I OWN NOTHING FROM TWILIGHT OR THE VAMPIRE DIARIES .
*this is from Twilight novel the Baseball scene as I haven't the first clue about baseball, I make no money ,nor own the following chapter, or its characters .
~ March 28, Saturday ~
- 4:34 Pm -
~ deep in the forest surrounding Forks ~
- Forks,Washington-
~third person .~
Bella and Edward stood at the edge of an enormous open field twice the size of any baseball stadium , Esme , Emmett and Rosalie sat on a rocky outcrop ,were the closest to them maybe a hundred yards away , much father out she saw Jasper and Alice , at lease a quarter of a mile apart , throwing something back and forth , but there appeared to be no sign of any ball . And lastly it looked like Carlisle was marking out the bases,which were very far apart . Is it even possible to throw that far ? Bella thinks absently as Esme ,Emmett and Rosalie rose from the rocks , Esme and Emmett walking towards them and Rosalie drifting gracefully off towards the field without a glance in Bella and Edward's direction .
Alice had left her position and danced towards their small group, and hurtled to a fluid stop in front of the four of them ."Its time," she sang .
As soon as she spoke, a deep rumble of thunder shook the forest beyond them ,and then crashed westward towards town .
" Eerie,isn't it ?" Emmett said to her winking , then darting off with Alice toward the oversized field Edward raced after them and quickly overtook them both , Esme and Bella follow at a much more sedated pace .
Suddenly Esme stops at the edge of the field her remaining family members had formed two teams , Edward was far out in left field , Carlisle stood between the first and second bases,and Alice held the ball, positioned on the pitcher's mound .
Emmett was warming up by swinging an aluminum bat ; it whistled almost untraceably through the air . Taking his stance on the home plate he clicked his neck and grinned challengingly at Alice . Jasper stood several feet behind him,catching for the other team . And of course none of them had to bother about wearing gloves .
" All right , Batter up ." Esme called out ,clearly which everyone could hear perfectly thanks to their super hearing .
Alice stood straight , deceptively motionless . Her style seemed to be stealth rather than an intimidating windup. She held the ball in both hands at her waist , and then, like the strike of a cobra, her right hand flickered out and the ball smacked loudly into Jasper's hand.
Jasper hurled the ball back to Alice's waiting hand . She let a small smile flicker onto her face ,before her hand spun out again , but this time instead of the ball colliding with Jasper's hand ,it unbelievably ended up smashing into the whirling silver blur of the aluminum bat , the crack of impact was shattering, and thunderous , echoing loudly off the surrounding massive mountain ranges . Bella now realized the need and necessity of the thunder storm.
The ball shot like a white hot bullet above the field , and in the sky before plummeting back to earth and flying deep into the dark green forest around them . Emmett blurred around the bases like a kid with a very big sugar high ,with Carlisle shadowing him , that's then Bella noticed Edward had vanished .
" Out ." Esme cried , while Bella stared wide eyed and in disbelief as Edward sprang from the trees , the ball in his upraised hand , a pleased and wide grin on his face .
The inning continued before Bella's still wide and shocked eyes , she found it hard to keep up with the astonishing speed at which the ball flew and their bodies raced around the field .
A second reason Bella soon discovered for the storm was when Jasper, trying to avoid Edward's infallible fielding, hit a ground ball toward Carlisle . Carlisle ran into the ball and then raced Jasper to first base . When they collied together ,the sound was like two boulders crashing together .
"Safe," came Esme's calm voice from beside Bella who jumped ,forgetting she was there.
Emmett's team was up by one - Rosalie managed to flitter around the bases after tagging up on one of Emmett's long flies-
It was Edward's turn to bat , he played intelligently , keeping the ball low and out of reach of Rosalie's always ready hand in the outfield , gaining two bases like lightening before Emmett could get the ball back into play .
Carlisle knocked one out so far out of the field — with a boom so loud Bella though her ears might burst from the noise — that he and Edward both made it in.
Alice both slapped them daintily high five as they passed her , the score constantly changed as the game continued .
And they razzed each other like any street ballplayers as they took turns with the lead . Occasionally Esme would call them all to order .
The thunder rumbled on like an angry cat above everyone's heads , but it remained dry , like Alice had predicted .
Carlisle was now up to bat , Edward was catching , when Alice suddenly freezes and gasps , Bella who's eyes were glued on Edward as usual watched confused as his head jerked up and his and Alice's eyes locked for less than a second , then there he was standing next to her , the others soon followed all curious and eager to know what Alice saw .
"Alice, " Esme 's voice was strained and tense as she spoke.
Alice shook her head as if trying to clear her head she whispered " I didn't see, I-I wasn't looking that far ahead , I mean my visions have been so fuzzy of late I couldn't tell."
Carlisle took charge asking " What is it , Alice ? What's coming ?" he voice calm and strong with authority?
" They the nomads were traveling much quicker than I realized ," she hums .
Jasper shifts his posture leaning closer to her " What changed?"
Alice frowns humming again" They heard us playing , and changed their course ," then she sighed , as if almost sounding or maybe even feeling responsible for what ever was coming .
Seven pairs of eyes flashed to Bella's face then away to each other , " How soon?" Carlisle was asking Edward , a look of puzzlement which quickly flickered to intense concentration crossed his face then he murmured scowling " Less than five minutes . They're running fast — they want to play ."
" Can you make it ?" Carlisle asked him , his eyes flicking to Bella again.
"No, not carrying-" he cut short ," besides, the last thing we need is for them to catch the scent and start hunting ."
" How many ? " Emmett asks , Alice the excitement in his voice visible .
"Three," she answers tersely .
" Three! " he scoffed ," let them come ," he grins the steel bands of muscle flexed along his massive arms .
Then All eyes were on Carlisle , aside from Emmett who remained unruffled ,and Rosalie who looked like she was about to kill Bella herself to save the nomads the trouble, gripped the aluminum bat tightly swinging it through the air making a whooshing noise .
After a few seconds , but what felt like years for Bella ,Carlisle finally said " We continue playing ," his tone was calm and even . " Alice said they were merely curious ."
Edward seemed upset by this , but quickly smoothed over his expression muttering to Esme " Could you catch now , please Esme .I'll call it ," then he shifted his weight making sure his body is between Bella's and the dark forest stretching out all around them .
Everyone was by now back on the field , their eyes darting around , slowly cautiously sweeping the surrounding forest ,with their keen eyesight .
Both Alice and Esme like Edward hover near Bella , anxiously .
" Bella , take your hair out , " Edward instructs her , and she quickly slides her hair tie out if hair and shakes it out letting it flow around her shoulders.
Rosalie walks passed , her nose wrinkling up slightly , " That won't help , I could smell her from across the field ," then darts off Edward staring darkly after her .
" The , Nomads , they're coming , " Bella whispers to him , he nods saying in a strained , tight voice " I know , Bella . I need you to stay very quite and still , make as little noise as possible , and please stay near me ," she nods warily .
The game continued , slowly and more subdued , than before , no one dare to hit very hard . And Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper hovered in the infield , their eyes occasionally darting to the forest then back to the game , Alice was batting , hitting the ball hard and making it soar into the dark depths of the forest , no one dared make any move to go after it .
Then time seemed to suddenly wind down and then trickle to an abrupt stop . As the Cullen's stopped breathing and as one their heads all turned in the same direction , like a pack of well trained hunting dogs.
Hearing the faint soft footfalls of the three traveling nomads…Heading straight for them .
A minute later the nomads flashed out of the forest , a tall ,dark skinned African man lead the group , on his right followed a short fairly plain looking man , and lastly a woman to both the men's left with flame red hair that seemed to crackle as she walked , all of them were barefoot and wearing the usual backpackers uniform of jeans , light t-shirts , and heavy water-proof rain jackets , one thing that was immediately obvious to Bella was the way they moved , unlike the Cullen's graceful , regal all most royal like appearance and way of walking , these nomads were wilder and predatory , with cat-like grace and reflexes to match .
But the thing that unnerved her the most was instead of their eyes being Gold or black like what she had become used , they were a startling deep red , like dark red wine .
The African man held the ball in his upraised right hand and tossed it to Carlisle who caught it without batting an eye lid .Saying " I believe this belongs to you ." Carlisle nods slightly " Thank you," then the female pipes up wearing a sharp cat-like grin " I'm the one with the wicked curve ball ." Emmett and Jasper glance at each other then her humming " Oh, I think we can handle that ," small smirks flickering onto their faces .
The African man smiles slightly " Where are my manners , I am Laurent , and these are James and Victoria ." He says gesturing to the two other vampires beside him .
" I'm Carlisle , and this is my family , Emmett and Jasper , Rosalie , Alice and Esme , Edward and Bella ." Carlisle points out careful to draw to no particular attention to anyone .
Suddenly a strong chilly wind whipped through the clearing , blowing Bella's hair up around her face , James instantly sinks forward into a hunting crunch , Victoria and Laurent follow suit .
The Cullen's react instantaneously blocking her from view and matching the nomads posture ,growling lowly .
" You brought a snack?" James asks curiosity and hunger coloring his voice , Edward glares at James growling softly .
" The girl's with us ." Carlisle states firmly .
Laurent nods his posture easing off , James however remains crouched , Victoria's eyes flicker restlessly around she to stays crouched watching edgily . " Of course . We will leave you now , we're sorry we for acting so uncivilized . Maybe we could play a game together some other time ." Laurent's slightly accented french voice rings out , James gives Laurent an incredulous sideways glance and slowly ,unwillingly straights up from his crouch , Victoria moves in sink with him , eyeing the Cullen's warily .
Carlisle nods slightly , formally , " Perhaps ," is all he says , Laurent's lips curl up in a small smile , showing just a glimpse of his blinding perfect white sharp as steel teeth. Then he turns around and bounds off , James slowly jogging after him ,Victoria curled into his side .