I want to say welcome to anybody that will read this story I will try my best to keep you interested. This is my second story so far and I think it might be the best one, even though the other isn't finished. In "Heart Tied" I will try to connect with readers on a deeper level involving Jake and Nessie's love for each other. It wasn't really discussed much in BD besides that of the obvious meaning of imprinting. So my point in this story is to try to show you how their love started for each other, their reactions toward it, etc. There will be a lot of internal and external conflicts involving these two, but what can't true love fix?

Disclaimer-I don't own Twilight. I just may own any new characters that may or may not come…

Nessie POV

There really isn't a handbook when it comes to love. You don't get a set of directions telling you how to fall in love either. There isn't a "Love Fairy" that pops up out of nowhere guiding you and telling you the words to say to the person to make them fall in love with you. Your parents can't teach you about love because everybody loves someone for different kinds of reasons. Love is a thrilling adventure that you're willing to take with the one you choose to devote your time and effort to.

Jake will always be my first and only love. Without him there is no me. Who am I without Jacob Black? He is what tethers me to this crazy world, the world of the supernatural; him being a wolf, me being a vampire/human hybrid. We understood each other more than anybody else could. Two beings torn in between two worlds…

"Nessie I'm cold," Jake complained next to me. I rolled my eyes. There was no way on earth the living heater could be cold. His whole body ran on a good 107 degrees; a temperature that would kill a normal human.

"Yeah and I'm 100% human," I replied sarcasm thick in my voice. "Why don't you be a good little doggy and watch the movie," I told him, teasingly. He glared at me and turned back towards the screen.

We were in the living room at the main house. It was our movie night, which happens every so often. We get our own little peace and quiet. My family is anywhere and everywhere besides the living room when it's movie night. They don't bother us and the pack doesn't bother him, unless it's an emergency of course. We will get a whole bunch of covers, which are never truly need since the cold doesn't really bother neither one of us, snuggle up on the coach and watch movies.

We were watching one of my favorite movies "Queen of the Damned". It had to be the second greatest vampire movie next to "Interview with a Vampire" but apparently Jake didn't like that movie, which is total stupidity. I mean how could you not like the movie?! It has the right amount of horror, romance, supernatural, mystery, and maybe a dash of humor somewhere in there too. Just depends on the person and what they may find funny. But his reasoning behind not liking the movie was, "If I wanted to hear about a vampire complain about being a vampire and all the downfalls of being one, I'll just ask Blonde how her day went." I couldn't help but laugh. My aunt probably wasn't as melodramatic as this vampire but I understood his point.

So we settled for "Queen of the Damned", which is still a great movie all and all. A vampire queen returning from the dead to "live again" no pun intended. Then falls in love with a musical vampire, that's bored with eternity, and sets out to make him the new king, but instead he kills her and falls for a human, then turns that human into a vampire. It's a very interesting storyline with a bunch of attractive people. You can't but help but be captivated by both women; the Queen and the turned human. It makes you want to know more about them then what the movie already tells you. What made them so interesting to him in the vampire?

I looked over at Jake, who was focused on the movie now. I smiled. Times like these it didn't matter what movie I was watching really, I was spending time with Jake; my best friend. We could just be napping and I would feel equally content. I don't know what it is about being with Jake that just makes everything feel a whole lot better and so brand new. There's a new sight to everything when he's around. It's like my already enhanced sense, become even more enhanced. Everything is new to me, like I'm being born again. And even though he was being annoying I couldn't ask for anything better.

"What's with your love of vampire movies?" Jake asked me suddenly, eyes still glued on the television.

"I really can't give you a clear answer. I think it has something to do with the human imagination," I told him. I looked over at me, curiosity in his eyes. I continued on, getting lost in my own thoughts. "I enjoy seeing the different variations humans come up with about vampires, but also the similarities. How some are beautiful creatures that are depicted as being close to gods by humans. How we could also be demons that prey on human flesh and are inherently evil. But there are also the similarities; how we can die in sunlight, stake to the heart and all the other stuff that really doesn't happen to us. I compare them to the reality vampires, which is us. Humans aren't far off, but yet they are so far away. I like to see who the closest is," I explained to him.

"You speak as though you're fully vampire," Jake told me.

"I mean I know I'm not but you can't really group me in being closely human either. I more vampire than I am human. I share their strength, speed, senses, thirst, inhuman beauty, immortality, even their durability. Can you really call me different from them?" I asked him seriously. He looked me straight in the eye and put his hand to my chest. I froze from the sudden touch.

"You have a heartbeat," he said in a low voice. He then caressed my face with the back of his hand. I could feel the heat from his skin and from the blush. He smiled. "You have blood in your system, which causes you to blush. Those are the things that make you different. Those are what make you human," he said. I felt the emotion in my body, but I remained frozen. "Plus I can't have a best friend that stinks," he said with that same low voice, but with a smirk on his face. I thawed at that remark and pushed him, with a little bit too much force, off the coach. Always ruining a perfect moment!

Jake landed across the room with a surprised look on his face. He opened his mouth to say something but before any noise came out the front door was thrown open. My aunt Alice came singing and dancing in, twirling and spinning at top speed. She stopped suddenly in front of Jake and shook her head and returned back to what she was doing, and went upstairs never stumbling or breaking rhythm. My aunt Rosalie came in next followed by my grandma Esme.

"And they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks," Rosa said glancing over at Jake.

"Rosalie!" Esme chided her shaking her head. Jake made a face at her and stuck his tongue out. Rosalie made a disgusted look on her face. She flipped her hair and proceeded up the stairs after Alice. I sighed. No matter how long I lived I will never understand their relationship. They shared many on the same interest like cars, and at times you may even see them in the garage looking and tuning the cars up together. But a day never goes by when they're not rude to each other. It was clear that they loved each other, even though they both will deny it forever. But after a while it became clear that everybody had given up on trying to understand their unique relationship.

Lastly, came my uncles Emmett and Jasper and grandfather Carlisle; all three arms filled with shopping bags. No wonder Alice seemed to be in such a good mood. She loved nothing more than shopping.

"What are you doing on the floor Jake?" Jasper asked him with a smile on his face. Jake pointed at me, with a glare in his eyes. I couldn't help but smile. He acted like a child sometimes, and it was so cute.

"You know Jake, back in my time it said a lot about a man who got beat up by a women," Jasper said to him.

"Well you know back in my time vampires didn't exist to me, so it shows how times change," Jake retorted.

"I think you may be talking about puberty their little man," Emmett said to him with a big grin on his face.

"Puberty didn't make me such a little man if you get my drift so I would watch how you throw that around," Jake said with a smirk. My mouth fell open. Emmett and Jasper burst out laughing and I even saw Carlisle smile.

"Boys," Grandma Esme said taking the bags that contained food and headed towards the kitchen.

I tried my best to keep my mind from wondering too little avail. It was never a safe environment with Emmett, Jasper, and Jake in the room. But you couldn't help but feel the love the felt for each other. Jake thought as them as his brothers just as much as the pack and the same for Emmett and Jasper. Times really have changed.

"Where are mom and dad?" I asked.

"They're at the cottage I do believe," grandpa Carlisle answered. Good because the way that their conversation was headed I had to get out of here before my innocence be tainted even more. I got up to leave.

"I'll be over there shortly to help you with your first day of school outfit," I heard Alice say from upstairs. I froze. I totally forgot all about that! Tomorrow I'll be starting my first day at the same school my family went to, Forks High. It will also be the longest I've been away from Jacob. I didn't know which one was more dreadful; going to an alien environment that involved a bunch of humans, and their sweet blood mingling in the air, or being away from Jake for almost 8hrs.

"Nessie are you alright?" Jake asked my worried. I looked over at Jake. I didn't want to discuss my worries with my family around.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I lied, adding a fake smile to my face. His eyes narrowed. I could see he knew I was lying, but he didn't speak on it at the moment.

"I'll be over before you go to sleep," He told me. I nodded and left out towards the cottage.

My mind was racing. Not because I wouldn't be around Jake, but because of the humans. My self-control was strong, but even the best slip up. I've only slipped up once.

It was back in my younger days, when I looked 2 years old when I was truly 4 months. I was outside with Jake and we were playing hide and go seek. Which I realized as I got older that Jake was just playing along for my amusement. He could have easily found me with my scent alone. Our hiding ground was endless. I could hide anywhere in the forest and he too. I was far out in the forest, giggling to myself because I thought I found the perfect hiding place. He was never going to find me. I had dug a whole about 4 inches deep. I was in the process of placing the dirt back over me when I smelt it. He scent was mouthwatering. I've smelled human blood before of course because grandpa Charlie visited as much as possible, but this scent was different. It was like it was singing to me; my own personal song. I forgot all about hide and seek and followed the scent. It wasn't far off, close to our mailbox which was far from the house to keep humans at a safe distance. He mailman was in the process of putting mail in our mailbox when I emerged from the forest. He looked over at me.

"Awe well aren't you adorable. What are you doing covered in dirt and in the forest are you lost?" He asked me. I didn't know what to do, all I knew was I wanted his blood. That's when my natural predator came out.

"I can't find my mommy and daddy. We were on a picnic and I got lost," I said. I could feel a tear coming down from my face. He could see the look in his eyes that he was fooled by my story. "Can you help me find them?" I asked.

"Of course, what's your name?"

"Renesmee," I said.

"What such a pretty and unique name for such a pretty girl. Come on lets go find your parents," he said walking towards me with his hand out stretched. We headed into the forest, out of sight and that's when everything went wrong. Next thing I knew he was on the ground with a broken neck and arm. He tasted so good, I just couldn't help myself.

Jake found me of course and pried my from his limp body. I was crying real tears because I knew what I did was wrong, but I didn't care. That day I learned what a singer was.

I was at the cottage. It had changed over the years. Grandma had added a second story to give me a little more privacy. My room was upstairs, while my parents were downstairs. The upstairs wasn't big really, just enough space to fight about 20 or 30 people without them feeling claustrophobic. I had my own bathroom and a walk in closet.

I walked in and I saw my mother reading a book and father at the piano. They both looked at me and smiled. I will never understand how I happened to be so lucky. To have two parents that will always be there for me and that loved me unconditional even if we did get into some arguments. I could always go to them for help no matter the issue. But of course just as I needed my own little space physically, I need my own space mentally, and having a mind reader for a father wasn't really the best.

For some time it was most of the product of our arguments; him speaking on my personal thoughts when I had no intention on voicing them, or him knowing too much. A teenage girl goes through to many feelings a day, and it's irritating when your own father speaks on all those emotions when you haven't told him anything about them.

Then one day after one of our biggest argument, which really shouldn't have been an argument from the start, I had enough. I ran upstairs to my room to my room and started my master plan. I thought if my mother was a shield and I was half of her then I should have a shield too. It took me 5hrs to get the needed results, but hard work and dedication can get you pretty far. I had the satisfactory of seeing the panicked look on my father's face when he busted into my room. That's when I knew my plan had succeeded. My grin was huge. My mother was right behind him worried.

"Edward what's wrong?" she asked him, concern on her face.

"Like mother, like daughter," was all he said. She looked at him confused.

"It seems that our daughter doesn't just possess one gift, but two. I should thank you for that," he said then stalked away, visibly upset.

"Not one gift, but two…" my mother said to her said still trying to figure it out. "Omg you're a shield too aren't you?!" she said joyfully. I nodded my head. She ran over and hugged me. "I'm happy for you sweetie, now we can really have some peace and quiet around here," she told me and we laughed together.

"How was movie night with Jake?" my mother asked me.

"It was fun. We watched "Queen of the Damned" and Jake was being a jerk. Nothing out of the ordinary happened," I replied with a smile.

"Are you ready for your first day at school?" my father asked me, still playing the piano. His question brought back my worries, I froze up. Was I really ready for school? What if there was another singer? What if I can't control myself?

"Are you alright Renesmee?" my mother asked me worry coating her voice. I still wasn't ready to share my feelings towards the subject.

"Yeah I'm fine mom and I'm ecstatic for school, can't wait!" I answered feeing enthusiasm. The look on their face told me that they didn't believe me but I wasn't in the mood to go into details. "I think I'll go for a hunt before Jake and Alice get here," I told my parents heading for the door.

"Alice?" my mother asked me.

"Yeah she will be over to help me with my first day of school outfit," I told her.

"Of course," she replied.

"Be safe and careful on your hunting trip sweetie," my father told me. I nodded and left for the forest…

Jake POV

Growing up in this world I didn't really give much thought about love. Before all this happened I was a normal 16 year old boy who had no intentions of falling in love, but since I've became a wolf my whole perspective on the subject changed. When I became a wolf, the word 'imprinting' was a curse to me. Who wanted to fall in love with a stranger? All you know about that stranger is that they're the one for you because fate said so? Who was 'fate' to control my life? I saw myself falling for Isabella Swan, the perfect girl for me, but I didn't imprint on her. Why? Because 'fate' said so. Imprinting was a curse that I wanted nothing to do with.

But after seeing Renesmee Cullen for the first time, I forgot all about 'fate' and Isabella Swan or Cullen for that matter. She will always be my best friend but I see now that I could never be in love with her, because I was in love with her baby daughter. I cruel joke 'fate' found funny. Nessie was my everything; my soul, my laughter, my pain, my heart… She understood me the most and I found myself thanking the imprint for her, the perfect girl for me Jacob Black. How did I become so lucky…? Love is a funny thing. A roller coaster ride that doesn't seem so bad once you found somebody who's willing to ride it with you…

I arrived at the cottage, arms filled with bags and the Pixie by my side. I always liked Alice. She wasn't as mean to me as the dumb blonde. If there were more Alice's in the world I wouldn't really mind vampires. She was energetic, and just fun to be around. She was like a sister to me, just one that didn't smell so pleasant. I knew Nessie wasn't in the cottage, I could feel her somewhere in the forest probably hunting, but this was the perfect time. I had to talk to Edward and Bella about something.

"Hello Jacob, sis," Edward greeted us as we walked in.

"Hey Jake and Alice," Bella said with a big smile. She always smiled like that when I came around and I remember her saying when she was pregnant with Nessie that everything always felt perfect when I was around. And I understood what she was saying. The Cullen's felt like an extend family to me.

"Wassup Eddy and Bella," I said flopping down on the coach and placing the bags on the floor.

"Hello," Alice said and took the bags and headed upstairs to Nessie's room. I shook my head. Alice just couldn't sit still when it came to fashion.

"How absolutely true you are," Edward said with a smile on his face.

"How's everything been with you Jake?" Bella asked me.

"Not much has been going on at the Rez. It's been pretty chill actually. It's kind of boring to be honest," I told her. She shook her head.

"What is wrong with a little peace and quiet once in a while?" she said sarcastically. I laughed.

"Danger excites the blood and gets the adrenaline flowing. Everybody needs a little danger in their life," I told her with a wink. I forgot how easy it was to fall back into place with Bella. Even though our relationship wasn't like it used to be, it was perfect the way it was because we both finally had what we wanted. But I wasn't here for me. I was worried about Nessie and wanted to share my thoughts with her parents.

"Speak your mind Jake," Edward said. And so I did.

"I think Nessie's worried about school. I think she's worried that what happened when she was younger will happen again," I told them. And I couldn't blame her. It was a day I would never forget.

We were playing hide and go seek and it was her turn to hide. I knew where she was going because I could smell the unearthed dirt that she just dug, but I planned to entertain her with a search. When I got there she was nowhere to be found and I started to become worried. I know she wasn't hurt, but that's all I knew. For all I know she could have been taking, but I didn't smell any new scents. Then I thought maybe the unearthed dirt was just a ploy. And I laughed at myself for being fooled by a simple trick. So I began my search for her again and that's when I smelt it.

It was human blood, fresh. And I instantly became alert. I had to hurry and find Nessie before this other vampire could. But when I got to the scene I was stunned motionless. Nessie are her mouth around what looked to be a mailman's neck. She didn't know I was even here, that's how much she was into her feeding. I tried calling out to her but my voice didn't reach her. I stepped forward and I heard a low growl. She was growling at me. Nessie was in full predator mode, she was acting so different. It was like she lost all her humanity to her vampire side. The human Nessie wasn't here anymore.

I continued to approach her ignoring her growls and tried to grab her off of him, but she was strong. There was never a time even at that age that Nessie was stronger than me. When I finally pried her off his cold limp body she started crying, and that's when I knew that the old Nessie was back. That her humanity had returned. It was a day I would never forget. But what I couldn't understand is why she was acting so different?

"Me and Carlisle theorized about that incident," Edward said after sitting through my replay of memories. "We think when Nessie taste human blood; she loses herself to her vampire side. Kind of like a newborn vampire. Her humanity is gone. Everything that makes her different, everything that makes her human is lost when the blood touches her mouth. She is no longer the Renesmee we know but a blood thirsty vampire. It wasn't as strong when she was younger but now that she's older we far the worst."

"Why is that?" I asked

"Because everything has become stronger, every vampire aspect has increased as she has aged. And since she spends so much time around vampires, she's barely human; which is one of the reasons why we want to send her to school. We've neglected her human side. If she was to taste human blood again, who knows if she'll return back to normal and if she does she'll be so heartbroken at the destruction she has caused. She's the most complicated creature probably on this earth. Torn between her vampire side and human side; her thirst and her humanity," he explained.

"So what do we do if she does taste human blood again?" Bella asked clearly worried for her daughter.

"We try our best to control her. We limit her temptation. She has excellent self-control with being around humans but once she scents blood it's hard for her to stay in control. And it doesn't even have to be human blood. You see how she acts when she's hunting," Edward said. And he was right even with animal blood; you can see her control whining downhill. It's harder for her to stay focused. Edward nodded. "So we hope for the best. Nobody wants the Volturi back in the area. Plus Alice doesn't see anything bad happening during her first week," Edward said.

"But as you know nothing is set in stone and it's hard enough to try to see around her, so don't hold me to my word," Alice said from upstairs. So we're placing everything on luck and faith?

"That's all we have for right now," Edward said, replying to my thoughts. I didn't like these odds.

Just then Nessie walked into the house, back from her feeding. And even though I was worried I couldn't help but smile. Even in the dark she had a certain glow to her. She was stunning. And I could see back then why the mailman became victim to her charm. Who could resist it? She was perfect like a vampire, but so ordinary because she was half human. There wasn't a sharpness to her features because she wasn't made of stone. Like she said before, she was inhumanly beautiful like vampires, but what she failed to realize was that she was so ordinarily human too. I heard Edward hiss behind me. I rolled my eyes and gave Bella "the look" which meant to shield me because your husband is being nosey. She giggled. Just then Alice came downstairs with a satisfactory look on her face.

"Okay, so your closet is stocked with the new clothes and shoes I've bought you. Rosalie also brought you some hair care products, which are organized in your bathroom. All your make-up is in its usual spot. If you have any questions or concerns you know where to find us," Alice beamed.

"Thank you aunt Alice and thank aunt Rosa for me too, you've really didn't have to do that," Nessie told them with a blush.

"It's all no problem sweetie, we always want the best for our only niece," Alice said, kissed her on the check, said her goodbyes and left. I saw Nessie yawn.

"Looks like we have a sleepy one over here," I said with a grin.

"Yeah I'm pretty tired. I think I'll head to bed, you coming?" she asked. It was always a habit for me to lay with her while she slept, ever since she was younger she just couldn't sleep unless I was near.

"Yeah," I said and got up and followed her upstairs.

"Goodnight mom and dad love you," She said walking up the stairs.

"Goodnight sweetie, love you too forever and always," they said.

Once Nessie got settled and ready for bed I laid there with her and waited for her to go to sleep. After a few minutes I heard her speak.

"Jake I'm scared for tomorrow. What if the same thing happens when I was younger? What if I can't control myself?" she asked me nervous. I wanted to tell her that everything would be okay and she didn't have to worry about it, but I could never lie to her.

"Your control is all based you on Renesmee. Nothing happens to you unless you let it. You only control yourself. If you lose control it's only because you let yourself lose control. You need to have faith in yourself a little bit more. You haven't had a slip up in years. Why? Because you've been in control, not anything else. Remember that," I told her.

"I will Jake, thanks for having faith in me," she told me.

"No problem sweetie, now get some sleep you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow." She nodded and snuggled in closer to me.

I still didn't like the odds of putting everything on faith but what more did we have to put it in? I have faith in Nessie's control, but does she? Hopefully it's just a regular day at Forks High school, but even that sounded like asking for too much…

I hope you all liked this chapter. If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them just PM me. I'm going to start most but not all chapters with Jake and Nessie's love for each other. They really don't have much to do with the story but then again also have so much to do with it, if that makes sense lol. They may seem a bit random but the point of them is to help you understand their love for each other. But please review and stay tuned for chapter 2!