Death feels funny. It's like floating on a cloud or an endless river. There's a muffled silence surrounding you and movement seems worthless. Death changes too, sometimes I can feel someone's hand in mine; sometimes I can hear a voice. It's changing again right now… its not as dark as before. I think I can hear my mother's voice; I wish I could call out to her. Perhaps I am a spirit, drifting in and out of their lives.
"Cat?" Hmm…Will's voice. I hear his the most. I wonder if I can reply? I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out, instead my eyes fluttered open. "Cat! You're awake. It's about time too. How do you feel?" Will's worry creased face was staring down at me. I looked around and found myself in a hospital room. I thought I'd been dead…just sleeping I suppose. Death, well thinking you're dead, gives you strange clarity, which brings a calmness of sorts. I tried to answer but nothing would come out. "You're voice is gone?" I nodded. "Alice?" I heard soft light footsteps and saw Alice walk into the room.
"Cat, you're up! How are you feeling, honey? Weird, right?" Does that mean that my hallucination was real? Does that mean I'm a vampire now? I did feel slightly different. Stronger definitely and somehow complete.
"She can't speak." Will said.
"Let me see her." Will moved over and allowed Alice to take his place. "Hey, Cat, I was a doctor for part of my life, is it ok if I look you over?" I nodded, anything to get my voice back. I had so many questions to ask and so much to tell them. Alice checked my vitals and had me open my mouth. "You have to give it more effort, Cat. You haven't used your lungs properly and you haven't talked in four days. That's why you've been having problems. Why don't you try again?" I cleared my voice and tried again.
"Ok" I whispered. Will smiled. My voice was weak and soft, but at least I could talk! "What…what happened?"
"You were kidnapped by the only vampire in the whole world who likes human blood. He taught himself how to like it; it's an acquired taste apparently. Alice saw him…well drinking your blood and we searched for you. We found you just in time too; you had lost almost all of your blood. The only way to save you was to turn you, which I did. Then you blacked out. Alice and I brought you to this hospital where you've been recuperating. We have a vampire friend who works here, he's the lead doctor on your case."
"You changed me? How? I don't remember it." I truly didn't the last thing I remembered was pain. Alice smiled at me and began walking out of the room.
"I'm going to get your mom and dad." She said as I returned my gaze to Will.
"When I kissed you, I passed my venom into you. It made you feel some pain for a few seconds but then you fell into a deep sleep to finish the transformation."
"A kiss? Is that why you wouldn't…before?"
"Yes and no. Kissing doesn't change you; it's the exchange of fluids. The venom has to enter the body in some form. There are various ways to change a vampire. Ingestion is the best way…if you had swallowed a cup of vampire venom you would have been transformed instantly, but there are other ways too. A bite, a kiss, something more intimate than a kiss." Will blushed and caused me to blush in turn as I realized what he meant. "I could've kissed you without turning you but I wanted you to be one of us so badly that I was afraid I would unintentionally change you."
"Oh, I'm sorry I yelled at you. I didn't mean to. I was just annoyed with myself and life in general I guess." Will moved from the wall and sat in the chair next to my hospital bed. He took my hand in his and rubbed it soothingly.
"It's alright. I understand. When your parents come in, you have to tell them you can't remember what happened alright?" I nodded. "Don't worry about the vampire, he was dealt with. He won't bother you ever again. Em-"
"CAT!" My mother rushed into the room and practically threw herself on me.
"Mom," I groaned. She was squeezing me.
"Oh I'm so sorry sweetheart. We were so worried about you. If the police hadn't found you, I don't know what I'd have done. I love you so much honey." My mom started to cry. Arms circled around her and gently pulled her off me.
"Daddy!" I said, as loud as I could (which wasn't much louder than a whisper).
"Cat…" He smiled down at me. "I knew you would pull through. How are you feeling?"
"OK I guess. I just don't remember anything…its really scary, dad."
"What's the last thing you remember?"
"The movie…?" I glanced at Will who gave me a slight nod. I pretended to think for a bit before continuing with my act. "Yeah! I was walking out of the theater and then and then we went to the car? I can't remember anything else." I hoped my parents would buy the lie, usually they could see right past them.
"Oh, well the doctor did mention that you would have some amnesia. I'm just glad that you can remember up to the movie." My mom said smiling, they did buy the lie. How strange, she can usually read my facial expressions so easily. It must be one of the perks that come with becoming a vampire.
"I'm sorry Mrs. and Mr. Brooks, but visiting hours are over. I'm afraid you will have to leave the building."
"Yes of course. We'll see you tomorrow honey. You're brothers are coming down to see you, so don't be surprised when they stop by ok? Even Peter, he's driving down from Harvard." I nodded my head. My mom gently kissed my forehead and left with my dad in tow.
"Hello Cat, I'm Dr. Carl…better known as Carlisle. Your transformation has been completed and you are ready to go home today, but for appearance sakes you will stay in the hospital until Monday, is that alright?" I nodded again. I didn't want to strain my voice. Carlisle looks exactly as Stephenie Meyer described him. She could not have done a better job. "I've brought someone to help you cope with your transformation. She is the most recently changed vampire. Do you mind if she comes in?" I shook my head and prepared myself to see Bella Cullen. Carlisle nodded to someone behind him and a gorgeous girl entered the room. She was tall and thin but with a full figure. She had red hair and golden eyes, of course.
"Hey, I'm Bella, as you've probably guessed already." I smiled at her. This was unbelievable. I was meeting the most popular heroine in teen history AND she was going to help me with my new abilities and feelings. "You've probably noticed that your eye sight and hearing have improved dramatically. That will take a while to get used to, but I promise that once the light-headedness goes away, it will be incredible." Now that she's mentioned my hearing has improved. It's probably how I was able to hear my mom just before I woke up. "You are now six times stronger and faster than before. You have to be extremely careful when you walk and move around. Its very easy to hurt people, so you will have to treat everyone like new born babies, and well let's stay away from newborns for the first months ok?" I laughed weakly. Bella looked at Will quizzically.
"Her voice is developing slowly. It should be back to normal soon."
"Oh I see…I don't want to wear you out then, Catherine, so I will let you get some rest now. I'll see you tomorrow. Perhaps I'll bring Edward. I'm sure you're dying to meet him."
"Cat please and thank you for offering but I'm not dying to meet Edward anymore," I said while stealing a glance at Will. Bella seemed to understand and giggled softly. Her laughter was musical; I wonder if mine will be too.
"Alright, Cat. Goodnight."
"Bye," I replied as she gracefully walked out the door. That was fast and…interesting?
"I should get going too," Will said and began to stand. I grabbed his hand and gently tugged on it.
"Please don't leave," I whispered. "I don't want to be alone." My voice wavered and he sat back down.
"Ok, I won't leave you, but you have to promise me to get some sleep." I nodded and leaned my head against the pillow. "Now!" I looked at him sheepishly before closing my eyes and slightly tightening my grip on his hand. I could hear him chuckle under his breathe and sighed softly to myself. I hope I am allowed to hear that sound for the rest of my life. I fell asleep as Will gently massaged my hand.
The light coming in from the window woke me up. I opened my eyes and was able to get a good look at the hospital room. It was white, of course, with a single bed and three chairs. There were a bunch of machines next to me that were making strange whirring noises. Will was asleep, sprawled across half of the bed and the chair. His hand was still in mine. I smiled lightly to myself and stretched my left side, leaving my right hand comfortably in his. The sliding door opened and Bella walked in.
"Good morning Cat. How did you sleep?" She said whispering.
"I slept fine thank you. Much better than Will, I think." Wait…Will was asleep? I had been sleeping. "Vampires can sleep?" I hadn't meant to say that out loud...oops.
"Yeah, Stephenie Meyer added that part in so that it would discourage people to become vampires. Have you seen yourself yet?" I shook my head and Bella walked into the adjoining bathroom. She came out with a hand held mirror, which she handed to me. I took it from her and took a deep breath before looking at myself. Wow, I've really changed! Nothing too noticeable, but I see myself everyday and so I saw the differences right away. My hair was lustrous and wavy; my eyes were a deep golden brown; my freckles actually looked good; my skin was flawless, and I seemed to glow from the inside.
"Surprised?" Bella asked laughing, her laughter as musical as before. I nodded and smiled. Will stirred beside me. "Oh dear, I must have woken him up. Well he's slept enough anyways." He lifted his head blinked his eyes sleepily. "Good morning sleepy head," Bella said pulling up a chair on the other side of my bed and sitting down. She took the mirror from me and put it on the bedside table. Will yawned widely and stretched.
"Good morning," he said, stretching again. He got up and stumbled into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. I giggled as I watched him.
"Mom?" A girl with dirty blond hair and deep brown eyes walked in. Nessie… I was sure.
"Hey, sweetie. This is Cat. Cat this is my daughter, Nessie."
"Hi," I said softly. I wondered when my voice would fully recuperate.
"Hey, Cat. We've heard so much about you! I think Will is-"
"Nessie!" Bella scolded. "What have I told you about talking about people while they're not here?"
"Sorry mom. Dad's looking for you by the way. He thinks we should move here permanently."
"I'll go look for him. Will you stay with Cat, please?"
"Sure mom." I watched as Nessie and Bella switched places. As soon as Bella left I turned to Nessie and voiced my question.
"What has Will told you about me?"
"Well…" Nessie turned around to make sure her mom had left before looking back at me. "He's told us about you…in general I guess. Whenever we visit, you're all he talks about." I heard the doorknob turn and Will walked out of the bathroom.
"You're not Bella." He said staring in perplexity at Nessie's back.
"I should hope not," Nessie said.
"Nessie! Hey, how are you?" Will asked her as he walked back to his original chair. I turned to look at him and smiled.
"I'm good. You?"
"Tired," he replied yawning.
"I'm sorry. That's my fault." I said looking at him guiltily. He just grinned and reached for my hand. "Nessie? Can you tell me about your life? What's it like?"
"Sure. I'd love to tell you everything! Let's see… After I was born, my mom and dad moved to Boston. Jacob came along of course, my dad was definitely not happy about that." Nessie blushed, remembering something. "We stayed there until I turned 8, then we moved back to Forks, where I could fit in with the high school kids. I went to school for the first time there. My dad had home schooled me before. We've been living there since then and last year we moved here so that I could go to a new school. My mom wants me to keep going to school until I ace all of my classes. Jacob has been following us of course. I want to move in with him, but my mom won't let me. She says I have to be at least 21 before I can leave her house. It sucks; that's in 6 years! Anyways my dad has just decided that it would be cool if we permanently moved here. He says that there are a bunch of new opportunities for us here."
"Cool," I said. "So umm do you eat human food or blood?"
"Both. It depends on my mood." I hear loud footsteps and my brothers' voices and smiled to myself.
"Cat!" Peter's voice had changed slightly. I supposed it was my new hearing. My three brothers entered the already crowded room.
"Hey!" I said…loudly! My voice was back. Will glanced at me and smiled quickly before returning his gaze to my brothers.
"Cat…Why are you hanging out with these types?" My brother James, who is usually incredibly nice sounded threatening. My eyes widened and I looked from Nessie to Will. What on earth was he talking about?
"James…look at her eyes." My brother Charlie was starring at me so intensely I shrank away from his gaze.
"What are you guys, talking about?" I asked nervously. "You just haven't seen me for a while. I haven't changed at all."
"I can't believe it." Will whispered. "You never knew, did you Cat?" Will turned to look at my brothers. What's going on? "Can't you see Cat? You're brothers, they're werewolves." I turned my gaping eyes to look at my three brothers in turn. Peter, James, and Charlie…werewolves?
A/N: hey guys...sorry this took so long. I've been having writers block. I'm glad so many of you like this! Keep reading, there's more to come...
