Story: Who is This?

Chapter 5: Don't Follow Me

I ran through the trees catching a whiff of the creature every once in a while. It would change paths so many times that I couldn't keep track. The coven that was with me was now far behind me now. I was faster than them.

I caught the scent again as I tore into a different direction. I would cut it off. I smirked as I went through the trees, the figure was running beside me and before it could move another muscle I rammed myself into it.

We both went flying through the trees as we started to tumble over each other. I was happy to catch the figure as I was over it. I held it down as I took in the smell. Another vampire. It was female.

It tried to move as I growled and held tighter to it. It couldn't go anywhere. I was proud of myself to catching this female. It wasn't part of that coven so maybe it was the voice I heard.

I was about to talk when I felt my body get lifted up. "You can't just go around trying to hunt our friends." The one holding me said. I started to thrash as the bulky one had me in his grasp once again. The female that I caught was helped up by the small female in the coven.

I growled.

"What are you doing out here Tanya?" the leader asked the girl.

"I was told that Edward was acting funny so I chose to come down here and see what was up." The girl said.

"Why did you run?"

"What was I suppose to do? Edward told me not to come near this family for a while or he would have my head, I don't feel like dying and let's face it if he is as crazy as I was told then I don't want to make him mad."

I was tired of them talking about me.

I was about to speak when another spoke before me, "He said he heard voices." It was the leader. "Would you know any reasons why he would be hearing voices?"

"Maybe because he's a mind reader?" She said sarcastically.

"No according to him, it's a voice he doesn't know."

"I really don't know." The female said. "Obviously it wasn't mine though; my melodic voice is always recognizable."

The bulky one holding me muttered, "Next to a cat's scream." He and the other male in the coven started to snicker.

She looked angrily in our direction.

I straightened up, ready to attack her at any given chance.

They all stared at me as I stared at her.

"He is really angry." One of the males said.

"Tanya leave and don't come back." The leader said. "He is having enough problems without another giving him an extra scent."

"Alright, you guys are welcome to come see us at any time." The female said running through the trees.

I wanted to follow but the bulky one kept his grasp on me.

"Edward." I turned to the leader, the one addressing me. "Was that the voice you heard?"

I looked over at the spot where the girl was and shook my head, "No." it came out more menacingly than I meant.

"Let's go. Emmett you can release him, I am sure he sees me as the leader now." The leader said as everyone started to follow. The bulky one loosened his grip on me and then released me as I stood still. I stared at where she left.

Something was still out there.

"Come on." The leader said again.

I took a deep breath and turned around. My head suddenly felt clear, "I'm coming." I said normally.

I followed Carlisle and the rest back to the house, back to where Bella was waiting for us with Rosalie.

When we got there the family then seemed to notice that I followed obligingly and without any odd movements.

"So you're fine now?" Carlisle asked.

I nodded. "I guess so."

"I think I may know what's the cause of this."

Everyone turned to Carlisle, waiting the answer.

"Ever since Edward met Bella he hasn't been acting on his vampiric side at all."

"What about when I hunt?" I asked.

"No, even when you hunt, I can tell that you aren't fully using your vampiric side. You tend to just catch the animal, you don't act on instincts anymore. Perhaps your instincts are slowly pushing their way out."

I nodded, it made sense. I have been suppressing a lot of my instincts since meeting Bella. "So what do I do?"

"Well, I figure we will have to somehow let you release your instincts. Normally that happens when a vampire catches a human. We can't let you catch a human and we can't really go hunting until this weekend."

"What if we have him fight one of us?" Emmett asked. "I'll fight him."

Carlisle thought about it.

"I always wrestle them and I win every time." I said back.

"But you aren't putting your instincts into it. Emmett has a point, that could work."

"No, I'm not going to fully let out my strength to fight a member of this family." I yelled.

"I'll do it." Jasper said, standing forward.

"No!" I yelled.

"Why can't I?" Emmett whined.

"Jasper would be better, he can win most fights so it would make sense to have the strongest in fighting do it. Besides Jasper has had the most experience with vampires working on instincts. This could work." Carlisle was thinking it through.

"Bella is to go home first." I said. If they were going to make me do this then she was leaving.

Carlisle nodded, "Alice can take her home."

Bella was about to protest when I spoke up, "Alright, but this better work." I was nervous to do such a thing.

"Come on Bella." Alice said.

"Are you guys sure about this?" Bella asked.

"Yeah, he will be fine. Jasper will make sure nothing bad happens." Alice said to her.

Carlisle walked the two to Alice's car. Carlisle and Alice started to block their minds and I rolled my eyes, great they were planning something. Then Alice started up her car and drove off. She was thinking about having to take Bella home in time to watch the ending of the fight. I was nervous; this could end poorly if something bad happened.

"Alright, let's go out to the baseball field." Carlisle announced.

We easily ran there and stopped when we got to the huge clearing.

"What should we do now?" I asked.

Everyone just stayed quiet no one really wanted anyone to fight.

Jasper stepped forward. "How about this? We will fight for a while. If it doesn't start anything than we can try a different approach."

I nodded. "What are the rules?" We always lay out the rules before we fight.

"There are no rules when dealing with instincts. You just act." He said.

Jasper took in a deep breath as if preparing for something, then he closed his eyes as if trying to zone everything out.

"Fifty bucks on Jasper." Emmett yelled from the sidelines.

Esme smacked him on the head, "We aren't betting."

He released his held breath then snapped his eyes open. I was about to speak when he came running at me head on. I easily jumped over him and landed safely away.

"Did you see that?" Emmett practically squealed. He loved fights way too much; this was only a tidbit of the way he acted when wrestling is on.

I ran at Jasper figuring that I could just play along, I went to the right after reading his thoughts and struck him head on, pushing him into a tree.

The tree snapped down as Jasper sighed, "You're using your powers. Try to relax and use instincts instead."

"Easy for you to say." I said. "I use my mind reading because it is easier."

"But it isn't helping you in the long run."

I took in a deep breath, glaring him down.

"Try to relax more." Jasper said. "Don't try and read my mind." He came running at me again. I dodged him, it was easier said than done to not read minds.

I was about to strike Jasper again when I noticed a familiar scent mixed with my families.

I saw Bella, my Bella, watching the fight. She had Carlisle and Emmett on each side of her but she was still watching. I stopped what I was doing to start to run toward Bella. I had to yell at them for taking her to such a dangerous place. That was a bad thing to do as Jasper came from the side and side tackled me. We both went tumbling.

I got up, not worrying about Jasper. I read Emmett's mind as he seemed to smirk, they were filled with murderous thoughts. I started to hyperventilate. Carlisle didn't have as bad of thoughts but they were along the same line.

I growled, making them both get worse.

One thinking of ways to torture Bella, the other thinking of ways to kill my mate. Neither of them was touching her but it was enough to throw me into a frenzy.

After a few whispers between them, the females where doing the same thing. None of them were touching her but all of them were thinking the same thing.

I growled even more profound as my nostrils flared.

"It's working." The short vampire whispered to my mate. She nodded in response.

I ran at them when I was cut off by the vampire that had cut me short of my last meal. I growled at him then tried to jump over him but he grabbed my foot slamming me back to the ground.

"To get to them you will have to go through me." He said.

That could be arranged. I ran at him swiping my hand out trying to grab him but he moved before I could grab him. I tried to listen to where he was, listen to this vampire's thoughts but it did no good. He was thinking and acting too fast.

My mate was looking away from the fight and the others were no longer thinking of killing her. I took in short breaths still looking for the scrawny male that was fighting me. I heard his thoughts coming from my right as I turned and grabbed him while he was still running at me and forced him to the ground. He tried to stand up but I pinned him.

He tried to squirm but I kneed him in the stomach. It did nothing to either of us but it kept him from being able to life up. I kept all my weight on him. "You will pay." I growled out.

I was about to tear apart the vampire as I stood over him. Then I heard a scream, "NO, stop." I looked up to see my mate running toward me, "Stop Edward, they didn't mean it."

The short female grabbed her arm, "No Bella don't go near him when he is like this."

I growled at her touching my mate. I got up walking toward them.

"Alice release Bella's arm." The leader said.

Alice did as he said and backed away. I kept my eyes on her.

"I'm sorry." She squeaked out.

I started to stalk forward, making sure none of them would touch my mate. The short one backed up more than the others as if knowing I had my eyes on her.

My mate watched as I came up to her and looked her in the eyes, she closed her eyes quickly and turned away. I picked up her arm where the female had touched her, nothing there. She wasn't hurt. I breathed an unneeded sigh of relief.

Then I turned to the short female. She was about to learn a lesson.

"Look Edward. I'm sorry, I was just keeping her away from the fight. I was trying to protect her." The short one said backing behind the family.

I glared at her more.

"You know it's not true. You know she would have killed her if you weren't there." The voice was right. She would have killed my mate.

"Edward back down now." The leader spoke to me, trying to stare me in my eyes. I wasn't focused on him though.

I growled at the female.

"Stop Edward." My mate whined. "I'm fine. Look at me. I'm fine. She just wanted to keep me from you…"

I started to get even more angry. That female was trying to keep me from my mate?

"I mean not from you, from the fight. She was trying to keep me safe."

"She is obviously not your mate. Your mate would never defend someone who just tried to hurt her."

The voice was right again. She couldn't be my mate. Why would she defend someone who tried to grab her. I saw it with my own eyes.

"So kill this imposter. She claims to be your mate. She claims to know everything about you but look at her. She is human. She is food."

Food? That couldn't be right, why would the rest of the coven not eat her?

"Edward?" the human said as I stared at her.

"She is trying to play games with you. She is trying to make you see things you aren't supposed to."

No, this voice was wrong.

I growled. "NO." I yelled backing away. For some reason, I knew this voice was lying. "You're lying." I yelled. I tripped over a branch that was behind me making me back. Something I had never done.

"Edward, what's wrong?" the human started to get closer to me.

"No Bella, don't go any closer until we know what's going on." The leader said.

"The voice is lying." I yelled. I got up and was about to run.

"Edward." Bella muttered.

"Don't follow me. I don't know what's wrong."

"Then stay here, we can figure this out." The leader said.

"No, something's wrong. I can tell." I ran off into the forest.

"This is bad." I heard someone whisper behind me. "If he is still running on instincts in the woods this will end badly."

I stopped paying attention, trying to get as far away from everything as possible.

So, this is the end of that chapter.

CandyCornXOXO had a question. Is this before or after New moon? After New Moon… I guess you can say before Eclipse. That's when most of my stories take place. =P Also I was told by the same person that they liked the way I portray Emmett ^-^ I am happy! I try to keep true to the characters but it's hard when these characters are so one sided and change randomly throughout the book.

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