" Looks like you had a good time." Alexander laughed as we got back.
" Yes we did thanks." Alice smiled and vanished up the stairs. Alexander caught me looking at my ripped and blood stained clothes.
" Its fine. We all have a messy first time. Alice has bought you clothes anyway.-" I cut him of.
" Wait, Alice has bought me clothes." He laughed.
" I was there so don't worry. But its also best if she buy's them. She's always up to date with the human fashion." He turned to the kitchen window.
" Alexander-" He turned back putting his hand up.
" Please, call me Alex. Alexander is just for outside and for formal use really."
" Alex then. I haven't really noticed," I said turning to the mirror. " how am I meant to fit back in with everyone. When will I see Richard or my friends." His face twitched a little with frustration.
" Everyone's different in how they react to the smell of human blood." George said coming down the stairs. " You haven't realized it yet but you've actually been near it from when you first woke up." Georges face fell.
" I have." I was a little shocked. From all the books iv read, human blood made Vampires go crazy.
" I keep a private stash, just a precaution. If one of us gives in then I can give them that. Its instead of them actually killing." It made sense. Lead the monster off the real thing.
" So does that mean I get to go back to school, see my Dad."
" It should mean that," Alice said hopping all the stairs. " And besides, you need to learn how to fit in and keep the secret." Alice was beaming at me. I couldn't, help smiling a little as well. The thought of seeing my dad and friends was great.
" So what are we waiting for then. Off we go." I said. They all laughed a little.
" Yes sure, if you want to send the humans running from first glance." Alice snorted. I remembered looking down at my clothes.
" Ah yes. Alice?" she took a bag from behind her and through it to me.
" There's all the latest fashion. Go get changed and remember, shuffle not walk. Your inside the house." she was very worried about that it seamed
" yes we wouldn't want you going through the wall." Alex laughed. It through me how he could joke like that with the immense strength we all had. Probably something you do when you get used of it all. Shuffle not walk, shuffle not walk. I repeated it in my head but I was still up the stairs in a flash.
" last room on the right mason." Alice called up to me. My room. It was completely white with a sofa on the far side and the left wall was lined with roof height windows. The other wall was covered in pictures with a television in the middle to break the formation. I whipped my clothes on. Taking long to try and not rip them.
Alice and George where waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Alex was outside standing next to a massive black Rang rover sport. Looking at them all, I noticed that Julia was no where to be seen.
" Where's Julia." I asked George.
" She is with one of our friends right now who has just lost there husband, iv already been but I just had to be here for your first day out. Not technically yes, but as a vampire." I hadn't noticed the time. The big clock read half ten.
" Where are we going exactly." I eyed the range rover.
" Well," George started. " You need to learn to sit and move about, acting restless in a way. You also need to practice breathing constantly and blinking. What were doing is we're all going for a ride up to Canada to see some good friends of mine. It will test you out due to it being three or more hours in the car."
" Three or more." I repeated stunned. I had only been a vampire for so long and they weren't going to let me run or use my strength or dare I say it, see my family and friends.
" I'll sit in the back," Alice said." With Mason and you two can coordinate a route." Alex smiled at Alice.
" You can make routes better than I can." If Alice wasn't a vampire, she would have been bright red by now.
" I just don't want you to lose your skill, your slacking off. Or are you just scared you'll get lost." Alex laughed darkly but was still staring at Alice
" Is that a challenge," He said still sniggering. " Because you know you'll lose."
Alice smiled. " Yes. That is a challenge."
" You know you've lost." Alex Pointed out. Alice kept on smiling. I climbed in and braced myself for the lessons I was going to get. How hard could it be to act human. The car was a leather cream inside and very modern. George was going to drive. I tried to settle into the human façade.
The journey past quite fast and by the looks of it, I had done well with the human imitating. Alex jumped out the car and stretched. Alice climbed out my door after me.
" Never again." I said. Alice laughed.
" Right, Alice. You and Mason go on ahead to Nedaras house. They're all in and waiting." He turned to face me. " These vampires are the same as us. They live of animals instead of humans." So id be meeting more vampires and they were the same as my new friends.
" Lets go then. Its just up that road." we were at the end of the road which was surrounded by trees. There was a dirt track that led of up the mountain to the left. Alice vanished up it as did Alex.
" Don't worry." George said as he got out the car. " Remember that you're the strongest just now. Being full of your own blood makes you immensely strong, You will be fine." He shot up the track and I was alone. Its never really hit me that I was living a new life and never going to die. But it was staring to sink in now. I shot up the track as well. I was there in an instant. The Nedaras house was spectacular. It was big and modern although not as modern as the Cameron's. It was three storeys and it was, again covered in windows. It was surrounded by a small green plot of grass and had a small lake that was on the right side which curved in a crescent.
" Come on then." She saw my hesitance. " They're just like us, its fine." She pulled me to the glass door and knocked twice. It opened and one of the Nedaras stood there. She was about the same height as me and had shockingly blonde hair. Her eyes were the familiar golden color and her face was heart shaped.
" Ah Alice. It has been to long."
" Likewise Cora." She smiled and looked at me. She kept on smiling as she spoke.
" And you must be Mason. Come in come in." Alice pulled me into the wide open room which was there sitting dash living room. It was completely white and had two couches sat in front of a television there were two others standing waiting for us. I heard Cora invite the others in and they came and stood beside us. Cora came and stood next to the others and looked at me, smiling again.
" Its not often we get to introduce ourselves to a new vampire," She laughed. " I'm Cora and this is Ross and Elena." They nodded at me when there names where said. Ross was as big as Alex and had short brown hair that matched his gold eyes. Elena was also a bit bigger than Alice and Cora but equally as beautiful. She had brown hair but her eyes were not golden. They were bright amber. She saw me starring at her eyes.
" It can get difficult sometimes." She winked at me and turned to Ross.
" Elena got to close to the edge and had to cheat-" Elena cut George off
" Its not like I tried to hold back though. I did try my hardest but you of all people know how hard it can get." I stared, stunned at Elena. She couldn't possibly mean she killed someone and refer to it as cheating. My mouth moved without me wanting it to.
" You didn't." I hesitated to go on. " You didn't kill anyone did you." Shock crossed her but quickly turned to a grin. Cora laughed.
" Well she wouldn't have gotten far with me and Ross here," She sniggered again. Elena composed herself turned to Ross.
" Cora keeps a stash of human blood." George smiled politely at her. " We all have our times." It sounded like there was an underlying comment not meant for me. Alice jumped in front of me looking sorrowful.
" Is it true that your sister is having a party and I'm not invited." She pushed her bottom lip out and started to sniff.
" Her birthday. Of course it's the day after the. Oh. The big game." I hadn't remembered the game between our team the wolves and the reigning champions, the Lions. And Kate's birthday. It was her eighteenth so I had to be there. But I hadn't told any of the Cameron's.
" Just an errand thought really but how did you know." She was obviously guilty of something now. She had a small smile on her face and was trying to hide it.
" Well when I was putting all your stuff away, I came across a card that had fallen out of your bag. It was your sisters birthday card and I put it back into the drawer. I had hopped that you would invite me so I waited but you didn't. I actually thought you had forgotten which you just confirmed so I had to remind you." My mouth almost dropped. I would love to invite her and the rest of the Cameron's but Richard and Kate haven't even met them.
" You will have time to introduce us. Besides your going to see them tomorrow anyway and then go to school the next day." My mouth hit the floor this time.
" Tomorrow." I repeated.
" Unless you would rather wait-"
" No, no. its fine. I just need to get back today then." George had finished speaking to Cora and was walking over.
" I hope I didn't hear what I thought I heard Alice." She nodded fast at him and looked back at me.
" So." She looked at me for an answer that I didn't have.
" So. What."
" Will you invite me to the party. I do like human party's." Was she mad. But I couldn't get angry with her, it wasn't possible.
" Well if there is enough-"
" Thank you." She squealed and hugged me.
" Um, that's fine. Should we just go back now then and leave you to drive the car home George." Alex snapped the rock in two outside which sounded like snapping of a steel cable
" Yes that will be fine. Just go now, but say bye to Cora first. don't worry about Ross and Elena." He turned a little to face only Alice. " make sure that you do the test first before you introduce him to living humans first." He gave us both a quick smile and pointed us towards the door. Cora was outside looking down the dirt track. Alice ran ahead and said goodbye first.
" Well mason I hope to see you soon. Are families have much to do together." It was the first time I had been included into the phrase family with the Cameron's. it felt good in a way.
" the same to you. Until next time." We waved and then set of for home.
We got home after five minutes. Alice vanished up the stairs so I stood running how I would see my dad for the first time as a vampire.
"It will be harder if you concentrate on not attacking them so just act like you were with the Nedaras."
" How can I," I said puzzled. " They are human and I'm not." Alice appeared in front of me and mock punched my shoulder.
" We're not so different. We only live of blood and are many times stronger." She picked up a picture of the Cameron's in great Britain " we also don't age." She turned back and smiled.
" Iv enrolled myself in your school. Just so we can stay together. I'll start the week after you do."
" Alright. Sounds good." I said comforted knowing I wouldn't be alone. " Also, what was the test thing you and George were talking about." She walked to the kitchen door
" It was just a test but you've past it already." She smiled and danced to the kitchen. What test was it she was talking about. She came back holding a sack of blood. The smell was overpowering. It hit me like a brick wall. I was immediately being pushed by my new nature to grab it and drink but I fought it with all my will not to.
" It's blood that's been heated to human temperature. Sort of a final test before the real thing and by the looks of things, you've passed. You haven't once tried to get it and your composed."
" S-so your testing to see if I turn savage and go for the blood." I corrected. she smiled
" Pretty much yea." It was a good test though. It did indeed test my will not to attack.
" I'll put this back then. You better practice how your going to turn up on your dads door step." She was right. I had no idea how I was going to pull it off, Let alone keep myself sane with the smell of the blood all around. Hi dad its been a while. There was no way I could turn up unharmed and in fresh clothes. Unless.
" Alice." I heard her in the kitchen, I new she could hear me so I went on. " What about making up a story that what attacked my friends also got me but not nearly as bad as them and you found me in California. You took me in and now your taking me back home and also moving in this house." I was quite proud of myself. This plan would excuse any cuts and ripped clothes and introduce the Cameron's to my Family. Alice came round the corner deep in thought. A small but defined crease in her all but smooth forehead.
" your right. That could work and like you said, it would introduce us all to them." She was in deep thought. " Yea its fine. I'll take you and I'll ask George when he gets home to come as well. As you know he is good with words." I smiled at the thought of him easing me through the realization that I was a vampire.
" So, what does a vampire do at nights then." I couldn't sleep any more so there had to be something.
" Well you could get ahead in your school work. Roughly nine hours a night is allot of work time."
Yea right. I never have been one for school work.
" Think I'll go hunt again. Keep myself topped up for tomorrow." She nodded and went back up the stairs. I flew out the window and was heading up to trout lake. There was an abundant of dear there.