Breaking Eclipse: Renesmee and Jacob
Chapter 10: Coward
Seth Clearwater
I had to force myself not to think about Nessie. It was wrong of me to keep these secrets from Jacob, especially since she's his imprint. But her secret isn't mine to tell. To be fair, I had to keep my secret and try harder not to get Jake to know. It hasn't already been easy for the last 18 years since I turned into a werewolf.
It was Jacob's job to protect Nessie, but I couldn't understand why I almost had a… thing for her. It was now my job to, since Jacob couldn't. Not knowing the secret. I promised her, I had to keep it.
Seth, hey! Jacob's happy, yet serious voice came up. I concentrated on my surroundings now.
Hey-y, Jake! I thought back in response.
Got anything yet? He asked. I shook my head as if he was with me.
Nada, Jake. He sighed.
We're losing it. Jacob's voice was now hopeless. Why are bloodsuckers such cowards?
Suddenly, the air shifted. The three new boys, Drake, Oliver and Nick phased.
Nick's got a girl friend! Nick's got a girl friend! Oliver repeated over and over in a sing song voice.
Shut it, Oliver! He growled. When he spoke again, he was calmer. Jake, I met this new girl at school and… I felt some… pull to her… like I need her in my life…
Uh oh! I said. You imprinted!
What?! All three boys said at the same time.
Better tell them, Jake. I said. We didn't have to tell Peter now, his dad told him about it when he was little.
We finally met up together, Jake said it would be easier if he could see us wolf to wolf.
Nick had chocolate brown fur with a lighter color on two of his paws. Drake was black with white on the eyes and tail, making him look like the bandit he was. Oliver was a sandy color like me with brown stripes on his legs and tail. I had to admit, I was kind of jealous how they had so many patterns and I was plain old sandy.
Repeat what you felt, Nick. Jake began.
We all saw what he did, what he felt: Steel cables pulling at a girl with dish water blonde hair, about Nick's age, in the lunch room. She didn't see him but he stared at her. It ended there.
That's it! Jacob said.
But what is it? Drake demanded. Jacob sighed.
Okay, so imprinting is when how a wolf finds their… soul mate.
Soul mate? Oliver asked, suddenly interested.
Yeah. To pass down the wolf gene, you know? You get that same feeling that Nick had for... what's her name?
Jennifer. He stated. And she's 17.
Okay, so you can imprint on just anyone. But it's not by choice. You feel the need to be with them always. To protect them, gravity isn't holding you up anymore. It's her… or in Leah's case: him. You need to be who they want you to be… a friend, a brother, a lover… husband. Jacob could barely think the last one.
So, Nessie's your soul mate? Drake asked, a little disappointment in his face.
Yeah… Jacob was looking at the ground saying that, but then looked up. Guys, I'm ready to marry Nessie. For some reason, those words stung a little, luckily, Jacob was too in thought to notice.
Weren't you ready like, 2 years ago? I asked.
I… wasn't, really. She promised she will, but… I'm sick of waiting, Seth. I just… don't want to call her my girlfriend anymore… I want to call her my fiancé… wife… but I don't know is she's ready…
Eww… Drake said. Jacob growled a little, I almost had the urge to as well.
Have you guys even slept together? Drake pushed forward.
That's none of your business! Jacob was already on fours, crouching. Just as a warning though, he wouldn't hurt him.
I'm surprised, Jacob. You think about it all the time. I'll admit, she's one good—
STOP! Jacob used the alpha voice he barely used on anyone. Drake's mouth shut, he had wide eyes. We were all silent for a minute and Jacob sighed again.
I have to go see Nessie again. Guys, get started on patrol. I'll be back by sunrise. Jacob trotted away and looked in my direction.
Good luck, Seth. We'll all be there on opening night… with tomatoes. Before I could tease back, he phased. My audition for Grease was tomorrow and I haven't practiced much. I had to change my song from Something to Hey, Jude. The music teacher, who the principle told me to practice with, told me that I had a sweeter voice so I had to change it. She let me keep the musical but not the song. I was kind of nervous.
The school play? The three boys howled in laughter.
I know Drake here got into trouble but never had to pay for it like that! Oliver hooted as well as the others, I growled.
If you don't shut up, I will actually kill you guys, Jacob doesn't have to know. I threatened. I was now second in command so I could sound demanding, but nowhere near Jacob's alpha voice.
Not if I die laughing! They continued. I growled and decided to let it go, Jake won't blame me for the howling if I wasn't there.
Screw you, guys. I'm leaving. I phased back and started walking to the beach. I would've thought about going home but I had no way of knowing if Kevin was here. He came and went in the house as he pleased. I was thinking of moving out but my mom needed me so, it had to be Leah if one of us was leaving.
Unfortunately, Sue adored Kevin. So, she had to problem with him. If only she knew what was going on in that girl's head, or what they do when she's not home. Urg! I hated having an imprinted sister. Or… did I hate how I had no imprint?
Renesmee Cullen
I only got minor scratches. I did have to get 8 more stitches for the biggest cut. I guessed removing them would have to be a habit of mine. I did get the doctors note, as needed so I was at least able to skip some classes.
Charlie heard about the accident, he was the first one the hospital called when I walked in. I already removed the stitches by the time he was at the hospital, just leaving, really. I had to call that luck, though.
Now, I was in bed. I was in the usual position with Jacob. I couldn't sleep, not because he was here, but because the thought of Seth being my real body guard felt… weird. Jacob was usually the one to protect me, always. It was his job, not Seth's. But what could Jacob do to protect me from a secret he didn't know he needed to protect me from.
Unknown gave me a warning: "Tell your boyfriend, we'll run before he gets to us. That wouldn't be good because us running means we can't make those nightmares come true, therefore, you're going to be having them over and over…"
I shivered from the thought, Jacob's arms tightened around me thinking I was cold.
The dreams I had the first night, they never came back. I knew they would when they came true, I was hoping it wasn't so soon though. I could barely take much more of it after about 2 weeks. The only thing that kept me off of it was Jacob. We were getting more serious… I had to admit, I was a little scared. I wasn't used to this, and Jacob always had a pull to me, like I did to him.
I eventually did fall asleep, but I was so tired in the morning. The new dream: a stage light hitting my head and knocking me down the stage. That made me nervous, I had to watch Seth's audition today, I had to be one of the judges. All I had to do, was stay in my seat. Just avoid the stage at all times.
I haven't heard Seth sing, but I hoped it was worth it. It was a shame he had to change the song, but Ms. Fredson knows what she's doing… I hope.
After sharing a long kiss, Jacob crept out the window and into the night. I was going to go see him tonight, even though it was Friday, I had to skip work. The boss' son, Sky, was Grant's boyfriend so he told me to take as long as I needed to recover. Now, Jacob knew about the cut, but according to me, I was healed and was just playing. Jacob thought it was odd for Sky to give me so long to recover, I was only a waitress. I just shrugged, he never really complained.
Auditions were held after lunch, Seth was shaking like mad. If I didn't know better, I'd think he was phasing.
"Nessie, audition… please! I can't do this alone! Mrs. Verdonk can find someone else to do costumes, maybe Alice!" he begged over and over. I kept shaking my head.
"No, Seth." I said. "Your punishment." He frowned at me.
"Nessie," he gave me a pout, adorable, but not as close to Jacob's. "Please?" I turned away and crossed my arms.
"Nope." I said. He sighed and I grabbed his sheet music to hand it to him. He stared at if for a second and then took it. I smiled. "Any parts interesting you?" I asked. He bit his lip.
"Tree #4 sounds interesting." I slapped his arm. "Okay, okay. #3." I rolled my eyes.
"What about Danny or Kenickie?" he laughed.
"No way. Do I look like a druggie?" he asked.
"No, but the other rolls are nerds." He banged his head on the table.
"Why me?" I heard him mumble. I continued to eat my sandwich.
Seth was still mourning when it was time for auditions. The plays were never packed. It would've been if Seth's audition spread.
I took my seat with Mr. Greene and Mrs. Verdonk along with 2 other teachers and students. After the long intro about what the play was about and how these auditions work, we finally began.
No surprise, Adrene—queen of the drama club and always landed lead in school plays—was the first to go. She sang Show Me from My Fair Lady, beautifully and acted well. So, was she nice at all? Well, not to me. I once heard that it was only because she was jealous of me. I was so beautiful and mysterious and she was… average. But I did like her dark brown hair and tanned skin. But still, I always see her boyfriend giving me winks that I ignore.
It was boring. People here were either good at singing or bad. There was no in between. I had the urge to fall asleep, really, I was that bored. Finally, Seth's audition, the last one, came.
Seth said he had to change his song, no thanks to Mrs. Verdonk. But she was a good singing teacher so she probably knows what's best. Seth was shaking when he entered the stage, I could even hear his heart beat loudly. He blushed, to calm him, I waved. He bit his lip and took deep breaths.
It took a good 5 minutes before Mrs. Verdonk decided to skip Seth's nod and just go with the piano. I recognized the tune right away, Hey Jude. A beautiful song sung my Max/Joe Anderson. As soon and Seth started to sing, he was quiet.
"Be louder!" Mrs. Verdonk said to him. He was instantly louder… his voice was beautiful! Sweet and beautiful. With feeling and everything, even more then Joe which I thought was never possible. I went wide eyed and so did the others. Eventually, when he saw my expression, he smiled and lost his stage fright.
Unfortunately, his song came to an end. The whole stage was silent then suddenly burst into applause! I stood up to clap as everyone else did. I then ran up to the stairs and hugged him, completely forgetting about my dream.
"Nessie!" Seth exclaimed. Suddenly, he pushed me out of the way and Seth got hit by a stage light… the one that was supposed to hit me.
AN: ps, Jennifer is girlsrule001 on youtube, Ms. Verdonk is my singing teacher, and Adrene is WizardInTheMaking on youtube. Epic, huh? =P REVIEW REVIEW!
(Don't own My Fair Lady or Hey Jude ect… I love u Joe Anderson… I love Taylor more though, sorry, u still have a great voice =D)
