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(( So I'm questioning if I should just make this an RP? ))

Jackie could smell human's in the forest. Their blood called to her like a siren's forbidden song. The need, or the hunger as some would call it was easier to control now, after so much practice, but Jackie was still wary and moved farther into the forest.

Good. It was quieter in the heart of the forest. In fact it was silent except for the stomping of a large deer. She could hear his antler's scraping the tree bark from here.

The hunters crouch came naturally to her, as it would to any predator. She lowered herself to the ground, stalking towards her prey with silent steps. As soon as she was within range, she parted her full lips and launched herself into the air, lithe as an arrow from the bow of a master. She immediately found the artery she was searching for and sunk her teeth in, cleanly leaving two puncture marks. Then, she moved her head slightly and began to feed, the warm life giving liquid, flowing through her veins
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The buck's struggles became feebler with each passing second until the large animal was still beneath her small hands. She closed her eyes and said a prayer for this animal, thanking him for giving her life and then she closed the large animal's eyes before leaving just as silently as she had come.

Jackie's need was quenched for tonight, but she never knew when it would spike in strength again. Don't misunderstand, she had gained impeccable control over her darker side, but there was always the slight risk that she could snap. It had happened before, and this was what she worried about on her way back towards Hogwarts. When she reached the gigantic castle of a school she touched the bricks on the outside delicately, preserving all of her memories.

After maybe an hour or so wandering around Hogwarts, she turned hesitantly and sped towards the town bar, one person in mind. She had to find him

~.

Jade pushed open the door of the bar, letting the cool hair whip her hair into her face. Only one person was on her mind right now, and she couldn't help but think about him. He had both intrigued and charmed her, but she was still wary of him for some reason.

She was headed off to get her broom, which she had hidden in a small alley so she could get back to her dorm after sneaking out for a night at The Three Broomsticks when someone collided with her. "Hey!" She protested loudly. "Watch where you're going would you?"

Raising her eyes, to give the person who had hit her a proper verbal thrashing, she paused when she actually saw them. The girl standing before her was tiny, which didn't explain why Jade had felt as if she had run into a wall. But the thing she noticed most was this girl was unnaturally beautiful with round blue eyes and full bright red lips, which was strange because the rest of her complexion was a chalky white. She was gorgeous, but there was something... uncanny about her.
"I'm so sorry." The small girl said softly. "I wasn't looking where I was going." Her voice rang like wind chimes.

Jade hesitated. "Oh no, it's fine." She replied, shuffling to the side to return on her journey to get her broom. Jade started forward at a faster pace, suddenly receiving an urge to leave this place. There was something dangerous about it, but she wasn't sure what.

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Jackie was shocked. She had crashed into this human girl because she hadn't been paying attention. Why hadn't her senses alerted her to this girl's presence earlier? She briefly apologized before hurrying on to the bar. She didn't want to keep him waiting.

The second she stepped foot in the bar, she was smacked in the face by the alcohol scent. Then scenting further on, she found him in a corner booth.  She hurried and sat across from him. "Hello darling." She murmured, leaning across the table to kiss him.

He pulled away sooner than usual. "I... Jackie. I don't want to lead you on any more." He whispered, the pain cracking his voice in various places. "I'm going away. And... we just can't be together like this anymore. Seeing each other every now and then? I can't do it, and I'm sorry."

Jackie froze, her face barely moving. "This is what you wanted to talk to me about?" She asked in a monotonous tone. Becoming numb was the only way she could hide the fissure crackling through her heart. It hurt. It hurt more than when Onde snapped her arm in half. It hurt more that when she was turned into a vampire. It hurt so much she could barely speak. "Please?" She whispered, brokenly.

He shook his head, standing. "Don't make this any harder Jackie." He said, stonily exiting the bar in a swift movement.

Suddenly everything unfroze. "No!" Jackie yelped, over throwing the table that was bolted to the floor in her haste to chase after Nate. She sped into the street, glancing around wildly. She ran into alleys and down side streets. "Nate!" She called into the night desperately. No reply. There was nothing. Jackie sank to the ground, her body jerking in sobs without tears. This was so wrong.

Emptiness swam in her head for a moment before it was replaced by a blind rage. How dare he do this to her? It wasn't fair!

Jackie's eyes blazed a deep, dark black as she stalked back into the bar. She walked up to the cutest man in the bar, who had a strange resemblance to Nate, and batted her eyelashes, twisting him around her finger within seconds. "You want to go somewhere... um more private?" She asked, giggling and parting her lips seductively. It was a wonder she could manage even simple motions such as these. Jackie's entire body was filled with a black rage and despair. It was like a tidal wave drowning her.

The man nodded helplessly, taking her hand as she walked outside into a tiny alley way. He had no chance. The second they rounded the corner, Jackie viciously lunged for his throat and at the same time snapped his neck so he wouldn't feel any pain. She was blinded by anger, hurt and betrayal as this boy's blood coursed through her veins, filling her to the brim with power and rejuvenation. This was the ultimate forbidden decadence.

After she had drained the boy, rationality returned to her mind. She looked down at his pale face, shaking. Oh god. "Oh god." She whispered, the boy's limp body a dead weight in her arms. "Oh my god." She gasped, her body suddenly shaking uncontrollably. What had she done? She was a monster. Jackie shrank inward upon herself, trembling. What had happened to the 100 years of control she had practiced? She closed her eyes, not bothering to wipe any of the blood from her face. She had let one boy do this to her. She had let him and all the love and pain he had brought to her life destroy her. Never again. Never again would she let a boy in that close. She shivered again, being in love with someone was too dangerous. So never again.

Footsteps sounded down the alley, and Jackie turned, praying it wasn't someone she knew come to find her like this. Her eyes were wild with fear as she waited half-hidden in shadows for the person to come closer, so she could see them.

It was strange being back again. The streets were all so familiar, but the people walking them were completely different. Everyone had aged. Everyone was different now, except her. She was frozen, forever at fifteen, almost sixteen. The eyes of someone beyond their time trapped in a body barely over five feet. She had loved and lost more than she could count in her life time. Her last love she had thought would be forever because he was like her, but no. He left shortly after he had showed up, leaving her with nowhere to go after she graduated.

She spent a lot of her time at her cousin's Mira's house. She was happily married now with four children. They were young beautiful children that Jackie could never have. It was one major price paid for the life she lived.

Jackie pushed open the door of the bar, shaking raindrops out of her hair. She took a seat in a small booth off to the side and removed her coat. She diligently scanned the crowd for faces of people she knew. She missed everyone here and wanted to see them so bad she could hardly stand it.

She ran through people and faces and names. Stacey, Alice, Albus, Seth... Jackie smiled. She was happy to return. She took a deep breath, inhaling the scents of the bar, human blood and alcohol smacking into her. She closed her eyes and tried to push past the initial scents to distinguish them. A familiar and welcome scent hinted at her nostrils and she opened her eyes wide, scanning the bar again.

((Ok, this is completely unrelated to hpff and every character on it. This is my story and I would just like some honest feedback! Plus this is basically an excerpt from a book being written in my head, and its in the middle, so bear with me.))

Nate- Vampire and Arianna's (I) love
Damon- Nate's brother, mysterious, arrogant, brooding, supposed to be evil
Arianna- Being told from her point of view
Mckaella- Arianna's extremely popular friend.

I padded slowly through the small dirt tunnels. The air around me was so thick; I thought I could slice it through with the knife clutched desperately in my right hand. I could feel the sweat beading and dripping off my hands and face. The sound of it hitting the dirt ground was so loud that she was sure they would appear from around the corner.

Then I heard it. It was a bloodcurdling scream from about 20 ft down the tunnel. I broke into a flat out sprint. I knew that scream, although it was completely different that the one I had heard Mckaella use when faced with a Gardner Snake in my backyard. That was a bloody murder scream.

The sound of my feet slapping the ground immediately ceased when I rounded the corner into a small clearing and saw it. "MCKAELLA!" I shrieked. She was lying, moaning on the ground. Her eyes were closed, but they fluttered open every now and then. There was a gash down her arm. There were also two small puncture marks on her neck like the ones on the side of my neck, but they didn't look fresh. I reached up and touched the my marks, wincing in pain slightly, but it brought back loving memories and the image of Nate in my brain. 

Why? I cursed myself. Why did I let her run ahead? But after a second I realized I had to do something. I couldn't just stand here while Mckaella bled to death. I got down on my knees and put pressure on the wound on her arm to stop the bleeding, but she screamed and thrashed and I jumped back. I tried again and again with the same result. 

I wracked my brain for answers, but I couldn't find any. Then a wave of hopelessness hit me. We would both die here. Mckaella would bleed to death and they would come back for me. As a last attempt at help I sucked in a deep breath.  "NATE!" I yelled desperately. "DAMON!" I called over and over again, but I could feel myself slipping into darkness. On the fifth call I hit a black wall.

["Found the big dipper."]

Arianna, slunk through the forest, rubbing her hands against every tree she passed. She let her fingers trail against its rough exterior. She laughed, and felt her own skin. They were exact opposites, yet the same. Arianna kept walking until she saw it becomming more open. Perfect for running.

She took the chance. She removed her sunglasses and ran, hoping she didn't fall. She let her hair whip her face and took deep exhilerating breaths. She ran until she thought her lungs would burst and finally settled down against a tree, playing with her sunglasses. They were dark, so dark that you couldn't see her eyes when they were on.

The wind was still going pretty strong as she scooted out from under the oak tree she had leaned against. She lay flat on the ground, peering up through a gap in the trees. The constellations were gorgeous tonight. "Found the big dipper." She mumbled, but where was Orion? She sighed somewhat frustrated. She could never find that one.

Name: Arianna Christine Adaine

AGE: 17

Height: 5'5"

Appearance:

Arianna is slim, but not somewhat sick looking as most models strive to be. She is average height, maybe a bit small, but not extremely so. She has smooth skin that tans easily, but doesn't burn, for which she is very thankful. One thing that defines her is the small beauty mark on her right cheek bone, it is just a shade lighter that her skin and almost disappears when she tans. She also has a small two inch long scar on the back of her neck.

She plays soccer and swims, thus; she is good at running and is toned, but not so muscular that you can just tell by looking at her. She had chocolate brown hair and side bangs. Her hair truns lighter in the summer and is almost black when wet. Her most prominant feature though, are her bright green eyes. She prefers to wear sunglasses though, because over the years, she has had some guys fall for her just because of her eyes. It may sound odd, but some guys fall for girls because of their body? For Arianna its her eyes.

RACE: Witch

Parents: Mark Adaine, Mckaella Adaine

Personality: Adrianna loves to swim and play soccer. She is very athletic and loves to be outdoors. She has a bubbly personality and puts herself out there sometimes. Her favorite saying is you're disappointed everytime you don't try. She likes guys who have dark hair and are outgoing like her. Sometimes though, she can be really naive about things and needs someone to tell her what is going on.

Likes: The color blue, animals, guys who like animals, and guys who have a bit of an edge. Water, being in control of a situation, she also likes to take a break every now and then. Having to many things going on at once makes her certifiably insane.

Dislikes: People who hate animals, she also hates guys who like her just for her bright green eyes. Her biggest pet peeve is feet, though she is trying to get over it. She hates crowds and when guys hair is longer that hers. When that happens, somwthing just isn't right.

Power: She is an animagus. She can turn into a bobcat with fur as black as midnight. She is learning to control the water element too. She is decent at wizard skills, but still needs to improve.

History: When she was little the had muddy hazel eyes and her father, being the vain man he was wanted her to have brilliant eyes. He had disappeared one day and come back with a few instructions written on a piece of paper. The next day he had tried a spell on Arianna and had changed her eyes to the shining green that they are today, but they have caused her more pain than happieness. When people look at her shining green eyes, they almost become mezmerized... Or something like that. It mostly happens with guys. Other than that though, Arianna intends to make her mark here on hogwarts and create a new history, different that the one she keeps safely gaurded in the past.

Jackie walked through the forest making a bunch of noise as she walked on purpose. Every now and then she stopped, listening. She hoped Leah had gotten her note, asking her to meet her here. She had a lot to apologize to Leah for. I mean, they were best friends, and Jackie was naive enough to believe that as soon as she returned, everything would be normal.

Then when she did return, she acted foolishly, shunning Leah and looking with sad puppydog eyes at Nate. She just had a lot happening with her family and she had expected to come back with a shoulder to rest on. She figured she would have two, but of her own selfish accord, she pushed both of them away and secluded herself. Plus, she loved Nate too much to make him unhappy. She would just have to distance herself from him or risk hurting him.

Yeah, she had a lot to apologize for.

Jackie sat in a booth, off to the side and out of the way, holding a butterbeer in her right hand. Her left hand was holding her head up under her chin. There were a few dots on the wood that were darker than the rest. They were tear stains.

She rubbed her finger over them, setting down her butterbeer. Some drunkard whistled at her. "Hey baby!" He slurred loudly. Jackie ignored it. She supposed she brought it upon herself, with the red spaghetti strap tanktop and the short skirt she had dressed in. Not that she cared. Not that she had any reason to return back to hogwarts single, or alive for that matter. What reason could she find left to live?

Her best friend was now together with her boyfriend... Given, she had left for quite some time, but she had no choice. Also given, she didn't get to say goodbye to him... But she thought he might try to wait. At least get together with some one besides her best friend.

More tears fell to the table. And what ever happened to Pete? The one Leah was supposed to be going out with? A sob now wrenched its way up her throat. She thought she heard footsteps approaching her small booth, but she figured it was another drunkard and kept her head looking down miserably.

Ok, so my account wigged out and I had create a new one... At least thats the short version. So I would really appreciate it if you would all think of me as the same old Jackie and sometimes (rarely) Mira... I apologize for any confusion or anything, but I didn't have much of a choice.

Luv Ya,
Jackie