The next morning Kate sat up in her bed and looked out of the vast stretch of glass in front of her. Even though she couldn't actually sleep now, Kate still liked to try as in her mind it was the normal thing to do, it had been part of her daily routine for the past 18 years. Most of all Kate just missed curling up under her duvet and drifting off in to a deep sleep during which her dreams would take her off to places she'd never been before, when she was dreaming Kate felt like she was in her own little world. Suddenly her door swung open and in ran little Renesmee, her big brown eyes and her long brown hair glistened in the sunlight that was shining through the windows. Renesmee jumped onto Kate's bed and slid under the covers, resting her head on Kate's arm. "Carlisle told me to come and wake you" giggled the youngster. "Oh did he now?" Kate replied with a small smile on her face, "so what are you up to today then Nessie?". Renesmee looked up into Kate's eyes before answering "mommy and Jake are taking me into the woods to play with the snow!". "I used to love the snow when I was your age" Kate nodded as she pictured herself as a child building a snowman with her dad. "We better go downstairs then Ness" Kate said as she slid out of bed before picking Renesmee up and walking out of her room and down the stairs.
When Kate got to the bottom of the stairs she put Renesmee down before she ran over to Jake who was sat in a chair in the corner of the room. "You stink Jake" said Kate and she rushed into the kitchen to get away from the wet dog smell. "Morning to you too" Jacob replied as Renesmee jumped on to his lap. "I heard about your run in with one of the red eyes" said Jacob in a sarcastic tone. "What's one of the red eyes?" asked Renesmee innocently. "No one for you to worry about sweetheart" Bella exclaimed as she gave Jacob a look that said 'be more careful'. Bella walked over and to Nessie and Jacob before pulling her coat on, "You ready to go see some snow? She asked as she stroked Renesmee's hair. Renesmee jumped off of Jacob's lap and using all her strength pulled him up with her and dragged him out the front door. "I guess I'll see you later Kate" laughed Bella as she blurred out of the front door to find Renesmee and Jacob. Kate grabbed a glass out of the cupboard and filled it with water; she then took a sip and sighed as she felt the cool liquid flow down her burning throat. "Let's have some fun today Kate" she said to herself as she picked up her mobile phone. She scrolled through her contact list until she found the name 'Rachael'. Rachael was her best friend; they'd known each other ever since they were kids. The only problem was that Rachael had no idea what Kate really was; to her Kate was just her best friend that was suffering from depression due to the death of her parents. Kate had often tried to tell Rachael what had happened but every time she did she just couldn't find the words. Rachael was the only thing left in Kate's life that was normal that was from her old life; Kate just couldn't risk losing her.
Kate dialled Rachael's number and waited for her friend to answer. "Hey Katie Kat" said Rachael on the other end of the phone. "Hey Rachael Bear" replied Kate. The pair always called each other by their nicknames ever since they'd come up with them in their first years of school together. "So do you wanna go out for a drink or something today" Kate said as she bit her nails nervously hoping her friend wouldn't decline. "Yes totally! I've missed you so much Kate". Kate breathed a sigh of relief before answering "I know, I've missed you a lot too I've just had a lot going on". "You don't have to apologise Kate, I'm just glad you called! I'll meet you at 2 ok?" Rachael asked in her usual chirpy hair. "Yes I'll meet you in the cafe at 2. See you later" Kate replied before hanging up. Kate ran up the stairs and stepped into the shower to get ready for her outing.
3 hours later
Kate drove into town and parked her BMW outside the café. She stepped out of her car and coolly walked inside to see Rachael sat in one of the booths. Rachael was completely opposite to Kate; she had long curly blonde hair and shiny blue eyes. She was always the girly girl of the pair and was always the one that had the best looking boyfriends. Kate had only ever had one proper boyfriend, his name was James and she believed he was the love of her life until he broke her heart by cheating on her. After that Kate decided she was going to steer well clear of guys for a while. Kate walked over to Rachael who was now stood up and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm so glad your hear" said Rachael excitedly. "Me too" Kate replied. The pair sat down opposite each other and took a sip of the drinks that Rachael had already ordered for them both. "How are you? You're looking better than the last time I saw you that's for sure" nodded Rachael. "I'm feeling….better than I was, I'm getting there" Kate replied as she tried to smile enthusiastically. "So how's thing with you?" Kate asked. "Everything is good actually. School is great but it's not the same without you" Rachael answered showing her pearly white teeth as she smiled. "I promise I'll be back soon" said Kate.
The pair talked for about an hour about what was happening in their lives but thankfully for Kate, it was Rachael that did most of the talking. "So I'm not being funny Kate but that hot guy sat in the corner has been watching you for the last 15 minutes." Rachael said smirking at her best friend. Kate looked up from her glass and looked into the corner of the room, her mouth dropping open at what she saw. There in the corner looking right at her sat the most handsome guy she had ever seen. His hair was brown and spikey and his skin as pale as the shirt he was wearing underneath his leather jacket. He looked to be in his early twenties and his jacket showed off his muscly arms. Kate continued to stare at him in awe of his beauty but suddenly he looked up at her, it was as if he knew she was staring at her. Their eyes awkwardly met for a moment as Kate unknowingly twirled her hair around her finger. She suddenly noticed something about him, something that shocked her. His eyes started to become a reddish colour as he continued to look at her and then suddenly the image of those red eyes she saw last night appeared in her mind. "Go talk to him" said Rachael giggling. The guy in the corner stood up and walked to the bar, he spoke to the women behind the counter who instantly blushed at whatever it was he said. "I need another drink" said Rachael winking. "It's your round". Kate new she was never going to get out of this situation so she just decided to get it over and done with. She awkwardly got up from the table and walked over to where the guy was stood, glancing back at Rachael nervously as she did so. Kate swallowed hard before placing the two glasses on the counter and saying "two lemonades please". From the corner of her eye she could see him looking at her making her breathing quicken. Whilst the waitress was getting her drinks, Kate turned to face the guy standing next to her and held out her hand. "Hi I'm Kate" she said smiling. The guy hesitated a moment before taking her hand in his and shaking it, "Demetri" he replied as a smirk crept across his face. "Nice to meet you" Kate said as she forced herself to smile. His smirk unnerved her and so did his eyes. "Are you new to Forks?" .He hesitated again before replying "Not really, I'm just here on…..business". The waitress placed Kate's drinks on the counter and took the money that Kate had left. "I should probably get these back to my friend" Kate nodded nervously "It was nice meeting you". Kate smiles at Demetri once more before swiftly moving back over to her friend.
"So what's his name? Rachael asked in an excited tone. "His name is Demetri" Kate replied before downing all of her lemonade. "That's a hot name. I wonder where he is from." Rachael said biting her lip a little before looking at Kate. "Kate are you ok?" she asked after noticing the speed in which Kate drank her drink. "Yes totally! I just… I need to go" Kate replied as she stood up and pulled her coat on, "I promised Bella I'd help her with some stuff. I'm sorry I'll call you later" she continued before rushing out of the café and leaving Rachael feeling rather confused. Kate quickly got into her car and raced home unaware that Demetri had followed her and was now watching as she got out of her car and ran inside the Cullen's home. An instant look of hatred flashed across Demetri's face as he heard Carlisle's voice. He slowly ran back through the trees to his motel on the outside of Forks.