After Time [Twilight Fan Fiction]

3. Care

3. Care

Lubbock, TX

September 2010

Peter

I stood from the computer overlooking the city of Lubbock, Texas. I was beginning to believe the humans were wrong about New York being the city of dreams. Lubbock was making all of my wildest dreams come true. It was already the end of September and in two days, October would be here. I discovered that Robyn's favorite season was fall because of the beautiful colors of the leaves as they changed. Learning her favorites were easy and I even told my own or tried too. I wasn't used to the same customs most of the humans were these days. My favorite things were out of style or out of date. Don't get my started on the food they eat, I wouldn't know where to begin.

I grabbed another shirt from the floor dragging my hands over my face. I hadn't hunted in a few nights since most of my days were devoted to Robyn. That little wall that separated our apartments kept me sane actually. I could hear her sometimes mumbling to herself or just getting frustrated. I already discovered she was from Mississippi from the landlord. The question that I was constantly asking myself was why would she move so far. I was grateful she moved because I would have never found her. It was thanks to her that I could let Jasper go but something told me it wasn't going to be that easy.

Robyn showing up in my life after all this time told me something. I needed to do some digging. The kind of digging that would probably get me caught by the Volturi. Nasty sort of vampires that govern/rule the vampire world with an iron fist.

I couldn't exactly speed around the apartment so I took my time grabbing clothes for a hunting trip. I had been here for so long already that I knew checking in on the house would probably be a good idea soon. Part of me was worried about ever telling Robyn. Did I have to tell her? She was already falling for me because I put in the effort. Robyn was easy to love and one look in to her hazel eyes and I was gone. Her being my mate might have helped me find her but her eyes captivated me. I'm sure Jasper's human eyes would have done the same thing.

I need to stop thinking about him. He's part of my past now. There's nothing I can do about him. The only thing I can do is find out why this is happening and what's going on. I've never heard of vampires that have lost mates suddenly finding a new one in the turn of a century. After I got my clothes, I left my apartment in the dead of night. I knew Robyn was sleeping, she usually stayed up late working on schoolwork or something but she always eventually turned in. I shoved my hands in my jacket pulling up the hood as I left the complex. I wasn't exactly sure where to start hunting because of the area. Hunting criminals seemed like a good idea a few years ago when feeding on innocents turned my mind into a mess.

As I was walking, I decided that this weekend, I needed to head to the house. Leaving Robyn was not something I wanted to do exactly, but I needed the information in my bedroom back home for the contacts in New York. I had lawyers and people all over the country that did things for me. I even knew a couple of vampires from my travels so I was sure I would be able to find something out about all of this. I sped up a little my legs itching to run full speed. I had made myself not use my vampire abilities lately because I knew eventually Robyn would catch me. She was already suspicious of my thin blood theory, she didn't need to worry about anything else.

I eventually found someone to feed from. He was already throwing a woman's broken body down toward the ground. I sped to him and made her flee. His blood tasted divine, most likely due to the fact that rings on his fingers and the suit he was wearing made him important. I didn't care if he was important or not, he shouldn't hurt a woman that way. When he was done, I found a junkie, a thief, and a thug on the same block. I went back to the complex feeling sloshed and overly stuffed. I also noticed I managed to get a few drops of blood on my clothes so I hastened my pace.