Chapter two: New Sight
I slowly walked up to the old white house. I could tell that vampires that lived here, I didn't want to scare theme or end up with a bad confrontation. The old house was beautiful. The house was timeless, graceful, and probably over a hundred years old. It was painted a faded soft white, three stories tall, rectangular and well proportional. One whole side of the house seemed to be completely glass mirrors. The place smelled like vampires lived here but there was something extra, something that I'd never smelled before. It was animal like but had a human musk to it, but it sure reeked. I took to more small slow steps then suddenly there was a male vampire in front of me.
"Hello. I'm Edward Cullen." He spoke with a silky smooth voice. Edward had auburn hair and gold honey eyes. He looked like he was around seventeen or so. But he was beautiful for sure.
"Hi, I'm Jade. Are you the only one here?" I asked as politely as possible.
"No, I live here with my family." Then there were seven other vampires beside him, all with gold honey eyes, and there was a man but he wasn't a vampire. I could here his heart beat and blood running through his veins. Then the human animal smell was there. I wrinkled my nose.
"This is my wife Bella and our daughter Renesmee," He pointed to a brunette female and a smaller female, maybe seventeen with the same colored curly hair as his. Bella seemed to be shielding her from me. "This is Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle, Esme, and Jacob." He pointed to each of them as he said there names.
"Nice to meet you all. I was wondering if I may talk to whoever is in charge.'
"Hello, I'm Carlisle. I'm sort of the one in charge. I stand as the father just as Esme is the mother of our family here. Come in, come in and we can talk as long as your intentions are not fight?" he asked.
"No, no. I just need to…" How do I say this? I didn't want to be mean and rude but I didn't want to be alone. I looked down unsure of what to say.
"Maybe you should explain once were inside?" Edward said in a soothing voice. My eyes flickered to his as back to the ground. We walked inside and to the living room. It seemed the whole house was in light soft colors, more to the white side of the color spectrum, but the house was just as beautiful on the inside as it was on the outside, and big.
"So what can I do for you Jade?" Carlisle asked me. I was unsure of how to ask him. So I started with my history and about my mother. I told him of how she wanted to meet him but she was killed. I tried to tell him every detail with out leaving him as to any doubt about me.
"So you see I'm alone now and I was hoping maybe I…could join your family?" I asked him wile looking down. "I won't be any trouble and I will do whatever I need to. I don't want to be a monster either, and I don't want to be alone. As long as its okay with your family." Still staring at the floor I finally looked up.
"Well I see, but of course you can join us! We would all love to have you as apart of our family. I understand your lose. I must tell you about my family here before we go on. You see there are some of us that are special in many ways. Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper, and Renesmee all have gifts."
I was so happy! But then it hit me," Gifts?" I asked then added, "Oh and thanks so much for letting me stay!"
"No problem. When I say gifts I mean they can do extra kinds of things. Many other Vampires have gifts too. Edward can read minds, Alice sees the future though it's subjective, Jaspers senses moods and is able to change theme, and Bella has a mental shield she uses against other mental gifts." He said calmly. None of the others seemed to want to explain. They were all mostly just dispersed around the room. Farther from me then Carlisle.
"Wow I've never heard of gifts. I wonder if I have one. Wait, what about Renesmee?" I looked over at the small woman and for the first time I heard something coming from her. There was a thrumming like a humming birds wings. And I smelled blood but it wasn't completely human. But I was a little thirsty and my throat went up in flames. "What is that?" I croaked. I locked my muscles trying not to sink into a crouch. Edward got up quickly and got Bella and Renesmee out of the house. I heard them leave across the river.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean…" I trailed off into a whisper.
"No, I'm sorry. I forgot you're a new born. Renesmee is very special. She was conceived, carried and given birth by Bella when she was still human. Edward is her biological father, and changed Bella as soon as Renesmee was out. She is half human half vampire. Her heart beats, that's the thrumming, and she has blood in her. She can put images in your head. She can show you anything, as long as she is touching you, you can't keep her out. She also grows fast and is at lest one hundred and two years old." Carlisle explained to me. As a small breeze came through the open window I was able to think.
"Okay, so I need to be careful around her." I said, mostly to myself.
"Well you see Edward fell in love with Bella when she was still human, and she fell in love with him. They are soul mates. Her blood smelled so much sweeter to him then anyone else's, she was his singer. It was a strange relationship but it worked. In the end Bella had to be changed, but she still got to be a mother." Carlisle said.
I looked over to Jacob and his strange smell. I could hear his heart beat but I didn't want to hurt him, in fact I thought he stunk. I looked at the others. Alice had short spiky black hair and was so pixie like, Jasper wasn't as big as Emmett but he seemed to hold his own and he had scars all over, Emmett and Rosalie were up stairs. Rosalie was of course the most beautiful vampire here and seemed to know she was the most beautiful vampire ever. Esme had a loving face and seemed to fit as a mother. Was she going to be my new mother? I didn't know if I wanted that. Jacob had russet colored skin, he was tall and very muscular. He had dark eyes, and black hair.
Looking at Jacob I asked "If you don't mind me asking, your not human are you? What are you?" I tried not to be rude but the curiosity was getting the better of me.
"I guess not many vamps know about my kind. I'm a werewolf, more of a shape shifter really. I can change into a giant wolf. Pack members can speak to each other through their minds. I have my small pack around here, you haven't seen them but I need to go. They need to be warned about…the new comer." He smiled and then he got up and walked out the front door.
"I've never heard of such things. Gifts, half and half children, werewolves. This is all so new to me." I pursed my lips. I hadn't known much of this world but there sure was a lot more to it then I originally thought.
"Yes, I suppose not many know of all of this. But give it all a chance; it can be quite a world. Jacob is bonded with Renesmee more then you know, when a pack member imprints on someone then that person is essentially the center of the universe to the member. Jacob imprinted on Renesmee when she was born. He was like her big brother, and then he was her best friend, and now their together, he was perfect for her." Carlisle explained to me.
I looked at him. It was beginning to get dark, and we still hadn't gone much farther then the living room. I needed to hunt before the next time I saw Renesmee, if her parents allowed it.
"Jade, now that you're up to bat on everything we should choose your room up stairs and get you some new cloths." Alice jumped up as she got up and put out her hand. I grabed it and stood up. She was smiling wildly "We're gona be such good friends. I just know it, but first you need a change." She looked at me. I felt at home for the first time in forever. Perhaps this could be a great place for me, and maybe it was the right place to come after all.
"Yeah, sounds like fun." I smiled at her then turned around before fallowing her. "Thank you so much for welcoming me. I hope I can become a part of the family. Oh, and tell Edward and Bella not to worry, I'll hunt more then usual and that I hope that I can meet Renesmee soon." I said. Alice practically dragged me up the stairs and into my new life.
