Chapter One:

Vampire

Rose trudged through the forest like a lost puppy. She had no idea where she was and even though it was the night before school ended (In May) it was still cold. This was another one of the tests of the Huntsclan. The Huntsmaster had taken her here, the middle of a desolate forest, then teleported back to the Huntslair. He expected her to find her way back. If she didn't come back in three days they would pronounce her officially dead.

Asshole, she mentally cursed at the Huntsmaster. She kept on walking. The chilly air stung her eyes, the only part of her body exposed. She looked around her. All she saw was trees and grass. Trees and grass. And the only light she had was the quarter moon, which wasn't very helpful at all. For all she knew, she could be walking in repetitive circles.

"This is complete bullshit," She told herself. "This is the perfect way to get yourself killed."

With those words she heard a rustling in nearby bushes. Rose raised her Huntspear up and got into defensive position. "Come out," she called to the mystery creature. She stood stone still for a few moments. "What's wrong? Too afraid to show your face? Coward."

Just after she insulted the creature, it charged at her with lighting speed. Rose didn't even see it. It attacked and she felt a sharp pain in her neck. Rose let out a blood-curtling cry and fell to the cold solid ground. Just as quickly as the creature came, it left. Blood dripped from Rose's neck as she lay helpless on the forest floor.

Shit... I'm gonna die...

Rose's world slowly faded to black.

She woke up only a few minutes later to the nearly unbearable stinging pain in her neck. She opened her eyes as much as she dared and was surprised that everything seemed clear and the blackness of night was almost gone. But everything had a red tint. She checked the watch the Huntsmaster had given her before he left Rose to fend for herself. It read 12:01 AM.

Oh, Hell no. This couldn't be right. Had she only been blacked-out for three minutes? It felt like an eternity. But why was everything bright and red? With many questions whirling in her head, Rose suddenly realized where she was. The darkness had made everything look so different. Rose gathered up her strength and attempted to lift herself off of the cold ground. She failed. Again she tried. But she failed for the second time. She tried once more and was back on her feet. She slowly guided herself in the direction of the Huntslair. She had fought many sparring matches in this forest and always had to find her way back. This was nothing different, except at a different time of day. The Huntsmaster knew that the darkness would throw Rose off track and make her paranoid. It's actually quite amazing how darkness can trick the mind. And with her new found night-vision she took her time has she easily recognized the tracks she once took. It took Rose about two hours to get back to the Huntslair.

When she slipped inside her room Rose laid down the bed and breathed in a deep sigh. She lifted her hand to that spot on her neck where the creature had bitten her.

What the Hell was that thing? She thought to herself. It was probably just some Kelpie that needed food. But he wimped out. Although, the thought of a Kelpie wasn't very comforting either. Rose figured that she needed some sleep and that she'll carry on with her denial in the morning.

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Rose awoke that morning to a burning hand. The light from the unshaded window had landed on her left hand (Not the hand with the birthmark) and now it was burning at an unbelievably high temperature.

"OW! SHIT!" She collapsed out of bed and onto the floor, tangled in a mess of blankets. She looked at her burning hand. It wasn't a pretty sight. A few layers of skin were burnt off and it was a disgusting shade of purple and red. She looked around trying to find a source to blame her hand injury on. Nothing. While Rose was searching she realized that her red-vision was gone. She dragged herself over to the bathroom and looked into the mirror. The only physical change she noticed was that she was more pale then usual. She reached for her toothbrush and applied a liberal amount of toothpaste on it. When she opened her mouth to begin brushing is when she saw it.

Two large fangs in place of her canine teeth.

No way, this is impossible... I'm a... Vampire?

Rose's hand went up to her chest to see if her heart was still beating.

No pulse.

She lifted her hand up to her neck and tried to find at least one little beat.

No pulse.

Rose went back by the window. She put her hand so that it barley skimmed the outer edge of the ray of sun.

Her fingertip was burnt. She backed away. Rose tried to calm herself down. It was actually working. She thought the situation at hand through.

I was bitten by a Vampire, She began. Only the sun burns Vampires. So If clothes cover my whole body, I'm fine... She went to her closet and found exactly what she was looking for. Her black hoodie and baggy Tripp pants. Rose hadn't worn those "Gothic" pants since, well, forever. She didn't even know why she still had them. But, she needed to do what she had to do. She put the hoodie and pants. Putting the hood over her head and putting her hands in her pockets, she slipped out of the Huntslair doors unnoticed.

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Getting there wasn't bad, but the school itself seemed to stare a Rose in a peculiar way. She ignored all the rude stares and insulting whispers about her clothes as she hurried to find Jake to tell him what had happened. She found Jake and his two cohorts by his locker. Trixie was the first to notice Rose.

"Uh, Jakey," She began. "Your little flower just blossomed into the Queen Of Darkness..." She motioned towards Rose.

"I'm glad I found you guys," Rose started, the black hood still covering a portion of her head. "There's something I need to tell you,"

"Woah, hold up," Jake was speaking this time. "Why do you look like some one-man Freak Show?"

"That's what I need to talk to you about," Rose's tone was a little agitated by someone, especially Jake, calling her a one-man Freak Show. "I was bitten by a Vampire and now I'm one."

"Is this some kind of joke?" Jake gave her a puzzled response.

"No," Rose answered. "Feel." She took his hand and lead him to her chest. He felt it. No pulse. Then she lead his hand to her neck. No pulse. "And look." Rose showed Jake and his two friends the gnash on her neck. She opened her mouth to reveal her razor-sharp fangs.

"That's awesome!" Spud piped up. The group looked at him in such a way that his facial expression changed from happy to ashamed in one second flat.

Ring... Ring... Ring... The bell sounded and the students shuffled to their respective classes.

"Uh... Im gonna be late," Rose gave her parting words. "I'll tell you more about it in the Dream Realm." And with that, she disappeared, blending in the the crowd of students.

Damn... Jake thought to himself before parting with his friends. My girl is not only Huntsgirl, but she's a Vampire, too... What else can interfere with this relationship?

Well, Jake was about to find out.

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So, what do you guys think? I hope it's good. Well, next chapter soon!

Oh, I almost forgot: Disclaimer: I don't own American Dragon.