Chapter 5intervention
I woke up in the morning and slipped on some sweats and a tank. I went into the bathroom and washed my face and brushed my teeth. I looked in the mirror at my reflection. My eyes were beautiful golden brown and my long curly bronze hair was draped around my shoulders. I took a brush and worked through the curly snarls and then I took a hair tie and pulled back my volumised curls. Then I walked back out to the living room and looked for my parents. Again, not there but there was a note on the fireplace.
Renesmee,
Your mother and I are at Carlisle and Esme's. Jacob came by the house today and he was very upset and wanted to make sure that you were alright and that you made it home safely. I reassured him that you were fine and you were in your bed sleeping as we spoke. We would appreciate it if you would come over as soon as you Mom and Dad
I've always loved my dad's handwriting. It's so neat and beautiful. Well, I guess I'll head over there. I bolted out the door and was at the house in a matter of seconds. I walked inside. "Mom? Dad?" I called out. "In hear sweetheart!" My father called back. I walked into the living room where everyone was sitting. And there was Jacob, sitting in the corner of the room in wolf form. I rolled my eyes and began to walk to the opposite side of the room. "Who let the dog in" I muttered under my breath. I heard him let out a small whimper. Then I proceeded to sit on the couch next to Alice. She smiled at me and then it quickly left her face when Edward shot her an angry glance.
I wondered what was going on. "Renesmee" Carlisle started "Jacob has told me everything and he said he is very sorry and he would like to work this out with you." He looked at me with a sympathetic look on his face. I looked around the room at everyone's faces. Mom, dad, Carlisle, Esme, rose, Emmett, Alice, jasper, and Jacob. Somehow I didn't think I was getting something. What was this? An intervention? "No. Just no. Jake is a pig and I can't stand him. I can't stand to even smell his dogness. I will not make up with him."I replied angrily. "Alice looked at me "Nessie, come on! It wasn't that bad! Give him a break, so he said he is in love with-"I cut her off "WHAT?! You think this is just about him being in love with me?!"I shouted. "What else could it be?" Esme asked in her sweet tone. "He kissed me! Against my will I might add. He forced me to" I snapped. I heard a snarl build up in my father's throat. My mother had to stop him from attacking Jacob. He calmed and then said "Jacob, I think it'd be best if you go home. We have a lot to discuss right now. We'll call you again when you may return." He was hesitant, but Jacob got up and left.
I sat there in the awkward silence as everyone watched Jake leave the house. Then, everyone turned and looked at me as if waiting for a response. I looked around the room to all the eyes staring back at me. My father was reading my thoughts, I could feel it. I decided that it was time to end the silence, so I spoke instead of waiting longer. "Okay enough." I said. "I need to know, and I need to know now." I paused for a moment. Then my father spoke up. "What is it you need to know?" like he didn't know already, Mr. read everyone's thoughts. "I want to know what imprinting is. Jake keeps saying that I'm the one, I can't be with anyone else, it's me keeping him alive. What is it?" everyone exchanged glances at each other deciding what to say. Finally my mom began to speak. "Imprinting is…um…uh…well see it's kind of like…" she stopped and looked at my dad and he nodded at her. She then continued. "Well you already know that Jake is a wolf obviously, well, see Jake has some very strong leader blood running through his veins. As well as Sam."
I knew Sam very well, I was always with him and Jake and the other members of the pack. "Sam as you know is with Emily, and he is destined to stay with Emily for as long as he lives." She stopped and looked at me, waiting for me to process this. She continued. "Sam imprinted on Emily. Imprinting is when the wolf see's a girl and can't stay away from her. It's much more powerful than love at first sight. When he described it to me, it sounded romantic and powerful. He said it is as if the world stops and she is the gravity holding you here. The only thing keeping you alive and you will do anything for her because you are so in love with her." She stopped talking and waited for my processing to end. I looked up at her and stared at her. "So, so what? He's in love with me, but can't we just…I don't know…be friends?" I asked. "You can but you'll have to get used to the fact of him looking at you like that and wanting to kiss you. Jake is very passionate about you. It may take some time for him to get over that you don't feel the same about him." My mother said. "Why will this be so hard for him to accept? I mean…he never really knew if I would fall in love with him right? I mean it's not always mutual right?" I asked. Everyone put their heads down as if in shame of something. Something they were hiding. Why weren't they answering me? "Right?" I demanded.
My dad looked up and spoke "I think this is a family discussion for the three of us. Carlisle, Esme, we are going to continue this at home. We will be back later." They nodded in unison and watched my mom and dad leave. I just stood there. My father turned and said "Renesmee lets go." I shook my head and crossed my arms. My mom snapped her fingers and pointed to the door. I shook my head again. "RENESMEE CARLEE CULLEN GET TO OUR HOUSE IMMEDIATELY!" my mother shouted. I had never heard her yell like that to anyone before and I knew she meant business. I walked to the door and sped home.
It wasn't even a millisecond when my parents arrived. We all went into the house and I went and sat in the living room next to the fire place and crossed my arms. "Mom, dad, you have to tell me what this is about. Why can't he accept this?" my mom and dad exchanged glances and then my mom spoke. "When you were born Jake told me that he had imprinted on you and I was immediately angry. Jake had been totally against me keeping you, he wanted Carlisle to remove you from me as soon as we got back from our honeymoon. You were an immortal child as far as we knew and I was still only a human and the way immortal children are born is by eating its way out of the mother's womb. I refused and chose to keep you. So, when you were born Jake imprinted and we made him promise that he wouldn't try anything with you until you were sixteen and that we wouldn't tell you until you were sixteen. It was then that we promised him that he could do whatever he felt was necessary to make you fall in love with him. And so here we are." She stopped talking. I looked at the floor and I could feel my breathing pick up. "So what?! You just basically guaranteed my love to someone you don't know if I'll ever love?!" I snapped. "Honey you haven't tried!" my dad said. "NO! You know what? I haven't tried. Because he is my best friend and I have known him for as long as I can remember. I will never think of him in that way and he's just going to have to get over it!" I shouted and ran into my room.
I locked the door and flopped down on my bed. I began to cry. I cried for what seemed hours and then I fell asleep. I awoke with a jump from my dream. It was unpleasant and I had a dream that Jacob had gotten angry and attacked me and killed me. I looked at the time on my clock. 3:00 A.M. it read. I got up and tip toed into the living room. My parents were out there. My father was writing in a journal and my mother was reading a book. Neither of them heard me so I turned and quietly went back to bed. I laid there thinking. What if questions were going through my mind? What if I actually did love Jake? What if I date Jake? What if I marry Jake? What if I never find someone I actually fall in love with? The same questions ran through my mind over and over until I drifted into unconsciousness.