Fan Fiction ❯ The Sleeping Vampire ❯ Prologue

A Vampire Kiss By LAChick

Chapter 0

A scream tore through the dimly lit castle. A royal figure winced visibly as another scream was heard from the adjacent room. On the figure's lap there sat a small girl.

“Father” the small girl cried, her blue eyes brimming with tears.

The father did not respond. Raising a hand, he began to stroke the girl's raven black hair melodically.

“Help me” a voice called out in a distance.

Slowly the background faded. Soon only the father and the small girl were left. The father's hand stroking the girl's hair stopped. He seemed frozen in time. The girl turned her face away from her father. “Help me” she whispered. Getting out of her father's lap, she whispered “Help me” with a little more force.

The father fell off the thrown as if he was dead. Behind her a black hooded figure suddenly grabbed the girl. The young girl screamed.

 

In the dark and silent bedroom, a young man awoke with a jolt. Sweat covered his body. Something moved beside him. He yelled as he tried to get out of the bed and ended up falling onto the ice cold floor. Looking around he realized this was not his bedroom. On his right was a giant window. Slowly his eyes adjusted to the darkness.

Small furry hands wrapped around the young man's mouth and a voice whispered in his ear, “Shhhh. You might wake someone.” The creature that wrapped his hands around the young man quickly liet go and jumped into the young man's lap starring up at him. He was very similar to a monkey with grey fur and a thick long tail. However the feet had sharp claws and its eyes were golden. “Hello,” the furry creature said.

The young man yelled again as he freed himself from the talking creature. “Where the hell am I?” he demanded as he backed up against window.

“Shhhhh!” hushed slightly harsher the creature crawling onto the large bed. “You'll wake everyone.”

“Who's everyone?” whispered the young man, “Where am I? Who are you? Why is a monkey talking?” he could feel his heart start to race and the room began to spin.

 

The creature growled, “I am NOT a monkey!” Calming himself, the creature who was NOT a monkey said, “We have to get out of here.”

There was some commotion outside of the dark room. Yelling and doors being slammed could be heard.

“Damn!” cursed the creature. “You woke them up.”

“ME?!” demanded the young man.

“Yes you,” snapped the annoyed creature. “I need you to come here.”

“Why? What's going on?” questioned the young man as the footsteps began to grow louder.

“Because if not then you'll be hung by your toes outside the castle walls. I need you to come here and pick the girl up,” explained the creature.

“Girl?” the young man asked.

“Yes stupid. The female of your species.” The creature replied sarcastically, “Now hurry.”

Slowly the young man walked over to the bed and peered over the covers. Sleeping beside where he was, there was a young woman with long snow white hair.

There was pounding at the door. Someone or something was trying to get in.

“Hurry,” urged the small creature.

The young man looked at the white creature, then at the sleeping young woman. The pounding grew louder. He figured that anywhere the white creature and young sleeping woman were going would be better than with the unhappy and shouting people behind the door…he hoped.

Taking a deep breath, the young man gathered the sleeping woman and the sheets into his arms. The young woman was light as a feather.

“This way!” ordered the creature. The young man followed the creature to the window. “Jump!”

“What?” the young man looked out the window and saw that they were several floors high.

“Trust me” insisted the creature once again.

“No way!” the young man took a step back.

“You have to!” the creature insisted, “There is no other way.”

There was a loud crack and the young man heard the door slowly open.

“NOW!” yelled the creature.

Whispering a silent prayer, the young man leapt out of the window. The wind was rushing past his face as he fell toward the ground, Something grabbed him around his waist startling the young man and he almost dropped the strange woman in his arms.

“Careful” an amused voice said above him.

The young man slowly looked up to see a woman's face grinning at him, “Hi” the woman smiled.

“Who…who are you?” the young man asked.

“You may call me Emeriss.”

“Um… you” the man began.

“You talk too much,” grumbled the creature over Emeriss's shoulder.

“Awwww, you're just hungry Zanquil,” laughed Emeriss.

The young man looked down over the passing land below. Even though it was dark, he knew he wasn't home. There were no city lights below, only trees and grassland.

A loud shot was heard and the hands holding him almost let go.

“They found us!” exclaimed the creature named Zanquil.

“Really?” Emeriss replied sarcastically.

Several more shots were heard. The young man found it difficult to have a good grip on the sleeping girl in his arms. Emeriss was zigzagging in all directions.

“Left! Right! No my left you idiot! Now go up! Up! DOWN!” screeched Zanquil pulling on Emeriss's hair as if he was riding a horse.

The young man looked behind him and saw about 10 monsters behind him and quickly catching up. Suddenly the group found themselves falling to the ground. One of the blast had hit Emeriss and caused her to fall, dropping everyone. The last thing the young man saw was the sun slowly rising in the distance.

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Hey everyone! This is my first attempted to write an original story. I have been toying with this story idea for years now. Up till now I have written fan fiction.