Only Fools Love

The Unusual Hunt

A few days had passed since my family and I had arrived in Forks, Washington to help my father's friend Carlisle and his coven. During this time we have witnessed Renesmee grow at a very accelerated rate. One morning, I deicide to sit outside on the porch steps, just enjoying the sounds of nature and the beautiful sunrise, when Garrett comes out, taking a seat next to me on the steps. "Been out here long?"

I shake my head. "Not in the grand scheme of things." The two of us chuckle for a moment, before we fall quiet. The few moments we sit in silence I think about the pretty blonde woman Garrett has been spending most of his time with. "So uh... who's that girl you're sweet on?"

I laugh softly as Garrett looks at me, thrown off and a little shocked. "What? Oh, you mean Kate? I'm not sweet on her, trust me. She and her family have just been more open to me than anyone else here. Well, that was until you got here."

I smile and look out into the forest, behind the Cullen house. Thank god, he isn't with her. Don't get me wrong she is beautiful, but so is Garrett. I remember when I first met him. He was so gun ho about the war and fighting the South. Now that I think about everything and knowing what I do now, I think it was more about the ability to find an easy meal, without drawing attention to yourself. I remember feeding on dying soldiers with no chance of making it, due to their injuries. While I'm deep in thought I take a deep breath and get the unmistakable stench of wolf. I sigh softly and look to Garrett. "The dog's here." He nods as we look behind us, to the door.

When we turn we see one of Bella's wolf friends, who is close to the Cullens coven and has been here since the very first outside vampire arrived. "I didn't know you guys were out here. Anyway, Carlisle is getting ready to go hunt if you're interested."

I stand up and turn to Garrett who is still sitting. "Come on, animal blood has to be better for you than no blood at all."

He nods, as he stands. "You're right."

When we walk inside Carlisle looks at us a little surprised. "Well, I'm surprised you would want to hunt with us, Garrett."

Garrett nods and sighs, as he stretches upwards. "I just wanna get out and stretch my legs. Can't really do that since I don't know the best places to hunt around here."

Carlisle lets out a worried sigh before nodding and heading out with Esme, Jasper, and Alice, as Garrett and I follow behind. When we get outside Lee and Mary are there waiting. Alice and Jasper are also part of the Cullen's coven. Jasper and I were born only a few years apart, although he was born in Houston. While Alice wasn't born until the early 1900s, in Mississippi, and is Jasper's mate. Alice and I are about the same height, both being around 5'5 to 5'7.

Garrett sighs, as he starts to jump a little, clapping his hands anxiously. I chuckle softly and lightly grip on his arm. "Hey, just relax. Even if you don't feed, you'll have fun."

He looks down at me with an anxious smile and nods. Carlisle chuckles. "Come on, everyone. Let's go."

I nod and look up at Garrett who is still looking a little nervous. I take his hand and smile up at him softly, he smiles back at me before we take off, following the group. As we normally do we split into pairs. Alice with Jasper, Carlisle with Esme, Lee with Mary, and Garrett with me. It's a little odd for me to have someone to hunt with though, since I normally hunt on my own. But I can only imagine how odd it is for Garrett, not only is he hunting with someone, but he's hunting an animal rather than a human. "You know you don't have to hunt if you don't want to."

He shakes his head. "No, no it's always nice to try something new, right?"

I shake my head, "Alright. If you say so."

We run for a short way before stopping on a tall rock, overlooking a small pond. Once we stop, I crouch down and Garrett does the same beside me, looking at me a little confused. "What do we do now?"

I chuckle softly. "I can't imagine it's that different from hunting a human. Just listen. What do you hear?"

Garrett closes his eyes and listens. I listen as well, but I'm admiring Garrett's beautiful face, so I am a little distracted. Before long I hear a deer, bleating in the distance. It's not long after I hear it just as Garrett hears it and he opens his eyes, looking over in the direction we hear the bleating coming from. We take off, running towards the sound and find a rather large buck. The two of us pounce on the buck, taking it down with ease.