A surprise in the dark

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I gasped. The voice chuckled. A man stepped out of the darkness. His pale skin stood out like a beacon on the dark. He wore a black cape. When he smiled, fangs were visible.
"This is it" I thought to myself "this is the end".
He stepped closer. I shut my eyes, waiting for the embrace of death. But, it never came. I opened one eye, still keeping the other tightly shut. A girl, about my age was standing over the body, snarling at the now unconscious man.  She looked at  me, eyes still shimmering.
"Run"

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