The yell echoed throughout the desert, rippling the winds in it's path and alarming all the creatures of the night with his presence. Startled, Deri's green eyes shot open and she leaped to her feet; the hushed whispers of the desert vampires ran along the wind as it blew through her auburn hair - and she ran.<br/><br/>With only a few moments head start toward the man, Deri knew she had to make it to him in time in order to save his life from the others or he would be a goner.  Counting silently, she heard five voices, all male, discussing their attack against him.  "Shit."  The vampire in her roared with thirst, but Deri refused to let it take control of her and kill the human only inches from her.<br/><br/>"GET DOWN!"  She urged in a hushed voice as she wrapped him in her arms and sped toward a bundle of desert rocks almost fifteen feet high and flung him into a dark corner.  Turning with her eyes directed in the arriving vampires coarse, she could only hope they couldn't smell him over her.