His breath was hot on my neck.

"Ssshhhh."

I shivered as the cold breeze seemed to swirl around me. The creature's voice was almost inaudible as it said:

"Dun scream."

It realeased its hand from my mouth. I kept still, waiting for it to suck my soul. I felt it touching my shoulders and turning me towards it. I closed my eyes afraid to gaze at the glowing orbs of evil.

"Open your eyes", it sounded like the wind was carrying this voice to my ears.

I opened my eyes and the demon pulled us into the moonlight. My knees were staking and I felt my heart in my throat once again. The luminescent rays engulfed my body, I looked at my shoulder and saw....A hand!! I looked up quickly to see the creature's face. It stepped into the light slowly, the shadows jumping off its body as if they were stung when the light reached them. I looked down at the ground, once again too scared to look this 'thing' in the eye. A human looking hand reached down and lifted my chin. I knew then that I would be slaughtered by this beast. I looked up and that's when I saw the humanlike face starting back at me.

i*A Cannibal!*, I thought. "Are you goin' ta eat me?" I managed to choke out./i

"Eat you cherie? Oh non non non, Remy ain't no cannibal."

Shock, horror, and embarrassment overwhelmed me. I was completely and utterly speechless. I stared into his red eyes, not really sure if he was real.

"What a su'prise, non?"

I just looked at him with a look of stupidity on my face.

"Remy be rend'rin' lots o' girls speechless. Wha's yoh name, petit?"

"Imerald", I whispered, still a little frightened.

"Remy LeBeau at yoh service, chere", he said, making a sweeping bow.

And that's when it all started..........