Fantasy Flash Fiction Festival

Ive always been different. Not like any other person. Skin, cold as ice. Eyes, red as the blood of a human. I'm a vampire... and nothing will ever change that. My name is Mallory, it is 1582 in Europe. The small town that we live in isnt normal. The houses are boarded up, the town is old and falling apart, and there are vampires living there. The werewolves are our enemies, but when they come to fight us, we will be ready.
I was walking through the town, the moon was bright in the sky and was shining on everything. I walked by the werewolf cave and there was a bonfire somewhere in the cave. I stared into the cave until one came out angry. "we thought we told you leeches to stay off our turf", he said. "I-Im sorry" I said. He jumped forward at me and i jumped back. My nails formed into claws and it was turning into a fight. Another werewolf came out and got infront of me. "whats going on?" he asked. "a leech is on our turf" the other werewolf said. They both narrowed their eyes at me and walked back into the cave. I looked into the cave for the last time and another werewolf looked at me. He looked at me differently than the others. I started walking back to the vampire village and i felt his eyes watching me. I ran all the way to the village, since i couldnt fly.
In the morning, I went into the forest. Deeper into the forest i got until the trees dissapeered into a clear grass field. Behind me, there they were, a pack of wolves, and I was their target. They approached me, growling. I backed away slowly, and my nails formed into claws. "get her boys" the leader said and the wolves all charged after me. I couldnt fight back or I would go down. I kept running and running through the forest, dodging trees and logs. I tripped over a log and fell. The wolves jumped at me and I closed my eyes tightly. All I could think about was dieing. I waited for the wolves to land on me but they never did. I opened my eyes and there was a man infront of me saying something to the other wolves. He turned to me and spoke, "are you ok?" he asked. He looked like the other wolves in the pack, but he looked very farmiliar also. "yes.." I said. "I'm James, I saw you outside the cave last night", he said. "ohh that was you, I'm Mallory" I said. I got up so we were eye-level. He looked about my age. "you know the wolves?" I asked. He grinned, "I'm in the pack", he said. I gasped. A werewolf, my immortal enemy, saved my life...
I was confsed. James was at my side and the rest of the pack was angry. "lets leave" said one member of the pack. "I'm not gonna waste my life with leeches" another one said and the pack left except James. "why did you save me?" I was still very confused. He had a grin on his face,"I saw you outside the cave." "thanks." I said. "no problem," he half smiled. "why aren't you mad at me like the others?" I asked. "I have never seen a vampire walk up to a werewolf cave in my life" he said grinning. "I guess that dosen't happen often" I smiled. He half smiled and spoke, "why are you out here anyway?". "exploring I guess", I grinned. "typical vampire" he said grinning back at me. The pack started walking towards us. "your still talking to that leech?" one of them asked. I backed away, fearing that they would attack. "I'll meet you back at the cave", he yelled back at the pack. "Don't be afraid" he said, and I stepped closer to him.
It was raining and I was standing under a tree facing the village. Lightning flashed through the sky and something tapped my shoulder. I turned around and it was James. I smiled. "The rain," he said. I smiled a little, "wish it were gone." His face was blank. "What happened?" I spoke. "I have to tell you something," his lips moved swiftly. He paused, "there is going to be a battle, between the werewolves and the vampires soon., it happens ever 75 years. The two breeds fight to see which one is more powerful." I gasped, "so..we have to fight eachother?" "your to bueatiful for anyone to fight you, but mabye," he said and my eyes dropped to the ground. "Come on," he said and took my hand. We walked on.
The sadness I had inside couldn't be shown. As we walked through the forest, as the rain fell on us, something changed. I couldn't stand the fact that one of us might die by the other one. It was like a spark flew on a puddle of gasoline, lighting a huge flame of fire. I was in love with him.
The next day, the sky was dark and fog covered the ground. I saw James talking with his pack. The othe rpack members seemed angry at something. Fog covered the ground and blue into me as I walked to James. Ive been thinking, about the battle, about us. “Can we talk for a minute? Alone?” I asked while everyone was looking at me. “Sure” he said and we went next to the werewolf cave. “Listen, when the battle starts can we go easy on each other?” I asked. “yes” he said. “And, if this is the last time I’m going to talk to you as a friend, I want to give you something to remember me by.” I kissed him. A couple seconds later, I heard screaming and everyone was running everywhere. Someone was screaming, "a werewolf attacked a vampire!" Then I knew, the battle started and James ran off. I couldn't believe that I might never see him again.
I ran to the village and everyone was lined up in one big row. I found a spot and my nails formed into claws. I couldn't see James anywhere but the werewolfs were across from us, growling. Then out of nowhere, we all charged. Everyone started fighting and a werewolf came at me. He jumped, coming at me but i clawed him. I kept running, searching for James, but I couldnt find him, I was getting worried. More werewolves charged at me, but another vampire killed them. I continued running. Then the village caught on fire. I gasped in shock and ran to the village. Werewolves were burning down the village! I tackled one and clawed him badly, but he threw me off. There was no hope for the village. I continued to search for James, I finally found him. I barely had time to look at him, when a werewolf came running at me, James attacked him. A vampire was running for James. I immediatly clawed the vampire and it ran. We were sheilding eachother from our own breeds. He finally spoke, we were thinking the same thing, "for us?" I asked. "For us" he spoke. We took one last look at eachother. We charged at eachother and fought. I clawed him, but he threw me hard on the ground. I got up and we continued to fight. Tiredness crept up on me but I didn't let it take over me. I tried to go easy but I couldnt go easy anymore if I wanted to continue breathing. "James I love you," I whispers and scratched him hard. He was strong. He slammed me down onto the dirt with his paw and was ready to kill me. I closed my eyes tightly, waiting for the attack, but he never did. Then I was up in the air. I opened my eyes and James was human. He was carrying me and we were walking towards the village and werewolf cave. He put me down infront of the werewolf cave. All his wounds were healed, but I felt bad. I got up and I was stareing at what was left of the vampire village. There was nothing left but burning coals and dirt. I looked back at James. Then a new thought came to my mind.
"It would have been better if we hadn't met." I said and started to walk away, but James grabbed my wrist. "What?" he looked surprised. "We shouldnt have met, I shouldn't have been close to the pack, they knew that the village meant alot to the other vampires and I so they burnt it down. You hate us." I said. "Listen, I love you so much," he replied. "But is it enough?" I asked. "I would be lost forever if I didn't know you." "Please let me go," I said through tears. He slowly let go of my wrist with a surprised look on his face. "I'll fix it, I'll make it better." he said. "Not this time" I whispered. I turned around and walked into the darkness.
I never felt so alone in my life. It had been two months since I last saw him. He was right, I would be lost forever if I didn't know him. A part of me was missing, and he had that part. I decided to walk into the forest. As I was walking, a figure stood far ahead of me. I stepped closer and gasped. It looked like James. I stepped closer and it looked more like James. Then, the figure turned and smiled. It waved at me. It was James. I waved back and started walking towards him. It was like my life had been refreshed. The missing piece inside of me, was suddenly replaced. As I walked over to talk to him, I was taking my first steps into forever.