Chapter 1

I remember…

Laughter…

A child's laugh is so innocent.

Snow…

It was raining down slowly.

Blood…

It was splattered everywhere, never ending.

I don't want to…

"Come. It's time to move on." He said forcefully, pulling at my arm violently. I followed him without hesitation, looking back at what lay behind us. I said nothing as I watched his victim, tangled in his own clothes, motionless. Envy filling my body as I stared at the corpse. He got to move on. He didn't have to stay in this disgusting world. He didn't have to feel anything anymore. He got to die. He, was the lucky one.

"Mia." the vicious man whispered; a crooked smirk plastered on his face. A second later, I jumped into the air, the hem of my small black dress flying gracefully in the wind. I landed quietly a few feet in front of him, using the shadows of the early morning to my advantage. I could hear their footsteps easily. I closed my eyes, focusing on them. One had heavier footsteps then the other, a male. I heard a delicate little laugh east of me, a female. I waited patiently as they came closer. As they stepped out of the bushes, I opened my eyes. The female gasped and the male pushed her behind him, trying to shield her. protecting her.

Not even a second later, I was at the male's side. As I snapped his neck, the female let out a blood curdling scream. I slowly dragged my eyes to hers and that alone had made her stop screaming. As I quickly grabbed her neck before she could let out another one, I heard him sigh from behind me. I snapped the woman's neck and sunk my teeth into her.

"Next time, you had better be a little faster." The vampire barked as he dropped the corpse to the ground. Simply bowing my head as a response. "Come, we are going to head south." He said right before he bolted off into the woods. I followed quickly behind him.

-3 weeks -

"I see the war is not over…" he mumbled quietly as we entered a part of town that looked really shady, it didn't help that it reeked with the scent of vampires. "War…?" I thought, not bothering to ask him, knowing I would receive no response. "Come." He grumbled irritably before taking off down the deserted road. Minutes later, we ended up in the middle of a large campsite. The smell of vampires & blood filled my nose. Sensing our presence and scent, a scattered amount of vampires stared at us. "Maria." He said calmly, ignoring the stares. My eyes roamed the place, taking in all that there was. A few seconds later, a young girl with black hair and a few inches shorter than me was standing in front of us.

"Hello Viktor." The young girl said smiling up at him. She glanced at me quickly, giving me no response. "Come. We have much to talk about." Maria said as she pulled him away by the hands. He looked back at me, showing me the look that I knew all too well. Stay put. I felt more eyes on me. I didn't care.

I leaned against a tree trunk and closed my eyes. I smelled blood, everywhere. I hated the sight of human blood, I hated that I had to drink it. I had been a vampire long enough, so I could easily control myself around blood and everything it had to offer. I was broken from my thoughts when I heard a child's scream. Immediately catching the scent of fresh blood. "Who would be so low as to attack a child?!" I thought as I raced towards the noise.

A small boy being clutched by a young vampire ready to kill him, an older boy dead by the vampire's feet. I sprang into the air, letting a frightening snarl explode from my throat. The newborn released the child bewildered at what had happened. I pounced on him, causing him to fall toward the ground. My hand attached to his neck. "You vile low life! He's just a boy!" I snarled. The young vampire had his teeth bared, trying to throw me off.

As I begun to sink my nails into his throat I was grabbed by my arms and torn off him. I struggled furiously against the individual. Breaking free, I quickly spun around and saw a man with curly honey gold hair. The crescent shaped scars all over his visible skin were the dominate feature on this vampire. He was beautiful and not just because he was a vampire, he was probably very attractive during his human years. His scars adding to his beauty. The scars making him seem dangerous. He quirked an eyebrow and stared at me. "I've never seen you before. Where did you come from?" he demanded, authority radiating off him.

I opened my mouth to reply until I heard the boy sobbing. I looked back at him and noticed that he was shaking rather violently. Turning to get to him I was grabbed by the hair, the other hand grabbing my throat. "Mia." The disgusting vampire hissed dangerously. I grimaced . "I thought I told you to not move!" he growled as he squeezed his hand tighter around my neck. I gasped as I tried to pry his hands away. "Stop it!" I thought quickly. He chuckled, realizing that I was trying to use my powers against him. He snarled as he threw me across the campsite, making me slam into a boulder with a thunderous crack. It split in two. I heard a sickening crunch from my rib cage. "Not again." I thought as I slowly propped myself up with my arms.

"I think you should stop now." the voice of the man with honey gold hair said. "Mia…" he breathed, anger evident in his voice. I quickly bounded over there, making sure to keep my head down. He grabbed me by my throat and turned me in the direction of the boy, who was convulsing in agony. "You may finish your meal, young one." He told the newborn. "No!" my mind yelled at the vampire.

I focused all my powers to the vampire. I easily gained control of the pathetic newborn before getting to the boy. The man probably realized what I was doing because he grabbed me by my skull and clamped down. He held me in mid-air by my head. So much pressure, the amount of control I had on the vampire wavered. "N-no…" I thought, finally losing all of the control. I heard him snicker from behind me, squeezing my head tighter.

I struggled to get away. I had to get away. This wasn't right. The vampire smiled wickedly and grabbed the boy. The boy was calling out to his mother. I tried to look away but the man kept my head in place so that I couldn't even close my eyes. I was shaking very violently; my legs were kicking the air around me, my arms struggling to get his hands off me. The man only tightened his grip the more I struggled. He was huge, as big as a bear; he was always able to overpower me. Dry sobs escaped my mouth, the closest thing to crying a repulsive vampire like me could do. I watched as the vampire bit into the boy and how slowly, the life drained from his face until he went limp. The boys dead eyes staring back at me. The man laughed viciously. "I do hope that made you remember why you're with me. You do what I say!" he roared, throwing me to the ground.

Hitting the ground with a thud I coiled into a ball. "Come my dear Maria, we still have things to discuss." He said as they walked away. Maria was smiling up at him as she followed after him. I felt a hand slowly coming to touch my shoulder. I didn't move. I didn't care. "Ma'am?" the blond haired man whispered. I didn't budge. He slowly picked me up and started to carry me somewhere. I slowly brought my eyes to look up at him. He didn't look down. I watched his face until he laid me down on something soft. "Wait here. I'll tell Maria and that guy where you are." He said quietly before zooming off. I closed my eyes trying to clear my head.

Mia…

My dear

Sweet

Mia.

I will always love you,
Mon chéri.

I bolted up right on the makeshift bed. I sighed. I hate those stupid memories. I rubbed my eyes, deciding to just sit there until someone came and retrieved me. No soon after that, he finally came into the room followed by the blond haired vampire. "Get up." He demanded. I immediately stood, avoiding his eyes. "We're staying here for a while. You're going to be helping Jasper here," he paused to point to the blond haired man. "Jasper." I thought, rethinking his name to remember it. "handle newborns." He smirked. I froze. I nodded while I bowed my head. The man quickly grabbed my hair and pulled my face up to meet his. "You better not mess anything up, do you understand?" he hissed. I gasped at the force he used. I nodded my head as he let go.

He gave me one last glare and speed out of the tent. As soon as the man was out of hearing distance, Jasper was at my side. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly, concerned. I fixed out my long black hair, adjusting my black bow I had in the back of my hair, and smoothed down my black dress. I looked up at him and just nodded a yes. "Are you sure?" He asked with an uncertain expression. I nodded my head again. There was a silence that didn't last all that long. "We, uh, start tonight." He said awkwardly and cleared his throat.

Once again, I just nodded. I had lain back down onto the bed and was staring at the tent wall, lost with my thoughts. I could sense jasper becoming uncomfortable. I was going to get up and leave until I had a wave of calm serge through me. I gasped quietly. I glanced at Jasper to see him with a small broken smile. "It's the least I can do." he replied politely. I stared at him. I wanted to say something but I ended up just nodding. I soon went back to staring at the wall and Jasper left soon after. I sighed as my thoughts become blank.