It was midnight and I couldn't fall asleep. I had been lying in bed for hours, just tossing and turning. I sat straight up and ran a hand through my matted hair. Fresh air was the only thing I needed. I got out of bed, put on my shoes, and grabbed a spring jacket because the nights could get cold.

I slid out of my apartment and headed toward the suburbs. National City could feel like a prison sometimes, especially when you're in the city of a superhero. Supergirl was amazing and we had been friends since we were in 5th grade. I was the first, aside from her family, to know her secret.

Since then we had been by each other's side through thick and thin. I was even allowed in the DEO as I was top of my class in Harvard for computer science. Brainy was a little smarter than me, but I was still useful. The only issue with going to work everyday was seeing Kara. You might think I'd be thrilled to say that, but I'm not, because I am madly in love with her.

She has no idea I like girls and no inkling that I like her especially. I have kept this secret since day one and I will most likely keep it forever. Kara got out of a relationship with Mon El less than a year ago and I am not about to make things more complicated. So I buried the feelings deep inside and pretended like everything was alright, when it was far from it.

I continued to walk until I found myself at a park on the other side of town. Inside the park was the pool I used to lifeguard at before I went to college. I decided to head into the park, just to get a glimpse of the pool after all these years. As I approached I noticed the front gate was open. Which was impossible as I knew it was always locked at the end of the day.

My gut told me to just turn around and go home. I had a feeling something was wrong. My gut was usually correct with this sort of thing, but I couldn't just leave knowing someone could be robbing the pool. I slowly walked through the gate and found the lock torn in two.

"What the…" I whispered to myself

Suddenly, I heard a loud bang come from the guard office. I sneaked over to the window and peered inside. A woman was messing up the guard room looking for something. She stopped mid action and turned around to make eye contact with me. It was only a second, but I knew she had seen me.

I quickly ducked down, but it was already too late. I peered back up to see the woman was gone. I stood up and turned to come face to face with the woman. There was no way she could have left that room without me seeing or hearing her. How did she get out?

The woman was only a few inches taller than I with long flowing brown hair, piercing green eyes, and skin paler than the moon. She was beautiful, but also terrifying. She looked at me like a predator does to prey and I began to shake.

"Who are you?" The woman asked. A smile playing on her lips with a thick Irish accent slipping through.

"I'm nobody. I was just taking a walk and noticed the gate was open." I quickly replied

"Why are you taking a walk so late at night?" She asked

"I couldn't sleep and I wanted some fresh air. I only came to see what was happening, but it looks like you're busy. I'll just let you get back to it. Sorry if I bothered you." I said, trying to slide past her. She let me get about a foot before she grabbed hold of my wrist.

"You didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I was looking for something, but I can get that another time." She said, pulling me closer. Our faces inches apart, "What's your name, Lass?"

Her eyes were so close to mine, I could see the specks of gold within the green of her iris. I could feel the cold radiating off her skin, causing me to shiver under the touch of her hand on my wrist. I almost didn't answer her question, but I found myself.

"My...n...name is Carly." I stuttered

The woman smiled at me. "Carly is a lovely name. It means little champion in gaelic. Are you a champion, Carly?"

"No not really. What about you?" I asked with fake confidence.

"Am I a champion?" The woman questioned as I nodded shakily. "Well, in some ways you could call me that. My name is Deirdre, which means fear in Irish."

I could feel the danger radiating off of her skin and my heart raced in my chest. I wanted to reach for my watch, but I stopped myself. I would only call if absolutely necessary. Besides, if Deirdre caught me, then my only salvation would be lost. My heart continued to race as Deirdre looked down at where my heart was with a smile.

She then took the hand not holding my wrist and placed her finger on my throat, tracing down to my heart. "I can hear your heart beating as if you were a rabbit. Thump tha-thump. Thump tha-thump."

"H...how can you hear my heart?" I questioned

Deirdre removed her hand from my chest and brushed the hair from my face, "I have excellent hearing, my dear. Many of my senses are extraordinary, but that is a story for another time. Are you afraid of me, Carly?"

"N...no. I'm not afraid." I stuttered

She laughed to herself as she grabbed the front of my shirt and slammed my back against the wall. Which had been ten feet from us a second beforehand. My eyes went wide as she lifted the wrist, she still held, into my point of view. "Are you sure about that? You seem quite afraid to me."

"What are you?" I asked

"Let's just say I'm a being with an acquired taste." Deirdre said as her sharp nail dug into the skin of my wrist. I gasped in pain as blood cascaded down. She stared at the blood as if nothing else mattered.

That's when it hit me like a freight train. The cold skin, heightened senses, super strength, and fascination with blood. She was a vampire and I was royally screwed. I could not outrun a vampire and I would never be able to fight her off. Kara could defeat her, but I needed an opportunity to press the alarm on my watch. If I didn't I was going to die.

"You're a vampire." I realized

She looked away from the blood and into my eyes with pride, "Indeed, I am. You know what that means then, don't you?"

"You're going to kill me." I said, trying to hide how scared I truly was. She didn't have to say anything for me to know I was right. If she let me go I was a liability who might tell on her. I knew I would lose, but letting her kill me seemed like a waste. So, I decided to run.

She began closing in on my wrist when I noticed a diving brick sitting on the window sill beside us. It was rubber, but it was also 10lbs. It might just distract her long enough for me to activate my watch. Deirdre began licking the blood dripping down my hand as I got a good grip on the brick. I counted to three in my head and slammed it into hers.

She let go of my arm and fell on her ass. I used this opportunity to activate my panic button. I tried to run for the exit, but she regained clarity faster than I expected. I was inches from the gate when I felt her grab the back of my shirt. One minute I am almost to the exit and the next I'm almost 30ft off the ground.
"Holy shit!" I yelled as she pulled me into the air only by the back of my shirt. She flew us over to the top of the slides and dropped me about 10ft onto the deck, twisting my ankle.

I pulled myself onto my knees as she appeared in front of me, grabbing the front of my shirt, and slamming my back into the railing. We were at the top of the slides, which was at least 25ft off the ground. The stairs were in reach, but the gate at the bottom was locked, meaning I would have to climb over, slowing me down. There were also the two slides, but neither had water in them. I would have to run down the slides into the water, but that would also be slow.

"You can't escape me, Carly." Deirdre pointed out

I knew Kara would be here soon so I tried to stall. "Please, don't do this."

"You shouldn't have fought me. If you hadn't, then maybe I'd have let you live." Deirdre said as her eyes turned a blood red. She pulled me in close and whispered in my ear, "Don't worry, I've heard my bite gives quite the euphoria. Just enjoy it."

I looked around hoping Kara would tackle the vampire off me, but I knew she wouldn't make it. Kara was out of town for a CatCo conference. She would fly as fast as she could, but she wouldn't make it in time to save me.

"Let me...gaaaaaaa." I gasped as her fangs sunk into my neck.

It felt as if time stopped. It was painful just as her teeth pierced my skin, but after that it was pure bliss. Pleasure exploded throughout my body as if I was taking every drug all at once. I wanted to moan, but I wouldn't give her the satisfaction.

My arms flew up and clung to the back of her jacket, digging my nails deep into her flesh. Deirdre smiled against my neck as she sunk her teeth deeper. I gasped and felt my legs turning to jelly. My eyelids began to close and my arms fell to the side.

Deirdre lifted her mouth and gasped in pleasure. Her grip on my shirt was the only thing keeping me standing. She wiped the blood from her face as she dropped me onto the slide. There was water I hadn't noticed before that helped me glide into the 3ft deep water below. I hit the water head first and normally I would have just stood up, but I was so weak I couldn't even raise my head above the water.

I felt water entering my lungs as my vision began to blacken. At the point of passing out I felt Deirdre drag me from the water and onto the deck. She slammed a fist into my chest, causing my weak lungs to spit all the water out onto the ground. I barely had the strength to look at her as crouched beside me.

"Why did you pull me out?" I gasped

She looked down at me and for a second I thought I saw sadness in her green eyes. Yet that faded quickly, "I didn't want you to drown."

I looked at her with gritted teeth. "Yet you drained me of my blood."

"At least my way is pleasurable." Deirdre said, brushing a strand of wet hair from my face. "I didn't want this to happen. If you hadn't made me angry, I wouldn't have lost control. I never meant to hurt you. I was just going to scare you, maybe take some from your wrist and let you go. I'm sorry, but least you will fall asleep and be at peace."

That's when I heard the whooshing of her cape and a smile spread across my face. Deirdre heard the noise just as I did and looked down in confusion, "What did you do?

I laughed painfully, "I called a friend."

Suddenly, I looked over to see her boots land gracefully onto the cement. Deirdre tensed up, pulling me up to my weak injured feet and putting me into a chokehold. "Take one more step Supergirl and I will kill her."

Kara looked from me to Deirdre. "Let her go, Vampire. Or I will disintegrate you before you even move a muscle."

"If you disintegrate me, you'll disintegrate her. Do you want to kill, Carly?" Questioned Deirdre as Kara and I locked eyes.

I personally didn't want to die, but if it would kill Deirdre then I wasn't too sad about it. I looked at Kara and mouthed for her to do it. She shook her head and looked back to Deirdre, "I said let her go!"

Deirdre knew she wouldn't escape unless she made a distraction. So that is exactly what she did. She leaned down and whispered in my ear. "I'm sorry, but I can't be caught. Just know I never wanted this to happen."

She then quickly bit her wrist and slammed it against my mouth. I tried to keep my mouth shut, but I wasn't strong enough. My mouth opened and the iron liquid came crawling in.

"NO!" Kara yelled as she appeared in front of us. She grabbed Deirdre and backhanded her across the deck. When Deirdre's grasp disappeared, I fell onto the ground. Kara began walking toward the vampire, but she was already gone. With that situated, Kara ran back over and kneeled beside me. I lost consciousness and the last thing I remember is the wind in my hair and Kara yelling my name.