ANASTASIA (Vampires, Werewolves and Hybrids Romance?

Through the night and roads filled with thick bushes and tall trees, a couple Dave Hiro and Marilyn Gabby were driving. They both enjoyed the pop music playing while driving.

"An hour drive to hear that crap. You know, it wasn't even a band. A guy with a guitar. An hour each way." Dave said nonchalantly. They were both returning from a musical show.

" He wasn't that bad." Marilyn disagreed.

" He sounded like James Blunt." He teased further.

" Ooh, what's wrong with that?" Marilyn said, smiling.

" We already have a James Blunt. One's all we need." Dave continued his jokes while focusing on the way.

" So why did you come then?" She asked.

" Because I love you." He turned to look at Marilyn romantically and she did the same.

" Nicely done." She said, They both shared a romantic glance.

All of a sudden the area became filled with thick fog. "What's with the fog?" Marilyn asked.

"It will clear in a sec." While he drives through the fog, Marilyn spots someone standing in the middle of the road and screams out. " Watch out..."

Their car hits the person over to the other end of the road and the windscreens were damaged before Dave could get hold of the brakes.

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"Are you okay?" Dave held her hands when the car finally stopped.

"We just hit someone. Oh, my God." Marilyn said.

" Call for help." Dave told Marilyn as he removed his seat belt and stepped out of the car.

" Come on, come on." She tried to reach out to someone over the phone.

Dave tiptoed to where the body was in fear. " Please be alive." He said. The person knocked down appears to be a young man. He touched his pulse. " Oh, my God." He wasn't breathing anymore. The dead guy held Dave by the neck and gave him a bite on the neck within a twinkle of an eye and disappeared leaving Dave dead.

" There's no signal." Marilyn steps out of the car crying. " Dave.. Dave? She called out looking for him. Her voice echoed in the dark when she saw Dave's body dropped on the car and his bleeding neck. Marilyn screamed and ran for her life but was later killed by the creature.

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" I shouldn't have come home. I know the risk, but I had no choice. I have to know her." Sanchez said.

In the small town of El Dorado, Anastasia Freddie and her brother Harris cannot come to grips with the fact that their parents had recently died in an accident involving their car driving off the edge of Wickery Bridge and that they are being looked after by their aunt, Vivienne, who acts more like their friend than a parent.

"Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say: "I'm fine thank you, yes I feel much better."

I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start afresh, be someone new. It's the only way I will make it through."

Anastasia sits on her room couch writing in her diary and looking at the beautiful pictures of herself, her parents and Harris.The memories they shared seems not to have left her.

Anastasia becomes emotionally withdrawn after recently breaking up with her boyfriend and former best friend, Eric, while Harris turns to drugs to avoid dealing with his own feelings.

"Toast, I can make toast." Aunt Vivienne said when Anastasia came out from the room into the kitchen.

"It's all about the coffee, aunt Vivienne." Anastasia said, turning coffee from the flask to a cup.

" Is there coffee?" Harris, who just walked into the kitchen, asked. He gets Ana's coffee from her.

" Your first day of school, and I'm totally unprepared." Aunt Vivienne tries to find something from the cabinet. `` lunch money?" She pointed the money to both of them. Harris collects the money.

" I'm okay." Anastasia seemed not interested. Pouring another glass of coffee with milk.

"Anything else? A number 2 pencil? What am I missing? She tried to pack their bag packs.

"Don't you have a big presentation today? Anastasia asked concerned.

" I'm meeting with my thesis advisor at...Now. Crap! " She seems to just realize she has a presentation.

"Then go, we will be fine." Aunt Vivienne left in a hurry and Anastasia turned to look at Harris." Are you okay?"

" Don't start." Harris left with his glass of coffee. Anastasia just stood there looking at him compassionately. Right there on her television screen is the late night incident being reported.

In a blue SUV Diana, Anastasia's childhood friend drives with her to school.

" So Bill is telling me I'm psychic. Our ancestors were from Salem, witches and all that. I know, crazy, but she's going on and on about it. And I'm like 'put this woman in a home already'." But then I started thinking. I predicted the President and I predicted Heath Ledger. And I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort Islands." Diana kept on and on smiling all the while but Anastasia seemed to be lost, looking out the window like a missing puppet. " Anastasia, back in the car." Diana called her out. She was startled.

" I did it again, didn't I? I'm sorry Diana. You were telling me that..." she tried to catch up.

" That I'm psychic now."

" Right, okay, then predict something about me."

(Sighs)"I see... Something hit their car and it made an unusual turn and then stopped. Both of them have gaps for air. " What was that?" Diana asked.

" Oh my God. Ana are you okay?"

"It's okay, I'm fine." Anastasia leans back on the chair gasping some more breath.

" It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere."

"Really, I can't be freaked out of cars for the rest of my life. " She stammers. Diana wore her smiles back and looked at Anastasia lovingly.

"I predict, this year is going to be kick- ass and I predict all the sad and dark times are over. And you're going to be beyond happy." Diana looked at her smiling. They both smiled and continued their journey. The mysterious bird was just there on Aurel Ave. Pole.