April + Zephyr (ON HOLD)

Chapter 1 - Zephyr

Chapter 1 - Zephyr

I was running down the pavement, my feet barely hitting the ground.

Hey, I'm April. I have brown hair that flows down my back, and I have brown eyes. Yeah, there's really nothing cool about my features.

I heard a noise.

Their were low - sounding "Tsks" coming from behind me.

'Crap', I thought... He's getting closer.

Well, you're most likely wondering what the hell is going on, so I'll shine a light. I'm basically running away from this guy – thing. But you probably already guessed that... But the guy isn't just some any, ordinary guy off of the street. He's a vampire.

So, here's how it all started...

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I was walking in circles around my bedroom, just thinking of things I could add to it, to make it look better. 'Maybe a bookshelf over there... Or.. no, that wouldn't work.'

Suddenly, I heard a loud crash that sounded from downstairs.

I opened my bedroom door, and flew down the steps. Not literally though. When I finally managed to get downstairs, all I saw was broken glass everywhere, and absolutely no sign of my family.

My family. My sisters. My mother, my father. My grandmother, my aunt.

You'd think I'd be scared, but that was the last thing I was right now. I was mad. Angry. Frustrated. Anything, BUT scared.

And that's when I saw it.

A man. Well, not exactly a man, but a guy. I think. I couldn't see any of his features since it was dark and all, so I only saw his silhouette.

Ok, now I was scared.

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So, that's how I got to where I am now. After I saw the mysterious man in my family room, I made a bee-line for the front door.

And I've been running ever since.

I made a quick turn. A left.

'Shit', Dead, freaking end. Right now, I'm very thankful that I take Karate. I can whoop his ass. 'Hee-yah!' Ok, no. If he can make my entire family disappear just imagine, what he'll do to me!

I backed up against the cold, brick wall, hoping and praying that nothing bad would happen to me.

Yeah, wish gone to waste. I saw him stalking towards me. At least this way, I could see his features better. He wasn't hot, nor cute. Just average. Kinda like me. He had the same brown hair and brown eyes, average traits, that many and most people have, so it wasn't that surprising to see him dawning the same features.

As he came closer, I didn't feel scared. I felt... comfortable? I felt safe? Very safe and comfortable. Man, I don't even know at this point. All I know, is that he could do me major damage. Oh my gosh. Was he going to rape me or something? Slowly torture me? Cut off pieces of my body, and sell it to people? Well, maybe... But, as you can plainly see, my imagination runs wild whether I'd like it to or not, though I can stay pretty practical in most situations.

He was finally close enough to, where he could reach out his hand and grab me... And that's exactly what he did. He grabbed me, and threw me over his shoulder.

'Uhm.. What the hell?'

I did the only thing I was capable of doing at this point. I screamed. I shrieked. I did it all, but still no one could hear me, so at that point in time, I started pounding my fists on his back. Hmm.. Nothing. He didn't even flinch. Impossible. What creature has his filthy hands on me right now. Ugh. God forbid.

He finally put me down, and he started to speak, when I fainted.

Oh... right. I forgot to mention that I have a little anxiety problem. Just a tad. I just tend to faint when I'm nervous. But, it's okay, because I gain consciousness after a couple of minutes.

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When I finally came back down to Earth, we were sitting in a car, while he drove. He didn't know that I regained consciousness, until I spoke.

“What's your name?” I said uneasily, the power drained out of my voice, from all the anxiety.

“Zephyr.”

And that's all he said, for the rest of the ride.

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We finally got to where ever he was taking me. He pulled me out of the car, and led me to a big house, with gray brick walls, and beautiful, and colorful flowers growing around it. Moss growing up the walls, also. It was just absolutely breath-taking. Man, would I like to live here... Not that I was complaining about my house or something, my house was one damn beautiful structure, also... But you know... You just get used to the same thing all the time... Not that I would ever wanna move out of my house, or anything. I loved where we lived (we, being my family and I).

The monster that had a hold on me, led me up to the front door, which I found to be open. Then, I finally got a glimpse of the interior of the house. I was beautiful, magnificent, and humongous. Literally no words to describe.

As I looked up in front of me, I saw quite a shocking sight, There stood all of my family, clothed in the finest of dresses and suits, and dawning the fanciest of stones.

'What. The. Hell, is going on here?!'

“Hello, April.' My mother spoke first. “I realize that we all have a lot of explaining to do. Well, remember how you always wanted to be a Vampire? Well, it's finally your time, my dear... You're fiance, will have the honor of giving you his sacred blood, so you can rule a kingdom with him.”

No. I have an arranged marriage, and I'm part of the Royal Family. This cannot be happening. Impossible. Everything I've ever known to love in this world, is fake. Not real.

“Oh, and your father and I are of the highest kind/type of immortals, and all we would like to do, is let you be (or turn into) what you want to be. You're sisters all are something... Amelia, a faerie, and Hope a Werewolf. As for your Aunt and Grandmother, they are both half mortal and half paranormal. We all do realize that this is a lot of information we are forcing you to take in, and we or so sorry for that... But just one last thing. You have (need) to meet your fiance. Well, actually, you already met him. He's the prince of darkness, and he's Zephyr.”

“Uhm. Objection this is impossible! It goes against everything we believe in as Muslims (people of the Islamic faith)!”

“Yes, we know, but this is something we just cannot change... We'll leave you alone to have a moment with Zephyr.”

I turned towards him, trying to keep as calm as possible. He was looking down at his feet, his hair falling into his eyes.

He seemed rather calm and nervous at the same time.

Finally, he spoke., “Come with me, I'll lead you to your bedroom.”

He extended his hand for me to take, and reluctantly I took it. You'd think I'd feel sparks right about now, but all I felt was lightning. The second, I took his hand, I felt a jolt, and a current.

“Ow.”, We both said at the same time, while taking a step back from each other.

By the looks on each others' faces, I could tell we were thinking the same thing.

'What was that?'

(I didn't proof - read.)