~ Hello all. This is still Anna's POV. She's fourteen now, big jump I know. Nothing important happens in her childhood though. Enjoy. ~
I yawned loudly and the whole class turned to look at me. I flushed and looked down at my paper. The teacher's eyes were on me; I could feel the scorn in his gaze. I just thought this class was so boring; it made me tired. I was really excited about the dance tonight, though. The dance was interesting, unlike this class. It would be the first "formal" dance in my career as a student. I did not have a dance partner though; that did not really bother me. I was perfectly fine dancing by myself. My real reason for being there was to make sure that no vampires tried to find prey at the dance. Which isn't that fun. I was kind of frightened. I mean, what was I supposed to do? I couldn't kill the thing, that's for sure. Smoke witches are supposed to have no ill will towards any creatures, even if they are dead and kill innocent people. I wish the leeches would just disappear off the face of the earth sometimes, but then I remembered that without them there would be no need for witches. So I, and the rest of my kind would disappear as well. And that's not good. The bell finally rang. Only three more periods to go, and I would be out of this hell hole. I really think the sole purpose of schools are to torture us innocent little kids. Sadists.
My other three periods were not as agonizing as the first period. My bus ride home was really, really horrible though. The bus got stopped about a thousand times. Jeez. There was a serious accident up ahead. When we got near the scene, everyone crowded around the windows. I thought our bus would tip over. Sudden nausea washed over me. Death's sickening aura was all around. I felt like I would throw up or cry. The medics shook their heads and covered up the bodies of the victims. The people looked no older than eighteen. The cars looked horrible as well. The front end of one car was totally smashed in, the windshield couldn't even be seen. Glass was all over the place. I hoped that we would pass this spot soon. After we got out of the traffic jam from Hell, I got home in about five minutes. Caryn told me that she had known some of the people in the accident. I told her I was sorry. What else could I say? I couldn't have done anything for them. And all my family knew that.
God I looked fat. I decided to wear a red blouse and some khakis. I looked horrible. My sister told me I looked cute. Yeah and I probably looked stunning. Really. I would probably stun little animals. That's my real power. Fat stun power. To the rescue.
When I finally got to the dance, I just sat at a table; watching the people who were dancing and laughing. What a wonderful life they lead. A junior girl and a senior boy were the first to start dancing. They were quite daring. After they went out, everyone flooded over to the dance floor. Everything was fine until I saw a boy about a year older than me walk in with a horrible broken nose. He looked like he would pass out. Some of his friends took him to the bathroom. I recognized him. His name was Ethan, he had sat beside me in first period for a while. He really didn't seem like the type that would be into violence. More like a pacifist. I also knew the person he had asked to the dance. She had been happy when she received the invitation. Her name was Lisa. She was usually silent, but Ethan must have saw something in her. She had been ecstatic, she had never been invited to anything before. Now, she walked in with a dazed look on her face. I knew that look. She was under the influence of a vampire. Lisa had found a new dance partner. He was a vampire, though he didn't feel very strong. A slow song came on and the vampire took Lisa out to the dance floor. He danced very close to her. I saw him lean down so his fangs showed, a pearly white, right near her neck. No one noticed. Except me. The vampire had them all fooled. I couldn't watch the girl be fed on. I made a move to go and separate the two, but the vampire must have seen me. He was so close to biting her, and his eyes mocked me. I wanted to kill him. What? I wasn't supposed to want that. Oh well. His eyes were a deep crimson color, which is strange; only powerful vampires could change the color of their eyes. I glared at him. He stared back, as if he was waiting for me to react. I bit my lip, what should I do. Oh crap. I realized that I must have drawn blood when I bit my lip. He seemed to take this as an offer. I wanted to disagree, but he simply walked outside. Well at least I had solved one problem. Now I needed to get him away from here. Lisa seemed to regain control of herself. She asked where Ethan was and everyone pointed to the bathroom. She rushed into the bathroom, as I walked out to talk to this vampire, who had taken my nervousness as a sign of me offering him my blood.
As I neared the spot where he leaned against the brick wall of the school, he straightened. I still saw that mocking look in his eyes.
"I didn't offer you blood, so just get the hell out of here." His eyes narrowed, but he was amused. That was not the point. I was not trying to amuse him, I was trying to intimidate him. Maybe I could use my fat stun power on him.
"Even if you had no intention of giving me blood, I have the scent of yours. I want your blood, and I always get what I want." Okay, I must admit that I was a little frightened. More than a little, a lot. He leaned forward and licked the cut on my lip. I felt disoriented for about a second, after that second I regained my composure. I felt my anger. So instead of doing something rational I hit him. A punch on his jaw. His own features seemed to cloud over. Like a warning sign. He reached out and grabbed my arm, before I could even think of trying to escape the situation. He slammed me against the wall.
"You certainly are a feisty one, aren't you. Maybe this will quiet you." His aura creeped over my skin. I felt the hairs on my arms and on the back of my neck stand on end. He was the most powerful vampire I had ever met.
"You don't scare me." I said that with false bravado. He smirked, and I attempted to kick him. He simply gave me a toothy grin.
"I think I do, Smoke witch. Are you sure you aren't supposed to be in a different line? You are so aggressive. That's admirable." After he said that, I squirmed a bit, but he didn't move at all. Didn't budge.
"I'll take my prize now." And with that his fangs slid into my throat. It was a starnge sensation. I felt light-headed and dizzy. My legs were weak beneath me, but the vampire's strong arms held me up. After about an hour, maybe all night I really couldn't tell, he released me and disappeared in a flash.
I went home angry and perturbed. Stupid vampire. I hate him. I could barely walk, I stumbled quite a number of times. Finally, I reached my house. I would kill that stupid vampire if it was the last thing I did.
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I yawned loudly and the whole class turned to look at me. I flushed and looked down at my paper. The teacher's eyes were on me; I could feel the scorn in his gaze. I just thought this class was so boring; it made me tired. I was really excited about the dance tonight, though. The dance was interesting, unlike this class. It would be the first "formal" dance in my career as a student. I did not have a dance partner though; that did not really bother me. I was perfectly fine dancing by myself. My real reason for being there was to make sure that no vampires tried to find prey at the dance. Which isn't that fun. I was kind of frightened. I mean, what was I supposed to do? I couldn't kill the thing, that's for sure. Smoke witches are supposed to have no ill will towards any creatures, even if they are dead and kill innocent people. I wish the leeches would just disappear off the face of the earth sometimes, but then I remembered that without them there would be no need for witches. So I, and the rest of my kind would disappear as well. And that's not good. The bell finally rang. Only three more periods to go, and I would be out of this hell hole. I really think the sole purpose of schools are to torture us innocent little kids. Sadists.
My other three periods were not as agonizing as the first period. My bus ride home was really, really horrible though. The bus got stopped about a thousand times. Jeez. There was a serious accident up ahead. When we got near the scene, everyone crowded around the windows. I thought our bus would tip over. Sudden nausea washed over me. Death's sickening aura was all around. I felt like I would throw up or cry. The medics shook their heads and covered up the bodies of the victims. The people looked no older than eighteen. The cars looked horrible as well. The front end of one car was totally smashed in, the windshield couldn't even be seen. Glass was all over the place. I hoped that we would pass this spot soon. After we got out of the traffic jam from Hell, I got home in about five minutes. Caryn told me that she had known some of the people in the accident. I told her I was sorry. What else could I say? I couldn't have done anything for them. And all my family knew that.
God I looked fat. I decided to wear a red blouse and some khakis. I looked horrible. My sister told me I looked cute. Yeah and I probably looked stunning. Really. I would probably stun little animals. That's my real power. Fat stun power. To the rescue.
When I finally got to the dance, I just sat at a table; watching the people who were dancing and laughing. What a wonderful life they lead. A junior girl and a senior boy were the first to start dancing. They were quite daring. After they went out, everyone flooded over to the dance floor. Everything was fine until I saw a boy about a year older than me walk in with a horrible broken nose. He looked like he would pass out. Some of his friends took him to the bathroom. I recognized him. His name was Ethan, he had sat beside me in first period for a while. He really didn't seem like the type that would be into violence. More like a pacifist. I also knew the person he had asked to the dance. She had been happy when she received the invitation. Her name was Lisa. She was usually silent, but Ethan must have saw something in her. She had been ecstatic, she had never been invited to anything before. Now, she walked in with a dazed look on her face. I knew that look. She was under the influence of a vampire. Lisa had found a new dance partner. He was a vampire, though he didn't feel very strong. A slow song came on and the vampire took Lisa out to the dance floor. He danced very close to her. I saw him lean down so his fangs showed, a pearly white, right near her neck. No one noticed. Except me. The vampire had them all fooled. I couldn't watch the girl be fed on. I made a move to go and separate the two, but the vampire must have seen me. He was so close to biting her, and his eyes mocked me. I wanted to kill him. What? I wasn't supposed to want that. Oh well. His eyes were a deep crimson color, which is strange; only powerful vampires could change the color of their eyes. I glared at him. He stared back, as if he was waiting for me to react. I bit my lip, what should I do. Oh crap. I realized that I must have drawn blood when I bit my lip. He seemed to take this as an offer. I wanted to disagree, but he simply walked outside. Well at least I had solved one problem. Now I needed to get him away from here. Lisa seemed to regain control of herself. She asked where Ethan was and everyone pointed to the bathroom. She rushed into the bathroom, as I walked out to talk to this vampire, who had taken my nervousness as a sign of me offering him my blood.
As I neared the spot where he leaned against the brick wall of the school, he straightened. I still saw that mocking look in his eyes.
"I didn't offer you blood, so just get the hell out of here." His eyes narrowed, but he was amused. That was not the point. I was not trying to amuse him, I was trying to intimidate him. Maybe I could use my fat stun power on him.
"Even if you had no intention of giving me blood, I have the scent of yours. I want your blood, and I always get what I want." Okay, I must admit that I was a little frightened. More than a little, a lot. He leaned forward and licked the cut on my lip. I felt disoriented for about a second, after that second I regained my composure. I felt my anger. So instead of doing something rational I hit him. A punch on his jaw. His own features seemed to cloud over. Like a warning sign. He reached out and grabbed my arm, before I could even think of trying to escape the situation. He slammed me against the wall.
"You certainly are a feisty one, aren't you. Maybe this will quiet you." His aura creeped over my skin. I felt the hairs on my arms and on the back of my neck stand on end. He was the most powerful vampire I had ever met.
"You don't scare me." I said that with false bravado. He smirked, and I attempted to kick him. He simply gave me a toothy grin.
"I think I do, Smoke witch. Are you sure you aren't supposed to be in a different line? You are so aggressive. That's admirable." After he said that, I squirmed a bit, but he didn't move at all. Didn't budge.
"I'll take my prize now." And with that his fangs slid into my throat. It was a starnge sensation. I felt light-headed and dizzy. My legs were weak beneath me, but the vampire's strong arms held me up. After about an hour, maybe all night I really couldn't tell, he released me and disappeared in a flash.
I went home angry and perturbed. Stupid vampire. I hate him. I could barely walk, I stumbled quite a number of times. Finally, I reached my house. I would kill that stupid vampire if it was the last thing I did.
~ Anyway, read and review. Happy Hunting. ~