Hey, sorry it took so long for me to update! School, homework…bluh. And I know I've said this a million times already, but please, please, please!! vote on the poll on my profile! I'm practically on my knees begging you. I really need the name for the…er…new vampire in this story for the next chapter and this one. I will use a name in this chapter, but I can change it! Please vote! And I know this is a shorter chapter, like, really short, but I think it's needed. Enjoy! Smiles234
When Carlisle and Jasper were running the perimeter of Forks for Laurent, Edward and I were in the forest, determined to find the vampire belonging to that scent. It was beginning to seem pointless until we were out hunting and she was sitting in the clearing, apparently waiting for us. Alice and Jasper were the first to approach her, Jasper keeping her calm while Alice was seeing what she was doing. Edward and I followed, him reading her mind and replaying it back to me so I could change her mind if she decided to run. Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmet were waiting behind, not wanting to scare her or crowd her away.
"Don't be scared. We're not here to hurt you," Edward said calmly, walking in front of Alice and Jasper. She staggered back slightly. Edward froze, not wanting her to run again. Alice came up next to Edward.
"It's okay. Elizabeth, right?" Alice must have figured that from what she saw. Elizabeth was staring wide eyed at Alice as if she was an alien.
"H…How did you know that?" Her voice was quiet, but was carried through the forest. I stepped forward and was now next to Alice and Edward.
"Elizabeth, my name is Bella, this is Edward, and Alice," I said while gesturing to each. "Please don't be afraid. We just want to know who you are and what you are doing here."
"W..Well, I just.. I..I…" She collapsed to the ground and started making choking noises. I assumed this is what it was like to cry as a vampire. I was about to go forward and attempt to comfort her, but Edward caught me and held me firmly around the waist. "Bella, love, we don't want to crowd her. Let Carlisle handle this."
Carlisle was next to Elizabeth in a second. "Elizabeth? My name is Carlisle. Now, you don't have to explain right now. I know it was a hard decision just to let us meet you."
Elizabeth just looked up at him, still distressed. "I just didn't know what else to do. He was bound to find me…and…and I was ...I…" She couldn't finish.
Alice spoke again. "Elizabeth, why don't you come back to the house and explain it there. You'll feel better when you're inside."
Edward pulled me closer to him and whispered in my ear. "Bella, love, let's hang back a bit. She feels uneasy enough as is. Let's finish our hunt and then join them."
I just nodded, knowing the feeling. "Elizabeth, welcome." I added before I ran into the forest.