"Mother" I softly pleaded

"I know. Dr. Cullen is doing the very, very best he can to help"

"And You?"

"Please do not worry about me. All that matters right now is you."

The Spanish influenza had infected my mother and I. We both somehow knew that we would die. Soon. At this time Dr. Cullen walked in.

"Good morning, Mrs. Mason, Edward." Dr. Cullen greeted us. Then everything went black as if I didn't exist anymore.

"EDWARD!" my mother screamed breathlessly.

"He's passed out… His pulse is awfully low." I heard Dr. Cullen say.

"SAVE him!" she demanded

"I will do my best"

"No, you must do everything in your power to save him!"

My mother then went quiet and I heard Dr. Cullen say, "She's gone".

Suddenly very, very cold hands were carrying me away.

"AHHH!" I yelped

The pain was unbearable. It was so dreadful. This was more than pain. It was torture. No such thing should exist. This pain lasted for what it seemed like forever and I finally thought I was dead.

"Carlisle" who's voice was this? Certainly not mine. Yet, the sound came out of my very lips.

"Yes"

"What happened? How long…" I trailed off.

"Edward, would you believe if I said you were on the verge of death and I saved you. Not only that but me saving you has created you into something inhumane?"

I didn't understand what he was saying. Was I no longer human?

"You don't have to answer but, I will tell you these things: Your mother died and I took you in. You are part of my family now. And our family is not human. Ponder on that for a while…"

Finally I found my voice and spoke "Carlisle if I'm no longer human, what am I?"

He sighed before he spoke, "Edward, this may be very, very hard to believe but…you're a… A vampire Edward."

He must be insanely utterly absurd. Why am I with this man? Then again, he's the closest thing I've got to family right now.

"My throat!" I whimpered

"Oh. Edward in your knowledge of what you know about vampires what is their daily diet?" –He must've seen the expression on my face so he continued- " In y-, our case that's what dims down the pain. Well, not exactly that. The way I live is different from other vampires. I don't feed off of human blood. Never in my years would I do that" –I flinched- " Animal blood is a substitute. It never fully satisfies but it does enough to quench the thirst." I really hope Edward does not run.

"I'm not going to run"

Silence

"Do you wan t do diminish this pain or no?" follow me.

Utterly absurd is and under estimate.