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A taunting voice comes from the shadows of the cold dark warehouse, the revolting smell of vampire hanging in the air. "Catch me if you can," the voice taunts. It's male; the velvet tones are unmistakably male. A male vampire who wants to play a game? Okay then, I'll play. I let my hunting instinct take over, my oversensitive ears straining for any noise that could be made by a vampire. I can hear him easily; he's hiding in the far left corner behind a dusty piano. Coward. I sneak over to the piano then pounce on the vampire behind it. He throws me off and I flip over, landing perfectly on my feet. The vampire's face is twisted into a sneer. "Good try Hayden," he said with smirk "But you'll have to try harder than that." He surged forwards, knocking me back into the wall behind me, his teeth bared as he pinned me up roughly, my legs inches from the ground. He tilted his head in amusement and went to bite my exposed neck. I screamed and-

My eyes flashed open and I found myself staring straight into the eyes of my sister, Ellie. She was sporting an evil smirk. I quickly glanced at the clock. What the hell?

"It's only 6:30! Ellie what the hell is your problem?" Annoyance flashed across her face.

"HAYDEN WOODS…" she yelled, oh no she was shouting again, better make myself comfortable, she could shout for a long time. "You said you would go shopping for me today! Don't tell me you forgot!" I glared at her.

"I said I would go shopping for you, yes, but I didn't say I would go shopping for you at 6:30 in the bloody morning!" Ellie rolled her eyes.

"Whatever," she replied "But you better go soon or Peter will make you join us for the game." I blanched .She obviously hadn't thought about the words she just said to me because now her sly little grin was replaced with a look of annoyance.

That's what we call it. Murdering Vampires. The game. I'm not a normal seventeen year old. I'm frozen at this age. Vampire hunters hunt and kill vampires, as I'm sure you know. They kill some for fun and some because they have to. You can not turn your back on your hunting duties, as I have tried many times, or else you will have to face the dreaded court of Huntingham. Our vampire hunting royalty as some call them. My father was a vampire hunter and it was in his blood so when my father met my mother, who was human, they fell in love and it resulted in me. The Hunter in my father was obviously in me because I had super strength, speed like all hunters and ,of course, my personal power. A personal power is an extra, as James calls it, that no other hunter has. My extra is a shield. I can shield others from both mental and physical attacks; it comes in quite handy really.

Thinking back makes it so hard not to cry. A few years after I was born the Court, who are the leaders of the law set by the Huntingham, found out about my human mother that my father had become smitten with and killed both my parents. As relationships with humans is against Huntingham law. They did not kill me for the leader thought that I would be a great hunter. So in the end they gave me to a new family of hunters. Peter, who is the leader in our group much like a father figure. His wife, Jane who is like a mother - always caring for us. James, who at times I hate but he is like a brother to me and also Ellie who I love to death.

We are all a family but the problem is they all enjoy hunting, savoring the screams of their vampire victims that I find sickening and wrong. I don't know why I dislike hunting. I just don't like hurting people even if they are monsters. My family tried everything until they concluded that I should just be a shield for them while they killed.

I hadn't realized I'd gone into a trance until Ellie clapped her hands in front of my face, snapping me out of it. "Well get ready then" she ordered impatiently.

"Alright! Alright!" I said, jumping out of bed "Now leave me be so I can go have a shower." She left the room with a nod and I hastily got ready. Once ready I grabbed my purse and went straight to the shops but I was in for a surprise.