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I guess things aren't always what they seem, but let me explain what happened...

A few hours later, I heard the door downstairs open. Some more talking went on and I heard my name come up a few times. Finally, Alice come up.

"Hey, Selene. There's some more of us you need to meet." I got up and followed her. "I know you're worried about Nessie. Don't be afraid. Ness is not like other people."

"What?" I asked.

"You'll see." She said in her sing-song voice.

We were at the top of the last stair way now, and I took in the scene. Everyone from last night was there including three more new faces. One was a boy around my age. He wasn't as muscular as the other males but he was a bit better looking, he had bronze hair and his arm was around the waist of another girl with brown hair. Standing a little behind them was a small girl-couldn't be more then 10-with perfectly curled bronze hair the same color as the boy's. But her eyes. I was use to red eyes, and the black eyes when one was hunger. These vampires' eyes were gold, and though it was weird, I was sure I would get use to it. This little girl's eyes were brown, like chocolate. A human color.

I tensed, waiting for the blood lust to take control and make me insane. I don't remember when the last time a hunted was, but I knew it was long enough to make me attack the first time I smell blood.

My thoart burned at the thought. Darn it! STOP THINKING ABOUT THAT!

Alice took my hand and said, "It's okay. Nessie isn't like other people. She's half-human half-vampire."

"What?" Was that even possible? To be half-human half-vampire?

I looked back at the girl and saw somethings about her. Like how she had the same perfect features of a vampire. A little pink in her cheeks. Heat radiated from the girl at in inhuman temperature. And there was a heart beating as fast as a humming birds wings.

"Yep, I'm a half-vampire," She explained as her, She pointed to the couple infront of her. "And these two are my biological parents." She laughed at my confused expression.

"Oh." I manged. I took a breath and in hauled an odd scent. It smelled like the combination of the most beautiful perfume and the scent of the most delicious food. There was enough of the sweet vampire smell to keep the human part from being overwhelming. "I didn't think that was possible." But I was only a year old. There was still stuff I didn't know about this world.

The bunnette laughed softly, too. "Neither did we."

"Sel,"- I mentally flinched, I hated that nickname-"this is Edward, Bella, and Renesmee."

"Nessie for short." Nessie said.

"Alice, I don't think she likes her nickname, she wants you to stop calling her that." Edward said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Selene. You should have told me."

"How did you know that?" I asked Edward. Was he a physic, too?

"No, I'm not like Alice, I can read minds."

Well, this won't be as easy as hoped. Now there's a mind-reader to worry about? I thought. Wait! He probably heard that. Stop thinking.

"Anything else I should know?" I asked as calmly as I could.

"Well, Edward can't read my mind because I have a mental shield." Bella said. I nodded. I knew what a shield was, he told me about one in Italy long ago.

"And I can control emotions. That's why you feel so calm and relaxed." Jasper added.

"Wow." I hadn't developed any sort of ability that I knew of. I probably won't.

"Now, you need to come with me." Alice said. "Jasper and I are going to show you how to hunt like a vegan. Come on." She took my hand and pulled me to the door. "After we can go shopping. Your outfit is killing me."

Jasper followed us out, while everyone else murmured 'good luck' to me.

We ran into the woods and when we were deep in we stopped.

"Okay," Alice said. "Hunting is pretty easy. Like instinct. Did you smell that?"

"Yes. It smells like elk. Are we hunting that?"

"'Ope, you are. We are just going to help you."

"Make sure I don't... hurt someone, you mean."

"I mean, what I said. Now, come on, before the elk move on."

"Yes, don't want that to happen." Jasper said. I had almost forgotten he was there.

"Let's go." I sighed. Here goes nothing.

I was able to take the biggest one down and drain it without getting to messy. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. And when I was done I felt very full. It will be okay. I would get use to this.

When we were back at the house, Alice dragged me to the garage and, ignoring my struggles and protest, forced me into the yellow porche.

"Alice, I'm not really much of a shopper." My last attempted at changing her mind was a failure.

"You are with me." I sighed with defeat. I did need some new clothes.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Seattle."

"I hate long car rides." I groaned.

"Lucky for you, this isn't a long drive." Alice floured it and we were off.

If I were still human I would have been terrified of the speed we were going, but I wasn't human and I wasn't afraid. I kinda liked it. And we made it to the mall in no time.

"Come on, first we'll get you some sunglasses." After that we went on to exploring the mall. Oddly it was fun. Alice my have picked some girly things but she always picked something I liked. Alice and I were there for hours.

"Please try it on." Alice begged.

"I'm not going to prom."

"But it's so pretty. I know you'll love it."

"I doubt that." The dress she was trying to get me was a deep red without straps and a sort of ballroom feel to it (a/n: link to dress on my profile).

"Please try it on. Pllleeeaaassse."

I groaned. "Fine." I took the dress and went into a dressing room. I pulled on the dress and turned to the mirror.

I gasped when I saw how I looked. Vampire's are always beautiful, when I became a vampire and saw my refection for the I thought I was gorgeous, but all of that faded away. Now it was back again, that feeling. With my long dark red hair, a shade lighter then the dress, my snow fair skin, even my awful red eyes were radiant.

I could never be anywhere close to Rose's beauty, but I looked like a godess.

"Selene, are you alright?" Alice called.

"Perfectly fine." I whispered.

"Then let me see." I opened the door and stepped out. She gasped. "Even lovelier then my vision." Was all she said.

She bought the dress, and we went on to the rest of the mall until it closed and we had more then our fill of closes and stuff.

The drive home was quite and when the car stopped in the garage I said, "Thank you for making my try on the dress."

"I know you would love it."

"I know. Thanks for the shopping trip." I went up stairs juggling my clothes and hung them up in the large closest.

Now, here I am. Writing in my diary. I better go and get use to this family.

Sorry it took so long. Hope this holds you up. REVEIW!

LS7