What was going on? Why was it suddenly so dark? I stared around, and realized I was on the ground. I stood, finally remembering falling asleep. Yes, that was it! I had fallen asleep in the woods… a flash of memory rushed through my head. I thought I'd seen something strange in my orange, it hadn't looked like a normal seed. Damn Nikko! Surely if he had known I would end up hiking after school, he wouldn't have put the sleeping pills in my orange…
Oh, Crap! I suddenly remembered James and Lexi, waiting for me at home… I'm staying with Taylor Friday Night! I'd called. OK! They had responded in Unison. They probably thought I was there now… Thankfully I had cancelled with Taylor during school- my parents didn't know. But now there was the issue of my being in the woods alone at night, nearly 15 yards from the trail. I recalled hearing stories of wolves on the news- wolves that had grown far larger than normal. I looked around, trying to remember which way the trail was, and suddenly felt a hand on my throat, choking me. A moment later, I was flying across the dirt. I fell as I hit the tree, feeling as though I would slip into unconsciousness… I stupidly stayed awake. As the pale, beautiful man stepped towards me, I caught his scent- it was lovely, like vanilla and desert rain…And then there was a horrible pain in my forehead… I felt myself bleeding, and then, suddenly, the man was being pulled away from me. No! I screamed inside my mind, wanting to hold on to the smell, the sight of his face… now there was only pain, it was no longer being dulled by the sight and scent of the man who, it seemed, was trying to kill me. Trying to kill me… so why did I feel so much safer when he was next to me, breathing on me, drinking blood from my cut? It was a strange thing for him to be doing- my mind turned to my favorite books, full of creatures that, until now, I had thought unreal. And yet, a beautiful, frighteningly strong man was drinking my blood… one word crossed my mind: vampire.
I heard a voice now, and saw a new face- beautiful, but somehow not as beautiful as the first. This man didn't smell as good, either- He smelled like roses and pine needles. His voice was beautiful- it made me want close my eyes and swim in it. "Look what you've done!" I opened my eyes when the voice stopped, and saw that he had turned. I realized that the man with the first beautiful face was a few feet away, rigid. I also realized that neither of them were men- they were boys, probably a few years older than myself.
"She's dying!" Now he stood, walking towards the vanilla-scented god. "We have to get her to someone…." "I'm sorry." I melted inside as the warm, beautiful voice spoke, making the pain in my head disappear for a few heavenly moments.- I knew immediately that this voice belonged to the first boy I had seen, the one who had bitten me. Vampire flashed through my mind again.
"I'm sure you are, Damion!" Damion… so that was his name. "She's not dying, Jared." Damion spoke, temporarily healing my wound again. "She's changing." Changing? This registered clearly- I was becoming one of them. I'd read enough books and seen enough movies to understand that much.
I ruined the sounds of their perfect voices in my mind by speaking. "I'm… gonna be a vampire?" Jared rushed to my side kneeling. "She's awake?" He asked. I saw Damion smile. "And she's already realized what's happening. Funny, most people don't get it this fast…" Jared turned angrily. "Are you smiling? We can't… we can't do this! It's wrong!" "Oh, so you'd rather I just finish her off?" Me and Jared shouted "No!" at the same time, though it came out as more of a croak for me.
Damion moved forward, squatting next to Jared and staring into my eyes. "You know, you're amazingly responsive for someone who was bitten nearly 10 minutes ago." I smiled, laughing slightly- I don't know why. He turned to Jared. "Carlisle Cullen." Jared turned to Damion, as well. "Perfect! Hey… Day, your eyes are already turquoise again." Damion sighed, closing his eyes. "Her blood… it was very filling. So… perfect. Not sweet, not sour… it tasted like chocolate…" he opened his eyes again. "And raspberries." I chuckled. Raspberries were my favorite fruit. "Forget it. Let's get her to Carlisle!" They picked me up with perfect ease and started through the woods. "It's a shame." I heard Damion say. "what?" Jared replied. "When she changes, she'll become more beautiful." "So?" Jared asked. "I think she's beautiful as she is. Intensifying her features will make her less beautiful, in my opinion." I sensed him staring down at me, and then I fell asleep.
I awoke in a large house. 2 people were staring at me- a boy and a girl, both beautiful like Damion and Jared. But neither of them made me feel as though I was flying, as Damion had. I sat up, feeling a small pain on my temple. "H-how long have I been asleep?" I asked, and the 2 turned to me, faster than I had ever believed possible- I nearly missed the movement. "3 days." The boy said. His voice melted me- it was very close to the reaction I had had to Damion's voice. "So, I guess it's over- or close to, anyway. I suppose that you're one of us." The girl had spoken that time, her voice high and soothing. "I'm Alice." She said. "This is Edward. I suppose that you're our sister now." I sat up. "So, I'm a vampire?" They nodded. "You know, you're very lucky to have slept through it." Alice said. "Most people are awake, and have to endure the pain, sometimes for more than a week."
Suddenly, 3 more people were in the room- more vampires, I assumed. "oh! She's awake!" The woman said, smiling. "Hello, dear. I'm Esme." I'm Carlisle." The tall blond-haired man standing next to her held out his hand. I took it, nervous that it would be cold, as Damion and Jared's had been. I realized that my hand was cold, too, when I shook his hand and felt no chill. "I'm Emmet," The boy said, waving. Only moments later, 2 more vampires joined us- they introduced themselves as Jasper and Rosalie. Jasper stepped to Alice's side, and they hugged. Rosalie and Emmet kissed each other lightly. I realized that Alice and Edward were not a couple, as I had originally thought. Though now I realized that Edward was the only one here without a lover- I waited for another beautiful girl to walk in, but none did. "
"So, now, what's your name?" Alice asked. "Skylar." I said, embarrassed that I had not thought to mention my name yet.
And then, loud footsteps came from a few yards from the house- I figured my senses were more acute, considering that 5 minutes later, a girl walked into the house- she could not have been as close as I had first thought when I heard her steps. When the girl walked into the room we were assembled in, I was startled to see a simple, plainly human girl, instead of a beautiful blood-sucker like the rest of us. Still, she walked to Edward's side, apparently impervious to the fact that she was surrounded by vampires. She kissed Edward's hand, gently. I realized that, if she was human, they surely had to be very careful around each other.
"Hey, she's awake!" She said, turning to me. "I'm Bella." She held out her hand, as Carlisle had, and I took it, glad to feel warmth on my hand. "Skylar," I said, my voice weak. I stood, jumping clumsily off the table where I sat, and started to walk around. As I stepped into a patch of sunlight, expecting a burning sensation, I was surprised to see myelf glittering as I raised my hand to my face. "So, where's all the coffins and stuff?" Carlisle and Esme laughed. "We're not like that, dear. People have many misconceptions about our ways of life." Esme's voice was calming, motherly- my mind flashed to James and Lexi. "My parents!" "We can't do anything for them- they probably believe you were attacked by a bear, or wolf." My mind was reeling. "So, they think I'm… dead?" They all nodded solemnly, except for Rosalie and Bella.
"Why don't we go to a happier subject?" Esme suggested, and I nodded slowly. "Alice, why don't you… explain things?" Alice stepped towards me, and suddenly we were alone. "Where did they all go?" I asked. Alice sighed. "That's the first thing. Vampires have extraordinary speed. And strength. Edward had to Carry Bella out of here- she's human." I nodded. "I noticed. Her footsteps-" Yeah." Alice cut me off. "That's the other thing. We have VERY acute senses of smell, sight, and hearing. We don't sleep in coffins because, well… we can't crosses- don't worry about them. Holy water, too." I sighed, taking in all of this information. "What about the drinking blood?" I asked, and noticed my hand moving towards my temple, where I felt a small scar. "We do need blood. But, our family is different. We drink animal blood, and live among the humans as peacefully as we can. It can be hard, but you'll get used to it." She touched my scar lightly. "What a strange place to bite…" She was whispering, but I heard her clearly. "Well, come on. Let's go see if you have a talent."