Even Though I Walk Through the Darkest Valley

by allisonfreedman

A Mate. The only thing he lacks. But after centuries of searching he's finally found her in a modern day high school.But she is the last thing he expected, and she doesn't want to cooperate. But he's been looking so long and he must make her his. If he only knew what he was dealing with. My Very First FanFiction! (I upped the rating just in case, don't be too worried though.) :)

2. Chapter 1

A/N Hey Guys! If you're this THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart. It means so much to me that you guys are actually reading my story. So this whole just basically started out as a random idea and I wasn't even going to publish it cause it's a very different idea. So I'm new to being an author so bear with me cuz I'm sure there is writers block on the horizon but I promise you I will not abandon this story! I'm nervous but super excited to be trying this out but I will finish what I've started. Reviews are appreciated!

Disclaimer: Yeah, um are these required? I've seen them on every story though soo…as much as I wish I came up with the ideas behind Dracula, last time I checked I'm not Bram Stoker. Darn.

Chapter 1: Faith POV

"It's a Good Morning!

Wake up to a brand new day,

This morning

I'm stepping, stepping on my way."

I groggily roll over in my bed to look at my alarm clock still blaring Mandisa's Good Morning. It's 6:07 a.m. I groan and lay there on my back willing myself to get out of my warm sheets. I finally get up and turn it off and stretch out my back. "If only it was a good morning" I mumble to myself as I walk over to my closet to pick out today's outfit. Still, I hum the tune while getting ready for school. Ugh, school. Mind you I'm not one of those people who hates school and counts the days until summer from the first day back, on contrary school was one of my favorite places to be. But high school, that was different. I'd been worried all summer about my transition from my small private school that I'd been enrolled in since kindergarten to a public high school. PUBLIC high school. I hadn't been in public school a day in my life. Granted it hadn't been as bad as I had thought but the first two weeks were starting to get to me. I mean since when has getting up at 6:00 been considered 'sleeping-in'. I sighed as I picked out a light denim skirt and navy peasant blouse wondering what to pair with it for contrast. I immediately went for my peach/orange and white polka dotted scarf. I changed quickly and went down to the bathroom to brush out my hair. I looked at it in the mirror and shrugged. It was decent. I didn't have time to mess with it anyways I concluded with another look at the clock, 7:10, which confirmed that I would miss my bus if I didn't hurry. I hurriedly put on a bit of mascara and blush not bothering with anything else. I rushed downstairs to see my mom baking some eggs for my siblings, the lucky ducks were still in their pajamas, they didn't have to leave the house until eight.

"Good morning, mom" I greeted her with a quick hug and kiss on the cheek, which she returned.

"Good morning, Faith," she said smiling ruffling my hair. I smiled back but gasped as I saw the clock behind her read 7:20.

"I have to go, mom, I'm going miss my bus again!" I said with another quick hug as I grabbed a granola bar and ran to slip on my flats and grabbed my backpack. She followed behind me and waved me off as I rushed out the front door and ran down the street to the small intersection where my bus would be momentarily. I made it there just as the bus was pulling up.

After my usual greeting of "good morning" I quickly went to sit a couple rows back. The only advantage of being the first stop I thought to myself as I settled in to the seat. With luck I would get it to myself, not many people rode the morning bus. I played with the ring around my left third finger. True love waits I thought mulling over the phrase engraved around the band. I laughed to myself, 'not like there's anyone I'm even considering', I reminded myself. I quickly pull out my planner and look over the new verse at the top of the page. "Matthew 24:35- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." I quietly recite. I smile and hug the planner looking out the window as we near the school sending up a silent prayer of thanks, Thank you for knowing the exact verse I needed today, Lord.

Dracula POV

'Luck is truly on my side' I thought with a smirk. Finding a trace of her had been lucky enough but finding her aura so prominent in these cities was almost more than I could have hoped for. She lived here. "And you thought we had another few years of searching ahead" I continued my train of thought.

"How do we track her down now, Eric?" Marissa asked the excitement evident in her tone. I smirked; she was enjoying the thrill of the hunt as much as me, possibly more. "She doesn't have anything at stake though" I reminded myself.

"Are you ready to go back to school, Marissa."

A/N : Hey everyone! AHH! I'm liking this so much. It's exhilarating to write so I hope you guys are enjoying it, sorry if the beginning was slow but I need you guys to get a feel for Faith's lifestyle. Oh and the song I put in the beginning as Faith's alarm is pretty great you guys should check it out it's Mandisa's "Good Morning" and it's super catchy so I apologize in advance for it getting stuck in your head. I LOVE YOU GUYS! More to come soon! Promise!