Hunter - Quinn

Nicholas - Lucy

***Hunter***

Sometimes the academy was boring. Fridays week one was always the dullest day, there was no action, no training to stake vampires; I found no fun in sitting in classrooms all day pouring over old books, stained with all kinds of liquids.

Chloe groaned next to me, turning to face me slightly "Who said anythinig about taking this class not ?" I shrugged slightly.

"I dont know, but get ready for some stupid training method" seemed to overhear that as his narrow eyes landed on me.

"" He called, I sighed and stood up; at the Academy when being adressed by a teacher the done thing was to stand to show respect. "You are in charge of a new student" He commented, I felt my mouth fall.

"What?" I asked, glancing at Chloe whos face showed the same shock as me.

"Class, the newest to the Academy is " pointed towards the door, the breath caught in my throat. Stood in the doorway, dressed in the Academy uniform was Lucy Hamilton, the girl I had met at the Drake household. "Sit next to " York said, pointing at the seat next to me and Chloe. She nodded nervously before taking the seat.

"Lucy?" I mumbled as I Sat back down. Her gaze fell upon me.

"Hunter" She whispered a small smile spreading on her face.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, watching her toy with a silver pendent on a chain. "You do know necklaces are baned"

Lucy grinned slightly. "Im here for some training, the Hel-Blar are getting closer to the compound this?" She motioned at the necklace, showing me a tiny sliver. It had the Drake family crest on it. "Nicholas gave it to me a few weeks back, when I said about the Academy he made me promise I would wear it"

" and , as you cant seem to be quite you can join me on the training course" Lucy glanced at me.

"Whats that?"

"The death walk, the hell hole, the dreaded-" I cut Chloe off her ranting at the training course.

"Staking Vampires, dodging etc" I said, I couldnt help notice the smirk that appeared on Lucys face. "Your happy about that?"

"Its what I came here for" She said her smirk growing.

"Follow me"

York lead the way to the training course, watching the nervous in Lucys eyes grow with every step. ", this is where you shall be training with , your mission? Make it out by only using stakes" He threw a pile of Stakes at our feet. "Take your place, Kill all the vampires"

I picked up a few stakes, watching Lucy fumble with them slightly. Her eyes kept glancing into the thick wood that was around the edge of the Academy. "Lucy? Whats wrong?"

Her eyes flicked back to me before mumbling "I can feel someone watching us..." I too looked towards the woods now.

"like who?"

Lucy shrugged. "Its not a Drake, I can tell their family smell, its blueberries and coco." she said with a slight grin. "Its ment to be different to every mortal but, thats what the Drakes smell like to me."

"Could it be a hel-blar...?" I mumbled, keeping one eye on the wood.

"Im not sure..." Lucy froze still staring into the wood.

"Girls!" York screamed at us "Focu-"

A flash of blinding green light up the wood and all across the trainingcourse, I watched York sheild his eyes as he arched over trying to protect himself from whatever was happening. I covered my own eyes as a horrible smell of rotting mushrooms filled the air. I heard Lucy choking next to me.

"Cover your eyes!" York yelled "Dont breath in the smell!"

But it was too late, Lucy crumpled to the floor completely outcold as the sound of hissing and snarling filled the air as ravanous Vampires stalked out the wood, teeth bared.

"Run..."