There Once Was a Man
Prologue
"What's this?" Xander said raising an eyebrow at the extremely long katana Coach Harris handed him. Coach Harris just smiled and adjusted his glasses, "Take all your weapons, you'll need them." He said with a chuckle as he walked away. The katana was taller than Xander, who wasn't tall to begin with, around 5"6'. It was heavy and hard to hold with one hand. With a flick of his wrist the blade arced through the air with a whoosh. He swung it a few more times to make sure the balance was right. It was perfect. "I don't see why I need to bring all these weapons to an all girl school anyway." Xander grumbled. "Shut it," Coach Harris shouted jabbing his finger into Xander's chest "Nick and Michael have already started their missions, but this one is of the utmost importance. Don't underestimate anything." "Now state your name, class, rank, and age." Coach Harris ordered. "Xander Suttles, High Day-light Walker Vampire, Lt. Colonel, age16, sir."
Chapter 1: New Teacher
"Yes, I do understand the importance of my task." Xander said into cell phone. Standing atop a building near the Mahora High School he had a great view of the surrounding area. The sound of Chief's constant bitching buzzed though the phone. "Yes, I understand what will happen if I fail." Xander answered to the Chief's whining. He closed the phone with a click, just as the late bell rang in the school and a voice came over the intercom, "Xander-sensei, please report to your classroom right away."
All sorts of curses fell from Xander's mouth as he hoped from rooftop to rooftop. Xander jumped from the rooftop to a window on the side of the school. As Xander neared the window he saw that it was closed. "Open the window!" Xander shouted. The window started to move upwards and a white haired and tanned skinned girl stuck her head out of the window. She was Zazie. Zazie jerked her head back into the room so Xander could fly though the window. He hit the floor and rolled right into a desk and ended up looking like a massive heap of black poncho, black pants, and round reflective sunglasses.
The girls in the room giggled at Xander, who looked rather silly lying on the ground. Xander picked himself up off the ground and brushed the dust off his poncho. In a few short strides Xander crossed the room and stood in front of Zazie. "Hi, I'm Xander. Thanks for opening the window for me." He said letting his glasses slide down his nose so she could see his red eyes. Zazie's eyes locked with those blood red orbs and her knees shook. "Za Za Zazie, my name is Zazie." She stuttered. "Well thanks again for the window, Zazie. I teach History here now, do you have my class?" Xander asked pushing his glasses back up on his nose. "Yeah, I think I have your class next period." Zazie said trying to keep her legs from shaking. "Great, see you next period then, Zazie-san." Xander said with a wave and smile as he left. Zazie's knees gave out and she had to hold onto a desk to stay standing. "Looks like someone's in love." Mana jeered walking up beside Zazie. Zazie just stood there silently, knees shaking; she was right, but too arrogant to admit it.
"Good afternoon class." Xander said sitting atop his podium in front off the class as the bell rang. "Good afternoon Xander-sensei." The class responded. Then Xander open up the class with notes on ancient Mesopotamia. Zazie sat in the back of the room with Mana. Her hands were shaking so badly that she could barely hold on to her pencil to take notes. Her notes on ancient Mesopotamia were going nowhere fast. "Are you okay Zazie?" Mana asked quietly. Zazie's small shaking had turned into a full body tremble. "I'm ok." Zazie said softly between chattering teeth. "Is it him?" Mana asked nodding her head at Xander, who was busy writing notes on ancient Mesopotamia on the chalkboard. Zazie swallowed hard and nodded. Mana raised her eyebrow in a questioning manner. "He's kind of cute I'll admit and he is your age, but he looks like the kind of guy who has been with a girl or two before. I can see why you like him." Mana said propping her chin on her hand. "Really?" Zazie asked, her hands twisting in her skirt. "You should ask him out." Mana said winking at Zazie. "Wah, I can't do that." Zazie said shocked. Right Zazie said that Xander asked the class "I'm still looking for a place to stay, does anybody have room?" Zazie stood bolt upright and her hand shot up in the air. The class seemed to freeze for a moment as everyone stared at Zazie. "Ah, Zazie-san, thanks for taking me in. You'll have to show me where your room is after class." Xander thanked her with a smile.
