Chapter Six: Vampire Hunter
I smiled as Edward opened the door for me. He wrapped me in a tight hug.
"I hate it when you leave." He whispered in my ear. I laughed.
"But you know I'll always come back." I said.
'I was afraid you wouldn't.' I frowned at his fears.
"Why?" I asked. He sighed and smiled slightly.
"I almost forgot you can hear fears." He said softly as we went up to his-our-room. I was still frowning.
"Why would be afraid I wouldn't come back? Edward, I love you! I hated being away from you. I missed Jake, but of course I'd always come back to you." I said, a little angrily.
He chuckled. "I know. I was just a little worried…that's all." He said. I sighed.
"So, did you do anything interesting while I was in Forks?" I asked him. He seemed to think for a moment.
"Well, Alexis asked me for my story." He said. I smiled.
"And you told it to her? I didn't think you would have." I said. He frowned at me.
"Why not?" He asked. I shrugged. He sighed. "Anyway, did you do anything worth mentioning while you were gone?" He asked.
I shrugged. "Yeah. I went to Jake's…" He growled and I laughed. "Grow up, Edward. As I was saying….after I left Jake's house, I saw Charlie." I was whispering now. I wasn't sure if he would laugh at what I did in the rain or not.
"What's wrong Bella?" He asked softly. I smiled.
"Just don't laugh, okay?" I said. He nodded. So I told him about crying with the rain. He didn't laugh. I was glad he didn't. But he was silent for quiet awhile. "Say something, please?" I said softly.
H smiled at me. "I just…I never thought of it like that. Crying with the rain and the thunder…that's beautiful Bella." He said, kissing me softly.
I kissed him back. I was happy that I didn't get light-headed anymore, since I didn't; actually need to breathe anyway.
Our kiss ended abruptly when the front door slammed open. We walked to the stair way, to see what was happening. Hand in hand, of course.
It was Emmet. He was laughing his head off, and Rosalie was scowling.
"Idiot." She said angrily. Emmett's laughter faded.
"Oh come on, babe. It was funny. You have to admit that." He said, hugging her tightly.
"What was so funny?" Edward asked as we glided down the stairs.
"The world's largest idiot decided to play a prank on the town's vampire hunter." Rosalie said scowling.
Edward growled. "What did you do?" He demanded.
Emmet chuckled again and then said, "Oh, nothing much. I just drew a pair of fangs above his bed in red paint, and burned all his garlic and stakes and wooden crosses." Emmet said. He started laughing again.
"Why?" I asked, truly curious. Emmet just shrugged.
"I was bored." He said.
I sighed along with the other two. "What's going on?" Alexis asked from the other side of the room. Emmet quickly filled her in.
"That probably wasn't a good idea, Emmet." Alexis said.
I looked at her. "Why not? It was just a prank, its not like he actually admitted to being a vampire. And besides, the guy can't really be a vampire hunter. Can he?" I looked around. Emmet was trying not to laugh, Rose was obviously trying not to hit him, and Edward looked angry.
"Well, actually, he is. Apparently he comes from a long line of vampire hunters. Some of them were like Carlisle's fathers." Edward said.
"How do you know that?" I asked him. He smiled.
"I can read minds, remember. Within a few weeks of being here I had already read his mind and everyone else's when it came to him. They say he killed a real vampire last year." Edward said.
"See, that's why it probably wasn't the best of ideas." Alexis said. Emmet scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." He said.
Just then, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, and Jasper came in.
"Really Emmet, you should be more mature." Alice muttered. I smiled softly, hiding it behind my head. Alice had apparently had a vision, and told the others about it.
Carlisle looked angry, which surprised me because he was usually so calm and collected.
"Emmet! Honestly, what were you thinking?" He scolded. Esme just look exasperated. Immediately, the whole roomed calmed down.
I smiled at Jasper.
"Really, a prank on the vampire hunter?" He asked in a calmer voice.
Emmet shrugged. "It was funny." He said again. I rolled my eyes at Edward, and he nodded.
"What if he comes snooping around here?" Esme asked.
Emmet smiled. "He won't. Why would he? We haven't acted like vampires." He said confidently.
Alice nodded he agreement, but her face was scrunched in thought, as if she was trying to find a vision.
"Yes, but we are the newest ones here. So obviously there would be some suspicion." Carlisle said. We all nodded. That made sense.
"What are we supposed to do?" Rosalie asked, glaring at Emmet.
"Nothing until we know what he's going to do." Carlisle said. We all agreed, and went off to our own rooms to think or talk.
"Hey Edward?" I asked as we were once again sitting in his room.
"Hmmm?" He asked, lost in thought.
"I was wondering...could we go into town?" I wanted to see it, first of all, and I wanted to see how immune I was to blood.
He nodded absently, and I was afraid he wasn't paying attention. But he got up anyway and we headed to the front door. We left in his shiny silver Volvo. The rise was short, thanks to his speeding. I was pleased that I found I liked the dangerous speeds.
We stopped in a parking lot outside of a building that looked like restaurant, and smelled like a dump. I wrinkled my nose, and Edward laughed.
"You'll get used to it." He said, brushing his lips against my ear. I smiled and nodded, even if I didn't think so. Well, maybe I would get used to it, but not anytime soon.
We walked through the open stalls, showing their wares. I smiled. It was so…old fashioned.
I walked off as Edward chatted with someone, and stopped at a stall claiming to sell things that could protect the owner from vampires, werewolves, and witches.
There was garlic, and crosses, and all kinds of beautiful silver jewelry.
"May I help you?" Asked a bored voice. I looked up from a pretty silver crucifix, and smiled at the boy behind the table. He looked about eighteen, and he seemed bored out of his mind. He hadn't even looked up at me. His nose was buried in a magazine.
"Um, yeah. How does silver affect vampires?" I asked, feigning interest.
He snorted and looked up at me for the first time. He dropped his magazine. "Um….oh…I have no idea. You'd have to ask my dad." He said, blushing slightly.
I raised an eyebrow. "Your dad?" I asked curiously.
He shrugged, leaning back in his chair. "Yeah. This is his stall. He's doing something 'more important' so I had to watch it. Not like we sell anything anyway." He muttered.
"So what, your dad believes in all this?" I said, motioning to the things on the table.
He laughed. "Does he believe? Hell yes. He's the 'official vampire slayer'. If you ask me, it s a load of bull." He said.
I laughed. I continued to look at the jewelry. I wanted to buy something, but nothing seemed right….just then I saw a miniature sword on a chain. In its pommel was a small gem stone.
"It's lovely." I said, picking it up so the red stone caught the light.
"Yeah, it is. The stone's called agate. It's not as flashy as ruby, but its still pretty." He said. I nodded, staring intently at the necklace.
"How much is it?" I asked softly, watching as it swayed in a breeze.
"Um…four pounds." He said. I nodded, and took the money out. I handed it to him, and he smiled at me.
"So, um…are you busy later tonight?" He asked me.
I was about to answer when Edward said, "Yes, actually, she is." I almost laughed at the poor boy's face.
'That must be her boyfriend…shit…' He thought. I smiled at him.
"Well, good bye." I said. We turned to leave, and I clipped on my new necklace.
"That's a very pretty necklace." Edward commented. I nodded.
"Thanks." I said as we got into his Volvo.
He kissed me before he pulled out. "But not as pretty as you." He said lightly. I laughed as we sped down the road.
Well, what did you think? I looked it up, and I might have done it wrong, but four pounds equals roughly eight dollars (7.39 to be exact). Well, anyway, please review! And I'm happy to say im feeling a lot better too.