Mikan's POV

As I sat at my desk reading my new vampire book I could hear my mother, Azumi Yuka, fluidly playing the piano. She was a kind, beautiful, and wise woman. Most of what I thought I understood came from her. She told me about all the amazing people with magical gifts called alices. She also told me there was a school especially for that, she told me they would help if I ever needed help, since I was one of those "chosen" people.

But all that changed when my mother died.

The music stopped abruptly, and banging could be heard at our door. Then I heard my mother go and open it. Everything went silent. It felt like centuries before I slowly opened my door and, dreading what I 'd see, descended the curving stairs.

Once I was at the bottom I saw that at the door there was someone lying limp. I was oblivious to the blood around the limp body and the broken door. All I saw was my mother's emotionless, porcelain face, her eyes still open and the shine she always used to have gone. Now the only thing present was death and an empty body lying in front of me. I fell to the ground, my knees too weak, I could hear sobs then screams, all of them coming from me, I felt my hands splash into the puddle of blood, making me scream louder.

That's the last thing I remembered before collapsing into some one's arms.

1 week later

(start of mikan's dream)

"arrrggghhhhhh!" some one's blood curling scream could be heard miles away. It was a scream of despair and agony. The smell of a rotting body as strong as garlic. Then everything stopped...

(end of mikan's dream)

I could hear faint voices somewhere in the distance. I heard my name escape their hushed lips a couple of times and things like 'what are we going to do now', 'what can she do', or 'take good care of her'.

I started opening my eyes but the sudden burst of light that suddenly came through them blinded me, and I unintentionally groaned. The voices that had been franticly whispering a while ago where now quiet, I heard feet shuffling towards where I lay, but I kept my eyes closed.

Then a horrible image of my now dead mother struck me, like a blow to the stomach. I remembered how she always used to smile, I could almost hear her perky voice and see her eyes shining with glee and life. I remembered how bubbly she was, even though she was a very respected and mature person.

Now, she is gone, along with my father. Since he had already mysteriously disappeared when I was only three. Now I am on my own...

I opened my eyes again to find what looked like a women with bright blue eyes staring down at me, and in the far end of the room there was a tall guy with black hair and a frog on his shoulder.

"ah...I see sleeping beauty has finally awoken" said the women with blue eyes, "I'm Narumi, your sensei"

END OF CHAPTER 1