I feel there are some things that need to be explained and I want to take this time to do it...

Jacob's temper is bad and when he phases he gives himself over to the animal side. Can you imagine how hard it would be to fight against that? When he see's Nessie scared he remembers Emily and what happened between her and Sam, especially because she is there.

Nessie is going through some things of her own, her being half human means she has to deal with being a teenage girl. Teenage girls get confused about their emotions, especially Nessie because she's growing so fast and her destiny was chosen for her. She's never felt like that before toward anyone else and wasn't sure what to do about it. But she thought of Jake the whole time, about how she didn't feel the same with Jake as she did with Nahuel, it was different; wrong.

There will be consequences to Nahuel's actions and they will be revealed soon.

With that said I really want to thank everyone for their wonderful reviews.....I really do appreciate it a lot. I'm not the fastest story writer, it takes a lot of thinking for me to write chapters and this one wasn't any easier than any of the others. I wanted to get a chapter out before I went camping for the weekend and it wasn't happening so I decided to give you something rather than nothing...

This is part UNO of Eternal Connection and part DOS will be up by Sunday, Monday at the latest..So keep in mind there is more to this than whats here, part DOS will take off exactly where this one ends....

Thank you to my awesome Beta and friend RenesmeeAlice for dropping everything and editing this for all of you to read...

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ETERNAL CONNECTION

Back to Bella's POV

I FINISHED THE DISHES AND JOINED EDWARD OUT IN THE FRONT ROOM. He was there with Leah, Zaynn, Emily and Sam. They arrived back from town while I was cleaning up the kitchen.

"How was the town, not very much to see, huh?" I asked when I put my arm over Edward's shoulders. He put his arm around me and pulled me onto his lap.

"It was very… white," Emily replied. Her tone was calm and relaxed and there was no animosity in it at all. They must have made a good attempt at being civil towards each other.

"Yes, the snow is really starting to fall isn't it?" Zaynn replied to Emily. "Wait until mid August, the snow covers everything."

"I really can't wait; I've never seen snow so thick before. It's very beautiful," she replied.

An awkward silence filled the room and no one said anything. I couldn't tell if it was just me or if everyone felt the same, but Edward got up and led me outside. I wasn't sure where he was taking me but he was taking me there in a hurry.

"Where's Nessie?" I asked once we were out the front door. All the covens were back along with the rest of my family and the hybrids; except Nahuel.

"She went to talk to Nahuel about something," Carlisle replied. He turned to Esme and Nahuel's sisters, "Will you take them into the house so they can clean up?"

"Yes honey," she replied sweetly and kissed him. They never embraced each other long, a few seconds and that was it. To our kind a few seconds is actually a reasonable amount of time, but you could see the love and devotion that was concealed in it. "Let's go girls."

"Why didn't she wait? I wanted to be close by when she did it so Edward could listen for any clues to their treachery." Leave it to Nessie to jump the gun and go without us having the chance to prepare.

When they were in the house, Carlisle started speaking quickly, "There is something I would like to speak to you about."

"What is it Carlisle?" That frightened me, he never came to me when he needed to talk about something and I wasn't sure why he was doing it now: Until he answered my question.

"It's about Nahuel; I think he has it set in his mind that he and Nessie are meant to be together." I stiffened in place and he noticed, "He didn't come right out and say it but he had some off the wall questions and I answered them."

"Well he's crazy, Nessie already has the man she's destined to be with." I snapped, "He doesn't even know her, let alone know if they're meant to be together."

"Bella, I know that but he kept asking questions about her. Nessie went to speak with him so I'm sure they can clear it all up."

"Nessie is alone with him?" It just clicked and I don't know what the hell she was thinking. "What were they thinking letting her do this alone. Where's Jake?" I just noticed he wasn't here either; hopefully she decided to take him along after all. With Nahuel's mind wandering in that direction, Nessie being alone with him was probably not the best idea.

"He ran off in the other direction, I think he was upset that Ness--."

"No, I need him," I turned and left the group to watch my retreating form. Jacob was our only hope at getting to her before anything happened. I don't know what happened to us being close by; we were still standing here in the midst of our houses. I ran straight to Embry, he was my only hope at getting through to him.

When I ran through the house I noticed that all the rooms were empty on my way to his room. When I got to his door I didn't even bother knocking I just barged right in. "Embry, I need you to phase and tell Jake to go find Nessie," he stared at me confused. "Now!" I ordered.

He scrambled to his feet from the floor and dashed out the door. I ran after him and caught his shirt when he pulled it over his head and threw it behind him. He flew through the still open door and leapt off the porch. When his feet hit the ground he was running toward the trees.

"What's happening?" Alice asked as she watched Embry disappear.

"I'm not sure anything is happening but I'm hoping to prevent it if it is."

"Come again?"

"Nahuel is insane and thinks that he and Nessie are meant to be together or some nonsense very similar to it. Nessie went off to talk to him and I have a feeling he is going to try something so I asked Embry to phase and tell Jake to go find her."

"Oh… are you sure that's a good idea? I mean you know Jake's temper better than anyone." She had a point.

"It's already done, so let's hope for the best. Jacob wouldn't let anything happen to her, she will be fine," I said really trying to convince myself.

The minutes ticked by and I couldn't stand it any longer, "Where is Embry?" I thought out loud, "He's been gone a long time." He was probably just hanging around the others; Jacob wasn't the only wolf out there. Jared, Paul, Quil, and Sam were out there too.

"I don't know but he sure is taking his time," Alice chimed next to me, "Did you tell him to keep us informed as to what was happening?"

"No, I was more worried about him phasing and telling Jake to go find her." We waited there, staring at the opening in the trees for Embry or Jake or anyone to emerge. Edward appeared at my side, wrapping his arms around me, and pulling me to him.

"They're just beyond the trees. Jacob is upset and Nessie is crying."

"What?" I asked trying to go to them but he wouldn't let me go.

"Give them a minute to work out their issues; it's vital that they talk." He held me in place.

"Edward, what is going on?" I demanded. He knew and he wasn't telling me. I don't think so.

"Well, Nahuel is going to regret what he did and Jake is telling Nessie that he loved you before she was born."

"What? NO! Why? Why would he do that?" I struggled to get free but to no avail.

"You'll find out soon enough love, just give them time," he said, crushing me closer to him.

I gave up because he wasn't going to let me go and he was probably right. If they were talking about that then they definitely would need time to sort everything out. I wasn't sure how Nessie would feel about it and we never told her because of that fact. We didn't want to risk Jacob getting hurt because that information would influence Nessie's decisions about him.

"Where's Embry?" I asked trying to sound seriously interested, when really I wasn't in the least. "Why isn't he back yet?"

"That I don't know but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough," he pointed to the opening where Embry was walking from in human form. He had a huge grin on his face as he started jogging toward us.

He stopped right in front of me and Edward. "Looks like a hybrid might be getting his butt kicked by a certain werewolf," he chuckled.

"What does that mean?" I asked, upset that Edward already knew.

"I'll let Ness tell you about that but guess what?" he looked at Edward, "Not you; Bella."

"Will you please just say whatever you're going to say; I don't like playing these guessing games."

"Okay, so when I phased I heard everyone else that was in wolf form--,"

"You always hear them, get to the point," I said with frustration.

"If you would let me finish," he said, exasperated. "I heard Sam and his pack along with my own." He smiled hugely and put his hands to his chest. "I'm not supposed to hear Sam but because of my new mind reading abilities, I can get into Sam's head, therefore," he emphasized, "Getting into all of their heads."

"Really," I asked a little too shocked to construct a real response.

"Yeah really, that would probably come in handy during out fight." He sounded so enthusiastic about that and it still made me uneasy that everyone was so ready to fight. Who know what is going to happen? Any one of us can very easily die and they're all so very happy go lucky about it. It was really starting to make me go crazy.

"We will work on that tomorrow when we get back to our training," Jasper told him.

My eyes shot back to where Embry had emerged and there Nessie and Jacob were, walking hand in hand towards us. Jacob looked a little irritated while Nessie looked relieved. What happened between them and Nahuel? "Well, how did it go?" I asked looking at Nessie.

She proceeded to tell us about Nahuel's misconception and that he kissed her. I just about ran into the forest to rip him apart myself; how dare him. He knows the degree in which Jacob and Nessie are connected; did he really think that he could come between that?

When she told us that she didn't do anything to stop him I wanted to scream some sense into her. Jacob is such a good man and he will be the best kind of partner for her, I know she knows that.

Then I remembered how I felt when Jacob was trying to get me to leave Edward and be with him. He helped me realize that I did in fact love him: But it wasn't enough. I knew I couldn't live without Edward—not again—my heart wouldn't have been able to survive it. I did and still do love Jacob, but only as far as a brother or a son. I couldn't really blame her then, but I could still blame Nahuel; he should've known better: Especially with the amount of vampires and werewolves around. We could take him out in a heartbeat; Nessie has that kind of effect on all of us.

"And," she said when I thought she was done filling us in, "I cannot believe you never told me that you kissed Jake." She feigned being upset, "Don't you think that's something I should've known before we became official?" She added waving her hand between them.

"Ness," I said really, really embarrassed, "We didn't think it was important, it happened so long ago, long before you were born. We didn't want to make your decision that much more difficult."

"That decision was set in stone the moment I was born, the moment Jacob held me in my arms, I felt it."

"We weren't sure and we didn't want to take any chances," Edward replied for me. "Jacob would've been inconsolable if you hadn't chosen to be with him."

"He means that in the most literal sense of the word," Jacob defended himself looking down at Nessie while she gazed back. "But I still would've been there for you if you ever needed me. I would've been waiting for you to come to your senses," he chuckled and kissed her quickly but sweetly.

"I never had to give it a second thought," her words overflowing with truth and they would have made me tear up if it were a different time and different situation.

"So, what are we going to do about Nahuel?" I asked after a long moment of silence. "His sisters are in the house with Esme, Rose and Em."

"Not anymore they aren't," Tamika said from behind us. We all spun around, startled by the sudden sound of her voice, with everyone else following behind her.

"You might want to go find your brother, before any of us decided to," Carlisle told them. They sneered at us before darting off towards the darkened forest; they didn't look back before they disappeared behind the wall of trees. Something was very off about them; I've been saying it since they showed up.

"I want to get my paws on him, only for a minute, I don't want to hurt him too bad. But I need to show him that he can't get away with that; not with Nessie." Jacob growled when they were out of sight.

"I know, I'd like to get my hands on him, too," I agreed.

"No, we should not resort to violence," Esme said in her soprano voice.

"Esme is right," Edward agreed, "I wouldn't mind getting a hit or two in myself but what Nahuel did doesn't call for severe punishment."

I sighed, why did he have to be right about everything all the time? Nessie covered her mouth then as she yawned so deeply causing her body to quake. She may have the body of a 15 year old and the mind of a 20 year old but she has the sleeping habits of a two year old; she needs her sleep to function correctly.

I reached out to her and as soon as she noticed she released her grip around Jacob's waist and came towards me. I took her in my arms and she returned the hug accordingly, "Go to bed Nessie, we'll wait here for Nahuel," I told her kissing the top of her head. She peeked up at me and nodded her head.

Edward came and put his arm around her back and hugged her reassuringly. "Goodnight Renesmee tomorrow will be a brighter day."

She smiled groggily and slinked back into Jacob's waiting arms. He wrapped his arm around her back and swung her up, cradling her. She closed her eyes instantly and wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled deeper into his chest. They were going to be okay, I could see that. Nothing could come between an imprint.

We waited there, me in Edward's arms still as stone. Esme and Carlisle were standing next to us along with Rose, Em, Alice and Jasper. "That's not a half bad idea," Edward replied to someone's unspoken thought.

"We should scare the crap out of him?" Rose asked, being the one he responded to.

"Definitely," Jasper agreed. We continued to wait for them, keeping our eyes on the opening in the trees as we debated on what our next move was going to be. Jasper suggested we all surround him and circle him like he were our pray and Rose agreed. Alice said we should torture him by letting him sweat about it until tomorrow but we wanted to see him squirm.

I started to feel uneasy about how much time they were taking to return, Nessie was with Jacob so she would be fine. He wouldn't let anything happen to her. "What's taking so long?" I asked looking up at Edward.

"They have gone too far for me to hear," Edward replied staring fixedly at the wall of trees. We were silent as he strained to listen further and further, listening for their thoughts. It can't be taking them this long to locate him unless their senses aren't as strong as ours are; I could smell him from here. It wasn't a strong smell but it lingered.

"I can't take it anymore," Rose whined in an unusually pouty voice. "What is taking them this long?"

"I don't know," Carlisle replied suspiciously quirking an eyebrow.

"Let's go find out," Emmett started towards the forest and we all followed. It was dark once encased under the trees, but our intense vision could make out every detail of everything. I could make out every detail of the trees' trunks and every detail of the insects on the ground; everything except the Hybrids.

We returned to the house at dusk mentally exhausted from searching for Nahuel and his sisters. Edward was searching for any thoughts; Alice was searching the future with Embry close by and I had astral projected to the other side of the Denali Wilderness to see if they headed in that direction. Everywhere we went; if we caught a trace of their scent it was old and barely discernible.

We arrived home empty handed.

I started breakfast right away and promised Embry, Jared, Paul, Quil and Sam that I would make them something when they woke up. They were out with us all night probing the forest and they were as dog-tired as we were mentally.

Nessie woke up at 8a.m sharp as she always did, even with a little over three hours of sleep, cheerful and rejuvenated. It surprised me when she came in and Jacob was following her; he rarely came in as early as she did and if he did he definitely wasn't smiling.

"What are you smiling about?" I asked after I sat their plates down and they took their seats on the bar stools. "Isn't it a little early for you to be in such a good mood?" I joked.

"I'm smiling because I woke up next to your daughter," he said sheepishly spinning his fork around in his food.

"I don't know if now is the best time for that," Edward responded out of nowhere, approaching me from behind. I saw the silent conversation going on between Edward and Jacob; I could tell by the way Edward kept nodding and shaking his head at him while Jacob kept furrowing his eyebrows.

"What are you two talking about?" Nessie asked after she swallowed her bite of eggs. She stared at Jacob while I turned to her father, waiting for an answer.

"Jacob wants to talk about Nahuel and I don't agree that now is the time to do that. Breakfast," he said looking down and gesturing towards the food on the counter, "is the most important meal of the day—so I've heard—it plays a major role in the way your day goes; good, bad, fair you never know." He shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms looking at Jacob. He was rambling and that only means one thing.

"You don't have to tell us now," I replied after I eyed him skeptically for a moment and turned to the sink. "But we will find out eventually; know that."

"No, I want to know now, Jake," Nessie pouted, "Are you keeping something from me?"

"I just have some things I need to discuss with Bella and Edward, before we," he waved his hand between them, "can discuss it."

She scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest, "I'm sorry Ness." Jacob attempted to put his hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off and humphed. "Don't be that way," he begged her and I knew she wouldn't be able to resist his smile. The same Jacoby smile he used to comfort me with during the dark part of my life.

She loosened her grip and he was able to pull her arms away, without a fight, and hold her hands in his. "It's nothing bad I promise. Edward wouldn't keep it from you if it was."

"I still don't like you keeping secrets from me Jake. A relationship is supposed to be built on trust. How can I trust you if you don't let me in?" she turned and exited the kitchen gracefully and Jacob didn't follow.

"Okay, now can I be included," I asked.

"Our dear friend Jacob wants to ask our daughter a very important and inevitable question. Isn't that right Jacob?" Edward said slyly.

"Yes, er uh, I want to…" he ran his hand through his hair and didn't make eye contact with me; this isn't what I think it is. "Well… I love Nessie with all my heart and… I… I want to ask her to marry me."

He looked like he was prepared for impact as he scrunched his face and put his hands up. I nearly jumped into his arms I was so overjoyed. I knew it would happen, why not now. She's old enough to do this. This whole time I'd been thinking it was something bad when in reality; it wasn't.

"Under one condition," I said sternly and he met my gaze.

"Anything," he said as he loosened his stance.

"You have to stay with us—for the most part—I can't live without Renesmee in my life."

"I wouldn't have it any other way," he replied happily.

"Well, you can go at some point but only into your own house but you still have to be close enough that I can sense you." I added.

"So I take that as a yes," he guessed.

"Yes, of course, she's going to be so excited," I basically shrieked as I made my way around the counter. "And Alice, Oh Alice is going to have a hay day. You're in for one hell of a ride Jacob Black," I laughed lightly and hugged him quickly. "So when are you planning on… popping the question?" I've always wanted to ask someone that, it's such a silly phrase.

"I haven't really given it a lot of thought; I just know I want to ask her."

Edward spoke up then using his pleasing voice, "Would you do Bella and me a favor?"

"That really depends on the favor?" Jacob countered.

"Wait until after we deal with the Volturi, she doesn't need anything to distract her."

He smiled doubtfully, "I'll do my best, that's all I can promise."

"That's all we can ask for," I replied. "Now go find Nessie, I'm sure she's waiting for you."

"Thanks Bella," he took one last bite of his half-eaten food and darted out of the kitchen.

"I give him a month." Edward said.

"Really that long? I'll be surprised if he lasts two weeks," I laughed.

"Do you blame him?" Edward retorted barely audible. "I remember how I felt when I decided I was going to ask you."

"That doesn't count; you only used that in an attempt to keep me human."

"No Bella," he took my left hand in his and twirled his mother's ring around my finger. "I made it seem that way because of my own insecurities, but I decided long before that. I knew just the thought of it would send you into a frenzy," he smiled my smile, "So I was relieved when I was finally able to ask you."

"So you had it planned all along didn't you?" He shook his head and I just gaped at him. "You are such a--." He cut me off when his lips were suddenly on mine. He kissed me sweetly not hastily and I returned it with just as much passion.

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