sonadow: chapter 1

Shadow's POV

It was quite a nice day. I didn't often get out on a sunny day like this, but i was able to keep parts that was hidden by clothes out of the sun like my head or hands. Everyone like me knew that getting out into the sun was dangerous, but i had to else the villagers would suspect that i was what they feared as much as werewolfs, a vampire. As vampire i was of course stronger then the normal poeple, but if i rested during the day, like vampires normally do of course, and the villagers were suspicious about me then they could easily break in and kill me. To prevent that i went outside in the sun aswell even though that was dangerous.

I was taking a small walk. I had a hat over my head and quills to protect them from the sun and i protected my hands with white gloves. The reason that i had decided to make this walk was that i was searching for something that i had been searching for for the past 350 years without success. I was trying to find a mate to start a family with. I had been roaming around alone since 1558. That was the year that i became a vampire and that was 454 years since this year it was 2012. In 1558 i was 18 years old when i was turned into a vampire.

It was january so it was winter. Even though i was 18 years old my father named james, he looked like me except he didn't have the red streaks like me, had decided to wait this long to take me on my first hunt. My father's friends had asked him alot when he would finally take me to my first hunt. He answered that he wanted to wait till he was certain that i was ready for it. I was his only son and only family member. My brother, who was 3 years older then me, had died from a very deadly disease just like my mother 5 years ago. Leaving me and my dad behind. because i was the only one he had left he wanted to be carefull with me. So he waited this long to make sure everything went alright. Unfortunatly not everything went as planned.

He helped me gear up against the cold and to protect me a bit from getting harmed. On the hunt he had explained me how some of the weapons and traps worked as soon as we had entered the forest. He explained what kind of animal it was when we saw tracks. I was really happy that my father learned me all of these things and i was paying real close attention.

My father had told his friends that he was finally gonna allow me to go with him on a hunt. They had laughed at him. Why they laughed at him? Well, because as i grew from a small kid to a young man, i had gotten quite a slim, almost feminine, figure. That was the main eason why they laughed when he told them that i was going on a hunt with him. I didn't have the muscles my father had. I didn't have any real muscles at all. So to them i wasn't a real guy. They even called me a girl most of the times. I didn't mind at all though. I knew why i had such a figure and so did my father. It was because i was an hermaphrodite. My father didn't mind at all. When my mother and father immediatly found out that i was one they were both proud of me. My mother wanted a beautifull little girl and my father wanted a strong son. Seems like they both got what they wanted. I always felt bad when they talked to me so rudely or commanded me like i was my father's little housewife. My father always cheered me up by saying that i was special because someone like me was rare.

I was enjoying every single minute of the hunt. I was so gratefull that my father had teached me everything about hunting. He said that i had helped alot and we even got a few small catches and had choosen to return home since it was getting really dark. But our return home, however, was interupted when something collided against me. "shadow!" My father yelled when the figure that collided against me had me pinned down after i was slammed into a nearby tree. He grabbed the figure's collar and pulled it roughly of off me and helped me back up on my feet. To our surprise the figure was a female red fox with weird deep blue eyes. She grinned at us showing her long pearly white fangs. "vampire." My father breathed in shock and fear. "a vampire?" I said with a questioning tone in his voice as fear overcame me aswell. "shadow, run home." My father said stepping in front of me to protect me. "but father, i can't-" I said but i got cut off by him. "shadow! run! now!" He yelled and pushed me roughly in the direction of our house. I ran towards our house and the vampire showed her dark bat-like wings and flew after me. Probably because i was way younger then my father. I heard my father yell after me when he saw the vampire go after me. I ran harder but i felt her push my hard against the ground. She pinned me down and laughed when i tried to get her off. No matter how hard i tried she was to strong for me. "i love it when my prey struggles. maybe i should let you live so i can paly with you a bit." She said licking her lips and bit me. It was the most agonizing pain i ever felt and i let a blood curling scream leave my mouth. My body was spazzing a little and i felt blood raising up my throat. I heard myself making gurgling noises as i was shoking on my own blood. After what seemed for an eternity i felt my body grow cold and felt darkness consume me as i slipped into darkness making me think that i was probably gonna die.