Hiya! I'M SUPERSUPERSUPER sorry for the long wait! I had A LOT to do last week! And I've been too tired to write when the evening finally came, but at least here it is!

I appreciate my readers and your patience very much, thank you!

So… Enjoy?


"Come on, Nessie! The shops don't wait for us, you know!" Alice called with her sing-song voice from the front door whilst putting on her white robe.

She heard light footsteps running down the stairs and just as she picked up the car keys to her precious Porsche, bronze curls flew around the corner. Renesmee skipped over to her aunt, who smiled down to her. She looked behind her once more and called bye upstairs before grabbing Alice's waiting hand.

. . .

Bella looked through one of the many windows from the living room at the second floor. She listened as the yellow Porsche's engine came to life with a growl before leaving the lot.

Edward appeared behind her and followed her gaze as he rubbed her arm. She looked up to him and smiled.

"We're alone… Wow. It's kinda weird saying that," Bella said as her sight lingered outside through the glass. Edward chuckled and draped an arm around her shoulder as he leaded her to the couch.

"Technically, we're not all alone, but alone enough to do this!" he said as he locked his arms around her waist and arms and dragged her down to the couch with him. She squealed at his sudden cause of act and took part of his little loving game.

. . .

"Alright, what do you wanna do today, Ness?" Alice asked her niece as she drove along the road into town. Renesmee sat in the right backseat, dangling with her legs and looking out at the trees, which was emerging into bloom.

Renesmee met Alice's gaze through the reflection of the mirror.

"Uhm… I don't know, whatever you wanna do," she answered politely.

"Okay, uhm… What about… "Alice said in thought. "-Getting you some new outdoor clothes? The spring season is around any corner, which means more time outside! That'll be fun, right?"

Renesmee nodded excitedly in agreement, which only Alice could smile too.

At least Renesmee liked shopping, in comparison to her mother. And that again made it the more fun. Nor being demanding or picky, it made it much easier to find her clothes.

. . .

Later in the Cullen house, Emmett sat back into the couch with an arm around Rosalie who sat with her back propped up against his side. He and Edward, who sat in the other corner of the couch with Bella's head resting against his chest, watched the Lakers game on the flatscreen. Rosalie sat with her Ipad, doing some accessories shopping, her index finger running across the screen in a blur.

"Man, they suck today," Emmett commented the team as he stirred in his seat.

"I know, it's not even entertaining anymore," Edward said as he switched channels. They decided to watch "The Big Bang Theory" instead.

Halfway through the show, Emmett stirred again. Rosalie turned her head around in questioning as to why he became so restless by the sudden.

She put the Ipad carefully down on the glass table and turned around in her seat. She pulled her legs up and settled them underneath her, so her mouth would get closer to his ear.

"Feel up for some hunting, baby?" she whispered for only him to hear, though they all heard her.

Edward and Bella exchanged a smirk and tried to turn their attention to the flatscreen.

"A sort of hunting," he admitted cheesily with a grin as he bent his head to her level.

She shared his grin and nipped his chin playfully.

Edward, who was able to read their thoughts, chuckled for himself.

"Uhm, not meaning to interfere, but you know the rules;

You two, when do, outside!"

Emmett rolled his eyes at his brother, annoyed. It wasn't more of a cuddle, geez! He thought. Edward heard this, but he could only raise a brow at him.

"At least we have a sexlife, Eddie!" Emmett said to him, catching the meaning of his raised brow.

"I'm a married man, Emmy!" Edward answered back, smirking at where this would be going.

"Ey, I have a daughter, is that proof enough, Emmett? And besides, remember the bet you lost? You agreed to shut it about our private activities if I won, and that I did," Bella said, now sitting up properly.

"Well… Care for a rematch, then?" Emmett asked her with a cheeky grin.

She raised a fine brow.

"Why?"

"Nah, for the fun of it. I'm growing restless," he explained, standing up.

Bella sighed. She figured he would nag until she said yes, knowing him right.

"Alright, what's the bet?" she asked. He smiled at her answer.

"The one who catches the most deer wins. We stop when we're full," he said, pointing a finger at her. Bella stood up with Edward and Rosalie followed them, disappointed she wouldn't get her alone-time with Emmett. But they had forever to make that happen- literally.

. . .

It was late noon by the time they got out in the woods and away from the trails.

Bella and Emmett were standing in a line ready to sprint.

Edward stood at their side, looking at his watch.

"Alright, you know the rules. But get back here by one hour maximum. Starting... … … Now!" he said as his wristwatch indicated 16.00.

And they were off. Bella ran east into a shrub whilst Emmett sprinted north towards the river.

Edward dropped his arm to his side whilst Rosalie stood two feet away leaned against a tree casually.

"Offended?" Edward asked humorously.

She smiled and rolled her eyes at his remark.

"Oh, they can have their fun. I'm having elk for dinner, anyways," she told him.

"Yeah, they won't be back any time soon, so we might just as well hunt while we're still here," he explained.

And with that, they accelerated into a jog, getting deeper into the woods.

. . .

"Alright, I'm so definitely the winner, here!" Emmett exclaimed as he suddenly popped up from the shrub. Edward and Rosalie rose up and chuckling at his high self-esteem.

"Oh, yeah? You know, pushing me down the rocky hill again wasn't really necessary!" Bella complained as she climbed up from the shrub as well.

"Oh, boohoo," Emmett said as he looked down after her. She appeared over the top whilst plucking leaves out of her hair.

"How many, Emmett?" Edward asked him.

"Six," he said with a grin.

Bella let a snort escape her lips.

Emmett turned around to face her with a raised brow.

"Better luck next time, brother," she told him as she brushed past him, giving his back a pat, too.

"Eight," she said over her shoulder as she grabbed Edwards hand.

Emmett opened his jaw in disbelief that he was actually beaten in his favorite game.

"Oh, get a grip. Look at it as Karma!" Bella said over her shoulder. She walked first with Edward by her side, and Rosalie walked with Emmett right after.

"Karma? What have I done?" Emmett asked rhetorically

She laughed at his question.

"Well, you never push a lady down the steep,"

He rolled his eyes at her. That's what bothered her? He lost!

. . .

Esme was sat at one of the kitchen stools, sorting through some papers with Carlisle.

Through their work, they heard a familiar sound: Alice's Porsche pulling in in its usual spot when not used.

Esme looked out through one of the floor-to-roof windows and smiled as she saw Alice and her surprisingly small amount of shopping bags. She had Renesmee skipping after her.

"Look who's home," she said warmly as she rose from her seat.

Carlisle followed her gaze out and smiled too at the sight.

"Renesmee is getting more and more spoilt," he said humorously as he turned back to his letters.

"And she has her aunts to thank for that," she told him.

She heard the front door opening from downstairs, and her granddaughter greeting them "Hello!" before running up.

Esme beamed as she saw Renesmee run up to her and leaned down to meet her in a hug.

"Hello, sweetheart!" she greeted her before releasing her.

Alice entered the room as well, whilst taking off her coat. She placed Renesmee's bag on the dining table and placed hers on the floor.

"Had a good time with Aunt Alice?" Esme asked Renesmee. Renesmee responded to that by placing her hand on Esme's soft, cold cheek.

Renesmee and Alice walked hand in hand down the alley of the mall. Alice pointed her finger over to a store, and Renesmee nodded with a smile upon her lips.

She took down her hand again, and Esme rose up again.

"I got little munchkin here some cute hoodies for the spring and some jeans as well. Just something she can run easily around with when she's out playing in the woods," Alice said as Renesmee turned to hug her leg.

"Thank you, auntie," Renesmee said in her sweetest voice.

Alice ruffled her hair.

"You're welcome, honey. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to change, since someone splashed water all over my blouse," she chirped. Esme tilted her head in questioning.

"Nessie had a little too much fun by the fountain at the mall," Alice said laughing. Esme shrugged in understanding. She offered her some help with Renesmee's bags, which she accepted.

Alice grabbed her own bags and walked her way to her bedroom. Or, she and her husband Jasper's room.


It was their own little place to retreat, the walls a gentle brown with creamy white furniture and white sheets draping over their king sized bed. They had their own bathroom like every bedroom in the Cullen house had, but she had her own oversized closet while Jasper had his study a door away.

As she entered through the door she wasn't surprised to find Jasper where she last saw him. He was lying on the bed, leaning against the frame, reading a book. When she saw him hours ago, he was reading "To Kill a Mockingbird", but he wasn't reading the same one now. Now it was "Of Mice & Men".

"Hey, sweetcheeks," she greeted him as she closed the door. He turned his attention away from the book, which he was soon finished with, and over to Alice.

"Hey, beautiful," he said dreamingly as he turned his head her direction before leaning it back against his arm.

She smiled sweetly at his remark before placing the bags down once again. Jasper lifted his brow as he looked at her slightly damp frame.

Alice followed his gaze.

"Shopping with Renesmee can't be anything else but fun, you see!" she told him with a smirk as she turned to walk to the door furthest down.

She pulled her white blouse over her shoulders, revealing her black bra. She walked across the room, leaving the blouse hanging over a chair. Jasper watched her every move as she strolled in only tight jeans and bra. She slid the door to her (their) closet open and disappeared two seconds before returning. She walked over to the bed whilst putting on a black tank top.

Jasper had his golden eyes still on her and he smiled at her choice of clothing.

"Enjoying the view?" she asked with a sexy tone to her voice. Well… Sexier than usual to Jasper.

"Mhm," he answered with a smile.

She took two skips before plumping down on the bed next to him, landing in a cute pose.

He shut the book closed and threw it on the night table. When he turned his head back, Alice was lithely climbing upon his lap. She sat down with her legs on either sides of his waist.

"You know, I think you have too much time on your hands when you can complete two books in a day," she said huskily whilst traveling her hands slowly up his chest. Jasper responded to that by placing his hands on her hips.

"Well, surely I can put 'em to better use," he answered, his Texan twang becoming visible. A playful giggle escaped her lips as he flipped her over. He had her on her back against the soft mattress and their lips met into a loving dance as he hovered over her. Her hands raked across his back and ran them down to his chest once again.

He felt her annoyance as she gently tugged at his pullover, something he could only smile at through their kiss.

"This. Off. Now," she demanded as her lips worked down his throat. Alice never fancied ripping clothes, though she had made exceptions.

"Yes, ma'am," he obeyed and quickly pulled it off, before returning to their ongoing action.

. . .

Edward, Bella, Rosalie and Emmett continued through the woods on their way homewards, though they had a long way left.

The trails were very close to their home, so whenever they needed to hunt, they had to walk at least two kilometers to make sure they wouldn't get seen by any humans, though people barely walked away from the paths.

After a while of playful bickering from Bella and Emmett, Rosalie suddenly halted.

Emmett turned to meet her distant gaze.

"What is it?"

"You smell that?" she asked, narrowing her brows.

Edward and Bella had too stopped and tilted their heads up to take a sniff of the air.

"I do," Bella muttered, taking a stronger whiff.

The scent was faint, but strong enough to taste it. It had the odor of leather mixed with a thriving smell of perfume. It wasn't a bad smell, but they couldn't recognize it, which made them intrigued.

"One of us?" Emmett asked them, smelling the air too.

"Yes. Maybe a nomad," Edward answered his question, scanning through the trees in hope of spotting the owner of the foreign smell.

"How do we know it's an unfriendly by-passer?" Bella asked.

Edward shrugged, still scanning the area.

"We don't, but it's one against four in that case," he said, taking her hand, intending to continue walking.

"The scent is too sweet to be a male. I'm sure it's female," Emmett told them.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. But even so, I hope she'll leave us-"Bella said before coming to a sudden halt. She narrowed her brows and tilted her head in concentration.

"There!" she said nodding to her left side.

Everybody looked from her to their left and looked closely.

A female figure was standing still as a statue 100 meters away up on a branch. By what they could see, she was dressed in black and had a light hair color.

"Do we know her?" Bella asked. Edward took one step forward.

"No, I can't understand her either. She thinks in a language I can't identify," he told them honestly.

The unknown vampire stirred and bent down into a crouch before jumping down from the branch.

"Will she attack?" Rosalie asked, taking a step ahead as well.

"If we approach her, maybe we'll see," Emmett suggested.

The character ahead still stiffed, but did not flinch when they moved her way.

As they walked her way, the female vampire got into a posture none of them found friendly-looking.

"What's her problem?" Rosalie said bitterly as she started to walk faster.

"She might find our amount intimidating?" Bella tried.

"She would have left, if that's the case," Edward told her.

They automatically started walking faster through the open area of trees, their eyes locked on the stranger the entire time.

Then just as they had 50 meters to go, the vampire lifted her arms a bit and before they could question her behavior, her hands were on fire.

Literally, on fire. Her hands and her hands only were covered in flames that danced and writhed, and to them it looked like a spell. She was like Benjamin when he controlled the element of fire, but the big question was:

What will she do next?

"Wait," Edward said, holding an arm in front of Bella.

"I'll go," Emmett said firmly, and as he was to jog up to her, the vampire before them threw a gust of flames his way. Emmett flinched to the side to avoid the ball of flames, which now hit the ground. It burned the ground before them, but Emmett lifted a huge rock, and threw it on the flame to choke it.

Edward handled on instinct then, and didn't care whether she intended to hurt them or not, but after the action just now, he was positive she was. Besides, he wasn't going to take the risk of letting her burn down the forest.

"After her!" he yelled.

Rosalie growled before setting off into a sprint after the one who tried to hurt her man.

Edward, being the fastest, ran first with Bella and Emmett right after.

Rosalie stopped at the top were the vampire had been standing, and she did a quick search. She spotted her hair behind two big boulders of some rocks.

"This way!" she yelled to her family before setting off after her. The others ran the exact way the female had used as an escape route, but Rosalie followed her by running a little sideline.

Edward, Emmett, Bella and Rosalie had now spread out and managed to chase her down to the river.

She sprinted down along the riverbend, and that's where they would have their advantage. The river separated the Quileutes from the Cullens, and that's where their treaty is set. No vampires are to land a foot on the Quileutes' side. The Cullens was now in a truce with the Quileutes and could step over occasionally because of Jacobs imprint, but the treaty was obliged to any other foreign vampire. The nomad of course didn't know this.

The Cullens heard a familiar growling from the wolf pack across the river and just as the vampire was to jump across, two wolves; seemingly Seth and Leah, came out from the trees. The nomad took a sliding stop in surprise, giving Rosalie a closer reach. Just as Rosalie was to jump in on her, the vampire remembered she was being chased, and took off once more.

Seth and Leah didn't follow her in case she would try jumping over again. Their surprising appearance was subtle enough for her it seemed.

Edward and Emmett followed her tightly, but had some difficulties with all the terrain to catch up with her. Rosalie sprinted now faster through the trees and took a shortcut.

The vampire was fast, almost as fast as Edward, but as Rosalie had predicted, she took off into the forest once again when there was a stop to the bend.

She ran around a mature oak and looked behind her to see if she had shaken them off. In truth, Edward and Emmett were close by, but they had not entered the forest yet. The vampire did not see them through the trees and turned with a grin on her face.

She ran past a steep, and from that steep, Rosalie took her mark.

She jumped out from a bush in the steep, and flew downwards to the enemy. The vampire stopped up in surprise and before she could defend herself, Rosalie had flung herself on top of her.

The vampire was pinned to the ground, and Rosalie had her one free hand over her head threatening to strike if she tried anything.

Emmett and Edward then entered the scene but stopped as they saw Rosalie had the vampire pinned. Emmett couldn't help smirk at his mate's superior move.

"For what reason are you treading on Cullen territory?!" Rosalie shouted, still on top of her.

The vampire didn't try to struggle, but she was rather thinking what to answer. Edward entered her mind, but he still couldn't understand her.

"I..! Cullen? Oh, finally I've found you!" The female vampire answered, far too happy than she should've.

The Cullen's shared confused looks among themselves.

What was going on?


Getting exciting? I hope so, the story has only begun!

Who is this outlander?

All will be revealed by time.

Thank you for reading, and for those fellas that have reviewed this far! I really appreciate it *hug*.

So another chapter will hopefully be out be the end of this week.

See ya then!

~Dragon