The FlameRain Chronicles - Life as a Teenage Vampire / Psychic

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

~I'm so bored~ Lightning thought. Being half vampire is tough, especially if your mom is a sweet kind mortal who makes you wait outside to meet the new neighbors when they move in. But the worst part was, she was starving and could really go for a mug of O positive, her favorite. She has been trying to locate the moving van, but it is still not within a mile so she can't pry through their minds.

~Wait. Was that a moving van?~ she wondered. Lightning entered their minds. ~Okay, husband, wife, and... someone or something? Why can't I get into it's mind?~ Lightning was not used to being without knowledge of someone. ~I'll just wait until they get here.~

-

Phoenix was in the moving van with his parents. He was amusing himself by practicing telekinesis with his phone. "Phoenix," Mrs. Rain said, "How about instead of wasting your energy you try to see if their are any neighbors your age you can play with."

Phoenix scowled with displeasure, "Fine." He searched and searched, but could not sense anyone that was 14. But there was one place where his vision was obscured.~ Why can't I see what's there?~ he wondered, then he got excited~ then he got excited.~ Maybe it's another psychic like me!!~

-

Lightning watched the truck pull in. She was dreading this part. She wouldn't know how to respond to the mysterious person. He or she must be so etching if I can't detect them. Lightning thought.~What if they think I'm a psycho because of my hair and my eyes? I can't help that I'm a freak or I look goth!

-

"What if the neighbors think I'm a freak because I'm goth and I have strange eyes?" Phoenix asked his mom.

-

The van pulled up. Lightning tried to stay calm as she watched them get out.

-

Phoenix pulled himself together as he stepped out.

-

Lightning saw a boy that was about 14 come out of the van. When he turned there eyes connected.~Silver eyes. How unusual. Vampire? No. The eyes would be red.~

-

Phoenix looked at the neighbor outside the house next door.~Blue hair!~ he thought. What he saw next shocked him. Her eyes turned light blue for a second before fading back to red.~She is definitely not a psychic.

"Why don't you go over and say hi, Phoenix," his mom asked,"It looks like she could use some company."

-

"Go on and say hi, Lightning."

-

She started coming toward him.~Whoa. her eyes just turned blue again!~ Phoenix tensed up.

"Hi. I'm Lightning. Lightning Flame."

"And I thought I had a weird name. I'm Phoenix Rain."

"So, I'm supposed like ask you if your family would like to come over for dinner."

"Sure, I guess."

And they departed.