As the sun light came streaming through my bedroom window, I woke up from another dream about Alec. This has become a routine thing in my life. I have usually been dreaming about us being together on the beach, but this time, we were in my meadow talking. And when he leaned in to kiss me, instead of being greeted with a growl from a man-sized wolf, he actually met my lips. And then I woke up. While I was getting dressed, I was daydreaming about my dream kiss. I wondered what his lips would feel like in real life, if they would be stone cold or warm and inviting. It's so frustrating to know that your dream self can achieve something, but your real-life self can't. I know I shouldn't be fantasizing about him, but I just can't help it. When I finished dressing myself, I went into the living room of the cottage and spotted a note:

Nessie,

Went out hunting.

Love, Mom and Dad

After I read the note, I heard a knock at the front door. When I opened it, I saw Alec standing there, looking at his feet.

"Hi Alec."

"Hello Renesmee."

"What can I do for you?"

"Listen, I know this is completely out of the blue, but I was wondering if I could take you out on a date tonight."

I know that I should have said no and slammed the door in his face, but my hormones got the best of me and I couldn't help myself. "Sure, where are we going?"

"Well, I was thinking we could go for a walk in the woods." Now I know what you're thinking: "He's here to decide whether you should die or not and he wants to take you for a 'walk' in the woods? Run Nessie, run!" Yeah, that's what I was thinking too, but how do I respond?

"That sounds great." Nice Nessie, real nice.

"Okay, I'll pick you up tonight at 6 then."

"Okay, see you then."

"Yeah, bye." Then he practically ran away from the cottage. I wonder what that was all about. Why would he be so nervous about asking me out? Or, the better question is, why would he be compelled to ask me out at all?

*Eight Hours Later*

So it's 5 minutes to 6 and I just finished getting ready for my "date" with Alec. Since we were just going for a walk in the woods, I put on a red T-shirt, dark blue jeans, and my knee-high healed leather boots. After I finished messing with my hair, I heard a knock at the door. My parents went to visit the Denali's up in Alaska, so I should be able to get out of the house without having to answer a million questions. When I opened the door, I saw Alec standing there wearing dark blue jeans, a white shirt and a blazer.

"Hi Alec."

"Hi. Are you sure you don't want to wear something warmer?"

"Yeah, it's not that cold out. We're still just going for a walk, right?"

"No, actually, I lied." That's when I started getting a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Maybe he really did want to try and kill me.

"So, if we're not going for a walk, then where are we going?"

"It's a surprise. All I'm going to say is that it's up in Alaska, so you should probably grab a coat so you don't freeze."

"I can't go to Alaska."

"Why?"

"Because my parents are in Denali, and if they found out up there with you alone, they might kill me."

"Don't worry, we're not going to Denali. Actually, we're going somewhere over 200 miles away from Denali, so we should be safe."

"Okay, just give me a minute." I left him at the door to go to my room and get my coat. I don't even know why I'm agreeing to go with him wherever we're going. When I got back, he had this look on his face that put me at ease, that made me feel like I could trust that he wouldn't hurt me.

"Okay, now hop on my back."

"Why?"

"Because it's a long trip and I don't think your going to want to run in those shoes."

"Alright."

"And close your eyes. I want to make sure this is going to be a surprise."

"Fine."

When I got on his back and closed my eyes, he started to run. Considering how much wind was flying through my hair, it was probably a good thing I had my eyes closed or else I might have gotten motion sick. After about 10 minutes of running, I felt him loosen his grip on me to set me down.

"Now don't open your eyes yet."

"Can you at least tell me where we are?"

"Anchorage."

"Why, what's in Anchorage?"

"You're so impatient. I'll show you in a minute. Just tilt your head up towards the sky first." As he said this, I felt him put his hand under my chin and tilt my head up.

"Okay, open your eyes."

When I opened them, I saw one of the most beautiful things a person could ever wish to see.

"That's what's in Anchorage."

I found myself standing there, looking up at the Aurora Borealis. I saw swirling, flowing lights of blue, purple, pink, red, and sea green. The sight was so beautiful and breathtaking, I had to sit down because I thought I would have fainted otherwise.

"Alec, why did you bring me here?"

"Well, having seen them before, I thought that the Northern Lights would be something you'd be interested in seeing. I also thought you might appreciate finally getting out of Washington State."

"I do. It's beautiful, thank you."

"Your welcome."

Alec and I sat down in the snow and started talking for hours. He told me about all the places he's traveled to with the Volturi. He said that he's been to every country in the world at least once. Then we started talking about the places that I wanted to go to some day. After a while, I looked at my watch and noticed that almost 5 hours had gone by. At that point, I asked him to take me home because I wanted to beat my parents home. When we got home, he gave me a light kiss on the cheek and then left, I assume to go hang with Felix. When I went in the cottage, I let out a sigh of relief because my parents weren't home yet. After I took a shower, I got into bed and slipped into another dream about Alec.