Jasper's P.O.V

I bared my teeth and prepared to pounce on the animal. What a sad, sad day for the little deer. It won't live to see the sun tomorrow. Steady now… I let my hand twitch, alerting my presence. My prey stopped chewing on the grass below, its eyes staring off blankly to where I stood. Stupid creature. I crouched lower. One… Two…

"Jazz!" And there went my dinner. I growled loudly and turned to my intruder.

"Hi," she bounced, reaching for a hug. I took a step back and glared at her. "Oh," she grinned sheepishly. "Sorry."

"Yeah, sorry." I mocked, pushing past her.

"Jazz," I heard her whine. I spun around and looked at her. "There's someone," she whispered.

I raised both my eyebrows at her. She may be my wife, but she can be annoying as hell sometimes. She let a perfectly good hunt get away. That deer actually looked sweet for once.

"Alice," I walked behind her and slid my arm around her waist, pulling her with me for a walk. "Be more clear."

She seemed deep in thought. "Don't you smell it?" I looked at her with a very tired expression. "There's a scent." She clarified.

"So?"

"It's not human."

I increased our pace. We were deep in the forest by now, trees whizzing past us in a blur.

"'S probably a nomad."

"No!" she insisted. Ah, will you shut up, woman! "It's not a vampire either!" I stopped us. My eyes narrowed, my face turned serious, and my hand found her shoulder.

"Then, Alice, it's probably a dog." My tone was bored and flat. I casually returned to our walk.

"Jasper Whitlock!" she fumed.

"What?" I laughed. "You know I'm messin' with you."

"This is serious."

"Fine," I sighed. "Take me to this mysterious creature." She smiled sweetly and grabbed my hand. We were running before I knew it.

Alice and I stopped right behind a pine tree. The shadow covered us, sealing us from sight.

"Hey, dude." Emmett? Almost the whole family was standing behind two pine trees, looking intently at something toward the opening.

"What the heck are you guys doing?" I whispered.

"Watching," Emmett whispered. (Well, as soft as Emmett could whisper.)

"Shh!" Rose shushed her husband and gestured over to the forest opening. A girl. No, a woman. I corrected myself. My corner of my lip raised into a smirk as I nudged Alice. "Dog," I whispered simply. She dramatically rolled her eyes. My gaze flickered back and forth between the little fluffy thing and the woman. The dog didn't look threatening at all; though its owner looked… its owner looked…Where's my dictionary?

"Whatever she is," my ears picked up Emmett's voice. "She's freakin' hot!" Slap. That would be Rose's stone hand on Emmett's cheek. I looked her up and down. Calling her hot would be an insult.

She seemed to notice us. Her cheekbones high and her eyes narrowed, she locked each of our gazes. The woman even had a sword half the size of her. She definitely gave out the look-at-me-funny-and-I'll-rip-your-face-off look. Since the staring contest wasn't helping, I decided to break the ice.

"Are you lost, ma'am?" I called out to her. It took her a while to respond. She was taking a good time studying us.

"None of your concern," She whispered bitterly.

"You seem lost," Emmett concluded loudly. She looked tense as she clutched the useless piece of metal in her hand.

"What is she feeling?" Edward whispered to me, stepping carefully over to my side.

"She's-" I stopped. I let myself open up, trying to soak up and emotion. I concentrated, trying to influence her with laughter. Nothing. I can't feel her. I saw Edward straighten at my thought.

"I can't read her either." He replied glumly. I shifted my weight, clearly frustrated.

"For what purpose were you following me?" her voice was smooth and rich. It was almost like she was a vampire. But worse. I made a move to reply but Alice pushed me.

"Jasper!" she nudged me forward to the opening. "Go." I grabbed her tiny hand in mine and slid down to the area. Her eyes were slits now and she was in an obvious fight stance.

"We're just trying to help you ma'am." I smiled at her, forcing some calm on her. She just scoffed and ordered her little puffball to follow her. She turned her back on us. Not a very good battle strategy. She slid the sword through her belt and made her way out of the clearing and out of our sight. Before I could spill some opinions, Edward bombarded me with questions.

"You can't feel her? Why can't you feel her?" I quickly threw him a wave of calm.

"She's a threat." Rose pulled Emmett out of the darkness. "We don't even know what she is." I nodded slowly. I wouldn't say a threat. I threw out the only logical thing to do.

"I say we consult Carlisle." I offered. Alice nodded from beside me and disappeared in one swift move. The rest of the family quickly followed, each locking gazes with me. When I was sure I was alone, I looked back to where the woman made her grand disappearance. Whatever you are, you've definitely caught my attention.


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