This story is not like any other you'll find here. I don't know if this was a dream of a depraved teenager or if it was real. I just know I was there. And It happened. I want to tell you my experience of fun, love, death, and rebirth. And I accomplished all of this before graduation.

"Jadalyn! This is the tenth time I've called you", my mom yelled, "Get down here! It's dinner time!"

"I'M COMINGGGGGG!", I screeched back. I would've immediately jumped off my bed and ran to the kitchen; I could smell the chicken, rice, and cheese casserole my mom was making. Having not eaten since before school I was ravished.

The thing keeping me from bolting down the stairs two at a time was booklet. That's right. A booklet that I was reading from right to left and was black and white with a few colors. My favorite manga, Vampire Knight.

Now I never really read a manga before so Vampire Knight was my first (lol) and I was horribly addicted. I was happily getting into the end of the first season when my stomach growled menacingly.

"Guess its time to comply with my human needs," I chuckled to myself. I took a huge whiff of the air and could smell the season chicken. Almost right down the very seasoning she used and before I knew it I was leaping down the stairs, my mom, little brother, and dad already sitting and waiting, talking and laughing. When I finally landed at the bottom of the stairs my dad looked up and frowned.

"Jadalyn. You keep that up you'll miss a step and wind up in the hospital"

I laughed. We all did. And that was the amazing thing. You hear stories about families not appreciating their children or what not. But my family, we were happy. We were perfect. I loved them and they loved me. I took after my mother, Jade, with her vibrant green eyes. As for my father, Donavan, I got is black hair, with my mother's length to it, and his slightly pale skin. I saw my self as normal, standing 5ft 5in just like any other girl in my senior class. And just like any other person, I had a job. Not a big hot shot job like my father whose a lawyer and travels a lot, but I'm simply just a diner girl.

"Jay jay! Hurry up and sit! I wanna tell you about my day!" Jude whined. He gripped my pants leg with a strong grip at only six years old and when I finally sat and shoved a forkful of casserole in my mouth he began to talk endlessly of school. Me and Jude were always close. Always together. I loved my younger brother. I loved it all.

We ate, talked, watched movies, and played board games since it was a Wednesday night and went to bed.

Unknowing.

Unprepared.

With my manga tucked firmly underneath my pillow I slept soundly dreaming of graduating, and hopefully a new car but was wrenched from my dream world by a horrible crash from downstairs. The wind of the wintry night air howled loud and clear and slowly I slid out of bed and inched toward my door. Before I even got to lay a hand on the knob the door few open and my mother stood there eyes wild with Jude in tow. She grabbed me and pulled me back in, shutting and locking the door behind us. Even though it was dark, I could see her glistening tears. She turned on me, chest heaving and whispered.

"Take Jude and hide under the bed. No matter what, Jadalyn, do not make a sound ok?"

I looked at her and I thought of protesting but when I heard my father's voice on the other side of the door command "Stop" and him plead for his families life I did as told. I shuffled Jude under the bed and went back to grab my mother's hand but she had risen, taking slow deliberate breaths.

"Mom…Mom! We have to get under the bed now…."

She turned to say something but at that moment the door was wrenched from the hinges and there he stood.

There it stood. Cloak billowing in the wind.

"Jade. How nice to see you again…", his voice mewled at her. "So this is the little kitten you've taken so dearly too."

She stepped in front of me and for a moment I thought he'd leave but when he hit her and she hit the wall with a sickening thud to our left my heart stopped.

This man is out to hurt our family. My family!

Instinct took over so out of pure adrenaline I dove for him. I'm just a girl but after taking karate for seven years, the black belt comes in handy. I grabbed his hand and prepared to find leverage to break his arm but he didn't budge. Instead he grabbed me by my head with his other hand, gripped, and threw me too. I hit the wall hard enough and pain exploded between my eyes. I saw my mother beg. I saw Jude's frightened eyes under the bed and I did what I could to try and stand.

I felt something small in my hand and when I looked down, I saw a ring. Simple. Shining. With a red stone in the middle.

Must've …taken it off is hand…

I heard another thunderous crash. I saw Jude run. I saw him leap. And then I saw another man. Jude lay a crumpled mass in the door way, just barely breathing. But I couldn't move. Two tall figures were fighting each other and I my heart was beating so hard against my chest I thought it would burst.

We're going to die. Where's dad? Who are these people!"

But the words wouldn't come out. Instead the ground rushed up to meet my face and a painless black world partially engulfed me and all I could do was wished to be taken away from the destruction of the house. Somewhere I know that we all would be safe.

Somewhere far away.

And right before I completely succumbed I looked up to see only red eyes looking back.

And that was it.