thirteenth; audio

[sortabeautiful]

[Jacob's recently noticed something amiss... Bella's scent is gone. He was hoping it had been a mistake, perhaps Cullen's sickly sweet stench had drowned hers out. But he couldn't find it anywhere now. Not even near the apartment building he knew to be hers.]

Has anyone seen Bella Swan lately? Long brown hair, chocolate brown eyes, kind of klutzy?

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[Voice]

[perplex_me]

...not lately, no.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

...maybe Edward was using mind-control.

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

I think... [Mmrph.] Vampires are designed to attract humans. Their voice, their looks, their - ugh, [he wrinkles his nose in disgust] smell, are difficult for people to resist.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

[This is more mumbled to himself than to Jacob.] So the sparkles really do have a point. Then how come a lot of the other people here were able to resist?

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

... Don't even get me started on those. [Mm.] It's only when Cullen makes the effort, I guess. He was interested in Bella since he couldn't read her mind.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

Maybe he wasn't trying hard enough.

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

I think there's just something special about her. She kind of attracts the leeches.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

So what does that make you?

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

Human... just, something else, too. My people are the vampire's natural born enemy.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

Which means you'd hate Edward even if he wasn't with Bella?

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

On principal, yes. But I hate him on a more personal level now.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

Did she know that?

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

At home, yes.

Here... she knows -- knew, well enough.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

That...sounds a lot more confusing than it should be.

[Voice]

[sortabeautiful]

Welcome to the past year of my life. There's a lo you can't explain to a person when they haven't experienced it.

[Voice]

[perplex_me]

I don't know if I really want it explained anyway. I think it'd just be confusing.