Chapter 5: Jacob

I didn't even think as I ran to help the man. He certainly was handsome. I'd be lying if I said he wasn't. He was also naked. A fact that I tried, and failed, to ignore. I caught him just as he fell.

"Are you okay sir?"

By now the wolf pup had woken up and was watching us curiously. She walked over to us and sniffed him. Not showing him any of the fear that she'd shown me yesterday.

"Are you okay sir?" I asked him again. Still no response so my next question was "Can you talk?"

"Yes," he finally answered a minute later. "I just haven't done it in a very long time,"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I haven't talked or walked on two feet in a very long time. I'm a little out of practice,"

I was confused by this man. Very confused. I wanted to help him but I had no idea how to help him.

"What's your name?" I asked him. Learning more about him would definitely be a start.

"I'm Jacob. Who are you?"

"My name is Renesmee. Although most call me Nessie,"

He went as still as a statue when I said my name. Granted it was an unusual name I had but I'd never gotten that reaction before.

"Renesmee?" he said. "No it can't be. But she looks so much like her..."

Okay clearly this man had been alone for a very long time. Obviously all that time alone must've done things to his brain. Because he was talking to himself and the things he was saying was making no sense at all.

"You look just like a girl I used to know. Her name was Bella,"

I stood frozen in shock. That was my mother's name. Was it possible that he knew my mother? No he couldn't. That didn't make any sense. This boy had to be in his twenties like me. Which meant there was no way that he could've known my mother.

"I'm sorry I'm acting strange I know," Jacob admitted. "I'm just out of practice with the whole human thing,"

"I really don't understand what you're talking about,"

"If it weren't for you I would've never made the decision to phase back,"

"What are you talking about? You're not making any sense? Do you need help?"

"No I'm fine," he said although I was far from convinced. "It's just well it'll be easier to explain if I just show you,"

Before I could even blink the guy was gone and in his place was that oversized reddish brown wolf from yesterday. In my shock I jumped, tripped over a rock, and fell on my back. I screamed out in pain when my head hit the floor. I could feel my head bleeding but then it stopped and the pain was gone.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry!"

I didn't even realize that the wolf was gone and the boy was back in his place.

"What the hell?"

"I'm a werewolf," he said it as if it were the most normal thing in the world. "But I've been in wolf form for the past 26 years. This is the first time in 26 years that I've been human,"

"What?"

"I'm sure you've figured out that you're not human by now. Right? As soon as I found you here I knew that you weren't,"

"You found me?"

"My daughter and I live here by ourselves. We came home a few nights ago and found you here. I imprinted on you when I first saw you here. I was scared to death thinking you wouldn't make it,"

"Imprinted?"

"Wolf thing. I'll explain later," he said it as if the thought of explaining it scared him.

"I used to be human. Until someone bit me. Than all I remember is agonizing pain. Then I woke up like this,"

"Vampire,"

"What?"

"You're a vampire. Or at least half vampire. I've met vampires and you're scent is not indicative of someone is full vampire. But you're not exactly full human either,"

I shook my head as I felt a headache coming on. Werewolves. Vampires. This whole world has gone insane. That's for sure.

"My god I can't get over how you look just like Bella and your name...But it doesn't make any sense though. The Cullens said that the baby had died..." he looked at me curiously.

"My mother's biological name was Bella and I think my dad's name was Edward,"

Jacob looked at me like I'd grown an extra two heads.

"No. No it can't be," he shook his head. "It can't be,"

"What can't be?"

His head snapped up. "You. You can't be. They said you were dead,"

"My dad lied," Then I began to explain the flashback I'd had the other day. My birth. When my father tossed me onto the side of the road hoping I'd get killed by a car.

"So they don't know the truth then? Your real family I mean?"

I shook my head.

"I'm going to help you find them,"

"What?"

"Your family. I'm going to help you find them. They deserve to know the truth,"

"You know where they live?" I wondered how on Earth he could know when he's been a wolf for the past 26 years.

"No but I might know a way to find out. My dad and your grandfather live in a place called Forks, Washington. That's where your mother is from. If anyone knows where they moved to it's them,"

I didn't know what to think. Here was this total stranger offering to help me. He seemed to know about my family though. Maybe he could help me. Besides if he wanted to hurt me he would've done it already. It's not like he hasn't had plenty of opportunities.

"I'm 100 hundred percent sure they're your real family Nessie. That might explain why you didn't turn full vampire. You already had vampire in your DNA and it was probably just reawakened by the venom or something,"

"Wait you mean my family are vampires?"

"Your father was. Your mother was human before she died,"

"My mother's dead?" I surprisingly felt like crying again. You'd think I would've run out of tears by now.

"I'm sorry,"

"It's okay," I took a deep breath.

"If anyone can help you it's them Nessie. I'm sure they could even help you get your kids back,"

All of them except Jackson anyway. Thinking of my innocent little boy taken so soon made me start sobbing.

"What's wrong?" Jacob asked. Unsure of what to do.

"I'll never get my oldest son back. He's dead,"

"I'm sorry Nessie. I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say,"

I took a few deep calming breaths. I looked at the small gray wolf pup. I felt a pang of jealously that Jacob still had his daughter. He didn't know how lucky he was.

"You're lucky you still have your kid,"

He smiled. But didn't say anything. It was odd to look at the wolf pup and Jacob. It was easier to imagine them as father and daughter when they were both the same species.

I liked Jacob. I really did. I started to really get the sense that I could trust him. Being around him as either a wolf or a human made me very happy. We decided to spend another evening in the cave.

Even his daughter, whose name I found out was Sarah, warmed up to me even more.

"Jacob if you don't mind my asking what happened to her mother?"

Little Sarah started crying as soon as I mentioned her mother. It was clear to me that she had the same human intelligence that her father had and I instantly regretted the subject as soon as I brought it up.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"

"Don't worry Nessie it's okay," Jacob said as he held onto his daughter tightly.

"Her name was Leah. She was a werewolf like me. 26 years ago when I ran away she joined me to get away from some problems she was having back home. We stayed together all these years. Our daughter here was a complete and unexpected surprise as Leah had been infertile all this time. So when Sarah was born two years ago well I've never saw Leah happier. She disappeared a few months ago though and I haven't been able to find her. I'm starting to fear the worst,"

"I'm sorry Jacob. I lost my husband recently so I can sort of understand what you're going through,"

"You know it's weird but it actually feels good to talk about this out loud with someone,"

"I feel the same way,"

We were silent for a few minutes when he broke it and said "I can't believe I'm actually going back to Forks willingly,"

"You scared to go back or what?"

"A little," he admitted. "When I ran away I never even said goodbye to my father. Never once went back to see him,"

"You haven't seen your dad in 26 years?"

"Nope. Been living as a wolf in the wild the whole time. Remember? Anyway I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of how he will react when he sees me,"

"I think it'll be okay Jacob. We just have to worry about getting there,"

"Plane tickets?"

"What about your daughter though? She's a wolf. Unless she turns human?"

"No she hasn't phased yet. I don't even know if she can since she was born a wolf. She's the first offspring of two wolves a wolf I'm not sure what to expect from her,"

"Well I guess we could always drive?"

"I guess that's the best idea. I just need to get a car then,"

Just like that we had had a plan to start our journey to find my family.

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