Completely Different, Yet still the Same...
Chapter 1 – The Hunt
Bella's P.O.V.
Feeling the wind ruffle my fur as I ran, always made me feel free and on top of the world. The tree's and greenery were a blur as I practically flew past. I didn't know where I was going, I was new to this town but I didn't really care. What was there to care about? It was always a rush just being able to run and not have a care in the world, after all I was a mountain lion, one of the largest and best predators, well in Forks anyway.
I slowed down after about an hour of continuous speed and decided to explore my surroundings, when I finally came to a halt in the dense shrubbery, I realised that I was no longer in the thickness of the tree's but in an extraordinarily beautiful meadow. It was too bad that the sun hadn't been gloriously beating down, that would have added so much more to the already extravagant nature surrounding me but instead it was spitting icy droplets of rain from huge, dark clouds that hung heavily above me. I continued to marvel in the meadow, padding around in the soft, long grass. Feeling the chilly breeze whip around my lean body. Hearing the birds quietly chirp- Ouch!
I hit the ground with a loud thud, the earth shook beneath the impact. I heard a sickening crack and let out a whimper. What the hell just happened!? I heard a growling from behind me and I struggled to get up on all fours. Stumbling forward, I felt shooting pains on my right side, are those the ribs? Oh Lord, I've gone and broken some ribs! How am I going to explain that to Charlie? I was just managing to turn myself around, when I saw a blur of white cross my vision. I blinked, my eyes widened, I couldn't believe what was staring back at me...
His eyes caught my attention first, they were almost black but not quite, I couldn't explain the colour, all I knew was that, that colour was not a natural eye colour! His hair caught my vision secondly, it was a mess of bronze fluff, dishevelled beyond repair, but Christ, it still looked hot! The brightness of his hair stuck out against his glowing white skin, that was way too pale to be normal. I couldn't understand why there was a human standing before me, I mean had he really just attacked me? Or was I letting my imagination run wild? Maybe he was just an innocent bystander? I really don't know but the look on his face was telling me otherwise. He slinked into a crouching position, keeping his eyes on me the whole time. A crooked grin stretched across his features, lighting up his face. Was that an evil glint? Oh hell! I was in for it! Ugh! Baring his perfect pearly whites, a low growl left his snarling lips and then he pounced and before I could act or even think, I was pinned to the ground once again. All of my primal instincts told me to attack and rip this guys head off, but I couldn't do that, not to a puny little human boy! But that led me to think, why was this puny little hot human dude pinning me to the ground in the first place? Shouldn't he technically be running away in terror? That's when I felt his teeth tighten around my throat...
Just before he could sink his teeth into my flesh, I quickly envisioned the bland human girl I was in my head and in a matter of life saving seconds I was me again, it was no longer the fearless mountain lion pinned beneath this strange hot guy but Bella, the terrorfied human girl.
"Dude, Stop, Argh! Please!?"
The bronze haired beauty obviously hadn't heard my attempts of asking him to get off me because he still had me pinned to the damp undergrowth. I realised that my left arm was free, so I bought it round and attempted to force my fist into his beautiful face, to try and get his attention, yeah I definitely know how to get to a guys heart, ha-ha! But then in an surprising amount of seconds I could breathe again. His hard, stone like body was no longer crushing mine. I could see him backing away slowly. His features were no longer fierce and deadly but shocked and confused. I rolled onto my side, ignoring the screaming of my ribs and grabbed hold of a nearby tree for support as I lifted myself up warily. I stumbled around to face the god like human standing before me. I clutched at my right side and winced.
"Oh, erm... thanks, you know, for the whole breaking of my ribs thing. I really don't know how I'm going to explain this one to Charlie! How about, Well you see Charlie, I was strolling through the woods when some extremely hot guy tackled me to the ground! How about that!? I'm sure that'll go down well!"
I mumbled this to myself, my voice clearly dripping with sarcasm. The dude just continued to stare at me, his onyx eyes boring into me as if trying to look through me. I sagged against the tree and let out an exaggerated sigh. I closed my eyes trying to ignore the yelling from my injury. I slowly slid my eyelids open and about had a heart attack! His face was just inches from mine, that same frustrated and confused look from earlier plastered across his features.
"Erm, sorry but are you possibly going to try and munch on me again? Don't you think you've done enough damage for today?" I was surprised as my voice came out even and firm.
Just then I heard a rustling in the tree's around us, I looked up from the trance the boy had me in, his eyes never left my face. I felt a blush creep up my neck and tinge my cheeks, damn it! Why? I was inhaling deeply when it hitched in my throat. Four more inhumanely beautiful people had entered the clearing now, all eyes on me and the onyx eyed human. There were two more boys, one who was big, built like a serious weight lifter with dark, curly hair. The other was less bulky but was still muscular with honey blonde hair. Then there were the girls, they were complete opposites. There was a tall, almost statuesque, one with golden hair waving down past her shoulders, you could have easily mistaken her to be a model. Then there was the other one, she was short and pixie like, with short ink black hair sticking up in random places. But there was one thing about all them that they had in common and that was there eyes, they were a striking golden topaz colour, practically sparkling in the dim light of the day. Although they were all completely different, they were all exactly the same as well! There skin was the same eerie pale white, they all had the same eyes with the same dark purplish bruises beneath them and the features were all smooth and angular. All of them were perfect in each and every way.
The tall muscular, almost bear like one, stepped forward and spoke.
"Edward, step away from the girl and retreat to us slowly, no sudden movements." He spoke with authority. I now figured that the bronze haired god standing in front of me must have been Edward and now that I thought about it you could clearly see that he was with the other four. Edward hadn't made an effort to move yet and he was still glaring down at my face, it looked almost as if he was trying to decipher what I was thinking. I glared back, my lips forming a hard line and my eyes slitted. The bear like one was now stepping towards us, realising that Edward wasn't moving any time today. Edwards glare intensified, his eyes smouldering. My brain had completely turned to mush and I couldn't remember how to breathe. My heart thumped in my chest, my pulse quickened. Muscle man was now closing in on us and I think Edward finally realised this, he let his eyes leave my face and I sagged against the tree once more, taking in deep breaths. He swiftly turned around and started walking towards the other four models. Muscle man followed him. I took this moment as my chance to escape. I pulled my body upright, no longer using the tree for support, I squeezed my eyes shut and racked my brain for a suitable animal... Yes! That was it! An image of an eagle popped into my head, standing there in all its glory.
I opened my eyes to find five pairs staring back, I drew in yet another deep breathe and stepped forward, still clutching at my side, I stuck out my hand and waved. I wished I had a camera on me, the looks of confusion and shock on there faces was priceless as my frame started to slowly tremble, the wind picking up around me, encircling me. The familiar purple glow tinged the breeze. "Erm, I bid you farewell!?" my voice almost sounded amused. The wind died down along with the purple glow and my body had now taken the form of an eagle. My ribs screamed out in protest as I flew over my audience, each one of there faces held a different expression. I was staring so intently at them that I nearly crashed into a tree but I just merely missed it gliding into the sky. I winced as the pain grew with each flap of my wings but I ignored it, feeling the wind rushing against my body once more.