The Twilight Twenty-Five (Round Two)
Prompt: Rapacious
Pen name: AndraLee
Pairing or Characters: Cullens
Rating: T
Returning from the hunt, they were skirting Kennewick when they happened upon the wreckage, bits of glass and metal that suggested the vehicle was a convertible. Nothing obviously human was tending to the mess, but a determined turkey vulture was already plucking litter from the slick of pungent fluids and oil.
"We should move on quickly." Carlisle advised before he darted into the wood line.
His flock, nervous and gratefully sated, disappeared behind him. All but one, who tripped on a memory and paused to dip a rapacious finger into the crimson batter, drying on the side of the road.
A/N: So, just how much human blood can a veggie vamp get away with tasting before his or her eyes turn red? What was the memory that tripped up our vamp who paused for a little taste?
Disclaimer: It all belongs to Stephenie; I'm just playing with her toys. Copyright infringement not intended.
Things you wish I wouldn't tell you: Possums will inherit the Earth.
The Twilight Twenty-Five is a community that challenges writers to produce twenty-five one-shots &/or drabbles based on selected prompts within a three month period. Drabbles written in response to round two prompts appear in Chapter 26 and subsequent chapters. A link to the Twilight Twenty-Five appears on my profile page.