When love came, it surged like a tide, impossible to stop. In barely half a month since school began, Bella and Edward had fallen in love, sweet and inseparable.
"Bella, how about I take you to watch us play baseball today?" Edward said as he drove.
"Baseball? Vampires playing baseball, isn't that cheating?" Bella asked with a smile.
"We have our own rules," Edward said.
In an open space at the edge of the forest, The Cullen family had all gathered. Bella was chosen as the umpire, and the vampire family began playing baseball.
Clang!
The pitched baseball was smashed away like a cannonball leaving the barrel. Edward shot off with a whoosh, so fast that only an afterimage remained, and plunged headlong into the woods. Before long, a ball came flying back out of the forest, no slower than when it had been hit.
Doctor Cullen's wife caught the ball in one hand, and Rosalie, who was responsible for running the bases, was called out and stormed off in a huff. With superhuman speed and strength, the vampires made for a truly extraordinary baseball game.
Suddenly,
Alice sensed something and shouted, "Stop! Other vampires are coming."
The others were startled and quickly gathered together. Doctor Cullen immediately ordered Edward, "Hurry and get Bella out of here."
But it was already too late. Three unfamiliar vampires suddenly appeared before them, sizing up The Cullen family with great interest.
The sky was thick with dark clouds. A bolt of lightning flashed, briefly revealing three figures in the sky—three Grey Eagles soaring overhead.
High in the distant mountains, Jiang Hao stood behind a tree, watching the situation from afar. He was too far away to see anything but vague silhouettes.
The two groups suddenly faced off. Jiang Hao knew that the guy