The streets glistened like an  beacon, almost as if they were trying to call to unseen forces, street lamps and headlights reflected off of the asphalted wet surface that the passing street cleaner would leave behind. Up and down the cities passageways it ran,clearing away all evidence the days activity while in other parts of the city more filth was stirring around causing sirens to sound out in an already eerie setting. This was the way it was each night, now and again you would hear the shouts of an inebriated couple or maybe a rambunctious group of men or women out for a night on the town but otherwise, the  sounds, sights and smells were all the same. New Orleans had made a startling recovery after its disaster, it still had further to go to reach its former glory but it was well on its way.<br/><br/>In a three story building, down one of New Orleans many sparingly populated streets, there was a window  on the second story that stood open, the curtain from inside were fluttering as the muggy breeze blew in to stir the air that surrounded to girl that lay inside. Elizabeth lay in her studio vintage apartment, nestled beneath the sheet, shifting around uncomfortably. The tick of the clock on the wall competed with the sound of the small fan blades that whirled on her nightstand blowing towards her face. The fair skinned girl shifted once more, in fact she had such fair white skin the blue veins that carried blood through her body could be seen just under her skin,  raven black hair that adorned her head made for a stunning contract during the day, not to mention eyes so blue they could rival any tropical water in color.  As the clock drew nearer to midnight she began to writhe more and just when the bell of that time piece began to sing its midnight song Elizabeth's eyes flew open, her hands reached to grab her throat and at the same time she sat straight up in bed.  Seconds passed as she sat there, her pulse was racing, she had broken out into a light sweat, her eyes darted left then right as she looked around in the darkness, she could have sworn that she heard someone, like they were taking a wheezing breath. When she found no evidence of anyone in the room with her, her mind began to form other logic's, perhaps it was just a dream or maybe she had been snoring and got choked and had woken herself up that way. Still, no matter how logical anything else sounded, she was unable to completely shake the feeling that something about her had changed, yes it was her birthday officially and she was twenty one today..but something felt different, she just didn't know what it was.<br/><br/>