A/N: (disclaimer: i am NOT stephenie meyer, and i don't own the characters or any part of the twilight series) hey guys! sorry these are getting spaced out! my birthday is today, so it's been a pretty busy last few days! i hope you enjoy this, and it's sort of a filler, but it's nice and cute. thank you for the reviews! please, please review if you read this! thank you again!(:
"You have handled this past week very well."
Slowly I look up to see my father walking through the woods, and over to where I am currently sitting. My family and I decided to go hunting outside of La Push today so we wouldn't have to deal with our thirst. Jacob couldn't come since he is dealing with things about Billy, so I decided that I would get some time to myself. Too bad I didn't think that my parents would be all over me. I miss them, though. I haven't seen them in a while.
"We miss you, too." Dad tells me quietly, as he stops in his place. "If you want free time, I can leave."
I shake my head, as I pat the warm ground next to me. "I guess if anyone understands my thoughts better than Jacob, it'd be you."
"He will be okay," He tells me, as he leans against the tree that my back is leaning against. "I know that is what you are worrying about. He misses him more than I can even describe, but it doesn't compare to the happiness that you give him. Luckily, Billy is taking up most of thoughts so I haven't wanted to kill him yet. It's only when he looks at you, I fight the urge to strangle him. I must admit, when I came I wasn't happy. He took you away from us, but he did give us almost seventeen years with you."
I sigh deeply as I realize that I didn't even think about how my parents would react to this, but then I realize that I don't need their approval. They knew that this was going to happen, and I'm old enough to know what I want. Plus Jacob will never leave me, so they have nothing to worry about.
"Seventeen years feels like two when you have forever to live." My dad says quiet enough so only I can hear.
I want to roll my eyes at my father being over protective again, but I know that he is telling the truth. It has seemed to fly by so quickly and sometimes it gets overwhelming. "He hasn't taken me away from you. I'm still your daughter."
"It's been a battle since the day you were born to keep you with us." He tells me sadly, as he looks off into the woods.
Ever since I can remember Jacob has been with me. I remember one day when I wanted to go hunting with Jacob, but my family wanted me to spend a whole day with them. I cried for a while, and then reluctantly went with my family. My parents looked so hurt. "I still love you."
"I know that you never wanted to hurt us, but it was hard to watch him taking you away. He waited long enough, though. You are almost your mother's age when I met her." My dad tells me with a smile tugging at his lips. "I just wanted to tell you that I can't imagine anyone else I would rather have be with you."
I lean my body against his cold body, and rest my head on his shoulder. "Thanks dad, it means a lot."
"Anytime, Renesmee," He kisses me on top of the forehead, and then stands up quickly. "Did you want to go back?"
He has a look on his face like he knows something that I don't. I grab his hand, and he lifts me up. "Sure."
We walk through the trees, until we find my mom who just finished a deer. With a smile she grabs my father's hand, and we start running through the woods. Suddenly, my favorite smell enters my senses, and I freeze. Jacob is here!
"Hey Nessie," I hear Jacob's deep, loving voice before I see him emerge from the dense trees. When I see him he is just wearing his normal jean cutoffs, and a slight grin that is on his face.
I watch as my parents continue to walk through the forest, not even looking back to check if I'm okay. I'm guessing that they planned this, and I couldn't be happier. Jacob and I haven't been away from the stress for about a week now, and we could use a good afternoon of hanging out.
"Hi Jake," I tell him with a grin, as he wraps his arms around my waist. He gives me a quick kiss, and then stares at me. "What?"
He just continues to stare deep into my eyes, and I start to feel light headed. Somehow he can make me feel like I am going to faint by just looking at me. I know that I will never get tired of this feeling. I wrap my arms around his neck, and he places his lips on my forehead. "Do you want to go on a picnic?"
"A picnic?" I ask him slightly confused, as I bite my lip. "It's kind of out of the blue, Jake. I would love to, but we don't have any food or anything for a pic-."
He silences me by placing his lips hard on mine. "There is a basket waiting for us on the cliffs."
"You've been planning this?" I ask him, as I stand up on my tip toes to trying to level myself with him. It doesn't work though, since he is seven feet tall and I'm more than a foot shorter than him.
He nods, as he pulls me up by my waist so my stomach is on his chest. I'm a little higher up than him, and I run a hand through his hair. "Yes, I felt that we needed to get away for a little."
"I couldn't agree more," I tell him, as he places me on the ground.
Within minutes we have arrived at the cliff edge, and I find myself staring down into the ocean waves that are crashing against the rock. I've never been able to jump the cliffs before, because my parents always thought that it was too dangerous for me to do. How could it be dangerous for me, a half vampire, when humans do it all the time? Sometimes I'll never understand my parents. But right now isn't about them. It's about the amazing guy who is laying out the blanket a foot away.
"Can you back up a little, Ness? It's making me nervous." Jacob's voice comes from behind me, and I can hear all of the stress and tension.
I turn around to face him, my back to the ocean, and I smile at him, "You do remember that I'm a half vampire right?"
"That doesn't mean you get to look over the edge of a cliff," He tells me with a grin, and then pats the ground next to him.
I walk over to the red blanket that he is sitting on, and I sit down right next to him. He grabs the picnic basket, and places it in front of us. The old wooden box is barely closed due to all of the food in it, and when Jacob opens it food almost flies everywhere.
"I want to stay here in La Push longer," Jacob tells me, as he grabs the different already made sandwiches out of the basket. "I don't know how long, but I can't go back tomorrow. I just feel like I need to stay here longer."
I watch as he avoids my eyes, and pretends to be focused on the food. I might have shrugged that tiny detail off, but it's Jake, and I know what it means. He is afraid I am going to want to go home and leave him. "I'll stay as long as you stay."
"Your family will miss you," He tells me, as he fiddles with the bowls filled with fruit.
"I know they will, and I will miss them so much." I say softly, and I see him quickly glance out of the corner of his eyes. "That won't compare to the pain of missing you, though."
He places his hand, palm up, on my knee and I place my hands on his. Our fingers intertwine, as Jacob thinks about what to do. He releases his hand from mine, and places my own hand on his knee. With his middle finger he traces the lines in my palm, and I feel like I am going to faint. I can't tell if he is absent-mindedly doing it, or if it on purpose. Either way I don't mind.
"Why do I feel like the bad guy?"
My happy mood suddenly deflates, like a balloon that has a hole in it, as I hear the sadness in his voice. He shouldn't ever feel like what he is doing is wrong, and the last thing I would want is to him to feel bad or guilty about being with me. How could he be the bad guy? A bad guy causes pain to someone, and all he has brought is happiness.
"Jake, you are not a bad guy." I warn him, as I clamp my hand over his hand that is still tracing my palm. My small, tiny hands are wrapped around his tough, calloused hand.
He looks up into my eyes, and all of his emotions are poured into me. He can't hide anything from me with those deep eyes. "I'm taking you away from everything you have."
"You are everything," I tell him, knowing that it is a cheesy but true. With Jacob gone… I don't know what I would do. Eventually I would have to move on, but right now I can't even imagine it.
We spend a few minutes silently sitting there, him tracing my palm, as I stare out into the ocean with my head resting on his shoulder. I thought that the point of this picnic was so we didn't have to stress.
"Let's jump off of the cliff," I say suddenly, as I pull my head off of him.
He looks at me like I am crazy, and he shakes his head violently. "No way, Ness. What if you get hurt?"
"I won't, because we are jumping off together." I tell him with a smile, as I jump up off the blanket and try to pull him up with me.
His strong grip doesn't let me pull him up, and instead he pulls me onto him. Quickly, he is lying down on the grass, and I am lying on his chest. His smiles mischievously, and then crashes his lips on mine. For a few minutes, my mind begins to wander and then I realize what he is doing.
I place my hand on his chest, and I push up lightly. "No, you are not distracting me. No matter how much I want to kiss you right now. We are jumping off this cliff, Jacob."
"Why?" He asks confused as he props his self up on his elbows, grinning from ear to ear.
I shrug, as I walk over to the edge of the cliff. I place my feet halfway off, so I'm balancing on the arch of my feet. Strong hands grab my hips, and he pulls me back so I'm fully on the ground.
"You are going to jump whether I go or not, aren't you?" He asks me, placing his chin on my head. I nod, as I continue to stare out into the bright blue sky. He chuckles loudly, "Fine. We'll do it."
He grabs my hand tightly, and we back up a few feet. He looks at me, making sure this is what I want to do, and I nod with a bright smile. He nods along with me, and then we turn to the ocean. At the same time, we start running forward, each step bringing us closer to the edge. Suddenly, I realize that there is no ground underneath my feet. I am falling in the air, holding Jacob, as we are engulfed in the cold water. It's the biggest adrenaline rush that I've had in a while, and I'm glad that Jacob jumped with me.