the fairy and the vampire

this is a story I had to write for an English class in high school. it is a spin of a traditional fable hope you like it

the fairy and the vampire

by nightshade

There are many  creatures  that still  live   that humans   don’t believe in.   Some creatures live in the sky hidden but very  much alive  Other   creatures live among you on the Earth. The creatures of the  sky live in peace, cut off from everything not of the sky.      This story concerns a young fairy who lives in the sky  and her   adventures in the world below.

This particular fairy was very unusual  for her people.  Not only were her looks unusual but she had a strange curiosity for all things human. This fairy had midnight black skin with fiery    red eyes, hair, and wings. It was most likely her abnormal looks that made her an outcast  of her people. Her only friends were the birds and creatures that travel between the earth and sky . Her name was Snowflake, she longed to go to the human world but she knew it was forbidden because humans would kill all those not human.

One day Snowflake was sitting on a cloud crying because she was not invited to the fairy ball. That is when Snowflake made her choice. Maybe if she had a fairy friend, things would be different but we can’t tell.

Snowflake decided that she was going to go  down to earth and find someone who would accept her. She flew as fast as she could, heading towards the earth. But fate decided that a passing wind would catch her and scold her and toss her back into the sky world without Snowflake ever seeing the earth.

Snowflake sat, hours later crying into a cloud when Parrot found her. Parrot roamed the sky, going to the earth when she wanted. Parrot hovered beside her lonely friend, and asked, “Why are you crying, Snowflake?”

“I can’t go to the earth but i want to go and meet humans”Snowflake cried into the cloud.

    “Stop crying you will make it rain. If you want to go to earth then go to earth.” Parrot replied sharply.

So later that night Snowflake snuck down  to the earth while  everyone else was asleep.

    As she flew  Snowflake found it harder and harder to breath. The air was thick with car fumes and pollution. The fumes made her light headed and she fainted. She fell slowly towards the ground, narrowly missing hitting the tall skyscrapers.

The most important thing as she fell was that she was being watched.He watched her fall from the shadows. His keen eyes watching, waiting, and in the nick of time he caught her. He knew what she was but he was curious as to what a fairy was doing here.  

Snowflake woke in the strange man’s arms. He was carrying her to his home. Snowflake was scarred. She thought that this was a human and he was going to kill her.

“I am a vampire and I’m not going to kill you. I’m just taking you somewhere where humans won’t see you.” the vampire said, looking down at her.

Snowflake stared at him. He was tall and strong, with long dark hair in a ponytail. His eyes were midnight blue and he wore a thoughtful expression on his face. Snowflake took a deep breath, coughed and finally gathered the courage to speak.”What is a vampire and why can’t I meet humans? That is why I came.”

The vampire’s thoughtful expression changed to a scowl in an instant. “Humans will kill you if they saw you. None of them would understand you, and a vampire is an immortal creature that humans have hunted into hiding.” He replied still scowling.

They reached their destination and the vampire opened a door. The  vampire put Snowflake down in a dimly lit apartment. “What is this place?” Snowflake asked timidly.

“This is where I live and we will be safe here from humans here.” The vampire replied.

“So humans will really kill me if they see me?” She asked.

“Why did you come here I thought life in the clouds was supposed to be perfect?” He asked sarcastically.

“I have no friends in the clouds, because of the way I look. I am an outcast from my own people.” She explained and started crying.

The vampire just stared at everything her wings, her skin, her hair everything. A small smile came over his face and he said “I like the way you look.”

Snowflake looked up and smiled a very dazzling smile. “Can I stay here with you?”she asked

“You can stay here tonight but you are meant to live in the sky. you have to go back. It’s not safe for you here.” The vampire said seriously.

They spent all night talking and their affections grew but he knew she had to go. That morning Snowflake went back to the sky. No one noticed that she was gone or even cared. She found herself wandering the deserted sky thinking of him.

He spent his time drinking blood and thinking that she would never love him if she knew what a vampire is.

Snowflake grew very lonely as days passed. She was napping on a rainbow when parrot woke her. parrot was so excited that her friend went to the human world “You look very sad, Snowflake what happened?” Parrot asked concerned.

“Down on earth i met  a vampire named dain and i think i love him.” Snowflake said sadly.

“Snowflake how could you love such a monster? He drinks blood! He drinks fairy blood!” Parrot screamed outraged.

Snowflake looked confused “He didn’t tell me that he drinks blood. He seemed so nice. Why wouldn’t he tell me?” Snowflake yelled hurt, and angry.

She flew straight back to earth as fast as she could. she couldn’t breath but this time she was much too angry to faint. She flew to his apartment and flung open the door. Snowflake saw him sleeping with a bottle of blood.

Snowflake started yelling at Dain and he started yelling back. Then Snowflake got so angry at Dain she slapped him. He grabbed her and kissed her. Snowflake was so startled that she flew away home.

Snowflake sat very confused on a cloud. She didn't know what to do. She loves Dain but he is a monster.

A ray of light  shone through Snowflake’s misery. A fairy sat beside her on the cloud. “Can I sit here with you.” he asked.

“Sure”  Snowflake replied, startled. The two ended up talking and he told her that vampires don't drink fairy blood anymore, they drink human blood.

With that in mind Snowflake flew back down to earth. she knocked on his apartment door and a tears soaked Dain opened the door. When he saw that it was Snowflake at the door  Dain’s face lit up and he started smiling. “I thought I would never see you again.”

“Do you drink fairy blood, Dain” Snowflake asked

    “No.Is this what you were yelling at me for?”

“Ya, weren't you listening?” She asked.

“No I wasn't listening . We used to drink fairy blood, but there aren’t any fairies around anymore so we drink human blood.” Dain explained “ I love you”  he whispered

With those three words Snowflake made her choice. She chose to live on earth and to love Dain forever.

the end

Reviews

[Justin Robben]

You seem to have some nice ideas...
If you're serious enough about writing, you need to take your stuff to the next level.
You need to clean this up.
Fix the spelling, format and grammar errors.
Make this readable.
It's a fine enough tale, you owe it to yourself to get this cleaned up. Respect it and present it properly!

[Canaryblaze]

It's cute,heartwarming,and beautiful I like it, it's a wonderful idea I think it's great😊

[Tomoe Tellez]

Of all your short stories, I like this one most. I do hope you make it longer.

[ShowtunesGiraffe]

I like this, it's sort of like a fairy tale. Besides the typos and a slight lack of detail, this is a nice story.

[nightshade]

thanks i am glad that you liked it and yeah i myself am not really happy with the detail but it was a school project and we had only a certain word count. i might add to it when i find some free time