Chapter 3- Visitors
Every
time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Every feeling that I
get
But I haven't missed you yet
Every roommate kept awake
By
every sigh and scream we make
All the feelings that I get
But I
still don't miss you yet
Only when I stop to think about it
I
hate everything about you
Why do I love you
Three Days Grace- I Hate Everything About You
Jacob's POV
I stared at the now dim sky and wondered about several things. What does Bella think? Is she actually hurting? And what about Renesmee? I grimaced at the last question. "Stupid bloodsucker," I mumbled then stood up and stretched my joints. I looked down at the forest floor and kicked a stray rock from a path.
"Jacob!" I heard somebody yell. I turned my head towards the North. "Jacob!" They repeated, louder this time. I sniffed the air out of instinct. Sickly sweet.
"Bloodsucker," I said again. I almost disregarded this plea, but thought better of it. What if Renesmee was in trouble? I ran through the forest thinking of the infinite possibilities of why they would want me. I slowed down to a walk. An ambush? I asked myself. I looked towards the sky. West. It was Seth's duty now. I stripped my clothes and quickly transformed.
Seth? I asked. I sniffed the air again and the sweet smell was stronger. It felt like it was splitting my nose in half, that it was on fire.
Yeah? He responded. I let him scan my mind quickly to find out the situation. Want me to come as backup? I could already see him running, the trees blurring into a moving green line as he passed them.
Thanks.
No problem…Alpha.
I snarled. Don't call me that! I yelled as Seth snickered. A few seconds later, I was joined with Seth as we made our way to the North side of the forest. The smell greeted us as we came closer, like a wrecking ball in our minds. Seth whined in small discomfort.
As the trees became sparser, a figure came into view that was motioning us closer. The fog that now shrouded the forest did not permit me to see any more than that. Who is it? asked Seth. We walked further in and stopped abruptly at where the invisible boundary line was.
The figure stepped forward holding something. They placed it on the floor and backed up a few paces. It's a kid. thought Seth.
The child walked forward hesitantly a few steps than ran full throttle towards us. Renesmee! I thought joyfully and stepped forward to greet her.
She smiled a bit when she saw me, but extinguished it almost immediately. She walked to us and placed her tiny hand on my head. Just like Bella, I thought and Seth hummed in agreement.
But unlike Bella, Renesmee told me something from that casual touch. She showed me pictures of Bella on the floor, holding herself around the middle. Just like when he left. Seth realized. He was right. Just like when he left. But in this picture, Bella's skin was light and hard and her eyes were a faded crimson.
I tilted my head to the side in confusion. She's upset, a voice rang in my head. About you, she clarified. Jacob, you're my friend, but you're hurting my mommy even more. Just go see her! She misses you! And…if you don't…I don't…want to…see you anymore…the voice finished off in a near sob.
I pulled my head back and started whining. "I don't want to," she said in her normal voice, "But if I have to, I will."
I nodded to say that I will see her and she smiled a small little smile. "Thank you," she whispered and ran back to the figure that brought her. I strained my eyes for a closer look before she vanished. I saw a tragic pair of eyes looking at me almost covered by her shiny, blonde hair.
Seth laughed at this and I just nodded my head in appreciation. She's not that bad, I thought to myself. For a bloodsucker.
Bella's POV
Where were they? It was a half an hour since they left. "Don't worry, Bella. I just want to take her for a walk. Quality time," she had said. I started to pace the beautifully furnished living room of Esme's certain taste.
A wave of calm surrounded my mind causing me to stop for a moment. I looked up the stairs to see Alice and Jasper holding each other's hands. Jasper smiled at me briefly then turned his attention to Alice. I sighed and turned to sit down on the sofa. Alice appeared by my side suddenly and sat down.
"You have to trust her, you know," she said in a sagely manner. I turned towards her face and looked deeply into her eyes.
"I do, Alice. It's just that…I get paranoid about her sometimes," I said and threw my head back.
"Do you?" she asked and patted my shoulder softly. I sniffed the air suddenly from the change of aroma. I sat up and ran my hands through my hair. "A sign of stress" as Jasper had called it.
"Charlie's coming?" I asked as Emmett ran down the stairs. Then Esme and Carlisle appeared, too. "Wait," I said, my voice suddenly full of tension. I smelt the air again. "That's not his scent!" I yelled and stood up.
Carlisle nodded in agreement. "You're right. I think it's Angela Weber's. And a boy's," he said calmly. I looked in his eyes that defied him. They were full of fear.
Ben, I acknowledged. "Why?" I asked hysterically, Jasper's calm wearing off. He shook his head and looked out the window. She was still about five miles away from the house.
Then, Edward burst through the door. "You're right Carlisle, it is them," he said in a state of panic. "Where's Renesmee?" he added.
I shook my head. "Good, it's better if she's not here," he responded to the unanswered question. He looked at me, his eyes suddenly softening. He walked towards me and grabbed my hand. He kissed my forehead and wrapped his arms around me. I placed my head on his chest and closed my eyes. I was more relaxed then, than anything Jasper could have thrown at me.
Alice appeared at my side again, thrusting a box of contacts into my grasp. I nodded and slid them into my eyes. Standard procedure. I ran over to the kitchen and placed them on the table.
"Four more minutes," Alice said simply. "Places everyone!" she ordered. I sat down on the couch with Edward laying down on it with his head resting in my lap. Emmett ran over to the TV and put it on a random channel and sat in front of it. Alice sat on the arm of the couch and Jasper sat on the chair nearest to her. Carlisle and Esme made their way over to the piano.
"Should I be here?" I asked, panicked. Alice looked at me, her eyes full of comfort.
"I think it's better if they know, and it's break for colleges anyway. Besides, Angela will understand. She already knew parts of it. Trust me," she said and turned towards the TV again with a blank expression on her face. "Two minutes," she said absently.
Edward looked up at me and touched my cheek gently. I picked my hand up and started playing with his hair. He smiled reassuringly, than looked at the door. It seemed that we all sat there for an eternity staring at the door until a car pulled up into the driveway followed by a slam of the door. 'Come back if they're not there," I heard Ben say. I smiled to myself.
A few seconds later, a light knock penetrated the silence.
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