Just a quick note- Renesmee and Jacob are not yet together in this story. They will hook up though. After this "issue" is dealt with. All part of Embry's master plan? But what for? You'll find out. Muahahahaha! Also, thanks to the band Die Mannequin for writing the awesome song "Upside Down Cross." Check it out. Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All credit goes to Stephanie Meyer. I also do not own Upside Down cross (the song). Lyrics and references go to Die Mannequin. By the way, Renesmee's POV will rarely be used in this story for purposes you'll understand later. ENJOY! (P.S. this is set 8 years post BD. In other words, Nessie is physically and mentally 17)
Jacob's POV
I jumped the steps to the Cullen's place. I was about to knock, but of course, Edward answered the door already. I should have known. No one ever had the time for knocking. But then again- who ever knocked? Their house was so far in the trees that no sales rep could even find them.
"Hey, Eddie!" I greeted. His black eyes narrowed at my nickname. I wasn't the only one who addressed him as such. He sighed.
"She'll be down in a second." He said; acid in his voice. He turned around and walked to the living room, disregarding my presence. 'Grouchy today?' I thought. I heard his growl from the other room. I shrugged it off.
"Jacob!" I heard Nessie greet from the upper floor. She came flying down the stairs. I opened my arms- I didn't have to be an Alice to figure out what was going to happen next. She jumped into them and laced her arms around my shoulders, squeezing the breath out of me. But God knows, that wasn't the reason my breath escaped me.
"Fancy meeting you here." I snickered when she released me from her not-so-iron grasp. She rolled her eyes, and turned around, walking to the living room. "I feel so unloved," I mumbled.
She giggled, gave her father a kiss on the cheek, and told him she'd be back by midnight latest. As if. He let her go reluctantly. She walked back to where I was. I hadn't moved since Edward gave me that evil glare.
We walked to the Rabbit. I was surprised it was still running all these years, but I guess anything can happen. She climbed in the passenger's seat, me in the driver's. I stuck the key in the ignition, making casual conversation so as Nessie wouldn't hear the obvious tuning it needed. My dear Rabbit was beyond repair.
"What's with your darling Father today?" I asked sarcastically as I breathed the life into the exhaust.
"He hasn't hunted in a while." She said flatly, completely bored by the subject of Edward's well-being, "He gets quite grumpy. You know how much insisting it took for him to let me go tonight?" I laughed at the scowl painted on her face.
"How much?" I asked, with a smirk on my face. I was already aware of the answer.
She sighed, "A lot." I laughed, and so did she. At least she'd managed too.
I finally got the gas going and backed out of the Cullen's driveway. They didn't need an eyesore like my car next to their precious jewels. Ha ha, 'precious jewels.' I smiled to myself at my immature joke. I needed to grow up.
"What's so funny?" Renesmee asked, lifting an eyebrow.
"Perverted joke involving your family's cars." I said, not willing to go further. She looked at me as if I were crazy. Her eyes asked me how I could have possibly made a connection between cars and... Well, yeah. She slapped me on the arm, regardless of the fact she still didn't understand. The day she did, Edward would kill me for her picking up on my mentality.
We drove down the street. It was already dark outside, and the moon was nearly full. It hung; a silver lamp, illuminated by nothing but the darkness of the sky behind it.
...
"And then that bastard stole my chips!" Seth exclaimed, waving his hands in the air as if to describe a tsunami rather than a bag of Doritos. But to him, I guess the action would amount to the same level of tragedy.
"You know, I'm right here." Quil said, rolling his eyes and laughing at the memory. Seth glowered at him, which only made him laugh more. "Oh, their cheesy goodness!" he added sarcastically.
Embry had barely said two words through the bonfire, and looked like he was deep in thought. I couldn't imagine why- Embry never thought! I'd ask him about it later.
"Embry, are you alive?" Leah asked, looking utterly uninterested with the idea of Embry and his though process. Or maybe someone else would ask him.
"Hm?" He mumbled, looking as if he'd just been caught robbing a store. I laughed as he was startled from his daze.
"Point proven." She rolled her eyes. Embry laughed nervously, but everyone else just laughed. At him. Sucker.
Seth continued with his story until it came to the conclusion- Seth and Quil began to throw joke punches until Leah came in and ruined the fun. Leah seemed to enjoy this version of the story; apparently, she "ruins everyone's fun," according to Embry, who had finally decided to join the present. She managed to get a few laughs from his accusation.
A few hours had passed, and everyone had eventually split into their own conversations after a while of humorous story-telling. Nessie checked her watch, and a look of dismay crossed her face. She sighed.
"Ugh. It's almost midnight." She said, with pure disgust etched on her face. If only Edward could see this. I laughed to myself, "I feel like Cinderella. And not in a good way." She added. It looked as if she wanted to say more, but decided against it.
"Edzilla's gonna want you home, huh?" I asked, jutting out my lower lip as if I were four. She smiled and rolled her eyes as she stood up. I stood up as well. We turned around, and were about to walk back toward where I ditched the old Rabbit, but Embry jumped from his seat.
"Wait!" he called, clutching Renesmee's wrist. She jumped, not expecting the gesture. I stared him down maybe a little too harshly. It was habit. He smiled apologetically, letting her go from his hold. But there was something in his smile that didn't belong- yet I couldn't place what it was.
"Uh, sorry." He said, "Hey Nessie, could I talk to you for a minute? It'll be really quick!" She looked at him with wide eyes, blinked twice, and then shook her head as if to see straight.
"Um, okay… sure?" Nessie looked back at me, and at the same time, we both shrugged. "I'll be back in a sec, Jake." She said, and again, I shrugged. They walked in a different direction, until they were out of sight.
I took my seat again, hating how empty it was beside me.
…
I looked around nervously. I was on edge. They had been talking for quite a while- I had lost track of time. Normally, the first thing I would be concerned about would be being torn up by Edward- but this wasn't like Nessie. I didn't assume anything, though. I trusted both of them. It's not like they decided to go cliff diving or something stupid like that. They were fine. Hopefully.
"They've been taking quite a while, Jake." Quil said, adding a yawn, "You might wanna go look for them. Just a suggestion." I shook my head.
"What are you talking about? They're fine!" I said, rather quickly. It didn't make any sense- I could see that by Quil's reaction.
"Jacob, calm yourself. You look like you drank Tim Horton's entire supply of coffee or something." He laughed at my startled reaction.
"You can't live a freakin' minute without her, can you?" Seth snickered. I snapped my head toward him, letting something related to a growl escape my throat. It only made him laugh more.
"I think Quil might be right for once," Leah joined in, "You might want to look for them. Embry can be stupid sometimes. Or all the time." I blinked.
But then I stood up- quite quickly at that, and looked around.
"Maybe I will…" I said, but just then, it was unnecessary. They came back into view. Nessie was walking funny, almost as if she were trying to balance on something. Embry walked with his hands shoved in his pockets. He wore a smirk on his face, and she wore the same look I had previously- Paranoia.
She began to walk slightly faster (yet more clumsily), when she caught sight of me- but I couldn't tell whether she was relieved or just more paranoid.
She laced her fingers through mine, without stopping her stride, pulling me along with her. She didn't say anything, which was unusual, but she looked like she had just witnessed murder. I would have asked why they were talking for an hour rather than a "minute," but a different question crossed my mind.
"Nessie, what's wrong?" I asked as I started up the Rabbit. She shook her head.
"Nothing." She replied- a little too fast.
"Are you sure?"
"Nothing's wrong." She repeated. She took a deep breath and added, "It's just- Holy Crap! It's already 1:17(am)!?" she said, but I knew that wasn't what was troubling her. But I wouldn't push it.
"Yeah." I said, "Edzilla's about to destroy Tokyo." I chuckled. She plastered a fake smile on her lips. I wasn't stupid, and she knew that. She knew I could see right through it- her eyes gave her façade away. But none of us said anything. In fact, it was quiet for the remainder of the ride.
Hope you guys liked this chapter! So most of you have already picked up what's happening from the Preface, and I'm not surprised. Well, hang tight- it gets good!
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