Trails of Renesmee by Talullah (new reading .txt) 📖

up?” Jake said alarmed through a mouthful of cake.

Bella was by my side in an instant, holding my arm. The worry was clear to see on her face. “You ok Renesmee?” There was absolutely no way in hell I was going to admit as to what was wrong. My face was still burning and I had a huge desire for a hole to magically appear in the floor and swallow me whole.

“She’s fine.” Edward sighed “She just remembered the few errands she needs to run for the meal she is preparing for Jacob later.” He spoke in such a casual tone, even I believed him.

“Aww, Nessie you don’t have to go through any trouble for me.” I smiled weakly, still avoiding any eye contact with Edward. I wasn’t sure if Bella had picked up on the facade, she usually knew when my dad was lying, but she didn’t say a word. She was wiser than that. They stayed until late afternoon and invited us to go hunting with them. Although I was slightly tempted by the offer (I preferred a diet of blood) I had other things on my mind.

As soon as I’d shut the door Jake was behind me whispering in my ear. “I thought I’d never get you to myself.”He teased; his hot breath reached my neck and sent a shiver down my spine. He felt my shudder and chuckled. I turned around and stared deep into his eyes.

“I love you Jacob. More than you’ll ever know.”

He probed my face for a few seconds, and then his eyes lit up “Yeah well, I love you more.” He challenged.”And this cake has filled me right up; I don’t think there is any need for you to go anywhere just yet.” He winked at me, picked me up and before I knew it we were in our bedroom.
I was dreaming again. I knew I was dreaming because I was at my seventh birthday party. It was the time when my feelings for Jacob had changed. It’s not that I loved him any less before that point, it was just different. Before he was like my rock, my best friend, a sort of brother in a way. Then on that day it all altered, except, everything was the same. I was walking down the stairs of Uncle Carlisle’s and Aunty Esme’s. Everyone was there, gathered for my special day. Rosalie was the first person I saw. She was holding a huge present, twice her size. It actually looked quite ridiculous the way she held it effortlessly. “Oh sweetie you look gorgeous” She cooed.

“I know right.” Alice had been right beside me. As if she was going to pass up the chance to be the first person to make me up. I never understood the fascination women had with makeup, but Alice had begged and begged. It was just so much easier for me to agree. She danced in front of me, took my hand and helped me down the stairs. Obviously I wasn’t going fast enough for impatient Alice. Of course she hadn’t missed the opportunity to decorate the entire house either. There were huge ‘Happy Birthday’ banners everywhere, streamers, balloons, and the full works. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks; I wasn’t expecting anything too grand. Next I saw my parents. Bella was holding a handkerchief in one hand (God knows why, I guess it made her feel more comfortable) and Edward was holding the other.

“Happy birthday Renesmee.” She whispered hugging me tightly. “Oh Edward our little baby is seven already.” Her voice was getting rapidly emotional.

“Mom I’m not a little baby.” Everyone laughed at that, I guess I was a baby in comparison to people who were centuries of years old. Edward laughed at my last thought and kissed me on the cheek.

“A century isn’t that old sweet heart.” I rolled my eyes, yeah right!

Next in line was Carlisle and Esme, both of who kissed my cheek and hugged me. “We got you something from the both of us, I hope you like it.” Esme had said. However she was rudely cut off by Edward.

“Not funny Emmett.” Everyone turned to look at Emmett’s guilty face.

“What? It is going better than the last birthday party.” Bella let out a slight hiss at this remark, I didn’t understand why. I was just about to ask when Jacob burst through the door.

“I’m so, so, so, so sorry I’m late.”

It felt like I had been slapped in the face. The impact of it could have literally knocked me off my feet. I looked at Jacob, my Jacob, and felt an overwhelming sense of passion that I wasn’t sure how to contain. Before this point I had always wanted Jake around and I had him in almost every thought I had ever had, but never like this. Had I really never noticed how glossy and intense his dark eyes were? How defined and inviting his lips seemed to me? The way his body was absolutely in every way . . . perfect! I had under gone this complete change in myself in just a fraction of a second. And seeing Jacob stare at me in that way, Bizarrely, I knew he felt exactly the same way.

It sounds weird at the age of seven to have these sorts of feelings, but I wasn’t your average seven year old. I looked about seventeen, maybe eighteen and had the maturity of someone even older.

“Jacob I would appreciate it if you would change your track of thoughts please.” Bella let out another involuntary hiss, jumping to all the right conclusions...
I woke up still feeling tingly from the dream, or rather memory I was just having. It was dark, probably the early hours of the morning. Had we really missed out on the rest of the day? My stomach started to rumble. With the change in the course of events I hadn’t had time to make Jake and I then special tea I was planning. Not that I was a very good cook, I just thought it would be a nice gesture. As my stomach let out a longer and louder rumble Jake let out a huge snore. I could go hunting and be back before he even woke. There was no need to wake him when he looked so peaceful. Plus Jake preferred normal human food to hunting, not that he would ever admit this to me, I could just tell. I would be back just before sunrise and make him something great to eat before he woke up. I quietly slid out of bed, picked up my clothes that were scattered all over the room and went to the en-suite so as not to wake him. I was dressing as quickly and quietly as possible but as I was pulling my arm through my sweater I hit an empty glass from off the sink that went crashing towards the floor. Luckily I was quick enough to catch it before it smashed into a thousand pieces but I still hated being the only clumsy one in the whole entire family. After the bathroom was restored to its normal self I opened the bathroom door and there he was, stood right in front of me, completely naked. I Jumped!

“Oh crap, Jake, you scared the life out of me!” I held my chest; clutching on to my heart that was going ten to the dozen. Whether it was just the fact that I literally jumped out my skin, or that my husband was stood in front of me I couldn’t be sure. I figured it was probably a mixture of both. He laughed at my slight over reaction. If I had been listening properly I would have noticed a change in his breathing when he woke up.

“Aww I’m sorry baby, did I scare you that much?” He taunted.

“Yes you did!” I slapped his chest teasingly “Try not to do it again.”

He winked at me then pulled me closer. “I’ll try.” He promised. “Where are you heading off to without telling me anyway?”

My stomach rumbled answering his question. I looked guiltily into his eyes. “You looked so peaceful I didn’t want to wake you. I figured I’d be back before...” My sentence trailed off.

“Well I’m up now I’ll come with you.”

“No, Jake, it’s fine.” He looked at me sceptically. “Seriously I won’t be long, and I know you don’t like it as much as normal food.”

“Aww don’t be stupid, I love it.” He let out a huge yawn and stretched.

“Humph, you look exhausted” I protested. Then his eyes changed slightly, there was an excitement in them that reminded me of a little kid. I knew what he was going to do.

“Jake, don’t you dare! Not in the house! You’ll break the furniture, you’ll get hair everywhere!”

But it was too late. His body began to ripple and tremble all over. The transition was almost instantaneous. There in front of me stood a huge sandy coloured wolf. I folded my arms across my chest, annoyed at his stubbornness. He walked over to me and licked my face.

“Aww Jake.” I giggled. “Stop that.” I pushed back the huge head and smiled. “I’ll still be annoyed if you break something on the way out.” He rolled his eyes ay me. “Come on then Wolf boy, I’ll race ya.”

I was out the door in just over half a second. Behind me I heard something smash in the kitchen; it was probably the plates I got out for the cake earlier that Jacob had just ruined. I wasn’t angry; this gave me the head start I needed. Jacob was a lot faster than me – not that I’d ever admit to him I knew that. I leapt gracefully over the lake giving myself another advantage. There was no way Jacob could make this jump, he would have to swim through it or run round it. Both of which brought me the vital time I needed when we got to his strong point – the woods.

I landed elegantly and took flight towards the woods. The crisp morning air blew through my hair; I could feel each and every strand it separated. I inhaled deeply and urged my feet to move quicker as I heard splashing in the lake. He would be right behind me soon enough. I ran through the trees with ease, there was never any doubt in my mind that I would bump into anything. I wasn’t as fast as my parents, but no human could run anywhere near this speed. I listened intently to my surroundings and heard the morning birds singing, worms tunnelling underground, ants scurrying to their nests and huge paws pounding against the hard ground. He was gaining on me. I began to smile, I wasn’t exactly sure why. Maybe it was the thrill of the chase or maybe it was knowing that the gap between us was rapidly getting shorter. I could hear his breath now and there was still nothing I could smell that I wanted to eat. I had an idea that would ensure that I couldn’t lose. I purposely slowed down to a pace that was like a human sprinting and when Jake was close enough I flipped up into the air and softly landed on the huge furry back. He chuckled, knowing deep down that he would have beaten me.

Jake ground to a halt about 70 miles away from our home. At first I was reluctant to dismount him as my fingers twiddled through his long saggy fur. I Jumped off and touched his face. I was showing him