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Chapter 5

As we were walking through the garage, I felt Edward stiffen. I pushed my shield away from me. "Who is it?" I asked him in my thoughts. Edward pulled me closer to him, his warm lips at my ear, "It look like you've got some thinking to do," was all he said. Well, that didn't help. I wrapped my shield around Edward's frame and my own. When I finally saw the cause of Jacob's growling, I stiffened as well.

Nahuel.

I suddenly had a flash back to all those years ago, the day Aro had almost taken my Nessie away from me.

"I have to say, I'm thoroughly impressed with Jacob right now," Edward told me.

"The wolves make quite an impact, don't they?" I mused, assuming that this was what he was referring to.

"That's not what I mean." He explained "Not once today did he think about the fact that, according to Nahuel, Nessie will be fully matured in just six and a half years."

I considered that for a minute. "He doesn't see her that way. He's not in a hurry for her to grow up. He just wants her to be happy."

"I know. Like I said, impressive. It goes against the grain to say so, but she could do worse."

I frowned. "I'm not going to think about that for approximately six more years."

Edward laughed and then sighed. "Of course, it looks like he'll have some competition to worry about when the time comes."

"What are you doing here?!" Jacob's loud roar brought me out of my revere.

"I'm here to see my friends," Nahuel said in a calm voice, he didn't seem surprised that Jake had reacted like this.

"Well you've seen them, you can go now." Jake said in a deadly voice.

Nahuel ignored him, staring at Renesmee, who stared back, seeming mesmerized. He took what seemed to be an involuntary step towards her. A growl was building up in Jake's chest.

"Nahuel, how are you, dear?" Esme's soft voice asked.

"I'm fine," He said looking back at her. "I've been living with my sisters up north." He explained. "They've found mates, so I left them. I felt like an intruder, so now I'm looking for my own mate." he smiled at Nessie, who blushed.

Jasper was calming down the atmosphere, Edward smiled at him.

Nahuel gazed around the house, and looked surprised when he saw Edward and I standing in the door way, "Edward! Bella! How have you been?" he asked excitedly.

He must be trying to suck up to the hopefully-for-him-soon-to-be-in-laws. I thought to Edward, who pressed his perfect lips together, trying not to laugh. "Wonderful," I answered Nahuel, while Edward sobered up. "Are you going to be staying long?" I asked curiously.

He deliberated for a moment. "I'm not sure. I don't want to intrude…" He answered, glancing at Jacob's arm, which was wrapped around Nessie's waist.

"Nonsense!" Carlisle and Esme exclaimed at the same time, "We'd love to have you stay!"

By the sound of it, I assumed Emmett and Rosalie had gone upstairs to finish what they had started in the closet at school. I rolled my eyes while Jacob sighed.

"Okay," Nahuel said, gratefully. "Thank you, really."

"It's no problem," Esme said, waving him off. "Your going to have lovely time here." She said, taking Carlisle's hand, leading him upstairs.

Sometime during all this, Jasper and Alice had gone to the mall, I assumed, since Alice's car was gone, leaving Jacob, Nessie, Nahuel, Edward and I alone in the living room, staring at eachother.

Yeah, just lovely. I thought as Edward and I backed out of the room, escaping to our cottage.

"All right, how 'bout this, we'll go to Alaska and back, okay?" Jacob said to Nahuel, challenging him to yet another match of Who Can Beat Who blah, blah, blah, as if it was enough to my daughter over.

"Fine," Nahuel accepted. "Just don't get lost." He added with a grin. Jake scoffed.

This was only one of the hundreds of Who Can Beat Who matches. It was very entertaining to watch, so far they were pretty much tied. Jake was stronger, Nahuel smarter.

"Ready?" Emmett asked. They both nodded. "Set," They both leaned down farther. "GO!" Emmett boomed while the two of them blurred past him. Jacob had phased into wolf form, so his clothes had fluttered all around us in little pieces.

Alice looked annoyed, sitting in a tree with Jasper, mumbling something about stupid dogs. Renesmee was with Rosalie, at the mall I assumed. Nessie hated shopping, but she was tired of the matches. To be honest, I was too. Edward however, encouraged it. He enjoyed seeing two stupid boys fighing over his daughter, he claimed he know knew how Charlie felt seeing him and Jake fight over me.

Charlie.

He had died a while ago, but not before marrying Sue. They were so happy together; she loved him for taking care of her and the kids when Harry had died. Sue died on year before he did. He loved her for taking care of him, and for helping him get over Renee.

Renee.

I still missed her. I had seen her after Nessie turned one. Letting her come up with her own assumptions as to how Edward and I had had a toddler in under year. She was pleased, none the less, to have a grand daughter. She absolutely adored Nessie. So much that she decided to adopt a little boy named Will.

Will was 6 when she adopted him with Phil. His real parent's died in a car accident. He had black hair and green eyes. He was tan, and never let go of his father's tie. But after he met Phil, he began to let go. They really loved him.

Renee had died a couple years after Charlie had. Phil died the following year. The last contact I'd had with Will was at his wedding. They'd both died in a terrible storm.

I had the uncomfortable stinging in my eyes, when I knew I should be crying, but I couldn't because my body wouldn't allow me to. Edward looked at me with an alarmed expression. I just shook my head at him while he wrapped his arms around me, not needing an explanation.

At that moment, Leah walked into view.

"Leah!" Alice exclaimed excitedly. After the battle, they had become close friends. Leah looked different. She had a different glow about her, and then I remembered that she had imprinted.

I went over and hugged her. "How are you?" I asked. "HOW LONG ARE YOU STAYING?!" Alice asked in her bubbly voice while Edward walked around his sister and embraced Leah.

"I've been great, absolutely wonderful." She grinned. A couple of years ago she had decided to go off to college. Apparently when she walked into class she had ran into Ryan, who was a senior there. From what I heard, it was love a first site. He was totally okay with the whole wolf thing, so long as she didn't run off and marry his dog he joked to her the first time we'd met him.

"Where's Ryan?" Edward asked, they'd hit it off quite well. From the moment Ryan had admired Edward's Volvo.

Men.

There's chapter 5! I hope you enjoyed it! Again, I am so sorry for making you all wait. I feel terrible about it. I give you all permision to cyber-slap me.

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