Ch.1 Enrollment forms and a vampire
The dimly lit hospital room held a somber silence as three sons said their final farewells to their mother lying in the bed they surrounded.
Alex, the eldest of the three boys, cradled his mother's fragile hand while she tried to remain awake as long as possible for her sons. It wouldn't be long now, the beeping of her heart rate monitor gradually slowed as it had been these past few days. This past year has been tough on them all after the doctor told them of the unfortunate results, seeing their mother, the strongest and kindest woman they knew slowly decay from the illness that was killing her body. These past couple of months had been the toughest yet on them and their mother, yet she persisted to stay alive to see her sons graduate middle school.
Alex glanced to his brothers on either side of the bed. Matt looked away from their mother and instead gave his attention to the outside world beyond the window. Alex didn't have to guess that his brother was crying and trying to hide it like he always does, he could hear the silent sniffling coming from his brother.
Dante, on the other hand, was different from Matt and openly wept for their mother as he sat in a chair beside her. He tried to be strong and hold it in as well when they got the news but he just couldn't hide it.
The three boys heard the whisper of their mother's voice call out to them. Alex and his brothers moved closer to their mother to hear what she had to tell them.
"My boys...my handsome boys..." she weakly smiled at each of them. She reached out to her sons and gently caressed each of their tear streaked cheeks. Alex didn't realize how much he is going to miss her touch. All those times he would swipe away her hand when she did that, he wished he could take them all back.
"Don't cry for me," she told them softly.
"I'm sorry mom," Alex sniffed. he tried to hold back his own tears but now this was all too much for him to endure. "I just feel like we could have done something-"
"This is not your fault sweetheart," their mother assured Alex and wiped away his falling tears. "These things just happen. I want you...all of you...to know how much I love each and everyone of you. You boys have brought such joy to my life...and...made me the...the proudest a mother can be-"
She held out her hand and Alex took it in his, closely followed by Matt and then Dante to give their mother one last bit of comfort before she passed on.
"You be good you three,okay?" she told her boys with a small smile. "I will be keeping an eye on you from time to time."
The three boys chuckled a bit until their mother began coughing more harshly. her heart rate monitor began beeping at a much faster rate until it was just one long never ending beep.
Alex glanced at the monitor that showed no sign of a pulse, only one long line and a big zero on the screen. He turned back to his mother, her glazed bluish green eyes stared lifelessly at the ceiling. Her body remained motionless and her hand that they held went limp and fell to her chest.
The doctor and three of the nurses rushed in to tend to their mother.
Alex could only hear silence as he stared at the scene before him. He glanced at the doctor that was yelling something to one of the nurses that rushed out of the room. Then he turned to his brothers, watching Matt cry as he held a sobbing Dante from falling on the floor. The Doctor turned to Alex and the two others before turning to one of his other nurses and ordered them to do something.
Sure enough, that nurse marched to the boys and calmly tried to direct them out of the room. Matt and Dante tried to fight off the nurse but Alex stepped in and led his brother's from the room himself. He didn't want them to see their mother like this.
Two weeks later...
Alex sat in his favorite spot on a high branch in a tree at the local park a few blocks away from his home. Hidden from view by branches and leaves, Alex let out a sigh, beginning to wonder about one thing and another.
'What are we supposed to do now? Mom's gone and we're alone... what should I do?'
Alex shook his head in obvious annoyance, repeating his last thought over and over again. He ran his hand through his long shoulder length black hair before sighing once again, and jumped down from his perch.
Alex brushed off the few leaves that still clung to his shirt. He always believed in dressing somewhat nicely, and that fact surely didn't ease the surprise of the few people walking down the nearby paths when he jumped down from the tree. The teen, however, didn't seem to care, and paid them little mind as he inspected himself for any leaves still remaining.
"You missed a few," a voice spoke from behind Alex.
"Oh do you mind getting them?"
Alex spoke, getting a look at the person who spoke. It was a tall man just a bit shorter than Alex wearing an expensive looking white suit with a matching white fedora pulled low to obscure his eyes from view. The man simply brushed off the leaves from Alex's back.
"Thank you I really do appreci-"
Alex spoke while turning around to thank the stranger. But noticed that the man in white had vanished. Alex looked around the park even up into the trees but could see no trace of the man in white. Even people passing Alex by didn't even seem to notice. Alex scratched the back of his head in wonder before waving it off and headed toward home.
As he put his hands in his pockets he felt something in his right pocket that felt like an envelope. Alex pulled out the envelope wondering how it got into his pocket. Suspicious of the envelope Alex looked it over left and right and noticed the strange seal on the back. Curious Alex broke the seal and pulled out the envelope's contents. The first thing Alex pulled from the envelope was a registration form.
"Hmm curious Yokai Academy huh...," Alex whispered as he walked home.
A vase went flying across the living room which crashes into the wall followed by an angry yell. "Hey asshole that was expensive!"
"No it wasn't! I wouldn't waste throwing something nice at you!"
"What's that supposed to mean you ditzy blonde!"
"It means I wouldn't throw good furniture at your stupid face!"
"I'm not stupid!"
A plate goes flying across the room and slams into the opposite wall shattering on impact.
"What are you aiming at moron?!"
"I was aiming at your manwhore face! That's what!"
"I am not a manwhore!" A drinking glass flew across the room and slams into Matt's face causing him to fall onto the low coffee table causing it to break in half.
"That's it! Now I'm mad!"
The front door opened and Alex stepped inside and shouted "I'm home!" Matt and Dante stopped fighting for a moment when they realize who just walked in the front door.
"Oh hey Alex where did you go?" Dante asked curiously.
"I just went to my regular spot at the park." Alex replied almost automatically while kicking off his shoes while also reading the list of rules in his hand.
"What's that Alex?" Matt asked noticing the list and several other papers in Alex's hand.
"Hm? Oh this I found it believe it or not. Some guy just put it in my pocket, or at least I think he did."
"Why would someone just put some random papers in your pocket."
"No idea why but it is interesting even so."
"Jeez, Alex weirdos just flock to you huh?" Alex shrugged and went back to reading the paper in his hands.
"Somehow I don't believe you Alex." Dante stated a wicked look in his eyes.
Alex looked up and upon noticing the look took a small step backward. Dante noticed the movement and grinned even wider when he noticed Matt behind Alex. A similar evil grin on his face. Before Alex could react Matt put Alex in a Full Nelson headlock causing him to drop the papers. Which Dante caught before they hit the floor.
Dante immediately began reading the papers looking for anything incriminating. "I wonder if it's from a girlfriend," Dante laughed with a smile.
"But I've never seen him on a date before." Matt commented from where he had Alex pinned on the floor his knee pressing against his arms tied behind his back.
"True, true" Dante said nodding. "He might very well be gay."
"WHAT?!" Alex shouted from the floor struggling against Matt's weight pressed against his arms. "How dare you even think such a thing Dante you damn per-!" Alex was cut off by Matt stuffing a cloth into his mouth.
Alex glared absolute hate towards Dante, who merely grinned in response before turning back to the papers in his hands. His eyes grew wide and his mouth fell open when he noticed the page displaying the school uniforms for the girls. His eyes immediately zoomed in on how short the girl's skirts are, his perverted mind running on overdrive.
"Holy shit!" Dante shouted. Matt looked up and stood up after making sure Alex was tied up securely so he couldn't get loose. Matt looked over Dante's shoulder and his mouth dropped open too.
"Holy crap man!" Matt exclaimed noticing the extremely short skirts.
Matt and Dante both exclaimed and high fived "Oh hell yeah we are soo going to this school!"
"I was going to tell you two about it at dinner before you so rudely took the information from me now I think that rude gesture and those incredibly rude accusations about my sexuality deserves punishment".
Matt and Dante both stopped their celebrating when they heard that all too familiar voice followed by the sound of cracking knuckles.
"Damn..."
Matt and Dante groaned together. The next moment, before either brother could react, Alex kicked their feet out from under them.
Before Dante hit the ground Alex grabbed his foot and threw him against the adjacent wall causing a vase on a high shelf to come tumbling down and smash on his head covering his head in soil and a sunflower. Then before Alex finished his rotation he planted his foot in the small of Matt's back and pushed forward, sending him sliding into the kitchen with a crash as he slammed through the kitchen table and slammed head first into the oven. Alex sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"I'm the big brother for a reason guys," Alex smiled one of his dazzling smiles. "Guess it's unanimous: we're moving to Yokai academy!"
Thanks go to my editor Darth Soultan for writing this chapters hospital scene. Thanks man I appreciate it!