6. Before The Storm
I was playing the guitar when Alice burst through my doors. She'd have Jasper re attach them later I thought as I looked up at her. She looked worried. It bothered me. Automatically I set my guitar down and ran to her said. She raised her right hand stopping me. I waited a few minutes as she saw something no one else could. Something that was coming. Visions were always coming to her. Most of the time they annoyed me because she couldn't see into my future. It sometimes thrilled her, but not when Jacob was around. I waited until she lowered her hand.
"What is it? what did you see?" I asked ugently.
"Vampires, lots of them. Most newborns only one or two not. Two weeks" she spat out at the end.
"For?" I asked slowly. Hoping she did not hear the fear in my voice.
"Their course is set for your mother, but one of the leaders keeps making black spots appears. I think it is really for you" I nodded my head slowly. My head swirling with thoughts.
"How many?" I asked a second later. My voice steady. Calm.
"20 or more. It keeps getting bigger then getting smaller. I don't know" she said flinging her arms up into the air annoyed at the vision.
"Then we are going to need the wolves. We do not have time to go get any help"
"Yea. You should really forgive him-" I stopped her
"Auntie how many times do I have to tell you before you believe me that you do not know the whole story? I asked as I grabbed my car keys "but I will talk to him. My family is at risk"
"No promises?" she asked as we entered the garage.
"No promises" I replied smoothly "Don't tell my dad"
I hopped into my car and drove off. This was going to be hard. Harder then anything I have ever done. That was only due to the fact that every bone in me still loved him. Still wanted him. Every paart, but my brain which was still angry with him for what he did. Parking my Mercedes in front of Jacob's house I leaned against the hood. He came out not even a second later. A huge grin spread across his face. I controlled my emotions.
"Nessie?" he asked happiness ringing through his voice.
"Now is not the time Jacob" I said taking off my sunglasses and tossing them into my car through the open roof. "I need your help" I said as I turned my head back to look at him.
"Whatever you need" He vowed looking at me. I tried not to smile back into his own smile. Now was not the time for pleasentries.
"Alice just had a vision of 20 or more vampires coming for my mom, but she has a feeling that they are coming for me" horror crossed his face for a moment before being quickly replaced my a calm one.
"When?" he asked. His face may have been calm looking, but his voice was full of concern for me. I held back many comments that I wanted to hurl at him. Some of them not nice at all and the others a little to nice.
"Two weeks" I replied smoothly trying to control my oice. It cracked a little at the end
"We will help every step of the way" He looked into my eyes, but I looked down quickly. I had tried hard to forget him for the past month and I was not ready to give in so quickly.
"Ummm you will be doing all the planning with Carslie and Jasper" I saw his shadow nod twice.
"and what will you being doing furing the fight?" he asked timidly. He clarly thought I was going to get mad for him asking. I hid my laughter into a well placed cough.
"Fighting most likely. I just found out a second ago Jacob" I tore my eyes off the ground and looked up for a moment meeting his gaze. An awkward silence enveloped us. Neither one willing to break it. It seemed to last for hours until Jacob deep gruffy voice finally filled the air.
"She left you know" I tilted my head confused. "The pack refused to be around or listen to her" he laughed a short laugh "They like you better then her" He smiled a little. I gripped onto my car a little restraining my own smile. "Frankie was the powerhouse behind it"
"They made her leave for me?" I asked my smilie tugging at the edges of my lips.
"and me" he added "I found out about their hate for her and saw it as a way to kick her out of the pack. To show you how much I love you." I forced my smile down not allowing him to see my happinees. "She is no longer a wolf. She was able to transform into a human and she left. Holliw is somewhere in Maine now"
"Tell them thank you from me" he nodded sadly. I smiled a little "and thank you" I added and he smiled brightly. Shocked. "Maybe we can talk sometime. Over the phone of course. Work things out so we can be friends."
"Anything you want"
I rolled my eyes as I started my car. Always anything I wanted. When I was driving back to the house I stuck my hand out the window waving goodbye to the wolves that I knew were in the woods. I heard howls of jubulation echoing all around me as they realized what had just hapened. Their Alpha was happy again. As soon as I pulled into the garage I could hear arguing coming from inside. Rosalie, Emett, Carslie, and Esme stood in a lose circle around the door. Alice and my dad I thought as I pushed open the door annoyed. No doubt it was over me. They were in the living room when I entered with Emett and arslie flanking me. Roaslie and Esme close behing. Jasper and my mom stood close to Alice and my dad both looking on concerned as they two vampires stared at each other with furious glares.
"You send her to that dog after what he did to her" my dad roared not knowing I was in the room. I cleared my throat. They both glanced over at me for a moment before turning back to the other. First time I was ignored in my life at the one moment I didn't want to be ignored.
"He called us bloodsukers it is in his bllod and so what if he called Rosalie a dumb blonde we all know they hate each other" I saw my mom look at me with pleading eyes and heard Rosalie hiss from behind me. I sighed and stepped in between the two of them.
"Shut up" I said simply. The two fell silent "Auntie he may have done those things, but I have told you that you do not know the whole story. My dad has a right to be pissed at him for it too" my dad smild happily thinking he was winning. "but" I began again turning to him "You canot yell at her for my own choice, I choose to go down there. We need their help so deal with it. If I want to forgive and forget I will" I steeped to my mom's side "Now hug and make up"
"Sorry Edward for sending your daughter to Jacob" Alice said with a smile. She hated fighting with my dad just as much as we all hated listening to it. He has always been her favorite brothers.
"Sorry Alice for yelling at you when I should have been yelling at Nessie" close enough I thought as they hugged.
"Great!" I said clapping my hands and steeping forward. "I will call Frankie" they all looked at me confused "or do you want me to call Jacob instead? either is fine with me"
"Nope Frankie is good" Jasper said before my dad could say anything. I took out my phone.
"Good" I said as they phone rang.
"Hello?" Jacob asked through the reciever. I froze for a moment. What was he doing at Frankie's?
"Jacob? what are you doing picking up Frankie's phone?"
"He fell asleep on the couch. We were watching the football game at his house. He has a big screen" Jacob answered happily as he realized it was me on the other end.
"Ummm I just got home. When do you want to meet up?"
"You and me?" the question was meant to sound like he was confued, but I could hear the hope in his voice. I sighed.
"No you guys and all of us. Minus me"
"You're not going to train?"
"I do not think now would be the best time to be fighting around you Jacob" my dad laughed from behind him. I could hear the impact of my mom's elbow as it collided with his chest. I turned my head and stuck my tongue out at him.
"Yea you're probably right on that" he thought for a moment "threeish okay? it will gie the boys some time to rest"
"Okay"
I hung up without saying goodbye. Talking to him always gave me butterflies and happy thoughts. Things, I am sure, my dad did not want to hear at this moment so I began to tanslate the national anthem into French. He seemed delighted probably due to the fact that he caught the first waves of my thoughts as I hung up. My mom was looking at us and I could see her streching her invisble shield around us all. Protecting our minds from what might happen.
"So I will just be going now. Lots of shopping to do" Alice's eyes lit up at the thought of shopping "alone" I added
"Right now is not the best time for you to be alone" Carslie said and I sighed knowing he was probably right on that.
"Fine then I wil go to the cottage so please no listening to me" I glanced over at my dad who began to andomly look at a painting on the wall "or mind reading.
I skipped out the front door and went to the sottage. Sometimes all I need were a few moments alone. Sometime all I needed was him. The one person who could always make me feel better could not come. I would not allow it. My whole body may want him, but my heart still bore a crack and my mind still wanted to rip him to shreds. He would have to prove his trust t and he would have to prove it quickly. That is when my phone started to ring. I answered it in the middle of the second ring. I had been a little startled at the noise.
"Hello?"
"Is now a good time to talk?" Jacob's voice asked drifting through the phone like the twinkling of a piano. He knew just when to call even if he did not know why it was so perfect.
"Persistane" I noted as I sat down on my old bed. He laughed a little Yea I guess now is a good time. I got no listeners"
"How have you been?" he sounded interested. He always did.
"Ok except crying myself to sleep eery night" that was low, but her deserved it.
"I deserved that" he sighed "I am really sorry Renesmee. It was the biggest mistake of my life. I will never forgive myself"
I know and you shouldn't. You should have have talked t me not have sex with her. I have a cell phone you know. You could have called"
"Again I deserved that"
"You deserve a lot more" my anger was getting wildly out of control. I took a deep breath steadying myself "Sorry I shouldnt-"
"No it's fine. You should be anry at me. I shouldn't have fell for what Hollie did" I could hear the hrut in his words. It felt like a piece of glass was being held hard against my neck. It took all my strength not to cry. "It's unexcusable"
"Maybe it is time we are friends. I am to like my mother Holding grudges isn't one of my talents"
"If friends is all I can have I'll take it" his voice seemed to light up a bit. The pain eased a little and I smiled.
"I will see ou at three"
Then I quickly hung up again without saying goodbye. I knew I wouldn't stay mad at him for long. My love wouldn't allow it. His betrayl may still hurt, but if I gave hi a second chance maybe he wouldn't blow it. However, this second chance would be his last chance. No mistakes this time. My heat is not made out of elastic. Looking at the clock I realized I had been lost in my thoughts for far ro long. It was three now. I booked it out of the cottage and took a side path to the field. It was a shorter distance even shorter with the speed I was running. Everyone looked shocked as I walked to them perching myself on top of a boulder.
"What are we doing today uncle Jasper?" I asked turning my attention to him. The wolves stood in a semi circle around us. Frankie and Jacob the nearest to me.
"Renesmee are you-"
"Please mom I can handle this" I replied smootly as Frankie let out a bark. Laughter I thought looking over at my dad who nodded twice. I looked back over to Jasper "So what are we doing?"
"Just basic stuff" Jasper said cautiously as my mom watched him with warning eyes.
"So kind of like this" I an instant I had jumped down from the boulder and pinned Emett to the ground my mouth inches from his throat.
"Yea" Jasper said controlling his laughter as the others did too. I let Emett up.
"Sorry" I told Emett as he brushed off his shirt "My dad would have known and you were closer"
"Couldnt have attacked a wolf?" he huffed as he looked at me.
"Nope. I get along with them now" my eyes wandered for a moment pausing on Jacob before moving back to my uncle. "Beside you and I wrestle all the time" He smiled caving in.
"Ummm Jacob wants the others to have our scents so they do not confuse us during the fight" my dad said his jaw suddenly tight.
The others lined up in a straight line ending with my parents the nearest to me. I saw Jacob's chestnut brown fur first as he walked right to me. He had known the others since before I was born. He had no need to smeel them. Laying his head on my shoulder I giggled a little as he lifted his head licking my face jaw to forehead.
"Gross Jacob" I scolded using his fur to wipe off the salive "Would you just transform. It is eaiser to talk to you" He snorted and ran off into the woods.
"Happy?" he asked coming up to me a mintue later. Shritless of course. I struggled to keeps my thoughts focused.
"I'm ok" He frowned at my response
"If that is good enough for you then I am happy" Jacob said as we sat on the boulder together. Watching as the others trained the new wolves.
"It has to be" I replied my voice not cracking for once anything else would just hurt to much"
"I am sorry" he said taking my hand gently. I allowed him. He could have that little of me right now. I leaned my head on his shoulder drifting off into sleep.