I'm peacefully resting on the bed. Max in reality by my side. No surprise there! Vampires are soulless demons after all. Folklore taught me thus when I was but a mere child. A cold touch. No heartbeat. Supposedly dead. An image stuck in time. Forever 23. He waisted no time. He destroyed the mirror. Shattering it into billions of tiny little pieces. I turned my attention, with a smile, to the ruby at hand. I have but a second left. Moonlight were flickering through in shades of silver. Without hesitation I throw it, with force, towards the ground. It cracked open. Out came a beautiful golden glow. It shoot upwards, leaving a gorgeous display where it touches. Painting the ceiling and walls with a delicate loopy spiral pattern. The ruby vaporize into thin air. My eyes shot open. I'm layin

