OniProduction Presents: Like A Withering Rose

A/N: Hi Guys! I noticed that there are only a few people that upload KaRe fic so I decided to make one. I hope you guys enjoy! This Chapter is in Rei's POV

Prologue

Run. I can't stop now. Not now...

Breathing heavily, I can feel beads of sweat roll down my forehead. I look up at the moonless sky and turned around to see dead vines hanging form the trees. I've been running for hours not even taking a wink of rest despite my tired feet. Faster. I have to run faster. I turned to look at my back. I can see vines, trees and nothing more.

Nothing...

I turned to face forward only to find out that I'm near the edge of a hill. I try to stop but it was no use. Damn!I fell. My clothes were slit to pieces by the protruding branches during my fall. I searched for injuries, eyeing the parts where my clothes were torn and relaxed. There were none. I look down to see the decomposing leaves, drops of red were visible. Wait. No it cant be!

Blood...

I can't bleed now. I look around. Everything was quiet and nothing was stirring. I tore a piece of cloth from my sash and hastily wrapped it around my bleeding shoulder. I got up and started running, the cold wind brushing my cheeks dispersing the beads of sweat that were forming. I closed my eyes for a minute hoping that IT won't chase me. Yes... I am being chased by a berserk monster after my seemingly delicious blood. Why am I in this damned forest anyway?

-- Flashback --

We wen't to camp near the woods for a few weeks to train for the upcoming tournament.

"AHHHHHHHH!! I'm so hungry!" a navy-haired lad cried. He has been like that for quite a few hours, running and whirling around like a baby being drawn away from its favorite toy. I sighed. Why can't he act mature for once.

"Tyson... how many times do I have to tell you. We should wait for Kai to come back before we start eating," I said closing my eyes trying to compose my growing impatience with my overly loud companion.

"But Ray! I can't wait anymore! I'm a growing boy you know! Max! Chief! Rei! You guys are hungry too right?!" he said moving in between the cheery blonde and the bespectacled boy. True, even I am growing hungry. It has been hours since our stoic captain left for his 'personal' training. I cant help but wonder if he's alright. That's it, I made up my mind. I stood up and went for the door.

"I'll go look for him. Don't eat until I come back!" I said while closing the door behind me.

--End Flashback--

An eerie sound stopped my train of thoughts and made me shiver.

"There you are my beautiful dinner." A woman in her late twenties whispered behind my ears. I shuddered. She was standing behind me an arm around my waist stopping me from moving. She removed the piece of cloth I had around my shoulder and looked at my wound.

"My... my... I'm lucky tonight. Such a beautiful face with delicious blood..." She said while licking the trail of blood flowing from my abrasion. Instinct kicked in. I stepped on her foot and used my elbows to hit her face. She let go of my waist and backed a few steps away from me.

Run...

I started to run but I was pinned to a tree by the woman. She was fast, too fast for me to get away. Now that she's in front of me, I can clearly distinguish her face. She was stunning. She had shoulder length wavy auburn hair, luscious red lips, very pale skin and sparkling amethyst eyes. How can a woman this beautiful be a blood-sucking monster?

"Fiesty aren't we. No need to worry. This will be over faster than you think." She parted her lips, showing me her growing fangs. Her beautiful amethyst eyes grew darker. It was filled with lust, lust for my blood. She tightened her grip on my shoulders, her nails digging into my flesh making blood pour out of from it. She moved closer. I closed my eyes hoping this was a dream. Wait, no... A nightmare.

Help...

I whimpered as she licked my neck. She smirked and licked her lips before biting my neck. I can feel my energy being drained while she sucked my blood from me. I can feel tears starting to form in my eyes but I held them back. I bit my lips to stop the whimper from coming out of my mouth. She stopped. I opened my eyes to see her retreating.

"Goodbye little one... Someone's coming. It's such a shame I can't turn you...'' and with that she vanished. I collapsed and leaned on the trunk of the tree for support. I slowly moved my hand upward to touch my neck. I can feel my whole world crumble. Was I dying? I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them again. Standing in front of me was a slate haired teen with blue triangles painted on his cheeks. He looked at me with his burning crimson eyes, eyeing me with apprehension. He opened his mouth to say something. His fangs were visible. A vampire. No...

"Kai..."

To be continued...

A/N: Well... this was short ;p Hopefully the next chapter would be longer... I'll probably upload next week... Every chapter would be updated 1 week or 2 weeks after (I have school you know :p)