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5 years later:
Aiden POV:
2 months ago was my fourteenth birthday. We had a huge party at our house, and Dad made it his point to invite every single one of his associates. After all, as a vampire the age of fourteen means I will start developing my strength and power. By the age of eighteen, I will be a full vampire.
I got to invite all my friends from school and my cousins. We had a blast playing together and swimming in the pool. After cutting the biggest cake I saw in my entire life and opening the endless piles of presents, we retreated to theatre room in the mansion and had a marathon of horror movies.
By the end of the party, only family members stayed behind. We had a light dinner considering all the sugar we consumed during the day, and mother insisted our relatives spend the night at our home. Sam was the most excited among us as he got to have a sleepover with his friends.
Two weeks after the party, my Dad and Uncle Stefan hosted a party at Uncle's house where we celebrated my cousin's Jack fourteenth birthday. I and he always joked how we were almost twins with me acting the older brother by fifteen days. Like mine, it was a huge party and everyone was happy to attend and have a fun time.
At the end of this party, my Dad announced the surprise he kept talking about for months. And it was really a surprise since he and Uncle announced the opening of the Salvatore's Academy for gifted kids, who are fourteen and older. You can clearly hear the sarcasm in the sentence since by gifted kids; they meant vampire teenagers and other few humans, who know about our existence. From the presentation we saw at the party, the school was a prestigious one and everyone would be happy to have the chance of studying there whether he was a vampire or not.
By the opening of this academy, they intended to help the vampires still in development to control their urges and hone their infinite strength. Well, it was kind of good to be with people who can understand you and be happy to share a glass of blood with you. At least, we can act without any restrictions or bounds.
Today is the first meeting with the staff at school. It is an assembly where the principal who is Uncle Stephan by the way will explain our schedule and the list of rules we had to follow. I woke up at 7am and wore the school's uniform, which consisted of black pants, white dress shirt and black jacket with the symbol of school in red stitched on the right shoulder. It was cool and comfortable not like the itchy suits you have to wear for weddings.
I descended the stairs and went to the dining room where mom was arranging the table for breakfast. I leaned over and kissed her cheek "good morning, mom."
She gave me her beautiful smile and greeted back, "good morning, Aiden."
I took my seat and waited for the rest of our family to come. Sam who was now nine years old came next and sat beside me with a grumpy look on his face. He took his plate and started filling it with food without waiting for the others. I refrained from giving him any comments to avoid fighting at this early hour in the morning. Dad will sort him out when he comes down.
Ten minutes later, Dad arrived to the dining room with Amelia, my three years old sister in his arm. The moment she saw me, she stretched her arms towards my direction and started wriggling so Dad would put her down. I rose from my chair and took her in my arms. She hugged me tightly with her little chubby arms and gave me a sloppy kiss. I kissed her forehead and bounced her a little so I could get a giggle out of her, and I got my wish as she laughed loudly. I retook my seat with her on my lap.
"Aiden, why don't you put her on her highchair so you can eat peacefully?" Mom suggested as she came from the kitchen with a platter of scrambled eggs.
"It is okay, I don't mind her sitting with me." I smiled at Amelia who was clapping happily.
"Try to keep your clothes clean son. We don't have time for you to change if she spoils food on you." I nodded at Dad's words and started putting pancakes on my plate so I can cut them for Amelia.
The atmosphere in the room immediately changed when father's icy blue eyes landed on Sam, who was nearly finished with his breakfast.
"I think someone woke up on the wrong side of bed today." Sam didn't even acknowledge father's words and continued eating, which was a stupid move if you ask me. "Samuel Salvatore, I suggest you look up at me this moment because I am losing my patience." Dad growled between clenched teeth.
Sam put down his fork loudly and crossed his arms over his chest. With a glare on his face, he looked in Dad's eyes and said defiantly "what now? Did I do something wrong?"
"You know that in my house we don't eat breakfast until everyone is present or do you need a reminder of rules?" Dad asked with an arched eyebrow.
"I didn't know that eating food in this house become a crime. Fine, I am full anyway." With those words Sam threw his napkin on the table and stormed upstairs.
"That unruly child," Dad muttered under his breath and made a move to follow him, but Mom caught his arm and shook her head. "If you go up there, things will escalate, and you will say or do things you will regret later. Let's all calm down and talk later."
Dad just nodded his head and resumed eating his breakfast. I tried very hard to suppress the smile from appearing on my face. It had been several days since Dad grounded Sam for staying up too late. It didn't bode well with my dear brother, and since then, he is bumping heads with Dad. It was really entertaining to see them fighting.
After we finished eating, we kissed Mom and Amelia goodbye with Mom wishing me good luck, we exited the house to go to school.
Dad sat on the driver's seat while I took the passenger seat. He pulled out of the garage and drove out of the mansion. We stayed in silence until Dad asked me "are you nervous?"
I shook my head and spoke, hopeful for my voice to show some confidence "no, I am okay. It will be a new experience."
"Indeed, it will be good to make new friends since students from different countries and nationalities will be enrolling in our school." Dad spoke gently.
"You will work alone in the company since uncle Stefan will be the headmaster." I stated matter of fact.
"Don't worry about me, I will manage. Stefan is the best candidate to be the headmaster. He will be strict and all, but he is a softie and won't kill a bunch of teenagers whose their purpose in life is to make teacher's lives hell." Dad said jokingly trying to lighten my mood.
I let out a laugh and shook my head, "I think you have it the wrong way Dad. We are the poor lambs who will suffer under the hands of evil teachers." I said dramatically, adding all the necessary voice effects.
"Brat!" Father said with a fond smile gracing his face.
I smiled at him and said in the same teasing tone "of course he is the perfect candidate, because I can't picture you as a headmaster. You would be terrifying for little poor us." Dad stretched his hand and ruffled my hair "hey! You messed my hair." I protested loudly and tried to fix my stubborn messy hair. "Of course I would have been too terrifying for you, but maybe there are more terrifying people than me." Dad said and smiled mysteriously. I didn't like the expression on his face because it promised trouble, but I decided to ignore it for now.
Thirty minutes later, Dad parked the car in front a huge building. It was the first time I see it since Dad was adamant to keep it a surprise. I stood looking at it with awe. I never imagined the academy to be this big.
"So what do you think?" Dad asked nonchalantly with his hands in his pants pocket.
"You said it is a school for just vampires and some of our allies, but by the looks of it, I think all the nation is applying to study here." I said half joking and half serious.
"You know me son, I don't do things halfway. This school has anything you can dream about. I aim for perfection." Dad said with a cocky smile and started walking inside. I sighed and followed him. I would be lying if I said I am not excited to see the inside of this school.
Two guards opened the door for us and greeted Dad formally. Then we walked a long carpeted corridor, where pictures painted in different shades of dark colours were hanging on the walls. I nearly laughed at the irony; it was like entering a vampire lair.
At the end of the corridor, another two guards were standing on each side of another large wooden door. They opened it for us, and this time, the sun nearly blinded me. The school premises were very large and divided to two sections. One was a huge building with approximately forty storeys, which I assumed were the classes and the dorms. Yes dorms you heard me right. All of us have to live in the dorms during week days. At week-ends, the students who live nearby can go home, but the others who are from another country or live far from here can stay the week-end in the dorms.
On the other side was a large football field, another one for basketball, handball and volleyball. Also there were a sandy area full of obstacles and challenges. It was like a military training field. I looked up at Dad and raised my eyebrow in question.
"Your uncle will answer any questions you have at the meeting." This was the only response my father gave me before he entered the building. The receptionist on the front desk greeted us and told father that the meeting will be in the auditorium number 5. If the outside of the school made my jaw hit the floor, the inside was really something else. It was like entering a multimillion company and not an ordinary school.
We took the elevator -yes there is a bloody elevator here- to the twentieth floor. When we stepped out of it, there were about ten auditoriums forming a circle. We entered the designed room which was like any other meeting room with several rows of chairs. A podium at the front with people standing already there chatting with Uncle Stefan who has a very serious look on his face. He looked regal in his black Armani suit. Any blind person can see he screams authority and control.
"Looks like your Uncle is here already, I will go and chat with him. I am sure Jack is here, find him and stay together. I suggest you listen carefully to every word spoken today." With that father left me and took the steps leading to the podium.
Moments later, I spotted Jack sitting at the front line playing on his phone. I shook my head at him; this guy was seriously obsessed with his phone. I made my way to him and took the seat next to his. He didn't even notice my presence until I took off his headphones.
"Hey! Who the hell are you?" He said then looked up at me. The scowl on his face turned to a smile, and he said cheerfully. "Hi man! How are you?"
I bumped his offered fist to greet him. "So what do you think about this school?"
"Do you mean what do I think about spending my week days confined here with my father's eyes following me everywhere? I can describe it in a one word my friend, "hell"." Jack said with all the sarcasm in the world present in his voice.
"Careful there buddy, you already used that word two times this day. You don't want to get caught, believe me." I warned him to watch his mouth because if Uncle or father caught him, his butt will be toast.
"Aw man! How will we do this?" He complained and dropped his head on my shoulder.
"Don't be a drama queen, Jack. It wouldn't be that bad. We will survive together. Besides, maybe we will make new friends like us." I tried to reassure him as much as I wanted to give myself some hope that everything will work out in the end.
As if on cue, a boy my age sat down beside me. I looked at him, and he gave me a gentle smile. He had brown hair and soft brown eyes. I extended my hand for a shake, he smiled and grabbed it "Hi, I am Aiden Salvatore, nice to meet you."
"Hi, Liam Payne, nice to meet you too." I nudged the grumpy boy sitting beside me, and he gave the other boy a proper greeting. I turned to my cousin and glared at him "oh my god Jack, you are acting worse than Sam in one of his bad days." He just shrugged and took out his phone once again. I shook my head and turned to Liam, who was looking around the room in intrigue. He felt my eyes on him and looked at me. "So are you a vampire or one of our human allies?" I asked.
"Wow, you are a forward guy." He said smiling, I chuckled at his word and nodded "You are right. I am blunt and doesn't like stalling. So, you didn't answer my question." I reiterated.
"I am a vampire, and I live with my Uncle alone after my Mom left us years ago." He spoke blatantly giving me more information than I asked, this time, I was the one who said "Wow!" He laughed again and shook his head. "I am a blunt guy as well, so any questions?" He asked with a wink.
I am already liking this boy, I am sure we will be friends in the future. Before I could answer his question, the room went dark and Uncle Stefan took the stage with lights illuminating the area. I notice the auditorium was full of people and realised how much I was distracted with speaking to the boys I didn't notice the room filling. Everyone was silent and waiting for the headmaster to speak. Even Jack stopped playing on his phone and started paying attention.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I am happy to welcome you today to the opening of our school. I am Stefan Salvatore, the headmaster of Salvatore Academy. I wish it would be the beginning of a nice journey with each other. As you all know, this institution is for vampires, a place where we can make our abilities better and train to control our powers. Also, I can't forget our human allies who graced us with their presence today and accepted to take this journey with us." Everyone was mesmerised with the words Uncle was speaking. He surely knows how to grab the attention of a room. "So without any further delays, I will try to explain the rules of this school, I am sure you had read the manual we sent to you along with your kids' applications, but I will detail it further today."
A manual! I didn't see any manual. My father surely hid it away from me. My old man will be the death of me. He always liked to play these types of pranks on me. I shook my head in exasperation and made a mental note to speak with him later. Since I was maybe the only one who didn't have a clue about the rules, I decided to focus on every syllable coming out of my Uncle's mouth.
"Like any other school, we have a set of rules that our students need to follow for their safety. So to summarize it, no smoking or taking drugs or drinking and this is applicable for all grades and genders, no going out of dorm rooms after 10pm, lights will be out by 11pm, respect the school's uniform code during class hours, no skipping classes, being respectful with teachers and the school's staff, no fighting or bullying, doing homework and school projects. I think these are the major rules you have to follow. Any breaking of those rules will be met with severe consequences from detentions, writing lines, community service, spankings and other punishments we see fit. I and the vice principal are the only members in this school who can give corporal discipline. Every student who disturb class or give one of his teacher hard time will have three chances to pull his act together before the teacher in question have the right to send him to my office. In this case I won't be lenient, and you would directly go across my desk."
Murmurs went in the crowd, I wasn't surprised with those rules neither was Jack who sat quietly and watched. Apparently Liam also wasn't that surprised and didn't express any worries. Uncle Stefan waited until everyone was silent to speak again.
"Your parents were informed about the school's policy, and I am sorry if my words were surprising to you. You were supposed to know everything before signing the application. Anyway, now we will talk about the materials you are going to study. Like any other school, you will study the essential materials like Maths, physics ...ect. What are different in this school are two new courses. Our vampire students will study a course that will allow them to learn control in the presence of humans or blood. And our human students will take a course in how to protect themselves against a vampire. Now, we will move to the last course that will be obligatory by the two categories of students. It is a course you will have every day from 16-19. In this course, you will build your bodies and stamina. You can consider it as a gym class. Now I think it is time you meet your teachers." Uncle Stefan said with a steady voice and went to take a seat next to Dad.
A tall man with a calm aura surrounding him took the stage and spoke with a calm voice "Hello everyone, I am Elijah Mikaelson the vice headmaster. I hope we will have a good year together." With those short words he retook his seat. Next, a tall guy with curly hair and striking green eyes took his place "Hi everyone! I am Harry Styles, your soccer coach. I hope we will win the nations this year." Liam nudged me and spoke lowly ,"finally something I can look forward to. I like soccer." I smiled at him and nodded, "me too, he seems like a cool guy."
After the soccer coach returned to his place, another guy with brown hair and sea green eyes took the stage. He looks like a nice guy with a welcoming smile on his face. When he spoke I was shocked at the warmth and kindness in his voice, "Hi, I am Louis Tomlinson, your music teacher. This year won't be boring for you guys because we would be making music." He managed to make everyone smile with his words.
After that, other teachers introduced themselves, and one after the other gave us a few words. I was really drifting off when Aunty Caroline took the stage, I gasped when she spoke, "Hi everyone, I am Caroline Forbes, your science teacher. I know I am so beautiful, but try not to hit on me." She winked at us and left. Wow! This is getting better and better. I love Aunt Caroline and having her as a teacher is refreshing.
The amount of humour Aunt Caroline was able to bring to the room was sucked by the next person who took the stage. His cold green eyes were nearly lifeless. He was quite tall and wearing casual clothes "Hello, I am Klaus Mikaelson, your instructor in control." He didn't say anything else and went back to his seat. Wow! He seemed like a grumpy teacher who doesn't take crap from anyone.
After him, a blond male with nearly yellow eyes –the colour was so unique I kept staring at him- took the stage. His voice was calm, but at the same time very firm. "Hello, I am Jasper Cullen, your Maths teacher." He didn't say any other words as he rejoined the other teachers, he looks like a guy of few words.
The last teacher took the stage. He appeared to be in his late twenties with a body well built. He has hazel eyes and jet black hair. "Hi, I am Zayn Malik, the instructor responsible on the course you had to take at the end of every day to help you build your stamina and strengthen your body." His words were short and to the point. He reminded me of sergeants in military movies.
I heard Liam groan next to me "what's wrong? You seem like you dislike this teacher." He shook his head and spoke. "I don't hate him, I just know him too well." "Really?" I asked with surprise. "Yes, he is my Uncle." Wow! This day is really getting more intriguing than I thought. After that, Uncle Stefan took the stage and continued talking about other things concerning school. This time I zoned out and thought of all the words at were spoken this day.
After half an hour, the lights turned back, and we were allowed to leave. I noticed Liam talking to another boy with blonde dyed hair and sea blue eyes. When he noticed me looking at them, he smiled and said, "Niall, meet Aiden Salvatore. Aiden, this is my best friend Niall Horan." I extended my hand and we shook hands in greeting. He looked at me and raised his eyebrow in question "Salvatore?" I understood his inquiry and nodded, "yes the same Salvatore as the headmaster, I am his nephew, and this nut here is my cousin Jack Salvatore, his son."
At the mention of his name, Jack looked up from his phone and introduced himself to Niall properly then went back to whatever was important on the screen. I shook my head at him and said, "he is always like this, I am sure the poor phone will start crying soon from exhaustion."
Both boys laughed at my words, and we continued chatting a little until Liam's Uncle came for him so they can leave. He nodded at me and smiled at Niall while saying, "Your father called me earlier and requested you drive with us today."
Liam and Niall said their goodbyes and left. I was once again stuck with my cousin. He turned off his phone and put it in his pocket. "So what do you think about this school?" he asked me curiously.
"It won't be an easy ride, but I think we will enjoy it." I said excited.
"I like the two boys we met today. Maybe we will get along." Jack said.
"I am sure we will be friends by the first week of this semester." I spoke with conviction.
Jack and I were the last ones who left the building with the promise to see each other on Monday when school will begin.
"So are you excited?" my father asked me while he was driving home.
"It is a mixture of excitement and fear." I answered him honestly as I knew hiding my true feelings won't work with him.
"The only thing you have to worry about is your report card." Dad said teasingly.
I laughed at him and shook my head. He always knew how to bring humour to every situation. He knew very well that I am an excellent student. I never brought home any grade but outstanding marks. I leaned against the window and smiled at the scenery passing us.
We arrived home around five in the afternoon. Amelia was playing with her dollhouse while mom was cooking in the kitchen. The moment Dad entered the house; he was bombarded with an armful of Sam. He had to balance himself to catch the blabbering boy. Dad tried to calm him and started playing with Sam's hair, knowing how much he enjoyed it.
"I am so sorry about what I did this morning, Daddy." Sam apologised with tears already gathering in his hazel eyes.
"Thank you so much for apologising son, but I can't let it go, and you have to be punished. Your behaviour was against our household rules. It doesn't suit a smart young boy like you." Dad said with his stern voice, but at the same time, I can hear the gentleness behind his rebuke.
Sam bowed his head and looked at the floor. He spoke in a barely audible whisper. "Yes sir, I know."
Dad nodded his head and motioned for the stairs. "So follow me, son." The two of them took the stairs to Sam's room where I am sure my little brother will meet his doom.
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