Chapter 1-TRANSFORMATION

I inhaled deeply, feeling the caress of the wind against my face. The dark sky and trees were captivating, and I marveled at the beauty of them. This dry thirst in my throat was terrible. It had been…how long had it been? I sat on a patch of grass closing my eyes. I went back into the depths of my consciousness extracting a single memory from my dozens of new experiences since three days ago. I was walking home from Wal-Mart in Forks, shopping bag in hand.

As I walked to my silver car a pair of hands grabbed me around the waist and a hand cupped over my mouth.
They took my keys out of my hands and shoved me into my car. There were two of them. A man with medium length jet black hair and pale white skin.
The other had red or golden hair, I think.
The memory was so foggy it was too hard to be sure.

The woman pinned me to the seat glaring at me with blood red eyes.
They drove to the forest I was in now, and shoved me down.
The woman, with amazing strength, restrained me to the ground.
I thrashed and screamed, but I knew we were too far from civilization for anyone to hear my shrill cries for help.

The man leaned down to my throat he teeth piercing my skin as if his teeth were sharper than knives. I screamed in agony, the pain was so fierce.
I writhed in pain, the flame in my veins engulfing me. He looked up to the woman, a red liquid dripping from his lips. He nodded. She smirked at me and went for my throat.

A growl came from behind us. I couldn't see anything but hot white, blinding me. I thought I was dying. I heard two surprised gasps and I believe the pair ran off.

"What should we do, Carlisle?" A deep voice asked. I heard a sigh. "Take her to our home." Another man's voice replied. I felt strong arms scoop me up, but I barely noticed. I screamed two words at the top of my lungs, "MY NECK!!" Then darkness surrounded me completely.

I woke up in a white room. I looked around, my eyes coming into focus. "Carlisle! She's awake." I saw a boy with bronze hair and topaz colored eyes sitting on the edge of what I think was a bed. I looked around worriedly.

Where was I? What's happening? I opened my mouth to say something when another man with blonde hair and a grey sweater and jeans walk in.
"Great." He said looking at me and then the boy.
"Are you alright, dear?" he asked; standing next to the bed. I sat up in a rush.
"Whoa there… you'd better be careful. You've had a trying couple of days." He said gently.

"What's your name?" the boy asked, eyeing me.
"Um…" I thought back. "Morgan Williams," I mumbled.
The man, I'm supposing who was named Carlisle, shot the boy a meaningful glance.
"Morgan, do you know what has happened to you?" he asked. At that particular moment, I felt parched, thirst in my throat.

"No…I don't." I said looking at Carlisle, then at the boy again. I was first shocked about the sound of my voice. It was unusually high for me, it sounded like bells ringing in unison.
"What do you remember?" Carlisle asked. I thought back.
"Well…I remember I was coming home from shopping…and two people grabbed me and took me to this forest and they started…they…" I felt my neck with my fingertips.

"What did they do to me?" I asked, scared.
"They were drinking your blood." The boy answered curtly. Carlisle shot him a menacing glare. The boy looked innocent and shrugged.
"Edward, you don't need to frighten her." Carlisle said.

Edward. The boy's name was Edward. Edward looked at me intensely with his eyes. I looked down at my pale white hands.
"You're a vampire, Morgan." Carlisle told me. "W-What?" "You know that thirst in your throat? Yes, your thirst for blood. But don't worry. My family and I," he said motioning to Edward, "will help you through this."

"Is she awake?" I heard a faint whisper behind the door. "Carlisle? Can I come in?" a woman's voice.
"Yes, Esme." Carlisle said cheerfully. "Come meet our new guest."
Two women, a smaller one, with short spiky brown hair and pixie like features, and one with long brown hair.
"Esme and Alice," Carlisle said motioning to me, "meet Morgan." "Is this the girl who was…?"

The one I think was named Alice said. He nodded. I turned around in my bed, struggling to get up. "Are you all…?" I couldn't say the word. "Vampires?" Edward said, looking up at me. "Yes."

"Well, I think she's very beautiful." Esme said.
"T-Thank you…" I said nervously. I walked over to a window, admiring the outside.
"Is that the forest where I was… transformed?" I asked.
"Yes." Carlisle answered. "Is this all your family?" I wondered. "No, Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie are in the other room. "Would you like to meet them?" Esme asked. "S-Sure…" I murmured.

They brought me into a white room like the other one with a TV a couch and chairs. "Everyone, this is Morgan." Alice announced happily. I briefly nodded staring at my shoes.
"Alice, could you take her hunting?" Carlisle asked. "Hunting?" I looked up warily. "Yes. It's much easier to comprehend what's happening after you've hunted." Carlisle explained. "Oh…okay." I answered quietly.

"And give her a change of clothes." Esme added, smiling. Alice grinned. "My specialty!" She took—well, dragged would be the proper term—me up the stairs and into her room. The walls were deep purple with two windows. "Here," She said, giving me a wad of clothes. "Easier to move around with."

I looked around her room. "Where's your bed?" I asked. Alice looked surprised for a moment but then answered, "Morgan…we don't sleep." I looked up, shock visible on my face. "Really?" I looked at the pile of clothes she'd given me. "Where's the bathroom?" I asked. She pointed to down the hall. I went in and changed into a white T-shirt and a pair of old blue jeans. I walked with Alice back into the living room.

"Are you sure Alice dressed you?" Emmett said, chortling. Alice shot him a warning glance. "Well, we'll be back in a bit. Later!" Alice said, walking out the back door. I followed feebly. "Okay." Alice said as we ran into a wooded area a few miles from her house.
"How is it that I'm not even the slightest bit tired even though we ran that far?" I said, confused. I was sure that after running at least 3 miles my breathing would at least be a little tired if not exhausted.
"Morgan, we never sleep, we and we never get tired. Even after running this far." She said, a smile playing on her lips.
"Will I ever get used to this?" I wondered out loud. Alice grinned. "I'm sure you will. Probably with you, sooner rather than later." "Now, inhale." Alice ordered—while smiling hugely of course—closing her eyes. I did as I was told.
"Do you smell that?" she asked pointing in the direction of a huge pine tree. I closed my eyes too, and took another breath.
"Yes." I answered. "Good. Now let your instincts take control and go after it." Alice said, opening her eyes. I nodded and I crept stealthily around the bend of the birch tree and saw a deer drinking out of a small stream.

I felt—for reasons unknown to me—a toothy grin on my lips and lunged at it.
The force of my attack was so strong, either I'd knocked the air out of the deer or I'd stunned it so it was completely paralyzed.
I surprisingly knew what to do without even Alice telling me. I snapped it neck with a great force and began feeding.
After I was finished, I stood up wiping the remains of any blood from my mouth. A new thought had occurred to me.
One thing, the burn in my throat was much more bearable now. I knelt down to the spring, and scooped up a small amount of water with my hands. I drank it waiting for the thirstiness to be gone. It wasn't.
"Only blood soothes it." Alice said, apparently watching my new discovery. "I've tried it, believe me. It does not work." Alice said smiling sadly.

"I have another question, Alice." I piped up. "Yes?" "Well, since we're vampires, wouldn't we drink human blood? Why do we hunt animals?" "Oh. That." Alice said. "We don't want to be considered monsters, you know. We don't want to hurt innocent people. That's why we hunt animals." "So…is it true that if you don't drink human blood you'll become weak?" She shook her head. "Well, not necessarily, no. We consider ourselves 'vegetarians'. We can keep drinking animal blood, and it keeps us strong." Alice explained carefully.

Wow!" I said, gazing up into the sky.
"What is it?" Alice said worriedly.
"Look at the stars!" Alice looked up with me. "Yeah…I guess they are beautiful, aren't they?" she said.
I nodded. I sat on a patch of grass remembering all that had happened to me within the last couple of days.

"Alice," Yet again I had come up with another question.
"Where will I go now?" I asked. "I can't go back to my family knowing what I am. I have nowhere to go!" I said, swallowing hard.
"Well," Alice said looking thoughtful, "you could always stay with us."

"What? No, no! I wouldn't want to impose. That'd be too much!" I said, worriedly.
"Don't worry about it. We have an extra bedroom, anyway." Alice said grinning. "Well…I don't know…"
"Please?" Alice begged me. "If you're sure it's not any trouble."
"Nope! In fact, Carlisle wanted me to ask you!" "Oh. Well that's nice of him." I murmured. "Uh-huh." Alice said.

"Alice? Morgan? Where are you two?" I heard a voice coming from a few trees down from us. "Jasper? Oh, Jasper! Hi! Sorry to keep you guys waiting- Morgan and I were just having a little chat." She said jubilantly. "I see." Jasper said, putting his arm around Alice's shoulder. "C'mon, you two. Let's go back." Jasper said. He burst into a run grinning at Alice. She ran after him. "H-Hey!! Wait for me!" I said running at full speed after them.

We arrived at the house in due time. Carlisle and Esme were waiting for us. "She said yes, Carlisle!" Alice said, squealing with delight. "Great. If you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask me or my family." Carlisle said smiling.
I looked over at Edward sitting on a chair looking at the floor. I looked back at Carlisle. "I will, and thank you for letting me stay here. It means a lot to me."

Now, it was Esme's turn to speak. "And, Rosalie, Alice, you, and me can all go shopping later for new clothes for you." Esme said, smiling happily. "Really?!" Alice said excitedly. "That's great! Morgan, we'll go to all the best shops!" Jasper playfully rolled his eyes.

I could tell that those two were close. "But for now, Alice," Esme said, "Can you please show Morgan her room?" Alice nodded triumphantly. "Come on!" she said enthusiastically. I smiled and nodded. "Okay."

I walked up a staircase following Alice, until she stopped in front of a door. It was the last door in the hall. "There's Edward's room," she said pointing to the door across from me, "my room," she said pointing next to me, "and Jasper's." she said finally, showing me the room down the hall from mine. "Wow." I said. She smiled at me warmly.

"I know. It's a lot to remember. But you'll get used to it. Everyone does." She pushed the door open to reveal a room with dark blue walls. From the windows, you could see the forest below. "I love it." I said, grinning at Alice. She looked happily at me, joyful that I'd like it here. "That's great."

"Can I be alone for a while, please?" I asked, trying to make my eyes plead. She looked stunned for a minute, and then answered. "Um, yeah sure. Take as long as you need to. If you need us, we'll be in the living room." Alice said.

She walked out and closed the door. I stared out the window. I felt like my heart was going to burst with different emotions. I was in excruciating pain because I knew if I saw my family…I'd hurt them. I was also happy, too. I was glad I could have a new family…and maybe—if that were possible—love me more than my last one. I looked down at my hands. I didn't know what I would do now.