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Out of nowhere, I felt eyes on me, and they weren’t the usual ones I felt in this place.
I looked around me until I spotted the reason for my feeling.
At the far corner of the cave, a russet colored arm was gripping a boulder, as if restraining itself.
My heart overflowed with so much emotion, it was nearly pain. Jacob! Jacob was here to save me; and then I saw others, mom, Leah, Aunt Alice, Aunt Rose, Esme, dad… every one of them was here.
I heard Nahuel’s condescending laugh suddenly, and that made me turn my heard in his direction.
“I believe we have company dear.”
Instantly I began to shake his hold on me, but his grip was too strong.
“Now now, don’t you want to be able to introduce me to your family as your husband?”
“Let me go Nahuel, I hate you!” I yelled, hitting him.
He released me, thought I didn’t know why, my blows didn’t seem to be making effect.
I looked in his direction, at his expression, and he seemed to be staring behind the boulder where my family was.
I panicked. What if he hurts them? I’ll never be able to bear it!
But by the time I snapped out of my thoughts, it was too late. He was already on his way toward the spot where my family was hidden.
He shoved the boulder aside easily, it was small enough for that, and the next thing I saw was Leah, crouched on the ground.
“No!” I shouted. I panicked for the life of my friend as I ran toward them.
Leah just held a hand out at me, as if to stop me, all the while looking at Nahuel?!
“Leah, what are you doing? Run!” I yelled at her, but she shook her head.
“He won’t hurt me Ness” she said coolly. There was an unrecognizable tone to her voice.
Then I looked at Nahuel, and was confused at the expression in his eyes, he looked dumbstruck.
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“…What’s going on Leah?” I asked warily.
Suddenly I heard Jacob burst into laughter, soon joined my dad.
The rest of my family poked their heads out of their hiding places, all with the same confused expressions on their faces.
“What is going on?!” I asked growing more nervous.
“Nothing bad Ness; somebody finally imprinted, that’s all.”
“Leah, I can’t believe it! I’d be happier for you if I wasn’t so anxious to get out of here.”
Leah didn’t respond; she had the same expression on her face as…
“Oh my god! Are you serious?!” I shrieked, putting the pieces together in my mind.
“Renesmee?” Nahuel called. “What’s going on?”
“I think I better explain that to you Nahuel, seeing as no one can think straight right now” Carlisle told him.
I was still trying to process what had happened, when Huilen started coming at me, hands in the air as if ready to strangle me.
I flinched away needlessly; Jacob had gotten a hold of her and was restraining her.
“Uh… I can’t exactly hold on to her forever you know” he said after a while, with a bored expression on his face.
“Follow me” I told him and he began dragging her, the rest of them following us, including a still shocked Nahuel, and a hesitant Leah.
I sighed; this was weird on so… many levels.
“What is this place Nessie?” Jake asked.
“It was where Huilen kept her, but it will be her home now.” Joham said.
Jacob growled, looking about ready to tear her to pieces.
“Jake, no. it’s over, she can’t do anything to me anymore, relax” I said, touching his cheek.
He released his grip, to throw her into the hole, but she was faster.
She got up and started running toward… Leah?
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Leah was already prepared to defend herself, but there was no need for that.
Nahuel snapped out of his daze, realizing what was about to happen and slammed into his aunt halfway.
He grabbed her by the shoulders and dragged her into the hole.
“Lock the door, and don’t open it till I tell you to” he said, fighting to keep his hold on Huilen.
Dad obeyed, and all of us waited anxiously outside, but the most anxious was Leah.
I laughed, the shock returning, and walked over to her.
“So… you and Nahuel, huh?” I said, trying to hold back my nervous laugher.
She shrugged her shoulders. “(I) don’t even get it Ness…”
She sighed, closing her eyes and then continued. “You remember the day you first mentioned him to me?”
I nodded.
“Well, I felt something strange, even then. The initial pull I guess…”
There was suddenly growling from inside the cave and Leah looked anxiously toward it.
I shot a look at dad, and he opened the door a little.
We saw Nahuel ripping the body to pieces and I shrank into Jacob, who wrapped his arms around me comfortingly.
Suddenly Leah was at Nahuel’s side inside the hole.
“Uh… need some help?” she said, and then smiled, simply at first, but as she saw Nahuel smile back, her smile became radiant; I’d never seen her like that.
We all helped with the fire, and again as we threw Huilen’s remains into it.
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They spoke while they worked, and despite Leah’s confidence in him, I couldn’t help but feel a bit hesitant toward him.
When the task was finished and the flames brought out the incense like smoke, Nahuel came closer to me, and I automatically shrank into Jacob’s side.
“Please Renesmee, I want to apologize to you” he said and then looked around himself “and to your family for what’s happened.”
“Nessie, it wasn’t really his fault” dad put in and Jacob looked at him like he’d snapped.
(Et tu Dad?) I thought at him, and he laughed.
“I can read his mind, remember? I can see that his intentions weren’t what they seemed.”
“He’s right Renesmee” Nahuel said softly “I didn’t start out this way… when I found out that you were attached to someone else…” he said and motioned to Jake “I wanted to forget about you, but Huilen was there, to ‘fuel the fire’ if I may say so. I’m sorry I was not strong enough to resist her ‘logic’ as she called it.”
When he finished, he went to sit next to Leah, and she looked at him with a, dare I say it? a dazzled expression, I just stared at her in disbelief.
“Hey, I don’t get it either, so don’t look at me like that. You should be happy Ness, I get the other one off your back, and I imprint to boot” she said, and laughed at the end.
Everyone laughed at that, including me; then I felt Jake’s arms wrap tighter around me.
“You feel like planning a wedding, I am not taking chances with you anymore.”
I nodded. “Can we please get out of here first?”
Everyone laughed and agreed.
-63-
“Oh, we have to finish planning your wedding!” Aunt Alice announced.
“Yeah” I said, and laughed.
“You got it Shorty” Jake said, walking behind me.
(“And I hope I get to plan Leah’s wedding too”) Aunt Alice whispered excitedly.
“It’s a bit too soon for that, don’t you think?” Leah asked, coming up from behind us, with Nahuel coming behind her, holding her by the waist.
“Hey… Nothing like being prepared right?”
Leah and Nahuel laughed.
“I’m glad to see everything’s worked out for you Renesmee” someone said, and I recognized Joham’s voice.
Jacob snarled under his breath, but Joham just held his hands up in apology.
I gasped, but then I looked at him and his expression seemed honest to me.
“Uh… Thank you”
He laughed and then turned to Nahuel. “So… care to explain this?” he asked and then waved his hand between him and Leah.
“Later” he replied, smiling at Leah and she smiled back.
“Yeah, later” she agreed, and nuzzled herself closer to him.
“Renesmee I am so sorry, I had no idea…” Aunt Rose said.
I held my hand up to stop her. “Today’s been long enough, let’s talk about it later, like after my wedding”
“Ok” she said penitently.
Everyone gasped, including me. I’d actually made Aunt Rose shut up… Yes, today was definitely a good day.
THE END :)
