Awake
Everything was so clear. Sharp. Defined.
I took my first breath. I did not need air, but I liked it. In it I could taste the world around me. The air tasted like desserts that were served to kings and queens. I sniffed the air only to smell the best perfume ever made.
Once my new eyes focused, I saw two teenagers that looked my age but, I had no doubt they were vampires…..too. She had short wavy blonde hair, ivory skin, and dark circles under her golden eyes. The guy was also very handsome. He looked like one of those guys you see in Abercrombie and Fitch Ads. He looked much paler next to the girl but you could see his skin had a certain glow.
"Hello!" The model boy said with enthusiasm that you couldn't fake.
"Hi?" I said automatically.
"I am Jonas and this is my mate Scarlet," he pointed to the goddess, Scarlet.
"Am I a……"
"You are a vampire," Scarlet concluded. I jerked my head over to look at her. It was very disorienting. The movement took a tenth of a second. Then I fell.
"Is she going into shock?"
"No, no," I assured them, struggling to get to my feet.
"So, what's your story kid?"
"Well, I live here with my dad, Charlie. When I moved here I….." I told them about Edward and the Cullen's. Also, I told them about last year when James tried to kill me. This was a very touchy subject so it took a while to explain.
They told me about their travels to Italy, Rome, France and Africa. I could not imagine going to all those places. I've only been as far as the border. Deep in the conversation they told me about their powers. She had the gift of sight like Alice. His power was weird. It was straight out of a comic book. He could fly.
After a while the burning came back. This time my rock solid chest didn't hurt. It was my throat in pain. My mouth and my throat were dry like the Sahara dessert. What I presumed was venom leaked in from the roof of my mouth. I was thirsty. Scarlet noticed my disposition and offered that we could continue the conversation later. We were going to hunt, Cullen style.