My first all girl outing since Renesmee's wedding had just finished. We had gone shopping. There were bags filling the car; really Alice needed a shoppers anonymous class to rid her of her obsession. Laughing to myself, I opened to the door to the house only to be greeted by Edward. "How was your day?" I had to say something so he wouldn't ask questions about the shopping trip. The last thing I needed was for Alice to offer a fashion show of our newest garments.

"Hmm. It was rather boring. Emmett and I went hunting earlier, and other than that I've just been listening to some music, mulling over some old photos, and thinking. Really, what else would I have been doing? How was your shopping trip? Get anything good?" A small smirk moved across his lips with his final words. He winked at Alice.

"It was great. We got so many new things. Beautiful fall colors!" Alice sighed. "Chiffon, satin, and oh the silk! You should see it all Edward!" she returned his smirk.

"Please don't subject me to any more clothing Alice!" I whined. If I were human I would have passed out with how many things she had me try on. "I am starving! Let us avoid the fashion show and go hunting instead?" My eyes pleaded with her, begging, and she eyed me assessing my real need. "Please, it'll go along with our girls day out, c'mon! Just me you and Rose??" She smiled at me, I had won. "YES!"

"Fine, but when we come back that's it, you're putting everything on! No if's and's or but's about it missy!" She spoke while pointing her finger at me sternly. "Now, Edward, we are going to go hunting." she smiled, "and you are going to bring the bags in from the car?" She flashed her teeth towards him, knowing he would say yes. "Thank you." She grabbed my hand, and we began to walk out of the house. "Rose?" she hesitated.

"Sorry guys, but I kind of promised Emmet that I would be with him after our shopping adventure. But you go ahead. Have fun without me." She smiled and waved, and Alice and I continued out of the house.

"Lets go somewhere new." I was sick of the monotonous hunting that we had been doing within the borders of our home. "I want fresh smells, Fresh meat, new territory." She nodded, and we began to run.

Flying through the trees we went, not too fast, we were in no rush, but at the same time it was no where near as slow as we could have been going, no where near human pace. Finally, after about a few hours we were someplace that I hadn't seen. The trees here were much sparser, and the foliage was dry, as if this place hadn't seen rain in more than a week. I breathed in deep, I could smell the earth, dry, hearty, and in my mind I was in Phoenix again. "Bella?" Oh, it was Alice, I must have zoned out into a memory.

"Sorry, I'm not used to smelling such dry earth. It made me think of Phoenix, then Renee, and, never mind." I sniffed the air. "Mmm. What is that?" I looked at Alice, this was a scent that I had not yet experienced.

She breathed in deeply now, tasting the air, and smiled. "That, Bella, is fresh elk blood, and mountain lion. I was sure you would recognize it." And now that she said it I did.

"Its just different, they're melded so well. Like a cross breed or something." We began walking towards the smell, and then I saw it. Out in the distance was a beautiful mountain lion, must be 2 years old, full of muscle, it had a small gash on its leg, and it was feeding on a full grown Elk. That would explain why the scents were so strongly mixed. Before I could even think about it, or ask Alice if she wanted it, I had gone after the mountain lion.

The mountain lion looked up from her prey just as I was inches away from her, and didn't even have time to react before I had snapped her neck between my hands and began biting into her flesh. I could never get used to how primal this felt, like making love it came naturally, and the warm gush of blood into my mouth was almost as satisfying. At that thought, I longed for Edward. Something about hunting always made me want to be with him next. You could say I was greedy, but to me it was amazing, the hunt was my high, and Edward's touch was the electrifying catalyst that pushed me over the edge.

I hid the body in a near by cave, knowing that a bear would come by eventually and enjoy my scraps, and then I began to look for my dear sister. I ran for a swift minute following her sent when I came upon her, she had found the heard that my lion had found earlier. She was just finishing off her Elk, and compared to her it was gigantic, like seeing a toddler attacking a cow. I began to walk up to her as I saw heard the elk's pulse fade into oblivion, I knew she was done. "Delicious?" I asked so as not to catch her off guard.

"Unbelievable. I'm glad you got me to go somewhere new. Remind me to come to Montana more often." She smiled, and I followed her as she began moving to hide the carcass. "How was that mountain lion?"

"Almost godly. It's been so long since I've had one of those." We began to run, chatting along the way, just trying to get home before dawn.

It was about 5 in the morning when we reached the edge of the Cullen estate, and we eased our pace as we approached the house.

We walked into the living room to find Jasper sitting on the couch by himself. "Bella?" He asked with confusion on his face. I raised my eyebrow like he had lost it and Alice jumped onto his lap kissing him on the cheek. "Sorry, its just…" he shook his head, "I don't know, I guess. I just. I thought you were home." He shook his head again, and I just nodded, assuming all the years had finally caught up to him. Besides, I was off to find my Edward, I wanted to watch the sunrise.

I imagined my attack plan as I ascended the stairs, he would be sitting in the room, and a soft lullaby would be playing from his stereo, as he sat looking heatedly at sheets of music paper just trying to figure out what notes to put next to complete his melody. Just as he would get frustrated and put his pencil down, I would come up behind him, kiss his cheek, and suggest that the rising sun should be his muse. And we would race up the trees together only to watch the sun rise and we would exist together.

A/N: So, I realize that it has been a while since I've updated, but at least I've updated. The next chapter should be coming sooner. I would love comments, and Suggestions. Please feel free to fill me in on my weaknesses and strengths. I love to hear anything about anything, and Just so its clear, Reviews make it easier to write lol. Well, I hope everyone is enjoying what has been of the new year, and that it will only get better from here. TTFN

-The girl named Shadow