The wind blew around me, leaves rustling and murmuring endlessly in the dark. I glided among the trees, touching them here and there, wherever the scent lingered.

My heart ached, needing to be closer. Any time spent apart was time wasted. My ear picked up the far-away footsteps of animals—a deer, perhaps. Ants trundled beneath the ground while a hawk plunged into the canopy overhead.

The sudden scent enveloped me, and I knew my prey was near. I closed my eyes, allowing it to saturate me completely. It grew in intensity as I opened my eyes.

She was breathtaking. Her hair flowed down her back in thick, dark waves. Her deep amber eyes had only just turned from orange to gold, which only added to her unearthly beauty. The entrancing pallor of her skin emerged from the neckline of her midnight-blue dress; it was like finding a precious sapphire amidst the brown-grey of the woods.

Three days of burning agony had given her immortality. Three days of burning agony to give me eternal happiness.

Her face broke into a smile; she knew she had done well, honing her skills. Her hands reached for mine.

The electricity flowed between us, making my granite skin tingle. Desire coursed through me.

"Bella," I murmured, brushing my lips against hers.

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I watched as he approached from a distance, walking effortlessly on the forest floor. I saw him pause, inhaling deeply. I could not resist any longer.

His golden gaze pierced mine, mesmerizing as always. He seemed to devour me in a single glance, a familiar kind of hunger in his eyes.

I smiled and took his hands, leading him deeper into the forest. He followed, trusting, as I would follow him anywhere he wanted. In this moment, we could simply be. Living a few stolen hours away from our family. For now, we could simply hunt—predators pursuing prey, free and wild and beautiful.

Together, Edward and I crept deeper into the forest, where the wild things are.

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THE END! I hope you liked the mini-epi and tell me so in the reviews! I'm now gonna tout my upcoming fic, Everything I need to know, I learned in kindergarten… it's sort of an Esme/Carlisle fic, which I didn't really see coming! And I've also got a good one in the early developmental stage, and that one should be pretty different if I do say so myself. Hope you enjoyed WTWTA, and drop me a line. Love you!