Chapter 16 – the past will always haunt you

Me and Edward had decided it was time to go hunting since it had been a while since the last time we had made a trip. Many of the Cullen's were also becoming noticeably 'thirsty'. Emmett , Alice and Jasper had come with Edward and I on our hunting trip. Carlisle was working this time and Esme and Rosalie decided they wanted some time with Renesmee.

We all headed out to the woods, picking up scents as we went along. I got the hint of some elk and couldn't seem to sniff out and mountain lion or any other mammal better so I did what a vampire has to do. Suck the blood out of a weak, elegant, sorry-for-its-self elk.

I took in the scent strongly and all the other things around me became unnoticeable unless I tried to focus on them. The smell of elk blood flooded my mind, I followed the scent quickly leading me to the direction of a small gathering of the animals. I licked my venom coated lips and slowly stalked up to my pray. Just as the female elk saw me she tried to run, but I was quicker. I pounced onto her, snapping her neck as to not cause any unnecessary pain. I hovered myself over the corpse of the elk and sucked my razor teeth into the flesh of its neck. I inhaled the blood, filling myself till it ran dry.

I through the elk carcass some way away out of frustration I was still thirsty. Sense hit me first though. Scenarios popped into my head of a human coming across this elk's body and wondering what had happened. I went over to the body and picked it up, going over to the big, deep-ish lake that was more like a massive puddle. That'll do, no human would see it in there. Then when it rains it will never be found I thought to myself.

I looked around for another victim I could satisfy my needs with, realising I had scared all the other animals away. I went to go find Edward, thinking after I did we could find another hunt together. I closed my eyes, searching for the familiar scent of Edward. I found it, but also discovered another scent. I didn't recognise it but I knew instantly it was a vampires. I shot my eyes open knowing I should alert the others to my discovery.

I found Edward just finishing off his hunt, while I came up to him he smiled at me, wiping the blood of his mouth.

"Hello" he smiled

"Hi, Edward, I think I may have come across another vampires scent, should we alert the others?" I asked him slightly worried.

"So it wasn't just me who found it" he said to himself. "I don't think it could be anything dangerous though, it's not one of the Volturi, unless they have a new addition, I don't recognise the scent" Edward informed me.

Just then me and Edward froze, we clearly heard a sound of footsteps, coming slowly. I whipped my head round to see what it was.

It was a man, I sniffed, a vampire, he had shaggy blonde hair and clear blue eyes. I stared at him, his arms were up, showing innocence, he wasn't going to hurt us.

I turned to Edward, he was wincing slightly and his head was turned a different way from the approaching figure.

I snapped my head back to this blonde man. I looked at him and he seemed to be frowning, assessing me.

"Oh sorry about that, I didn't realise I had my gift on" the man said, his voice was calm.

Edward turned his head back to the man, looking at him confused scrunching up his eyes.

"Sorry if I caused you to worry about my presence. I'm Fred, and I have some pretty extreme news to tell you, well to warn you actually" Fred said, lightly chuckling at the last part.

"Your Fred!" Edward exclaimed, recognition in his voice.

I turned to look at him "you know each other?" I asked surprised.

EPOV

"you know each other?" Bella asked, confused, yet surprised.

"no we don't, but I have heard about you" I answered Bella talking to Fred.

It was a while back, when the vampire army came to attack us. Bree, the girl the Volturi killed in front of us, she told me about him before she died, warning me of his existence.

Her last thoughts were in her head, speaking to me saying be nice to him, please. I knew who she was talking about at the time, all the thoughts going through eh mind were about this Fred man, he had escaped from the vampire army somehow, leading his life by himself.

"What?" Bella brought me backed to the situation.

"Fred escaped the vampire army that was attacking us, his gift lead no one to suspect he was gone" I told her, she nodded clearly not understanding but going along with it anyway.

"Fred?" I said turning back to him "What was the news you came to give us?"

"There is a rising rebellion of the Volturi, many vampires have come to the thought of no Volturi, no rules, no evil commanders. We, our kind, can do what we want while still be kept under wraps from humans. A fight is coming, every vampire, they have to choose sides. The free way or the ever-ruley Volturi" Fred said, looking between us both.

"oh" Bella said

BPOV

"Emmett! Alice! I need help!" I shouted, needing them here to know

Emmett came bounding through the woods with Alice behind him.

"Bella! I've already told you! You can ask me for sex tips anytime, just didn't think you would want Edward with you at the time!" Emmett boomed he then took something out his pocket and put it in my hand. The square foil package….a condom.

"Emmett! Ewww! Seriously!" throwing it back at him "you do know I don't need this, right?" I told him

"HAHAHAH! yeah I know…just another way to see that blush on your face, Bella" he laughed.

I turned and saw Fred was hiding his laughter, I shot him a glare witch caused him to shut up.

"Emmett, this is Fred, he has some pretty big news" I said

"OMG! HE wants the condom?" Emmett asked shocked

He went over to shocked looking fred whispering "Dude, you know…if you wanted it all you had to do is ask" placing the packet in fred's jeans.

"That's what he said!" Alice laughed

Fred turned to Emmett, patting him on the back "Dude thanks very much…but I'm not gay. It's totally fine though, your gay…its fine dude" fred told him

"I'm not…no! im totally not!" Emmett stumbled

"Surreeee you're not" Fred said jokingly

"I have a wife! AND WE HAVE GOOD VERY NOT GAY SEX!" Emmett shouted at him

"EMMETT!" Rosalie screamed at him

We all whizzed round to see a very angry, embarrassed Rosalie giving Emmett the stink look.