A few minutes after Bella left I tracked her scent to a small bakery and then to a parking lot where it ended, supposedly where she got into her car and drove off.

How annoying. I was only sticking around this city to see her for some reason, and now she had disappeared again, out of my reach.

She is such a strange human. The fact that I don't scare her, despite my inhuman characteristics and manhandling surprised me. I wasn't certain if I wanted to court her, kill her, fuck her, or just leave. Perhaps I wanted some messed up combination of all of those options.

I wanted to see her again.

But, before any of that I needed new clothes, something so that I didn't look like a 'hobo'. I stopped by one of those charity shops and picked up a few outfits, along with a suitcase and soap. I cleaned myself up at a public restroom, changed clothes, and then stored the suitcase in the ceiling banisters of an abandoned building.

The next day I bought a cell phone.

It all felt very human, very normal- even though I couldn't decide if I wanted to kill Bella. I was putting forth more effort in this endeavor, whatever this endeavor may be, than I have since I left Maria.

It was disconcerting, how much I wanted to see Bella again.

I called her phone, but she didn't answer, pissing me off. So I went out of my way to find a human that looked like her. The woman's scent was completely wrong, but she had the same brown hair and similar large, brown eyes. I tracked the woman to a house a few miles outside of the city.

As the sun started setting behind the heavy clouds the woman left her house to walk her dog. I kept back a distance, but the dog could sense me as I stalked his master. He kept whining and the woman tried to hush him. I could tell how unnerved she was.

They were slowly getting to a more secluded area, and I could feel my anticipatience rising. The thought of shoving her against a tree, sinking my teeth into her throat, and feeling her blood rush into me was invigorating, and made my shitty day feel a bit better.

I started moving in closer, feeding the woman unaware, lazy, unalert emotions. Her gate slowed down until she completely stopped moving a few minutes later. She yawned and looked up at the sky, completely in a daze.

Her dog started barking the closer I got. I growled at it and it bolted away, taking its leash with it. The owner didn't notice, she was too under the influence of my gift.

I grabbed the woman by her midsection and covered her mouth with my hand before pulling her into the shadows. She was completely paralyzed by fear, both real and manufactured.

Right before I ripped through her throat my phone went off. I kept the woman pressed close to me as I grabbed the phone from my pocket.

"Make one noise and I'll kill you and your dog." I threatened while flooding her with acceptance, fear, and complacency. She nodded, my hand still firmly covering her mouth.

I flipped open the small phone and put it to my ear, monitoring the woman's emotions closely.

"You know when you leave a message you are supposed to actually say something, not just mumble obscenities." Bella's clear voice cut through the cell phone.

"Maybe that's all I had called to say."

"Well if that's all then I'll have to say goodbye-"

"No, that's not it." I held the phone away from me while I let out a growl. The human against me squeaked so I hissed at her to stay quiet.

"Then what is it, Jasper?" I heard Bella say. I brought the phone back to me once I was sure the woman wouldn't make any more noise.

"When are you coming into the city again?"

"I only go to Seattle when I have a reason to. Are you going to give me a reason?" Her voice was light and playful, making me smile.

"Aren't I enough reason for you to come to this city?"

"You're very arrogant."

"Not really. I just know what I want."

"Whoa, slow down Mr. Serial Killer."

"What did you call me?"

"You implied that you were a serial killer, and when I asked if you were you didn't respond."

"Do you think I'm a serial killer?" I asked while looking at the woman I planned to kill once this conversation was over.

"I have no opinion on the matter." Her response was... interesting. "You know, Seattle is over three hour trip from where I live."

"What an interesting fact. Please tell me more." I said sarcastically. Bella laughed.

"What I mean is maybe we can meet somewhere a little closer to home for me."

"That sounds reasonable."

"Good! How about we meet tomorrow around five in Port Angeles?"

"That's another reasonable request." She laughed again.

"Alright, I'll see you then, Jasper."

"Till then, Bella." I closed the phone before glancing at my prey. She was crying now and I had a feeling she was praying. "There's no need for that." I whispered to her while moving her hair away from her neck. She started crying harder, before I sank my teeth into her and ended her life.

What do you think about their conversation? Of him killing a woman that looked like Bella?