PART 1: RENESMEE'S SECRET LOVE

Nessie's POV

Prologue: Hunting

I crouched silently in the snow, watching a seal perched on a rock five feet away. It was snowing hard, even for Alaska, but of course, being a half-vampire, the snow didn't bother me. In fact I loved the snow. I wasn't cold, and my vision was crystal clear. Every tiny flake sparkled with amazing clarity. My curly bronze hair blew gently in the wind as my chocolate brown eyes zeroed in on my prey. I was the hunter now, all else forgotten.

Suddenly the seal started to move away. The poor thing never even stood a chance. I made my move at lightning speed, pouncing and landing directly on my prey. It wasn't in my nature to kill, but hey, a girl's got to eat, right? Or drink, anyway.

When I was finished, I sprinted towards home. The scenery blurred past as I completed my trip in a couple of minutes, whereas it would have taken a normal human almost the entire day. I slowed down as I reached my house. My favorite person in the whole wide world was waiting for me outside. His black hair was just long enough so that it spiked naturally. He stood about 6'7" with russet-colored skin that was probably as warm as ever.

"Jake!" I exclaimed, throwing myself into his arms. We both fell to the ground with a thump.

"Nessie," He grinned. "you're getting stronger every day!"

"Stronger than you?" I questioned with a smile.

"Nah," He said, standing and pulling me to my feet. "how was lunch?" I chuckled and put my hand to his cheek. I showed him a scene of me pouncing on the seal. "Yum!" He said exaggeratedly. I giggled.

"We better get inside," I told him. "Mom's probably worried."

"Probably," He laughed. "If I know Bella, then she will be." We linked arms and walked inside.