Today's my 16th birthday! Mama's in the kitchen making my cake, Mmm... vanilla cake with chocolate icing see it's a special occasion cause only on birthdays can we make cake since we can't afford it. But sitting and watching the beautiful lake and as the night darkens I had a sudden feeling someone was watching me. Oh no I can't have this happen it'll make it start it's my birthday why do I have to deal with this! As Papa puts it a unique gift?

The fear started setting in "Hello" I said

I didn't hear or see anything but the strange feeling in my stomach was telling me different.

"Hello is somebody there?" I frantically looked around that's when I seen a flash of black. I stood up so fast that's when I felt the tingling in my hands the green flames erupted, I hated when this happened. I looked around for a second time and ran home as fast as I could only Papa could get me to get the fire (my gift) to go away.

I ran into the house "Papa, Papa" I yelled he came running in from the kitchen.

"It wont go away" I said as tears fell from my eyes.

"Shh." he said calmly "Just breathe just think it your birthday!" he said.

he always knew what to say, Papa was a muscular man with hazel green eyes that could charm any lady with chestnut colored hair, his smile always changed my mood, I always said that was his gift to change the mood in people but he always says...

"Its just you Kara honey" As I started to think happy thoughts the fire soon began to grow less, the color seems to change with the strength of my emotions or at least that's what I think, red when it is at the lowest, green at the highest and blue for medium.

"Kara honey I think you should come sit so we can eat some cake" Mama said.

"Okay". Everybody, my mama, daddy and my little sister Alice sang me happy birthday. Why can't life just stay in this happy moment.

"Who wants a piece"? Mama asked.

"Me!" said Alice waving her hands frantically in the air.

" O' honey what started the fire?" asked Papa

"Well Papa I felt like someone was watching me then I seen a flash of black and I…" CRASH! the door slammed open and Papa got up. We all looked up four tall figures standing in the door way, the leader as it seemed gave me a hard look, they all looked as pale as chalk but as beautiful as angels like they could enchant you. My train of thought was slapped back to reality as the leader hissed something, that's when they started toward us as fast as lighting. I barely caught sight of them when the leader had a hold on me I could feel the tingle in my hand but the fire didn't erupt. Why now when I need it the most it doesn't work not like I know how to control it. I heard a loud crack and I turned my head my worst nightmare I seen my mama and sister Alice crumple to the floor the two horrible twin like men had broken their necks.

My breath caught in my throat, my vision blurred for several minutes when I started to see again I was crying, yelling.

"Alice!Why? she was only six! MAMA" I looked around for my papa, the two evil murdering twins had my papa

"PAPA" I yelled.

"Baby just stay calm I love you" he said and they took him out the back as he struggled.

"PAPA, PAPA" I yelled but I knew I'd never see him again so I turned my anger on my captures I wiggled and there was no getting out of the unbelievable strength of this murder and why is my gift not working?.

"Why are you here?" I said or basically yelled "Why do you want me?" No response for either question, I analyzed my kidnapper, the leader of the murders that killed my family. He had piercing blue eyes with blond hair and he scared me to death and before I slipped out of consciousness I said "What are you?"

And he responded "I'm a vampire".