12- Right vs. Easy

I haven't even thought about where to hunt. I don't live near a large forest. There's a small one behind my house, but there are a lot of humans who live there.

The closest forest to where I live is in Virginia. I don't know how I'm going to get there without being seen by people.

A few minutes later, Malachi knocks on my door.

"Come in, Kai." I say to him. I'm sitting on my bed playing with a Rubik's cube.

He opens the door. "How'd you know it was me?" He asked.

"Everyone has a certain scent. Also, you knock the same way every time."

"Oh." He closes the door. "You seem to be thinking about something."

"The closest forest is in Virginia."

"Okay?"

"I need to hunt Kai. How do I even get there from here?"

"Run."

"Thanks Sherlock."

"What answer were you looking for?"

"How do I get there without being seen? I know to do it at night, but there are people out at night."

"Call the Cullen's. Ask for advice."

"No, I already feel guilty about earlier. Calling them would be too much."

"Fine, I'll call them." Kai said grabbing my phone off of my desk.

"What? Kai!" He turns away as I try to grab the phone from his ear. I don't need to make full eye-contact with an object to move it, so I will the phone from his hand.

It hovers in the air. Kai grabs for it, but I'm faster than him. I raise it so that he can't reach it. I hear Bella on the other line.

"Maya?" I underestimated his jumping skills, he grabbed it.

"Ha ha." He said defiantly. He put the phone to his ear. "Hey, Bella. Here's Maya." He handed me the phone.

"Hi Bella." I stutter.

"Why did Kai answer?"

"I didn't want to call because I felt guilty, so he stole my phone."

"You don't have to feel guilty if you call. What's up?"

"It's stupid. Kai was the one who wanted me to call you. I'll figure it out."

"If you have questions, just ask."

"It doesn't matter. I'll figure it out. This is Malachi's fault."

"Are you 100% positive; because there's no shame in asking."

"It's no big deal. Sorry." I hang up. "Thanks Kai."

"Are you mad?"

"No, you were only trying to help." I say slowly.

"Obviously, I was unsuccessful." He paused. I stay silent. "You still need a solution."

"I know, and very soon." I say slowly. I haven't hunted for a week, and my throat is on fire. (Carlisle told me to hunt before I left, but I was fine.) Kai sees what I'm implying.

"I can leave." He says sympathetically.

"No, stay. Just, don't come in close contact." I say. He has good ideas, so maybe he can help.

"Okay." He sat down on the carpet, his legs crossed. "You need ideas."

"Yes. How do I get from here to Virginia without being seen?"

"How far away is it?"

"172 miles." I say guiltily, biting my lip.

"You- You know there's a forest right behind you." He said pointing out of my window.

"In which people live and none of the animals would be satisfying." I say laughing.

"I know, I was going for sarcasm. Did that not come off well?"

"No."

"So, Virginia is the closest?"

"I'm in between three forests, though. Allegheny in Pennsylvania; Monongahela in West Virginia; and Shenandoah in Virginia.

"Shenandoah is closest by over 100 miles, but the animals are okay. Monongahela is the farthest at 276 miles. But, the animals are great. I can cut Allegheny because it's far and the animals suck."

"So, good but really far, or close but not so good?"

"Yeah. That is my current debate. Then the question is how I get there."

After a moment Kai replies "I think you should go the extra hundred miles."

"Really?" I genuinely ask.

"If you are going to get the best food, then yes."

"I think you're right." He suddenly changed the subject.

"Why did you do so much research?"

"I had to. You see, I have this condition where I need to live off of blood." We both laugh. "How do I get to Monongahela?"

"Dig an underground tunnel." Malachi said.

"Realistic answers only." I reply.

"At night, go to an obscure place with no people and go from there. There are trees everywhere around here. Connect the dots."

"I guess I can try. Monongahela and Shenandoah kind of connect, so that part will be easy. Getting to the other side of Maryland is the hardest part."

"We can move to Garrett county." I laugh.

"I need to go tonight."

"I noticed. Your eyes are going black."

"The sun'll go down in three hours, I'll go then."