DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS BESIDE ELENA ENEAS, JENNESA CHOLE, AND SEAN CARLSON. THEY ALL BELONG TO STEPHENIE MEYER.

Annoying Stranger.

The cool, moist morning air gently blew past me as I sat on a tree branch that was a good 8 feet off the ground. My mind, now that it had nothing to worry about, had a lot of free space. My thoughts ranged from what outfit I would wear today, to why is the sky blue. My hand slid lazily up my stomach and stopped at a locket that I had hanging from my neck. With a quick click it opened and I saw a fading image of a little girl and a man. The man had a broad face, high cheek bones, and a pointy nose, with black slicked back hair. The girl was smiling brightly and the man held a toothy grin. Anyone who would have saw the picture would have said that it was one of a happy family.

"Father, I really do miss you." I whispered, staring at the man in the photograph. His loud laugh rang through my ears making a smile spread out on my face. The memories that we had created all played in my mind, each of them making my smile grow slightly. "I did it. I told her. Aren't you proud of me?" I asked the locket and my mind played a memory of him and me, when I wrote my name down for the first time. For the rest of the day, all he told me was 'I am so proud of you, my Elena!' I chuckled before bringing the image up to my lips and closing my eyes. "I love you, father." I whispered and closed it, letting it fall back against my chest.

"What a touching, yet somewhat crazy sight." I heard a man say, causing me to turn my head. I found a man, no older then 22, leaning against one of the trees closest to the one I was sitting on. He had short blond hair with the tips spiked up and a handsome face. What caught my attention, though, were his amber-red eyes. His lips were pulled back in a smug smirk as he continued. "Do you always talk to jewelry? Did it talk back?" He asked and I scoffed.

"Who are you and what do you want?" I asked, clearly annoyed. He chuckled before standing and suddenly appearing on the tree branch where I sat.

"Aw, I was just playing. Don't get mad." He said while crouching down. My eyes turned towards him in a glare and he chuckled again. "So, you're a vegetarian, aren't 'ya?" He asked and my eyes widened. "Knew it."

"You didn't answer my questions." I said and he looked down.

"Well, it would be nice if you introduced yourself first." He shot back and a heavy sigh escaped my lips.

"Elena." I answered and he smiled.

"Nice to meet 'ya, Elena. The name's Sean." He held out his hand and I stared down at it. "Come on, it's just a hand shake."

"I don't touch people I don't know." I retorted and he smirked.

"Ah, pretty smart girl. How old are you, anyways?" He asked, now sitting on the branch. My eyes scanned his face quickly before I answered.

"One hundred and ninety-eight." I said and his eyes grew.

"Whoa, but you look seventeen!" He shouted in disbelief and I stared at him like he was a moron…which I was beginning to think he was. He saw my bewildered countenance and laughed. "I was just kidding Elena; I know what you are, and how old you can be." He said and I stared at him, my eyes asking how he came to be like this. "I was attacked on my way home from night school. She was beautiful, I have to say. I think she wanted me to die, but for some strange reason, I didn't." He answered and I nodded lightly. "What about you?" He asked and I jumped off the tree branch.

"I would prefer not to tell you about my past." I mumbled, but of course, he heard and jumped down as well.

"Come on! I won't Google you! Not that you would be on Google anyway…" He muttered the last part and a low hiss escaped my throat. His hands came up in front of him. "It was a joke! You need to lighten up a bit more." He exclaimed and I glanced quickly at him before walking towards the direction of the house. "Don't leave! I want to know if the locket talked back." He chuckled and I stopped.

"My coven won't hesitate to kill you if you persist on following me, Sean." He stopped and I continued walking, before sprinting off to the house. I knew he was following me, but I didn't care. As soon as he saw that I did have a coven, he would leave me alone. I found Jen, Alice, Rose, Jasper, and Emmett sitting outside, talking amongst themselves when I stopped in front of them.

"Elle! Why did you go hunting on your own?" Jen asked, flinging her arms around my shoulders.

"Yeah, I haven't gone hunting in a week; I could have gone with you." Emmett said his arm on my shoulder as soon as Jen pulled away. He led me to where Rosalie was sitting and I sat myself down.

"I'm sorry, if I would have known, I would have gone with you." I said, patting his head as he sat down. He shook my hand off and I smirked. "Still mad, aren't you?" I asked and he looked away, his bottom lip pushed out in a pout.

"That's a yes." Alice giggled, causing Jen, Rose, Jasper, and I to laugh. My eyes wandered to the forest, and I found Sean watching from the top of a tree. "What are you staring at, Elle?" She asked and I looked down.

"Nothing but my annoying stranger." I whispered and they stared at me like I was crazy.

"Are you ok, Elena? Who are you talking about?" Jasper asked, feeling my head. I laughed and pushed his hand off my head before standing up.

"I'm fine. It was a joke." I said before walking back towards the house. I glanced back quickly and found Sean smiling at me before running off. I smiled and walked inside.