Her heart beating fast. Breath caught in her throat. Hand tightly clutching her only salvation, a ten inch wooden stake. Night had come earlier than she anticipated and the forest was steadily growing darker. The sky above was overcast, blocking out the light from the moon and stars. She walked faster along the hidden path hoping to make it out before the real danger descended upon her. Her heart was beating faster with every step and a sheen of cold sweat was forming on her skin. She had heard the steps of her predator behind her only moments before, now quite was all that filled her ears. Why, oh why, did she have to come out here? What was she trying to prove? Their opinion of her wouldn't change just because she tried to slay a vampire. Frankly they'd only think worse of her, disappointed by her poor judgment. She could see them all standing around her when she returned, if she returned. 'What has gotten into you?' 'We expected better from you.' 'You are supposed to be setting an example.' 'What were you trying to prove?' she laughed at that last thought. What was she trying to prove? Oh well it didn't matter because she wasn't trying to prove it anymore. All she wanted to do was get out of here and get into her bed. 'If only I hadn't gotten lost.' she thought ruefully. She was sure that with her compass and the light of the moon she'd be able to get out of here. She stopped suddenly as the pain in her shoulder resurfaced. The make shift bandage she had tied around it was now soaked with blood and she was starting to get dizzy from the loss of it. She brought her hand up and tried to push the broken shoulder back into its socket. She winced silently as the pain ripped through her. It only her wand hadn't broken. Even if it wasn't it would be of no help to her now since she had dropped it after seeing that thing.
Her eyes filled with tears as she recalled the site of it sitting there, feeding. Feeding! On a human! On a precious life she was sure shouldn't have died. She remembered seeing those eyes. They were gaping black holes that had filled with blood as it feed off that body. She thought she could go by unseen. Granted she had come out to slay a vampire but when she saw it she froze. Fear had engulfed her and she could honestly say it was a fear that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named could ever invoke. She had just stood there, behind that tree watching it. She watched as the blood filled its eyes and a smile played on its lips. Suddenly it looked at her and she gasped. It smiled wider now, dropping the body upon which it fed and stared at her. Not knowing what to do, she smiled. Her lips pulled back slowly as she made to back away from the scene. The vampire walked towards her slowly. Its hair flapping in the wind, blood dripping from its long fangs. The moon cast light on its pale skin. 'Paler that Malfoy's.' she thought sardonically. That's when she turned and ran. The vampire was suddenly in front of her and she screamed. She was smart enough to know that no body would hear her, well no body that would help her, but she did it anyway. The vampire smiled. As fast as she could she pulled her wand from her robes. But she wasn't fast enough. The vampire lurched forward and grabbed her wand, snapping it in half. Seeing the look upon her face the vampire laughed.
Now she's here, walking blindly through the forest with no wand and a stake she wouldn't be able to use. It felt like forever since she saw the vampire but she knew it was behind her. She continued walking, trying to ignore the pain in her shoulder. Suddenly the wind picked up. It whipped through her hair and ruffled her robes. A shiver ran through her as she almost collided with a tree. That's when she heard the screeching noise. She frantically looked around her, searching for the owner of that horrible sound. But deep in her heart she knew what it was coming from. She brook off in a run, completely ignoring the pain in her shoulder. Tears were welling up in her eyes, making it hard to see. Trees and bushes rushed past her in a blur as the screeching sound got closer. 'Oh Merlin please let me make it out here alive! I'm sorry for being so foolish.' she was crying harder not and almost tripped. She stumbled a bit but tried her hardest to speed up. Her legs were burning and her heart was pumping at rates she thought were impossible. Just when she thought she couldn't run anymore she saw a flicker of light. She screamed, louder than when she first saw the vampire and a smile pulled at her lips, she was confident someone had heard her. She continued at her break neck getting closer and closer to the light. That's when she fell. A weight crashed onto her back, knocking her onto the ground. Dirt flew into her open mouth, choking her while strong hands turned her onto her back. She looked into the blood red eyes of the vampire from earlier and quickly groped around for her stake. "Looking for this?" the vampire hissed as she dangled the stake in front of the girl. She whimpered, the vampire was grinning at her like a madman. Blood was dripping from her fangs onto the girl's cheek where it mingled with her tears. "Please," she started, her voice racked by sobs, "don't hurt me. I'm sorry." The vampire just laughed. "Hurt you my pretty," she said as she ran a finger down the girl's cheek. She bent down to the girl and licked her cheek, enjoying the salty, metallic mixture of the human girl's tears and the blood from her fangs. She laughed as the girl cried harder, her whole body shaking with fear. "I would never hurt you my dear, just kill you." she whispered into the girl's ear. "No!" the girl screamed as she tried to push the vampire off her. Tears were running down her face faster now as she struggled to get from under the vampire. "Don't struggle child. You brought this upon yourself." The vampire stroked her hand down the girl's face and suddenly she was still. Unable to move the girl panicked even more and screamed only to find that her vocal cords no longer worked. She tried harder to free herself from the vampire's grip but her body refused to listen to her brain. The vampire was leaning towards her again, this time moving toward her neck. 'It's over,' the girl thought sullenly. 'It's all over.'