Chapter 6

Jacob saw the girl fall limp into Edward's arms and watched him carry her over to the couch. He saw her nose wrinkle like she smelled something uncomfortable and she sat up quickly, only to tilt and fall back onto the soft, plush cushions of the couch. Carlisle was over in an instant, making sure she was okay and that no harm had come to the young girl. He saw him check her pulse and feel her forehead.

"Is she going to be alright?" asked a worried Alice.

"Well she's warm but I'm not sure if that's because she's sick or because her internal temperature is just warmer than normal," replied Carlisle. "All we can do is wait and see."

His comment settled the worry in her face but her eyes gave way to her true feelings. Jacob looked at her with wonder, having no idea why she was feeling so much concern for someone she didn't even know.

He returned his gaze back to the girl and for the first time, he saw how vulnerable she appeared. She was nothing like the energetic girl he remembered from earlier that was so full of life and lip. He continued watching her face as an expression of delight washed across her features. What is she thinking about? he asked himself as her eyes slowly opened and for the second time today, her was stunned.

Her beautiful blue-green eyes looked deep inside him, penetrating the walls he had built around his heart. Her gaze traveled down his body and returned back to him. Her eyebrow quirked and he felt his pride swell for he could tell the subtle action was of satisfaction but when a look of confusion appeared his heart skipped a beat. Oh shit!!

Jacob turned his head to the bronze-haired vampire bedside him. "Edward, there's something that we need to talk about," he whispered to the man but his traitorous eyes retuned to her and saw her eyes widen in recognition. She put her hands above her head and saw her slim body arch into a back flip so quickly that if his senses hadn't been enhanced, the action would have been missed. She stumbled a little, which he guessed was from being lightheaded, and then next few moments were a blur.

He started to head towards her because some weird, twisted part of him didn't want the Cullens to hurt her but as soon as he moved, she picked up the couch with lighting fast speed and hit me with it like a batter would hit a fastball...hard. Suddenly, he was flying through the air for the second time today and his back went through something, crashing into whatever happened to be in his way. He got up and brushed the drywall off his body, seeing nothing but red as anger consumed him. He barely had enough time to slide off his sweatpants before he phased and jumped out of the hole in the hole that his massive body had created.

Jacob looked at her and snarled viciously, snapping his teeth shut as an added effect. What the fuck is wrong with you!!

She gave a look of annoyance. "I dunno, what the fuck is wrong with you?"

You just used me as a damn baseball and knocked me through a fucking wall!!!!

"Its not my fault, it was a reaction and anyways you're the one who knocked the shit outta me in the damn forest. We'll call it even," she replied, her mouth tipping into a smile.

He growled at her again. I'm going to kill you.

She smirked. "I'd actually like to see you try," she said as her eyes smiled and the changed to red with a competitive spark.

He crouched...ready to attack when Edward's voice broke his concentration. "Alright, that's enough," he said. "Jacob quit acting childish and phase back already."

Jacob looked from the girl to Edward and back. This isn't over.

All she did was smile sweetly at him and oh what he would have given to borrow Edward's ability for just a few minutes. He growled one more time at her before he turning and jumping through the hole in the wall. He returned to his human form and realized that he had no idea where his sweats were. He searched endlessly through the debris and drywall that was spread throughout the room, listening every once in a while to the conversion that was being held in the opposite room.

Finally, at long last he spotted his sweats hidden in a pile of who knows what and dusted them off. After making sure there wasn't any insulation hiding within his pants, he slipped them on and stepped out of the hole to see the girl leaning over to...sniff...his little girl.

"What the hell are you doing?" Jacob demanded. "Get away from Nessie!"

"Nessie?" she lifted a brow at him and repeated the name slowly before turning to Bella. "Like…The Loch Ness Monster, Nessie?"

"Yeah," she replied. "It wasn't my idea but the name stuck."

She smiled as she tried to contain her laughter and on any other occasion, Jacob would have thought her smile cute and attractive. She returned her gaze to Nessie. "Well, I'll make sure not to get on your bad side if you are being compared to the Loch Ness monster."

Nessie smiled. "Good idea," she said before her sing-like laugh rang through tha air.

Jacob narrowed his eyes as the stranger looked back at him. He walked past them and over to the door, opening it and slamming it behind him once he exited. He broke out into a run and quickly slides off his pants mid-leap before he phased once more. He ran faster and farther than he had in a long while.

Jacob, are you alright? asked Sam.

Yeah, I'm fine...don't worry.

Are you sure? asked Leah.

Yeah I'm sure...I just needed some air.

She was unconvinced. Where are you? I'll come over to you.

No! Just leave me alone Leah.

But...

Do as he says Leah, just leave him be...he will return, said Sam.

Fine...Leah agreed but was unhappy with the result of this argument. Jacob ran faster, leaving the drama and confusion back in Forks for another time. He was so consumed in paying attention to his actions that he didn't see the gray wolf run up beside him.

Hey Jake, what are you running away for?

The unexpected thought caught Jacob off guard and he spinned quickly, snapping his jaws at him.

Whoa, Jacob...what the hell? asked Seth.

Seth! What the fuck are you doing here?!

I'm sorry but you left without letting me know so I just followed you.

Then it dawned on Jacob that he hadn't seen Seth all evening. Where were you?

I was in a bedroom, sleeping and obviously missed all the action. What in the hell happened back there?

It was nothing to worry your empty little head about.

That's not what I heard.

And what exactly did you hear? Jacob asked.

That you got your ass handed to you by a girl wielding a couch, Seth replied on a laugh.

If Jacob were in his human form, you would have seen a blush of embarrassment seep onto his cheeks. My ass didn't get handed to me; she just caught me off guard.

Uh-huh...right.

Seth...

Yeah...

Shut the fuck up.

What? It's not my fault you got beat by a little girl.

Jacob started running again and Seth was close behind him. Go home Seth.

What? Why?

Just do as I say.

I want to stay with you.

Seth...go home NOW.

Seth whimpered as the power of the alpha washed over him. Fine, fuck you to Jacob, he said before he took off into another direction.

Jacob sighed. He hated using his alpha right over other wolves but sometimes it was the only way to get some peace...but that didn't ease the guilt washing over him. He continued to run but stopped dead in his tracks. He realized that he left Nessie at that house with that devil woman and he wasn't talking about Rosalie this time. He quickly pivoted and headed back to the Cullen lair, barely noticed the trees and plants that brushed aside him or the wildlife that froze in fear as he passed. In a matter of minutes he was at their front door and he lifted his nose to the sky to search for Renesmee's scent. Once he found, it followed it like it was a lifeline and he knew that she was with her parents...for the cottage he stopped at reeked of vampires. He phased back into a human and looked into the window, seeing Nessie sound asleep next to her mother.

He sighed as he headed back to the woods and retrieved his sweats. He slipped them on and headed back to the old Victorian...quietly opening the front door, amazed that it didn't creak from him slamming it so hard earlier. He saw her lying on the couch with the blanket hugging the sweet curve of her hip and the dip of her narrow waist. His eyes followed the natural line her body made, from the swell of her breast to the soft roundness of her cheek. She was illuminated by the moonlight and appeared to shimmer when the light kissed her skin. As he came closer to her, the features on her face seemed to smooth and relax, saying that she had dipped into a deep sleep. He lightly slid a finger down the curve of her hip to relax at her waist, making his body tingle with a feeling that was unknown to him.

What the fuck???? he thought as he quickly removed his hand. What the hell is wrong with me? I shouldn't be feeling this...I'm imprinted to Nessie god dammit! He quickly removed himself from that damn house and took a deep breath of the cool night air. He heard the swish of air and turned to see Edward step out of the shadows.