Bitten Prologue
(A/N) Hi everyone! This is the prologue to this story. I realise some parts may not be time-line correct, but I'm trying my best to keep it aligned with the book! The first event/chapter was set to happen probably near the beginning of the series where Steve was just becoming a vampaneze. This is my first fanfic, so be nice and leave some love! Thanks
To this day, I still haven't decided if that fateful moment in the forest was the best or worst day of my life.
Yes, the idea of walking in the forest is cliché, but it seems all the important things happen in those short, unexpecting moments. I had been blowing off steam, a recent fight with my best friend left me upset and unnerved. Mostly the fact that she had picked him over me.
A solitary girl of 16, living in a small town wasn't always easy. Most of the problems you'd find in a city were still present. The drunks, the crime, and the unfortunate high school dramas. I tried to keep my head out of it, but every once in a while I'd be dragged in. To escape the drama and problems of real life, I usually would walk in the forest. Maybe it was because I had grown up in a small town, away from the harsh realities of the real world, that I was so blind to the dangers that every once in a while, would make themselves present.
The magic of the forest always overwhelmed me. The huge, lumbering trees casting giant shadows made me feel protected. The bright, colourful leaves made me feel comfortable. I even liked the solitude I felt in the forest. In a way, the forest was its own secret enemy. It could harbour so many bad things.
Usually I was more conscious of what was happening around me. Along with the solitude of the forest came a feeling of uncertainty that would always keep me on my toes. But not today. I was stumbling through the forest, changing from teary-eyed and angry, probably looking as easy a victim as could get; I was. Nobody had even known I was gone. And now I was walking through a forest, with no real trail in place, without my cellphone or any means of communication. From anybody else's point of view, I had been stupid. My stupidity would have been avenged by getting grounded, if the universe had decided to smile upon me that day. I'd like to think, that it gave me a big frown and thumbs down.
It wasn't until I had turned around after deciding to go back, that I saw them. Nothing from that moment on, would be the same.