Part 1 - Chapter 1: Red to Green
I sit about, moping in my room again. There were many things wrong with me, as everyone said. I glanced into the mirror opposite of my couch and review my physical appearance once more. I was every bit as beautiful as most vampires, but I had a strange element to me. I was pale, of course, but almost translucent. Papery, feathery, snowy. It accented my silver hair flowing down my back to the halfway down my thighs. I had it in an elaborate braid hanging down my shoulder.
The only thing that perturbed me was my eyes. I hadn't eaten in about three weeks. Animal blood was okay, but it was nothing too exciting. I'd not killed a human or even been in contact with one before, but I knew I wasn't interested in any. My eyes were dark red. I was four years past being a newborn, my eyes had consistently stayed like this. Crimson like the blood I was supposed to be drinking. My diet was scattered. Carlisle called me an anorexic vampire because I almost never ate. When I did, I slipped off into the woods alone for a few days at a time.
I usually didn't eat much, but that didn't change my restraint. Carlisle was waiting for my eyes to become golden before unleashing me within humans. But I'd been fine around the awful werewolf, Jacob. He had imprinted upon Bella and Edward's daughter Renesmee (terrible name, by the way), so he was always around stinking up the place. I'd heard of his aid when the Cullens were back in Forks, Washington, but eventually, his pack of werewolves died out and he moved with us. After all, his wife was immortal and he had the choice to be. To say the least, I hated Jacob.
Don't get me started on the love triangle with Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Ugh. I heard everyone's stories after my prolonged transformation. I'd spent two weeks in my writhing pain. But it was the best memory I'd had as a vampire. That brings up something else. I didn't remember my human life. Alice said that she hadn't either, but she had come from an insane asylum. I could stand Alice and Jasper occasionally and that was only when she wasn't fanning over Bella. Rosalie was better than Alice, but she often stayed too close to Renesmee. That kid was married, but still had an entourage.
The only people I really liked was Carlisle and Esme. I adored Carlisle. He had been the one to change me. All he told me about my human life was that he'd never seen me in Forks, Washington before he heard me screaming and saved me from the water. He didn't know if I was drowning or what, but he bit me nonetheless and returned me to his new mansion in Crystal, Maine. He explained that it was highly unusual for vampire to be transforming for a total of two weeks. But he also said I was a highly unique case on my own.
As I was looking at myself in the mirror, I made a decision. I experimented with my little tick and blinked my eyes a few times. I smiled as their regular scarlet color morphed into the meadow green that was still oddly beautiful. I had been practicing this for a few weeks. I was bored out of my mind staying in my room avoiding most people, so this was one of the many past times I'd chosen to take part in. The others included learning several languages, instruments, and academic topics.
Finally, I decided to step out of my room. Using my mastered super speed, I raced into the living room. The space was just that: spacious. There was light spilling in from the window walls, a view of the mountains that surrounded us, and several designer pieces of furniture. Esme and Carlisle were sitting in a single love seat. I saw them as my parents in a way. I glimpsed Emmett and Rosalie outside fighting playfully. Edward and Bella were most likely in their little cottage right outside of the main house. Renesmee and Jacob were out and about with their human friends. Alice and Jasper were upstairs dancing. It was just me and my idols at the moment.
They looked up when I walked in. If you were to look at me, you would know I was anorexic. I had little curves despite the beauty I received. I was a stick figure that models would die for. The moment they saw me, they were up on their feet. Esme covered her mouth with her hand and Carlisle's eyebrows scrunched up. "What is the meaning of this? What happened to your eyes?" I took a deep breath and explained, "I've been wanting to start attending the high school with everyone else, but I couldn't fix my eyes, so I tried imagining them different colors. At first it was purple, but eventually, I could tame down the vividness. I don't know why my red eyes won't go away."
Bella swept in with Edward at her side and said, "Probably because you starve yourself." I glared at her. Esme touched my arm cautiously as Carlisle examined my eyes. "How long have you been working on this?" I tried to count the days, weeks, months, but I had no idea. Time moved differently for me. So I shrugged. Carlisle sighed. "I think you must have been a shape-shifter in your human life. But I believe that if you can hold a single color in your eyes for a few hours and work on your human characteristics you can attend school with the rest. It'll get you out of the house, at least."
I knew I bugged Esme with how much I hung around at the mansion since I couldn't change my eye color. I didn't hunt often, so I annoyed her a lot. I knew she loved me, but I was obviously obnoxious. "School starts in two weeks. Do you think she can handle it?" Jasper crept down the stairs with Alice on his arm. Carlisle gazed at me. "I'm pretty sure. She can handle being thirsty for a month or more. I think she can contain herself around humans." "I do around the mutt," I muttered. I heard Jacob growl as he came in with his large self holding Renesmee close.
Rosalie and Emmett finally came in. Although I most certainly had an extremely less amount of blood running through my system, I was still stronger than Emmett and faster than Edward. I was strange. And that was just the beginning. I cracked a smile. That made everyone grin largely. "That is the first time you've showed any emotion other than hatred," Jasper stated. I shrugged in response. "I just can't wait to get out of this house." I paused and glanced outside. "I'll be right back."