A/N: really really sorry I haven't updated lately! School starts soon for us, so updates will come a lot less frequently.

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She was soaring through the clouds. Night air whistled through her hair, the smells and sounds of night filled her lungs. She smiled as she caught sight of the mountains, large, luminous, snow capped peaks rising above the valley like Kings to their Court. She basked in the light of the moon as she sailed through the sky. She passed around light and whispy clouds. She picked out shapes in the clouds as she used to do when she was a child. A ship here, a bear there, even the occasional legendary dragon.

She swooped down in the valley and the smell of smoke caught her attention. She perched on a rock by the village and looked around. Nothing out of the ordinary, fireplaces were a blaze with crackling flames, the pub was busy as usual, and there wasn't a soul in sight, or so she thought.

Her mind started racing as some other particullarly enticing smell was detected by her strong nose. Blood. It was close. Her head turned as she searched for the smell that drove her senses wild. She leaped onto a rooftop and found the source of the scarlet liquid. A foolish young man stood leaning against the rough stone wall of the pub smoking. She could hear the pounding of his heart supplying him with blood. Thump, Thump, Thump, it sounded louder and louder in her ears. She didn't want to hear it anymore, she wanted to feel it.

Using the darkness as her shield she silently landed on the ground and snuck behind the pub. The anticipation was killing her, she cautiously stepped nearer and nearer to her target. The man didn't even notice her until she grabbed him. He struggled and thrashed around in her arms. He tried to yell but she stifled it with her hand. With a small hiss her long fangs pierced his tanned skin into his jugular vein. Her prize had been won. The metalicy tang of the scarlet liquid poured through her. This is wrong, terribly wrong! her mind told her, but her thoughts were quickly erased.The man instantly stopped thrashing, he writhed against her for a few sweet seconds until he went limp. She stroked his ghostly pale cheek as he dropped to the ground. She licked her lips, and with a smirk she flew off. A small part in the back of her mind wouldn't let the thoughts go. What have I done? I didn't even know his name, or if he had any family!

Suddenly something struck her in the chest. She looked down to see an arrow embeded in her ribs. With a blood curtling scream she dropped to the ground. A man cloaked in the veil of night stood over her.

"You'll be...sorry...Van Hel.." with that her winged gray body turned to dust.
Anna Valerious's eyes opened wide as she lay on the bed.

"What a horrific dream!" she looked around in the dark, "just a dream, just a dream" she mumbled over and over to herself.

A small stain of red on her night gown caused her to sit up immediately.

"Just a dream, just a dream, it was just a dream!" she muttered over and over softly.

Her eyes traveled to the sheets and to her horror large splotches of red marred the pristine white surface. She scrambled over to the left side of the bed and looked over, nothing. She rushed over to the right side of the bed and let out a scream.
A/N: I love writing cliffies as you can tell! As I said before, I'm really sorry about not updating sooner. Thanks to all my reviewers!

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