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Early the next morning, An Keou put on heavy clothes, picked up the key of the Dodge and went out.Wearing a black toga robe embroidered with ancient patterns belonging to the priests of Mercury, Marius stood in front of the bedroom window, watching him go out without blinking.
He didn't close his eyes until An Keou's figure completely disappeared on the path.His eyes flicked to Fox, looking at the direction Ankeou was heading.
An Keou wore a silver-gray helmet and black motorcycle gloves on his hands, and he was speeding along Highway 101. The roadside was full of green ferns, which made An Keou feel a little more relaxed.
Fox occupied a very small area, and he had been to Officer Charlie's house before, so he arrived at Bella's house in a short time.Officer Charlie happened to be going out. When he saw him, he was very surprised and asked him shyly, "An Keou, how are you doing? Have you found your family?"
With two dark circles under his eyes, An Ke'ou said listlessly, "My cousin is here."
"That's good." Charlie rubbed his hands, his face flushed before he asked, "Then you... are you here to find Bella?" Excited and incoherent, "Then you go in quickly, Bella just woke up, you can go to her room... Oh no, you can wait in the living room downstairs."
He was still about to say something, but when he saw An Keou purse his purplish lips tightly, coupled with his pale face, Charlie almost thought that he was going to fall to the ground in the next second.He hastily stretched out his hand to help An Ke'ou, but An Ke'ou pretended to avoid it inadvertently.The two just staggered.Charlie only thought it was a coincidence, and didn't think much about it. He wanted to persuade Anke Odo to take care of himself, but he heard Bella shouting from upstairs, "Cha... Dad, you're going to be late."
"Oh, okay." Charlie nodded and said to An Keou, "Then... I'll go to work first, you and Bella have a good time."
"Yes. Officer Charlie, go slowly." After he finished speaking, he saw Charlie's police car leave before entering the living room.
After a few glances, An Keou could see the difference at a glance. At least, the last time he came here, there was no such a painting on the wall.
He moved closer and saw the curlicue EAC in the lower right corner of the painting.
It turned out to be Edward's work.
He was about to appreciate it carefully when he heard Bella calling him softly, "An Keou, have you decided where to go?"
"The forest near my home, I think the ecosystem there should be considered stable." He said, seeing Bella's slightly thin clothes, "You'd better wear a thicker dress."
Bella looked down at her sports coat, hesitated for a moment, went upstairs and brought a coat down.
An Keou was already waiting at the door, saw her come out, and gave her another red helmet, but Bella was stunned by the Dodge.This was the first time she had seen the four-wheeled monster up close!
"It's so cool...!" Her eyes lit up, and the bad emotions caused by Edward's departure eased a little.
An Keou started the engine, and Bella sat in front of him facing backwards. She was a little shy at first, but An Keou forcefully ordered her to wrap his arms around his waist. Soon, Bella was blown by the wind brought by the high speed. He automatically hugged Ankeou tightly, but he still couldn't let go.
Anke Oke was even more uncomfortable than her.
He tried hard to convince himself that there was no armband of a strange woman around his waist...it wasn't...until finally, he took a breath and cursed himself for choosing Dodge back then!
He can only speed up as much as possible and reduce the driving time.
Although I have always known that the speed of these two legendary locomotives is comparable to that of a super sports car, I can really feel such a speed. Many times when Ankeou turns and the four wheels are suspended, Bella has the illusion of flying, and the strong airflow blows It made her cheeks hurt, and even her arms trembled a little under the stimulation of the airflow.
Ankeou was not affected at all.The whole person is like an ice sculpture, with his eyes fixed on the front, unmoved by anything outside.
Soon, the locomotive stopped in the garage.An Keou pulled Bella off with one hand, and the other party was already limp on the grass.
An Keou took off the helmet, helped her up, looked at her pitiful appearance, and sighed in his heart, but he also understood that it was his own inconsideration that caused her to suffer such pain, so he could only help her up clumsily , while calling Marius.
Marius appeared directly in front of the two of them, quietly looking at Ankeou.
"Take her to drink water." An Keou didn't notice how tough his tone was.
Marius was slightly stunned, and quickly realized that he hugged Bella in his arms with a complicated expression, smelling the sweet breath of the girl in his arms, and he tried his best to endure hunger and thirst and took her to the living room for a drink of water.
After a while, Bella finally regained her composure. Looking at the vampire who was close at hand, suppressing the trembling in her heart, she whispered, "...Thank you."
Marius didn't even look at her, he just sat aside and read Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War".
Bella didn't care about being left out, she walked out of the living room, and saw Ankeou standing on the steps looking at the forest not far away, with a somewhat embarrassed face.
"What's the matter, An Keou?"
"No, it's nothing." Maybe it's just an illusion brought about by psychological feelings.He felt that he was definitely overthinking. After all, there was not only one vampire here, so there was no danger from outside.
Bella saw his solemn face, and she was silent for a long time before speaking. She seemed to want to talk about some light topics, so she talked about the book she read yesterday.
"I started reading Jane Austen's collection yesterday after I got home. At first I read "Pride and Prejudice", but I have read that article too many times, I can only read "Sense and Sensibility"... . . . " as she spoke, her voice suddenly dropped, "oh, I shouldn't be talking about that, Edward... oh, really, and Mansfield Park, Edmund, those two names are really It's too similar, why are the names of the eighteenth century always inseparable from these!" She said that she was even a little angry at the end, which made An Keou look at her strangely.
He didn't feel that he and she were familiar with each other pouring out their hearts in front of him or losing their temper a little... Well, Bella seemed to have done all these things.
An Ke'ou thought of this with a little depression.
Bella was silent.
The two walked deep into the forest.
Forks is located in the most northwest of Washington State. It has a typical temperate maritime climate. The perennial precipitation makes the plants here extraordinarily green and lush, creating a somewhat gloomy atmosphere, and even the trees are extraordinarily cold.
The farther in, the ferns and tall trees almost occupied all the space. Bella followed closely behind An Keou, afraid that she would get lost—she never trusted her motor coordination ability, let alone in the forest. Experience wild survival here.
All the way around Sidgar spruce, hemlock, yew, and maple, the two continued to walk along the winding path until they reached the middle of the forest, and Ankeou suddenly stopped.
Bella looked at him through the vines, and was about to speak, when An Keou gave her a gesture of silence.She quickly covered her mouth.
In the quiet forest, apart from the crows of the jays, there were also some slight footsteps. Bella thought, if she was not so sensitive, even if she listened carefully, she would not be able to hear this small sound.The sound of footsteps continued to where the two were, and Bella noticed that An Keou's eyes suddenly turned blood red.
An Keou grabbed Bella's wrist, carefully watching the direction of the footsteps.Rotten branches were constantly being trampled off, and the crackling sound made both of them tense.
The dewdrops on the leaves fell drop by drop, and with the sound of footsteps approaching, An Keou almost thought it was falling on his heart.
He called in his heart, Marius, come here, come here...
Marius galloped out as soon as he heard Anko's call, but three strange vampires came faster.
Alice was fiddling with new designs in the living room, and suddenly saw what was going on... She suddenly grabbed Jasper's hand, "Quick, Anko and Bella are in danger, in the forest behind !"
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