My apologies for the state of my last post. I really wanted to put it up, but the only computer I had was an ancient Apple, and I had a few problems uploading it. Everything's been fixed, and I now have a laptop, so no more loading issues. A few questions I've received so far. Yes Renesmee will have powers, no; this is not going to be a mushy romance. I wanted to establish the imprint early on. However, please note: Nessie's only legally 16. I'm not a perv, so we are two "years" from any lemons. Where that will be in chapters I'm not sure. I hope that the tension between Nessie and Jacob has been noted. Jacob's not going to have an easy time of it. Nessie is in her teen years expect; angst, dating, breaking away from authority, etc. Enjoy, have fun, and, please review. SM owns everything Twilight related.
Jacob's POV
Driving past the reservation on my way to Forks I was sorely tempted to see my father. It had been so long, I shook myself and resolutely continued on. Whatever had Nessie so worked up needed to be resolved quickly. I could not take the coward's way out and avoid this meeting. Pulling into Charlie's driveway brought back strong memories, Bella, the last time I saw her, telling me that Edward was who she wanted to be with. The choice tearing me apart as she went in to face Charlie after I told him about the dirt bike incident. Truth be told, despite our close friendship, I was quite positive that she would not approve of me imprinting on her daughter. No how, no way. I took a deep breath, grabbed my shopping bags and went into the house.
"YOU FUCKING MORON! HOW DARE YOU GIVE ME SUCH A BLASÉ NICKNAME? WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING? FIRST YOU HAVE THE UNMITIGATED GALL TO DESERT MY FAMILY IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED, THERE BY LEAVING ME AN ORPHAN! THEN YOU JUST BREEZE IN TO TAKE OVER THE CARE OF THE GIRL YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING NO FAMILY! FINALLY, YOU JUST RANDOMLY DECIDE TO GIVE HER A NICKNAME? WITH OUT ASKING HER FIRST?" By this point Nessie was screaming so loud the window behind me shattered. My ears were going numb, and starting to ring. I had to find some way to calm her down or I would be deaf and we'd be replacing every window in the house.
"Nessie," her glare stopped me, "Renesmee," I paused for a moment. "Before I go any further. I'm sorry that I didn't ask you before this, but, please, may I call you Nessie? I really do find Renesmee a mouthful."
"I'll think about it. I really prefer my full name, my mom was the one who named me."
"Alright, for now it's Renesmee." I breathed a quiet sigh of relief. She was listening at least. "As to deserting your family in their hour of need, I'm sorry. When your mom chose your dad over me, I was heartbroken. I had no idea that my departure would result in the death of your family! I just needed time to myself. I was afraid that if I stuck around any longer that I would do serious harm to myself or Edward in my hurt and rage." The harsh glare Renesmee was aiming my way gradually softened.
"You were that upset by my mom's choice?"
"I was. It's the reason I've stayed away so long. All reminders of her and Edward were in Forks, and hurt too much."
"Well, that still doesn't explain why you think you can just waltz in here and be in charge of me as if nothing happened!"
"I didn't just waltz in here, Renesmee! I gave serious thought to this matter! I'm not used to teenagers, let alone being in charge of anyone! But think, you are all riled up over my using a nickname, because your mom named you, but she wanted me to be your guardian, not Charlie, I wasn't around so Charlie was the obvious choice. So, why be upset over your mom's first choice?"
"I guess you are making sense, but it's still not fair!" Her voice was going up in pitch again.
"I'm sorry Renesmee, life is never fair. Yes, I am responsible somewhat for your family's death, but I can make up for it by taking care of you now, for as long as it takes!" Internally I was thinking, 'little do you know it, but for the rest of your life.' "Don't you see, by making me responsible for you, your parents gave up their most precious thing to someone they were not even sure would take that responsibility on! They trusted me! Can you?" As we spoke I had sat on the couch in the small living room. Now she sat down next to me, reached out, and placed her fingers on my temple. I jerked back in reaction, "Whaaat?"
"Shhh, just watch." She put her hand back to my temple. This time I let her. Suddenly pictures were flashing past in my brain, first slowly, then a little faster. I watched in fascination as her life flashed before my eyes. Moments in the womb, then early pictures of Bella, drained, still human, then pictures of the blond, Alice, Carlisle, with a tape measure. I knew her disgruntlement with both the measuring tape that appeared more than once, baby's formula, and waiting for mom to reappear. Then there was Bella again, this time obviously a vampire with shiny skin, and red eyes. Images flashed by; Charlie, Emmet, arm wrestling with Bella, and to my amazement, losing. The first time Bella and Edward took her hunting, I wrinkled my nose at the taste of raw deer blood, I had eaten raw meat in wolf form, but didn't like the blood too much, but I knew that they had been teaching her to eat "vegetarian" as the Cullens did. Then it was just Charlie, and they were alone in an unfamiliar city. Tears were running down his face as he told her that her family was gone forever, that it was just the two of them. First day of school, Forks again, new city, new names. Forks, and then the police officer knocked on the door. The news that Charlie was badly injured, the scary drive to the hospital and images of Charlie lying so still in the hospital bed. Tubes surrounded him, and at least three monitors beeped in the background. Hours spent by his bedside waiting. Finally, images of Jenks in his office, and then myself flashed past my eyes. Her hand moved away from my head, and I just stared at her for a few minutes. I slowly came to my senses and looked at the time. Twenty minutes had passed. I blinked dazed.
"What was that?"
"Me putting my trust in you."
"Hunh? How did you do that?"
"From what little I know it's this. You know that my dad had some powers, right?"
"Yeah, he could read people's minds, right?"
"Right. Well, my mom had a power too. Do you remember something that was unusual about her?"
I thought about it for a moment. "Wait, Edward could not read her mind!"
"Right. Well, it turns out that she had a super power too, she was a shield. A crazed vampire named Jane couldn't hurt her, dad couldn't read her mind, she was protected mentally."
"Ok, well, what does that have to do with what you just did to me?"
"Dad and Grandpa theorized that I combined and reversed what my parents' powers were. Instead of reading people's minds I could project my thoughts and memories into their minds. And apparently it's impossible to keep me out!"
"You mean?"
"Yes, even my mom could see my thoughts and dreams, while still keeping my dad out."
"Wow!"
"Yeah, I don't do that with just anyone either, only people I trust."
Renesmee's POV
I watched as the understanding flitted across his face. "Good. So, you drink animal blood, do you eat human food?"
"I do. I prefer to drink, but in order to keep up appearances I eat food too."
"Can you go out in the sun?"
"Yeah, I don't have skin that glitters, it makes it easier for me to pass in the human world than it would have been for my parents."
"How often do you need to drink?"
"About once every three days."
"All right I can handle that. Did your parents ever tell you about me?"
"Yeah, you're a werewolf right?"
"Yes, I spent most of the last 10 years running around in wolf form, so I enjoy hunting too, just not so much the blood part."
"Cool! That means we can hunt together!"
"Yep. Do you have a favorite food?"
"Human or animal?"
"Both."
"Human; I prefer meaty lasagna. Animal: mountain lion or bear. Deer or elk will do in a pinch."
"Ok, I can handle that. School. You're a junior right?"
"Yes, with straight A's. Grandpa Charlie was keen on me going to a good college."
"Any one in particular?"
"Well, I liked living in Denver, so CU Boulder, or DU are two options I'm considering. With the mountains nearby there would be plenty of hunting space for me. By the time I graduate I can change my name and come back here, or work first and then move on."
"What are other colleges you are considering? Do you have an area of study that you are interested in?"
"Colleges, I've considered the University of Florida, Harvard, and Wheaton in Illinois. Areas of study? I'm interested in Criminology. It's a field that I could change careers in easily as time went on, and change identities easily as well. I reached full maturity three years ago. I will never age. So, moving on before people suspect will be imperative. Another field I have considered is anthropology. I might also like to teach."
"I see you have really thought about this. Well, you have a couple more years before you have to decide. Would you like to meet my father, and some friends? They know I'm home, and its time I paid them a visit. We can go grocery shopping on the way home."
"I've met Billy and the other people in La Push. Charlie was always taking me with him. Let's go. Billy and I get along great!"
"Ok, my car's out front, get what you need and we'll go."
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