Summary: Tommy had always lived with his brother. Vampires had made it a habit to pick off survivors in surprise attacks, but they had always stayed away from their village. Now, when their village is attacked, Tommy must fight on his own to stay alive. If he becomes slave to a vampire, he knows he'll die. But what he doesn't know is, there's more to be afraid of then just the blood thristy vampires. The question is, can he trust these others or will he even live long enough to see one?

september 6, 2702

Today marks the day that the vampires attacked. My brother and I were walking the streets when a woman ran in front of us, blood dripping down her neck. She'd been bitten and left to die. Drake, my brother, pushed me into a abandoned house so no one would find me. I sat there for a few minutes, not sure what to do, until screams began filling the air. I went to the one window in the house, motified at what I saw. My brother was fighting a vampire. The fight didn't last long because in seconds, my brother lay motionless on the ground outside. Taking it upon myself to stay alive, I hid in a back room. It locked and there was no way someone could find me. I think I hear someone outside the door...

Chapter one: one death for one life

(Tommy's p.o.v.)

" I don't smell anything boss." I knew the vampires had gotten inside, by their smell. They always smelled of blood and dirt. Not to mention, their feet made loud noises when they walked because of their boots.

" He's in here. I saw his brother bring him in here."

That one must be the boss. I thought to myself as the footsteps got closer. The light under the door disappeared and I held my breath so they wouldn't hear me.

" Are the others done feeding?" A moment of silence cut into the air as the light reappeared from under the door.

" Yes." This vampire had a low, rumbly voice.

" Then let's go." The one I took to be the leader os the raid, had a tenor voice. Just as I thought they were gone, a familiar voice rang through the air...

" What did you do to Tommy?"

Oh my god, Drake's still alive. My hands covered my mouth so I wouldn't scream. Cracking the door slightly, I peeked out. Drake had blood running down his mouth and he had a bloody nose. There was no signs that he'd been bitten though.

" He's not in there. Where is he?" The leader went closer to Drake, but Drake just spat on his shoe.

" I'll never tell you."

" Fine, be that way." The leader shrugged and turned to one of the guards he'd brought.

" Take this one with you. We're bringing him back with us. I'm sure Adam will be pleased." He smiled, showing off his bloodstained fangs.

I stayed in that house for god knows how long. The sun had begun to go down which told me that I needed to leave before the vampires came back. They always went back for supplies or just to see if there was anyone else to kill. My mother and father had gone on a trip to the next village. The next village was hundreds of miles away so I wouldn't be able to find them.

So, not knowing really what to do, I started walking. I stuck to the shadows in hopes that no one would see me. That was a big mistake. In a matter of minutes, someone had snuck up behind me and put a knife to my throat.

" Open up." I did as I was told, opening my mouth so whoever it was could see that I wasn't a vampire. " Why are you here?"

" My village was just attacked. They took my brother and everyone else was killed." The guy behind me seemed to think about this before he let me go.

" How do I know you're not lieing?" He asked.

I turned to look at him. His face was covered by a hood and his body was covered in leather from head to toe. He wore fingerless gloves, and his fingers were painted black. I couldn't see much of his face, besides his lips.

" Why would I lie to you?" I asked, dumbfounded.

" You might just want me to take you back to our camp so you can have all of our supplies-"

" Enough!"

We both turned in the direction of the voice. A woman was walking towards us.

" Cassidy, leave this poor boy alone. He is telling the truth. I just came from his village, everyone was slaughtered. The least we can do is give him a place to stay. What's your name son?" She asked me finally.

" Tommy." I answered.

" My name is Katy. This is Cassidy. Come, we will take you back to our camp."

Without another word, she began walking in the other direction. We could do nothing but follow her.