We arrived at my house moments later, me still a little mad at Jake for just not taking me to the beach. Instead I had to come home, explain my whole boring day to my parents, which would probably take a while because I knew they were going to ask lots of stupid questions that I didn't want to answer. Jacob got out of his car, and came over to my side to open the door for me. He grabbed my bag with all my books in it too, but I was not speaking to him until we got out of here, and to the beach. "Still mad huh?" He asked as we walked up the sidewalk to my front door.
"Yup." I answered simply. "Let's just get this over with."
My parents definitely heard Jacob's car pull into our drive, because when I walked into the house, they were both waiting there expectantly. "How was your day honey?" My mom asked me.
I scoffed, "Please, I'll try to spare you all the boring details."
"That bad, huh?" My dad asked.
I nodded and I watched Jacob sit my bag of stuff in my room. "Come here." I said to my mom and dad. They stepped closer, and I gingerly put my hands on their arms so that I could show them my whole day with my special power. I wasn't going to leave anything out, because I didn't want them to ask any questions. I wanted to hurry and get this over with so Jake and I could spend time together. I mean, I know I got to see him everyday, but still, that time never seemed like enough.
"It does look pretty boring." My mom said.
"Told you." I said smugly.
"And you didn't make any friends?" My dad asked.
"Not one." I answered.
My mom smiled, "That's okay honey, I didn't like school much either."
"Then why are you forcing me to go?" I asked incredulously.
"We just want you to feel like a normal teenager." My dad answered. "Trust me, you'll be fine."
"Can I leave now?" I asked. "Jake and I have plans."
"Alice and Rose wanted to know about your day. So did Esme." My mom said, but I could tell she was reading the pained expression on my face, and I really didn't want to go tell them about my so boring day. I just wanted to go spend time with Jacob. "Fine, I'll tell them for you." My mom said, and I smiled and jumped up and down with excitement.
"Thanks mom!" I said and kissed her on the cheek. "Come on Jake, let's go." I said and grabbed his warm hand, pulling him to the door.
"Remember what we talked about Jacob." My dad said sternly as we made our way out the door. What in the world was he talking about? Did they make some agreement I didn't know about while I was at school? I saw Jacob nod before we arrived outside, and he helped me back into his car. Before you knew it, we were on our way to the rez, and to the beach.
"What was all that about?" I asked, looking over at Jacob who was really focused on driving.
Jacob shrugged, "They just want me to have you home before it gets dark."
"That's all?" I asked. "They've never done that before." I said. Usually it's okay for me to be out late with Jacob because my mom and dad trust him with me. Is tonight going to be different? Is something going to happen? I was so confused at the moment, and I didn't like it all. I could tell Jake was hiding something from me, and I hated it. We never hid anything from each other because we were best friends, and best friends tell each other everything. Even the bad stuff. "What's going on Jake?" I asked, very confused.
"Nothing Ness, I just have to tell you something, that's all." He answered as we finally made it to the beach.
"Tell me something?" I asked. "Is it bad?"
He chuckled, "It's not bad, trust me."
"I do trust you." I replied. "But you're scaring me. I've never seen you this nervous before." His palms were sweaty as he took my hand to help me out of the car, and his hands were so shaky. Whatever he had to tell me, it must have been something big. What the hell was going on? And did my parents know about it? Is that why they let me come with Jacob so unwillingly? Jacob was so nervous, he was starting to make me nervous. "Come on Jake, what is it? You know you can tell me anything." I said as we walked to our spot on the beach. He always brought me here, even as a kid.
"I know I can tell you anything." He replied. "But this is important, and I'm trying to find the right words to explain it." He led me to a log, and sat me down, and he sat down beside me. Now I was really curious. Was he leaving or something? "Renesmee," He started, and I was shocked because Jacob rarely used my full name unless I was in trouble. I wasn't in trouble, was I? "Do you know what imprinting is?" He asked slowly, and my heart dropped all the way down into my butt. I knew exactly what imprinting was. My parents explained it to me when I was little, because I had asked about some of the other wolf couples.
"Oh no..." I barely managed to get out. "You imprinted, didn't you?" I asked, my voice coming out strained.
Jacob nodded, "I did."
Another girl was going to steal my Jacob away from me. "Does that mean we can't hang out as much anymore?" I asked sadly.
"Nessie, what are you talking about?" He had this funny look on his face like I had missed a good joke or something like that.
"The girl you imprinted on, she's not going to want you around me, is she?" I asked, getting more sad by the second. Now I wished that I had stayed home and talked to everyone about my boring day at school.
"Renesmee." He spoke slowly.
"What?" I asked.
"I imprinted on you."
