Chapter 21
The next planned rehearsal was Friday. Nessie had asked Jacob if she could hang out with Phillip afterwards and he had said yes. Phillip had just gotten his license so they were going to go out to eat after rehearsal and hang out.
Nessie was in her bathroom getting ready. She hadn't straightened her hair because Whitney wanted to see what her hair looked like curly so her hair was in perfect loose curls. She did her makeup, using slightly darker eye shadow than her normal everyday eye shadow. She put on her eyeliner, some pink mascara, and a little blush. She went to her room to get dressed. She turned her Ipod on and blared it as she looked for an outfit. 'Imma be' was blaring out of her Ipod docking station and she sang as she looked through her closet. She pulled out a pair of white skinny jeans, a nicer black top that had beads around the neck, the sleeves went halfway between her shoulders and elbows and the top was loose fitting and then fitted at the bottom, and she pulled out a pair of black ballet flats. She also pulled out a pair of simple black heels and put them in her purse. She put on her charm bracelet that she always wore, a pair of hot pink stud ball earrings, and a necklace that was a thin silver charm with a silver heart pendant that had little pink stones in it that had been a gift from Phillip. She slipped her script into her bag and walked downstairs. "I'm ready Jake."
"Okay. The Cullens just pulled up so perfect timing," Jacob said from the couch.
Nessie walked over to the couch and leaned over the back of it giving Jacob a kiss on the cheek. "Don't forget I'm hanging out with Phillip after rehearsal."
"Be home by 11:00 that'll give you 3 hours if practice gets out on time which should be enough to eat and whatever. And behave," Jacob said as he turned and gave Nessie a kiss on the cheek. "You're hair's curly. You never wear it curly," Jacob said stunned,
"Whitney wants me to wear my hair curly in a part of the play so she wanted to see what it looks like curly. I'll behave. See you at 11:00," she said as she walked outside. She saw that not only was Jasper's car there but so was Emmett's Jeep. "Why are you all here?" she asked as she walked towards the cars.
"We figured we'd come watch rehearsal and see how the play's coming along," Emmett said. Rosalie was sitting next to him.
"You're hair looks really good curly Nessie," Bella said.
"Thanks. It's actually naturally like this. I just always straighten it. Whitney wanted to see what it would look like for the play."
"We figured you could ride with Emmett and Rosalie because Bella and Edward are in here," Jasper said.
"Okay. I get to stand up though," Nessie said with a laugh.
"Then you better hold on," Emmett said with a laugh. Jasper and Emmett pulled out of the driveway and headed towards the school. Nessie laughed as she stood up and the wind whipped her hair back form her face. They got to the school and Jasper and Emmett parked. All of the Cullens and Nessie got out of the cars and headed towards the school. As they walked Nessie saw Phillip standing next to his new Escalade. She gave him a smile and walked towards him.
"Hey Phillip. I love your new car," she said giving him a hug and a kiss. The Cullens all stopped and watched them.
"I'm glad you like it since you'll be riding in it a lot," Phillip said giving her a hug and a kiss. "So we're still hanging out tonight right?"
"Yes we're still hanging out."
"Good. Hey why are the Cullens just standing there and watching us?"
Nessie turned to look at the Cullens then turned back to Phillip. "Come on let's get to rehearsal," Nessie said taking his hand. She walked with him over to the Cullens and they all walked to the auditorium. Edward was glaring at Phillip basically the entire time. Nessie noticed that Edward was glaring at Phillip and she gave him a glare of her own. Edward read that she wanted him to stop in her mind, not that she knew it, and stopped glaring at Phillip. Nessie didn't know about the Cullens' gifts. They all continued to the auditorium and went in. Jasper sat towards the back like he always did and Edward, Bella, and Emmett sat with him. Alice and Rosalie sat sort of off by themselves like they always did and Phillip and Nessie headed over to the big group that was their friends. Rehearsal started and they went through the entire play. All of the Cullens, especially Edward, tensed up when Phillip and Nessie kissed. After they ran through the play the covered a couple trouble spots till it was time for rehearsal to end. Nessie walked over to the Cullens as everyone got their stuff together.
"So what do you guys think of our play so far?" she asked Edward, Bella, and Emmett.
"It's a cool play," Emmett said.
"There's a couple parts I don't like but other than that I like it," Edward said.
"You're really good. Rose and Alice weren't kidding when they said you were," Bella said.
"Thanks," Nessie said with a blush. "I like to act. I've taken acting lessons since I was 10. No matter where we lived, Jake made sure I had an acting class to go to. Well I better get going. I'll talk to you guys later."
"Okay. Hey, do you want to go skating with us tomorrow?" Alice asked. "Carlisle and Esme said we could go to that new skating rink about an hour away that just opened."
"Yeah that'd be fun. I'll ask Jake when I get home," Nessie said. "I'm sure he'll say yes. I'll text you later tonight and let you know."
"Okay sounds good," Alice said with a smile.
"Have fun Nessie," Bella said with a smile.
"Not too much fun though," Edward said seriously.
"You sound like a dad or something," Nessie teased. "See y'all," she said before turning and walking towards Phillip.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said as she slipped into her hoodie and zipped it up.
"You look really nice by the way," Phillip said as he took Nessie's hand as they walked. "And I like your hair like that."
"Thanks," Nessie said giving Phillip a smile and a quick kiss. "Wait, aren't you taking Stella home first?"
"No. Whitney's mom is giving her a ride home so that we can hang out the entire time."
"Oh okay."
"So when do I have to have you home by?"
"Jake said I have to be home by 11:00 so we've got about 3 hours."
"Sounds good. Where do you want to eat?'
"I don't care."
"Well, I thought maybe we could go out and park and have a little picnic," Phillip said as they got to his car. He opened the door for Nessie, closing it after she was in, and walked around to the driver's side and climbed in.
"Oh that sounds like fun and romantic. How did I get so lucky to have such a thoughtful boyfriend?" Nessie said as she leaned over and gave him another kiss.
"I'm the lucky one to have a girlfriend as amazing looking as you," he said kissing her back.
Nessie giggled as Phillip started the car and drove out of the parking lot. He drove to a woods that not a lot of people went to. They climbed out and Phillip pulled out a blanket and the picnic basket. Nessie grabbed her purse but decided not to change into her heels. She took the blanket from Phillip and they walked a little ways into the woods to a clearing. Nessie spread out the extra big blanket and Phillip set the picnic basket down and sat down. Nessie put her purse down next to the basket and sat down. Her and Phillip started kissing. After about 15 minutes Nessie pulled away.
"I'm starving," she said.
Phillip opened the basket and pulled out two wine glasses, sparkling grape juice, a bowl of fettuccine alfredo he had made, and a basket of bread sticks. Everything was the perfect temperature, be it hot or chilled. He put the alfredo on two plates and handed one to Nessie before pouring them each a glass of sparkling grape juice.
"It looks delicious. Did you make it?" Nessie asked.
"Yes I did."
"Wow."
Phillip smiled. "Cheers," he said holding his glass up.
"Cheers," Nessie said as she clinked her glass to his and took a sip. She set the glass down and took a bit of the alfredo. "Wow it's amazing."
"Thanks." Phillip and Nessie chatted as they ate. Once they were done Phillip cleared everything and put it in the basket. He poured them each another glass.
"I feel so sophisticated," Nessie said with a laugh as she took a sip.
"You look amazing," Phillip said as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Nessie gave him a smile and a kiss. He took her glass out of her hand and set it out of the way along with his. They started to kiss. After awhile of kissing Nessie laid back on the blanket and looked up at the sky.
"It's so beautiful out here," she said with a contented sigh.
"Not as beautiful as you."
"You're such a sweetie," Nessie said giving him another kiss. They started to kiss and make out again. While they were making out Nessie felt Phillip's hands start to pull her shirt up. She pulled away from him. "What are you doing?"
"Come on Vanessa. We both want to so why fight it?" he asked as he leaned forward to give her another kiss.
"No," Nessie said, putting her hand on his chest to hold him back. "I'm not doing that."
"Okay we don't have to," Phillip said. They went back to kissing. They laid down on the blanket as they kissed. After awhile Phillip started to pull her shirt up again.
"Phillip I said no," Nessie said pulling away.
"Come on Vanessa. Don't be a tease," he said as he moved her hands and continued to pull her shirt up.
"No Phillip," Nessie said pushing his hands away and standing up. She fixed her shirt and picked her purse up then started to walk back towards the car.
Phillip stood up and grabbed Nessie's arm. "Vanessa why not? Don't be a tease."
"No Phillip," Nessie said.
"Come on," Phillip said pulling Nessie towards him.
"I said no. Don't touch me," Nessie said as she pulled away from Phillip.
"Vanessa come on!" Phillip said as he grabbed her arm again.
Nessie grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm with almost her full strength.
"Ow!" Phillip yelled as the sound of bone breaking was heard. "What the hell?!"
"I told you not to touch me," Nessie said in an icy voice. She felt the fact that she was a vampire overwhelming her because she wanted to use her full strength to break more of his bones. She quickly shoved him to the ground with enough force that the breath was knocked out off him. She was standing above him, looking down at him, before he could even blink, let alone get his breath back. She was tempted to reach down, put a hand on each side of his head, and just simply twist so that his neck would break. She told herself that she couldn't though so she turned and started to run. Once she got into the woods she took off as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was going but she just ran. She reached the Cullens' house and stopped. She didn't know what made her come here. She pulled her phone out and texted Jake to tell him she was there and that he needed to come here. She walked up to the door and knocked on it. Alice opened the door and saw that tears were running down Nessie's cheeks.
"What happened?" Alice asked as she reached out and brushed a tear off of her cheek.
Nessie didn't even realize she was crying. She wiped the tears off of her face. "Can I come in? Jake's on his way."
"Of course you can," Alice said as she moved so Nessie could walk in. Nessie walked in the door and Alice led her into the living room. "Do you want some water or something?"
"Yes please," Nessie said as she sat down. The tears were coming faster and streaming down her cheeks while the sobs shook her entire body. She didn't now if she was crying because Phillip had turned out not to be the Prince Charming she had thought or if they were because of what she had wanted to do to him.
Alice walked into the kitchen and filled a glass with water. She set the glass down and quickly ran upstairs. She told Bella, Rosalie, and Esme to come downstairs. She told Carlisle, Edward, Emmett, and Jasper to stay upstairs though. She knew Edward would just read all of their minds so that he would know what was going on and probably tell the rest of them but she knew hat Nessie would open up more if the guys weren't down there. She went back downstairs, got the glass of water, and walked back into the living room with Bella, Rosalie, and Esme. "Here you go," Alice said as she handed the glass of water to Nessie.
"Thank you," Nessie said as she took the glass of water with shaky hands and took a sip.
Alice sat next to Nessie and Bella sat on the other side of her. Esme and Rosalie sat on the coffee table in front of the couch.
"Are you okay?" Alice asked as she placed a comforting hand on Nessie.
"I'll be fine. Thank you for letting me stay here till Jake came. I don't know why I came here but it felt like the right place to go."
"What happened? Weren't you with Phillip?" Bella asked with sincere concern in her voice.
"I was. He...well he..." Nessie took a shaky breathe. "He wanted me to...to sleep with him," she said quietly.
"He did? That piece of scum," Rosalie said with disgust in her voice.
"I told him no but he kept trying to get me to so I left and came here."
"How did you get here?" Esme asked.
Nessie hesitated. She wasn't sure about telling him that she ran since her and Phillip had been too far for a normal person to run that distance in such a short time. Something told her that she could tell them though. "I ran."
"You ran?" Alice asked.
"Yes I ran. I'm a fast runner."
"So are we," Bella said softly with a little smile.
Nessie felt like she should tell them everything. She didn't know why but she knew they would understand. "But the thing that really scared me is what I did and what I wanted to do," Nessie said looking down at her hands in her lap.
"What else did you want to do?" Rosalie asked.
"What I wanted to do would have mad Nessie fit," Nessie said bitterly. "I wanted to do something terrible. Something that only a monster could do. I wanted to put hand on each side of his head, twist, and break his neck. It would've been so easy. Like breaking a toothpick."
"Wanting to do that doesn't make you a monster. Everyone wants to hurt someone else at some point. The only difference is that we have the strength to do it," Bella said. "But you didn't act on it which is good."
"What do you mean by we have the strength to do it?" Nessie asked confused.
"Well..." Bella said hesitantly. At that moment there was a knock on the door and then Jake walked in.
"Hey Nessie. What happened? You sounded really upset," Jake asked as he knelt in front of her and wiped a tear off her face.
Nessie didn't want to repeat everything and Bella could tell. "Do you want me to tell him?"
Nessie nodded her head so Bella took Jake into the kitchen and told him. "I think it's time to tell her," Bella said afterwards.
"I think you're right," Jake said. He walked back into the living room and Bella walked upstairs to get Edward, Carlisle, Emmett, and Jasper. The five of them came into the living room. Nessie was still sitting on the couch but now Jake was sitting beside her, Alice was sitting on her other side, and Rosalie and Esme were sitting on the other couch. Carlisle sat by Esme, Emmett by Rosalie, and Jasper by Alice. Bella sat on the coffee table in front of Nessie and Edward stood next to her.
"We need to tell you something," Bella said, as she took Nessie's hands in her own. "You know how I said we have the strength to do something?"
Nessie nodded.
"Well we're vampires," Bella said.
"Vampires don't exist," Nessie said quickly.
"Yes they do and you know it. We all know you're half-vampire."
"No I'm not," Nessie said stubbornly.
"Nessie, you don't have to forget anymore," Jake said softly.
Nessie turned to Jake. "What do you mean?" Her eyes were bright with tears that hadn't fallen.
"You made yourself believe the story we tell everyone else about your parents but you still remember the truth in the back of your mind," Jake said as he brushed a piece of Nessie's hair away from her face. "You know that nightmare you have a lot?"
Nessie nodded.
"That's what really happened. Your parents are vampires and they were facing the Volturi. Your mom had me run off with you to protect you. Your mom was and still is my best friend. Your mom is Bella. And Edward's your dad."
Nessie looked at Bella and Edward. They looked like the man and women in her dream but she didn't believe what Jake was saying even though he had never lied to her before.
"And Jake's not your uncle but he's my best friend," Bella said. "He's also a werewolf."
"No," Nessie said shaking her head. "This isn't true. You're all lying!" Nessie yelled as she squeezed her eyes shut to hold back the tears.
"Nessie we're not lying," Edward said calmly. "Bells and I are your parents, this is your family, and your real name is Renesmee Carlie Cullen."
"You're all lying to me!" Nessie said. A tear slid out from her eyelids and slid down her cheek. Jacob put his arms around Nessie in a hug to comfort her. This is what he had done whenever Nessie would get upset over her family as she grew up.
"We're not lying," he whispered.
Nessie yanked herself from out of his arms and stood up. "Yes you are!" she yelled before turning and running out of the house. She got to the woods and just kept running. The tears were being wiped off her face because she was going so fast. Edward started to run after Nessie but Carlisle stopped him.
"You don't want to push her away by forcing all of this on her," Carlisle said calmly.
"I can't lose Renesmee again," Edward said.
"Edward, we'll lose her if we make her believe everything right now," Bella said, placing a hand on Edward's arm. "She'll come back."
"You're right. I just hate the thought of losing her again," Edward said with a sigh.
"We're not losing her. She'll come back," Bella said assumingly. She then turned to Jake. "Will you tell us about what her life's been like?"
"Of course," Jake said. He started to tell the Cullens all about his and Nessie's life.