Chapter Three
"Witches and Vampire's are Forbidden To be Together."
After the plane ride it seemed Damien trusted me enough to not attack him or try to escape. Even if I wanted to I had nowhere to go. I had no idea where we were. It was cold. And dark so I assume it's late.
"Where are we?" I asked still trying to figure out where we are.
"We're in NEVERWOOD. It's hidden deep in the woods of Grease."
"But it's cold…freezing cold."
"There is a force that surrounds NEVERWOOD. So it's cold here because that's what the witches prefer."
I nodded and followed him. I was trying to find Scarlett but there was no sign of her. Damien kept his pace fast. He kept acting like someone was watching us, like someone was following us. I rubbed the side of my arm. It was freezing cold. I never really like the cold. I've lived in California my entire life.
At least that's what I thought.
Finally we reached the academy. It was a huge castle like school. It was…pretty…and there were flags around it. It had a star on it. The academy was big in every side. It's high and wide. Outside you can see people walking back and forth.
"Wow." I said as I entered the academy. The inside looked larger than the outside. Damien walked me upstairs into the school's office.
A woman stood behind her desk. She's mid height. She has blond hair that was fixed into a tight high bun. Her eyes were a jade green. She wore a red pencil skirt with a white button down and a black blazer.
"Where is she?" she asked angrily.
Damien stepped forward. His hands behind his back standing perfectly straight.
"Head Mistress Aurora we sent Princess Renee's mother home."
"She is not her mother! She is a kidnaper! And how dare you set her free!"
I stood next to Damien. I wasn't use to people calling princess. Anger sparked in me
"Do not call my mother a kidnapper."
Head Mistress Aurora's eyes shot at me.
"Princess Aurora, It is an honor to have you back at the Academy." Her voice quickly shifted to angry to all nice. "Forgive me please."
"She may not be my real mother but she did raise me. So please respect her. She took me away from here for a reason." I looked at Damien. "Where is Scarlett?"
"She's in her dorm." Head Mistress Aurora quickly replied. " She handed me a paper.
"Here is your schedule and your dorm number. You get a room to yourself. please escorts the Princess to her room." Head Mistress Aurora ordered. Damien nodded and turned around he looked at me signaling me to follow him.
"Oh and please don't call me Princess. Just call me Renee." I said before following Damien out.
The dorms were all divided by sections. They were outside like mini condos. I walked up the stairs and Damien stopped in front of a door.
"This is your room." He handed me a key. "Goodnight Renee." I smiled at how he didn't call me Princess.
I put the key in the lock and turned it. When I opened the door I was surprised to see Scarlett standing in my room.
"Thank god it's you" she said immediately pushing me in and closing the door behind me.
I hugged her. She hugged me back but then pulled away.
"I need to tell you." She said.
"Tell me what?" I asked
"Everything." She said while she sat on the edge of the bed.
I sat next to her. She sighed deeply.
"We were recently attacked by the Borgias. Delilah and your real mother were very close." Delilah was my mother…or my other mother the one that took me away from the academy.
Before she continued I asked Scarlett a question.
"What was her name? My real mother."
"Renesme." She said with a smile.
I smiled a little and told her to continue.
"Before you were born Renesme made Delilah promise that if anything happened to her that she would take you away from NEVERWOOD."
"Why?" I asked
"I don't know. Renesme never said why."
"What happened to her? I asked
Scarlett stayed silent for awhile
"She died giving birth to you." I never felt this way before. I wasn't even mad that Delilah wasn't even my real mother. I was glad she was mother. She raised me so well and I love her so much. I really wish I could see her soon. But the more I thought about my real mother the more I'd like to know what she was like.
"My family was killed the night your father died, ever since Delilah treated me like her own. She trained me to be your guardian."
My eyes shot up at her. "You're a…vampire?"
She nodded "Yea…"
I inhaled and exhaled "Why didn't you ever tell me…why did you guys keep all of this a secret?"
"To protect you. The less you knew the better."
I played with my fingers
"You okay?" Scarlett asked
I looked up at her "No." I said before bursting into tears.
In the morning I went straight to my class. For first period I had Witchcraft History. In class people kept staring at me and I could hear whispers about me. I ignored them and tried to concentrate on the class.
After class I had trouble getting to my next class when a young handsome guy came up to me
"You must be Princess Renee." He said smiling
I looked up from my schedule "Oh, please just call me Renee."
He nodded and shook my hand "Connor." He said still smiling at me. He had tan skin and brown hair. Along with brown eyes.
"It's the greatest honor to meet you. I saw you in class, don't let the whispers and stares bother you, people here are always gossiping." He said. I smiled at him. Finally a normal person who actually talked to me like I was a normal girl.
"Yea I was wondering about that. Thanks, um…can you help me find my next class?"
"It would be my pleasure. Let me see your schedule."
After my first three periods I headed off to lunch. I looked around the cafeteria hoping to find Scarlett.
"Looking for me?" I turned around startled by the voice. It was Scarlett.
"Geez Scar you know I hate when people gang up on me."
She smirked "Exactly." I rolled my eyes and playfully hit her arm.
"So how's it going?" she asked turning all serious.
I sighed "It's okay…I still miss home. But this place isn't so bad…I'm still trying to figure out why my real mother wanted me to stay away from here."
"Renee…"
"I know, I know…I shouldn't think about that but I can't help it…something just doesn't add up."
We walked towards a table and sat down.
"You're not eating?" She asked trying to change the subject.
"I'm not hungry. How about you?"
"I ate already." She said.
"You mean drank…"
She looked at me "We Vampire's only drink animal blood."
"I know…its okay"
"Are you sure? I know you have a thing for animals."
I smiled "So do you…but not as much as me."
She laughed and then looked at me "I saw you talking to Cam today…what was that about?"
"You know him?" I asked
"I get around. So tell me you like him?" Her eyebrows went up and down and she had a flirty look.
"You are something else."
"What?" she said laughing "It's not bad to have a little fun around here." She said.
"It's our first day here and you're already thinking about hooking up with guys." I said
"I can't help it. There are some hot guys here." She said biting her lip.
I shook my head and laughed. I looked the side and I saw Damien standing against the wall. His hands were behind his back and he was standing perfectly straight with his head held high. A guardian's usual posture. I must have been staring at him for a while because Scarlett noticed.
"I can't stand him."
I snapped out of it and looked at her. "Why?"
"He's the genius that caught us."
"I don't think that's a reason to hate him. It's his job."
"Are you…defending him?" She said over dramatically
"I'm just saying."
"He's seven years older than you." She said randomly
I raised an eyebrow "I know that."
"I'm just saying…I know you have a thing for older guys."
I rolled my eyes "You can't seriously think I'm interested in him."
"Why not? He's attractive."
"Like you said before he's seven years older than me!" I was seven-teen and Damien was twenty four. Yea I know he is very attractive but I just don't feel that way about him.
"So you don't mind if I go at it."
"I thought you said you couldn't stand him?"
"I could get over it." She said
"You're crazy. He can lose his job." I said hoping she'd just drop it. For some reason I didn't like the idea of her and Damien…together.
"No one has to know."
"But sooner or later someone will find out." I shot back.
She sighed "Fine I won't seduce him. But if he asks for it I'm not stopping him." She stood up and walked over to the girl's bathroom. I looked over my shoulder and was surprised when I saw Damien looking at me. I quickly looked back and told myself he was probably guarding me. He is my guardian he has to watch me. But that didn't stop me from getting up and walk over to him.
"Are you supposed to follow me everywhere?" I asked him noticing he was everywhere I went.
"It's my job to guard you and protect you." He responded still in his posture he was before.
"Well at least let me know you're around. You don't have to keep o much distance."
"Indeed I do."
"Are you hungry? I can get you something to eat?"
"I am not here to be your friend Renee I am here to protect you."
"From the lunch lady?"
He didn't respond.
"Joke clearly back fired…" I sighed and looked at him. "Can you at least come and sit with us. You've been standing all day."
"I am not suppose to have much contact with you unless you are I danger. It's the rules. And you are breaking them standing here and talking to me."
I narrowed my eyes at him "That makes no sense."
"Please let me do my job." I stared at him for a moment and walked back to my table. Just in time because Scarlett was leaving the bathroom. She sat back down.
"What I miss?"
"Why can't guardians have contact with witches?"
"Oh, because Vampires aren't royal."
I looked at her weirdly "Huh?"
"All witches come from royal descents. Vampires don't. It's forbidden to be with a vampire."
"That's a stupid rule."
"I know, I was going to tell you when I thought you had an interest in Damien…but you obviously made it clear you don't. So even if you did…the royals would be pissed off about it… and god knows what they'd do to him or you."
I bit my lip and looked back at Damien. He was no longer where he stood.
