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Anything italicized is someone's thought bubble or someone is singing
Bolded + italicized = flashback/memory
*=lyrics have been changed to fit the story
~Callidora's POV~
There are 3 kind of people who survive in Monster Gultch: people who become scavengers, people who become bandits, and people who become friends with sparkly vampires. Apparently Mark and Dodger are all 3. They scavenged, they stole things to survive, and they had a sparkly vampire friend named Enis.
But with me, I was a bandit and scavenger. I stole from others and kept it for myself, and I scavenged for food so I could live. I mean, yeah, I was a vampiress and could live forever, but I still needed to eat, just like everyone else who wasn't a monster. So, basically like a human.
Unlike Enis, I was a tough girl. I wasn't afraid of water, and I actually knew what the heck needed to be done. How do I know Enis? Well, I didn't...not at first anyway. I think this is a good time to explain how I met him, along with Mark and Dodger. But, truth is, I never really worked well with groups. So I was always on my own in Monster Gultch. Until I met Mark, Dodger, and Enis (obviously).
It all started on my 201th birthday. I was by the lake, treating myself to a small heart shaped cake I snagged from a house I recently stayed at. I was grateful to have found some chocolate around here, because even though I was a vampiress, I was a mega chocoholic.
Anyway, I was sitting on a rock eating my little cake, when I could hear footsteps coming from behind me. I ate the last bite of the cake, quickly grabbed my bow and aimed an arrow at the figure. I was right, a tiger/alegator combination monster.
This type of monster can walk on land and swim in the sea. And they don't give a crap weather you are human or a vampire. So, I was screwed. Good thing I had my bow...and good aim.
Once I saw what monster it was, I shot the arrow and hit him straight between the eyes. It fell to the ground, as blood came out of its head. The tiger meat in this monster was definitely going to be my dinner, but the alegator meat was not.
I moved my fingers in a motion that made the tigator shrink, which also made my arrow fall out of his head and to the ground. Once that was done, I walked over to it, picked up my arrow, and my dinner for the night.
I placed the tigator in my satchel, and walked back to the rock. I sat back down and continued to watch the river flow down its path.
Everyone says that vampire's are afraid of sunlight, but that is not true. I loved sunlight. It always calmed me down when I felt like I had no control. That, and working on my aim with my bow and techniques with my swords.
But I always felt like I was missing something in my life. I never could figure out what it was though. It always seemed to hide from me, and I wish I could think of it.
After a while, I decided to start looking for shelter for tonight. That tigator warned me that it was time to go. So I grabbed my bow from the rock, strapped my arrows to my waist, and started on my way to look for a house.
As I was walking down the dirt path, I kept thinking about something...actually someone. You see, when I was younger, I had a friend I would always play with, and my parents always told me that they saw me and this friend getting together.
But I could see the future, and I saw us separated from each other, and not keeping in touch. I forget his name, but he was a great friend. I guess sometimes people just drift apart. And I wished I could remember his name.
After a while of walking, I found a house that looked...decent, and walked in. I closed the door behind me and placed some furniture in the way of it, so no monsters could come in.
But after I did that, I heard a creak in the floor boards, making me spin around, bow in hand and arrow aimed. I slowly walked in further, aiming the arrow everywhere I could to make sure. But then, I heard another creak and quickly spun around to see a man, wearing blue jeans, red sneakers, a yellow shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and a blue and black vest with red suspenders holding up his pants. He had green eyes and brown hair. He also seemed really pale, kind of like me.
I aimed my arrow right at his face, when I felt a blade on my back. But to my surprise the man I was aiming my arrow at put up his hand and said: "Mark, wait! Remove the machete!" And I guess the man behind me listened, for the blade was taken off of me.
That was when the boy I aimed the arrow at looked at me closely, and his green eyes widened as he step closer to me and pushed my bow and arrow down. That actually shocked me, because NO ONE could ever make me do that.
Then, he said one word, that made me recognize him more so than before.
"Callidora?"
~Enis' POV - moments before~
"Are we there yet?!" I yelled from behind the group. I could tell I was getting on Mark's nerves, because I noticed him sharpening his machete as he walked up ahead.
"No, Enis!" Mark yelled back, through gritted teeth.
"Mark, maybe we should take shelter now." Dodger began. "I think Enis is getting tired."
I heard Mark sigh before we turned around a tree and found a small house that actually had a solid door (which was definitely a surprise considering the world we lived in).
After we settled down, I was sitting at the table, looking at a photo I carried with me always. Even when I lived in the mansion, it was still with me.
The photo was if me and a girl and 10 and 11. The girl had long silver hair and wore a pretty black dress, with red going down the center of the top, and in the center of the skirt. You couldn't see our shoes in the photo, but she did have red nail polish on her nails.
I grinned as memories fled back to me from my childhood. I may have not a normal childhood, but with her, I felt normal.
ENIS: Lost in this world/don't know where to turn/every time I think I find/my chance in time/I'm just left alone again/in a world with Mark/for a friend/why must I be different/why can't I be like her/because as far as I'm concerned/I am not/like her... [On the spot lyrics. I haven't written a song in ages, so this is shocking to me lol.]
Just then, we heard the door opened. I looked up to see someone walk in and start piling furniture in front of the door. I moved, making the floor creak. Which got the result of the girl spinning around with her bow and arrow aimed.
She started walking slowly into the house, while aiming the arrow everywhere. I moved again, making the floor creak once more. She spun around and the arrow was in my face. But this was the time for me to see her features.
She had pale skin like mine, lilac pink eyeshadow with a cat eyeline, and black lipstick on. But what really shocked me, was her long silver hair (no bangs).
I noticed Mark place his machete on her back, which made me quickly yell: "Mark, wait! Remove the machete!"
He seemed reluctant at first, but he did so, before I slowly walked up to her. I saw her berri pink eyes, as I gently made her put her bow down.
"Callidora?" I asked...and that must have done it, for her eyes widened with shock.