Disclaimer: Really people, would you believe me even if I told you I owned Twilight?
No?...I thought so. *sigh* I guess I'll have to settle with this Fan Fiction idea/story.
A/N: I hope you'll like this one. I added a little bit of Edward to it.
Chapter 2
Cullen Sighting
BPOV
As we ran towards Washington State I began to formulate my plan. The information Jake has acquired for me was useful but I had yet to realize how hard it would be.
Once entering Forks, Washington I immediately noticed that the weather was bleak. All clouds, no sun. I occasionally liked the sun. It could have been because I'm a vampire and we're denied of that brightness, or perhaps because my last human years were spent in the darkness, I'll never know. Between the borderline of La Push and Forks I smelled a foul stench. It smelled nearly like Jake did when I had first met him and before I provided him with protection.
Could it be I lowered his protection? I asked myself.
I began to question my ability because I was unsure of the reason for the scent. I never knew of a time when my protection lowered or it extinguished without my knowledge. I checked and found no faults in my ability. I couldn't pinpoint it so I instead let it go.
We came to a stop a few feet away and I saddened in realization that I'd depart from Jake's company once again. It had been but not twenty-four hours ago that we reunited. But a part of me rejoiced at the fact that he was going to be close by.
Would it have been easier if I had delayed this new mission? I wondered to myself. If for my own personal gain, then the answer would be yes…but for the world's, it was an obvious no. But I was probably selfish enough to want to risk it.
I move toward Jake and hugged him tightly before saying good-bye. "I'll miss you, Jake." My voice was but a mere whisper. I felt, for a lack of a better word, emotional at the loss of time with my brother.
"I'll miss you too, sis." He answered hugging me just as tightly. "Take care of yourself, alright?" he asked of me.
I nodded, not feeling like I could speak. With much difficulty I turned my back to him and walked further into Forks. After a few steps I looked back just in time to see Jake smile at me and run off into the forest, heading north.
Reaching into my pouch, I found the address of a house closest to the Cullens. Jake had gotten everything set up for me, given the fact that he was around the area longer than usual when he did his research. I can only hope that they did not notice him. I knew that my protection can last a long distance, even when I'm not there with him but it was still a small possibility.
This mission was different from the others, which made it all the more dangerous. I had to hide my identity, or at least the one I've assumed for centuries. It would've been easier to just come out and announce myself but I couldn't trust the Cullens when I haven't even met them.
I knew I usually trusted strangers not to tell of my existence and appearance in their town when a mission comes along but even they were not as well organized as the Cullens were. They did not possess the abilities to match the Cullens either. Size and power were key elements – something the Cullens were said to have greatly in their favor.
As I roamed around I took notice in that this town only had one main road which led to everything and everywhere else one might need to go. It was apparently uninteresting on a what… – Saturday afternoon? Forks consisted of a few thousand people, around three or four.
It must be a boring place to spend the weekends; not many teenagers were hanging around.
I had found a few humans, about twenty feet away from me. I was able to see them but they could not see me. My heightened hearing could pick up their conversation and the endless chattering of teenagers (as I've come to comprehend) made me want to run to my destination quicker. As I ran through town, at a speed no one could see me, I couldn't locate it among the ones here in town. That is, until I realized why I wouldn't.
"The humans don't know the existence of vampires," Jake had said.
Clearly this coven was smart and quick at adapting because they knew that in order to keep their secret and coincide with the humans peacefully, it meant they'd be unable to live directly in town under the watchful eyes of the citizens of this town.
They'd choose the woods.
I ran towards the forest only slowing down to a sprint once I entered, going past the insanely green trees (it was like a piece of an alien planet). I was quite visible to the average vampire but I didn't have anything to worry about. I would be able to sense anyone nearby if anything. I still placed my white hood on to cover my face from others, just in case. As I sprinted through the trees I observed the wilderness and I came across the Cullen household.
I could sense no one and I knew it was safe. I kept moving but then stopped when I was in clear view of the house. I stared at it, looking at all doors and windows. I needed to familiarize myself with the household for future reference. I was also on surveillance for anything.
As I looked upon the house I noticed its size and its beauty. I knew a house like this was probably worth a lot and that must mean the Cullens embedded themselves into the places they inhabit.
The pile of information I had gotten about the Cullens kept increasing and as I thought about everything I failed to notice something, or rather someone.
"Hello?" I heard a voice say. I whirled around towards it and gasped.
Ten feet away from me was a boy, no – a man. He was…beautiful. There was no other word for it. He was tall, about 6"1 or 6"2. His body was sculptured wonderfully. He was lanky and from a further look, would seem rather non-muscular but I could clearly see that he was indeed strong. For the love of God, he was better than Michelangelo's David. His eyes appeared to be topaz and his hair an odd shade of bronze.
My eyes widened as his eyes lay upon me. My breath caught feeling warm inside as he intensely stared at me and began to speak.
"Who are y–" he stopped mid-sentence as wind came by and blew my hood off, exposing my face to him. His eyes widened and his breath hitched.
Odd. Why had that happened?
His stare was making me slightly uncomfortable and I chose this opportunity to run from him before I do anything to risk the mission. I turned around reluctantly, (surprisingly) and immediately began to run hoping he didn't chase after me, but it didn't seem to me like he was a Tracker.
I zigzagged through trees hoping that if there should be any scent on me, that it would mingle with that of the fresh air and moss-covered trees. Once I knew it was enough to confuse him I began to slow my pace to a walking speed.
I came across another home and knew I finally found the house I was meant to go to. Walking towards the door I just twisted the door handle and opened it. Jake had given me the key but the door was unlocked at the moment so I didn't bother with it. I walked inside and examined the home. It was weird, to say the least. I had never stayed in one place and the thought of dwelling in one spot for months unnerved me. I would never endanger myself or others by placing residency in one area
I began to think about the guy I had met when I was at the Cullens. Who was he? Was he part of the Cullens coven or some stranger? Would this jeopardize the mission? If he was indeed a stranger would he be informing the Cullens of my little visit?
All these thoughts flitted through my mind. But the thing that made me uneasy was, who was that man? He was obvious attractive, I'm not denying that but….the way he appeared to seem… I knew, – I knew that if he was involved with the Cullens I would have to steer clear of him. He would only mess with what I'm trying to do.
Part of my mind riddled itself with queries. I questioned as to why I acted in the manner that I did. Why hadn't I run before he had seen me, rather than possibly risk the assignment? I had no answers as to my reactions towards that man but that didn't stop my mind from thinking of him, thinking of his hair and eyes.
I needed to stop! I had taken an unnecessary risk. Already I had a complication with the assignment, hopefully, a complication that would resolve itself in mere days.
With that I turned to the matter at hand and banished that man from my mind.
EPOV
(Earlier)
I had sneaked away from Alice's grasp. She didn't seem to comprehend that I don't wish to shop. Nothing could be further from my mind. Today was simply one of those days I was feeling ill-tempered. Though, my siblings often jest with me about my behavior.
They've come to believe that I am naturally always in a melancholy mood. They just don't understand. My siblings have their respected others, their soul mates. They cannot fathom what knowing how people truly are on the inside, on the basis of their thoughts, is like.
Humans are predictable. They ruin themselves and anyone involved just for the object of their desire. Whether they lust for money, power or just someone who is attractive on just an evident physical level, it destroys people's lives. Though I shouldn't be one to talk.
I've never lusted after someone, ever. But I have killed. True, at the time I thought I was doing the world a favor by ridding the planet of murderers, rapists, etc. But when I came to my senses –when I stopped the monster inside me from being free– I'd realize that I was being no better than them. And I had no desire to continue being that way. I don't want to be a monster.
Yet I am, merely by my existence. My horrid existence that consists of me hiding from the sun, avoiding human interaction as much as possible and drinking blood. How could there be any hope that we have souls?
I have often debated this with Carlisle. The concept of vampires with souls doesn't settle right with me. We are cursed creatures, damned creatures. God doesn't look upon vampires. He doesn't give thought to the damned. He doesn't listen to our prayers, (if there should be any). As creatures of the night we are banished from the light of God.
Carlisle believes that a soul is in every creature. Of course he did say living, but again…we're not even that. He thinks we could earn our place in heaven if our existence should come to an end. I believe we all go to hell. Why would a vampire be granted access to heaven? What could a vampire have done to earn such a place? All vampire do is kill. Murder people and feed off their blood. That's our wondrous place on Earth.
Alice, bless her, knows on some level what I've come to know. But other than that… nothing. She knows but still holds onto the hope that we can and will go to heaven when we end this miserable existence. It doesn't matter though. Everyone but me has something to live for today. They have someone to love and to cherish. Someone to hold in their arms and have a reason to keep going the next day.
Me, I don't. But I don't need anyone. I'm fine by myself. I don't require the love of a woman like Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle do. I think it's great that they've found it, because I know it's rare. I just don't think it's for me. What would a monster need love for?
I feel complete by myself. I have my family and my music. It's all I'll ever need. It's all I'll ever want.
As I ran home, having taken the jeep to the malls in Seattle, I wondered if anything was even good in the world. Everyone seemed to have a hidden agenda, whether they're conscious of it or not. They do what they must, to obtain it.
As I got to the house I felt as if someone was around. I tried to see if I could read any minds nearby but I got nothing. Letting the feeling go I walked upstairs and went to my room. I thought for a moment and decided that perhaps some classical music could help calm my head.
I walked up to my music collection and searched for something to listen to. Having felt satisfied with some Chopin I moved towards the stereo but as I looked out the nearby window something caught my eye.
I stopped what I was doing and saw something white moving towards the house.
I sped downstairs and out the door. I looked around and saw no one. I thought hard and remembered which direction towards the house I had seen the white blur head. I cautiously moved around the house and I looked around. No white.
"Hello?" I called out, hoping to talk to whoever it was rather than get into a fight. I'm sure no one would like that. Emmett more so, because he'd miss out on kicking someone to a pulp. I walked out a little further, beginning to crouch down defensively, searching.
I heard a noise and when I looked up I saw the white figure. I could not see its face, as it was covered by the hood of the white dress. I had no idea who this was or why they were here. It also, was not helping my mood.
I worked to keep my voice calm as I asked the white figure a question.
"Who are y–" I began to ask and it got stuck there as the wind came and blew the stranger's hood off, revealing them to me. I felt my eyes widen and my breath hitch.
I had no idea who this female was. Her lovely brown hair rolled off her shoulders and as they moved away from her face they showed me her eyes. I noticed immediately that her eyes were topaz and I relaxed slightly knowing she did not feed off of humans.
They were the brightest topaz I'd seen, shining golden and brimming. Her eyes revealed her shock as to seeing me. I looked upon her face some more. She looked gentle but at the same time strong. I could not look away. At the same time I could not understand why she did not smell of vampire but knew she did not smell of human either.
Before I was able to grasp a hold of time she ran away from me and I stood there frozen. Who was she? Never has my attention been so captivated by a female, and so sudden. Once I regained my sense and the use of my legs I attempted to follow her but the fact that her scent was something not recognizable was in her favor. Any trace of her was washed away in the moist air and moss-cover trees.
I tried to find even a small trace of her but…nothing. I zoomed past the bushes when I caught something. I tried following the path but it kept leading me back to the same place. It became frustrating when I'd lost ahold of the scent.
I could tell she was smart if she was able to hide herself so quickly. After failing at tracking her, I went back home. Feeling strange I walked upstairs back to my room. I didn't understand anything I was feeling. It wasn't anything strong but it was unnerving how I couldn't comprehend it.
I sat myself down on the black leather couch and I drowned myself in Chopin. But my mind eventually drifted back to the female I came across.
Who was she?
Later on everyone else came home. Alice didn't look pleased. "Edward, why did you leave?"
"I don't like shopping Alice." I answered shortly.
She huffed. "It doesn't matter Edward. You need new clothes for school. But I, at least, took the liberty in doing so for you." She grinned triumphantly. I also noticed the numerous bags that Emmett and Jasper were holding.
I groaned. "Alice, like it matters what I wear. We have enough clothes as it is. Nothing eventful ever occurs at that school anyways. You seem to be forgetting that this is just old, boring Forks."
She smirked. "Oh, I wouldn't say that." she skipped gracefully to Jasper's side.
I narrowed my eyes at her. "What have you seen? Did you have a vision?"
"I…may or may not have." She spoke nonchalantly. But I knew her better than that. Nothing she ever foresaw was of indifference. Though I try to give my family as much privacy as possible needed to know what Alice knew. I tried to see into her mind but I couldn't because see was blocking me. That there was enough proof to know this was something intriguing to her otherwise she would've allowed me access to her mind.
"Alice…" I began to say.
"No Edward. I will not spoil this for you. You shall have to learn of it on your own. Perhaps if you had stayed with us while shopping I could've been more lenient." She raised one eyebrow.
I sighed internally. Alice always got her way. She took my silence as a victory and skipped up the stairs with Jasper in tow. Rose and Emmett had long since left to their rooms to continue their…activities. I would have to make sure not to peek into their minds anytime soon. They always made it a habit of bringing up such memories at the most impromptu moments, when I wasn't watching what I was hearing. It seemed Emmett made a sport of it.
I noticed the four shopping bags in the corner and realized that they were for me. I sighed and went to retrieve them. I ran up to my room and locked the door. People liked barging into my room and though a lock couldn't keep them out, it stood for something.
I sat on my leather couch and placed the bag at the end of it. taking everything out, I saw a small note attached to some clothing.
Edward, wear this on Monday.
I placed them aside, knowing better than to go against Alice's demands. She throw a fit if I didn't. I assumed it had to do with whatever it was she foresaw in her vision.
I glanced at what she had for me and saw that it wasn't even anything to protest against. It was just a pair of dark-washed jeans and a dark grey button up shirt. I put everything away and left the clothes on my couch.
I realized that I should most likely go hunting now, seeing as how I haven't in the past two weeks. I wouldn't want to risk any human lives and I certainly didn't want to risk giving the monster that raged inside me a window of opportunity to come out.
Running into the woods I looked for some prey to sustain me for a few days. I ran further into the woods nearly going as far as hitting the mountains when I finally found my prey. I pounced continued to drain it of its blood. When I hid the carcass I saw something white running out of my peripheral vision. I nearly imagined it to be the female I had encountered earlier but I saw that it was just an antelope.
But my mind went back to wondering why she near our home and who she was. With that, I ran back home enjoying the speed at which I was moving and purging my mind of everything else.
A/N: okay, a bit uneventful I suppose but the next chapter is more fun. School is in session. And just what exactly could Alice have possibly seen? Please review. *pouts*
Elizabeth
