A little short story

I don't know what to use as the title yet, so I'm just using what I put for now.
I know I'm not one of the best writers ever, but I'll try.
If you can, tell me some feedback on what you think

Part 1
I was sleeping like I normally do on any school night-or day, since the sun was still up-but suddenly, I felt like I was drowning. All I could see was darkness. . .everywhere. I couldn't move, I felt pinned. I tried gasping and screaming for help, but all that did was sink me deeper into the dark water.
I awoke with a start and sat up rigidly on my bed. I was gasping and I felt perspiration drip down my face that made my hair cling to my forehead and neck. I glanced at the clock.
"It's only two?!" the words escaped my lips before I could stop them.
Melanie stirred in her bed across from mine and then sat up, a little disoriented from what I could sense.
"Raven?" she asked a little concerned and then lightly yawned. "Why are you up?" she glanced at the clock and then stared at me. "Holy crow," she said astonished and a little loud I might add. "it's only 2 at night?! What happened? Did you. . ." she paused, taking a slow breath. "Did you have one of those dreams again?"
Looking away from Mel, I nodded slowly and shuddered at the memory.
She seemed worried, concerned and most of all, afraid. "What. . .what happened this time?" she asked softly, hesitantly.
I shrugged as if it was nothing and then sighed feeling something tickle me inside my head. I sighed and slowly whispered. "I was drowning, no one could hear me and my lungs felt like they were going to explode." I looked back at her and her eyes had widened.
Okay, so here's the thing about Mel and I. Melanie can read peoples minds and thoughts, that includes memories. I, on the other hand, see the future, can repel anyone who has magic that can hurt me-except Mel, and we don't know why-and control four elements: fire, water, earth, and air.
Every student here at McArthur Academy has a special ability. I was a rare and strange anomily to the usual "only one special ability to one individual" scenario.
Melanie and I have been going to McArthur ever since I can remember. We'd sat next to each other by random coincidence in our kindergarden year. Our teacher Mr. Vargas was cruel and forced us to write Melanie Ashford and Raven Sterling. I got irritated and threw my colored pencil at his head. I sucked at writing back then, but my aim was always deadly and precise.
After being sent to a "time out" I got to get with a partner to get to know someone. Melanie was shy-still is shy-but when I came over and we talked for a while, we became best friends.
It's been about eleven years since then, and Mel and I were at the end of our junior year. Melanie is a vampire, minus the fangs and sparkly skin in the sunlight. I am half and half of vampire and human. My kind are called Impral. In our world, there was one thing trying to kill vampires, and those are werewolves. Yeah, no surprise there, but vampires aren't that strong. Impral go through traing to protect vampires. We are a mix of vampire and human blood, which makes us stronger, faster and more lethal.
To kill a werewolf is as easy as putting on a glove, but werewolves can bear young faster than vampires and Imprals. They also can have as many as two to a dozen pups. But after five years, they can change into humans as well. It's startling, but that's how it is.
Anyway, things get stranger every day for Melanie and me. Sometimes I wonder how we will survive off Academy grounds and in the real world.

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