Chapter 6

It sighed as it threw the fifth lifeless corpse onto the mound that the creature had made. Nothing fulfilled its cravings; it was always in search of more. No doubt this hunger was a result of him. The last time it was even partially full was that night it threw the boy into the river. Even though it only fed on meek little creatures, it could feel him growing more powerful day after dreadful day. It feared the day when he would push his way in and it would recede into the very back of the mind until the very small amount of control it had would be gone forever and it no longer existed; just him. Heaven only knows the amount of terror and havoc he would wreak upon the world. It shivered at the thought.

The creature stood and brushed the damp grass and mud off of its pants. It felt a gaze watching its every move. It looked around and followed the feeling up into a tree. There perched on an extended branch was a large crow. He cawed and turned his head slightly, as if inviting conversation.

"Hello Mr. Crow," it spoke loudly, with a voice not often sounded. The crow leapt off the branch and stood in front of the tree. The gaze of the giant bird stared at the creature's feet and slowly made its way up the creature's body and stopped staring it straight in the eyes. For a moment they held each other's gaze, the creature felt a strange connection with this crow. The site of the onyx colored bird made it feel almost calm.

The creature turned and gestured to its fresh mound of rabbit corpses. "I will leave these here for you. A mighty feast for a mighty bird," she said and began walking away.

"It is not those corpses that I want," she heard a voice say. The creature stopped dead in its tracks. As far as it could remember birds could not speak. It turned to see a man dressed all in black standing where the crow once stood.

He was incredibly handsome standing there, with his straight black hair and chiseled features. His eyes were the same blackish color as the crow's and they held her gaze just as the crow's had only few moments ago. His eyes seemed to pierce the creature's flesh and grab its heart. It stopped breathing.

The man took a few steps forward until he was less than a foot in front of the creature. He smelled of fresh fall air and vanilla. The creature turned its head and looked at the ground, unable to bear the eyes anymore. In one swift moment a hand brushed its face and pulled it up as his head bent down and the creatures lips met with the soft lips of the stranger.

The creature shut its eyes as the world around it spun and blurred. It felt light as a feather and unafraid of the one who lives inside. The kiss may have only lasted a minute, but as the stranger pulled away and the creature was brought back to earth, it felt relaxed and comforted. This was the first time since its awakening that it had felt this calm.

It realized that the man's hands were around its waist holding it to him. He began lowering his body to the floor of the woods taking its body with him. He sat the creature in front of him and held it against his chest. The creature rested its head on the man's shoulder. They sat in silence for what seemed like eternity, until it heard him speak again.

"What is your name?" he asked.

The creature sat pondering over the question. "What do you mean?" it responded.

The man laughed softly. "Your name, what do you call yourself."

The creature had no recollection of ever having a name. It had no identity; it was just…it. "I have no name," it spoke faintly.

"Well, no-named woman, I am very pleased to meet you. I am Damon," he replied.

Something in his sentence caught the creature off-guard, he had called it a woman. It occurred to the creature that though it had always thought of itself as being different, maybe it was part of something. The man had obviously thought of the creature as a female, so maybe it was in fact female.

It, no…she smiled at the realization. For the first time since she had awakened she felt like she belonged. This man, Damon, made her feel as though she belonged. The happy thoughts were quickly pushed away when she remembered about him. Did Damon know what she actually was; a killer?

The girl began to stand up, but before she was fully upright, Damon was in front of her pulling her to her feet. She avoided his mesmerizing eyes, and spoke.

"I need to go, you're not safe here with me," she said.

"You could do nothing to harm me," he replied and smiled. His teeth shown white and they were pointy.

He was like her, in the fact that they were both killers. He was powerful, she could feel it radiating off of him. Damon, though powerful, would not be able to hold up against him.

"You don't know what I am capable of," she responded teasing him with a smile. He leaned down and kissed her again. She should have pushed him away, but he had bewitched her. Besides she doubted she could get rid of him even if she tried. She stopped resisting and began to kiss him back.

Damon walked away from the woods several hours after meeting the young girl in the woods. She was unlike any girl he had ever met. She was nice yet cautious, outspoken yet secretive. She intrigued him. He was struck by her beauty the first moment he laid eyes upon her, seeing past the matted hair and dirt caked face. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he had loved her since that first moment.

What? Love? He thought to himself. Damon laughed lightly and shook his head at the thought. He couldn't be in love; he didn't love that emotion was not present in his system. Well, ok, he did love taking advantage of young girls with sleek bodies. He loved making them succumb to his will, and he loved draining them of their blood. But the actual emotion itself? Nah, not him. Damon slowed his steps and ran his hands through his black hair.

Still, he could not shake her presence in his mind. He blocked her image with images of the scenery around him. It was now dusk and he was late. He quickened his pace still staring at the sky above him. The only stars present in the darkening sky were that of the constellation Andromeda.