Prologue
Death.
It doesn't pop up in a conversation very often. When you hear the word death what do you think? You probably see a person in a coffin wearing a suit or a dress, probably a lot of people crying over the loss of their beloved friend, husband, wife? Well, I see nothing like that, no crying, no pain, no suits, just death.
At the end of the day not a lot separates life and death, only one thing... Eternity. That's what makes it precious. I wake up every morning not wondering if today will be my last day on this earth but wondering when my last day on this earth will be. I live on the worst street in this horrible little town; gangs outside my door, drive by's every other day, death is nothing new to me. I've seen people die, watched them scream out in pain for one last breath. I've killed people, I listen to their screams echo through my mind all the time.
But now I guess I should tell you who I am. My name is Raven, Raven Stone, to be exact. I've lived for over 200 years, moving around every 10 years or so. I am truly suppose to be turning 279 on May 11, but I look only to be at the age of 19. This is because 19 is the age that I was turned.
Now, I'm guessing your wondering what I mean by turned? Well you see I am a vampire. Oh yes so cliché, vampires aren't real, this is what you would say. But have you ever paid attention to your surroundings? They're there.
We are NOT AT ALL like books say. We don't turn to ash or twinkle like stars in sunlight; we don't sleep in freezers or coffins, and yes we do sleep; we don't die from a stake through the heart or from silver bullets. A stake through the heart paralyzes us and the silver in the bullets can weaken us, but we can survive. A way to kill us is to rip us apart and burn the pieces but there are other ways. We can't turn into bats, cats, dogs, or rats...lol. And we don't age, as I have pointed out earlier. To survive we need blood. We can eat food it just doesn't digest in our systems; in other words, it stays there for ever.
Vampires: strength, speed, blood, power, and the worst part...living forever.