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Nordstrom academy. No words could express this place. It was creepy, scary, and downright spooky.

The owner, Ms. Nordstrom, was as mean as they came. The school was for children who didn't have families. They were either foster children or orphans. They didn't have anywhere to go but the school.

They were not allowed to laugh or play. It was considered a waste of time. They were placed on punishment or the sweat house when they disobeyed. All the teachers were terrible and treated the children horribly. The students had the best clothes, best food, and best education. But everyone was sad and miserable. Especially the older teens. They felt like there was nothing to live for because if no one adopted them, Mrs. Nordstrom arranged for the state to let her employ them and keep them as employees for her academy.

"Morning students. Pull out your books and turn to chapter 1," the teacher said, now looking around the class. It was cold and rainy and all the 10th graders began pulling out their manuals. It was cold and damp inside the rooms too, but the teens could only open their manuals and begin to read.

"By the way...we will be getting some new students so be on your best behavior." The teacher said coldly. Within seconds, there came a knock on the door. A student came in with smooth black hair that hung barely above his ears and long black bangs. He looked unusually tall for a young teen but what stood out the most were his bright green eyes.

"Well, J. Walker, I presume."

"Yes Headmistress."

"You are late. Need I remind you that if you hope to attend this academy you will be on time from now on."

"Well in all honesty, I wanted to be transferred." Came the calm reply from the young teen.

"Silence!" the teacher snapped. "No one is transferred from this academy! Bite your tongue if you have any hopes of surviving here!"

The young teen said nothing. He only smirked and nodded his head in respect.

"And wipe that stupid grin off your face! We take life and education seriously here! There is no time for foolishness! Sit down over there!" she hissed.

J did not reply. He simply walked over to his chair and placed his bag on the ground. As he sat, he glanced around the room and all the students were looking at him in shock and awe. There was never a student that made a teacher THAT angry before.

"He's going to be in a lot of trouble," Lilac whispered to another friend.

"I know. I don't think he is aware of the rules just yet." Her friend responded.

"Oh, I am aware…" came a whispered reply. Both girls' eyes widened. They were sitting at least 3 rows behind him and when they looked up, they saw him gently turn and give them a small smile.

"How could he have heard us?!"

"I don't know!"

But they had no more time to speak as the class begun. It was long and grueling but there was nothing sweeter than the sound of the bell.

"Now…we have only 5 more classes and the day is over," Lilac groaned.

"Is this how it always is?" A voice asked. She turned and saw J looking at her curiously.

"What do you mean?"

"Is everyone always tired and exhausted, hoping the day will end early?"

"Pretty much. That's all we have to look forward to."

"Really?"

"Yes. Don't you know where you are?! This is Nordstrom academy. When the state hands you over to this place, this is where you stay!"

"I know about this place, but I have no intention of staying forever." He replied with a gentle shrug.

"You can't escape here. Many have tried and everyone was brought back."

"We shall see about that. In the meantime, what do you all do for fun around here?"

"Fun? Ha! Nothing. We work and that's it." She replied sadly.

"Awww c'mon Lilac. Cheer up."

"Huh?! How do you know my name?!" She asked, staring at him hard.

"I'll tell ya later. In the meantime, how about a trip through the park before we go to our quarters?" He smiled, now jumping up high on the fence and whistling loud. Within seconds, two other guys, looking approximately his same age appeared and climbed up the fence.

"Lilac, these two are my brothers. This is Vance and this is Blithe." J grinned, now holding his hand out to her.

"Nice to meet you," Vance winked. She immediately noticed his lightly colored eyes. They almost looked…yellow? No that's impossible. No person can have yellow eyes! Must be contacts. The other one had dark green/turquoise looking eyes too! Where do they get their contacts from!

"We can't leave! We'll get caught!" Lilac protested.

"No we won't if you hurry," J smirked, now reaching out and grabbing her hand and pulling her up on the fence. "Vance, Blithe…you two finish enrolling."

"Gotcha!" Blithe said, now urging Vance to head towards the academy. Once they were gone, J looked at Lilac.

"Now let's get going. I wanna go for a walk in the park." He said, now gently pulling her over the fence. That afternoon was the best she ever had; they were able to get ice cream and look in all of the shop windows.

"I can't believe we are able to do this!" Lilac squealed, happy to be free.

"I'm glad you're having fun, but it is time to head back." J replied.

"So soon?" She whimpered.

"Yes, before they miss you." And with those words, they headed back. Lilac watched in shock as J eased her through windows and carried her through stairways, somehow getting past all the teachers.

"How are you doing this?! This is impossible!" Lilac gasped before he covered her mouth.

"Shhh, keep it down before they hear us." He chuckled, now winking at her and dropping her off in the girl's rooms. "See ya tomorrow." And with that, he was gone!

"How did he do that?! Who is this new kid?" She thought outloud.

"You're late." A snotty girl growled. "You've been out and I'm gonna tell!"

"Oh be quiet! You have no proof!" Lilac growled.

"Yeah we do, I'm gonna…"

But she was stopped in her sentence as a teacher screamed and began running down the hallway! All the girls looked out and saw the teacher holding her skirt up so she could outrun something behind her.

"MONSTER! MONSTER!" She screamed. The girls then screamed as they saw a large red beast behind her and he was running on all fours!

"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA," He laughed maliciously.

"MONSTER! THERE'S A MONSTER IN HERE!" The girls panicked, now running back in her room. Lilac ran to run back in the room when the large beast pinned her down. But before she could scream, she looked up into the beast's beautiful green eyes. Something about those eyes were familiar. He was large with red skin, white fangs, black horns gently curling up, and he had black claws. He was very intimidating for a beast, and yet handsome at the same time! He had on a black sash covering some of his bare chest and a black loincloth like garment for modesty.

"P-Please don't hurt me!" She begged.

But all she felt was the beast run a hand down her face and give her a wink. It then let her up, helped her to her feet, and bounded down the hall!

"W-wait!" She said, now running after it, but when she turned the corner, it was gone! It vanished! "What on Earth is going on?!"

"Lilac?" a voice asked from behind her. She spun around and saw J. "What is it?"

"J! We have a monster in the school! He chased the teacher and jumped on me!"

"My oh my…it appears we have a mystery." J chuckled.

"And I'm going to solve it!"

"Are you sure you can catch this creature?" J smirked.

"Of course. I will have a trap! I will catch it for sure!" She grinned triumphantly, now walking away.

"Or….it will catch you," a voice whispered in her ear, making her shudder and spin around, but no one was there! Not even J!

guestsurprise: Hope you all liked it! It's about to get crazy lol

newbienovelistRD: You bet it is! I'm dying to see what happens next!