The sunlight pouring in through the window was burning my eyes. I looked around and realized that I was still in my messy bedroom; books scattered at my study table and lots of crumpled paper scattered on the floor. My old second-hand computer was left on and the mug with a leftover coffee was still beside the keyboard.

So everything was just a dream. Ridiculously, I laughed at myself. Those people wearing cloaks might just be a product of my imagination. I let out a sigh. I didn't know when I started to get so into vampire novels. I've been hooked to it to the point that I've been dreaming about them.

I smelled garlic being sautéed; Mom was probably cooking fried rice downstairs. I got up and rushed to our communal bathroom right next to my brother's bedroom. It was six o'clock in the morning and I need to prepare for school.

I turned on the shower and felt the cold water touching my skin. I shivered and froze for a moment. All of a sudden, my head throbbed like hell. I stand there still, eyes pressed tightly shut, taking slow and steady breaths as some vague memories played on my mind.

"This is insane! You must be mistaken. I'm not..." I looked around the room and on the corner of the room I found three pairs of crimson eyes. "...one of you".

On a blink of an eye, I already felt the old man's cold hand holding mine. I didn't have any idea when he was able to reach for my hand.

"There's one way to find out." He said and bitten my wrist. I felt a sudden coldness all over my body. I can feel my heart pounding and felt like all the oxygen in my lungs was being sucked out.

"Hey, Sab! I'm late c'mon!" I gasped as I heard my younger brother Benjamin yelling outside the bathroom and knocking loudly at the same time.

What was that? I automatically checked my wrist if there was any wound, and to my surprise, I saw two dot-like marks---it's not a scar but more of a bruise. I tried to wash it with water and even scrubbed it, but it won't wash off. Maybe it's just a bug bite or something. I thought.

I shook my head. This is crazy. I must have read too many vampire books.

"Hey, Sab!"

"Just a sec mongrel!" I yelled back as I reached for the soap and shampoo. It had taken me just ten minutes I guess to finish the shower and found my brother waiting outside the door with an annoyed face.

"Seriously what were you doing inside the bathroom?"

"Shut up! I'm not like you." He didn't answer me and went straight to the bathroom closing the door with a loud bang.

Bet he was still embarrassed when I accidentally caught him doing something weird in the bathroom.

Breakfast was ready on our dining table. Fried rice and fried egg, the usual breakfast-and I was used to it.

It never surprises me whenever my father was nowhere to be found early in the morning. He usually went out early to his first job and usually goes home late at night.

Mom was still busy preparing our lunch box; she was wearing her apron and her long chocolate brown hair was messily tied up in a bun, her forehead has few lines and a frown formed on her face as she looked at me.

"Is there something wrong Honey?"

"Uhm, Is there... something weird happened last night?" I asked hesitantly, still thinking about those weird things that suddenly popped out of my head.

"Weird?" She asked, confused.

"N-nothing. Maybe it's just..." I shrugged. Maybe it was just really me and my playful mind.

I hurried to eat my breakfast anxious to be late in my class.

I was a scholar student at Harrison University, a prestigious university in Clark City. Most of the students there are from well-known and rich families and I was just one of hell of a lucky person who passed their scholarship exam.

After eating breakfast I checked my bag if everything I need was there. And when everything seems to be there, I slung the strap to my shoulder and rode on my bicycle. I didn't have any extra money to ride on a cab and since Clark City was not that far from our house I decided to use our old bike for transportation.

It was a normal thing to me whenever students stared at me entering the gate riding an old bike. It may be a laughing stuff for some, but it doesn't bother me at all---well, at first I felt kinda' embarrassed but I got used to it.

My first subject was calculus, the subject that I hated the most. When I entered the room someone sitting at the back of the classroom had caught my attention. He was leaning on the backrest of his chair with eyes shut and earphones plugged. He stands out a lot and I even saw my girl classmates glancing at him, or stared rather. Well, can't blame them, he's new to my eyes too.

As I walked down the aisle to my assigned seat, I was watching him sneakily. It was not that I was interested in his handsome face, but his face was unfamiliar but somehow familiar. Ugh, I think I must've hit my head last night while sleeping.

I couldn't remember him as my classmate, but his face was strangely familiar like I have seen him before.

"When did you start to fancy Cody?" My best friend--my only friend--Dianna ask me with a grin in her face as I sat next to her.

"Cody? That's his name?" I asked her instead. His name was familiar or maybe I just heard that name on TV or seen on the books that I've read.

"Yeah?" She answered, bewildered by my question.

"Is he a transferee or something?" I asked, but it was the end of the school year. Why would the administration allow having a transfer student at the end of the school year?

She stared at me in disbelief. "Seriously? Cody has been here for the entire school year."

Huh? How could that happen? I wondered. I know each and every face of the classroom though I was a sort of a wallflower. I was not good at making friends or dealing with people, most of them even thought that I was a weirdo. I was just thankful that I have Dianna who managed to stick around with me even though she knows that I was the most boring person that ever existed.

"The entire school year?" I said, still puzzled.

She sighed. "You really need to get acquainted with your surroundings Sab."

It was just really strange, I was a hundred percent sure that he was not in our class before. Yes, I was a wallflower but I was a keen observer. I looked at him again. Right, he was handsome I couldn't deny that; his hair was a bit untidy but still looks good at him with its reddish-brown color. His skin was chalky pale and wearing a black fitted shirt made the color of his skin even more noticeable.

As I examined his features, he looked up and met my gaze so I looked away swiftly.

I tried to think if where could have I possibly seen him but my head starts to pound again. I tightly shut my eyes because of the pain gripping the edge of my desk.

"I can look after her if she'll be sent back." The guy with the reddish-brown hair said looking at an old man. If I'm not mistaken he was the guy in my dreams, the one who took my hand before I lost my consciousness on the alley.

The old man sighed and looked me in the eye. "Okay. But if there's something or anything that would put her in danger, take her here immediately."

"Sab!" Dianna's voice brought me back to my senses.

"Are you okay?" I met her anxious eyes and as I looked around I saw my classmates staring at me.

"I-I'm okay," I said even though I was not. I felt like my heart was in my throat. Those weird things again. That old man and that guy.

That guy was in my dream. And he certainly looked like Cody.

"Are you sure? You're so pale."

"I'm okay, don't worry." I assured her and smiled.

I sucked in a huge breath and calmed myself. After a minute our calculus teacher Mr. Johnson arrived. Even Mr. Johnson hasn't paid any attention to Cody.

I looked at him again but he was looking straight at Mr. Johnson. I was mentally arguing with myself if it was really him or not. Should I ask him after class? I'll surely end up being an idiot asking him things that are out of this world.

While Mr. Johnson was discussing the lesson, I flickered again and again to where Cody was sitting. He never looked my way, but I noticed that his eyes were gray in color. His eyes were supposed to be red right? Like those of a vampire.

I flinched at that thought. I must really be going insane.

After the calculus class, I saw him immediately surrounded by my classmates. It really pisses me off whenever girls like them flirted around guys like that. I mean, where's their decency?

Fine, I was old fashioned but that's how I was raised.

I turned away and decided to go to my history class. Final exams are drawing near and I have to survive it all, but with all these things bugging me, it just really sucks.

Dianna and I walked together to our next class. My schedule was almost the same as hers except for trig and physics.

"You've been staring at Cody a while ago. You really like him don't you?" Dianna said with an impish smile.

"What? No..."

I knew that she would get the wrong idea.

"I never thought you like model type guys."

"Jeez, I'm not looking at him because I like him."

"Then why do you look so pissed at those girls?"

"That's not how girls should act, shouldn't they?"

"Okay... But... why do you really keep on looking at him?" Ugh, not dropping that question.

"Because..." I sighed. "Ugh, Never mind!" I couldn't tell her about the vampire thing that I dreamed about. She might think that I was insane, which I think I was going to be one.

"I understand how you feel Sab. Don't worry. It's your first time after all." She winked at me and I rolled my eyes. Arguing with Dianna in that kind of stuff was just really annoying.

I sat at my assigned seat at the back of the classroom while Dianna sat on the front row. Seating arrangement in History subject really sucks.

Scanning my notes after being seated was my usual routine, just to be able to do something and for me not to mind my seatmate Kevin whom I think I only talked twice. The seat on my right side was vacant and that was one thing that I was thankful of.

Kevin arrived but I didn't bother to look up. I was not good at dealing with people anyway.

He then cleared his throat. "Do we have homework or something?"

I didn't look up, though I was sure that he was talking to me. "Nope."

"Okay." He said and that ended the conversation.

After a moment someone arrived and seated at the vacant seat on my right side.

"Hey man!" I heard Kevin greeted him.

Out of curiosity, I looked at his direction and almost screamed out of shock. It was Cody, and he was also looking at me.

"Hi." He said poker-faced.

"H-hi." I greeted back.

I didn't know what to say or how to act that was why I decided to bring back my attention to my notes. Just like the calc class, my classmates were acting as if they've known Cody for a long time. It was really weird.

At the corner of my eyes, I saw him scribbling something. Wondering how could his presence alone be enough to make my heart race?

I cringed as he handed a piece of paper on my desk.

I looked at him but he was looking away. In that piece of paper was a message that had turned my heart leaden and sunk to the recesses of my stomach.

Let's talk later.

It was written in neat handwriting.

What do we need to talk about? There was no way that he was the guy in my dream and in those vague memories right? I mentally argued with my self. It was not like he was going to say, 'Hey I'm a vampire. Remember we met in your dreams.' I haven't heard anything about vampires visiting you in your dreams. Freddie might be acceptable, but he was not a vampire for goodness sake! Ugh, I'm going crazy.

History class had passed and I haven't even paid any attention to what the lesson was about, lucky for me that Mrs. Graham didn't call me for a recitation. My heart was still fluttering, I was reflexively tapping my foot on the floor because of impatience as Mrs. Graham talked about homework. I was afraid to know what it was that he has to tell me. I myself was too bothered with those vague memories that appeared in my mind.

I didn't know if I should go with him or not. But as I rose the moment the class was dismissed he was already on his feet. I know that he was tall but he was taller than I thought.

I felt a bit frightened as he looked at me, it seems like he was saying that I must follow him no buts, no excuses.

"Sab lets..." Dianna paused when she saw me standing along-side with Cody. I know that she would get the wrong idea, but it was not the time for me to think about it.

"Oh, okay." She eyed Cody and gave me a tell-me-everything-later look. "Catch you later." She said then left. I'll deal with her later.

Cody started to walk and I just silently followed after him. He has a broad shoulder and his forearm was surprisingly hard and muscular. As we walked along the corridor I could feel that all the eyes are on us so I kept my eyes on his back as I walk. A handsome guy with a freak, great combination. They must've been killing me in their minds.

We went outside, I looked at the sky and it seems like it was going to rain, the cloud was too dark, and maybe that was the reason why there was no students loitering outside.

He continued to walk and I followed him without saying a word. I could've just ignored him, but my guts told me to follow him. I must be really going insane.

We went to the back of the building where there was a huge oak tree. The tree itself gives me creep. I think he really didn't want any ear to hear what we are going to talk about. And not knowing what it could be is driving me nuts.

My heart starts to flutter again the moment that he stopped and turned to faced me.

"I guess you already have an idea why I wanted to talk to you?"

"I'm sorry, no," I answered as if on queue, trying not to entertain the thought that he is the guy in my dream.

"I left fragments of your memories last night. So you must at least recognize me."

I was surprised by what he just said but I tried my best not to let it show on my face.

"Fragments of my memories?" I said trying to puzzle out what he meant. "I'm not sure I'm getting what you were trying to say... I just saw you this morning."

He let out a sigh, I didn't know if out of frustration or irritation. "Then I guess I'll have to give you back your memories."

I froze for a moment, trying to process what he just said. Give me back my memories? Brow furrowed I looked at him and waited for him to explain but to no avail.

"What do you mean?" I then asked.

"Showing you is faster than explaining it." He took a step towards me and instinctively I stepped back as I remember my dream when he touched me and I lost consciousness.

"What are you trying to do? Is this a joke? Coz this isn't funny." I felt a bit frightened but I kept myself composed.

He sighed and looked at me straight into the eyes."I'm serious."

I should've looked away but I was literally stunned by his gaze. I stood still, frozen as a series of scenes gushing into my mind; a castle, faces of people, crimson eyes.

I leaned on the huge rock under the oak tree for support; my knees were shaking and my body trembling. I didn't know what he just did but memories of that evening became so vivid. Starting from the moment when I was on my way home late at night from Dianna's house, the three strange persons following me, from the dark alley till the time I woke up in a luxurious room together with Cody, an old man named Edmondo and two others.

"You remember everything now, don't you?"He said looking at me assessing my reactions.

He turned his back on me and looked at the dark sky. "I'm guessing that it's a yes. Though I don't need your answer to know anyway."

I stared blankly at his back, I was so confused to the point that I didn't know what to say. In those memories, I saw a family picture with a girl that looks exactly like me standing right next to two beautiful persons and Edmondo telling me that I am royal of some sort. The whole thing was just ridiculous.

As I looked down, I saw the two dot-like-mark in my wrist, I shivered as I remembered what the old man did. Vampires can't be real.

"How---..this can't be, it's impossible..." I muttered to myself. No matter how I think about it, it just so impossible.

"I wish I could simply tell you what you wanted to hear, but this is reality. So deal with it."

"This isn't real." I said, convincing myself. But how could I explain everything that just happened? How could this guy speak as if he knows everything that was going on in my mind?

"This can't be real! I don't know what kind of trick you did, but this... this is ridiculous."

He then turned around to face me. I gasped as he moved so swiftly that in a heartbeat he was already standing right in front of me; his hands placed against the rock on either side of my head, staring at me intensely.

"Why--are--you--always--this--stubborn." He said between gritted teeth. "Can you believe me even just this once?"His eyes that were emotionless just a while ago has now a glint of fury in it.

I felt a pang in my heart looking at his eyes. It was so weird that I was hurting just seeing his eyes that was once cold and calm were now burning in fury but sad at the same time. But what bewildered me more was that I couldn't feel his anger towards me, it seems like he was more angry at himself.

I gathered every inch of courage that I still have. "Say whatever you wanted to say. But I'm not going to believe this. I'm not buying it!"

I pushed him as hard as I can and was astounded when I was able to push him hard enough for him to fall on the ground.

I used the chance to run away from him. I know it was pointless to run but I did anyway. Not that I was afraid of him, but because I was afraid of myself. Looking at his eyes made me feel like I was another person. It felt so weird that I am so close to reaching out to touch his face. Like, standing there so close to him for another second would've made me do something that I shouldn't.

What's wrong with me?

"Running is futile Sabrina. We have eternity to chase you." I heard him say but I continued running.

So confused as to why tears were rolling down my cheeks. Different emotions were swirling up inside me; confused, afraid and a feeling of emptiness in my heart. I didn't know what to believe. Who the hell am I really?