Emily Ashworth is just getting settled into college, making new friends, when all of sudden her entire life changes. Who would have thought, the town sociopath would be the one to help her through everything when she needed it most...
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The girl pulled her jacket tighter around her body as she walked down the dark streets of Mystic Falls. She had only visited a few times, having lived on campus at Whitmore College for the last 4 months. Tonight she was supposed to be meeting some friends for drinks. She was already almost 30 minutes late because her taxi had dropped her at the wrong place, so she had to walk the rest of the way.
The air was cold and felt heavy. It was a strange feeling, something she hadn't ever felt before. Suddenly she could sense eyes on her. Within seconds she was pushed up against a wall and the piercing eyes were directly in front of her. "What are you doing?!" she exclaimed, a feeling of dread washing over her. "I'm hungry and you look like a delicious snack" the voice growled back at her.
It happened in a flash. Suddenly all she felt was pain searing through her neck. Her pulse quickening then slowing as the blood left her body.As she dropped to the floor, everything went black as her eyelids fluttered closed.
"Emily! Emily! Wake up!" suddenly she felt warm liquid in her mouth and her eyes slowly opened. "Emily! Oh my goodness, I thought we'd lost you for a minute there!" The blonde girl looked at her, brows furrowed and a terrified look on her face. Caroline. Caroline was one of the friends Emily was meeting that evening. They had met when Emily first started at Whitmore and fast became good friends. The two of them, along with Bonnie and Elena, were extremely close. "What happened? All I remember is someone attacking me. I think... I think they bit my neck?!" she put her hand up to her neck to feel for the blood that was there minutes earlier. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. "But. There was blood. So much blood" she said with a tremble in her voice. "You blacked out Emily. I'm not sure what happened but I spotted you from The Grill and all of a sudden you were in a heap on the ground!" That makes more sense, Emily told herself. She must have just blacked out. She hadn't been sleeping so well recently and was always tired. That must have been it.
Caroline and Emily made their way to the Mystic Grill. "Emily! You made it, finally!" Elena exclaimed on seeing her friend, pulling her into her arms for a hug. "Is everything okay Emily" she looked at her friend with a confused look on her face. Emily realised she obviously didn't look great after what had just happened. "Yea yea, I'm fine! I just took a bit of a funny turn on my way over but Caroline here spotted me in a heap on the ground! I'll be fine, I'm just a bit shaken" Elena glanced over at Caroline, a worried look on her face. Caroline giving a soft smile in return.
"Hey! Em! Thank goodness you're finally here! We need to get some drinks in us." Emily looked up to see her friend Bonnie stood in front of her, a huge smile on her face. The two girls walked over to the bar, ordering tequila shots for everyone. When they returned to the table Elena and Caroline were sat at, there was an awkward silence hanging in the air. Emily had no idea what had just been said, but Caroline and Elena looked worried. "Hey, I said I was fine okay! No need to worry. I just need to get myself nice and drunk." The friends laughed and threw back their tequila shots as Emily felt a vibration from her pocket. Pulling her phone out, she glanced at the screen *GEORGE* She let out a gentle sign. Her baby brother. She missed him so much since moving to Whitmore. She pressed the answer button and held the phone to her ear. "George!" "Hey Em! Hows things?" "Yea, not too bad thanks. Hows my baby bro doing?" "Not too bad at all thanks." "Hey, just a sec, I'm going to step outside so I can hear you a bit better. Its pretty busy in here tonight!" Emily slinked between the bodies littered around The Grill, finally reaching the door and pushing it open. The cold air hit her face and she wished she'd not left her jacket at the table!
Glancing at her phone she realised she'd been cut off from her phone call to her brother. "Dammit" she fumbled with the screen, pulling up his contact number, pacing up the street away from the noise. "Sis! What happened?!" "Sorry man, the call dropped on me. Guessing there's not great reception out here!" The line started to break up slightly, and she heard a couple of beeps, realising the call had dropped again. She decided to give up and try again in the morning, turning to head back to The Grill. She took a few steps, and suddenly it happened. A pain shot through her back as it smashed into the brick wall down an alleyway to the side of the street. Those eyes again. Staring. And teeth. There were teeth. No, not teeth. Fangs. Emily opened her mouth to scream only for a hand to move up at super speed, pushing against her mouth with so much force it made her upper lip bleed. "Shhhhh... be quiet pretty girl. I just need one more taste. I didn't get to finish my meal before your friend interrupted earlier" A sudden realisation hit her. She hadn't blacked out. She was attacked. But who, or what was attacking her? Again she felt the pain of her skin being pierced and the life draining from her. She felt her body go limp and then there was nothing....
