Yes I am aware it's been four years and I'm so sorry. I'll try keep updating as often as I can. Im off work due to the coronavirus lockdown now.
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Walking through the dense forest in silence with Edward walking beside me, my mind was going a mile a minute. I was thinking of all the things that have happened up until this point and wondering how it came to be. I was going through possible scenarios in my head when I heard Edward chuckle.
"No, Count Dracula didn't come get you," he said stifling a grin.
"Well anything is possible at this point," I replied, "I need to know what happened to me or I am actually going to go insane...wait can you read my thoughts?"
"Yes, I try to respect people's privacy and block out as much as I can but for now I'll need to stay tuned in. I need to know if I can trust you."
My thoughts suddenly became a slideshow of what I'll call inappropriate situations and the more I tried to not think about it the more I thought about it.
"Don't worry," he says, "It happens all the time but I wouldn't have pegged you as someone so dirty minded, then again looks can be deceiving."
Usually in times like this I would be able to feel my face getting warmer until I looked like a tomato but I couldn't feel it this time. Maybe it's a vampire thing. Suddenly I remembered what had happened earlier and I reached my hand out to touch his arm to see if I could read Edwards thoughts, it was almost instinctive, before I realized what I had done he was ten feet away lying on his back.
"For god's sake Rosie, look what you've done," I thought to myself as ran over and reached out my hand in an attempt to help him up.
He just looked at it and got to his feet himself, I felt somewhat hurt by that action but then again I wouldn't blame him.
"Please don't be offended and don't worry about hurting me it's not your fault. You're still a newborn and you possess more strength than you even realize," he said with a soft smile on his face, "So your name is Rosie?"
"Yes it is, honestly it's just about the only thing I can remember about myself," I replied.
He just stared at me with that look on his face, the same look I had seen not ten minutes ago. Pity. I don't need anyone's pity, I just need answers as to how I got here. Edward opened his mouth to reply when I smelled something heavenly and my attention was once again drawn to the fire in my throat. My feet were moving before I even knew what was happening.
I walked away from the deer carcass on the ground,not entirely satisfied with blood all over my shirt, in the direction of the vampire I had just met. His eyes are really captivating, not red like the wolves said vampires had earlier, a nice amber colour. I was so distracted by his eyes that I didn't notice a tree root on the ground and tripped. As fast as lightning, Edward was in front of me with his hands held out and reaching for mine.
"I never thought I'd meet someone else as clumsy as Bella."
It had happened again, I read someone's thoughts while touching them. He looked at me with shock on his face, apparently hearing others thoughts is not common amongst vampires; although it was beginning to look that way.
"We need to get you back to my house. Right now," he shouted.
I flinched at his sudden urgency but understood that I needed to follow him, I had nowhere else to go anyway.
Using my newfound vamp speed I ran behind Edward and we soon reached an absolutely beautiful house, so modern yet hidden in the middle of the forest. A group of people stood outside the front door to greet us, it felt as if we had walked in on a photoshoot and these were all models waiting for their turn to get their pictures taken. My eye was drawn to one man in particular with amber eyes and blonde hair just long enough to frame his face. I could stare at him all day. I heard someone clear their throat and I looked towards the noise, it was Edward. I forgot he could read my mind without having to touch me...crap.
"This is Rosie, I found her at the border to the Quileute territory. She's gifted and can hear thoughts like I can but she has to have direct contact with the other person to work. Isn't that marvelous?" he said excitedly.
"Yes...that is wonderful. Until Aro finds out she exists, we are already too powerful in their eyes," replied a slightly older man, he must be head of the house.
"That's not something we have to worry about now, Carlisle, we need to help her she has no idea what happened to her and was almost killed by the pack," responded Edward.
"Yes of course, I forgot my manners," said Carlisle embarrassed, "Why don't you come in Rosie?"
It was an hour later and I was sitting on a soft brown couch in their sitting room, I had gone over what I could remember with them what seemed like ten times and I was getting frustrated now. What weren't they getting? I could not remember anything. They even said it themselves, not all vampires remember much of their human lives so I guess I was one of those unfortunately. I still couldn't believe any of this, how can I be a vampire? What did I do to become this monster.
"Stop saying that please, Rosie, you're not a monster," said Edward suddenly, "I used to think I was a monster as well but someone I love made me realize otherwise. Plus we don't drink human blood, only animal blood. We're like the vampire equivalent of a vegetarian."
"It might be hard at first, it may feel like it doesn't quite quench your thirst," interrupted the blonde from earlier, with a lovely southern drawl, "But we'll be here to help you if you need it, I know I wouldn't have been able to get through it without this family."
I smiled at that, this family seemed close but I couldn't stick around or even ask if I could. I wouldn't be able to impose like that. I'm sure I'll be fine on my own although at that point thoughts of me hurting an innocent person went flashing through my head but I shoved them out. I'll be fine.
"No Rosie we will not send you out there on your own it's too dangerous for the people of Forks. You're welcome to stay here, at least until you can control your thirst and be around humans and keep yourself composed."
I never thought of it that way, it would be very selfish of me to go out on my own now. I could seriously hurt somebody, I nearly hurt Edward, another vampire!
"Besides," piped up a short woman with a pixie cut, "I've been waiting for you for a while."
"Waiting? How could you be waiting? I don't know you." I replied confused.
"Oh sorry, I'm Alice and I'm gifted too!" she said eagerly, "I can see the future but of course it's not set in stone so my visions can change."
"This is all so surreal," I said quietly, "In all honestly this is getting a bit much for me, can I take a few minutes alone to compose myself?"
Everyone had left the room and I was standing by the enormous windows looking out into the forest. I was so conflicted, part of me wants to become a part of this family and the other part wants to go back to Paul and let him rip me to pieces. I heard some shuffling behind me.
"Please don't do that," whispered a familiar voice, "Paul is an ass and I'd hate to give him the satisfaction."
I chuckled, I really am going to have to get used to that but then again two can play at that game.
"So Edward... who's Bella," I questioned.