AUTHORS NOTE: Now I'm sure almost everyone likes to skip over these but for those who like to read them anyway, here we go!- This is my first fic and maybe this storyline isn't exactly unique but aren't most fics that way? I just thought it would be fun at trying a hand at my own story after reading others for so long! So here's my attempt. Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think;) - O.V.G
I decided to go hunting by myself in the later afternoon, early evening when the sun was slowly fading behind the mountains, and when hikers were usually loitering around. I abruptly caught the scent of a young woman, possibly in her early thirties. She had green-blue eyes and dark blonde hair. She sat in the shadow of a tall tree and lit herself a smoke as she rested from her hike.
Ugh, I hate smokers. Ruins the flavor! My face scrunched in disgust, but ignored it anyway. I would usually attack my prey without notice, but today I was feeling a little more mischievous. I nonchalantly stepped out my hiding place and jogged over, catching her attention almost immediately.
Her eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets as they took in my appearance and her vulgar thoughts of me almost gave all others I've heard a run for their money. I mentally rolled my eyes. Humans were merely stupid, weak and incompetent creatures that fell for everything. As a vampire, our beings are naturally created to seduce and kill. I almost felt bad for cursing this poor thing with the ultimate fate- death… almost did.
"Hello" I spoke in my sugary charming voice. Her eyes widened even further, if that was even possible. "H-Hi!" She responded shakily, obviously stunned. "Who are you?" She questioned with more confidence once she had herself gathered. I cocked a brow at her tone. Demanding little one aren't you?
I leaned in closer to her face. "Who I am is not important" I whispered seductively as I skimmed my nose along the jugular in her neck. She shuddered, both from her sexual attraction to me and the coolness of my breath. "Then what is?" She flirted back, leaning into my presence.
"Your blood".
As soon as I said it, she screamed fucking bloody murder.
She barely nudged me with her weak shove and took off through the bushes, panting heavily. I laughed darkly at her pathetic attempt to escape. I caught up to her within a split second and grabbed her from behind, earning another scream from her. "How the hell did you-" I cut her off with a growl, forcing her head to the side and sinking my fangs into her neck, sucking greedily.
Soon her cries of pain formed into mere gurgles as her life slipped away. Death showed on her face.
My thirst shocked me. I had a regular routine of hunting at least once every two weeks or so. I've never been so thirsty.
I tossed the lifeless body into the bushes, unsatisfied, and continued down the path casually.
I lingered around for at least an hour, waiting impatiently for another scent to trigger my senses when I heard a faint sound of voices coming from about a mile away. Curiosity piqued me, and I scuttled over to see who was out here so late at night.
My brows furrowed as I witnesses a vile man, so roughly handling an innocent young girl that looked around the age of 6. "Please stop!" The child screamed, tears streaming down her pale face as the man tightened his grip on her arm, adding to the bruises which I noticed on other parts of her form. "Somebody, please help me!" To my alarm, the man whipped out a knife from his back pocket, and before he could move another inch, I mechanically moved at inhuman speed and severed his arm at the elbow.
The man clutched at his detached limb desperately and bawled in agony just as the cruel fucker deserved, releasing the girl. The girl immediately took off down the path, her breathing erratic. I chased after her, the man forgotten. His mind was too flustered by the pain to know what was going on anyway.
As soon as I caught up to her, I grabbed her around the waist and hoisted her into my arms without stopping. She screamed again, thrashing around wildly and banging her tiny fists against my chest, but mostly injuring herself.
"Sshhh, I'm not going to hurt you" I tried to reassure her but she continued to fight me. I exhaled a long breath in relief when I spotted the house in the distance.
"Edward, what is all that screaming I hear?" Esme's thoughts rang loudly in my head as if she stood right beside me.
"It's this child! She was being attacked out in the woods." I spoke, trying to contain the volume of my voice so I wouldn't frighten the girl anymore than she already was.
"Oh my!" Esme said, appearing by my side to stare at the trembling child in my arms.
"Edward, bring Isabella inside! She's very frightened by everything right now and she is cold. We have readied a bath for her when she comes in." Alice spoke from the second floor. "Isabella?" We spoke at the same time. The thoughts of Carlisle and the others interrupted mine at once.
…"What on earth happened to this poor girl? Where are her parents!"-Carlisle
…"Damn dude, that sucks. But who's this human chick?"-Emmett
"Not nearly a chick Em. She's a kid!" I replied bewildered by the entire situation myself.
…"Humans are so fucking dramatic and stupid! We eat them anyway. What's so new about this one?"-Rosalie
…"Sad.."-Jasper
I gazed down at the girl named Isabella, who I just realized was very filthy and reeked of earth and body fluids, from both her and her attacker. Mud and dead leaves clung to her like second skin and was caked into her long hair. Sweat matted her hair to the sides of her face. Her cheap clothing was torn from her, exposing her battered skin. Her eyes were so bloodshot from screaming and filled with salty tears as she continued to sob uncontrollably. I handed her over to Alice right away, before those appalling images were forever scathed into my memory.
Too bad they already were.
