Chapter 4- Hunting

A vampire? Was he kidding? I always thought vampires were just a costume on Halloween.

At that moment, I had a sudden feeling of thirst. It was overwhelming. And the smells were so good. It was a sweet scent. Like the first blossom of spring. But so much stronger. And sweeter. I wanted to follow it. Find out where it was coming from. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. The smell ran through my mind. I wanted it.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. Shaking me back into reality. I glowered at Gabe but his eyes caught me of guard. They had worry in them. But they also had understanding in them. I figured mine had confusion in them when his face lightened and he laughed.

"This one needs to go hunting!" he shouted over his shoulder. He grabbed my hand and helped me up. I felt different. Heavier. Stronger.

He started to run at amazing speed. I thought I was about to fall and be dragged along with him. Surprisingly, I was right beside him the whole way. I was running at the same speed as him. I looked to my side and all I saw was the blur of tress go past.

Suddenly, Gabe slowed to a stop. I didn't want to stop. I didn't want the wind to stop flowing in my hair. I wanted to watch the trees blur past me. But I stopped, as he did, and looked around. We were in the middle of nowhere.

"Where are we…?" I trailed off when I saw the look on his face. He was concerned. I tried to meet his gaze. At first I didn't see anything, but then I smelt it again. The sweet scent. Where was it coming from? Then, I saw something. Something was moving behind the trees. It smelt so good. I looked closer and saw a person. How can someone smell so good and be so far away? Of course, that wasn't a problem. Distance wasn't a problem.

The smell was so…tempting. I was as if there was a batch of freshly baked cookies right in front of you. How much I just wanted to take one. How much I just wanted to take him.

My mouth was watering. I took a step forward unaware of Gabe's hand on my shoulder. He pulled me back—fighting the urge to follow me. I unlocked my eyes from the man's body and looked at Gabe. He looked down at me with a glare and I backed down.

"Come on." Was all he said. I took one last look at the person in the forest and followed him. My feet wanted to go back but I forced that thought out of my head.

We reached a clearing after a while of silent walking. There was rustles in the bushes. They were animals. The scent came back but it wasn't nearly as strong or as appetizing.

"They're not as good but they'll have to do." Gabe said looking out at the small animals in the clearing.

"Not as good as what?" I said in disgust. I didn't look at him but I could tell he was looking at me. I look at him and he opened his mouth to speak but I cut him off. "Don't answer that."

With that, we went to hunt. The animals were smaller, so it was easier to hunt them. Gabe taught me how to hunt them. After the first few times I got the hang of it. As we hunted, we talked. Mostly he talked. He talked about his past. He called it his human life. When he asked about mine, I couldn't answer. I didn't remember life before this.

"Would you like to know?" he asked. I looked up at him. I didn't understand what he was talking about.

"Know what?" I asked hesitantly.

"Would you like to know about your human life?" I guessed my face gave away my emotion. Confusion. He smiled. "Some vampires have 'extra abilities.' I have one." He said looking at the ground. He looked guilty. "I can read…people. I guess you can say that. When I look at a person, I can see them. All of them. Even those who cannot remember themselves." I looked at him. Focused on his face. Looking for any sign of his emotion changing. Nothing. He was stone.

"I would like that." His eyes darted up at mine in surprise.

"Umm…okay." He cleared his throat and began. "You lived in New York. You had six sisters and a brother. Your mother was a drunk and didn't want anything to do with you or the others. Your father ran away shortly after you younger sister was born. You and your brother had to take care of them. He was only sixteen. You got kicked out. You had nowhere to go. You thought of living with you friend, but you didn't get that far before…" he trailed of. I knew what happened next. I got turned. "Victoria sent him to New York thinking it would be less suspicious. You name has been in the paper for as long as you have been gone."

"Why am I here?" I thought out loud.

He smiled but didn't mean it. "We're here to go to war. A vampire war, actually. We are going to Forks on Saturday."

"There are more of us?"

"Much more. They are everywhere. All over the world."

"I don't want to go to war." I said under my breath. "Will we get killed?"

"No." I could hear the sureness in his voice. "I mean, if you want to come with me."

"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to escape."