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Nessie

Well it is Friday and I still don't really fit in around here. I mean everyone treats me really great to my face, but once I am out of the normal human earshot they talk trash about me and my family. They all make comments about how strange the Cullen's are. The rest of the family keeps telling me that this is normal. Still, it hurts a little to only be liked to my face.

These thoughts run through my mind as I grab my lunch. From the table where my "friends" sit I can hear the chatter.

"I mean she is hot and all, but even I don't really know about her," Conner tells the others eagerly.

"They are all just weird. I mean imagine all the sex that happens in a house like that. And my mom said Mr. and Mrs. Cullen are super young and attractive. It's like there some creepy porn-makers or something," Britney replies. I stand off the corner near a vending machine listening. I must be a masochist because I want to hear more.

"I wish I could be in that family," Conner spews out to the distaste of everyone else.

"I wonder what the other two are like," Shae mumbles. "I mean I am sure they are like together since it's a boy and a girl. But like what else?"

"They are probably really pale and really attractive," Austin answers.

Melinda chimes in, "Who cares. I mean it's not like it really matters. I say we ignore them, all of them."

"Nessie too?" Conner asks sounding skeptical.

"Yeah Nessie. I mean she's just as weird as them. I mean she is like too smart or something. She knows like everything."

"Would you guys shut up already?" Lizzie interrupts. "She is a nice girl and you all are acting like a bunch of arrogant ass holes just because she is different. I for one don't want to hear it anymore."

I smile in spite of myself. Maybe I do have one real friend. I'm happy for the first time since Monday morning. Even so, I am not sure I want to sit with the whole group. Turning from the vending machines, I scan the crowd. My family sits at their normal table in the corner. I take a deep breath and walk over to them.

"With us today, Ness?" Alice asks with a toothy smile.

"Yeah," I sigh as I sit.

"You alright kid?" Emmett poses.

"Yeah, I am fine." I take a big bite out of my apple and stare at my perfect family. I am pulled from my wandering thoughts when a small voice asks, "Can I sit here?"

I turn and look up at Lizzie. She seems to be a little nervous, but nevertheless, she came to sit with me. "Absolutely," I say with a smile. She sets her tray down and pulls out her chair slowly as if she is debating running.

"Lizzie, this is Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie. Everyone, this is my friend Lizzie." My family all nod and smile politely at her. I am surprised when Alice strikes up a completely normal conversation with her. As lunch wears on I can see that she is becoming more comfortable with us. By the time the bell rings for our next class, Lizzie and Alice seem to be on the track of friendship.

Lizzie walks out of the cafeteria with me because we have our next class together too. "They are actually really cool," she tells me eagerly. "Everyone else was saying that they are weird, but they're awesome."

I laugh and look at her with a spark in my eye. "Wanna come over to my house tonight for a sleepover?" I ask with almost too much vivacity. I hold my breath out of fear that she will say no. "Sure. That sounds like fun." And just like that, I have plans for my first ever sleepover.

Jacob

The distance is killing me. I miss my Nessie so very much. I want to call her. More than once now I have considered sending her a text when Edward and Bella were hunting. I just need to know that she is safe. I long to know that she is happy with her new life. I can't wait to get all this stupid stuff done with.

Contrary to Edward's beliefs, I have been handling myself really well here. I avoid thinking about Nessie as much as I can because she only makes me hurt. Unfortunately, she is always the first thought on my mind when I wake up the last when I go to sleep. I'd do anything to be with her now.

"Jake?" Bella asks through the door. I really wish she would leave me be when I'm trying to sleep. "You still up?"

"Yeah. Come in."

Bella slips through the door quietly as if she is sneaking around. I remember a time when I fanaticized about Bella coming to my room at night. Of course, back then she was a little clumsier in her approach. "Can I talk to you?" she whispers.

"Sure, sure," I reply remembering the way she picked up this phrase from me. I still love Bella, just not the way I once did. I love her for mothering the reason I'm alive. And I love her keeping her crazy husband in check.

"You miss her, don't you?"

I don't need to ask who. "Yes. But so do you," I reply. Bella seems to be thinking very hard about what to say next. She obviously has something on her mind, just no method of getting it out. "Just spit it out already, Bella. After all these years you're getting tongue-tied around me? I'm sorry Bella; you're just not really my type."

She smiles in spite of her worries. In her smile I see so much of the human she once was. Nessie shares her smile. It's one of my favorite parts of both mother and daughter. "Renesmee is growing up, Jake."

"I know."

"And she is basically an adult now. We both know that she is wise beyond her years. Even so, I am not completely sure of her maturity yet."

"What's your point?" I ask, now lost.

"I am forbidding you to make a move on her, Jacob."

At first I am confused. But it hits me all at once. Bella is telling me that I cannot pursue Nessie romantically. Part of me finds this motion absurd. And yet, the way she looked last time I saw her floods my mind again. She was so beautiful. And more than that, she almost looked sexy. "Is my point clear Jacob?"

I take a deep breath to try and kill time. How am I supposed to make a promise to Bella that I might not be able to keep? I am here for Nessie in whatever way she needs. And if she needs a boyfriend, then I damn well in going to be that for her. But, of course, if she needs a friend, I'm also that guy. "Bella, I will be whatever Nessie needs me to be. I will do exactly what is best for her. You know that I only have her interest in mind."

"And she is still not mature enough for a romantic relationship. You know that, right?"

"Yeah. I know." I sigh.

"Well thank you Jake. Get some sleep." Bella slides out of the room without a sound. I am left alone to deal with this newfound ache in my stomach. For the first time in a long time, I want romance in my life. This sucks.

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