Jacob Black
I picked up the phone from the kitchen counter. I dialed Renesmee’s number. Four tones.
“Hi, Jacob! I was just about to call you,” my angel said.
“Yeah, I guess I was faster…” I said sourly.
“Hey, I’m so sorry. I haven’t been fair to you lately.”
“No, you haven’t.”
“I’ll do whatever you want! I’m not really asking you to forgive me, but could you at least try not to be a pain in the ass? Please?”
“Sure, sure.” I’ll do my best.
“So, what do you want me to do?”
I guess I forgot about that offering. But I knew exactly what I wanted her to do. “Come home.”
She sighed. I sighed.
“About that,” she started. “Mom wanted to show me something.”
“Okay…”
“And don’t ask me what it is, because I don’t even know yet!”
“Fine. But you will come home tomorrow. Promise me that.”
“Of course. I miss you. A lot.”
“Yeah, I miss you, too.”
She didn’t say anything. I tried to think of a new subject.
I believe I managed pretty well.
“You told me Bella was going to show you something.” I heard her inhale, as if to speak. “Wait! I’m not asking you about what she’s going to show you. Did you tell her?”
“Oh. Um, yes.”
“How did she react?”
“Better than I thought.”
I laughed. “Yeah, Bella always surprises you, doesn’t she?”
“Yes,” she said, and I could hear her grin.
“It was a rhetorical question.”
“Yeah, I know.” She chuckled.
I wasn’t sure if I really wanted an answer to the following question, but I asked her anyway. “Does Edward know?”
She sighed slowly. “Yes.”
“Who told him?”
“Carlisle thought him.”
“Oh, right.”
We were being experts on awkward silence, but someone had to break it eventually. That someone was me.
“How did he react?”
“I don’t know, I didn’t want to see that.”
“It’s not like he’ll kill you,” I said in an attempt to be funny. It didn’t work that well, since we both knew Edward Cullen hadn’t won the “Mood-Control Olympics”.
“He doesn’t speak to me. He doesn’t even meet my gaze.”
“He will have to get used to it.”
“Thank you,” she said. Then we both went quiet; someone was knocking on out front door. She heard that and greeted me quickly. “Love you!”
“Love you. Both of you.” I could hear her giggle as she hung up.
“Coming!” I said as I put the phone on the table. I walked to the door and put my hand on the doorknob.
I opened the door, and immediately closed it again. But he was faster, he’d put a foot between the door and the threshold.
“What do you want?” A tremble came down my spine, and continued towards my arms.
He scowled at me.
I opened the door a little further. “What do you want?” I repeated.
“What did you do to her?”
“What—“
“I think you know perfectly well what I mean, Jacob.”
The hell I do, filthy bloodsucker!
“Dog,” he said. I pushed him outside. So, this was the final fight…
“You bet!” he snarled.
I’m in for it! I phased. So, how come you decide to put up a fight today? I mean, you’ve had reasons before, haven’t you?
“Actually, I’m sort of doing this for you,” he said.
Hmm, good excuse, huh?
“It’s the truth.”
Yeah, right…
“I know what you feel like,” he said after a while.
What? No you don’t! I love her, and whatever she’s carrying!
“Hmm, why did I even try to be compassionate?” he murmured to himself.
Wait, what?!
He just stood there and stared at the ground. I got a little impatient and took a step forward.
Mistake.
He growled as he pushed me away.
I growled, too. Is that all you can do, bloodsucker?
Jake, what the hell?! I heard a voice say in my head.
Seth, stay out of this!
Edward froze.
No, you guys need to grow up! What are you fighting about this time? Ice-cream?
Not funny, Seth.
I’m not trying to be funny! I’m surprised you haven’t noticed yet; you fight about everything. Why can’t you just…
I tuned him out and looked at my enemy instead. He hadn’t moved an inch. Was he being scared of Seth?
I took my chance.
I threw myself on him. He didn’t react, but somehow I was pushed away.
Seth, this is between the two of us!
I wont let you! Think about this, please!
There is nothing to think about—
Renesmee? Bella? Me?
Just piss off…
Suddenly, Edward stood snarling at me. But in the next second, there was a crash, and he wasn’t there anymore. I looked around, trying to find his hiding place.
Instead of finding him, I saw a tiny, pale silhouette glowering at me and Seth.
Mostly me, though.
“Will you please explain to me why my brother’s future recently disappeared?” the silhouette accused.
Talking to a wolf, smart girl. She could have just asked her brother…
“Oh, wait. Dogs can’t talk,” she said, smug, just as if she’d heard my thoughts. I wanted to see if she felt threatened, so I took one step towards her.
Dang, she didn’t move!
“No!” I heard Edward yell. He reacted pretty slow…
“Jasper, calm him down,” Alice said, still looking at me.
I understood that it was the tiny leech’s partner who had moved Edward.
Hey, let’s get out of here, Seth thought.
Leave if you want to. I’m staying.
If you stay, I stay. I don’t leave without you.
Seth—
Don’t Seth me!
I ignored him. I hadn’t noticed that all of the vampires’ eyes were focused on something in the woods. I slowly turned my head.