I begin my long walk home from school as I hear people walking behind me. I casually throw my head behind me to see 3 men walking in a group looking me all over. I quicken my pace, looking forward again and I see another man walking towards me and I look for a way to get away from them. My eyes land on an alley way that turns right. I quickly walk into the alley way and the men follow, almost running now I turn to the right and find it is actually a dead end. I'm screwed. I throw down my bag and look for my cell phone, my only way out at this point. The men quickly surround me and throw the cell phone out of my hands, crushing it.
"What do you want…?" I whimper out as they begin to grab me roughly.
"You." one of them say with an evil smile.
"Please sir, I don't have any money... I just want to go home." My mother was expecting me.
"We aren't after your money." One says with an evil smirk.
They throw my head roughly against a wall, knocking me out. When I wake up I see a golden haired man standing above me. I look down at my body. I am naked all besides my shirt I had been wearing.
"It's okay. I'll save you." The golden haired man said.
What did he mean? Was he an angel? The man carried me to a room before laying me down on what looked like a hospital bed. He leaned in as if he were going to kiss my neck and then bit down. I screamed out at the pain. It felt like I was on fire! Why weren't they putting it out!
"Fire…" I gasped out unable to think of anything else to say.
The fire overtook my senses.
"Make it stop…." I groaned out.
Why hadn't he killed me yet? Put me out of my misery? The fire burned on. It was almost like they were torturing me. He wasn't an angel. He was a demon. The pain did not lessen, it only got unbearably hotter, but after awhile the screams and thrashes got louder as the fire burned even hotter at my heart. The pain went on for at least 2 days before it started to fade. First at my fingertips and toes, then to my ankles and wrists, till finally it stopped. I opened my eyes to see what had happened. I saw the angel like person sitting in a chair.
"What did you do to me…?" My throat burned and I instantly moved my hand to cup it as if to try to soothe the burn.
"I turned you into a vampire." The man said bluntly.
"But... Vampires don't exist..." They don't exist… Could they? What type of sick joke is this?
"Good to know I don't exist." I hear someone call from what seems like downstairs.
I didn't have that good of hearing though… My mind was racing. Could what this man be telling me be true?
"Emmet." The golden haired man says in a slightly aggravated tone.
"Who are you…?" I ask the man.
"I'm Carlisle Cullen." He answers with enough patience it's like the man has been around children his whole life.
"How old are you?" I asked him curiously.
"I just celebrated my 362 birthday." He said with a smile.
"Psh. Yeah right. No seriously, how old are you?"
He looks deeply into my eyes and then replies "I was 29 when I was turned in 1663" He answered.
"Now, I've been answering questions, you're turn. How old are you?" He asked sincerely looking into my eyes.
"I'm 13." I answered with a sigh.
Then it suddenly occurred to me. Where am I?
"Forks." A voice answers downstairs.
"How did he know that I was thinking that?" I asked Carlisle anxiously.
"I can read minds." He answered downstairs again.
"How did he hear me?" I asked again.
This family sure had kick-ass hearing. The person from downstairs chuckled lightly at that. Suddenly I felt my attention drawn to my throat. The burning sensation took over and I whimpered slightly. It felt like my throat was on fire. It reminded me of the other type of fire that had covered my body for what seemed like 2 days.
"You're thirsty. We should take you hunting." The man- Carlisle stood up and I jumped out of the hospital bed, landing on my feet.
Weird... I normally would've fallen... Maybe I was a vampire now? I felt like I could do anything... Be anyone…
"So what's your name?" Carlisle asked as we made our way out of the room.
This house sure was big.
"Cassie." I answered as we walked downstairs.
I gasped when I saw 6 BEAUTIFUL people standing in front of me; every single one of them was wearing designer clothes. I looked down at my own clothes to find I was also wearing some unknown expensive brand. When did I change? I looked at all of their faces.
One had a darkish brownish sort of color to his hair; his face reminded me of my brother. 2 others were blond; the other 3 had brown hair. Carlisle moved to introduce myself to them.
"Cassie, this is Edward." He gestured toward the one that reminded me of my brother then to the one beside him.
"This is Jasper." He moved along down the line.
"Esme, Emmett, Alice, and Rosalie." He finished.
They all were GEROGOUS. Their eyes all either a shade of golden or a blackish color.
"Hello…" I said weakly feeling intimidated. Suddenly a wave of calmness flew over me.
"Well, now that you are situated with the family. I suppose we should go hunting." I was confused about what he meant by hunting.
If this family where vampires… Didn't he mean humans? I didn't want to hurt anyone…
"No, he means animals."Edward said quickly.
I suddenly let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and Carlisle began walking outside the door, the others following shortly behind. I gasped when their bodies sparkled in the sunlight. I stood awkwardly in the shade looking in amazement. I put my hand out experimentally and it sparkled in the beautiful sun.
"Holy crap!" I exclaimed. "I'm like a disco ball..." I giggled out and the others were laughing with me as well.
I began to get embarrassed and started to make my way toward them and we walked closer and closer to a big lake…
"How do we get across?" I asked curiously.
I looked into the lake and noticed my eyes.
"What happened to my eyes!" I gasp out unsettled by the image.
"It's going to be like that for awhile. It will eventually turn golden." Esme says trying to comfort me.
I think for a second.
"How long is awhile?" I ask with a sigh.
"A couple of months …" Jasper says, sending another calming way toward me.
"Months?" I say with a frown.
I look frightening. Like a monster.
"I'm thirsty…" I say when my throat begins burning again.
"Okay. Follow my lead." Carlisle says and then takes one long bound and jumps over the large lake.
My eyes widen as the others do the same.
"How in the hell am I supposed to jump over this thing…" I mutter after the others have jumped over it.
I try to replicate the graceful jumps they made. I placed my foot flatly on a rock that looked stable and took a few strides back and then ran as FAST as I could, then put my foot back on the rock and I was flying.
"Oh my god…" I said as I flew across the sky and landed in the forest.
Surprisingly I wasn't hurt despite the fact i had just fallen from the sky.
"Are you okay?" I hear a voice call out and I turn my head to see Alice standing there looking down at me worriedly.
"Yes, I think so…" I said slightly confused.
"Need help up?" She said, offering her hand.
I shake my head and help myself up. Suddenly a thought goes through my head. How would I hunt? I wasn't that good of a hunter as a human; my dad took me hunting for squirrels once. I didn't get ANYTHING.
"How… Are we supposed to hunt? We didn't bring any weapons…"
Alice smiled at my question and pointed toward her teeth.
"We are going to bite them? But how do we catch them?" I asked her still confused.
She moved at lightning speed and appeared behind me.
"Boo." She said and I turned around to see her standing there smiling at me.
"I wanna try!" I say excitedly and begin to run as fast as I can.
Surprisingly it didn't blur as I run as fast as I can. I can still see ever single leaf, every branch as I run at top speed. The others struggle to catch up with me; Edward gets pretty close but fails to pass me. I stop suddenly when I smell water.
"Eww…" I say scrunching up my nose at the surprisingly disgusting smell.
"I know." Edward smiles next to me. "It gets some getting used to. "
I think for a second. "So... What are we hunting?" I ask slightly confused.
"We are going to hunt deer." Carlisle says and then he gestures toward a meadow a few hundred yard in front of them and then I notice there is a herd of deer there.
"Follow our lead." Carlisle says and they run off, followed shortly by me.
They begin attacking the deer and I look for a buck to attack and the herd begins running.
I run after the deer and give into my instincts then bite into where the pulse is centered. His neck. The blood flows down my throat and the heart of the buck begins to slow down. Finally it stops and I throw the body down in disgust. My throat isn't burning as bad now; I look at the other members of the family and find they are done as well. I look down at my clothes to find that my shirt is covered in blood and so are my new designer jeans.
"Sorry… I guess I could've been cleaner then that…" I laugh half heartily.
"It's fine." Carlisle says with a smile.
Alice's eyes are focused on my outfit, her face frowning.
"No it is not fine Carlisle look what she did to her clothes! C'mon. We are getting you changed." Alice says pulling me back toward the house, I sigh and go with her.
Looks like I found who dressed me in this outfit. She drags me ALL the way back to the house, even jumping with me across the lake. The others follow shortly behind and Alice pulls me all the way upstairs and goes through some clothes she had in a closet.
"I don't think we are the same size Alice…" I say sighing slightly.
"Oh I know. I bought you clothes before you uh... 'Woke up'." I wince remembering the burning.
"You bought me clothes?" I say a bit surprised.
Nobody had ever spent money on me. My family had been kind of poor. The only reason I had a cell phone was because I spent my own money on it.
"You didn't have to do that…" I say looking at all the things she bought.
"Cassie, you're family now. It's implied that I spend money on you." I smile slightly and look around the room.
Did I get a room...? I wondered slightly to myself.
"Cassie, you're in your room." Edward says from downstairs.
The room was beautiful. It had a door that led into the forest, a bed in the middle with a blue bedspread, pushed toward the wall, a laptop sitting on top of a desk along with a book shelf that held a LOT of books. A door that led to what I'm guessing was the bathroom, a HUGE mirror and thousands of beauty products covered the regain under the mirror. I absolutely loved it.
"Oh wow…." Was all I could make out.
"She likes it." Edward told Esme downstairs.
"Thank you Esme…" I said looking around my new room.
Alice pulled out a dress and gave it to me.
"I'm guessing you're going to make me change now?" I asked her with a smirk.
She nodded and turned around walking out of the room, closing the door on her way out. I could tell she was waiting just outside the door waiting for me to change. I rolled my eyes and quickly changed into the dress. Only now did I notice my shoes. Sneakers. I liked them very much; I had wanted a pair like these but couldn't afford it.
"Done." I said and Alice walked back into the room and smiled.
"I like it Cassie." She said and walked out. I turned my eyes toward the computer and wondered dully if it had internet connection here.
"Yes, Cassie it does." Edward said from downstairs.
I moved toward the computer and turned it on. It signed on and she went to a site i had known from my human years. Facebook. I was about to sign in whenever Edward came into the room.
"What?" I said slightly annoyed.
"You can't get on Facebook. People think you're dead." He said in a blank voice devoid of emotion.
I sighed and typed in the URL bar: Youtube Edward laughed a little at that.
"What?" I asked curiously.
"Nothing. Just thinking about how the youth of America wastes time." He smiled.
"Then what do you suggest I do with my time?" I said almost rudely.
"Well I suppose you could spend your time learning new things… Like piano…" He trailed off.
I thought for a second. "Okay, only one problem. I don't have a teacher." I had always wanted to learn Piano but my parents couldn't pay for the lessons.
"I could teach you. I know how to play." He said smiling proudly.
"Okay. When?" I asked curiously.
"Now seems as good as time as any." He smiled even wider and I got up, we made our way to his room. I gazed in amazement as I saw the huge Piano.
Let alone the music collection he had. Wow. He walked over to the piano and placed his fingers swiftly and began playing a song that sounded beautiful.
"What are you playing?" I asked, walking over to him.
"Bella's Lullaby." He answered almost immediately.
"Who's Bella?" I asked in a confused tone.
"My love." He answered nonchalantly.
I listened to him play for hours before he saw the sun beginning to rise behind several clouds.
"What?" I asked as he got up from the piano.
"It's time to go to school…" He sighed and moved toward his closet.
"Do I have to go?" I asked whining a bit.
"No." He answered with a smile.
I instantly perked up. No school! Yay! I was mentally doing my happy dance whenever Edward began to laugh.
"Well. I'm going back to my room. Bye Edward." I said, walking out of the door and back into my own room.
"Carlisle?" I called out to him from my own room.
"Yes?" he answered from his office.
"Do vampires sleep?" I asked curiously, realizing I didn't feel tired like I usually would.
I heard his laugh fill the house and I sighed. Its not like i got a manual for this thing!
"No we don't sleep." I could hear his smile in his voice.
"So what am I supposed to do now?" I asked slightly annoyed that I couldn't ever dream again.
I walked out of my room, down the stairs, out the door and tried to figure out what to do next. Hmm. I used my vampire speed to take myself by a tree and decided to see how strong I was. I touched the tree to be surprised it felt velvety to the touch; before it felt rough and hard. I tried to lightly punch the tree and surprisingly, it didn't hurt. I decided to try as hard as I can and the tree was propelled forward, falling in the process. I hissed and jumped back a few steps, a bit surprised that I had done that to a tree. Holy crap I'm like superman! I heard someone's booming laughter behind me, I turned around to see Emmett standing there, holding his bag laughing at me. I frowned slightly.
"Oh lighten up." He said with a smile.
I smiled and then the others began walking outside, to their vehicles, a jeep, Volvo, a Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, and a motorcycle. I gawked at the vehicles surprised I hadn't noticed them before. My favorite was the Jeep. I had been saving up for one when I turned 16… Looks like that day isn't going to come. Edward, Alice and Jasper made their way to the Volvo. Emmett and Rosalie walked toward the BMW and hopped inside. They started the cars and drove off. Left with nothing else to do I walked back inside and sat down in the living room and grabbed at the remote, accidently breaking it into a billion little pieces. Oh no. I broke it. They were going to kill me… Carlisle walked into the room and noticed the broken remote and how I was cowering behind the couch.
"What are you doing?" He asked timidly, picking up the pieces of the remote.
It all came out at once: "I'm sorry Carlisle I didn't mean to break it I was trying to turn on the TV and I forgot how strong I was…" I trailed off looking at his eyes for any sign of anger.
"Oh its fine Cassie, It's just a remote. You should see what the others have broken…" He laughed at the thought.
"So I'm not in trouble?" I asked confused and relieved. Every time I broke something when I was human, I got beat.
"You aren't in trouble." He said smiling slightly. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and started walking upstairs. Just then I heard a howl outside.
"WHAT WAS THAT!" I said, frightened by the noise.
"Oh dear…" Carlisle said, getting up from the couch. I walked back down the staircase and almost screamed when I saw a sandy colored horse-sized wolf outside.
"WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT THING!" I screamed out, hiding behind the couch.
"It's a werewolf..." Carlisle said, moving toward the door.
"Edward isn't here Jacob; if you want to talk you will have to come in human form." He said, sighing a bit at the end.
If my heart where still beating, I would've had a heart attack. The wolf ran off and a few minutes later a human came back wearing shorts. He walked up to Carlisle and began talking to him, something about imprinting and some treaty. I couldn't help but stare at his 6 pack. He was hot… My mouth was drooling by the time he finished talking. The only downside was he stunk. He smelled like wet-dog.
"Nice to meet you." Jacob said standing infront of me, offering his hand.
"I'm Jacob." I smiled and shook his hand.
"I'm Cassie."
Carlisle randomly interrupted.
"Cassie do you know what 'Imprinting' is?"
I shook my head.
"Well, Jacob here has imprinted on you."