As Seth held me in his arms, smoke began to fill my nose.
Seth let go of me and looked me in the eyes.
"I told you I'd come for you," he said, taken my hands in his. "God, I love being able to take you in my arms and actually feel you," he said, running his hand over my cheeks.
"I love being free to do what I want, I never have to see those people again, I can go home... oh no," I sighed, reality catching up with me. Home wasn't an option.
"Why don't we discuss this at my place," Alice said, her gold eyes were told me she understood the problem.
Seth took my hand and the three of us ran to a huge house. Inside was a room I knew from my visits.
Seth directed me to a sofa and sat down with me. He put his arms around my shoulder and held me close. I don't know why but I feel so safe around him, like he had somehow already become part of my heart.
"Look Hope, its obvious that you are different. The physical appearance part could be easy to cover up... but that might not be," Alice said quietly.
I started at Seth with a confused expression.
"I see the future, well the future based on current decisions. I saw you going home and it didn't go well, I'm sorry," Alice said sympathetically. Seth gripped me tighter and pulled me a little closer. "You'll be able to see your family eventually, just not for a while," she said, bringing a bit of hope into my heart.
"Where will I go?" I asked, wondering what was going to happen to me. I couldn't go home, or anywhere near people, not with this uncontrollable thirst which despite no tempting blood nearby, I could feel in growing slightly in my throat.
"You can stay here until you can control yourself. Then, we will see," she said.
I was surprised. I wasn't expecting to be offered a place to stay. I wondered if she knew what I had become, how many people I have killed. I couldn't think about that.
"Are you sure? I'm dangerous," I said, frowning.
"I know more than you think I know and I also know you're going to need help to learn to control that thirst. We'd rather you stay here than go out there and... mess up," she said choosing her words carefully.
"Come on, I'll show you to your room and then you can take a shower," Alice said holding out her hand for me to take. I grabbed her hand and followed her upstairs.
She showed me to a beautiful soft yellow room with beautiful pink and yellow furniture. She grabbed an outfit from off of the bed and showed me where the shower was.
The shower felt wonderful. My muscles felt better, the dried up blood under my fingernails and arms was gone and for once I felt almost human again. I got dressed and went to my room. Alice was waiting in the room for me.
"I'm going to answer your questions now before the others get here. I've seen that it will be easier without everyone crowding around," she said.
I sat down on the bed and she sat in a chair.
"What are you? What were they?" I asked, frowning.
"Well, we're vampires," she said simply.
"What did they do to me?" I asked.
"They turned you into some type of hybrid. You are mostly vampire but you still have a beating heart, blood and I've seen you falling asleep in Seth's arms so you aren't a full vampire," she said.
"Is Seth a vampire?" I asked, I didn't think so but he wasn't human either.
"No, I'll let him explain," she said.
"Why are your eyes gold?" I asked, staring at her eyes for signs of contact lenses or something. But with my now perfect vision I could see there weren't any contact lenses.
"The vampires who took you drink human blood, we drink animal blood," she said standing up and sitting beside me.
There were other choices. It felt like I didn't have any choice but to drink from those people. It felt like my body was controlling me.
"We can teach you how, if you would like," Alice said, putting her hand on my shoulder.
"I don't want to hurt anyone else," I said, surely.
"I know," she said, "But I'm going to warn you, it won't be easy."
I heard a car pulling up not much later and people stepping out of the car.
"Are you ready to meet everyone else?" Alice asked.
I'm hoping to have a few more chapters up tonight. I'm planning on Hope and Alice becoming close friends. I want her to be close to all of the Cullens and there will be Seth and Hope time too. It will get better.