The Vampire Story(working title)

Chapter 1: The encounter

Once upon a night - it was full moon - a half-vampire sneaked through the dark streets of Phoenix, on his way to his prey for that night. A few moments later he arrived at his destination, a gigantic, almost completely deserted mansion. Using a vampire-trick he enters the house. Without making any sound the vampire sneaked through the big foyer and up the stairs. Following his vampire-instinct he opened a door that proved to be the right one, obviously. Besides that he knew for a fact that there was no one else in the house. He saw his prey for that night and held his breath for a moment because of what he saw with his night vision. He saw a very beautiful girl with long, honeyblond hair that fell to the middle of her back. She was laying on her left side with her back towards the door. She had her legs pulled up and had her one arm tucked under her pillow and the other one over it, and on top of that laid the left side of her face. Her hair was spread over her back and face like a fan. The half-vampire walked into the room quietly and headed for the bed. There he gently shoved the girl's hair aside in order to make it easier for him to sink his teeth into her soft flesh. He bent over to bite her, but right before he let his teeth sink in her slender neck, she moved.

Feeling that there was something or someone standing behind her, she turned around in a split second, saw the vampire and screamed a scream that goes through bone and marrow. In a reflex the half-vampire quickly put his hand over her mouth and urged her to be quiet: "Be quiet! Stop screaming!" he said in a raw, hoarse voice.The girl went quiet and looked at the vampire anxiously. "Hmmm...I suppose it wouldn't do any harm if I let you go, would it?" he then asked. The girl shook her head wildly. Ofcóúrse she wouldn't mind not being murdered! For that was what she thought would happen to her. "Alright then. I'll let you go, under one condition. You swear that you won't yell or scream anymore. Do you swear that?" he said/asked. The girl nodded.vigorously. The half-vampire hesitated, looked at the girl and said, in a low voice: "If I were you, I'd keep that promise, or else..." He deliberately left the rest of the sentence hanging mid-air. She'd pick up the hint. And she did indeed, for her fear was reflected in her eyes alongside with something else he couldn't quite place. He removed his hand and stood up straight, taking a step back. The girl took a deep breath, opened her mouth and.....started talking rapidly in a angry voice, saying: "WHO are you and WHAT are you doing in MY room without my permission?! Ever heard of knocking?" Taken aback by the way the girl was behaving, he answered her questions. "I'm Damian Dawson and I'm here because I'm supposed to bite you, but that went out of the window since you're awake." he said. "And, yes, I have heard of knocking", he added dryly. "Oh." said the girl and she looked at Damian anxiously. "A-are you going to bite me?" she stammered. "No, of course not! Not now that you're awake. I just said that!", he replied and he rolled his eyes. "Oh" said the girl and she looked relieved. "Alright then...What's your surname again and what college do you attend?" she then asked. "The name is Dawson, like I said and I go to Phoenix High. Why are you asking me questions?" Damian replied. "Because I KNOW you. Well, sort of. You're Damian Dawson. You're in your senior year. And if I'm correct, you're the guy that turns every girl that asks him out down, no matter how kind or beautiful she is. They call you 'The Heart-breaker'. Am I right or am I right?" the girl said triumphantly. She'd crossed her arms over her chest and raised one eyebrow whilst looking at Damian. Damian looked right back at Lorraine and said: "Yes you're right. Since we're discussing reputations here, I know yours as well. You're known as 'the Dumpster'. You don't date any of the guys at school. Your name is Lorraine, right? Lorraine Anderson, junior year, if I'm correct. Right or right?" he retorted. When he said that Lorraine's face clouded, but she composed herself so quickly that normal people wouldn't notice. Damian did, ofcourse. "Yeah, they're SO annoying. Even if you do say yes they dump you like trash when you don't turn out to be the slut they expected you to be. So it's better if I beat them to it." she said in a supposedly indifferent tone. "So, we 'know' eachother" she continued, and she drew quote signs in the air. Damian had been standing still as a statue, staring at some point somewhere, as if he were distracted. This only lasted for mere seconds and Lorraine didn't notice it at all. So he thought. "Yes, we 'know' eachother, but I gotta run." Having that said, Damian turned around and started to make his way to the door. "Wait!", Lorraine called. Damian, who was walking towards the door in a normal pace, turned halfway and gave Lorraine a questioning look. "I want to know what's going on, Damian! I have a right to know, since I'm the victim here. Will you be at school tomorrow. Well, later today?" Lorraine said and asked. "Of course" said Damian and he rolled his eyes. "Well, when and where?" he then asked impatiently. "Lunch break, emergency exit of the.auditorium", said Lorraine quickly. "Whatever you want. I'm outta here. See you tomorrow" said Damian. Before Lorraine could say anything, he was gone.

Lorraine laid back down and pondered over what had just happened. She wondered what he was and why he didn't do what he had to do. And why had he been staring at some point earlier? She didn't understand any of it. She was full of questions and could barely wait for the next morning. She decided that she'd better get some sleep, because she'd need her energy tomorrow. She was going to grant that Damian big time, you could count on that! She turned to her side to sleep and her last conscious thought was about how beautiful she'd found him, despite the anxiety he'd made her feel. With that thought, Lorraine sank away in a deep sleep.

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