I stumbled out of the darkened movie theater, yawning as the credits rolled up the screen. I glanced at my watch- it was past eleven thirty. I turned to my best friend, Sylvia.

"How'd you like it?"

She shrugged. "It was pretty good. A little cheesy. How did you like it? Was it worth staying up till practically midnight the last night you're sixteen?"

I groaned. "I might regret it tomorrow. Good thing it's not a school night."

We stepped out of the building. Cars whizzed past us on the sidewalk and I felt a couple cold drops of rain on my face.

"Oh well. I'll do my best to keep you awake if you start to doze off during your party."

I had a mental image of me falling asleep and Sylvia whacking me repeatedly with a nearby pillow, and I chuckled. "Thanks. I'll do the same for you."

"I appreciate it. If we both fall asleep… I'll talk to Allison, maybe she can help."

We laughed and continued down the sidewalk, which was steadily getting wetter and more slippery. "You want to go home now?" she asked.

"It'll be a bit in the rain. Maybe we could find somewhere dry and call our parents to come get us."

"Okay. It's not super close, but there's this ice cream place nearby…"

"That sounds good." I agreed to her unfinished proposal. I pulled my wallet out of my bag and checked it. "Oh… I only brought enough money for the movie, though."

"I'll get you some. Happy birthday."

"Thanks. Let me text my parents first."

I pulled out my phone and sent a message to my mom.

The movie finished, we're going to grab ice cream. If the rain hasn't stopped by then, could you give us a ride?

A few seconds later the phone beeped.

Sure. See you in a few minutes. Happy Birthday!

It had been silly to walk here. Sure, it wasn't far, but this was Seattle. What was partly cloudy one minute could be downpouring two hours later.

I pocketed the phone. "Lead the way." I told Sylvia.

Sylvia turned around and we walked in the opposite direction. We continued for another maybe three minutes as the rain slowly increased.

"How much farther is this place?" I checked. Sylvia frowned.

"Not much farther. Wait, I think I took a wrong turn, I don't recognize this street."

"There's another street there, if we go right we'll end up back where we were a minute ago."

"Okay. I think we'll be fine from there, I've been to this place a few times. It's just hard to see in the rain."

I nodded in agreement, taking off my glasses and wiping the raindrops off with my shirt. "Maybe we should find a hot chocolate place instead of an ice cream place at this rate."

Sylvia laughed at that as we turned the corner. This street was narrow, and not very well lit, but that wasn't too big of a problem. At least the buildings on either side gave us a brief reprieve from the pouring rain. I wiped my glasses clean again.

"You should seriously get contacts." Sylvia said. I shrugged.

"That might work better. I only really need these for long-distance details, like if I need to see the writing on the board in the front of a classroom when I sit in the back. Or in movie theaters. Someday, I'm going to find someone who knows how to make windshield wipers and help them invent some small enough for glasses."

I stuck the glasses in the small purse I was carrying. Much better.

"Whoa." Sylvia grabbed my arm and pulled me to a stop.

"Wh-" I started to ask, then I noticed there was suddenly a man standing in front of us. I couldn't see him very well in the dim light, but he looked around twenty ish.

"Speaking of contacts…" Sylvia trailed off. The man's eyes were bright red. I took a step back. The man eyed us, and I couldn't help but admire him. He was very handsome, with very pale skin and fine, sculpted featured. Something about his gaze made me terrified, but in a strange way. Danger! My instincts screamed at me, but I was frozen. He didn't look like he was about to attack us, he looked like he was measuring us, and yet not in an overly cruel way, almost in an uncaring, professional way.

The man vanished, disappeared, as quickly as he had come. I looked around wildly, but saw nothing.

"Creepy. Let's go." Sylvia said in a tense voice. I took a step forward and suddenly she was on the ground.

"Sylvia?" I yelped. Her eyes were closed. Had she slipped and hit her head? I checked her pulse. She was alive. I spun around trying to figure out how to move her. Then I felt a sudden pain on the back of my head and the world slipped into darkness.

I started to wake up, but my eyes didn't seem to be able to open. I realized my eyes were fine, there was just no light whatsoever. Was the entire city of Seattle stuck in a power outage?

"Two at once." I heard a high-pitched, girlish voice. I froze in fear. "Hmm… maybe I'll be able to manage this, after the other three. These ones look healthy, you have done well."

I started to sit up. Maybe I could sneak away. Once I got somewhere else, I could use my phone to see.

"This one's awake." a different voice said. This one was a man's voice, but it was smooth, melodious. I wasn't sure what to make of it until I felt a sharp pain on my neck. Fire spread through my body, and it didn't matter anymore.

I screamed until I fell unconscious again.

A/N: I hope you liked it, I already have the first 17 or so chapters written and counting. I'll put them up as soon as I finish polishing them. Reviews are appreciated, constructive criticism included.

A few facts about me: I'm team Edward, but okay with the existence of Jacob :)

As you can tell by my username, I am Harry Potter/Twilight team Switzerland, but when it comes down to it I'll defend Twilight because most people bash it and it needs more support.

I am also writing another fanfiction, worlds colliding, with my brother. It doesn't include Twilight (YET) because my co-author hasn't read it yet. It does include Eragon, Harry Potter, Mario, Minecraft, and Star Wars. Possible later appearances by Twilight characters and PJO characters. It isn't published yet, so don't go looking for it.

Thank you for reading!