She beamed at us and said "Oh, that's great I really didn't want to be alone today and having people gawk at me the freak-" she said the bit with displeasure with a hint of sadness and pain-"You guys don't get it, who I am, what I am." This shocked us-even Rose- to the core, the deep misery in her voice. The pain in which I could feel coming off of her in waves was so strong it was heartbreaking; my dead heart died again.

We reached the school before anyone could ask any questions Alice handed back her timetable gave her a huge hug as did Edward, Emmett and even to my great surprise Rosalie stepped forward and hugged her. We gave her a questioning glance and she shrugged walking off to her class leaving Emmett, Edward and Alice shortly following after a quick goodbye.

I turned to her looking questionably towards me; I gave her a confused look back, until it clicked. She wanted to know where our class was. Ha-ha how stupid of me, still holding her hand I pulled her along enthusiastically, dodging students clumped ogling at us as we passed, many people looked up at us and when they thought they were out of hearing distance they started to mutter about us with; who's she? Isn't she that new girl? She's really attractive way more than the Cullen's Hale sister, with a girl's comeback 'Yeah just asks her.' Probably a total Slut. Where she come from? What's Hale up to? There holding hands. Where are they rushing off to?

But what made it worse was the lust that came off the guys and the jealousy from the girls-Ha! Married to Vanity just like Rose- but surprisingly the protectiveness I was feeling towards her in connection with her their horror able words though she didn't seem to mind or notice them probably used to it as we are.

The last bell rang when we got through the door of class. Guiding her up to the teacher, to have her slip signed. I was about to leave her with the teacher when she looked at me and smiled I smiled back at her, she didn't look like she wanted me to leave her, but I have to go to my place so I said before leaving her" Don't worry, I'll save you a seat." She seemed to understand.

Sitting down and getting my books "props" out and placing them on my desk. I listened in to her and the teachers discussion, hoping to catch her name, but I didn't all I got was the teacher telling her name 'Ms. Kiadora – Kia for short – and explaining what we're doing this semester, which made me happy cause we are going to do portraits of the person next to you, so we'll be drawing each other Yay. But I still didn't know her name, her name has to be as beautiful as her, it just has to be. So when she finished her conversation with Ms. Kia, she turned around searching for me. She found me sitting in the back right of the class room and smiled her breath taking smile, gracefully heading straight for me sitting down next to me smiled at me again and said "Jasper?"

"Yes?" I reply

"I'm glad that you're in my classes, you're the only one other than Alice I feel comfortable around, and almost safe." If I could blush I would be tomato red. I smile softly at her and say "Thank-you, I feel comfortable around you too, umm, do you mind if I ask you a question?"

"You just did-" she giggled at her own joke and I smiled at her yet again-"sure what do you want to know?"

"Well, everything about you, but I'll wait until lunch, all I want to know is your name."

"Oh, well that's easy enough my name is Lillandra – Rose, Lillandra – Rose Marie. I know it's strange and really horrible, I don't know what my parents were thinking…"

I cut her off" No no no Lillandra – Rose is a beautiful name, a little long all the same beautiful. Do you mind if I call you Lily for short it's just easier, you know?" Oh god I was rambling!

"No, I don't mind. Over the years I've been called lily also Lill, Anne and Rose, just to name a few so it's ok if you call me that. To tell you the truth I like the way you say my name it make me feel pretty, wanted almost. It's stupid I know…" She stopped looking up from the desk to my face looking embarrassed.

"Oh ... I ... Umm... Well you are though, damn it you are not pretty you are beautiful... err." I stuttered stupidly.

"Thank-you I think." Looking even more embarrassed, if that was even possible.

There wasn't any other conversation as class flew by. Proceeding into our second class for today, Literacy, meeting up with Alice finding out Lily's name, profusely agreeing with me and also calls her, my nickname I had given her. They talked for most of the class, giving me time to talk to her myself. By the time we got to Study Hall I was starting to get worried about what Rose would be like towards Lily, but to my surprise she was treating Lily reasonably well asking how her day had been going so far. The reply being "The day so far has been great, class boring like always. Jasper has been a great help with showing me were my classes are and such stuff like that" Shrugging her shoulders "And I absolutely love Alice, she's so cute. I hope I could dress her up one day, I have the perfect dress for her." She ends with a slight smile.

Lunch approached us with the bell indicating end of class. Rose, Lily and I packed up our things and headed to lunch. We lined up in together, Lily was impatiently mumbling exaberatingly" Oh, hurry up I'm hungry here you know." Causing Rose and I to chuckle to ourselves full well that vampires don't eat human food, but Lily silenced us with an irritated glace and snapped out "Unlike you guys I have to eat human food. Humph I told you guys this before and that you won't/don't understand. Oh thank the good god we're next." This shocked us into total silence until we met up with the others at our table.

Lily grumpily sat down next to Emmett and unceremoniously/ unlady-likely dug into her food. Realizing that 5 pair of eyes was on her, she looked up and said "What, I didn't have much of a breakfast, I only just got here yesterday and I didn't think of getting any groceries, did I? Also do you want me blowing our cover and attack a human? Because it'll happen if you don't stop gawking at me and let me finish, so I can answer your many questions." She raised her thin eyebrow at our blank faces, when no one objected she continued wolfing down her lunch.

When Lily had finished her meal she sat there quietly looking at us expectantly. Edward snapped out of it first and said "From what I've read out of the minds of Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper and I the questions are:

1. What is your name?

2. What are you?

3. How can you eat human food?

4. How can you pack it in? – Obviously a question from Emmett referring to her food consumption that just happened.

5. What is your story?

6. Can we go shopping after school? – Predictably from Alice the shopping addict.

7. Why did you choose to come here?

8. Where were you living before?

9. Why do you keep saying that we won't/don't understand?

10. Why did you run from us before school?

Lily smiled at the questions and said "Well let me see were to start hmm… ok my name is Lillandra-Rose Marie you may call me Lily, I'm a vampire, nut unlike others I have extreme differences to normal vampire such as:

1. I can't stand blood; human, animal, alien. Though it does not stop me attacking humans although I have excellent control.

2. I don't need blood, but I need human food to sustain my thirst despite the fact that my thirst isn't as bad as other vamps.

3. I also sleep not as much as humans but for a few hours just to replenish my energy store.

But other than that I have the average heightened senses; sight, hearing, speed… umm I in addition to the heightened senses have an extra few talents; Shape shift into ANYthing, communicate with animals, slight Compulsion, shield's my/other minds from mental attack. I can pack it in because one I was hungry and two if I didn't I would have attacked a human.

My story is simple I was in Italy with my parents in1546 at the age of 19. I foolishly went out alone one night wanting to explore, but I got lost and was being followed without me noticing – couldn't hear his footsteps – it was too late when I rounded a corner of a street, he was there a few metres away in a thick black cloak walking . I smiled running up to him and asked if he could help me find my why home because I had become lost he had said "Follow me I won't hurt you, I promise." He led me around a number of streets small streets then into an alley, at that moment I started to worry I asked him "Where are you taking me?" He expressed his reply simply with "I'm taking you to my home so I can contact your parents. If that's alright with you?" I completely believed him until got to his house and took me into a living room of some sort, turning to me and said I do hope you survive this hmm there's something about you that's almost compelling, other than the sweet smell of your blood - Laughs – you don't understand anything that I'm saying, but you will soon enough." He closed the door of the room and strides across the room heading towards me. Grabbing my shoulders leaning his head towards my neck, sniffed and then bit down hard. Before I blacked out he said "Aro." Then I succumbed to blackness.

When I woke up, after the three nights, I found myself in and abandoned wear house. Sitting up I notice an envelope beside me where I was lying. Upon opening it I notice a folded piece of parchment and a small hand mirror. Unfolding the parchment it read;

Greetings, My Dearest Miss Lillandra-Rose Marie

I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience of the other night, I promised an explanation for my actions and you shall get it. My foremost reason for biting you is to turn you into a vampire, for which I am.

I have watched you many nights from the evening shadows as you go about your day-to-day life. You intrigue me and I wonder if you are truly content in your mundane subsistence. I, myself, once lived the same structured lifestyle that you find yourself tangled in now.

I saw you and was quite enchanted by your air. We did speak a greeting ever so briefly in passing, but that was just enough to raise my interest in you. I wish to make you an offer, one that I hope you will accept, but will not be forced upon you. Many of our kind aren't given a choice in becoming a vampire (Like you have not). Countless are either given the gift, though many are not suited to have this honor bestowed upon them, but I can saw that you would be fitting this offer. I invite you to live among the night, alongside me; I want to love you forever and you to love me. We will do everything together and live forever. In my world there are no illnesses; only strength, health, wisdom and eternal youth. There is no feeling of fear, only the power to be feared. Most things you have dreamed of doing as a mortal can easily be done in your new life. Wherever you have dreamed of living, we can live together. The possibilities are endless. I will not mislead you in saying my existence is perfect for there is no perfect world. There are burdens to bear and rules to follow no matter which life you live. But, much fewer problems exist in my world.

As for your weaknesses, do you not think I know every one of your short comings? Do you believe that I just looked at you from the surface? All mortals wear a mask that hides the real person. I look beyond that mask and taken in the very soul of a person. In only a few minutes of observation, I learned more about you than even you probably know. Your senses and abilities have been enhanced greatly, any weakness you had as a mortal is now a strength as one of the night. When you come to me, you will care nothing for your past life. Only to live your new life to the fullest.

You deserve much more - a world of wonder and excitement. A world I can give to you and that we can share together. You must be patient with your new world. It is strange to you at the moment, but once you adjust to this lifestyle, I am sure you will be captivated by it.

Have you never wanted to travel? To see all there is to see of the world? To learn the gentler cultures of music, art and drama? You have all the time in the world to do this and more. And do you not want to feel the power of vampire love? It is more wonderful than anything mere mortals can offer?

Dwell on it for a short while. It will be a whole new world for you to experience, with me by your side forever.

Yours sincerely

Aro.

P.S. My offer if you shall not understand is to come live with me under the stars in my castle here in Italia, we can rule the world together, be my Queen for only you hold my heart and I can fulfill all your worldly desires.

When I had finished the letter I took the mirror and held it up looking at myself and screamed dropping my mirror shattering it into thousands of pieces and ran out of the ware house, bolting for the forest. Only seeing in my mind's eye, my liquid silver eyes. From then on I've been moving around. Learning many new things about myself, and of other vampires. I've joined many covens over the centuries, but I prefer living alone, like I am now. You're probably wondering if Aro ever tried to find me and my answer is yes he did, as try as he might his trackers never came back with me, well they never came back at all actually. Emmett laughed his normal booming laugh, causing people to stare; Lily ignored them continuing with her story. Before I moved from my last place which was, Discovery Bay, I grabbed a map of the north closed my eyes and dropped my finger, and this is the place my finger landed, which I think is really a beautiful place, much better than my last place, peaceful rain and great forests where I can shift into a random animal and explore and don't you guys think of going off and attack me I may not be missed, but someone will notice I'm missing. All fingers will be pointing at you guys and you know the reason and consequences. I ran from you this morning because I thought you were one of Aro's minions, which I realize you aren't. She started to laugh at her stupidness.

Yeah, I'd love to go shopping I've got nothing better to do and I need some new clothes, how about L.A? - All we heard was I giant YES!!! From the little Alice, we all chuckled finally we won't be bugged by her to go shopping any more – I'll take you home with me and we can take my Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S it needs a spin around and there's more room in it than my Suzuki Swift cute little car, but a bit slow. How does that sound?"

"Great, I can't wait, can Rose come?" was Alice's jubilant answer.

"Yeah sure the more the merrier I say." And they started talking with Rose about their upcoming shopping trip and Rose asked to have a look at Lily's Swift probably thinking about fixing it so it drives faster, leaving no more time for questions.

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School ended, and I was walking with Lily and Alice to Lily's car, remembering Gym and Lily's graceful movements, when we were playing badminton. She played perfectly, but I couldn't believe her when she said that it was her first time playing this sport. I said goodbye to Alice, Rose and Lily as Alice and Rose hopped into the back seat and Lily the drivers and I walked over to the other who were waiting for me with smug smiles on their faces. I ignored them and hopped into the passenger seat of Edward's Volvo, the others following suit. They interrogated me the whole way back to our house.