I DO NOT OWN THE TWILIGHT SAGA.
A/N: So this is My Name is Max, the rewrite. I originally imagined Saoirse Ronan as Max, but I have something planned in which the main character will look like Saoirse. Now I imagine Britt Robertson as Max.
Max's P.O.V.
Do you want to know the worst thing about being a vampire? It's the not being able to sleep, thing. That's what really bothers me. I mean, I can't even spend most of my time sleeping. No, I spend most of my time reading. And I know I shouldn't complain because I love reading. But doing it twenty-four/seven, it gets old pretty fast. And sometimes I run out of reading material and will have to read the same books over again until I'm able to go into town to the book store. Like today, I'm lying on my brown leather couch reading Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich, for the thousandth time since it came out a decade ago. Two for the Dough is a book about a woman named Stephanie Plum who goes to work for her cousin as a bounty hunter and every book that has come out in that series has always been about her trying to catch a bad guy (or girl) and about her struggling love life. She has two men in her life: Joe Morelli who is two years older than her, and went to high school with her and he also stole her virginity when she was sixteen; now he's a cop and has settled down from his womanizing ways. The other man is Carlos Manoso also known as Ranger. He's a total badass, and super-hot. He used to be in the military and now owns his own security business he is attracted to Stephanie and is always trying to get into her pants.
Anyway, I'm halfway through it when someone knocks on my door. I sigh as I get up and make my way to the wooden door. I live in the middle of the woods somewhere in Alaska and I like it that way. I like not having to worry if people are going to suspect what I am. And I drink animal blood so I don't have to go into town that often; only to get new clothes or books, or occasionally work at my part time job. I open the door to find Jasper Hale and Alice Cullen. I met Alice and Jasper when I was about eight months old to this life, back in 1942. I was eighteen and confused about what I had become, even though the other Cullens had explained it to me four months before. Adelajda, the woman who had turned me had explained that I was a vampire, and she told me everything I needed to know. Our kind don't burn in the sun, just sparkle, we do drink blood, we can't sleep and we can't be hurt by silver stakes or holy water or garlic. We also don't age, and we can't have children, due to us being frozen in the body we had when we were turned. Women vampire's bodies can't change in order to bear a growing child. It had devastated me when she told me that part. I had never given any thought to if I wanted children when I was human, but now that I'll never be able to, it depresses me, because I kind of hope that I would someday be a mother. She also told me that we had to keep our existence a secret from humans; when I asked her why, she told me that I ever let humans know then the Volturi would find me and kill me. She explained that the Volturi were the closest thing to royalty to us vampires. And their job is to make sure that nobody draws too much attention to our species. That meant hunting inconspicuously, never staying in one place too long, never being out during sunny days.
Anyways, I stare at Alice and Jasper for an eighth of a second, confused and surprised. They don't say "hello" or ask to come in, and I can sense a sort of urgency in their presence. Then, out of nowhere, Alice reaches into her pocket and pulls out a folded piece of paper and hands it to me. I frown.
"What's that matter Alice? What's going on?" I ask her. She ignores my questions.
"Carlisle needs your help, go to this address and he'll be there," she says in a rush. Jasper nods, then the both of them turn around and disappear into the woods. I stand in to the doorway for a second, confused; then I come to my senses and close the door and unfold the note and read it. The address is in a town called Forks, Washington. It makes sense that they would stay there, I heard it rains a lot there. The only question I have is why would Carlisle need my help? 'Does it really matter why he needs our help?' I ask myself. 'I need to help him. I owe him for showing me that I don't need to drink from humans in order to survive as a vampire.' When I had met up with him and his family and the Denali clan back when I was a newborn, vampire not baby, they showed me that vampires can drink the blood of animals and that it wasn't necessary to murder humans to satisfy our thirst. Also Eleazar (who has a gift to sense other vampire gifts) told me that I have the gift to enhance or weaken other vampire gifts. It's come in handy sometimes, but since I'm not around other vampires that much, I've haven't been able to use it that often.
With my mind made up, I get dressed in jeans, a flannel shirt, hiking boots and a locket that has a picture of my parents in it; and pull my blonde hair up into a ponytail. Then I pack a book bag with an extra pair of clothes, and some books. Then I lock up my house and I'm off. It takes me an entire day to reach Forks on foot, and then it's easy to track down where Carlisle lives, I just have to follow the scent of vampire. As I'm running I hear someone following me. So I stop and look behind me and see three horse sized wolves. The reddish brown one looks to be the leader, and he's staring intently at me. They look hungry, and to them, I'm their next meal. I know that I'd be able to take that, I mean… they're wolves and I'm a vampire. But I'm a lover, not a fighter, so I turn around and run at full speed.
I run straight at a tree and turn at the last second; I smile as I hear them all crash into it, almost making the tree fall down from the impact. Then I think of something. They can't climb trees, but I can, so I run at a tall tree and as quick as lightning, I'm at the top of the tree looking down at the wolves who are trying to get to me. I smile. Maybe next time, boys. I then move on, hopping from tree to tree, and soon I hear several voices. When I see an opening in the trees that leads to a three story mansion, I take my chance. I take a running start (it's a big tree) and leap from the tree, landing on the ground in a crouch a second later. And when I do everyone stops what they were doing and stops talking to look at me. I stand up straight and look around. More than a dozen vampires stand in the backyard and stare at me in confusion, like they're wondering who I am. This is Carlisle's address so where's Carlisle?
"Max?" someone asks. Not someone, Edward pushes through the crowd, a newborn brunette by his side. I smile when I see him. He hasn't changed a bit. Edward rolls his eyes at my silent comment. That's when Carlisle and his wife Esme come out of the mansion with surprised looks on their faces.
"Max?" Esme asks as if she can't believe that it's really me.
"Hey," I say in a teasing tone, "long time no see."
A/N: So what did you guys think of the updated version of the first chapter of this story? Did you guys like it? Please Review!
~Gina