"Hey," I said as I opened the side door of the truck, opening it and slamming the rust after me as I slipped in. Elijah was texting someone as I got in, and he yanked the car into gear as he prepared to drive away, saying nothing.

"A hi would be friendly," I scolded him, frowning, as I reached over. In a blink, the phone was gone from his hand, and he was texting blank air. Elijah blinked, taking a moment to realize what I'd done. "And no texting while driving."

"Whatever, Mom," he grumbled, grabbing the shift and kicking the car forward.

"Thanks for picking me up," I added. "I didn't want Charlie to drive me home. That would've been weird."

"You know what would have been even weirder," Elijah said, voice playfully serious, "would have been the fact he would have had to drop you off at my house. Which would have raised some awkward questions."

I laughed. "Right. Okay, look. Elijah, we've got to talk. We have to... take a look at the watch," I added, voice cracking a bit.

Elijah frowned, staring at the road. "I don't want another episode of you time-traveling. It's random, and next time, you might not be so lucky as to end up in the same spot. It takes time to perfect the power of the watch," he went on.

I sighed. "You sound so smart."

He pulled his mouth into a grin. "Pretty deceiving, huh?"

"Whatever you say, chuck," I said, looking out the window. I'd realized we were not, in fact, driving back to town, but instead away, towards the forest. "Where are we going?"

"The back-seat driver doesn't get to ask any questions."

"I'm not in the back-seat, in case you haven't noticed," I retorted, staring at him. "Elijah, we can't fool around. I've... I've got to..." My voice trailed off. I had no idea what I had to do. I didn't understand what was going on, anyways.

"I figured I needed to steal you away, get some time to you by myself," Elijah went on, grinning. "I mean, first your creepy father was taking up all your time, then Bella. Now I want you to myself."

I shifted in the seat, staring at him. He made it sound like I was a new toy he wanted to try out. "I don't think this is..."

"Legal?" Elijah barked a laugh. "If Edward can make out with you and not get in trouble with the cops, I think I can steal you away for an hour."

"Shut up," I growled. "He has no idea I'm related to him."

"Thanks to me," Elijah smirked.

I looked at him. "How did you keep him from hearing your thoughts?"

Elijah cracked his knuckles, looking very full of himself for a moment. "Let's just say I've perfected the ability to keep my thoughts completely loose, empty, and innocent. Ever since I started getting trained by the old man and learned about the Cullen's little parlor tricks, I've found ways to avoid them."

I considered that, then shrugged, and another thought came into my head as we pulled farther into the forest. "When do you think we'll see the old man again, Elijah?"

He sobered for a moment, shrugging. "No idea. He comes and goes as he pleases."

The car rattled to a stop under the green canopy of wet trees, and I watched as Elijah silently got out, slamming the door after him. Sighing, I followed suit, wondering what he had up his sleeve. If he tried to pull another trick- like the cardboard-box dinner...

"Elijah, what are we doing up here, anyways? I've got to get back," I called as he began treading into the forest.

He didn't even stop as he replied. "What, you have to go read some more books on time-travel? Come on, Ness, let's go."

I stiffened. Ness. That's the same thing the Elijah in my dream had called me.

I finally caught up to him, and we walked in silence. I admired the beauty of the forest, the darkness, the curling trees shivering with power as they escaped the ground. It wasn't raining, actually; it almost looked sunny out. Shocker.

"Stay here," he said suddenly.

I glared at him and crossed my arms. "Elijah-"

"Hey," he barked, shooting me a mock warning-glance before turning tail and slipping a ways ahead of me. "It's a surprise. Just don't look!"

I rolled my eyes. "I'm scared now," I muttered.

There was a stomping, and Elijah was walking back towards me, expression calm as he approached with a blue bandanna, probably a blindfold.

"No," I said flatly. "I won't let you put that on me."

Chuckling, Elijah handed it to me. "Fine. Put it on yourself, milady."

I stared at him. "How do I not know you're going to lead me off and ditch me?"

Elijah scoffed, and stabbed the bandanna at me again. I hesitated, then took it, and tied it around my eyes, so I saw nothing but blue fabric.

"Now what?" I growled.

I felt Elijah's hand touch my shoulder as he roughly guided me forward. "Come on. Let's go. I won't let you trip," he added.

"God forbid."

We walked a ways, Elijah steering the blind half-vampire, and he said nothing. At last, we came to a stop. To my surprise, the air was fresher, crisper, and I heard the powerful rushing of a river.

"Are you trying to push me into a river?" I inquired dryly.

He laughed. "No, not at all." I felt his hand at the back of my head, and the bandanna fell around my neck. My eyes widened, and I gasped.

Elijah and I were standing on the edge of a rocky ledge. It stooped gently, colored by rocks and grass, into a river, wide and rushing, the water bubbling and snarling as it galloped by. It was beautiful; I had not known this place was here in the forest.

"It's amazing," I breathed.

Elijah cracked a smile. "Et regarder la beaute du ciel, la foret... la femme."

I looked across at him, the wind blowing my hair, and I scoffed. "You speak French?"

He laughed. "Enough to impress the ladies. They say French is the most romantic language on Earth."

I nodded. "And they say that men who try to use French solely for attracting does are complete connards."

Elijah shook his head. "I'm sure if I knew more French I'd be offended right now."

Smiling, I turned back to gaze at the breath-taking beauty of the landscape around us. Who knew Forks hid such awe? "It's amazing, though."

He smirked. "I knew you'd like it. That's why I wanted to show you. I've known about this place a long time... I come here when I'm lonely, or sad," he admitted sheepishly.

I smiled slightly, gazing out at the horizon. There were dark clouds forming, and I guessed a storm was coming. I thought I even saw a faint flash of lightning in the distance. Suddenly, from far-off, I heard a huge crack, almost like thunder.

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"That crack!"

"What crack?"

"Never mind," I snapped.

We were quiet for a moment. "Nessie..." he finally said, uncertain, when suddenly his cell-phone went off. He gritted his teeth, and grabbed it from his pocket, fleetingly looking at the number. "Ah, here's a surprise," he muttered, lifting the cell to his ear. "What do you want?"

I narrowed my eyes, wondering who was on the phone. There was a silence as Elijah listened, and his eyes widened. "Yes, we're coming. We'll be there soon as possible." He snapped the phone shut and turned to me, earlier amusement completely gone.

"What is it?" I asked breathlessly.

"It was Edward," Elijah said, voice grim. "He says there's new vampires in the area... and they want Bella."

Google might just be the most amazing thing in the world. Otherwise, I would have had no idea as to writing French. I never did get around to taking French (I'm a Spanish class-taker lol), so I used a simple English to French translator to get what Nessie and Elijah said in French. What it should mean is, "And look at the beauty of the sky, the forest... the woman." And Nessie promptly replies, "Idiot." For those Frenchies out there, kindly tell me if I was accurate... I mean, who needs to learn French when you can simply Google it? =)

"From the guys who couldn't sit through another vampire movie..." Haha! Can't wait for Vampires Suck to hit theaters tomorrow! Finally, a Twilight spoof even we Twilight fans can enjoy(: