Author's Note
So I thought I would try my hand at writing this story again. It might be a little rough because this dream occurred 3 years ago. Some I still remember but the filler could get kind of interesting (especially since I haven't read Twilight in so long I'm having to look up some stuff). Here goes! Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I enjoy bashing Twilight too much to own it, so I definitely don't.
My new family laughed at my blunt comment of my thirst as Jasper helped me off the couch, not that it was needed. "Of course. I'll go with you. Trust me, I understand what you're going through."
Bella chimed in as well, "I do too. I am the most recent newborn, even if that was a while ago."
Getting ready to head out of the door, an enraged voice exclaimed, "What about me?!"
Nessie stood with her hands on her hips, the scowl on her face that of her father's. She came up behind me and put a protective arm around my shoulder. Her hand rested on my arm allowing her to show me the image of the scene we faced, only from her angle. I thought, Nessie! Stop!, laughing internally and she shifted her grip to my waist. "She is my new best friend, you know," she stated to her mother.
The statement took me aback, and seemingly Bella as well, as she looked to Alice for confirmation, receiving a nod. My heart stung a bit, and I must have sent Nessie a picture of Katy because she looked at me and said, "I'm sorry for what you've gone through. I understand what it means to hurt people."
Suddenly, violent images of her birth appeared in my head, and I shuddered. The two of us seemed to have more in common than I thought, creating a relationship that could solely be based within our minds. Since I stayed so glued to her side, Bella agreed to let her come, but only if she stayed in the back of the hunting party.
After changing into jeans and a t-shirt (an outfit I found more suitable for hunting…or so I thought), I found my reveling in the warm light of day outside. For once in my life, I didn't need shoes as I walked around the rough terrain of forest, as my feet were now better than even the most calloused foot, and the warm dirt felt heavenly. Mesmerized by my own glittering hands, I hardly noticed the arrival of the rest of my party. Nessie's hand suddenly holding mine made me jump, but I smiled at her, grateful for such a good friend in such a short time. It helped me forget…
"Are you ready, Kat? You know what to do?" Jasper snapped me out of my reverie. I vaguely remember hearing him giving me directions on what to expect, but I hardly remembered even walking to the vantage point, much less hearing him drone on. Nessie laughed. Oops. You heard that? She nodded and I laughed as well. I would have to practice this a lot more.
Confused, Jasper interrupted our silent conversation. "Well? Can we head off now you two?"
"Oh! Yeah…well…I don't know. What if a human comes around and I try to attack?" I nervously started fussing over my bangs, hoping he couldn't feel how terrified I was, but I knew that he could.
"Kat," he said, hoping to get my attention. When I wouldn't look at him, he gently lifted my chin so I met his eyes, an immense calm washing over me. He smiled gently. I already felt he was a brother to me. "You'll be fine. We're here for you. We'll make sure nothing bad happens."
"Plus," Bella added, placing a hand on my shoulder, "You're the first newborn we've met that hasn't been attracted to Renesmee automatically."
Nessie looked shocked. "That's so true! What's up with that?"
I shrugged. "No idea. To me, you really don't smell appetizing. You don't smell gross, but to me you smell like the family."
Suddenly, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. The smell made my throat burned and suddenly, I wasn't all there anymore. A feral growl escaped my throat and my hand shot to cover my mouth, shocked I could do such a thing. Bella laughed, "She's ready."
Unconsciously, I crouched before even getting the go-ahead. Briefly looking at Jasper, he nodded, and within a millisecond, I was flying. Trees flashed by me in a blur, and the earlier scent grew stronger. Deer tracks. It seemed close. I turned a corner and there it was, a large, 6-point buck. I took a deep breath. Stay calm, stay quiet, I kept saying to myself. I hadn't even moved when the deers ear flicked my way and it ran off. A snarl ripped out of my throat, my insides still unsatisfied. My party approached me. "Kat! What happened?" Jasper asked, obviously understanding my frustrations.
"I think I shot some thoughts at it. It knew I was close and ran. It didn't have to look at me!" I plopped down to the ground, leaning against a tree. "I'm not cut out for this."
Nessie knelt next to me, gently smoothing back my hair. "You'll get it," she soothed. "It took all of Jake's power to even get me to hunt."
"Hmmm," Bella hummed. She had been lost in thought for a while now. I quirked an eyebrow at her. Noticing, she said, "Let me try something."
Closing her eyes, she muttered, "Try saying something to Jasper."
"If you say so." Focusing on my brother-figure, I thought Testing, testing, one, two, three.
"Kat," he said. "Say something to me."
My face broke into a grin. "What did you do, Bella?! Whatever you did, I love it!"
She laughed, "I put a mental block around you. This way, no matter what you think, the animals won't hear."
Feeling a bit more courageous, and thirsty at that, I let a snarl escape and took off again, making a mental note to thank her when I was feeling more sensible. Hearing just the wind rushing past my ears, I was alerted new prey as I heard a different kind of growl come from within the forest. I braked, a few feet away from my target, a good-sized bobcat. It roared at me, attempting to claim its territory, but I didn't care. Pouncing at it, I knocked it to the ground, shocking it with my strength. It huffed, struggling under me, and when I looked in its eyes, I saw a reflection of myself.
By the time the group had caught up, I was atop a tree, tears rolling down my cheeks. "Please don't cry, Kat," Nessie called to me, "And if you're going to, at least come down here where I can hug you."
Jumping down I flew into the arms of my new friend and mentally told her everything that happened. Bella rubbed my back as Nessie held me and I eventually calmed down, once more feeling like a total fool. "I'm never going to be good at this," I sniffled. "I'm the worst vampire ever…"
Drying my tears once again, I looked at Nessie to ask if we could just go back to the house when out of the corner of my eye, I saw the large paw of a black bear preparing to strike, and it was aimed at Nessie. Shoving her aside, I leapt at the bear, knocking its paw out of the way and clamping its jaw shut. Then, with one quick movement, I snapped its neck. As Bella and Jasper were making sure Nessie was okay, I was entranced by the smell of death, and before I knew it, I was sinking my deer into the bear's soft fur.
As I finished, I looked up to my three spectators, expecting them to look shocked. Instead, they looked quite the opposite: proud. "No offense," I said, scowling at the blood on my shirt, "but shouldn't you look a little more…oh I don't know…surprised or something? I just shoved Nessie and killed a bear. First I'm too soft, now I'm brutal!"
Jasper stepped forward, interrupting me with, "No, now you're protective."
"You saved me!" Nessie said, grabbing my hands and showing me the scene of being narrowly missed by the bear's paw due to my forceful shove. Burying her face in my shoulder, I heard in my head, "You aren't the worst vampire ever. In fact, you're an angel."
A Hell angel at that, I laughed to myself, thinking of my first meeting with Carlisle. Nessie disagreed though.
"I think if we were all to die," I heard her say, "you'd be the first to be accepted by God."
Feeling light on my feet, and light in my soul, I nearly danced back to the house, hand-in-hand with Nessie. But, when we reached the front door, I realized the bear was the least of my problems, because the next thing I knew, a hand slammed into my chest, throwing me across the driveway and through the windshield of a black Aston Martin.
"Stay away from my daughter!" Edward yelled in my face, dragging me from the car and throwing me to the ground.
"What is wrong with you?!" Jumping off the ground I got in his face, only vaguely hearing the distressed sound of Jasper's voice as he cried over his wrecked car. But, as I prepared to fight, Carlisle stepped in, blocking me as he faced Edward with his fury.
"This is so unlike you, Edward. Give her a chance already." Carlisle's voice was calm but powerful, scaring me and making me glad it wasn't me he was talking to. Yet somehow, Edward didn't quake at all, but instead just seemed even angrier.
"I gave her a chance, and she BLEW IT!" he snarled. How he could stand up to Carlisle like that was beyond me. But, I guess they had known each other the longest, so they are probably very used to each other. I stayed out of the battle, nonetheless.
"You gave her no—" Carlisle started, but was cut off by a finger flying very near my face.
"She shoved her, Carlisle! She tried to hurt her!" Hearing this, I couldn't stand by any longer. But as I stepped in to correct his error, Nessie yelled, "She didn't hurt me, dad!"
Angrily stalking across the lawn, she came face-to-face with her father. She raised a hand, and I thought she was going to slap him, when she set it gently on his cheek instead. Realizing what happened, I relaxed my defenses a bit. When Edward came out of his daze, he sighed, running off. The only thing he said was, "No matter, I still don't trust you."