Ch. 2
Dawn
"Fair enough." Edward said. Jacob nodded. Renesmee was now done with her sandwiches, so we all walked out side. We stopped by the Willow tree Edward, Renesmee, and I planted two years ago.
"Alright, I'm gonna jog around the corner and phase." "Be right back." Jacob announced.
As he rounded the corner, I walked to stand beside Edward. Ness was sitting beside the Willow tree. "You won't hurt him, will you?" I asked
"No, of course not. We are just playing around." Edward assured me.
I sighed in relief. Jake came around the corner. Bigger, than the last time I saw him. He must be at least two feet taller than Sam now. Jakes long shaggy fur blew in the wind as Edward stepped forward. Then they began to dance. It was different than when Edward and Victoria. I felt a shiver, though I wasn't cold. I don't think its even possible for me to be cold anymore. But still, the thought of her brought back memories I wanted so badly to forget.
Instead of thinking about those memories I tried to concentrate on who was winning. Jacob has Edward Pinned against the grass. Edward's snarl was loud. I bet he was frustrated that Jacob had pinned him without having an advantage like him.
I giggled.
Edward thrusted Jacob into the air. Renesmee had to move quick unless she wanted to be squished. Poor tree. I thought. Jacob slammed into it. The same movements repeated several times. One getting the upper hand, and then losing it. Finally they called it truce.
"Jake you are getting good at this." Edward praised him.
Jake made a coughing sound. Proud, but defiantly out of breath.
"Jake says It's getting late so hes gonna 'quote' "Check out." Edward translated for Jake.
"Okay, Jake. Just don't make it three week before we see you again. Its miserable for us too."
Jake nodded.
Nessie ran up to Jake and gave him a hug. She let go after awhile and said goodbye. Jake ran around the corner to get his clothes and was gone.
"I'm going to bed." Ness said
"Okay, what time is it anyway?" I asked Edward
"Well passed eight."
"Oh! Jake probably has a bit of homework to do, but I'm glad to took the time to see us."
"Goodnight Ness." Edward gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight." she responded.
We went inside too. It sometimes is boring at night, having nothing to do. I decided to read another book. Edward was busy listening to songs and rearranging his Cd's. Pretty soon I will not anything to read. I will have to switch to backs of shampoo bottles. And Edward's personal magazines. I laughed at myself.
Edward looked at me funny, and then looked away again. He knew what I was thinking. I let him read my mind. Over the past years I have worked on shielding others, and pushing my shield away from my body. I am nearly perfect at it. I have worked on it for reasons like the Volturi, and special reasons like Edward. Well...and I guess so I can feel special.
"Your special as special can be!" Edward exclaimed.
I looked at him. "Not as special as you!"
He rolled his eyes.
"I'm totally ignoring this book in my lap that I said I was going to read."
There was a mumble in Renesmee's room. Edward looked at me "Do you hear that?" I asked Edward in my mind. My eyebrows were furrowing. "Yes I heard that." I set the book on the small end table on my right, and got up, Edward pressed his ear on the door. There was no movement except of Nessie's Diaphragm going up and down...breathing. She was sleeping. I could tell she was sleeping because her heart rate was lower than usual, and I could not hear the fluttering of her eyelashes.
Edward slowly opened the door, it creaked. He walked in carefully...Nessie was light sleeper. I walked in as well. Nessie was curled up in a ball facing us. She looked so sweet and innocent when she slept. She was an angel. She mumbled something else then. "Jaky...poo..."
Edward and I looked at each other. Edward sighed. My brows furrowed even more. I put it off as long as I could. I needed to talk to Jake about this, just a few more years of her all to myself. My mother got me for at least 17 years. I smiled. But this is a bit different. I didn't realize until Edward rolled his eyes at me, that I had let my shield get away from me. I could see every detail of him through the darkness. It was so easy!
I got an idea, and we had to do it fast. It's been awhile since I have taken a look at Renesmee's dreams. I have become my worst nightmare. I couldn't imagine my father looking at my dreams when I was human. There wasn't one that didn't involve Edward or...Jake. I think Edward had the same idea, because he slowly picked up Renesmee's hand and motioned me to come and look. He could see the dream automatically. Lucky duck! I took her arm fast but gentle so she couldn't feel a thing.
It was like I was plunged in an imaginary world. Only watching everything. Of course my feet were still planted in Renesmee's room with Edward watching me carefully and at the same time watching the full dream itself. But it seemed like it.
I could only see one person in the dream, Renesmee. She was sitting under the poor willow tree outside that now had a huge crack in it. In her dream the Willow tree was untouched. She had a glass of lemonade. Two glasses of lemonade. Who was the second one for? Ness sighed in relief. A gigantic reddish-brown dog came out of the woods on the side of the cottage. The dog phased...Jake. I guess in her dreams he could phase without shredding his clothes because he still has his on. Thank goodness! I noticed he had a gash on his cheek.
"Jake, your hurt!" "Let me see!"
"Ness, I'm totally fine." "Paul is just a hot head."
"Oh, man!" I thought maybe my mom got to you."
"Not yet, but she is sure gonna have a cow when she realizes that we are engaged!"
I was shaking. Angry, but trying to ignore it so I could listen to the rest of her dream. Edward just smiled. I gave him a dirty look real quick before I missed something. I looked at Ness's face and she was in complete hysterics. She was awake now! I backed away fast, frightened from being caught. Edward and Renesmee were laughing. "What is going on?" I asked both of them. I stared at there faces. If Edward could cry, he would defiantly be drenched with tears. Renesmee stopped laughing enough to tell me she made the whole dream up to teach me to not watch her dreams.
Edward finally calmed down.
"I was in on it."
"It's called lucid dreaming, mom." Ness explained.
"That means you can control your dreams." Edward also explained.
"I knew you were watching me the whole time." "Me and dad planned it."
"She made the plan up, not me!" Edward told on her acting innocent.
I looked at her. My eyebrows raised. "I knew that would make you the angriest if me and Jake were together." "You never know when it's a real dream or when I am making it up." "Please, mom stay out of my dreams." She rambled on. Then it got me, they fooled me...I started laughing too. It was almost dawn. The time went by fast!
We all went out to the kitchen, and I found some pancake mix that was still good and started making pancakes for Ness. Edward and Renesmee were still discussing how diabolical their plan was over the table. I ignored them. The pancakes were done and I served Ness a couple, and put the rest in the fridge for Jake or his brothers. It is so easy now for all of us to get along. The treaty line no longer exists. No more insults left and right. Especially about smell. Just one big family. Though Leah, has not changed. She is still bitter and disrespectful at times. I suppose not everyone has to like me.
Even though she still despises me, I have felt what it's like to have someone not want you anymore. She has had it rough and I get her. More chills ran down my spine. I remember the pain through the rest of the foggy memories of mine. I sat down at the table and enjoyed the company of my family. I never wanted to lose this. This is why I live, because of them. Though the window did the first speck of light hit my skin. It was finally dawn. A birth of a new day to make the most of, new opportunities, and new joys to have.
