Bloody Sapphire
Prologue:
Screams tore across the night, falling upon the ears of the wild, fading into a quiet sob. The young women couldn't see, couldn't breathe, couldn't think. She just wanted to die and end this horrible pain. The burning sensation ripped through out her body. It filled her lungs and rushed to her throat. There was an incredible urge to drink. She didn't understand this new craving that filled her body. She felt weak but strong, confused but completely aware, she heard things she has never herd before, and smelled things that she could never have imagined.
She woke up suddenly, the burning a distant memory, and saw a pale, and amazingly beautiful, man standing over her. She didn't know what was going on, or why she was here, but she realized what he was going to do. He was ripping her clothes off.
"My beautiful, my mate," he rasped in a heavenly, torn voice. "I have been longing for this moment for nearly four centuries." The man's tone was deep and violent.
Her first instinct was to scream she couldn't get it out. It took a split second to realize this but then the burning in her throat took over. She leapt up, shoved him into the wall and ran.
Chapter One: What have I Become
It has been twenty-five years since I arrived at the west coast and for some reason… my mind is telling me to go on a long distance hunt. There has always been a feeling, a feeling that I couldn't control. Always telling me that I'm going the wrong way and telling me that I need to stop, turn around, and change my life. Though most vampires craved the warm scent of human blood, my heart didn't want it. I couldn't figure out what I wanted, but the ruby red gleam in my eyes scare me. It's exhilarating, but it still scares me.
I finally listened to myself and went on my hunt. The closer I got to Canada the more my heart would kick in. I dashed across the forests, the mountains, not knowing where I was headed, feeding as I pleased.
I continued wandering. My skin prickled, subconsciously aware of the danger, when I heard an ear-piercing howling. Then an overwhelming scent that burned my nose and clouded around me. I didn't have to breathe but it was still choking me, filling me with instinctual rage. The sound of the beasts snarling came closer and closer, surrounding me.
I leapt away but I was completely unprepared for this fighting style- where I was being hunted. I was surrounded by a pack of dogs. Massive dogs. There were five around me, each baring its teeth. Who would pounce first, I couldn't tell. I was to focused on the brown-furred wolf in front of me. Our eyes locked and my breath sucked out of my lungs.
I didn't know what was going on but I saw my future, and I knew this creature would be part of it. My instincts said I needed to stay away from this mysterious creature but my dead, cold heart seemed to beat, seemed to tell me otherwise.
"Who are you?" I said, my voice a bit strained from disuse.
"We are the protectors. You're on our land. Either you leave now or we will rip you to shreds and burn you," the biggest black wolf snarled from behind me.
I turned around, back to the brown dog I had locked eyes with as he shifted. His eyes were shining the brightest.
"Come on, Sam, obviously she's new around her. Take it easy on her," he said softly as if he were trying to be respectful. Like he was talking to the leader of the pack.
"I see how it is, Jacob Black." There was a certain venom in this voice I couldn't place. "Your willing to defend this… this blood sucker you don't even know, and risk the chance of destroying the pack." Sam, the big black wolf, padded forward, his eyes never leaving me.
"Sam, you know it's not like that." Jacob Black sounded torn. I knew instantly his heart belonged to this pack, and it made me sad. "I don't know what's happening but… for some reason I feel that I- that we can trust her. Though her eyes… are this shade of red, of the evil vampires, like blood… " He paused as if he couldn't understand his own thoughts. "There is something different about her. Its like, she's telling me she's torn. I don-"
I interrupted Jacob, the words spilling from my mouth. I was surprised I could remember words after not speaking for so long. "I do have the ability to share my thoughts with others. And people do what I want when I tell them to." Though I wasn't completely sure of who I was or even what my purpose was, I knew that I couldn't stand to stay this way anymore. I knew I had to trust this, this dog that stood before me.
"I have not come to harm you wolves. I am only here to hunt, but I do not know what brought me here and I do not know what exactly I am hunting. My senses tell me that there is something… someone that I am here to find, someone who can help me learn about who I am." I paused awkwardly, realizing the other wolves still throbbed with hostility. "I-I won't hunt humans in this land if that is your wish… Sam. I know that I can last without sustenance, at least for a while."
The black wolf seemed uninterested. "Like I said, you have two choices. Either you leave now or we will kill you," the alpha growled angrily. "This is our land and if I ever see you here again, I will not give you a second chance! Blood sucker." The very sight of my red eyes seemed to fill him with protective rage.
My heart fell. My instincts had been denied. "I'm sorry to have disturbed you." I turned to look at the brown wolf, Jacob. He let out a pained sigh. I wish I could help you. What should I do?
I wrenched my eyes away, took a deep breath, even though it was pointless, and began to run.