A/N--I going to give you all a book recommendation. If you love Twilight, then I highly recommend that you read the Night World series. They came out over ten years ago, but they are re-published and the dramatic conclusion Strange Fate will finally be published. Amazing books.

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Black Dawn

Chapter 10--High School Never Ends

Jacob's POV

The next few days passed slowly and a bit miserably. The day after we arrived to Hanover, Carlisle and Esme visited Hanover High School, with illegal documents in hand, and enrolled Alice, Jasper, and I and to set up our class schedules.

And because it was just the three of us going to school, the story was that we were pretty much Carlisle's adoptive wards. The story was that Jasper was Carlisle's older sister's son and that she had died in a car accident three years prior. As for Alice and I, we were just adopted, which was a good thing because we hardly looked anything alike.

During the weekend, the moving trucks arrived and so did the cars. I really couldn't understand why they shipped the cars they had in Forks. I had explored the garage and found five other cars and one awesome motorcycle I have never seen before. I wondered where the other cars would go until I found another huge seven car garage with room to spare that was detached from the house. I also couldn't fathom where everything from the moving trucks would go.

Other then that we pretty much spent our time in the rec room. Playing video games, watching movies, and playing board games. I also kept Nessie by me whenever I could. We explored the property together and I vented my frustrations out to her. Though she was only one, she was very understanding. She also missed everyone in Forks and La Push and hoped to visit them soon. She greatly calmed me.

Sunday night--after Emmett and Blondie left for Asia--Bella, Nessie, and I were playing a board game when Bella finally addressed my mood.

"What's been going on with you, Jake? You seem different ever since we got here," Bella said with concern, gazing at me intently.

I sighed. I knew this was eventually coming. No one besides Edward knew what was going on in my head and thankfully he kept it to himself. But Bella was very observant and she knew me too well. She noticed that I was quieter then usual and how I tried to stay out of the house as much as possible.

Glancing down at Nessie, I indicated o Bella that I didn't want her to hear anything I had to say. Though, I vented to Nessie, she only knew the bare minimum of what I was really thinking. She only knew that I missed La Push.

Catching on quickly, Bella laid a hand on Nessie's back. "Renesmee?" Bella said as Nessie looked up at her questioningly. "Why don't you go upstairs and ask grandma Esme to fix you a snack before bed?"

Looking from her mother to me, skeptically, she slowly nodded after a few seconds of deliberation. Jumping to her feet, she said, "Okay, momma." After Bella kissed her on the cheek, she started for the stairs, but paused. Turning to me worriedly, she shyly asked, "Will you tuck me in tonight, Jacob?"

I smiled at her fearful face. "Of course I will, honey. I'll meet you up there in a little bit."

Smiling brightly, Nessie ran back over to me and kissed me on the cheek. Mussing with her thick bronze curls, she laughed and ran up the stairs.

When she was gone, Bella turned back to me and asked, "So what's wrong?"

Running a hand through my shaggy hair, I said, "I just seem to be out of sync. It's a lot to take in." I looked around the room for emphasis.

She nodded in sympathy. "You feel overwhelmed. I know how you feel. I'm absolutely terrified with starting Dartmouth. I mean the humans alone…" she trailed off involuntarily shuddering.

I reached out, taking her hand. "You shouldn't worry about that. Your control is perfect."

"I still worry," she stoically replied with a turn of her head.

Silence rang out.

"I still don't understand how you can tolerate all this." I gestured widely, indicating the grandeur of the house.

"It takes time. Hell, I'm still not used to it!"

I snorted. "I hate feeling like charity." I slightly hung my head, pretending to study the board game.

"Jake! You are not charity!" She looked scandalized.

I rolled my eyes. "You know what I mean. I'm just saying that I didn't expect this. I didn't expect a huge room with a huge bed and a closet full of expensive clothes and a laptop and a flat screen TV! Not to mention, the expensive car and the cash. To be honest, when I envisioned moving in with you guys the most I expected was a small guestroom, but this…" I trailed off in my rant.

"Ah…Jake," she began, "How could you still not know you're part of the family now? Even Rosalie has accepted this, though grudgingly."

I sighed. "It's not only that," I argued. "I mean, how could I compete with all this? One day Nessie will be my wife. How could I give her the things like you're able to?" I hung my head again. "I'm starting to think I made a mistake in following Nessie here. She deserves better then me and I had a great responsibility in La Push."

"Jacob Black!" Bella addressed me in an almost stern shout, making me look at her. "Don't you say that about yourself! You are the best thing for my daughter," her voice softened, "and she won't care about money when love is involved. Plus, you'll figure everything out, you're resourceful." She gave me a small wistful smile and placed her cold hand on my cheek. "You have a destiny, a great one. You were born from a long line of chiefs with a magical heritage in your veins. You're destined to be great. You're name will be written into your legends and people will hear about you for hundreds of years like Taha Aki."

Magic, again? Come on.

I scoffed. "Cut the bullshit, Bells." But when I looked at her all I saw was undiluted sincerity in her gaze. "You really think that, don't you?" I asked in awe.

"I do," she somberly said, "You truly are a great man."

Her words made me laugh. Shaking my head in disbelief, I chuckled, "Sure, sure."

She rolled her eyes. "Just make an effort," she pleaded. "Promise me."

Gazing into her golden eyes, I saw fear. Sobering up, I replied, "I promise, Bells. I couldn't leave her ever. I'd rather die then to be away from Renesmee. And I'd also miss you. You're my best friend."

Bella smiled and wrapped her arms around me. "Thank you," she breathed, "I appreciate it."

"Sure, sure," I amended.

At that, Bella disentangled herself, smiled and went upstairs.

I stayed where I was for a couple of minutes mulling over our conversation.

This was just crap and I knew there was more to come. I knew more things would get given to me, but I couldn't let it get to me. I had to take it in stride because the only thing I was sure of was Nessie and I couldn't leave her. I couldn't betray her like that.

This was just my life now. My life as a Cullen.

Moving up the stairs, I made my way to Nessie's room to tuck her in.

When I got to her room, I saw that she was already in bed with the covers all the way up to her chin.

Walking into her room, I kneeled down next to her bed and kissed her on the cheek. Noticing that I wasn't receiving her normal reaction of giggles, I gazed upon her. Nessie's eyes were wide and teary and timid-looking.

"What's wrong?" I demanded fearfully. My hands started to shake.

Moisture slipped from her eyes and slid down into her bronze curls. "Are you leaving me, now?" She asked in a tiny voice. If I hadn't been anything other then a wolf I wouldn't have even heard her tiny whisper of a question.

My eyes popped open in shock and I stopped shaking. "What makes you say that?"

"You're sad here, I can see it in your eyes," she replied. "You're going to leave me." Her voice was so matter of fact it broke my heart.

"Oh, honey," I said, brushing her tears away, "I'm not going anywhere. I made you a promise and I plan to keep it. I'll never leave you ever. Do you hear me?"

Nessie fearfully looked into my eyes, obviously looking for a lie, but all she found was my sincerity. Sniffling, she nodded and said, "I believe you."

I wiped the rest of her tears away and she smiled. "I love you, sweetie. I could never leave you. You shouldn't even worry about it. It's not even an option for me." I kissed her forehead.

Nessie giggled and wrapped her small arms around me in a hug.

When she disentangled herself, I grinned and said, "So what do you want me to read to you tonight?"

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After Nessie was sound asleep, I gave her one last peck on the cheek and made my way to my room.

When I got into my room, I found Alice in my closet.

"What are you doing?" I demanded.

The tiny pixie turned to me with a huge grin. "I'm picking out your outfit for tomorrow," she stated as if it were obvious.

I growled.

Alice held up her hands in surrender. "Don't worry. You'll like what I pick. It's very casual."

I sighed, walked over to my bed and fell back onto the covers and closed my eyes.

"I really should show him how to use this closet…" I heard Alice mumble to herself.

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Waking up at dusk the next morning, I felt a small warm body curled up beside me. Peering down, I saw that Nessie was curled up in a ball next to my torso.

Sighing, I bent down and kissed her on the cheek. Nessie smiled in her sleep.

I frowned, mentally slapping myself. Nessie must have been so worried about me leaving her that she had crawled into bed with me in the middle of the night. Probably making sure that if I left she'd be here to stop me.

If she didn't wake up before I left for school I'd have to leave her a note reassuring her that I'd see her this afternoon.

Checking my watch, I saw that it was time to get ready for my first day of school. Groaning at the prospect, I slid out of bed without jostling it. Walking to the closet in the dark I saw a small, neatly piled stack of clothes on a dresser with a note attached from Alice telling me to wear the clothes today. Grabbing the clothes without looking at what she picked out, I made my way to the bathroom to shower.

Drying off after my shower, I tied the towel around my waist and brushed my teeth and shaved.

Pulling on the clothes Alice laid out for me, I felt relieved that she didn't pick out anything patsy.

I was wearing dark wash, loose-fitting jeans and a white t-shirt with some kind of design on it in black.

Looking in the mirror, I combed my long hair. Normally I'd put my hair in a ponytail, but my hair was too short, however too long to continue growing out. It was already to my chin. I just let it hang, curtained down the middle.

Leaving the bathroom, I walked back into the closet and pulled on the shoes and black leather jacket that Alice had also picked out.

Walking out of the closet, I wrote a note to Nessie and set it on the pillow next to her. Grabbing my backpack I had packed with everything I'd need for today, I made my way downstairs to the kitchen.

When I got to the kitchen, Esme, Carlisle, Alice, and Jasper were already waiting there. Esme was at the stove making breakfast for undoubtedly me. It smelled like she was making eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, and pancakes. Carlisle was standing in the corner of the kitchen with papers in hand. And Alice was practically bouncing in her chair in excitement with Jasper laying a soothing hand on her shoulder.

Jeez, who could be excited about school? Especially someone who has probably been to high school fifty times?

When I walked into the kitchen and sat down, Alice stopped bouncing and appraised me with a self-satisfied smile playing at her lips.

Turning around from the stove with plate in hand, Esme brought the plate over to me a set it down on the table. She eyed me up and smiled, saying, "Jacob, you look so handsome."

Cheeks heating up, I bowed my head over the food and began to eat, replying simply, "Thanks."

As I ate, suddenly a pair of small cold hands began to play with my hair. Jumping, I turned around and glared at the pixie. "What are you doing? Why are you touching my hair?"

She shrugged her small shoulders and continued to comb through my hair. "You need a haircut, badly," she simply said.

I sighed and continued to eat, involuntarily shivering every few seconds from her cold hands.

When I was done, Carlisle brought over our schedules for our classes.

Looking mine over, I found that I was taking Woodworking 1, Myth and Ritual (I rolled my eyes at that one. I am a goddamn myth), Spanish 1, Lunch, Calculus B, Consumer Auto and Power Mechanics 2, and World Geography.

Carlisle cleared his throat. "Now you all know all the rules--" he began.

Ah, yes, the rules. Carlisle went through the rules and our stories right after he registered us. The rules were as the following: Keep a low profile. And that was pretty much it. As for the stories we just moved here from Vancouver, Canada and we were Dr. Cullen's and Mrs. Cullen's foster children. As you know Jasper is supposedly Carlisle's orphaned nephew from his much older deceased sister. Alice is an adoptive ward also. Supposedly she came to live with the Cullen's when she was eight and her birth name is Alice Brandon Whitlock. And as for me, I was also an adoptive ward. My story was going to be pretty much fact. My mother died in a car accident when I was nine. My name is Jacob Black and my father passed away three years ago from diabetes.

I hated thinking about my dad being dead, but what other choice did I have? I needed a legit reason why I was living with the Cullen's when I was still in high school even though I was eighteen.

When Carlisle was finished speaking, it was almost time to leave. As the others left the kitchen, Carlisle took me by the shoulder, keeping me from following Alice and Jasper.

Raising my eyebrows to him, I asked, "So what's up, Doc?"

He looked down and sighed before meeting my eyes. "I know this is a lot to take in in such a short amount of time. I know you aren't used to having things given to you like this, but I need to give you a couple more things…"

Oh, God. What else could he be giving me?

I groaned.

Trying not to cringe in expectation, I held out my hand and said, "Just get it over with."

Carlisle almost chuckled at my attitude but caught himself. Pulling out an iPhone, he said, "The number is on the back and everyone's numbers our already programmed into the phone. Call us anytime if you need anything at all."

Nodding, I took the phone and slid it into my pocket. About to ask for leave, Carlisle proceeded to take out a shiny black credit card with my name on it and a stack of dollar bills folded over and fastened with a clip. Handing them to me also, he added, "Use this credit card whenever you want for anything you want and this is your allowance for the week."

Nearly choking when I saw that the first bill in the stack was a hundred dollar bill, I automatically slipped it into my wallet with the credit card. I couldn't even force myself to talk.

Oh, God, this is too much, too much, too much!

Forcing myself not to have a stroke, I repeated my new mantra in my head. I'm a Cullen now, I'm a Cullen now, I'm a Cullen now.

No I'm not a freaken' Cullen! I'm a Black!

Forcing myself not to say anything, Carlisle chuckled, patted me on the back and left the kitchen.

Standing in the room by myself for a few minutes, I calmed myself down before I took my leave.

Leaving the room, I saw Bella and Edward waiting for me. Bella gave me a hug and wished me luck as I went through the door and Edward punched my arm and gave me a sympathetic look. I don't know if the look he gave me was about going to a new school or the fact that I was fighting down a panic attack.

Walking towards the detached garage, I turned to Alice and Jasper and calmly asked, "So which car are we taking?"

Alice grinned and looked towards Jasper, who reached into his pocket and produced a set of car keys. Throwing them to me, he said, "Your Vantage of course."

I cocked an eyebrow as I caught the keys easily. "You call that keeping a low profile?"

Jasper shrugged and smiled.

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Unfortunately, this is not the last chapter of part one. The next chapter will be though.

Sorry about how long it took me to post this, but hopefully I can post the next chapter by Sunday, if not, probably Tuesday.

I'd also like to point out that my postings might be sporadic in the coming weeks. I'm dealing with some emotional problems right now that is making it hard for me to focus on pretty much everything. I hope I can keep the updates for the story coming at least once a week, but I can't be positive. But don't worry, I will not abandon this story. It's something that I have been thinking about and plotting since Breaking Dawn came out and I read it.

Please wish me a speedy get well, because I hate feeling this way, and please review. I love getting reviews for my chapters. They always put a smile on my face and they give me the energy to keep on writing for you all.

I hope I can get well soon so I can make this story the best I am capable of. I want the story to be a mixture of feelings, but at the time being I fear my writing might turn to the depressing sort with lots of anxiety.

I'm sorry for spilling all this on my readers, but I wanted you all to understand in case I am not updating as fast as I could once Part One of my story is complete.

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