Season 1 Episode 2: Dead-Ucation
Young Emma Watson - Hayley Gilmore
Lee's POV:
I fell asleep in Vlad's bed last night. My parents got me and my brother and sister a TV so I made dad set it up in Vlad's room but I'd have to put it back in my room if the Count shows up. Anyway: I woke up to a bright, shining light causing me to sit up. I squinted due to the light so I used my hand as shade so I could see. "Morning Zoltan. Morning Lee" Vlad said smiling. Morning Vlad" I said in my morning voice before collapsing back on the bed. "Indeed it is Master Vlad. And in case you've forgotten: you don't do mornings, you're a vampire" Zoltan reminded Vlad.
"Not before I'm 16 I'm not. Until then I'm just a normal kid. I'm going to do what other normal kids do" Vlad said "And that includes what?" I asked not moving from my space on the bed. "Turn me upside down and look for the batteries?" Zoltan suggested making me laugh "No. I'm going to school" Vlad said picking up what looks like a small suitcase. "Really? Can't you just stay and cuddle with me all day?" I asked sitting up a little. "Wish I could Lee" Vlad said "But Master Vlad, it's not safe" Zoltan said.
Vlad had already had enough "Look, the only person who knows Lee and I are vampires is Robin. And he's promised that he won't tell a single soul" Vlad said. "Don't come running in my direction if you're named and shamed as the spawn of Dracula and Mikalson" Zoltan said "Just make sure he doesn't let it slip" I said. "Zoltan. Lee. Relax, it's going to be chilli" Vlad said. I raised an eyebrow "I mean 'cool'. That's what kids say around here isn't it?" Vlad asked.
"Yeah as in 'isn't it cool we slayed a vampire?'" Zoltan said. Vlad rolled his eyes as the bell rung signalling someone was at the door. "Alright. Robin's here" Vlad said "Have fun Vlad" I said with a smile. He walked over to the bed, kneeled on his side next to me and kissed my cheek. "You too, bye" he said with a smile before leaving his room.
I got out of bed not long after Vlad left and closed his window "Go back to sleep Zoltan" I said patting his head and he put his head back into the duvet and I wheeled my TV back into my room. Ingrid got to my room just as I plugged my TV back in "Vlad's going to school. Come on" she said. I groaned and walked out of my room which woke up Peter "Come on Peter, let's go follow Ingrid" I said patting my wolf's head as we followed Ingrid.
We reached the front door where stood Robin, his family and Vlad. Robin's mum was holding 4 coat hangers with clothes. "Going somewhere Vlad?" Ingrid said as we stood at the door with Peter next to me acting as a guard dog. "Yo, Grid" one of Robin's brothers said "Hi Lee" Robin said "Ah so you're the famous Ingrid and Harley, you've certainly made some fans in our house" Robin's mum said making all the boys in Robin's family (including Robin) look at her and give the sign 'why say that?' "Mum" the boys whispered to her.
"Now come on you better dressed for school. Harley I've got clothes for your brother and sister" Robin's mum said "You can't seriously think that we're going to school?" Ingrid said. "You don't have to, but I want to. Just don't tell dad, OK?" Vlad told Ingrid "Sure. Don't worry" Ingrid said and Vlad nodded "Dad!" Ingrid yelled "I'm trying to sleep!" Count yelled then appearing with my parents next to Robin's mum. "What peasant dares knock at our palace of doom?" Count said pointing a finger at Robin's mum. "Hello, you must be Mr uh…" Robin's mum said holding a hand out for him to shake but he didn't "Count" Count answered.
"Mr Count. And you must be Mr and Mrs Gilmore?" Robin's mum said offering her hand for a handshake to my parents. "Hello I'm Natasha and this is Andrew" mum said politely shaking Robin's mum's hand as Zack and Hayley woke up and walked towards us before stopping next to mum and dad. "I'm Elizabeth Branaugh, your neighbour. Welcome to our country, it's wonderful to meet you. Oh my goodness what's that smell?" Elisabeth asked getting distracted by Reinfield walking past. "Yeah that, I think that's coming from-" dad said pointing to the slime pit "Oh the slime pit" Reinfield said "Oh I think you may have a problem with your drains. My Graham's a plumber. I'll send him up to have a look once I've dropped Vlad, Harley, Zack, Hayley and Ingrid off at school" Elizabeth said turning around to walk out the door but the Count stood in their way speeding over there.
"School? What school?" Count asked "You never mentioned anything about school" mum said "Cause I don't want to go" I said. I don't wanna go because I don't want to relive my last school experiences. At my first old school in Transylvania, I got picked on for being without friends. Vlad and Ingrid didn't go to my school so I was alone all day every day. Zack and Hayley were in kinder or prep at my first old school so they weren't anywhere near me in prep and year 1.
But when I moved to my second old school in Transylvania Zack and Hayley still weren't allowed to mix with the students older than them given that they were year 1 when we got there to year 3 while I was in year 2 to year 4 and Vlad and Ingrid weren't there so I was picked on yet again for not having any friends. My first school picked on me so bad I had been pushed into my locker everytime they walked past me and had either spit balls or normal paper thrown at me in class.
My second school somehow didn't tolerate it and every day when I'd cry to mum saying they were calling me names and throwing paper and spit balls at me again those people got in trouble, but it didn't stop them. My uncle Ben ended up home-schooling me for a year until we moved here along with Uncle Stefan and Uncle Damon. Uncle Ben would teach me English, Maths and Science. Uncle Stefan would teach me Social Studies, Art and Biology and Uncle Damon would teach me Sport, Film Studies and Creative Writing.
"Stokley Grammar" Elizabeth said pulling me out of my memories "Mine and Andrew's children do not go to school" Count said "Oh please let me go dad. How else am I going to make friends?" Vlad said "Our kind don't need friends. Besides you've got Harley" Count said. Vlad looked down at his shoes and Elizabeth felt uncomfortable as did I so they got ready to leave. "Well uh. Come on you lot or we'll be late. Nice to meet you Mr Count, Mr and Mrs Gilmore" Elizabeth said making sure all her kids were out of the house. "See ya" Robin said to Vlad and Vlad just looked at his feet as Count closed the door after the Branaughs left. "Well thanks. Thanks a lot" Vlad said unhappy while Count had a smile on his face.
It was now bed time for Vlad and me. He's been upset the whole day about not being able to go to school so he and I stayed in my room watching TV but now we were both reading separate books. I was reading Narnia: Prince Caspian and Vlad was reading something else I don't know. "Vlad. It's a quarter past midnight" Count's voice was heard. "I'll go back to my bed" I said grabbing my book and about to get out of the bed "No stay, you heard dad. It's quarter past midnight. You slept here the last night after watching a movie. Stay" Vlad said.
I got back in the bed. Vlad and I put our books on the bedside table, turned the light off and cuddled up in the bed and just fell asleep when the Count walked in and made the candles on fire with one click of his fingers as he stood in the doorway. "Come on get up" Count said walking into Vlad's room as Vlad sat up in his bed as did I "What do you mean? We've been up all day" Vlad said as Count looked at Vlad's window from his place at the end of the bed.
"That's your choice not mine. Come, come" Count said walking over to the window "Come look at this beautiful moonshine" Count said opening the doors of the window and looking at the moon while Vlad got comfortable next to me.
"You can't just laze around in bed all night" Count said coming over from the window to Vlad's side of the bed and resting a hand on the wall while I just fell back into bed and lied down. "You do realise we're not actually vampires yet don't you? We sleep at night. We like garlic bread. We watch movies and go on dates together. I want to go to school. Just deal with it" Vlad said before lying back down and cuddling me. "Is this about the friend thing? Cause I've been thinking about what you said earlier" Count said and Vlad sat back up.
"You mean you've changed your mind! I can go to school" Vlad asked happily. "No. Even better. Andrew and I will be your friend" Count said "Thanks dad. But I'd like some friends of my own age" Vlad said "But Andy and I could teach you some of our wicked ways" Count said. "I don't want to be an evil vampire. I want to be an ordinary boy" Vlad said but that only seemed to anger his dad making his eyes glow red quickly, stand up and say: "You disappoint me" before leaving Vlad's room, blowing the candles out with one click of his fingers and shutting the door behind him.
"I'm sorry" I heard Vlad say. I turned over and looked at him and how the moon light shun on one side of his face and I got the feeling as if he was torn between being the good vampire like he wants to be if he actually wants to be one and being the evil vampire like his dad. "Vlad? You're alright?" I asked sitting up "I've disappointed my own father" he said "Come on let's go to sleep and hopefully he would have spoken about with my parents or something" I said turning over and we fell asleep just cuddling.
It was now morning. Zack, Hayley and I were seated at the table while dad sat on his throne with mum on his lap as they read the paper. It's cute how they still act like teens, Vlad next to me and Ingrid next to Zack and Hayley next to Zack. The direwolves were getting fed by Rose and then doorbell rang but Rose got it and walked through with Reinfield and a lady on a bike with obviously cycling gear on.
"Master. Master. It's a breather, with a metal horse" Reinfield said walking past Taylor and towards the Count's room. "So you must be Vladimir, Ingrid, Harley, Zachary and Hayley" the lady said stopping with the bike. "And you must be wearing that for charity" Ingrid said popping food in her mouth after looking at the lady's outfit.
"Oh a free thinker, splendid stuff. I'm Miss Harker: you're new headmistress" Ms Harker introduced herself "I'm Harley, Zachary and Hayley's mum. Natasha Gilmore" mum said getting off dad's lap and walking towards Ms Harker and offered a hand to shake. "Nice to meet you" Ms Harker said to mum "Nice to meet you too" mum responded as dad got off his throne "And I'm the dad; Andrew" dad said holding his hand out for a handshake. She seemed to swoon at my dad. I looked at my brother and sister and we all shared the 'grossed out' look just as the Count came in with Reinfield following him.
"Ah" Count said with arms crossed as he walked out from the shade. "Morning its Mr…" Ms Harker asked "Count" Count said rolling his eyes of having to repeat himself. "Mr Count. That's right. Now I've had reports that your children haven't been placed in a school. I've been told that the Mikalson parents have been looking at schools" Ms Harker said to the Count, walking closer with the bike by her side.
I saw mum and dad look at each other in confusion than back to Ms Harker. "Reports? From whom?" Count asked "I'm afraid I can't say" Ms Harker said "Well whoever it is, I shall crush them" Count said. Vlad whispered 'Dad' but Ingrid threw a bit of cereal at him getting him in the eye or eyebrow. "You ok?" I asked and he nodded "Yeah it's alright" Vlad answered me. I leaned over and kissed his eye and eyebrow better. Once I did that: a smile came to his face earning me a kiss on the cheek.
"Now. I don't know where you hail from Mr Count, but in our country; Children are required to go to school. And if you refuse to cooperate well they'll be taken away" Ms Harker said. "Uh excuse me. My husband and I came to a decision on the school last night we've been meaning to email you that they'll attend Stokley Grammar" mum said to Ms Harker with a smile "Oh great, I look forward to see them there" Ms Harker said politely to mum with a smile before turning back to her serious conversation with Count.
"Really? And how much would this service cost?" Count asked "I'm interested in that too" dad said "Cost? Wouldn't cost anything" Ms Harker said "Right kids go get ready for school" dad said immediately. Rose took our cereal and Zack, Hayley and I got out of our chairs and headed to our rooms to change into our uniforms that mum took from Elizabeth yesterday in case we did end up going.
We arrived at Stokley Grammar school and the Count's hearse was in front of ours. We got out of our car (mum and dad have rings which allow them to be in the sunlight) "Alright kiddies, have a good first day at school" dad said hugging us all individually. "Be nice to people. Don't torment the students. I love you all" mum said. "Zack, we mean it buddy, don't put frogs in the girl's toilet again" dad said looking at his son. Zack laughed "That was fun" Zack said "Did the grounding sound fun?" Hayley said looking at her twin "Burn" I said to my little brother "Alright, no it wasn't" Zack answered looking at his shoes.
"Well, have a great first day. We love you" mum said. Zack and Hayley walked into the school grounds and I was about to when mum and dad stopped me. "You'll be ok? Won't you Lee?" mum asked concerned "You'll be ok at school again right?" dad said with the same concerned voice that mum had. "I'll have Ingrid and Hayley to hang with" I said with a smile trying to be positive. "Alright, well if it happens again today, you tell me and I'll pull you out of school and I'll bring Ben, Stefan and Damon down and they can continue to teach you and see their niece" dad said.
"I hope it doesn't happen again, I hate seeing my baby sad" mum said hugging me tightly "Mum. Can't breathe" I said and she let me go. "Alright love you Lee" dad said hugging me tight but not as tight as mum. "If you change your mind just come home, or if you get picked on again" mum said. "Ok love you" I said walking towards the school. "Love you" I heard them say.
Not even through the door and I have already been called a 'loser' 'loner' 'nerd' and 'freak'. I was ok after that but now it was time for snack or recess whatever they call it, and I just left my first two classes; English and Math, where I excelled so naturally the students in those classes took that to my locker in writing 'freak' 'nerd' 'teacher's pet' 'smartass' 'loser with no life'. I ripped those down and shoved them in my bag while trying to wipe tears from my eyes when Ingrid and Hayley came to my locker.
"Hey. Walk you to the canteen? What's wrong Lee?" Ingrid asked "They picking on you again?" my sister asked as Ingrid dried my tears with her thumb. "I wanna go home" I said taking a deep breath in "Cover for me. I'll go back to the castle and get your mum and dad" Ingrid said to Hayley before she bolted out of the school. "What happened?" Hayley asked sitting my on the ground under my locker and sitting next to me. "I didn't even get to the front door without being called a loser, a loner, a nerd, a freak or even a parent misser. And I just noticed these papers were on my locker" I said crying, letting tears stream down my face and then putting my head in my hands.
Hayley stayed with me the whole time, just rubbing my back and trying to stop me from crying when Ingrid came back with mum and dad. "Oh my Harley-bear" mum said. "What's wrong?" dad asked as he and mum walked over to me and squatted to my height. I looked up at mum and dad with tears in my eyes as they streamed down my face. "That's it, I'm talking to this school" dad said getting up, anger riling him up.
"No we are going to talk to them politely and pull her out, I don't want another couple of years of my baby crying because of jerks" mum said standing up and then grabbing my hands and pulling me off the ground and Hayley grabbed my bag.
Vlad's POV:
Chloe was about to tell the principal that I was a vampire so we were outside the office when Lee walked out with Ingrid holding her and tears down her face. Her mum and dad followed behind with pissed off faces and Hayley behind them with Lee's favourite MARVEL bag. "Hayley what's going on?" I asked "Is Harley ok?" Robin asked "Yeah what happened?" Chloe asked her new friend but Hayley just looked at Lee's bag.
"Picked on again?" I asked sadly as I looked at the floor "Yeah, not even the second she got into the school doors they were calling her freak, nerd, loser and parent misser. Then just a couple of minutes ago she walked out of her maths class to see these on her locker" Hayley said showing us the papers inside Lee's bag. I took some papers out to see the words 'freak' 'teacher's pet' 'smartass' 'loser'
"My poor Lee" I said sadly as I put the paper back in her bag "Your poor Lee?" Chloe asked "They're boyfriend and girlfriend" Robin explained to his sister. "I'll see you later" Hayley said jogging up to her family. "I love her and I wish she wasn't treated like that" I said "You love her?" Chloe asked "Yeah I do" I said smiling. "I just wish she wasn't treated like that" I said.
Lee's POV:
Well I've been at school for a bit and then got picked on so now I'm getting home-schooled again. My uncles are buying a castle or boarding school here and are going to teach me so I should be getting my education in roughly a couple of days or a week.
I was reading in my room finishing Narnia: Prince Caspian when there was a knock at the door. "It's open" I called out still reading and I looked up to see Vlad. "Hey. How was school?" I asked "It was great, until I saw you leave" Vlad said walking into my room and closing the door. "Oh" I said.
"Hayley told me you got picked on again. So know you're getting home-schooled again" Vlad said sitting on my bed. "Yeah I know it seems stupid to leave school after a couple of incidents but it happened to me at 2 other schools for years. I can't do it again" I said. "It's alright. Come on we'll cuddle ok? Anyway, I'd rather you be home-schooled by your uncles" Vlad said lying the both of us down and cuddled me.
"Why's that?" I asked "So I don't have to see the girl I love cry everyday" Vlad said. Girl he loves? "Wait, girl you love?" I asked "I love you Lee, I know we've only been together 3 months well nearly 4 for but I do love you" he said with a smile. "I love you" I said with a smile.
I hope you like this chapter even though it really doesn't follow the episode at the end but I wanted to show Lee's time at school since Ingrid loves it, Vlad just had to deal with Chloe figuring out he's a vampire.
-amber sixx
