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Chapter One: unrecognized

"Auirei...Auirei! Your tea is getting cold!" a familiar voice beckoned. I snapped back into reality and looked up to see my friend Sayuri starting to eat her cheesecake.

"Oh...I'm sorry...uh I've done it again" I sipped the tea in front of me only to realize I had yet to put honey in it. Sayuri smiled kindly at me "Hey, its okay...you don't have to force yourself. Smile if you want to!" Sayuri smiled at me amused at my silly reactions.

She had kind eyes, and everything about her made me feel lucky to have her around. She had such beautiful skin, but like any other Japanese European she had unique beauty. Her hair was a soft brown and her eyes glistened a soft blue.

I took another sip of my tea and glanced out the small window beside our table. I checked my white Fujitsu F905i to see the time--- we had 5 more minutes. I looked up at Sayuri and stared "Sayuri be honest, am I attractive?" I said shyly.

Sayuri laughed and grinned her widest, "Sometimes I think you are too modest! Of course you are, you have pale ivory skin like a model, your radiant eyes always catch the sun in the right places and your hair oh! Your hair, I adore your unique strands of dark auburn".

I sighed heavily and laughed it off "Alright I get it, I'm modest...but I'm boyish which is probably why boys aren't attracted to me as they are to you---Oh my gosh! We have 2 minutes to get to class!".

I dashed through the school's garden and up the back stairs almost forgetting Sayuri wasn't as fast as I was, All I could hear was her panting as she climbed slowly up the steep steps of the school. Just as I reached the top step, I spun around to see if Sayuri had made it yet. That was quickly followed by a slip of the foot. "Sayuri!" I thought as I began to fall towards the bottom of the stairs.

Suddenly a strong grip grasped my waist and dragged me back up the stairs with one pull. I turned to see a man that I took a liking to. There he stood, stunning amber red eyes, blueish gray hair and a mischievous glare that made time stop for me.

"You should be more careful..." he said leading me away from the stairs; he leaned up against a wall and stared. "Your skin...its so pale..." he said under his breath.

I tilted my head in confusion but didn't bother asking what he had said. "Thank you..I thought I was a goner".

"Be serious, You actually could have broken your neck..." he said discretely. I laughed nervously and stepped back a bit. Then it hit me, the scent of blood I could see it on his hands as if it were fresh.

He forced me to a wall and whispered, "You didn't see that, so just push it out your mind..." as quickly as he did this he was off of me. I shook my head in disbelief and jolted back down the stairs. He watched as I left;a smirk on his face. Sayuri was there to greet me. "Oh! Auirei, you scared me!" she said slowly, I looked behind us to see if he was still there but the hall above was silent; and I saw no one. "Whats wrong? You look like you saw a ghost" Sayuri said jokingly.

I shook my head, trying not to worry her. "Come on auirei, thats the bell! Auirei? Auirei...hey?" Her voice faded as I went deeper into thought. But I felt as if...as if I just met a vampire.