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Long past dawn

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Chapter 1 - Prologue

She didn't know where exactly she was going to.

She was still getting familiar with the school. She could barely even find the cafeteria, except if Sekeenat or Annike were with her.

Royalty high sure as hell was a big school. A four storey building. Walking up and down the stairs was a chore. She'd always end up out of breath or with shaky knees by the time she reached her destination. Most times she'd have to lie she wasn't feeling to well to avoid biology on the fourth floor -two floors away,and about one hundred,or more, flight of stairs.

Hell naw.

By the time she had gotten to the second floor,she was out of breath,as usual. She was limping now,towards the bathroom-or atleast that's where she aimed at going to. She wasn't exactly sure if she still remembered the way there but none of her friends were willing to follow her up and show her the way,so she'd probably just wing it?

Open every door on the floor, until she's able to find a bathroom.

She raised her hand and tucked the braids falling on her face,behind her ears,her breathing still uneven.

A fat man can turn lean just by walking on these stairs. She thought to herself,a low grumble coming from her mouth,and a few curse words muddled together.

She turned left on the hallway and continued her search,but then she heard something.

And saw it.

"My god." Her eyes grew wide,and her jaw dropping to the ground. The sight was horrifying. It was disgusting. It was-

There, across the hallway,was a boy and a girl. The girl looked so lifeless,her body slumped on the ground,her head leaning on the wall,and her neck twisted in an oddly position. The boy had his teeth dug into the exposed skin of the girl's neck.

Was he- was he drinking from her?.

As if possible,her eyes grew wider as the boy retreated from the girl, drawing his head from her neck and snapping his neck towards her.

He was looking right at her direction.

Holy fucking shit. He had seen her.

Run girl! Why aren't you fucking running?!. Her subconsciousness screamed,but the girl was way too shocked to move. She was frozen on the spot.

His ebon eyes stared at her with infernal madness. Blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth. The girl's blood- oh god,he was drinking someone's blood!.

The boy slowly rose from his kneeling position on the floor,and was making his way towards her. His jaw clenched,and fire in his eyes.

Like a switch,it all came crashing in.

This psycho dude, who was just draining blood from someone,was advancing towards her,and she was still fucking standing there?!.

She turned around and raced off, using every last strength she had to try and escape. She could hear the heavy footsteps following her. She could tell he was following her. He was running after her.

Jesus.

Her heart was thrashing. She tried to pick up her pace. She tried to run.

By the time she got to the stairs,she felt someone grab onto one of her braids and pull her back. With a loud yelp,she fell backwards unto the floor,her ankles twisting in the process. She let out a cry as the boy grabbed onto her face, pulling it up to meet his.

She wanted to throw up so badly,But at the same time, she wanted to pass out.

The boy growled,his eyes turning full on black. Dark smoke surrounded him as his eyes changed color. She whimpered,tears welling up in her eyes and fear set in her heart.

Oh god. Please save me.

Anyone. Save me. She kept muttering prayers. Tears rushing down her cheeks,she kept muttering prayers.

The boy was starting to shift form. Horns were slowly peeking out from the top of his head,fangs from his teeth. Horrified,she pushed him off her with all her force. She stumbled on her feet as she tried to get up and run. A loud cry escaped her lips as she felt cold hands grab unto her ankles.

She kept on crying. She kept on pleading. Pleading that he let her go. Pleading that he freed her. She kept on crying.

The boy yanked her to her feet and held her shoulders in a deathly grip. She winced and squirmed in his hold, trying to peel his hands off of her.

The boy/ creature had a monstrous look on his face. His whole expression read 'youre dead girl'.

She was beginning to wish she had just held her bladder till after the assembly was up.

She was about to get freaking murdered and nobody was around to rescue her from the monster. Nobody could save her.

She was so dead.

She shut her eyes,tightly,as tears rolled down her cheeks,and awaited her fate.

She wasn't expecting what happened next.

It all happened so fast.

Him tripping was supposed to be some harmless shit, But then it ended with some gruesome results.

The boy tripped on a step and lost his grip on her. He tried grabbing onto her to stable himself,but she had already taken an instinctive step backwards. He fell backwards and rolled,and rolled,down the complicated stair case about seventy in number.

Then half way down,his body flew over the railing somehow,and landed on the ground floor in a loud thud .

A gasp left her mouth and she rushed over to check if he was okay.

Through the small hole in the middle of the flights of stairs,the boy's body laid lifeless and torn apart.

His head was almost about to leave his neck,and his neck was twisted in an awkward angle. His legs were broken and also twisted in a wierd angle.

His whole body was a mess.

"Fuck." She slapped her palm to her mouth,fresh tears spilling from her eyes.

Two dead people in one day?

She turned around to take a look at the girl but found the body missing.

"What in the-" Her eyes wandered around the hallway in search of the girl. She rushed over to the spot the girl was previously laying dead in , but found nothing. She ran back to her previous position and peaked in on the hole in between the stairs and what she saw was,yet another surprise.

The boy/beast's body was slowly disappearing. Withering.

From his leg,upwards. Soon it was just his head,then that also withers away,stuff like black ashes spraying in the air the moment it happens.

And just like a freakish dream, they're both gone.

But where did they go to?