Twist of Intuition (Twilight: Emmett Cullen/OC)

Chapter 13

1906 Missouri

Running for almost a weeks' time I finally stopped in a very dense forest. It was day time but the trees canopy created a shadow below it. I didn't catch the name of it but that never mattered to me anyways. Without Garrett's constant remarks to remind me of his presence I was feeling a little depressed. So I did not really pay attention to where I was going only that I was hungry and wanted to feed so here I was in this forest searching for my meal.

I crept along the forest floor, my dress slightly hampering my movements but I had figured out a way to hunt with it there in the way a few years ago. I used my double vision and could see a large animal on the edges of my vision. I jumped up in the trees and jumped from branch to branch focused on this animal. The closer I got I realized it was a bear. I had hunted only a handful of them before since leaving the amazon. My preferred meal being the large cats.

I was careful not to make any noise and alert it of my presence. I was not in the mood for a ripped dress but I was very hungry and preferred a large meal instead of multiple small ones. I jumped to a tree a good ten feet from the bear as it slowly walked towards it. Venom pooled in my mouth as I was silent and waited till it was just underneath me when I pounced. I heard the snapping of the bears back as I landed on it and it collapsed to the ground. In a flurry of roars, moans and grunts I set my face on its neck and bit down. The blood rushed to my mouth and I drank it down greedily. I finished quickly trying and giving the bear a quick death. Standing up I smoothed out my dress and my tousled hair.

Then suddenly in my double vision a blue aura appeared. I looked around me and decided that this would not be the best place for a confrontation with another vampire so I sped away from there. The vampire followed my trail and stopped when it reached where the bear I had fed from lay. I sped as far away as I could only stopping when my double vision of the vampire became blurry so I stopped to watch what they were doing. I watched the blue aura carefully sensing no intent at harm, only curiousness. The vampire stayed where I left the bear for a good five minutes, probably trying to figure out what I had done to it. Then the aura was on the move again and after the trail I couldn't help but have left.

I ran for almost five miles and the vampire still followed me no matter how much I tried to lose them. Finally I reached a break in the trees and thankfully a cloud cover had obscured the sun. I crossed the small clearing which was around 50ft wide an easy feat for a vampire to overcome. I stopped at the edge on the other side and stood straight underneath a tree that gave me shade and a clear view of the other side of the clearing. I waited a few minutes while watching the aura draw closer to me until finally the vampire emerged from the trees.

He took a few steps closer and then stopped with his hands up showing he meant not to harm. I studied him while I believe he studied me. He had blonde hair with a well-toned medium frame. He was very handsome even I had to admit but I wasn't attracted to him in that way. It was almost the same way I saw Garrett except he was more of a brotherly figure. He had the gentlest golden eyes and as he looked at me I caught a hint of surprise and happiness. I didn't remember him and as the days wore on his face left my memory more and more but this vampire in front of me reminded me of what my father might have looked like at a very young age. This was probably why I felt no lust towards him. I stared into his golden eyes...golden? This vampire had golden eyes! Like I did! How had I missed this? I had no reason to doubt Garrett but a part of me only believed that he told me about Carlisle Cullen was to make me feel better. Then again he wouldn't have let me go on a wild goose chase either. Or maybe he would... Still I was very surprised.

"Hello." The man said breaking the silent atmosphere.

"Hello." I responded.

"My name is Carlisle Cullen." He said. So Garrett didn't lie after all.

"Jules." I offered. I didn't have a last name to go with my name. I must have had one at one point though; but I couldn't remember it.

"Jules. I see you have golden eyes. And as you can see so do I." He said probably because we both didn't know what else to say.

I had a decision to make. I could run now and never turn back and live a life alone. Or I could befriend this Mr. Cullen and see where things went from there. I studied his aura now that he was closer to me and was completely baffled by how gentle of intent he had. I thought maybe that it was another situation like William but this man's aura was as clear as any others. It was pleasant to look at. He had no intent to harm me or many things for that matter it seemed. So I made the decision and walked closer to him.

"Pleasure. ."I said holding out my hand to shake his as I arrived in front of him.

"Please, call me Carlisle." He said grasping my hand and smiling at me.

I nodded and smiled and return. "Where were you headed?" I asked him.

"I live in Brunsdale. It's a couple miles outside this park." He replied.

"Do the people not notice you?" I asked confused.

"They do. I'm a doctor there. I can pass as human for a few years and then I move on to somewhere else." He answered.

"Fascinating." I replied exactly that. "I have tried to incorporate myself in to human society again. But it's hard." I said sadly.

"Because of the blood?" He guessed.

"No, it doesn't bother me anymore. Being alone in a town is bound to raise suspicion when you look about my age and you're a woman." I replied surprising him.

"The human blood doesn't bother you?" He repeated.

"Don't get me wrong it use to; But I can ignore it now and all I crave when I crave blood is animal blood." I explained.

"Jules. I have never met another vampire that drinks animal blood. Would you mind coming back to my home where we can talk some more?" He asked with a hopeful glint in his eye.

"Of course." I said smiling. How could I crush that hope while I held the same.