A New Vampire 6
By Rei Edogawa
Since it was Saturday and I had lots to do to get ready, I went shopping. I needed lighter clothes to match the weather. I could get away with pants most of the time, but long sleeves in this heat would not do. I also needed a car.
I wanted to make a statement at school so I went high class. I bought a Mercedes Cabriolet in hot red. Rosalie would love it when she saw it. I had it licensed to Nick Cullen and insured under our plan. I then drove downtown and bought new clothes. They were lighter and looked great on me. Alice would not like them because she favored designer clothes. That was not going to work here. I just had to graduate High School and then I could leave.
I expected jealousy when I got home. I didn't expect mom to get so mad. She didn't know where I got the money and when I told her the Cullen's had given it to me, she blew her top. She said that I shouldn't rely on them, that I should be looking to family.
I told her that they were the only family I knew. She became even angrier then. I couldn't take the pressure so I altered her mind. She went off in a puff and I went to my room. Jamie and Sara were equally unhappy about the new car and clothes. I made up my mind to make it up to them.
The next day I made sure mom would dismiss it when I came home with more things. I took Sara and Jamie out and bought them new clothes. I also made sure they had whatever they needed. Sara bought lots of everything, clothes, shoes, and makeup. Jamie bought a few outfits and was done.
I took them to the apple store and bought them both iPad, mac books, and iPhone. They were happy when we got home. I spent well over twenty grand on both of them that day. As I set it up, mom completely ignored what I bought.
I spent the rest of the day relaxing. All this mind magic was draining. I was physically strong, yet mentally exhausted. I was wishing to talk to one of my family, when Alice called.
She and I talked for a while and after we hung up I felt better. They would be in town soon and I would be supported, not alone.
Another night spent sleepless in bed. Vampires don't sleep of course, so it was boring staring at the ceiling all night. I'd never get how Edward was able to just lay there and watch Bella sleep all those years. Finally I watched my family's dreams.
Jamie, who now had to share a room with me again, was dreaming about this girl he had met last week. It was an explicit dream so I quickly left. Mom was dreaming about fame and fortune. That was why she was so upset about the car and clothes. She wanted them for herself. If I had looked into her mind when she saw my black American Express Card, she probably had thoughts of taking it.
Sara was another problem. Poor girl was having a nightmare. People were chasing her in her dream, calling her names. I couldn't have that. So I gave her a new one. It was a dream of happiness. She lay beneath a tree beside a lake while several children played around her. It was a life of peace.
The night was only half over and I was going stir crazy, so I went for a run. There is nothing like running through the deserted streets when no one can see you. The world is frozen around you and everything is amazing. Water flying from a sprinkler, frozen in midair. A cat climbing down from a fence, poised in mid leap. Life seemed so uncomplicated.
When I stopped, I was in front of my school. The one I had left last year. I wondered what had changed. About the few friends I had accumulated there. It was going to be difficult, keeping with this charade, but it would keep us safe.
As I made my way home, I felt restless and edgy. Tomorrow I would begin my greatest act that I would ever have to perform. It would be an act that I would have to live with, and live with the consequences if I failed.