Renesmee Cullen
I was staring at the horizon for what felt like hours –but was just seconds – after Jake finally returned my call.
He was on his way, he said.
I should trust that.
I smiled brightly as I stared at the street lights.
I decided it would be ridiculous waiting out here in the cold and sauntered my way back into the house where the party was jamming.
I got this feeling on the summer day when you were gone
I crashed my car into the bridge
And watched it let it burn
I threw your shit into a bag
And pushed it down the stars
I crashed my car into the bridge
I don't care! (I love it)
I don't care! (I love it)
I pushed my way through the dancing crowd in search of my friends. I stopped by the bar to skim the room. I caught Alex cuddling up to an incognito Seth on top of the stairs. It is obvious I wouldn't get anything from those two if they were both lost in their little world. I didn't want to burden them with my being a third wheel for fifteen minutes until Jacob came.
"Are you looking for me?" The familiar accented voice of Nahuel caused me to flinch.
I chuckled nervously as I spun around to see Nahuel standing in front of me with a smug yet charming grin.
"Um…No. Well, I'm looking for my friends. But…" I paused, searching the room one last time before putting my attention back onto Nahuel. "It looks like their busy."
Nahuel's smug grin broadened and he nodded his head, taking a sip of his drink.
The scent of warm, fresh human blood floated into my nasal passage like an aroma of well-cooked food. Suddenly, there was a dry ache that burned in my throat, and it hurt more and more every time I breathed in the – gulps – lovely scent. My hand flew up to cup my throat, eyes glancing around the room to figure out where that smell came from.
"It smells good, doesn't it?" Nahuel pointed out.
"Is it you?" I demanded as I glanced at his cup and then back to his crimson lips.
"Are you serious – Why are you –?"
"Do you want to taste?" He asked, bringing the drink towards me.
I shoved it away in disgust.
"You can't drink that here!" I scolded him.
He laughed.
"You think this is funny?" I snarled.
"Mi carina," He smiled.
"Stop calling me that." I warned him, "I'm not your sweetheart, Nahuel. And you can't feed on humans! At least not in a crowd full of them."
How could he be so reckless?!
I grabbed him by the hand and pulled him to the side, where no humans would hear in.
I glared into his eyes with my arms folded.
"Relax, bonito." He replied, taking a massive swig of his and chugging down every drop of it before crushing the red solo cup. "It's from a blood bank."
"Oh! And that's supposed to make all of this better?" I demanded. "You could get yourself exposed – you could get all of us exposed." I whispered to him.
He pressed his lips together, the smug smile still on the tips.
"What? Why are you smiling like that?"
"We're in a room full of intoxicated, oblivious humans who don't know better at a Halloween Party where much of all drinks are red, gooey substances." He pointed out.
I paused, tapping onto my skin as the thought lingered into my brain.
He wasn't entirely wrong. Nobody could care less what is happening around them. Everyone was too drunk to notice.
"It still doesn't make it better." I said to him.
He frowned. "Shouldn't your dog be here? Why are you so concerned about my doings?"
I didn't answer the question.
He sighed, just as a new song came on. It was an upbeat Latin song that I knew of –and clearly so did Nahuel because suddenly, his smug grin returned and he had a suggestive look on face that had a smoldering intensity to it.
"Dance with me, mi amore?" He uttered seductively as he took both my hands in his.
I shook my head before he could even finish his sentence.
"No."
He nodded, despite my aversion. "Yes!" He muttered, backing up to the dancefloor.
"I don't dance." I told him.
He shook his head. "I don't think so." He pointed out. "It's easy. You just move your hips, se nota la música. Feel the music."
Nahuel did a little salsa or cha-cha move before twirling me around.
I laughed. "Okay. You're funny."
As I went to walk away, Nahuel's hand immediately grabbed hold on mine before I found my body spinning around until it came into a halt on his hard chest just as the Spanish music came to its climax.
Chagrin washed through me as I felt his left-hand press against my hip whilst his right hand took my right hand before he moved his body, compelling me to follow his lead.
I stared at the closeness of our bodies and moved back a little before lifting my head to meet with Nahuel's gaze.
He smiled. "You see! You're getting the hang of it."
I forced a smile. "Nahuel…"
"It's purely just fun! Let loose, Renesmee. Don't you ever just want to dance?" He asked me.
I couldn't form coherent words in that moment. Not because I was nervous or anything like that. I just didn't know how to react to this very moment.
I can only imagine what Jake would do if he saw me dancing with Nahuel.
But then Alex's words from the conversation I had with her lingered into my head.
"…Can you just for once, forget about Jake and have fun!"
I shook out of my train of thought and smiled.
I rolled my eyes. Alex was right yet again. I never have fun without Jacob. And now that I have the opportunity, you would think I would take it.
I laughed at myself.
"What is the matter, lindo flor?" Nahuel asked me.
I shook my head. "Nothing." I replied, staring at the open doorway over his shoulder.
… …
Jacob Black
I felt my eyes flutter open to a blurry and distorted vision of my surroundings. Through my blurry image, I caught the sight of a figure moving about, about a few paces away from me.
I gasped out a heavy breath as I regained my consciousness and then I released a shaky cough that was so low, I was surprised I even heard it.
"Looks like the puppy's awake." A raspy, sinister voice chuckled.
I tried to move but the feeling of shackles and manacles locked onto me stopped me. I lifted my head up to see both my hands and forearms locked securely by shackles as well as my legs, my body in a vertical position against a fence.
My eyes were now focused and I could now see everything. It looked like a dungeon or some underground lair.
My nose smelt the leech's scent. It was a female. But still a leech no less. And I was going rip it to shreds.
I felt a menacing, animalistic growl escape my lips as I tried to shake out of the damned manacles.
"I wouldn't try to get out of those if I were you." The leech stated.
I ignored her as I shook the shackles but when I did that, my body swiveled backwards towards the fence and subsequently, my body was consumed into an electric rage as the electric current coursed through my veins.
I screamed my lungs out as I got electrocuted.
My heart, beating rapidly fast, faster than a turning windmill.
"You've had enough?" The leech
The electrocution stopped.
My bare chest heaved uncontrollably as my head dropped, my body completely weak and drained.
"I could… to rip you to shreds!" I snarled, but although it came out as a faint whisper.
"I bet you wish you could." The female leech spun around to look at me. Her crimson eyes boring into mine, and her disgustingly pale skin glowing in the dark.
I growled as she ran inhumanly to me.
"Jacob Black." The leech uttered, lifting my drivers' license she must of taken from my wallet.
I snarled. "Who the hell are you?!"
"Cassia." She whispered. "But you don't know me, but I know a lot about you."
"You don't know me." I scowled.
She smirked.
The leech spun around.
"I know that you're born and bred in Washington State. You lived with your dad and sister in…La Push, is it?" She asked.
I narrowed my eyes, throat rumbling.
She sneered evilly. "You're in your mid-twenties. I know that you moved here a year and a half ago. I know that you're a part-time Mechanic."
She turned around. "And I also know that you're a werewolf."
I rumbled. "Oh, yeah? Then you know that I can rip your entire body in two with my teeth!"
The leech disparaged my threat with a sinister jeer.
"You mutts are melodramatic, you know that, right?" Cassia laughed. "You lycan-mongrels with your threats 'Ooh! I'm going to kill you with my razor-sharp claws and canines'! Ahh!" She mocked as she ambled around the room.
"Why don't you come closer and I'll demonstrate what I'm capable of."
"Oh, I'd love to see you try, big wolf." She laughed as she sauntered her way towards me.
I shook as she pressed her nose against my perspired bare chest and moving up to my neck, breathing in my scent.
"You lot smell more revolting in person." She pointed out with a scrunched-up nose.
I snarled, my human teeth bared.
She laughed like a serial killer.
"Why don't you act like a good little leech and just sink your fangs into me, huh! Why all of this?" I growled. "Or are you afraid I could actually crush you before you even try?"
The bloodsucker scoffed.
"Hmm." She hummed as her eyes scrutinized my body.
Her eyes landed onto the prominent tattoo of my Nessie's name on my chest.
"Nessie's your girlfriend? Hmm? The mulatto child?" The leech pointed out. "Oh, I bet she's beautiful! I love beautiful girls. I would love to meet her."
I growled, shaking uncontrollably, trying hard to break free from my shackles.
"You stay the hell away from her!" I jeered in her face, seething with my blood boiling.
She guffawed. "Oh, no! The Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs." She smiled. "I bet it'll be a shame if anything were to happen to her."
"You sick freak! Stay the fuck away from her, you bloodsucker!" I seethed, spitting right into her face.
"Now let's cut out of the formality crap." She stated as she came to a halt. "How many of your kind exists?"
I grinded my teeth.
"Who's your creator?!" She demanded.
My creator?
But I didn't answer to the leech, all I did was scowl. All I wanted to do was phase right then and there, but the bloodsucker had somehow made it not possible.
"Oh, you're not gonna talk huh?" She questioned. Her red eyes into mine. "I can make you talk then."
Suddenly, I felt my stomach churn and tighten before the rest of my body was overcome by a wave of pain and then limited breath came forth. I croaked, trying to breathe but I couldn't. I couldn't breathe.
"Gah!" I cried out.
… …
Seth Clearwater
"The Grand Canyon?" My imprint, Alex chuckled in a beautiful tune, holding onto my knee as she laughed.
"Yes. I'm serious. I want to Bungee Jump from the top of the Grand Canyon. Didn't you ever wake up and want to experience everything life had to offer and not feel sheltered in mundane activities?" I pointed out.
"Of course, I have a Bucket List for that. But Bungee Jumping from the Grand Canyon is not one of them."
"You have a Bucket List?"
Alex nodded her head. "Mhmm." She hummed before pulling a creased piece paper of from her Jack-O-Lantern and beginning to read through it.
"You keep it your Bucket List on you all the time?" I laughed.
She nodded.
"Okay. You better be ready for this!" She began before reading from the bottom. "No.40 Plant a nuclear bomb in your brother's underwear – Okay, that plan's still in motion. No. 39. Petition to get a million signatures for a F.R.I.E.N.D.S. reboot, No. 38. Go on a with Channing Tatum before he gets old, fat and ugly –okay this was when I was twelve before I met you."
"12? You wanted to go on a date with Channing Tatum at 12?" I questioned in shock.
"Don't act all surprised. Have you met me?"
I shrugged. I guess she wasn't wrong.
"No.24. Meet and have a cocktail party with every cast of the Real Housewives of New York, New Jersey and Atlanta, No.15. Have a slumber party with Jennifer Lawrence, No.9 Ride the Tilter Whirl, No. 7. I want to have a picnic on Mount Fiji No.5. Eat every delicacy of the world in one day, No.4. Watch a movie with Michelle Obama, Oprah and Tonya Harding -I wanna know why she did what she did, No.3. Stay a badass at 50. No.2. Become a well-renowned professional dancer and…No.1. Continue to love your stupid wolf even if he annoys you sometimes."
I smiled at the last one.
"Wow…Uh. Remind me never again to doubt your judgement. Talk about dedication."
She laughed before drifting her eyes over to the dancefloor with Shawn Mendes playing in the background.
Something big I feel it happening
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Something big!
She hissed.
"Look at them." She commented with a look of distaste.
I frowned as I followed her gaze.
"Who?"
"The very disturbing and uncomfortable display going on over there." Alex mentioned, pointing towards Nessie dancing with Nahuel.
Wait! Nessie dancing with…Nahuel?
If Jacob were here, he'd chew the hybrid's head off clean. But I was more shocked by Nessie's willingness. I'm sure the girl is smart enough to know the dude's real intentions. I'm sure she was aware he wanted to be more than just a family friend to her.
"I don't like him." Alex commented.
"Me neither, and I like everybody." I told her.
Alex shook her head. "I don't like his cockiness and the whole Spanish pretty boy attitude of his. I mean, who is he really?"
"Well, as much as his personality stinks, Nessie's family does owe a great gratitude to him. If it wasn't for him, we'd probably be fighting for our lives." I told her.
She scoffed. "No wonder he's so narcissistic. Y'all are kissing up to his ass."
I smiled, playing with her hair.
"What does Jake have to say about him?" Alex asked.
I shrugged. "He's not a fan but he's not worried or threatened by him at all."
Alex nodded. "Hmm."
I laughed. "What is it?"
"You don't think…that maybe Nessie could potentially find his egotistical ways endearing?" She asked me, tilting her body side-ways from in between my legs to face me.
I stared at her with cocked eyebrows. "No. Of course not. Nessie would never do that."
"I mean –I know that. She and Jake are grossly in love and all that which is great, but this dude doesn't look like he'll never stop trying."
I glanced at the two again. Nessie laughing and rolling her eyes at a stupid dance move Nahuel did to try to impress her.
Hmm. It's been eight years since we all got the joy and pleasure of watching the messy and miserable love triangle that involved Jake and a vamp. Would be fun to see history repeating. Well kind of. Haha! That will be hilarious. Poor Leah's going to lose her head! (which would solve many problems, am I right?)
But no, I don't think that'll ever happen. Nessie and Jake are in too deep and their imprint is strong that it's hard to even to believe they don't ever think about each other for more than 3 seconds.
"Where is he anyway?" Alex questioned. "Jacob. Isn't he supposed to be here?"
I frowned. He told me he'd be stuck at work for a while and that he'd be at the party in thirty minutes. Well it has been almost two hours since then. Jacob isn't necessarily the King of Punctuality but he's never late to anything. Especially when a good party is involved. When says he'll be there, he'll be there.
"He is…" I said and deepened my frown.
Something's not right.
"Don't you and Jake have some weird wolf telepathy? He is the alpha, right? Can't you contact him through the telepathy?"
I scoffed. "It only works when we're both in wolf form."
She pursed her lips, her eyebrows creased.
"Well can't you give him a call?" She pointed out.
I sighed. "Yeah, I probably should." I replied.
I dug into back pocket to retrieve my cell to call Jake but as I did this, the phone vibrated in my hands as Embry called.
I frowned as I answered the call.
"Sup Em?"
"Seth! Thank god! Why don't you answer your freaking phone? We've got a major problem!" Embry uttered frantically.
"Wait – Back up! Calm down dude. What's going on?" I questioned.
"It's Jake!" He shouted. It sounded like he was outside. "I tried getting ahold of him when I got home from work, but he didn't answer his phone. I saw his car and bike in the parking, but he wasn't home. I thought he might have went for a run but then I saw his phone on ground and…"
I waited for the inevitable.
Something happened to him. I could feel it in my bones. I knew I felt something was off today, but Embry was just about to confirm my thoughts.
"I think Jake's missing."
"What?" I exclaimed.
I still had to react to it.
Alex stared back at me with shock and curiosity.
"I think someone –or something took him. You need to get out of there and help me find him! I can't reach him in wolf form, so he must still be human."
"Come on. He's probably taking a jog."
"A jog in the middle of the night, Seth?" Embry yelled.
"Well…It is Jake. He's a weirdo like that. I mean, remember the time –"
"Seth!" Embry yelped.
"Okay! Okay! Where are you now?" I demanded, glancing at my Alex and standing up with her following my lead.
"I'm currently retracing his scent. I can get a better lock on it when I'm phased." He reported. "I think I also smell the scent of bloodsuckers."
I parted my lips.
"Seth. I need your help finding him. You gotta contact the Cullen's."
"Okay. I'm on my way." I told him before we both hung up.
"What's going on?" Alex asked me/
I stared for a second before I turned to her. "Jake's missing, and we think he was abducted. And I think by vampires."
She furrowed her eyebrows. "How can Jake be taken?"
"I don't know. But I have to go find him." I said as I started walking swiftly through the crowds.
"Well I'm coming with you."
"The hell you are. I can't have you in any kind of danger." I told her.
"Seth, I'm not some helpless girl. I can fend and fight for myself. I'm fully loaded." She told me.
"I know you are but Lexi–"
"Jacob is a friend of mine too." She expressed. "I'm coming with you. And I don't need your permission."
I groaned, realizing I won't be winning this fight.
"Fine. But we need to move fast."
"What are we going to tell Nessie?" She asked me.
I paused for a second. What are we really going to tell Nessie? I thought to myself.
"I don't know but –"
"Tell me what?" Nessie appeared, causing both Alex and I to flinch.
I couldn't form any words and glanced at Alex who had the same problem.
"What's going on, guys?" She asked in newfound panic as she looked at both our expressionless faces.
Nahuel suddenly appeared from behind her.
"What happened?" Nessie asked with a voice that was cracking.
… …
Embry Call
After getting home and realizing Jake was missing in action, I knew I needed to get ahold of Seth to let him know. Damn. Never in a million years did I think Jake of all people would go rouge…or go missing. I mean, the thought that Jake would be taken by bloodsuckers is laughable because he could decapitate three of them in one fell swoop.
However, I don't think I was convinced this time around that he won. Something happened to Jake.
And we can't be going in blind searching for him.
We needed help.
We needed recruitment.
We needed…The A-Team.
We needed the Avengers!
Well not exactly, we only really needed The Cullen's but…I just love to hype and psyche things up.
I hopped into Jake's abandoned Mercedes and pulled out the parking and drove frantically down the road.
I dialed Jennifer's number for the fifth time after calling Seth and searching every possible place he could be.
Hey, this is Jenny! And not Jenny from the block. You've missed me, you know what to do.
I cussed as I cut the call and tossed my phone onto the holder and made a turn to Jennifer's apartment on my way to Jake's work.
I then picked up the speed as soon as the lightning and thunder struck. I looked out my windshield to see the dark clouds forming in the night sky.
I cussed and pressed harder on the accelerate.
When I reached Jennifer's apartment building, I jumped out the car and stormed into it, following someone who was heading out and flew up the stairs.
When I made it to Jennifer's loft, I knocked on her door three times but there was no answer.
I banged harder on her door for another three times.
"I'm coming!" I heard her reply groggily before the door flung open.
"What the hell have you been doing?" I questioned, panting like crazy.
"Um…sleeping, what the hell have you been doing?"
"Why don't you answer your phone?" I demanded. She frowned. "You didn't receive any calls or texts?"
She deepened her frown before charging superhumanly to her bedroom nightstand. I followed her tail but not as quickly.
"My phone's dead?" She said.
"You haven't seen Jake today, have you? In the last hour?" I asked.
"No. I haven't."
I cussed.
"What's going on?" She asked, looking back at me.
"Jake's missing. I think he's been abducted."
"What? How? By who?" She asked.
"I'm pretty sure bloodsuckers are involved." I growled with gritted teeth.
Her eyes widened.
"Jennifer, I need your help finding him."
She nodded. "Of course."
Jennifer and I ran out of the loft building in the now drizzling rain. I flew past and abandoned my truck and charged towards the bushes that led to the woods. I paused when Jennifer didn't follow me.
"Aren't we taking the car?"
"I can get a better lock on his trails as a wolf. Are you scared of the rain messing up your hair?"
Jennifer scoffed. "No!"
However, her cheeks flushed which told me otherwise.
I cocked an eyebrow. "It's faster when we run on foot."
She nodded and glanced up at the cloudy sky, a lightning appearing.
"Are you up for the challenge?"
She rolled her eyes and loped my way, scuttling past me into the woods. I smirked and followed her tail before jumping and phasing on the fly, ripping all my clothing in the process.
Jennifer saw this and tumbled backwards and fell into the wet and muddy ground.
I barked and grumbled as I approached her, my large horse like wolf frame towering over her. Her face was stricken with horror and fright as she saw me in my wolf state for the first time. She recoiled in her state and I realized then that I might've scared her off.
I purred and dropped down to my hind knees and to her level, causing her to visibly soften.
Although this image would look cute in any other situation. We kinda have a problem here, Embry! Our boss went MIA! Just a reminder. Seth's thoughts flooded my brain.
Oh crap! Sorry! You're right. I replied before nudging my head towards Jennifer, urging her to get up.
She nodded her head. "Okay!" She understood and slowly stood up from the ground, dusting off some of the mud off her jeans.
Where are you? I questioned. The telepathy worked and was clear, so he must have been close by.
Close to the clearing. Where are you? Seth replied.
To answer, I unconstrained a loud and brooding howl into the air.
I waited for a few seconds before I heard Seth howl back from the distance.
"Is that Seth?" Jennifer guessed it right.
I nodded my wolf head before charging towards the direction of Seth's howl whilst Jennifer followed my tail, not as quickly but steady and close.
Who are you with? I asked as I flew through the heavy infested oak and pine trees.
Nahuel is helping me search for Jake while Nessie let's the Cullen's know about what happened and Alex gets a hold of her family for backup.
Did you tell Nessie? I questioned.
I couldn't keep this from her. Seth answered
That's true. Nessie would kill us if we kept this from her. Especially if we didn't find him.
Don't be such a pessimistic puss, Em! We'll find him. Seth's annoying optimism and enthusiastic tone.
I sighed, mentally rolling my eyes.
"Where are we going, Embry?" Jennifer asked me as she ran on the other side.
Seth! How far out are you in the clearing? I asked him, jumping over a giant log.
Not very far.
Okay! Wait there. I'm on my way.
… …
Seth Clearwater
We ran out of the party, Nessie leading as she charged frantically and almost superhumanly through the crowds, after we told her Jake was possibly missing.
"Nessie! Wait!" Alex and I called out as we followed her out.
She halted in the middle of the road and almost instantaneously broke down in a vicious sob as her hybrid legs weakened on her.
"W-w-what –How could this happen? This isn't supposed to happen!" She cried out. "We need to find him! We have to find him."
"Nessie, calm down –" I urged as I approached her, my hands raised.
"H-h-how am I supposed to calm down when you told my boyfriend is missing?! How is one supposed to interpret that?" She demanded, incautiously kicking a tyre with her heel (ultimately punching it) and running a hand through her hair.
Damn. Now I'm really thinking the way I said "Jake's been abducted by vampires" might have come off a little too rough and morbid than what I was going for.
"We don't know that for sure, Nessie." Alex tried to ease her best friend. "Okay let's just think for a second. When was the last time you saw Jake today? Was he a little off or little weird?"
I shook my head. "He seemed fine this morning."
Nessie shook her head, sniffing. "I talked to him about an hour ago. He told me he'd be here in fifteen minutes."
"Where do you think he was in that moment?" Alex asked.
Nessie thought.
I answered for her. "He was still back in the apartment."
Alex thought for a second before bulging her eyes.
"I think I know where he is." Alex replied.
I furrowed my eyebrows.
How would she know that?
She didn't give me time to question her though.
"Nessie. I think my dad can help." Alex told me.
"I can help as well." Nahuel pointed out.
I honestly didn't realize he followed us out.
"The hell not. You stay here and enjoy the party." Alex snarled.
Nahuel frowned at her.
"Alex…" I warned her. She eyed me, but I ignored her. "Sure. Nahuel. You can help us find him."
"Nahuel and I will head north into the woods. I will contact Embry in our wolf form whilst you and Nessie get ahold of the Cullen's."
"No! I'm coming with you. I want to find him!"
"And you will…we just need back up. You need to let your family know first." I told the visibly distraught girl, but I was putting my focus on Alex to receive and deliver the message.
Alex nodded her head.
"Okay. Nessie. Give me your keys." Alex said to Nessie who obliged without a word.
As Alex took Nessie's hand in hers and began walking over to Nessie's car, I grabbed her freehand and caused her to turn to me.
"Be careful," I told her.
She replied with a nod and a small smile.
"You too." She mouthed before running over to Nessie's Toyota Camry.
I turned to Nahuel who had a small, sly and smug smirk on his face but disappeared so quickly, I didn't think I caught it.
"Let's go." I told him before we both ran into the woods and I phased immediately when I was sure we were out of human eyes and ran to the clearing where I would meet up with Embry.
After conversing with Embry via our wolf telepathy, I released a howl to send my location to him and he howled in return to signal that he received the message and that he was on his way.
Not more than a minute or two later, Embry appeared with Jennifer.
Why did you bring this dude? Embry pointed out, eying Nahuel who was now arguing with his sister Jennifer about her being there.
He wanted to help. Although I think he is just doing it to please Nessie or whatever. Doubt he really cares about what happens to Jake. I told him. I suddenly did a play-by-play of Nessie's reaction to the news of Jake going MIA.
Damn! Embry commented sadly.
Yeah. We need to get him fast before she literally loses her mind. I tried to make humor of the situation, but I was also getting super worried and nervous. Jacob wasn't only our boss, but he was our brother, our best friend, the main man. And the thought of anything happening to our leader was almost unthinkable.
Stop moping around, kid. We'll find him. But we won't do that if we're sitting around thinking about what might not happen. Embry stated.
You're right. God you're right. I replied, shaking my wolf head and getting into the groove. I took a whiff of the air to catch even a little lock of Jake's scent.
East. I darted my head towards the bickering siblings and growled before charging into the eastern direction.
Embry followed swiftly behind me and the two hybrids followed closely on his tail.
"I don't think that friend of Renesmee likes me very much? Who is she anyway?"
I felt a growl threaten to erupt as he mentioned Alex.
"Are you serious right now, brother?" Jennifer questioned and then she started ranting off in Spanish.
Or was it Portuguese?
I took Spanish as a subject in high school. I wasn't a stellar student in it obviously, but I do know some phrases like Por favor and…Bonjour.
Wait was that French?
"There's a time and place for everything, Nahuel!" Jennifer told her brother off.
"What is the matter, sister? You've been snippy at me ever since Renesmee's 8th year party."
"Do you even have to ask why?" Jennifer questioned. "You chose Nessie over me? Your blood sister?"
"No, I didn't! I think you're overreacting?"
"Overreacting?" Jennifer scoffed, jumping over a log. "Are you serious right now, Nahuel?"
"Don't be such a child, Jennie." He told her.
Embry must have been just as irritated at the bickering as I was and growled at Nahuel which automatically shut him up.
A new scent reached my nostrils. I sniffed the air.
You smell that? I asked.
A vampire? Embry said, gearing up to attack mode.
I smelt the scent again and then another followed soon after.
False alarm. It's Emmett and I think Jasper. They must be close by. Nessie and Alex are quick. I replied. I was the most skilled in the senses department in the wolf pack. I was a keen supernatural detector which meant I was able to locate a vampire scent before any other wolf did. Glad I still haven't lost my touch after many years.
You're not old! And it isn't that impressive. Get over yourself. Embry stated.
I knew you've always been jealous of my ability! I fired back with a mental laugh.
He growled. Focus, Seth.
Oh, right! I quickly answered.
Moments later, we finally met up with Jasper and Emmett on the edge of the clearing.
"Seth. Embry." Jasper said, nodding and acknowledging Nahuel and Jennifer. "Nessie told us what happened. We're tracking Jake from the Eastern border. Alex's family says they met three vampires a week ago who took one of their henchmen's life. They think it's the same vampires and they know where they could be."
"Follow us." Emmett stated before taking the lead and retreating the opposite direction.
Embry and I exchanged a look before we followed their tail.
Do you think the big guy is gaining a few? I pointed out.
What? Embry retorted.
Fatherhood changed the dude. I joked.
Oh god…Embry rolled his eyes.
… …
Jacob Black
I must have been in this darn place for days but really it was probably for hours. I was still
The leech stood uncomfortably still in the center of the room for over fifteen minutes staring at me.
"So, you're friends with vampires, huh?" Cassia asked. I didn't answer. "H-how is that possible? Aren't we all supposed to be sworn enemies?"
I pressed my lips together, sweat oozing off my exposed body.
"You're not gonna talk, are you?" The bloodsucker questioned.
My eyes were fixed on the female bloodsucker, no blink whatsoever as my hands and legs were in shackles.
She ran towards me and looked me straight in the eyes. Her bloodcurdling red eyes piercing through mine as she held onto my jaw, crushing it with her fingers.
"Tell me who your leader is!" She demanded.
I growled and spat in her face.
She snarled in fury and bared her fangs before letting go of me and wiping her face.
"Dash! Josh!" She called out in anger.
Then suddenly, two other leeches came flying into the room. They were just as sordid as the woman. Only it was double the stench. These leeches looked identical.
"Yes, Cassia!" They replied in unison.
"Watch this mutt for me while I head out for a few." She said with a disgusted look on her face as she eyed me. "And try to get him to start talking."
The twin bloodsucker smiled deviously as their leader, presumably, flew out of the out of the lair.
"Why do we get to be stuck with the pooch?" One half of the bloodsucking duo mentioned.
"Obviously Cassia trusts that we can get this mongrel to talk!" The other leech said as he walked up to me.
I stared at the ground.
"Ooh! Doggy has a pouty face." He laughed aloud as he edged closer to me. "When we're done with you. We're going to chop you up, rip you from limb to limb. Go to town."
I clenched my fists together and I felt the shackles loosen.
The naïve vamp continued laughing away.
As his nasty stench flowed through my nostrils as he came closer to me, I immediately reacted and bit his entire right ear out, igniting a shriek before I broke through my chains and fell hard onto the ground.
The leeches were shocked for a second as they watched me breathing heavy, my body heating up, before deciding to react.
But before they could do anything, I phased to my wolf form and stood on all fours, now locking eyes with the two kid vampires I was now towering over.
They were panicked.
Good!
Now I can be the one to rip them apart.
As I charged for them though, I was immediately caught off guard when the leader returned, and I was flung against the wall.
I growled as I stood up on my legs and sprinted at her with my canines bared. She smirked and flew above me the minute I lunged for her.
I snarled.
"Get him!" She told the leeches and before I could even react, my entire wolf frame was held back.
I tried to break free, my teeth grinding into on of the bloodsucker's shoulder but then was halted when I felt the familiar visceral reaction that caused pain on my body. My eyes then darted to the female parasite who had a distinctive look on her face.
"Looks like we won't get anywhere with you. So I guess we just have to kill you."
Jake! Jake! Jake! I heard Seth's voice screaming in my head. Embry! Guys! No – It's Jake. We're coming for you Jake.
No! Don't! I warned.
But then I realized I was too late. I could smell their scent miles away and it was getting stronger.
And the leeches noticed to.
Cassia growled at me. "I see your friends are here to save the day!" She glared at her minions. "Extract his memory and replace it with something else."
I snarled as I suddenly felt the vampires' hands touch my head.
"I want you to send a message to your friends," The female leech state with a smirk.
… …
Renesmee Cullen
We had been running. Running for god knows how long. I didn't care. All I cared about was finding my wolf, my man, my protector…my Jacob.
"Nessie! Slow down!" My mother said to me.
I didn't answer as I kept running.
All the possibilities of what could have happened to him flooded my brain and none of them were positive. I couldn't think about anything else. I had to find him.
My family –Dad, Mom, Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle – were searching Jake, chanting his name in this ditchy and dodgy dry place. Embry and Seth were closely behind and Nahuel and Jennifer accompanied us as well. I glanced over to the side to see two large 4x4 vehicles, Alex in one of them with her and her dad and weapons in hand.
"Nessie! Sweetheart! Slow down." Edward urged me.
"No! Dad! I-I need to find him!"
"Just wait!" He took my hand and stopped, causing everyone else to halt as he smelt the air before glancing down at the sewer.
"We've been running around in circles." He commented.
I frowned.
Instead of elaborating, he slammed his foot onto the sewage opening, shattering it open before dropping down gracefully. I glanced at my mother who shrugged her shoulders.
New vampire scents reached our nostrils.
"Vampires!" Jasper commented.
"They're on the run." Emmett said.
"Jasper, Emmett! Go!" Carlisle instructed them.
They didn't need to be told twice and they both vanished into thin air.
"What's going on, Carlisle?" Alessandro, Alex's dad asked out of the car.
Carlisle went over to talk to them whilst Alex walked up to me.
"Dad?!" I called out to my father down in the dark, sewage infested gutter.
"Come down!" Edward told me.
I felt my breathing hitch.
"Mom?"
She nodded.
I dropped into the opening and landed on my feet in the smelly drain. My mother followed soon after and so did Alex, although someone had to catch her because it was a long way down.
"I smelt Jacob's scent strongest here." Edward stated as he led the way, Alex momentarily flipping her flashlight on to see since she didn't have X-ray vision like us immortals.
"They were clever in picking this ditch because the strong smells would mask their scents which would make it harder to track them." My father pointed out.
"Is he far?" I asked, ignoring his observation.
He shook his head as we jogged down the dark, tunnel-like sewer.
Dad! I cried out in my head.
He didn't turn or answer, but I knew was listening.
W-what if we don't find him? And if we do – what if – what if –? I couldn't even get the words out in my head.
"We'll find him." He assured me. "Turn here." He replied as he turned to the left, leading to another long path.
"Jake!" I called out.
"Jacob!" My mother followed.
And then I suddenly heard a light, slow heartbeat.
I felt my legs involuntarily start running fast.
"Jake!" I screamed as I followed the sound and vibrations of his heartbeat.
Thud. Thud.
Thud.
Thud. Thud.
Thud.
We came across an open a pool of dirty water, streaming down and glowing with the moonlight shining on it before I noticed an open, vacant opening on the opposite end.
He must be there!
"Hold on! It's acidic water." My mom asked.
"How do you know?" Bella asked.
"Look and the water bubbling. It smells like a mixture of toxic acids and Molotov which could cause a chemical reaction. The water could burn us. So, we just have to jump over it."
"I'll just…stay over here!" Alex quickly replied, nodding her head.
"I'll go in first." Edward warned. It was clear there was nobody dangerous here because he would have heard their thoughts.
I didn't have time for that. I needed to see him now.
"Nessie! No!" Edward tried to stop me.
I leaped across the almost 25 ft long stream of water and landing into the opening. I gasped as I felt my leg sprain slightly, but I ignored it as I walked into the dungeon-lair like room and searched my reason for existence.
I caught the sight of Jacob lying on the ground.
"Jacob!" I cried out, tears streaming from my face as I ran to him.
I collapsed onto the ground, placing his head on my legs.
"Jake!" I sobbed, holding his face in my hands.
His eyes fluttered open weakly.
"Nessie?" I heard him whisper, almost inaudibly.
"Jake. I'm right here!" I assured him as he weakly touched my hair with his shaking hand. "I'm right here." I said, kissing his lips.
… …
We got Jake home from that dungeon and into Carlisle's care who treated him. After he was done, we discussed what happened. Jake said he didn't remember a thing. Only that he woke up naked in a ditch and was basically tortured.
Jasper and Emmett returned with nothing. They said they vampires were too far out to catch.
We thanked everyone that helped us find Jake. Alex's father agreed to keep an eye out and communicate with the family if any leads come. He and Carlisle also agreed with work together in tracking and solving this vampire activity if and when it persists.
I was just so relieved Jake was okay that I couldn't care about anything else.
After getting dressed in comfortable clothing, just a hoodie and some jeggings, I snuck into Jake's resting room in the Cullen house while the rest of my family talked.
He was sleeping soundly on his chest on the bed.
I smiled as I silently pulled up a chair and took a seat beside him. I pulled the sleeves of my hoodie and crossed my arms and placed them on the edge of his bed and leaned in to look at his beautiful sleeping face. His nose inhaling and exhaling heavy as he snored. I could watch him for hours. For all I know, maybe I did.
I smiled widely as I removed a strand of hair sticking out of his sweaty face before running my fingers through his lustrous, jet black locks.
He suddenly breathed in heavily before batting his eyes open and his dusky brown eyes met my milk chocolate ones.
"Hey." I murmured.
"Mmm…Hey," He smirked.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to wake you."
"I like it when you wake me up." He joked. I chuckled. "How are you feeling?" He asked me.
Ugh. That's so Jake! Even in the midst of clear pain, all he was thinking was how I was doing.
"I should be asking you that question." I told him, my eyes filled with pain for him.
"I'll be fine. I'm Jacob Freaking Black," He sniggered weakly.
"Looks like your ego isn't bruised." I teased.
He smirked. "Sorry I missed the party."
I shushed him. "Shh." I shook my head. "I don't care about that. All I care about is you."
He nodded. "I know." He replied faintly.
There was comfortable silence.
"Carlisle and Edward are working out a plan of action. We need to be on red alert from now on. We'll need to stick together. Dad thinks I'll need an escort from now on."
"Hmm…Can I apply for the job?" He joked.
I laughed. "At this rate, I don't think he'll be opposed if I sleep over at your house more often."
"I guess this was a good thing in a way."
I shrugged. "I guess." I joked back although I didn't feel like it was a joke. It didn't feel right.
"We'll figure this out. We'll find these vampires who did this to you." I assured him, gripping his head.
He smirked. "Come here." He whispered to me.
I felt my lips curve as I leaned in to plant a soft yet lingering kiss on his thin lips before pulling away to smile at him.
"I was thinking. Why don't we just…leave town for a couple of weeks? I mean we're going to Washington in two weeks for Jared and Kim's wedding so why don't we leave two weeks earlier?" I suggested.
After tonight, I'd think Jake and I could use an escape from the world in Oakland Woods. I don't know how we'll convince my dad or granddad though but, I still think we need it.
"What about school?"
"My grades are stellar. I have a 5.0 GPA in almost all my subjects." I pointed out. "And it's Thanksgiving break in two weeks anyway. Jake. We need this."
He looked like he was contemplating or thinking about it for a second before he smiled back at me.
"Okay." He replied.
"Really?" I exclaimed.
"You're right. I sure need a break from work as well so, why not? We can hang out with the rest of the pack and have a La Push party."
I laughed and nodded my head, leaning in to peck his lips briefly before kissing his forehead.
"So, it's settled then." I said, resting my chin on my arms with my eyes firmly locked in his and my fingers stroking his scruffy face.
For the next two days of Jake's recovery, we tried convincing my family to fly to Forks for the next few weeks. I talked to my grandpa Charlie and he didn't mind, in fact, he got a kick out of it knowing that he'll see his favorite granddaughter(and only granddaughter). Obviously, my father tried to oppose but when I brought up Charlie, my mom was quick to convince him otherwise. I knew my dad didn't want to let me go, especially after what happened to Jake. He'd want to tag along with me or have me stay here under his nose if that were the case, but we needed this. Jake and I needed alone time away from life's pressures for a little while.
So after much deliberation and arguments, Edward gave in and boarded us two flights to Seattle Washington that same night.
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A/N: I'm back from the dead y'all! I know it's been forever and you probably thought I ghosted on you all but no, I've just been a busy bee! Also having a baby under two is literally stressful enough now add work…family…life…well you get it.
Anyway! I hope at least a few of you stick around because I'm not going anywhere any time soon.
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I walked into the kitchen where I assumed some of my other friends were
Smoldering intensity
This is the moment
Tonight, is the night
We'll fight till it's over
So, we put our hands up
Like the city can't hold us
Like the city can't hold us
"You know the phrase 'Christmas comes early'? Well, Halloween came early for me." The quirky girl stated.
"Nobody's noticing your presence because A, your costume is so last season and B, we all just pretend to like and tolerate you."
"Guys, like real talk…Does this outfit make my boobs big?"