Fear of the Unknown.
Chapter 1 – The Streets of Seattle.
It was a dark and gloomy night on the streets of Seattle, Washington, where the rain was pouring down heavily and a storm was surely on it's way. As the ground glistened because of the water, the street lights flickered from time to time, making the streets look like a ghost town. This town had a bad reputation, what with all the drunken people and druggies on the streets. Nobody could walk along the street without smelling the rotten stench of alcohol in the air.
At the local book store located in the centre of the city, a girl opened the door to leave, and as soon as she stepped outside, the cold hit her face immediately. She waved back to someone in the shop before zipping up her coat and heading down the street. This girl was named Samantha, who was 17 years old, and had recently finished college whilst securing herself a part-time job at the local book store in the city centre. As she came to a road, she stopped to look both ways, however a car drove past her, soaking her through due to the fact that the car had gone through a puddle of water. She shook her hair, making small raindrops flicker through the air around her, before continuing onwards, whilst cleaning her glasses of the raindrops as she walked.
Having had enough of being out in the rain, Samantha decided to take a shortcut down a dark alleyway. However, she soon regretted her decision as the smell of beer hit her. She suddenly stopped, as two dark figures nearby were laughing and joking at something a few metres ahead of her. From where Samantha was stood, she could clearly see that the two guys had a can of beer in their hands, and where more than likely pissed out of their heads. Before she could turn away, the two guys turned in her direction. Samantha quickly turned and headed back onto the main road, as the two guys started to follow her.
"Hey, girl! Where are you going? We just want to talk!" One of the guys yelled at her.
Without looking back, Samantha headed into the local park, and took cover under the shadows of the trees. The two guys walked straight past the park, much to Samantha's relief. Waiting until they were out of sight, she looked around cautiously, as she took one step out of the shadows. Just as she was about to continue on her way home, a dark figure, which passed her at the speed of light knocked her onto the ground. She got up, moving her hair from her face, before looking around. The dark figure passed her again, and this time she started to run through the empty park. However, as she ran, a woman suddenly appeared before her, blocking her only escape. This woman had long, wavy ginger hair, which glistened under the street light. She stood up straight and smiled, although it wasn't a friendly sort of smile. As Samantha turned to run the other way, her path was blocked once more by a man. The man was, as Samantha estimated, mid 20s, muscular, tall and handsome, most certainly the most handsome guy that Samantha had seen in some time. Without taking her eyes from him, he smiled before moving at the speed of light. Before Samantha knew what was happening, the woman now was behind her, holding her by the neck, as the guy now stood in front of them, smiling.
"Good job, Riley." The woman said in a sort of voice that sounded like it should have belonged to a child.
"How many more members do you need, Victoria?" Riley asked in a voice that sounded quite deep for someone his age.
"As many as you can get." Victoria said, before she tightened her grasp on Samantha. "Welcome to the army." She said, before digging her fangs into Samantha's neck. The air was filled with Samantha's screams, until she could scream no more.
She collapsed onto the ground, as Victoria ran off into the distance. Riley walked in a circle around Samantha, as Samantha touched her neck, feeling the intense burning in her throat.
"What… what have you done to me?" She asked Riley, her voice a little shaky. She held her hand against her neck again, as the intense burning continued. "I'm so…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Riley smiled, and snickered a little to himself. "I know. We'll find you someone to drink. Just try not to get killed." With that, Riley forced Samantha onto her feet, and immediately led her to a part of the city that she did not recognise. Whilst being dragged along by Riley, Samantha's senses grew more stronger, and immediately the smell of alcohol and beer hit her, however, it was much more intense than before.
Suddenly, Riley stopped outside of an old abandoned building, which looked like it had been abandoned for some time. Inside, there was a lot of noise, and as the two reached the door and opened it, Riley went inside and stood in the centre of the room. Some people in the room turned to look at him, as he picked up a table, and threw it onto the floor, smashing the table into pieces. The room went completely silent, as everyone's eyes turned to Riley.
"Something's coming." He said, although it sounded more like he was talking to himself than to the people in the room. "Something bigger than any of us alone. And if you can't control yourselves... we're all going to die." As he finished, he picked up a bit of the broken glass on the floor, before throwing it at full speed towards the nearest person. Luckily, this person managed to duck out of the way, as Riley left the room, slamming the door shut on his way out.
After a moment of silence, the noise in the room started to pick up again, and most of the talking in the room was now about Samantha, who was stood in the middle of the room, shaking a little. Looking around, she saw a vast number of people, all around the same age as her. In the corner of the room, there was a boy and a girl, who were both giggling to themselves. However, they both turned to notice Samantha looking at them, and they both walked up to her, smiles etched upon their faces.