My Secret Story

I'm surrounded by creatures of all kinds. Some dancing, some laughing, some just enjoying a good conversation. I'm just chasing after my youngest brother laughing having fun. Things a three year old would do. All of a sudden I hear one of our family friends talking to my oldest sister and older brother about something, and they look worried. Next thing I knew I was being pulled to a carriage being told we are going home right away; That mom and dad are in trouble. As we pull up I can already see the fire starting. It was so small and being the youngest I ran in. I could hear my siblings trying to tell me to stop. My oldest sister was even trying to grab me, but being half human half vampire, I was too quick for her. I run upstairs to see my mother wounded and a pile of vampiric ash right next to her. "My sweet little Kaly" I heard my mother say through painful gasp. "You souldn't be here." She brings her hand up to cup my cheek. Her hand which was once warm is now cold to the touch. I could hear the wooden beams that once supported the roof starting to crash down around us. "Mama we need to go." I tried to pick her up, but being so small and with her being so big, I could only do so much. Even with my vampiric strength, being half human has its limitations. I started to cry, "Mama you need to help me. We need to go right now. Where daddy?" She only smiled and put her sword in my hands. I saw the hilt was stained in red blood. We were never allowed to touch her sword ever. "Baby, I need you to take this." she looks in my eyes, "Always remember that I love you all. Even with my final thoughts all I can do is wonder who my childern will become." She said gasping in pain. I felt her cover my eyes than a whosh. When I opened them again I was outside; this time my sister held me as we watch the house I grew up in burn down with my mother inside. I fell to my knees and cried. I could hear yelling behind me, but the next thing I knew it went black. I woke up gasping for my breath. It has only been 200 years since her death. Every anniversary of her death I have the same nightmare. The night of my 3rd birthday is the night I lost my family. I get up putting on some pants then tie a skirt on top. I miss the days when all I had to worry about when going out everyday was two layers. With the trends and trying to confine women with making them wear many layers to look "appropriate". I remember the days men didn't even care if a woman put on pants, but nowadays its looked at as unladylike. I would love to see these pansey men try to do what I do every day. Fight vampires and killing off those that threaten the existance of humanity. When that fateful day happened slayers ambushed my family making my siblings take off in different directions. I wish I knew what has become of them, but sadly I don't. I slowly lace up my corset and put my weapons on; two hidden daggers and my mother's sword at my hip. During that night one of the slayers was a old friend of my mother. She saved him as a boy from a newborn vampire after it slaughtered his entire family. Back in what I call her glory days, my mother was a demon hunter and also founded the vampire slayers. She gave it all up when she had my eldest sister Mia. Than shortly after, they found my eldest brother Jake dying from who knows what. My father showed him kindness and turned him willingly of course. I don't know how he knew I was my mother's child or how it was her home. Being the leader of the slayers, he made the decision to take me in and show me the same kindness that my mother showed him. Being a young dphamire who just lost her parents I rage and he made the mistake of getting in the same cell as me. I wish I could say I came to my senses and nothing bad happened that night, but sadly that wasn't the case. That night I turned my very first and last person. Leonardo; I call him Leo; he is a leader of the slayers. One of many of course, but the best in my opinion. Since my time with the slayers I've also climbed the ranks, but being half vampire that makes the slayer elders; the people who make the rules of the orginzation; scared. Even though I should be a high ranking leader they refuse to let me move up. The downfall of having any vampire inside of me. They send me on alot of solo missions which sometimes are difficult. Sometimes I think they are trying to kill me off, but Leo says they are just testing me to make sure I won't turn on them. I walk down to the dining hall. Comapred to all the men I'm the smallest. I see Leo walks up with my favoriate dessert. "Happy 10th birthday Kaly", he said jokingly while setting the sweet bread down. "Ha Ha so funny." I roll my eyes I'm nearly 600 years old, but being half vampire I age very slowly. It doesnt matter what my age is every 60 years is when Leo will celebrate my birthday. He says so I don't grow tired of being a child. Ha too late. It sucks that yeah I'm 600, but on the outside I look 10. "Thanks Leo." I say looking at my hands. " No problem, but you need to eat up the elders have a mission for you." All I could do is sigh. The old elders finally stepped down and as they put it the young blood took their place. Every night for almost a month they been sending me on missions. Some small some big. Pretty sure they are trying to show me their power. Right now I rather be in the library and reading or even studying. Leo happy that I try to stay up to date in my studies the elders hate it. Typical men of the time. "Yeah... Ok... Just give me a minute to collect myself" I say rubbing my temples. Leo looks at me with almost a sad look,"Hey if you want I can talk to them. Get them to back off or even give you the week to grieve." All I can do is shake my head. " No it fine. They are just trying to use me to make an example of. I'm not going to let them Leo." He chuckles, " For a second there you sounded like a adult." All i could do was chuckle than punch his arm. "Hey... Are you still trying to figure out who killed your parents that night?" I look at him like he insane," Of course I am what kind of question is that Leo. I need to know who targeted my parents or was it more. Even after all these years it couldn't have been a random attack like the elders then even now are trying to say." Why would he ask something like that he know how I feel about that night. He sighs," Maybe it time you gave up ,it been what 200 years. this can't be healthy for you. I mean your still having nightmares and grieving after all this time. I just thin-" I snap my head towards him with glowing red eyes. "I don't care what you anyone else thinks. Don't ever think that just because you look older that doesn't mean I don't over power you. Thanks for the sweets but I have lost my appetite." I shove the bread away from me and start heading my way to our meeting room. It just a private place with a table and chairs; for the elders only of course; to tell us what or where we going and who or how many targets we have. Half way there I stopped and punch the wall yelling. I can't believe he would say something like that me on today of all days. I know he means well but I must find out what happened. I look at my bloody broken hand heal. The first time it happen I squealed in excitment. My father found it the most ridiculous thing ever my mother found it cute. Now it just bores me. I take sometime to collect myself then walk to the room once again. I stare at the door taking a deep breath. "Let get this over with", I say as I grab the door knob.