Chapter 3
Stalker.
We could smell that Alice, Jasper, Esme and Carlisle had arrived at Rose and Emmett's place when we were about 3 miles away. We had arranged a family hunting trip for that night in the nearby forest, that should be deserted as there was going to be a storm, and then we would head up to the large clearing in the centre. Alice, Nessie and I were going to go first to check if the coast was clear but as we drew nearer Alice froze and I could tell she was having a vision.
"What now Alice? The stock markets going even more downhill?" I teased her jokingly.
"No. A human in the forest – too far away to smell – but definitely a human. A mixed-race boy with shaggy black hair and dressed all in black waiting for someone." She told me looking up at me with her large now-black eyes.
"Wait. Was he wearing battered red high-tops?" I asked immediately thinking of earlier that day when we had been discussing our upcoming trip with Luke – obviously not telling him about the hunting bit just about the hiking – who had been very interested.
"Yes. Wait, are you thinking about that boy you know from Phoenix?" She asked, her eyes burning with her familiar curiosity.
"Yeah I am. Damn it! I can't believe he worked out where we were actually going." I was going into one of my human panics. "No offence to all of you guys but if we were hunting but nobody apart from Carlisle would be able to refrain from killing him."
"Don't worry Bella, no offence take you're right we have to get back." Alice said with secretive twinkle in her eye. "Does this mean I can give Ness a makeover when we get back?"
"Yeah Auntie Al! Will you do my hair like yours tonight?" Nessie spoke up suddenly pressing her hand to my cheek – I was used to her hot body now – pleading with me.
"We have to hunt somewhere though." It still burned my throat whenever I was around humans so I wanted to get some blood in me and Nessie needed some nutrition too.
"What is confusing me is why he came all that way just to see you hiking." Alice said. "He obviously likes you Bella. Be warned." She grinned at me with a creepy look on her face then said, "Race you back!"
We ended up driving into the countryside to hunt and couldn't find anything larger than deer. Luke was still on my mind. In phoenix I vaguely remember everyone being freaked out by him and his strange ways. There was something about him and his ex-girlfriend but I couldn't remember... It was a long time ago even by newborn vampire standards.
Anyway Edward took my mind off it later on just as the sun was exploding over the horizon...
