The other vampires (the yellow-eyes) Had moved in front of me. Only Jasper stayed by my side- probably making sure I wouldn't kill anyone. Four cloaked figures emerged out of the shadows. They looked... Well... Dangerous. They were punishers.

They conversed with Carlisle for a while. I was thinking about these weird vampires. Once again, I was unsure of whether they actually wanted to help me, or if it was all just a ploy. Maybe they wanted to kill me.

"You forgot one." A young blond vampire looked at me. She smiled, and I collapsed to the ground.

It hurt so much. I was screaming, and I saw red in front of my eyes. Fire ants were crawling all over my body, and my bones were splintering. I heard every muscle and sinew in my body crack and rip, and my bones were stabbing my body. Then it vanished. I heard Esme pleading to the little blond girl, the one with the smile.

The pain came back. It was even worse this time, and my screaming didn't stop until everything went dark, and I couldn't make a sound. I could feel my body spazzing, my movements erratic. It lasted for ever.

Why didn't Carlisle or Esme make this stop? Surely they would rip off my head. I wished they would.

Time passed. It hurt so much. I could hear the strangers in the dark cloaks leaving, but the pain didn't stop. Why didn't it end? The little girl must have left. It still went on. I felt cold hands on my forehead and talking over my head- I heard Carlisle and Esme, and Jasper. There were other voices too, but I didn't know who they were.

The pain disappeared and I opened my eyes. I looked up to see Carlisle leaning over me, his brow furrowed. Esme looked shocked, and so did Jasper. I didn't want them to be scared. I sat up quickly, rubbing my head. Somehow, it was hard to imagine that the pain hadn't been real. Carlisle helped me stand up. I was a little shaky- though I guess vampires weren't supposed to be shaky.
As soon as I was up, I moved away from the vampires. A few were staring at me- a gorgeous blond, Esme, Carlisle- but I avoided their gazes.

"Thank you." I said. I glanced up at them, and then looked back down at the ground. I bit my lip. What should I say? Did they want me to leave?

The bronze- haired boy spoke.

"We don't want you to leave." I looked up at him, surprised. Had he read my mind?

"Yes, I read your mind." I was shocked.

By now everyone was looking at me. There were seven vampires in all. Carlisle turned towards the gorgeous blond that had been staring at me before.

"Rosalie, Emmett, take Edward and Bella back to Charlie. Alice, Jasper, stay here."

The blond, a hunky male, the mind-reader and the human walked away, towards the town. They vanished from sight quickly, and soon it was just Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, and the one they called Alice. I glanced up quickly, and then looked back down. I was uncomfortable, unsure of what move I should make next.

Alice stepped forward- she was petite, and had a pixie cut that looked flattering on her. She was beautiful- as beautiful as the blond, in my opinion. She bounded up to me and grasped my hand. Jumpy, I stepped back. Hurt flowed into her eyes, and I immediately felt bad. I shouldn't have done that. Jasper was growling, and his eyes narrowed as I looked at him. Once again, I looked back down at the ground.

Esme spoke. "How about Carlisle and I take Bree hunting while you two head back to the house? You can set up some things for Bree." If vampires could blush, I would have. I didn't need them doing things for me. I could just sleep outside or something- I didn't feel comfortable being around these vampires just yet.

Alice and Jasper moved away into the woods. Alice looked back and threw a gorgeous smile at me before disappearing. Obviously, I was forgiven. Jasper just glared at me.

I awkwardly turned to face Esme and Carlisle. They were waiting with expectant expressions.

"Are you ready, darling?" Esme said, smiling at me.

I nodded, giving her a half-smile. I didn't know when I got so shy. Carlisle just looked at me- not defiantly or angrily, and not welcomingly. Just looked at me. I felt even more nervous.
Esme took my hand and started to run. I followed her, with Carlisle by my side. He unnerved me. I could tell that he wasn't very happy with me, but maybe Jane's torture had turned him off. Maybe he thought I was weak.
Esme stopped. I peered around her shoulder. There was a large deer grazing on the little flowers in the forest. She nodded at me expectantly.

What?! She expected me to eat it? To kill it? It smelled vile- there was no way I was going near that thing.

With a sigh, Carlisle stalked forward and killed the deer. Esme drew me onward, and sat beside the deer. I sat next to her, my nostril flaring as I inhaled the smell of row buck. I looked at Esme. Her eyes were pleading- she wanted me to eat it. With a small sigh I started sucking the blood out of the deer. Esme nodded on encouragingly until I had finished. Carlisle just looked at me.
The taste had been revolting, but I was determined to get at least one vampire's trust. I really only ate the next three deer for Esme. I even killed the last one. By the end of the hunt, I was accustomed to the taste of deer. I didn't like it, but I could eat it.

We walked through the forest slowly, Esme by my side, Carlisle a little way back. I could sense that he didn't like me now- I wondered why. Eventually we exited the forest, and I saw a large, beautiful house, painted white. I gasped. It was gorgeous. When I was human, I never saw anything like this. Ever. My father and I had lived in a tiny little apartment. We were one step away from living on the streets.

My eyes round with wonder, I entered the house.