Chapter 1
Shutting my textbook, I think of how useless it is that I am even attending school anymore. See, I'm not your average teenager. I'm a hybrid. To be more accurate, I am a witch, an elementalist, a shapeshifter and half vampire. Yeah, I'm not normal.
I was born a hybrid, except for the half vampire part, and had no idea about it until my 17th birthday. My mum is the same as me, she's just a full vampire instead of a half vampire, my father has no idea of what he is, and that's probably for the best anyway and I am continually hunted by my father so that he can kill me. What a fun life!
Anyway, here I am wandering around in the woods surrounding my house, trying to find that beautiful lake to sit near. I hear birds chirping and the wind carrying the sounds as gently as a mother carries their child.
I am daydreaming of the lake, when I stumble and fall. I land on my stomach, hard, and try to get up. I can't. There is a pain shooting up my left leg, my left ankle can't handle any weight and I am bleeding in various places. I'm a mess. It shouldn't take too long to heal enough to start walking, being a half vampire has advantages, but I really don't feel safe or comfortable waiting here. I have a bad feeling of this place.
I decide that since I am stuck for a little while, I may as well take in my surroundings. Looking around I see that I am in a clearing. There is grass, a log near the river, which is running through the middle of the clearing and trees on every side. It's a beautiful sight, yet there is this strange feeling, like someone or something is watching me. The birds suddenly stop chirping, and there is any eerie silence. I hear twigs snapping, and in this silence, they seem to echo off the trees.
Realising that the sound is coming closer, I grasp the fact that I could be in serious danger. My ankle hasn't fully healed yet, but I need to get moving. I push myself off the ground and lurch to the nearest tree. The pain in my ankle is unbearable, but I know I need to get home. Bracing myself for the pain, I stagger to the next tree. I keep this up at least another four times, before I realise that the steps are closer than they were before. I make a decision. I summon as much wind as I possibly can, and lift myself off the grounds. I am now floating on air. I lift myself high into one of the trees, and settle myself in it before letting the air disappear.
I have a great view of the clearing. Watching what happens, I see two men enter the clearing from a point directly across from me. I want to listen in, but I don't have the strength to concentrate on the conversation. I feel myself starting to black out, but will my eyes to stay open. My eyes close.
I wake up. I open my eyes and look around to notice that I am in a room. I think that I am at home, but then I remember what happened. I heave myself into a sitting position, and listen. I hear voices.