Chapter 2: Knowing

"Carlisle, I'm telling you she's one of us."

Carlisle paced the living room with a crease in his forehead thinking about the mysterious Alythorn.

"Edward are you sure?"

Edward walked closer to him. "Positive. She had smooth skin, her eyes were golden, and she looked rock hard. Incredibly beautiful. Dad, she's a vampire."

"But why would she come here? What if she feeds? The Quilete tribe won't allow it." Carlisle worried.

"Well she did control herself, so she must not be a newborn. And her eyes were golden so she must be vegetarian."

"Or maybe she will attack one day."

Edward and Carlisle turned to the booming voice.

"She could pick them off one by one." Emmett said.

Jasper flickered downstairs. "If she does, we'll handle it."

"You guys please don't do anything bad. I don't want any suspicions." Esme's soft voice spoke.

She walked behind Carlisle and he wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Edward and everyone else, I want you to keep an eye on her until we can figure out more on her." Carlisle and Esme walked out of the room.

Edward went to his room to think. "How could this be happening?" When he read her mind, she was only thinking of the work. He spent the whole class period reading her mind and he still couldn't find any evidence.

Edward got frustrated so he jumped out the window. He needed to hunt anyway.

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Edward decided to get to school a little earlier than everyone else. He needed to find this Alythorn. He parked in the lot and sat there waiting. He ran through his plan on how to approach her. He thought for a while and soon the bell rang. He walked off to his first class thinking he'll have to find her later.

Soon it was sixth period so Edward got to class early. His eyes flickered to Alythorn as soon as she walked in. Her head was down and she rushed to her seat. She wore a purple tunic with heart printed purple tights. Her hair fell graciously around her face. Edward was in a trance. She rose her head up and her eyes were turning black and bruises seemed to be forming around them. She hadn't fed.

The final bell rung and Mr. Banner called everyone's attention. He was interrupted by a girl. She was the new new girl that everyone was talking about. She supposedly liked to be called Bella. Her eyes were wide and brown. She had chocolate brown hair with a heart shaped face. She was petite but at least a few inches taller than Alice. And her skin seemed pale. The air had blown her scent toward Edward and he gasped in pain. Her blood was the sweetest he had ever smelled.

There was a snarl from the back of the classroom. Alythorn was in the corner looking as if she was in pain also. Her eyes seemed to burn at Bella with hunter instincts. Edward knew what was about to come.

He ran over to Alythorn and knelt in front of her. She looked him in his eyes and showed her teeth. He thought the hallways would be clear by now so he took her by the am and walked the classroom's back door. She started kicking and snarling when they got into the hallway. Edward threw her to the lockers and pinned her by the shoulders.

"What do you want?"

"Did you not smell her blood?"

"Yes, I did."

Her eyes grew, "So you are..."

"Yes."

"How can you control yourself from that?"

"I do not feed on humans. If you knew you couldn't handle it why did you come here?" Edward spat.

"I don't feed off humans. But her blood is too strong. It's alluring." Alythorn rolled her eyes.

"Why didn't you hunt?" Edward spoke through gritted teeth.

"I was suppose to this afternoon."

Edward tensed up a moment and thought. "Come on."

He grabbed her and they both ran out the back doors of the school. He led her into the forest near his home. He heard a group of deer passing.

"There. Feed now."

"Okay, you don't ever command me and you don't even know me."

"I know that you're hungry. And we are at risk if you bite a human."

"Why would I bite a human? I hate thinking of me looking like a monster. And who is we?"

"I'll tell you later. Could you please feed?"

She folded her arms and stared at Edward. He lifted an eyebrow. This girl was really something. Even though she would never talk to a woman like that, dead or alive, he couldn't risk people knowing about vampires. He read her mind.

"You prefer a bear?"

She unfolded her arms backed up. "How did you know that?"

Edward was about to explain when he heard a noise. His head snapped quickly to an open space in the woods. "Alice."

Alice walked out of the woods and saw them. She stared for a moment.

"Alice what are you doing here?"

"I got bored in class so I looked to see what you would have been up to. I saw you grab that girl and run off. Is she the one you've been talking about?"

"What?" Alythorn said.

Edward put his head down slightly embarrassed. "Yes she is."

Alice looked at Alythorn suspiciously. "Why are your eyes black? And why did you try to attack that girl?"

"I wasn't going to attack her," snapped Alythorn. "I was trying to control myself but it was hard. If you could've smelled her blood."

"I prefer not to have. But why did you come here if your drink human blood?"

Alythorn stepped back, "I don't. Well not anymore."

Edward turned to her. "What do you mean not anymore?"

"I mean that when I was reborn I did. But after a while I stopped."

"How could you just stop?" Alice rang.

"She met someone," Edward said. "They were like us. She stayed with them to adapt to animal blood. Then she left."

"How did you know that?" She stepped closer to Edward. She then looked at Alice. "And what do you mean you looked to see what he could have been up to?"

Alice and Edward looked at each other. During those few moments, Edward would nod or shake his head. Edward finally spoke.

"Maybe she should come with us. Carlisle can explain everything."

"Carlisle?" Alythorn asked.

"We will explain later. Come on." Alice said. She crouched forward ready to jump.

"Alice wait," said Edward. "Do you want to come?" He turned towards Alythorn.

She hesitated. "Okay. But if anything-"

"Nothing will happen."

"Ok. You better keep your promise."

"Let's go already." Alice was getting impatient.

Edward crouched forward. "Let's go."

Edward, Alice, and Alythorn jumped tree to tree, gliding like birds. When they got to the house, Alythorn stopped.

"Is something wrong?" Edward walked to her with an extended hand.

"No, I'm okay."

They all continued inside. Alythorn remembered, Edward didn't promise anything. And she was alone without protection. What if something will happen? Edward eyes watched her hoping nothing would happen.