Disclaimer: I thank Stephenie Meyer for sharing her character's but I do not own them.

Elemental

Preface

I was traveling aimlessly for awhile now. I kept hunting and tracking and pretty much doing absolutely nothing. This was my life now; there was no action…nothing of interest. I have lived now for well over three hundred years; I have seen everything and felt absolutely nothing.

My heart wasn't dead. But it wasn't alive either. I wasn't like the rest…I was consequentially different. Nothing about me made sense and oddly enough I was happy that it didn't. At least I never had to worry about some one or something figuring me out.

I sat in a forest along a state side edge soon to approach a new task, a new journey; another boring complete ion lay ahead. My eyes shot open as I scanned the ground for any sign of tremble. It would mean that a heard was close by…the slightest shake appeared causing a ripple in the way the dirt lay on the ground.

I wasn't even hungry any more. I let out another frustrated sigh and took in my surroundings. I was used to wet and green…rain is what has haunted me for the last three hundred years. It seems that no matter what I do; I can not escape it. Just like, I can not escape my self. The rain was me.

I memorized the patterns in the green leaves that sat at least twenty feet above me. I was instantly jealous watching how there veins criss crossed each other creating a well balanced and delicate pattern. Even the bark leading up to the tree showed life and sustenance. I often day dreamed of such normality within my own life.

I stood up kicking the earth beneath me and watching the new rain clouds move in over head. I had another mission another tribe needing my protection and help. I heard that this tribe would offer me something new and exciting. I just hope it worth it.

After a sharp breath I started to walk again. I didn't feel like running my mood was somber and I wanted to take this time to familiarize myself with these new surroundings. I had been here before many years ago. Possibly even walking down this very same path, through this very same forest.

Nothing appeared the same though, which would only make sense. Hundreds of years mixed with growth and colonization can cause nature to change its course. It adapts and creates new life to survive its current conditions.

I abruptly stopped in my path sensing that something was out of place. I crouched down throwing my fingers deep within the dirt sensing movement several yards towards the East and it was moving very quickly South West.

I closed my eyes and tried harder to find out what this was, I had never heard so many foot steps moving in sync at such a rapid speed. This was not a heard of wild animals yet it seemed as if it was herding each pitter patter of a foot step echoed the same.

How could any group walk in unison? It was almost like the way soldiers marched the battle grounds during war, but much faster. It was too fast to be human, that I was sure of.