A Peak Between Realms (Short Story Collection)

It was a beautiful night when I saw her, the moon was full and a beautiful crimson red like her cat-like eyes and the blood that trickled from the side of her luscious crimson lips. The stars were white like her fangs and the sky was a deep indigo almost like her beautiful soft deep ebony skin. Her hair was beautifully curled and the color of roses. She was dressed in an elegant black dress that complimented her curves and had a corset which hugged her waist just right. It was the witching hour when I decided to go on a walk in the woods by my house so I tied back my long white hair as I looked at my pale reflection in the mirror before I left. I had light red eyes that slightly moved back and forth and very white skin despite being Native American, yes I was indeed an albino full blooded Native American. As I walked down the path I felt like something was pulling me in and the further I walked the closer I became to that beautiful woman. I quickly had hidden behind a tree, the rough bark wrapping across my skin but I had to so I could avoid getting caught staring at her beautiful features, then it happened, our eyes locked and all I could feel was rushed thorns against my skin which caused more pain than the tree bark as I ran back to the safety of my home. She was like a wolf hunting its prey, I could hear her abnormal footsteps behind me. They were so light and graceful yet so fierce and terrifyingly fast, I wanted to scream and hope for the best but nothing could escape from my throat. I felt like a meal to her which felt horrifying. I soon made it to my home where I felt I would be safest. “Ok ok I know I can surf the internet or something on vampires and I can’t call the police because who would believe that I was being chased by a vampire.” I said as I started locking all my windows and doors, now was not a good time to live alone. I soon heard knocking at the door “Come on little one. I won’t hurt you, I promise” I heard the woman say, her voice was very gentle and sounded airy and whimsical. I was tempted to open the door but then I remembered that she's not some harmless being and panic began to set in again. “Ok Tiva, calm down go find whatever you can to protect yourself from her.” I say, speaking to myself as I pull out my laptop to pull up anything on Vampires. “For the love of Selene human, let me in NOW!” I hear from my front door, her voice was still light and airy but it had an edge to it like a blade that was freshly sharpened or the edge of a snake's fang before it delivers its venom. Her knocks were sharp and there was little pausing in between them. "s**t"I say as I finally found something, “garlic repels the evil that may be knocking at your front door or in your school” I read out loud. “Yea no s**t sherlock” I say as I got up and practically ran to my kitchen to see if I had any whole garlic bulbs and I felt relief when I found one singular bulb. It was white and was papery to the touch. I soon ran to the door to test this out and when I looked through the peephole she wasn’t there. I sighed in relief but soon enough the reality hit me and I started to race throughout my home, checking all of my locks. I panicked seeing that there was one that was unlocked which was the one in the guest bedroom and I rushed to lock it back. “Tsk, tsk, little human you should know that my kind are very talented” The beautiful woman says as she starts to approach me. “B-but I thought Vampires couldn't enter unless invited” I sputter out as I back up holding the garlic out in front of me, “Garlic? Oh sweetie you’re so cute I could just eat you up.” The beauty says as she walks towards me. Soon enough though I was pinned against the wall, hands pinned beside my head and her lips on mine. She smelled of the rusty scent of blood mixed with pomegranate, she tasted of iron and you guessed it pomegranate but her lips were soft and soon I felt her lips on my neck. “As for the question I’ll leave you wondering” she whispered as she kissed my neck which sent a shiver down my spine “also the name is Milani” she whispered before biting down, her fangs sinking into my skin and that was when I felt my life fade from my body. However, right before I completely felt it leave my body I felt some warm liquid enter my mouth. It tasted like iron and reflexively, I swallowed it. At that moment I came back as a person of the night.