Chapter 11

Haley ran into the forest.

She sat herself against a tree and put her head in her knees.

'I can't take it anymore! I want out. I don't want this anymore. I never wanted this. I don't want to be like this. Why was I chosen to be like this?'

"Hello." came a voice.

Startled Haley looked up to see six people standing in front of her.

Haley recognized them from the cafeteria and snarled and stood to defend herself.

That made her uncomfortable but she knew that they were vampires like her so she was determined to protect herself at any cost.

They gasped when they saw her silvery eyes.

"Why aren't her eyes red?" the girl with the brown hair said.

'Vampires. I can't trust them. I have to protect myself from them. I don't know who they are working for. I don't know if they are working for him.'

"What do you want with me vampires?" Haley asked as she looked at each of them. "Have you come to destroy me? Because if you are then you'll be doing me a favor. I never wanted to be like this or have this life."

The one who had bronze hair put his hands out in front of him. "It's alright. Don't be afraid of us. We won't hurt you. We don't mean you harm and we don't want to destroy you. That is the last thing that we want to do to you. My name is Edward. These are my siblings and wife Bella, Jasper, Alice, Emmett and Rosalie. What is your name?"

"How do I know if you won't hurt me?" Haley snarled. "You are like me after all. How can I trust you if you are vampires?"

"You can trust us because we haven't attacked you yet and we won't if you do the same." Emmett said.

Haley sighed. 'I guess that's true.'

She looked at each of them. "Haley. My… my name is Haley."

She straightened up out of her crouch.

She could now see now that they weren't here to hurt her and trusted them a little even if they were vampires like her.

'If they were here to hurt me they would have done that already.' She thought.

"What are you doing here newborn?" Rosalie demanded.

Haley turned and glared at her. "What did you call me?"

"Humans who have been turned into a vampire from the first year to this life are called newborns." Edward explained.

'So that's what I am.' Haley thought as she sighed. 'I guess there's no going back now. I guess I have to learn to live with it.'

"When did you become a vampire?" Bella asked.

"I was turned yesterday." Haley replied.

"Did the person who changed you explain the rules to you after they created you?" Emmett asked.

Haley shook her head. 'Vampires have rules? I had no idea.'

"Come and stay with us and we'll tell you the rules." Emmett said.

"It's alright Haley." Alice said gently as she gave Haley a soft smile. "You can trust us. We won't hurt you."

Haley nodded.

"Follow us." Edward said as they ran off.

Haley followed after them.

For some reason Haley had complete trust in them.

Especially Edward.

She didn't know the reason but she was willing to find out.

They eventually arrived at a big white house.

Haley gawked at it. "This is your house? You live here?"

Edward nodded. "You better stay behind us."

Haley nodded as she hid behind Emmett and Jasper.

Edward called for Carlisle and Esme as they walked through the doors.

"What are you doing home so early?" Esme asked. "Is everything alright?"

"We had an unsuspected surprise." Rosalie said with a roll of her eyes as she looked to Edward who ignored her glare.

"Haley." Edward called. "Emmett, Jasper would you please step forward so that Haley can be seen."

Emmett and Jasper moved so Haley could be seen.

Esme gasped. "A newborn." She said as her eyes bulged when she saw her eyes.

Edward nodded. "We found her at school. If we didn't help her then she might have lost control and attacked everyone that was near her."

'I'm so glad that they have so little faith in me.' Haley thought. 'But I guess what he is saying is true. I was going to lose it.'

Carlisle nodded. "Then it was a good thing that you got to her first without something happening." He turned to Haley. "What is your name young one?"

"Haley."

Carlisle eyes narrowed for a second as she said her name.

"The person who created her didn't explain to her the rules." Edward explained.

"That was reckless." Carlisle said. "Something could have happened if she lost control of herself. Luckily you got to her before anything could happen."

"Please can you tell me these rules?" Haley asked.

Carlisle smiled and nodded. "Come take a seat. There is only one or two that I have to explain to you."

Haley nodded as she sat down.

"The first rule that you need to know is that you have to keep being a vampire to yourself." Carlisle explained as Haley sat down. "We can't draw attention to ourselves and you cannot let a human know what you really are. There is a group of vampires called the Volturi in Italy."

"They're like royalty." Esme explained. "Some vampires have talents and you even might have a talent. You never know."

"So do you understand now?" Carlisle asked.

Haley nodded.

There was something very familiar about the man.

Haley just didn't know what it was.

She felt that she had seen him somewhere before but didn't know where.

'Why does he seem so familiar? And it's not just him. I have the same feeling with Edward as well. It's as if I know him from somewhere. But that's impossible. Isn't it?'

Esme placed her hand on her shoulder and Haley flinched away from the touch. "Sorry dear. Do you have a place to stay sweetheart?"

Haley shook her head.

Esme smiled. "Then why don't you stay here. You can join our family if you like."

Haley gasped. "Really? Thank you so much."

Emmett laughed. "Welcome to the family little sister."

"Bella could you take Haley up to our spare room please." Carlisle said.

Bella nodded and took Haley's hand.

"I would like to come also." Edward said as he followed Bella and Haley.