PICTURE YOURSELF IN A BOAT ON THE RIVER
with tangerine trees and marmalade skies

It had been a strange sort of day, and the evening had on some extents been a disaster. Still they where all here talking, the girl was safe, and Edward had decided to head straight to Denali, rather than hang in Forks for a moment. For that Alice was glad, but she could not stop herself drifting off and watching what was heading her brother’s way, and if there was any chance that he was coming back anytime soon. As even though they annoyed the hell of each other at times, the connection between them was still strong, and Alice did not like the idea of being separated from him. Still it was the right thing to do, and she just had to get on with things, mainly keeping Jasper away from the girl. For if she was strong enough to do this to Edward, Alice worried what the girls could do to her true love.

Shifting her little body on the puff, her mind snapped back to reality as Emmet suggested hunting. The idea had left her mind with the events of this afternoon; still it seemed all the more relevant to do it now. Even if Jasper refused, it was the sensible thing to do, as pushing himself like this was not good for anyone of them. Still Alice admired him for trying, for her and for him as being in the climate that he enjoyed made her and him, a lot happier. “That sounds like a great idea” her voice sounded through the room, over the low hum of a foot-ball game. “I am sure we can find some bears somewhere, if not I am sure Emmett can have some fun being taken down by a dear” laughing lightly, her legs uncrossed and she rose to her feet.

Stretching her arms above her head, Alice caught Esme’s words, and she could not help but shake her head lightly. “Esme I know your thought behind it, but I don’t think it shall be safe” Alice said, her tone a matter of fact rather than her normal bright one, as her thoughts where instantly on Jasper’s reactions to the girl’s smell if she was ever in close proximity to her. “I know she is Edward’s singer, but she could still catch anyone of us off-guard, and some of us don’t have the control of Edward and Carlisle’s standards. Best thing now is just to let Edward work through it, and hope the girl leaves, a few more rainy days might do it” she smirked, as her hands fell back to her sides.

“Ready Emmett, Jasper we had better get going before all the good bears are gone” Alice joked, winking at her brother skipping from the room, knowing that they shall both follow on their own accord. Slowly danced her way up to her room, where she slid on some stronger and flatter shoes, and threw a jacket on over her loosely fitted top.

Quickly this time Alice moved from her room, and out onto the porch area where both men where waiting for direction. Neither had any inkling where their meal would be. Alice was their radar and she happy to be able to hold that card over Emmett at points. “Looks like we are heading north-east, I think we can find something up there, if not bears that at least something with a little more bite than a dear. We can’t have Emmett disappointed now can we.” Grinning to them both in turn a light “Shall we” left her lips, as her little legs moved in a quick hop, skip and a jump formation. And then she was gone in the blink of an eye off in the direction as had just pointed.

EMMETT & JASPER

Hunting. Jasper liked it and hated it at the same time. Yes, it was necessary for him, but that didn't mean he liked it. Jasper always seemed to need to hunt sooner then everyone else and he hated feeling like the weakest link. It was a feeling that he often felt though. Everyone else was much better at holding off their hunger and the vegetarian vampire lifestyle. Jasper feasted on humans for too long for this to be easy for him. When he had been with Maria, that's all he knew about -- the only lifestyle he knew. He didn't care then. After being surrounded by so much anger all the tim, Jasper didn't care about killing humans or turning humans into newborns. All he had cared about was himself and Maria. Occasionally though, he would meet such a person that he would care more about.

Back then, Jasper had met another vampire by the name of Peter. Peter was one that Maria had wanted to keep along with them. He was good, but not as good as Jasper was. He wasn't the type to brag, but he could easily have taken Peter out. Peter had fallen in love with one of the newborns and when it was time to take her out, Peter had run off with his love. Jasper couldn't bring himself to go after them and kill them, though he knew that would be what Maria would want. Peter came back years later and told him of all the new lifestyle that he and his love lived. That was the first time that Jasper had realized there was other lifestyles out there other then the one he was currently living in. Even taking up that one, Jasper still felt like the weakest link and eventually parted from the other two. Then he had found Alice and they had both joined the Cullens where he found an even better lifestyle -- still as the weakest, unfortunately.

Even if he hated such a feeling, Jasper still liked to go hunting with the rest of the coven. It was something that he had been needing to do for a few days. When Emmett had suggested going hunting, Jasper nodded along with Alice's words. It was pointless for him to refuse. He was sure he would be bothered about it until he went and Jasper was becoming extremely thirsty. It was hard going to school with a thirst. Yes, he stayed away from the majority of the school. Actually, the school tended to stay away from them. They were different and the school tended to shy away from the different. Silently, Jasper stood up as Alice did.

Jasper made a quick trip -- and it definitely was quick -- to go upstairs to grab his jacket. Standing at the door, a grin spread across Jasper's lips as he watched Emmett jump the stairs with a loud 'boo-ya'. It was hard not to be amused when you were around Emmett. "I'm alright," Jasper replied, barely moving at the hit on the back which he recieved from his brother. "Clearly not as excited as you are though." No one ever usually was as excited as Emmett was to go hunting. Jasper swung open the door as he spoke. "Lets go get you a bear." Jasper then took off after Alice.

Emmett growled as he watched his little sister sprint to a heads start. “THAT IS UNFAIR ALICE CULLEN!” He said, knowing she would hear him even at the distance she was at. He started to run. He ran really fast trying to catch up with his sister, but she had the unfair advantage of knowing where she was going. All Emmett had was a pair of amazingly fast legs and some vague directions. He decided he would at least beat Jasper, even if beating Alice were a long shot. Losing to anyone made him cringe, but losing completely would leave him in a bad mood for months.

Emmett had always been a sore loser. That was why everyone loved him so much. It was in his nature and that made people respect him. He loved a good game of anything, and he had always been good at it. The first real present he had ever been given had been a football, a large red one, which he had taken everywhere with him from the age of six on. He had not ever let it go. In fact this football was probably the most vivid thing from his human life.

He ran across the sidewalk. Dodging idle pedestrians as they crawled around him. Running so fast he was invisible to their humanoid eyes. He chuckled deeply to himself. This was fun. He loved running. The strength and agility it gave him. He darted down the road, not allowing himself to look back or forward at his siblings, just concentrating on winning. He was determined to do it.

Emmett flew. Diving through the streets like bullet. He smiled. Remembering, with a little grievance of the days he was not able to run this fast, or be this strong. His eighteen years as a human had made him vulnerable. He had been vulnerable. As a human, he had been weak, and Emmett didn’t like feeling weak. He liked strength and agility. He liked to be the one in power. He had hated knowing he was going to die that final day. Die because he couldn’t over-power a bear. He had been weak then, he wasn’t anymore, and Bears were his favourite food. He enjoyed ripping apart their flesh. It gave himself a sense of power that he was finally beating that, which had so nearly defeated him.

Not, that he could say the same for Alice.

He sighed as he watched her shoot into the clearing, closely coming to a stop just behind her. He turned around to face her and sulked. “No fair.” He muttered again. “Fun for you perhaps. You won.” He sulked. Shaking his head rapidly. “I’m so going to find a bigger bear than you in payback, THEN I AM NOT EVEN GOING TO LET YOU HAVE ANY!” he stuck his tongue out before running full circle and into the forest before either of them could reply.

He circled the clearing, howling and smiling. He loved the hunt, the feeling of being free. He smiled and turned on his heel to the other direction. He smelt somthing. Smelt something coming from the other direction. Smelt something delicious. He smiled. Alice had been right. Bears. He raced towards the smell, excitedly. "RAWR!" He growled, following the scent, and looking behind him to see if his siblings were following. If they weren't, well, all the better for him. He spotted one, and hid behind the tree glaring. Ready to attack.

ick sorry. i think there is something wrong with me o_O