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My Life As A Teenage Vampire

by SG Author Mariah

To humans, Robin is just another strange High School student that doesn't fit in, but outside the classroom she's a member of a different species. Robin is a vampire. Now Vampire Hunters are threatening her mother, but as much as she hates to admit it, she needs the help of the humans to stay alive. Can Robin learn to put her hatred aside to save her mother?

Chapter 1

"Mom, this totally bites! You want me to go to school with humans? What did I ever do to you?" I complained. I was so sick of humans. First, they burn people because they like wearing pointy hats and have a liking for collecting brooms. Not to mention they kill animals for food, kill cute innocent whales for a nice coat, turn horses to glue and dog food, and then they have the nerve to come over to us because we need blood to stay alive! I mean, yes, we do, but they need meat. Us vampires didn't kill the animals like they do; we'd knock them out, only drink enough not to kill them, and move on. How are we so horrible? We don't do even that anymore. The only thanks I can give to humans is for inventing the Blood Bank.

Sheesh, what a miracle! A building stocked with blood for the ones with lack of such. That's where we come in, in case a human like you doesn't have the brains to guess that. Hey, no worries! Us vamps might return the favor with a brain bank. Anyways, back to the conversation.

We were in the kitchen and my mom was placing the dishes into the cabinets while I sat on a bar stool at the counter drinking my favorite blood type: O negative.

"Yes, Robin. I'm sorry, but the Council for the Human and Vampiric Alliance and I need a vampire to blend in with the humans to see if we would get along together peacefully," said my mom.

I groaned. "Mom, I told you from the start that I do not want to be a guinea pig of the Council. I hate the humans and negotiating peace is impossible."

I could tell my mom was one step away from biting my neck off (Just an expression! Jeez, do I have to spell it out for you?). She tried to force a smile to her lips. "Honey, I know how much you don't like the humans, but--"

I interrupted. "Don't like? That's the understatement of the century! Try despise. They killed my father." I froze, and I heard the sound of a platter break. I knew I was going to have to clean that up later.

"Go to your room. You're going to West Fargo High and that's final." I clenched my teeth and went. I hate the way she acts when she's in one of those moods. It isn't fair.

I was nine when Vampire Hunters had tracked down my dad and killed him. His memory was small but I still remember a man with dark green eyes and black hair just like mine. Mom tried hard to forget him and move on so much that I'm beginning to wonder whether she ever really loved him.

Well, that settles it. I'm going to have to go to a school for humans next week. Great. Just great.