Hello everyone! So, this is my first fanfic for Goosebumps, and to be honest, it's been a really long while since I've read the Dead House book, or the Living Dummy. I'm planning on checking them out from the library the next time I go. Warning: I'm also planning for the fic to be a bit dark, so expect language, trigger warnings, etc. Another thing I decided to do was to make Ray and his "people" vampires. Only for the reason that mind control and dark magic will be used. Another note, is that I don't have a spell check on my laptop, so sorry about grammar and spelling!

So, here's the first chapter to my fanfic and I hope you like it!

~Disclaimer: I don't own Goosebumps.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Amanda's POV

I'm running through a dark street.

Now I know this is a nightmare. People always say you can control your dreams and have a better dream. Well, ever since that awful inncident, I can't. I know I'm dreaming. But I still feel the same fear, I still hear the voices. Everything is vivid and it seems so real.

I have no source of light, yet I can see where I'm going.

Running, I go to the same place.

The Dead House.

Entering in a panic I start screaming for my family-then I scream in horror.

My family is there, dead. Their bodies mangled.

Then there is laughter, and I feel cold.

Ray stands there, an evil gleam in his eyes. He smiles.

I let out a gasp and sat up, panting and sweating. I bring my knees to my chest and I cry.

It's pretty pathetic for a 16 year old to be crying over a nightmare right?

Well, you haven't gone through true terror.

My name is Amanda. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Josh.

And we've been through hell.

Josh and I suffer from PTSD. My parents don't, since they didn't see everything we saw. They did have nightmares and they did have their moments.

But not like us.

I get these nightmares often.

But lately, it's been getting worse. Along with the paranoia that someone has been watching me.

Turning to my clock, I see that it's 5:30. Might as well get up now.

I grab some clothes and get into the shower. Then I dress, and begin my daily routine.

I don't wear much makeup unless it's an important event. The only make up I wear serves the purpose of covering my dark under eyes. I brush out my hair and I head downstairs, grabbing my bag. I normally skip breakfast now, since I don't have an appitite after the kind of dreams I get.

Walking out the door, I feel a cool breeze. It blew through my hair, and I quickly moved it out of my face.

I suddenly got the feeling that someone was watching me.

Looking out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw a someone standing near the trees in the woods in front of my house.

Not wanting to get paranoid before school, I shrugged it off.

Must have been the wind.

Ray's POV

Being a Vampire did have it's perks.

Using my powers I am able to go into Amanda's mind. Not read her thoughts exactly, more like seeing what she sees.

She was having a dream, or nightmare, about our situation.

Amanda awoke. She got up, and got ready for the day.

When she walked out of her house, I got reckless. I stepped further from the trees where I normally hide.

A breeze suddenly drifted by, catching her scent. I inhaled deeply.

Her scent is remarkable. I felt my fangs wanting to come out, my inner concious wanting to feed.

I stepped back into the woods and turned and sprinted away until I caught another scent of a human.

The human smell way less appealing to me than Amanda did. But it would have to do.

A hiker was walking through a trail when I came up behind him and grabbed him. Throwing him to the ground, I pinned him down and I snapped his neck. Turning his head away, I bit into the flesh and began to drink. My drinking then became more frenzied. I ended up ripping the man's head off.

Not that he'll need it anymore.

I drank the body dry, and collapsed after.

My hands covered in blood, as well as the front of my shirt and jeans, I sighed.

Everytime I catch a whiff of Amanda's scent I need to feed. And when I feed, I feed like a newborn: it gets messy. And then I get tired after feeding so fast.

Getting up, I sped towards home.

Dark Falls.

I was greeted by Karen waiting for me at the Dead House.

"I'm guessing you're back to get things ready?" she asked.

I nodded. "Warn everyone. Soon, Amanda will be returning to Dark Falls. Go, and make sure everyone gets the message to not go near her."

"What about the new family that came in?" Karen reminded me.

"They've been here long enough. Feed on tommorrow night. Harvest their engeries and divide the blood. That should keep them satisfied until the next ones come in." I commaned.

"You're really taking your new position well." Karen remarked. "Your highness."

I grinned and I left.

Soon, Amanda will be in my clutches.

And this time, there will be no escaping.