You ever get that feeling when you know you should've just stayed in bed for the whole week. That's what I'm currently having right now. Leaning against a tree wounded and bloody, I try to remember how I got into this mess.

It started out like it always does. I was walking to my friend's house after I got off from work. I had a job in a chocolate shop, and the owners trusted me to lock up on Fridays. It was a fun job, and they let me work on my homework sometimes.

It was a bit chilly. I wore a pair of black boots, old jeans, a black T-shirt, and a a crimson hoodie. I had a bag packed for a long weekend of time away from school and work. I was looking forward to spending time with my best friend, Benji. We were going to work on my abilities this weekend as well. My empathic ability was still giving me issues.

I suppose I should say that I'm not fully human. I'm not sure what I am, but my father and I have always been a bit unusual to say the least. Dad never knew his father, and we think my grandfather is responsible for the two of us being a little inhuman. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

When I left for college at the age of 18, I met Benji. We quickly bonded over anime, manga, and cute guys. It was fun having double dates where I'm the only girl. We get to test if our potential boy friends can handle the relationship we have with each other. He is an old soul, and he is a bit inhuman as well. Sometimes I get the feeling his soul is the soul of a dragon. I don't know what he is, but we became as thick as thieves in a short amount of time.

In fact, he made the necklace I'm wearing now. It helps control my empathy so I don't get overwhelmed by all the people in the city. He also told me it will protect me from "bad things". I have learned by now not to ask too many questions about things I don't want to know the answers.

I play with my necklace as I walk. I think it is my most prized possession. The pendent is an amethyst heart shaped crystal on a black satin choker. Before Benji gave it to me, I got a lot of headaches picking up the emotions of other people and sensing supernatural objects. Benji made it for me after I found a demon sword in an antique shop, but that is a story for another time.

Passing by a very dark alley, I paused. There was something there in the shadows that I had never felt before. Now when I sense something, my ears ring. It's like how your ears feel after listening to a very loud noise, that ringing pressure.

I peer into the alley despite my instincts screaming at me. After a second, something with large claws grabbed me, and I was pulled into the darkness.

Now here is where it gets fuzzy. All I can remember is pain, heat, and a flash of light. Benji had trained me in self defense, but this thing was so beyond my skill level. Just as I was about to curse myself for not leaving when I could, the ground fell out from under me. A sharp pain in my back was the last thing I felt before a flash of light blocked everything out.

Once the light died down, I noticed I was alone. I tried to move off my side, but my body was in a lot of pain. It took my a few tries before I was able to sit up enough to see a tree near by. Confused as to how I got near a tree and how I was on grass when I was on concrete a moment ago, I managed to use the tree to sit up and see how bad I was hurt.

My left leg below the knee had a gash running down from the outside of my knee to my ankle. It looked pretty deep. My right arm had a shallow cut above the elbow, and my left arm and one running from the inside of my elbow to just short of the outside my wrist. I couldn't see my back, but I could tell it was the worst injury. I could feel fire from the back of my left shoulder all the way to my right side just under my ribs. My shirt and hoodie were sticky with blood.

After checking to see if my bag was still with me, and thank the stars it was, I looked to see where I ended up.

There were grave stones all around me. The sky was still dark and the area was cold and foggy. Dead grass and leaves covered most of the grounds and I could make out buildings on the other side of the cometary. What looked like old gas lamps were making a merger attempt to light the darkness, and I could hear horses in the distance.

Wherever I was, I had a feeling I'm not at home anymore.

"How did I end up here? Whatever brought me here, it's too early for my funeral and I know for a fact I'm not late for that."

I groaned as I shifted to see if I could walk to somewhere so I could get help, but my leg couldn't support my weight at all. I got dizzy on the third try, so I leaned back against the tree again. I gritted my teeth as I moved my arm. My back and leg were screaming at me. I guess I'll have to wait here for someone to find me.

"I just hope I don't die of blood loss before some one gets here, or the groundskeeper is going to have to clean a big mess."

I sighed as I closed my eyes to keep my nausea from getting the best of me. The sound of crunching grass caused me to open my eyes. I looked through my blood soaked hair and tried to move into a defensive position as best I could.

A tall form was walking toward me. I could make out the shape of a man with long hair and a strange hat. As he walked closer, his appearance became clearer.

He was dressed in black with a grey sash tied over his robe. Long silver hair covering his eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight. The man had black boots with multiple belts and buckles, and a shovel in his hand. His hands had long black nails that looked like talons. His giggling brought attention to his face which had a large scar on it.

"Hehehehe. What do we have here?~"