Renesmee leaned back into the thick brown mass of fur that was her resting boyfriend, she laughed inwardly, if she hadn't grown up in a family of vampires, with a pack of wolves for friends, she might think this scene was strange. His massive lungs heaved in his chest, pressing against the thick mosses of the forest floor, and causing Renesmee to rise and fall gently. He had just won their footrace, but she was sure that in another two months, she'd be able to beat him, at the rate she was speeding up. She put a hand on his flank, and sent him her second place view of their race. The wolf let out something between a bark and a whine, and his lungs rumbled, amused. He moved to stand up, having regained his breath, and let her slide easily back to her feet. He looked back around his side, held her eyes for just a moment, then lumbered off into the jungle to change back into Jacob Black, the human.
Renesmee looked around into the forest, they were deep into the peninsula, and the moss hung from the trees almost down to the forest floor. She thought briefly about the time she sneaked up on Jacob while he was changing back as a younger child. It was innocent, she wasn't more than six by human standards when she pulled it off, but thinking back on it now made her blush. She listened intently to the sounds of the wolf's paws disappearing behind the trees, he was so quiet. She though about her growth for a moment, only three years ago she was still just a child. Her advanced growth was slowing significantly now, but she still grew so fast she didn't quite get the hang of being any one edge for any one time. Carlisle told her she was sixteen now, and Jake was like 24, but he didn't really age since he changed, so he would also be about 16. She huffed and took a firm step down, her short curls bouncing with her exasperated gesture. They needed new numbers, the human ones didn't work very well in this instance.
Jake rounded a large tree to her side, and she turned to see him in the white button-down shirt and black slacks she always forced him to wear, and smiled widely. He caught her lightly as she jumped into him, and spun around, to counter her momentum, pulling her closer for an overwarm hug.
"Seth thinks you must have tripped a couple times, to not have beat me." Jacob told the top of her head, her face was occupied being buried in his chest. She sent him the idea through her touch easier than she voiced it, "Maybe I let you win?" Jacob simply smiled. Renesmee's thoughts drifted back to a moment ago, she thought about sending him what she thought about watching him change back, but she stopped herself, instead quickly pulling herself up by his shoulders and pecking him on the cheek. Renesmee wasn't a shy person, but she was shy about Jacob, it had only been a couple months ago that she decided she wanted him as more than a friend. There came the gentle padding of bare feet over the forest moss from farther beyond the trees. Both Renesmee and Jacob looked to the sound of the noise, and Jacob let Renesmee slide to the ground gently.
"It's me." Leah's voice called, "I tried to catch you before you phased, you have a phone call back at your place." her voice carried a tinge of reticence, she wasn't the biggest fan of seeing a wolf with their imprinted mate, still being alone after six years. The bitterness had dried up a little, but the loneliness hadn't.
"Who is it?" Jake asked, squaring his shoulders to face her.
"Won't say, but Billy thought it was important enough to send me out here." She stood heavily on an angled tree root until Jake kissed Renesmee on the forehead, and loped off into the woods, calling back "I'll see you later."
"It's nice to see you." Renesmee said to Leah. "You hardly come around any more."
"It's been a while, yeah." Leah answered, stepping down and walking up alongside Renesmee, who had now turned to face the direction of the Cullen residence. "We hear there's a new vampire staying with the Cullens."
"Adrian!" Renesmee said energetically, "He's really cool, he knows all kinds of stuff, reads a lot." Leah raised an eyebrow at her friend.
"Oh yeah, what's he look like?"
"Um..." Renesmee thought for an instant, and then gently touched Leah on the arm, sending her an image of him telling stories at the kitchen table, the warm feelings she had about Adrian came across as well, which was odd. Normally her touch was so much more specific. Whether it was her positive spin on the matter, or just Adrian himself, Leah exclaimed,
"Oh, he's cute!" emphasizing the "u" quite a bit. "Any chance you can introduce us?" Renesmee bumped into Leah playfully.
"My mom doesn't want me around him, he might be dangerous." She stated sarcastically, clearly not believing it. "But you'll protect me if I step out of bounds, won't you?" She asked, grinning mischievously.
"Oh of course!" Leah responded, filling her words with extra breath for comedic effect. They both giggled before Leah struck up a serious tone. "Why does mommy Cullen think he's dangerous?"
"Brace yourself." Renesmee commanded, bringing the events of the last few days into focus, she laid a hand on Leah's shoulder, and explained.
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