Nessie's POV

"Come on Nessie, we've got to get going." My dad touches my shoulder and I tighten my arms around my Aunt Rose.

"I'm going to miss you all so much." My voice is quiet, but I know everyone can hear me.

"But we'll see you every weekend!" Uncle Emmett reminds me, pulling me away from his wife and gathering me in a bone-crushing hug. "You won't have time to miss us."

"True." I laugh and wipe a tear from the corner of my eye. This, of course, makes everyone sigh sadly and gather around me for another group hug.

My mom gently pulls me away from my loving family. "Sweetie, we really have to go if we're going to make orientation. I'm sure we'll be pushing it even with your dad's crazy driving." We all chuckle.

"Actually," Aunt Alice says proudly, "she can stay for twenty-six more minutes and still make it in time!"

I chuckle, but agree with my parents when they say it would be pushing it. With a final farewell, the family watches Mom, Dad, Jake and I climb into the car. They wave as we leave, and I wave back long after they've disappeared, figuring that they can still see me.

Sensing my sadness, Jake throws an arm around me, and I gladly lean into his side.

"Are you excited?"

"Yes, I really am...I'm just going to miss everyone so much." I sigh sadly. "Especially you." I place my hand on his cheek and show him exactly how much it pains me to be away from him. His grip on me tightens, and he takes my free hand in his.

"For me too." His eyes are sad, but he tries to hide it for my sake. "But like Emmett said, you'll be back every weekend. You won't have time to miss us."

There's always time for that, I think. My dad chuckles.

I lean into Jake's chest and the four of us fill the silence with whatever comes to mind. Too soon, and yet not soon enough, we arrive at the University of Washington. I'm filled with a chaotic mixture of sadness, excitement, pain, and euphoria as I see my new home come into view.

"We're here!" My mom's voice is excited, but I can detect a layer of unhappiness.

Dad parks effortlessly near my dorm building, and the four of us get out of the car. Since my entourage is made up of two vampires and a werewolf, it only takes us one easy trip to bring all of my bags inside the dorm. We quickly find my room, number 205, in the beginning of a long hallway. On the door are two signs, each filled with decorations, with two names spelled out. The first is mine, Renesmee Cullen. The second, I assume, belongs to my roommate; Felicity Ferryn.

"Wow, that's a name." I giggle.

Jake scoffs. "You're one to talk, Renesmee."

I giggle, and Mom shoots him a glare. Dad hands me the key, and let's me do the honors while Mom snaps many, many pictures. After turning the key in the lock, I open my door and am pleasantly surprised. My room actually isn't bad. In truth, it's pretty nice. Very spacious, with a living room, kitchen, and doors on opposite sides that I assume lead to bedrooms. The floors are a nice, new wood, and the walls are painted a soft cream. I assume my family pulled some strings to make this happen.

"Yep." Dad answers with a smile. I smile back gratefully.

"Which one is mine?"

"The bigger one, obviously. Come on, let's judge." Jacob grabs my hand and pulls me into the room on the right. It's a nice room, spacious like the rest of the suite. The hardwood floors continue, but this time the walls are painted a soft blue. There's a large window looking out at the courtyard filled with trees. The queen sized bed is pushed against a wall, and on the other side of the room is a medium sized desk. Near the desk, we find the door that leads to my closet. It's small- much smaller than my closet at home, but it will do. Opposite from my bed, there's a door that leads into a shared bathroom. I sigh when I realize I'll have to share, but upon further inspection decide that there will be enough room for the both of us. We use the connecting bathroom to enter the other room, which is a mirror of mine except that the walls are painted lavender, and the window is slightly larger.

I turn to Jake. "I like the first room better."

He grins. "Then let's move in!"

My dad suddenly appears behind him and places a hand on his shoulder. "You mean, let's move her in." He's joking, but there's a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Of course." Jacob says politely to him, but he rolls his eyes at me. I laugh.

We carry my things to my room and I look at the clock. "Crap, orientation starts in fifteen minutes. I should go."

Mom nods. "We'll start setting you up."

I thank them. "I'll go with you." Jake says, happily taking my hand. "I need to find a place to eat." We giggle at Jake's always present appetite and walk into the hallway.

We quickly find the building where orientation will be held, and Jacob kisses me goodbye. "I'll be out here when you're done. You said three hours, right?"

"Ish." I reply.

"Great. I'm gonna go check out the food here." He begins to back away. "Don't worry Ness, I'm gonna try out every food place here. I'll tell you the best places to eat! I won't let you down!" I giggle and wave as he runs towards the nearest restaurant, neatly dodging people as he goes.

Smiling, I turn and walk into the building, ready for the next three hours.

{***}

Exactly three hours and seventeen minutes later, my head is filled with exciting knowledge and "little known facts" about Washington University. I walk out of the building and am happy to see Jake waiting for me, food in hand.

"Thank you." I pluck a sandwich from his hand and quickly take a bite. My eyes widen in surprise. "Wow, this is good."

"Right?" He questions proudly. "I ate at four different sandwich places before I found the perfect one."

I place my hand over my heart and pretend to be touched. "You're too good to me."

He just grins and takes my hand, walking towards my dorm building. "Did you enjoy orientation?"

"Surprisingly, yes. It was interesting- and helpful- to learn where everything is and learn all about the campus.

"Anything you want to pass on?"

I smile at him. "There are no visiting hours, so come over whenever you like."

He smiles back. "I'll be over so often, you'll get sick of me."

"Never." I grin and tighten my hold on him.

We climb the stairs in my dorm building and walk to my suite. The door is still unlocked. Walking into my room, I can see that my parents were very busy. My room is finished. The desk is covered with pictures of me, Jake, and my family. A light green rug covers some of the floor. My bed is made up with a new mattress, spread, and new pillows, all looking very inviting. I assume the bathroom is stocked with my toiletries, as well as the closet and drawers filled with my clothes. To finish the picture, a flat screen television hangs on the wall, directly across from my bed.

I chuckle at that. "Emmett?"

"Emmett." My parents answer.

Just then, I hear the main door open, and a high pitched voice calls, "Hello?" Her voice has a slight southern accent to it.

"That'll be Felicity." Deciding that seeing the four of us so suddenly might be too overwhelming for a full human, I decide to go out alone.

"Hi! I'm Felicity. Are you Renesmee?" I'm greeted by a bubbly girl who is a few inches shorter than me. The first thing I notice is her hair, because it's almost the same color as Uncle Jasper's, hers just has a slight reddish tint to it. The second thing I notice are her eyes. At first, they appear to be light blue. Upon further inspection, a stormy grey. With a last look, green like the forest.

"Your eyes!" I gasp. Horrified, I clamp my hand over my mouth, realizing that I've just been very rude. "Oh, I'm so sorry. That was really rude. I only meant that-"

"Don't even worry about it!" She brushes it off easily. "That seems to be the first thing everyone notices about me. I honestly can't decide what color they are. They change pretty often."

I smile, glad she doesn't hate me already. "I already moved into the room on the right. I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not! First come, first served." She grins. "Is your family here, or are you here alone?"

"My parents and my boyfriend are helping set up my room."

"That's nice! Mine are trying to park." She laughs easily, and it's a pleasant sound, if a little high-pitched.

"I assume that's where all of your stuff is?" I gesture to her arms, which hold only two boxes. "Yeah." She giggles sheepishly. "I should've probably waited for them, but I was too excited."

"Here, I'll show you your room." I offer, and run over to grab the door.

She enters the room and gasps. "The walls are beautiful! Purple is my favorite color."

I chuckle at her positivity. "Good thing I like blue, then."

"Good thing." She grins. "So where are you from?"

"Forks, Washington, so not too far away." Her eyes light up. "What about you?"

"Carrollton, Georgia, but I actually have family in Forks. Do you know Gertrude Sommers?"

I gasp in recognition. "Miss Gertie!"

"Yeah!" She giggles, enthused at my recognition.

"She owns a house and some land not too far from where I grew up, actually. Only about fifteen miles or so."

"Oh wow! I get there almost every summer for a visit, so I'm surprised we never saw each other. How funny!"

Seeing that I was never allowed out much due to my escalated growth, I'm not surprised. But of course I wouldn't tell her that.

Apparently deciding that they've hidden long enough, my parents knock at the door. "Renesmee, can we come in?" My mom makes her voice soft. I glance to Felicity, seeing as this is her room.

"Of course!" She skips over to open the door, and gives a soft gasp when she sees my parents. I chuckle. "You're her parents?"

My dad laughs. "We were both young when Nessie came along."

Felicity nods politely, but still seems a little shocked. "Are you two from Forks as well?"

"Yep." Mom answers smoothly. Before she can say more, we're interrupted by a guy bursting through the front door.

"Hey babe!" He waves, and Felicity leads us out of her room to greet him. "My room's set, and your parents are coming up with the boxes." He chuckles. "I passed them outside."

"Oh," Felicity frowns slightly. "We should go help them."

"They're fine." He answers, grabbing her hips to stop her from leaving the room. "First, introduce me to your new friends."

"Oh, of course, how rude of me!" She smacks herself lightly on the forehead. "Ryan, this is Renesmee Cullen, my new roommate. These are her parents, who I forgot to ask their names." She chuckles good-naturedly and waits for my parents to supply their names.

"Edward."

"Bella."

"These are her parents, Edward and Bella." Felicity finishes with a smile. "This is my boyfriend, Ryan."

"Yep, been with this little lady for two years now." He smacks her butt, causing both Felicity and I to frown. She shoos his hand away, looking slightly embarrassed.

I am filled with immediate dislike for the tall blonde man in front of me.

"Come on Ryan, we need to go help my parents." She tugs on his hand, and he groans.

Before he can complain, I jump in. "Want some help? We're already done setting up."

"Oh how nice of you!" Felicity gushes. "I don't want to put you guys out."

"Not at all." My dad answers. "I'll go get Jacob."

Upon hearing his name, Jacob walks out of my room. Filled with sudden gratitude for how nicely he treats me, I smile and reach for his hand, showing him what I mean. He smiles back and squeezes my hand.

"Hi, I'm Jacob, but lots of people call me Jake." He shakes hands with Felicity, and tries to do the same with her boyfriend, but Ryan is very curt about it.

"Hi, I'm Felicity." She gives Jake one of her easy smiles. "Are you enrolled here too?"

He shakes his head, and there's a slight tone of sadness in his voice when he answers. "No, I'm more of the handy type than the academic type. I fix your car, but ask me anything about chemistry and I'm screwed."

I'm about to protest, but Felicity beats me to it. "Not at all! I think it's great that you can fix cars! Lord knows we need more people to help with that. I hope you're well-appreciated."

Jacob smiles, and I'm filled with gratitude for Felicity and her uplifting compliments. "Actually, I run a shop now. We do pretty well."

"That's great! If my car ever breaks, I know who to call." We all chuckle, except for Ryan, who tugs Felicity's hand impatiently.

"Did you want to help your parents or flirt with another girl's boyfriend right in front of me?"

We're all momentarily frozen in shock.

Felicity looks at him, her eyes filled with confusion, hurt, embarrassment, and a little irritation. "Ryan, I wasn't-"

"Whatever. Forget it." He cuts her off and pulls her out of the room.

Thinking it would be best to let them talk alone, I close the door and leave them to get her things.

"Wow." Is all my mom says.

I nod. "She's been with that for two years."

"And he's dating your roommate, so guess who will probably see him all the time?" Jake says with mock enthusiasm.

I groan.

A/n. There was the first chapter! Hope you liked it :) Feel free to review! Xx