NEW STORY!
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This story will have vampires, humans, werewolves, suspense, mystery, action, and romance.
i hope you enjoy. (the other chapters will be longer than this one most of the time too)
Chapter 1:
I have one week. One week until my life changes and I do not have any control over what I become. The thought of it sickens me, but at least it keeps the peace.
Just don't worry about it. I repeated to myself as I pulled on my old sneakers and zipped up my hoodie.
In my house there is a kitchen on the main floor that doubles as a sitting area, and the small upstairs holds my and my little brother's room that we share; my parents sleep downstairs.
I was just about to shut the wooden door when my five-year-old brother, Wes, popped his head up from the quilt my mother had made. His brown hair was ruffled everywhere from some serious bed head.
"Where are you going Ally?" he asked groggily.
"For a run. I'll be back soon. I promise." I kissed him on the forehead.
His face turned sad and he hugged my waist. "Be careful." He said into my clothing.
"I always am." I smiled at him, and snuck out the door.
Running seems to be the only way to make me happy in this world we live in. It gets my mind off of all the terrible things that are to come, and focus on nature instead.
I take the same dirt path everyday, the one by the gate. In the world I live in today, there are three different sectors within our city and the twenty-foot tall electric fence with barbed wire is the only thing that separates us. Many, many years ago we all lived in peace, but a war broke out due to power struggles, and the only way to stop the war was to separate us. Now there are three sectors. Vampire. Werewolf. Human. (That's in order of importance.)
Being a human meant you are at the bottom of the food chain, literally. That being true, every four years the teenagers, that are 18, must offer ourselves up to the other sectors during the Choosing Ceremony. However, humans aren't the only sector that has to sacrifice our children, the other sectors do too, it's just they usually stay in the sector they are born in; it's the humans that have to move around and make sacrifices.
Humans reproduce to make other humans, and then we're chosen to either leave or stay.
Werewolves can't reproduce with other werewolves, so they reproduce with humans to create "half-werewolves", and then they go through the ceremony, and get chosen to turn into a full werewolf.
The same goes for vampires.
All of it is a confusing mess, really. The first war broke out because my sector (the humans) found out about the supernatural beings that lived among us. Many humans were outraged by the secrecy, so they fought. Many humans died in the war, and the supernatural beings had an easy win. Eventually we all came to an agreement that the three sectors were necessary. Werewolves hate vampires, but are okay with humans, but the vampires don't really like either of us. So, it's better if we all just stay out of each other's way.
When the teenagers are chosen, it's only the strongest that get picked to become werewolves. The weak ones stay with humans, which scares me. Somewhere in the depths of my brain I feel like there are planning something, strategically picking people, but I quickly push these thoughts away, I will never be chosen, I don't have anything that they want.
I'm kind of good at singing, maybe I can draw a quality picture or two, but my tactics for defense weren't exactly extraordinary, and that's what they are looking for: fighting skills.
The run I go on everyday is about four miles long. It isn't too bad, but at the end of it I'm always covered in sweat, especially today because it was unusually hot. That wasn't a problem for me though because the path I run on leads straight to an abandon building.
The windows are punched out, the door barely hangs on its hinges, and the wood that makes up the place seems to be leaning to the right. It looks a lot like my house.
The value that came out of this run was that this was the only house, besides the leader's housing, that had running water.
I carefully open the creaky door and I'm instantly reminded of my older brother; he showed this to me. It was our secret hiding place, away from all of the chaos in reality.
I turned the faucet on and the water was cold, as usual, but it felt good against my warm body. I would have stayed in the shower longer, but I heard a floor panel squeak.
I turned off the water and quickly put on my clothes. My brown, wet hair dripped around my face and soaked my shirt to my back.
Strategically I padded to the door to look out into the living room and craned my head around, looking for the intruder. I didn't see anyone. I stepped out more, careful to avoid the noisy spots in the floor.
I was looking around when I felt a pair of hands grab my waist. I screamed and spun around as quickly as I could, only to find a familiar face. I punched him in the shoulder. "Oh my god, Danny! You scared the shit out of me!"
He laughed, showing off his white teeth that contrasted with his bronzed skin. He was no more than three inches taller than me, but he definitely could take me on in a fight; his muscles were huge. He had light blonde hair and matching light green eyes, a strange combination, but a beautiful one. He held his hands up defensively. "You're the one running around out here all by yourself. Do you know how dangerous it is?"
Being alone in the human compound put you at risk of kidnapping. The vampires had a big knack for abduction; they used humans for sex and for blood, but no one ever tries to stop them because they are afraid of them.
"No one ever looks all the way out here." I defended. "and what about you? Why are you out here if it's so dangerous."
"I'm here to make sure you don't get yourself in any trouble. I'm just watching out for you, Ally."
"Thanks." I said sarcastically and we started walking home together. Danny and I were best friends, but that was it. We became friends because of our brothers, they were friends, and the werewolves chose them both. "Danny?" I asked.
"Yeah?" he turned to me.
"Will you promise something to me?" I stopped and turned to the fence. It gave off a faint humming noise, but past that, I could see a beautiful sunset.
"Yeah?" he repeated with a more curious tone this time.
"When you get chosen, by the werewolves, will you say 'hi' to Shane for me?" I asked, still looking away. Shane, my eldest brother, was chosen to be turned into a werewolf during the last picking four years ago. It wasn't a big shock to anyone really. The werewolves always choose the muscular type, the ones that can take a fight. Shane, Danny's brother, and Danny all fit that quota. Danny was going to be a werewolf; we both knew it. He wanted to be one; he didn't like being ordinary, while I did. I wanted to stay human, and I probably would. I was petite, small, but fast. If the werewolves didn't want me, there was no way in hell the vampires would want me.
The vampires are pickier with who they choose, and most of the time they only chose the half-vampires or 'mutts' as we like to call them.
Mutts are better than humans no matter what species you change into. Once they are turned, they will also be stronger than a human that was turned. It's just basic knowledge to everyone, that's why they're chosen over humans, so each sector can build a strong army.
Danny cupped the back of his neck. We didn't like talking about the Choosing Ceremony that much because it meant we were going to be separated. "Of course." He said softly.
"Thanks." I told him as I gave him a small smile. "Race ya home?"
"You're on." He said accepting the challenge and took off running. Before he knew it I was on his tail and then swiftly passing him with ease. He tried to pump his arms faster to help, but it was no use. I was winning.
. . .
The next day, I stood outside of the cement building, holding Wes's hand. This was his first time, giving blood. Every month or so, humans go through the system of donating blood. It's another way to keep peace, they say, we have to do it so that the vampires don't attack.
Wes's small hand squeezed a little tighter as we reached the doorway. Inside I could see the white tile, grey walls, and yellow lights. Down the hallway were several green doors with chipping paint, each led to a room where the assistants hook you up to a machine that takes out blood.
I turned to Wes; he was shaking a little. "Hey, look at me." I kneeled down and touched his chin. "It's okay, it only hurts for a second, and then you wait. They will even let you sing to yourself if that makes you feel better. Do you remember our song?" I asked. He nodded his head and smiled. "Our song" wasn't just a family lullaby that we sang; it was a "human only" song that is sung to us as babies. Human mothers sing it to us when we are scared to remind us that we are safe, and no matter how old I get, the song always reminds me of home.
"Good!" I said to Wes. "You sing that to yourself if you get scared, and you'll be just fine." I smiled at him and he smiled back.
"COOPER?" The lady at the table called; Wes and I walked forward. She had graying black hair, dark circles under her eyes, and looked fatigued, this was a common symptom in the human compound that was due to lack of blood.
"Allison and Wesley." I told her, giving her our full first names. She checked off something, scribbled quickly, and then gestured down the hall. Wes and I had to be in different rooms, but as he walked away from me I heard him humming "our" tune.
Another person was waiting in the small room for me and she was standing next to a grey cushioned chair. "Have a seat." She said in a raspy voice.
I followed her orders and sat down. The chair was still warm from the last person that sat here.
"Give me your arm." She held out her gloved hand. I did as I was told. She took the needle that was in her hand and plunged it into my arm. I only flinched a little; I've been through this process several times before, but the pinch was still a shock to me. The lady wrapped the tube that was sucking out my blood around my wrist and I could feel the heat my blood gave off. After my life source traveled through the tube, it emptied into a bag. After it was full, the lady put a bandage on my arm and led me out the door.
I have six days left. Six days until Choosing Day.
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