Welcome to my new Story:

An Unforgettable Encounter

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The harsh and bitter winter wind was whipping around my knee length jacket, causing it to billow open. This sent an involuntary shiver running up my body.

I scowled into the wind, for it matched my mood perfectly. Ever since I left Dreada earlier today, he has been haunting me non-stop. Those last words as I left the castle almost sent me reeling.

"You don't know what you're doing Mianna!" Dreada had yelled at me. His normally soft voice had tripled in volume.

"Oh, I don't?" I had whirled back around to face him. "You think you know everything! Just because I don't want to be sacrificed for the crowning, doesn't mean that you have to treat me poorly by locking me up in a dungeon!"


Dreada's face recoiled back and he flinched slightly. All of the members in the house heard this and began whispering about what had happened yesterday between Dreada and I.


He had asked me to be the sacrifice for the crowning yesterday morning and I had gotten angry with him and refused. Dreada insisted it was an honour and that I should be taking it with great pride.

The crowning was a procedure when a new coven leader had to be chosen. Dreada was becoming the new leader and he wanted me to be the sacrificial woman. If the new leader is a male, he must select a woman of his choice and drink some of their blood, and then that woman had to become his wife, vice versa if it was a female becoming a leader. Dreada had chosen me, and I refused. Being vampires and all, it didn't really matter that we had to drink one another's blood, but it made you belong to someone else when they drank your blood.

If one refuses in our castle, they are kicked out, unless the chosen leader says otherwise. Dreada said he would not banish me from our castle, but I wanted to leave.


His soft voice had returned, and he whispered, "Mianna, if you go out there into the city, you know what will happen to you." The hairs on the back of my neck stiffened, and Dreada noticed this. He had me back under control, or so he thought. "The Dagans are always out there. You know that they will destroy you the instant they find you."

I knew this to be true, but it wasn't going to stop me.

This vague memory was already haunting me and it had only been a couple of hours since I had walked away from my coven, The Sultanna. We were known as the good vampires of our city. Bucharest held two types of vampires within its city limits. There were us, The Sultanna, the vampires who did not feed directly from human's throats, but instead blood banks. We always felt so guilty and burdened from having to kill people and take their blood.

The Dagans were a whole different story. They wouldn't think twice about killing a human. They despised them, and they always take the chance to kill them and take their blood. The Sultanna and The Dagans also happen to be enemies.

Back in the early 300's we used to be one whole coven that lived at our castle, on the edge of Bucharest City, Romania. When a war broke out between the one vampire who wanted desperately to feed from humans, and the leader of the castle at that time, everything became chaotic. Feyen, the rebellious vampire, and our leader at the time, Gorgen, had a massive fight, and many vampires were destroyed. A fire erupted into flames and the castle was almost ruined.

Feyen fled with a number of vampires who sided with him. They now occupy the underground in Bucharest. They terrorize humans and Feyen is currently trying to build up an army to over throw my castle.

Well, not my castle anymore I guess.

If you leave the castle, you are on your own. You do not have any protection against the Dagans in the streets. They will kill you on sight because they can smell that you are a vampire. All of the Dagans are instructed to destroy any unknown vampire.

They are building up an army by changing humans in vampires. The transformation is a very painful process. The vampire doing the changing has to make sure to get enough venom into the human, and not take a lot of blood.

The Dagans are targeting the strongest, most powerful, and most witty humans. Astuteness and stealth are traits that they are looking for. The Dagans are very serious about getting revenge and taking back the castle.

That is why it is dangerous to be out here by myself. However, Dreada seems to forget that I am carefully protected. I know how to defend myself in certain situations. I know how to creep along the sides of the streets without making a sound, and how to go unnoticed to those around me.

As I walked through a deserted park, I saw an abandoned bench and I decided to sit down. I threw my pack on the ground beside the bench and slumped down onto it. I ran my fingers through my tangled hair as I thought about what I should do next.

My sister would know what to do.

Laila was the world's greatest sister. She was anything but mean towards me. Laila always understood me. She could read people's personalities well, and she always knows how to comfort everyone.

Laila was devastated when she learned that I was leaving. I hadn't told anyone about it either. She just automatically knew because I had rejected Dreada yesterday.

After the fight between Dreada and I, I ran to my room where I sat on the windowsill and contemplated what I was going to do. I heard the door quietly open and then shut. A soft, but stern voice said to me, "You're leaving, aren't you?"

I nodded my head slightly and whispered to Laila, "I can't be here anymore. I don't like Dreada and he won't leave me alone until I succumb to him, and I won't ever. I hate this life, being cooped up here in this castle all of the time. I need to do something, something adventurous."

"You know how dangerous it is to go out there Mianna." I opened my mouth to protest, but she somehow knew I was going to interrupt her, for she said, "don't you dare say it isn't dangerous out there. You know perfectly well what it's like out there." Laila had finally come up behind me and grabbed my shoulders and turned me around. She knelt down in front of me and took hold of both my hands.


I stared into my sister's eyes. They were a brilliant icy blue colour. She had long blonde hair, and an angular face. She was breathtakingly gorgeous. I traced her features and she put her hand on my hair.


"Mianna, I know that you are upset here, but please do not leave. I know that you are waiting for the right man, well, vampire, to come along." I blinked up at Laila and furrowed my eyebrows.

"Don't give me that look, I know that you long for someone to be with you. I know what you were like after Dam-" I desperately shook my head, begging her not to bring that up, and she stopped. Laila looked me sternly in the eyes, and I could feel myself softening under her words.


I really did want someone to be there with me. Laila had the perfect companion, Hugo. They were almost inseparable. I loved Hugo like a brother, I couldn't think of any other man more perfect for her.

"Laila," I shook my head, closing my eyes. "I cannot stay here any longer. You know that I can fend for myself. I learned how to fight."


Laila stood up and kissed my forehead, "Please be careful, and come back to me one day." She then turned around and walked out of the room.

She knew that there was no changing my mind. Once I had set my mind to something, I became determined to complete it. My current goal was to leave the castle, leave Dreada, and leave my loving sister.

I leaned forward, setting my elbows onto my knees and putting my head into my hands.

What am I going to do? Where am I going to go?

I had packed my main provisions with me: clothing, bathroom items, lots of money, and a key for the blood bank nearby in town. Money was not an issue at the moment. I was thinking if I could obtain a real job. Act as a real person and earn money, buy an apartment and try to blend in. I could be extra cautious around the city and try not to go out as much at nighttime.

Not all of the Dagans are very smart. Some of them just like thinking that they are in power; they do not take into consideration their protection. Most of them get destroyed as a newborn by vampires within The Sultanna.

I lay down onto the bench and pretended to get some sleep. Vampires couldn't really sleep, but they could go into a sort of trance. We could get visions, which were like dreams. But sometimes they could be visions of the future. Only really powerful, strong, and older vampires could obtain these types of visions.

I could not do this specifically, but I could grasp at some of the nearby visions that were going to happen any second. I vaguely heard footsteps in my direction. I started going into the trance and I saw two silhouettes walking towards me.

I snapped open my eyes and peered up at two police officers walking towards me. I sat up and grabbed my bag off of the ground and started walking away.

"Hey!" One of the officers called to me in a deep, gruff voice. I could smell the blood lingering beneath the surfaces of their skin.

The venom started to pool into my mouth and I quickly swallowed it back, taking smaller breaths. I reluctantly turned towards them and raised my eyebrows. "Yes?" I replied in a sweet voice. I feared that my eyes would be black because of the smell of their blood. I had forgotten what fresh blood tasted like because I hadn't been outside in the city in so long. I kept my head down, facing the ground, but peering up at the officers underneath my eyelashes, who had now stopped beside me.

I saw the second officer motion to the first one to be cautious. I smirked to myself and thought, if they only knew…

I decided to play dumb; and so I raised my head up all the way once I knew my eyes had retreated back to its original colour and said again, sweetly, "What can I do for you? I realize that I should not have been sleeping on the bench so late into the night. I was merely stopping for a rest and my tiredness overcame me. I am terribly sorry, I'll be on my way now." I turned back around and started to walk away from them, when the first officer called out to me.

"Do you have anywhere to go?" He tried to say in a seductive manner.

Perverts. I thought to myself. Just what I need; police officers should not be perverts.

"Yes, I have somewhere to go, I was just making my way there tonight. I'm going to stay with my friend," I lied, answering their questions.

The second officer, who was bigger, said, "Alright then young lady, carry on." The officers turned and retreated in the opposite direction.

If you only knew how 'young' I really was.

I smirked to myself again and continued walking down the dirt pathway and onto a deserted street. There were a couple of cars coming down the road, so I walked on the sidewalk instead.

There were a few shops and restaurants that were still open. Restaurants were obviously out of the question, seeing as I couldn't eat food. I should probably go into a place that has a restroom and fix myself up before I do anything else.

There was a café nearby. Perfect, I can just go in and pretend to use the computer.

I swung open the door and the bell tinkled loudly, making my sensitive ears cringe. The café was practically empty except for a couple eating dinner, and some other people at computers and tables. A guy, about 6'2 came up to me, I assumed he was a waiter.

"Hello there, what can I do for you?" He asked, smiling with his white teeth.

"I'm okay, I just need a computer," I replied, pointing over to the computers.

"Alright, let me know if you need anything." The waiter smiled at me again and walked away.

I decided to go into the bathroom first, before making any rash decisions about finding a place to stay.

I veered away from the computers and walked across the dimly lit room. I glanced out of the corner of my eyes and saw a bunch of the male waiters pointing at me and sizing me up. I suppressed a growl and shoved the bathroom door open. The door slammed against the wall and I threw my pack on the ground.

I went over to the sink and turned the faucet on aggressively, splashed my face with water and leaned against the edge of the sink.

I gazed up into the cracked mirror, and saw my reflection meeting my eyes, I was a mess. My long, blonde, curly hair was tangled up and there were a couple of dirt smudges on my checks. I straightened my back, and my true height of 5'5 was noticeable. I had broad shoulders and muscular arms. I had a very lean figure and small hands and feet. My eyes had gone black because of the men in the front room and my ruby lips were pressed firmly together.

I scrubbed against the dirt on my face until it was gone and dried my face off. I went into a stall and changed into some cleaner clothes, but I kept my long jacket on, because it was still wintertime.

As I came out of the stall, I yanked a brush from my pack and pulled it through my hair, making it look like its normal, sleek self. I applied a little bit of shadow to my eyes and gloss to my lips to make myself look somewhat presentable.

After I was finished, I threw my pack across my shoulders and looked at myself in the mirror. My eyes had retreated back to their colour, which was a vibrant green. The green and my blonde hair stood out amongst my other features.

I walked forward until I was close to the mirror and my eyes slowly went back to black. I took deep, unsteady breaths and balled my hands up at my sides. I bore my teeth in a menacing glower, and my sharp teeth reflected about the light from the room, and I smashed my fist into the mirror.

Time seemed to slow down as shards of glass spattered around and into the sink, creating a shattering noise that splintered right through my ears. I ignored the howling noise in my ears and brought my fist up to my mouth, where blood was now pouring out. I sniffed it and became immediately repulsed by what I was. I was a bloodthirsty vampire. I licked the blood off of my knuckles and walked out of the bathroom.

Everyone had turned his or her eyes towards me when I walked out of the bathroom. "Mirror fell down," I stated and walked back over to the computers.

I sat down roughly into a chair and wiggled the mouse. The computer came back to life and I opened up the Internet.

I typed in 'Bucharest – Apartments'.

I was given a variety of them, and I immediately scanned my options. I needed an apartment that wasn't too classy, but not too poor looking. It could not be an apartment that was in the middle of town; that was where the Dagans resided.

I never knew the real reason as to why we never went after them. We knew where they lived and we were much stronger than them, at the time at least. Now they probably matched our strength. I think that Gorgen did not want to have another war, so he just let them be.

When Gorgen died in the second war, it was then we knew Feyen wanted revenge. This second war happened about 100 years after Feyen left and created his own coven. We were still stronger than he was at the time and therefore, we defeated him, again. It was another brutal fire that destroyed many vampires.

This time, I did not know who was going to win. I did not know when Feyen was going to attack the castle, or how he was going to do it. All I knew was that he was building up his army.

I finally found an apartment on the opposite side of town as the castle. The castle was on the west side, so the apartment was at the edge of the city on the east side, and then the Dagans were in the middle. Hopefully the Dagans would not be mingling in the east side of the city. Strategically, they would be between they're lair, and the castle, protecting themselves from my vampires.

I printed off the page and quickly shut off the computer, threw a five-dollar bill at the waiter and walked out of the Café, onto the street. I breathed in deeply, getting rid of the smell of the human's blood from my lungs. I would have to practice controlling myself before I get a job, if I decide to get a job.

I also made a mental note to drink soon, for I was starting to become hungry, in a way that could only be satisfied by blood. I was lucky that I had a couple of packages in my pack that could last me about 2 weeks, if I used it wisely.

I started walking down the street. It was now late at night, and I would have to be careful and keep a watchful eye out for any vampires nearby. I really did not want to come into any trouble on my first night alone. It would not be good for me to get destroyed tonight.

The only way for a vampire to be destroyed is to have their blood drained from their system. Blood is the fuel for vampires, and without it they become weak. Then, the killer would set the vampire to flames. Being consumed by flames can also destroy a vampire.

I was walking in the direction of the apartment. It would probably take me all night to get across Bucharest. I didn't mind though, I had all the time in the world. I could easily run all of the way, but that would attract too much unwanted interest.

The streets had finally become deserted, as the moon was high in the sky. It was nighttime and people were starting to go to sleep now. Every now and then I would walk past a couple holding hands and my heart would clench.

If only he was here with me-

My head snapped to the right, as a rich smell of something sweet hit my nostrils, and the smell was very familiar. The scent was powerful and mixed with that of a human's. I assumed a Dagan was stalking a human in the middle of an alleyway, so I turned down the alleyway and crept along the wall; noticing a human up ahead and a vampire creeping along behind it.

Finally the human turned around and the unknown vampire straightened up and the human saw him and turned back around, walking briskly. I kept my pace up and I hoped that the vampire would not notice me yet. The human came to a dead end and they turned around.

I saw that it was a very good-looking male. He was about 6 feet tall, with broad shoulders and very muscular arms. He had brown hair that came over his eyes, and he shook it aside, trying to see who was following him. He was wearing dark blue jeans, a white sweater with a black jacket overtop. His breath was coming out in misty puffs because of the cold. He had an angular face and brown eyes. He was an overall attractive man and I felt sorry for him that this vampire was stalking him.

This man doesn't have to die, I could save him right here, and right now. I know that I would draw attention towards myself and probably expose myself out here in the city, without the comfort of my castle.

I jumped up onto the garbage bins that were against the wall and ran quietly across all of them until I was almost directly behind the vampire stalker.

"Well Brett, what do we have here? You can come easily with me," The vampire said. His voice was so recognizable, but I couldn't place it. "Or we could do this the hard way." His sentence left a ring of malice through the air and bounced back off the walls in the enclosed alleyway.

As soon as I was in the way of jumping onto the vampire's back, Brett looked up at me; his brown eyes widened with fear and surprise. I quickly put my finger to my mouth and mouthed a quick 'be quiet' then I leapt off of the garbage bin.

I crouched down in the middle of the air and steadied myself to land onto his back, and hopefully push him down into the dirt, but the moment I almost landed on him, he turned around and swung his arm out. I recoiled and flew back and hit a nearby pile of garbage, a loud thud echoed around us.

I pushed myself up and I fell back down instantly.

"Dameon?" I whispered. "Oh my…you're alive, but how?" My voice was strangled as I tried to make sense of who was in front of me.

Laila and Dreada came up to me after the second war was finally over. We had won again and Feyen had retreated back to his lair in the city. We were lucky this time, for Feyen had somehow managed to get inside the castle. Someone was inside the castle letting Feyen and his vampires in.

"Oh Mianna, I'm so sorry." Laila crouched down in front of me and buried her head into her hands. I knelt down beside her and whispered, "What's wrong?"

"Dameon is dead," Dreada had stated, and my whole body had tightened, and I burst out in sobs.

"You never died in the second war, that…fire…" I stuttered.

Dameon's husky voice replied, "No, I never did. It's a shame to see you here like this, finally seeing me after more than 1700 years. You were created after that first war, correct?" I nodded briefly; I couldn't believe he had already forgotten about me. "But you were there for the second war right?" He continued on as if my heart wasn't breaking.

I gasped, "You. You were the one who let Feyen into the castle."

"My darling, ever intuitive still I see. That is good, you will make a fine addition to the coven." Dameon took advancing steps towards me.
But before he could get any closer, I stood up and Brett started running past us. Before Brett could go any further, Dameon ran in front of him and pushed his chest. The force sent Brett flying through the air and he hit the brick with a resounding thud. I could smell the blood that started to leak through Brett's clothes. Thankfully he was still alive, and conscious.

I cringed slightly and started walking towards Dameon, ready to fight for my life. He had shattered my heart into a thousand pieces and now I was ready to do the same to him. I threw my arms up to hit his head, but he countered both my hands by grabbing my arms and he swung me around, I hit the wall and landed beside Brett.

Dameon started laughing and I struggled to ignore the smell of the blood filling my nostrils up.

I got up and ran hard and fast at Dameon, and I took him by surprise as I lifted up my leg and kicked him hard in the chest. He went flying back and caught himself before he hit the ground.

Dameon hissed, "I'll get you later Mianna, my love." He glanced at Brett, "You too." And he started running away at vampire speed.

I turned around and saw that Brett had stood up and was breathing deeply, looking at the ground. My eyes widened, for I didn't realize that he had gotten up. He probably has no idea what we are, but he knows we are not human.

As if hearing my thoughts, he looked up at me and whispered, "What are you?"

I turned around and started running away at vampire speed, but not before I heard him shout, "Wait!"

I didn't dare glance backwards, because now vampires were targeting a human, and that human knew he was wanted.