had to say since I was born.

There were only two things that could happen now.

Nessie could win.

Or Nessie could lose.

I could be with Nessie for the rest of my life, with no interruption from Alex.

Or I could be forced to love Alex for the rest of my life.

I knew who I wanted to win.

Renesmee Cullen.

I knew what I was doing.

Didn't I?

I could do this. I had training. I had support.

I had to do this.

On one side there was Jacob and my family, everything I loved.

And on the other side, nothing.

I would not lose to Alex.

Definitely not.

GULP.

Chapter 22... The Big Fight!!

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