A New Vampire 2
Rei Edogawa
The first thing they did was wrap a robe about me. I was glad not to be naked anymore. I wondered how long they were going to wait before they killed me.
"We are not going to kill you," one of them said. "We're going to help you"
I was so confused that I really didn't believe them. They began to explain what I was and what the future had in store for me. I was a vampire. Stronger than steel and more durable. Faster than a speeding bullet and more dangerous than a gun.
My mind had no trouble comprehending what they were saying, I just didn't want to believe it.
"But how did you find me?" I asked. "And how did I get this way?"
"I can answer that," one of the girls said. "My name is Alice, and I am a clairvoyant. I saw what had happened to you and tried to get to you first, but wasn't able to. We tried to get you out of the hospital, but someone was always around. We moved you to the isolation wing in the hopes of moving you before the transformation was complete.
"We didn't expect for it to end so quickly. I didn't even see it. Our friend, Carlisle, was about to move you when it stopped. It is our fault for not getting you out of there sooner. You are not to blame for killing that man."
"So I really did kill him?" I whispered.
"Yes, but the fault lies with us, not you." She said. "We should have tried harder to move you. We should have just done it when they were moving you, but couldn't find a way to cover it up. I'm sorry."
I gathered myself together and said, "You still haven't told me who did this to me."
They sighed. Alice said, "Let's wait for you to talk to Carlisle about that. He'll explain it better than we could."
With that, they started introducing each other. Besides Alice, there was Edward, Bella, and Emmett. There were others at home; Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Jasper, Renesme, and Jacob. We walked at a slow pace as they explained their lives to me as vegetarian vampires and the family they had built.
Two years ago, Bella, as a human, gave birth to a half vampire daughter. She completed the change at the last minute and survived a rare phenomenon that had never been survived before. Then a group of vampires, whose job was to keep the secret at all costs had come believing they had broken the law. When it was proved to be false and Nessie was no danger, then they had left.
They were preparing to move away soon, in a year's time, to the other side of the country. I told them about me. I was from a lower middle class home in southwest Florida. I had come with my class to Seattle to participate in the National Decathlon. I was one of the top students in my school and had helped our school win third place. We weren't going to go to the international competition, but I had hoped that I would at least get some recognition for it.
I was sixteen years old and a junior in high school. I knew that I wasn't going to be able to go home. I didn't know what I was going to tell my family, and judging by the actions of the Volturi a few years ago, I wasn't going to tell the truth.
It had been over three days since I disappeared. The police were going to be up in arms over my disappearance. I just didn't know what to do.
They had a beautiful home back in the woods. It was so light and open. All my theories of what being a vampire were about were thrown to the wind. We could be out in daylight, but the sun exposed us for what we were anyway. Our skin sparkled like diamonds.
We never slept and while we did have to drink blood, after we gained control we could go over a week without hunting again. Carlisle explained this to me and more. He explained his history and decision. He explained the choice of his family, the cost and gains. I had a choice to make. It didn't take long for me to decide.
They took me hunting right after that and we had mixed results. I bagged a few deer, but the taste left a lot to be desired. This was going to take some time. I had borrowed some clothes from Jasper, and then found the true extent of my change.
I had always been a hefty guy. All the pudge and baby fat was gone. I was lean and ripped. I had the body of a supermodel. My hair was longer and shinier than before. It suited my new face. The eyes though were distracting. Ruby red and I still looked good. Alien, definitely, but good.
I had dreamed about losing the fat for years, but never had the willpower to go through with it. I liked to live comfortably. I knew then that this vegetarianism was going to be hard. But I knew that with one look at this family and what they had achieved, that this was what I wanted, and I was going to get it.