Author's note: Bella's comment will make a lot more sense if you've read chapter 6 of my story "Overnighter." (Did I mention I can't write AU?) :)

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I can feel Edward's wary eyes on me as the bear lumbers into view, teeth bared and roaring. Emmett steps forward, intercepting the raging grizzly. My brother's face, disfigured by what looks like anger, sends an icy shiver down my spine, but his bellow is triumphant. His teeth glint, winking in the moonlight, before he buries his face in the behemoth's neck. Gore splashes Emmett's shirt.

I look up into Edward's too-calm face. "It's always like this?" Will I look like that, blood-spattered and ferocious?

He nods slowly.

My gaze is steadier than my hands. "Nice home movie."