Chapter 1:

I feel cold on the alleyway concrete. I was losing feeling and I know I'm going to die. I just wish I would have told everyone how much I care about them. My poor mother would be so heart broken when she saw my body all bruised up and bloody. I start getting angry thinking of who had done this to me. Andrew McKinley. Then the flashback comes back to me.

Andrew is following me down the empty street. I know him so I'm not too worried; maybe he wants to just talk and couldn't get his guts up enough to start talking. He closes in on me and grabs my arm harshly and pulls me into the alleyway. I'm not smart enough to scream, I can't imagine what he was thinking of doing to me, of doing to innocent me. I think maybe he doesn't want anyone around so he could talk to me better, he is really cute. Once I am deep inside the alleyway he shoves me against a huge metal dumpster and he pins my arms. The coldness of the dumpster touches my bare shoulders that aren't covered by the sundress I am wearing.

I begin to have fear and I look into his eyes and he has a fire in his eyes, a scary fire. The fire sends chills up my back. I'm about to scream but he crushes his lips against mine and forces his tongue inside of it. I let out a muffled cry but no one can hear. I fight and fight trying to break free but I'm not strong enough. He rips my dress revealing me in only my underwear. I fight again and he hits me across my face and his arms grip tighter to my arms bruising them easily. My tears fall faster but I won't give up, not yet. When he releases one arm to rip my bra I scratch him and keep scratching. He hasn't ripped my bra but he grabs my arms and he pulls me away from the dumpster for a second then he throws me back against it hard and my head hits it last and the hardest. If he would have hit a little lower he would have killed me then. I try screaming again but his lips silence my scream. He eventually rips off my underwear and he rapes me. When he was done he throws me to the concrete, breaking me even more and he leaves. He leaves me like I'm just a piece of used garbage.

He leaves me here to die. Tears begin falling again and I can't move. I'm thinking it's definitely the end, and then a man shows up. He is beautiful. He has blonde hair, amber eyes and pale, porcelain skin. He kneels down beside me and brushes the hair from my face.

"You are going to be okay," he whispers and I believe him.

He bends down and then I feel the pain, excruciating pain in my neck. I know he is biting my neck and I want to scream but nothing comes out I'm too weak.

He finally pulls away but I feel the burning running through my veins. My tears continue to fall and I squirm trying to relief some of the pain. Then, everything goes black.

I wake up in a new room, everything so clear and defined. I can hear the conversation going on downstairs about when "the girl" wakes up they are taking her hunting and I realize that they are probably talking about me. I sit up and realize I was sleeping on a white leather couch. The room is surrounded by windows, and there is a huge music and book selection. I decide I should probably go downstairs.

When I walk down the stairs I notice everyone turning to me. They are all beautiful. I see the man who had bitten me, but somehow saved me at the same time. He has his arms around the waist of a beautiful brunette that radiates warmth and happiness from her smile. I see a beautiful blonde with long wavy hair and the essence of a model. She smiles with a smile that was small but friendly. Beside the blonde stands a muscular male with short, brown, curly hair. The muscular male has this huge smile on his face. I can tell they are a couple, and they make a beautiful couple. Beside them is another couple. The girl has short, pixie-like, dark hair and she is short. She has a perfect smile on her face. She is in the arms of a guy with wavy blonde hair that goes to about his chin. He has a perfect smirk on his face and I find them rather adorable. Lastly, I find my eyes lock with another's. He is the most beautiful out of them. He has a half smile on his face and his beautiful bronze hair is tousled. I can't help but smile to them. All of them have dark, gold eyes.

"Hello, Annabeth." The man who saved me speaks in a musical tone. "I'm Carlisle and this is my family." He says and begins introducing everyone to me. "I guess you should know, you aren't a human anymore."

I look to him confused, but I hadn't felt like a human, not since I woke up.

"I couldn't save you except for this option." Carlisle continues.

"What option?" I ask and my voice sounds a little bit different than I was used to it sounding. I look around but no one is giving anything away. I meet Edward's eyes and he looks confused. Then I go back to Carlisle.

"You are a vampire Annabeth. I changed you, and I understand if you are upset with me. I was just trying to save you. You can leave too if you want but I want to explain something to you." Carlisle says. I wasn't angry, I had wanted to be saved and I didn't blame Carlisle for doing just that. I was alive, in a way. I nod allowing him to continue. "We aren't like other vampires. We don't hunt humans. We hunt animals. It is a lifestyle decision. It doesn't make us as strong as we could be by drinking human blood but it does make us feel a little better about what we are." Carlisle says and I nod, urging him to continue. "I'm not forcing you to stay Annabeth. We hope you will, but I will not ask you to do something you do not wish." Carlisle says. "You will need to feed soon, so it would be best to make your decision quickly."

I can feel the dryness of my throat now, I was been blocking it out I guess. I had my shield up not sure if I could trust them but now I know I can. I look at their smiling faces, and Edward doesn't have the confused look on his face any longer. They are asking me to stay with them. They are going to help me not be so much of a monster. They want me to be a part of their family, how can I say no?

I smile. "I want to stay." I say and look to Carlisle. "And I'm not mad, I wanted to be saved and you saved me. I owe you my life Carlisle." I say and Carlisle's smile grows. The second I finish warm arms wrap around me in an embrace. I notice it is Esme and I feel safe in her motherly arms. She releases me after a kiss on my forehead and Alice has danced over and now has her arms around me.

"We are going to be close," she whispers and smiles to me. I look to her and smile.

Then Emmett rushes to me and lifts me off the ground and hugs me. He is like a giant teddy bear. Rosalie gives me a quick but friendly hug and so did everyone else.

"Let's go show newbie here how hunting is done," Emmett smiles big. I smile and we start leaving the house.

I catch my reflection in a mirror on my way out. I touch my porcelain skin as my reflection mirrors my actions. I see my blonde hair has turned really curly and is made from perfect ringlets. My skin is pale but flawless. My features are the same except my lips are a little bit fuller. My eyes are a tad bit bigger, my eyebrows are perfectly done, and my eyes are bright red, not amber like the Cullens'. No one would notice the difference, you can still see it is me, but a little more beauty is added to me. I stare at my eyes, not able to get over their color. Edward shows up behind me and puts a hand on my shoulder gently. His hug was a little distant when everyone was hugging me earlier, but I can still feel the warmth in that hug.

"They'll change in a little bit," he says as if knowing that I had been thinking of my eyes.

I look to him in the reflection and I smile. "I'll race you." I smile playfully.

He raises an eyebrow and gives me his perfect half smile, "You're on!" He smiles and then he runs out.

I chase him and then I pass him quickly catching up to my new family. Running feels like flying, and I love the feeling of it.