Mike's Return

(A/N: dun dun DUHNN!!!! Sorry, my friend and I came up with this at school and she was forcing me to post it on fanfiction. A little AU, but more on the AT… The Cullens are still vampires. And it's after Breaking Dawn.)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that Stephenie Meyer wrote. Only this story idea.

MPOV Summer Surprise

So I was driving home for the summer during college, so what? I turned up the music in my new Dodge Ram and turned the corner. I started to sing with the lyrics. Then I saw a blur. I stopped and pulled over on the side of the road. I squinted and tried to make out the shapes. There were two. An Edward sized blur and a Bella sized blur. It couldn't be them, could it? Oh well. And with that, I kept driving.

A few hundred miles away from home, I looked over to see a clearing. It was new, thanks to those stupid clear-cutters. I noticed the two blurs again, going past me - the same way I was going - and shook my head.

It's just your imagination, Mike. Just your imagination.

I thought to myself. One of the blurs jumped into the air and pounced on something. I heard a rip and some growls. A rip? Growls? What is with my imagination? Is it not a part of my mind anymore? Did Mommy let my imagination go?!? I slammed on the brakes and the blurs stopped, and then they were gone. I got out, suspicious. Then looked both ways, just as I was taught, then crossed the street. Two figures were at the extreme end of the clearing, facing each other. I looked a little ways in front of them, in the field. I gasped when I saw dead animal carcasses. I looked up to see if they had moved, shock still on my face. They held each other's hands and their foreheads were touching.

Then, the guy pounced into a defensive position in front of the girl. A snarl ripped through his throat. I began to back away a little. The guy glared at me, with his black eyes and the girl looked at me apologetically. I noticed her eyes were a deep gold.

"What do you want? Who are you?" the guy snapped. It sounded like Edward.

"Just wait, Edward." The girl said. Definitely Bella. And, 'Just wait, Edward.' was a confirmation for the guy. Bella sniffed the air and closed her eyes. Clearly, she was concentrating on something she smelled.

"Mike." She breathed. A grin crept up to my face.

She remembers!! I screamed internally. Edward snickered. Does this guy read minds? What was so funny?

EPOV

(Sorry guys, I had to change POV. It would be the only way you'd understand a few things. This has quite a bit of fluff, so watch out.)

Bella and I were hunting. The normal, blood-filled contest the household has. We had left the cottage around noon, leaving Nessie with the fashion show freaks – Alice and Rose. Emmett had come up with that. Alice tackled him for that one. Almost ripped his arm off. That would have been a sight. She tends to be very touchy when it comes to her clothes. Jasper calmed her down and took her into the forest for some hunting. He'd noticed her eyes were turning black again.

We ran, starting from the house, to see who could get their gold eyes the fastest. I didn't want to start a competition between Bella and myself. She insisted and eventually 'talked' me into it. I knew how much she could dazzle me and vice versa.

I tackled down a large buck, draining it easily, and came up spotless. I glanced over to see Bella running off for another deer. I followed her scent and found a new scent, elk and a large mountain lion. I grinned and ran right beside her, racing for the great cat noiselessly. She knew I wanted it, and raced on, with the little more power she had from newborn strength. Sadly, she got there before me and took the cat down seconds before I got there. I waited and leaned up against a tree and watched her. The lion swiped at her a few times, not scratching her one bit, yet still it succeeded in worrying me. I gripped the tree I was leaning on and accidentally snapped it in two. Bella stopped draining and looked up at me. I set the tree down carefully on the forest floor and looked back at her. Even when she's feeding, she's the loveliest creature that ever happened to me.

We moved on, without a word, holding hands. I squeezed her hand, letting her know I found another trail, and took her to a clearing. Deer were grazing in the very middle of the field. I got down in my hunting stance and got ready to pounce. I let a growl rip into the air, just to scare the deer a little. They heard and immediately started running. I leapt at the biggest one, and ripped it to shreds, just showing off a little. I took a leg and sunk my steel-like teeth into the side. I turned and made the impression of a caveman. I ripped off a chunk of the leg and chewed, exaggeratingly. Bella giggled and turned to continue draining a buck, then chased after a doe.

Everything you say to me

Give a little room to breathe

One step closer-

Then the rock music stopped.

What's that? A door slams. Uh oh.

I sprinted back to Bella who was still draining the doe and shoved her to the extreme edge of the clearing. Someone was coming. The figure stepped on to the side of the road, opposite to us. I held Bella close, touching our foreheads together and holding her hands, I whispered;

"Bella, someone's coming, and we forgot to clean up our hunt. Can you help me? A human's coming, and I think they're suspicious."

I took a huge breath in and held it. She nodded and I jumped into a defensive position in front of Bella and I snarled furiously. The figure recoiled a bit. I glared at him and wanted to run as fast as I could and chuck this kid's body into the ocean.

"What do you want? Who are you?" I snapped. I quickly read the guy's mind to see what I looked like, just to see if I was menacing enough. He needed to get away. Fast. I couldn't let Bella or I get him.

I saw us and the guy focused in on our eyes, mine a startling black – that's not good – and Bella's a nice warm gold.

"Just wait, Edward" Bella said. I heard her from behind me take in a breath; I squeezed her hand, hopefully enough to restrain her if she got a second wind.

"Mike." She breathed. I was stunned. Mike? Seriously? I took a whiff of the air carefully, and it did smell of Mike, though slightly different. It was leather-y. Must be his new truck. I scanned his thoughts, just to hear his reaction.

She remembers!! He screamed mentally. I snickered. Does this guy read minds or something? What was so funny? I stood straighter and gripped Bella's hand, pulling her with me. She followed as we approached, not a metre away from the Newton boy.

"Mike." I addressed him.

"Edward. Bella." He sounded a little more excited to say my wife's name, than mine. All in all, it was still monotonous.

"What brings you here?" I ask, as politely as I could manage.

"Goin' home for summer. What are you doing here?" he asked suspiciously. I read his thoughts as Bella spoke. How did they kill those animals without guns? Are they like, aliens? I coughed to warn Bella.

"We were just taking a walk." She said simply.

"Did you notice those carcasses?" Mike motioned behind us. I shifted myself so I was a little more in front of Bella. She stepped around me, to smile at him. He smiled back, lovingly. I growled lowly so only vampire ears could pick it up.

"No, not until now." She answered kindly. I'm gonna go check that out. He said in his mind. I stepped in front of him, not letting him through. He cleared his throat. Shove off, Edward. I'm gonna go see those animals, to see how old they are. He scrunched his face, saying that in his mind. I stepped out of the way.

"Sorry." I mumbled. Mike walked over to our kill and started to check out the pile. He gasped.

Bite marks? Torn pieces? Did they..? I snarled loudly, making Mike jump. Bella threw me to the ground, restraining me. I didn't put up much of a fight. Mike whipped around, mouth hanging. I looked up at her perfect face, noticing that her teeth were bared and she was holding me down with as much force as a wrecking ball. Her nails were claws, holding on to the ground, to make her grip better. Her legs were spread out on top of me, which was in fact, turning me on a bit. I leaned up to kiss her, caught up in her position, when she jumped up at vampire speed. I got up after her and she held my face. She pushed her shield at me so I could hear her thoughts.

Should we tell him? He's suspicious anyways. I gave her a stern look that clearly said no. She gave me 'that look' and reared up to tell him anyways.

"Mike, we're not what you think we are." Bella took his hands. I growled. She didn't glare at me.

"Well, then what are you?" Mike asked warily.

"Vampire." She whispered sinisterly. Mike began slowly to catch up, shaking his head.

"No, you guys, that's impossible." He said shaking.

"Well then how do you explain me throwing Edward to the ground? And the snarls? What about the pile of dead animals?" she gestured to the animal parts.

"Prove it. I don't believe you." He said trying to suck up his courage.

"Okay, you asked for it." I add.

Bella nods and takes my hand. We run around the field in less than four seconds and come back, to Mike's side.

"More?" I challenge. I sniff around, to find a scent of deer or something. A strong scent catches my smell. Mountain lion again. I dart in to the forest again, following the scent. Eventually, I get to the tree where the cat is hunting from. I walk noiselessly over to the tree and jump on to the branch it's on. The lion whips around and hisses at me. I pounce on it and take it down easily.

I dragged the dead lion carcass over to the field. Mike watches in horror. I bring it over to show him. I sink my teeth into the lion's neck and drink gratefully. Soon, the lion is dry. I make sure my thirst is controlled and I look up at Mike.

"Now you know about us. You've only two choices – join us, or die." I put my hand on his shoulder.

Then, he faints.

MPOV

(I'm not going to go back to the whole 'Mike finds out thing', I'm too lazy.)

I woke up in a white room, on a weird matress. I hear a beeping, and pain shoots up from my head.

"Oww." I moan. I feel a gust and then Dr. Cullen is in the room with me. He puts his cold hand on my forehead, feeling my temperature.

"Hello, Mike. Long time since you've been back to Forks, huh? Is college doing good for you?" he smiles. "You took quite a tumble; I've got you in the hospital. Your injuries are quite large. You should have been paying more attention to the road."

"The road? What road? I was in that clearing close to the Quileute reserve." I explained to him. "And Bella and Edward were there! I remember! And Edward caught a mountain lion, and then dragged it over to show me how he drains the blood out of it! And they told me they were…"

"Slow down, Mike, You'll put too much stress on your body." Dr. Cullen chuckles. Then I realize I've got a neck brace on. And an IV. I can't believe I'm actually in the hospital! For fainting! Wait, I don't faint very often. Guess the whole 'vampire' thing was all in my head.

I soon hear running clicks of heels on the floor. Mom. Oh, boy. She bursts into the room and runs to my side.

"Oh Mikey! What happened? Dr. Cullen told me you were in a car accident!" she started to pet my head. I feel around in the bed, sheets. Then I feel a little wetness. Please don't tell me I had a wet dream! I pick up my hand, red stuff is all over my hand; blood. My mom is still looking at me. I remember she's waiting for an answer.

"Uh, I was coming home for the summer? And I was driving in the new truck…" the truck. Oh god the truck! "What happened to my truck?!?" I yell. My mom strokes my hair in trying to calm me.

"I think it'll be okay. You just drove it into the ditch. A few scratches on the paint and a headlight was damaged." She whispered.

"When can I get out of this place?" I ask, not fully interested.

"Dr. Cullen says a week. Nothing too bad, a few stitches and you'll be fine."

I groan. Dr. Cullen comes back into the room. He left?

"I'm going to need to put you under again, Mike. We need to stitch you up, and it's going to be painful, so we suggested we put you under for that." He explains. I shrug. Wince.