I awoke to Cira shaking me awake. I looked around and saw I was in the family tomb. When I stood up I realized I was in my favorite blood red, silk dress. The matching bag was full to the brim with money. I silently sent a prayer up to the heavens, thanking Isabel.
When I stepped out of the tomb I was more aware of how my muscles moved, of how they seemed to glide over the bones in my body. All of my senses were stronger than from when I was human. Even though it was pitch dark in the tomb, I could see exactly as if I was standing in the sun when it was at its' peak in the sky. My eyes seemed to pick out all the little flakes of light and enlarging them by 100 times. From outside, I could hear the crickets chirping, and the wind rustling leaves in a tree.
"Here, take this ring. It will protect you from burning in the sun when it rises later on." Cira said handing me a simple ring. It was a silver band set in with a single pearl. Even though the sun was down I put the ring on any way. When I stepped outside, I could still see as clear as day, even brighter actually.
"You know Cira I have always preferred the night." I said stretching my limbs and gazing in wonder as my new super sensitive eyesight could detect slight the movement of the muscles in my arm.
"Of course you- " Cira stopped mid-sentence and let out a low hiss. She scowled at something behind me, so I turned around to see what was the cause of her irritation and distress. Even with my supernatural speed, by the time I turned around, Cira was already in front of me blocking my view.
"Hello Cira, I see you have my girl" I whipped around and there stood a boy maybe one or two years older than me. No not boy, man.
Before I could get a good look at him Cira was in front of me again. I could feel the power pulsing from him, calling my name, and telling me that I should be by his side. I shivered and took a slight step forward, which caused Cira to let out a warning hiss. I pouted but took a step back, obeying the silent command from her.
"You promised that if I got to her first you would leave us alone!" Cira hissed through clenched teeth.
"That was before you slipped off when I was hunting. That little betrayal broke that promise." He snarled back. I pushed past Cira to get a better look at this new person who was obviously like us, but with much, much more power than both of us combined.
He took my hand and gently brushed his lips on the fingertips. I shivered but gave him my brightest smile, and curtsied. He replied with an extravagant bow that showed that he was an upper class man.
"My name is Blake" His eyes seemed to lock me in place, freezing my muscles in place. He had slightly sun kissed skin that made me think of long ours in the sun. He must have been outdoors before he was turned. His eyes were a deep blue, almost as blue as the ocean, and they also looked just as bottomless and held as many secrets.
"My name is Accilia but you probably know that all ready." I said. I was embarrassed by how breathless my voice sounded, but the way he smiled at me made that the least important thing on my mind. Out of nowhere, I felt a tug on my wrist and I flew backwards hitting a tree and crumpling to the ground. Before I could even blink, Blake was at my side, checking me over to make sure I was fine.
"Are you ok?" Blake didn't bother to hide his concern for my safety.
"Of course she is. She is immortal like us!" Cira snapped, barley hiding the anger in her voice.
"Just because she is immortal does not mean she can not be hurt, it just means that she shall heal faster and live forever." Blake snapped.
Cira stepped forward with a dangerous look in her eye, but I stepped in between them to keep as much space in between them as possible. I place a hand on each of their chest to in force the fact that I was being serious.
"Please don't fight!" I begged. Blake instantly calmed down and gave me a sad smile that clearly said "I don't like it, but for you, anything!" Cira grabbed my hand and pulled me away.
"I will find you Accilia I promise, and I never break my promises!" Blake called after us.
"Over my dead body!" Cira said quietly. She started to mumble names and addresses that I couldn't completely understand. I thought about what I could say to make this situation less tense, but I couldn't come up with anything, so I went with the easiest route.
"I'm sorry that I have upset you, I didn't mean to make you upset with me in anyway." I said this while looking at her out of the corner of my eye.
"It's fine. It was him not you who has upset me." Cira explained, seeming touched by the sincerity in my apology.
We didn't talk much as we rushed across the countryside at an amazing speed that was unimaginable to humans. Cira told me not to worry about being seen. We were to fast for the human eye to see anything, just a slight blur in the corner of their eye, which was gone by the time they turned to look at what that blur was.
I thought of all my new powers that being changed into a vampire had given me. The speed, the strength, the amazing sense of smell, and also the super strength were only the first of my powers that I would discover. In the years after that, I would learn to compel mortals to do what ever I wanted them to, fade into a slight mist, and to change my form into a sliver wolf, and many more skills.
