I could feel my anticipation rising with each passing moment. I had the hotel room, fresh clothes, and had even showered. Bella was set to arrive in an hour.

I was confident in my control, but an extra hunt wouldn't hurt. I had already spotted three humans earlier in the week who would make nice meals. Which one to choose? The blond woman… she had a particular bitter scent to her that will make Bella smell even better when she arrived. Or the middle aged man who I saw at the gas station. Maybe the yankee who didn't move out of my way quick enough.

I left the hotel after paying one of the bus boys to go out and buy some flowers to be put in my room for when Bella arrived. I think I'll go with a male today… middle aged yet fit. I only wanted to touch one woman today. I put on a baseball cap and began my hunt. The middle aged man was at his workplace, living his meaningless life. I'll have to set the building on fire to get all the rats to run out of their holes. Or at least make them think there is a fire. The screeching of the fire alarm made me want to claw my ears off- but it did its job. Humans streamed out of the building.

I hadn't had to pull a man away from a crowd in decades. To physically subdue or to lure him away? I've been living too dangerously as of late. I shouldn't draw any more attention… To lure it is.

I pinpointed my prey. Luckily he wasn't talking to anyone. Instead he was on his cell phone, playing a game. I started regulating my emotions, filling myself with rage so that my blood red eyes dimmed to a more human like black. I brushed pass him and pick pocketed his wallet.

"Excuse me, sir, is this your wallet?" I said while holding it up with a smile. He blinked in confusion before he understood what I said.

"Thanks kid. I would have been screwed without it." He reached for the wallet and as he took it I covered hand with both of mine. It looked like a handshake from the outside, but I was really filling him with gratitude, lust, and a need to please others, more specifically to please me.

"How about you reward me with a drink? It's around lunch time. No one will notice that you took off." I whispered the words, making him lean in to hear me.

"It's the least I can do. There's a bar just around the corner." He was starting to sweat already, his heart accelerating with each step he took. Lust was such a fun emotion.

"Perfect." I purred out the word and his excitement spiked without even using my gift. I let him lead the way from a distance. I could already taste his blood on my tongue.

Once we were out of the crowd I walked by his side again. "Where's your car?" He gave me a confused look. "Don't you want to show me your gratitude?"

"Of course." His face was starting to turn red. "It's this way." He loosened his tie. So blatant. I identified his car by the scent leaking out of the cracks, but waited for him to lead me there. "This is it." He was starting to feel nervous so I sent him some confidence. "Where do you want to go?" He asked while I got into the car. His scent was saturated making me even thirstier.

"Just drive." I placed my hand on his leg, steadily feeding him complacent emotions. "A right here, two blocks… take a left, park in that wooded area." I said a few minutes later. His indecisiveness was growing and was almost too much for me to control. He was heterosexual, even had a ring on his finger. This situation was not something he was familiar with. "Good, now get out of the car."

"Why are we-" Before he could finish his sentence I had him by his neck. His fear would make this meal even better. I squeezed a bit tighter before biting into his flesh. Delicious. Absolutely delicious.

And dessert would be Bella's body.

I drank deeply and tried to control my lust. All of that could wait till tonight. I need to finish this first.

It took longer than expected to dispose of the body, but I still had a bit of time before Bella arrived. My impatience was growing though. If she didn't arrive soon I'd probably hunt her down. A compromise then… I decided to stake out the highway I knew she'd be coming down.

I sat high up in a tree that gave me a perfect view of a long stretch of highway. I could see without being seen.

I only had to wait ten minutes to see her that loud red truck- but it wasn't the only thing heading in my direction. There was another vampire, and he had his eyes set on Bella.

What do you think of the hunting scene? Guesses on who's following Bella?