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I was helping out at a school, ok I know it sound stupid because well it is, for one thing I cannot read nor can I write. Who knows why they employed me, maybe they just needed some help in the PE department, that is probobly the only lesson I would be any help in. Anyway the reason for me voulentering is simple, I am on the prowl for a new assistant, and I thought 'a school would be the perfect place'. I went to a small school and hoped to find a kid that was maybe being bullied or was an outcast and ask them if they wanted a second chance in life. I know it is not a good idea to blood another child, but it cannot go that badly, because Darren turned out to be a prince and that must count for something, must it not? I had been introduced to the children by the teachers and now the kids are at assembly, they were singing songs, most of them are about God and/or Jesus, so I just tuned them out. I thought back to the introduction with the children.
****Miss Webb, the teacher, introduced me to the class. They are a year 6 class so the age range is 10-11 years old, which is how old Darren was when he was blooded. I got asked a lot of random questions, most of which I was expecting. Like is my hair naturally red? I said yes. Like do I wear red because it matches my hair? I said no I just love the colour red. And one kid asked me how old I was, I had to think about this for a moment I could not say that I was 196 years old so I told them to guess my age. One boy said 70, another said 99 a girl said 82, then the quiet girlsaid 196, my exact age. All of the other students laughed, thinking she had made a joke, but she remained silent. I gave her a small smile, then I moved my gaze to the teacher.
"How old do you think I am?" I asked Mrs Webb.
"Hmmm...I would say 35, maybe a bit younger, but not any older because if you were you wouldn't have all of your hair."
Everyone laughed, "That is correct I am 35. Any more questions?"
"How did you get that scar?" A short, chubby girl asked. This is the question I was waiting for, I had thought of the answer on the way to the school. I had to think of a cover story, because I could not tell them that I got it by trying to kiss a woman.
"I got it from a Lion."
"How?" The short and chubby girl asked.
I had to think of how to word it, I wanted to get the attention of the quiet girl, "I got in a fight with it." Ok, that did not come out as excitingly as I had wanted it to. But the kids seemed to think it was amazing.
"Why were you fighting a Lion." The girl asked.
"I needed food." I said like it was no big deal.
"So you ate the Lion?"
"Yes." I said and glanced at the quiet one, she was still looking like she heard this kind of thing every day.****
The songs finished and a small, chunky man walked, no waddled to the front of the hall. Then he said with fake enthusiasm, "Now, for the awards." He said out all of the names of the students who had done exceedingly well in subjects, like Maths, English and Science. The he announced the Art award, it went to Jackie Rathbone. The quiet girl sighed and stood up, then she went to the front. So her name was Jackie. Whilst she was up there the man said that had also won the music award. She smiled but I could tell it was a fake smile. I noted her appearence, She was very tall for her age with a round but not chubby face, from what I could see she was quite slim. She had grey/blue eyes and light brown/dark blonde hair. She was wearing the school uniform, which was black trousers, a white polo and a red jumper. The students were meant to wear black school shoes, but instead she wore black and red sneakers. She had the sleeves of her jumper rolled up to her elbow and was wearing a black and red checkered sweatband. The chunky man said that there was no PE award because the teacher was not there this week. The students accepted their awards and sat back down on the floor, I forgot to mention the children had to sit on the floor but the adults got to sit on chairs. Another song started and the man at the front told the classes to leave the hall. I waited until my class left then followed them. Once we got back to the classroom Miss Webb told the students to get out their reading books and read until break. All of the kids got their books out of their bags and sat on chairs, most of them went in small groups to tables and just chatted, and I was sure it was not about the books. I looked for Jackie, expecting to find her in one of te groups but instead she was sat at the back of the classroom with her back against the wall reading. I went over to her and sat next to her, she looked up from her book.
"Hello." I said a kissed her hand, she did not look at all surprised but then I felt a tap on my shoulder,
"Mr Crepsley this is a school, not a place for peadophiles." Miss Webb said.
"No Miss, it's French custom, like waving or shaking hands." Jackie stood up for me.
"Are you French?" Miss Webb asked me.
"Yes, I am."
"Fine, but don't do it again. Some other parents do not tolerate that kind of custom."
Miss Webb stormed off back to her chair and I heard Jackie sigh.
"She always overexagerates things."
"No problem, so what are you reading?"
"Bram Stoker's Dracula."
"That is a vampire book, is it not?"
"Yeah, but it's a bit long winded, and you can tell all of the vampires in it are made up."
"Do you believe in vampires?"
"I do."
"So what kind of vampires do you believe in?"
"Vampires that, don't kill when they feed, they burn in the sunlight but only the full ones the half vampires can go out in the sunlight, they have very sharp nails and they have ten small scars on their fingertips, from were they have been blooded."
How did she know all of this, no human is meant to know.
"You probobly think I'm mad, but I know its true." She continued.
"I do not think you are mad, those scars you were talking about, do they look a little like these." I said and held out my hands so she could see my scars.
"Yeah, are you a vampire, or are just mocking me?"
"I assure you, I am not mocking you."
"So you are a vampire."
"Yes, but you must keep it a secret. Can you do that?"
"Yes, I can. I will. So are you a full vampire or half vampire?"
"Full."
"Then how come you are out in the day?"
"It is cloudy and, sun cream always helps." She chuckled.
"You're wearing sun cream?" I nodded.
"So why are you at a school?" She asked me.
"I am looking for a new assistant."
"I thought you couldn't blood children."
"You can but you are not meant to, no what I meant was I would someone that is willing to become a vampire, train them, take them to the mountain, the princes decide in their own way whether they are worthy or not, if they are they choose a vampire to blood them, if they are not they join the guardians of blood. "
"I understand."
"May I ask, how do you know about vampires?"
"Do you know, Desmond Tiny?"
"I should have guessed."
"BREAK TIME!" Miss Webb announced.
"I have to go."Jackie said.
"Where?"
"To the assembly hall."
"Ok, bye."
Then we both went off different ways, she went to the hall and I went to the staff room.
I wonder why she was going to the hall and not the playground like all of the other children? And why does she know Mr. Tiny?
Please comment, BTW I know this chapter is not very good but it is only the start, I promise it will get better...
