Chapter 4

Bella P.O.V

I've been a nomad for three weeks now and I must say that vampire life, seems, boring. I've stayed in Texas for a lot of my time.

I realized I needed more clothes so I started off to the store. I've went to the same store if I needed anything because I found out it was closed down and abandoned. They just left the stuff inside it.

Before I could get to the town I saw a boy. He looked like he was hunting since he had a gun. I felt no bloodlust for him but all my instincts told me to change him. Before I knew it I was looking down at him as he lay on the ground withering in agony. I had bitten him, he was changing.

I stayed with him as he screamed and begged me to kill him. As he was changing I took in his appearance. He had curly brown hair with specks of blond in it. He was beautiful. Finally he woke up, he jumped up and crouched growling at me.

"Calm down. My names Bella. I have a lot of things to explain to you. I mean you no harm." I said.

He looked at me for a minute and then relaxed as he looked in my eyes. He sat down on the ground across from me.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Joshua but you can call me Josh ma'mn" he said with a southern twang.

"Would you believe me if I said you we a vampire and I accidentally changed you?" I asked.

"So I'm a vampire. That's why I feel so different." he said mostly to himself.

"We need to get you hunting and then I'll explain some things. You have a choice to drink human blood or animal blood. I drink animal blood." I said.

"Animal blood it is." he said.

We started running until I heard heartbeats. We both stopped.

"Listen to what you hear." I said "You hear heartbeats. Where?" I asked.

"Six, east by a stream." he said.

"Let your instincts take over. Listen to the heartbeats, the blood flowing through their veins, smell their scent and go get them." I said as he did each thing and his eyes turned pitch black.

He started running east. I chased behind him but not too close. I really didn't want him to attack me. I made it to a clearing and saw two rabbits and four deer. Josh lunged at the deer and I suddenly felt a lot of lust. I pulled that all in. He drunk three deer. Then he turned his gaze to me where I was sitting in a tree.

He lunged at me and pushed me out of the tree. He kissed me hungrily which I couldn't help but return. Then I realized what was going on. I used my shield and pushed him off. He shook his head and came back to reality.

"Did I really just do that? I am so sorry." he apologized.

"It's ok. How about I explain what I know about vampires or I could just tell you my past." I said.

"Sure, tell me your past." he said.

So I told him about moving to Forks from Phoenix. How I met the Cullen's and found out what they were. During the part where I told him about Edward he put a comforting arm around me. I told him about Jake being a wolf and about being tortured and changed by Victoria. By the end of my story he was purring. I jumped up faster then I ever have in my life.

"What's wrong?" he asked getting up.

"Y-you were p-purring." I stuttered out.

"Yea, what about it?" he asked.

"The Cullen's said only soul mates do that. They said none of them had ever done it to their mate but you were purring." I explained.

"So we're supposed to be soul mates?" he asked with a happy look on his face.

"I don't know. I'm telling you what I was told. I'm not going to say we're soul mates because I might be wrong." I stated.

"Why did you change me?" he asked.

"When I saw you every instinct told me to change you, not kill you or drain you and you were the first human I came across since my change. I didn't even realize I had bit you until you screamed and now you can't go home. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." I said and started sobbing.

He came over to me and wrapped his arms around me.

"It's ok. Shh. Listen, the first time I saw you it was like you were the only one who existed and all I wanted was you. It's like that now and it make the soul mate theory feel more true." he whispered.

"Well, how bout we get to know each other and go from there. Right now we need to get clothes." I said. '

"Where do we get clothes from?" he asked.

"Usually I got to this old store. They closed it down but left everything inside. If you go the thirst will be too much so I need to go alone. Stay right here." I said.

"Fine." he said.

I ran to the store and got some jeans, t-shirts, tank tops, and shorts. I finally made it back too Josh.

"You can was off in the creek over there and get changed. I need to hunt so I'll be back." I said and went hunting.

I took down two bears and made it back to Josh. I washed off and changed into a purple tank top and black shorts. When Josh saw her his eyes darkened but he asked some more questions.

"You said that some vampires have powers. Do you have any?" he asked as we sat in the clearing and watched the sun go down.

"Usually vampires only have one gift but I have more. I'm a mental shield so no one with the gift of mind reading can read my mind and stuff. I'm also a physical shield, which I used on you earlier. I also have never ending newborn strength and speed." I said.

"What does that mean?" he asked.

"We are never stronger then we are in our first few months because human blood is still in our tissue but mine never has and never will go away. I also can see others gifts." I said.

"What are my gifts?" he asked.

"You have my never ending speed and strength. Maybe it's something that runs in my venom. You can also teleport. We'll have to practice your teleporting soon." I said.

"Yea, this is sort of cool." he said.

We sat and talked all night. His parents died and left him everything. We plan to settle down at his home here in Texas when our bloodlust is controlled. We talked the rest of the night. We're both the same age, nineteen. His full name is Joshua Jay Waters.