Chapter: One
I do not, sad, as it may be, own twilight I just love to mess with the characters a bit. Thanks so much to my FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD who also happens to be my BETA, MCRshortstackedme.
EPOV:
I ran as fast as I could through the forest, I needed a break from my 'family', and I could not take it anymore. The looks, the thoughts and the showing of affection they gave to each other both made me jealous and outright pissed off. They knew I was lonely, they knew I was dying inside to find my mate. The snide comments and jokes they made about me made me want to rip them apart. Sometimes I'd feel like maybe I was just a pet to them.
My name is Edward Cullen; I am a vampire and a lion are humans that can shift into a spiritual animal; they are so rare that in my one hundred plus years I have never seen another lion, another one of my own kind. Shifters are genetic beings so naturally my parents were both shifters too, so in that case I should say that apart from my parents I have never seen another lion shifter.
My parents have long since died, Carlisle was very intrigued by me being a shifter so much so, that when I was dying and he had no other choice but to try to change me into a vampire, neither of us knew that I would still be able to shift into my lion form. Carlisle had told me that he thought that the vampire venom would kill the lion spirit within and I would be a full vampire… that wasn't and isn't the case. And to make matters that much harder the vampire in me can read the minds of those around me.
A spirit is not something that can be killed or stripped from you, it is so powerful that even now as a vampire my shifter side demands to be known and let out on an almost daily of my new siblings are shifters, for which I am glad, and sad about, it would be fun to actually fit in for once instead of being the usual loner.
I took a deep breath through my nose and was assaulted by the smell of my prey, a prime buck trotting through the forest to have a sip of water to quench its thirst. How ironic that it would be used to quench mine too.I pounced on the buck before it knew what was happening; it let out a groan as I sunk my fangs into its fury neck and started to pull the blood out in mouthfuls. The lion inside was roaring to be let free and finish the carcass off. How could I say no, I pulled my teeth free and phased into my spirit form on all fours, my mouth filled with saliva over the smell of the raw meat. It took but two second for me to dig in and rip the flesh apart to satisfy the beast.
As I finished my meal and phased back into my vampire form I sighed defeated, how lonely must I have looked from a strangers view. Hunting got me so depressed, one is to hunt with their mate, and it is a sign of bonding and loving. After hunting it is nature to mate, it is part of both my vampire instincts and my spirit lion instincts. I was not only without a mate but to make matters worse for me I was a vampire and I was a shape shifter which meant my mating bond was that much harder to establish and to find. Not just anyone would do, they had to be special or it wouldn't work out at all.
I was headed north when the most amazing thing happened, thought I was dreaming when I came across the scent of a female mountain lion, I couldn't tell if she was a shifter or not but I followed the trail either way. Though I was not a mountain lion I was very much a normal lion, one who was again forced to face the fact that I was mate less. I hated going on hunts on my own because I would often become lonely and I could not partake in the events that followed each hunt, a bonding session with my significant other.
The scent soon disappeared, it must have been old. I sighed upset. I wasn't ready to go home and face my family yet, I could hear their thoughts from here and I wasn't about to step into lust-vile so I made a detour to my meadow, a peaceful place that I used to just think. I wondered what the events of tomorrow would hold for was going to be another school day filled with girls lusting and young 'men' and I use the term very loosely, shooting daggers of hatred toward me and my 'family'.
Once I returned from my evening stroll, everyone was dressed and presentable in the den awaiting my return to discuss any new information that the family had to share, something I always hated because of Emmett."Hey, little bro, have fun tonight?" he asked as I walked in the door quickly phasing back into my vampire form. He was being a smart ass; he loved to rub it in that I didn't have a mate to fool around with after hunting. He even made a comment once that because I don't have a mate I fool with myself after hunting each time.'Must be lonely out there, I know why you took your time this time. Scratching an itch eh?' he chuckled in his head crudely at me."You know full well that was not the case, Emmett," I barked. I hated it when all he wanted to do was push my buttons and get on my nerves. No window has ever survived one of my 'fits' caused by Emmett. I kept my calm long enough to sit down calmly until Carlisle turned to me.
"Anything new, son?" he asked hopeful that someday I would find a mate of my own. I hated when he would single me out knowing that I did not like to be the center of attention especially when Emmett was in the room. I took a deep breath to calm myself once again and said very slowly as to get the desired effect on everyone in the room,"No, I am still without a mate who knows maybe I will see her at school, maybe not. Maybe I am destined to live alone forever." I grumbled and went on. "The only one I haven't tried to see if she was my mate is the new girl in town, the police chief's daughter. But I won't even bother to get my hopes up." I sighed not even angry anymore, just defeated.
The next day I drove to school at my normal pace not really in the mood to be bombarded with everyone's thoughts on how my family looked or of the new girl. Was there any real hope that I would find my mate? I stayed in my car, I was going to wait the bell out just have those few more minutes of peace and quiet… until I heard what sounded like a jet engine coming into the parking lot. But when I looked, there was no plane; all I saw was a rusting old truck.I watched amusedly as the driver struggled to get out of the cab of the truck and touch her toes to the floor. She walked around the other side of the truck and grabbed her bag out. I hopped out of my own car.
This must be the new girl, she was very pretty. Her hair was a gorgeous brown and she had long and toned legs and arms. Her ass was a site to see, so round and plump, how good it would feel in the hands of someone. I grabbed my bag from the car and just as I locked, it and I turned to see her one last time. She turned and we caught each other's eyes, in that instant I felt like was being blasted by air and floating on a cloud, I swore I felt my soul rip out of my chest and dangle itself above her before slipping into her chest and resting on her heart where it would stay.
She was absolutely the most beautiful goddess I had ever laid eyes on. In that, same instant I knew that I had found my imprint; my mate and I would do anything to protect her from harm. Our eyes stayed locked together as I walked over to where she was standing. She waited by her truck as if she knew that I was her mate, as if she could feel the piece of my soul that resting in her heart. I already loved her so much and I did not even know her name.
I am loving my BETA she is awesome. This story would be nothing without her. Thanks so much. Please read and review I would love to hear from the readers.
I have just found this others story which has no connection with mine and in which we have thought the same ideas and for what you are about to read its is much like hers but near the endings we choose different paths. I give the credit to BoddisMamma for those in the likeness are the same ideas also S.M. owns all twilight charecters and such i know i forget to put this in many of my chapters but i am saying it here. My Beta is having some trobbles with her computer so updating will be played by ear i am sorry for any wait there will be.
