They call me "The Rat". I am one lucky little piece of trash. Well, now I 
     am, but I didn't used to be. Not before I was made.

	I used to be an underdog of society, stealing what I wanted; or I should say
     trying to steal what I wanted. I was always getting caught. A night in jail never
     bothered me though; a safe place to sleep with warm meals. It was more of a bed
     and breakfast than a prison.

	I used to fight a lot too. I was an irate little prick. I'd fight anything; not just
     the little guys, but the big biker guys. I could hold my own for the most part, but
     I would get creamed sometimes.

	Actually, that is how I met him; the meanest looking dude I ever saw. He 
     stood about six feet tall with long sandy-colored hair and some nasty looking
     scars about his face. His name was Black Pete. Impetuous me, I decided to try and
     mug this guy. Bad mistake; he had me pinned to the cold, brick alley wall before
     I knew what was what.

	"You amuse me," he said with a malicious grin on his face. "No, I'm not going
     to kill you, but I'll make you wish you were never born."

	Then the freak bit me on the neck. I could feel the life slipping out of my body.
     Just before I thought I would die, he stopped, and stared directly into my desperate
     eyes. He let me fall to the ground. Then he slit his wrist with a fang and let the blood
     drip into my gaping mouth. I felt a surge of power with those few drops, like licking
     a car battery. I begged for more. With everything in my, I grabbed for his wrist, pulled
     it to my mouth and drank. I'm not sure whether that was a blessing or a mistake, but
     he was furious. He picked my up by the throat and hurled me at the wall. He left me
     to live uttering the words, "I hope you rot."

	And so, I never saw that ox again. He made me what I am though, a vampire
     that is. It's odd, he thought that immortal life would be a curse on me. I see nothing
     cursed about immortality and superhuman strength. Now I can steal better than before,
     and I can just feed from anyone who looks at me cross eyed. I have eternity.