Will was busy; Lydia and Roth had called him down earlier when he stopped by my room to say good morning. I put on jeans and a green Old Navy zip up sweatshirt and my converse tennis shoes. I quickly brushed my hair and pulled it in to a ponytail. I noticed my jeans were loose; the miracle serum Doc was giving me must also be a diet aid. I laughed to myself.
I looked in the mirror and was caught off guard by how pale I was. I had forgotten Dr.Pratt had told me yesterday I was no longer fully human. The color of my skin was reflecting the changes in me. I was in fact according to the mirror at least, becoming a vampire. I decided to add some blush and bronzer. I had to try to look sort of normal, for dad and Sara. I could not risk them thinking anything was strange about me.
I headed down stairs, Doc and Pratt and a few of the other elders were having coffee by the huge blazing fireplace. I saw Lydia, Emma, and a few of the other female coven members reading the newspaper in the corner having breakfast. I had not seen Emma before now, and she was just as I expected gorgeous. Her hair was long past her shoulders, and wavy, it had a reddish hue to it. I felt inferior to these women; all were perfect and dressed in the most classic stylish clothes. I felt like a hobo, in my faded baggy Levi’s.
I hoped that when I completed my transformation I would be just like them. I smiled at them and they all gave warm welcoming smiles back, as I made my way to the breakfast buffet. I grabbed a muffin off the tray. I found it still so odd the eating habits of the coven.
Despite the fact they were all full-blooded vamps except Will, many of them still ate human foods. They did not need it to survive, but they enjoyed the taste and texture of the foods from their human lives. I took a few bites and suddenly I felt ravenous. I had forgotten when I last ate “normal” food. Doc had been giving me the traditional donated blood units.
They came in juice box like containers. If a human were to see one of them, they would never suspect human blood was inside. I had to admit I still did not want to see the blood myself just yet, but I needed it. I figured as time went on, I would get used to the whole “blood” thing...maybe.
I walked over to the window and looked out as I ate my muffin. The woods were still encased in a heavy blanket of pristine white snow. Ice following the snowstorm, made the trees look like they were wrapped in glass. I wondered if that ice would cause us any delays flying into Cambridge, I hoped not. I wondered where Will was since Roth, Taylor, and Riley were all watching MT V, oblivious to anyone else in the room.
I could hear Roth asking Taylor if the new Linkin Park video was coming on soon. I smiled at them. They looked and acted just like regular teenage guys. If I did not know better, I would never think they were vampires in a million years. I was starting to worry slightly. I hated to be apart from Will for too long, it made me feel uneasy, especially after Todd’s last attack.
Relief washed over me as I turned my head to see him come strolling into the room. He always caught me off guard when I saw him. His hair was sticking up slightly; he wore faded jeans and a black fitted t-shirt. His sunglasses, which he never went anywhere without, were pushed up onto his head. His stunning blue eyes scanned the room and locked on to mine right away.
A brilliant smile washed over his beautiful face. He came over to me right away un aware of any one else in the room, they did not exist in his mind right now.
“You are up,” he smiled. “How are you feeling love?”
“Good, I actually ate today, and was hungry.” I held up my empty crumb filled plate proudly.
“Great, I was wondering when your human appetite would return. Doc and Pratt said it wouldn’t be long till your hunger came back.” He sat down next to me taking my hand and pressing his lips to