The Child Castaways - Chapter 7
Twilight was beginning to fall while Emmett walked the perimeter of the property that surrounded the Cullen home. He had developed strange feelings the past several months. The one positive thing about being human again was the fact that animals were no longer terrified of him. Emmett had purchased his horse, Chester, over a year and a half ago and he usually rode the horse during his surveillances. However, the horse would no longer allow Emmett near him. Emmett knew that his vampiric senses were beginning to return…and fast. He knew the same was true for Rosalie, but she chose to ignore the telltale signs, hoping she could prolong her humanity.
On top of all of this, Emmett was worried about something else. Somebody was watching them…most likely a vampire since Emmett could never quite catch the suspect. But he would have instances when he felt eyes upon him, and he'd quickly turn just to see a shadow…or a tree branch quiver, as if something had quickly brushed it aside.
His border collies, Laddie and Lassie, had detected the presence a year ago, and Emmett knew from their wild reactions that the visitor had to be a vampire. Unfortunately, the border collies eventually began to loath Emmett as day by day he grew more vampire than human. Emmett was forced to sell his treasured border collies…and he'd probably have to sell Chester soon as well.
Emmett had thought about asking for help from his family. Any one of his vampire family members would know in an instant if another vampire had been nearby. But the presence of vampires would only cause him and Rosalie to transform faster…and this was their last and only time to be human. Emmett missed his life as a vampire and would readily welcome back his vampirism with enthusiasm. Ohhh.. how he missed the hunt, as well as the super-strength that he once possessed. Emmett only worried about one thing… Just how would he react to his human two-year old twins once he was vampire again. This thought truly frightened Emmett.
Emmett was walking back to the house when he felt the presence again. He quickly turned and gazed upon a darkened trail that led into the thick forest. Then suddenly a man appeared in the middle of the trail. Emmett knew that if the sun was still shining that the man's skin would shimmer in the sunlight, because the man was definitely a vampire. Emmett knew this fact because he recognized the vampire Eleazar.