Lost in the Cemetery of Desire: A Forbidden Vampire Romance I loved the cemetery. Something about it seemed peaceful. Quiet. The perfect place to be. Especially when skipping school. It was a Friday; the first warm day in months and I couldn't spend it at a desk listening to teachers drone about useless information. So I played sick. My mother went off to work and I put on a pair of shorts, combat boots, black tank top, and I snuck out and walked to the cemetery. It was slightly raining but I didn't mind. I loved the rain. When I got to the cemetery I found an old oak tree and opened the book I had brought. There was a strange fog swirling around the tree but I barely noticed. I put on some old classical music. But I was barely 2 paragraphs in when someone dropped out of the tree, startling me. "Oh!" I could see it was a boy. He scattered the dead leaves around him but they settled. He stood up and promptly said, "I apologise miss. I did not mean to startle you." He extended a hand "My name is Vladimir. Vladimir Dracul." And then I took in the sight of the most handsome man I had ever seen. He towered over me. He looked to be at least 6'2". I was only 5'4. He had black hair. Cut short and spiked slightly. He wore a "My Chemical Romance" t-shirt (my favourite band), black skinny jeans, black converse, and a trench coat. He was wearing glasses. But behind those glasses were black eyes. Black as night. Surely they must be contacts I thought. I took his hand and he pulled me up. "So," he continued "what's a beautiful girl like yourself doing out here...on a school day?" I was blushing but I found my voice and replied, "Well, it's the first warm day in months. Should I spend it outside or in a school, listening to some teacher drone about a subject I will never use in real life?" "Fair enough. And, I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name" "Krista" He took my hand and kissed it. Sending an electric shock through my body. He released my hand. …but everything was about to change
