Elliott's last week of being human-
I woke up this morning with the same chill I've had for the last year. My family had been
broken by the Spanish influenza that killed 100's of people last year and I was the only one left of the immediate family. Sure I had some uncles down in Texas, but I'm pretty sure they don't even know what happened. They didn't come to my father's or my mother's funeral, and I didn't even get to have a funeral for my little brother, the nurses at the hospital said that he had died and taken to the morgue, but when I got there, his body had never been checked in. Needlessly to say, I was a little pissed they lost my brother's body. I had lost it, after my father and mother died I was pretty much empty, and it was only worse when I heard that my little brother, only seventeen, was in worse condition than either one of them had been. For some reason I hadn't even had the sniffles, I guess I might have been immune or something but that really didn't matter to me, I would of traded spots with my brother any day, but I couldn't and I was helpless and I had to watch as he laid there dying, the night he had passed he had told me to go home and sleep, so I did. The next day he was gone, and my life was done. I lost my job when a fire destroyed the building. It had been a terrible year for me, and it wasn't even starting to get better. I've been looking for job for months now, and have had no luck at all. I decided that I should probably get up and start looking as soon as I could. I took about a half hour to make me some breakfast, and I was out the door. I started at a restaurant I knew about that was only about a block away, but it wasn't looking for help either, I went through the whole east side of the city, and found nothing, I decided it was time to go when I saw all the businesses closing down for the night. I made it back late and decided I was too tired to make dinner and just decided on a bigger breakfast in the morning. I needed to find a job quickly, my landlord was starting to get on my ass for the lack of payments. My head hit the pillow and I was asleep instantly. My dreams had gotten a lot less horrible lately and I was thinking that maybe my subconscious was finally getting over what had happened. It was very early in the morning when I heard a knock on my door, at first I ignored it, hoping it was just my imagination, but then it knocked again. So I sat up, put my shirt on and went to get the door, I wasn't in a good mood from the early morning wake up call, but I didn't want to be rude to the person either, so when I opened the door I made sure I did it with a smile. This smile however, turned in to a mouth dropping when I saw who it was, in fact I'm pretty sure I was still dreaming, and if that were the case then my subconscious wasn't getting over it after all. "Edward"? I couldn't believe my eyes, he looked different from the last time I saw him, but he was supposed to be dead. Just to make sure I wasn't dreaming, I closed the door. He stopped it from shutting and I pretty much collapsed after that, but before I touched the floor he caught me and put me on the couch. Last time I checked, my brother was not that fast, nor was he strong enough to carry me. I had a good 50 pounds, and 3 inches on the kid. I had a ton of questions, but my mind wouldn't work right, then suddenly everything went dark, apparently my mind didn't want to deal with this right now, so it just shut off and I was asleep. I woke up around noon to the smell of some really good cooking. It reminded me of my moms house and how she was always cooking and baking. I got up and went to the kitchen to see my "dead" brother cooking eggs, ham, and really good looking pancakes. "Morning bro" he said looking at me. I just nodded my head at him and continued to stare. "So I see I'm still getting the silent treatment, I figured as much, but I didn't expect this long. You really should get over the shock so we can actually have a conversation". I went and sat down while he said this. I took a deep breath and said one word... "How"? He brought a plate of food over to me and sat across from me at the small table. "I was saved by someone who just so happens to be very good at saving people". I looked at him with a strange look, I was really hoping he wasn't talking about god, because if that were the case, he would of been here for the last year. "No it wasn't god". He chuckled, I just there with a dumbfounded look on my face. I was pretty sure I had said that in my head. He stopped laughing then, "oh crap, my bad. I'm still not used to that". I just stared blankly. I looked at him then, he was very pale, and his features had been...I don't know, I think the word I was looking for was perfected, but my mind wouldn't come up with that word. Then I noticed his eyes, when we were younger people would always say that he must of been a momma's boy because he had the exact same color as she did. I had the same color as our father's, which was a light brown, which looked like it had some green in it. I actually inherited most of my traits from our dad, while he got most of mom's. I had the same light black hair, same facial structure, and same height even as dad, he had the same auburn hair and facial structure as mom, but he was a little taller than she, but not my height. His eyes though, had changed. From the green I remember, to a butterscotch that was very noticeable. They kind of stood out from his pale face. He just sat there and smiled. "What"? I asked, wondering what was at all funny. "you are making so many connections in your head right now, it makes me laugh knowing that you could of just asked". I couldn't help it anymore, could he really read my mind. He nodded then, and I rolled my eyes. I thought about a certain memory that I knew he would remember to see if it was true. "the time me and you set the kitchen on fire, trying to make our own food cause we were so hungry, nice". I smiled "those were good times, much simpler times I might add". He could tell I was just talking, and since he could read my mind he knew what I wanted to ask. "I've been in New York actually, living with the person who saved me. I wish you could meet him, he's been like a father to me ever sense my transformation". I was lost instantly with that. "ummmm... Well Elliott, I'm not...human anymore, I'm actually a vampire". I just sat there. Was he kidding, vampires didn't exist, they belonged in made up stories, not the real world. "look I'll show you". He stood up and vanished. I stood and looked around, but couldn't find him, then suddenly he was in front of me again. "I didn't think vampires turned invisible". He just shook his head, "I didn't turn invisible, I ran passed you into the other room and then ran back, it was just to fast for you to see me running is all". Then he pushed me out the back door to a small tree that had been there since before I moved in. "watch this" he walked over and took it in one hand and pulled it out of the ground. This was too much, in one day my brother had gone from being dead to being one of the living dead. I really started to think then, maybe I could have part of my family back. This has been one hell of a year for me, and if I could just get something from the past to hold on to, maybe there was hope yet that I could make it. The problem was, was that I didn't know if Edward was going to stay or not. "i can't stay Elliott, the world that I now live in does not allow for humans to know we exist, im really hoping no one finds out that you know." So he wasn't staying which meant I would lose the only part of my family I had left...again." I can stay around for the night, but I'll have to leave in the morning." I guess that meant I have to squeeze in a year, in about 5 hours. I could do it, at least I would know at the end of the night, that my brother was alive, and doing well.
Those five hours seem to pass to quickly. By the end, I was almost dead tired and Edward was wide awake. "We don't sleep. I guess I forgot to mention that, my bad." he just laughed, I nodded my head, about to pass out. " I guess it's time to say goodbye then?" he just nodded. I stood up about to shake his hand when he hugged me with a vice-tight grip, I could almost feel my lungs about to explode. "Sorry, just gonna miss you is all." he let go, and I just grinned, "Maybe if I get a life threatening illness, your savior can also save me" I laughed. He lost his grin a little bit, but just said "hopefully it doesn't have to come to that." and with that he said goodbye and was gone. I was sad to see him go, it seemed though that my little brother had indeed grew up a little in the last year or so, I think he could definitely make it there. I went to bed after that and didn't wake up until around 2 or so. I was still too tired to do anything so I just went outside grabbed the newspaper and started reading. Nothing important had happened, so the paper was quite thin and uninteresting. For some reason though, I couldn't shake the feeling like I was being watched. I looked around and saw nothing. I shrugged my shoulders and went back inside. All that day I laid around my living room, and hummed a whole bunch of songs I knew, by the time night came around I think I had hummed probably 50 songs. I decided then that it was time to eat, so I went to the kitchen to see what I had. While I was looking in my cupboard I started hearing the whining of my front door being opened. I kept my lucky baseball bat by the kitchen table so I hurried and grabbed it, and slowly crept in to my living room. The door was shut but I didn't lay down my guard, I went and locked, and before I turned something tapped me on the shoulder, I quickly swung around and hit, what looked to be a 12 year old girl in the head with my bat, but she didn't even flinch. She just smiled. "You are going to regret that" she sneered, but before she could do anything else, a hand grabbed her shoulder. "Wait!" a man said. Then suddenly his face was right next to mine, his eyes were bright red, and he looked excited. "We need to take this man back to Aro, this man has a powerful gift, and Aro could definitely use him." she just smirked then, "fine whatever you say Eleazar." she then grabbed a needle out of her cloak and stabbed me in the neck. For a few seconds I didn't feel a thing, then suddenly my vision got blurry, and my legs got wobbly, and next thing I know I'm face down on the floor.
(2 days later)
I started getting the feeling back in my legs, but I still couldn't move. I heard a small murmur of voices around me, but I had trouble hearing complete sentences. I heard "Hes special" and "Powerful" then I heard one ominous phrase "Get the venom." I still couldn't move, but I could feel everything now. Then came another needle, this time jabbed in to my arm. All I felt in that instant was the burn. The horrible feeling of my veins being burned from the inside out, if I had been able to move I'm pretty sure I would of broken the table. This burning was spreading through body with a rapid pace, and as it spread, it got worse. This burning sensation caused my mind to just shut down. I couldn't think, or move, or react in anyway, I just burned.
(3 days later)
I felt the last of my burning in my heart, it felt like it was going to melt it, but when my heart thumped for the last time, all I could feel was relief. Relief that the burn was gone, and then I realized I was still alive. I opened my eyes in shock, and saw only one face. The face of the most beautiful person ever. She had a super models face, with violet eyes, and long mahogany hair. I sat up really fast then, and turned so my legs were off the table. "Hello, my name is Heidi." I turned to her, and her smile just lit up her face, I couldn't help but smile back. I also felt as if my heart should be thumping wildly, but it wasn't. "You're beautiful" I said, without even thinking of the consequences. She smiled even more then and walked around to me. "Thank you, you are quite hansom your self." as she said she looked me down from head to toe. That's when I realized I was wearing very expensive looking clothes and and cloak to match them. "I dressed you, and might I add that I had a lot of fun doing it". She had an evil little grin on her face then, that looked way too hot on her. I leaned over and kissed he passionately, she returned the kiss, but also stopped it soon after. Before I could really get my head back from that almost dizzying, electrifying kiss. I said another smart ass remark. "So, you saw me naked, when do I get to see you naked?" she grinned again "I hope very soon." she kissed me even more then, and I pushed her up roughly against the wall, when someone came through the door. "Heidi, we need you to take the new guy downstairs, and try not to undress while your coming down." the voice said, and then left. I fell back to the table again, and tried to find my bearings, she was having trouble doing that herself. "Well it looks like we'll have to wait" I said. She nodded, but looked as if she was as impatient for that moment as I was. We walked together out of the room and into a large hallway which led to some stairs heading downward. The hallways were covered with many paintings, and even the spiraling staircase had a ton of paintings, and not one of them were alike in anyway. As we reached the bottom it opened up into a large massive circular room with what seemed to be an ancient roman build. It had columns protruding out of the walls. On the far end sat 3 people, all looking anxiously at me. "Elliott, my boy. You have finally awoken. Please come here and join us." Heidi and I walked to them. I looked at the one who had spoke, he looked right back at me with a gleam in his eye, that I knew one day I would grow to hate. "My name is Aro, and these are my brother's, Caius, and Marcus." he pointed to the 2, still sitting behind him. "and this my dear young one, is my guard." as he said this, a door opened to left of me and in walked at least 32 men, and women, all with red eyes. I looked at them all as I began to realize what had happened. They all looked like my brother. Well in someways, like the perfected features anyway. I hadn't seen my reflection yet, but I was willing to bet that I had perfected features as well. As Aro named off their names, I couldn't help but to think about my brother. I was now what he was. Aro grabbed my hand then, and his eyes went slightly unfocused, that's when suddenly I was bombarded with millions and millions of thoughts, of Aro's thoughts. Thoughts about anything and everything that he had considered over the last 2000 years. He let go of my hand then and his smile grew even wider. "Wow, what a power, and not to mention a coincidence. It seems that you have a biological brother that has been turned immortal as well, Edward I believe his name his, and he has a gift as well." I just nodded. " and that he has been turned by an old friend of mine. I'm glad to see Carlisle has finally made a friend that is truly worthy of him and his immense self-control." I just nodded again, not actually remembering that part. "Aro, get to the important thing, what is his power." Caius said. " Well it seems brother that he can use the abilities of other vampires, and might I add, he increased the power. I grabbed hold of his hand, and it was him that had control of the flowing memories." Caius laughed then, and grinned evilly. " I wonder if it works with every ability." he turned then to the little girl that I remembered from my house. "Jane, would you be a dear and test out that theory". She grinned and stared right at me, I felt a burning sensation then, but it didn't hurt, I was just aware of it, and then I really focused on Jane, trying to see if I could do what she was doing, that's when she collapsed and let out a loud scream of pain, I instantly lost my focus on her and she jumped back up from the floor. "you're gonna..." Aro cut her off "Jane, it was just an experiment, a successful one at that. So just calm down." Aro then turned to me "It seems Elliott, that you have an ability, that I deem worthy of our coven. Would you like to join?" I looked at him and wasn't sure. Then I looked at Heidi. Her face was all brightened up, and I knew I could not ever disappoint her. "I will accept that invite Aro." Aro himself didn't look surprised, probably because of the memories he had of me and Heidi, and my already growing love for her. "Excellent, now time for your training." I looked up at Aro, "What training?" he grinned evilly then, and I didn't know it then, but that was the beginning of the worst hundred years ever.