Summary: The Devil is real, and he's not a little man with horns and a tail. He can be beautiful. †

Genre: Thriller/Action/Romance

Rated: M

PROLOGUE

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"Snow…?" 5 year old Sakura muttered. She was cold, and she was only wearing her pajamas. The snow was getting thicker and thicker by each moment; she could hardly see where she was going. She turned her head back and saw that her house has burnt and she understood at that moment that they were all gone; lost in the face of the earth. She didn't cry—no, she couldn't.

"Keep going" a whisper in her ear or maybe it was just in her mind. She kept walking forward and then he was there in front of her in all his glory. Then Sakura saw everything in red.

"Blood" Sakura heard through the alley. She knew it was dangerous walking alone in the streets, especially at night. Those things could come out of nowhere. Her pace went faster, come on, don't let 'em get you! Sakura thought. "I need," she heard that voice again and she ran, ran as fast as she could. But she was only human. They were faster than her.

"Blood" it said, and it was right in front of her in a blink of an eye. It was pale, and dark. Its fangs were out and its mouth dripped with blood—fresh, new blood. Sakura gulped, "P-please don't…hurt me"

The vampire snickered, "Hurt you? Oh I wouldn't! Just one bite" he smiled, a dark and fox-like smile, "that's all, just a little bit of your blood and then I'll leave you all alone"

Sakura bit her lower lip, run!

And she ran, and ran and ran and all she could hear was laughter—cold and sinister. Please! Help! Her inner mind yelled but nothing came out of her mouth, she had to run even though she was out of breath, and she ran and ran. Then when she turned and she saw him gone—the vampire. And her emerald eyes widened in shock, he was following her.

She looked forward and she saw the building—the school that was going to save her. She ran for it. Once she was there, there was a big black gate, and a button on the side. She pressed it, "Please let me in" she said through the holes in it.

"State your name, young girl" a reply! Sakura beamed.

"S-Sakura Haruno! Please open the gate!" she cried, and then she pressed herself nearer to the speaker and whispered, "he's coming for me"

And the gates automatically opened.