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Chapter Twenty-Eight

I woke up to find myself in Jake's arms. I felt a strange beep in my ears that I knew, later, was due to the fact that we were already on the plane. Wow; I had been out for quite a long time, then.

I felt gentle strokes on my hair while I was still groggy; I hadn't got enough sleep for a long time now.

"Hey," Jake whispered. I smiled at him; I had missed him terribly.

"Hey, Jake," I whispered back, which made me quite aware of the burning in my throat. So I decided to stop talking for a while. I put my hand on his cheek and thought…

I've missed you. I'm really sorry, Jake but I had to- I was cut off by his thoughts.

Just leave the lecture for home. I know Edward wouldn't let you off the hook just like that; you made us all really anxious, Ness.

I felt uneasy as he mentioned that; I still had stuff to deal with at home.

"You sure do," Daddy whispered, lower than any sleeping human here would hear. But his voice wasn't as restrained as earlier today, which I was grateful for.

I know, Daddy. I'm just happy to be back with you.

"Then, maybe, you should have, oh, I don't know, stayed with us," he muttered sarcastically.

"Edward!" Momma, Alice, Rose and Esme groaned in unison. He just chuckled; his mood was improving. Thank God.

I was getting my attention back to Jacob when I heard Alice gasp faintly. What, now?

"You haven't been wearing this for two days, have you?" She asked. I rolled my eyes.

"Well, If you'd seen what they had for me there, you would have let me wear this every day," I whispered. Dang this burning.

Jake became alert when he heard that thought; I still had my hand on his cheek.

When was the last time you ate or drank or whatever?

I thought about that for a moment.

"Last meal was the eggs yesterday but I can't really recall the day of the last time I hunted," I stated truthfully as I rubbed my temples. Add headache to the burning and you have no energy whatsoever to remember anything, even if you have super vampire memory.

He sighed in frustration. The others just rolled their eyes; I would feed when we get off the plane anyways whether they throw a fit about it or not. I heard Daddy chuckle lightly at that.

"I'm getting as annoyed as Emmett with your silent conversations, Edward," Momma whispered in his ear but I could hear the smile in her voice. Emmett laughed loudly at that just to receive a smack at the head from Rosalie; all the humans were sleeping.

"See, Eddie?" he whispered, "Even Bella thinks it's annoying!" He smiled triumphantly then turned his head to Jasper with a mischievous grin.

"I know, I know. I lose. I'll get you the new motorcycle. Though I know you'd break it anyways," Jasper mumbled then got back to talking with Alice.

They were the same typical Cullens that I absolutely adore.

I'm not a Cullen.

I laughed at that; Jake should know by now that he occupies a great part of my heart. I showed him his ring on my finger and rolled my eyes. He should understand.

Thankfully, he did as he smiled sweetly and got back to playing with my hair. I noticed that I wasn't wearing the cloak anymore. Good thing they got rid of it.

I felt my eyelids become heavy once again and I drifted back to peaceful sleep.

Jacob Black

I was happy beyond words to have her back in my arms. Edward wasn't really happy about that but I insisted and he just let it go.

I kept watching her beautiful, extremely peaceful, face sleep. I had to admit it, I really wanted to put her hand on my cheek again and see if I could watch her dreams that way but I preferred to give her the privacy she always thought was taken from her in the presence of her family. Well, it was true.

I loved the fact that she was back, and that I got to kill that short leech. I couldn't bear the suffering and the pain she made Renesmee go through using her little 'gift'. I phased though I didn't want to and lunged at her.

Oh, I would have to add the fact that Nessie tried to distract the other parasite by pushing him off me to the list of things I really need to scold her about. Let's see…

We have the whole her-agreeing-to-go-to-the-Volturi, her-actually-going-there-alone-though-she-knows-we-were-strongly-opposed-to-that (I know it's long but there's no short way to describe it), her-not-eating-or-drinking-for-a-long-time, and her-being-just-stubborn issues. Wow; that's a lot.

I sighed again, knowing that, as soon as I'd see her face I wouldn't be able to be angry at her. I'd probably just hug her and tell her that I love her. I could be extremely weak when it comes to the love of my life.

As soon as the plane landed in Port Angeles, I borrowed Bella's cell phone to call Sam; mine was destroyed when I phased. Good thing Alice managed to get me some clothes.

I waited for a few seconds before he picked up.

"Hello?" he muttered, surprised that someone would call him at 3am.

"Hey, Sam. It's Jake," I whispered, careful not to wake Nessie. Edward just took her from my hands.

"Oh, hey. You're back? Is she with you? What happened? D-" I cut him off.

"I'm back. She's with me and I'll tell you later. I just had to inform you of my presence now." I heard him sigh.

"Okay. I'll see you in a few in the Rez. Okay?" he asked.

"Sure, sure. Just give me an hour or so; we're still at the airport."

"'Kay. Bye." He said as he ended the call.

I gave the phone back to Bella who was busy stroking her daughter's hair. She loved her so much, though she wasn't a woman of words. Like Charlie.

No, I take that back; Charlie knew how to speak, easily. And a lot. My last few meetings with him weren't exactly silent. I could swear he wanted to go back to his house and get his gun when we first announced our engagement.

He thought I was using her, just because I'm about 17 years older than her doesn't mean I'm using her! Okay, I take that back. I'm twenty-three and she's six, so in his point of view, it's disgusting. But I knew better than that; she wasn't in any way six or even sixteen, and she was my imprint. And I was sure as Hell I wasn't in any way using her.

I loved the sight of my ring in her little hand, which looked paler than usual now. She really needed to hunt. And soon. Maybe first thing in the morning because she seems pretty tired as well. I hate those parasites more than anything now. More than I even used to hate Edward a few years ago.

"Jacob!" Bella yelled, snapping me out of my reverie. I looked at her questioningly. "The paper work is done, let's get moving!" she said as she pushed me with one hand. Now I miss the times when she couldn't even punch me with me even noticing that; this push hurt a little.

As Bella, Edward, Nessie and I entered the Volvo, which Jasper brought from the house. And as the others slid into the Doc's Mercedes, I began thinking about our wedding that was to be in less than two months.

Alice said that she would make it in the large cottage that her, Bella, Blondie and Esme were busy preparing for us to live in after we get married; they didn't want us too far away.

Its location was really convenient as it was about a few miles away from the mansion but in the opposite direction of Bella's and Edward's cottage. Great; I wouldn't want him in our heads. For pretty obvious reasons.

January 1st was to be the new beginning of our life together. Our own 'Happy Ever After'. Who would've thought about that?

I glanced at the sleeping beauty that her head was laid on my lap and smiled; she was the one I wanted to complete my life- No, existence as she always corrected- with.

Renesmee Cullen

I opened my eyes and let a huge yawn escape my mouth. I rubbed my eyes and noticed it was already Saturday morning.

I got off my bed, that I didn't have to wonder much how I got to just simply because I live in a houseful of vampires and they are capable of almost everything that might occur to your mind.

I took one, very warm, very long, shower and changed into a pair of jeans, a tank top and my pink flip-flops. I left my hair loose and wet just to feel the cold breeze. I loved that fresh feeling.

I got downstairs to find Esme, Alice and Rosalie not there; just Emmett and Jasper. Carlisle, I knew, was at the hospital and Momma and Daddy were still in the cottage.

I wondered a little about what they were preparing for my wedding, then I decided to let it go; I've learned that there are a lot of things that aren't worth throwing a fit about. Including this.

"Hey, guys," I said, smiling hugely but my throat burnt so bad that I winced.

"Hello, thirsty little niece of mine!" Emmett just had to make a joke out of everything. I chuckled along with Jasper who stood up and closed the TV.

"Come on, we're going on a hunting trip!" He announced and turned to Emmett, "And, no Emmett, no grizzlies." Emmett boomed a loud laugh.

"Alice and Edward are rubbing off on you!" He glared at him but smiled later.

"You're just too-predictable!" We both said in unison, Emmett just stuck a tongue out at us.

The hunting trip was really great; I had two elks, a deer and a mountain lion alone. Emmett thought that the pack was rubbing off on me. What was with him today?

We got back to the house and found Momma and Daddy already there in the living room, cuddling. They sat straight as I entered though.

I felt a lump in my throat; I didn't know what was going to happen. I expected a long lecture though.

"Come here," Daddy said, smiling at me and patting the couch between him and Momma. I did as he said and felt myself relax a little. They both hugged me. "I'm not going to give you the same old lecture; I guess I can't punish you for inheriting those selfless genes off your mother either. So-" I cut him off.

"I missed you two so much. And I'm really, really sorry for going there against your will, but you know why I did that. And, thank God, it turned out pretty well. And I'm back, not that I planned to but whatever. Err…Sorry?" I mumbled the last part as they both muffled a laugh.

"It's okay," Momma reassured me.

"If it wasn't for Bella I really would've loved to make you hear that lecture again. I never get bored of that you know," Daddy said, smiling.

"Thank you," I told them both and leaned my head on Daddy's shoulder as I was thinking about another matter that I'd have to face soon.

Mary.

I'd have to tell her about my family sooner or later. Maybe I'd tell her bef- Daddy cut off my thoughts.

"Don't you have a Chemistry exam on Monday?" he asked, though he knew the answer already. I nodded and got the hint, going upstairs.

But I couldn't leave them now; I got my books and went back downstairs. I hated Chemistry, I was smart and all but this subject was just…well, chemistry.

"Help?" I asked, smiling and raising my books in my hand. Daddy sighed and nodded.

We spent the next two hours studying. Well, it was more like he was tutoring me. And, working faster than humans, those two hours were enough to use all the mental energy I had left. We had finished more than half the curriculum anyways so I was free to go.

As I exited Carlisle's study, where we were, I smelt Jake's oh-so-recognizable musky, delicious scent. I grinned hugely and ran downstairs to meet him. I was surprised to find him talking to Alice and Momma in a hushed tone though. They all stopped talking when they heard my footsteps and began talking about another thing…

"So, Jake, you were saying something about a garage?" Momma asked. I rolled my eyes as I entered the kitchen, where they all were.

"Yep. I'm opening one right here in Port Angeles," he replied, eating something that all I knew about is that it smelt horrible. I decided to play along.

"Oh, really? And why am I surprised I'm kind of the last one to know, Jacob?" I asked.

He turned his head to me and was smirking," Let's just not talk about stuff that are 'surprising'. Stuff that people decide and hide. Shall we?" I knew exactly what he was talking about. I looked at the ground and whispered a 'Sorry'. They wouldn't let me forget this, would they?

I left the room and headed towards the backyard. I sat on the grass and thought a little…

So, now, because I didn't tell them I'd go to Italy, for obvious reasons, he would have the right to hide anything from me?

I didn't have it in me to tell him that, though; I still felt guilty for putting them in that situation.

I heard his footsteps behind me; I kept my eyes closed as I inhaled the beautiful scent slowly.

"Aw, come on! I didn't mean it that way!" He sat beside me and put a hand on my shoulder," Sorry; I know I shouldn't have said that." His voice was sincere, not that I doubted it. I sighed and opened my eyes.

"No, it's okay. I'm the one who should be sorry," I whispered against his shoulder, he tightened his grip and kissed the top of my head. It was silent for a while.

"So, have you hunted today?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm full," I answered, "You still didn't tell me more about the garage."

He smiled, "I'm opening one in Port Angeles, and you know I'm pretty much into fixing cars and stuff."

"But, why, Jake? You wouldn't have enough free time; you patrol too much."

"I'll manage. Besides, you don't expect me to live off your family's money, do you?" What?

"Huh? Since when do you talk that way?"

"What way? We're getting married, and I just simply refuse to live off your money, even if you have enough for a whole country." I sighed.

"Okay. But I have one condition though," I demanded, he nodded," This wouldn't affect the time we spend together; it's not much to begin with." It was his turn to sigh.

"I know but-" I cut him off.

"No buts; either that or no working," I stated bluntly, using my full stubbornness.

"I'll try my best," he said. That was when I remembered I hadn't kissed him in two days, so I simply did.

"P-L-E-A-S-E! Out. Of. Here!" Emmett said from inside and I heard Daddy groan. Being in our heads, that wasn't pretty.

We both chuckled then turned our heads to face the forest.

"Mary is in the Rez now, you know," he said.

"Really?" I said, trying to sound not interested; I didn't want to face her just yet.

"Yes. Ness, you're going to have to tell her sooner or later," he said as he stroked my hair.

"What's wrong with later?" I asked rhetorically, knowing I would give in eventually.

"Nessie," he whispered.

"Okay, okay. I'll go talk to her." I raised my hands as if in surrender. He chuckled." And that's so not funny. What would I tell her? 'You know those vampires Embry told you about? Yeah, those are my family'. Yeah, right!" I stood up as I said that. He hugged me.

"Everything will be just fine, Ness. I'll come with you if you want," he offered.

"Please?" I almost begged; I needed some support doing this.

"Sure, kid," he teased. He knew I hated him calling me that. Or little. Or weak. Well, you get the point!

"Hey!" I objected, frowning. He laughed at my expression.

"Sorry. I meant 'Sure, sunshine'." It had been a while since he called me that so I smiled.

"Thanks, Jake."

"Wanna go now?" he asked. I was about to nod when Alice interrupted.

"No, no, no, no," she chanted," I need her for only a couple of minutes up here!" she said from upstairs.

One second I was standing with Jake in the backyard, the other I was already in my room.

"What is it, Alice?" I asked," Is it something to do with my wedding? The dress?" I asked excitedly.

"Nope. I'm just taking some measurements." I huffed as she got out the little pink meter she had.

"Why do you guys have to hide everything from me?" I asked," It's my wedding, you know!"

She grinned at my frustration and got back to writing numbers down. I didn't know why, though; she had probably had it memorized.

"You'll know everything in its time! Now, go, go, go! Out!" She pushed me through the door. I rolled my eyes and got out. Maybe Daddy would tell me later.

Jacob was waiting downstairs. I took him and we ran our way to the Rez.

"There she is." He pointed at First Beach. He was about to go when I grabbed his shirt.

"I need you with me!" I insisted, pouting. He chuckled.

"Sure; come on." He led me to where Mary was sitting with Embry. It looked like Embry knew about this because he nodded as Jacob and I approached.

Mary turned her head to see who Embry was nodding to and saw us.

"Hey, Nessie!" She greeted me and then waved to Jake," Where were you the last two days?" she asked. I forced a smile; I was nervous.

What would I tell her now?

The truth, apparently.

"Italy," I answered quickly, squeezing Jake's hand for support. Her expression was of pure surprise.

"Italy?" She repeated, more like talking to herself. I sighed.

"I need to tell you something important, Mary," I managed to whisper. I wished I'd brought her somewhere where I could bring Jasper. She looked at me questioningly. "About the vampires Embry, Jake and Quil told you about." She was still taking it in; it took her a while before she nodded.

"What about them?" she asked.

"Well," I could swear Jacob was hurting real bad from all the squeezing but he rubbed my back soothingly, Embry got by her side and held her close," I- uh, well, um…" I mumbled.

"You can do it," Jake whispered in my ear. I took in a sharp breath.

"I'm half-vampire, my family are all vampires." I rushed through the words, though I knew she could hear me.

Her face was drained of any blood, Embry had to hold her close for support and kept whispering 'It's okay's and 'Don't be scared' s in her ear. She spoke when she regained her composure.

"Vampires?" she whispered," That's not a prank?" she asked, hope filling her voice. I shook my head.

She stretched one trembling hand and touched mine, she looked at me questioningly," But you're not cold. Embry told me they're called 'the cold ones'."

She was accepting it. I let out a sigh of relief.

"That's because I'm only half-vampire. I'm half-human, too," I explained. She nodded and kept silent for a moment.

"That's why you eat like us?" she asked, obviously remembering my chocolates.

"I can survive on either that or blood, but I prefer blood." She gulped hardly and got herself closer to Embry. Uh-oh! I didn't tell her we're vegetarians! "Animal blood," I quickly corrected, fighting the tears in my eyes; my friend was afraid of me.

"What?" she whispered.

"My family doesn't drink human blood; we survive on animal blood instead." She looked at Embry who nodded reassuringly. She let out a sigh of relief.

"So the Cullens and the Hales are all vampires?" she asked, regaining power in her voice. My grip on Jake's hand loosened a little as I relaxed. We all sat down on the sand then, the guys on both our sides.

"Yes. Every one of them. Edward and Bella are my parents, actually, not Carlisle and Esme. Biologically; I'm not adopted." Her eyes widened.

"But- Oh, right, you don't get older," she remembered the Quiluete legends, "Wait, you don't get older?" It was hard for her to apply those legends on her friend.

"Being half-human, I grow up. Fast, yes. But, I do. It would all stop by next year though."

"Half-human? Didn't you just say that Edward and Bella are both vampires?" She wasn't getting this easily, was she?

"Uh- they had me when Momma was still human," I explained.

"That would get some time to get used to," she whispered, smiling. I smiled back at her.

"It's okay; I know it's unusual."

Jacob decided to talk then; all the stress was over," Do you remember what we told you about how some vampires have special powers?" he asked, squeezing my hand encouragingly. She nodded.

"Do you have one, Ness?" she asked, a little excited. I nodded as I quickly put my palm on my cheek and showed her images of the two of us having fun and how much I would appreciate It if she'd still be friends with me. "What was that?" she whispered, her eyes widening.

"I can project thoughts and images into people's minds." I smiled proudly.

"Does anyone else have powers from your family?" she asked, her breath finally even.

"Yes; Daddy can read minds, Alice can see the future, Jasper can manipulate emotions and Momma is a shield; Daddy, for example, can't read her mind without her permission," I answered.

"Wow." She dragged the letters, "Unusual indeed. So, how old are you?" she asked. I chuckled nervously; this was sure going to freak her out.

"Six," I choked, glancing at her now-shocked face.

"Six," she repeated, whispering. "You sure grow up fast." I nodded.

It was silent for a moment, I leaned my head on Jake's shoulder, relaxing, and put my hand on his cheek.

Thank you for being here.

Hey, anytime! It's gone good. She'd get used to it eventually. I think you should wait for 'meeting the family' until Rachel's wedding next Saturday.

Sure; I'm not ready for that yet, either. By the way, I owe Rachel an apology.

An apology? Why?

I told her Alice would help her, and that was supposed to be yesterday.

Oh, she helped her. She went to her today while you were studying.

I turned my head to look at his smirk. Then I chuckled.

"Do you want to go somewhere? I should be going home in an hour anyways so why not use this time?" she asked, looking at Embry.

"Do you really have to go home?" Embry groaned. She rolled her eyes.

"Hello! Chemistry exam on Monday!" He sighed.

"Okay," he mumbled grudgingly. Jake and I laughed at his frustration; we never thought we'd see that side of Embry.

"We can go to the cliffs," I suggested, glancing at Jake who just nodded.

"Great!" Mary squealed.

"Okay, then. Come on," Embry agreed, standing up and taking her hand. She blushed subtly. Aw!

We went to the cliffs in Jake's Rabbit; it was the nearest car to the beach.

She sat beside me on our way there.

"What's that?" she mumbled, pointing on my ring. I grinned happily.

"Uh. Jake and I are getting married." Now, she was more shocked than the time I told her I was a vampire.

"What? Like married married?" she asked, I rolled my eyes.

"Sure. Is there a married, not married, Mary?" I asked. She chuckled.

"Wow; that's great," she whispered. My smile just got huger; I never thought it was even possible.

"Here we are," Jake announced as he parked at the cliff. We got off the car and sat on the edge of the cliff. I was cuddled in Jake's arms and she was in Embry's; they were together now apparently.

"See? You made it," he whispered, rocking me gently. I sighed happily.

"Yeah," I whispered back.

He put his head on top of mine and kissed my hair.

I couldn't express how happy I was at that moment; I had everything; my fiancé, my friend, my family…everything.

I was still worried a little though, about her meeting my family. But it was going to be okay, right? I mean, the hard part is over.

I was pulled away from my reverie by my ringing phone. I answered it immediately.

"Hello?"

"Nessie, you need to come here right now!" Alice demanded, her voice excited.

"What? Why?" I asked, a little worried though her tone suggested that there was nothing to be worried about.

"Your dress is here!"


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