Renesmee Cullen
"Would you please get away from the window, sweetheart." Edward told me.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Dad, Jake will be here any minute." I said to him.
"Okay, then you'll continue waiting for him on the couch." He said to me.
I rolled my eyes, ignoring him as I kept my eyes on the open driveway. My heart was thudding incredibly fast. I don't know if I could stop it. I don't think it could stop unless Jake was here. I don't know if i wanted it to stop.
Man! Why are my emotions on overdrive today?
I guess it's because I haven't spent this long away from my boyfriend and the imprint effect is acting up again.
I freaking miss him!
I literally can't breathe.
"Do you want water then?" My father asked me.
I shook my head. "I want Jacob." I replied.
I noticed my mother and father share a concerned look over the reflection of the glass window.
"I know what you're thinking and no, I'm not obsessing and no, you don't need to worry. I just miss him, I'm sure you two were exactly how we were when you were dating." I stated, glancing back at my wristwatch. "He should've been here two minutes ago."
"Well, whatever it is. I'm sure Esme's not going to appreciate your breath on her spotless stain glass windows." Emmett pointed out as he cradled a sleeping Carter on his lap, his strong arms engulfing the five year old's small frame.
"I've had a long day, Emmett. I'm not in the mood." I mentioned grumpily.
"Brr. What happened to Uncle Emmett? Edward, why's your kid so cold? I thought you raised her good." He said.
"Well," I muttered.
"Well what?" Emmett questioned.
I sighed, rolling my eyes. "It's raised her well, not good."
"Oh god! Now she's going ole' smartass on my ass! She thinks she's Ms. Know-It-All now. Hmm, I think there's a pattern going on here. Stubborn, feisty…remind you of someone, Bella?" Emmett teased.
"I'm not feisty!" Bella argued.
"I never said anything. You see, point proven. Stubborn." Emmett said, shaking his head.
My mom rolled her eyes and walked over to me, placing her hand on my back and rubbing it soothingly.
"He'll be here. No need to worry –"
I squealed when Jacob's musky scent roamed through my nostrils like perfume…no, a drug. He was my drug and I needed him.
I was addicted!
"He's here!" I said with a jump as I charged for the door, slipping out of the mansion and standing on the porch.
In less than a minute, I watched a Rowdy's Mechanic Repair Shop van pull into the Cullen driveway. When the engine was switched off and my tall wolf slipped out of the van, I felt my legs involuntarily rush to his side. I immediately assaulted him in a kiss.
"Mmm…" He moaned, placing both of his large hands on my hips. I gripped his rigid face in my hands, deepening the kiss.
"Ahem," I heard a third party clear their throat. I tried my very best to ignore the annoying person but he/she seemed pretty persistent if he keeps clearing his throat.
I reluctantly disconnected my lips from his to glare at the person over his shoulder. Seth smiled, waving back at me as if he didn't just interrupt my moment with Jake!
"Hi, Seth," I said, rolling my eyes before fixing my eyes back on my wolf. "I thought you'd be here sooner."
"Yeah, I got held up at work and I had to pick this guy –" Jake said, gesturing to his 2nd beta. "Up from the apartment his been stuck in."
"I said I was perfectly fine being alone. I had papers to grade." Seth sighed, shaking his head at his alpha. He turned to me. "Nessie, thanks for inviting me for dinner but you really didn't have to."
"Yes she did. You've been sulking in the apartment the entire month. Being around friends is good for you; you need some normal in your life." Jake told him.
"Okay! Okay! I'll put on a smiley face." He said, walking away and into the house.
I heard Jacob sigh.
"I don't know what to do." He uttered.
I smiled, placing my hand on his chest. "You're just trying to help." I said to him. He sighed as he took my hand in his, giving it a kiss.
"I don't think it's working." He replied. "He's not his happy self anymore. He's still hurt over the break up and I've been trying to get his mind off it but, she's his imprint. I don't think he'll ever get over that."
"He doesn't think it's my fault, right?" I said, suddenly feeling guilty that my rocky relationship with Alex might have been the cause of their breakup.
"No. No. Of course not," Jacob dismissed, as we began walking up to the house hand-in-hand. "They'll figure it out. Hopefully…"
"Yeah…" I sighed as Jake and I stepped onto the porch step.
"So what's cooking?" He joked, his hands placed comfortably on my hips.
"Yeah, about that…" I stopped, turning around to place my hands on his shoulders. He frowned. "So, about tonight,"
"Rosalie's cooking? Dear god, there goes my life." He pointed out.
I giggled. "No. No. That's not…Jennifer's invited to the dinner."
"I'm guessing you're kinda pissy about that?" He said to me sympathetically.
I pursed my lips together, glancing at the ground for a second before locking my eyes with the eyes I fell in love with.
"It's actually really funny. To be honest, I'm more worried about you." I stated. He deepened his frown. "Nahuel's coming." I confirmed, quickly giving him a peck on the lips before spinning around and waltzing into the house.
"Are you kidding?" He retorted, clearly not finding it funny.
I gnawed my bottom lip nervously. I turned around, shrugging my shoulders.
"It's just one night! How bad can it be?"
He groaned, shoving his hands in his pockets.
… …
Dinner
Knives and forks clinging and clanging together were the only tangible sounds present in this discomfited room.
I glanced over to my father and mother whispering to each other, obviously not having any plates in front of them to keep them occupied. I moved my eyes over to Seth staring at his food like a family member would stare at a dead loved one at a cemetery. I then reverted my gaze over to Rosalie scolding Carter to eat his food and drink his blood whilst Emmett sat beside him, grinning like some circus freak as his eyes were on the 'awkward group' which sadly includes me.
I soon focused my gaze onto Jennifer sitting across the table who pretended not to notice I was looking at her which makes me feel pretty ridiculous because, why the hell was I looking at her?
I mentally kicked myself in the shins.
As I drifted my scrutiny away from the blonde, I caught Nahuel staring directly at me. I didn't want to observe the situation so I quickly drifted my eyes onto my plate.
I continued playing with my food.
"I don't like the way he's staring at you." I heard Jacob whisper next to me.
I sighed. "I know. Me too," I replied.
"Well, this is fun! Isn't it?" Emmett laughed.
Rosalie gave him a shoulder punch and he reacted with a frown and a raise of the shoulders.
She rolled her eyes. "Carter, please drink blood." Rosalie urged.
Carter shook his head. "I don't like it." The five year old stated stubbornly, his small arms folded together.
"Ms. Esme, this food is delicious!" Jennifer said.
"Thank you so much, my child." Esme smiled.
"How was your first day back, Ness?" My dad asked me.
I shrugged. "Well, okay I guess. It's definitely different now after last semester. Uh…Gretchen Stewart's pregnant. The principal held an assembly and there was a tribute to Hunter, uh…I got to meet my new English teacher. He's pretty weird but I guess we all have that one odd teacher, am I right?"
"And did you…" He paused, glancing over at his good friend Seth's side before turning back to me. "Did you enjoy softball practice?" He asked, seemingly changing his initial question.
I nodded my head. "It was okay, I mean, besides a lost tooth." I added.
"You lost a tooth?" My mom demanded, full-on concern mode.
"No! No! I kinda threw a ball in Helena Rogers' face and…I guess you know what happened." I told her.
Jake snickered which earned him a glare from both my parents.
"I hope you apologized. You should be more careful next time. We don't want your abnormally human side to show." Bella told me.
I nodded.
"Carlisle and I will have to give her family a call and negotiate a payment for any damages that might need medical attention." My dad sighed.
"I swear I didn't hit her that hard." I murmured under my breath.
"I know you didn't, babe." Jake said to me. I turned to him and smiled.
"Barf," Rosalie whispered.
"Where's little ole' pixie today? I'm not hearing that irksome skipping today." Jake pointed out.
"She's having a sort of detox-spa day at the mall. Basically she's shopping. She just needed some time off to herself I guess." Jasper replied, his eyes fully engrossed on the window, his topaz eyes scanning the dark cloudy skies.
Only in Oakland Woods, California would you find this kind of weather.
I felt bad for Jasper though. I get that Alice is bummed out that she can't have her normal visions anymore, or at least the ones that had to deal with family issues since Carter's unintentionally blocking them so maybe a minute alone would help her.
"Jennifer, my dear… Nessie tells me you go to her school now?" Esme pointed out.
I raised my eyebrows.
Why would she bring it up? Now Jennifer will probably think I'm obsessed with her that I talk to my grandmother about her.
Unuh!
I shoved a forkful of the food into my mouth and chewed religiously.
"Oh, did she now?" Jennifer chuckled, sneaking a glance at me.
I smiled nervously after swallowing.
"Well, yeah! I'm a senior. Nessie and I are classmates, I mean that's awesome. At least I think so." Jennifer said. "It's nice to know I have a friend there."
"Oh, that's so sweet." Bella stated, smiling at me. "I'm sure Nessie's also thrilled to have a sweet friend by her side."
I glared at her, shaking my head at her.
Mom, no! I thought to myself.
"Jacob," Jennifer called out. I immediately darted my head towards the gorgeous blonde.
I mean I still don't understand how someone can be that beautiful! I've never met someone so absolutely flawless before…
That's second to Rosalie Hale, of course. She takes that title over anyone.
But ugh! It's frustrating.
Why am I bothered by this?!
"How is it like working as a mechanic?" She questioned, leaning in and displaying a little more than should be exposed around her 'chest area'.
I shook my head, shoving another forkful of food into my mouth.
"Um…well, it's great I guess. Fixing vehicles is like my passion." Jake smiled.
Rose scoffed. "I don't see what's the point, your Rabbit's messed up. No wonder Bella couldn't wait to purchase you that Merc. She probably thought you'd die, which I'm salty hasn't happened yet."
"Rose!" Esme reprimanded.
"Oh, boy!" Bella sighed, pulling her sleeves down.
"You couldn't just wait to say that, couldn't you Cindy?" Jacob pointed out with a smirk.
Please don't strike back Jake!
"Wanna know what I thought when I first met you, Barbie?" Jake probed.
"Here we go!" I murmured.
"No. No. Let him speak," Rosalie said. "Yes, Jacob?"
"You know, vampires have a terrible stench, no offense." He said, scanning the rom. "But you, you were the different one. You were the weird. I don't know, you smelled talcum-y like some cabbage patched doll. But I thought, maybe I was just being mean and I shouldn't care that this Barbie-Cinderella wannabe is made out of plastic and wears a wig to cover up her hairless scalp. I mean maybe being a psycho is attractive nowadays, I mean am I right, Em?" Jake laughed, pointing at my uncle who was trying so hard to stifle a laugh.
Rosalie glared at him.
"I'm not laughing," Emmett said.
Jacob smiled. "Look, I know. It's scary when not everybody in the world thinks you're beautiful. I mean it's sad! Like I'd be afraid to if I was made out of plastic. I mean just imagine if you were at a barbeque or an open flame at a bonfire. Things won't be pretty."
Rosalie gritted her teeth.
"Are you done?" Rose questioned.
Jacob thought for a moment before sighing. "Yeah, I'm done."
"Great!" Rosalie snarled as she lifted Carter out of his chair and onto her hip.
"I'm still eating!" Carter groaned.
"We can eat upstairs." Rose told him as she took his plate and cup of blood with them. She left the room with superhuman speed, leaving her alluring scent behind her.
"That was not nice, Jacob." Esme scolded.
"Yeah, Jacob! Not cool." Bella shook her head.
Jacob shrugged with a mouthful. "She asked for my honest opinion. Was I supposed to lie? I don't sugarcoat."
Nahuel chuckled.
I narrowed my eyes at him to see him staring back at me, smiling smugly.
"I thought it was funny. You should be a comedian Jakey." Jennifer giggled uncontrollably. "Don't you think so, Ness? Isn't he just hilarious?"
I felt my blood heat up.
"Yeah, hilarity! He should definitely do stand-up." I replied sarcastically.
"Uh…thank you," I heard Jake whisper as he took my hand in his, immediately calming me down.
I grabbed my glass and took a sip of my water.
"Where about did you say you were born in Ohio?" Edward questioned, eyes perplexed at the situation.
I'm assuming he was reading their minds and found something unpleasant or whatever.
"Holgate, Baltimore Avenue. I don't quite remember it since I only lived there a couple of months with my foster family before my sisters came to take me." Jennifer replied.
Dad nodded his head.
"I might want to go back." Jennifer said. "Just to see what's changed. How about it, Jake? Maybe I could give you a tour?"
I was boiling! My blood was boiling at tipping point! I was at my level of boiling point!
"Well…" Jake contemplated.
I glared at him, my eyes ablaze.
"Who wants more samosas?!" I demanded, shooting up from my chair and taking my plate from the table.
"Ooh! Nice! Let me help you." Jennifer squealed as she took her plate and hopped off her chair, making a round around the table.
When she reached Jacob's side, she bent down to his length and imbedded her hand on his large forearm, plastering a bright grin.
"Want seconds, Jake?" She suggested.
"Um…" He said, pulling his arm away from the contact. "Sure," He replied, grabbing his plate and stood up from his seat.
I felt myself jump for joy when I noticed Jennifer's heartbroken/rejected expression on her face.
Jake draped his free-arm around my waist and pulled me close to him, pressing his lips onto my hair.
"Breathe. I've got you, babe." He whispered reassuringly as we walked away.
"I'm going to lose it," I murmured back.
We reached the kitchen and placed our plates on the counter.
"Isn't Esme just the greatest cook?" Jennifer said as she followed closely behind us.
"Yeah, she is." I replied with lack of interest.
"You know, I mean for a vampire who doesn't eat I mean…well, she does have that motherly aura to her so I guess I shouldn't be surprised." She said as she served herself some of the food.
I smiled.
As if on cue, when Jennifer wasn't looking, I found myself being thrown onto the kitchen counter and lips attacking my neck. Despite being shocked at this sudden maneuver, I felt my giggle barely holding on in my throat as Jake planted lingering, silent kisses along my skin.
What are you doing? I sent to his head as I cupped his rigid jaw.
"Tonight's dinner's going well," Jennifer whispered behind us, presumably not noticing our canoodling.
"Yeah, it's the best." Jake whispered before smashing his lips on mine.
"Oh um…sorry…um…I didn't know you two…um…I'll just go now." Jennifer mentioned uncomfortably behind us.
I guess she found out what we were doing behind her back.
I couldn't contain my vain conscience from coming out.
I heard the loud high heels click onto the tiled for before it became a distant sound.
Now that we have peace and quiet, I can take advantage of this moment.
Jake momentarily pulled away to grin at me. "How did I do?"
"Fantastic!" I giggled as I grabbed his face in my hands and slammed my lips on his in a powerful, gob smacking smooch.
I heard him grumble huskily as our tongues wove together. Our hearts were beating heavily and the heat between us was rapidly increasing with each second our lips locked. We were craving each other. I could feel it. He could feel it.
The moment his warm hands landed on my bare thighs and trailed up to my abdomen, I could feel my arousal hit its peak. I roamed my fingers from his jaw down to the fabric of his buttoned down shirt.
Dammit! I wanted him.
I unhurriedly began unbuttoning the unwanted distractions. I didn't get very far before he chuckled and pulled away, his hands moving away from my thighs to clasp both my hot, shaking hands.
"Wait! Wait!" He laughed.
I furrowed my eyebrows.
"Your parents are in the other room. Wouldn't want to scar your dad and give him a reason to kick me out of the house, now would we?" He teased, slipping into the open space between my legs.
I giggled, feeling my embarrassment awaken on my cheek as evidence.
"Right," I whispered.
"But he agreed to lay off and let us be and I'm pretty sure my mom has our minds shielded." I said before grabbing him by his work shirt and pulling him close to me. "And it's getting pretty harder not to keep my hands off you, though."
He smirked sensually, masticating on his lower lip as he swathed his long arms around my waist as I draped mine around his neck.
"It's not that hard. I guess if you practice more." He suggested. I glowered. "Although, I hear I'm pretty irresistible."
"Yeah, I take back what I said." I joked.
He laughed.
As he leaned in to kiss my forehead before the light in the room fizzled to darkness as the thunder and lightning pounded the earth's atmosphere.
A series of groans erupted throughout the house.
"Ah man!" Emmett groaned. "We were on Level 13!"
"Dang flabbit!" Jasper joined in.
"What just happened?" Carter groaned.
"That, kid is what we call a blackout when stupid Mother Nature decides to be generous." Emmett told him. "You want something to drink, little man?"
"Yepo!" Carter replied enthusiastically.
"Let me go grab you a sickie-cup. Hopefully Nessie and her wolf are done sucking each other's faces off now." Emmett said, hopping off the couch.
I felt my cheeks burn hard. I giggled as I noticed the expression on Jake's face. I buried my face into his chest as I gripped onto the hairs of his neck.
"This is just great!" He laughed, holding onto the small of my back.
"I'm so embarrassed." I murmured.
He laughed as he kissed my head and gracefully pulled me off the kitchen counter and set me on the ground.
Emmett entered the room with a stupid smirk on his pallid, porcelain face.
"Oh, please! Don't stop on my account. It's not like the whole family didn't catch the sounds of your tongues exchanging saliva! Nessie, I have to hand it to you, you go full throttle don't you, hey?!" He winked at me as he shut the refrigerator door.
He flashed Jake a peace-sign before he walked off.
I glared at Jacob who just grinned amusingly.
"I just had the most epic-edice idea!" Emmett boomed.
"Epic-edice isn't a word, honey." Rosalie told her husband.
Jake and I walked out of the kitchen and made our way back into the dining room where everyone else was congregated.
"Whatever!" Emmett stated. "Drop everything you're doing and behold, the thunder and rain is the perfect opportunity for…wait for it…Baseball Cullen Extravaganza Night."
A few people cheered –more so Emmett than anybody else – whereas others just stared at him as if he was crazy.
"Are you serious?" My mom questioned as I took a seat on her lap and situated my arms on her shoulder, resting my head.
"Uh huh! Awesome right?" Emmett grinned excitedly. "I'm bringing it back!"
"Wait? What is he talking about?" Jennifer asked.
"Well…" Edward sighed, shaking his head at his overly-thrilled brother. "It's an old family tradition. I wouldn't exactly call it a tradition but basically it's where whenever a heavy thunderstorm appears, it's usually the perfect time to play." He added.
"Why's that?" Nahuel laughed.
"You'll just have to wait and see!" Emmett laughed mischievously.
"Who's in?" He called out.
"Should be fun," Jennifer grinned, her eyes fully fixed on me.
I smiled back, but behind that smile were gritted teeth.
"I think I'm going to skip this one out." Seth brought up as he shot up from his seat.
"Are you sure?" Edward questioned, even though I'm sure he knew the answer. "You don't have to leave. We don't have to have it." He insisted.
"No, don't be ridiculous. I'm fine. I'm not quite in the baseball mood. I've got some pop quizzes to grade and it's a school night so…it's cool." He smiled, patting my father's shoulder.
"Thank you for the lovely meal again, Esme." Seth said to her.
"It's my pleasure my dear. Would you like if put some in a holder or a to-go box?" Esme pointed out all motherly.
Seth managed to smile gratefully. "That would be very nice, thank you."
Esme grinned, disappearing into the kitchen.
Jacob pulled Seth to the corner to talk to him.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Jake questioned.
"Not really, but I don't want to be a party pooper. I'll be fine. I just need some time to myself. Don't worry about me, enjoy yourself. Just gimme your keys and I'll be happy." Seth said with a forced smile.
Jake sighed; realizing he'd get nowhere with the conversation and willingly gave him his keys.
"I won't be too long." Jake told him.
"Yeah, whatever." Seth replied before walking past him. "Bye, everybody!" He waved.
A chorus of replies echoed before he slipped out of the house.
Jake caught me staring and gave me a small smile, shaking his head slightly as to assure me that everything was fine.
Obviously that didn't work.
I sighed, turning my focus onto my mom who wrapped her arms around my waist.
I need to talk to Alex, I thought, sending her images of my plan to try and fix things.
My mother smiled, kissing my cheek. "Everything will sort itself out, baby girl." She said to me.
I really hope so.
… …
The final car pulled up beside the line of cars and my uncle and aunt slipped out of the Jeep, all dressed in baseball attire.
"You ready?" My mother asked as she came up to me with a Mets baseball cap in her grasp.
I nodded my head, shaking my hoodie off my head and took the cap from her hands.
Thunder!
"It seems like it's really going to pour out here," I said, analyzing the huge open field, surrounded by tall oak trees.
"Yeah," She replied, zipping up her coat.
I sighed, pursing my lips together as I hopped my eyes over each family member.
Jasper and Carlisle were working on setting the field up for the game. Carlisle knocked off his shift early to make sure the family was A-Okay and was thoroughly surprised to find out our plans to bring back the old family tradition. I guess something happened before I was born that influenced their decision on to play anymore and all signs pointed towards my mom since she seemed the apprehensive of all.
"Hey, mom. What happened before that made you all stop playing baseball?" I asked.
She turned to me. "Um…it's a long story. A story for another day, okay? Let's just enjoy the game shall we?"
I nodded my head, knowing I would get nothing out of her. I continued evaluating the area. My uncle Jasper was running things down with Jacob who listened attentively.
Alice –who couldn't wait to get home when she heard we were bringing thunder-baseball back again – was talking to Nahuel and Jennifer on one side. Esme was setting up the water box in the tent for when the 'more human vampires' got thirsty.
I moved my eyes over to Uncle Emmett's Jeep to see Rosalie consoling a shivering Carter. His forehead sweating and his light auburn locks damped.
"What's wrong with Carter?" I asked.
Bella frowned as she followed my gaze. "I don't know."
My mother and I began walking over to Rosalie and Emmett's side.
"Carter, sweetie. Tell me what's wrong." Rosalie urged.
"I don't know." He muttered, his lips quivering and his body shaking as his small frame was engulfed by a quilt.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Carter just out of nowhere started shivering. Emmett and I thought he might have been cold but his forehead heat temperature's abnormally high, like 210 degrees." Rosalie said.
In a blinding flash, Carlisle appeared and began assessing the situation.
"When did you start feeling like this, Carter?" Carlisle asked the toddler.
"I-I'm not sure. When the rain started," Carter's sweet, raspy voice whispered. "I don't like the rain." He moaned.
"I know baby, but you should've told me that and we wouldn't be here." Rosalie said.
"B-But I really w-wanted to play," He grumbled, his hazel amber eyes stared into Rosalie's golden.
"I know, sweetheart. I know." She stroked his water-gelled up light coffee-brown hair.
"It could be a fever." My mom pointed out.
"He's not supposed to be having a fever. He's not entirely human." Carlisle said. "Renesmee never reacted this way on a rainy day."
"Then what could this be?"
Carlisle shrugged, stroking his chin and creasing his eyebrows together in confusion.
"I am not even the slightest bit certain." He said.
I frowned.
It's not particularly a hot on a rainy day like this.
Esme appeared from the blue with an iced water bottle and a glass of crushed ice.
"Maybe this will help him, dear." She said, handing Rosalie the glass and placing the water bottle against his forehead.
I noticed at that moment it was as if the contact of his forehead with the bottle caused the ice to melt and crush thoroughly. I don't think anybody else noticed though because Esme pulled the bottle away as Rosalie handed her a wet cloth.
"Okay, baby. You're going to have to sit this one out. You and I have to sit in the tent." Rosalie said to him.
"No. I want to play!" He complained stubbornly.
"Hey! You can watch the big man play! I'll play for you kid and I'll make sure I'll team wins okay?" Emmett said, giving the boy a fist bump.
"And maybe later you could play umpire with Grandma Esme? Won't that be cool?" Bella suggested.
Rosalie smiled, encouraging Bella's thought.
Carter wanted to do everything to please Rose so he eventually agreede.
Rosalie and Carter moved over to the tent where she tried cooling him down whilst the rest of us got the game started.
I watched Jacob shrug his shirt off and let it fall to his waist as he tied it. I watched as the drizzling rain caress his dark, rich skin and I swear the scene made my heart stop for a second.
"Let the best team win as they say, huh?" Nahuel said to me as he stood beside me.
I smiled, glancing back at him.
"Of course, even though I'm pretty sure we're going to beat you." I grinned proudly.
He smiled widely, showcasing his white teeth.
"Cocky all of a sudden, I like it." He chuckled.
I smiled, drifting my eyes away from him.
"What's going on?" I heard Jacob's husky voice appear from behind me. I turned around to see him making his way towards me.
"Oh, I'm just telling Nahuel how we're going to kick his team's ass." I told him as he rested his hands on my hips.
The feeling of his skin against mine sent me to a frenzy of euphoria. Both physically and emotionally…heck, even mentally!
Nahuel smiled, bidding a goodbye with a nod and a formal bow before walking away.
I rolled my eyes as I turned around, wrapping my arms around his waist.
"Be careful out there, will ya?" He pleaded.
"Are you doubting my skills?"
"No. I just –"
"Shh… I'll be fine." I chuckled. "This is going to be fun right?" I asked.
But the sudden roar of thunder said otherwise.
The game finally commenced. Jasper's team consisted of Alice, Jennifer, Nahuel, Carlisle and Esme whereas Emmett's team had Jacob, Edward, Bella, Rosalie and me.
"Okay. This is a fair game, guys. Let's make it clean! No cheating!" Emmett explained.
"I think you need to take your own opinion, Emmett." Edward insinuated.
"First pitcher come on up !" Emmett urged. "Everyone else assume your positions!"
"Emmett, I don't think I can do this." Jennifer mentioned as she stood in the center of the field, a few feet away from the batter – Jacob. "I don't know how to play baseball."
"It's easy, just stand at base and throw the ball." Emmett said, placing his hands on her shoulders.
She smiled gratefully, looking up at him through her eyelashes.
I heard Rosalie growl. I didn't know if she was uncomfortable at the situation itself, that she was intimidated by Jennifer's impeccable beauty thinking she was the only rightful claimer of the title or a little bit of both.
"Emmett!" She retorted, causing her husband to flinch. "Can we start?" She said impatiently.
"Yep-di-do!" He nodded, moving away from her and over to his wife who gave him a distinct, annoyed look as she held onto a seemingly okay looking Carter. "What?" He questioned.
Rose sighed. "Carter. You'll be the ref with Esme, okay?"
He nodded, understanding before jogging over to Grandma Esme.
Jennifer inhaled a breath, eying Jacob carefully as he held onto the bat. She aimed before throwing the ball.
The ball flew straight toward Jacob and he hit it away with ease, causing it to soar into the skies. He dropped the bat and began running whereas I had my eyes set on the ball heading to the woods.
I charged for it, running with superhuman speed.
"I'm going to get it!" I heard Nahuel say beside me as he ran with all the speed he had.
I smirked. "Not if I get there first." I uttered before abruptly flying onto a tree and breaking off a large branch.
The branch fell to the ground and acted as a distraction to Nahuel but his quick reflexes managed to dodge it only inches away.
"Nice try," He laughed, speeding ahead of me.
I snarled as I dropped to the ground and ran with supernatural celerity toward him but it was too late. I caught the sight of the ball hovering over my head.
"Didn't Emmett say something about cheating?" Nahuel said teasingly as he sauntered his way to me, holding a cocky grin as he assessed my body with his eyes.
I rolled my eyes, spinning my body around and running to the family where Jake was inches away from finishing off the run when Esme caught the ball.
Carter waved his flag out to Jake, laughing hysterically.
"You're out!"
Jake laughed, shaking his head as he got off the wet ground.
"Next time, huh, there Jakey?" Jennifer smiled.
I felt a growl crawl up my throat.
After a couple of rounds, we switched and now I was the batter whilst Jennifer was still the pitcher.
"You can do it, Nessie. Just focus only on the ball." My Jacob cheered me on, giving me a few words of encouragement.
I read over what he said and I could detect that he was referring to my queasiness around the beholder of the ball, Jennifer. So I soaked in the advice and kept my eye only on the ball in her hand.
"You can do it, peanut!" My father called from across the field.
I tightened my grip on the bat as I waited.
She finally hurled the ball towards me and I slammed my bat against it with all my might, sending it flying straight into the air. I heard a few screams from my team as I dropped my bat and began charging around the posts.
I wasn't as fast as a vampire but I knew I was faster than any hybrid –I'm assuming since I inherited some of my dad's speed. I circled the field whilst keeping my focus on the person retrieving the ball.
This has to be a homerun.
But dammit! Jasper.
He was skilled at everything so who knows what to expect from him.
So I had to pick up the pace.
I sped up when I caught the sight of my grandmother and Carter only a few feet away and when I saw the sight of the ball flying our way, I decided to leap into the air and make a crash landing onto the post.
"Strike!" Carter squealed.
I grinned widely as I jumped off the ground. I could hear my family's cheers draw in and I was suddenly lifted off the ground and spun around by the strong, loving, warm arms I knew and loved.
"You did it!" Jake said, tightening his grasp. I laughed.
"I did it!"
He set me down, grinning from ear-to-ear. "I knew you could do it, but I didn't know you had some sass too." He teased.
I smiled brightly, staring up into his perfect brown eyes. After being lost in his eyes for a while, I found my eyes linger onto Jennifer who forced a smile. I rolled my eyes.
Suddenly, the rain soon became heavy and the wind was strong.
"Ooh! That's not good!" My mom mentioned, staring up north.
"Looks like the rain's coming on strong. I think we should head back to the house." My grandfather brought up.
"Seems like a good idea," My dad concurred.
I sighed. That was a fun game while it lasted.
"You sure you're not cold?" I asked concernedly as my eyes fixed on Jake's bare torso.
He gave me a look, eyebrows cocked. "I should be asking you that question."
I rolled my eyes. "I just worry about you, s'all!"
"I know, babe. And I love it." He mentioned, kissing my temple and pulling me to his chest with one swift movement of the arm as he slung it over my shoulders.
I smiled, hooking my arm around his waist as we began walking onto water-drenched ground.
"Stop!" Alice cried out.
The suddenness caused us all to halt in our tracks and dart our heads toward the psychic.
He face was unreadable as she stood, eyes seemingly lingering onto the ground.
"What is it, Alice?" Jasper demanded. "Are your visions back?"
Alice didn't answer after a while. "Flames! Oh god!" She uttered.
"Where are the flames coming from –" My father began to question but stopped himself.
"It's strange." Alice said before shaking her head. "Maybe it's nothing." She said with a sigh.
"Okay, let's get home and talk about this there." Carlisle said.
We all agreed as we all found ourselves making our ways over to the cars.
I frowned when I heard the patter of feet stopping. I soon unconsciously moved my gaze over to Carter, standing there with his face completely blank as the rain poured hard onto him. I slipped out of Jake's arms and trotted my way over to the young boy.
"Hey, buddy! What's up? It's time to go." I said, resting my hand on shoulder.
The minute my hand came into contact with his body, I flinched at the scorching heat radiating off him.
That's when the five year old hybrid started hyperventilating. His body began to shake and his fists clenched together, visible steam or smoke escaping the fringes and open spaces of his skin.
"Carter?" I questioned, confused and concerned.
"Renesmee, no!" I heard my father call out to me before the most clamorous shriek escaped the toddler's mouth.
"I wanted to play baseball and the rain ruined it! I hate the rain!" He screamed at the top of his lungs before looking up at the sky, his normally amber eyes now glowing like a center of a flame.
I felt someone pull me away from Carter before he unclenched his fists and balls of fire zoomed out of his palms. He raised his hands toward the tree and this time a huge orb of flames flew out of his small, juvenile hands and onto one of the large oak trees, burning it down completely to the ground.
The impact caused even the ground to shake and our supernatural selves to fall to the ground.
I lifted my head off the ground, my father right beside me, and focused my eyes on the now unconscious boy on the ground.
"Carter!" Rosalie sobbed as she ran with superhuman celerity to his side.
What the Frisbee Crackers just happened?