"Do you smell that?"

All of our thoughts turned to our pack brother. He could clearly smell something not quite right. I flared my nostrils and took in a deep breath. No smells seemed out of place except…Wait what is that?

I take in another deep breath. It's sweet, like cookies sweet. Just like the kind that mom makes and you try not to eat the whole plate but end up doing it anyways because they're just that good. Mom's could never compare with Ari's though. There was no way that I couldn't eat all of hers. Her chocolate ones would always come out of the oven perfect, with the chips all mushy and gooey. She was perfect.

"Pull yourself together you idiot. Stop thinking about some dead girl. We've got a vampire to kill."

I let out a growl. Just because she went missing doesn't mean she's dead. I refuse to believe that she's dead. I'll never know though. I haven't seen her in years, many years.

I look to my brother realizing what else he just said. There's no vamps out here. I would smell it by now. Why can't I smell it?

We start to run faster and the sweet smell hits me harder with each breath I take. It smells warmer with each breath I take. It's starting to change a little bit though. Not only is it growing stronger it's got this kick too it like I could imagine it would smell to snort pepper.

I'm running faster now then the rest of my brothers and alpha. I'm getting closer now. The smell for some reason brings up more memories of Ari. It makes me think of the way she smelled. Just like baked goods and a dash of cinnamon.

I miss her smell. I miss her dark hair. I miss the sound of her soft hypnotic voice. I miss how soft and cool her skin always was. Well her skin wasn't always cool. I smirk at the thought. God she knew just what to do. She moved exactly right, exactly in rhythm with me. We were one. I wish she was here.

The wind shifts slightly as I weave in and out of the trees. I take a hit straight to the face and I can smell her. She's in that weird mix of cookies and snorted pepper. I can smell Ari. Maybe I'm going crazy but I can't be. I smell her. She has to be here.

My chest swells with hope. I have to find the smell. I have to. I run faster trying to ignore the other voices in my head.

Her sent shifts indicating that she's running.

"No don't run,"

"What the hell is wrong with you? There would be no fun if we didn't get to chase the bloodsucker?"

"What damn bloodsucker do you keep talking about?" There's no vampire around.

"You still don't smell it? You sure know which way to go." My alpha's voice is heavy and skeptical.

"Damn you don't smell it," One of my brothers said.

"It isn't your girl no matter how badly you want it to be. What would the point be anyways?" Another said. I growl and take off leaving them behind me.

"Stay back. He won't stray far ahead." My alpha orders the others. I silently thank him.

I need my own space from the pack even though it is impossible with the whole being in eachother's head thing. I need to figure out what that weird smell is though and why I can't smell the vampire that has my brothers all hyped up about.

Something darts around a tree in front of me. All of my senses seemed to run go into over drive. My eyes focus and blue flashes before me. What the hell? I keep running and could now clearly hear feet hitting the ground in a rhythmic fashion. It was only one set indicating a human body. Could my brothers be right?

I run faster making sure I am only twenty of so feet behind. I can see the thing running now in perfect detail. It's clearly female with long dark brown hair. She's dressed in blue skinny jeans that showed off her curves perfectly. The blue t-shirt that she wears clings to her torso. She looks just like Ari. It's painful to even look at this imposter.

I close the distance between us ready to take her down. This thing isn't just clearly a vampire with its crazy speed it's my own personal demon and must be dealt with at once.