Chapter One: Blood Lust
I knew he was following me. In fact I knew he was following me about three blocks ago. I knew a shortcut to my home, a shortcut that only I knew. I sped up and remained in the dark. The trees whistled around me, the moon lit an eerie light over the street. I walked a little further and then stepped into a side alley and hid in the shadows. The man stood right next to the alley and the moon showed his hideous features. Purple skin, long, flowing scarlet hair, the smell of rotting flesh and crimson eyes, he was a monster. And then he looked straight at me in the eyes, even though I was hiding in the shadows. He pounced at me with alarming speed. I dived to the right; karate class really paid off, and began to sprint down the alley towards the street. The man was running along the wall, drool running down his chin. What was this monster? And then he grabbed me and dragged me along the pavement by my hair! I started to scream and cry. The pain was excruciatingly unbearable. He paused in front of a sewer grate, opened it up and pushed me in. I was falling and before I could say, "HELP!" I landed and everything went black……
I opened my eyes, there was little light. I hear whimpering by my side. I turned and felt for the whimpering noise and my hands met a person. "GET OFF ME!" the voice screamed. It was a male voice, it sounded about sixteen. "I'm sorry" I apologized. He asked me if I was human. "Of course," I said, "That is the only race in this universe!" He started whimpering again and muttered something that sounded a lot like 'If only…..Darren Shan!' "Pardon" I asked. "NOTHING!" he screamed. I sat in the corner and then realized I was in a cell. The only lighting were flaming torches on the walls. "I'm Steve Leonard!" the guy said. "Vertahleenee Caffarellii, or Tahlee, if you like" I replied. Then the man who had dragged me here appeared at the iron bars in front of me. The disgusting smell of rotting flesh re-entered my nostrils. The smell made me nauseous and I was pretty sure Steve actually did vomit. The man smiled his lips curled back to reveal pointy yellow fangs. "Welcome prisoners to the point of no return! In here you will live for a couple of days until we decide to feed from you! Have fun!" Then he disappeared into the shadows. Steve started hyperventilating. I walked over to calm him but he pushed me away. He started muttering, 'That damn Darren Shan!' over and over. I lied down and tried sleeping but Steve's crazy mutterings kept me awake. I eventually opened my eyes to see his face standing over mine. I screamed and he covered my mouth and he sealed my screams with a kiss. I struggled to get him off me and he scratched me in the process. I kicked him away and spat at him getting the taste of Steve Leonard off me! He was staring at my scratch; blood began to spill out of the incision. His tongue whipped out of his mouth, drool beginning to foam at the sides of his mouth and then he pounced. I army rolled to my right and into the wall knocking me on my back. He jumped again and my feet tuck up instinctively, he landed on them and groaned in pain. I got up and began to kick him. That's when the monster's voice spoke over Steve's screams, "I see you two are acquainted, now get acquainted to your newest companion. But don't worry; she'll be dead sooner then you two!" With a thud a pretty Asian woman landed on the cell floor. "Damn vampaneze!" Steve stood up and gazed into the woman's eyes. She shook her head and began muttering to herself, "Blooding boys!" Steve walked and crouched in the corner, I could tell he was staring at me so I decided to go and talk to the woman. She obviously talked English. "Hi, I'm..." "Vertahleenee Caffarellii, I know. I've been tracking the vampaneze that's captured us and unfortunately he was tracking you for a number of days. I'm sorry to say this but I used you as bait!" I shrunk away in horror. This woman could have saved me but now we're both going to die for her stupid mistake. "But why…?" I asked quite hurt by her stupidity. "Because…. He has killed hundreds before you and he needs to be stopped. Using you as my bait, I could have caught and slain him in a matter of minutes. But no, you tried to escape!" I went into the corner and sulked. I could hear Steve muttering again and I could see the woman sharpening a blade.
An hour has passed and the woman beckons me forward. I go, not wanting any trouble. "I'm sorry for this!" she whispers. "Sorry, for what?" I ask. The woman brings the blade down on my arm. It pierces the skin and goes deep in the muscle. I howl with pain and the woman grabs my arm and pushes it through the iron bars. I look back at the cell, Steve is standing and his eyes glint in the dark, murderously. I try to break free of the woman's grip but she holds me steady. Steve is walking forward now, I turn back and my face nearly crashes into my purple skinned captor. He sniffs around, tongue lolling out of his mouth. The drool dripping from his tongue soon makes a pool of saliva. He curls back his lips with a sinister smile, his fangs protruding from his gums and arches his neck and sinks his lips into my cut. I scream with shock and pain. The blood is draining from my cut quickly, it's nearly all gone. His teeth puncture a hole in my muscle. New blood struggles free. And then the evil monster is kicked aside. The woman cries with defeat and Steve goes back to his corner. I look in the darkness for my savior but collapse with loss of blood.