Okay, the last thing I needed to do was panic. So I was a vampire and I was pretty sure I was in the vincinity of humans. I could not afford to lose control. How had this happened? I was pretty sure if it had been one of the Cullens who had turned me, they would'nt have abandoned me in some filthy alleyway. Which left me only one other option. Someone else had changed me. How could I've of missed that? I didn't know much about the change, other that what Jasper had told me. I got the feeling he had edited what he had told me. But I do remember that after being bitten, three days of extreme pain followed. Acccording to Jasper, it was like your whole body was on fire. Three days filled with unimaginable pain. You would think I would remember that. That also meant that more time had gone past than I had thought. At least three days. What were my parents thinking? Were the Cullens looking for me? I knew they had been. There was no way Jasper would've abandoned me. But they hadn't found me. Which meant I would have to go find them. There was one problem. The bloodlust. Even now I could feel the uncontrollable hunger in me, which only seemed to grow in intensity. Could I trust myself to walk out of this alleyway? To walk with the humans? No, I couldn't. There was no way I would risk someone else's life.
Suddenly a man staggered into the alleyway. He was drunk and singing to himself. I quickly pulled the hood of my hoodie up, in order to shield my unnatural eyes. I prepared myself. I had to control myself. I couldn't let my hunger win, yet it had taken the Cullens years to develop their sense of control. I already knew then that the battle was already lost. Then something unimaginable happened. I realised that the foul smell that I had smelt earlier, was actually coming from the man. It intensified as he walked closer.
"Good evening, m'am" he slurred to me, saluting as he did so and then he continued to stagger down towards the end of the alleyway. I walked away from the man and into the main street, hardly believing what was happening. As I walked onto the main street, humans brushed past me, as they hurried home from work. The foul smell was even worse. If vampires could be sick, I think I would of been. I realised than that instead of the sweet tempting smell most vampires got from humans, I got the opposite. To me humans smelled foul, I mean really foul. I really can't describe it. Oh and that smell? It really had a way of putting you off your dinner.
Apparently, my vampire senses were a bit screwed. But I felt no remote need to attack anyone. Well human at least. I hadn't hurt anyone. Therefore I could live with screwed vampire senses. But it also provided me with another unanswered question. I trained my eyes to the ground, using my hood to shield the sight of my eyes. My vampire senses prevented me from walking into anyone. I didn't know how I knew where I was going, but I somehow knew I was walking in the direction of Forks, more specifically the Cullen house. I put it down to another newly acquired vampire sense. I soon left the town, and took to the forest. It provided me with coverage, allowing me to use my vampire speed. Plus, I really needed to hunt. I won't go into details of the hunt. Though my body may have been in vampire mode, my mind was still in human mode, and I found myself very freaked out by the whole experience. But at least my hunger was abated now. It was still there though, but it was no longer gnawing at my insides. I took off running again. I was amazed at the agility I now processed. I had thought I would run into a tree or something, but I hadn't. Something took over inside as I ran. It made me move automatically. I ran for most of the night, never once feeling tired, my energy never drained. Dawn was approaching and that's when I sensed them. The Cullens. I had never felt so happy in my life. I just wanted to see Jasper. I took off, pushing myself to run even faster. I had no idea how Jasper was going to react to my transformation. I had a sneaky suspicion, that he would blame himself. The Cullens must of sensed my approach by now. Afterall, I was doing nothing to disguise my approach.
They were all outside, waiting for me, when I arrived. They were all in defensive positions. I should of expected it. Afterall all they had sensed was a vampire, they didn't know who I was.
I stopped suddenly when I saw Bella hidden behind Edward and wrinkled my nose in disgust. Not that it helped much to abate the smell.
"Bloody hell" I muttered, wincing at the smell. The Cullens looked at me in shock, as they realised who I was.
"Natalie" Jasper whispered. Then he ran to me, examining me. I pulled down my hood and let him stare into my red eyes.
"Who did this?" he whispered, cupping my face with his hands. I could see the distress in his eyes.
"I don't know" I answered.
"Natalie" I heard Bella whisper. I turned to look at her. She was scared. It looked as though she had taken a step towards me, but Edward held her back. Edward meanwhile examined me. I realised with a sinking feeling, that he was watching me, not for signs whether or not I would attack Bella, but for signs of when I would attack Bella. Even Jasper suddenly gripped my arms, ready to restrain me.
"Hello Bella" I said, managing a small smile.
"Why isn't she attacking?" Emmett attempted to whisper, but failed miserably because everyone heard him, including Bella. Edward examined me again and then looked surprised.
"Natalie's different" he muttered. Everyone turned to look at him.
"No offense Bella, but to me you smell really foul. All humans do. I couldn't even force myself to drink your blood, let alone want to" I said, deceiding to explain. This caused everyone to turn and look at me in astonishment.
"I think we should head inside and talk" Carlisle said, finally managing to find his voice. We headed to the dining room. It seemed to be the designated spot for family meetings. Jasper sat next to me, refusing to leave my side, as I told the Cullens what I remembered, which wasn't much.
"So the last thing you remember is falling asleep, the night you were taken?" questioned Carlisle. I nodded.
"You've been missing for a week" said Alice
"My parents..." I trailed off. They must be so worried.
"I know it's hard, Natalie, but for now it may be best if you remained missing" Carlisle said gently.
"Someone took you and turned you for a reason" he continued. I had been human and been in danger. Now I was a vampire and it still seemed like I was in danger. I nodded gently. I didn't like it, but no matter what, my parents needed to be kept safe. After the meeting Bella approached me nervously. I turned to her. She hesistantly reached over and hugged me.
"I'm glad that you're... you're... safe" she finally said. I could tell she didn't think 'safe' was the right word.
"Thank you Bella" I replied.
"We're still friends?" I asked, suddenly nervous, how my change might affect our relationship.
"You'll always be my friend!" she said, looking shocked I had even asked.
"Actually, I'm kinda envious" Bella teased me. I heard Edward make a sound in the background. It sounded vaguely like he was being strangled. Bella looked behind her at Edward and then turned to look at Jasper who was still at my side.
"I'll leave you two alone" she said, before going to join Edward. Jasper took my hand and wordlessly led me upstairs and into his room. He shut the door and turned to look at me sadly. For the first time I was aware of the sounds the others were making, as they walked around the house. I could even hear Bella's heart beating away. He gently held me and stroked my hair.
"I'm so sorry, I couldn't protect you Natalie" he said
"It's not your fault. Alice always said, I would become a vampire eventually. It's just not the way I expected" I said. It was true, it was not how I expected. I had always assumed that it would be one of the Cullens who turned me. Jasper still looked sadly at me.
"This can't be what you wanted " he whispered.
"We now have forever together! Do you know how much that means to me?" I replied.
"Why do always see the good in everything?" he asked a small smile on his face. I shrugged.
"I love you, Jasper" I had told him this before, but suddenly I felt the overwhelming need to tell him again. He needed to know.
"I love you too, Natalie" he said and he leant down to kiss me. Unlike the other times he had kissed me, he seemed more confident now. Less afraid of hurting me. It took my breath away. Somewhere from around the house, I swear I heard Emmett go "Awww!".
Jasper pulled away, he slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out the necklace he had given me on my birthday. That night seemed a long time ago now. He smiled at me and once again helped me put it on. He stiffened as he fixed the clasp.
"What is it?" I asked, turning to look at him. He pulled the neck of my hoodie down slightly and indicated to a nearby mirror. I saw what he had been looking at. A single crescent shaped scar resting just below my neck. I gently released the neck of my hoodie. I looked to Jasper and smiled at him sadly. I turned to look back at the mirror. When I first saw my reflection, I had been too busy panicking about my red eyes and the fact that I was a vampire, to really examine the rest of my appearance. I was beautiful. Not in the same class as Rosalie of course, but still for once in my life I looked beautiful, I could even be considered elegant!
I suddenly could sense someone approaching the house. They were moving too fast to be human. I turned around to look at Jasper and judging from his sudden stiff posture, I knew he had sensed it aswell. Suddenly I heard a knock at the front door. Jasper turned and left the room. He walked down the stairs towards the front door. I walked slighly behind him, feeling uneasy. I really couldn't take any more surprises today. Jasper suddenly stopped in front of me. I could tell he was shocked.
"Maria" I heard him say. I moved closer to the banister of the stairs to get a closer look at the person standing at the now opened door.
"You!" I whispered as I saw the women standing at the front door.
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