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At home in her room;I know we've known each other forever but I've always..."Oh what am I doing?" Alu balls up the paper. "It's no use he'd never love me...or like me at that." She thinks to herself.

"Hey Alu what are you up to?" Says Alus' best friend Fayra while rustling Alus hair. Fayra has always been there for Alu, ever since her parents died. Fayra became her only family.

"Hmm? Oh nothing much Fayra." Says Alu while she stuffs the paper into her pocket hoping she didn't notice. "Well Aeon is on his way so get ready" Says Fayra demanding as ever.

"Yeah Okay" Said Alu as she got up to get her jacket.

"Hey Alu, do you think Aeon and me would be good together?" "Alu stopped dead in her tracks and looked down.

"Of course, y-you two would be great. "Stuttered Alu.

"You think so?!" said Fayra turning around to face Alu. She only saw Alu from behind but knew something was wrong. "Alu? Are you OK?"

"I'm fine, I'm going to wait outside." She said grabbing her jacket. Still looking down she walked out the door and bumping into no other than "Ow...oh Aeon..I'm sorry" said Alu as she gazed into Aeons' glowing red eyes. He was one of the best looking vampires she's ever seen.

"It's ok...here I got this for you.." Aeon said as he handed her a wrapped rectangular box saying Happy Birthday. "For me?... Oh I practically forgot." She thought to herself.

"Thanks Aeon."

"Oh you don't have to open it now but..."

"Hey Alu, oh Aeon you're here!" said Fayra interrupting like always.

"Hey Fayra" Aeon said very plainly.

"Lets all go then" said Fayra looping into Aeons arm.

On the way to the forest where they always go for Alus birthday. Alu couldn't help but feel she didn't belong there. She would glance over at Fayra see how much she liked Aeon. But Alu felt as though she.. Felt more than like towards Aeon. She kept to herself though just thinking.

"We're finally here" said Aeon.

"Just like old times" said Fayra.

"Yeah" Alu agreed.

"Hey I'll be right back!" Said Fayra as she ran off and gone in a blink of an eye. That's the advantage of being a demon. Of course vampires are just as fast if not faster.

"Hey you still have the gift with you?" said Aeon.

"Hmm? Oh yeah it's right here" she said pulling it out.

"Open it" said Aeon a little eagerly.

"Ok" Alu tore off the wrapping and came to a box, she opened it, "It's a necklace..it's beautiful." Aeon walked slowly up to Alu taking the necklace. "What are you doing?" said Alu confused and shy with him so close.

"Wait" Aeon said as he went behind her and softly put the necklace on her. "There." Alu grabbed one of the little trinkets on the necklace.

"Thank you" she said looking down.

"Now there's something I want you to do" Aeon said turning Alu around.

"What is it?"

"Well..never mind...maybe later Fayra is coming."

"Look guys remember these?" Said Fayra while showing some red kind of berries or fruit.

"Hey where did you find these?" said Alu happily.

"A little secret spot I have, here" said Fayra as she handed some to Aeon and Alu. They both thanked her and snacked on the little tasty fruits. "Is it me or do they taste better than before?" asked Fayra.

"It's you." said Alu smiling.

"Hey!" said Fayra while throwing a berry. First one, then two, then all out war of berries. In several minutes everyone was laid out on the green grass, panting, and covered in red juices from the berries. They decided they needed to clean up and get ready to go. While washing up at the river nearby Alu noticed her necklace was gone.

"Oh my god, MY NECKLACE! where'd it go?" said Alu as she left even faster than Fayra.

"I should go help" said Aeon about to leave.

"No" said Fayra grabbing Aeons' hand...

"Wha-" Aeon was cut off by Fayras' lips

"Ok i found.." Alus' froze she didnt know what to do but run away from this site.So she ran to where she felt safe at.Home.

"Just as I thought he'd never love or like me... I'm so stupid to think he was even a little interested in me. Fayra and him are perfect...it wouldn't be right for me and Aeon to be together now..." Thought Alu hugging her knees as tears fell down her cheeks. Alu ended up crying herself to sleep only to deal with what was coming in the morning.

Morning

"Mmm" moaned Alu. Alu rubbed her eyes seeing a blurry object. "What is..huh?... AHHH!!" Alu screamed facing a strange tall woman, skinny and long darkish brown hair.

"Ow not so loud will you?"

"Who are you?" questioned Alu. The lady stood up and dusted herself off

"The name is Silia, you could say I'm like your guardian, or informer."

"Silia?, my guardian?... What is going on?"

"Well your parents-."

"My parents!?, is this some kind of sick joke?! They're dead!"

"I know maybe if you listen Alu.."

"How do you know my name!?"

"LISTEN!" the evilness in her voice right then and there gave chills down Alus' back. Silia regained her posture.

"Ok now that I've got your attention. Your parents before they died, I was to watch you if anything happened to them, and to tell you what happened." Alus eyes widened..

"What happened?" thoughts crossed in and out of Alus head of why now with everything happening.

"Your parents didn't die normally, they were murdered"

"What?! By who?!"

"That's unsure to be honest, since no one really witnessed it."

"Why?!" Why now?" said Alu so lost.

"Because my job is also to tell you that you have incredible powers, when your 15th birthday passed. Now you must put them to use."

"Powers? Use of them?"

"Yes there's a plot...to separate the main races" said Silia sternly.

"What? No...wait why is this my problem?"

"Because you're probably the only one who can stop them."

"Me?" asked Alu.

"You, the few of vampires and demons combined."

"Fine, do you know who they are?" said Alu as she laid back against her bed corner.

"I hear it's a vampire and demon, their names I believe are Darren and Naime." Said Silia.

"So am I supposed to go after them alone?"

"Of course not silly you have your friends" Silia laughed.

"Yeah, my friends." said Alu sadly.

"Is something wrong?" asked Silia, worried.

"No I'm fine I just have a headache from all this I gotta go for a walk." Said Alu as she got up to leave.

"Okay I'll be here waiting for your return." As Silia sat down in a chair, there was a swift sound as she walked out, someone was listening. But Alu didn't really care at the moment. Alu walked down the dirt path, the wind blowing in her hair. It was sad how one day she would have to say goodbye to all this. And to interrupt her peacefulness.

"Hey Alu where'd you go last night?" Asked Fayra.

"No where" said Alu.

Did you go home?

"What if I did?"

"Are you okay?"

"NO, I'm not ok?" This guardian I never knew about pops out of nowhere telling me my parents were murdered! And that I have to-no only I can save the main races from being separated" Shouted Alu.

"What are you talking about?" said Fayra scared and confused.

"Nothing, I need to be alone"said Alu disappearing like that.

"Alu! UGH!" Fayra stormed off in the opposite direction.

"She hasn't changed a bit that Fayra a little more naive though" thought Silia as she watched the twos conversation. "She holds in so much, she need to know how to control herself..She'll learn soon enough." Silia returned to Alus' home just in case she returned there.