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06:14 AM

Becca was nearly halfway to her car. She couldn't see the red lake anymore, or any of the cabins, just the looming trees of the Whispering Woods that surrounded her. The sky was abnormally dark, as usual, but it didn't really bother her. Though she'd been born in Phoenix, Arizona, she'd spent the last many years of her life in Portland, Oregon. That place didn't have many sunny days either.

She fingered the stone of a necklace she'd always worn. It was a long necklace, the stone hanging to about her navel area. The chain was made of real gold, thin and delicate, but enough to hold the weight of the large dark ruby. The ruby was real, too, though no one had ever realized it.

The necklace had been passed down in her family for generations. Her great grandfather once told her a story about a time when the stone was protected by her family, for some, reason... Becca couldn't remember now. Her great grandfather passed away when she was just a child. She'd never taken his stories seriously.

When Becca was finally given the necklace, on her 18th birthday some time ago, she'd found it to be more beautiful than she'd remembered. She'd chosen to make it a part of her daily wardrobe, even though her grandmother had warned against it. Becca didn't know why it mattered. It was a cheap family heirloom that held sentimental value to the family, she understood, so she thought. She'd take care of it. Sheesh. Old people and their things.

Little did Becca know, the stone was but a piece of the puzzle to reversing the vampire curse. Somewhere out there in the world, was a similar stone, an opal, that had the power of undoing the werewolf curse. The two had to be brought together to work, but depending on the incantations spoken, there were many outcomes possible. For instance, should they fall into the hands of a werewolf with a knowledgeable witch on his side, they could wipe out the entire vampire population in a city, and potentially the world. And vice versa.

If someone else brought the stones together, they could wipe out both species. But, if they worked together, they could simply reverse their curses. But no one out there knew all of that information, at least not yet. Bits and pieces of this and that were rumored, but only a single unknown grimoire held the truth. Which one? And only a witch could read it or recite the incantations...

Becca's thoughts were on none of these things unknown to her as she fondled the necklace. Right now her mind was becoming more and more aware of the growing eerie feeling that was beginning to consume her, and cause the hairs on the back of her neck to stand on end. She heard something in the woods behind her.

She spun around to see nothing. Then there it was again, in the other direction. She turned again. Nothing. Had it been a whisper? Becca's heart raced. It was just the wind. It had to be. She was alone out here, wasn't she? Becca picked up her pace, boots crunching over leaves and sticks and kicking small rocks down the slope that led to her car. It was just ahead.

Another eerie hiss cut through the trees. Becca... it called. No, her mind was playing tricks on her. Ruunnn... it hissed, louder than before. Becca didn't hesitate. She ran now. The wind picked up instantly and whipped around her causing her hair to wrap around her neck and face. She clawed at it, pulling it from her eyes. Her heart was pounding so fast and so hard, she was afraid it might actually burst, but she didn't stop. With her keys in her hand, she raced towards the end of the path, down the slight slope.

Her car was just ahead, she could see it now. When she finally reached the car door, she fumbled with the keys, and dropped them. Fear was killing her, right now, she was going to die because, because, of what? A little bit of wind? Becca knelt down and picked up her keys. The instant her fingers touched them, the wind stopped. Completely stopped. The trees didn't even shake now.