A fight for love

Chapter 1- Promise

Why did life have to suck so much? Why did the bad things always happen to me? Why am I asking myself these questions?

I had the most perfect life, well until now that is. When the tracker finally found me. And of coarse I was with my boyfriend (and the love of my life) Nick Fisher.

"Kiara. Have I ever told you how your eyes sparkle like tiny little sapphires?" Nick asked me as we lay on the grass, in the small little park, side by side holding hands. It was around 10:00pm. And just like we did every weekend we were together looking at the stars.

I looked over at him and he was staring deep into my eyes with the cutest smile on his face. I sighed while looking into his. "Yes. But can you tell me again?"

"Of coarse KiKi." He stroked my cheek with the back of his hand then stared back at the star-filled sky. "Your eyes sparkle so beautifully I swear I could be the saddest person on earth and your eyes would still brighten up my day." He turned on his side and propped his self up on his elbow. He leaned down and kissed me so passionately it made my heart skip a beat.

I sighed. "I love you."

"I love you, too. And I always will." He kissed me again but something interrupted us.

I tall dark-skinned man with short black hair stood about a yard away from where we were lying on the ground. He had a filled-in crescent moon in the middle of his forehead with cool designs on the side of his face. He was a vampyre.

Nick and I scrambled to our feet quickly. The vampyre spoke then.

"Kiara Marie Hawkins. You have been chosen by the goddess Nyx to become a fledgling vampyre and move to the House of Night." He said. His voice sounded very ceremonial.

Before I could say anything a burst of pain stabbed my head. And then everything went black. But not before I heard Nick cry out my name in misery.

I didn't know how long I was unconscious but I knew it couldn't have been that long. I was still outside lying on the grass with the stars shining brightly above me. But the moon had changed position in the sky.

I turned my head to the side, searching for Nick. I cringed when the movement sent horrible sharp pains through my head. Just then a warm hand touched my cheek. I looked over to see Nick's frightened, tear-filled eyes inches from mine.

"Kiara?" Nick said. His voice was shaking.

"Yeah?" My voice was no more than a whisper. Trying to hide the massive headache I had.

"Y-y-your head." He stuttered while pointing to my forehead.

"What?" I asked.
"Look at it." He pulled my little mirror out of my purse and opened the little clasp on it and held it out to me. I took it and peered into it.

I jumped when I saw the outline of a perfect crescent moon on my forehead. "What happened?"

"You've been marked." Nick's voice was tainted with sadness.

"What!? I can't be!" I screamed. I lifted my hand to my forehead and cringed when the touch sent an electrical shock through my finger.

"You know what this means right?" He asked.

"Yes. Wait no. What does it mean?"

"It means you have to go to the House of Night." He bowed his head to the ground in sorrow.

"I can't go though. I can't just leave you behind." I touched his shoulder.

"Don't worry." He said as he lifted his head. "This won't tear us apart." He sounded confident.

"Promise?" I asked. The tears that had formed in my eyes now spilled over. He caught one just about to run down my cheek.

"Promise." He kissed me and then helped me stand up. "I think you should get home though and tell your parents. Plus mine will be wondering where I am, too."

"Yeah I guess so." I mumbled. Just wondering what my Mom and Dads reaction would be made me shudder. My mom and I were never really on the same page when it came to well anything. It was my dad I was the closest to.

Nick kissed me quickly then disappeared into the night.