Chapter 3

Seven years.

Seven long years.

And I'm finally mature!

I looked about 17 or 18, but could pass as a sixteen year old considering I'm in high school.

According to Charlisle i'm done aging, I won't get any bigger, or look any different then I do right now. It was alittle weird to wrap my head around at first, because to be honest, It sounded kinda cool to age. To look older and not attract the same crowd of people everywhere you go.

But then again, I was just happy because now I get to spend eternity with my family and most of all Jacob.

I hadn't seen much of him lately, and when I asked about him everyone would say he had some 'personal' issues to deal with. I never pushed for a more direct answer because I knew I never get it.

"Hell-o?" My friend Katie drawled out, "Did I lose you again Ren?"

"What? No, I was just thinking." I mumbled waving her off.

"Yeah, its got to be important if you keep zoning in and out like this. So come on. Spill it."

"I don't know alittle bit of everything. Mostly my friend Jacob..." I said picking at my salad.

"You like him don't you?" She smirked.

I blushed, " No! God, no! I mean he's my bestfriend, I love him like a big brother. Nothing more."

Even though my head said one thing my heart said another.

Did I like Jacob?

I shook that thought out of my head. No way. I just miss him is all.

"Seems like somebody has a crush on their big brother!" Katie sang.

I laughed and threw a grape at her, "Shut up! I swear I don't know why I put up with you sometimes."

"Because you love me Renny!"

I laughed again, and the bell rang, signaling us that lunch was over. We dumped our trays and walked to class.

Now, even though I never liked to consider myself popular, I had my fair share of friends in school. I had dated one or two guys, here and there, without the family or Jacob knowing of course. And its not like they worked out anyways, every guy in highschool was a jerk. But I was a pretty fun person to be around, and not to toot my own horn but I wasn't exactly bad on the eye's either. With long auburn hair that was naturally curly, unfortunate pale skin, I'd always wished to have russet skin like Jacob, and a slender body, I was considered... Well to put it mildy, hot.

I never judged a book buy its cover though, I had all types of friends because to me, looks didn't matter. As long as you weren't rude or unruly, what the heck, right?

As Katie and I neared the classroom, I smelled something sweet. Not my family, no this was a new vampire.

I tensed up, and Katie stopped walking beside me.

"Everything okay Ren?" She asked.

"I, Um, Yeah. E-every thing is fine." We kept walking and I got alittle nervous.

'A nomad vampire? At our school? Why was it here?' I thought.

We rounded the corner into the room and my eye's instantly connected with a pair of blue ones.

I gasped as he stared into my eye's and I took him in. He had dirty blonde hair, striking features, and a crooked grin playing on his face.

When I realized I'd been staring, I blushed a deep red and scurried to my desk at the back of the room. Right in front of him.

The whole class, I could practically feel him burning a hole in the back of my head, and I kept squirming around, feeling so uncomfortable.

I wasn't going to lie to myself, he was attractive, but creepy none the less, and when that bell rung I practically sprinted out the class, to my locker, then outside to search for my parents car. I frowned when I couldn't find it.

Why would they pick today of ALL days to be LATE!

A loud noise, to the left of me drew a lot of attention and I realized it was a motorcycle.

'Who would bring a motorcycle to a school?'

Then the man took off his helmet off and it was Jake!

"JAKE!" I squealed.

His head snapped towards mine and he smiled, his sunny smile. I raced over to him and jumped in his arms. He laughed and spun us around once.

"I take it you missed me." He chuckled.

I smacked his chest once he put me down, "Of course I missed you! Where have you been?"

"I-I had to... take care of some stuff. Get my head straight. How is school?"

"Well there is-"

"Ren!" I heard Katie call.

I turned away from Jacob and saw her and my other friends jogging over here. They all gaped at Jacob. "Who's your friend Renny?" Katie flirted.

I rolled my eyes, "Jacob, these are my friends Katie, Stephanie, Shannon and Jesse."

Jacob nodded to them, but his eye's narrowed at Jesse.

"Nice to meet you girls."

I smacked his arm and he just looked at me innocently, like he didn't just call out one of my guy friends.

"Anyways, we have to get going guys, is there something you wanted?" I asked.

"Oh yeah, you sprinted out of class so quickly, I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

I felt Jacob staring at me and I forced a smile on my face, "Yeah I'm fine I just wanted to get home. My Dad... He said we were doing something after school I was just excited."

They seemed to buy that and sighed in relief.

"Okay, well I guess we'll see you tommorrow Renny, and call me." Katie said eyeing Jacob one more time.

I waved as they walked away, then I gave Jacob my best smile, "You ready to go Jake?"

"Renesmee, whats going on? Why did you run out of class?"

"Nothing! I just wanted to go home." That wasn't exactly a lie.

He searched my eyes for any traces of a lie and when he couldn't find any, he handed me his helmet.

"Well then come on Renny." He said sarcastically.

I laughed and smacked his back as I straddled the bike behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist. I heard him suck in a deep breath and tense up, but when I rested my head on his back he relaxed alittle, started the bike and drove off.

"Where are we going?" I yelled and the wind whipped past us and the scenary was a blur beside us. I'd only rode Jacobs motorcycle once, but its still a rush.

"Its a surprise!" He yelled back.

I squealed and laughed as he made a sharp turn and I could hear him laughing too.

After driving for awhile we finally slowed down and when I opened my eyes we were parked near the forest edge.

"Why are we out here? Where is this place?" I asked looking around. " Does Mom and Dad know we're out here?"

"Stop asking so many questions. I told the pixie where we would be and we're at the treaty line."

"Why are we-"

He put a hand over my mouth. "Shut up. Its a surprise."

When he pulled his hand back I crossed my arms over my chest and he chuckled.

"Please can you just let it be a surprise? I think your going to like it."

I sighed in defeat, "Fine."

He grabbed my hand and I shivered as that familiar electricity flowed through my body whenever Jacob touched me now-a-days.

"You cold?" He asked taking his jacket off.

I blushed, "Um yeah, its alittle chilly out here."

He smiled and wrapped the jacket around my shoulders then pulled me into the forest, taking his time getting to where ever it was he was taking me.

"So Jacob, what have you been up to?" I asked after awhile of silence.

He shrugged, " Patrolling, hanging out with the guys, fixing up the rabbit, same old same old."

"Your still trying to fix that beast?"

He laughed, " Hey its a classic, you never know how much it could be worth in the future."

"Twenty dollars?"

We both laughed.

"Plus, your like fifty feet tall, you can't possible fit in that thing anymore with out busting the roof out.

He pushed me with his elbow and I giggled.

"Sad thing is, I can't. The guys are helping me fix it up so I can sell it. I'm gonna miss that little car though. Holds alot of memories..."

"Can I have it?"

He raised an eyebrow, "You'd actually want to drive it around?"

"Yeah, I mean, I've always liked the rabbit. And when I do get my license, I don't want to drive around in one of those expensive malibu barbie cars I know Alice is going to buy me."

Jacob roared with laughter and I joined in alittle bit.

"Well then i'm glad I can save you from that horror, and atleast the rabbit will be with someone special to me."

I blushed when he said that and looked down. I don't know why I got butterflies in my stomach when he said that, but it did actually make me feel special.

Jake just squeezed my hand and chuckled quietly.

We continued walking in a relatively quiet silence, and then ten minutes later I gasped when I came face to face with the most beautiful meadow ever.

"Oh my god..."I whispered. "Jacob this place is so beautiful!"

I skipped out of the trees and twirled around this was like a fairy tale setting. There was a stream that seemed to sparkle and flowers blooming everywhere.

"Yeah, this place is pretty amazing isn't it?" He asked, smiling himself.

"Amazing is an understatement! How on earth did you find this place?"

"I was patrolling early in the morning, found this place and said I would bring you to it one day."

I skipped over to him and kissed his cheek, "Well i'm glad you did."

He chuckled nervously and took a step back. I started to frown before he grabbed my hand.

"Come on, lets go sit by the water."

I rolled up my pants legs and dipped my feet in the water, sighing at how good it felt.

"Jacob will you bring me back here one day?" I asked.

"Of course, just tell me when. Or how about we just stay here forever?"

"Gross, forever with you?" I teased.

He smirked, "Yeah well forever with you doesn't sound too hot either. You snore too loud."

I shoved his shoulder and exclaimed, "I do not! And you can't talk! You sound like a human chainsaw!" I started imitating a chainsaw and he broke out laughing.

"Yeah, but i'm a man. What's your excuse?"

"I...I... Your feet smell!"

That made him laugh harder and I tried to pout but I couldn't get the smile off my face.

"Shut up Jacob..."

He ruffled my hair, know that irritated the hell out of me. I glared at him and fixed my hair.

"Aw, don't get your little pink panties in a bunch Nessie, I'm just messing with you."

"For your information, I do not wear pink panties. I like blue."

His smile instantly fell and his eye's darkened. I frowned.

"What? What did I say?"

He cleared his throat and looked out at the water.

"Nothing. How about we get out of here? I'm sure your parents want you home."

"We can't stay alittle longer?" I whined.

"Not today, I'm sure you have homework."

He was right, and I never disliked school up until now.

"Okay, will you stay for dinner atleast? We didn't get much time to catch up."

He smiled after helping me stand up, "You know I can't turn down a good meal!"

"Why do you think I asked?"

He chuckled and we walked back to his motorcycle and drove off.

...

"Renesmee, I haven't been t school in over 8 years and I barely graduated then!" Jacob said.

"Come on I just need help with my trig homework!" I begged.

"You could do geometry when you were 3! Your just being lazy!"

I snatched my hand out of his and moved my books away from him. I heard him sigh.

"I'm sorry honey, but you know how to do this, just concentrate."

I blushed alittle when he called me honey.

" How come you never gave yourself these little pep talks when you were in school?"

"Oh because I knew I was dumb, but nobody cared because I was good looking. Girls dug the whole dumb jock thing."

I laughed and shook my head, "Yeah well you wouldn't last a day in highschool now, people expect so much of you. Its disgusting."

He looked confused, "What do you me expect so much of you?"

"Like they expect you to be unnaturally beautiful, book smart, and willing to... you know."

"Nobodies ever forced themselves on you have they Renesmee?" He practically growled.

" No, no calm down Jacob. I'm just saying I don't know why girls try so hard to meet up to a boys standards. Its just riduculous. If you can't like me for me, then don't bother liking me at all because i'm not going to change."

"That's my girl." Jacob praised and nudged my shoulder. " I don't ever want you to change who you are for anyone, okay?"

I smiled and nodded.

"Good now do your homework so I can eat!"

I rolled my eye's and focused my attention on my math book, or tried atleast. Jacob was twirling a piece of my hair around his finger and his hot breath was blowing on my neck.

'God his breath smelled so good...'

'Get yourself together!' I yelled at myself internally.

'You know you like Jacob, the way he smells reminds you of being outdoors, but the old spice cologne he uses makes you want to jump him every chance you get.'

'Shut up, who cares if he smells good!'

'His face is so beautiful, and his smile just makes your panties melt right off your body... and that body... sinful'

I was going crazy. Fighting with myself was one way to prove it, but as much as I hate to admit it... My self resolve was melting.

I was falling for my bestfriend

But I couldn't be!

He's been there for me my whole life, like a brother and nothing more! Plus he's like 24 years old, shouldn't that be creepy?

It wasn't though. Jacob was still the same goofy sixteen year old, teenager he was before he phased.

My phone ringing in my pocket almost made me jump out of my skin.

"You okay?" Jacob asked, rubbing my back.

I quickly stood up, "Um, yeah, I have to go to the bathroom." I sped walked to my bathroom and locked the door, answering my phone. "Hello?"

"Oh. My. GOD!" Katie screamed. "That was Jacob? The Jacob that you talk about all the time? I should have smacked you earlier! You didn't tell us he was GORGEOUS!"

"Shhh! Shut up Katie! He's right in the other room, dammit!"

"Well its not like he can hear us." You have no idea. " Anyways, why the hell didn't you tell us he was so cute? Have you been holding out on us, afraid one of us, me, would take him from you?"

I scoffed, "Yeah right, today was the first day i've seen him in awhile, I didn't plan for him to come pick me up."

"Still, I think I am in love with your bestfriend. Does he have any brothers?"

I smiled, " Eight."

I took the phone away from my ear just in time.

"EIGHT MEN AS GORGEOUS AS HIM? ARE YOU SHITTING ME RIGHT NOW RENESMEE?" She screamed.

I laughed, "No i'm not, but four or them are taken, sorry Katie."

"Who care's? I can work with four! You are one lucky bitch do know that? I knew I loved you when I first met you."

I giggled, " I love you too, now can I go finish my math homework?"

"Okay, okay. Give Jacob a kiss for me! Bye!" With that she hung up.

I shook my head and opened my bathroom door to see Jacob smirking.

Shit! He'd heard our conversation!

"Renesmee cullen! Watch your mouth!" Daddy yelled.

"Sorry dad!" I yelled back.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Jacob said. "You have a little potty brain in your head don't you?"

"Potty brain? Really Jacob? And i've heard some of the things that come out of your mouth when your with the pack."

He shrugged. "I'm grown, I can say whatever I please."

"Yeah well i'm not exactly alittle girl anymore."

He said something under his breath I couldn't make out, but It sounded like 'I've noticed.' But before I could ask him he stood up.

"You finish up, I'm gonna go down and eat. I'll bring you something up."

Once he was gone, I could finally concentrate enough to finish my homework. I put that aside and laid back on my bed.

I didn't realize how tired I was, until I faintly heard my door open, and a pair of warm lips pressing against my forehead.

Then I head Jacobs sweet voice whisper in my ear.

"I love you... More than you know."

Or I could've just been dreaming.

Thanks for reading! I know this chapter was short, but I was just so excited and had to post it!

Now the next chapter for this should be posted first thing sunday or monday!

Please review! I would love to hear from you, and your suggestions for a new chapter, although i've got a few Ideas in mind. :))