Dark Sunlight

The Meadow

I woke up the next morning to sounds of birds singing. It felt nice waking up to that and not my mom and dad having sex in the room the down the hall. My parents don't need sleep like I do so they have nothing better to do at night. I decided to get up and jump in the shower before Charlie woke up. My mom had told me he liked to spend most of his nights sleeping on the couch. But when I walked down stairs after my shower he wasn't there. I checked his room and his bed hadn't been slept in. I ran toward the window and his police car was gone. Maybe he was just out getting breakfast or checking up on a call or something. He was the chief of police for Forks. So I guess I should get use to not seeing him in the mornings. I hope next time he can tell me he's leaving before he goes some place. I didn't want to have to worry about where he was.

I sat at the kitchen table thinking about whether I was hungry or not. I had eaten a lot the night before. I don't need a lot of food to survive since I can survive off of animal blood too. I decided to just eat a bowl of cereal then go hunting later that day. After finishing my cereal I washed the bowl and spoon then went back up to my room.

I sat at a chair facing my window. I looked into the forest and noticed a trail. It was kind of far from the start of the trees but yet close enough that I could find it easily. I thought maybe a walk through the forest would be fun. I grabbed my running shoes and I was out the door.

Before I knew it I was running at a very fast pace. I slowed down when I got closer to the trail. I stopped when I realized I smelled something unusual something I hadn't smelt before. It kind of smelt like a dog. I thought maybe someone was walking their golden retriever through here. So I decided to just walk on the trail instead of run. If someone was out here I didn't want them seeing someone running at an inhuman speed.

The trail lead up to a big area spaced out with flowers everywhere and trees surrounding it. I could look up at the sky and see birds flying and the clouds moving. There was wind blowing from all over making leaves fall. It then slowed to a small breeze. I could still smell that dog. The scent was stronger than before. I had decided to ignore it.

I laid down in the grass and flowers and stared into the empty sky. There weren't many clouds so it looked like it probably wouldn't rain today. After a while I felt myself fall asleep. I woke up who knows how many minutes later to the sound of pounding. It sounded kind of far from where I was and it sounded like it could be an animal. Maybe it was a bear chasing its cub, or a moose running from a hunter. Whatever it was, it was coming towards me. All of a sudden the pounding stopped. I stand up  and look around. I see nothing in the trees and nothing in the bushes. I hear its heartbeat; it's getting louder and closer. I steady myself and listen to what's around me hoping to figure out what's stalking me. I realize its heartbeat is somehow faster than normal dogs, or any other forest creature. I turn my head quickly in every direction to make sure nothings there. But then I see a set of dark golden brown eyes to my left. I turn to face them.

Jacob's POV

who is this? What is she? She's got the scent of a bloodsucker but she's got a heartbeat.-Jacob

kill her Jacob heartbeat or no heartbeat if she smells like a bloodsucker then she's got to be one. Hurry up and do it before she sees you.–Embry

I know but I think I should try to find out what she is before I just kill her. What if she's all human and I hurt her. I'd never forgive myself for harming an innocent soul.—Jacob

you've got a point, just watch her and see if she attacks you. If she does then she's a bloodsucker. If she runs then she's human.—Embry

what if she doesn't do anything? What if she just stands there?—Jacob

then she'd be in shock and you'd have to run before she yells for help.—Embry