Carlisle's POV:
She ran her hand through hair to what I would guess is to get her hair out of her face."Its been so long since I've seen someone, let alone a vampire." She said as her British accent washed over me."Well I can't say I've ever seen a mermaid." I said huffing out a laugh.
She ran her hand through her to what I would guess is to take her hair out of her face.
"It's been so long since I have seen a person, let alone a vampire." She said as her British accent washed over me.
"Well I can't say that I've ever seen a mermaid in person. I didn't even think mermaids existed." I said huffing out a laugh to her. She looked at me, her red lips stretching out into a grin that anyone would die to see.
"If you don't mind me asking, what might be your first name?" She asked. I wonder why she spoke like that, she sounded like she was from a different time? Then I remembered that I had to answer her question.
"My name is Carlisle, and your name is?" I asked politely. I remember when Emmett made us watch Harry Potter and I saw those freaky mermaid things and I could not help but be a little afraid of mermaids after seeing that film, but then she opened her mouth to tell me her name.
"Anna. Anna-Marie. Would you mind if I asked you another question?" She asked me and I chuckled, knowing that if did not say something she would ask me if she could ask me a question before asking the question.
"You can ask me as many questions as you like, but only if I can ask you as many questions as I like in return." As I said this, she nodded vigorously.
"Why aren't your eyes red?" I huffed out another laugh; I get that question so many times when I come across a nomad or any other vampire that drinks human blood.
"I feed on animals, you know, mountain lions and deer. Wild animals." I confirmed, and I saw her make an 'o' expression with her mouth as if to say she finally understood.
"How did you know I was a vampire?" I asked her. I mean, was she even qualified to know what we are? When I asked the question, she seemed a little hesitant to answer the question I had given her.
"Would you mind if I left that question for another time?" She said warmly, not as enthusiastic as she was before. I nodded and smiled trying to tell her that it was okay not to talk about it at this moment.
"It's fine, I wouldn't want you to feel uncomfortable." I said, and as soon as the last word left my mouth, I was engulfed in a bear hug. My eyes widened in surprise and I stiffened. She was very strong for another species. Then I let myself relax into the embrace and wound my arms around her long form. I felt herself unwound herself from my arms and look at me.
"You're a really nice person; you are my best friend now." She said giggling and I smiled at her childlike contagious laugh.
"Would you like to go for a swim, I can swim way faster than a running vampire." She said wiggling her eyebrows. I stared at her and then busted out laughing. I was shocked myself, I have never laughed like that sinceā¦I do not ever think I have laughed that hard. I quickly covered my mouth with my left arm, trying not to be rude. Instead of yelling at me like my family would of, she laughed with me, shocking me to the extreme. She was so lighthearted, like she was so exhilarating. The way she tilted her head back, exposing her neck. It was just a beautiful image to look at; I probably looked like an idiot in front of her. She tilted her head back up, looking at me with a playfully defensive look."Oh and what are you laughing about?" She said sill chuckling herself."There is no way you can swim faster than a running vampire, from what I know, I believe that no species can out run, or what you would call out swim a vampire." I said. I know it was somewhat arrogant, but I was positive you could not beat a vampire in a race."So do you want to race on it?" She asked, smiling wickedly. I was almost sure she was going to do something out of the ordinary. I have a feeling she is going to cheat."You are on." I said. I did not think those words would leave my mouth. I am starting to think I have been around Emmett too long."Where's the finish line?" I asked her. We could not race without a finish line to determine who won. I saw her look around the river until something caught her eye and she smiled and turned to me."Do you see that cave over there, that's the finish line?" She said extending her long arm to point at nothing."I am afraid I don't see it." I told her, this was odd because I usually saw everything. I guess it was too dark to notice. I saw her punch her hand out in a fist in the direction of the unseen cave and from peripheral vision I saw something white moving into the sky. However, when I looked I realized it was steam, and I felt the temperature of the water rise. Did...did she just boil water with her own hand?"Do you see it now?" She asked. I was not paying a lot of attention but I did hear her question and nodded distractically."How did you do that?" I asked her in amazement. She had powers. Did all mermaids have powers? That is an amazing power, to heat things up. I wonder if it is just water she can heat up. Maybe she can burn solids."I will only tell you if you beat me, which you won't." She said looking up at the sky with a sly grin."Oh we will see then." I said chuckling to her cute attitude."On the count if three. One...Two...THREE!" She yelled and we took off into the river. I kicked my legs in small fast kicks as she wiggled her self quickly to the cave. We were neck and neck and I seriously doubted that I would win. I almost gave up. Almost. I willed myself to go faster through the water. I soon saw the dark grey of the rocks of the cave and soon enough I touched and the vibration indicating the she had touched it too. It was a draw. We soon broke surface, and I took another unnecessary breath and just let myself bob in the water until I heard her laughter. Then she spoke."I have to give it to you, you are a really good swimmer." She said smiling as if she was proud of me. I smiled, taking comfort in the fact that she was.
