A/N: Thanks to all you posted their reviews, Super close to 200 mark! Thanks also to those who added this story and me in their Alerts and Favorites lists. Lots of comments about the interaction between Jacob and Nessie so I'm really gonna try to put much more of those in the story.

Disclaimer:

Characters based on Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga.

(Nessie POV)

If felt like heaven. I couldn't take the silly grin off my face that was caused my Jacob's little comment about my singing. My family and friends complimented me that I sounded good, but when Jacob said it, it felt more special.

I was in deep thought that I didn't hear the others arrived. All of a sudden, I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," I called out. It was my dad. "How was your day at the pack's house?"

"It was fine; just the regular video games. Rosalie was a little bored since Leah had to go to work and there was no other female in the house," dad answered. "How about you; how did the project go?"

"Good. We agreed on the book to read and we're going to meet again once we're done so we could watch the movie together."

"I heard you sang some songs."

"Yeah, we did. It was fun to sing with other people," I smiled.

"Who's Ken?" dad asked and I was surprised. My aunts and mom never mentioned Ken around my uncles, Grandpa and especially around dad. I was pretty sure that Granma wouldn't have said anything either.

"Did Jacob tell you about him?" I asked. Jacob was the only person I thought would rat me out on my dad.

"No, he didn't. He didn't have to say anything, though," dad answered and tapped on his head. Damn mind-reader.

"Ken is Sabrina's older brother. He goes to Hanover High, Senior. He went with Sabrina earlier."

"He likes you," dad said. It was not a question.

"How'd you even know? Never mind. And yeah, he likes me, but I already told him that we're just friends," I said.

"Jacob doesn't seem too pleased seeing him here."

"Jacob is just as uninvited as Ken was."

"Just be careful with 'friends,' Renesmee. I don't want anybody getting hurt."

"Dad, I'm three years old. Don't you think 'boys' are a bit early for my age?" I teased.

"In human years, yes, you are three, but physically, you're eighteen. Mentally, you're probably just as old as me," he said.

"Dad, you're so old! Don't compare me to you," I joked. I hugged him. "I understand what you're saying dad. I really made it clear with Ken that we're just friends."

"And Jacob?"

"What about him? We're friends; I'm a sister to him," I said. He nodded and kissed me on the top of my head and headed out.

"Sister to him," I mumbled to myself. I was left to myself to wonder when that would change.

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The rest of the weekend quickly passed. Monday morning started as usual. Like my daily routine, I got up, took a shower, ate breakfast and drove with Alice to school. Like always, Ken was waiting for us; he looked nervous.

"Good morning," I greeted him.

"Hey, Ness, Alice. How's your weekend?" he asked.

"Great! You were there, too," Alice said.

"So, uhm, after we left, did you jam some more?" Ken asked.

"No, we didn't. Jacob left right after you guys did," I answered. He relaxed a bit.

"Oh, okay. Here, let me take your bags," he grabbed my bag and Alice's and walked in front of us. I looked at Alice who was controlling her laughter.

"See you at lunch," Ken said when we reached our classroom. I nodded and he left.

When he was out of hearing distance, Alice and I giggled while we sat beside Marianne. "What?" she asked.

"Ken," I answered.

"What about him?" Marianne asked.

"He looked anxious when we got here. He asked how's our weekend; he wanted to know if we sang some more after you guys left," I explained.

"When Nessie said that Jacob left right after you guys did, I think it was the first time he actually breathed," Alice laughed.

"He was complaining in the car why we had to leave while Jacob was still there. Sabrina said that Jacob is a family friend so he might be staying for a while. Ken was so mad, he was silent the whole trip home," Marianne giggled.

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Ten minutes before our English class was over, Mr. Thomas told us to sit together with our group. "Who already have a book picked out for the project?" he asked with his hand raised. The whole class raised their hands. "Very good," he said. "Let's hear what you're working on."

"Atonement." "Pride and Prejudice." "Da Vinci Code." "Memoirs of a Geisha." "The Zodiac."

"I'm impressed with your choices, especially the non-fiction," Mr. Thomas said and nodded his head towards Nate's group who answered 'The Zodiac.' "It's not required, but if you want to submit your first draft, you can do so in mid-January. Give me three days to review and I would return it to you. There's no added or deducted point if you submit a draft. In two weeks, we're off for the holidays. I know nobody wants to do school work during vacation, but it would be good to at least finish the book by then so you could start on your essays." The class nodded in agreement. "If you don't have any questions, class dismissed."

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While we were eating in the cafeteria, Ken asked our plans for the holidays.

"Are you going to be in town or are you heading back to Alaska?" he asked.

"We'll be here," Alice answered.

"Great, so can we hang out?" he asked.

"Well," I started to say but Ken cut me off.

"Don't worry; it's not like a date. Just friends hanging out," he explained quickly.

"I was going to say that we'll be in town but our relatives are coming over so we won't be able to hang out," I said.

"Oh, okay," Ken said and slumped his shoulders.

"There, there, lover boy," Sabrina said as she patted his shoulders.

"Shut up," Ken shrugged off Sabrina's hand and we laughed.

"How about you guys? What are your plans for the holidays?" I asked.

"We'll be in town except for New Year's. My mom finally gave in, we're going to New York for the countdown," Marianne squealed in excitement.

"That sounds like fun," Alice said.

"It's going to be my first time so it's gonna be great," Marianne said.

"How about you?" I asked Sabrina and Ken.

"Just at home with some relatives. For New Year's, we're going across town for the party. Our relatives live all around town so there's not much excitement," Sabrina said.

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The week quickly went back to routine; practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays except on game days. Our team was doing well and Coach Noble said we definitely had a chance to make it to the semi-finals round.

My mom and dad got to watch a weeknight game since once of their instructors was out of town for a conference. It was great to celebrate with them after the game, although the celebration didn't officially start until we got to the car. We were still avoiding any strange glances from my schoolmates after that one instance that some people noticed said that I looked like both my sister and her boyfriend. We didn't want to have another encounter like that.

Our teachers went over the rest of their syllabus for the end of the year so that we could start the new topic for next year. A lot scheduled tests before of the holidays which made the students quite unhappy. For me, it didn't matter if we had any tests or not. I already knew all the materials taught in school, and more, thanks to my family who home-schooled me.

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Only two weeks left in December before the winter break and I was looking forward to seeing Grandpa Charlie. It was only a year ago when I last saw him, but he would have a shock of his life as soon as he sees me. My parents told me the shock that Grandpa had when he first met me. In time, he put the puzzle together and figured out what my dad's family were; what my mom turned into. It was something that he still dismissed from time to time, but he was a smart man, he knew it was the truth.

They were scheduled to arrive a few days before Christmas and they would leave after the New Year. My mom showed me pictures of Granma Renee, but unfortunately, I would never meet her. It would be hard to explain to her our situation; she was not as open-minded as Grandpa Charlie. Too bad, she seemed to be an interesting person to meet. This year, she wouldn't be able to visit Hanover since Phil has prior commitment.

This year, Grandpa Charlie would be flying with Grandma Sue, Billy, Rachel and Paul. They were scheduled to arrive on the 20th, while Tanya would be flying with Embry, and scheduled to arrive the day after. This would be Tanya and Embry's first time to visit us and it would be great seeing them again. I haven't seen them since summer last year. They, too, would be shocked to see how much I changed. Last time they saw me, I looked an eight year old girl.

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On our last day of school before the winter break, Marianne, Sabrina, Alice and I met up after school. Ken was also there.

"So, we'll see each other next year then," I said.

"Really no chance of hanging out?" Ken asked.

I was about to say something but Alice cut me off, "Ken, I really like you, but you're starting to get a bit annoying."

"Plans change, right? I'm just making sure," Ken said. We all rolled our eyes at him and laughed at the same time.

"No change of plans, Ken. We'll see you, like the rest of the girls, next year," I said and hugged him, Marianne and Sabrina.

"Make sure to finish reading the book so we could meet up as soon as we get back from the holidays," Marianne reminded and we bid our goodbyes.

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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. The next chapter will be about the visit of the relatives and gifts.