1 IT BEGAN

Amidst the silent night, an old guy could be seen walking through a dark alley in New York City. His head could be seen glancing towards his back from time to time, as if checking if there was someone following his trail.

As he keeps on glancing at his back, he didn't notice the guy in all black suit standing on the side and just passed through him.

The guy in black followed the old man closely.

Upon noticing that he was being followed, the old man turned his head around only to see nothing but darkness.

The guy in black suit was quick to jump up the roof of a building, avoiding the old man's gaze.

So the old man continued walking through the dark alley.

Until he reaches the crowded part of the place. Blocks away from the guy in black was a lady in also wearing a black cardigan with a white hair staring directly to the old man and walked along with him at the rooftop .

The lady notices that the old man intentionally bumped into a black guy and suddenly his face went the same as the ones he bumped into and smirked. The woman was keeping her eyes unto him so she won't miss any possibility of him escaping.

A blonde guy in a black suit was also waiting for him in the next alley, where there are much people around and smirked when he saw the black guy that they've been following intentionally bumped himself again into a lady walking across him and he then shifted into the same look as the woman and smirked again.

The two guys in black suits together with the woman jumped from the rooftop to the ground.

They walk following the shapeshifter on her way inside the club named pandemonium. Suddenly, the blonde guy bumped into a young redhead lady.

"Hey! Can you watch where you're going?" Said the lady.

"You can see me ?" He asked with a question in his eyes.

Eight hours earlier...

Monroe was on her way to apply in an art school in New York City. She is carrying with her her book and sample art drawing.

She is thin, pale skin, 5'7 in height, she also got thick curly lashes that compliments her brown eyes and her wavy hair was golden brown.

She went inside the building with a serious look on her face. And went directly to the table where the professors are.

"Hi. Ahm… I'm Monroe." And handed to them her sample artwork.

"This landscape is very… decorative." Said by the woman and raises her eyebrows.

One of the professor turned her gaze into her other artworks.

"What are those?" Asked by the professor.

"Oh, it's nothing.I just made these by mistake." She stated and smiled.

"Our academy doesn't believe in mistakes." The woman said and smiled.

After their talk, she went to the school's cafeteria where her best friend is waiting for her.

She was walking with a sad face when she's close to him.

"How was it ?" Simon asked. She sat on the table and handed him the paper. Still acting sad.

"You did it!!! Nice acting Roe." He exclaimed happily when he saw what's written on the paper. And hugged her.

"This day will go down in the history as the greatest 18th birthday I ever had." Monroe said.

"Which is why we are celebrating tonight with Maddy after our show." He excitedly said to her.

"Exactly. So… what's the deal with you and Maddy?" And she chuckles.

"What deal? No deal. We sing together." He explained.

"You seriously don't know she's been crushing on you the whole time ?" She asked with doubts in her voice while placing the slice of bread on the table.

Simon has this nerdy look but hot. He got thick glasses, defined jawline, thin lips, thick brows that suits him really well and he got this broad shoulders even though he's not into working out.

"What? N-no. No." He said stammering.

"Simon, how can someone as smart and perceptive as you don't realize that someone is in love with you?" She asked.

" I can guarantee you that I'm not the only person who's making the same mistake as me." He said while smirking without breaking his gazed into Monroe.

Monroe on the other hand stared into the slice of bread she puts on the table awhile ago. And to her surprise, the bread was not there anymore and is replace by a sketch of that same bread on the table.

As Simon notice her staring at the table, he just said " That's a latte." Pointing the cup and smile.

"Yeah,but I could swear I have a slice of bread here." She said with astonishment.

"Maybe you have ate it really fast and didn't notice." He replied. Monroe just laughed and shrugged it off her mind.

On the other hand, the police have found a dead body of a lady drained with blood. The police were still under investigation. The lady was the 7th victim so far.

Monroe went home after talking with Simon. When she opens the door a woman went close to her and gives her a hug.

"Happy birthday Roe!" And went back to the table flipping her cards.

"And my cards are telling me that you get to the art school." She continued.

"It's not your card Nat. Simon posted on social media, right ? I told him not to." She smiled shyly towards Natasha.

"Here's my gift." Handed her the gift.

"Aahh… this is so nice Nat. Thank you!" Monroe said and hugged her again. She then went upstairs to see her mom.

"Mom! Mom! I'm home." She shouted to the room.

"Congratulations baby." Flashed a big smile behind the worried face.

"You also followed Simon on social media?" She asked and frown.

"Haha yes! He only have a hundred of followers and he needs more." Her mother replied as she guided Monroe to the couch.

"Happy 18th birthday darling." And handed the box to Monroe. She open the box only to see a silvery stick with a white more like a glass tip.

"What is this mom ?" She asked her mom.

"It's called stele. Ahmm.. it-it's a family heirloom." Her mom told her with a serious voice. "Now that you're eighteen, it's time for you to know about something." Monroe just look at her with a question in her eyes. Suddenly, her phone rings.

"It's Simon.I have to take this, we're going out tonight. Mom we can talk later." She told her mom.

"It's not safe outside! Can't we just talk for a few seconds." She sounds really worried thinking that some demon blood might go after her now that she turned eighteen.

"Tomorrow morning, mom I'll be fine. Don't worry." She then gave her a pick on the cheeks. Simon on the other hand was walking close to them as he's going to pick up Monroe.

"Yes, don't worry Jocelyn. We'll just celebrate her birthday tonight." He said making sure that he'll take care of her.

"Just let them have fun tonight Jocelyn." Said the guy who arrived.

"Joeeee!" She runs excitedly to the man.

"Happy birthday kiddo." And he handed her his gift. She then grab it and went to Simon and jump to his back for a piggyback and said "Let's go!!!" And they went out of the room laughing.

"I'll let her be a kid for the last time. She needs to know the truth about her as much as possible." And a flashback came to her mind.

10 years ago…

A little girl in red hair was playing near the pond and watching the frog in front of her.

"Your daughter look just like you." One woman said to Jocelyn and smiled.

"I think it's the hair." Jocelyn replied.

The little girl near the pond got curious about the water moving or somewhat like boiling as if something will come out if it. The little girl shouted as the big creature came out from the water as if it's going to eat her.

Jocelyn heard her shout. So she quickly move and took her stele from her pocket and swatch it to her arm and created a light and disappeared. The woman beside her was shocked the moment she gazed to her side and nothing was there anymore.

In a blink of an eye Jocelyn was behind the little girl holding a sword and quickly slash it to the big creature in front of her daughter.

Jocelyn brought her daughter to a known and strongest warlock of all ages.

"Please Steven only a warlock can do this." Jocelyn said to the warlock.

"Mom?" Innocently asked her mom.

"It's okay honey. It's for the best." She replied as she continued tied her up.

"You're not protecting her, you're deceiving her." Steven told her making sure she knows what she's doing.

"For as long as possible Steven." She definitely replied.

"She won't be a child forever, Jocelyn." The little girl look to the both of them innocently while talking.

"For now.I don't want her to be part of our world." She worriedly replied to Steven and turn her gaze to her daughter.

"Mom… I don't wanna do this." She said looking at the guy beside her and is about to cry because of fear.

"Please take her memories."

The warlock then move his finger creating a silvery light to it and face it near the forehead of the child as if hesy pulling something from her head and that's how he took her memories.

And Jocelyn went back to her senses as Joe keeps on calling her name.

"Jocelyn! Jocelyn! Jocelyn... I've been talking to you and yet you're not listening." he said.