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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM IT
Chapter 3 Icy Mist
After Charlie left and Carlisle, Esme, and Jasper got home, Edward, Alice, and I went out to hunt. All of our eyes were beginning to turn black. And between Jasper and I, everyone started hunting once a week, even though the others didn't need it.
I knew that the rest of the Cullens were trying to be supportive, but it kind of felt like they were rubbing it in Jasper and I's faces that they didn't have to hunt as often as us. I mean, Jasper and I would be just fine hunting together. Ever since I had become a vampire we had gotten as close as Emmett and I, if not closer. He really was fun to be around, besides him being a bit moody.
Edward, Alice, and I ran all the way to Canada. I loved running- the feel of the spongey moss on my feet (I always ran barefoot; it was extremely preferable), the wind in my hair, the sound of heartbeats of animals pulsing. It was peaceful. That is, until we stopped.
"I call the Black Bear," I whispered. I had recently gotten a new favorite, with approval from Emmett.
"That's my sister," he had said. He liked Grizzly more, but he still loved bears.
All three of us went running into different directions. I can hunt now without being a total disaster afterwards, but I still wasn't nearly as good as Edward.
I caught the scent of three Black Bears and followed it. My throat ached with longing as fire ran through it.
When I finally found the bears, I was extremely thirsty. I let my mind go as I slipped into hunting mode.
All three bears were covered in the protection of the trees. I stepped onto a tall rock so I could get better sight of them. The sound of their tongues lapping up the creek water invited me in. I pounced on the largest bear, leaving the other two free. I would track them down later.
The Black Bear didn't give much of a fight. He pawed at me, but I blocked my outfit with my arm. For all the damage the bear gave me, his scratches could have been a butterfly's wing. It was pretty pathetic.
I snapped my jaws right on his pulse spot where the blood flowed freely. My teeth sank through the sinew easily, and I drank the sweet blood until the bear was dry. I was still thirsty, but according to the water's reflection of me my eyes were honey gold. I decided to track down one more bear, then find Alice and Edward.
~ten minutes later~
I found Alice while she was following an elk. I stayed a distance back, knowing that she wasn't in her mind, and if she caught scent of me then she would probably attack me. I did watch her though; it was actually pretty funny when she leapt on the elk. She was very careful about her outfit when she drank, holding her body out while she bended over to place her teeth in the elk's neck.
She was very graceful, and she pranced around like a gazelle. After she had finished, she ran up to me, vampire speed.
"Bella! What happened?" Alice asked, shocked. Right before we went hunting, she had changed me into a nude-colored dress, something I never would have picked out, so she was obviously worried about the clothes.
I looked down and searched the dress. Right at the very bottom, there was a speck of blood about the size of a dust bunny.
"Oh, Alice, it hardly matters. You only let us wear an outfit once, if we even get to wear it, and no one's going to notice," I said, rolling my eyes at her. God, I was turning into Charlie. Soon I would be rolling my eyes nonstop.
"It hardly matters," Alice scoffed.
"Let's go find Edward," I responded. I caught his trail and followed it. When Alice and I found him, he had been tracking us.
"Oh, I found you," Edward said, wiping his head for non-existent sweat, as a dramatic purpose. That surprised me. Edward was really not the type for dramatic things.
"Hardly," Alice said. "We obviously found you."
"No, can't you see I was tracking you down?" Edward asked, a bit irritated.
"Can't you see we were you down?" Alice said.
"But I saw you before you two saw me."
"I'm pretty sure we saw you first. And two beats one," I chimed in. Usually I didn't give into their wars, but this time it was so obviously Alice and I that were right.
Edward huffed in resign and started running. He made no move to wait for Alice and I, and since he was so much faster then us, even at my newborn strength, he beat us by two minutes.
When I entered the large mansion I immediately smelt wet dog, and I wrinkled my nose. I gracefully walked into the dining room to find Esme, Carlisle, Jake, Seth, Renesmee, Emmett, and Jasper sitting around the table.
"Hey, Bells!" Jacob called. He scraped the chair he was sitting in out from under the table and ran up to me.
"Hello, Jake. What have you been up to?" I asked, after he pulled me into a hug. We both shivered at each other's temperatures but didn't say anything. We were best friends, after all.
"Nothing really. I took Nessie down to La Push while you were out hunting and brought her to the beach," he said.
"Ness didn't really like the water much, but she did enjoy making sand castles. Right, Renesmee?" Jake asked.
"I made a mermaid castle," she answered, too absorbed in her coloring book to really respond.
Jacob lowered his voice so Renesmee couldn't hear and said, "Really, her castles are just one bucket of sand on the ground. I think she takes after blondie," he said.
I punched his arm lightly, making sure it was actually lightly, and rolled my eyes at him.
"Wow, Bells, you're turning into Charlie," he said, noticing my eye roll.
"Shut up!" I prompted him.
"Hey, Rose," Jake called lightly, deciding to take out his rebellion on her. She raced down the stairs, and sat down in a chair.
"What, now, dog?" Rosalie asked with a bored tone, looking at her nails.
"Why do blondes drive BMWs?" Jake asked. Oh, this had to be good. That's the car Rosalie drove.
"Why, canine?" Rose asked warily.
"Because that's all they can spell," he said. Seth, Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, and Renesmee were all absorbed in their own conversation (or coloring book), so they didn't hear. But everyone else did.
"Rose, that's the car you drive," Emmett said.
"I know," she hissed through clenched teeth.
Jacob, seeming pleased after finally annoying Rosalie, said, "Well, I think that's a night. Seth and I are going to head out."
"But Jake," Seth complained, "I was just getting the details on being a vampire."
"It's eleven, and Sue will kill me if I bring you home after midnight. I don't want to leave either, but we have to," Jake replied, giving a pointed look at Renesmee.
"Jacob Black... are you being responsible? Do you have a fever? Let me check," I said, leaning forward.
"I'm fine," he snapped. "Come on, Seth."
~an hour later~
"Goodnight, Renesmee," I said softly, shutting the door. She had insisted on showing me a story she had made up in her head, instead of the usual reading of one. The pictures she had placed in my vision was so vivid. It was a story about Edward, Renesmee, and I.
I had almost refused, and told her I had a special book picked out (which was true), but she had thrown herself on me, her wild bronze curls bouncing, and that's what made me give in. I wasn't usually one to say no to her, so I guess that wasn't a surprise that I had said yes.
I walked into Edward and I's room. Carlisle and Esme had said that we had to have a family meeting tonight, instead of doing our regular... activities. I was kind of displeased but not as much as Rosalie and Em.
"Oh, come on!" Rose had said. "We only have night time!"
Edward was laying down on the white bed. "Come on, Edward," I said.
"Do we have to go?"
"Yes."
"Do we have to go?" he repeated again.
I pondered for a moment, and then grinned at him sheepishly.
"What?" Edward inquired.
"Emmett called you Eddie."
I have never seen a vampire run faster than Edward did to the house.
~five minutes later~
"EMMETT!" Edward roared. The only time I'd seen him this mad was when Jacob kissed me. Poor Em. I had lied (sort of- Alice had told me Emmett was deciding if he should tell the new school to call Edward Eddie) to Edward.
"Edward, love, calm down. I just said that to get you here," I reassured him, patting his arm.
Edward sighed. I would hear about it later. But for now, we were here for the family meeting.
We walked into the living room, and sat next to each other on the love seat. But Edward wasn't having that. He pulled me onto his lap.
Rosalie and Emmett were sitting in the recliner, Rose in Emmet's lap, and Emmett was planting kisses along Rose's jaw. Jasper and Alice were on the sofa, just holding hands. They had the cutest little relationship. They were so in love, but they didn't really show public affection, like they didn't feel that it was anyone else's business. Esme and Carlisle were like them, but it was more that they felt like they were parents and parents shouldn't be like Rose and Emmett. They sat next to Alice and Jasper on the sofa.
"So, like you probably all know, we just want to discuss where we are moving," Carlisle said. His golden eyes were very eager. He was probably really excited to start working again.
"How about Portland?" Jasper asked. "I'd get to see Peter and Charlotte more. They tend to stick around the south."
"Why not? It's close and really rainy. We haven't been there in over 45 years, and it has great shops," Alice said.
"Let's vote," Rose said.
I couldn't help but think about the last time we voted about something. About me becoming a vampire. Everyone had gotten rattled up, and Esme didn't like that.
I gave Esme a reassuring glance. She was obviously thinking about the last time, too.
Jasper said, "Alice?"
"Yes."
"Em?" Jasper shot him an eyebrow.
"Sure, as long as they have a lot of thunderstorms. I love baseball."
Everyone got there turn, and everyone said yes.
"Well, Portland it is," Carlisle finalized. Alice shot me an excited look and I snuggled into Edward's chest, scared of her.
"Edward?"
"Yes?"
"I love you."
"I love you too, Bells."
Well there is chapter three for you! Sorry it took me so long. I've had a busy day today. Remember, reviews! If I get another review tomorrow, I'll upload something. But even if I don't, I might end up uploading anyway because I'm bored. Love you all.
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The Nightly Stars
