Shadow's War

Before the Fallen (Chapter 1)

(Zeenat)

The last thing I remember of my family is when I walked into the living room,and I saw their dead bodies lying in pools of their blood. I let out a small scream and sink to my knees. Who would do this? I put my head in my hands and begin to cry softly. After 30 minutes of straight crying I look up and lift my face out of my hands. I sniff and wipe my nose with the back of my tear soaked hands and stand up. I see my little sister on her back staring up at the ceiling. She was still in her dress she was going to wear for her first day at the Vampire Academy today. I gently pick up Liz and walk to her bedroom. Seeing that her bed made perfectly makes me want to cry again. I gently set Liz down in her bed close her eyes, and put her hands in an X formation on her chest. She was only 17. Well she looked 17 since she was turned into a Vampire when she got into a car accident on the highway. I remember that day as if it was yesterday. My mom was also in the car with Liz on that fateful day. Dad was just getting off work and was driving to the hospital. I was getting a soda when my dad finally got to the hospital.

"What happened? Are your mother and sister ok?" My dad asked as he came over to me to where I was standing with a cold soda in my hand.

"Yeah, they just got out of surgery. They're in the same room too. Down the hall and take a left to room 190." I say as I walk down the hall and took a left. I continued to walk until I made it to room 190. Dad walked into the room and saw Liz and Mom sitting up talking.

"Hi ladies. How are you feeling?" Dad asked and pulled up a chair in between both of their beds.

"I'm feeling fine dad." Liz replies and holds his hand.

"We're fine honey. It was just a small crash." Mom says as she smiles down at Dad sitting in the chair.

"I have to go back to work. I need to bring Zee with me." Dad says as he stands and looks at his watch.

"Ok...." I say and take the last sip of my soda. Dad walks out of the room as I follow close behind him. We get out to the car and get in. He starts to drive to his work. I've never been there. We pull into a parking space and get out. I breath in the sweet smelling air. My Dad walks up to a broken down building.

"Why are we here? It's just a broken down building." I say as I walk up behind him.

"You only see what we want you to see." Dad replies as he takes something out and writes something on the side of his arm. I look over his shoulder and see that it looks like an eye. He then puts his arm that he had drawn on, onto the boarded up door. "Mike ego Goldscar, terra sancta peto legitur." Dad says and looks up at the door. I've never heard anyone speak that language before. "What did you say dad?" I ask as he pulls his hand off of the door. 'I am Mike Goldscar, and I request passage to holy ground.' dad says and smiles down at me. Granted I do live in Nebraska and we don't really get new people here from other places from across the world. The door opens slowly and my Dad pulls me into the building. I look around and the ceiling isn't broken or falling apart or anything.

"Wow! How did you do that? What is this place?" I say in amazement while I spin around the foyer.

"This is where the Shadowhunters live, or work really. There is something I haven't told you or your mother or sister...... But I'm a Shadowhunter." Dad says as he puts his stick thingy away in his pocket.

"How? What are those anyway? What do they do?" I ask and look at him.

"You will be taught as soon as they can train you. So be patient little one and you will learn all of the secrets I have discovered over the time I have as a Shadowhunter." Dad says and starts walking down the long hallway to a set of double doors made out of cherry wood. I blink my eyes as I return to reality. I sigh and walk back to where my Dad and Mom lay. I wipe my eyes with my fingertips and grab my father underneath his armpits and gently start to drag him to his bedroom where my mother and him sleep.