So January had ended and February was well into the second week and the most corporate holiday ever invented was today. If you hadn't guessed it's Valentines day. I wasn't sure exactly what Jacob had planned for the whole weekend but I knew with him anything was possible. I really wanted to get home quickly so I could be with him. He decided to shut down the shop for the weekend to spend time with me, we really haven't had that much time together between my schooling and worrying about who had broken into our house. We had been safe for the past month nothing dangerous had crossed our paths, but that doesn't mean they weren't out there. As I waited in rush hour traffic my mind wandered around. My stomach for one thing still was not normal, I kept having odd spells where I would need blood, I even had to eat human food at one point. I hadn't really spoke to anyone about it they all had figured it just happened that one day. I also began thinking about how much I missed my parents and my family. I hadn't seen anyone in a long time Mom and Dad decided since I was on my own that they would go on their second honey moon, since theirs was sort of ruined by me.
I could see the city fading behind me as the traffic started to become a little less congested. I turned onto the side streets that took me home, after a little less then a mile after I had left the city I looked up in my mirror behind me. My heart almost jumped directly out of my chest. There it was the car I hadn't seen in weeks was following behind me. My eyes kept its focus on what was behind me rather then where I was going. Before I realized it my car was heading slowly into the small ditch off to the side of the road. I stepped on the breaks immediately and looked forward, I came only an inch away from hitting a big tree that stood well above the others. I took in a deep breath and watched as the black civic slowly passed by. I closed my eyes for a minute praying that the person would just keep going and leave me here. I was wrong, a small tap on my window after a few minutes made me almost jump and hit my head. His hood was once again over his head I still could not see his face. My car was still running so I rolled down the window not enough for him to grab me but enough to hold a conversation.
"Hey miss are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine, I'll be fine, really" I began to sound like a stuttering idiot. I placed my hand into my bag searching for my phone but still watched him.
"Do you need any help getting out? That ditch can be a pain to get back up" he explained.
"Really I'm good"
"You look familiar, didn't you service my car back in La Push" great it really was him and he really was following me.
"Um.. We have a lot of customers I'm sorry if I don't remember you" I lied.
"Ah, so that was you then I've recommended the service to a few of my buddies who live in the area" he said trying to be friendly.
"Oh that's great" I put on a fake smile all I wanted to do was to open this door and hit him really hard so he would hit the ground then I could claim he was stalking me and self defense.
"I actually decided to move to Forks very close to the shop" I saw the corner of his lips turn up. He had a very evil sinister smirk to him.
"Wow, Forks is a good place" I had finally found my phone after scrambling through my backpack for the past few minutes.
"Right, maybe I'll see you around get home safe okay?" he questioned. I nodded with a friendly smile and began to close my window. I waited until he walked back to his car. I quickly pulled out my phone, before I could even dial it rang, it was Aunt Alice.
"Hello?" my voice was shaky.
"Ness it's Aunt Alice was he following you?" she questioned.
"You saw that?" I questioned. I always seemed to question her seeing me.
"I saw him following your car, I couldn't see who's car it was but I know your car Ness, are you hurt or anything?" she questioned.
"Fine actually, I kind of noticed him and now I'm in a ditch off the side of the road just outside of Seattle a little ways" I sighed.
"Do you need help?" she questioned.
"No I'll be fine I'm sure. But he came over to talk to me"
"Really? What did he have to say?" she questioned.
"He moved to Forks his buddies live around the area and he recommended our shop to them, which means he's been living here since then and that means he knows where I go to school, and most likely he knows I intern at the hospital" I informed her.
"I'll have to talk to Charlie about this he knows everyone who is new in town, I could have him check up on the guy" she began to plan.
"Just make sure he's careful this guy must be... ah" I yelled as there was another tap on my window.
"Aunt Alice hold on he's back stay on the phone with me" I whispered. I smiled slightly and rolled the window slightly down again.
"Your still here everything okay?" I watched him closely.
"Fine, just calling someone to let them know I'll be a little late coming home" I held up the phone showing it to him.
"Okay Miss get home safe" I nodded and rolled the window back up.
"Oh-My-God Aunt Alice Creeper" I yelled.
"Hon get out of there as soon as you can I can't see what he's going to do next please tell me you are going to get going" she pleaded.
"Yeah, hold on I'm putting in my blue tooth" I told her. I grabbed again for my backpack and searched for my blue tooth. The sun was now fading on the horizon and cars passing by had their lights on, which meant it would soon be dark.
"You there?" I questioned once I had gotten it on.
"Yeah" she said. I looked behind me, he was standing there on the road at the top of the ditch, his black trench coat made me feel like I was in a horror movie.
"Aunt Alice" I whispered.
"Yeah..."
"He's standing behind my car now"
"Step on it Ness don't look back" she pleaded. I took a deep breath and turned the wheel and hit reverse. Then I started forward once I straightened out and started to head back up the slight ditch. Before I could get up I realized his car was sitting right where I would be heading up and he was now leaning against the back of the car. I froze, not knowing what to do. He began walking toward me, I heard Alice call my name a few times, before I could put my foot on the gas he opened my passenger side door.
"You have a demon growing inside of you .. I'm here to stop it... to stop this sin" he cried out.
"GET OUT OF MY CAR" I yelled hissing at him. As I launched at his face his hood fell off, he was now kneeling on my passenger seat over my books trying to get at me. He had mysterious bright red eyes and he had no hair on the top of his head, his pale skin was almost white. There he was the guy who had been at the shop who had gotten into our house and who now was about to kill me in my own car.
"I'm here to stop what you have created" he said again.
"AND I SAID GET OUT" I yelled again, I unbuckled my seatbelt and with all the force I had in me I pushed him out of the car, with my strength I was able to knock him over and he went tumbling into a tree, I quickly grabbed the door handle and locked the car doors. Then without hesitating I pressed my foot to the gas and sped as quickly as I could up the ditch. I made it out with ease almost causing a few accidents in the process, a few honks caught my attention, but I ignored them and sped at almost 90 mph down the route 101.
"Ness, Nessie you there" I heard Aunt Alice speak in my ear.
"Aunt Alice go to my house please Jake should be home" I said hanging up the phone. My face had lost all of its color as I sped through the streets.
I hadn't even looked down at how fast I was actually going when I heard a siren and saw flashing lights behind me. I didn't realize where I was or how close I was to La Push, I should have by now at least reached Forks. I pulled over to the side of the road and stopped the car. It looked as if there were two officers in the car, the one in the drivers seat got out and walked over to my car. I didn't look at the window until I heard a familiar voice.
"Nessie?" it was Grandpa Charlie. I felt a wave a relief run through me. I opened the door slowly at first trying not to knock into him, then as he moved away I shoved the door open with all my force and stumbled out of the car. I closed the door and wrapped my arms around him.
"Nessie what's going on?" he questioned. His voice was comforting yet serious. I started crying and didn't even answer his question I just cried.
"Sir is everything okay?" I heard another male voice call from behind me in the other car.
"No it's fine, this is my Granddaughter, you can stay in the car thank you" I heard him say. He looked back down at me.
"Look at me sweetheart" he said. I didn't want to let go I just needed the comfort.
"He's after me" I was finally able to let out.
"Who's after you?" he questioned.
"The guy – the guy – the guy–"
"Alright Ness just relax okay, why don't we get you home and you can talk to me there, you are in no condition to drive at all" he said to me. I still had not let go of him and I felt him wave his arm toward the guy in the car.
"Yes sir?" the young voice said.
"Could you do me a favor, I'm sorry we have to cut your training short but I have some business to take care of, would you mind taking my car right back to the station no detours please, and you can go home for the day, just leave the keys in the top left draw of my desk" he said.
"Yes sir will do" I heard him say. I heard him walk to the drivers side of the car and roll away.
"Ness you can let go" he said trying to pry my arms from around him. I held tighter as he sighed and walked me around to the passenger side. Once I was settled in he got into the drivers seat of my car. If I could have I would have been crawled up into a ball.
"Where am I taking you I know your parents are out is Jake at home?" he questioned.
"Yeah please take me there, I told Aunt Alice to meet me there too she was on the phone with me" I told him.
"Can you tell me what happened?" I placed my arms across my stomach holding myself.
"I can try..."
"Please"
"The guy who broke into our home and shop he's back ... he followed me home from school, and I didn't get far onto 101 when I rode into a small ditch, and first he was very nice and offered assistance. Then he started.... he...." I began to feel the sobs coming.
"Relax.. And speak slowly" he said as we drove off to La Push.
"He was standing behind my car, then when I moved he was standing by his car and as I made my way out of the ditch there he was he was waiting, he jumped into the passenger side of ..... of my car... then he said something about a demon inside of me and it was a sin and he was here to fix it... Grandpa what demon inside of me? I don't have any demons" I began to let tears fall from my eyes.
"Baby girl I don't know what he was talking about but my granddaughter does not have demons"
"And then.... I used my strength to knock him out of my car and I slammed the door and drove as quick as possible and then you pulled me over for speeding" I tightened the grip I had on myself.
"I'm glad you got him out of your car Ness, we've taught you well..."
"I'll radio this into the station" he told me. I nodded and focused my eyes on the side of the road again. We were almost to my house. I listened to him talk to the other officers on the radio he always had on his belt. As we pulled up I noticed in the corner of my eyes Jacob and Aunt Alice standing outside waiting for my arrival. They really looked worried when I drove up and Grandpa was driving.
"Charlie?" I heard Jacob say as the two of them ran toward my car. It was now fully dark outside and the headlights shown on Aunt Alice and Jake. Jacob ran around to the passenger side where I sat still practically crawled up in a ball. Alice greeted me on my side too. Grandpa got out and made his way around to them as they opened the door. Jacob got down on his knees to get level to where I was.
"Baby look at me are you hurt in any way?" he questioned. My hair was hanging in my face and his hands pushed the hair behind my ears. He looked at my tear stained face. Aunt Alice stayed standing and turned to talk to Charlie.
"Why won't you look at me?" he questioned. I was silent and just stared at the ground. He stood up and kept his hand close by me.
"Charlie what happened she told Alice to meet her here and she was screaming on the phone"
"She told me that the guy got into her car telling her she had a demon inside of her and it was unacceptable, do you have any idea what he's talking about?" Grandpa Charlie was hoping that Jake had the answer.
"I heard him say that while I was on the phone" Aunt Alice chimed in.
"Any ideas?" Jacob questioned.
"Why don't we get her inside she looks awful" Grandpa Charlie noted. I still didn't move I just listened to their conversations. Jacob gently took off the seat belt and then slid his hands under my body and cradled me in his arms. He gently kissed my head as I burried my face into his warm chest.
We walked into our home and into the living room. The living room was directly behind the kitchen the kitchen counter separated the living room and the kitchen. He placed me down gently on our old orange and brown couch, I looked up at the white walls which had various pictures of us from our wedding and such. The curtains on the back window that faced our backyard were closed. Jacob sat down next to me on the couch, while Alice stood by the window and Grandpa Charlie sat on the brown beat up recliner chair next to the couch. Jacob turned on the white table lamp we had on the wooden side table next to the couch.
"Has anyone contacted Bells and Edward?" Grandpa questioned.
"Not yet but someone should" Aunt Alice said.
"I'm not ruining their second honey moon like a ruined their first" I finally spoke.
"Renesmee" Jacob said startled.
"You did not ruin their first stop saying that you did, your parents should know what happened" he continued.
"Would you like me to call Bells?" Grandpa asked.
"It would be best" Aunt Alice added. I sighed and pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around my knees. Grandpa Charlie got up and made his way into the kitchen to make his phone call.
"Oww" I clenched my body tighter as the pain came back.
"Nessie what's wrong?" Jacob jumped off the couch and kneeled in front of me.
"Blood ... I need it now" I cried.
"Sweetie we can't take you hunting right now" he whispered so Grandpa couldn't hear.
"I need it Jacob" I got angry with him. He backed away a bit.
"A demon" Alice's mind clicked and she was staring into space.
"Alice what is it?" Jacob turned to her.......
