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I do not own any of Stephanie Meyer's ingenious work, solely the plot and some new characters in this story.

*************************Jacob********************************

"Alright, alright," I muttered, even then not managing to keep the goofy smile off my face. I knew it was childish, but I'd been ranting the same jingle in my head all day since the phone call—

I get to see Renesssmee! I get to see Renesmee! I get to see Renesmee!...

My stomach was growling ferociously, however, and so I made myself stop. Fifteen minutes wouldn't hurt. As I slowed down to make my entrance into the city, I became aware of a different yet familiar scent: the ocean. Wheeling around in confusion in the midst of what was a ridiculously grand city I focused west…sure enough, there it was.

I must be close already!

Like an overgrown pup, I frolicked—wait, did I say frolicked?...who am I kidding, heck yeah I frolicked!—towards the heart of the city, wondering but not really caring where I was. I took in my surroundings: interstate five, interstate eight, Seaworld drive—Seaworld!

I remembered Embry mentioning going to Seaworld on his trip to San Diego, he'd said there weren't many Seaworld's by the western border…Huh, so I'm in San Diego, California…how far is that from Forks? I couldn't remember where exactly the city was located, close to Mexico or Washington?

My stomach growled again. "First things first!" I said aloud, causing some little surfer dude to jump back in surprise—seriously, does everyone have to jump at the sound of my voice? Maybe it was my excess of enthusiasm.

I noticed a little, dingy looking place with a faded sign reading—

"Robertos!" I exclaimed. I knew it wasn't the same, but it worked for me once, why not twice?

I wasn't wrong. They had monster burritos! I ordered three and was surprised to find that afterwards I was completely full.

Note to self: have Esme learn how to make giant tortillas. I licked my fingers, cleaning them the best way to do so. Also, get delicious green sauce recipe.

I gave one last stretch before running forward again. I decided I didn't need to know how close San Diego was to Forks, I was going to get there by nightfall no matter what.

******************************Tom*************************************

"So," she paused, her eyes furrowing in concentration, "let me get this straight. An imprint is like, a destined soul mate?"

"Yes."

"And no matter what age, a person's imprint will love them no matter what?"

"Yes."

"And," she hesitated, a nostalgic look coming over her, "I'm Jake's imprint?"

"Correct."

"So that's why he's always been around to protect me?"

"Yup."

"And all the wolves knew about 'us?'"

"Yes ma'am."

"So you knew all along?"

"Yes."

"And so did Oliver." She finally said, not really asking me anymore. I remained silent, my hands in my pockets and my eyes glancing every few seconds beneath my hair towards the confused girl in front of me. She crossed the restroom—I'd convinced her to just talk in the empty bathroom instead of being crammed into a tiny stall—finally heaving herself onto the sink as she looked at me through intelligent eyes.

"Why did he…if he knew all along…?" her voice wandered off. I sighed, stretching up as I joined her on the wall-to-wall sink. I hesitantly placed my hand on the upper part of her back, rubbing it in circles when she didn't reject the contact.

"He did it because he fell for you, Renesmee." I answered her quietly. I waited for a response, but none came. It wasn't until I felt the up heaving of her shoulders that I realized she was crying.

Damnit…

"Renesmee—" I began, but suddenly the door opened. I panicked and began to slide off the sink and make a run for it—with my speed I could make it look like I hadn't been here at all—but before I could do anything…

"GET THE HELL OUT!" barked out Renesmee. The teenage girl that'd been on the verge of entering, seeing the expression on Renesmee's face, fled. I stared at her in surprise, my hand freezing its comforting motion. I understood she was upset but—

"Renesmee?" I asked cautiously, afraid of what those eyes would hold for me now. But when she finally met my gaze, I could only see one thing.

Pain.

"Tom," she said through a sniffle, "I don't want you to tell Oliver anything. No, please," she added when I made to interrupt, "I'm pretty sure he's already going to get the worst of it from Jake, when…when he gets back," she said determinedly, looking away with the other matter entirely. I nodded slowly, knowing there was complete truth to that.

Tom?

I jumped again, startled with her other way of communicating. I gasped softly when she began to show me scenes of her and Oliver together, nothing too private but meaningful nonetheless. I caught a glimpse of the picture I knew my brother had stowed away in his drawer, and a moment of their first kiss in the cave…I fell for him too, so I guess there must've been some kind of flaw with this imprint, she thought weakly, another tear trickling down her pretty face. It made my heart break, not just for her but for my brother. I refrained from reaching out and catching that single tear…I could see how easily it was to fall for Renesmee Cullen, how easy it had been for Oliver; I just had never, unlike Oliver, even considered it.

A knock at the door caused us both to look up.

"Ma'am? Is everything ok in there?" asked a male voice I recognized belonging to one of the managers.

I turned to Renesmee, who smiled softly at me. "You should probably zoom past when he opens the door," she offered.

"Alright," I agreed, giving her a smile in return, "don't worry. I won't say anything to him."

I made my way to the door, getting ready to race out before anyone suspected anything.

"Tom?" I turned around towards Renesmee, just as the door began to push open.

"Thanks."

"Anytime," I grinned, before breezing out through a now flustered middle aged man as he poked his head in.

***************************Nessie*************************************

Lunch went by somewhat smoother than the movie. Oliver even managed to laugh when Tom explained that the reasoning behind his time in the bathroom was due to an over indulgence of chili cheese fries from the night before. We left in better moods, the three of us, and swiftly made our way towards out hideout.

The whole imprinting thing had really caught me off guard. Especially about the part where they could imprint on even a baby…like Jake had with me. I shook my head as we ran, noticing the funny stare Oliver gave me. I just flashed him a quick smile, nothing too bright though—I still remembered a similar time when I'd made him trip—and continued on ahead. It was strange, falling in love, or knowing you were going to fall in love with the woman a baby was going to become. If I were anyone else, and if I didn't know Jake the way I did, I would probably think the whole ordeal was a little sick…but Jake wasn't sick at all. He'd waited for me after all, and that had to count for something.

But if I really was Jake's imprint, then why had I fallen for Oliver?

I chanced a glance back at the wolf in question, but he seemed to be lost in his own world too…his own world of misery. I quickly looked away and blinked back tears. Crying seemed to be like some kind of forte of mine nowadays…no matter how much I knew Oliver was at fault for his own misery, or how upset I was at him for not honoring the imprint code, I still felt horribly ashamed and responsible for my best friend. How could I not? I still loved him, after all…

We approached the hidden entrance and I expertly jumped in midair to spiral downward into the hole. It was only a few seconds after I landed that I heard the following two 'thumps' land behind me. I began to race through, faster than I normally would. Speed was somewhat of an escape for me. I could see the walls clearly as I swerved left and right to avoid bumping into them, the soft panting of my friends somewhere behind me.

It suddenly dawned on me that this was exactly what Jake had been trying to tell me, not just that he loved me, but the reason behind his love…and mine apparently. If he had just told me from the beginning, Oliver and I would've never happened, and hence we wouldn't be going through this emotional rollercoaster…Anger made me go faster. Jake had wanted to tell me, but my family, my overprotective family, had stopped him. I recalled the night I'd heard Carlisle and Jake arguing…You don't understand, she's not even a teenager yet!...I know, I know, but she needs to be told…Renesmee's still a child!...it made unbearably perfect sense now.

At the last minute I realized I was nearing the ledge, but instead of stopping—

I leaped out, reveling in the height and the speed before I landed on all fours on the far ground below. I heard Oliver gasp from somewhere still up on the edge as he clambered down towards me.

"Damn, Renesmee, that was an impressive jump!" he said, his mouth turned into a genuine grin. "I don't think even Tom could do that jump!"

I laughed with him. "Yeah, well, you know, vampire genes." I said, faking a bow and parade wave. Oliver laughed at my corny imitation, and for a nice moment, we were just how we used to be, two carefree friends. After the moment, however, I suddenly looked around, tilting my head in confusion.

"Hey, where's Tom?"

Oliver was still subsiding. "Huh? Oh…wasn't he in front of you?" he asked, the same confusion in his eyes.

I nodded my head. "No, I came down first, remember."

He blinked, an odd expression coming over him. "Yeah, but…after awhile I could've sworn he passed me…"

We both looked up towards the entrance of the cave expectantly, but the twin was nowhere to be seen.

"That's…weird…" Oliver said slowly.

A though suddenly occurred to me. "Why don't you phase, then you could just find him that—"

But Oliver was shaking his head. "No, remember we can't communicate when we're down here," he explained, still looking up anxiously for Tom.

I was even more confused. "But I thought you just meant with the other wolves..."

He simply nodded no before speaking. "You would think it'd be like that, but no. We can't communicate at all down here," he paused, then smiled suddenly. "You know, I bet he's just trying to scare us, huh?"

I laughed, a bit nervously. For some reason I was beginning to feel an uncomfortable tightening in my stomach. "Yeah, maybe."

Oliver didn't laugh long, however, which only made me feel more uneasy.

Where was Tom?

This is going to be a pretty long author's note so if you're not interested stop reading haha. If you're a music person like myself, I have a special treat for you following my notes, so scroll down if you just want to skip to it!

Oooh! The suspense lol. Several things about this chapter: Tom and Nessie's talk, too cute! Who would've thought, Tom has a sensitive side! And as for Nessie…she's a bit unsure of how to handle the imprint deal, mostly because she sees that Oliver is already going through the consequences. The words in italics following Nessie's little anecdote (where Carlisle and Jacob were arguing) is directly from chapter one, just in case you didn't get that part. Oh and again, Robertos is really there! Not the same of course: I believe its a chain of family owned businesses, the one I described is in the Mission Bay area and yes, amazingly delicious monster burritos at a good price lol.

I also wanted to clarify some things regarding Sam and Gianna. In Breaking Dawn, yes, BOTH Sam and Jacob are alpha's, however, in my story, I've decided that Jacob—considering he is the rightful heir—has taken over the alpha position, and since Sam is just so 'almighty' (ha!) I had no choice but to make him Jacob's second.

Gianna, in case you don't recall, is the very same girl from New Moon that served as a sort of receptionist for the Volturri with the hopes of being turned some day. It was brought to my attention (thanks Tony) that Stephanie Meyer said something about Gianna not ever making it into the vampire world…but I kind of wrote this before I knew that lol, so for the sake of keeping my plot in tact, Gianna DOES actually make it into the vampire world (I mentioned in an earlier chapter in one of Alice's visions that the most activity she'd seen the Volturri do was finally decide to change the human into a vampire), at least…for now, hehe. She is still somewhat of a newborn in my story, so that is also why Alec and Jane were 'forced' to keep her still. If anyone has any questions regarding these two characters, or anything else for that matter, don't hesitate to ask; I answer pretty much anything.

Thanks so much for all the reviews once again, I'll be awaiting your thoughts! Coming up VERY soon, the plan! Thanks.

LITTLE TREAT

And finally, a little music treat! I used to be a major band geek, and so when I wrote out Jacob's POV in this chapter, I couldn't help but mentally write out the jingle he sang about seeing Renesmee. So, any other band geeks (I know there's at least one since they signed ' band geek') and well, anyone who appreciates music—or my ridiculous ranting haha—this is what I thought the jingle should sound like.

(time signature: 4/4)

(half note) I-

(triplet-one for each word) get-to-see

(eighth note tied to half note) Re-neeeesssss-

(quarter note) –me

*I know, nothing 'finale' fancy but it's the best I can do*

If you didn't understand it's ok, I'm probably just an idiot lol, but I thought it would be something fun ;)