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Meeting
After hunting, I went home to call the car dealership. I had just realized that there was no way I could pick the car up, without teleportingthat is, and appearing out of thin air would probably raise some questions.
I got on the phone with the manager and he arranged to have my car dropped off in two hours. I looked at the clock, it read 10:00. I had until noon when the man would deliver it.
Tomorrow would be my first official day as a high school student. In Houston, we had only gone up through the seventh grade, we worked on the farm once we were old enough to be useful.
I noticed for the first time the appearance of my clothes. They were dusty and ripped in places, not at all presentable. And my hair was a mess with leaves in it. So, partially out of boredom, I decided to make myself look presentable and not like a savage when the car deliverer showed up.
My clothes had arrived this morning, courtesy of overnight shipping. The boxes had been left at my doorstep early this morning while I was still hunting. Apparently the shipping company did not care about a signature. That reminded me, I needed to unpack the boxes I had ordered as well.
For the next hour, I unpacked all of the boxes at a human pace. I could have done it with my powers, but I needed a time-killer. I carried all of the boxes into the room I had chosen as my own.
It was a simple bedroom, with a queen-sized bed against the back wall. A window was on either side of the bed, each draped with dark green curtains. The dense forest could be seen through the windows, a path lay through the center. A door to the bathroom was on the right next to a rustic dresser. Through the bathroom, there was a spacious closet, with plenty of room for my clothes. The walls of both the bedroom and the bathroom were a green color, matching the woody feel of the house.
I sorted through outfits of all kinds, but most boxes contained jeans or t-shirts. They were plain, simple, and could be used for almost anything. I grabbed the nearest set and went to take a shower.
The warm water was very relaxing, and rinsed the grime off of my body. When I had finished, I let my hair dry naturally. I was not going to be seeing anyone, so I would let it stay wavy. One of the merits of being a vampire, your hair looked naturally fabulous.
I heard a rap at the door a few minutes later, and opened it to see a young man. He looked to be in his early twenties. When he saw me, he immediately looked shocked, followed by lustful. That was disgusting! I might have appeared to be sixteen, but in reality, I was probably older than his five times great grandfather. I smirked, I wonder what he would think about that?
I sighed, he had momentarily lost his voice. "Can I help you?" I asked him. I could see the blue Audi behind him, so I knew exactly why he was here. He still did not say anything. He had something for me to sign in his hand, it seemed. I took the paper from him, to save him trying to speak. He was looking more and more like a goldfish with his mouth opening and closing as it was.
I grabbed the pen from his other hand and signed my newest name of the paper in my own calligraphy. Another one of those little things I had gained being a vampire. I remembered my old scrawl from my human days was impossible to decipher.
I gave the forms back to him and walked past him to my new car. I saw in my peripheral vision, the man shaking his head and walking to his friends car. He hopped into the black truck and they pulled away.
I took a good look at my new car. It was perfect! I had always wanted an Audi, I had just never needed a car in the past few years. When the other car was out of vampire hearing range, I hopped into my new Audi and took off speeding down the road. I would reach the highway about the same time they would.
Sure enough, I got to the highway moments after them and went speeding down the road. I was reaching 120 miles an hour and I was loving it. I remembered I had always hated fast speeds in my human life. I would simply be afraid to ride a horse at a trot. I smiled at the memory. Things were in such a different perspective when you knew you could not get hurt. Heck, I could jump off the Empire State Building if I wanted to and land gracefully.
I went around town, touring until about two. I noted the location of the school and the library, probably the only places I would visit in Forks, before heading home.
Around 4 that night, I decided to explore the woods. I had glimpsed around briefly while hunting, but I wanted to see all of the forest.Without a moment's hesitation, I slipped out of the cabin and ran into the woods.
Oh, how I loved the forest! The thick underbrush barely moved as my feet gracefully pranced upon it. In a short time, I had gone ten miles, passing many animals along the way. The woods were overgrown with trees, each struggling for light. It made the area I was in dark and foreboding.
For over an hour I simply ran, I ran to lighter areas of the forest and other deep, dark parts of it. I felt the rush of the wind on my face, my hair flowing through the breeze.
I could hear the stream, rushing about a mile to my left; I heard a mocking bird, singing its high pitched song above me. I could hear the tiny heartbeats of the ants, moving in their colonies below me.
I had always felt at home in nature. It seemed to welcome me. Even as a human, I had always gone to the woods to escape.
I kept moving through the trees until I ran right across two scents. Familiar scents. It was two members of the coven I had smelt over by my house while I had been hunting last night. Only this time, they were fresh. The vampires had been there less than five minutes ago. They were close.
I used my power to control the air around my feet, making no sound at all. I would not want to alert them of my presence yet.
I tracked them through the woods a little way, before coming to a clearing. In the center, a gorgeous blonde vampire had her head down to the neck of an elk. I was ecstatic! Vegetarians! In all my travels, I had only ever met Carlisle who was vegetarian.
Across from her, a big, burly vampire with dark curls watched her lovingly. I knew better than to interrupt them while they hunted, so I waited in the shadows for her to finish. My scent was blocked out of instinct, so they would have no idea I was here.
After a moment, the vampire raised her head from the carcass, and buried it. She walked over to the male and smiled at him. I decided now was the time to reveal myself.
I stepped out of the trees and cleared my throat to alert them of my presence.
"Hel..."
The big one jumped at me before I could finish my hello. I stopped him with a flick of my mind. I set him down as he made eye contact with me. He stopped uselessly fighting when he saw the honey color of my eyes. Instead, he looked shocked.
His mate was beginning to lunge at me, but I stopped her as well. "I mean you no harm," I told both of them, letting them free.
When the male was let free he spoke, "Your a veggie?" he asked incredulously. I nodded. His face broke into a wide grin, "Well then, I am sorry for attacking you. I am Emmett and this is Rosalie." he looked over to his mate.
"I'm Bella," I told them happily. I liked Emmett already.
"Why were you following us?" Rosalie snapped. Her, I didn't like so much.
"Rose..." Emmett started, but I cut him off.
"No, its OK." I turned to her. "I wanted to see what you hunted. I caught an old trail of yours yesterday and was curious. I have never met such a large group of vampires together. Well, other than the Volturi."
She nodded, her hands folded across her chest. Obviously, she was a very stubborn person.
"Well, do you want to meet our family?" Emmett asked me, grinning like a child.
They did not seem to be spies so I consented. I was curious to meet this family of vampires who all shared my hunting preference.
"Come on, lets go meet them." Emmett motioned for me to follow him. We set off running through the forest until we came across a large Victorian house. "WE'RE HOME EVERYONE!!" Emmett's booming voice rang through the mansion as we walked inside.
A kind-looking woman walked into what I assumed was their living room. "Your siblings are not here, Emmett." She then spotted me, "Who is this?" she asked, smiling at me.
"I'm..." I was about to answer when another person entered the room. A person I had not seen in about 100 years, "CARLISLE!" I said running at him. He looked shocked before he broke into a smile and held out him arms. I jumped into them, giving him a huge hug.
He laughed. "I missed you, too." he said kindly. He let me go and kissed me on the forehead. "I certainly missed you, too, my daughter."
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