Disclaimer: The characters of Twilight and its original events are property of Stephanie Meyers.
AN: Sorry if it took me a little longer to update this chapter. I wrote it a couple times over, because I wasn't happy with some parts. I'm pretty happy with what I'm posting though, so I hope you enjoy. Also, Chapter 10 may take a while to come out, because I really haven't detailed the story much after this chapter, but I'll try to work on it soon.
Also, if anyone is interested in seeing why Blair plays with her hair during this chapter, you can view a pictures of her and Alessa on my dA account.
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"As vampires go, supposedly our transformation is to make us appealing to our pray. So why do I look so different? Different was my nature from the beginning.
"Of course my difference only made things more difficult for me back then. My parents paid as little attention to me as possible, focusing only on my brothers. This allowed me to do as I pleased. I had 3 older brothers, and out of all of them, I got along with only one. My twin Blayne. I spent the majority of my time with him, and the rest I spent keeping to my self. Oh, and flirting with the maids," Blair grinned.
"Blayne knew of my preferences to women and kept my secret, but my oldest brother wasn't so accommodating. One night he caught me seducing a maid. That night was the night I began my transformation into the life of the hidden.
"The night started as horribly as it ended. My brother must have seen me earlier, because when he dragged me from the room and into the woods, his friends were already waiting. They cut my hair," Blair said as she took a lock of her own hair between her thumb and forefinger, as if to signify that the current condition of her hair was the end result.
"The dressed me in men's clothing and began taking turns on me."
I watched Blair as she turned her head away from me, trying to the hide the emotions that where now washing over her face. I couldn't tell if it was anger or pain taking over her, but fear that it was anger kept me from reaching out for her hand. I was afraid that she might snap at me. But she took a deep breath and turned back to me.
"My brother took his own turn on me. He took the longest amount of time, taking his chance to beat me as well. Towards the end of his turn, he took a bottle of spirits and smashed it against my head. I'm pretty sure that was what killed me, and the beating I took from each of the other men played a part in it too. I'm pretty sure the bottle is what killed me though… or would have killed me if it hadn't been for Toran.
"Toran had watched the complete scenario from high in the trees above. He later told me that he preferred to stay out of human affairs. I asked him once, why he chose this time to go against his preferences and interfere. He only responded that he had been thirsty.
"The scenario played out like a horrible nightmare one might have after watching a scary movie, or so I've read. I was already losing consciousness when I spotted him watching from the trees. He jumped down and tackled me brother from me, I heard a loud crunch, and then my brothers screams of pain. Just as I felt my eyes close against my will, I felt something painful. I couldn't tell where on my body it had come from. But I slipped from consciousness completely; I could still feel a painful burning from inside my body.
"The pain only grew stronger, and for what seemed like years it was all I knew. The burning sensation made me feel as though I had been sentenced to hell. I tried to focus on something other than the pain but there was nothing for me to focus on, only the burning.
"I was quite surprised when the burning sensation began to vanish. I could just slightly move my fingers and then my toes. It had to be one of the most relief filled moments of my life. I had something else to focus on now, and as I focused more on the relief, the burning sensation began to diminish completely, except from my throat.
"I opened my eyes to a completely different world, yet it looked exactly the same as when I had left it years ago. I had not moved from the location where I blacked out. Around me laid the bodies of my brother and his friends. They did not look different to me, except that my eyes could see the beginnings of decay across their skin. I stood up and looked around for a moment. I moved closer to the body of my brother, his name I could not remember, and pushed him face up with my foot. It was the lack of decay on these men that told me that I may have only been blacked out for a few days.
"I though about the rest of my family and wondered if they had been out looked for my brother and I, or just my brother. I remembered Blayne. Would he be worried? At this thought I turned to identify the direct in which my home was and found it easily. Toran stopped me though, as I began to run. He only stood in front of me as a jumped back.
"I knew his face from the memory just before I backed out, but something told me that I should be careful. He made no noise and or motion to approach me further. He only motioned for me to follow him, and he began walking in the direction that I had been heading.
"Watching his movements was intoxicating, and I could see him watching me over his shoulder. His first comment to me was, 'You are an intriguing newborn.' I wasn't sure what this meant but continued following him. He later explained, as he did with most things, that my lack of interest and ability to be so civilized was amazing.
"I remember returning home to a succulent smell. It scared me but as I turned to run, I could hear my brothers wavering breathing from above and my fathers heated comments from the same room. I rushed up the stairs and into my brother's room.
"It turns out that my father was trying to find me; that he had assumed that I had something to do with my oldest brother's disappearance. He had tried to beat it out of Blayne. My twin was against the wall on his knees, blood trickled slowly down from a wound on the side of his head, and his strawberry blonde hair was matted with dried blood. I could smell that he was close to death, as I had been just a few days before.
"My father was stunned by my entrance but anger quickly returned to his face and a wooden post from the bed frame was in his hands. He quickly swung the post at me. I raised my hands in fear to block the post from hitting me, but when it hit, it splintered. My father backed away from me in fear, yanking Blayne in front of him for protection. My brother did not move, and he made no noise as I move towards him and my father.
"Blayne reached his hand out towards me. He knew what I had become, and yet he showed no fear. I reached out and took him from my fathers grasp, lowering him gently to the ground before I stood and turned to deal with my father again.
"My father lost his life at my hands, and my twin joined me in the life of a vampire. Toran had quickly changed my brother after I had laid him on the bed. I felt no remorse for murdering my father, and Blayne would not allow me to feel remorse for allowing him to be changed. He told me this when his screams of pain stopped three days later. "
Blair took a moment to look at me and studied me to make sure I was alright. I just started straight back at her. I studied her features in the dim light from the kitchen and figured that she must be beautiful in any light. I wondered what it would be like to look at her with the eyes of a vampire. She smiled when she determined that I was fine and continued.
"My brother and I never argued much when we were human but as vampires we seemed to disagree on many things. The main thing was our diet. I found that though my throat burned, I didn't have a taste for human blood. Blayne did.
"I found this out when Blayne was enduring his transformation. The burn in my throat got to be unbearable, and I asked Toran how to make it stop. He quickly described what I was to do. I wandered around my home, and found one of the last maids scampering about trying to gather her things to leave, but she saw me and dropped everything. Coincidentally she was the same maid with which my oldest brother caught me. She came willingly, like I was going to change her and bring her with me.
"I drained her quickly and before I knew it, she was lifeless in my arms. But I couldn't stand the taste of her blood. I left her body lying in the hallway and raced to the forest. I found that animal blood did not bother me. I was able to drink from large animals much easier than I was able to drink from humans.
"As soon as Blayne's transformation was complete, we left the town to travel as nomads. But I still had issues with Blayne and Toran's feeding. So when we ran into an Irish coven a few years back, their leader, a woman by the name of Siobhan, informed me about the Cullen's. She contacted them and Dr. Cullen said that I was more than welcome to join them at anytime.
"This was all done with secrecy, because I feared that Toran might think my ungrateful. It took me a few more years before I worked up the courage to leave my creator and my twin, but now I'm here.
"I'm much happier in this environment, and now I've found you. I've fallen in love with you Alessa," she said as she stood. She moved in front of me and leaned down, bringing her face very close to mine. I blushed softly.
"I hope that you'll consider being with me now and maybe in the future I can convince you in being with me forever."
I couldn't help it. I reached up and touched her cheek, then quickly slipped my arm around her neck and pulled her face to mine and kissed her. I assumed she took it as my answer. My answer for now anyways.
