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I woke up when the bus stopped. We had already made our other stops and this one was my final one. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and got off, I was the only one for this particular stop. Great, I'm alone.

I looked at my map that I got before I left the bus. I would have to walk two miles to get to Briar Creek. Well better start now, it was going to get dark, and to tell you the truth… I'm not fond of the dark.

And I was alone? Not a good combination.

As I walked the wind blew, howling as it swirled around the trees. Shivers went through my back. I pulled my sweatshirt closer to my body.

I had walked for a while, but it was getting darker, and I was having a hard time seeing. Not to mention I was getting paranoid.

I had only walked for at least a mile when I had a strange feeling eyes were watching me. I turned around. Nothing. Just a dark road. I was just being paranoid. Nothing was stalking me.

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I kept thinking up random thoughts over and over but I couldn't shake the feeling. Suddenly there were footprints behind me. I went to turn around but I just blacked out.

I was drowsy, and half asleep. I couldn't open my eyes but I could hear voices.

"Ash! Your back! What's wrong? Hey what are you holding?"

"Ash?"

"Didn't we just get ride of you?"

"Kestrel!"

"I'm getting Mary-Lynnette."

"Why are you coming to get me… ASH!"

"Hi, Mary-Lynnette." Who ever that was sounded sad, probably that Ash guy.

"What…"

"I'll explain can I just put this girl down?" He was holding me? I couldn't feel a thing.

"Is she okay?" The Mary-Lynnette chick.

"Yes, Quinn just mentally knocked her out, he's been known to do that." Ash said.

"I've never seen her before and I know every one in this town."

"She was coming from the bus stop, but she can't be older than 15. Maybe."

"Visiting maybe?"

"This late at night? No. Most likely a run away."

"Wait Quinn knocked her out? I know his intentions, feeding off of her, but how did u get her away from him?" Another girl asked.

"Took her away and said she was my meal. He got pissy and stormed out. Then I picked her up and carried her over here."

"Why?" That was the girl who asked 'Didn't we just get ride of you?' "You could have left her there. But no instead you bring her to a house of vampires."

"I brought her hear, because she isn't a normal girl."

"She's a runaway, big whoop."

"Kestrel she has cat ears."

After that it was just too hard to listen to the voices I was so exhausted, and I had so many questions. Who were these people? Why did this Ash guy seem sad? Who was Quinn? Wait… did they say vampires? I feel asleep.