Chapter 1: Ordinary World

"Ugh!" I exclaimed out loud as I got my last box into the u-haul truck. I was ready to get on the road and go. Although it was dark out I had three cups of coffee and the town I was moving to was only a five-hour drive, so I figured I could manage.

As I closed the back of the u-haul truck and was getting the key out of my pocket someone grabbed me from behind by my waist. As soon as I started screaming and kicking my screams were muffled by a wet napkin that was in my kidnaper's hand that made my body go limp and the world black.

...

My head was extremely throbbing when I started to gain consciousness I could faintly hear people talking in the background. With a bit of difficulty, I managed to open my eyes. I saw a woman with a spiky bob walk up the stairs of the run down abandoned house we were in and into the next room. I also saw the back of a long-haired brunette that was anxiously staring straight ahead and a nervous man pacing. As soon I heard large footsteps and I turned my body around on the couch I was laying on, hoping that it would help me be less visible.

Although I was conscious now, I still wasn't fully in tune and was fighting the drug in my system. Suddenly the realization that these people must know what I am hit me. The drug they gave me was stronger than what it would need to be for a human. It had to be stronger because I was struggling to even find the strength to get up.

When I did find some strength to stand on my own two feet and fully be conscious of the world around me, it was difficult. Leaning with one hand on the couch I was previously laying on was the only way I could manage to be vertical. While looking around to find the people who I saw earlier my eyes unfortunately first landed on the nervous man's head. It was on the floor, separate from his body that was also on the floor. The women with the spiky bob was on her knees next to dead man's body with tears streaming down her face. And finally, my eyes meet the man who possessed the heavy footsteps. He was in a nice fitted suite standing intimidatingly over the brunette. He was the one who murdered him. As I came to that realization a shiver went up my spine and my palms became a little sweaty. The man in the suit was holding the brunette, who by the looks of it was also a captive as well, in place with a tight grip by her arm and was deeply staring into her eyes. No, he wasn't just starring there's something off about this look. He was compelling her! He's a vampire!

My heart started racing. There was no denying I was scared and concerned that I wouldn't make it out of this alive, but the concern I had for my fellow captive outweighed the concern I had for myself. She was human and couldn't help herself, but I could. I couldn't stand to see him taking advantage of her any longer.

"Let the girl go!" I said with more confidence than a kidnapped girl should probably have. His eyes darted to me, quickly to find who'd just interrupt him. For a second I thought I saw his eyes soften as he spotted my face. He quickly sped up to me. My heart started racing and I went to take a reactive step back, but he grabbed my right arm firmly that kept me in place. Then pulled me closer. "S..Sofia?" he said with a lack of confidence in his voice. How did he know my name? I was too nervous to speak so we stood in silence for a minute while he tightened his grip on my arm. I could feel his eyes examining every part of my face and slowly work down to my neck, where his eyes stopped. I knew I should've tried to control the pace of my heart, but I couldn't stop it from beating faster in fear. I took a large gulp to swallow the lump in the back of my throat. His focus on my pulse seems to captivate him. Luckily for me, I don't think it's because I was a walking blood bag, at least I hoped.

"Your alive and human." He stated in disbelief. In an attempt to divert his attention from the fact I was a mortal and a potential snack I blurted, "Elijah, how do you.." as those words left my mouth his eyes widened and he cupped my face with his left hand and silenced my words with a deep kiss while pulling me closer than I already was.

My heart was beating deep and fast. I was beyond shook. I didn't understand how I knew his name or why he was kissing me, all that I knew was that he looks like someone. Someone out of a dream somewhere. Someone familiar but still a stranger. As I snapped out of the shock of being kissed by my vampire kidnaper I struggled against him and eventually pushed him off. Although my eyes were watery and the seriousness of the situation I was in was just now sinking in, I didn't hesitate to slap him across his cheek with all my force. "How dare you!" I exclaimed. Both the girls starred at us shockingly. I didn't know what part of that interaction shocked them the most. "I... I apologize. You don't know me." He said almost stated as a question with his hand over the sight of his hit.

Our attention turned to a loud bang from the other room. "Who else is here Rose?!" Elijah said

"No one I swear.". She was telling the truth to the best of knowledge, but Elijah could hear people in the next room. Elijah grabbed me and the brunette by our arms and dragged us to the other room with Rose following closely.

"Rose?!"

"I swear I don't know.". I looked at the brunette and she gave me a slight nod and a reassuring look that told me everything I needed to know. Suddenly a vampire sped around us and we heard a taunting voice say, "Up here.". With that, Elijah sped to the top of the flight of stairs only to find no one there. Then the mysterious taunting voice said, "No, down here". Elijah didn't move from his spot on the top of the stairs, but an annoyed expression did now cover his face.

Almost out nowhere a thin steak flew in the air and struck Elijah in his hand.

In less than a moment after the steak struck Elijah's hand someone had grabbed me and pinned me against a wall with a hand over my mouth. The darker haired and blue eyed man also had a finger over his mouth directing me not me make a sound. In the brief second, I had just met my knight in shiny armor he whispers "Sofia?", in disbelief. Great another vampire that I don't know who knows me, but how? I wanted to respond with the question running through my mind of how he too knew who I was, but something told me I probably should wait till I'm not in a life or death situation. From afar I could hear Elijah.

"Excuse me, to whom it may concern you're making a great mistake thinking you can beat me. You can't. You hear that? I repeat you can not beat me. I want the girls in the count of three or heads will roll. Do we understand each other?"

"I'll come with you just please don't hurt my friends. They just wanted to help me out." I heard the brunette say. This didn't make any sense to even me, who didn't know these people. And I'm sure Elijah caught on because he then sped to the brunette making her gasp loudly and asked her, "What game are you playing with me?".

Without warning a bomb went off and by the animalistic scream that came from Elijah, I was sure it hit him. Then a gun went off multiple times and a struggle was going on between Elijah and the other vampire here to our rescue. My blue eyed and dark haired knight in shining armor then sped off. When I could no longer hear them fighting I slowly walked in to find Elijah pinned to the door by a wooden coat hanger that ran through his heart. I looked over to see my knight clearly pinning for the brunette who was hugging another equally handsome muscular man.

Our attention suddenly turned to Rose, who had just sped off. As my knight was about to go after Rose, the brunette said, "Just let her go.".

"Thank you," I said making their attention now diverted to me. I saw a look of confusion wash over the other guy's face. "I'm guessing you think you know who I am too. Just, exactly who do you guys think I am?".