Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters aside from Draven and Marko.

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Once there was this man... well I guess you really can't call him a man... his name was Bill Compton, like everyone else he was born, he lived, he loved, he went to war, he didn't return. Everyone thought he died, but what actually happened was, he was turned... he was turned into a vampire. About 400 years are he was turn, I met him.

The year I live in is 2200, I live in a town called Bon Temps and the vamps have been 'legal' for about 200 hundred years. The vampires have been keep a pretty low profile, you never hear about anybody dying mysteriously anymore, the vamps drink this stuff called Tru Blood now, it's a synthetic blood source. The vamps are really protesting about the stuff anymore... I guess they got used to the taste or whatever...

Anyways I guess you're probably wondering who I am... my name is Don Raven... but everyone calls me Draven because I hate me name, I'm 24 years old, I have black hair and green eyes, my style is what you can call retro-y gothic-y rock... I guess, I'm what they call a techno witch with a bit of talent for the 5 elements, I also have heightened senses. See my powers ran along my father's side of the family. He when I was a child, he was attacked by a vamp, and ever since he died I have had these powers. I never thought I could like a vamp... but ever since I met Bill everything has been different...

I remember the first time I met Bill I knew immediately what he was... I didn't even have to turn around... it was like I could just smell him... I turned around cautiously, I was going to kill him, I thought he was the one who killed my father, but I turned and could just tell that he wasn't the 'man' who killed my father. When I turned around I knew I could never hurt him... he was like... I dunno how to explain it... I know this is going to sound corny... but it was sort of like love at first sight... okay maybe not love... but there was lust... but as I said before it was like I knew that I could never hurt him, and that he wouldn't hurt me.

As I was staring at him he was staring intently into my eyes... his gaze felt like he was staring straight into my soul. It sort of unnerved me, but I wasn't going to admit that, I had to go over to him, but I didn't know what to say when I went to him. So I said the first thing that popped into my mind.

"Uh... hey." I said to him

"Hi..." He said, not telling me his name.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Depends." He said in his southerner accent.

"Okay. Here goes why do you keep staring at me?" I asked.

"Because you keep staring at me... why do you keep staring at me by the way?"

"Uh..." I said. He just looked at me like he was saying well... "I guess I first thought you were someone else, but know I know that you aren't that person..."

"Oh... well, I'm Bill."

"I'm ... And now I'm going to go..." I said moving away from the table where he sat at Merlotte's bar, it had been standing for about 200 years and still looks the same.

"No! I mean please stay." Bill said in his southern accent, politely. I didn't know what to say... so I sat down at his table. "This is going to sound weird." Bill said.

"Yeah...?" I said, a little confused, turning my head to the side a little.

"Your scent..." He said in almost a whisper.

"Yes vampire." I said... also in a whisper.

"You know?" Bill asked. I just nodded. "Well then maybe this wont sound weird... but your scent I've smelt something like that before." I just turned my head to the side. "I used to know... this person" he said not elaborating or anything.

"So what I smell like them?" I asked still confused.

"Sort of." Bill said, looking a bit uncomfortable.

"What do you mean sort of?" I asked

"Well... your scent smells a little like them as you put it, but there is something different."

"Different..."

"Well she had a power..."

"Oh... that explains it." I said.

"How does that explain it?" Bill asked now confused. I looked around and said in a whisper

"I'm a techno witch, with an affinity for the five elements, but I'm best with fire... but that just because I've had that the longest." Bill just sort of stared at me once I said that. I guess he realised why it explained why I smelt like his friend. "Well I'm going to go now... got to go to work."

"Well see you soon."

I wish I thought to myself. As I was leaving I looked around Merlotte's and people were staring at me and also at Bill, even in the year 2200 people still looked down their nose at the vampires. Oh well I guess I can't complain, I do the same most of the time... well most of the time I do anyways.

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When I got to work, everything was slow as it always is when you work the graveyard shift... see I'm a security guard for a place that makes solar panels, but it pays well, so I guess I shouldn't complain. There was something wrong with the place, I dunno what it was, it might have been nothing, but still I had to check it out. So I went out back, and I saw... I dunno what I saw, it was like a man... well maybe not a man, but still it was running faster than anything I've ever seen before, and then it just stopped. I think it realised I was out here, I tried to run back inside, but the thing was at the door, and I just froze, I should have used my powers but with the cameras on I couldn't risk anyone finding out what I was... I felt helpless. The thing just lunged at me... and before I could do anything it was attacking me, it was too strong for me, it had pinned my hands down, so I couldn't do anything, I struggled with everything I had but it was no good, I was losing consciousness, all I could smell was smoke, and I knew that couldn't be a good thing either, I was dying or I was creating a blaze, either wouldn't be good, I mean if I was creating a blaze then I wasn't going to be able to get out of it, unless I could extinguish it, but I'm not the best with my water affinity, it was the last one I got. I felt something on my neck, I didn't know what it was I opened my eyes immediately, frightened as to what it could be, I saw a vampire holding pressure to my wound. I was immediately surprised, he wasn't looking at me, he was on the phone.

"you know the rogue you sent me after boss?" he said, obviously waiting for his master to say something else. "well I found him." He looked at my wound, but didn't look at my face. "he was kind of attacking someone... then there was this fire..." he waited, obviously listening to something. "yeah, the vic survived, I'm holding pressure to his wou..." he stopped mid sentence. "you want me to bring him to Fangtasia...?" "but there's all this blood boss..." "okay I'll bring him around back... see ya soon boss." It started to turn his head towards me, I shut my eyes, didn't want it to see I was awake "Well I guess I better take you to Fangtasia then." He put me in the back seat of his car, and started driving, I don't know how long it took before we got there, but it didn't seem like long.

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Once we were at 'Fangtasia' I could swear I could smell something familiar, but couldn't tell where it was coming from, as we were walking around the back of the building. Once around the back of the building, the thing took me through a metallic door, there was a scent, but it was different from the one before, it was kind of sweeter, but there was still the faint smell of blood. I knew this wasn't the place I really wanted to be, especially seeing as I was bleeding, but what else could I do, I hadn't regained my strength yet, so I couldn't fight or use my powers.

The hallway seemed to go on forever, before we came to a door. The thing opened the door, with me in its arms, when we got into the room, it was filled with candles all white, the room was red, whether it be the or the red silk curtains (even though there was no windows) there was even a red silk looking couch, which I was placed on, once I was place on the couch, I heard someone yell my name.

"DRAVEN!" it was Bill I'd know his voice anywhere.

I tried to speak but no noise came out, he was instantly beside me.

"How could you let this happen, Eric?" Bill was mad now.

"It's not Eric's fault Bill." The vampire from before cut into the conversation

"Whose fault is it then Marko?" Bill asked, almost fuming.

"It is mine." Marko said, obviously upset, but I wasn't sure where it was because the thing had attacked me, or if it were because he couldn't keep the one named Eric's wishes. I could tell that Bill was going to attack this Marko, but I couldn't let him, after all he did save my life. I put my hand on Bills arm. He was startled I don't think he realised I was conscious.

"Draven?" Bill asked gentler now. I just looked up at him, and even that was hard to do, all of my energy was basically zapped. I could see his face lose some of it worried lines, because he knew I'd be alright, it made me feel good that I had that effect on him. I smiled up at him, but my eyes were starting to droop and I knew Bill could see that when he said...

"I might take him back to my house, so he can sleep better."

"Bill..." Eric said, but a snarl from Bill silenced him.

"I wasn't asking for your permission Eric."

"Fine, go." Eric said defeated.

As we were leaving voices drifted from the club... "I'm sorry boss that I couldn't stop the rogue from attacking." Marko said apologetic. "It is okay Marko, at least we can have it under control... SOON." Eric said forcefully and then there was a big Clunk and the door was closed so no more sound could escape. I was in Bills arms being carried to his car... I felt like such a damsel in distress, but I just couldn't keep my eyes open I was falling asleep as Bill walked.

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The next thing I know it looks to be just before sunset, I dunno what day, but it did look pretty, and then the throbbing pain came, I almost forgot why I was in pain in the first place, but everything came back to me. I looked around at my surroundings and figured this is what Bill's place looks like, it was nicer than my place, but that coz I only just moved in, and the house I live in needs some 'finishing touches'. Where I was, was filled with neutral colours, lots of browns, but many of the older house were done like that. I wanted to have a look around Bill's, but then again I didn't want to invade his privacy, so I'd have to wait until he woke, to get him to give me the grand tour.

It was like clockwork, the sun went down, and immediately Bill was awake. He looked so good when he came over to check on me, he almost had my tongue wagging. I guess my face was showing something, because Bill instantly came to me, checking on me, making sure that I was okay. I couldn't really just tell him, I'm fine; I was just perving on me. I mean I don't even know if he's interested in me that way. But a guy can dream though. I chuckled at the thought of that.

"What?" Bill asked.

"Uh... I'm... Uh... a bit ticklish." I said quickly.

"Oh..." Bill said in his southern accent, but it looked like he didn't really believe me, his blue eyes said more than what he was... there was something in them... I thought maybe it could be lust, but then again it maybe it was something totally different, I can't think of what though. I was staring intently into Bills eyes for a couple of minutes before I realised that I was staring, I stuttered a sorry, but that just received a quizzical look from Bill.

"Uh... I should be heading home..., people might get worried about me..."I said hurriedly.

"Okay... I'll take you." Bill said, in a very gentlemanly way, if I wasn't trying to hide my feelings for him, I'd probably have blushed or something...

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