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Edward: Mistakes

Nessie almost lost control of herself when Ally blushed. I had no idea it took that amount of control for her to be around humans, she must hide it very well.

I'm sorry, dad; I went hunting this morning, Nessie explained.

Of course! That explained it! After having so recently tasted blood, she would be more uncomfortable around humans. Since she started eating food, she was better able to ignore the thirst, but hunting had aggravated it. It was simply bad luck that Ally had blushed so invitingly with Nessie so close. At least Ally had the good sense to pay attention to the voice when her other senses told her to be afraid.

I was unsurprised when the bell rang and once again startled her. I was however, when Ally spoke to be through her thoughts on our way to art class.

Edward? She asked tentatively. Is that what you meant about being dangerous? That look in her eyes really frightened me.

I looked into her eyes. That's exactly what I was talking about. I looked away before my thoughts betrayed me and elaborated.

She shuddered. That look…It was like what I imagined Lestat would look at a particularly tasty smelling human…shudder.

I was horrified. Lestat was the main character of many of Anne Rice's books. He was a vampire. Ally was so observant that she connected reality to fiction to a tee. It astonished me.

I sat through art trying to decide how to tell the others or whether to tell them at all. I would tell Bella for certain but would she tell Jacob? If she did, he would definitely demand we leave immediately, and it wouldn't take much to convince the others.

"Hey, are you alright? Bella asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, fine. I'll tell you later," I said as quietly as I could.

Amazingly, Ally looked up and narrowed her eyes at me. She noticed that I had spoken and turned up the volume in her head so that she could understand.

Did I say something?

I shook my head slightly. She seemed appeased, but she looked at Nessie, who wasn't sitting next to Ally like she did yesterday, instead she had Jacob between them like a shield.

Does it have something to do with that look?

I tried to play innocent. What look? I asked quickly looking into her eyes and looking away again.

You know, the one Nessie gave me that looked like she wanted my blood.

I tried to keep my face smooth and impassive as her observation hit dead center. I forced myself to laugh at what she said. It was the last thing I felt like doing right now, but she needed to think that I thought she was joking.

"Laugh it up pretty boy," said Ally, miffed.

Bella, Jacob, and Nessie looked confused at my sudden laughter and Ally's response. I ignored their looks and Ally was too embarrassed to say what she was thinking. That was good at least. I had decided not to tell the others until I had discussed it with Bella.

We sat in silence for the next half hour. When the bell rang Ally literally fell off her stool and onto the floor. The other students started laughing hysterically. She got up, blushing furiously and stormed out of the room. Luckily, nobody noticed Nessie bite Jacob's arm as a distraction from wanting to bite Ally.

Jacob hissed in pain. He looked down at Nessie on his arm with concern.

"Sorry," she said, releasing him. "But it was either you or her."

"I'd rather you bite me, to be honest," he said, winking. The cut on his arm was already sealing itself back up and healing. "At any rate, I heal faster than she would."

We started walking to PE. "Is there any particular reason you felt the need to chew on my arm?" Jacob asked as we walked.

"Ally's blood is tempting me," she said, ashamed. "Every time she blushes, it makes it worse."

"You were fine yesterday," said Jake.

"I didn't go hunting yesterday," she explained.

"When did you go hunting?" asked Bella, the only one out of the loop.

"Um…this morning…Jake tried to make pancakes and it didn't work out so well…"

"I'm sorry; this is my fault isn't it?" Jacob looked remorseful. He knew that it would be his fault if Nessie hurt Ally. He was naturally a protector but it causes a paradox for him to have to protect someone from his imprint.

"It's alright, Nes, you just stay by me."

Good thing Nessie and Jacob were on the same team for dodgeball.

After class, Bella stayed close to Nessie so she could change without being alone. Jacob changed quickly and then hovered outside the girl's change room to wait for her. I would have thought he looked

like a creep to the girls inside, but they were just ogling him. Christ, he stood out just as much, if not more, than vampires.

Nessie came out and immediately glued herself to his side. The other girls look highly disappointed to see Jacob wrap his arm around her.

The bell was about to ring to signal the end of the school day when Ally walked up to us. Damn, thought Nessie. We were almost out of here, too.

"Hey guys!" she said, bubbly.

Get away from her! The voice said.

Nessie held herself closer to Jacob. Ally noticed the movement, and for once, took the advice her voice gave her.

"I have to get home to…" she hesitated, trying to come up with something,"…do my homework. Mountains of it! So I'll see you tomorrow!"

The bell rang, and she dashed for the door.

Edward knows that I'm lying, but he'll understand. Mom always said to trust the voice.

We went straight to the car. Bella offered to take Jake's bike home so he could be with Nessie.

"I'm sorry, Dad," Nessie said on the way home. "My self control sucks!"

"No, don't say that, Nes!" Jacob interjected before I could answer. "You're control is just fine, you're just not used to it. Besides, you didn't hurt anyone—"

"Except you!" she interrupted.

"Nessie, I'm fine. See," he held up his arm for her to see; there was a faint pink crescent shaped mark that Nessie's teeth had left in his skin. If he had been human, it would have needed stitched.

"But I hurt you!" Nessie cried. She was just like her mother, and if I was being honest, she was like me also in that she blamed herself for things she had no control over, and for things for which she had been forgiven for already.

We got to the house, then. I turned off the car and turned in my seat to look at my daughter. "Renesmee, there is no way you could hurt Jacob, and no one is blaming you for this. There is no harm done, Ally is fine, and our secret is safe. So stop berating yourself for it. You know what caused it and how to avoid it next time. Learn from your mistakes."

The tone of my voice said 'no arguments' and she offered none. We went into the house and Nessie went straight up to her room. Carlisle had heard our conversation and asked Jacob if he was alright. He showed him his arm.

"It's just a flesh wound," he quoted.

Emmett laughed.

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