Chapter 4; Hunting
I wandered through the forest, looking for some big ass animal to kill. I'm in a pretty bad mood considering that I had to obey the house rules of eating animals. Catalia and Carlisle accompanied me on my journey to a better life...this is cruel and unusual punishment.
"C'mon, stop lagging around, get your ass in gear!" Catalia shouted back a few dozen meters ahead.
"You could've whispered you know, I would've heard you much farther away anyhow." I said, taking my own advice.
"That's too creepy! Besides there is no fun in that!" she yelled again. I guess so.
"And it humanizes one, Avery, give it a try!" Carlisle yelled.
"How does it humanize one?" I said, slowly raising my voice. I smelled a dear close by followed by some growling. A fox, or something.
"You hear that? Go get em!" Carlisle said. I didn't appreciate how he purposely made it sound like he was talking to a dog, that was just mean.
"Woof." I muttered flatly. The duo laughed together and ran off to find some food. Yeah, like I would try and eat a deer. I quickly sprinted off to the Canadian Border, it only took about 20 minutes. I would at least respect not eating Forks citizens. Before I could begin any further into Canadian territory I caught the scent of an unfamiliar vampire. Immediately I was on my guard. I know how unpredictable these nomad types can be. I heard Catalia and Carlisle calling my name from a good distance back. They would be here within just under a minute, maybe even less. The unidentified vampire came closer, quickly too. He was definately a hostile. A figure suddenly sprung from the thick snow layered ground, and a feral looking man in a t-shirt and jeans sprung out in a mad fury. I dodged his feral strike at first and grabbed his arms, pinning them behind his back. He put up a struggle, and he was strong...but not as strong as I was. I was double, maybe even triple his own strength. No way was he the vampire scent. Infact, the scent seemed to had vanished. Catalia and Carlisle were soon next to me, watching as I held the struggling man.
"Avery, don't! There's no need to act out." Carlisle warned.
"Please stop this Avery, you can fight it." Fight what? I was utterly repulsed by his smell. Fight my overwhelming urge to vomit? Sorry, can't do that...I'm dead remember.
"Don't worry." I said, focusing on the scent of distant hikers. Catalia put her hand on my shoulder.
"Remember: People taste bad alright?" She said. She held a perfectly intact squirrel in her hands. The most unappetising thing I had ever seen, but my throat was on fire. so, I took it and drank it. Not terribly dreadful. But there is a certain gross-out factor that has to be addressed. Carlisle studied the now unconcious man.
"...What is that scent? He isn't human...nor vampire...possibly a shapeshifter...but, certainly a different breed." Carlisle picked up the man and slung him over his shoulders.
"I think that the smell you are smelling would be shit...cause that's what he smells like." I said. Zinger!
"Yeah, he has a point...well...how do you feel?"
"Like I need to eat a person."
"...you can eat me." she whispered. What did she say about east? I leaned in and whispered so that only we could hear each other.
"East of where? Here? Wow thanks." I said. She laughed at me and walked off.
"There aren't any humans you can eat dude. I was kidding." I growled.
"Don't kid like that." She laughed and ran off into the snow forest. Carlisle smiled at me and ran after her. Temptation was a bitch, but guilt was an even bigger one. But my curiosity proved to overwhelm me today. What was that person doing in the snow...how did he survive...why didnt I smell him before? And...uggh..were are some people? I raked my brain for answers but nothing came up. But I was hungry so I was 100% focused. Really, I didn't care, I needed a human neck in my mouth now. Sadly, the Cullens do roll that way, so apparently neither do I. It took a half hour to get back to the house. Reneesme greeted us with a smile and Edward and Bella soon came to greet us too. Carlisle explain his findings and the mystery surrounding it, but they were no help. Why would they be?
"I could run down to the library and do some research?" Bella suggested.
"I'll come too. I like to know stuff." I said, walking back out the door. Catalia threw a black peacoat over me.
"Right...dead of winter..."
"Also so humans don't know your impervious to cold."
"That's what I meant."
"That's not what you said."
"I meant to say that."
"You didn't"
"Cut the sexy bannter and go!" Emmett chuckled. Catalia punched him in the arm and smiled.
"Chill out, Jr. Hulk." She giggled.
"Yeah, go sit yo five dollar ass down before I make change!" I falsely threatened. He got up like he was going to rush me, and did, slamming me into the ground. He hit me repeatedly, but not hard enough to break anything, or even hurt alot. We tumbled around for a few more moments, even Rose and Cat joined for a while, before I decided to leave. The bromance was back, but something told me that what I'd find at the good ol' library would'nt satisfy me. And whenever something doesn't satisfy, I tend to go look for trouble until it does...that takes awhile by the way.