The light would shine and all things would come about as if the dark never was. I know what is in the dark and yet, no one else does. Am I the only one who knows about the dark and it's life behind the migrant curtain of mystery that presents itself to unwary travelers.

The dark has a life that can be misunderstood but never studied. Then again those that have tried to study it have only gotten nowhere in progress.

Darkness is a home of sorts for all things that wish to remain secret from the prying eyes of those that would not be able to understand. Those that don't understand tend to exterminate it in hopes of making the world better. They are only fooling themselves because life must be balanced. Dark and Light must stay balance otherwise the universal law of extermination will come into play. That law will destroy all life on this tiny planet so that nothing is alive. Everything would start all over again.

It is in darkness that I find the most comfort for that is how I feel and how I suppose I'll live my live as . . . a creature of the night, a demon, the devil . . .

a vampire . . . . . . . .

"I was born of water

my life was water

but water is not my life no more

burning as it touches

no longer a human

changed that I am

power grows in me

the change fast approaching

I am changed forever

eternity I will be alive nor dead

an entity far beyond human senses

I am what the you all fear

I am evolution

I am . . . a vampire."

After 11:23 in the morning!

One lone women walked home from her tiring job. She worked at a fast food restaurant and for more then eight hours was on her feet. She walked to work and walked home from work. Everyday she worked turned into a real killer for her feet. She had often wondered if she would collapse one day from standing on her feet so much.

Regular home life involved watching TV, playing video games and pretty much living with her parents. She had a very active imagination that stemmed from the late hours of the night. Yet, she didn't feel at home from where she was. In fact she ached inside for something better, something . . . like going to another world even though she knew it was impossible at this time in history.

"I'm so tired. I can't wait to get home so that I can just go to bed . . . crazy day . . . I can't believe one of the closers left and didn't come back . . . I mean we could have really needed his help . . . oh who am I kidding . . . he probably wanted to just shag her or something . . . but then he did fall asleep in the crew room . . . . . . . . .huh . . . fog . . ." I wanted to get home but a very thick fog was coming in. Just my luck!

"I doubt I'll ever get home in this foggy cloud." I found myself saying.

"Go away fog and let me go home all ready" I said out loud in hopes of clearing the fog out of the way. Unfortunately it didn't leave but instead only seemed to get thicker as I walked further and further home. It soon became apparent that I would have to find some sort of shelter before the situation got worse.

"I think it's all ready to late for that now. Damn! I can't even see the ground anymore. If I had a strong flashlight I could get home without to much problems. The only problem with that is that I don't have one at the moment. If fact I should have thought about that a long time ago. Oh Well, no use in dreaming about it." I continued walking home or wondering around till I could find or bump into a house. The ground seemed level for some reason. I surely remember there being a slight hill walking home.

"Where the hell am I?" I had been looking down and when I looked up I saw a green light. It almost seemed like a fog but if I could reach that I would stay there until morning or at least until the fog lifts.

I ran toward the light in hopes of finding something that could lead to some sort of shelter. Running was tiring me out rather quickly because I was after all heading home from work. When I finally reached the odd green fog I realized that it hummed as if it were electrified. There was only one way to find out. I reached out hesitantly for the green fog.

AAAAHHHH! I found myself screaming loudly as I felt like my whole body was overheating. It became unbearable and I was thrown backward from the force of whatever powered the green fog. My body hit the ground soon following my head as it hit the ground.

I heard a loud scream as I was just settling in for the night. The scream sounded as if the person was in great pain and yet I found myself ignoring it. Was it not common to hear people screaming in the middle of the night? I wanted to investigate but knew it would be pointless to search for anyone in this deep fog.

Sleep almost claimed me but one stray thought invaded my mind. What if that was the scream of one of my own kind?

"I can't sleep knowing that one of my kind needs help." Without a second thought I was up and searching in no time flat.

Searching high and low I finally came upon someone. She looked rather human but her scent definitely had a vampiric scent to her. I wondered who she was but I would have to wait till she awoke from her slumber. I gathered her in my arms and took off to my hiding place for some much needed rest.

And yet in the back of my mind something lingered there as if something was familiar. The girl . . . . Did I know her from somewhere. Just as sleep was coming to me one word rang true. . . .

Father . . . . . . . .

How was that for a beginning? How many can guess who is who in the story? Obviously I'm not giving anything away here. You'll find out the original character's name in the next chapter and a few secrets about someone will be revealed.