The Real Vampire
Contrary to popular belief, real vampires don’t live forever and they can reproduce. ‘What is a vampire?’ one might ask. Well, after many scientific studies, we (the government) have found them to be humans, with a rare disease. This disease sends out special enzymes in the blood, causing the victim to age slowly, gain superior speed, strength, sense of smell, sight, and hearing.
Some rare cases have developed within the studies willing participants, of telekinesis, clairvoyance, and double vision, or the seeing of the ‘spirit realm’. These beings do tend to live for a long time, due to the slow aging process. One can not tell the difference between ‘vampire’ and human unless trained.
The most notable characteristic so far, in the ‘blood sucking’ victims is the lengthened canines or ‘fangs’. On this note, it is known that there are different branches of this disease. So far, only three have been found. The sangarian, are the type who need to feed on blood. The Psychic are the kind who need to feed on energy. Then, even rarer than the other two, are the psychic sangarian. Those who can feed on both energy and blood.
Being that ‘vampires’ are just human’s with a disease, they are not harmed by crosses, holy water, or garlic. Obviously, a stake through the heart can kill a human, so therefore can kill a vampire. They are not harmed by daylight, though their eyes are very sensitive to it. They do tend to be ‘night owls’ since the moonlight is better on their sight.
Chapter One
It all started when we had to move…. Again. Packing up my life, deciding what got to go and what got to stay. Easy and hard at the same time. My childhood crutch, a glass doll named Lucy, obviously stayed. Most of my care bears on the other hand, had to go. My mom always had to move after a couple years. We were a restless family. Granted it was only her, my father and I, we were always on the move. Didn’t bother me most of the time, I was anti-social.
Oh, yea, let me introduce myself. I’m Selena Romaneza. 5’5” blond, about 135 pounds, two wonderful and loving parents, one best friend, no animals. I’m a senior in high school, I play on the softball team, and at night I work for the FBI, hunting down renegade vampires. Seriously. See, my mom and dad are both witches. Born and bred for the simple act of hunting down the few ‘vampires’ that want to kill humanity off.
Sounds scary, eh? Not really. See, vampires are actually humans with a disease. A disease that spreads by biting people and exchanging blood. They’re not the scary monsters Hollywood makes them out to be, and they don’t sparkle like in Twilight. Nor are they amazingly beautiful. Well some are, I mean, they are human. The disease only slows the aging process and fine tunes the senses. Some vampires, special ones, do develop ‘powers’ but it’s any that humans can be born with or develop. Then again, this isn’t quite as important yet.
So, we were moving, following a vampire family we had been hunting since I was first bitten at the age of 5. The Seretagi family. This family had resided in Indiana now for 7 years, so my family had stuck around. Now they had suddenly up and moved, and we had to follow. “Mom, this is bull! I don’t want to go. I have a semi-normal life! I’m graduating, I have a best friend.” I hissed, even as I scraped off the dinner dishes, my green eyes burning brightly. She just shook her head, giving me a glare, the signal not to talk about it with Alexandra in the house.
Alexandra, my best friend. My only friend, I would have to leave behind. She had broken through my shell in 8th grade and now I had to leave her behind. She was actually having dinner and staying the night with me tonight, being that it was my family’s last one in town. “Not right now, Selena.” she said, turning away and heading for the back door. Mom and dad would hunt tonight while Alex and I stayed and cried about my moving away.
Just as my mom turned at the door, Alex joined my in the kitchen by the sink, a two liter in one hand and a bag of popcorn in the next. “Have fun girls. Don’t stay up too late.” my mother said, offering her prize winning smile. Alex ate up the act, my dad finally making his entrance. He came to me, kissing me on my forehead, then joined mom. “Be good.” he said, then they were both gone.
“What shall we do first?” Alex asked, barely containing her tears. She bit her lip, trying hard to be strong. I felt my heart sink, not wanting to leave but knowing I had no other choice. “Movies, play the Wii, or DDR?” she added, giving me the options we had picked out previously. “Twilight, DDR, then Wii, if we’re not too busy crying.” I decided, grinning as I waited for her groan.
