Chapter 3
I tripped and stumbled through a thick maze of trees, trying to find my way out of the woods. It had been three days since I ran away from my daddy and yet I was still in pain. The scratches on my back still stung really bad and had opened a few time just as they were starting to heal. And to add to my already large collection of injuries I fell yesterday and sprained my wrist. The area I had fallen in was pretty rocky too, which resulted in even more cuts and bruises.
Finally, as I looked ahead, I could hear the sound of a car driving by. A road! I grinned and scooped Shadow up, jogging as fast as I could with my hurt ankle. No less than a minute later I burst out of the woods and found myself standing in front of a narrow road, a large sign next to it. I went up to the sign and sounded out each of the words. The first few were pretty easy, 'The City of Forks...' it took me a second to sound out the next word. Uh, the city of Forks w-wel... oh, welcomes! The Cit of Forks Welcomes You. Pop, uh, popu... popula, population! Population three thousand one hundred seventy-five.
Maybe there was an orphanage here. Holding Shadow close to my chest I crossed the street and went into the woods again, hoping that I could find a cave or something to rest in and get my energy back before I continued any further. Of course I had to stop even before I found a place to sleep. My ankle was killing me and Shadow and me were both hungry so I sat by a big tree and took off my backpack, taking out my lunchbox and Shadow's kitty food. I was down to one apple, a little less than a half bag of chips, and three sandwiches. The soda was almost gone but the water bottle was still full thankfully.
Shadow and I finished pretty fast and were on our way again, just as lightning crackled through the sky. I shivered as it started to get colder than it already had been and pulled my blanket closer around myself, taking a shaky step forward without realizing that I was on a short but steep hill. "Whoa!" I yelped and tumbled down the hill, right into a large field of thorns. The thorns dug into my skin and tore at my clothes, though I'd say that my hoodie suffered worst than the rest of my clothing. I couldn't tell where I was, all that I knew was that I couldn't stand without seriously hurting my head due to the thorns above me. Sighing, I realized that the only way out was to crawl. I bit my lip and held back tears with every inch I moved as my already battered body was ripped to shreds. I would say that my knees, elbows, and the palms of my hands got the worst of the damage and by the time I got out they were a bloody mess and stung every time the light drizzle came down on them. I looked up at the sky and was to see how much darker it was compared to earlier when I first fell.
I thought that I'd only been in there a few minutes but I guess it was a lot longer. Shadow scampered out of the thorns with ease, not even a scratch on him, and rubbed up against my leg, purring loudly. I smiled weakly and held out my hands, palms up, and let the rain wash away the blood so that I could pet Shadow who was now cowering between my legs to get out of the rain that was now pelting down on us. I coughed and sniffled, shivering like crazy while I picked Shadow up and went over to a large tree, huddling under it to try to keep out of the worst of the rain. I took off my bag and pulled my blanket out of it, which I had been smart enough to tuck away before I started crawling through the thorns, and wrapped it around myself. Shadow was quick to jump in my lap and hide under the blanket as well. The loud thunder roared in my ears but I couldn't help but think that it didn't... sound right. Usually thunder sounded like it was all around, but this sounded like it was slightly muffled and from way down east. Confused and beyond curious I got up and wrapped the blanket up around Shadow before slugging back out into the down pour, heading toward the lightning like sound.
TWILIGHT-TWILIGHT
After almost twenty minutes of trudging through the rain I finally came to a clearing where two teenage boys, maybe around sixteen or seventeen years old were wrestling in the mud, a baseball and metal baseball bat just a few feet away from them. The teenagers were laughing and rolling around, only managing to pin each other before one of them broke free or kicked the other off. One was a muscular big guy with short curly dark brown hair and oddly colored golden eyes, the other was muscular but leaner than the big guy with wavy honey blonde hair and the same strange colored eyes. I hid behind some bushes, careful not to rustle any of the leaves or make any other noise.
The blonde guy suddenly froze and darted his gaze to where I was hiding, his gold eyes now a frightening black. It looked like he was going to pounce me before the big guy grabbed him and shouted, "NO! Jasper don't!"
I gulped and scrambled backwards, tripping over roots popping out of the ground and my own two feet before I was smart enough to turn around and started sprinting, ignoring the dizziness that started to consume me. I eventually felt like I was going to be sick and had to stop, bending over with my hands on my knees and my breathing coming out in labored gasps. My head was spinning, making me want to throw up even more and I suddenly found my self on my stomach, my whole body aching and quivering. Two black figures came towards me, saying something that I couldn't quite understand, were the last things that I saw and heard before my world slipped away.
TWILIGHT-TWILIGHT
(Jasper's POV)
The scent of blood practically smacked me in the face it was so strong. Before I could control myself I found myself starting to lunge towards the bushes, the source of the smell, but thankfully Emmett was there to quickly hold me back. A little boy covered in countless cuts and bruises scrambled out of the bushes and ran away. Emmett and I stayed there for a minute, me trying to get a hold of myself and Emmett making sure that I didn't go after the boy I almost attacked.
After a minute I was in control of my thirst and could concentrate enough to feel the immense pain that little boy was in, "Emmett that kid was hurt, we need to go after him and take him to Carlisle." I said seriously once my brother let me go. Emmett cocked an eye brow, "Or, how about I go after the kid and you go home." he smirked, not trusting me to be within two feet of the bleeding little boy. I sighed, "Emmett I promise, I'm under control." Emmett studied me for a moment and then shrugged, "Alright, c'mon. Lets go find the little tyke." he grinned and hopped up, already in the woods. I chuckled and followed him, catching up in mere seconds. The child's scent was still fresh so we were able to find him after only a few minutes. Only problem was that this kid was hunched over, his breathing labored. The poor little guy was in so much pain, it was a miracle he was still standing!
Thump!
Looks like I spoke to soon. The kid fell and passed out seconds later, his body still shivering from the pain and bitter cold. "Kid, are you okay?" Emmett gasped, though it was a stupid question. Emmett and I rushed to him and gently turned him over so that he was on his back and winced at when we saw. The boy was badly injured, his clothes tattered and thick bronze hair sticking out in every direction. His skin was pale, almost as pale as mine and Emmett's, with dark spots under his eyes and ugly bruises dotted most of his face.
Emmett and I stared in awe at this poor boy for a while, not snapping out of our trance until the boy broke into a small coughing fit. Emmett scooped the boy up and just before we could start running we heard a little hiss from behind us. Turning around we saw a small grey kitten, its little fangs bared and claws sticking out. The boy stirred in Emmett's arms and weakly reached toward the kitten, "Sha... Shadow." he rasped so softly that no human would ever be able to hear it. Was this cat his? I shot over to the cat and picked it up, laying it on the boy's chest before it had a chance to try to scratch me. Not that it could. The kitten calmed and curled up on the child, purring soundly. The boy attempted to reach up to the cat but was unconscious before he could.
I looked at Emmett and nodded before we both flitted back home with the boy.
TWILIGHT-TWILIGHT
Sorry I know it's short but I wanted to get it up asap. Please review!
