Unknown Person's POV
I was trying to track down some old friends of mine. I really needed to warn them that they were in grave danger. I had been running for many days now, non-stop. That was how desperate I was to alert them of the trouble they were in.
I was passing from Louisiana on my way to Texas, when the burn in the back of my throat became unbearable. I knew then, that I could not continue on for much longer, pushing away the thirst the best I could.
I struggled to continued on, though it pained me to do so. I wanted to at the very least, make it into Texas before I had to stop. Just barely making it passed Dallas, I was forced to stop in a little town called Wichita Falls.
Looking around me,I tried to find a person up to no good. Like my good friends, Peter and his mate Charlotte, I refused to feed from the innocent. Finally, in front of a bar, I found a man that absolutely reeked of the drug meth.
The man was giving everything around him a shifty look. Knowing that he was high on paranoia, I followed him into the bar. Hopefully, I could prevent him from harming any innocent people.
I watched my prey intently, from a booth shroud in shadows, the furthest from the man as I could get. When a waitress came to take my order, I very briefly glanced away from the man and ordered a whiskey. Thankful, not for the first time, that vampires could drink alcohol without the need to throw it up.
Seeing the man headed for the restrooms, I glanced around me to make sure no one was watching us. Then, I stood from the booth and followed the man. At the end of the hall where the restrooms were located, there was a door that lead outside to the back alley.
Letting the man do his business in the toilet room. I grabbed him before he left the hallway and hauled him outside to the alley. The man pathetically tried to fight me off but I was far more superior than he.
Snapping his neck, I drained him dry of every drop of blood in his veins. Then, I ran four alleys over and carelessly dumped him into a dumpster. Lighting a match, I set the dumpster aflame and stayed just long enough to see his body catch on fire.
Heading back to the bar and my glass of whiskey, I decided to stay and rest for a bit. I was tired, not physical of course, as it was impossible for a vampire to physically exhaust themselves.
I was however, mentally drained from all the worrying and searching I had done. My friends really knew how to be invisible when they needed to be. Unfortunately, I could not be pleased with this fact. I so urgently needed to find them before she and her pets did.
Hearing one of my favorite country songs of this century come on. I glanced up from the table top, I had been studying while deep in thought.
She walks into Smokey's one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner slippin' through the line
He likes the way she looks so he calls the little wife says
"Don't wait up for me I'll be workin' late tonight"
Wife hangs up the phone, bursts into tears
Calls her sister up and cries "Get over here"
Sister tells her boyfriend be back in awhile
Boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile
He leaves the motor running he'll only be a minute
His car drives away with teenagers in it
The driver tells his buddies, got one life to live
They scream into the night "Let's get it over with"
"Bella, come dance" A females voice called across the bar to the pretty brunette girl behind the counter.
"Can ya cover for me Logan or do ya need me to stay?" The girl at the bar, Bella, as the voice on the dance floor had called her, asked her fellow bartender.
"Naw go on Bells, I got ya covered. Sides' not like its too busy in here tonight," The blonde guy behind the bar said.
Needing no more reassurance than that, she jumped the counter and headed for the dance floor. I have absolutely no idea why I was so interested in this one human.
Usually, I just over looked them and labeled them as unimportant, but not this girl. Something about her just drew me in, unintentionally, I found myself standing up and following the girl to the dance floor. I had to find out what was so special about her.
'Cause and effect, chain of events
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
When you're spinning round, things come undone
Welcome to Earth 3rd rock from the Sun
The kid guns the gas, the car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a Big Boy in the Shoney's parking lot
And flies through the air takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole, transformer sparks
Lines go down, town goes dark
Mimicking the humans around me. I danced to the song as I intently watched the girl. I could not explain why I found her so interesting though. There was nothing magnificent about her.
Sure, she had a lovely heart shaped face and gorgeous, long brown, sprial curls of hair. That went all the way to the middle of her back and a sexy compact little body. With curvy hips, small breast and a luxurious ass.
She did not get turned on though, and I felt absolutely no lust for her body or her blood. For so strange reason, I felt protective of her almost like a father or brother would be protective of a family member.
Waitress calls the cops, says she saw it all
Swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor says there's panic in the streets
"We hate to wake you up but we can't find the chief"
Mayor says "Use your head if he ain't in his car
He's hiding from his wife, down at Smokey's Bar"
'Cause and effect, chain of events
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
When you're spinning round, things come undone
Welcome to Earth 3rd rock from the Sun
Turning so that when the girl spun she would be right in front of me. I intentionally bumped into her. As she looked up at me with big doe brown eyes, I was not prepared for the next word she spoke.
"Vampire,"
My eyes widened in shock. How could she know what I was? When the last line of the song was over, Bella turned to the girl she was dancing with and said, "Ally, can ya cover for me behind the bar? I really gota go pee."
Ally nodded to Bella and took off towards the bar to cover for her. Once again, I was shock by the girl. This girl, that couldn't weigh more than one-hundred an ten pounds soaking wet. That, just barley reached to my chest in height, had willingly put herself in harms way for a friend.
"If ya are gonna kill me. I'd wait 'til after I get off work. People will worry if I disappear in the middle of my shift," She spoke with a barely developed Texan twang. It was not her accident though that stunned me, it was how she so confidently spoke to me.
As if she didn't fear death, looking attentively into her eyes. I found panic but not fear. She didn't fear for her life, it was the ones she loved whose safety she felt terror for.
"I am not going to hurt you. I have already feed tonight and even if I hadn't of. I still wouldn't have hurt you. I only feed on the scum of society, murders, rapists, or the druggie I had tonight," I spoke softly as I tried to not frighten her more.
"Lets say I believe you, which I totally don't by the way. What will you do with me? I know what you are and I know there are laws that say you have to kill or turn me for knowing this. Would you kill or turn me against my will?" She started out sarcastically but towards the end she was completely serious.
I scoffed at her statement, "Laws, rules, as if I ever cared about them. I care not for the words of a monarchy, the Volturi hold not my respect, nor my loyalty. I do as I please when it pleases me to do so and I do not give a shit about what some stuffy old fools. Who are too lazy…." Giggling cut off my rant mid climax.
"Ok….*Giggle*… Ok…*Giggle*… I believe you! Just stop already, I am Bella, incase you didn't know."
"I did. Is Bella short for Isabella?" she nodded. "Then I would prefer to call you that, I just meet you. You should not be so informal with me yet." I was raised in a different time then she and although I knew times had changed. I still tried my best to follow the social rules I was raised by.
Bella raised an eyebrow at me, "Oh, brother. Ya must be really old, but hey whatever floats yer boat. What do I call ya?"
Bowing my head in acknowledgement of her statement. I introduced myself, "My name is Garrett Williams."
"Well Garrett, it's a real pleasure to meet ya an' all…. but I gota get back to work so…." she trailed off unsurely.
"Go on then, Isabella. I'll be here until you get off, we still have things to talk about. Like who told you about vampires?"
Her shoulders sagged. I think she was hoping I had forgotten, silly girl. If she knows vampires as well as she claims to. Then she should know we never forgot anything.
Chuckling at her sheepish express, I went back to my booth and let her get back to her work. Little did I know, she wouldn't be the only surprise of the night. For almost immediately after she went back behind the bar counter. The door opened and in walked the very people I was trying to find.
Author's Note: I know most people thought that Bella would meet Peter in Chapter 3 but I really love Garrett. So he had to be included in my story some how. I know some of you are like WHAT the HELL right now. How does Garrett know Peter and Charlotte? Have no fear all will be explained in future Chapters. And please review. I would really like to hear your thoughts and opinions on this chapter. Did ya love it? Hate it? Don't be afraid to tell me. Just try not to be too mean if you hated the chapter. :)