A/N: Okay, this doesn't seem to be working very well. I'm only asking for a small number of reviews and instead of getting what I ask for, I get one, maybe 2 if I'm lucky. Unless I get the number of reviews I ask for, I'll only update once a week or less often. People that do give me reviews will still get a look at the next chapter. I'm asking for 4 reviews this time. Review and get a sneak peek, don't review and not get an update for a week: it's up to you.

Disclaimer: All I own of Twilight is a copy of the books. The characters, except Getty and maybe one other to come into play later, are all property of the wonderful genius that is Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 5

When I met everyone out front, Alice couldn't believe what she was seeing and it didn't take me long to notice that everyone was wearing designer clothes. Alice's ensemble was even complete with Prada sunglasses. I was wearing my camo hunting gear and had a quiver with about 5 dozen arrows strung across my back and I was carrying my favorite bow. It was a recurve bow that I had made of mahogany and the front of it had a thin layer of black fiberglass. I used it every time that I went hunting with Ryan and it was perfect for hunting elk. I'd even used it bowfishing a couple of times, but it still showed no signs of wear. That's how good I took care of it. Alice immediately took me aside.

"What the hell are you wearing," she asked incredulously.

"Um… you said we were going hunting," I replied. I then heard her thoughts and realized that this type of hunting didn't require weapons other than our monstrous instincts and our teeth. "And I thought that maybe by taking a bow and arrows and wearing this," I gestured to my outfit, "that our prey would be less suspicious of our intentions."

"Less suspicious??" she shrieked. "In that kind of get-up you're just screaming 'Yeah, it's OK. We're just here to kill you'"

Her sarcasm cracked me up. I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard. Alice had never struck me as the type to be sarcastic. Just goes to show how well you know people, huh? Then I remembered something that the eagle had thought: You have more of an effect on people than you thought. I've never known Edward to that blunt, or Alice to give in so easily. I realized then that I desperately needed to talk to Carlisle.

"Fine," Alice huffed. "Wear whatever you want." Then we rejoined the group.

As we got back to where everyone was standing, Alice went into some kind of trance. 30 seconds later, she walked up to the rest of us and she was laughing.

"What's so funny," Edward asked.

Alice's reply was brief in between her gasps for breath. "Ask Jasper when we get back." Then she continued laughing, tears brimming her eyes.

I was confused as to why Edward would have to ask Jasper. "Why ask Jasper," I asked.

"We always have Jasper hunt with the newborns. He understands the mindset and longing for human blood of the newborns better than the rest of us," Carlisle replied. "He will be hunting with you and hopefully able to help you resist the call of human blood, on the off-chance you encounter humans."

"OK," I replied, too thirsty to care. "This throbbing in the back of my throat is getting difficult to ignore. The last thing I want is to accidentally kill one of my friends or a member of my family. Let's get the show on the road." I appeared more eager than I felt. What was so great about hunting without a bow? I didn't get it.

"And Getty," Carlisle got my attention.

"Yes?"

"Leave the bow and arrows here. You won't need them".

I begrudgingly went back to my tent and put my bow and arrows back in the case. I was going to miss hunting with those. After my reluctant return without my beloved bow, we split up. Jasper and I headed east; Carlisle, Esme, and Edward went north; Alice, reluctant to be separated from Jasper, headed south with Emmett and Rosalie.

Running faster than I thought was possible, we arrived in the mountains in Montana in about 2.5 hours. I was amazed at my increase in both speed and stamina.

"That's part of being a vampire," Jasper said. "You don't seem to excited to be hunting. You were ecstatic when you first heard the word 'hunting'. What changed?"

"I had to leave my bow behind. That is my most prized possession and I fondly refer to it as 'my baby'. I've never been hunting without it and never more than 10 miles from it."

Jasper gave me a look that suggested that he understood exactly how I felt. How I felt about my bow was almost exactly how he felt about Alice. As he was about to reply, I saw a bunny dart between two bushes. In less than a second, I was crouched over the animal and had drained it completely of blood. I wiped my mouth and stood up, only to see Jasper buckled over in hysterics that rivaled those of Alice earlier that morning. "What the hell's so funny," I half spat, half asked him.

In between gasps for air as he was rolling around on the floor, Jasper replied "Bunnies… hopping… blood… drink… hunt… funny… Alice… right". By now he was clutching his ribs with both hands while trying to wipe the tears from his eyes.

"Can I get that in a coherent sentence?"

Jasper was still laughing as hard as ever, so he couldn't reply. I waited, tapping my foot impatiently. Then I went after another couple of bunnies and a moose. The moose did it for Jasper. He regained some respect for me after I killed what he considered to be a decent sized animal.

"I meant 'You hunt bunnies? And like their blood? That was funny. Alice was right.'" Then he noticed my clothes. "You're clean. You don't have a drop of blood on you. How'd you do that?"

"OK. I'll try to answer all of your questions. First: yes. I hunt bunnies. Second: I do like the blood of bunnies. It tastes Cadbury Crème Eggs mixed with Peeps. You know, the Easter candies. Finally: I managed to stay clean because I've always been able to eat without making a mess. I believed that crossed over into my vampire life because I heard somewhere that certain abilities from your human life are magnified once you're a vampire."

I climbed into a tree this time. I slowly looked around and saw what I was looking for: a crow. I jumped off the tree branch and quickly killed and drained the crow of its blood. "Ew…"

"What," Jasper asked.

"That tasted like McDonalds. Absolutely disgusting. I hate preservatives. Qué asco." I shuddered. "I thought we came here to hunt. Aren't you going to feed?"

"I will in a couple of minutes," Jasper replied. "I need to finish catching my breath. No one has ever made me laugh the way your hunting methods and prey do."

"Thanks, but I think I need to rest. That was a lot of blood," I moaned. "Not to mention McDonald's always made me sick." I lied down on my stomach while watching Jasper hunt. Lying on my stomach was the only way I could ever make my stomachaches go away. Jasper was not very neat. He came back dripping in blood and moaning like he too had had too much to eat. I, however, was ready to go back. I'd heard Edward wondering what the events after the hunt would be like this time and was eager to find out too.

"Come on Jasper," I said. "Let's go back to Forks. I want to know what we're doing after the hunt and don't want to give into temptation if we run into humans."

He rested for five more minutes then we went back to the Cullens where everyone was waiting eagerly to hear the story of my hunt.

When we got back after an uneventful trip through Montana, Idaho, and most of Washington, everyone went back in the house to clean up except me. I hadn't gotten any blood on me so I just went to my tent to change my clothes. I just put on jeans and a t-shirt since I expected that Alice would want to play Barbie doll with me.

Back inside, I was surprised. Everyone was dressed like me, even Alice. That made me suspicious. "What's going on," I asked.

"After every hunting trip, we all do some sort of activity as a family," Emmett replied. "This time we're going to play baseball." He was obviously excited. I could tell from his thoughts that this was his favorite.

"Sounds good," I said. "Which team am I on?"

Jasper whispered in my ear. "You're still under my watchful eye, stupid."

The way that Jasper and I jested back and forth, I could tell he was going to be one of my best friends in this family. We were already jabbing at each other like brother and sister. I loved it.

"Carlisle," I began. "Could I talk to you for a couple of minutes before we go?"

"Sure," he replied cheerfully and led me into his study. "What's on your mind?"

"Well…," I began. I wasn't entirely sure how to phrase this. "When I was out setting up my tent, I heard the thoughts of an eagle, but they were far too logical to be those of a simple animal. It sounded more like the thoughts of a far more advanced animal and the eagle thought that I have a greater affect on people than I know. Do you know what this means?"

"I have noticed that Edward and Alice have been acting mildly out of character for themselves around you. Alice is always persistent and Edward has never been blunt. He was always very eloquent, but around you, Alice backs down quickly and Edward is very straight-forward. I think you may somehow be the cause of this. I haven't any idea how though."

"What about the eagle? There's no way it could be just an eagle. Have you ever heard of animals being able to turn into other animals besides humans into wolves?"

"I've heard of it," Carlisle said, "but I've never experienced there being anything like that or had any proof that it was true. That is what this eagle seems to be though: a complex animal capable of transforming into an eagle. I don't know if this is a good thing or not."

I was concerned, but Carlisle seemed perfectly content with the situation, so I decided not to let it bother me too much. "Thank you for answering my questions. Let's go have fun with the others now."

A/N: I am still looking for a Beta and as far as reviews go, I think I want the number of reviews to be the next chapter number, so basically I need 5 more reviews before I update again, then it'll be 6, then 7, and so on. If you give me a good review with constructive criticism and everything, I'll give you a brief glimpse at the eagle's next appearance.