Tamara

I was a nobody at Forks High School. I always had been, and always will be. That actually didn't bother me at all. It was better to blend in, then to stand out. Standing out could get you killed in this town, and I surely didn't want that, although I was probably better off.

"Hey, did you hear about that murder yesterday?" I heard some students chatting.

"Yeah, I heard they found animal wounds in his neck," another student whispered.

"Totally, cause there are vampires among us," another student joked sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes at the conversations. Being an intern at the Sheriff's Office, I knew which stories were true, and which were pure gossip, although I never spoke the truth, as part of my contract with the office. I was not to discuss any of the details of any cases that I had happened to overhear or read about.

"Hey, Tamara, you work at the office, any input in this matter? You have to know something," Emmett, one of the infamous Cullen's asked me from across the room.

"Actually, I'm not allowed to discuss any details of any case I know about outside of the deputy's and chief, but I'm sure there will be some false news coverage to add to the hype tonight," I snapped back. "So eat your heart's out."

I know I probably seemed like a bitch, but I didn't care. That was the biggest issue I had with this whole town, this whole population, everyone was too wrapped up in everyone else lives instead of their own, and it was killing everyone's morals, respect, mostly privacy.

After that comment, everyone turned their heads away and talked amongst themselves, probably about me, but I didn't care. People tried to get close to me for the sole purpose of finding out Forks secrets, but I wasn't stupid enough to let anyone close enough to get them out of me. I'm sure I had enemies that I didn't even know existed.

"Okay, class, everyone take their seats and let's begin," Ms. Hawthorne said, entering room, signaling the beginning of class.

Cullen's Residence

Sometime after school

"Are you sure it was a vampire attack, Carlisle?" Rosalie asked, as the Cullen clan filled the room.

"Yes, I didn't recognize the scent on the body, but it was definitely one of us," Carlisle answered in his usual serious tone.

"What do we do, Carlisle?" Edward asked, worrying about the safety of his own family, given the near battle between them and the Volturi, over his own flesh and blood.

"We can't let this untamed vampire catch the attention of the Volturi, we can't bring them here again. We can't be ready this time," Bella said.

"I haven't had any visions," Alice said. "That's strange."

"We'll search for this vampire, until we find who is doing this. And, we'll ask them to leave our territory," the ever peaceful Esme spoke.

"Agreed, we'll go tonight," Jasper said. "We all need a good hunt as well."

"Whoever this is, they're not going to get anywhere near this family," Jacob protested. "I'll consult with Sam's pack. See if they've come across anything unusual. I'll have everyone on lookout." He kissed Renesmee goodbye and left the house.

Somewhere in the woods near Forks

Lexi

Murder is no joke in this town.

I watched from the trees and listened in as the humans talked about my kill. The theories ranged from an animal attack, to a vampire. The humans were more going insane in their own minds. Hiding out in their houses, there was less of a chance to pick one off on their own. I would have to be extra careful when hunting from now on. I couldn't afford to get caught, be seen committing a murder. I know they couldn't kill me, but I didn't want that kind of attention on me. I had to lay low, but without starving myself. But I couldn't hunt humans right now, I could try animals, but it wouldn't satisfy my taste entirely. I knew it wouldn't. I figured I would try, just in case I couldn't find any humans to feed off of for awhile. I climbed to another tree top and sat quietly. Night fell as I perched in what felt like the clouds of the forest. I listened to the earth for the animals below me, trying to find the one with the strongest thumps on the ground, and with the strongest heartbeat. I heard something, I didn't recognize, a lot of footsteps, running towards me, moving as fast as me.

Other vampires.

I didn't know what to do, I had never encountered other vampires before. I didn't know how to handle this, and I didn't feel like I had time to get away. So I stayed in the tree, hoping against all odds that they would run by.

They approached, and suddenly they were right under the tree.

"Why are you in our territory?" one of them said.

"Territory?" I asked, standing my ground.

"Yes, this territory is claimed by our clan," the same dominant vampire spoke again. "You cannot hunt here,"

"I hunt where I wish, I am a drifter, never staying in more than one place for more than a year." In all my years, I never had encountered any more of my kind, I guess because I had never sought them out, and for good reason. I didn't know anything about the vampire world. I didn't wish to follow rules, or even learn them, I just hunted and moved on from place to place.

"Well, you can't do that here, you must leave, now," another vampire spoke.

"I'm not finished here," I spoke. "I don't know anything about your world. And I don't wanna know. I'm just passing through."

"Then pass through on your way out," another one spoke.

I was beginning to get angry. I stepped down and landed on the forest ground gracefully.

"You shouldn't have came down here," one said, lunging at me. I moved quickly so he missed, but another vampire grabbed me, restraining my arms.

"Get off!" I screamed, breaking his hold and pushing him backward so he flew far back. The rest of them came after me, grabbing me and holding me so I couldn't escape.