I walked the halls of St. Vladimir's academy. This was what I had been waiting for, for seven months I had been waiting to be transferred here. My name is Serra, as in Serraphina…but I hate that name so Serra is fine. I am a Dhampir half vampire, half human and I am also one of only a few women Dhampir to become a guardian.
For those who don't know a guardians job here a quick re-cap. Guardians consist of Dhampir we protect Moroi. Moroi are vampires with souls, who never kill when drinking blood, and can specialize in an element of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind and the mostly recently acquired Spirit Though they are much slimmer, smaller, and don't possess the natural strength and speed of a Dhampir. And we protect them from Strigoi, vampires who don't have souls. Now there are two ways one can become a Strigoi, One is to kill the person you're drinking from and the other is by force, (A Strigoi taking your blood then feeding its own blood to you in return.)They are faster than Dhampir's and a hell of a lot stronger too.
My plan was to become the next best thing next to Rose Hathaway, one of the elite guardians of the school. Fair enough I didn't have the legendary attitude, but I had acquired my own, flair I suppose you could say.
I walked to the front office, and a busy middle aged women set down the stapler, and stacks of paper, "Hello can I help you?" I removed a light brown fringe from my eyes so I didn't seem so punk ass.
"Um yer I'm looking for Ms. Rafel, I'm the new transfer S..."
"Serraphina" I cringed at my full name "I'm so glad you arrived safely, welcome to St Vladimir's" Ms. Rafel seemed like the motherly type, and I cringed at the fact, that she looked ready to hug me. I wasn't the hugging type. "Pleasure to meet you" I nodded my head slightly – a better greeting then a hug- and smiled at her. "Well aren't you sweet, come in dear and we will sought out your time table."
Okay as this was more of a combined school where Moroi and Dhampir so our day time was human night time. We would wake up at five pm and sleep at five pm which was not like my old schedule, all well suppose if I want to be the best ill deal with it I thought momentarily.
Ms. Rafel gave me a piece of paper which showed some of my studies would be conducted of Physical combat. Yes I gave a celebratory cheer in my head. The rest was guardian rules and regulations…Great theory
Class
Period
Practical/theory
Teacher
Combat training
1
practical
Guardian 101
2
Theory
Mrs. Rain
Self defense
3
Practical
Mrs. James
Math
4
Theory
Mr. Green
Animal Behavior
5
Practical/Theory
Mrs. Heart
Analytical science
6
Theory
Mr. Wright
Now the last three I had was combined with the Moroi students of the school. I looked at the silver clock that hung on the yellow wall of the principal's office. It was a simple room, a false plant lay in the right corner, the walls were bare except for the clock and PHD's of teaching on the wall, a simple wooden desk with a laptop and a phone and a wheelie chair which on it sat the skinny figure of Ms. Rafel. She smiled politely at me "Your first class is animal behavior, and then Analytical science, then free time, after that is dinner, and our curfew is four thirty am sharp, do you understand?" Again I nodded. She got up from her chair, and I did the same as we bid each other farewell.