Nervousness creeped and pulled tightly at the pit of my stomach as the three gold eyes all bore into my own wild, red ones. I took a step back cautiously, watching intently as the three vampires kept their eyes on me.
The way their bodies stood still as a rock, made me more aware of my own rock-still stance. Tanya stepped forward, putting out her hands in a way that said she meant no harm.
"You want to find Carlisle to stop yourself from killing innocent people?" She asked, her voice full of authority.
Her toned dripped with demand and wrapped around me like a tight rope, squeezing my lungs and cutting off an air way I no longer used. Before I could nod my head and answer her, she spoke again.
"So you came all this way to find him yes? Irina don't you find this, curious?" The corn silk blonde woman, Irina, nodded.
I nodded my head mutely. I had a feeling she wasn't asking me for an answer but more so clarifying to herself.
"Yes, we came all this way to find him. Now you obviously know who he is. So maybe, you could tell us where?"
The sudden feeling of a hand coming into my own made me look down and smile to myself, knowing it was Laura's. I quickly snapped my eyes back to Tanya, not wanting to take my eyes off her in case of any spur of the moment attacks.
Keeping her eyes on me, she began to walk back towards her sister, across her face, I could tell she wore a fake smile. "Yes, we know of him, and yes, we know where he is. But we won't be telling the likes of you."
Her voice had a hint of everything in it from sarcasm to just plain annoyed. It made my skin crawl. A gust of wind blew my hair from side to side, loosing the stands that were in my bun. Tanya and Irina shared curious gazes.
They suddenly spoke unanimously. "What is that smell?"
Irina pointed her nose in the air, sniffing intently before her eyes landed on Sarah's, the woman blurring over to her. She delicately sniffed the air that surrounded Sarah and then leaned in to sniff her at the neck.
Irina's face suddenly took on a dreamy expression. "You smell wonderful," Irina hummed.
I turned my attention elsewhere, away from the weird sniffing thing that was going on, feeling as if it was a private moment I shouldn't be allowed to be apart of.
Looking at Tanya, I could see that she was acting in the same strange way as the other woman. Tanya's nose was suddenly at Danielle's throat, pretty much skin tight against it and she seemed to be breathing hard.
A small moan escaped her lips. My cheeks felt prickly, as if I was trying to blush but had no blood to push to the area.
This is what I call awkward. Two women, sniffing the necks of two other women, moaning about a smell, that I can't even smell. Kill me now.
With a small embarrassed huff, I looked over at the last blonde who was all but bouncing on her feet, a huge smile adorned her pretty face.
I let out a large 'ooph' as the blonde appeared before me, throwing herself into my chest and holding me in a bone crushing hug. Ouch.
"What's going on?" I muttered into her halo of golden hair, practically inhaling the strands.
This did not lie well with Laura, who let out a loud and possessive warning growl to the woman who then stepped back almost immediately. Her eyes drifted to Laura, her mouth twisting into a sarcastic smile.
"Well do excuse me. I did not know that she was taken. I'm Kate, by the way." Her voice was dry as she took a step back.
Laura's hand gripped mine tightly as I turned my face towards her, shaking my head in my obvious disapproval.
"Why are you acting like that?" I muttered to Laura before turning to face Kate. "Hey, what's with the hugs and what are them fools playing at that? And I'm Isabella. This is Laura, those two over there are Danielle and Sarah."
I pointed an accusing finger at the two women still sniffing at Sarah and Danielle's necks and pulses. Kate giggled and regained her happy posture from moments ago.
Bouncing about like a rubber ball, she smiled whilst looking over at a clearly uncomfortable Sarah and Danielle who were still standing there, being sniffed.
"I believe, they may be mates."
Wow. I didn't expect that one. I softly let go of Laura's hand before I moved over to where Kate was standing, watching the scene in front of her. She turned her head at me and smiled softly.
She pointed over at Tanya. "That's Tanya and that's Irina," she finished, pointing to Irina. Like I hadn't already worked that out. Even still, I didn't say anything.
"Our house is not far from here. Perhaps we should go back and get to know each other," her voice was thick with obvious flirtation.
A loud snarl tore through the air and I felt hands on my body and an arm clamp around my waist. I let out another 'ooph'. Laura snarled at Kate who giggled back.
"Stay the fuck away from her, you bitch."
Kate's giggles abruptly broke off, so harshly my stomach tightened in anticipation. "Well do excuse me, little Miss jealous, just who the fuck, do you think you're talking to, huh?"
I shifted my body in front of Kate's, placing my hands on her shoulders to stop her from squaring up to Laura, who looked murderously enraged. Her face scrunched up with anger, clearly she was ready to go toe to toe with Kate over me.
"Easy guys. Kate, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop winding Laura up. Laura stop trying to bite her."
I looked over at Kate who smirked at Laura in triumph. She caught my raised eyebrow and nodded her head, fixing her eyes on me and smothering her smirk.
"I'd like to take you to my home now," she motioned to myself and my small group.
"You however, are not welcome," she shot the last sentence to Laura, who pouted in response.
She shrugged her shoulders a moment after. "Like I wanted to come anyway," she sneered.
I twisted to face Laura, reaching for her hands and taking them in my own, rubbing my thumb over the top of her hand. I had to admit, I loved the feeling of my smooth skin against hers.
"Hey. Look at me," I coaxed, taking her chin and raising her eyes to mine. "I'm going to go with Kate, to her house. You should come too. She's only winding you up, just ignore her."
I turned and rolled my eyes at a rather loud cough behind me, which I knew belonged to a grinning Kate. "You know I can hear you, and I don't have all day."
"You're right Kate, we don't. We just have all of eternity."
Kate yawned and nodded at my poor joke. "You're right, but could you please wrap it up with your super angry, jealous and possessive girlfriend, please? So then I can get you all alone in my house and I could get between those voluptuous thighs of yours..."
I tightened my hands grasp over Laura's, rooting us both to the ground. I smiled at Kate, repressing the urge to grin. I mean, I can't help it.
She was such a wind-up and it was kind of funny, not that I would say that to Laura. I may just lose my head. Laura let go of my hands with a scowl.
"Just go, Bella. I'll see you later and don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm just going to stay here, with the other four. At least the other two look more reasonable than that thing over there," she growled, jerking her head over towards Kate who had her mouth open in shock.
"Hey! Who are you calling 'thing'?! I am not a 'thing'! I think you'll find that I am a very sexy creature, thank you very much. And as for yourself, well lets just say that you're very lucky we don't pick our mates, otherwise Isabella wouldn't be with a mutant like yourself."
My eyes travelled between the two squabbling women as I decided it would be best to step in, before things got violent, and by the looks of it, Kate was much, much older than Laura, so she would no doubt have more experience in fighting than her.
"HEY, both of you, stop arguing with each other," I snapped.
I looked over to Kate with narrowed eyes. "Kate, stop trying to get a rise out of Laura." I then turned my head towards Laura. "Don't insult Kate. It doesn't help the fact that you have gotten off to a bad start. And by the way, might I add, that if I could chose a mate, there is no doubt that it would be you."
I turned my head back towards Kate who was looking extremely confused and was blinking rapidly between us. "You two are not mates?" She mostly directed the question at me, to which I answered a simple, "no, we are not mates."
My stomach wriggled at the beaming expression that flashed and stayed on Kate's face. She looked way too happy and it made me even more nervous that I didn't know why.
A nudge in my shoulder alerted me to Laura. "Are you two going or what?"
I glanced apprehensively over at Kate, who was smirking mischievously. She nodded her head in response. I sighed and leaned in towards Laura, expecting a peck on the lips.
But instead, she had different plans and pretty much latched her mouth onto mine, sealing my lips to hers and staging a battle between our tongues.
"God. Do you two mind? I would very much like to get going, if you'll please. Before I end up joining you two and that is something I don't want to do with Laura. But hey, a girl just can't help herself."
I softly removed my lips from Laura's and smiled at her warmly. "I'll see you in a little while then, ok?"
She grinned at me whilst looking over at Kate, her expression turning smug. "Oh yes."
I give her a quick peck on the cheek before I moved over to were Kate was standing. "So, where do you live?"
She pointed a long, pale finger over a mountain in the distance. "Over that mountain. It shouldn't take too long to get there."
I nodded my head, raising an eyebrow at her. "And what about the huge lake that lies before the mountain? Because as far as I can see, it cover pretty much the whole of the land down there. We aren't going swimming now are we?"
Kate laughed at me, as if I was the silliest little girl in the world, which I was a little bit annoyed at. "No, we are not swimming. There is a path through the forest on the left, to which you can't see and that leads through a narrow path between the mountain itself and then our home is only a couple of minutes away from that."
I nodded my head then motioned for Kate to lead the way. I turned around and smiled one last time at Laura, standing near her sisters who were now, I'm glad to say, in deep conversation with Tanya and Irina.
She smiled back softly before I turned back around and was ready to follow Kate. Kate took off without any backwards glances at Laura, or her sisters. I followed silently right beside her, on her left side.
She turned her head towards me, smiling, then sped up. I grinned to myself as I did the same. But Kate was faster than me and she was well ahead of me.
Thankfully not too far that I couldn't see her. I pushed at my limbs, trying my hardest to speed up, so that I was beside her. I growled in frustration as I lacked.
She stopped suddenly, wearing a smug look. "What's wrong? Can't keep up with me? You should see me in bed, love." She winked.
I shivered softly at the thought. "You would never see me in bed, Kate." I rolled my eyes.
She tilted her hips to the side, as well as cocking her head. "We'll see about that, Isabella. I'll get you in my bed and maybe I might be decent enough to let your girlfriend in too."
I mock growled at her. "Yeah, she would never join you, and you would be wasting your time with me. Now why have we stopped in the forest, aside from the fact that I had to catch up with you, hm?"
Kate looked at me with a smile. "I like the sound of the forest. If you want, we can move along. Just thought that I would stop for a moment and listen to the beautiful sounds around us."
I don't know why, but I was quite surprised that Kate had a sensitive side. "Hey, take your time, Kate. Sorry. I just thought that maybe you were being annoying on purpose or something."
I moved over to Kate with my vampiric speed. She took my hand and instantly I felt a shock run through my body. My hand tingled in hers, unlike with Laura. I raised my eyebrow at her, wondering if she had felt it too.
Clearly she had, because she was looking at me with the same bewildered expression. She leaned her head towards me slowly and breathed in my scent. Her face scrunched up, as if she was extremely confused. It was adorable.
"I'm taking it that you felt the shock too?"
Kate nodded her head stiffly. "Y-yes," she cleared her throat of her stammers. "I felt it."
"Kate, are you ok? You look really off... What's wrong? Was it that shock?"
Her hand tightened in my own, almost enough to cause me pain. I bit down on my bottom lip to repress crying out.
"W-we, we should get moving. It will be easier to explain at the house, other than out here."
She released her grip on my hand and started to walk ahead. I quickly sped up to follow her.
"Kate, what would be easier to explain back at the house?"
I was extremely curious as to what she wanted to say and what that shock was all about. She stared blankly ahead of her.
"I'll explain back at the house," she replied coldly, chopping me off.
"Ok... But is everything alright, I mean, one moment you were fine, the next you're all... I don't know, quiet? I guess, or different even."
I cringed at the sound of my voice echoing through the still forest which sounded rather empty, being devoid of bird calls or any animals.
"Yes, I am fine," she replied crisply. "Now follow me, please."
She suddenly took off, turning into a moving streak of moonlight skin and golden hair. I found myself following behind her as we moved through the forest that only deepened and got thicker with less room to move.
After several minutes, I was sure we were at the heart of it. Continuing our way through the forest, past trees that had fallen down and small rivers, we arrived at a tiny pathway that Kate had not mentioned. Neither did she turn around or even smile at me.
Gone was the playful Kate, as I'd previously seen. I had to push myself to catch up to her, falling at her right side. I tried to make eye contact with her, thinking that I could pull some sort of face and get her to crack a smile.
But her gaze was locked straight ahead. I tried not to get upset, because it was irrational. I barely knew her. But it made me feel slightly un easy, as her mood change had been so abrupt and despite not knowing her well, I felt I could trust her and her family, like I had with Laura and her sisters.
But there was something wrong and it had something to do with that tingly feeling when we touched each other's hands.
Not to mention the fact that she had leaned in and sniffed me like Tanya and Irina had done to Danielle and Sarah. Was I her mate? If so, shouldn't of I done the smelling thing?
Or was there something else going on? Something that I didn't know? Or even something I've never even heard of? Either way, she did say she would explain it to me once we were back at her home, which by the looks of it, we weren't far away from.
I would get my answers soon. The tree's started to thin and Kate began to slow for a few moments before coming to a complete stop, just at the edge of the forest.
"Over there is the path, Bella."
Kate pointed a long finger towards stone's that lead over the river to the other side of it. I nodded my head absently while motioning for Kate to go first, which she did without hesitation.
Taking a few steps back for leverage, she ran and jumped. I watched as in almost slow motion, she flew through the air, her arms on either side of her body and legs wide, bent and waiting to embrace her impact to the soft mud of the forest floor.
My eyes flickered over the rocks that Kate had jumped over, which were encased in freezing cold gushing water, with white foam.
Kate waved over to me. "Come on Bella, just jump over like I did. It's not difficult, I swear."
I rolled my eyes, annoyed that she would think I was scared to jump. I imitated Kate, taking a few steps back before running and jumping through the air. I suddenly found myself flying, the wind throwing my hair back over my shoulders.
Within seconds, with a small thud, I landed gracefully on my feet beside Kate. She wore a small smile across her face, which made me smile in turn. Maybe she was feeling a bit better now. I hoped so.
"Nice one, Bella," her voice was thick with happiness.
"You ok now? You seem happy again." I couldn't help but smile at her.
"Yeah, I feel a bit better now that I have sorted things out in my head... Come on, my house is not far from here."
I nodded my head, remembering what our goal was and trying not to get so lost in my worry for a woman I barely knew. "Lead the way."
Kate instantly took off towards the mountains with me right beside her, the wind whipping through our hair. I knew the air was cool, although I couldn't feel it how I knew I should of, if I was human.
Still, the whisper of an old feeling felt great against my face. Kate began to slow down again. I noticed that the small pathway that lead through a crack in the mountain was the reason why.
Watching the back of Kate as she walked through the crack, I followed after her.
"Hey, Kate, it's not much farther now, right?" I shouted ahead of me, although I knew it wasn't really needed. I could of whispered it and she would have still heard me.
"Yeah, it's not far now. Just down the hill and past the small forest that lays ahead," Kate called back.
She turned her head over her shoulder, grinning cheekily. "Why, getting tired?"
I rolled my eyes in answer as we continued down a hill and past more forest. I swung my arms lazily beside my body as I walked right behind Kate.
My eyes roamed the surrounding area as I wondered idly if I'd ever feel the burn in my lungs after walking for so long, like I did as a human. My eyes suddenly fell to Kate's ass; I couldn't help but look.
It was rather perfect. Tight and round. I was beginning to wonder if I was staring because I thought her ass was hot or because I wished it was mine.
"Hey, stop looking at my ass, Bella," Kate scolded through a small giggle.
I felt the same tingly, stretching feeling in my cheeks as I had earlier, when I should be blushing. How did she even catch me? Did she turn her head around too quickly for me to notice?
As if reading my mind, Kate shook her head from side to side, swinging her long, gold hair. "I felt your eyes on my ass."
She continued to giggle as I forced my eyes to look anywhere but at her backside. How on the earth can you feel eyes on your ass? Coming to a stop beside Kate, I found my breath taken away.
In front of me, was something that I would remember forever. We were standing at the top of a small hill, a dirt path lead down the hill, disappearing into a snow capped forest.
Mountains surrounded us on just about every one of our sides, as far as I could see. The small forest came to a stop beside a lake in the distance, the large mountains dusted with snow as was the ground around me.
It was so cosy yet so wide open, I couldn't help but feel a familiar pang in my chest.
Home.
Something I hadn't had in a while. I turned to Kate, my face pushed into an expression of awe. I couldn't help but find myself blown away by the beauty of this place.
"Kate..." I breathed breathlessly. "This place is... Just... Mind blowingly stunning, it really is."
Kate nodded her head in agreement, smiling widely. "We live to the left. You can't see our house because the forest is in the way, obscuring us. We like it that way," she shrugged absently. "It's just down there. We'll be there in no time."
Without another word, she began to make her way down the dirt path that lead into the forest, with me, which was quickly becoming familiar, right at her heels. Blurring past the snow capped tree's, we made our way through the forest.
It didn't take long to reach where Kate had been leading us. Slowing down until we came to a complete stop, we stepped out of the forest and came into a small, plain field with a house in the centre. The house was abnormally large and very open.
The windows were wide and winked in the dim sun, it was two stories high, as far as I could see. As I walked closer to the house with Kate, two new scents hit me. I stopped and automatically grabbed Kate's hand.
She looked at me quizzically for a moment before shaking her head, banishing my worries. "That's just Carman and Eleazar. They're like me and my sisters, they're our family. You have nothing to worry about."
Nodding, I started to walk ahead. I keep my eyes trained on my surroundings, despite Kate's comforting words. The mountains and surrounding scenery continued to take my breath away and caused a smile to stretch across my face.
Before we even reached it, the door swung open to reveal a tall, brown haired man, wearing a kind and trusting smile across his face.
He instantly stretched out his large, pale hand. "Hello there, dear. I am Eleazar. It's a pleasure."
The mans face had curious lines etched into his skin, boarding on excited. Finding myself cautious all of a sudden, I took in his appearance, trying to size him up.
His short brown fringe hung across his forehead, his eyes were as gold as Kate's and his skin as pale as mine, with a slight contrast of olive. He stood at a tall, 5'11, towering over my mere 5'6. I gently shook his hand.
The man let out an overly excited, "ah!" Startling me into dropping his hand.
He smiled reassuringly at me, a chuckle pulling at his lips. "How impressive. Never before have I seen such a thing. How curious, how very curious indeed."
Eleazar continued to mumble 'curious' over and over to himself and I couldn't help but be drawn in to what he found so 'curious'. What had he never before seen?
I was about to ask him when a woman stepped out of the door. She too wore a genuine, warm smile on her face.
With dark brown hair piled on her head, pale skin with an olive hint to it as well, gold eyes and standing at a short 5'5, she reminded me of a motherly figure.
I'd go as far as to say, she reminded me of my own mother. My chest tightened as grief washed over me. I pushed it away as she bundled over to me and pulled me into a gentle hug.
I repressed the urge to bury my face in her neck and pretend I was hugging my mother. She pulled back after a moment, resting her small hands on my shoulders.
Smiling, she proudly showed off her perfect, pearly white teeth. "Hi, I am Carmen."
I smiled back at her, gently dropping my hands from her hips where I had stationed them after she pulled away from our hug. I looked over her shoulder at Kate and Eleazar, who were heading into the house, deep in discussion.
I quickly fixed my eyes back on Carmen, smiling brightly. "Hello, I'm Isabella or Bella. It's nice to meet you, Carmen."
Carmen only smiled in response and nodded her head, before taking my hand and starting to lead me into the house.
Stepping into Kate's home, I was blown away by the sheer size of it. I thought it had looked big from the outside, but clearly the inside was bigger.
Straight ahead of me, was a large set of stairs that lead up to the second floor, on my left was a room to which I presumed was the living room, as I heard Kate and Eleazar talking there.
To my right was another room and a room straight ahead of me, just past the stairs. Carmen continued to lead me to the room on the left, my hand in hers.
She immediately lead me to a couch once we entered, where both Eleazar and Kate were sat talking.
Kate looked up and smiled at me. "You took long enough."
With a huff, I crossed my arms over my chest after releasing my hand from Carmen's, who had left my side to sit beside Eleazar.
I rolled my eyes at the blonde. "Yeah, yeah. I was only like sixty seconds behind you."
She shrugged her shoulders, smiling to herself before leaning back into the couch. There was a small cough to my right which came from Eleazar, who smiled at me.
"Bella, I was wondering if I could talk to you for just a few moments. We do not have to move from the couch, if you do not wish too."
I nodded cautiously. Eleazar seemed nice and trust worthy, but I didn't want to leave to be with him alone. "Yeah, sure. What would you like to talk about?"
Eleazar straighten up so he could look into my eyes. "I want to discuss your gift, or to be more precise, your gifts."
I blinked in confusion. How did this man, who I had just met, and never seen before, know about my gifts? He must have noticed the distress written across my face because he held up his hands in a surrender position.
"My own gift, is that I can detect if someone has a gift. No matter if they are human, or vampire. Although as a human, they tend to not be able to use their gift. They only begin to wield it, should they unfortunately be turned into one of us," he paused, mouth set in a grim line.
"When we shook hands, I detected your gifts. To have not just one, but three, is something entirely un-heard of. Which is why I find it so very curious."
I blinked several times in surprise. Eleazar had a gift, which can tell if other's have a gift and he could detect three from me. Surely he was wrong? As far as I knew, I only had two.
I cleared my throat softly. "Wow, that is a very impressive gift, Eleazar. But, please do tell, can your gift detect what kind of gift others have? Or is it simply that you can only detect gifts?"
He nodded his head, my eyes connecting with his own. "Yes, I can detect what sort of gifts that people have, Bella, and you have very unusual and interesting gifts, that I had yet to come across."
I moved my body slowly to the front of the couch rather than lean back into it. "Can you tell me what gifts I have?"
Eleazar nodded. "Yes, I can. You have fire, the will to create and destroy it. You have the ability to transform any vampire human. Though this is only a cloak and might come in useful... It will hide you and whoever you choose to any and all supernatural creature(s). Finally, your last one, slowing time down."
I tried to keep my mouth from falling open in surprise. Well, this was new.
"Your gift with the appearance of the human, will in due time, come about. But I cannot tell you when, as I do not know. Now Bella, I will leave you alone with Kate, as she is desperate to talk to you as well."
With a final smile at me, Eleazar left the room, followed closely by Carmen in the matter of seconds. I looked over at Kate with a raised eyebrow. I could see the swirl of a thousand emotions running across her face and in her eyes.
She gently reached out, as if afraid to scare me and took my hand in hers, beginning to caress it gently whilst staring into my eyes. She took a deep breath, that I know she didn't need.
Her eyes closed briefly then opened again, this time, they were a shade darker.
"Bella, when we first touched each other, I thought that you were my mate, that is why I sniffed you. By the way, you smell... Incredible. Like freshly picked raspberries and a summer meadow. I'm not going to lie to you, I wanted to jump you and drag you to my bed." Her eyes met mine, hunger creeping into them. "I still do."
I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, tightening my legs as my stomach pooled with need.
"But I won't, of course. At least, not before we get to know each other. Which is why I asked Carmen and Eleazar to leave."
Ok, so she thinks that we could be friends? But then, how come she doesn't smell wonderful to me?
"Kate," I whispered gently, not wanting to be cruel. "You don't... smell good to me... and I don't feel anything as mates should... I don't feel like I've just found a piece of myself..." I frowned softly at the look on her face.
"I understand. I do not feel as if I've found my mate either. But I do feel you in my blood. You call to me, Bella."
I nodded, only half understanding. I understood why she would want to get to know me at least. Kate squeezed my hand tight and nodded her head, positively grinning.
"So, I'll start the 'getting to know each other' process. When I was human, I was an attendant or in simpler terms, a bodyguard. To a highborn, female Slavic tribe. I am well trained in the tribes martial arts and I was very protective of my mistress."
She took a breath before she continued. "I was guarding a cavern when Sasha attacked. Along with her daughter, Tanya. Sasha was so impressed by my courage to defend my mistress and the cavern, that with the physical resemblance myself and Tanya shared, she had Tanya change me into a vampire."
I nodded my head eagerly for her to continue, finding her story highly interesting and wanting to know more. But she was clearly choosing the watered down version and skipped her transition memories, which I appreciated.
"I quickly found myself loyal to Sasha and Tanya and developing my defensive power, which is psychic electro kinesis. A decade later, Sasha invited Irina to join the family. We all saw Sasha as our mother."
Watching the emotions on Kate's face as her story continued, I saw an array of them, ranging from happiness to sadness.
"We were left orphaned after our mother Sasha, created an immortal child, which is, if you do not know, illegal. The child burned in our mother arms in front of us. The Volturi spared our lives because we knew nothing about the boy. Up to that point, we had been nothing but strict to our laws."
My heart twisted for Kate and her sisters. To feel such loss.
"After the loss of our mother, myself, Tanya and Irina sought out men and women alike. Be it vampire, or human, to distract us from the pain and loss of our mother. The human relationships never lasted long, because we would kill the men and women shortly after we slept with them." Kate looked slightly bashful as she spoke.
"Some of the losses of the men and women who we were rather fond of, made us remorseful of our actions. It was Tanya, that told us drinking animal blood could replace the nutritional needs without decreasing our control around humans."
Taking another deep and long breath, she smiled at me and I gave her hand a little squeeze for support. I admired how strong she was to relive the horrors of her past.
"I was very keen to try the method and we moved to Denali, to adapt to our vegetarian diet. By the time that Carmen and Eleazar had joined us, we had all grown adapt to this particular diet and we enjoyed human intimacy without the need to kill anybody after it. Not too long ago, we came across Carlisle and his small family, who lived the same way as us. We now consider them to be our extended family."
She smiled fondly into the distance before turning her gaze on to me. "Now that I have told you a lot about me, I would like to get to know you. If that is alright with you?"
I opened my mouth to agree before a burn sprung in the base of my throat. Great. I felt shameful, needing to feed around Kate. Especially as I was on the diet of humans too. I was disgusted with myself.
"Kate... I need to feed. Is there anywhere that I can go?" I asked timidly, avoiding eye contact.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Kate stand from the couch, pulling me with her by our joined hands.
"Great! You can start our diet right now. It might take some time to get used to, but it is the perfect time to start."
Before I could even get a word out of my mouth, Kate began to drag me towards the door, to start my new diet.
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. I only own my own ideas and characters in this story.
