Disclaimer:
Some Kid: For Christmas can I own Twilight?
Mall Santa: Uh… No.
Some Kid: *cries*
Me (who is working as Mall Santa's elf … weird, I know): Man, disclaimers suck, huh? They take away a kid's deepest wish…

A/N: Wow, chapter 10 already! For all of you who've stuck around since my sucky first chapter - thanks! I'm not sure how many more chapters there will be, but I'm guessing around ten more tops, possibly a few more or less. =/

EAN: Damn, do I really have to write that many more chapters? What the hell was I gonna write about? *blank stare* Oh yeah. The Amanda sub-plot... *groans*

Chapter 10: Hunting Trip

Jacob's POV

It was an understatement to say that I was worried about Nessie. I mean, she practically tried to kill herself when she thought that I was dead! Must have got it from her father, I thought bitterly.

"Nessie, are you sure that you're okay?"

She sighed. "For the sixth time, I'm fine, Jacob. Stop being so paranoid."

"Hey Ness, you're going to puke in about a minute," Alice informed her.

"Crap." She ducked behind a tree and came back looking ashen faced. "Next time I say that I'm fine, remind me to knock on wood."

I chuckled slightly, slung my arm around her shoulders, leaned down, and kissed her. She deepened the kiss but I quickly pulled away before it got out of hand.

"Why did you do that?" she asked, frowning. Gosh, she was so cute when she was disappointed.

"Well for one, you just puked. No offence, but I don't wanna taste that. And two, sexual activities can lead to early labor - or have you not heard that?" I said matter-of-factly.

"Yes… But how did you know that?" She gave me a quizzical look.

"Secret Life of the American Teenager." I shrugged.

She shook her head with a grin. "So does this mean that-" Suddenly she swung off to the side and caught an elk by surprise, draining it quickly. She returned a moment later with a small bit of blood trickled down her neck.

I flinched a bit at the sight, but tried to remind myself that I do the same thing - well, I don't drain the animals but I eat them - in my wolf form.

"Uh, Ness, just curious, but shouldn't you eat more human foods than drink blood? Because the baby is half human, a quarter vampire, and a quarter werewolf … or something like that…"

"Probably, but blood won't hurt anything," Carlisle cut in. "Probably half and half should be good. I remember when Bella was pregnant… You would have died if it wasn't for Jacob, Renesmee. He was the one that suggested Bella needed blood."

I blushed slightly, unsure how I felt about Carlisle telling Nessie this. "Actually, Edward took it out of my head, but I guess it was kind of my idea…"

"Oh… I don't-" All of the sudden she threw up - blood. "Feel good…" she murmured, finishing the sentence.

"Jacob!" Edward yelled suddenly from the front.

"What?" I asked. I hadn't done anything wrong…

"Don't make Renesmee vomit!"

What? How did I make Nessie puke? Well, other than getting her pregnant…

"Exactly!"

"Well, it's not entirely my fault, then!"

"Oh shut up you two," Bella snapped. "Stop fighting about things that you can't change."

"Guys…" Jasper said, at the same time sending us all waves of calming.

"You know, I really don't see why we need everyone here! I mean, they just went on a hunting trip a few days ago!" Nessie said a little angrily.

"It's just to be careful for you, love," I told her. "Bella's here to protect you, Edward to know if you're alright despite what you say, Jasper to keep you calm, Alice to know what's gonna happen, and Carlisle to take care of you if you feel ill. And I'm here because of all those reasons and because I want to be."

Luckily that put an end to her questions.

After everyone - besides myself - had ate - well, drank - we headed back to the house. Nessie had hunted down a few more elk and Jasper and Edward even took down a polar bear. When we got back to the house, Emmett told us that Tanya, Kate, Eleazar, Carmen, and Garrett had left. Apparently they had had no idea that Nessie was pregnant and had just took off, leaving a note:

Dear Family,

Things have been very stressful on Tanya for some reason lately, and I think we're going to stay near Florida for awhile, maybe get some new types of prey… Hopefully you'll understand,

Eleazar

P.S. We might not be back, if so, we can arrange for you to keep the house. We'll try to be in touch soon, goodbye for now.

And that was it… Nothing as to when to expect to hear from them or when they'd be back.

Renesmee's POV

After coming back from the kitchen to get himself something to eat, Jacob came back in my room and sat beside me on my bed.

"You doing okay?" he asked worriedly.

"Not really…" I winced, clutching my forehead.

"Bad headache? Do you want some Tylenol or something?"

"No, I'm alright, just tired…" I lied.

"Ness, I know when you-"

"Oh fine, get me Tylenol!" I snapped, instantly regretting it. I started to cry again, not even knowing why.

"What's wrong? Does something hurt, because I can get Carlisle and he can-"

"N-no, I'm f-fine, just ... I don't know…"

Jacob hugged me to his chest, letting my tears spill over his warm chest. "Shh, Ness, it's alright."

There was a knock at the door and between my tears I saw Edward come into the room.
"What's wrong with - oh," Edward said. He walked over to the bed and wrapped his arms around my waist, gently hugging my baby. "It's alright, Renesmee. You're just going through a hard time right now."

"You think?" I asked sarcastically. "I'm beyond having a hard time! I'm having a baby!" I whined. "I'm not ready for this!" I broke down, hugging Jake to me desperately.

"Shh, Nessie," he said again sweetly.

"You think?" Edward asked suddenly. He was looking at Jacob with a certain look of terror in his eyes. "Well, if you're right … we need to get Carlisle."

"What are you guys talking about?" I asked, forcing myself to stop crying for a moment.

They were quiet for a minute, then Jacob asked, "Are you having contractions, Ness?"

I looked at him, horrified. "Of course not! Why would you think that?"

"Never mind, just forget it."

"I think you're lying. I think you are having contractions," Edward said.

"What - why?"

"Because you keep saying 'ow' in your head every few minutes. And, no one says
'I'm having a baby' and 'I'm not ready for this' unless they're in the middle of labor. It's just a well-known fact."

"I'm saying 'ow', because I have a such a bad headache that I'm beginning to think it's a migraine!" I retorted. "And who cares about what I said, it's probably going to be true in a few days! I mean, look at me!" I tugged the blankets down to reveal my bulging stomach. Carlisle had said that at the rate it was growing, I would probably be going into labor any day now.

"I know Nessie, but we're just trying to help you. Because when you do go into labor, we need to know immediately."

"Alright, alright. Oh, hey Dad?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm hungry… Would you make me some pancakes? Ooh, and then Jake and I need to go over baby names!"

Edward gave me a pained expression and then walked into the kitchen to make the fluffy deliciousness that was only known as pancakes - Cullen style.

A/N: Alright, I know that that was really short, but I'm seriously having a mental breakdown. I can't seem to think of details, so I just get to the point. Oh, and if anyone could send me some baby name ideas, that would be greatly appreciated. : ) (Who wants a half dozen virtual cookies?)