I've never risked my life to save someone before. I'm not sure why I'm doing it now. All I know is that those I love are in danger. It's my nature, I must protect. Even if it means my life.

I looked up as light came full blast into my apartment. The book I was reading was interesting, but I needed to get ready for school. I walked out of my one-bedroom apartment in Caper, Maine, for a quick run to calm my nerves. I was still a little nervous from the last encounter I had had with my own kind. Vampires.

I'm on the run. I have been for the last five years. My kind has been warring against each other for at least a decade. Ten years ago, a band of vampires tried to rally everyone together to overrule the humans. But not everyone agreed that it was the right thing to do. From that point on, our kind has been warring against each other in attempt to overrule the other side. The entire Vampire world was split in half, those that wanted to leave the humans alone, and those that wanted to rule them. Even the Volturi were split.

I haven't had time to choose one way or the other, ever since I heard about the war, I've kept to myself. When my kind finally remembered about me and my talent, I was ready for them. I left as soon as possible leaving no trace behind. For the past five years I have wandered through both Americas running from both sides of the war. It takes them longer to find me then it would with most vampires, for while I am similar, there are several differences.

1) I do not have pale skin. My skin remains the same color it was before I was changed.
2) I do not live on human blood. I live on animals. I can not bring myself to kill someone who has a choice to live. I can also live on Human food.
3) My talent is not used to seek or lure a victim to me. My gift is protection.

These differences make me a valuable asset to both sides. One side wishes to use my protection for their own uses so they cannot be harmed while fighting the other. The other wishes for the same. As for animal blood, I am not the only 'vegetarian' vampire. There are others, but I cannot be with them for fear of capture. I can fit in easily with humans though, one of the reasons it is so hard to find me. I have a year in most places, I tend to stick to small towns. Caper isn't very small, but it's perfect. It's also cold and rainy most of the year.

I ran back home and got dressed, grabbed my keys and my bag and went outside. My car was a little flashy I admit, but I enjoyed the speed and the control. It was brand new, one of the first things I had bought when arriving in Maine. The black Ferrari was beautiful, sleek, and perfect in every way.

My first day at school started like any other one, I drove and found a parking space, next to a jeep, across from a silver volvo, the only cars that looked fairly new around the lot. I went to the office to pick up some papers and then found my way to my first class, english. I talked to my teacher who then pointed me to an empty chair next to a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Hello! You must be the new girl! I'm Amy." She said a little too enthusiastically for my liking.
"Hi I'm Anastasia," I replied.
"Nice to meet you! Where are you from?" She leaned her head against her hand with her elbow on the table.
"I'm kind of from all over, I move a lot." I said as I grabbed a pen from my backpack.
"Cool. So I was wondering...would you like someone to show you around the school? I can find people to take you to each of your classes for you."
She was trying to be nice. I appreciated it. When those of your kind where hunting you down, humans made good friends. If nothing else, they were at least amusing.
"I would like that, thanks." and before she could say anything else, the bell rang and class started. I listened for the first few minutes, trying to see what level they were on. Once I had established that, I zoned out just enough so that the teacher's voice became a dull roar.

I also have the ability to scan the surroundings with my mind, while my body stayed in the same place in the same position it was in when class started. I started out by looking for any enemies nearby, and when I found none, I amused myself by getting to know the school better. I zoned back in just in time for the bell, and Amy took me to my next class.

The next three periods were basically the same, I would listen for a few minutes, then zone out until class was over. Finally, it was lunch time. I sat with Amy and her friends, listening to the chatter and getting myself acquainted with their names. Amy certainly seemed to be the eyes and ears of the school, she knew all the gossip and everything that was going on in the school. She had just started on who she thought was taking drugs this week when they walked by. There were six of them, six beautifully pale graceful individuals. My suspicions were aroused, only vampires are that graceful. Then I saw the color of their eyes. That's when I knew.

"Who are they?" I asked casually.
"Those are the Cullens. They were all adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife, and they're all together. You see the blonde with the big burley one? That's Rosalie and Emmett. The slightly weird one and the one with honey locks? Alice and Jasper. The one that looks like she's in pain and the one with reddish-brown hair? That's Bella and Edward. They all keep to themselves really." Amy answered for me. Just then, another one walked by. "And he is?"
"That's Tyler Cullen. He's alone, but don't get your hopes up. No one in this school is good enough for him." She said flatly. "Not that I care," she added quickly. I really wasn't paying that much attention. I couldn't take my eyes off Tyler. He was very handsome, even for a vampire, and his dark shaggy hair seemed to draw me in. I looked away, I couldn't let those of my own kind distract me. They were not enemies at the moment, that much was obvious, but that could change at any point and time. I needed to be alert.
I nodded and we continued our lunch.

~*~

"So what's the deal on the new girl?" Tyler asked as he slid into his seat.
Everyone looked at Edward. "Well everyone's saying she's pretty...nobody knows where she's from..." Edward smirked.
"What?" Emmett asked.
"Apparently Amy thinks you're 'unattainable' Tyler."
Tyler smirked back. "Well..."
Rosalie glared at Edward and Tyler. "Do me a favor Tyler, and don't pull an Edward. Just because it worked for him doesn't mean it will work again."
Edward rolled his eyes and pulled Bella closer. "Whatever." This time he tried reading the girls mind. He searched for a voice he had never heard before, but he couldn't find one. He looked at Alice who was searching for the girl's future.
"It's impossible. I can't see anything. But it's not like she's at a crossroads...there's like this fog around her that's purposely blocking us." Alice thought.
"It's the same with me. Either intentionally or unintentionally she's managing to block us somehow."
"How is that possible?" Bella asked while Emmett looked confused, not catching the look that had passed between Edward and Alice.
"I'm not sure. But we should keep an eye on her. Just in case." Edward answered.
Taylor looked back at the girl. She's beautiful, more beautiful than Rosalie in my opinion. I know Edward fell in love with a human. Am I destined to as well?
Edward smirked again, and Rose continued to glare at her two brothers.

~*~

"Oh. I don't know anyone in AP chemistry..." Amy frowned as she looked at my schedule.
"I do," Todd, one of Amy's friends joined in, "Tyler Cullen is in that class."
"Oh yeah... Tyler! Hey Tyler!" I watched as Tyler gave the rest of the Cullens an annoyed look and then as he walked stiffly over to our table.
"Tyler this is Anastasia. She has AP Chemistry with you, could you take her?"
Tyler still had an annoyed look on his face, and I really didn't want to get on anyone's bad side this early into the year. Especially not a Vampire's bad side.
"You know what Amy, it's okay. I have a map, I'll find it." I shot Tyler a glance.
"Are-are you sure?" Amy asked also glancing at Tyler briefly.
"Yeah i'll be-"
"No it's okay i'll take you." Tyler cut in suddenly. His expression had changed from annoyance to puzzlement. I knew the reason. At that particular moment my eyes had darkened very subtly, something only another vampire would notice. Perfect Timing... I thought to myself as I grabbed my bag and stood up. Here goes nothing...