June 11, 2010
Dear Diary,
We've caught a scent.
This time it's a familiar one. It's the scent of one of the Volturi members, though not the three old guys. It's that one that's part of their 'guard'. He hasn't contacted the Cullens, and we can't catch him. None of us know why he's here, but we think he's here to 'check up' on the Cullens.
The other day, I caught sight of him, but couldn't keep up with him. Thankfully, I'm not running doubles, but every once in a while I'll patrol around the house, just for Ness's sake.
Yesterday, I went with Ness to a secluded part of the lake, and enjoyed a nice picnic with her...until it was interrupted.
"This is really good, Jake. I didn't know you could cook," Ness said, taking a bite of the chicken pasta I made. I learned the easiest thing to cook is chicken. What she doesn't know won't hurt her.
She looked amazing today, no surprise there. She wasn't even trying either.
"Have you found that Volturi guy yet?" She asked, adjusting her white cotton sundress. I shook my head.
"No...We aren't patrolling too much though...I mean the guy hasn't made a move yet, so we're waiting for an open shot at the moment." I explained. She nodded.
"Yes, I did a pretty good job of keeping them off our backs at least a few years, didn't I?" She said, wearing a smug smile. I grinned.
"Of course honey, you do everything perfectly," I said, kissing her forehead. She rolled her eyes, and looked at the lake.
"Sometimes...I just wish everyone would leave us alone...So we could all be the happy family we're supposed to be." She whispered. Don't I know it.
"I do too...but since when has anything gone completely right for our family?" I asked. She shrugged.
"It did with us." She said, snuggling into my arm. I chuckled.
"With the exception of your father," I replied, and she giggled.
"My mom told me about when dad left her." Ness stated after a minute. My eyebrows rose so much they almost came off my head.
"What? She did?" I asked. Ness nodded, looking down.
"Her and dad told me everything, about how they met, when he left her...when you were friends, and the army of newborns...everything." She said.
"Are you upset?" I asked, worried about what she thought of me 'loving' Bella, years ago.
"No...It's just...promise you'll never leave me...Even if it's to protect me. I don't know how my mom did it...but I can't be without you." She said, her eyes turning glassy with tears. I gave her a shocked look.
"Ness, trust me. For once, I'm way smarter than your dad is on that subject. I love you too much to ever even try to leave...And, though your dad did it to 'protect' your mother, I don't suck blood, and I can't ever get angry with you, so the only way to protect you, is literally. In my opinion, you have to be there to actually protect someone. So, stop being silly." I told her. She chewed her lip, but nodded, and I smiled.
"Good." I said. She leaned into me, before molding her lips with mine, and the sweet pomegranate taste of her invaded my thoughts.
I groaned and pulled away when my cell phone started going off.
"Jacob, you need to come to the house." Edward said, and I frowned.
"What happened?" I asked, and looked at Ness. She looked worried, of course.
