OK well I know the last chapter was a little odd but you'll have to trust me on this. I hate to sound annoying, but sadly I am not Edward and I cannot read someone's mind to know whether or not they like this story. I enjoy writing and if no one likes this idea, I have plenty more I can work on. Anyway, here's chapter four.

Chapter Four

EPOV

We followed Bella out of the forest. I couldn't really imagine why she chose to pursue this field of work, and when I voiced my opinion, she gave me a half smile. "I know it can produce some rather disgusting and horrific sights, but the fact that I'm fighting for someone who unfortunately couldn't fight for themselves makes it worth it. I can tell you nearly everything about a person's habits, where their body hurt when certain amounts of pressure applied... I can bring out the truth behind their possible murder. I can give them one last voice and I will sure as hell do my best to make sure that they are heard and their side of the story isn't forgotten."

"That is very noble of you."

She shrugged, "I guess. Honor, glory, nobility... it never really mattered to me. Those things don't last if one mistake is made. But the friendships and alliances I've made.... they're more forgiving." I couldn't help but ask.

"How old are you Bella?" Her lips twitched upwards, but remained straight. "I'm seventeen. Though my mother believes that I was born thirty five and get more middle aged every year." She rolled her eyes. "While I believe she was born thirty five and becomes more and more of a rebellious teenager every day." We sat down at a nearby picnic table while we waited for Chief Swan to return with some paperwork for Bella.

"Dr. Cullen?"

I grinned. Where did this shyness come from? Carlisle smiled. "Carlisle please." Bella smiled. "I hate to ask you, but could you do an autopsy? I understand if you don't want to...I mean it is disgusting and last minute but..." He raised his hand. "If it will help you in any way, I'll do it." She gave the biggest smile I've seen her give all day. "Thank you so much. If you want, I can..."

"Bells!" We all turned to see her father coming towards us. "We have everything you and Dr. Cullen need to do an autopsy." She smiled, "Thanks chief." She turned back to us as the boy's remains went by, her eyes closed and her fists clenched. I could smell the blood coming from the body, but it had no hold over me. Fresh blood is the only thing that really appeals to us, whether it's human or not... but I still dug my nails into my palms as I clenched my fists. Jasper was having a bit more trouble with it, but he focused his attention on Bella's emotions, trying to help her stay calm. She smiled slightly as a wave of calm passed over us.

"Miss Swan."

She turned away as a middle aged woman walked up. Then the wind blew. Her scent hit me like tons of bricks being slammed into my forehead. But, that familiar burning in my throat wasn't there... only the heavenly scent of freesia and strawberries. I looked towards Alice, who only shrugged. I would have to ask her about it later. "I will do everything that I can to find out what happened to your son Ambassador Raven." The woman nodded through her tears and walked away. Bella sighed as she sat back down. "It doesn't fit..." I raised my eyebrow. She shook her head.

"Let's hope to god I'm wrong."

As Carlisle did the autopsy, Bella paced around the waiting room. We watched her walk back and forth for a little while, until Alice stood up and put her hands on her shoulders. "Bella, relax. You'll figure it out. Carlisle is almost done." Bella shook her head.

"I doubt it will help. It doesn't point to anything. The only clue that we have is that the hyoid broke. " I looked up.

"He was strangled. The hyoid always breaks in that situation." Bella shook her head.

"In adults, yes. This is a sixteen year old boy. His is flexible. That would require some sort of drug to have been used, to wear down the bone. That's what doesn't fit. Some of the kids at our school may be wasted ninety-nine percent of the time, but none of them would have the drug required to do that. The worst I've seen is kids smoking pot and getting high off cocaine... this would require someone to have ketamine or something, some kind of powerful sedative. Plus, it's not like the school is creating the geniuses to be able to do that..." I raised my eyebrow at her. She rolled her eyes, "Ok well, maybe there's a few, but the others..? No way. The only person who would be smart enough to know what to do is Angela, and she's one of the nicest and most caring people I've ever met."

"So what happened?" Emmett's voice asked the question she wanted the answer to. She shrugged.

"I don't know."

BPOV

Many months passed after that day. Much to the Ambassador's dismay, I had no choice but to say he killed himself. I personally did not believe it, but I had no choice. If I told people that I was over 3000 years old and I think one of my kind came and killed him for whatever reason, I wouldn't be here. I was disappointed in myself because I couldn't really tell what happened. Of course, when Hector's mother came up to me after my decision was made public... well, it just made my day.

"You and I both know that my son didn't commit suicide. You shouldn't even be trying to help. You're nothing more than a child!"

I sank down into the nearest chair at home. Charlie was in Portland for some police convention that I didn't want to go to. I chose to say in Forks and decorate for Christmas. I chose to stay behind to spend time with the Cullens. In the past few months, they basically see me as a sister. Alice was my closest friend, other than Edward. He and I were much closer than I had been with anyone else. We just kinda meshed. We shared similar tastes in music, books, movies, stores... nearly everything. Except for the fact that he hated 70s music, and I liked some. ....I groaned. Who was I kidding? I was falling for him more and more every day. They hadn't told me yet... and I didn't expect them to anytime soon.

I sighed... I needed to go running.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. Remember my pendant? Not only can it hide my form, but it can also change it to something other than human. I shouldn't say other than human because it's either human or animal. It's kinda crazy the things that bored demons can invent. I mean, it's not like we spend eternity literally doing nothing except... well, inventing. Anyway, I can be anything I want to be. And yes, I can actually play pretend and look like a princess, or a ballerina, or prom queen. Not that I would do that or anything.

I gently touched the center of my mother's amulet and imagined myself to be an Arctic wolf. I would need the coat for where I was going. After I changed, I grabbed a set of clothes to change into once I reached Alaska. Yep, I'm heading north. Charlie probably won't be home for Christmas... again... so I didn't have a reason to hang around and wait for him. I ran out through the back door and headed north.

It took me at least two days to run there, with no stops along the way. At times like this, I really enjoy being a demon because it would have taken a normal human more than two weeks to reach Denali. I set my spare clothes down on top of the snow and laid down in it. My mind drifted back to that case all those months ago... I was still a little angry because of the facts that I couldn't ignore.

A) Why would Hector be in Forks? I mean, if protection was what he really needed, why not send him to a private boarding school or something? They could watch their students more closely than public schools could.

And B) Why strangulation? I don't mean to make it sound like it's a better way to die, not at all. It's just too clean. No traces of footprints or fingerprints anywhere... well none that the humans saw. The scene screamed demon interference, but it didn't make sense. Not only does father keep a close eye on the borders of the two worlds, but demons are rather messy when it comes to kills.

I shook my head and tried to think about something else. I was about to drift to sleep when I heard something rustling in the trees behind me. I slowly rose out of the snow and looked around. My still brown eyes scanned the scene a bit lazily. I looked away from the rustling noises, only to hear a growl. I quickly turned back around...

only to meet the black, thirsty gaze of a vampire.

EPOV

Christmas time had come once more, and we all decided to take our own hunting trips. Alice and Jasper went east, into Africa actually, where the gazelle flocked. Carlisle and Esme went east too, but they went to England, mostly to visit Carlisle's old home. Rosalie and Emmett went north, up into Oregon, where the salmon runs were. Where there's salmon, there's bound to be bears for Emmett somewhere. I went farther north, into Alaska. I don't really know why I came here though. If I could have, I would have stayed in Forks with Bella. But, she hadn't been seen in two days. When Carlisle called him to voice my concern, he said that she was in Florida with her mother.

Anyway, as I ran through the frozen forests of Alaska, I came across a glorious scent... one that called to me more than any other kind of animal blood. I gave myself over to my instincts and followed the scent. It wove around the trees and through the snow, until it stopped in a clearing. I gazed around for the source of the smell, when I saw a lone wolf laying in the snow. I thought I was being completely silent when I moved towards it, but animals do have some sense that something dangerous is coming. The wolf looked around, brown eyes sleepily watching. I climbed up onto a rock, not really noticing the clothing that lay on it, and growled.

The wolf turned around and froze. It looked at me, then it looked back towards the forest, where it thought it could probably lose me in the trees. Then, it took off, faster than I've ever seen an animal move before. I chased it for what seemed like hours, amazed at the stamina the wolf possessed. My thirst eventually got the best of me, so I pounced on it. It yelped in surprise, but kept moving its head around, making it difficult to snap its neck. I bent down to bite when I heard something.

Edward!! Stop!! Please!!

I lifted my head back up and gazed at the wolf. "Did you just...?"

Yes! Please let me go Edward!

"How are you doing that?" I've heard the thoughts of animals before, but that doesn't mean I've been able to understand them.

If you let me go, I promise to explain.

The idea that an animal could speak to me overwhelmed the thirst I felt and I nodded. Somehow, we had ended up back in the clearing we had started in. The wolf trotted over to the set of clothes sitting on the rock, and then disappeared into the forest. When it came back out, I was shocked. "Bella?!" Before me stood my best human friend, a shy smile on her face.

"Hi Edward."

What the hell is going on?

I hope you liked that. I will be working every night on the next chapter. Please review and let me know what you thought of it!! Still don't own Twilight or Bones.