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Imagine Alistair being back in forks and unexpectedly finding his mate.
ALISTAIR POV
How were you back in this town before even a year was complete since the last fiasco with the Volturi was still puzzling you. It takes you minimally speaking, a century before you could even think of visiting anywhere for any sort of interaction that didn't involve hunting.
Bloody consciousness. Why did Carlisle have to go and make efforts to be friends with you? You were perfectly fine ignoring him but no it was too much of a task to let you brood in peace.
Turning your back on Carlisle during his confrontation with the Volturi had made you feel.. something. You were here to rectify it right now. See it for yourself that Carlisle held no grudges and stop all these feelings.
The Cullen house was packed when you arrived. Crowds. Nothing sours your mood faster than being in a crowded place. "Carlisle, there was no need for a welcome committee. Are you trying to piss me off?"
You spared a glance around the members of the Cullen coven that were present, lingering on the one called Renesemee. You had observed her enough during your stay last year. Nobody was giving you death stares except for the blonde bitch. You were pretty sure that was just her face.
"Alistair you made it. We were confounded when you announced you were visiting. If I didn't know any better I would think you missed us" Carlisle briefly touched your arm before moving a step back.
"Or the attic"
"Rosalie! No need to be rude. Alistair please come in. We are so glad to see you. I know Carlisle certainly wishes you would come by more often" Esme was smiling lovingly at her husband and everyone moved towards the sitting area in a humanely fashion. So pointless. All of them can stand for months on stretch if they have to without any effort. Yet they were playing their roles so well, all for what? Civilisation? Pathetic.
You stood near the corridor something was tugging you to keep walking but you stopped. A little whiff and there was no mistaking the delicious scent. "Why am I not shocked to find a human at your house" Everyone except Carlisle were frozen like they were ready to take you down the moment you even twitched.
"Purely coincidental. I'm a mentor for this one and she is tenacious. She will be leaving soon. I had no intentions of making you feel uncomfortable" Leave it to Carlisle to trust you and not peg you for a psychopath like the rest of his family.
"I know you, Carlisle. Always playing for the good team." You scoff and take one last look at him and his family. They were fine and they held nothing against your actions. It was time to leave but why were you being tugged towards the human? You definitely weren't hungry. "I didn't plan on staying more than a few minutes, Carlisle. I felt.. bad about my abrupt departure last time." You glared at him but kept your voice in check for the sake of the child present in the room. "Please refrain from involving me in your family drama ever again"
With that parting sentence, you left Carlisle and his "family" behind moving in the opposite direction than the human. It was pure curiosity that made you sneakily wait for the human far enough from the Cullen house but firmly on the path that you were bound to see her.
HIS MATE POV
Dr. Cullen was like a magician. His patients could pull through from the most toughest situation. His focus, his ability to hone in things that others might take more time to think or being so meticulous with his surgeries, he had everything that could get him work in a really swanky hospital in a big city without any difficulties and yet you found him in a place like Forks. You couldn't believe your luck.
Maybe you could come off a little weird. Your appearance didn't scream smart medical student. You were loud and sarcastic. You never said no to a good party as long as it didn't affect your studies. You gotta live a little right?
Except you were going insane right now. It was crunch time and you had to study all that you could to pass a very difficult test in the upcoming days. Dr. Cullen had a very useful library right at his house. Nothing better than free books or pizzas to a college student. Sure something was off about the whole family like they were almost not human, you weren't naive. You knew there were things out there that might not fit in the normal equation. But you kept your priorities in mind and pretended to notice nothing about the Cullens as long as they didn't notice anything about you.
You were carrying a few books that were useful to you and walked back to the main area. You treated books with the utmost respect hence the reason Dr. Cullen would let you borrow them. "I'm sorry I barged in like that but Mr. Ross can be a such a turd." You smiled apologetically towards Edward. Dr. Cullen had a guest over so Edward was helping you.
"Not a problem Y/N but you better hurry." It was almost completely dark and you still found it difficult to navigate the way out from the Cullen house. These people really liked their privacy.
"I've got everything I need. Thanks for the tips, I will be back to return this at the end of the week" You kept the books in your backpack making it weigh too much than it's capable of handling.
On your way out, you never saw Carlisle's guest. You kept your backpack on the passenger seat and started your car to warm up a little. It was completely dark now and you were surely going to get lost if you weren't careful.
You were jamming to a song playing on the CD when you saw a tall figure standing by the side of the road. You passed by him, you certainly weren't stopping for some random stranger in the middle of nowhere. But you did stop when that same stranger was standing in the middle of the road two minutes later. You were paralysed by fear and shock. It was one thing to be aware about strange things and completely different to witness it.
It looked like he could see you clearly despite the headlights beaming at him. He was tall, disheveled and dressed weirdly with his freaking red eyes that made him a complete creepy package. You tried to keep your cool and looked past his exterior appearance, see inside him. You may not be that high on the freak spectrum like him but you had a talent of your own. You could see inside someone and read them. It came in handy when the world was filled with people ready to cross any boundaries for their selfish gains.
Surprisingly he was nothing of malice or ill intentions but more annoyed like he had figured out the puzzle but wasn't happy about it. By the time you blinked he was gone. You certainly weren't that gone off from stress to experience hallucinations.
The knock on your window startled you so bad you let out an ugly scream. "Stop the screeching, will you? It's unbearable" His voice was so different, snobby and demanding. He opened your door before you could think of locking it and then unbelievably, he just ..stared. "Wh-what do you want?" Your voice was almost a whisper, the fear was suffocating you.
"I should have know better than this. A fragile human" He laughed without humour and had his hand around your neck in the next heartbeat. "A tiny squeeze and you are dead, so weak" his mouth twisted in disgust before he leaned in closer and inhaled deeply. His eyes were completely black now, his anger was tangible but so was his confusion.
"Why are you trying to hurt me?" Your hand shook badly but you placed it over his hand, his skin was cold and hard. He was too fast to read, his emotions all over the place but all strongly revolving around you. You tried to push his hand away.
"Silly humans and your endless questions" he growled before turning over your hand to stare at your tattoo and then he was gone, a fast blur disappearing into the forest
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Alistair's POV
Something was wrong with her. It was almost a week you had been studying this human. After sparing her life that night, you had tracked her down easily enough. She never did anything you had predicted. No blabbering to Carlisle or any of the bizarre humans she met. No running away anywhere. Nothing. Even if you never got too close to her, she would still look around as if she could feel you nearby. And the times you did appear in front of her, she would stand her ground despite her heart beating fast like a drum. You never spoke or touched her again but you just couldn't leave her alone either.
The tattoo on her wrist had hit you hard. A pair of wings that reminded you so much of your human life. Your falcons. Muddy human memories for sure but still ever present, all because you wouldn't let them go. After your transformation none of your falcons could tolerate your presence sensing the predator in you. Falcons for some represented hope. For you it clearly showed hopelessness for the bleak future that lay ahead.
The same tattoo flashed again as she lifted her hand trying to fix her hair. Today she was haphazardly dressed. Every night she was staying awake studying something until she was exhausted and sometimes face planted right over the open book. The whole institute felt like zombies surviving on caffeinated drinks. You were aware of the time she was usually awake and today she had overslept. You are not sure what compelled you to growl and startle her into waking up. Why should you care if she got into trouble?
She had huffed, clearly more annoyed than scared. She was getting used to your presence and her changed reaction made you want to smile. After her day was over, she was more relaxed somehow. Even going to a pointless human gathering.
Y/N POV
The last few days had been the most hectic to say the least. The near death experience with the red eyed stranger had left you shaken. You remember driving back to your apartment in a daze, completely suppressing your emotions till you were safely back in your room. Of course you weren't actually safe. His emotional stamp was unique enough that could pick it up whenever he was close-by. It was no use to run and you weren't the running type. In the end you just didn't have time to worry about the stranger and what he wanted from you.
The stress from your studies kept your mind off him until he actually appeared in front of you. Which he did. You could never predict it and it scared you but all he did was glare. You felt hunted, prodded and studied like a prey before an attack that was inevitable.
After the dreaded test was over, your classmates thought it was a good enough reason to throw a party. And you wanted a distraction to keep your thoughts at bay. So that's what you were doing currently, dressed in one of your favourite dress, chunky pair of boots and and cheap alcohol in one hand it should have felt just like any other party you have been to before and yet nothing felt the same. As your carefree bubble was invaded, you felt more lonelier than ever before.
All that inner turmoil caused you to ignore the person who had followed you outside. Cam was the stereotypical jock who was arrogant and never understood where to draw the line. You were pretty good at avoiding such people, sadly not today.
You rolled your eyes after he stood beside you swaying a little. "You don't wanna test me today, Cam."
"Haven't even said a word yet babe." He leaned closer to you making you take a step back automatically. "We never hang out much, why don't we? We should." His words were slurred, his hand carelessly slung over your shoulder making it difficult to ignore his intentions.
"Firstly, get away from me and I'm not interested in hanging out with you" His lust was suffocating just like his presence. You pushed him hard making him stumble back. And since there was nobody else around, his pretence of being friendly vanished easily.
"Maybe you are interested in something else then" His hands squeezed your arms painfully pulling you towards him despite your struggles. You were getting ready to pull out some self defence moves when suddenly his hands disappeared and so did he.
The red eyed stranger was holding up Cam effortlessly by his neck, he brushed his other hand down Cam's arm almost gently before breaking his wrist with a sickening snap. The agony filled scream was short lived as he started turning different shades of blue from the lack of air supply.
"Please! No, please! Stop. Stop you are killing him" You rushed closer touching his arm that was strangling Cam. "Let go, he will die. Please"
"I see no reason why such pathetic humans need to exist. Are you forgetting what he was about to do?" His voice was hard with barely controlled anger, his grip not easing up.
"He deserved punishment but not a death penalty!" You said incredulously, trying to make him see reason.
"Death seems much more fitting" he growled low glaring at Cam with absolute disdain.
"He is not moving? You killed him. You just killed him" Cam had ceased his struggles and you were about to become a hysteric mess thinking of the consequences.
"He is only unconscious, not dead. I can rectify that gladly" He threw Cam aside so easily despite his athletic build.
"No! Thank God. You almost committed a murder! Do you realise that? Are you insane?" You were pacing back and forth wildly looking around to make sure nobody saw anything. "What are you? Why are you following me? First you try to kill me and now you try to kill someone else!" You were gone way beyond sensible at this point.
"This is your way of expressing gratitude for saving you from this foul person?" He shook his head in disappointment but since you could read him, he absolutely expected nothing.
"I could have saved myself just fine." You bristled at his snobby voice. His sense of entitlement was clearly evident. "Why don't you answer my questions?" You would lose your mind if this hide and seek game continued on. The suppressed emotions were back with a vengeance in form of tears that blurred your vision and streaked down your face silently.
Alistair's POV
You weren't sure why you could not leave. She was weak with emotions, fragile physically as you could observe with the way she was dressed tonight. Seeing her this distraught was sitting ill with you.
Before you could process what you were doing, you were in front of her making her gasp. You couldn't deny she held your fascination. Something essential had shifted inside you seeing her this way. Maybe she deserved a few answers. "I'm not human"
"I figured that much" her voice broke on the last word and you touched her face catching a teardrop.
"Although Carlisle sure tries to bring me closer towards humanity" Her skin was soft, maybe the softest you had ever touched. You tended to ignore the minuscule details when you hunted.
"Carlisle? You mean Dr. Cullen? He knows you" She was staring at you not even flinching at your red eyes.
"He likes to think so." How could you notice even the slight shift in her expressions when previously human faces use to be nothing but a blur. "I don't know why I can't stay away from you. I will try to" Her scent was as intense as the last time you were this close to her. So uniquely captivating.
"Why me?" Sadly you had no answer to that question yourself. You were the last person to have a vulnerability and she was exactly becoming that. This madness had to stop.
You took a long look at her face, confused and sad yes but not fearful. It may be the last time you see her. You had to get away from her. Your future may be bleak but hers doesn't have to be.