This is where I start to bring in some of the elements of the Twilight series. I hope that the first chapter wasn't to unbearable. I am still looking for a beta reader. While Listening to my iPod Mad World came on by Gary Jules, it reminded me very much of Vander.
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You see for me things are different, I am not a normal vampire. Human blood does not tempt me, it is the witch in me. I do not have red eyes, though they do grow black when I thirst. Instead my eyes are grey, again I think this is because of the magic that ruin in my veins. I still thirst, but I drink animal blood. I must have blood to survive, but as I stated human blood does nothing to tempt me, and I suspect it would do nothing for me. So being in a city does not pose a problem for me.
When I first heard of Forks I was in Kansas City, where Gilbert had grown up. I spent my days and nights haunting the places we had visited when he took me home to meet his parents.I had not been called on to restore nature's order for almost seven months. Believe me I was content to remain there wallowing in my nostalgia.
I was both relieved and saddened to leave there. But I had heard so many stories of a budding coven and pack living so close together. I knew I had to go, a new pack or new coven was bad enough but both at once so close. That could only mean I was needed. I will admit that when first came to me I ignored it. Then the stories kept coming to me and Seattle, so near to the little town fell under siege. I knew that I had to go, and blamed myself. If I had done my job I could have saved lives, instead I let my grief consume me. In my selfishness I brought about more death, just like I brought to Gilbert.
I set myself up with a garage apartment to rent in a near town, Port Angeles. It was extremely reasonable, less for what I was paying in Kansas City and it came with utilities and furnishings. I left behind the ghost of my love, tucking him away in the studio apartment I rented and promised I would return. Then I boarded a plane for Seattle. It was faster then running and it was bar far safer, though it isn't as satisfying. I had already wasted enough time in my own childish squalor.
When I arrived I wasted no time in going to my new place. It was a hole, but what did I expect for five hundred dollars a month? That very night I went to Forks and made myself familiar with the wilderness and town. I could smell both the vampires and wolves but they stayed mostly on and around a reservation called La Push. I don't know wither it was logic or preference that made me target the vampires first.
As a fellow vampire I could relate to them and possibly settle whatever was going on with little bloodshed, It wouldn't be the first time. Though if it does come to blows I prefer saving the best for last and I enjoy hunting a wolf over a vamp any day. Old habits die hard, what can I say?
I spent five nights combing the woods, careful not to hunt though it strained me. I wanted to leave as little behind as I could. On the fifth night I went out not expecting much. My mistake, not feeding and no action make my sloppy.
I got distracted by a deer, or all things and then they surrounded me. There were seven of them, three women and four men. But they made no move to take me. It was surprising, but it was the least surprising thing about them. Like me, their eyes were not red, they were a topaz color. A man approached me, but he was non-threatening, and I was feeling very serene. A feeling I had not felt in years, it was unnatural. I could tell I was being manipulated but I couldn't fight it.
"My name is Carlisle Cullen. This is my wife, Esme, and our children Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper." Each of them giving a small indicator when their name was called. "I am Vander Astran." I responded scanning each of them. It was interesting that he introduced them as a family, something I had never encountered before. There were whispers and looks between them and then the golden haired Edward nodded. "She is telling the truth, but Jasper your laying it on a bit thick. She is getting to relaxed." He nodded and I instantly felt a bit more clear, like my old self.
"We mean you no harm, I hope you realize this." Esme said her face soft and kind. I trusted her, they had given me no reason to fight them, or think they would fight me. "We are just curious to your intent here." Edward said his eyes narrowing as he scrutinized me. It was clear, that these vampires had heightened abilities, it was uncommon but less so then their mastery over them. "Well, I am first and foremost a witch…" Emmett snorted about how witches were things of myths. "And so are vampires, witches are uncommon like werewolves but they do exist." Carlisle told him in a stern way, sort of how a father reproaches his son. "As such, I am here to restore the order. I was informed about your coven and a pack. There have been deaths in Seattle, I came to try and reason with you or kill you if need be." I continued. Edward nodding as if verifying everything I said. "Well I can assure you that we had nothing to do with those death and neither did the pack." Esme said, for some reason I believed her, and it wasn't Jasper, I could tell the difference. Perhaps it was her mothering way, or the strangeness of them on a whole. "Well she believes us, and she isn't going to hurt any of us unless we hurt her." Edward said. Emmett swore and Jasper and Edward laughed. "Never bet against Alice." They said in unison. Alice smiled and came to my side taking my arm.. "Your hair is amazing, and so are your eyes are those contacts?" She asked speaking quickly.
Just like that Alice drug me to their house. On the way there it became clear that they were more a family then a coven. Alice was sort of fun chatting about my clothes and hair and how she had never seen a vampire like myself. I laughed "I have never seen vampires like you, your eyes…they are like mine sort of. Are you mixes as well?" I was hopeful that maybe in this world I had found vampires like myself. "No, it is our lifestyle choice that colors our eyes like this." Rosalie said, she had been hovering in making comments here and there about my clothes. "We are vegetarian vampires, we feed exclusively on animals." Carlisle explained. "Though unlike yourself we are tempted by human blood." Edward laughed and shook his head. "There is another colony in Alaska like us." "She feels embarrassed about not knowing there were vampires like us." Jasper told the group. "Well she has figured out that Jasper feels and can control emotion and that I read minds." Edward informed the others as we sat down in their living room. "What about me figure out what I can do yet?" Alice asked. I shook my head and she only laughed.
"Alice can see the future that is how we knew you were coming." Emmett explained his face dark. "Also how I knew you would be cool with us, isn't that right Em?" she laughed as Jasper snickered. "Enough please, I realize this is pretty interesting but I would like to learn more about you since you all know about me." Carlisle cleared his throat. "Actually Esme and myself are the only ones who know about you Vander, they were ignorant until Alice saw you coming. I would have informed them about your special situation but I figured you would be more suited." "Yes, I am very curious about you, I know a lot less then my husband." Esme said. The others were interested I could tell.
"Well I was born a witch, there is a triad. Sort of like rock paper scissors. Vampires are the rock, scissors are the witches and wolves are the paper." I explained. Carlisle nodded and I gave it a while to sink in. "When I was twenty one I was attacked by a vampire. I survived and became something more." I looked down my eyes growing sad. I knew Edward and Jasper could sense my sorrow at the memories. "I call myself a glitch in the system, and I made it my mission to balance the scales and keep the peace between our mythical rock paper scissors game." Emmett laughed at my little joke bringing me out of my personal little hell. "Well that is pretty much it. I came here to check things out, it is my duty." the more I tried not to blame myself for the deaths the more I did knowing Edward would report it later. "I as Carlisle said am not tempted by human blood, I too fed on animals. I am still a witch and my job is to protect the people, killing them would be counterproductive." I laughed trying to lighten my mood. As if sensing my motives I felt a wave of calmness pass through me. I was somewhat grateful for it.
"I hope you all understand, I am going to be staying in town I feel like things are balanced out to my satisfaction." Carlisle and Esme nodded. " It is your job, I wouldn't dream of asking you to not do it." Esme said smiling at me placing her hand on my knee. "That will be great, we can get to know one another better then." Alice smiled at me giving me a small hug. I had the feeling that I would regret coming to Forks. "It has been fun but I think I am going to go hunt then heat back to my place. Do you mind if I stop by tomorrow night, I want to get some more information on the pack before I confront them." Esme shook her head. "Not at all your welcome here any time. We want you to be at ease here." Carlisle cleared his throat. "We have a treaty with the pack though, I would rather you not confront them rather then mediate with them, I could help you set it up." I nodded and stood up. "I will show her out." Alice said jumping up and taking my arm. She sowed me the door telling me good spots around to get some food. I took mental note, able to local them all on my map in my head.
Edward waited until they were sure that Vander had left. All the while the bloody night running through his head. When she had explained that she was changed it had come up. Her lover killed, he was the thing that had kept her going those agonizing days. He could not imagine if Bella was taken in that manner, he knew he could not be as strong as she had been. "Well, she is… she is something alright. She feels guilty for so many deaths, the ones in Seattle. Like if she had came sooner she could have stopped it. She is very curious about who was doing the killings, she is feeling a bit like she is on information overload. So she was to leave and process what we gave her." Esme nodded as well as Carlisle. "Alright Edward, you can go." Carlisle said knowing Edward was anxious to go to Bella.
Edward stood and left leaving the others. "Well what do you think, is this going to turn into a fight?" Emmett asked looking at Carlisle flexing his muscles. Jasper looked up raising his brow then looked to Alice who shrugged. "Well, I think that with us she has no real problem. With the pack it might be different. I have heard of this girl, she has a very big problem with wolves. It goes deeper then her natural instincts. I don't think she seems unreasonable, but we will just have to see." Carlisle informed them. "Well I think she is going to do the right thing." Esme said standing. "I agree, I still don't see her getting violent." Alice said and Rosalie nodded. "She doesn't seem like the violent type." Rosalie put in. Jasper snorted and Emmet chuckled. "Yeah until she gets cornered. She could bring it Rose." Emmett said. Jasper stood and slapped Emmett's arm. "Lets go and wrestle, in case we need it." Jasper grinned. He and Emmett left the room to go to the large clearing, Alice in tow. "My money is on Emmett." She laughed. "I think they are over reacting." Rosalie said going to sit on the piano bench. "I agree, but it is better to be safe. I need to call Billy and inform him on this, it effect them just as much if not more then us." He stood as well as Esme and left the room leaving Rosalie playing around on the piano.