Okay, so I decided to put this chapter up, even though the point of this story is kinda lost, considering Breaking Dawn is out.

I'm not sure if I should continue it after this, even though its a cliff-hanger with the whole Voulturi thing.So, if you think I should keep going, PLEASE review, cause I really don't know.

Anyway, Please enjoy this chapter, even though its really short. If I get reviews saying to continue, I'll try to post another chapter soon.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.:(

Chapter 6: Hunting

"Are you thirsty?" I asked Edward softly, stroking the shadow under his eye. I looked carefully at his face.

He smiled, his perfect double curved lips stretching across his white teeth. As a vampire, it was as if suddenly, a light had turned on, everything was clearer and brighter. My human memory had not done his perfect face justice. When I was human, I never noticed the exact icy, perfect, pale shade of his skin or the way his eyelashes brushed his cheek when he closed his eyes. I stroked underneath his eye again, marveling at the way it felt. When I was human, his skin felt hard, like a stone. Now, it felt like silk against my fingertips. He blinked, and I looked at his eyes. His eyes were a dark, deep gold, surrounded by a fringe of black lashes. The shadow under his eyes was a soft blackish-purple. He hadn't hunted in several days.

"Not really." He answered, shrugging lightly. "But Emmett and Jasper want to hunt today. Do you want to go?"

"Okay." I answered. "Is the whole family going?"

"I think so, they haven't gone for a few weeks."

"Okay, Let's go see when were going." I said, just as Alice skipped through the door to Edward's room. She was smiling, her white teeth sparkling. She danced to the edge of Edward's bed, and sat down. I wondered silently why she was so happy.

"Hi Bella. Hi Edward." She said. "You guys ready to go?"

"I guess that answers my question." I said softly, and Edward laughed under his breath. I stood up and looked down at Alice. "Okay. Let's go." Alice smiled as she stood up, and left, motioning for us to follow her. Edward got up, and took my hand as we followed Alice.

When we got outside, the sun was shining. I paused, standing at the edge of the porch. Curious, I stepped out of the shade, and watched the sunlight glance off my arm, glittering off a million tiny, invisible facets in the skin. The sunlight threw designs off my skin, onto the ground, changing when I twisted my hand.

"Woah." I muttered, and Emmett laughed under his breath, behind me. I turned around, and Edward stepped out in the sunlight, his skin glittering like mine. He smiled, and slipped his arm around my waist.

"Ready?" He murmured softly. "We could race, if you want." He teased softly, smiling. Race. Hmm.

"Okay, Let's go." Alice spoke up, taking Jasper's hand. She smiled, and they took off running into the forest, followed by Rosalie. Emmett stopped laughing, and ran after them.

Edward looked sideways at me. I smiled and started running after Alice. He caught up to me soon, and passed me, laughing softly.

As we raced, the wind blew across my face. The speed was exhilarating. Running, I could smell the forest stronger and clearer than ever. The feeling made me think back to the first time I had run like this. I remembered asking Edward how he didn't hit the trees. I smiled, thinking of how silly the question sounded now. I looked at the trees in front of me. They looked as if they were at a standstill, I could see every vein in the hundreds of tiny leaves as the trees rushed by me. As a vampire, I could see perfectly. When I thought back to my human memories, it was like looking through murky water.

Ahead of me, Edward darted through a part in the trees. I laughed. I pushed my legs harder, and being stronger than him, the effort allowed me to catch up to him. Ahead, I could hear Alice and Jasper's playful growls as they ran. Edward slowed slightly, and I followed his lead. He stopped, and turned to face me, smiling. I waited.

"I won." Edward teased, slipping his arms around my waist. "Do I get a prize?"

"Hmm. . . a prize. ." I said, pulling away and walking in a circle around him. I stopped, and traced his lips with my finger.

"I don't know. . ." I teased, smiling. "Then again, you did win, fair and square. . ." I said, reaching up to kiss him. After a minute, he pulled away. I frowned.

"What?" I started to say, but stopped. I heard a faint heartbeat up ahead. "Oh." I smiled. "Watch." He raised one eyebrow.

I smelled the blood, and tensed. The animal was not far, and I could tell, it was big. My eyes narrowed. I shifted forward into a crouch, and my arms closed around the huge black bear, about fifteen feet away from where I had been, seconds before. I leaned down, and my teeth broke through the skin of the bear, and the hot blood streamed down my throat. The last of the blood rushed into my mouth, and I stood up, smiling at Edward.

He smiled darkly, and crouched. He pounced through the trees near us, and I heard him snarl. I followed, stepping through the trees to see him standing across from a large mountain lion. I watched in awe as he sprung lightly, landing on the huge cat. I couldn't get used to his beauty, even now. I had always been afraid to see him hunt when I was human, but even then, I wouldn't have miss the strong and graceful way he hunted. He leaned down to press his lips against the soft skin, breaking through to the warm, sweet blood. He pulled away, and stood up, turning to face me. His eyes were now a soft gold.

"Hmm. ." I said softly. "Wow."

Edward laughed. "Years of practice."

He frowned slightly. "Are you still thirsty?" He asked, sounding concerned.

"No." I told him. "I'm fine."

Suddenly, Edward tensed. His eyes narrowed, and his lips pulled back over his teeth. Through the trees, I heard a heartbeat, and I smelled blood. It was a different scent than any other animal, and it wasn't as potent. The scent didn't affect me the same way either, it made my throat burn slightly, but I didn't feel the urge to taste the blood. It didn't smell as good. Edward pulled me through the trees the opposite way. I ran with him, until he stopped, and made me sit near a tree.

"Edward, what's wrong? What is it?" I said, my voice panicked.

He didn't look away. He was staring away from me, at the way we had come, but he snarled "Human." under his breath. I froze. Edward continued to look at the trees, until Carlisle stepped out, followed by the rest of the family.

Carlisle looked toward me, and kneeled down next to Edward. "Bella, are you alright?" He asked me, but didn't wait for an answer. "Edward what did she do?"

Edward relaxed slightly, and I felt calm wash over me. I eyed Jasper. Next to me, Edward looked at me incredulously. I glanced at Carlisle, who was waiting for an answer. Edward blinked, and looked back at Carlisle.

"Well. . . Nothing. She didn't do anything." Edward said, looking as confused as I felt. I waited. What just happened?

Carlisle turned to me. "Bella, did you smell the blood?"

"Well, yeah, I smelled blood, but I didn't smell. . . well, It didn't smell good." I said. Carlisle looked confused, instead of his usual calm.

No one said anything for several minutes. Finally Carlisle spoke. "Hmm. . . I wonder. ." He said softly, under his breath. I waited. "Well, hmm. . I think Bella reacted the way she did because of the way blood effected her when she was human." He said slowly. "I was half expecting this anyway."

"So. . . I don't smell human blood like you because it made me sick when I was human?" I asked, curious.

"That's my guess." Carlisle said.

Edward relaxed further, but I couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Carlisle took my hands to help me up, and Edward wound his arm around my waist.

"Let's go home." He said softly, his lips at my ear. I nodded. The others left too, I assumed to continue hunting. Edward and I ran back to our house.

"Are you okay?" Edward said softly, when we were back at the house.

"Of course." I said, then hesitated. "Are you?"

He laughed. "Yes it's just. . .you. ."

"I what?"

"You continue to amaze me." He said, shaking his head slightly. I laughed. He cocked his head to the side, with a curious expression on his face. "What?"

"Great. I amaze you because I couldn't look at blood at all when I was human or I would faint. Now, I don't smell blood right." I said, laughing.

He rolled his eyes, then smiled. "Bella."

Okay so, once again Sorry it was so short!

ANYWAY, Did you like it?? Please review if you did (or if you didn't, flames appreciated) AND if you want me to continue. I want to know what you think!