Chapter 1: The Day After

The day after I was transformed into a beautiful, graceful, monster was bittersweet. Edward hadn't come back on that plane with me. He said he was sorry but that incident hadn't changed anything. That I was still better off without him and the dangers of his world. But his worst nightmare came true. Victoria had come back. I was in our meadow, when I saw her fiery red hair. Vicious with vengeance for her soul mate James' death. She gave me a menacing smile. Then I saw nothing, I felt nothing, but I heard everything. The lashing and crunching of teeth. Earsplitting growls and hisses. Then I felt arms around me, wind in my face, and a revolting smell in my nose. I realized where I was. My eyes snapped open instantaneously. My nose crinkled from the smell. "Jake", I said, "You smell disgusting!" He replied with a chuckle, "You don't smell to hot either." I giggled when he plugged his nose. Then without a second thought I jumped out of his arms and ran as fast as I could. I didn't look back because I knew if I did I would see his face, shocked by my reaction. I ran, nothing going threw my mind except his face, my Edward. Then it started to snow and everything was white. I looked at my watch, January 12th! I'd been running for 3 straight days! Then I noticed something in the distance, something hunting. I got closer and as soon as I did I realized what the something was. A girl! About my age, and my….. Species….vampire. As soon as I got close enough for her to hear me she hissed. And for some reason I kept walking . She got into my face and asked, "Hello? Where are you from?" I answered instantaneously, "Forks,WA." She suddenly relaxed, "Oh so like where the Cullens live right?" She asked a sense amazement came across her face as she said the name. "Used to live." I said in a quiet voice. "Edward and I were…together" I continued my voice cracking as I said his name.

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry! You're the wondrous Bella! I'm Tanya! Why that's why Edward showed no interest in me! He had another vampire waiting at home!" She said as if we'd been friends for years. "No! Im only 3 days old! I was human when we were together!" I answered immediately. "HUMAN! Why how could he control himself! Simply amazing. That boy never seizes to amaze me." She answered as if she were daydreaming. "Excuse me, um, Tanya? Do you have a phone I can use? I asked quietly. "Why yes of course. Here." She said as she dug out a baby blue phone from her pocket. "I will go hunt some more and come back when your done." She answered then skipped off. I looked through her contact list until I found the number I was looking for, Alice. It rung 3 times then Alice's voice came on. She sounded worried. "Bella? Bella? What happened what's wrong! Bella!" "Alice" I answer in a calm-like voice. "Everything's fine-ish. Umm I'm a vampire?" "What! A…A….A vampire! How? When?" She asked urgently now. "3 days ago. Victoria." I answered. "Victoria came back! What happened! Omg I have to tell Edward. He's going to flip out!" After that I couldn't help but giggle. Its so like Edward. "Wait!" I said remembering something I wanted to say before, "Just tell Edward his worst nightmare came true." I answered in a barely audible whisper. "We are coming now! Don't move!" I was going to object but she hung up before I had the chance. Edward was coming. Here. I didn't know what to feel. Happy. Exited. Mad. I mean he did leave me. A million questions ran through my mind. Did he still love me? Did he find someone else? None of them I really wanted the answer to, but needed the answer. Tanya came back as soon as she heard my tearless sobs. "Are you ok? Its ok. Being a vampire isn't that bad, living forever, being feared, ok so maybe when you put it like that yah. But shhh. Come on you get to see your old bo. Come on." "I'm ok" I assured her. "Ok", she answered, I could tell my lying skills had not improved, "well lets go hunt." We hunted. Though not very clean, it felt like a second nature almost. Before I knew it I felt sloshy inside. The burn in my throat was not gone, it was numbed.