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Chapter 1: Across The Country

Nessie's POV

I tried the best that I could to tune my sister out as we packed for our move. For the last few days she's done nothing but complain about our impeding move to Rochester, New York. Ever since we were adopted we have lived in San Diego, California. We had been found as babies literally starving to death. Some testing has proven that we were indeed sisters. Just not identical.

In the sixteen years that we had been here Casey had earned herself a reputation. I had earned one as well but it was less appealing then my sisters. She was the hot one. The popular one. The one that boys wanted to be with and the one that girls wanted to be. She was friends with what seemed like 90% of the school's population.

I, on the other hand, was the weird one. The creepy red eyed freak that no one wanted to associate with. Did I mention that I have red eyes? I've had them since I hit puberty around the age of ten.

My skin is also much paler then a normal person's. It didn't always use to be that way. When it first started to happen my parents actually thought I was sick. They took me to several doctors but none could tell them what was wrong with me. I can also lift things no normal person could without the use of a machine. I can also run at speeds of about 50 miles per hours. Both skills I gained during puberty. It's also what made me even more of a freak then I already was.

I was different and everyone noticed. So they either bullied me or avoided me. I preferred the latter. You know what the absolute freakiest thing about me is? I've never told anyone this and nor will I ever tell reveal because it would land me in a padded cell for the rest of my life. I can talk to animals. Yeah, you heard me correctly. I can talk to animals. The freaky Dr. Doolittle crap started happening around puberty to. Strange. I know.

The only good thing about my little secret is that it allowed me to have some friends even if they weren't human. It's the reason I spend most of my free time at SeaWorld, the zoo, and the safari park. My Siberian Husky Buddy also takes man's best friend to a whole other love. I liked to think we have a truly special bond because, unlike other people and their dogs, we could literally understand each other.

I would miss all of my animal companions here. That's the only thing I was losing with my mom's new job. My sister, on the other hand, was beyond pissed because unlike me she had a lot more to lose. She hated the idea of moving to a new city and school where no one would know her. Casey had been even more bitchy then usual since the news of our move broke out.

I saw it as an opportunity. I'd go where I have no reputation. It was a chance to hopefully start anew. My only worry was my red eyes.

My horrific red eyes

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