The Curse of the Vamp-Animals
Chapter 4
Hello I'm Elko
Hello, my name is Elko. I'm a male elk. In the forest these days everyone's frightened of the things that are fast and eat us. That's not what their really called. Their real names are vampires.
One day one vampire with brown hair bit me. I knew I couldn't escape. I was surprised when it let go.
I thought I was free. That is until the fire started. I was burning.
I couldn't move. I let out a very high pitched scream.
Another day and I could move again.
I walked towards the stream. I realised I could walk much faster than usual.
Starting to run now, everything seemed to look like a blur.
Except it didn't blur. I could see every little detail.
When I arrived at the river I tried to drink water but it wouldn't go down.
Another elk came. It was my mate, Ellen.
It was weird; I could smell her, even though she was at the other side of the river.
I ran across the water and bite her.
She tasted delicious. When I realised what I had done I let go.
She screamed.
"Ellen, Ellen what wrong? Are you burning?" I asked my Ellen softly. My voice sounded like bells chiming.
I looked at myself in the river. I had deep red eyes and I looked much prettier. My brown fur was sleek and my antlers were cleaner.
The sun caught my fur and it sparkled.