My phone vibrated next to me on the mattress. I answered it quickly when I saw my mom's name. "Hey, mom!"

"Why haven't you called me? Where did you go with Jacob? Are you at grandpa's house? Ness, answer me!"

"I haven't called you because I just got home. I went hunting with him. Yes, I'm in Leah's room right now… on my twin sized mattress! And I couldn't answer you because you were talking a million miles a minute!"

"Oh, well, good. How are things going?" Her voice sounded calm enough.

"Fine. How is Derek?" I knew the silence was not good. "Mom?"

"Esme and Carlisle are coming to get you girls tomorrow." She spoke without feelings.

"That's great! He calmed down? I can't wait to see him!" I cheered. There was another length of silence on the other end. "What is it?" I asked into the phone.

I heard the phone rustle as my mom pressed the phone against something--probably her shirt to muffle the sound. I listened as hard as I could. "Edward, I can't." I heard her muffled pleas.

"Give me the phone." There was more rustling on their end of the line then my dad's lifeless voice spoke. "Honey, Esme and Carlisle are coming to get you and Alyssa. Jacob and Seth are more than welcome to come back as well…" He trailed off.

"But?" I pressed.

"But your mother and I will not be here. We wont be here for a while." He whispered.

"Why?" I gasped. "Where are you going?"

"Derek… got to someone. He was calm and is calm right now, but we took him to say goodbye to his parents. He told us he wanted to let them know he was going off to college. Jasper came to keep him calm."

"No!" I yelled.

"Calm down," my dad said quickly. "He didn't get one of his parents. We were hunting after we left his parents house. He needed it. It was dark, he caught the scent, and I couldn't catch him in time. I'm sorry, sweetheart. We have to take him away until he calms down. He's willing to work with us, so we have to help him."

"Why do both of you need to leave?" I didn't want to hide the tears. My voice gave me away.

"Please don't cry. We will be back soon. This is hard on your mother and I just as it is for you. I opted to take him myself, but your mother is insisting on staying with him. He tends to listen to her more than anyone else."

"But," I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I'm graduating in a few months." I couldn't get my voice above a whisper.

"I know, Ness, please. I need you to be understanding right now. We will try to be back by then."

"Try? You're going to try and come home to see your only child graduate high school?"

"Renesmee, honey, please. We will do our best."

"No, don't worry. I don't want you there anyway. Go be with your new kid. I'm sure the three of you will be very happy! So, where are you going? Wait! Let me guess. You're moving to Mom's island." His silence answered my question. "Unbelievable!" I screamed into the phone and hung up, throwing the phone across the room as hard as I could. It went through the wall.

I didn't want to wait for Jacob. I wanted to get out of this house. I was feeling claustrophobic. I climbed out of the window and started to run towards the forest.

I felt bad for yelling at my dad, but it felt like they were starting a new family. A family that didn't include me. I knew I wasn't able to be with them only because my blood would be tempting to Derek, but did they have to take them to the one island where I spent my whole childhood? Yes, it would keep him away from the temptation of people, but that place was memories of my parents and I. That was my home. Now on top of it all Derek was taking my parents away from me. They were leaving me. My very first time graduating high school, and they weren't going to see me. I didn't even want to go back to Boston. I could spend the rest of my life running. That's all I wanted to do.

I crossed Embry's trail and saw his eyes glowing from the moon. Great. Now all the wolves are going to know where I am. I just wanted to run alone. I didn't want them to see my face stained with my tears.

It wasn't long before I heard paws pounding on the ground as he ran. I knew the rhythm of the wolf's run too well. Jacob was following my trail. He caught up with me in seconds. He stayed a few paces behind me for a few minutes. When he realized I wasn't stopping he barked once and ran ahead of me, skidding to a stop in front of me. He stiffened, bracing himself when he realized I wasn't going to stop. I slammed into his front leg and wrapped my arms around it, soaking his fur as I cried. He bent his head down, as if he was hugging me.

"They're leaving me, Jake. You're the only one I have left." The thought came to me and I tugged at his fur. "Bend down! Hurry!" I shrieked.

He did as I asked and I climbed onto his back.

"Run, Jake! Just go!" I yelled leaning forward.

He whimpered turning his head to look at me from the corner of his eye. "Please! Take me and run. I don't care where we go. They want to leave, so can I. Please, you're all that matters to me. Take me away from here. I need you to." I pleaded with him through my sobs.

He stood still for a moment, then we were off running. I relaxed when we raced away from La Push. Then was even more relieved once we were out of Washington. I fell asleep somewhere along the way. When I woke up I was in a bed in a hotel room. I didn't come with money, and I knew Jacob didn't run with a credit card.

"Jake?" I mumbled.

"I'm right here." He said softly, his hand finding mine under the blankets.

"How--"

"Don't get mad at me, ok?"

I groaned, but waited for him to continue.

"I talked to Leah before we started running. She got a hold of your parents. You're mother put the room on one of their credit cards. Before you start screaming here me out."

I had to bite my bottom lip to keep from screaming at him. Instead hot, angry tears slid down my cheeks. Jacob reached out to wipe them away.

"Don't be upset."

"I'm not." I growled.

"Ok, well, I had Leah call your parents because I knew they would be worried as soon as Esme and Carlisle came to get you--"

"Wait," I cut him off. "How did you know they were coming to get us?"

"Edward called me after you hung up on him."

I rolled my eyes. "Of course he did."

"They both feel terrible for what their doing, but they can't have any more people lose their l-lives." Jacob stuttered on the last word. He hated to hear about a innocent human losing their life to a hungry vampire. That's what he's meant to stop.

"But the whole point of us running away together is not having anyone find us."

"Nessie, your entire family are vampires. It would only take them days to find you. They understand you're hurt, but Ness, they do love you. You're mother--I have never seen a woman fight so hard for her child. And your father--his wife was laying almost lifeless on the table, but he held you in his arms and his entire world changed. Bella was no longer the center of his universe. They both care about you and love you more than any one daughter has ever been loved. Don't think for one second that they are choosing Derek over you. They are taking him away to protect you." He paused to wipe another tear from my cheek. "So, curtsey of your mother, and yes, I did say your mother. We have reservations across the whole U.S. We will take our time going back to Boston, but as soon as we get home--you're catching up in your classes. I want to see you graduate." It made me feel better knowing I would have Jacob there. But I also wanted my parents to see me. Jacob was right. I knew my parents loved me, but I hated having them leave me.

"Could you excuse me for a moment?" I asked, reaching for the phone.

"That a girl. I'll go get us some breakfast." He kissed me, dressed, and hurried out of the room.

I dialed my mom's cell phone. She picked up before the first ring was done. "Renesmee? Are you ok?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Can I talk to daddy real quick?" I could almost see her smile.

"I course."

"Yes?" My dad spoke impatiently into the phone.

"I love you," I sighed. "I'm sorry I snapped like that."

"Understandable, but please know we are not choosing him over you."

"Oh, I know. It's just weird. You're taking him to a place that's only been ours. It's hard for me to grasp all at once."

"Again, it's understandable. The island will always be special to the three of us, but right now Derek needs to be away from humans. He's tasted human blood. I can't have him close to you. I don't care if you were across the country. You do cross his mind a lot."

"I do?"

"Yes, that's how I know he will be ok. He knows you must be upset over the way he's demanding mine and your mothers attention. Although when he thinks of you for too long he remembers the scent of your blood. That's why I can't have him anywhere near you. This is the only way we can protect you."

"Ok, I get it. When are you leaving?" I felt ok with having them leave, but it was still hard. I heard my dad huff impatiently.

"As soon as your mother and Alice are done packing."

"Aunt Alice is going?"

"No, she's helping your mother pack." He paused for a moment and I heard Derek talking. He answered his question before talking to me once again. I wanted to talk to Derek, but I didn't want the sound of my voice to set him off. "When you get home, please be good. You are staying with Esme and Carlisle. Seth and Jacob are going to stay at our house. No funny business. Remember, your grandparents do not sleep."

"I know, dad. I'll be good. Promise."

"And I will promise you one thing. I promise to try my hardest. I promise to try and be home for your graduation."

We said our goodbyes and Jacob came back with breakfast. I was excited to have all this time with him and we didn't even have to sneak around. It was really just him and I. No interruptions, no deadlines. Nothing.

"What?" Jacob asked when he caught me starring at him.

"I'm not hungry, well not for food." I smirked.

"Why, Miss Cullen, are you trying to seduce me?"

I laughed at the way Jacob stalked towards me. His arms locked around me as he threw us towards the bed.